on crucifixion.

Robbery suspect arrested after commandeering Amish buggy

JAMESPORT, Mo. | A suspect in a gas station robbery forced an Amish man at gunpoint to use a horse and buggy to take him to a trailer home in Jamesport, where he was found hours later hiding in a nearby shed, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

they've gone and banished him to Dedham

you might want to start practicing your squatting balance right now, because organizers only just now realized that many venues don't have Western-style toilets.

No, it's not a Felix Pie-type injury.

I'd like to call for an immediate global discontinuation of the liveblogging / "blogging the _____" fad. With that out of the way, maybe we can start to do something about all those colon-parenthesis smiley faces.

Anyway.

Lenny Dykstra: Crazy like a fox, or crazy like a crazy person?

Business cards? Really?

The A's are in Japan.

is a scholar.

"I don’t read books," [Papelbon] said.

it's cool...

The Red Sox have arrived in Japan, and ESPN describes them as, "weary."

Full headline: "Weary Red Sox arrive in Japan after 18-hour
flight"

Japanese star Daisuke Matsuzaka and his teammates were a little weary from the long flight as they made their way to the bus headed for the hotel.

"It was a long flight but we're happy to be here," Red Sox president Larry Lucchino said. "The players are tired but are looking forward to playing some baseball."

Then, at the end of the article,

The A's arrived from a few hours earlier at Narita Airport.

Awesome.

I really do not much care for the Boston Red Sox.

How about some Pronk jerky?

And if it needs more flavor, you could add some Pedro, some Sanchez, or some Pedroia.

And I'm not even getting into their football or basketball related fare. Plus, the link for the Eckstein cereal isn't working, which is good because I think my head would explode.

And finally, for my coup-de-grace, check their clearance section for this t-shirt (the krunch is due to all the grit):

Heck, let's send 'em Hannahan for Hu or LaRoche.

Rodriguez has the quickest arm I've ever seen, and he uses that arm speed to generate plus velocity. He ran from 92 to 96 mph against the first hitter he faced in a Double-A game against the Cubs' affiliate... Rodriguez went back to working in the 93-96 mph range, touching 98 just one more time. Rodriguez throws a solid-average changeup at 85-87 mph, maintaining his arm speed, with some tumbling action to it. His slider is primitive, hard without much break. His fastball command is below average, and his control historically has been poor... If Rodriguez begins to throw strikes, the A's should get him to the majors quickly, because there's no telling how long an arm like this will last.

[Anderson's] fastball was a tick below its normal velocity at 86-89 mph; as usual he showed good command, and he ran the pitch in hard to right-handed batters. His best secondary pitch is his curveball, a spike pitch with a very sharp break, although it's a tough pitch to command and he threw a few that ended up in the dirt. Minor leaguers will chase that pitch, but few guys in the big leagues throw the pitch because major league hitters will lay off it. His changeup is another potential plus pitch; he maintains his arm speed and gets good run to his arm side. He has a sweepy slider that is well behind his curve. His delivery needs some work; he's long in the back with a little stabbing motion

Oakland outfielder Grant Desme shot up draft boards last spring when he hit .405/.494/.733 for Cal Poly after failing to hit .300 in either of his first two years in college. He has an unusual approach at the plate, with a very long stride and an all-out swing that will make it hard for him to adjust his swing vertically.

Monterey Aquarium's freed male shark shows up in Cabo, hangs out at the local bar and feeds right after dark.

I think home field advantage would be pretty key in this classic matchup....

i'm sure this has been discussed at great length, but are the Japan games being telev- or internet-ized in any way/shape/form?