DLD 2011-07-14 -- Rankings
by colin on Jul 14, 2011 10:37 AM PDT
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PrintA DLD for a second day in a row!? Unheard of! But it's really happening, because we clearly need something to take our minds off of baseball around here.
So… I put together a quick list ranking people based on the number of arms they have. That doesn't have anything to do with the Oakland Athletics, does it?
1. The Six-Fingered Man
Not only does he have two good arms, but he has 10% more fingers than everyone else!
2. Jose Bautista
Two arms, both of which are very good at hitting baseballs.
3. Felix Hernandez
That right arm is pretty special, but I frankly have no idea about the left arm.
4. Almost everybody else
All of you beautiful two-armed people.
5. Bloomie
He has two arms for now, but who knows for how much longer?
6. The One-Armed Man
Self-explanatory.
7. Brett Anderson
Yep, he comes in behind the one-armed man.
8. The Black Knight
It's just a flesh wound… nothing that Tommy John surgery can't fix.
9. Justin Duchscherer
Ok, dump away.
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colin: putting the Daily back in Daily Link Dumps.
rock on.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. —Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Haha...
43. Gus Weyhing, 1887-1901 (Philadelphia Athletics/Phillies/Washington Senators/Brooklyn Ward’s Wonders/Louisville Colonels, Brooklyn Superbas, Cardinals, Cleveland Blues, Pirates, Reds)
Augustus Weyhing might at first glance strike you as a fine example of 19th century baseball pitching. Rubber-Winged Gus did indeed win a great number of games. But even for the rough-and-tumble era in which he played, Weyhing’s reputation was far from fine. Not only did he hit 277 batters during his career—still the major-league record—but he was accused of stealing pigeons in Louisville, Kentucky between the 1891 and 1892 seasons.
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
And...
11. Billy Beane, 1984-1989 (Twins/Athletics/Mets/Tigers)
The first chapter of the most important baseball book of the century is dedicated to the travails of one terrible player: Billy Beane. If you believe Michael Lewis in “Moneyball”, Beane’s complete inability to hit at the minor or major league level sparked his attraction to statistics and eventually, a revolution. Beane, despite having all tools, the size, and even “the good face,” did absolutely nothing with his 301 major league at bats. He left baseball a frustrated hitter with a .246 career on-base percentage—the kind of mark that made Beane the executive shudder.
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
In a past life, attijah tuned his ass up
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
by cuppingmaster on Jul 14, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
because I don't read Deadspin regularly
and also, I wanted to leave some links for the rest of you to dump!
Whoa, DLDs two days in a row. I like it!
I posted one of these in the old DLD, but here are a few 80’s themed tweets from Susan Slusser:
@susanslusser Susan Slusser
Sunday at the Coliseum isn’t just Hammer Time: Taylor Dayne will sing “Tell It To My Heart” and the National Anthem. #Athletics
44 minutes ago via Twittelator
@susanslusser Susan Slusser
Which again makes me wonder why Bell Biv DeVoe didn’t sing “Poison” OR the National Anthem in May.
42 minutes ago via Twittelator
You're remarkable in a funny way. Or funny in a remarkable way.
Emmy nominations were announced
Emmy voters didn’t get it all wrong. But couldn’t they have gotten more of it right? The Emmys were on something of a roll for a few years. Now? These nominations have the whole affair rolling backward down the hill (and, honestly, this column doesn’t touch on all the outrage and injustice that are in — or not in — the lengthy list of nominations).
You're remarkable in a funny way. Or funny in a remarkable way.
CNNSI article on Twitter
They also list their top 100 sports twitter feeds to follow.
But they didn’t include @b__mccarthy. :(
You're remarkable in a funny way. Or funny in a remarkable way.
Hurray! The donkey is back!
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
The donkey was on vision quest in Texas
he’s back and ready to talk about VORP but he needs more time before he talks about FIP.
But seriously, folks....
We can win every game with these guys helping
5 NZSAS commandos returning from killing 8 suicide bombers. There were other SAS Snipers who used a US Blackhawk to shoot 3 of them on the roof top.
The Afghan police ran away and they had to use these Rambos to exterminate the assholes. They all all the latest gear. The one not dressed like the others is a Bomb disposal expert.
I'd like to take this opportunity to point out
that Warren G Harding was the first U.S. president to promote and sign a major arms limitation treaty.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
It's good to know that your love of Warren Harding remains.
All is right in the universe.
But seriously, folks....
I was warned by my friend who set up my new computer while I was away
that it doesn’t mesh well with AN for some reason. I’ll whack it few times to see if that fixes the problem.
But seriously, folks....
I was going to go mow my lawn but it's 678 degrees outside.
I think I might just get a goat instead. I’m sure my neighbors will approve.
But seriously, folks....
Nico has a hookup.
Really. He hooks up with goats all the time.
by LoneStranger on Jul 14, 2011 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
ooooh! i love this game!!! OK, here goes…
1) kevin bacon. 2) kevin bacon’s mom. 3) kevin’s dad, obvi. 4) then his dad, kevin’s grandpa. 5) who once met a shipping clerk in the navy named bob. 6) whose 3rd grade teacher was married to 7) a guy named joe. 8) who shook hands with…
wait. you did mean 678 degrees of separation, right?
by AV on Jul 14, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
To really get this DLD hopping I think we should either talk about the British Open
or the debt ceiling debate. We do this and we’ll be at 50 comments by November.
But seriously, folks....
What happened to the Brett Anderson fanpost?
Was getting ready to read it and it disappeared.
good news, A’s fans! we can save the season. or, “hide it” so that it seems like it never happened. at least 110 nanoseconds of it anyway.
I've only seen like 6 games this year so the season hasn't been that bad for me.
But seriously, folks....
It seems like I can't find good tomatoes or cherries anymore.
More fascinating posts like this coming soon.
But seriously, folks....
They call him Joey Bats...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aceFluHnUE
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
That kid is too adorable.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. —Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I'm off work today
what sort of mischief should I get into?
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
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