SB Nation User Blog: aap212

Baseball-related election question

aap212 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:26:25 -0000

Please don't make this about politics. I want to honor Mr. Sickels' request for politics to be restricted to his OT post. But I have a dead-serious question about the election's effect on baseball and I'm honestly curious as to the answer:

If McCain is elected president, who throws out the first pitch on opening day next year? The president would obviously not be able to throw the traditional pitch (I'm not making fun--even mint condition presidents tend to throw like Mackey Sasser), so what would happen? Would McCain do some sort of other opening gesture, like being the one to say "Play ball"? Would Palin throw instead?

Again, no politics or flames please. I just think it's a good baseball hypothetical for election day. And we just can't trust a decision like this to Bud Selig.

Sheehan's Radical Offseason Ideas

aap212 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:26:05 -0000

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/10/31/sheehan.trades/index.html?eref=T1

Most of these aren't that interesting to me, but the idea of a Liriano-to-Texas trade is. What do you guys think of the one he suggests? He says Liriano to Texas for Salty, Andrus, Blalock, and Poveda. Now at this point, I figure the Rangers just want to get rid of Blalock, which helps the trade. But the Twins don't seem like the best fit to pony up for Salty, and trading Andrus seems like a strange move, although Young is still locked in through perpetuity. I do think Liriano would be a good fit for the Rangers.

George Brett Can't Control His Bowels

aap212 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:27:19 -0000

On a day when Mr. Sickels introduces political and economic discussion (which is cool by me), I feel like it's important to counter-program, as well. So with that said, George Brett can't control his bowels. If you're at work without headphones, sensitive to language, or are currently eating lunch, maybe don't watch this: http://www.theunticket.com/george-brett-shits-himself-story/

The best part is watching young Royals try to get away from a hall of famer who really wants to talk to them.

Brett Wallace's Bottom Half

aap212 — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:17:56 -0000

...Is definitely my new favorite euphemism. Maybe even a good band name. They just keep saying it as if it's the way an actual human being would refer to someone's body. It's sort of the reverse of Keith Law talking about Tim Beckham's five tool package.

As a Mets fan I'm glad Steve Phillips has been reduced to having to listen to grown men in ties talk about a college boy's ass all afternoon.