Mar 06
One year ago on Rays Index we discovered some pictures of Joe Maddon from his college days.
Joe Maddon: Then And Now [Rays Index]
Archive for March 6th, 2009
Mar 06
Mar 06
The one downside to the Rays new-found winning ways in 2008 was the sudden loss of the all-important unintentional comedy factor. We would argue that it was actually easier to write about the Rays in 2006 and 2007 because there was always something to make fun of. Make no mistake, we would never trade in what happened in 2008, but that team was not very colorful.
And then Pat Burrell fell in our lap. To a blogger, he is like the gift that keeps on giving. He is like our birthday and Christmas and Boxing Day all wrapped in one.
The latest comes to us via The Fightins (WFC*). It seems that at one point Burrell dated a porn star. That’s right we said “porn star.” Said porn star appeared on the Howard Stern Show and had some choice words about Pat the Bat.
I was listening to The Howard Stern Show this morning and he was interviewing a voluptuous young porn star named Sophia Rossi. While going through some of her more famous conquests, Sophia mentioned that she had previous relations with ex-Phillies left fielder and lady killer, Pat Burrell…During her segment, she also stated that this happened a long time ago (good news for Pat’s wife!) and said that Pat was “very immature.” Then she sat on a…”
STOP! Whew. That was close. Ok. Well, there you have it.
But this got us wondering. How hard must it be to be called “immature” by a porn actress? We imagined a few things that Burrell could have done to earn this title.
- He constantly complained she wouldn’t do ____ even though she let 12 circus midgets do ______ the week before.
- He giggled like Beavis every time she answered the phone.
- He kept introducing her as “Sophia Rossi, you might recognize her if she bends over.”
- Dinner and a movie consisted of pizza and one of her movies.
Pat the Bat’s Legend Grows… [The Fightins]
Mar 06
[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Passing Of The Original Blogger, Paul Harvey
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The Rays had the day off yesterday so this would be a good time to go a little outside the box. We would be remiss if we did not mention the passing of Paul Harvey, the man we consider the original blogger.
Harvey often worked with stories that flew under the radar knowing that the news that was presented was not always the news that most people were talking about. And he would often take a very popular story and find a new angle, like the time I heard him tell the life story of the iceberg that sank the Titanic.
And quite frankly…what is more blog than that?
DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA…
- Alex Rodriguez has a torn labrum in his hip and will miss a good chunk of the season. At this point the Yankees are hoping that rest will get him back on the field, but eventually he will need surgery. [MLB Trade Rumors]
- Growing up in the Bay Area, the ballpark we traveled to the most during spring training was Dunedin to watch the Blue Jays. There was just something about the most exciting outfield in baseball at the time that included George Bell, Jesse Barfield and Lloyd Moseby. Oh yeah, and there were all those funny Canadian accents in the stands. So we were obviously a little jealous that Her Rays ventured out to watch JP Howell and Team USA take on the Jays. [Her Rays]
- Joe Maddon says Fernando Perez batted about .700 last season in triple-A when bunting from the left side, but for various reasons that has yet to click in big league action. [MLB]
- The Reds Ain’t S#!t compared to the Rays. [Bugs and Cranks]
