Friday, September 16, 2016

But wait! There's more...

5. Albert Pujols
"It's not THAT big, guys!"
Key stats: 589 career home runs; 2-time World Series champion; 3-time NL MVP

Pujols? But he’s one of the game’s most celebrated players. True, but look at that ass! Put him in a pair of crusty grey sweatpants and Fat Albert becomes indistinguishable from the 30,000 other Walmart shoppers who every day continue to make this country a worldwide laughing stock. His last name is pronounced “Poo holes”… as in, “more than one”… for God’s sake.


6. Haile Gebrselassie
The silent assassin...


Key stats: 2 Olympic Gold Medals; 26:22.75 (10K) and 12:39.36 (5K) personal bests

Most grown men could throw this little guy head first through a basketball hoop. But in his prime, the dominative speedster set dozens world distance records and won back-to-back Olympic gold medals in the 10,000 meters (edging out Kenya’s Paul Tergat both times). He’s also set world records in the marathon, half marathon, and 20,000 meters. The Ethiopian native is a wonderful ambassador for the sport in a country that needs these kinds of success stories.


7. John Chaney
Why?


Key stats: 741 career collegiate wins; member of College Basketball Hall of Fame

Jesus God look at this guy!! (clears throat)… most of us remember John as the long-time head coach of Temple basketball. But before this bug-eyed weirdo took the reins of the Owls program, he was quite the player himself, competing in the Eastern Professional Basketball League with the Sunbury Mercuries (1955-63), the Williamsport Billies (1963-66), and the Altoona Ugly Fucks (documentation pending). On a lighter note, he also once threatened to kill John Calipari.

Finally, some AMAZING BUT TRUE FACTS!

There are over 300 currently recognized species of octopus
In 2015, Walmart sold more bananas than any other item
Tongue prints are as unique as fingerprints
Character actor Stephen Tobolowsky has 248 acting credits
The Big Bang Theory inexplicably has an IMDB rating of 8.4
Former MLB first baseman Norm Cash hit .243 in 1962, 118 points lower than the previous year

Friday, September 9, 2016

All that is gold does not glitter...

A List of Athletes Who Don’t (or didn’t) Look Like Athletes

1. Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox second baseman
why so confused?


Key stats: 2008 American League MVP; 4 Gold Gloves;.301 lifetime batting average; 2 World Series rings

Dustin is only about 5’8” tall, and he probably got picked last in sandlot games as a youth until the other kids saw how he could hit the ball. His unorthodox, lurching swing makes one’s back hurt just looking at it.


2. David Wells, former starting pitcher
over the line!


Key stats: 239 career wins; 3 All-Star appearances; 2 World Series rings

David looks like a guy who consistently bowls in the 170s or 180s in your Wednesday night bowling league, all while individually polishing off a case of Busch Light. While this no doubt makes him a good friend and valuable addition to your team, these skills don’t quite fit the qualification of “athlete.”

3. Sam Cassell, former point guard
"take me to your leader..."


Key stats: 15.7 career points per game; 3 NBA Championship rings; 1-time All-Star

He really looks less like a former professional basketball player than some sort of alien burn victim. Sam spent his 15-year NBA career with Houston, Milwaukee, Minnesota, and a couple others before retiring at the end of the 2007-08 season. He then took a job as a commentator so he can continue creeping us out on television, and currently works as an assistant coach with the LA Clippers.


4. Pablo Sandoval, third baseman (?)
he's the one in red, to avoid confusion


Key stats: 3 World Series rings; 2012 World Series MVP; 2 All-Star appearances

The “Kung Fu Panda,” a.k.a. “Round Mound of Pound” may have a well-documented weight problem, but that certainly hasn’t stopped him from – wait, what’s that? He ate so goddamn much this past winter that he got himself injured and missed the entire 2016 season? Pablo, your obesity has you standing underneath the MLB’s EXIT sign. Adjust accordingly. Fat fuck.

More to follow.


Brief life update: The move to Medford is imminent!