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Friday, August 26, 2005

Random Thoughts After a Long Day
Thursday I saw the Yankees beat the Blue Jays 6-2, attended the annual MurphGuide.com booze cruise and the Zog Sports end-of-summer-season party, so I don't have much in the tank. But here are some things on my mind:

• Are there any George W. Bush impersonators who will call softball champions — as well as those of other rec sports — to congratulate them on league championships?

• Not only have I never picked up on a balk before an umpire, I've never understood any balk call even after a couple of replays. The announcers are always like, "Oh yeah, right there, definitely a balk," and I'm wondering what the hell they're talking about.

• I thought I'd seen it all online before I got a spam e-mail touting nuns getting facialized.

• No one emerges from a public stall after taking a dump before the entire bathroom is clear, right?

• I'm too old to greet the term "hooking up" with anything other than laughter. Seriously, if you're over 30 and say you "hooked up" with someone and you're talking kissing or petting, you've got some living to do.

• Least fun game ever? Playing "Will my $40 MetroCard work after washing it?"

• Best quote I've heard this year — that I care to share with you — I'll go with a tie between the female friend at a singles mixer who said, "I'm gonna leave. I don't like talking to people" and my friend who asked, "Ever feel like you have to go back and re-wipe?"

• Pic of the day from my modest album of today's Yankees game and booze cruise.

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Comments: Random Thoughts After a Long Day

Balk rules are simpler than moast people think:

1) not coming to a full stop with men on base
2) putting pitching hand in glove while on the mound and taking it without stepping off
3) Not delivering the ball to home plate after front knee moves toward the plate (this includes both throwing to a base and things like dropping the ball mid-delivery).
4) standing on or around the rubber without the ball (poor attempt at hidden ball trick).
5) Not stepping towards a base when you throw to it fromthe rubber.

Most people think you cant fake a throw to first base, but you can if you are off the rubber.

Simple, right?

Posted by SuitedPair at August 26, 2005 8:13 AM

People acutually still just kiss and pet? I am over 30 and use the term hooked up, only because I figure it is more pleasant sounding and more appropriate then saying...he bent me over and plowed me.

Sounds like a fabulous Thursday for you! Wish I could have gone on the Booze Cruise.

Posted by Cass at August 26, 2005 8:38 AM

I guess it still applies if one actually does something. But the next person who says they "hooked up" when they simply kissed in a bar gets sent back to college.

Posted by Paul Katcher at August 26, 2005 10:14 AM

Great pics of the yanks game. That Jeter picture of the triple to the gap, perfect form, teach that to your 8 year old now and just sit back and wait till he gets a 252Mil contract.
The Giambi swing, with so much force and power you would think that ball just barely visable is sailing towards the 4 train, but nope U and I know he went 0 for 3, and that was probably a weak groundball to 2nd base.
Booze Cruise after the invasion of the Miller Lite bottles, how you had energy to post, amazing! Simply amazing!

Posted by Ayan at August 26, 2005 10:46 AM

Are you kidding? Balk is my favorite call, and I usually yell it before anyone else knows what is going on.
I have only seen it twice while attending a ballpark.
That picture of the Miller Lite bottle is my favorite.

Posted by PeeWee at August 26, 2005 1:18 PM
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