A designated hitter (read: abomination to baseball, also, cheating) won Most Valuable Player for the 2009 World Series. Allow me to spit here right on the floor. Designated hitters are the whores of baseball. I apologize to any designated hitters reading this. But you are whores.
Therefore the best thing about the Series this year - except for the Cliff Lee Blasé Catch - was the series of American Express commercials with the found smiles and frowns.
And then, a few days ago, Steve at work shaved his head a little hastily, and left two clumps of hair on the back of his head - for eyes - and there was a curve where the base of his skull met his neck - for a smile. And I would have taken a photo, but he found a hat at the ready. Next time I won't tell him why I'm laughing first.
So this is the best I could do.
My God!
Posted by: Hattie | November 05, 2009 at 01:40 AM
You are so right! Even "fast forward through the commercials and spare no mercy for any bit of actual programming that might sully itself by being adjacent to a commercial" Joe stops mid-commercial break to watch these ads. They are complete awesome.
But, I like the DH. How about simply death to interleague play as a compromise?
Posted by: twitter.com/sarah11918 | November 05, 2009 at 06:33 AM
The fact that it was the Yankees ruined it for me. So I didn't watch any. Glad it's over.
Posted by: #0.75 | November 05, 2009 at 07:04 AM
Hattie - Harsh words for the DH, I know. But it's like the league says to the pitcher, "You are bad at hitting. And running. So instead of living with this handicap we will make a rule that gets around it." Whores was too harsh. Let's say "Nannies."
Sarah - (hi, world traveler!) Okay, no series or All-star game. It sounds like my plan to have a Steroid league and a non-steroid league. Good idea.
.75 - Damn Yankees.
Posted by: TheQueen | November 05, 2009 at 08:09 AM
I hate the American League. And I hate the Yankees.
Posted by: magpie | November 05, 2009 at 09:14 AM
Designated hitters take the strategy out of pitching changes. AL is a bunch of weenies. And Yankees are the weeniest weenies of them all.
Posted by: Caroline | November 05, 2009 at 08:28 PM
Thank you for the entertaining advertisement. The rest of the post was in some sort of foreign language.
Posted by: TravelSkite | November 05, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Magpie AND Caroline - So, does everyone hate the Yankees because they bought their team? Is that the issue? Or is there a valid reason to hate them, like the Cards and the Cubs?
Big Dot - Picture if a soccer ("foooot-baaalll") player is great at running but crap at kicking. He's the worst on the team. So the team makes a rule that he doesn't have to kick because he is such crap at it. So before he kicks they replace him with a better kicker, then after the kick the bad player goes back in again. And this is a rule. And it is allowed. Pah!(Spits on floor again.)
Posted by: TheQueen | November 06, 2009 at 12:05 AM
That's the big reason. There are also the celebrity endorsements. They're as offputting for sports teams as they are for political candidates. And the entitlement. Oh, the entitlement.
Posted by: Caroline | November 06, 2009 at 09:30 PM
C- did you see SNL weekend update lastnight? I thought of you .
Posted by: Thequeen | November 08, 2009 at 01:11 PM
Yes, and I thought of you.
Posted by: Caroline | November 08, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Hey, while we're on the subject of ridiculous baseball stories, have you seen a picture of Sammy Sosa lately? Truly scary.
Posted by: Caroline | November 09, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Caroline - Now I have. Do you mean the lighter skin? http://wcco.com/watercooler/sammy.sosa.lighter.2.1301840.html
Funny, I just talked to an Indian woman today and she said her dark skin absorbed the heat and made it so she had to stay in the shade.
Posted by: TheQueen | November 09, 2009 at 10:31 PM