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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Baseball Picture of the Day: Take me out to the Dark Side

87 approx. days until pitchers and catchers!

It was a peaceful day on Lowell-MA, a Class-A (short) world in the Red-Sox system. Then, he came. Steinbrenner’s dark apprentice, Darth Moneybags. He is seen here observing some of his prisoners, who no doubt will be shipped to the great Bronx free agent mines.

Or maybe it was just Star Wars Night. One or the other.

This is under a creative commons license:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeditrilobite/ / CC BY-NC 2.0

Tomorrow: Tim Lincecum dogging it

Gamingboy Posted: November 24, 2009 at 12:56 PM | 28 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Gamingboy Posted: November 24, 2009 at 02:06 PM (#3395356)

BTW, while there is no "photos" tag, hitting the "Special Topics" tag will give you most of the previous pictures of the day with only minimal other postings

2. Shooty: Applying to be Fearless Leader

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 02:17 PM (#3395360)

You are a member of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor!

3. zonk Posted: November 24, 2009 at 02:37 PM (#3395371)

Oota Goota, Solo?

4. Infinite Yost (Voxter)

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 02:40 PM (#3395374)

I find your lack of faith disturbing.

5. Swoboda is freedom Posted: November 24, 2009 at 02:41 PM (#3395375)

Luke, Who is your Daddy?

6. Shooty: Applying to be Fearless Leader

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 02:52 PM (#3395385)

Oota Goota, Solo?

That's Greedo, man. FAIL!

7. Home Run Teal & Black Black Black Gone! Posted: November 24, 2009 at 02:59 PM (#3395393)

The more free agents you sign, the more World Series ringz will slip through...your...uh...ah, to hell with it.

8. Gamingboy Posted: November 24, 2009 at 03:15 PM (#3395413)

I just realized that the game is going on during this picture, meaning those kids waiting for Vader's autograph are asking to get brained if they don't watch their back for foul balls.

9. Shooty: Applying to be Fearless Leader

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 03:19 PM (#3395417)

I just realized that the game is going on during this picture, meaning those kids waiting for Vader's autograph are asking to get brained if they don't watch their back for foul balls.

Then that is their DESTINY...

10. 3Com Park Posted: November 24, 2009 at 03:32 PM (#3395430)

Is that David Wright wearing his helmet?

11. AROM Posted: November 24, 2009 at 03:37 PM (#3395435)

Fu Te Ni!

12. flournoy Posted: November 24, 2009 at 03:50 PM (#3395460)

That's Greedo, man. FAIL!

But you have to admit that the idea of Vader speaking Rodian is pretty funny.

13. DK near DC Posted: November 24, 2009 at 04:00 PM (#3395476)

87 approx. days until pitchers and catchers!

Are they still called days over on the Dark Side?

14. Dale Sams Posted: November 24, 2009 at 04:03 PM (#3395481)

"Uhm, hello? Lord of the Sith over here.....Butcher of Alderaan?...Terror of Tatooine?. Will no one ask Vader for *his* autograph? Damn you Dick Drago."

15. Gamingboy Posted: November 24, 2009 at 04:05 PM (#3395487)

Are they still called days over on the Dark Side?

A interesting question.

16. vortex of dissipation Posted: November 24, 2009 at 09:13 PM (#3395881)

This is my favorite Star Wars-related baseball picture - Wookiee of the Year?

17. Fernigal McGunnigle Posted: November 24, 2009 at 09:42 PM (#3395916)

Beat me to Chewie, but here he is looking a bit more vicious.

18. Lassus Posted: November 24, 2009 at 09:56 PM (#3395943)

I've got #16's on my rotating desktop background. That is an awesome picture, especially because you can see the identifying characteristics of the ballpark.

19. Los Angeles El Hombre of Anaheim

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 10:00 PM (#3395948)

More images from that game. The first one's my favorite.

And of course, there's always this classic.

20. esseff Posted: November 24, 2009 at 10:01 PM (#3395951)

here he is looking a bit more vicious

I think that's the first picture of Bill Lee I've seen where he wasn't wearing a uniform.

21. Nasty Nate Posted: November 24, 2009 at 10:06 PM (#3395960)

...after seeing this in Hot Topics, I thought this picture would have to do with Pink Floyd. And I was ready to post something about "When the Tigers Broke Free."

22. Clemenza Posted: November 24, 2009 at 10:50 PM (#3396008)

"Bud Selig ruins an otherwise glorious day at the ball park for hundreds of young Lowell Spinner fans"

23. Langer Monk Posted: November 24, 2009 at 11:02 PM (#3396025)

Jeff Vader, head of catering, checks on the new arrivals.

24. villageidiom Posted: November 24, 2009 at 11:11 PM (#3396038)

Jeff Vader, head of catering, checks on the new arrivals

I assume he's Chad Vader's brother?

25. Langer Monk Posted: November 24, 2009 at 11:26 PM (#3396061)

I assume he's Chad Vader's brother?

Or cousin. Who can keep up with the Vaders?

26. villageidiom Posted: November 24, 2009 at 11:58 PM (#3396103)

We used to rely on their stepbrother Owen to tell us what the Vaders were up to. We haven't heard from him in a while. Maybe I'll call him after the harvest.

27. Gamingboy Posted: November 25, 2009 at 02:23 AM (#3396204)

Keeping up with the Vaders would be a awesome bandname.

28. Tuque

Posted: November 25, 2009 at 02:47 AM (#3396222)

Greedo

I never realized until now what a stupid name that is. Lucas might have well just called him "Dickheadus."

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