Evidence that Popeye’s spinach-abuse was rampant and gave him an unfair advantage:
• The drug is on an open shelf in his locker for all to see.
• Popeye brings the substance onto the playing field without reservations.
• Upon seeing it fall to the ground, Bluto immediately realizes his good fortune and takes a hit of it.
• Bluto’s performance while on the green stuff is remarkable, throwing lightning pitches and burning holes in bats, not to mention launching grand slams.
• Popeye is terrible on the mound without his dose and immediately tries to remedy that by shooting up. The placebo spinach does not work.
• When Popeye finally manages to grow another batch (showing remarkable skill at cultivating the herb, I might add), his performance becomes ungodly, racing between the mound and the plate, pushing the grandstands back, hitting 21 home runs with 21 swings… He also lashes out at Bluto, assaulting him and knocking him out of the stadium.
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1. phredbird
Posted: February 03, 2012 at 07:02 PM (#4053177)
that infield is a disgrask!
2. Gonfalon Bubble
Posted: February 03, 2012 at 07:19 PM (#4053189)
Interesting that Popeye mutters that the spinach was cut. All those early cartoonists must have been pot and coke heads.
4. AndrewJ
Posted: February 04, 2012 at 11:48 AM (#4053390)
Popeye's Pirates. It has been a long time since the Pirates played in a big game.
Maybe the guys over at Baseball Prospectus can explain the logic of Popeye, the pitcher, batting leadoff while the opposing pitcher Bluto bats cleanup.
And if Bluto's team is ostensibly the home team, why are they batting in the bottom half of the ninth with a 21-0 lead?
Hitting 21 home runs in the bottom of the ninth equals what WPA?
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1. phredbirdMaybe the guys over at Baseball Prospectus can explain the logic of Popeye, the pitcher, batting leadoff while the opposing pitcher Bluto bats cleanup.
And if Bluto's team is ostensibly the home team, why are they batting in the bottom half of the ninth with a 21-0 lead?
Hitting 21 home runs in the bottom of the ninth equals what WPA?
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