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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Yankees vs. Mets… in SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!

Well, I was wrong. The Red Sox aren’t trying to one-up the Yankees…. the Mets are.

Now, the Mets don’t want to be outdone by the Yankees—so they have given the home plate from Shea Stadium to astronaut Mike Massimino, who will fly on the shuttle Atlantis to repair the Hubble Space Telescope later this year. Massimino is trying to figure out how to pack home plate on Atlantis, which is complicated because it’s larger than the lockers in which the astronauts carry their personal items for the entire mission.

I’m still guessing that the Red Sox will join MLB’s space race. Hopefully during one of these missions someone will find that home run ball that Pujols hit off of Lidge during the NLCS a few years back.

Gamingboy Posted: April 15, 2008 at 06:11 PM | 20 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L)

Posted: April 15, 2008 at 07:01 PM (#2744897)

In Sheaplace, no one can hear you scream

2. Crashburn Alley Posted: April 15, 2008 at 07:07 PM (#2744904)

It's probably the home plate that eight Florida Marlins stepped on on September 30 of last season, sealing their "7-game lead with 17 games left" collapse. :)

3. Lassus Posted: April 15, 2008 at 07:17 PM (#2744927)

I imagine a twisting, turning home plate hurtling through the infinite void with Jeff Pearlman, Mike Lupica, and Bob Raissman trapped inside it a la Superman 2.

4. The cushions are crowded for Edmundo

Posted: April 15, 2008 at 07:27 PM (#2744939)

I imagine a twisting, turning home plate hurtling through the infinite void with Jeff Pearlman, Mike Lupica, and Bob Raissman trapped inside it a la Superman 2.
No Plashke?
EDIT: You have a splendid imagination, Lassus.

5. Styles P. Deadball Posted: April 15, 2008 at 07:28 PM (#2744940)

Somehow, the idea of Sputnik over my head in 1957 would have been less insulting.

6. Sexy Lizard Posted: April 15, 2008 at 07:33 PM (#2744946)

I’m still guessing that the Red Sox will join MLB’s space race.

I assume that an astronaut who is a fan has already put a Red Sox jersey in geostationary orbit over the new Yankee Stadium.

7. As foretold by the prophesy (JFSE) Posted: April 15, 2008 at 07:41 PM (#2744958)

I can't wait to see the first closer to walk in to 2001: A Space Odyssey.

8. John Lynch Posted: April 15, 2008 at 07:48 PM (#2744962)

I can't wait to see the first closer to walk in to 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Do you mean "Thus Spake Zarathustra"? If so, I agree: that would be awesome.

9. Lassus Posted: April 15, 2008 at 07:50 PM (#2744964)

Thanks, Edmundo!

And, I'm still wondering why no one has come in to the Verdi or Mozart Requiem's respective Dies Irae.

10. As foretold by the prophesy (JFSE) Posted: April 15, 2008 at 07:53 PM (#2744971)

Yea, that's me not researching facts at work. Mostly reminiscing to high school, where a teacher tested a speaker system by blasting it through the halls between classes.

11. The Good Face Posted: April 15, 2008 at 08:13 PM (#2744987)

Oooh, put me down for Mars, the Bringer of War by Holst.

Hopefully, with a newer, younger generation of ballplayers getting started, we'll get some bullpen music other than AC/DC and Metallica type stuff.

12. As foretold by the prophesy (JFSE) Posted: April 15, 2008 at 09:11 PM (#2745045)

Candy Shop...

13. Gamingboy Posted: April 15, 2008 at 09:38 PM (#2745068)

Since we are now discussing bullpen entrance music, allow me to say that the greatest "Bullpen Entry" music that will never happen is
the Super Mario Brother 3 Airship theme.

Actually, most video game "boss" music would work well with Closers... this is of course because they both are "endgame" or "final" occurrences (assuming your closer doesn't suck).

14. standuptriple Posted: April 15, 2008 at 10:06 PM (#2745086)

I think it's pretty safe to say that this guy will be throwing the fastest ball EVER.

15. As foretold by the prophesy (JFSE) Posted: April 16, 2008 at 12:32 AM (#2745360)

...or a whole lot of them, coming from all sorts of directions.

16. Alex meets the threshold for granular review Posted: April 16, 2008 at 01:21 AM (#2745566)

And, I'm still wondering why no one has come in to the Verdi or Mozart Requiem's respective Dies Irae.

How about Ride of the Valkyries?

17. Exploring Leftist Conservatism since 2008 (ark..) Posted: April 16, 2008 at 01:22 AM (#2745572)

Someone, somewhere, must have suggested this

18. Suff Posted: April 16, 2008 at 03:22 PM (#2746182)

When I saw the headline, all I could think of was Baseball Simulator 1.000

19. Schilling's Sprained Ankiel Posted: April 16, 2008 at 03:40 PM (#2746216)

Of the "on the nose" choices, I'm not sure why "O Fortuna" by Carl Orff hasn't been used. Every freaking metal act in the world begins their shows with it. Has someone escaped my notice?

I think Thus Spake Zarathustra would be ideal.

20. As foretold by the prophesy (JFSE) Posted: April 16, 2008 at 03:40 PM (#2746217)

When I saw the headline, all I could think of was Baseball Simulator 1.000

Or at least Base Wars... you know the future of baseball will involve Earthbound-esque transformations to robots...

21. IronChef Chris Wok Posted: April 16, 2008 at 03:50 PM (#2746250)

When I saw the headline, all I could think of was Baseball Simulator 1.000

The rest of the headline got cut off, I thought it was "Yankee vs. Mets in SPAAAAAARRRRTA!!! (Sparta)

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