Earlier this week, Cubs Catcher Geovany Soto admitted that he was once a weed smoker. As you may have guessed, some media outlets came down on him but at least he has his manager in his corner. Cubs Manager Lou Piniellaadmitted yesterday that “he had smoked dope” and that it had no effect on him.
Why am I not surprised?
“Look, I have smoked dope one time in my life,” Piniella said before the Cubs faced the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. “And it didn’t do a damn thing for me, and I never tried it again. I’m fortunate because of that. A lot of people do. You can even buy it in California from a pharmacy.
“I do know young people make mistakes at times and learn from mistakes. I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life personally, and I’ve learned from them.”
He probably should have kept smoking. His temper would be no where near as bad as it has been over the years. He would been around to see the end of a lot more games.
Shout outs to Sports Rubbish for sending this sick Samurai video in to me.. I knew that Samarai’s were pretty good with their swords and everything but this is by far the coolest samurai trick I’ve seen.
For the most part sports are just a lot of fun. You get to have a reason to talk shit to your friends, a reason to dress up like an idiot, or a legit reason to cry when your team losses in the championship game.
With everything good in life though, there are always downsides. Parts of it that make it not so enjoyable. Here are 6 of the most annoying things that sports have to offer.
Ok so I guess I am a little late addressing this topic because as you know, it gets a little hazy around these parts. Watching this madness was enough to make even a peaceful stoner blogger like myself angry though. Jerrod Morris of Midwest Sports Fans got himself into a whole heap of shit with Phillies Outfielder Raul Ibanez when he brought up the fact that his stats have gotten out of control on this article. He brings up the question of whether or not Ibanez was using performance enhancing drugs. Before going any further, I want ALL of you to actually read the article.
We have all seen all kinds of brawls in all kinds of different sports but there is nothing quite like the bench clearing brawls in baseball. It is usually set off by bad blood, a bad pitch, or just because they were bored but whatever reason it is, anytime players get into a fight in baseball the whole team rides behind the player. You almost never see a baseball fight where both of the teams don’t go all out.
Considering that you may end up going into battle with your team, you should obviously want guys who will be able to scrap a little. GMs take notes, if you are putting a team together you definitely want to have at least one or two guys like the past/present baseball players on this list. Enjoy.
I’ve a slight baseball fan. I am not the biggest fan but I am not the biggest hater either but in all of my years of watching baseball, I have never seen an intentional walk go this badly in such a tight situation. This pitcher must have been tired and just felt like going home.
Here is a video of a guy attempting to play and enjoy MLB 2k9. Well actually it is a video of a video of him trying to enjoy the game. Doesn’t look like it really worked out though.
The game developers might want to check out why the guy is doing evasive maneuvers just to pick up a baseball that is right at his feet. Doing flips when the ball is rolling over your feet is not a good look.
Jacoby Ellsbury did his part this weekend to help the Red Sox sweep the Yankees including this steal of home. Plays like that take balls in a town like Boston, where baseball is like religion to them.
Need proof that they take baseball too seriously there? Check out this picture I found via Bugs and Cranks.
Not sure if that is an authentic smile from the daughter or if she is just trying to laugh off all of her emotional scars. Either way it’s still funny.
