...I knew that if I did this I'd immediately be nailed with Jed Lowrie. (sets out to totally humiliate herself)
1. On the radio, Joe Castiglione described him as 'mature' and 'personable' on at least two separate occasions (which is true). He'd definitely agree with 'personable,' but if he's in the right mood (or in a room with Justin Masterson and a microphone or some other type of recording device, for that matter), all that 'maturity' goes out the window - his inner five-year-old has even led him to watch children's television late at night before, and he's found it strangely surreal (but terribly, terribly funny). He hasn't even told Jacoby about this, though, because he's afraid it'll make him look stupid. 2. There was a moment when he thought about trying to apply to Harvard, but he was afraid he wouldn't get in. He told his guidance counselor that it was because Harvard was sort of across the country and he didn't want to be that far away from home. (By the time he was a sophomore, he realized that he was part of a baseball team that Harvard simply wouldn't have been able to field, and since then the thought of that 2003 trip to Omaha reminds him that he did the right thing - and gives him a little smug satisfaction.) 3. Okay, so it's one of those things that only a few people on the team (like Breslow and Carter - and probably Javy Lopez) would understand. He's aware that admitting his fluency in Klingon to anyone else save maybe Jacoby, who's known him for several years, would get him branded for life as a total loser. (Of course, that all goes to hell on the internet, but that's another story.)
...wow, those got longer than I thought they would. Right, moving on to Justin now...
1. He once told Jed in that now-infamous audio interview that his motivation for shaving his head was to get sun glare in the opposing batters' eyes, although he did jokingly mention Mr. Clean in there. Turns out that seven years ago, he actually did shave his head to look like Mr. Clean, but it was only supposed to be a one-time occurrence. The look ended up working better than he thought it would, so he just kept it. 2. As far as most people are concerned, being Rick Rolled is a pain in the ass. At this point, though, he's had to hear the song so many times that he keeps catching himself humming it under his breath - and that maybe, just maybe, he's (oh, horrors!) starting to actually like it. 3. He's not sure where it came from exactly - probably a heavily caffeinated conversation between himself and Jed around three in the morning, or maybe some weird dream of his, but he can't look Michael Bowden in the eyes anymore without thinking of The Boys from Brazil.
And finally, Pedroia...
1. Sure, he majored in interdisciplinary studies at ASU. It looked like a nice way to get a little bit of background in everything whilst really letting him concentrate on baseball, which was far more important. But there were one or two classes that sort of made him want to change his major to something that would sound smarter, like philosophy or something. Actually, given the daily cribbage matches, being a psychology major probably wouldn't have hurt, either. Maybe then he'd actually win once in a while. 2. He pretends to begrudge Tito for going to U of A on the surface, but it's one of those things he actually manages to overlook. He doesn't overlook that mistake for too many people, but Tito's practically family by this point. He's actually debated the idea of applying to get Tito an honorary ASU degree to fix that little problem. 3. He told Sports Illustrated that he loves his Nintendo Wii, but the fact is he still hasn't outgrown some of the games on his Nintendo 64. He occasionally still plays GoldenEye, which by now is becoming a bit of a guilty pleasure because he's got better consoles with better games that he could be using, but it's so fun that he can't stop going back to it.
1. On the radio, Joe Castiglione described him as 'mature' and 'personable' on at least two separate occasions (which is true). He'd definitely agree with 'personable,' but if he's in the right mood (or in a room with Justin Masterson and a microphone or some other type of recording device, for that matter), all that 'maturity' goes out the window - his inner five-year-old has even led him to watch children's television late at night before, and he's found it strangely surreal (but terribly, terribly funny). He hasn't even told Jacoby about this, though, because he's afraid it'll make him look stupid.
2. There was a moment when he thought about trying to apply to Harvard, but he was afraid he wouldn't get in. He told his guidance counselor that it was because Harvard was sort of across the country and he didn't want to be that far away from home. (By the time he was a sophomore, he realized that he was part of a baseball team that Harvard simply wouldn't have been able to field, and since then the thought of that 2003 trip to Omaha reminds him that he did the right thing - and gives him a little smug satisfaction.)
3. Okay, so it's one of those things that only a few people on the team (like Breslow and Carter - and probably Javy Lopez) would understand. He's aware that admitting his fluency in Klingon to anyone else save maybe Jacoby, who's known him for several years, would get him branded for life as a total loser. (Of course, that all goes to hell on the internet, but that's another story.)
...wow, those got longer than I thought they would. Right, moving on to Justin now...
1. He once told Jed in that now-infamous audio interview that his motivation for shaving his head was to get sun glare in the opposing batters' eyes, although he did jokingly mention Mr. Clean in there. Turns out that seven years ago, he actually did shave his head to look like Mr. Clean, but it was only supposed to be a one-time occurrence. The look ended up working better than he thought it would, so he just kept it.
2. As far as most people are concerned, being Rick Rolled is a pain in the ass. At this point, though, he's had to hear the song so many times that he keeps catching himself humming it under his breath - and that maybe, just maybe, he's (oh, horrors!) starting to actually like it.
3. He's not sure where it came from exactly - probably a heavily caffeinated conversation between himself and Jed around three in the morning, or maybe some weird dream of his, but he can't look Michael Bowden in the eyes anymore without thinking of The Boys from Brazil.
And finally, Pedroia...
1. Sure, he majored in interdisciplinary studies at ASU. It looked like a nice way to get a little bit of background in everything whilst really letting him concentrate on baseball, which was far more important. But there were one or two classes that sort of made him want to change his major to something that would sound smarter, like philosophy or something. Actually, given the daily cribbage matches, being a psychology major probably wouldn't have hurt, either. Maybe then he'd actually win once in a while.
2. He pretends to begrudge Tito for going to U of A on the surface, but it's one of those things he actually manages to overlook. He doesn't overlook that mistake for too many people, but Tito's practically family by this point. He's actually debated the idea of applying to get Tito an honorary ASU degree to fix that little problem.
3. He told Sports Illustrated that he loves his Nintendo Wii, but the fact is he still hasn't outgrown some of the games on his Nintendo 64. He occasionally still plays GoldenEye, which by now is becoming a bit of a guilty pleasure because he's got better consoles with better games that he could be using, but it's so fun that he can't stop going back to it.
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