Weird Baseball Story of the Day

[1863_project]

I logged on to Yahoo! to check my e-mail this, erm, afternoon, and this story was on the front page. The only way I can really describe this is, well, bizarre. Incredibly bizarre.

Minor leaguer traded for 10 baseball bats

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, Associated Press Writer May 23, 7:51 pm EDT

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[1863_project]

Yeah, exactly! I really feel for the guy...this is just embarrassing, isn't it?

[horsecrazyliza]

After Daisuke and Okie, Kaz Matsui is probably my favorite Japanese player in the MLB. Oh, and Ichiro. But everyone loves Ichiro.

Also, Commander Kickass is on the mound. I didn't watch yesterday's game because a) it was late and b) it was Wakefield pitching (I love his knuckler, but really, it does get a bit... repetitive) and c) I was exhausted out of my mind, but even a 1:00 AM start couldn't stop me from watching this one.

[1863_project]

I've had a soft spot for Kaz for the longest time - I was probably the only person in the area who owned his player shirt when he was with the Mets. He's one of my favorite players ever, actually. (Oh, God, Ichiro is one of the three reasons I have a huge thing for the Mariners. The other two are Kenji Johjima and the fact that the Mariners are owned by Nintendo.)

I keep missing games because I keep getting dragged around places! (One of my friends is more of a football person and doesn't understand why I have to be there for all 162 games, I think.) But since I'm not doing anything today...it's so on. (I will miss tomorrow, presuming it's a 1:00 start, though - but that's only because of the Indy 500.)

[horsecrazyliza]

Ichiro, the fact that they're owned by Nintendo, and the fact that one of my friends is crazy for them = me thinking they're okay. I don't like them as much as even the Jays, but they're definitely above, say, the Indians.

Well, they're on the West coast, so it's a 4:05 start. (Irony--I just glanced at the clock and it's 4:05 right now!) But I was so mad about yesterday--I fell asleep and then Huston pitched. I hope he pitches again tonight, because I might not be able to watch tomorrow either...

[1863_project]

They're one of the teams that I want to see in person the most, actually. I almost got to go to a game at Yankee Stadium recently, but that didn't end up happening.

Oh, that's actually perfect - the race should be over by then, and my other Sox-loving friend will be here, so we can listen to them together on the radio! (I hope so, too...that would be nice.)

[redsox_njdevils]

Wow. That's just...wow.

Yay, Nintendo! (I was reading some of the other comments above). I actually kind of like the Marlins, too. After all, they gave us Josh and Mikey AND they beat the Yankees in the World Series in 2003, so I guess we're kind of in debt to them.

[1863_project]

I know! It's really sad, actually...I really feel for the guy!

I am such a Nintendo geek. I was subscribed to Nintendo Power for the longest time...Oh, yes, nothing against the Marlins. It's cool to see them playing so well this year - the Rays, too.

[wesaucereyes]

So you mean we could have actually traded Gagne for a bagged lunch and a bucket of balls and didn't? What the hell Theo!

[1863_project]

Yeah, he really dropped the ball on this one. We could've had some really useful equipment instead of a useless reliever...