For a mediocre pitcher like Mike Bacsik, formerly of the Washington Nationals, there are only a handful of ways to secure a spot in the record books. Here’s an easy one: Throw Barry Bonds a pitch to crank out of the park for his record-breaking 756th home run. Sure, it’s an ignominious claim-to-fame, but a claim-to-fame nonetheless.
Now, Bacsick’s former teammate Tim Redding is claiming that Bacsik did it on purpose. “Mike wanted to give up that home run,” said Redding. “Everything to Bonds was low 80s and centre cut. I think Mike had some notion that if he gave it up, he could be part of history and make a few dollars out of it one day.”
Now, Bacsik may earn a bit of renown for his achievement, but it’s unlikely Gatorade’s going to be naming a drink after him anytime soon. Besides, as Bacsik himself insists, “I was crappy enough to do it without trying.” With an ERA of 5.46 last season, we’re inclined to believe him.
Believe the hype: Pee Wee Herman is back. And he’s got an iPad.
But don’t worry: He’s still really, really weird.
Watch it here.
There are few ways in which men peak at age 57, but here’s one of them: the height of their pants’ waistbands.
A new survey from a British department store has found a correlation between the height of men’s waistbands and their ages. At 16, apparently, we wear our pants at their lowest and most rebellious; they rise steadily till we hit 27, and then they sit comfortably at our natural waist for about a decade.
Then, for reasons that science may never explain, we start hitching our slacks higher and higher. By 57, with our bellybuttons entirely concealed, we begin to shrink into old men. And so as we age, our pants fall, lower and lower.
And in the end? Well, General Larry Platt can answer that for you.
News reporters shouldn’t have a monopoly on the facts. Because, really, what they do is incredibly simple. Don’t believe us? Let British comic Charlie Brooker make his case.
Watch “How to Report the News.”
Earlier this week, we defended Tim Tebow’s right to appear in an anti-abortion ad, and we didn’t even question CBS’s decision to air it during the Super Bowl. Though it will surely be controversial, and offensive to some, its message is well within the boundaries of free speech.
Surely, then, a spot for a gay dating website (ManCrunch.com) would be a no-brainer for CBS. In the ad, two male football fans smooch after their hands meet in the chip bowl. But CBS is refusing to run it.
Ironically, CBS banned one other ad for Super Bowl Sunday: a spot from GoDaddy.com depicting an effeminate ex-football player-turned-designer. Their concern? Apparently, the ad is homophobic. Right.
Watch both ads below, and let us know how truly offended you are.
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