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July 09, 2012
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Just got finished watching that on MLB.Com. I've never seen players flee the field faster. I love the clip of Nolan Ryan just sitting in his seat and not going anywhere.
posted by rcade at 10:54 AM on July 09, 2012
Because Jesus couldn't hit Nolan Ryan?
posted by Mr Bismarck at 10:56 AM on July 09, 2012
Imagine how awesome that could have been if the thunder were a couple seconds later when the pitch was coming in and the batter was swinging. It could have been like watching a video game.
posted by bender at 11:23 AM on July 09, 2012
If you saw the lightning, it didn't hit you.
If you heard the thunder, it didn't hit you.
If you both saw the lightning and heard the thunder, it didn't hit you.
If it did hit you, you probably would not be in a position to care one way or the other.
Jesus coming? No, it was the voice of God complaining that someone had violated one of the unwritten rules of baseball.
posted by Howard_T at 05:59 PM on July 09, 2012
Deciding what music I'll listen to during the Home Run Derby in order to drown out the intolerable Chris Berman. "BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK...GONE!"
posted by dyams at 06:52 PM on July 09, 2012
I love the clip of Nolan Ryan just sitting in his seat and not going anywhere.
Nolan was just going to sit there and wait on that thunder like it was Robin Ventura coming out of the batter's box toward the mound.
posted by beaverboard at 08:17 PM on July 09, 2012
I'd have given anything if Rumsfeld had been a guest in the Bush box, and had stood up to flee so we could see the dark stains on his trousers.
Coming and going.
posted by beaverboard at 08:22 PM on July 09, 2012
Nolan was just going to sit there and wait on that thunder like it was Robin Ventura coming out of the batter's box toward the mound.
...and then get it in a headlock and pound on it?
posted by lil_brown_bat at 10:50 PM on July 09, 2012
I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the celebrity softball game was on after the Home Run Derby. Frankly, I find it to be much more entertaining. If a team is in need of some first base help, Mike Sweeny still has it.
Bo Jackson's at bat was a bit anti-climatic though.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:08 AM on July 10, 2012
Thunderstruck: Denard Span claimed "That's the loudest noise I've ever heard. I thought Jesus was comin!" on his Twitter account.