Anyone who knows me well knows that I know at least two things well:
1. My family
2. Animal stuff
3. Red Sox baseball
Ok, so that's three. Notice that counting wasn't one of them? Anyways...
What most people MAY not know is that I am an overall sports nut and keep track of many players, teams, and sports in general regardless of their Bostonian connections or lack thereof.
For example - I can translate any football ref's hand signals (plus I'm ok at reading lips), I know the differences between international and US rules for basketball, I know enough about auto racing to make intelligent fun of it, I love watching "boring" sports on TV (like golf, water polo, and soccer), I know more about women's basketball over the past 15 years than anyone I know that ISN'T a sportscaster, I know how to throw a curveball or a circle changeup, I know enough to know that I stink at throwing sliders, and I have a working knowledge of the alien concept that some call "free agency."
So where is this going?
I've been doing some sports-related research this evening and I came across an absolutely incredible defensive gem that you have to see to believe. I was checking out the St. Louis Cardinals home page to see how Scott Rolen and Albert Pujols did today since they are on my brother-in-law's fantasy team when I saw a link to some "web gems" from today's MLB action. I hope the link works by the time you read this because it is worth a second or third look... hopefully they will include the Rolen play in the highlights at the top of the article, though they haven't yet. Otherwise you can look at the Video section on the MLB.com homepage and find the play labeled: "Rolen throws from his knees"... yeah, his knees. And for those of you who don't know, he plays THIRD base. Can you say CANNON?
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P.S. Just so you don't think I've gone soft...
Red Sox win!!
yankees lose!!
And by the way - I REALLY hope the Colorado Rockies don't end up in the World Series against my Red Sox. They are KILLER right now! Gotta love those Tennessee Volunteer alumni - good job Todd Helton!
