Baseball Toaster: The Griddle : He hit it into the next county!

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1	Chicago Cubs	97	64	.602	C1
2	Philadelphia	92	70	.568	E1
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	84	78	.519	W1
4	Milwaukee	90	72	.556	C2
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8	Florida	84	77	.522	E3
9	Arizona	82	80	.506	W2
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10T	Cincinnati	74	88	.457	C5
12T	Atlanta	72	90	.444	E4
12T	San Francisco	72	90	.444	W4
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15	San Diego	63	99	.389	W5
16	Washington	59	102	.366	E5

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Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Los Angeles Angels	100	62	.617	W1
2	Tampa Bay	97	65	.599	E1
3	Chicago White Sox	89	74	.546	C1
4	Boston	95	67	.586	E2
5	New York Yankees	89	73	.549	E3
6	Minnesota	88	75	.540	C2
7	Toronto	86	76	.531	E4
8	Cleveland	81	81	.500	C3
9	Texas	79	83	.488	W2
10	Oakland	75	86	.466	W3
11	Kansas City	75	87	.463	C4
12	Detroit	74	88	.457	C5
13	Baltimore	68	93	.422	E5
14	Seattle	61	101	.377	W4

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He hit it into the next county!

2007-03-27 18:29

by Bob Timmermann

Jay Gibbons of the Orioles is hoping to stay injury-free this year after hurting his knee last year running into an outfield wall. David Ginsburg of the Associated Press describes it this way.

"I can't run into a wall. That derailed my whole season," said Gibbons, shaking his head as he recalled the mishap in Los Angeles that put him on the disabled list with injuries to his neck and right knee. Gibbons was playing right field for the Baltimore Orioles when he collided with the wall while chasing a fly ball on May 26.

Hmm... May 26.... May 26 .... Just where were the Orioles playing on May 26, 2006?

Well played, Mr. Moreno. Well played.

This post is going over as well as one I made about John Wetteland being named bullpen coach of the Nationals. That joke bombed. Oh well. Seemed funny at the time.

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Comments

2007-03-27 20:02:54

1. Greg Brock

I could have sworn there was a different headline on this before...

2007-03-27 20:38:30

2. Bob Timmermann

I thought the second one was funnier.

2007-03-27 20:38:42

3. D4P

It was something about "hustle." Either way, I still don't get the gist of the post.

2007-03-27 20:48:49

4. Bob Timmermann

The Griddle's Cliffs Notes:

1. The AP article states that Jay Gibbons of the Orioles injured himself in a game in Los Angeles.

2. The date in question is May 26, when the Orioles were playing in Anaheim.

3. The Angels call themselves "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim."

4. Hence, Arte Moreno's plan to rename his team must have worked.

2007-03-27 20:53:57

5. D4P

I prefer "Los Angeles 'California Angels' of Anaheim"

2007-03-27 21:24:58

6. capdodger

5 Shouldn't that be "Los Angeles, California Angels of Anaheim"?

2007-03-27 21:27:01

7. Greg Brock

I thought it was funny. And the Wetteland post was funny too. I got it.

Sorry I missed it at the time. I would have backed you up on that one.

2007-03-27 21:32:57

8. Greg Brock

Going back to the Wetteland joke, it reminded me of a great Moe Drabowsky story from the book Pen Men.

After being traded, Drabowsky returned to his former home stadium with another team, but still knew the number to the home bullpen. Drabowsky called the home bullpen, pretending to be the pitching coach, and kept getting pitchers warmed up. He would call over and say "Get So and So Hot! Get Hot!" and hang up.

Meanwhile, back in the home dugout, the manager and pitching coach had no idea why the hell their relievers were all getting warm.

I know it's random, but this thread looked like it needed a humorous story.

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