I Never Thought I'd See This

This is something you all have to see.

The Yankees single A team in Staten Island have a pitcher who can throw from both sides. Yes, he is a switch pitcher. He even has a glove that he can wear with both his left and right hands. It has 6 fingers and 2 pockets.

Now imagine a situation where a switch hitter faces off against this ambidextrous Baseball freak. Well, check out the video below to see the confusion.

Hat Tip: Card Collector Universe:

Creat Your Own Bobblehead Here

This is great. XM Radio has a tool that allows you to make your very own personalized bobblehead. Go and check it out here. Below is my Nephew in Bobblehead form

Kent Must Carry Us

There is one out in the top of the 11th inning. The game is tied 6 to 6 in a game that should have been won outright in regulation. Clayton Kershaw sure can't catch a break. This was his eighth start and probably his best performance so far.

Jeff Kent is up to bat. The future Hall of Famer is the one veteran on the team who knows what it takes to make it into the playoffs. After all, he's done it before. Pierre, Furcal, Jones and Garciaparra are currently stuck in "injury hell." We can't depend on them to come back and carry this team. Only Kent can do it. He must step up.

Kent is facing Wesley Wright with no one on base. With one mighty swing he lifts the ball deep into the left field stands for a homerun. This old codger appears to be picking up his pace. The Dodgers win the game shortly afterwards as Saito ups his save total to 13.

Jeff has recorded 5 hits the last 3 games, but is still hitting a paltry .261 for the season. If we are to make it into the playoffs then we need him to carry us. His 40 year old frame needs to do it one last time.

If we are to go to the World Series this year, as boldly predicted this afternoon on ESPN, then Kent must lead the way.

Blog Kiosk 6/29/2008

It seems that our pitching is turning the corner, when will our offense?

• Negro Leaguer Art "Superman" Pennington has lost his home and a lifetime of memories as a result the floods ravaging through Iowa. Please help him out if you can here. (Hat Tip: Dodger Thoughts)
• Did you hear about Shawn Chacon knocking out GM Ed Wade? Listen to Geoff Blum talk about the incident on the Scott and BR Show. (Hat Tip: Falling Leaves of Sunshine)
• MSTI praises, of all people, TJ Simers who criticizes Ned Colletti.
• Disgraced autograph authenticator, Donald Frangipani, is suing HBO for their piece called "Forger's Paradise." He is well known throughout the vintage collector community as someone to avoid.
  
• This is a must read, especially if you collected cards as a kid.
  

  Years went by and finally in the Spring of 2007 I opened those old boxes one last time. I sorted through the cards and relived the memories of my childhood. Not one single card beckoned for me to stay. I thought about how much money I had spent and regretted that I hadn’t invested my money more wisely as a child. But, then again, how many kids really do that.

  Near the end of the box, I found my Tom Niedenfur card and I sat and stared, searching for something that I had never noticed about it. I flipped it around in my hands and read both sentences on the back over and over again. Eventually, my wife came in and I tried to stuff the feelings back into the forgotten place that they had come from. It wasn’t possible. I had opened a door to a part of me that I don’t think I’ll ever be able to close again.

• Drawings in the sand by Jim Denevan. Hat Tip: Neatorama:
  
• I love this video because it makes me a little envious. It also makes me smile. Check out "Where the Hell is Matt?"
  

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.
(Hat Tip: Oliver Willis)

Card of the Week: Bert Blyleven

Things are a little blurry right now. The Dodgers beat the Angels last night without getting a hit. So, I know the Angels must be seeing doubles- heck quadruples. To commemorate the event please check out the above 1990 Upper Deck card featuring Bert Blyleven. This should be Hall of Famer is seen in a four frame superimposed photograph.

Video Highlights From Last Nights Game