Tweet of the Day, It Makes A Man Thoughtful edition.

You know, being a Major League Baseball pitcher is a pretty sweet gig. They make lots of money, have the celebrity cachet, get to play a respected sport, the whole nine yards.  And every so often, they come dang close to having an absolutely rotten day.

That’s… a bad place on the human body to almost be hit by a sphere going at 100 mph.

Rub some dirt on it and walk it off, Bill De Blasio.

Or at least shut the heck up about how hard your life is.

Mayor de Blasio whined to a crowd of hayseeds in the Midwest about how New Yorkers are too mean to him at baseball games — and said he was jealous how well his Milwaukee counterpart is greeted by fans.

“I had the pleasure of taking in a Brewers game with Mayor Tom Barrett last night,” de Blasio told a group at a speech Saturday in Milwaukee. “I was struck by how many people kept coming up to the mayor to thank him for his service.”

Geez, this guy. Continue reading Rub some dirt on it and walk it off, Bill De Blasio.

Dear LORD but today’s just Grim News Day. (Mild language warning)

I mean, sure, some stuff has been kind of funny, but for esoteric, politically-saturated values of ‘funny.’  Nothing really generally entertaining.  Is there anything funny out there?  Anythi…

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Hey, Moe! Go ask Siri ‘What is a douchebag?’ Continue reading Dear LORD but today’s just Grim News Day. (Mild language warning)

‘Sotomayor has a decent arm for a Supreme Court Justice.’

That was my first thought when looking at this extremely unscientific look at ceremonial first pitches. Apparently, you want either George W. Bush or Snoop Dogg for your fantasy celebrity/political baseball league; I am going to be charitable and not mock the people who did much, much worse.

Largely because, honestly? I’d probably be one of them. Baseball was never one of my core competencies, to put it mild.y.