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The plunkmaster is back, and this time, he's talking about everyone.

Labels: sports

Every so often I watch baseball and I see the abbreviation "STL", and I know it's stupid, but I think of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

But everyone knows the baseball team in Pittsburgh is the Pirates, otherwise known as the "Bucs".

And the "Bucs" also play football in Tampa Bay. If you're looking for baseball in Tampa Bay, you want to look for the Devil Rays.

If you're looking at the Devil Rays you're looking at the newest team in the AL East. Before that you would have to look at the Toronto Blue Jays.

Blue Jays are a blue bird, but the Bluebird (Eastern) is the state bird of Missouri.

That's strange. I thought it was the Cardinal.

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Q: Why does Michael Vick like marches by John Philip Sousa?

A: Because there's always a dogfight in the middle.

Yeah. I went there.

(The dogfight is the chaotic transitional section that follows Sousa's main themes.)

Labels: music, sports

Earlier this week, it was remarked that Barry Bonds was chasing the all-time homerun record (and he still is), Alex Rodriguez was seeking his 500^th homerun and Tom Glavine was seeking his 300^th win.

Despite the media hype, none of the coveted records materialized on Tuesday night.

Now another player, seeking a much more illustrious record reveals exactly how much pressure these record seekers are under.

HOUSTON—The intense pressure and scrutiny that comes with attempting to break Major League Baseball's all-time hit-batsman mark, a once-thought untouchable record that has stood at 287 for over a century, came to a head yesterday when Craig Biggio lashed out against the media, blaming an avalanche of news coverage and reporters' ceaseless questioning for his recent hit-by-pitch slump.

Craig Biggio Blames Media Pressure For Stalling At 285 Hit-By-Pitches from The Onion

Labels: sports

I have read it. You know of what I speak, surely.

Elsewhere, I'm guessing the Astros's second baseman has not.

Biggio has been plunked 4 times on release weekends of Harry Potter books (including both US and British releases of "Prisoner of Azkaban"), but he hasn't been plunked on the release weekend of any of the past 3 books. Biggio has never been plunked by a pitcher named Potter, Voldemort, Dumbledore, Weasley, Granger, Snape, or Hagrid.

Craig Biggio and the no-blood plunks at Plunk Biggio

Labels: literature, sports