May Day Eve

Is it almost May already? Doesn't seem possible...

NOT AGAIN
Man, what a shame about St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock's untimely passing over the weekend.  I didn't know all that much about him, really, but apparently he was well thought-of in the clubhouse, and his loss will be deeply felt by the team.  And good gracious—what are the odds of something like this happening to the same franchise during the season within a five-year span?  The Cards were already mourning the death of legendary announcer Jack Buck when they lost pitcher Darryl Kile in late June, 2002—eerily enough while also playing the Cubs—and now lightning strikes them again.  Sad, very sad...

A REAL DO-IT-YOURSELFER...
On a happier baseball note, congrats to Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitski for pulling off the 13th unassisted triple play in Major League history yesterday against the Braves in roughly the same amount of time it takes to type his last name!  What's funny is a co-worker and I were just discussing that rare baseball phenomenon the other day.  I remember seeing Oakland's Randy Velarde do it against the Yankees a few years back on a Fox-TV broadcast, and it happened so quickly that I didn't even realize what he'd just done.  This is what sets baseball apart from all other sports—the little oddities and rare occurences that happen along the way.

WHAT'S WRNG WITH THIS PICTURE?
Behold the giveaway bobbleheads of Kansas City Royals pheenom third baseman Alex Gordn courtesy of the AAA Omaha Royals—a team Gordn has yet to play an inning for.  Young master Al went straight from AA Wichita to the big-league club this year, but that ain't stopping the folks in Nebraska from giving these misspelled figurines away.  I hear next week they're doing a tribute to NASCAR hero Jeff Gordn too, with singer Gordn Lightfoot doing the national anthem...

A BOOT TO THE HEAD…
…to the yokel who called in to 99.7 KY during the lunchtime all-request hour today asking to hear AC/DC’s "You Shook Me All Night Long"—as if KY hardly ever plays that song!  I love AC/DC to death, but the whole idea behind the request hour is to get the radio station to play something different, and I’m just about sick of hearing that song (and "Highway To Hell" too) on the radio.  I was far more impressed with a prior caller's creativitiy in requesting Steve Walsh's "Every Step of The Way"...

While I’m on the subject, why is it whenever someone calls to make a request, the DJs have to interrogate the caller with a litany of questions?  "Where do you live?...Where do you work?...What are you doing today?...What’s your dog’s name?," et al.  Jeez, Louise—I don’t need to hear the listener’s life story, just play the bloody song they asked for and shut up, already!

CLASSIC MISHEARD LYRIC #26
"Uptown Girl"—BILLY JOEL (1984) "She’s getting tired of her high-class toys/And all her presents from her uptown boys/She’s got a choice."  I always thought that last line was "She’s got her toys", as in those toys.  You know, her Genital Electric line of products!  Yes, I know, I'm a filthy guy...

THEY'LL BE SORRY...
The New England Patriots traded for wide receiver Randy Moss yesterday.  Just remember, you P-Men, when you marry the stripper, you get all her baggage too.  As Fred Sanford used to say, "I give it two weeks..."