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It’s not TV, and it’s not nerdy either

Monday, February 23rd, 2009 by Nerdzah Ball Soup

Granted, it’s not fair to use a fictional character as a poster boy for anti-nerdism, but I’ver never seen a better (or funnier) example than Kenny Powers on the new HBO show “Eastbound and Down.” If you haven’t yet seen the show, I highly recommend it for the baseball content, extreme profanity, and general ridiculousness.

http://www.hbo.com/eastboundanddown/

Nerdy Baseball Trivia

Sunday, February 8th, 2009 by Nerdzah Ball Soup

I heard this little brain teaser on NPR’s Car Talk of all places. It’s not too tough, but we have to establish a baseline of your nerd baseball knowledge for research purposes. I’ll post the answer in the Comments.

What are the 5 ways a player can make it to first base without getting a hit?