Posts Tagged ‘yankees’

Tim Leary

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by I Love Nerd York City

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When I posted the Matt Young card last month, I challenged anyone to show me a card more deserving of the “distorted faces” tag.  Well Vorpy has responded, and responded with great force, by sending me this Tim Leary card.  While Mr. Leary gets a small pass in my book due to his pose being mid-pitch, this is an awfully strong entry in the “distorted faces” camp.

Not to be confused with the psychedelic drug advocate, this Tim Leary played in the major leagues for 13 seasons.  He finished his career with almost 1500 innings pitched, an ERA+ of 90, a World Series ring, and the 1988 “Comeback Player of the Year” award.

Dale Mohorcic

Monday, January 4th, 2010 by I Love Nerd York City

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Considering the man in this picture is just wearing a Yankees t-shit, I thought that maybe someone bumped into the photographer, resulting in a casual fan appearing in Mr. Mohorcic’s place.  This, however, is not the case.  Two amazing stories about Mr. Mohorcic from Wikipedia (though neither explain the t-shirt wearing):

1)  In a 1987 game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Mohorcic was accused of doctoring the baseball. Umpires found no evidence of wrongdoing at the time, but after the game Mohorcic complained of a sore throat, and was admitted to a hospital where it was discovered that he was suffering internal bleeding as a result of having Crohn’s disease and taking the pain reliever naproxen. It was erroneously reported by Peter Gammons that Mohorcic’s bleeding was caused by swallowing sandpaper.

2)  Mohorcic played the part of Angels starting pitcher Dave Spiewak in the 1988 movie The Naked Gun.

Hipolito Pena

Thursday, November 12th, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City

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Wayne Tolleson

Monday, October 19th, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City

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Despite being listed at 5′9″ and 160 lbs., Mr. Tolleson bypassed a career in the NFL by signing with the Texas Rangers after the 1978 draft.  That same year, his senior year at Western Carolina University, he was an All-American wide receive, and led the nation in receptions.  With this athleticism, you would think he would have posted better than his career .307 OBP, and .293 slugging in over 2300 AB’s.

Overheard on Sunday Night Baseball…

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 by Nerdicus Finch

Those of us watching the Yankees-Red Sox game on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball this past weekend were treated to a vintage Joe Morgan moment. Following A-Rod’s home run off of Jon Lester in the seventh(?) inning, the guys in the booth were discussing the pitch that Lester made, which was really his first mistake of the game, as he had held the Yankees scoreless to that point. Cue Mr. Morgan:

“You can’t pitch a perfect game. No one can.” (Awkward silence) “Except Don Larsen.”

And a bunch of other guys. It’s weird that he used Larsen as his example, when Mark Buehrle pitched a perfect game three weeks ago.

Please tell me this is a joke…

Monday, February 9th, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City

Either this a piece of sarcasm and satire so magnificent that I don’t get it…or the most ridiculous idea in the history of sports journalism. If you have a moderate understanding of the game of baseball, and high blood pressure, turn back now. Otherwise, buckle up…

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