Comic for Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Posted: 7:50 am, Thursday, May 8th

The Siren Fest lineup has been posted. I always get somewhat excited about this and then never go. This year, I can be a little psyched by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks because I just bought Slanted and Enchanted sixteen years after its release, and, damn, is that a good album. Viva la 90s!

I am sad to say that I usually go by the label. I have no fucking idea about wine.

Lots and lots of weiner dogs.

OK, so nothing here is really in a good order, since it's just based on how I walked through the Hall of Fame. Also, pardon the photos. It's an old camera, and I'm a lousy photographer.

Here's the little shrine to Stan Musial. There's going to be a lot of Cards pictures here, because 15 forgot her camera and I was in charge of recording things.

There's also going to be a lot of Brooklyn Dodger stuff. I looked into getting a Brooklyn cap, but they wanted $25 bones for 'em, and that's too ridiculous. I'd never seen a pennant with the Bum on it, but they sell them in the gift shop, so I guess they're a big item.

Maybe I can organize this a bit... This is from the Scribes and Mikemen exhibit.

Here's the whole of the Dodgers exhibit. Down at the bottom is this little guy...

Unfortunately, the dog vote did little to sway Walter O'Malley.

More Cards stuff. Sweet jacket there.

I assume this is Musial.

How awesome were the ladies' unis? The blue on there is from the South Bend team.

These are the only pictures of Yankee shit that I took. There's a lot of Suzyn Waldman crap in there for one reason or another.

That's her talking to Rivera, who has apparently been chucked into a trash can by the bullies on the team.

WOW IT'S HER MICROPHONE! No telling if it's the one used to record this. Or this.

This is a strike zone, with Ted Williams' guess as to what he'd hit if he saw every pitch in that location. I'm always surprised at how little red there is. I mean, if you grooved a pitch in the middle of the plate for a whole season, I think Williams would hit more than .400. Like in 1941, when he did hit more than .400.

Here's some Ted Williams stuff. Not a good picture.

There were two pictures when you enter the Hall - Teddy Ballgame right here and Babe Ruth, not photographed. By the way, it is mind-boggling how good Babe Ruth was at baseball. It's like if Pedro and Manny were the same person.

Here's some Yaz stuff.

Finally, something Royals-y! Here's a base commemorating George Brett's 3,000th hit.

I like the Homer Hanky.

I really like the Milwaukee Brewers' old cap.

And, of course, the Padres.

Here's more George Brett stuff.

Every team has a locker with an example of its jersey and some stuff from the great moments that the team has had. It's a shame it's a black jersey.

There's the Sox locker. Little green thing at the bottom is a chunk of the Wall.

This was a nice section - statues of famous fans. This ol' gal was a Dodger fan back in the day. I have to imagine one day that the dude with the drum in the Jake will be there.

Bad picture of the Royals world championship ring.

Another not great photo of the Sox, ChiSox, and Cards rings of 04-06. Unfortunately, none of my pictures of the '03 Marlins monstrosity came out well. Seriously, check that thing out, it is brutal. It's twice the size of the Cards one, at least. It cannot be overstated how hideous that thing is.

A sweet, sweet Cards sweater.

Oh, there's a gameball from ... every? I didn't notice... most no-hitters. There's Clay's.

There's the corner of Ebbets Field. Pretty sweet.

An old pinwheel from Comiskey.

The "Official Green Weenie." I don't know.

There was a temporary exhibit of baseball board games throughout the years - this was illustrated by Thomas Nast.

Then there's this awesomeness.

My Mom's favorite as a kid, Duke Snider. I don't know why I didn't get a picture of his plaque.

And here begin the plaques.

Good ol' Fisk.

My Dad got nervous every time he did a backflip.

We were supposed to see this updated to mention that he was, you know, the first black dude in the majors, but there was an emergency in the Robinson family.

That is one motherfucker of a mustache.

Musial.

Teddy Ballgame, holla.

Ha! Hahahahahahaha! Ha! Oh, man, that's good.

Yeah, so there's Cooperstown. Not photographed: People, as always; the proponderance of Sox fans over any other sort of fandom; the cute little Norman Rockwell painting that is Cooperstown; the brewery we went to.

bullfrog

Bullfrog -- Thursday, May 8 2008, 07:50 am

A sentence I did not expect to read today:

"The platypus lacks nipples; the young nurse through the abdominal skin."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/science/08platypus.html

First thing I ever cut out of the paper was Ozzie doing a back flip. I think I was 5. Found that clipping when I was moving out after collitch - have no idea what happened to it...

Ah, such a fun trip.... The pictures are great, thanks for posting them!

Nice pictures. Glad you got a bunch of my stuff in there. What's the story with the gun in Yaz's display?

Yaz liked to shoot Yankee fans.

Actually, it was given to him by Gene Autry. I have no idea why, I guess they were buddies, and buddies gave each other fire arms back in the 60s.

1. RE: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, have you listened to any of his solo albums? While I love Pavement, I'm not a huge fan of Malkmus' solo stuff - or at least his first album. But that's just one chick's opinion (I believe the reviews were mostly positive at the time it was released). Plus I've never seen them live, so maybe they rock. Let me know if you want me to burn you a copy of his self-titled album.

2. Regarding your wine comment - ditto for me, although I do have the benefit that my brother's girlfriend works at a wine and cheese shop that has a variety of inexpensive wine which she can recommend to me. I go in every few months and buy a case using her advice, which I can then use to bring to dinner parties, BYOB restaurants and personal home consumption.

Although, speaking of your comment on wine - I just thought I'd relate a story regarding a certain fivebucks poster who will go unnamed (but whose identity should be totally obvious by this antecdote): I was with said poster at a BYOB sushi restaurant. He/she said, "I love to look around and see what wine people are drinking". I, knowing pretty much what the reason was going to be, asked why. Response - "so I can make fun of what they brought."

3. Those ladies' baseball uniforms are sweet! I want one for Halloween or just to wear around the house.

I meant "anecdote".

Yes, well, that reader is a well-known wanker/wankette.

You know a big part of my problem with remembering good wine? Because it's wine, and I can't remember what it is I've had after I've had it. Because it's wine.

I try to keep the bottles from wine that I've had at home and really liked, with the intention of getting that bottle of wine again. But do I really gather up a bunch of bottles and take them to the wine store and try to find the same ones? No. But I still keep those damn bottles.

I mentioned this the other day, CNNSI's stupid-ass summaries, which is evidently what they've been doing on CNN for a while. This is about the worst I've seen so far:

* San Diego has the lowest batting average, OBP and slugging percentage in the NL

* The Padres have scored two or fewer runs 16 times already this year

* Their lack of hitting is the primary reason they have the worst start in baseball

There's only so many ways to say that the Pads can't hit.

KT - The last time I was at the wine store, the guy who was helping me made a great suggestion - Instead of keeping wine bottles, keep the receipt (which at my store has the name / year of the wine) and make a note on it if you like it. then you can just take the receipt back to the store (a whole lot easier!). Of course, I didn't do this, but it sure sounded like a good idea.

Thanks for the idea, MNP!

The Green Weenie is a Burgh thing! Bob Prince (legendary Bucco broadcaster) used to wave it at other teams to put a hex on them. Not sure if there ever was a real green weenie - i think Prince's was just a rattle or something. They still sell them at PNC Park.