balls and strikes.

He looks like the rubber mask that nobody buys until it’s five minutes before the Halloween party you forgot about.

I remembered when I played baseball I had a pretty standard routine for each at bat. First, I’d stand outside the box, tap the sides with the tip of my toe. I’d step in, line the bat up with the back edge of the plate. Then I’d swing at three straight pitches, go back to the dugout and cry uncontrollably until we were…

“If you throw that fastball as straight as an arrow and lay it right over the middle of the plate, your liable to watch it fly all the way out of the ballpark.”

So these aren’t the traits of Gibraltar?

Shhhhh .... remember, you’re on a Gawker blog. Click-bait headlines and lack of research are pretty much requirements around here. I’ve stopped reading most articles here and jump straight to the source links.

No. No, actually, it isn’t. Nice try though.

“an american team approaching full capacity” - they were missing 4-5 starters