For a slugger, corking a bat would be a fool's errand, but for a singles hitter like Rose, it might have been well worth his while to switch to a lighter bat that didn't propel the ball as far. It's not like he was going to be hitting for power anyway (only 6 of his last 1000 hits were home runs.)
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@bevraj of choice: especially considering that he thought he was a woman (but he was another man.)
@Gourmet Spud: I suppose that is what Craggs was going for in the headline, yes. But who reads headlines?
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I, for one, will never listen to Disc 1 of Wilco's "Being There" again.
It's a carbon fiber frame — the entire frame + fork assembly often weighs less than 1 kg on these bikes. Not surprising that it would snap under those stresses.
@MikeRichterControlsTheUniverse: will some starred commenter please approve MRCTU's comment? It's full of win.
This is bound to end in tragedy when a Liberian receives a 1981 Vancouver Canucks away sweater and everyone in his village gouges their eyes out. Or when a psychedelic purple-and-yellow "King" is taken as a sign of loyalty to the leader of an opposing tribal faction.
@HockeyMountain: it's also why Krispy Kreme needs to hire Jim Schoenfeld to encourage customers to consume more and more of their doughnuts.
@Len Bias Cocaine Surplus: the loser's bracket of a 340 team double elimination tournament would require SIXTEEN ROUNDS. So a team could theoretically play up to nineteen games (losing in the opening round of the top bracket, then advancing through and winning the loser's bracket, then playing two games against the…
@Rod Beck's Bolero: IUPUI's athletic director was unavailable for comment.
Sid Abel, especially after he had put away a beer or three between periods of a Red Wings broadcast. "Oooooh, Bruce, the young Yzerman do remind me of when I were a lad coming up in Sudbury."
It's a perfectly cromulent drug.
The Pacquiao - Clottey fight was the most one-sided contest that Lampley had witnessed since the last time he beat his wife.
@Work the Clock and Balls: Kermit Washington didn't start the fight either.
I haven't seen a Pierce this single-mindedly obsessed since Jim handed Mary her first tennis racket.