Now who wouldn't want to have one of these?
Links: July 2008 Archives
Things Gizmo has captured today: mouse, baby squirrel.
I had been contemplating a project whereby I would wear a different t-shirt every day. Leave it to Google to ruin your fun. Still, pretty impressive. I'm waiting for the video — it'd be Matt McAllister meets Noah Kalina.
Quote of the day: “It's difficult to come up with a faux urine.” - NASA Systems Manager Jim Lewis.
How rich are you? And now I feel bad for whining about my previous job's compensation.
Paul Jackson profiles the eephus for ESPN. I do enjoy the pitch, having thrown a few eephuses eephi of them myself. I also had the pleasure of being in attendance at the Metrodome when Bob Tewksbury lobbed 44 to 48 mph balls at Mark McGwire in 1997.
A few other notable pitchers made use of the eephus, often renaming it to suit their needs. See: Dave LaRoche's LaLob, Steve Hamilton's Folly Floater, and an interesting take from around the world.