time to watch my stories
So, was Jonathan Papelbon doing his best Muhammad Ali or Smokin' Joe Frazier impression yesterday afternoon as he pummeled Manny RamÃrez near the first-base bag after another walkoff win by the Red Sox?"I was Mike Tyson," proclaimed Papelbon, who with two scoreless innings in a 10-inning, 8-7 Red Sox win over the Baltimore Orioles reclaimed the title of reliable closer that he'd briefly relinquished this past week. "That's the fun part of it. He knew what was coming. Below the belt? Naah. Right in the gut."
From the Globe's Saturday game recap. It's out of date and all, but one of the rules we live by here is always always highlight Mike Tyson references of any kind.
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No Pap tonight:
Jonathan Papelbon, after 24 pitches Saturday and 31 yesterday, will not be available tonight. His 31st save tied him with Billy Koch (1999 with Toronto) for the third most ever by a rookie.
From here.
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Lastly, an update on the Papel-babies and their minor-league hijinks:
On Tuesday, Jonathan's and Jeremy's teams launched the "Papelbon Papel-bet," in which the twin with the lowest ERA at the end of the season will get to name a charity to which his brother's team must make a donation.
From here.
In related news, I'm willing to donate money to Josh Beckett's official DMB Bootleg/Hemp Necklace Fund if he finds it within himself to throw a curve ball or three tonight and hey! maybe try NOT giving up a homerun. I know it's a wacky idea, but 9 out of 10 certified dentists say it's a proven technique both to fight gingivitis and to win baseball games.
posted by always thinking about papelbon @ 1:59 PM
5 Comments:
(a) i'm gonna start saying "gotta watch my stories" every time i go into the dining room at game time.
(b) what will you do if pap starts keeping pigeons?
(c) i am willing to donate my incredibly rare and extremely valuable copy of dmb's first demo (don't ask) if he STOPS SHAKING OFF PITCH CALLS ZOMG.
a) well, yes.
b) I WILL NOT BE HAPPY.
c) I hate that you own that, but if it gets Beckett's attention, I'm all for it.
Considering Papelbon's history with bets, are we sure that this thing with his brothers is this straightforward? Are we absolutely certain it doesn't involve one of them shaving their chest hair into crop circle patterns or some such for winning? Or paying the others the equivalent of eighteen hundred boxes of mac and cheese? I'm just saying, I've seen no evidence that Jonathan completely understands the concept of betting.
Oh, you're totally right. Thankfully, the team will be making the donation, so I think that will actually happen. However, I'm definitely assuming that the papel-twin that wins will engage in some sort of ridiculous behavior.
Them there boys ain't right in the head, but they sure can throw a ball.
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