Leave a Tender Moment Alone. . .
It may be Joe Namath who is famous for saying "I want to kiss you," but it is Bill Parcells (right) who actually puckers up. In the most hilarious NFL photo ever, cameras captured a "tender" moment following the Patriots win over the Dallas Cowboys in the Tuna's first season in Texas. It's NOT what it looks like, I don't think, but I really don't want to see what happened next...
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I have long supported the induction into the baseball Hall Of Fame of Bert Blyleven, who pitched effectively for some horrible Twins and Rangers teams, among others, in the 1970s and 1980s. I was pleased to meet Bert (right) in the Spring of 2002 in his hometown of Fort Myers, Florida. I told him I believed he deserved to be enshrined, something he really appreciated.
"I just hope it happens while my dad is still alive," he told me. "It would really mean a lot to him..."
The elder Blyleven suffers from several illnesses and has developed Alzheimers. Good luck, Bert. You deserve recognition for your excellent career.
What is "Out of Bounds?" -- Now in its tenth year, Out of Bounds (OOB) is a sports newsletter originating from northeast Texas, distributed (about) weekly via e-mail. OOB focuses on Dallas area teams the most, but all kinds of topics are covered. Baseball comes first at OOB, but the NFL, NBA, and NHL are never far behind. Sometimes serious, usually funny, and always controversial, OOB is sure to please the most discriminating of sports fans, known in OOB lingo as OOBers.
The ever expanding and always entertaining exploits of Manny Ramirez, the infamous Red Sox outfielder.
* March 2007 (Spring Training) - Our hero has now taken to wearing a snood, recently donning the white model seen here (left).
* If you are in the locker room with Manny, better keep your clothes under lock and key. According to teammate Miguel Batista: “He’ll wear somebody’s socks or shirt if a player’s been hot. You’ll go to your locker and go ‘Where’s my. . . undershirt?’ And guys are like, ‘Oh, Manny may have it.’ If somebody’s hot on the team and he’s not, he’ll wear their socks, their shirt, anything.”
*Also during spring training 2007, a $4000 gas grill appeared on eBay with a picture of Manny and reportedly for sale by Manny. Initially, he claimed it to be his own ("Mirabelli, I'm a businessman. Gotta make a little money!") But eventually he admitted he was "selling it for a friend" in Florida. He was nice enough to throw in an autographed ball to the winner, but alas, the auction was never finished, as someone jacked the bidding up to $999,999,999.99 and the item was removed. Probably the work of some Yankee fan, no doubt.
Wait, Manny has a friend? What?
* During a 2005 game in Arlington, astute broadcasters spotted Manny wearing a pair of Oakley Thumps sunglasses (left) like the ones pictured here (left inset). Sunglasses in Texas? Not so strange. Ah, but these particular glasses have a built in MP3 player. Manager Terry Francona claimed there were no batteries in the glasses, but it looks like Manny is enjoying some tunes to us -- and, the glasses disappeared for the second inning. Later, it was revealed that Thumps don't take batteries, you just charge them up. Which means:
A. Manny was groovin' --and--
B. Tito is technologically challenged --or--
C. Tito is a poor liar
* On July 18, 2005, Manny disappeared into the Green Monster during a pitching change, allegedly to use the bathroom. He returned just barely in time for the next pitch.
* May 18, 2002 on a rehab assignment, Manny loses his diamond earring while sliding into third. Despite a 13 man search party after the game, the reportedly $15,000 bling is never found.
* I don't even know what that is (left).
* There are reports that Manny has demanded to be traded
* There are reports that Manny does not want to be traded.
(Pick one depending on the current date)
