“Bill Buckner, who was leading the league in hitting, hated Lloyd Allen. They must have had problems in high school because Buckner hated this guy, and he hated Buckner.

The visiting team’s bullpen was right behind our bench on first base. Buckner, who played first base, would tell our infielders to throw the ball really high with the hopes that he couldn’t catch it and it would hit Lloyd Allen sitting in the bullpen.

Now we graduate from the rookie league and we are in triple-A. Allen is set to pitch the game. I am on the line for the National Anthem with Bobby Valentine as the leadoff hitter and Buckner hitting second. Valentine was on my left and Buckner was on my right, and Allen was on the mound.

Buckner looked at me and said, “I’m going to hit him the head and kill him.”

I thought he was goofy.

God be my judge when I tell you this. Allen threw him a fastball and where do you think Buckner hit it? He hit a line drive that hit Allen right on the top of his head.

Allen was down on the ground, and as Buckner was running down to first base I could hear him hollering at Allen, “Die, die, die.”

That’s Buckner. That’s how he played the game.”

I dig the “BS” logo, though they may want to make the “s” a little smaller in order to avoid the association with a certain English phrase.

@Grey: I’m not sure where you are getting “mischievious.” Does this one count?: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Softbank_hawks_logo.png

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Japanese_baseball_logos

Though research suggests the logos of a lot of the teams are pretty lame.

On a side note, how much cooler is the Tigers logo (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/Hanshintigerslogo.png) than the BayStars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yokohamabaystarslogo.png)?

Ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V72JG7eUbUY

Just looked up the 98 WS- I had forgotten that Sammy Sosa threw out the first pitch for Game 1 in NY. You’d think the Yankees would be able to come up with someone with some sort of connection to their team.

Anyway, just Wiki’d prominent San Diegans. More than you’d think. Jenna Presley, Kendra from the Playboy Mansion, and that’s just from the crew that take their clothes off.

Ted Danson! He’d be perfect. I’m sure Sam Malone can still bring it.

At least for us non-Hollywood types.

And assuming we weren’t married.

@Awesomus Maximus: Yeah, that was the season. I think that was the point where they stopped giving them nothing. She was cute, as opposed to just hot as the girls have been since then. I’m a fan of just cute though too.

Remember the chunks of skin the bugs took out of Colleen Haskell’s (how cute was she?) legs? Now the complaints about bugs are fleeting and minor. Pssh… kids nowadays!

my wife likes survivor .

@Awesomus Maximus: The fact that people have better amenities now than the past was my gripe from around season 5 to 10 but I’ve since abandoned that because I don’t think it’s ever going back to how it was. I used to love the fact they would have nothing at all to eat. Member that time the tribe’s only food floated off down a river? That was awesome. We’ll never see that again. I don’t think we’ll even see people eating rats again. Another shame.

Was a little surprised to see that people were actually bumpin’ uglies on Survivor. I still think of it as an experience that makes you filthy, bug bitten, hairy, and stanky within days. But I think players are provided much more amenities now than in the past… most likely so they can remain attractive (to both viewers and other players).