en-usLatest Commentshttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.comI suspect a few Tribe fans are the only ones who will remember Mike Bacsik for something else... he made his major league debut in 2001 in long relief of Dave Burba (and gave up 7 runs) the night the Indians overcame a 12-run defecit to beat the Marinershttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/fasowt.php#C44Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:45:46 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/fasowt.php#C44After last night's game, Clemens is 1-2 and the Yankees are losers of three straight. Thankfully they're no longer the hottest team in baseball. Did you see the interview with Sosa after he hit number 600? His English sure has improved since the conhttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/twpm.php#C43Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:03:47 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/twpm.php#C43I actually attended Sunday's game, where I watched loss #9,976... The highlight of the game for me was watching Alan Trammell throw BP to the Cubs. On the other hand, at the rate they're going, the only remaining question is will #10,000 come before http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/asamop.php#C42Mon, 14 May 2007 09:22:05 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/asamop.php#C42I like how the order of the stories brilliantly reflects the cycle of life. The first one is about birth, the last one is about death, and in between most people deal with parents (Mother's Day), flirt with danger (tattoos), and adhere to a religion (Sahttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/asamop.php#C41Tue, 08 May 2007 16:05:24 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/asamop.php#C41My favorite Seeing Eye Single so far. I loved the Brady Quinn joke. Tomhttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/asamop.php#C40Tue, 08 May 2007 15:43:41 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/asamop.php#C40Help me decide who makes a cuter couple: Roger & Andy or Derek & Alex? smftchttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/asamop.php#C39Tue, 08 May 2007 10:45:56 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/asamop.php#C39Are you sure about the Clemens signing? I've yet to hear about it from anywhere else. Nice scoop. Joelhttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/asamop.php#C38Mon, 07 May 2007 18:39:19 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/asamop.php#C38First Lastings Milledge, now Jim Leyland: Jim Leyland Facts smftchttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/ltwotna.php#C37Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:46:24 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/ltwotna.php#C37Zappers were like large bumpy gumballs... I think 6 to a pack... that alternated in orange and grape, and were filled with tangy/sour sugar crystals.http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/iktpots.php#C36Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:38:15 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/iktpots.php#C36Cancer, no... but I've always found severed limbs to be hilarious. I watched as my cousin lost part of his finger in a fish gutting incident as a kid and we both joke about it now. Tis but a scratch! I've never heard of Zappers. What's makes them ahttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/iktpots.php#C35Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:10:49 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/iktpots.php#C35I'd replace Now & Laters with Zappers. I assume they stopped making those things years ago, but they were awesome... and I was never even much of a gum fan. I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but I believe that in 2005, we both had greater odds of http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/iktpots.php#C34Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:26:16 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/iktpots.php#C34I think my favorite part of the Manuel-Eskin encounter is where everybody at the press conference is laughing about it... Everybody except Manuel. Makes it all the more hilarious. I've heard Eskin's show, by the way, on the legendary WIP, which I lihttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/iktpots.php#C33Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:49:14 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/iktpots.php#C33I finally had the chance to finish Richard L. McBane's "A Fine-Looking Lot of Ball Tossers" over the weekend, and found that I've made a mistake about the location of the Black Tyrites' park. The final chapter covered some of Akron's baseball history http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/yj/ttto1933.php#C32Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:21:00 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/yj/ttto1933.php#C32http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/O/ODell_Tiny.stmhttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/yj/tpwhnbimk.php#C31Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:21:04 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/yj/tpwhnbimk.php#C31That was an excellent read. The Tiny O'Dell story, was that true? It would make for a great movie. Joelhttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/yj/tpwhnbimk.php#C30Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:50:01 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/yj/tpwhnbimk.php#C30I can speak for all three Dodgers fans here when I say: Fernandomania Rocked! I saw him five times but since I was a kid, the memories of each run together. Joelhttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/iatlt.php#C29Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:30:46 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/iatlt.php#C29Bloody good showing, my friend. Do you think I'll get in trouble if I print out the beer vendors cards and put em on ebay? Will Copy Shop give me a hard time? That baseball race page is brilliant. I've been putzing around with it all morning. smhttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/iatlt.php#C28Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:39:16 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/iatlt.php#C28I was at Wrigley... Wow, one hell of a long time ago. Don't know why, but I recall that Len Matuszek (and I spelled that correctly off the top of my head) was in the game for the Dodgers, and that he was new to the team, and wasn't listed on my scorecahttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/iatlt.php#C27Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:11:32 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/iatlt.php#C27#37 is my new favorite. I was skimming and I missed it. I'm going to steal two that I saw on a Chuck Norris list: 1) Lastings Milledge can divide by zero. 2) Lastings Milledge's calendar goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd; no one fools Lasthttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/ltwotna.php#C26Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:12:17 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/ltwotna.php#C26Lastings Milledge facts I like: 37. Rickey Henderson wishes his name was Lastings Milledge so he'd have a better name to refer to himself in the third person with. 52. Civil War cannons were nicknamed "Lastings Milledge's Arm." 92. Thomas Jefferson http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/ltwotna.php#C25Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:00:18 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/ltwotna.php#C25No offense Franco, but I need to hire Swampudlian as my editor. Has anyone watched the Frank Thomas commercial in the second link? Canucks have no sense of humor... and they talk funny. EC (resident xenophobe)http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/ltwotna.php#C24Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:07:08 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/ltwotna.php#C24My favorite LM facts: 109. Lastings Milledge can talk about Fight Club. 113. Lastings Milledge is the only drummer from Spinal Tap to survive. 452. Lastings Milledge knows the words to "Louie, Louie" and "Chacarron Macarron". 464. The Nolan Ryan for http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/ltwotna.php#C23Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:57:10 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/ltwotna.php#C23That thing about the solar panels... That's just dumb. And the thing is that the solar panels would probably work better in San Diego, Arizona or Las Vegas (not sure which of these are in PG&E's "territory", but I'd venture it might be 2 out of 3). Juhttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/ltwotna.php#C22Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:53:23 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/ltwotna.php#C22I think Yogi's pretty smart and enjoys playing dumb in a self depreciating way just to get people's reactions. I must be a loser too. I collected SLU's and still have them, unopened. I also have thousands of baseball cards in my attic just waiting fhttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/itntkm.php#C21Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:42:18 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/itntkm.php#C21My favorite Yogi-ism (off the top of my head, so I may have a word or two incorrect): "You have to go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't show up to yours." My theory on Yogi is that he isn't nearly as dumb as he comes off, he just has ahttp://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/itntkm.php#C20Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:52:28 -0400http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/itntkm.php#C20