30 Mayıs 2012 Çarşamba

Of Megadeth & Mordor: Rick 'Rooster' Santorum's Weird Journey to Presidential Politics

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Rick SantorumOn the face of it, you might think there's not a lot weird about Rick Santorum. After all, the man seems fairly straight-laced.

But after a thorough Weird News Investigation, we've managed to dig up some dirt on ole Rick... like his college nickname and habits, a strange reference to "Lord of the Rings" when discussing the war in Iraq and even what appears to be some kind of soft spot for deceased North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il.

It's all true... and you can read all the weird details in my new gallery, The Weirdest Things You Never Knew About Rick Santorum.

Related Weird Politics

  • The Weirdest Things You Never Knew About Mitt Romney
  • The Weirdest Things You Never Knew About Newt Gingrich
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Funny Ball: Baseball's Strangest Moments

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Tommy JohnWith the A's and Mariners playing ball in Tokyo, baseball season is here... if a little early and in the middle of the night.

Like every other season, this one will have its share of memorable moments -- including more than a few that will be memorable for all the wrong reasons.

Like a 1988 game that Tommy John would like to forget because of his three errors.

These errors weren't just in one game... or one inning. Amazingly, he made them on the same play in the fourth inning.

With a runner on first, John bobbled an easy ground ball (error number one), and then threw the ball past Don Mattingly at first base (error number two). As the ball went into the outfield, the runner on first dashed around the bases and headed for home.

You see where this is going, right?

John took to cutoff throw and immediately hurled it into the opposing team's dugout instead of at the plate for error number three.

No wonder I try my best to forget everything about the late 1980s Yankees.

Like that tale? Then you'll love "The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown" by Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo, just published by Lyons Press.

Zullo said the John story is one of his favorites.

"Most of the Hall of Shamers we interviewed had such a great sense of humor and could poke fun at themselves," he said by email, and John "laughed his head off" when explaining the infamous play.

He even offered up an explanation worthy of a lefthander: "There was a thunderstorm coming and there were a lot of negative ions in the air, and since I was wearing a metal cup, it just glitched my mind."

For a few more cringe-worthy tales, visit my new gallery "The Baseball Hall of Shame" -- but if you're like me, you'll want to get the book.

And be sure to come back tomorrow for more.

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Two of the Strangest Home Runs You'll Ever Hear About

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Cap AnsonThey say baseball was a different game in the 19th century -- after all, you just don't see players being chased by horses these days.

But it happened in a game in 1892, when first baseman Cap Anson of the Chicago Cubs (then called the Colts) chased an errant throw from the shortstop into foul territory.

Back then, that's where the groundskeeper's horse, Sam, was kept so he could pull the lawnmower across the field -- and the groundskeeper had left Sam's gate open.

And Sam HATED Cap Anson.

So Anson stopped chasing the ball as Sam started chasing him, according to an outrageous story in Lyons Press' new book, "The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown" by Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo.

Meanwhile, the guy who hit the ball -- Tom Brown of the Louisville Colonels -- circled the bases and scored.

In a game a year earlier, Anson was on the other side of an equally bizarre home run: He hit a ball into a small gap between what was called "the doghouse" -- a small house that looked like a doghouse, where scoreboard numbers were kept -- and the outfield wall.

Outfielder "Big Ed" Delahanty tried to crawl into the doghouse to get to the ball but... well... Big Ed didn't exactly fit.

Big Ed was literally stuck in the doghouse as Anson circled the field.

"These events are so preposterous they don't seem real," said Nash by email. "But they are! And they happened in Major League games!"

Anson, by the way, went on to have more than 3,000 hits and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.

For more cringe-worthy tales and outrageous baseball moments -- including one involving an ostrich -- check out my new gallery, "The Baseball Hall of Shame, Part II." And don't forget to see part one, which you'll find right here.

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Homosexual Heroes: What If 'The Avengers' Were Gay?

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The Avengers"The Avengers" is smashing the box office with the power of The Incredible Hulk using Thor's mighty hammer... and it's almost guaranteed that we'll be seeing "The Avengers II," "The Avengers III," "The Avenger IV" and more -- not to mention the inevitable "reboot" once the franchise starts to wear thin.

But could one of those reboots feature a completely different take on the team of superheroes?

Joe Phillips, a comic artist who has worked for both Marvel and DC and has even inked "The Avengers" himself has envisioned some of the world's most famous superheroes as proud crime-fighting homosexuals.

"It is there," he told The Huffington Post's David Moye. "Think about it: A guy develops the ability to do something incredible and the first thing he does is to wear something tight-fitting and colorful and tell the world, 'I'm going to fight crime'?"

See "The Avengers" as you've never seen them before in my new photo collection, "Homo Heroes: Could The Gay Avengers Be the Next to the Big Screen?"

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26 Mayıs 2012 Cumartesi

Of Megadeth & Mordor: Rick 'Rooster' Santorum's Weird Journey to Presidential Politics

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Rick SantorumOn the face of it, you might think there's not a lot weird about Rick Santorum. After all, the man seems fairly straight-laced.

But after a thorough Weird News Investigation, we've managed to dig up some dirt on ole Rick... like his college nickname and habits, a strange reference to "Lord of the Rings" when discussing the war in Iraq and even what appears to be some kind of soft spot for deceased North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il.

It's all true... and you can read all the weird details in my new gallery, The Weirdest Things You Never Knew About Rick Santorum.

Related Weird Politics

  • The Weirdest Things You Never Knew About Mitt Romney
  • The Weirdest Things You Never Knew About Newt Gingrich
  • Weird Political News

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Funny Ball: Baseball's Strangest Moments

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Tommy JohnWith the A's and Mariners playing ball in Tokyo, baseball season is here... if a little early and in the middle of the night.

Like every other season, this one will have its share of memorable moments -- including more than a few that will be memorable for all the wrong reasons.

Like a 1988 game that Tommy John would like to forget because of his three errors.

These errors weren't just in one game... or one inning. Amazingly, he made them on the same play in the fourth inning.

With a runner on first, John bobbled an easy ground ball (error number one), and then threw the ball past Don Mattingly at first base (error number two). As the ball went into the outfield, the runner on first dashed around the bases and headed for home.

You see where this is going, right?

John took to cutoff throw and immediately hurled it into the opposing team's dugout instead of at the plate for error number three.

No wonder I try my best to forget everything about the late 1980s Yankees.

Like that tale? Then you'll love "The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown" by Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo, just published by Lyons Press.

Zullo said the John story is one of his favorites.

"Most of the Hall of Shamers we interviewed had such a great sense of humor and could poke fun at themselves," he said by email, and John "laughed his head off" when explaining the infamous play.

He even offered up an explanation worthy of a lefthander: "There was a thunderstorm coming and there were a lot of negative ions in the air, and since I was wearing a metal cup, it just glitched my mind."

For a few more cringe-worthy tales, visit my new gallery "The Baseball Hall of Shame" -- but if you're like me, you'll want to get the book.

And be sure to come back tomorrow for more.

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Two of the Strangest Home Runs You'll Ever Hear About

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Cap AnsonThey say baseball was a different game in the 19th century -- after all, you just don't see players being chased by horses these days.

But it happened in a game in 1892, when first baseman Cap Anson of the Chicago Cubs (then called the Colts) chased an errant throw from the shortstop into foul territory.

Back then, that's where the groundskeeper's horse, Sam, was kept so he could pull the lawnmower across the field -- and the groundskeeper had left Sam's gate open.

And Sam HATED Cap Anson.

So Anson stopped chasing the ball as Sam started chasing him, according to an outrageous story in Lyons Press' new book, "The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown" by Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo.

Meanwhile, the guy who hit the ball -- Tom Brown of the Louisville Colonels -- circled the bases and scored.

In a game a year earlier, Anson was on the other side of an equally bizarre home run: He hit a ball into a small gap between what was called "the doghouse" -- a small house that looked like a doghouse, where scoreboard numbers were kept -- and the outfield wall.

Outfielder "Big Ed" Delahanty tried to crawl into the doghouse to get to the ball but... well... Big Ed didn't exactly fit.

Big Ed was literally stuck in the doghouse as Anson circled the field.

"These events are so preposterous they don't seem real," said Nash by email. "But they are! And they happened in Major League games!"

Anson, by the way, went on to have more than 3,000 hits and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.

For more cringe-worthy tales and outrageous baseball moments -- including one involving an ostrich -- check out my new gallery, "The Baseball Hall of Shame, Part II." And don't forget to see part one, which you'll find right here.

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Homosexual Heroes: What If 'The Avengers' Were Gay?

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The Avengers"The Avengers" is smashing the box office with the power of The Incredible Hulk using Thor's mighty hammer... and it's almost guaranteed that we'll be seeing "The Avengers II," "The Avengers III," "The Avenger IV" and more -- not to mention the inevitable "reboot" once the franchise starts to wear thin.

But could one of those reboots feature a completely different take on the team of superheroes?

Joe Phillips, a comic artist who has worked for both Marvel and DC and has even inked "The Avengers" himself has envisioned some of the world's most famous superheroes as proud crime-fighting homosexuals.

"It is there," he told The Huffington Post's David Moye. "Think about it: A guy develops the ability to do something incredible and the first thing he does is to wear something tight-fitting and colorful and tell the world, 'I'm going to fight crime'?"

See "The Avengers" as you've never seen them before in my new photo collection, "Homo Heroes: Could The Gay Avengers Be the Next to the Big Screen?"

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23 Mayıs 2012 Çarşamba

Of Megadeth & Mordor: Rick 'Rooster' Santorum's Weird Journey to Presidential Politics

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Rick SantorumOn the face of it, you might think there's not a lot weird about Rick Santorum. After all, the man seems fairly straight-laced.

But after a thorough Weird News Investigation, we've managed to dig up some dirt on ole Rick... like his college nickname and habits, a strange reference to "Lord of the Rings" when discussing the war in Iraq and even what appears to be some kind of soft spot for deceased North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il.

It's all true... and you can read all the weird details in my new gallery, The Weirdest Things You Never Knew About Rick Santorum.

Related Weird Politics

  • The Weirdest Things You Never Knew About Mitt Romney
  • The Weirdest Things You Never Knew About Newt Gingrich
  • Weird Political News

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Funny Ball: Baseball's Strangest Moments

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Tommy JohnWith the A's and Mariners playing ball in Tokyo, baseball season is here... if a little early and in the middle of the night.

Like every other season, this one will have its share of memorable moments -- including more than a few that will be memorable for all the wrong reasons.

Like a 1988 game that Tommy John would like to forget because of his three errors.

These errors weren't just in one game... or one inning. Amazingly, he made them on the same play in the fourth inning.

With a runner on first, John bobbled an easy ground ball (error number one), and then threw the ball past Don Mattingly at first base (error number two). As the ball went into the outfield, the runner on first dashed around the bases and headed for home.

You see where this is going, right?

John took to cutoff throw and immediately hurled it into the opposing team's dugout instead of at the plate for error number three.

No wonder I try my best to forget everything about the late 1980s Yankees.

Like that tale? Then you'll love "The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown" by Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo, just published by Lyons Press.

Zullo said the John story is one of his favorites.

"Most of the Hall of Shamers we interviewed had such a great sense of humor and could poke fun at themselves," he said by email, and John "laughed his head off" when explaining the infamous play.

He even offered up an explanation worthy of a lefthander: "There was a thunderstorm coming and there were a lot of negative ions in the air, and since I was wearing a metal cup, it just glitched my mind."

For a few more cringe-worthy tales, visit my new gallery "The Baseball Hall of Shame" -- but if you're like me, you'll want to get the book.

And be sure to come back tomorrow for more.

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Two of the Strangest Home Runs You'll Ever Hear About

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Cap AnsonThey say baseball was a different game in the 19th century -- after all, you just don't see players being chased by horses these days.

But it happened in a game in 1892, when first baseman Cap Anson of the Chicago Cubs (then called the Colts) chased an errant throw from the shortstop into foul territory.

Back then, that's where the groundskeeper's horse, Sam, was kept so he could pull the lawnmower across the field -- and the groundskeeper had left Sam's gate open.

And Sam HATED Cap Anson.

So Anson stopped chasing the ball as Sam started chasing him, according to an outrageous story in Lyons Press' new book, "The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown" by Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo.

Meanwhile, the guy who hit the ball -- Tom Brown of the Louisville Colonels -- circled the bases and scored.

In a game a year earlier, Anson was on the other side of an equally bizarre home run: He hit a ball into a small gap between what was called "the doghouse" -- a small house that looked like a doghouse, where scoreboard numbers were kept -- and the outfield wall.

Outfielder "Big Ed" Delahanty tried to crawl into the doghouse to get to the ball but... well... Big Ed didn't exactly fit.

Big Ed was literally stuck in the doghouse as Anson circled the field.

"These events are so preposterous they don't seem real," said Nash by email. "But they are! And they happened in Major League games!"

Anson, by the way, went on to have more than 3,000 hits and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.

For more cringe-worthy tales and outrageous baseball moments -- including one involving an ostrich -- check out my new gallery, "The Baseball Hall of Shame, Part II." And don't forget to see part one, which you'll find right here.

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Homosexual Heroes: What If 'The Avengers' Were Gay?

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The Avengers"The Avengers" is smashing the box office with the power of The Incredible Hulk using Thor's mighty hammer... and it's almost guaranteed that we'll be seeing "The Avengers II," "The Avengers III," "The Avenger IV" and more -- not to mention the inevitable "reboot" once the franchise starts to wear thin.

But could one of those reboots feature a completely different take on the team of superheroes?

Joe Phillips, a comic artist who has worked for both Marvel and DC and has even inked "The Avengers" himself has envisioned some of the world's most famous superheroes as proud crime-fighting homosexuals.

"It is there," he told The Huffington Post's David Moye. "Think about it: A guy develops the ability to do something incredible and the first thing he does is to wear something tight-fitting and colorful and tell the world, 'I'm going to fight crime'?"

See "The Avengers" as you've never seen them before in my new photo collection, "Homo Heroes: Could The Gay Avengers Be the Next to the Big Screen?"

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17 Mayıs 2012 Perşembe

Funny Ball: Baseball's Strangest Moments

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Tommy JohnWith the A's and Mariners playing ball in Tokyo, baseball season is here... if a little early and in the middle of the night.

Like every other season, this one will have its share of memorable moments -- including more than a few that will be memorable for all the wrong reasons.

Like a 1988 game that Tommy John would like to forget because of his three errors.

These errors weren't just in one game... or one inning. Amazingly, he made them on the same play in the fourth inning.

With a runner on first, John bobbled an easy ground ball (error number one), and then threw the ball past Don Mattingly at first base (error number two). As the ball went into the outfield, the runner on first dashed around the bases and headed for home.

You see where this is going, right?

John took to cutoff throw and immediately hurled it into the opposing team's dugout instead of at the plate for error number three.

No wonder I try my best to forget everything about the late 1980s Yankees.

Like that tale? Then you'll love "The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown" by Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo, just published by Lyons Press.

Zullo said the John story is one of his favorites.

"Most of the Hall of Shamers we interviewed had such a great sense of humor and could poke fun at themselves," he said by email, and John "laughed his head off" when explaining the infamous play.

He even offered up an explanation worthy of a lefthander: "There was a thunderstorm coming and there were a lot of negative ions in the air, and since I was wearing a metal cup, it just glitched my mind."

For a few more cringe-worthy tales, visit my new gallery "The Baseball Hall of Shame" -- but if you're like me, you'll want to get the book.

And be sure to come back tomorrow for more.

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Two of the Strangest Home Runs You'll Ever Hear About

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Cap AnsonThey say baseball was a different game in the 19th century -- after all, you just don't see players being chased by horses these days.

But it happened in a game in 1892, when first baseman Cap Anson of the Chicago Cubs (then called the Colts) chased an errant throw from the shortstop into foul territory.

Back then, that's where the groundskeeper's horse, Sam, was kept so he could pull the lawnmower across the field -- and the groundskeeper had left Sam's gate open.

And Sam HATED Cap Anson.

So Anson stopped chasing the ball as Sam started chasing him, according to an outrageous story in Lyons Press' new book, "The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown" by Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo.

Meanwhile, the guy who hit the ball -- Tom Brown of the Louisville Colonels -- circled the bases and scored.

In a game a year earlier, Anson was on the other side of an equally bizarre home run: He hit a ball into a small gap between what was called "the doghouse" -- a small house that looked like a doghouse, where scoreboard numbers were kept -- and the outfield wall.

Outfielder "Big Ed" Delahanty tried to crawl into the doghouse to get to the ball but... well... Big Ed didn't exactly fit.

Big Ed was literally stuck in the doghouse as Anson circled the field.

"These events are so preposterous they don't seem real," said Nash by email. "But they are! And they happened in Major League games!"

Anson, by the way, went on to have more than 3,000 hits and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.

For more cringe-worthy tales and outrageous baseball moments -- including one involving an ostrich -- check out my new gallery, "The Baseball Hall of Shame, Part II." And don't forget to see part one, which you'll find right here.

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The Bizarre Body

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She's the daughter of a bishop and mother of three -- and she's covered in head to toe with tattoos.

Jinxi isn't just covered in tattoos -- she's practically an expert. She's co-written and edited three tattoo-related books, and serves as editor and senior writer for Tattooist Art Magazine.

Learn more about her on her Web site.

Think she's got a lot of tattoos? I interviewed Julia Gnuse, the world's most tattooed woman. Julia has 95 percent of her body covered in art, with images of everyone from the Beatles to the cast of Bewitched, and you can read more about her right here.

And for more tattoo chicks, see my special photo gallery: Tattoo Girls Rule.


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Homosexual Heroes: What If 'The Avengers' Were Gay?

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The Avengers"The Avengers" is smashing the box office with the power of The Incredible Hulk using Thor's mighty hammer... and it's almost guaranteed that we'll be seeing "The Avengers II," "The Avengers III," "The Avenger IV" and more -- not to mention the inevitable "reboot" once the franchise starts to wear thin.

But could one of those reboots feature a completely different take on the team of superheroes?

Joe Phillips, a comic artist who has worked for both Marvel and DC and has even inked "The Avengers" himself has envisioned some of the world's most famous superheroes as proud crime-fighting homosexuals.

"It is there," he told The Huffington Post's David Moye. "Think about it: A guy develops the ability to do something incredible and the first thing he does is to wear something tight-fitting and colorful and tell the world, 'I'm going to fight crime'?"

See "The Avengers" as you've never seen them before in my new photo collection, "Homo Heroes: Could The Gay Avengers Be the Next to the Big Screen?"

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Weird Mitt Romney

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We all have our struggles... Mitt Romney just has an awkward way of articulating his.

Romney is known for his fabulous wealth, but he wants voters who are struggling to find work that he knows what they're going through.

"I should tell my story," Romney told a group of unemployed Floridians. "I’m also unemployed."

According to the New York Times, one of the men in the audience asked Romney if he's on LinkedIn.

"I’m networking," Romney said. "I have my sight on a particular job."

I wonder... is he collecting unemployment?


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13 Mayıs 2012 Pazar

Of Megadeth & Mordor: Rick 'Rooster' Santorum's Weird Journey to Presidential Politics

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Rick SantorumOn the face of it, you might think there's not a lot weird about Rick Santorum. After all, the man seems fairly straight-laced.

But after a thorough Weird News Investigation, we've managed to dig up some dirt on ole Rick... like his college nickname and habits, a strange reference to "Lord of the Rings" when discussing the war in Iraq and even what appears to be some kind of soft spot for deceased North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il.

It's all true... and you can read all the weird details in my new gallery, The Weirdest Things You Never Knew About Rick Santorum.

Related Weird Politics

  • The Weirdest Things You Never Knew About Mitt Romney
  • The Weirdest Things You Never Knew About Newt Gingrich
  • Weird Political News

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Funny Ball: Baseball's Strangest Moments

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Tommy JohnWith the A's and Mariners playing ball in Tokyo, baseball season is here... if a little early and in the middle of the night.

Like every other season, this one will have its share of memorable moments -- including more than a few that will be memorable for all the wrong reasons.

Like a 1988 game that Tommy John would like to forget because of his three errors.

These errors weren't just in one game... or one inning. Amazingly, he made them on the same play in the fourth inning.

With a runner on first, John bobbled an easy ground ball (error number one), and then threw the ball past Don Mattingly at first base (error number two). As the ball went into the outfield, the runner on first dashed around the bases and headed for home.

You see where this is going, right?

John took to cutoff throw and immediately hurled it into the opposing team's dugout instead of at the plate for error number three.

No wonder I try my best to forget everything about the late 1980s Yankees.

Like that tale? Then you'll love "The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown" by Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo, just published by Lyons Press.

Zullo said the John story is one of his favorites.

"Most of the Hall of Shamers we interviewed had such a great sense of humor and could poke fun at themselves," he said by email, and John "laughed his head off" when explaining the infamous play.

He even offered up an explanation worthy of a lefthander: "There was a thunderstorm coming and there were a lot of negative ions in the air, and since I was wearing a metal cup, it just glitched my mind."

For a few more cringe-worthy tales, visit my new gallery "The Baseball Hall of Shame" -- but if you're like me, you'll want to get the book.

And be sure to come back tomorrow for more.

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Two of the Strangest Home Runs You'll Ever Hear About

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Cap AnsonThey say baseball was a different game in the 19th century -- after all, you just don't see players being chased by horses these days.

But it happened in a game in 1892, when first baseman Cap Anson of the Chicago Cubs (then called the Colts) chased an errant throw from the shortstop into foul territory.

Back then, that's where the groundskeeper's horse, Sam, was kept so he could pull the lawnmower across the field -- and the groundskeeper had left Sam's gate open.

And Sam HATED Cap Anson.

So Anson stopped chasing the ball as Sam started chasing him, according to an outrageous story in Lyons Press' new book, "The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown" by Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo.

Meanwhile, the guy who hit the ball -- Tom Brown of the Louisville Colonels -- circled the bases and scored.

In a game a year earlier, Anson was on the other side of an equally bizarre home run: He hit a ball into a small gap between what was called "the doghouse" -- a small house that looked like a doghouse, where scoreboard numbers were kept -- and the outfield wall.

Outfielder "Big Ed" Delahanty tried to crawl into the doghouse to get to the ball but... well... Big Ed didn't exactly fit.

Big Ed was literally stuck in the doghouse as Anson circled the field.

"These events are so preposterous they don't seem real," said Nash by email. "But they are! And they happened in Major League games!"

Anson, by the way, went on to have more than 3,000 hits and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.

For more cringe-worthy tales and outrageous baseball moments -- including one involving an ostrich -- check out my new gallery, "The Baseball Hall of Shame, Part II." And don't forget to see part one, which you'll find right here.

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DUI...Hiring a Specialist

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Just as lawyers specialize in certain types of law, certain lawyers have particular expertise in extremely specialized areas of criminal law.  Because of the technical, scientific nature of DUI cases, it is extremely important to have an attorney who knows the scientific basis of the government's case, often better than they do.  There are defenses available in almost every case, depending upon the specific facts of that case.  The trick is knowing how to use those defenses and when.  Sometimes, sentencing (punishment) rather than guilt is the issue.

Jeffrey C. Stotter has been recognized as a Redding DUI specialist by the California Deuce Defenders Asociation and is a member of the National College of DUI Defense.  He has successfully tried dozens of DUI cases (both alcohol and drugs), as misdemeanors and felonies.

The 10-Day Rule

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Following an arrest for DUI, you have just 10 days in which to contact the DMV and request an administrative hearing.  Typically the officer who arrested you will give you a temporary license that shows the contact information for the DMV.  This is sometimes overlooked in the stress of an arrest and its aftermath.

There are some exceptions to this 10-day rule, such as when the officer didn't serve you the required papers, or if you were hospitalized after an arrest.

If you contact the DMV and set a hearing yourself, thus preserving your right to the hearing, I can contact them once I represent you and reschedule your hearing.  Your license will be valid until at least the date of the hearing, no matter how often it is rescheduled.  The DMV will mail you another temporary license good through the date of the hearing.

You can call the Redding DMV at (530) 224-4755 or fax them at (530) 244-4737.  Have your driver's license number, date and location of your arrest, and the agency (CHP, RPD, etc.) that arrested you handy when you call.
Or you can obtain a FREE hearing request form from our office by calling (530) 241-6DUI.

Domestic Violence ... Effects of Conviction

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Domestic violence is a broad category of cases which may or may not involve actual violence or injury.  Even non-domestic violence convictions involving violence will result in a ten-year loss of all state firearms rights, and even a non-domestic violence conviction involving a spouse or partner will result in a lifetime federal firearms ban.  Also, a domestic violence or child endangerment conviction can create a powerful legal presumption prohibiting a court from awarding child custody to the convicted person, even years after the conviction.  A domestic violence conviction can have lifelong consequences.  If accused of such an offense, it is extremely important to hire an attorney with substantial experience in fighting such cases.

DMV-ITS OWN REALITY

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Anyone who has dealt with the DMV knows that it is a world that scarcely resembles anything normal.  DMV Hearings in DUI case (called ADMIN PER SE hearings) are no different.  First, there's the setting:  the Hearings take place in the office of the Hearing Officer, at DMV.  Oh, did I mention that the hearing officer is ALSO the prosecutor?  And the Judge.  Yes, it's as if you got arrested, went to trial, and they took you to the police station for your "trial."  And then, when it is time to call the jury, they walk in:  ALL COPS!!!  Yes, these hearings can be hard to win, to say the least.

The good news is that DMV hearings are hyper-technical in nature.  Some circumstances that would not cause a dismissal in the criminal case can force a "set-aside" from DMV.  These "loopholes" may often seem insignificant at first glance, but can often be applied to the driver's benefit.

Probable Cause? Maybe not.

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You probably already know that in order to stop you in your vehicle, an officer needs probable cause.  It's not enough for him to operate on just a hunch you might be DUI (driving under the influence).  If it's late at night or very early in the morning and an officer really wants to stop and question you, he'll typically follow you for a while looking for something.  Of course we all know that feeling of dread when there's a cop following us.  Am I speeding?  Is my registration still good?  It's unnerving business even if you haven't had anything to drink.  People who have been drinking to excess will sometimes touch or cross the "fog line," constituting a reason for the officer to pull you over. 
Sometimes, however, an officer really wants to stop you and your driving is perfect.  He will then look for some obvious equipment violation.  License plate light out?  Good enough.  Missing a brake light?  Forgot to use your turn signal?  Any of these reasons is good enough. 
Recently a client was stopped because the officer claimed the car's round tube-shaped bumper blocked his view of the license plate.  No allegations were made that his driving was anything less than perfect.  My examination revealed that the license plate could be in fact be seen and read perfectly.  I filed a motion to suppress the evidence.  Photographs were introduced.  The car was viewed.  In the end, the court agreed that the license was visible and there was no probable cause for the officer to stop my client.   The case was dismissed. 
Cops work very hard and make countless judgment calls each day.  In the interest of protecting the public, sometimes they may be overzealous with their interpretation of "probable cause."  It's my job to hold them to the high standards the law requires.  In a DUI arrest, make sure you have an experienced DUI attorney who will meet with you, review the evidence against you, and ensure that your rights are protected as your case moves through the courts.  

Can You Be Charged With DUI Without Driving?

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Although this seems like a simple question, the answer is anything but simple. Everyone has heard of someone arrested while "sleeping it off" in their car, or something similar. In many states, DUI only requires "control of the vehicle.". Therefore, merely sitting in the car with the keys in the ignition running and the radio or heater on could be enough for a DUI!!
NOT IN CALIFORNIA!
in California, "driving" for purposes of DUI requires "volitional vehicle movement.". In other words, the car must move under the "driver's" control. So, sitting in the driver's seat of a running car while drunk is NOT a DUI in California, but pushing a disabled car while drunk can be!!
Of course, just because the police don't SEE you driving doesn't mean you can't be convicted of DUI based on circumstantial evidence (that you drove while drunk before they arrived). However, there may also be evidence that a person consumed alcohol (or a drug) AFTER they parked!
My first DUI trial in Shasta County (in about 1994!)involved police being called to a liquor store parking lot, where they found my client passed out in the driver's seat of her car, with the engine running and the car IN GEAR!! The only reason the car wasn't moving was her unconscious foot on the brake! After police finally roused her, they arrested my client (the only person in the car) for DUI! She was so drunk, she actually had wet herself!
Well, we were able to show that her husband had actually driven the car to that location, and then walked off after getting in a fight with his EXTREMELY drunk wife! Unfortunately, he forgot that she had a spare key in her purse! The jury acquitted after about two hours!

False Rape Accusations

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     I recently represented a man accused of rape by his former wife's niece.  These allegations first surfaced during the custody dispute between my client and his (now) estranged wife.  The wife's sister's daughter suddenly came forward and claimed that my client had raped her numerous times, several years earlier, when she was just a teenager.  As a result of these allegations, my client lost custody of his children, and was interrogated by the police.
     Here's where he made his best decision - HE DIDN'T TALK TO THE POLICE!  He didn't tell them that the girl was crazy (she was), he didn't tell them that she had made similar allegations in the past (she had), and he didn't tell them that he was innocent (he was!)  He told the police that he wanted to speak to a lawyer, AND THEN HE HIRED ME!
     Our office promptly contacted the police, the District Attorney's office and Child Protective Services.  We appeared at the hearing on a restraining order that the "victim" was seeking against our client.  The restraining order was dismissed.  For two years, nothing happened.  Finally, last year, the Shasta County District Attorney filed SIX charges of forcible rape, sodomy and other sordid sex acts against our client.
     And the fight began.  Nearly another year later, after numerous hearings, appeals and motions, the case was set for trial in April of 2011.  However, after our investigation revealed numerous inconsistencies in the "victim's" story, as well as past cases where she had also falsely accused others of similar sexual misconduct, as well as drug use, as well as mental health issues, the case was finally dismissed on the eve of trial.
     This case was a perfect example of how trials are won or lost BEFORE the first juror enters the court room!  Our office subpoened court, school and juvenile records, obtained statements from former teachers and friends of the "victim," as well as obtaining police reports of these prior false allegations (where it was ultimately determined that the "victim" was not telling the truth!)
     Of course, this evidence would have made us very likely to have won the trial, IF IT HAD EVER OCCURRED.  However, instead, the case was dismissed without even going to trial.  
     We'll take that type of victory any day!! 

6 Mayıs 2012 Pazar

Lee Speigel, UFO Researcher of the Year

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Lee SpeigelIf there's any group that likes to give -- and get -- awards as much as Hollywood stars, it's journalists. But while there are literally thousands of awards handed out to members of the news media each year, precious few are reserved for weird news reporters.

I speak from experience on this.

So three cheers -- or at least a hearty round of tentacled applause -- for my Huffington Post colleague Lee Speigel, who was just bestowed with the OpenMinds.tv Researcher of the Year award at the 21st annual International UFO Congress and Film Festival, which was held near Scottsdale, Arizona (which was apparently about as close to Area 51 as they could get this year).

This six-day event drew nearly 2,000 people from around the world, making it one of the world's biggest gathering if UFO enthusiasts.

Lee was given the award for his "outstanding contribution to the field of Ufology." And all I can say is, if more researchers were as dogged as Lee, the UFOs wouldn't stand a chance.

I'm proud to call Lee my friend, colleague and the 2012 UFO Researcher of the Year. May all your saucers land safely, Lee, and may you never be abducted unless it's for a story -- and in that case, make sure you write that story for me first.

Photo c International UFO Congress and Film Festival

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World's Shortest Men

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It's the biggest "little" competition around: The battle to be named shortest man in the world.

for the third time in less than 18 months, Guinness World Records has crowned a new world's shortest man: 72-year-old Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal, who is just 21.5 inches (54.6 centimeters) tall.

"I am very happy. Now I want to travel across Nepal and to foreign countries," Dangi told reporters afterward, according to the Associated Press.

Dangi actually has a normal-sized head and has to shave like any other man. However, the rest of him is out of proportion.

According to the AP report, he can walk and climb only small stairs, and eats mostly rice and vegetables along with occasional small portions of meat.


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Tallest Man in America

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It doesn't take much to make me feel small... but I'm positively mouselike in the presence of Igor Vovkovinskiy, the 27-year-old Minnesota resident.

Igor Vovkovinskiy, Tallest Man in America

Igor Vovkovinskiy, Tallest Man in America

Guinness World RecordsIgor is now officially the tallest man in America, according to Guinness World Records.

Igor is 7 feet, 8 1/3 inches tall -- beating George Bell, the 7'8" deputy sheriff from Norfolk, Virginia.

Vovkovinskiy was raised in the Ukraine, but moved to Minnesota when doctors at the Mayo Clinic attempted to remove the pituitary gland tumor that they believe is responsible for his great height.

The surgery failed, and Vovkovinskiy kept growing, according to my colleague Ben Muessig of AOL News.

Now, the new tallest man in America wears 24 10-E shoes, one size bigger than Bell's big boots. He lives in a house with cathedral-style ceilings, and sleeps in a 9-foot-long bed.


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