One of my absolute favorite things about baseball players, and something I often forget about, is the fact that these guys are jocks, and a good majority of them enjoy doing burly, jockish things in their downtime. Ask Dan--I LOVE talking about some of the more redneckish behavior. It's like watching a dog whose bred for doing a certain task. Much like a collie has eons of herding instincts in him, Josh Beckett has an unseen hand guiding him to pound Coors Original while bowhunting for turkeys and turning over ATVs.
Cubs pregame host Judd Sirott (nephew of Bob) just interviewed Addison's own version of a calendar fireman, Micah Hoffpauir, and we learned the following:
- In the offseason, he is obsessed with duck hunting
- He is "addicted" to hunting TV shows
- His wife rags on him for watching the Sportsman Channel all day (motto: "All Hunting, All The Time")
I think I love him 10x more, though I think Lou needs to get Clint Barmes on the horn so we can get Micah some proper training in carrying deer meet up a flight of stairs.
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The Wall St Journal had a great article today about basball's "Chattiest TV Announcers", based off how many words per minute they speak. Vin Scully ranks first. No suprise there, as Vin runs that solo. Dan McLaughin, the asshat Cardinals broadcaster, ranks 2nd. Len Kasper and Hawk Harrelson were almost a dead heat, with Len belting out 71.5 wpm, and Hawk uttering 70.9. Check the list out here.
And lastly, congrats to Derek Lee on the birth of his his second child. As much as I love Micah, Derek has been our rock for the past 5 years, and he deserves another big payday from someone, if not the Cubs.
Roy Oswalt and his bulldozer is still #1 in my heart. He had it put in his contract!
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