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Now "The Bird" Is Worm Food
04/13/09 05:13 PM
By
Pedregoso Rios
No! Being inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame would not have qualified Mark "The Bird" Fidrych for the Hall-of-Fame Death Watch Pool. R.I.P., crazy man.
P.S. Who knew Wikipedia kept a handy-dandy death-tracking page? Awesome!
No! Being inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame would not have qualified Mark "The Bird" Fidrych for the Hall-of-Fame Death Watch Pool. R.I.P., crazy man.
P.S. Who knew Wikipedia kept a handy-dandy death-tracking page? Awesome!
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For The Frick'n Record
04/13/09 05:09 PM
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Pedregoso Rios
You’ve no doubt heard about the death of Philadelphia Phillies announcer Harry Karas. News accounts have all referred to him as “Hall-of-Fame” announcer, which likely prompted a lot of owners to check to see if they have him on their rosters. (No one did.) But here’s the deal: Harry Karas was not an inductee in the Hall-of-Fame and thus he was not eligible for the Hall-of-Fame Death Watch Pool. Instead, Karas was a Ford C. Frick Award Honoree. Even this HOF link makes a distinction between inductees and honorees when it says: “...Each award recipient (not to be confused with an inductee) is presented with a calligraphy of the award during the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony...” So it’s an award, not an induction, that announcers receive. So don’t go thinking you can backdoor a Frick award winner in future seasons.
And while we’re clarifying: Mascots in the Mascot Hall-of-Fame don’t qualify either, Sue Klinkhamer. So, even though you want the Phillies Phanatic to die in horrifying ways, his brutal death will not gain you any points towards the HOF Death Watch Pool. (Though, of course, it’s fun to know you hate the Phanatic that much; in the event of his untimely demise, we promise to all give you a toast.)
You’ve no doubt heard about the death of Philadelphia Phillies announcer Harry Karas. News accounts have all referred to him as “Hall-of-Fame” announcer, which likely prompted a lot of owners to check to see if they have him on their rosters. (No one did.) But here’s the deal: Harry Karas was not an inductee in the Hall-of-Fame and thus he was not eligible for the Hall-of-Fame Death Watch Pool. Instead, Karas was a Ford C. Frick Award Honoree. Even this HOF link makes a distinction between inductees and honorees when it says: “...Each award recipient (not to be confused with an inductee) is presented with a calligraphy of the award during the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony...” So it’s an award, not an induction, that announcers receive. So don’t go thinking you can backdoor a Frick award winner in future seasons.
And while we’re clarifying: Mascots in the Mascot Hall-of-Fame don’t qualify either, Sue Klinkhamer. So, even though you want the Phillies Phanatic to die in horrifying ways, his brutal death will not gain you any points towards the HOF Death Watch Pool. (Though, of course, it’s fun to know you hate the Phanatic that much; in the event of his untimely demise, we promise to all give you a toast.)
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Sad News...On Three Levels
04/09/09 02:07 PM
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Pedregoso Rios
Tragedy is tragedy. (Lost fans should understand this allusion based on Wednesday’s episode.) He had a bright future and died way too young. It surely is a sad day.
Sadder still is that *six* Santa Lechuga owners have already chimed in to lament that he wasn’t a Cardinals pitcher. One even went so far as to suggest that we open the Creepy Cardinals Death Watch Pool to include on pitcher from each MLB team and not just Cardinals pitchers. Guys, let this sad news breath a little. The dude just died. Don’t forget the formula: Tragedy + Time = Comedy.
Saddest of all personally is what it says about me that all six of those owners contacted *me,* like I’m Mr. Tragedy over here. Hey, I’m not the arbiter of death just ‘cause I sponsor the Creepy Cardinals Death Watch Pool...I just help take the edge off the tragedy with a little black humor after the immediate horror of the tragedy passes.
Tragedy is tragedy. (Lost fans should understand this allusion based on Wednesday’s episode.) He had a bright future and died way too young. It surely is a sad day.
Sadder still is that *six* Santa Lechuga owners have already chimed in to lament that he wasn’t a Cardinals pitcher. One even went so far as to suggest that we open the Creepy Cardinals Death Watch Pool to include on pitcher from each MLB team and not just Cardinals pitchers. Guys, let this sad news breath a little. The dude just died. Don’t forget the formula: Tragedy + Time = Comedy.
Saddest of all personally is what it says about me that all six of those owners contacted *me,* like I’m Mr. Tragedy over here. Hey, I’m not the arbiter of death just ‘cause I sponsor the Creepy Cardinals Death Watch Pool...I just help take the edge off the tragedy with a little black humor after the immediate horror of the tragedy passes.
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