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That’s a pretty lookin record right there. (Taken with...

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:25:51 -0400

That’s a pretty lookin record right there. (Taken with instagram)

SNL’s Game of Thrones

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:21:49 -0400

SNL’s Game of Thrones

wicnet: Rolling Stone- March 15, 2012

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:24:27 -0500

wicnet:

Rolling Stone- March 15, 2012

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:08:05 -0500

Now this is how you name some streets! #OKC (Taken with...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:48:46 -0500

Now this is how you name some streets! #OKC (Taken with instagram)

Johnny Bench statue in front of Bricktown Ballpark in #OKC...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:46:01 -0500

Johnny Bench statue in front of Bricktown Ballpark in #OKC (Taken with instagram)

#Isotopes Park. Albuquerque, NM (Taken with instagram)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:02:20 -0500

#Isotopes Park. Albuquerque, NM (Taken with instagram)

#RoadTrip (Taken with instagram)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:21:02 -0500

#RoadTrip (Taken with instagram)

LCD Soundsytem "Shut Up and Play the Hits" Trailer

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:42:41 -0500

LCD Soundsytem "Shut Up and Play the Hits" Trailer

thedailywhat: Music Festival Lineup of the Day: Hot off the...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:58:03 -0500

thedailywhat:

Music Festival Lineup of the Day: Hot off the virtual presses, it’s the lineup of this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Click here to embiggen.)

The festival, which will be held over two weekends for the first time, is set to feature a performance by the also-reunited Refused.

Wave of parody lineups in 3… 2…

[@coachella.]

AT THE DRIVE-IN!!!!!!!!!

Rockies spring training offices at Salt River Fields (Taken with...

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:15:25 -0500

Rockies spring training offices at Salt River Fields (Taken with instagram)

DBacks spring training clubhouse at Salt River Fields (Taken...

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:13:26 -0500

DBacks spring training clubhouse at Salt River Fields (Taken with instagram)

Bull City Rising (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:11:58 -0500

Bull City Rising (Taken with instagram)

Instagram the #airport 2 (Taken with Instagram at Cincinnati /...

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:18:02 -0500

Instagram the #airport 2 (Taken with Instagram at Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG))

What to do when you miss your connecting flight? Instagram the...

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:15:57 -0500

What to do when you miss your connecting flight? Instagram the #airport (Taken with instagram)

Double #Rainbow in the ‘Nati #AllTheWay (Taken with...

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:53:02 -0500

Double #Rainbow in the ‘Nati #AllTheWay (Taken with instagram)

13 Moments From 2011 That Remind Us Why Baseball is Wonderful: Part One

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:08:18 -0500

oldtimefamilybaseball:

As long as you weren’t a Red Sox or Braves supporter, 2011 was a pretty magical season. With two epic collapses that weren’t decided until the final day of the season, to David Freese’s moments of heroism in game six, the year offered baseball fans an endless buffet of delights, a constant bevy of joy. And while Frank McCourt tried his best to destroy baseball in Los Angeles and the new CBA punishes the most talented players, this is not the time to focus on such thoughts. This is a time to be joyous and merry.

Below are the thirteen best moments from the past baseball season, the ones that will keep you merry and warm until pitchers and catchers report in February. For 2010’s best moments, click here for part one and here for part two.

13. The Return of Wily Mo!

Removed from his heady prospect days when he was young and disappointing in Cincinnati, Boston, and Washington, we could finally enjoy Wily Mo for what he really was: a monster who could destroy baseballs on the off chance that he made contact. Armed with the ridiculously fun name (go on, holler “Wily Mo!” and see how much better you feel), Wily Mo Pena returned to the Major Leagues for the first time since he posted a .509 OPS for the Nationals in 2008. After bashing 21 home runs in only 271 plate appearances for the Diamondback’s AAA affiliate, Pena promptly homered in his second at-bat after being called up off of Luke Hochevar. The usually stoic Kirk Gibson said:

“That’s what we brought him up here for—to turbo it out of here. I’d like to say I used to hit them that way, but I don’t think so.”

Using science, I was then able to break down the aspects of Pena’s swing that made him so successful:

Before being traded to the Mariners later in the year, Pena posted the most self-representative batting line, hitting .196/.196/.522 with 5 HR and 0 walks in 46 at-bats with the Diamondbacks. He’d show more patience as the year continued, drawing five whole walks while with the M’s, finishing at .204/.250/.416 with 7 longballs.

Sadly, the Majors will have to go without Wily Mo next season as he heads to Japan to hit baseballs farther than they’ve ever been before. He’s young enough that, if we think really nice thoughts and are kind to one another, he may grace the States one final time after making his fortune in Japan.

12. Kershaw and Kemp and Pray for Rent

(Photo by Andy Shaindlin)

Things were pretty messy at Chavez Ravine this season. On Opening Day, Bryan Stow was savagely beaten and he is just beginning to speak. Then, after the messy divorce between Frank and Jamie McCourt, Frank had to file for bankruptcy, trying to quickly sell the TV rights to a below market deal just to stay afloat. Of course, the fact that he was in this position at all, funneling Dodgers funds directly into his own accounts to purchase homes and direct “V energy,” was just more fuel for the fire.

But while Dodger fans stayed away from Chavez Ravine in droves, at one point accounting for almost 75% of the attendance drop in the entire sport, Clayton Kershaw and Matt Kemp did their best to reward the remaining few. Kershaw finished the season at 21-5 with a 2.28 ERA, posting a 1.10 ERA from July 7th on, while leading the league in strikeouts, WHIP, and H/9 en route to his first Cy Young Award. Only 23 years old, the Dodgers have another pitcher to add to the team’s legacy.

Meanwhile, on the offensive side of the ball, Matt Kemp rebounded in a large way from his disappointing 2010. With an apparent renewed spirit, Kemp threatened for the Triple Crown, finishing with a .324/.399/.586 line, a league-leading 39 home runs and 126 RBI and tacking on another 40 steals. Though many believed that Kemp, and not Ryan Braun, should have been rewarded with the MVP, nearly becoming the first team since the 1962 Dodgers to feature both without reaching the postseason, the Dodgers will at least have two superstars to build around once the ownership situation is resolved.

Oh, and Vin Scully is coming back for another year. That’s reason enough to rejoice.

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#dragonfly (Taken with instagram)

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:02:18 -0500

#dragonfly (Taken with instagram)

California #ChristmasTree (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 20:31:27 -0500

California #ChristmasTree (Taken with instagram)

New Radiohead track “Staircase”

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:35:38 -0500

New Radiohead track “Staircase”