If there's one thing that St. Louis proved to the world in 2005, it's that if you break down an old stadium - literally break it down into little pieces - and sell them to an eager fan base, you can make a killing. 

Sure, the Cardinals weren't the first to come up with this unique revenue producer, but as they shamelessly cashed in on everything from chunks of non-descript concrete to bathroom urinals to huge portions of the outfield fence, it became crystal clear that nothing is above being considered a "collectors item". 

With that in mind, it came as no surprise that the New York Yankees announced that they will be doing the same with old Yankee Stadium in a $10 million deal they struck with the city.  According to the NY Post:

The payment will give the team the right to sell city-owned portions of the ballpark, including all 57,000 seats, the foul poles, dugouts and even the urinals sources familiar with the deal said.

Okay, Yankees fan, no one is disputing that it would be a nice conversation piece in the house should you add a pair of seats from Yankee Stadium to your rec room, but just know that somewhere in the city at that exact moment, someone is showing his friends the Yankee Stadium foul pole that he put in his backyard.  And he is a bigger fan than you. 

 



Mar 25

1974 - Lark Voorhies, the girl who would later become the object of Screech Powers' undying affection is born.

2008 - The Red Sox and A's open the season in Tokyo because Bud Selig wants to prove his baseball is tougher than the Japanese ball. Actually, that's not true. I have no idea why they played in Tokyo.

2008 - The Tigers acquire Miguel Cabrera and so totally acquire the World Championship along with it. See because Miguel Cabrera made the Tigers way more awesome and all but guaranteed a World Series title. Lo and behold, the Tigers failed to show up for the regular season, as they were under the assumption that they had already won.



The Bench Bouncer
March 26, 2008

You know the guy who has the critical job of holding all his teammates back on the bench so they don't charge the court  during an NCAA Tournament game?  JoeSportsFan.com finally allows that guy to speak...

And I do way more than just holding everyone back. I have all kinds of other responsibilities, like running onto the court and jumping into my teammates after a timeout or throwing towels to the starters when they come to the bench. I don’t like to brag about it, but I also happen to be the guy who organizes the arm locks during tense games.
 



Potential Cardinals closer Jason Motte/Various boxers from Super Punch Out



All you and Mac need is an upper cut on that big Motte chin.



Mel Kiper thinks college overtime is for sissified pansies. The Media Circus thinks Mel Kiper looks like a falcon of some kind.