Birthday Bash Flashbacks! - Turns out, bad can be funny

BHGM celebrated birthday #2 on Sunday the 29th, and as promised, we've got more Birthday Bash Flashbacks. Another two-fer today. The theme is, really bad things can be really funny.

First we're going with the classic "Kazmir, Cubs, Duffy, and College Baseball Lying" post from May 19th, 2006. Had a lot of bad stuff happening then. Scott Kazmir can't put the ball in its place, a drunkard chucks a ball at the terrible Jacque Jones while he tries to play the outfield, Barry Bonds gets an intentional walk of the most untraditional sort, and the Pirate's Chris Duffy commences another Operation Shutdown. Bronson Arroyo forgets that pitchers bat in the NL, and says, after his embarrassing lose to the Pirates, that "there is something wrong with me if I can't feel comfortable against that lineup... they're one of the weakest teams in baseball." Next, we have a video of a college baseball (PING!) player faking a hit by pitch on a pitch that clearly came nowhere close to him, which is hilarious. Finally, the Angels start playing like a group of scrubs. Classic stuff, really is.

And then we've got the original "I guess Operation Shutdown also involves Cocaine," April 22nd, 2006. Many of you may recall when Pirate Derek Bell claimed that, unless the Pirates gave him a spot on the roster which he clearly, (previous season's avg: .173), didn't deserve, he wouldn't engage in "competition" for a spot. This was a short post so I recommend checking it out. But because I can't resist, here's what went down after:

Bell went AWOL from the Pirate Ship and was released two days later. Operation Shutdown was in its 49th month when Bell was pulled over and the cops found a "warm crack pipe" in the car. Looks like Operation Shutdown just became Operation Go to Jail. As the SuperFreak himself once said, "Cocaine...is a hell of a drug." And I'll never miss a chance to work that in.

So there you have it. The best screw ups just make for the best humor.

Kazmir, Cubs, Duffy, and College Baseball Lying - May 19th, 2006
I guess Operation Shutdown also involves Cocaine - April 22nd, 2006
Take a look; you'll never see a worse team than the Royals - May 25th, 2006
Yankees SP, Friday in Review - May 27th, 2006