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SF Giants Brian Wilson & Cody Ross Get Silly With YouTube Star Keenan Cahill

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SF Giants Pitcher Brian Wilson For Xbox

San Francisco Giants pitcher Brian Wilson, who gained positive notice here for his dyed-black World Series beard, appeared on Lopez Tonight yesterday to promote his new Xbox game. Which wouldn’t be very interesting except that it’s Brian Wilson, who always brings the crazy. Feels like he’s angling for a post-baseball career in comedy, yeah? Stick around for the game trailer …

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Roberto Alomar Named To Baseball Hall Of Fame Despite HIV-Related Accusations

Superstar second baseman Roberto Alomar was elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame today, surprising some observers who had predicted that the retired ballplayer’s HIV-lawsuit peppered past would keep him from the sport’s greatest honor. In October 2010, Alomar’s estranged wife filed a lawsuit claiming he had unprotected sex with her even though he knows he is HIV-positive. In 2009 …

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SF Giants World Series Victory Parade

Lt. Governor-elect Mayor Gavin Newsom and Brian “The Beard” Wilson go by right at the beginning of this clip.

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Riots In SF After Giants Win

Mayhem broke out in parts of San Francisco last night following Giants winning the World Series.

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Peeved God Loses Bet With Satan As
San Francisco Wins World Series

San Francisco, home of uncountable lost perverted souls, tonight also become home to a World Series championship team for the first time ever. And once again, it was the bearded hottie pitcher on the mound at the end. Freepers are reacting in predictable fashion. -“San Francisco will have a GIANT hangover tomorrow. Lower voter turnout!”-“I hope they stick that trophy …

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BREAKING: Woofy Bearded Pitcher Makes Baseball Slightly Less Boring

Also: San Francisco won the pennant. Just For Men should totally hire Brian Wilson as their spokesbear.

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New York Yankees Promise To End Homophobic Taunting In The Stands

Responding to pressure from GLAAD, the New York Yankees have vowed to end homophobic taunting by their fans. The issue came to light on Tuesday thanks to a video (created by JMG reader Sean Chapin) which showed fans shouting an obscene version of Village People’s YMCA at fans for opposing teams. Via GLAAD: We reached out to the Yankees, and …

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Wife Of Former Mets Player Roberto Alomar Sues Over HIV Exposure

The wife of former New York Mets second baseman Roberto Alomar has filed a lawsuit claiming he had unprotected sex with her even though he knows he is HIV-positive. A former girlfriend of Alomar filed a $15M suit on the same grounds last year. Alomar settled that case out of court. “Prior to the marriage” in 2009, the suit says, …

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DJ Kitty Rocks The Stadium

Gothamist tips us that the new fan favorite of the Tampa Bay Rays is DJ Kitty, who now rallies the stadium from the Jumbotron at every game. Another video at the first link, news story about DJ Kitty here.

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George Steinbrenner Dead At 80

Mercurial New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner died of a heart attack this morning in Florida at the age of 80. Since Steinbrenner bought the team in 1973, the Yankees have won eleven pennants and seven World Series. He retired from day to day operations in 2006, handing over the business to his two sons. Steinbrenner is widely credited as …

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TEXAS: Fan Falls From Upper Deck

A spectator miraculously survived a fall from the upper deck at a Texas Rangers game yesterday after he lunged for a foul ball, landing on fans on the field level. The fall wasn’t captured on television, but the horrified reactions of the players and umpires tells the story.

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CHICAGO: Pro Sports Heroes Cheered At Gay Pride Parade

A massive crowd cheered the first-time appearances of major league sports teams in yesterday’s gay pride parade in Chicago. An eclectic mix of stars — the Stanley Cup with former Blackhawk Brent Sopel, the Cubs’ Ernie Banks and country singer Chely Wright — basked in the celebration of an estimated 450,000 who attended the 41st annual Pride Parade in the …

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PHILADELPHIA: Cop Tasers Fan Who Ran Onto Baseball Field

Really? A tasering? A police officer used a Taser gun to apprehend a fan who ran onto the field during a Phillies game Monday night, and the team and the police are investigating whether it was an appropriate use of force. The fan, wearing a baseball cap, red T-shirt and khaki shorts, hopped a fence and scurried around the outfield, …

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Socialists Can’t Throw

Wingnuts are reveling in the president’s wild pitch at the opening of the baseball season yesterday. Because socialist/Marxist/Kenyans can’t throw. Or something.

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No Little League Team For Gun Shop

The owner of a New Jersey gun shop is angry that he won’t be allowed to sponsor a Little League team. Matthew Carmel’s son played in the South Orange-Maplewood Baseball League last year and he wanted to sponsor a team in the coming season. A sponsorship costs $300. The league committee rejected his offer, and Carmel thinks that it is …

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Lesbian Becomes First Openly Gay Co-Owner Of Major League Sports Team

The Windy City Times reports that 42 year-old Laura Ricketts has become the first openly gay co-owner of an American major league sports franchise. When Laura Ricketts and the rest of her family closed on the deal to purchase the Chicago Cubs baseball franchise last fall, the furthest thing from her mind was the impact this would have on the …

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STEROIDS: Mark McGwire Admits What Everybody Already Knew

Five years after bobbing and weaving his way through Congressional hearings about steroid use in professional baseball, home run king Mark McGwire has finally ‘fessed up. “I’m sure people will wonder if I could have hit all those home runs had I never taken steroids,” McGwire’s statement read. “I had good years when I didn’t take any and I had …

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Yankees Win World Series

In 1923, their first season at the “House That Ruth Built,” the New York Yankees won the World Series. In 2009, their first season at the “House That Bloomberg Built With Over One Billion Dollars In Tax-Exempt Bonds,” the Yankees won the World Series.

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Donna Sachet Makes Drag History

San Francisco drag legend Donna Sachet made history last week when she became the first drag performer to sing the national anthem at a major league baseball game. The home team Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-4. I think this is the first time I’ve seen Donna without her trademark red dress.

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