Say What?! of '09

Over the past year there have been a few out-of-the-blue sports stories that have left me baffled…and I’ll gladly share them.

To begin, I’ll start with Tucker’s favorite (or so it seems) with the M.I.A Bartolo. In June of 2009, Bartolo Colon of the Chicago White Sox was temporarily assigned to their AAA team in Charlotte, when mysteriously the 5’11” 245lb pitcher went missing. No, this isn’t normal. But yet his teammate’s explanation is priceless, “he was just a depressed Michael Jackson fan.” Believe it or not, his theory was confirmed true. Over a week later Bartolo was “found”, but unfortunately the White Sox later released him in the year.

Tonight it was brought to my attention that NHL team Minnesota Wild has recently had their equipment burned to ash in the back of their transportation vans. After traveling from the Senator’s practice facility to Scotia Bank Place, firefighters were called to put out the fire started in the Wild’s equipment vans last Friday. That’s another way to say Niklas Backstrom and the boys are on fire!... or… A “Wild” fire!
I crack myself up.
**P.S. … suck it TSN.ca, I caught your mistake! (it’s Niklas Backstrom of the Wild, not NiCklas Backstrom of the Capitals). Pffft… ESPN is so much better!

ESPN covered in a quick story an interesting annual competition…Wife Carrying. Wow, and I thought curling was stupid. Basically the women locks their legs around her husband’s head and throw themselves over his back like a sack-of-potatoes. Cute? Not after you’re holding on for dear life running through rivers. What people will do for love…

Or how about the other ESPN story of the Glouchestershire Cheese Roll of 2009? This old tradition consists of many borderline insane people from around the world chasing a cheese wheel down a particularly steep hill. Only minor injuries occur such as broken arms and legs, concussions, and dislocated shoulders. So much fun! :P

Out with the old year, in with the new. It only gets better.

--meg
PS...ill be sure to add more… this is just a start of 2009 haha.
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