July 12, 2013
Link-O-Rama
• Robby Incmikoski is back in our lives! Missing you, buddy.
• It's been a rough week for Oswaldo Arcia, who struck out a bunch of times, got featured on Deadspin, and then proved that he isn't Bo Jackson.
• Forbes' list of the 10 highest-paid comedians makes me feel sad about our country's collective sense of humor, although at least Louis C.K. is getting rich.
• I'd have lost so much money buying Lauryn Hill stock in 1998. One of the best-looking people ever, two of the best albums of the 1990s by age 23, and then ... nothing. I'm putting together a team to break her out of jail.
• One of the odder examples of Torii Hunter, media darling.
• Last month's party bus went so well that we're opening things up to the blog-reading, podcast-listening public with a light rail bar crawl and Twins game. Sign-ups start next week.
• On this week's "Gleeman and The Geek" episode John Bonnes realized he did something very stupid in the middle of the podcast and then I took a picture of it.
• "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke loses a little something when not attached to the uncensored music video, but this version might be even better:
Actually, maybe every music video should just be remade with that same footage.
• FSN is taking applications for a new Fox Sports North Girl and I'm told that my idea to start an internet campaign to get me the job is a no-go, so actual qualified candidates can apply here.
• "Minnetonka Man" is back in the news.
• How secure can Ron Gardenhire's job be if the Twins have a third straight 90-loss season?
• Dave Shumka, whose show "Stop Podcasting Yourself" is my favorite podcast among the 40 or so I listen to regularly, was nearly shot in the head by someone who later shot themselves. It's a harrowing story, the details of which Shumka went into further on this week's episode.
• My mom's favorite news of the week.
• In one of the most spectacular plays you'll ever see, Carlos Gomez robbed Joey Votto of a two-run, go-ahead homer with two outs in the ninth inning. My favorite part is Votto repeatedly screaming at the umpire to "check his glove!" because he can't believe it.
• My weight loss has made an impact internationally.
• There's no doubt that chubby Chris Pratt is funnier, but this is still damn impressive.
• One of the better e-mails from a PR person I've ever gotten.
• It depressed me how many of these "30 Signs You're Almost 30" hit home with me and then I got even sadder after remembering that I'm already 30.
• Twins Daily blogger Seth Stohs threw out the first pitch at a Cedar Rapids Kernels game:
He's now the Twins' third starter.
• Baseball America's midseason top 50 prospects list had Byron Buxton at No. 1 and Miguel Sano at No. 3. How rare is it for one team to have multiple prospects in the top five?
• Elisha Cuthbert, who held the Official Fantasy Girl of AG.com title from 2004-2006, got married to NHL player Dion Phaneuf.
• Brandon Belt joined some rare company by going 0-for-8 with a platinum sombrero.
• Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond shaved his goatee between innings of a game.
• Anna Benson was arrested for putting on a bullet-proof vest and raiding ex-husband Kris Benson's house with a gun and a metal baton.
• Alison Agosti's dating advice has me considering a new sport: "My roommate is on a kickball team and everybody has sex with everybody."
• I finally figured out a way to become a television superstar.
• I laughed: "Ron Wehking, 68, the last known optimistic Twins fan, finally gave up on the 2013 Twins on Thursday afternoon."
• My weekly half-hour chat with Paul Allen on KFAN included the usual silliness, some gambling talk, and a shoutout to Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
• You don't see many comedians go on talk shows and tell one five-minute joke, but Jay Larson did exactly that on "Conan" and killed:
Larson also co-hosts a good podcast with Ryan Sickler called "The Crab Feast."
• Terry Ryan answered about 500 questions from Darren Wolfson of 1500ESPN.com.
• I saw the trailer for Spike Lee's upcoming movie "Oldboy" and it's so up my alley that I watched the Korean version on Netflix just to prepare myself.
• "Jordan, Jesse, Go!" is one of my favorite podcasts and Jen Kirkman is always an excellent guest on any podcast, so this week's episode was great.
• Ben Schwartz, who plays Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on "Parks and Recreation" and is also in a bunch of movies, was a very funny chat partner for Paul F. Tompkins.
• Some guy registered on MinnPost just to make this comment.
• People in Milwaukee should go see Carson Cistulli and Dayn Perry read poetry on July 20.
• This has nothing to do with anything, but remember that time Kim Kardashian met Drew Butera and Matt Capps?
• If you're interested in sponsoring AG.com the next two weeks are open. Details here.
• Some of this week's weird and random search engine queries that brought people here:
- "Robby Incmikoski real name"
- "Minnesota Twins donuts"
- "Aaron Gleeman e-mail"
- "Anderson Silva baseball"
- "Matt Harvey boxers or briefs?"
- "How big of a pizza can I eat to lose pounds?"
- "Roy Smalley hair"
- "John Sharkman"
- "Bert Blyleven can't get into Canada"
- "Glen Perkins dating Aaron Gleeman"
• This week's AG.com-approved music video is "Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill:
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