This week's winner is loyal reader Ray, for turning my post about Joe Pepitone's hair into a look back at "Ball Four," the most important sports book ever. Here is his comment/excerpt:
One of my favorite moments in Ball Four is the recounting of the tale where, after a grueling loss, Pepitone came out of the shower to blow-dry his perfect coif:
So everyone was tired and angry and upset and you could hear a pin drop in the clubhouse, because after a loss that's the way it's supposed to be. Pepitone came out of the shower and turned his hair-dryer on . Whoooosh! Instant white. He looked like an Italian George Washington wearing a powdered wig. There was talcum powder over everything, his hair, his eyebrows, his nose, the hair on his chest. Of course, everybody went crazy. Loss or no, they all laughed like hell.
The paragraph ends with what may, in my legal opinion, be an admission of guilt by one J. Bouton of Teaneck, New Jersey.
Comments (4)
Again you're lost Best, just lost. My posts are clearly, CLEARLY, the best here at your vile and nasty blog.
BTW, when are you going to comment on my suggesting the United States Government may need to "step in" and regulate the internet if it is "ever to be successful"? Hmmmm, uhummmmm, hmmmmm?
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Best:
When was the last time you announced a "Friday comment contest winner" on a Friday?
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