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I think I know why Zito sucks

Being the baseball dork that I am, I'll sometimes be alone in my room pitching an imaginary ball or a crumpled up piece of paper against the wall, fine-tuning my delivery.  After I got out of the shower today, I grabbed a rolled-up pair of socks and started my usual routine when I thought of something Zito said about his new delivery in Spring Training.  He said he'd practice it in front of a mirror.  So, I grabbed my full-length mirror, propped it against the wall, and began pounding my socks against the wall right above it when all of a sudden: BAM! I hit the mirror and broke it.  The first thing I thought was, "Shit.  Seven years of bad luck."  Then, it dawned on me.  I immediately ran to the computer and typed this out.

 

 

Whatever, I thought it was funny.

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One problem..

Zito doesn’t throw hard enough to break the mirror with a baseball, let alone a pair of socks.

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by WalrusMan on May 9, 2008 4:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Unfortunately, as a Giants fan...

you had 7 years of bad luck long before you threw the sock.

Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!

by UnleashTheGore on May 9, 2008 4:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So… does it reverse the spell?

SAVE_US.RAY
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by Natto on May 9, 2008 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No way!

Only Superman can reverse the spell!

Or… is that time…?

Whatever, doesn’t really matter. In the second movie it was revealed that he has every power ever invented anyway, so I’m sure he could reverse that spell by flying around it a few times or something.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on May 10, 2008 2:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

i thought this was funny

by Azmanz on May 9, 2008 4:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

+1

"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK

by Josh from Hollywood on May 9, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what she said!

*cries *

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by Natto on May 9, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

UR DOIN IT RONG!

You’re supposed to insult the other guy with it, not yourself.

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by WalrusMan on May 9, 2008 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

in re: the headline

that, in fact, is what she said!

BROCK BOND LIKES HIS MARTINIS PUNCHED IN THE FACE, NOT STIRRED.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on May 10, 2008 1:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know

How bad could his luck be. The worst that happens to him is that he gets to sit at home collecting his millions of dollars. It’s us who have the seven years of bad luck. What collective mirror did we break?

Only 938 games until the end of Zito's contract

by thehavenot on May 9, 2008 5:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

+1 for FabPoos ref

Old guys represent!

All-Father Watch: 1.40 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 18 Ks in 19 1/3 IP

by EliminateMe on May 9, 2008 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You managed to break a mirror with a pair of socks? Move over, Lincecum’s dad.

..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.

by Cookyman on May 10, 2008 1:56 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Lol, yeah, but it was kind of a crappy fragile old mirror. I
felt so ridiculous afterwards, like what the hell am I doing
throwing socks at mirror until it breaks?

by jordanovich on May 10, 2008 4:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, see, he didn't break a real mirror

It’s a metaphor. The mirror stands for his self-image, and the socks stand for the soft, ankle high velocity of a declining lefty’s fastball.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on May 10, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I should have gotten that

..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.

by Cookyman on May 10, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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