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Your World Series Rain Delay Cluster Bomb

Oct 29, 2008, 2:30 PM UTC

Here is some World Series stuff on the peripherals that you may not have seen as you attempt to understand if Phillie fans will ever stop crying about Monday.

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â†µBreak yourself, fool. Are you a Philly fan with an excess of built up anger, which you are unnecessarily taking out on Bud Selig, God, or some combination of both? Pitcher Brett Myers has a constructive, safe way to let off some steam: shoot things. During yesterday’s off-day, Myers grabbed an assault riffle and a Glock and went to the range:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥“It’s just fun to bust some caps,” said Myers. ... Myers began loading bullets into an assault rifle. He fired off a few rounds, then asked if I wanted to try. ... He grabbed the handgun, held it sideways and began firing. “That’s how the gangsters do it,” he said. ... “Sometimes I just want to go Rambo-style -- no focus, just hold the trigger down. Let it ride, see how much damage you can do to a target.”â†µâ†µIf nothing else, firing some shots at the shooting range seems like a better way to let off steam than -- say -- punching your wife in the face, which is decidedly not “gangster.” â†µâ†µThe best street interview ever. There’s not much I need to add to this incredible Monty Gee freestyle/beat box clip, other than this: If I didn’t hate Philly fans, this man would single-handedly make me root for The Fightins:â†µ

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â†µAnd he did all that while fighting sleep deprivation. Amazing.â†µ

â†µBud Selig won’t be getting an X-Mas card from anonymous Phillies. I got $50 bucks on these quotes coming from Brett Myers and ... second one is tough ... I’ll go with Pat Burrell:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥“That (expletive deleted) guy,” one pitcher said as he saw commissioner Bud Selig before walking out the back door of the clubhouse. “I wouldn’t let him supervise one of my (bowel movements). He has no clue. Not one (expletive deleted) clue.”â†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥“(Expletive deleted),” one position player said in the direction of one television pausing only for a moment before leaving. “He’s a moron. How stupid can one person be?”â†µâ‡¥

â†µâ†µAs FOX’s mic’d up clips have proven over this World Series, Shane Victorino is how stupid one person can be. Actually, come to think of it, I’d like to change my guess from Burrell to Victorino just for irony’s sake. â†µâ†µHope you enjoyed your free taco, America. One of our favoritest sports bloggers, Ryan Corazza, tells the thrilling tale of his journey to the Mountain of Beef. Sounds sexy. On top of that, it gives us an excuse to post this classic video from spring training of Carlos Pena signing a taco for a fan ... who then eats it:â†µ

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