Posted by Matt Hawkins under baseball, casual games, Gaming, Hardcore, suda 51, Twitter, Video games, Zombies
There are numerous types of gamers, but when you get down to it, they can boiled down to either one of two types: casual and hardcore gamers. For years, designers have tried making both audiences happy, but at long last, someone’s finally discovered the winning formula.
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Posted by Matt Hawkins under baseball, Gaming, MLB, PS3, Video games, Xbox 360
And apparently MLB Bobblehead Pros is not that bad? So now you can try and have bobbleheaded [insert name of your fave ball player] hit a ball right at the now bouncy skull of bobbleheaded [insert name of your most hated ball player].
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Posted by Caitlin Thornton under Arbitrary Rankings, baseball, end of summer, featured, Festivals, fun summer activities, Guyism Library, Lists, Mini-Vacation, Outdoor fun, Quickie Fling, summer, summer activities, Summer Blockbuster, summer fun, Sun, swimming, Things to do in the summer
Cue Europe’s ‘The Final Countdown.’ In a few weeks, summer will come to a screeching halt. If you feel like your summer flew by and you didn’t have the slightest bit of fun, don’t fret. Instead of grieving in despair for summer’s death, make the most of this last month with our to-do list.
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Posted by Chris Spags under baseball, Hula hoops, Kid hula hoops for money at Brewers game, Kids!, Milwaukee Brewers, Video
Entrepreneurship begins at an early age. Sometimes it’s a lemonade stand, other times it’s learning where your mom keeps her “Mommy Happy Juice” money. Other times, it’s bringing a hula hoop to a Milwaukee Brewers game and entertaining the drunks. This kid is clearly thinking.
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Posted by Will Brinson under baseball, Foul Pole, MLB, Padres, Padres Foul Ball Pole, Taylormade, Taylormade Padres Partnership
At first glance, you wouldn’t think that the building and/or existence of a foul-ball pole could be that interesting. After all, um, it’s a pole, you know? But the Padres and Taylormade Golf teamed up for a pretty fantastic little promotion out at PETCO. Er, actually, “little” is a terrible word — the foul pole is a ...
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Posted by Will Brinson under baseball, Beer, Beer Vendor, Kevin Zelko, mariners, Mariners Twitter Vendor, Twitter, Twitter Beer Vendor
People seem to either love or hate Twitter. It’s a great means of communication or it’s an annoying way to tell the world what you had for breakfast. But put your opinions aside for a few minutes and enjoy what Kevin Zelko’s doing at Mariners’ baseball games: taking beer orders via Twitter. A beer vendor ...
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Posted by Will Brinson under Android, baseball, Baseball Box Scores, Baseball Reference, Baseball-Reference Mobile App, Best Baseball Mobile Apps, iPhone, MLB, Sports
Alright, “on your phone” is a bit misleading, because the homemade “app” that Baseball Reference offers readers isn’t really an “app.” But it’s still a fantastic way to access baseball’s best statistical database on the go. Added bonus: getting it on your phone is stupid simple. Here’s what you do, courtesy of the Sports Reference ...
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Posted by Will Brinson under baseball, Mel Ott, MLB, MLB The Show, Steve Berthiaume, Video games
I’m in an online Madden Franchise league that involves drafting fake players and playing out full seasons with 31 other owners; it’s a pretty dorky dedication to a virtual world of football. But it has NOTHING on Sportscenter anchor Steve Berthiaume’s dedication to “MLB The Show.” As Berthiaume recently wrote for ESPN, one of his ...
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Posted by Will Brinson under Applications, Apps, baseball, Bill James Baseball IQ, Bill James iPad App, Bill James iPhone app, iPad, iPhone, iPhone Applications
Alright, that title sounds terrible, as if I think Bill James is bad or something. He’s not. In fact, he’s the jam, and I imagine, having just seen the announcement, that his “Bill James Baseball IQ” iPhone and iPad application will be equally as awesome. (But probably less hermit-y and curmudgeon-y. And with a shorter ...
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Posted by Shawn Norris under 18 game NFL season, Arbitrary Rankings, baseball, DirecTV, Fantasy drafts, Fantasy football, Football, gambling odds, Guyism Library, guyismdigg, Lists, Man Cave, NFL, NFL Network, pee-wee football, play football, Pre-season football, Roger Goodell, Sports, Sunday Ticket
It’s almost NFL season. “Almost” being the operative word in that sentence. The countdown begins as we inch hour by hour to the September 9th kick-off of another glorious season of professional football. It’s almost too hard to take when it’s this close, so here are a few things you can do to burn some ...
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Posted by Chris Spags under baseball, Bruce Drennan, Bruce Drennan meltdown video, Cleveland Indians, Jhonny Peralta, MLB, Video
The Cleveland Indians are 10-17 and now 8 games back of the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins. So, their fans are going to be a bit disappointed. But this breakdown of Indians announcer Bruce Drennan about the Indians’ horrendous team is one for the ages.
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