I prefer my pretend boyfriends brainy, thank you very much
Hee, I know this blog was constructed for my "music musings," but I wanted to squee and congratulate my other pretend boyfriend, Mike "Moose" Mussina of the New York Yankees for notching his 2500th strikeout this afternoon in the Yankee victory over the Florida Marlins. I've been a big fan of his since I was a thirteen-year old girl, which makes it half my lifetime that I've been following his career. He's a very handsome guy to be sure:
But what keeps me addicted to following his career has always been his brains, talent, and wry sense of humor. He doesn't have the 94 mph fastball he had ten years ago, but he's been developing new pitches and grips and is now having one of his most successful seasons this year at age 37. And being the total academic snob I happen to be, I also think he's awesome that for getting his degree from Stanford University in 3.5 years because he knew he would be drafted by a major league team at the end of his junior year (and he was a first round draftee by the Baltimore Orioles, having turned them down when they had wanted to sign him out of high school) but wanted to get his degree in economics anyway, and I have huge respect for anyone who values his education even with all sorts of money and opportunities being thrown at him. Mussina's also famous (or infamous) for being a brainiac crossword junkie, and in fact makes an appearance in the movie Wordplay, which talking about the challenge of solving crosswords in comparison with pitching the majors.
Mike's taken a lot of flack over the years for being a somewhat mentally fragile hired gun that hasn't won a championship by the New York media and fans, but I think he's finally come into his own this year and essentially saved the Yankees' season with his cool effectiveness in the first two months when their other pitchers were having some problems. Plus he's shown a lot fire this year, as you can see from this video, where he yells at manager Joe Torre to keep him in the game, and then nonchalantly tells reporters that yeah, he kinda wanted to finish the ballgame, LOL:
The month of June has been a bit rough for Moose and surprisingly the NYY fans haven't jumped all over him as they had in the past (and as they continue to do people like Randy Johnson and Alex Rodriguez) and were actually giving him the benefit of the doubt. I guess he's finally earned his pinstripes. And today he had a good outing and earned another win (career win #233), so yay!
Topic: Pretty boys come and go when it comes to catching my fancy, but it's the smart ones who keep my support for life. I've stuck with being a Mike Mussina fan for more than a decade now, and I expect no less for my fandom of that other talented, savvy, intelligent guy I love, Clay Aiken, and I hope to be celebrating Clay's milestones in the very near future. Soon. *g*
Tags: Mike Mussina, Clay Aiken, milestones
But what keeps me addicted to following his career has always been his brains, talent, and wry sense of humor. He doesn't have the 94 mph fastball he had ten years ago, but he's been developing new pitches and grips and is now having one of his most successful seasons this year at age 37. And being the total academic snob I happen to be, I also think he's awesome that for getting his degree from Stanford University in 3.5 years because he knew he would be drafted by a major league team at the end of his junior year (and he was a first round draftee by the Baltimore Orioles, having turned them down when they had wanted to sign him out of high school) but wanted to get his degree in economics anyway, and I have huge respect for anyone who values his education even with all sorts of money and opportunities being thrown at him. Mussina's also famous (or infamous) for being a brainiac crossword junkie, and in fact makes an appearance in the movie Wordplay, which talking about the challenge of solving crosswords in comparison with pitching the majors.
Mike's taken a lot of flack over the years for being a somewhat mentally fragile hired gun that hasn't won a championship by the New York media and fans, but I think he's finally come into his own this year and essentially saved the Yankees' season with his cool effectiveness in the first two months when their other pitchers were having some problems. Plus he's shown a lot fire this year, as you can see from this video, where he yells at manager Joe Torre to keep him in the game, and then nonchalantly tells reporters that yeah, he kinda wanted to finish the ballgame, LOL:
The month of June has been a bit rough for Moose and surprisingly the NYY fans haven't jumped all over him as they had in the past (and as they continue to do people like Randy Johnson and Alex Rodriguez) and were actually giving him the benefit of the doubt. I guess he's finally earned his pinstripes. And today he had a good outing and earned another win (career win #233), so yay!
Topic: Pretty boys come and go when it comes to catching my fancy, but it's the smart ones who keep my support for life. I've stuck with being a Mike Mussina fan for more than a decade now, and I expect no less for my fandom of that other talented, savvy, intelligent guy I love, Clay Aiken, and I hope to be celebrating Clay's milestones in the very near future. Soon. *g*
Tags: Mike Mussina, Clay Aiken, milestones
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