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Pride of Philly
POSTED BY Willis McGendo | POSTED 29 Oct 2008 | FILED UNDER MLB Baseball
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Come back George.
POSTED BY Willis McGendo | POSTED 24 Sep 2008 | FILED UNDER MLB Baseball
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You’ll need to check your luggage to catch that.
POSTED BY Willis McGendo | POSTED 24 Sep 2008 | FILED UNDER MLB Baseball
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Catch The Royals (if possible)
POSTED BY Willis McGendo | POSTED 24 Sep 2008 | FILED UNDER MLB Baseball
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Catch the Fever
POSTED BY Willis McGendo | POSTED 24 Sep 2008 | FILED UNDER MLB Baseball
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Laziest Joke Ever.
POSTED BY Willis McGendo | POSTED 20 Sep 2008 | FILED UNDER MLB Baseball
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Checking In
POSTED BY Willis McGendo | POSTED 14 Sep 2008 | FILED UNDER MLB Baseball
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Unlikely T-Shirts Volume 1
POSTED BY Willis McGendo | POSTED 10 Sep 2008 | FILED UNDER MLB Baseball
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MLB Progress Reports Part 1
POSTED BY Willis McGendo | POSTED 26 Aug 2008 | FILED UNDER MLB Baseball
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BROXTON SETS MLB RECORD
POSTED BY Boozie Chang | POSTED 02 Apr 2008 | FILED UNDER MLB Baseball
LOS ANGELES — A long-standing record in Major League Baseball fell Tuesday night to Jonathan Broxton of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
During the game against the San Francisco Giants, Broxton managed to adjust his athletic supporter 732 times, more times than any other player in the history of organized baseball. The previous record, set by Philadelphia’s John Kruk in 1994, was 28. Even more impressive about this record shattering performance was that Kruk managed to set the record in nine innings, whereas Broxton, a relief pitcher, only needed one inning to put his name among the legends of baseball. “Man, I guess calling him ‘The Biggest Man In The World” explains a lot, doesn’t it,” quipped Dodgers manager Joe Torre after the game.
Kruk’s 14 year record was mired in controversy, however, due to the circumstances surrounding his attempt. Kruk, a first baseman, was given testicular cancer by Mitch Williams, a pitcher for the Phillies. In a 1994 spring training game, Williams’ mis-aimed pickoff attempt struck Kruk directly in his right testicle, shattering his supporter. Upon a physical examination, it was determined that the sheer force of the blow gave him cancer. Opting to have the testicle removed rather than undergo chemotherapy, Kruk spent his entire first game back adjusting his jock. When asked for comment, Kruk explained: “Man, I was just trying to make sure the other one wasn’t going anywhere”.
The record holder prior to Kruk, Boston Braves right fielder Ernest Thompson, was a chronic masturbator. No historical record of Thompson even using an athletic supporter has been found.
When pressed for comment, Broxton said “Wow, you guys keep track of that stuff? I hope that isn’t part of sabermetrics.”
(editor’s note: Crotch Grabbing is calculated as part of the VORP statistic.)