Baseball Nation: All Posts by Jim Baker

Too soon or too late?

2013-06-18T04:14:49Z

An Oakland A's toilet visual. Too soon, or has the comic window on that unfortunate event already closed?

Deadbeat Father's Day: A revenge tale?

2013-06-16T16:30:39Z

According to the seller, this is one of those revenge sales that you probably thought existed only in urban legend. Let him tell the story:

My sister’s deadbeat ex-husband thought it was okay to take off to Vegas with his secretary while leaving my sister and her 5 kids at home. After no contact for 3 weeks he emailed….that’s right emailed my sister to tell her that he will not be coming home….ever!!! Not only that he said he would be sending some "people" to come and pick up his things….especially his cherished sports card collection which took up a whole 12 x 20 room in his basement. Well obviously we did not let the "people" take anything from my sister’s house. At first my sisters was going to make a giant bon fire and videotape herself burning all of his things and then email him the video to piss him off. But cooler heads prevailed and I told her we should sell his things to raise money for the kids. She has already sold his Harley, suits, jewelry and now I’m getting my revenge on this complete jerk by selling his sports cards. He spent thousands and thousands of dollars on this stuff over the past 20 years.

So he's parting out the collection, 50 cards at a time.

Nightmarish Father's Day gift idea

2013-06-16T01:07:20Z

Did your father ignore you as a child? Then give him one of these tomorrow. This will get him back in two ways:

1. It will remind him that he rejected you whenever you wanted to hang out.

2. The empty, dead eyes on the figurine will haunt his dreams forever.

Beanball: Tom Seaver's novel

2013-06-13T13:28:39Z

And speaking of beanballs, were you aware that Hall of Famer Tom Seaver was a novelist? This is why I continue to count on the internet to bring me up to speed on stuff I missed because I was out to lunch the first time around.

Beanball wars: Funny or demeaning?

2013-06-13T03:38:25Z

In the wake of the Diamondbacks-Dodgers dust-up last night, just what is my intention presenting this item? Am I suggesting that beanball wars sink humanity to the level of simians? Or am I saying it's all pretty funny? Please let me know, because I'm not even sure myself.

When baseball paintings go wrong

2013-06-12T02:33:17Z

Just who died and appointed me resident art critic? Who the hell am I to suggest that this painting of a troll-faced boy is comically awful? Do not roll your eyes when you look at like I did. Do not sink to my level!

The postcard AT&T Park deserves

2013-06-10T15:00:08Z

This is Part IV in our series wherein we force the look of age on modern postcards that depict retro ballparks. This time around, one of baseball's true gems: AT&T Park in San Francisco done up in the linen style.

Previous entries:

Camden Yards

Citi Field

PNC Park

The original card:

The backdated version:

Denny McLain plays for Mets-Marlins, Rangers-Jays

2013-06-09T13:24:25Z

In the wake of the Mets and Marlins going 20 and Rangers and Jays making it to 18 yesterday, here's a copy of Denny McLain's single from 1968, Extra Innings. Want to hear it before you bid? Go ahead.

Finished? Now you know the real reason McLain was sent to prison.