Wednesday’s first pitch to be thrown out in space

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In Space No One Can Hear the Bleacher Creatures Scream
Published 4/15/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
... to the Earth's atmosphere. Why does this whole situation sound so familiar? Two warring factions, one known as the Evil Empire, are no longer content to battle themselves on our planet and take their battle into deepest, darkest space. I expect John Henry to announce that the Sox will land a man on Mars before the end of the decade, not because it is easy and not because it is hard but because it would really, truly cheese off Hank Steinbrenner. (H/T River Ave Blues)   Permalink | Email this ...

A lineup stacked with Tuesday reading
Published 4/15/2008 by Sarah Green at umpbump.com
... to prove it to the management that they are profitable, dammit, whether they like it or not and with or without that new, taxpayer-funded stadium they want. Eighth, via River Ave Blues : the Red Sox and New York face off again tomorrow and the first pitch will be thrown from space. (Side note: doesn’t it seem weird that the Sox and Yanks are playing each other again already? And that the Brewers and the Reds will also be facing each other for the second time later this week? And that the White Sox and the Tigers have already faced each other twice? And that the Rays have also ...

Yankees are throwing out first pitch from space
Published 4/15/2008 by PostmanR at The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.
... this opportunity in such a historic season in the House that Ruth Built, and I would like to thank the Yankees for being so supportive of our mission up here in space. From Earth’s orbit, but still deep inside the Yankees Universe, let me say, Go Yanks New York Yankees !” One question here: how in the world is this ever going to get to home plate in the Bronx? Seems entirely implausible. I’m calling shenanigans. {HTs: FanHouse |  River Ave. Blues}