Rob Iracane presents

Someone Stop The Fastest Robot Packager in the World at Once [Robots]

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:52:58 -0500

Someone Stop The Fastest Robot Packager in the World at Once [Robots]:

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Lucy and Ethel need this.

For some reason, I can’t stop looking at the frenzy Adept Quattro robopackager, which reaches more than 300 cycles per minute. Go to…

THEY GOT THE MONDAY NIGHT GAME RIGHT

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:22:49 -0500

THEY GOT THE MONDAY NIGHT GAME RIGHT:

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Cat on a field is the best delay of all. A cat! On a field!

If you stuck it out for the duration of the Saints’ win over the Falcons last night, you were probably unsure…

Down and drained Cole Hamels 'can't wait for it to end'

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:00:08 -0500

Down and drained Cole Hamels 'can't wait for it to end':

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Don’t worry, you wuss. Your season is D-U-N done.

PHILADELPHIA — There probably weren’t many things that Cole Hamels (notes) could have said on Saturday night to reverse his…

Defending The Jeter Bunt

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:36:13 -0400

Defending The Jeter Bunt:

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Contrariness at its worst. Jeter’s bunt attempt was in the seventh, when the Yankees REALLY needed to increase their lead, not the eighth, when it wasn’t necessary. His entire post…

"Matt Stairs Died In 1997, And I've Pretended To Be Him Ever Since," Local Plumber Says

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:13:00 -0400

"Matt Stairs Died In 1997, And I've Pretended To Be Him Ever Since," Local Plumber Says:

Celebukid's Birth Celebrated With Terrifying Cake [Cakes]

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:35:27 -0400

Celebukid's Birth Celebrated With Terrifying Cake [Cakes]:

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That rude, thoughtless little pig must have gobbled that thing up.

Ireland, the 14 year-old daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, got this Lil Wayne birthday cake….

Demme to Animate Eggers’s Zeitoun

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:10:41 -0400

Demme to Animate Eggers’s Zeitoun:

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An animated condemnation of post-9/11, GWB-era security lapses in a time of crisis? Sure!

Are you ready for another Dave Eggers–penned film for adults that looks deceptively…

Report: Vince Young to start for Tennessee Titans against Jacksonville Jaguars

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:10:41 -0400

Report: Vince Young to start for Tennessee Titans against Jacksonville Jaguars:

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Is the Jax D available on waivers?

Vince Young will start for the winless Tennessee Titans Sunday when they face the Jacksonville Jaguars at LP Field, according to a report in The…

10 Hopeful Signs for the Yankees Last Night

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:46:03 -0400

10 Hopeful Signs for the Yankees Last Night:

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Glass half full!

1. Taking a month off hasn’t affected Brian Bruney one bit!

2. Phil Hughes really told off that ump!

3. We didn’t waste Mariano!

4. Alec Baldwin, looking…

Musical Interlude

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:22:47 -0400

Musical Interlude:

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They’ve only been doing that for 10+ years.

I notice the Yankees are playing Star Wars music as they introduce the starting lineups for both teams. They used Empire music for the…

William Safire (1930-2009)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:15:41 -0400

William Safire (1930-2009):

An obscure first time governor when Richard Nixon chose him as his running mate, Spiro Agnew was one of America’s ‘Most Admired Men’ less than a year later. His role was that as the…

Lifelong Indians Fan Reflects On Cleveland's Departed Sons

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:40:17 -0400

Lifelong Indians Fan Reflects On Cleveland's Departed Sons:

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Chief Wahoo outdoes us by leaps and bounds.

I recently asked our resident Cleveland Indians fan commenter and general gadabout Chief Wahoo to write a guest post for…

Friendly Neighborhood Yankees Fan Returns to Poke You With Pointy Stick

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:40:17 -0400

Friendly Neighborhood Yankees Fan Returns to Poke You With Pointy Stick:

For some reason we decided to let Rob Iracane, one of the rapscallions from WalkoffWalk, back to pen this post. He’s a Yankees fan but says he roots for the Phillies when they aren’t playing the…

I Want to Have Twins Just to Get Them These T-Shirts [T-shirts]

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:45:21 -0400

I Want to Have Twins Just to Get Them These T-Shirts [T-shirts]:

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The mother had a C-section so her shirt says “Ctrl-X”.

So cute those two and their t-shirts. Mine would say cmd + c and cmd + v, however. [The Daily What]

Frickin’ A-Rod or: How I Learned to Stop Wallowing and Grudingly Support the Yankees

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:04:16 -0400

Frickin’ A-Rod or: How I Learned to Stop Wallowing and Grudingly Support the Yankees:

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one of us….one of us….

Rooting for the bad guy always sounds so good in theory; there is a sexy excitement to the whole thing, a contrarian pride, and a Clint Eastwood danger….

Opinion: I’m Rooting for the Phillies to Fail

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:04:15 -0400

Opinion: I’m Rooting for the Phillies to Fail:

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one of us…. one of us…

I am not rooting for the Yankees, I just can’t root for the Phillies.

The two teams will compete in the World Series, starting Wednesday night,…

You Got Your Game Theory In My Baseball

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:56:25 -0400

You Got Your Game Theory In My Baseball:

It was really only a matter of time before my nerdiness made its first appearance on this new stage. Here’s hoping you don’t mind, but I just couldn’t resist.

Steven Levitt, who most of…

A Review of Last Night’s It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:41:16 -0400

A Review of Last Night’s It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia:

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Did Comic Book Guy write this?

I love watching It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, one of the few comedies left on television that’s worth following on a regular basis. Part of the…

Missed calls prompt umpire switch for World Series

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:06:39 -0400

Missed calls prompt umpire switch for World Series:

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Yes, because the experienced umpires have been SO great. cough cough McClelland

NEW YORK (AP) — Stung by a rash of blown calls in the playoffs, Major League Baseball is breaking…

Playoff Liveglog Club: Yankees @ Angels, ALCS Game 5

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:06:39 -0400

Playoff Liveglog Club: Yankees @ Angels, ALCS Game 5:

Alex Rodriguez! John Lackey! Tim McCarver! Are you as pumped as I am for Game 5 of the American League Championship Series? Rob invited me to liveglog this event because “nobody else…