The coaches are, for the most part, Woodberry graduates, many of whom have been in my classes or on my teams. These are smart and athletic college students who have played sports, sometimes including baseball, for much of their lives. They all have a reasonable sense of how to relate to the kids on their teams. Their job, first and foremost, is as a counselor, not a coach: they attempt to channel the kids’ natural pre-adolescent negativity away from carping at their teammates, and make them friendly and supportive toward one another. This job all of the counselors do well.
The counselors’ actual ability to coach softball, though, varies widely. They might know the game, but their in-game shouted instructions are usually on the order of, “Hey! Billy! Look at me. We need a hit here. Base hit. Hit the ball, and get on base.” Another common refrain is a coach shouting advice to a batter during an at-bat, while the batter’s teammates shout conflicting advice. I can see the poor inexperienced hitter try to follow every instruction, until his body is tied in knots as if he were a Looney Toons character.
I refuse to criticize these counselor/coaches for their in-game instruction. See, I’m a physics teacher… and it has taken me years to figure out how to command the attention of high school students in order to teach them a subject at which I am an expert. I thus cannot reasonably expect 19-year-olds to teach just as effectively to immature kids of varying ability in sports with which the coaches are not necessarily expert. What I offer below is NOT meant as criticism of Woodberry sports camp counselors, who are doing difficult job incredibly well. I suspect that these counselors’ coaching methods are directly mimicking their own youth coaches; in some cases, with success. However, I see two common threads to their coaching that I think of as symptomatic of the culture of American sport; the counselors do these things because every youth coach they’ve ever seen does... but I think they shouldn’t.
1. Coaches think their advice is always necessary
It seems like every play, especially every not-perfect play, earns comment from a coach. A bad throw brings forth a “Set your feet before you throw” or “Charge the ball, then you’ll have more time” or “Don’t rush the throw.”[1] A swing and a miss might call up “step into the pitch” or “watch the ball” or other common threads. A coach’s comments to a player who drops a fly ball can vary widely… but the comments will always be there.
While I don’t dispute that much of the advice being handed out is correct, I object to the information overload. Sure, sometimes a failed play can be turned into a “teaching moment,” especially with an inexperienced but bright player who is learning the game. What the Sports Camp coaches, and all youth coaches I’ve ever seen, don’t understand is the rarity of the “teaching moment.” A player who drops a ball probably isn’t going to catch the next one because you told him to “get under the ball.” A hitter whose swing looks terrible on strikes one and two won’t turn into Danny Almonte on the next pitch because of a coach’s incantations. A far better choice of words would be a general "okay, go get 'em next time."
2. Coaches expect pre-adolescents to make the same fielding (and baserunning) decisions as major leaguers
Runner on second, no one out, early in the game. What should a shortstop do if a ground ball is hit to him? In the majors, he should look the runner back to second base, and throw to first. But I suggest that for an 11 year old, especially an 11 year old for whom the throw across the diamond to first base is a difficult task, looking back the runner at second is a fool’s errand. I can’t even count the number of times this summer I’ve seen a shortstop look a runner back, then fail to make what would have been an easy play at first base because he took too much time messing with the guy at second base. Similarly, think about a runner on third base with no one out. Unless that’s the winning run in the last inning, kids are usually much better off just getting an out rather than even thinking about throwing home. At least three times I’ve seen grounders to the first baseman with a man on third where the first baseman throws home way after the runner had scored, when he could have just tagged first for a gimme out.
Years ago the Nachoman was an assistant coach for the junior varsity baseball team, consisting of 14-16 year olds. Our head coach, echoed emphatically by the Nachoman, insisted on making the “JV play.” That meant, always get a sure out before attempting a more difficult play. That meant, don’t make a throw unless that throw will probably retire someone. We didn’t try too hard to prevent speedy runners from stealing, we just focused on getting the batter out. Pitchers were forbidden from throwing breaking balls except to the third and fourth place hitters in the opposing lineup. We gave up a single run in a lot of innings; however, I can’t remember allowing more than a few big innings to our opponents in two years. Conversely, our offense put up a good number of big innings, partially because we had good hitters; but we were very often helped out when the other team’s attempt at a highlight-real play went awry.
Coaching above players’ skill level, I think, is also what leads eventually to my pet peeve in the major leagues: bad pitchers who won’t throw strikes. Pitchers who are lucky to be able to hit the broad side of a barn with their fastball discuss pitching strategy as if they had pinpoint control. Sure, for a pitcher like Greg Maddux with true pinpoint control and command of every type of pitch, it is useful to figure out the ideal pitch type and location depending on what the batter might be expecting. But for Ian Snell, or Tom Gorzelanny, or these Pirate pitchers who are walking six batter a game? They can talk about pitch selection and location, but since they can’t execute said pitches, such talk is worse than useless. Better to have the catcher set up directly behind the plate and call for a random pitch. If the pitcher can’t throw within two feet of the target anyway… well, a pitch down the middle may well end up on the outside corner. Make the young or headstrong pitcher throw strikes. If his stuff is good, he’ll still be successful. Only once a pitcher can hit his spots consistently should he even think about scouting reports and how to out-think a batter.
This week’s quiz
How many major league hitters can you name who bat au natural, i.e. without any batting gloves at all? I can list three… my answer(s) are at the end of the post.
Will CBC pull the Hockey Night in Canada Theme?
I’ve never heard the song in question. As I understand it, Canadians have the same worshipful reverence for this song as Americans do for the Monday Night Football theme. The song has been played over the introduction to “Hockey Night in Canada” on the Canadian Broadcasting Company for decades. However, the CBC is considering dropping the theme for next year, causing an uproar among Canadians who consider the theme to be their country’s true National Anthem. Fans have started numerous letter-writing and other grass-roots campaigns to save their favorite song.
Why would the CBC disappoint their public so? Because, each time they play the song, they owe the composer $490. The composer’s royalty contract is up for renewal this year, and, quite reasonably, the CBC is re-evaluating the fiscal wisdom of those royalties.
How a meltdown starts
For Nats pitcher Collin Balester on Sunday, it started with the young pitcher’s bane….
Having retired the first 11 batters, with two outs, Mr. Ballester threw two quick strikes to Ken Griffey… followed by four straight balls. My goodness, he was pitching to Ken Griffey, who this year has hit like a third-rate AAA shortstop. Put the ball anywhere over the plate, and chances are good that a soft grounder to second base will follow. But no, Mr. Balester “wasted” a pitch on 0-2, wasted another on 1-2, and wasted two more. Grrr.
An infield hit by Brandon Phillips followed, bringing up strikeout threat Adam Dunn. Unfortunately for Mr. Balester, if Mr. Dunn does manage to hit the ball fair, it usually goes a long, long way. A Dunn homer tied the game at 3.
My point is, Mr. Balester had been staked to a three run lead, and had been untouchable through nearly four innings. But, against a famous player, he tried to get cute… subsequently, whether the cause was pitching from the stretch, or a change in his mental outlook, his pitches flattened out, and he might as well have been throwing batting practice.
I wish I had the same connections as this sideline reporter
Sunday night in Milwaukee, the visiting Rockies sideline reporter noted that Monday’s Sausage Race would include a guest: she herself. This sideline reporter had grown up in Milwaukee, and had always wanted to be a sausage. So, the Rockies and Brewers PR people arranged matters. No word on which sausage she’ll be, but she set herself up perfectly for her signoff: “Guys, I’m going to have a good time, but I know I’m going to get smoked.”
I’ve never heard the song in question. As I understand it, Canadians have the same worshipful reverence for this song as Americans do for the Monday Night Football theme. The song has been played over the introduction to “Hockey Night in Canada” on the Canadian Broadcasting Company for decades. However, the CBC is considering dropping the theme for next year, causing an uproar among Canadians who consider the theme to be their country’s true National Anthem. Fans have started numerous letter-writing and other grass-roots campaigns to save their favorite song.
Why would the CBC disappoint their public so? Because, each time they play the song, they owe the composer $490. The composer’s royalty contract is up for renewal this year, and, quite reasonably, the CBC is re-evaluating the fiscal wisdom of those royalties.
How a meltdown starts
For Nats pitcher Collin Balester on Sunday, it started with the young pitcher’s bane….
Having retired the first 11 batters, with two outs, Mr. Ballester threw two quick strikes to Ken Griffey… followed by four straight balls. My goodness, he was pitching to Ken Griffey, who this year has hit like a third-rate AAA shortstop. Put the ball anywhere over the plate, and chances are good that a soft grounder to second base will follow. But no, Mr. Balester “wasted” a pitch on 0-2, wasted another on 1-2, and wasted two more. Grrr.
An infield hit by Brandon Phillips followed, bringing up strikeout threat Adam Dunn. Unfortunately for Mr. Balester, if Mr. Dunn does manage to hit the ball fair, it usually goes a long, long way. A Dunn homer tied the game at 3.
My point is, Mr. Balester had been staked to a three run lead, and had been untouchable through nearly four innings. But, against a famous player, he tried to get cute… subsequently, whether the cause was pitching from the stretch, or a change in his mental outlook, his pitches flattened out, and he might as well have been throwing batting practice.
I wish I had the same connections as this sideline reporter
Sunday night in Milwaukee, the visiting Rockies sideline reporter noted that Monday’s Sausage Race would include a guest: she herself. This sideline reporter had grown up in Milwaukee, and had always wanted to be a sausage. So, the Rockies and Brewers PR people arranged matters. No word on which sausage she’ll be, but she set herself up perfectly for her signoff: “Guys, I’m going to have a good time, but I know I’m going to get smoked.”
By the way...
Can anyone besides the Nachoman and Brewers PR people name the 5 sausages in the race?
More evidence that the radar gun has ruined baseball
On Tuesday, the FSN Pittsburgh announcers were obsessed with the speed of Ian Snell’s pitches. My goodness, who cares whether he throws 92 or 94 mph, if he’s going 2-0 and 3-0 to every hitter? Major league hitters can catch up with fastballs like that if they are ahead in the count… or, they can just take the walk!
Interesting strategic non-move of the week
After a 2.5+ hour rain delay, Houston pitcher Brandon Backe was scheduled to lead off the inning for the Astros. He ain’t coming back to pitch after so long, so pinch hit for him, right?
No, he’s hitting .320. He don’t need no stinkin’ pinch hitter.
Do the Pirates want to issue free passes?
I worked both Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s excruciating Astros-Pirates games. On Tuesday, Pirate pitching issued 10 walks. On Wednesday, they had improved their control, and only issued 9 bases on balls (plus a hit batsman).
If one had any respect for the competence of the Pirate pitchers, on first glance one could suspect that the six walks (and HBP) issued to slugger Lance Berkman might have been deliberate. It would be legitimate strategy to say to the pitching staff, “Berkman is the Astros only true superstar hitter. We are going to make the rest of the team beat us, not him. Put Berkman on base rather than give him a meaty fastball.”
Okay, fine… then explain, please, why the men batting immediately after Mr. Berkman were walked four times in two nights.
Or, explain why Brad Ausmus, the .221 hitting catcher, drew five walks in two nights. Or why pitcher Chad Moehler drew two walks.
Punchy Announcers
Tuesday night’s game of attrition was one of the most unpleasant experiences of my career as a baseball statistician. Forget the fact that the game was poorly pitched (see above) and slow moving. In the fourth inning, a storm moved in. I looked at the Pittsburgh weather page, and saw an ominous satellite picture: the entire state of Ohio was covered by the massive storm, which we moving due east. I expected an hour delay or so, followed by a rainout.
But no… the delay went on and on. One hour, then two, then two and a half… as the statistician working from my house, I had no recourse but to wait and keep checking the television. I couldn't go to sleep, or leave, because I would have no warning about when the game might resume. I was stuck.
Finally, after 2:45 or so, the game started up again. They played for another boring hour or so, when the rain came back, causing another half-hour delay. The game resumed at 12:15 a.m. in the 6th inning.
The announcers actually did a good job under difficult circumstances. Only about 50 fans remained at the game; I can’t imagine that many more than that were watching on television. The broadcast went along smoothly, though. Without losing focus on the game, the announcers made numerous silly comments and ironic observations appropriate to the circumstances.
I was ready to destroy my television and FSN Pittsburgh, though, in the ninth inning. It was 1:05 a.m. when Pirate closer Damaso Marte walked speedy Michael Bourn with two outs. Since the Pirates held only a 1-run lead, keeping Mr. Bourn close to second base (he stole on the first pitch) was majorly important, meaning I expected a long game of cat-and-mouse-and-repeatedly-stepping-off-the-rubber.
While observing Mr. Marte's antics, the Nachoman nearly had a coronary: “We’re told by the truck that bad weather is just minutes away,” intoned the television. Nooooooo! I’ve been here for more than six hours, the game is either just about over or (aargh) just about to go into extra innings, and there’s more rain coming any second? Pitch, already!! Come on!!
Psych! The announcers were just joshing with their audience (I think I might have been the WHOLE audience at this point). No more rain was actually expected. Miguel Tejada grounded out to end the game. Whew. Nachoman heart attack postponed.
For several million a year, I’d increase my dedication to my conditioning regimen
Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit scored from first on a double. The announcers noted the effects of Mr. Doumit’s increased dedication to conditioning and flexibility. Apparently this year his defensive abilities have miraculously improved, as has his baserunning speed. Of course, the discussion just begs the question: why is there any major leaguer who isn’t already dedicated to conditioning and flexibility?
Evidence that a football team’s mental discipline affects its success
Do you know which football penalty correlates most with losing? By that I mean, count the number of times an NFL team has committed that penalty in a given year, and then run a statistical correlation function with losses. The penalty which gives the highest correlation value, according to Football Prospectus, is…
The false start.
Evidence that a baseball team’s mental discipline affects its success?
The Pirates have walked the opposing pitcher 16 times this year, including twice on Wednesday night. Second-worst in this category is the Giants, who have committed this sordid deed 15 times. I wonder if walking the pitcher correlates mathematically with losing, too.
Stinky Cheese 
On Wednesday night, John Van Benschoten twice walked Brad Ausmus the eighth place hitter with two out. Presumably the intent
On Wednesday night, John Van Benschoten twice walked Brad Ausmus the eighth place hitter with two out. Presumably the intent
[2] was not to give the .220 hitting catcher anything to hit so that the pitcher could make the third out.
Problem is, both times, Mr. Van Benschoten walked the pitcher.
Mr. Van Benschoten, you and your 9.77 ERA[3] have earned the Nachoman’s Stinky Cheese award. Get out of the major leagues before I have to watch you pitch again.
Why didn’t Jack Wilson slide?
No one out, bottom of the 5th, runners on second and third. A pitch in the dirt got away from Houston catcher Brad Ausmus. Here came Jack from third… while Mr. Ausmus retrieved the ball and threw to the covering pitcher, who tagged Mr. Wilson on his thigh as he ran past.
But, why did Mr. Wilson go in standing up? Had he slid, the pitcher would have had a harder time making a swipe tag; and, the pitcher might have bailed out as cleats bore down upon him.
What is wrong with people's historical reasoning skills?
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has publicly asked English club Manchester United to allow star player Christiano Ronaldo to transfer to Real Madrid. United owners say no way, not at any price.
No one out, bottom of the 5th, runners on second and third. A pitch in the dirt got away from Houston catcher Brad Ausmus. Here came Jack from third… while Mr. Ausmus retrieved the ball and threw to the covering pitcher, who tagged Mr. Wilson on his thigh as he ran past.
But, why did Mr. Wilson go in standing up? Had he slid, the pitcher would have had a harder time making a swipe tag; and, the pitcher might have bailed out as cleats bore down upon him.
What is wrong with people's historical reasoning skills?
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has publicly asked English club Manchester United to allow star player Christiano Ronaldo to transfer to Real Madrid. United owners say no way, not at any price.
Okay, Mr. Blatter has overstepped the bounds of his position, but in some sense who cares… he can’t – I don’t think – force Man U to get rid of Ronaldo. Maybe he’s just engaging in some PR positioning with the Spaniards.
Mr. Blatter went on to compare soccer to slavery: “I think in football, there’s too much modern slavery,” he said. Such an apt comparison. I mean, Mr. Ronaldo only makes tens of millions of dollars each year and has the freedom to do pretty much anything he wants in the universe except change soccer clubs. I have no doubt that, were he to reincarnate today, Frederick Douglass would dedicate his life to freeing Mr. Ronaldo from his shackles.
When the shortest distance between two points is NOT a straight line
FSN Midwest announcers noticed something interesting on Thursday. With two outs and a 3-2 count, Chase Utley was prepared to run on the next pitch. The Cardinals chose not to hold him on base; Albert Pujols played very deep, near the grass. So, Mr. Utley could take a big lead. Since the runner can establish his own basepath, that lead did not necessarily have to be on a direct line between bases. Mr. Utley choose to stand well back from the true baseline. Why? Because, being practically guaranteed to make it to second base, he wanted to make the transit time from first to THIRD base as short as possible. Normally a baserunner has to bow out his path to “cut the corner” when rounding second base. Mr. Utley made the path to third straighter, meaning that he could go faster. Clever move… one taught, the announcers are sure, by Phillies coach Davey Lopes, himself a notable baserunner from back in the day.
The dumbest use of beer ever
From Varvil29 posting to the blog Big League Stew:
“The dumbest tailgating moment I ever saw was at Milwaukee County Stadium the last year it was open. People were grilling brats in beer, not a bad idea. They were also drinking beer, another good idea. The problem was they were cooking in Guinness and drinking Miller Lite!”
Mr. Blatter went on to compare soccer to slavery: “I think in football, there’s too much modern slavery,” he said. Such an apt comparison. I mean, Mr. Ronaldo only makes tens of millions of dollars each year and has the freedom to do pretty much anything he wants in the universe except change soccer clubs. I have no doubt that, were he to reincarnate today, Frederick Douglass would dedicate his life to freeing Mr. Ronaldo from his shackles.
When the shortest distance between two points is NOT a straight line
FSN Midwest announcers noticed something interesting on Thursday. With two outs and a 3-2 count, Chase Utley was prepared to run on the next pitch. The Cardinals chose not to hold him on base; Albert Pujols played very deep, near the grass. So, Mr. Utley could take a big lead. Since the runner can establish his own basepath, that lead did not necessarily have to be on a direct line between bases. Mr. Utley choose to stand well back from the true baseline. Why? Because, being practically guaranteed to make it to second base, he wanted to make the transit time from first to THIRD base as short as possible. Normally a baserunner has to bow out his path to “cut the corner” when rounding second base. Mr. Utley made the path to third straighter, meaning that he could go faster. Clever move… one taught, the announcers are sure, by Phillies coach Davey Lopes, himself a notable baserunner from back in the day.
The dumbest use of beer ever
From Varvil29 posting to the blog Big League Stew:
“The dumbest tailgating moment I ever saw was at Milwaukee County Stadium the last year it was open. People were grilling brats in beer, not a bad idea. They were also drinking beer, another good idea. The problem was they were cooking in Guinness and drinking Miller Lite!”
In a related story
My father-in-law, who is in fact of German ancestry, lectured my wife about beer on his visit last week. “In Germany,” he said, “this Bud Light would be called a ‘white’ beer.” No, sir, in Germany this Bud Light would be called a “glass of water.”
Pizza chucking man
This is from April 2007… how did I remain unaware of this for so long? I blame El Molé for a lack of vigilance.
It’s worth it to watch at least the first 30 seconds. A foul pop flew into the stands, causing a ruckus of spilled beer and failed attempts to corral the ball amongst the fans. One fan, for unknown reasons, threw his piece of pizza at another fan. As far as we know, this fan was unprovoked. What marvelous theater!
Pizza chucking man
This is from April 2007… how did I remain unaware of this for so long? I blame El Molé for a lack of vigilance.
It’s worth it to watch at least the first 30 seconds. A foul pop flew into the stands, causing a ruckus of spilled beer and failed attempts to corral the ball amongst the fans. One fan, for unknown reasons, threw his piece of pizza at another fan. As far as we know, this fan was unprovoked. What marvelous theater!
You know, if no one had criticized the rude connotations, I would never have known abo
ut them
To the right is a picture of the Slump Buster energy drink, endorsed by Kevin Youkilis. “So what” was the Nachoman’s original thought on the subject. I recalled the day that I was asked to be part of a focus group to test a new fruit drink put out by a major soft drink company. Before being given a taste, I was asked about ten questions about whether the bottle, its shape, its design, its logo, and such made me like the drink. My response to each question was, “I don’t care. What does it taste like?” The woman administering the questions didn’t know what to do with me… her form didn’t have a box to check for “I don’t care.” In Mr. Youkilis’ case, I don’t like “energy” drinks, and the drink’s name, packaging, or endorser aren’t likely to make me buy a case.
I read about Slump Buster on a sports blog. The comments below the picture intrigued me… several folks in the peanut gallery criticized Mr. Youkilis harshly for perpetuating mens’ objectification of and sexual dominance over women. Woah… all that, just for shilling for a soft drink? I did not understand.
As I read further, I realized that the phrase “slump buster” must have some naughty meaning of which I was not aware. I asked my wife and sidekick Burrito Girl, who is usually much more clued in to American Naughtiness than I, whether she was aware of the subtle meaning here; no luck. Nothing in dictionary.com, either. Hmmm…
ut themTo the right is a picture of the Slump Buster energy drink, endorsed by Kevin Youkilis. “So what” was the Nachoman’s original thought on the subject. I recalled the day that I was asked to be part of a focus group to test a new fruit drink put out by a major soft drink company. Before being given a taste, I was asked about ten questions about whether the bottle, its shape, its design, its logo, and such made me like the drink. My response to each question was, “I don’t care. What does it taste like?” The woman administering the questions didn’t know what to do with me… her form didn’t have a box to check for “I don’t care.” In Mr. Youkilis’ case, I don’t like “energy” drinks, and the drink’s name, packaging, or endorser aren’t likely to make me buy a case.
I read about Slump Buster on a sports blog. The comments below the picture intrigued me… several folks in the peanut gallery criticized Mr. Youkilis harshly for perpetuating mens’ objectification of and sexual dominance over women. Woah… all that, just for shilling for a soft drink? I did not understand.
As I read further, I realized that the phrase “slump buster” must have some naughty meaning of which I was not aware. I asked my wife and sidekick Burrito Girl, who is usually much more clued in to American Naughtiness than I, whether she was aware of the subtle meaning here; no luck. Nothing in dictionary.com, either. Hmmm…
A google search turned up the following from doubletongued.org, which seems to be a reputable version of the “urban dictionary”-type sites that attempt to document cutting-edge slang and neologisms. Its primary author is a lexicographer with legit credentials; though the site welcomes reader submissions, it appears that a word is thoroughly researched before being included.
"slump buster: n. [derogatory slang] an unattractive woman sought by a man for sexual relations in order to improve his sports-playing abilities or his involuntarily inactive sex life. Etymological Note: This is a very specific sense of the more general slump buster ‘something perceived to stop a losing streak, improve sports performance, or to increase sexual activity.’ This sense’s recent popularity stems from a 1998 interview on Jim Rome’s syndicated sports talk show with Mark Grace, former first baseman for the Chicago Cubs, although the term is older than that."
But had I not found out about “slump buster,” I never would have know about “scuffle”
Interestingly, the same site put to rest my conjecture that the use of “scuffle” meaning “to play poorly in baseball” stemmed from a single use by a sportscenter anchorbeing. In fact, doubletongued.org cites uses of “scuffle” in this sense as far back as 1972, and throughout the 1980s and 90s as well. I still suspect that a sportscenter mention led to the recent explosion in the use of the term – I’m rather well-versed in the habits of television sports announcers, and I had never heard the term until April 2007. However, at least it’s not a new word coined by Stephen A. Smith or other creatures of the netherworld.
"slump buster: n. [derogatory slang] an unattractive woman sought by a man for sexual relations in order to improve his sports-playing abilities or his involuntarily inactive sex life. Etymological Note: This is a very specific sense of the more general slump buster ‘something perceived to stop a losing streak, improve sports performance, or to increase sexual activity.’ This sense’s recent popularity stems from a 1998 interview on Jim Rome’s syndicated sports talk show with Mark Grace, former first baseman for the Chicago Cubs, although the term is older than that."
But had I not found out about “slump buster,” I never would have know about “scuffle”
Interestingly, the same site put to rest my conjecture that the use of “scuffle” meaning “to play poorly in baseball” stemmed from a single use by a sportscenter anchorbeing. In fact, doubletongued.org cites uses of “scuffle” in this sense as far back as 1972, and throughout the 1980s and 90s as well. I still suspect that a sportscenter mention led to the recent explosion in the use of the term – I’m rather well-versed in the habits of television sports announcers, and I had never heard the term until April 2007. However, at least it’s not a new word coined by Stephen A. Smith or other creatures of the netherworld.
The no batting glove crew:
· Moises Alou
· Jason Kendall
· Doug Mientkiewicz
That’s all I know… feel free to post a comment if you can add more to the list.
And, the Sausages in the Sausage Race:
Hot dog, Polish sausage, Bratwurst, Italian Sausage, and Chorizo.
Next Week:
The Nachoman reveals his plans to acquire a Polish Sausage costume. [Shhh, do NOT tell Burrito Girl!]
[2] Assuming that there was intent, and not merely incompetence. I suspect incompetence.
[3] Which actually improved from 10.64, despite Wednesday’s pathetic performance
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