Friday, January 19, 2007
“walking to new orleans”
This is, quite possibly, one of THE BEST PICTURES EVER.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 18 “A woman wearing a pink cowboy hat covered in rhinestones walked down Bourbon Street on Wednesday night and spotted a character with equally outrageous headgear.
“Hey there”, the woman shouted. “Who are you?”
Mr. Met froze on a balcony above the street. Usually, he does not leave New York and therefore does not require an introduction. But in New Orleans, a city known for its costume parties, he just looked like some guy who decided to dress up as a baseball.
Eager to make the woman’s acquaintance, Mr. Met tossed her a string of beads from the balcony, keeping with local tradition.
One hopes that the recipient kept with true New Orleans tradition, which does NOT require one to, um, reciprocate to Mr. Met.
(And if she did, you know he would totally make one of these faces:
The story continues:
Although the Mets stock many of their top prospects at Class AA Binghamton, outfielder Lastings Milledge could start this season in New Orleans
Right now. 10 - no, 20 - no, 100 - reasons putting LASTINGS MILLEDGE anywhere near the French Quarter would be a bad idea.
1. Signs everywhere reading COCKTAILS TO GO
2. Dumb drunk frat boys on spring break
3. Do I need to list any more? But feel free to contribute in the comments.
...and they could send the injured pitcher Pedro Martinez here for a rehabilitation start as he prepares to return to the majors.
Putting Martinez on Bourbon Street is a recipe for excitement.
No, the drag queens who work behind the counter at one of my favorite places, the Clover Grill (hamburgers cooked under an American made hubcap!) are a recipe for excitement. Let’s be real: if Pedro goes to Nola, he’ll be in bed by 9pm.
But could we please keep the party duo [formerly trio] of Lo Duca and Wright [and Floyd, once upon a time] away from this locale ENTIRELY?
...or at least give me and TBF advance notice so we can join them. We love getting into trouble in New Orleans, and can’t wait to make time to go visit the Zephyrs. New Orleans *and* baseball? Now, that’s our kind of vacation.
Read the rest of the NY Times story about the Zephyrs here.
Ah. A challenge.
(3) Lastings homers off Oklahoma City left hander, runs down first base line high-fiving fans, and accidentally breaks the 17th Street levee.
(4) The dreadlock look far more likely to lead to Lastings being mistaken for being a voodoo holy man, a member of the Neville brothers backup band, or, worst of all, Reggie Bush.
(5) Concern that the long-term development of Lastings’ hitting stroke may be delayed by FEMA head Mike Brown chanting from the stands, “You’re doing a heckuva job!”
(6)-(10)- What, you want Letterman or something?
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