Everyone Deserves To Feel Pretty

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This would’ve been much more enjoyable if it wasn’t a photograph for which Randy Johnson posed, and he was instead caught doing this in the clubhouse to psyche himself up before a start. He seemed so much happier in his Mariner days … not once since he joined the Yankees has he felt like the pretty princess he is.

Let’s Celebrate A Resurrection

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The resurrection of Christ is being celebrated everywhere today (my apologies for violating the separation of church and Deadspin, especially to the many Deadspin readers who are proud, Godless heathens), so I thought we’d go in a different direction here and celebrate a couple of other equally-important resurrections: those of Sammy Sosa and Alex Rodriguez.

Starting with A-Rod, our hero came to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning, bases loaded, and the Yankees trailing. He triumphantly poked a fly ball into the centerfield bleachers, giving himself a second HR on the day, and the Yankees a walk-off victory. I forget what happened after that; either he was carried through the streets of New York by handsome firemen while everyone roared their love and approval, or people half-heartedly clapped while muttering under their breath, “Big deal, pretty boy, it’s April.”

And let’s not forget Sammy Sosa, who brought himself back to life last night by hitting his first Major League homerun since 2005, helping the Rangers to an 8-4 pounding of the Red Sox. “I fought my way up and I’m here, and I’m doing it. I feel very happy, very pleased,” Sosa said after the game. He has also magically regained his ability to speak English.

Yankees 10, Orioles 7 [ESPN]
Rangers 8, Red Sox 4 [ESPN]

2007 FA Cup Semi Finals remember its heroes

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Before we probably see both Manchester United and Chelsea pound on their rivals to advance to the 2007 FA Cup finals, read this.

With still a few weeks away from the 2007 FA Cup Semi Finals, soccer fans must not forget the heroes from the past that made this little trophy they call the FA Cup that much more worth playing for.

Dave Beasant. Massive underdogs Wimbledon beat Liverpool 1-0 to lift The Cup in 1988, just 11 years after being elected into the Football League. Beasant’s penalty save from John Aldridge on the hour was the first in a Wembley final and as Dons’ captain he became the first goalkeeper to receive The Cup - on this occasion from HRH The Princess of Wales.

Tim Buzaglo. Striker Tim’s first claim to fame was playing cricket for Gibraltar. Then, in 1991, he scored a Third Round hat-trick for Isthmian League Woking as they caused a major Cup upset by beating Brian Talbot’s West Bromwich Albion 4-2 at The Hawthorns. Albion were then in the Second Division. In the next round the non-Leaguers lost by the only goal at Everton.

Eric Cantona. The Frenchman won The Cup twice in three years with Manchester United. In ‘94 he slammed home two spot-kicks inside seven minutes as Chelsea were overwhelmed 4-0. In ‘96 he scored the only goal of the Final with a volley through a crowd of players five minutes from time and then collected The Cup as United’s captain.

Harry Cursham. Henry “Harry” Cusham is hardly a household name today but no player in history has scored more goals in The Cup. In a ten-year period, from 1877 to 1887, he scored 49. He got 48 in the Competition Proper and one in a Fourth Round Qualifying tie against Staveley. His biggest haul was six against Wednesbury Strollers in…