Theo, Mrs. Hank and I joined the regular 518 crew as well as legendary former Cheer Club drummer Bird Droppings and his girlfriend Suzie (to whom I must apologize -- when we found out she was Australian somehow we immediately started talking about the circumstances surrounding Michael Hutchence's death), who were on a brief North American visit. I won six bucks in RBI Pool when I put my dollar on Troy Glaus -- does that mean I'm going to gloat by making Glaus the subject of today's photo?
Hell yes!
Photo of the Day is suffering from over-Molination -- therefore, I promise that there will be no photographs of Bengie Molina this week. Today we have Casey Janssen, about to throw the first pitch of his Major League career:
Happy Friday to you, and Happy Birthday to me.
Photo of the Day today is not Bengie Molina! It's Frank Catalanotto, thinking seriously about making a run for second base:
Photo of the Day spotlights the Greater Molina once again, because I was too tired to think of someone else to spotlight and I didn't have time to assemble a Scott Kazmir pitching motion analysis.
So while I fall down on the job, enjoy Bengie Molina taking aim at a wannabe base-stealer:
Does Photo of the Day mojo move beyond time zones? Because while I was assembling today's PotD (a lovely photograph of Vernon Wells smackin' a ball) I realized that when it goes live at midnight Eastern, the Jays will probably still be playing in Los Angeles of Anaheim.
Will he get a sudden boost for the final innings? Does it roll over until tomorrow? How does this really work? I need to know -- as a wise man once said, "With great power comes great responsibility. Excelsior!"
Yes, Tyler, I know that Canada does not have such a position, and also I am aware that Sir John MacDonald was a Prime Minister. This, however, is a photograph of John McDonald, the defensive-minded infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays, doing some of that defensive stuff:
Been a weird few days for Photo of the Day -- after a red-hot start, the last three pictured players have all sat out on their POTD days. What to do?
Offer up a photograph of a group of players, that's what:
There are very few plays in baseball more exciting than one player smacking into another at home plate. Perhaps I only think that because I was raised in the Great White North, where every sport is judged better when people smack into one another.
Anyhow, here's Chone Figgins smacking into Bengie Molina -- feel free to try to narrate the internal monologue of one, the other or both.
Like they say in The Highlander, there can be only one. Well, The Highlander was a terrible movie and there are three Molinas.
In case you're wondering if Jobu is running Photo of the Day today, he's not. But here's Bengie Molina:
The mightly Photo of the Day magic worked for Aaron Hill last night, as he tripled and scored a run. Today's feature subject is red-hot and doesn't necessarily need the help, unless it's help getting him onto the All-Star ballot. Have you voted today?
And more to the point, have you voted for Alex Rios today?
