Your Moanday Video

I know. I know. It's fake but it's definitely entertaining to watch. Neat idea and video gone viral.

Memorable MLB Rookie Hazings

UPDATE: Just got an word of Mike Trout in drag. Here it is....

Angels' Mike Trout as Lady Gaga

September in the MLB brings about expanded rosters/September rookie call-ups, and that means one thing...Rookie hazings. Back in the day hazings were fairly physical in nature that came in the form of physical abuse and harassment. Nowadays teams are tamer, usually making rookies dress up in some form of costumes and parading around in public. This season brought about the usual costumes and pink backpacks, nothing extraordinary but the Washington Nationals did stand out by making their farm kids dress up like the smurfs with Stephen Strasburg as Papa Smurf. Wilson Ramos was the poor bastard that had to wear the skirt and dress as Smurfette.

The Washington Smurfs

Here's a sampling of some of my favorites from years past including Yankees cheerleaders (Chien-Ming Wang in a skirt is hilarious), Padres Hooter Girls, and an appearance by Saturday Night Live's Ambiguously Gay Duo. Enjoy!!!

Nothing like a 6'3" Asian in drag

Hooter Girl Dude Night in San Diego

I feel bad for the two that got stuck as Ace and Gary in public.

The Fight To End Alzheimer's Disease

Team Cusato

For the past couple of years I have been participating in the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's event. I decided to take part after hearing a story from WTNH's Kristen Cusato about how her mother was diagnosed with a form of early onset dementia called Lewy Body Disease. After learning of this I decided to join her walk team and try to help out by raising money for the cause. This year is no different and once again we will be taking part in the walk at New Haven's Lighthouse Point Park on October 2, 2011. This year will mean much more to me since my grandmother was recently diagnosed with dementia and I will be dedicating my walk this year to both her and Kristen's mother. As you can see to the right I do have link buttons to my donation page if anyone would like to help out. You can also reach that link by clicking here.... http://NewHavenWalk.kintera.org/jaypelletier 

Our team will also be hosting a fundraiser this Thursday, September 15. at BAR in New Haven. For a $20 donation you can enjoy beer, pizza, and live music provided by Kristen's brother Mike Cusato and friends. There will also be a raffle with some awesome prizes including a 4-pack of tickets to see a Phillies/Mets game, an autographed Carlos Beltran baseball, tickets to see Big Head Todd/John Hiatt at the Klein, officially licensed NFL merchandise, and many other great items. The event will go from 5:30pm-8:30pm and all proceeds will go to the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's, Team Cusato.

For those that don't know, as many as 5.4 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and millions more are faced with the financial and emotional challenges of caring for a loved one with the disease. If current trends continue, Alzheimer’s will bankrupt families, communities and our healthcare system.

The Alzheimer’s Association®, the leading voluntary organization in Alzheimer research, care and support, is dedicated to finding prevention methods, treatments and an eventual cure for the disease.

Sunday Fun-Day

The following illustration was posted on Baseball Prospectus not too long ago by Dustin Parkes of Getting Blanked. Several hilarious areas of the map to look at are "Burnett's Ocean of Tears," "The Narcissist's Corner," and "Posada's Path." This illustration was also posted on the great Yankees blog, River Ave Blues so I'm just trying to get it a little more "air time." Enjoy!