As Seen Today on MLB.tv
2006-09-08 18:46
Between innings, MLB.tv showed this word scramble:
BENATAS AZAILO
After a few seconds, they showed this:
Hint: HE PITCHES IN THE AL WEST.
After a few more seconds, they didn’t show this, but they should have:
Hint: WE SPELLED HIS NAME WRONG WHEN WE SCRAMBLED IT.
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Overheard on the Devil Rays’ TV broadcast: “There’s nothing worse than a cantankerous banana.”
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Same broadcast, after a 2-2 curveball misses in the dirt to Frank Thomas, this dialogue could be heard in my office:
Joe Magrane: “Now would be a good time to challenge Frank Thomas with a high fastball around the letters.”
Ken Arneson: “You go ahead and do that.”
High fastball indeed follows on the next pitch, as does a two-run homer.
1. Unless something changed today, they've been scrambling it with the proper spelling (two E's in the first name), but unscrambling it wrong (two A's in the first name).
2. 1 That may be. But I thought it was funny.
3. 2 It is. It's amazing that they've been running the same scramble for weeks, and still haven't corrected it.
4. The full scramble:
"Word Scramble: NETBSEA AZLAOI
Hint: He currently pitches in the American League West."
...
"Hint: He has appeared in the postseason twice in his career."
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"Give up?"
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"ESTABAN LOIAZA"