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Fig Jam

Tired of losing baseball games to teams whose systems and schemes are superior, the Chicago Cubs called up pitcher Jeff Samardzija from AAA. Samardzija has decent numbers in the minor leagues this year, but let’s be honest, this is the Cubs attempting to take advantage of Samardzija’s time at Notre Dame under the direction of Supercoach/nacho aficionado Charlie Weis.

The Cubs believe, as well they should, that anyone who was privileged enough to spend time with Weis will automatically make the entire organization smarter. The ‘decided schematic advantage’ that Samardzija enjoyed while playing football with the Irish will only continue to manifest itself in his pro baseball career. Look for the Cubs to start mentally dominating on the Diamond, with a little wink to their buddy a couple of hours away in South Bend.

This one is to commemorate Hotdog’s recent near-mauling when he encountered one of these magnificent beasts.

Watching this also reminds me of the recent WNBA brawl, especially at the 1:11 mark.

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Constable Echelon

Pac-10 Media Poll

1, USC (38 first-place votes), 389 total points
2, Arizona State, 330
3, Oregon, 295
4, Cal (1), 274
5, UCLA, 204
6, Oregon State, 192
7, Arizona, 185
8, Washintgton, 139
9, Stanford, 76
10, Washington State, 61

Beloved H&F commenters,
Please post your polls below and I’ll combine them with those of our crack staff to see how we feel.