First, Maddux was convinced no hitter could tell the speed of a pitch with any meaningful accuracy. To demonstrate, he pointed at a road a quarter-mile away and said it was impossible to tell if a car was going 55, 65 or 75 mph unless there was another car nearby to offer a point of reference. Read more

It's a perspective thing. And yes, from this angle, it looks incredible. But it gets a lot less impressive when you see it from the proper perspective and realize he's not actually white. Read more

Isn't that how to ship items to Africa? I was told by my postman that if I wanted to donate money to help poverty overseas I should just put cash in an envelope and write "Africa" on the outside. I do it every week and leave it in my mailbox. He told me he would take care of the rest. Read more

Overall, Drunken Master is a much, much better movie than DM2. 2 has the epic final battle and stunt work, but the comedy, fighting, mood and pacing of the first are superior. Read more

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Tatis' accomplishment should definitely come with an asterisk, though. Chan Ho was a notoriously hitter-friendly Park. Read more

I've actually heard these illegitimate World Cup trophies are even more widespread than you'd think. For instance, Italy has four of them. Read more