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July 26, 2005
Sweet justice
Some items picked up via Eric Zorn:
First, there's this:
Notorious Russian spammer Vardan Kushnir was found bludgeoned to death in his Moscow apartment on Sunday. He was killed by repeated blows to the head, Russian news agency Interfax reports.
On a more light-hearted note, we have the ten best trick plays in sports:
10. The Fake to Third, Throw to First. When a pitcher does this, one of two things happens. If he's a visiting pitcher, everyone screams, "Balk!" (It's not. You can fake a throw to second or third if the base is occupied.) If he's pitching for the home team, everyone turns to the person next to him and says, "You know, I've never seen that play work."
The best trick play of all time, according to this writer, is truly deserving of that title. I've seen variations of the play used to great effect in intramural flag football games:
One time I was watching SportsCenter and they showed a highlight from what was either a high school or junior high basketball game. This kid was on the right baseline and suddenly he bolted for the door, ran through the lobby and came back into the gym through the door on the left baseline. Needless to say, he was wide open. His teammate threw him the ball, Stu Scott yelled "Holla!" and the kid buried a jumper. I thought it was the greatest thing ever until I saw the Barking Dog Trick. You remember the highlight: last second of a high school game, a kid drops down on all fours and starts barking like a dog. Opponents can't help but watch, and the dogboy's teammates take advantage of their disinterest to score the winning basket.
Totally awesome. That's all I can say.
Posted by oz115 at July 26, 2005 12:27 PM
Comments
That barking dog trick is priceless. Absolutely priceless. The Goonies, a super stellar co-ed flag football team, once used it.
Posted by: Stat Boy at July 27, 2005 09:02 AM
Does anyone know where I might find a video of this trick that I can use for teaching purposes only? Thanks.
Posted by: cre8aha at November 9, 2005 08:09 AM