Hockey players are tough guys, they lose teeth on the ice and are always ready for a fight. Or at least back in the day; now the players are on the verge of being coddled. Check out the locker-room for the Vancouver Canucks at their new home, the GM Place. I mean, with such a stalwart sponsor like GM, this is SURE to end happy.
Archive for September 24th, 2009
24
Sep
09
Those Doors are Space-Age
Serving a ten-day sentence for interference with official acts and violation of a protective order, Randy Barker is more than just a convicted criminal, he’s a Red Sox fan.
Using the rare legal argument that Barker has “few pleasures” in his life besides baseball and that going to jail would interfere with his previously made plans to attend the Royals/Sox game, Barker’s attorney got the judge to temporarily release him.
Norman Barker, Randy’s dad, said that they had been planning the trip for 3 months and that he and his two sons hadn’t been able to see a game together in 25 years.
Leaving the jail Wednesday afternoon in a Sox hat and uniform, he was expected back sometime Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. Because apparently, fuck it!
The honorable Judge Benny Waggoner said the request was “reasonable under the circumstances” before granting the release, telling the local TV station that he has “never done anything like this before.”
It appears he was swayed by Norman’s heartfelt confession: “[Randy’s] always been a Red Sox fan, The Red Sox got a knuckle ball pitcher. I have an 11-year-old grandson that plays baseball, pitches perfect knuckle ball and that’s why we’re going.”
Even some of Barker’s family were conflicted as to the judge’s decision. Lance Morris, presumably a relative of some sort told reporters that
His therapist has called me to say she has a duty to warn me that he told her he wanted to get a gun and shoot me. But he wants to go to a ballgame so they let him out. This is the third time he’s had a violation. This is the third time he’s had to go to jail. I guess if the judge feels that’s right that he needs special privileges then that’s what he’s going to get.
Go Sox!
[KCCI]
24
Sep
09
Ric Flair Needs Some Scratch
Having already signed on to wrestle Hulk Hogan in Australia, now former wrestling superstar Ric Flair is helping North Carolina hawk lottery tickets with their new “Wooooooooo” scratch-off tickets.
It was particularly nice of the producers to provide Ric with that young chick as eye-candy, compared to him at least. I mean, he’s old enough to be her father. When he walks out of the curtain I’m amazed he didn’t snap his femur just walking.
[OSG]
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