Thursday was supposed to be Opening Day, but it wasn’t, and that was heartbreaking. And then teams started airing past Opening Day games on TV, or streaming them on Twitter, so that was a nice little reprieve from the madness that has been no sports for the better part of a month. (Also, non-baseball related, I don’t know if other hockey teams are doing this, but the LA Kings social media team has been live streaming Kings games played on PS4 the last few days through a twitch account. Which is brilliant.)
But who wants to just sit there and watch a random Opening Day game where Mike Trout went 5-5 against the Yankees? I do. Or watch a replay of the Reds game where Jay Bruce homered the Reds into the playoffs? OK, me again. Or sit though a re-run of Clayton Kershaw’s 15 K no-hitter? Damnit. Again, I’m in. Obviously I’ll sit though any of these right now, and I imagine you would too, so here’s a few you should definitely watch.
As far as baseball birthdays go, you'd be hard pressed to find a more dominant crew than the guys who share January 31st. Check out this list of greatness while I run over to Carvel to pick up a Fudgie the Whale and a Cookie Puss, we're partying tonight.
Jackie Robinson - 1/31/1919 *MLB Rookie of the Year in 1947 (also something about a color barrier) *NL MVP in 1949 *World Series Champion in 1955 *Hall of Fame induction in 1962
Ernie Banks - 1/31/1931 *NL MVP in 1958 *NL MVP in 1959 *Hall of Fame induction in 1977
Nolan Ryan - 1/31/1947 *World Series Champion in 1969 *7 no hitters *All time strikeout king with 5714 (and walks 2795) *Hall of Fame induction in 1999
But the Hall of Famers aren't the only ones sharing a birthday today. Arrested Development stars Jessica Walter (Lucile Bluth) turns 70 and Portia de Rossi (Lindsay Bluth Funke) turns 37. This is one of my many favorite scenes featuring Lindsay and Gob and the chicken dance...
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If that wasn't enough, Justin Timberlake and Johnny Rotten were also born today. That's a good batch of celebrity birthdays.
I share a birthday with Derek Lee, Mark Teahen and porn star Raven Riley. So, um, good for me.
