The Bling…

… will always tell you who is really number one!

Ethan’s Avatar…

… has “weiner” written all over it. He’s too embarrassed to show it next to his team name, instead opting for a banal jersey top, but it’s there for anyone who wants to view his fantasy profile. Pretty dorky, I suspect it represents some sort of secret interest he has for Harry Potter…

Who’s More Self-Satisfied?

Busted! Luke Mitcheson, self-proclaimed red sox fan, palling around with none other than Yankees commentator and Holocaust denier, Michael Kay. Kay has more excuses for Derek Jeter than Lenny Rufenstahl had for you-know-who. Well, Luke, remind me, do the British spell “collaborator” with a U!?!

More Avatar Madness!!!

So I was hoping that people in my league would voluntarily send me pictures of their yahoo avatars, but I’ve been met with staunch resistance and a lot of stonewalling (mostly from Eben). This time around I got a little sneaky and was able to reach into the depths of my mind and pull out Jared’s old password. But isn’t it worth it? This blog is the only place where you can see the full background. For the entire fantasy baseball season I’ve been aware of the yuppy go-getter reading his daily stock report, but the dog-lover? I had no idea. Maybe I shouldn’t be posting this. Maybe it is too personal. Maybe it’s a soft-side of Jared that he was a little shy about revealing to a group of the most macho men you could ever meet in your life, but, darnit, i think it’s cute. i bet whenever he looks at the loyal bowser to his left he thinks of his own little hound, cayenne…

oops! I caught his avatar blinking when i took this pic. lol

Worst Article Ever

This is quite possibly the worst sports column I’ve ever read in my life. It’s by Bob “Keep Tryin’” Ryan of the Boston Globe. It goes nowhere! Newsflash, Bob: I really don’t care that you have a Giants wastebasket you’ve been meaning to get rid of!

Wanted — Dead or Alive II

Here is the other superdork from our league, Luke. Notice that his doppleganger is none other than Joni Mitchell. This week our teams are going head to head. I plan to pave his face and put up a parkin’ lotta homers…

UPDATE: Luke never even bothered to create an avatar! He’s that smug and complacent…

Brian’s Avatar

Here is Brian’s avatar. Check out the smooth threads! Little would you know that underneath them lies a “mean-spirited jerk.” The little green spaceman can’t be seen from the yahoo site, so consider this a special privilage for you, exclusively available at barelyregal.

Yahoo Avatar

So here’s my avatar. It took me years to perfect it. Notice the penguins in the corner. They represent my all-time favorite documentary.

Very Interesting

So I tracked down J. Michael Neal’s blog with a little help from google. Believe it or not, he has a post singing the praises of Joe Posnanski.

Joe Posnanski

I was about to sit down and write a post letting you in on who i think the best columnist in baseball is — Joe Posnanski, but then I noticed that the AP beat me to the punch.