CENTER FIELD :: Answering Your Random Queries

« Can Of Corn | Main | Your Morning Red Bull »

Answering Your Random Queries

Based solely on my referrer logs, there are a lot of people out there who come to Center Field in search of answers... because I get some visitors who arrive here after searching for the weirdest things. So I'm going to try and answer some queries for those out there who need a little help.

Search Request: "papelbon enter music"
For now, Jonathan Papelbon exits the pen to "Wild Thing", and then warms up to "Shipping Up To Boston" by the Dropkick Murphys out on the mound.

Search Request: "joba chamberlain throws at red sox head" / "josh beckett joba video"
I love the simple elegance of that first search request phrasing. In any event, if you're here looking for video of Joba Chamberlain throwing fastballs at the head of Kevin Youkilis (and of Josh Beckett sharing his thoughts on the situation with Joba) look no further.

Search Request: "joba the hutt" shirt buy
Amazingly, it doesn't seem like any enterprising Yanks fan has capitalized on their rookie reliever's built-in awesome nickname with a Joba The Hutt tshirt yet (that I can find)- but you can always get the standard MLB.com player number shirt, or this shirt, which I would totally find cute if I was a Yankees fan. Thank goodness I am not.

Search Request: "how old is dustin pedroia?"
24 years old, as of August 17th.

Search Request: "dustin pedroia balding"
HEY NOW! Sure, his college coach may have called him balding a bunch of times, but I prefer to think of him as having a very close buzz that fades away into awesomeness.

Search Request: "brandon moss tattoo"
Here's a picture- you can see it peeking out. According to SoxNest, "Nobody seems quite sure what it is, but it has five segmented ovals along the bottom of his jersey sleeve, showing just enough ink to prove he's a badass." Rowr.

Search Request: "manny delcarmen tattoo"
I know nothing about this- and the only thing I could find about Manny Delcarmen having a tattoo was here- indicating that he was wearing a temporary ribbon tattoo on his neck for Father's Day to promote cancer awareness. Anyone got the scoop?

Search Request: "milwaukee brewers racing mini-sausages"
I took a picture of the mini-sausages they had racing around with the normal racing sausages at the Milwaukee Brewers game, and posted it here. Are they not the CUTEST THINGS EVER?!?!

Search Request: "josh beckett's girlfriend" / "josh beckett rumors" / "what did leann tweeden say about josh beckett"
I do not know about Josh Beckett's girlfriend. I am not going to repeat any rumors about Josh Beckett's personal life. And I never read the Maxim interview with Leeann Tweeden about Josh Beckett, so I'm not sure what exactly she said. She sure is purty, though.

Search Request: "josh beckett swearing" / "josh throw a fucking pitch beckett"
Now this I can tell you something about. See: Exhibit A and Exhibit B- but the quintessential Josh Beckett cussfest is Exhibit C. And I think I will refer to him as Josh "Throw A Fucking Strike" Beckett from now on.

Search Request: "josh beckett is a dick"
HEY NOW! I don't know about that- but I do know what he said about his own assets.

Search Request: "jonathan papelbon slutter video"
I got your slutter right here. Oh, and right here.

Search Request: "clay buchholz good luck ritual"
This one actually has me intrigued- because I've never written about it, and I'm curious now. Anyone know what kind of superstitions or rituals Clay does before or during pitching?

Search Request: "paul mccartney at yankee stadium"
Paul was sitting front row behind home plate, next to Lorne Michaels (who was in turn sitting next to Alec Baldwin), when I was at Yankee Stadium on August 29th to watch Josh Beckett and Roger Clemens duel it out. They played several Beatles/Wings songs on the PA and then would put him up on the Jumbotron... and without fail, he'd smile and wave or dance around a little for the crowd. He was sitting the next section over from me, so I got a few pictures- you can see one here and one with he and Lorne here.

Search Request: "pictures of kevin youkilis with his girlfriend"
Another stumper. I know nothing about Kevin Youkilis's girlfriend (or whether or not he even has one), and I don't have any pictures of her. But if anyone has any scoop they can share, feel free!

Search Request: "josh beckett sunglasses"

Best. Beckett-in-sunglasses. Photo. Ever. courtesy of sittingstill

Search Request: "canada sucks"
Indeed.

Comments (13)

[ Huck8467 ] says:
on September 4, 2007 6:45 AM

Let's see if I can add anything to this. Youkilis does/did (if you believe what you hear) have a girlfriend. She used to date Ben Affleck a while back. Enza is her name, I think.

Love Papelbon's enterence music. The Murphy's are perfect for him and it really gets Fenway going. So menacing...gotta love it.

Those are Josh's sunglasses, but not THE sunglasses. Those aren't the ones that show up with Josh at night, at every PC. I know that they are silver, but that's about it.

And I agree...Dustin isn't bald. Just follicly challenged. LOL

[ Jai/MoonstarMA ] says:
on September 4, 2007 8:03 AM

To add to Huck's knowledge:

- Youkilis' girlfriend is indeed named Enza - he mentions her on his blog. Not only did she date Ben Affleck, she also dated Lenny Dinardo.

- Josh apparently does have a girlfriend too, named Whitney, dating 5 months (Boston Herald article - I would give you the link, but the site is acting up on me). And, there's a photo (Barstool Sports - I leave it to you to decide whether or not it's true - according to the comments on that webpage.

- Agree with Texas Gal that Leanne Tweeden is purty, but apparently not the brightest thing, because whatever she said in the FHM article is what got her the hook from Beckett (according to SI).

- Scrappy-Doo may be follically challenged, but he, his bat and his defense will still kick your ass anyday.

- Aren't we all a little glad that Gagne isn't "available" for the next few days?

[ Ian ] says:
on September 4, 2007 8:36 AM

Youk does have a girlfiriend. It's at the bottom of this post.

http://kevinyoukilis.mlblogs.com/kevinyoukilis/2007/06/wow_i_never_rea.html

[ Huck8467 ] says:
on September 4, 2007 8:47 AM

Yes...I saw that in the Herald too. Whitney.

I get an error message on that link for the Tweeden thing. Now you have me intrigued!! I want to see it.

There are a few pictures out there of Enza too. Amazing how one girl meets all those celebs huh??

[ Huck8467 ] says:
on September 4, 2007 8:51 AM

Ok...got that to work. Now I want to see the FHM article. LOL

[ Jai/MoonstarMA ] says:
on September 4, 2007 10:50 AM

Huck - I tried seven ways to Sunday to look up that FHM article, but my understanding is that it's illegal to post the article in whole on the web and FHM itself doesn't have it on it's website *shaking my fist at the monitor*. Anyone who can lay hands on it gets my undying love!

Apparently the way to meet these celebs is by being in PR (so says friends of mine who know friends of Enza). I'm totally in the wrong line of work ...

[ Jai/MoonstarMA ] says:
on September 4, 2007 10:59 AM

For anyone else who gets that error message for the SI article (sorry about that!), trying Googling "josh beckett girlfriend" and the SI article is the second one on the page - under "SI.com-Scorecard Daily-Love Connection". It's a Jan 2005 article.

[ Texas Gal ] says:
on September 4, 2007 11:34 AM

OK, so we've got Youk's girlfriend sorted.

We've learned a little more about Mr. Beckett and his old-fashioned modesty. (I fixed those links- they should work OK now) And now that you mention it, I do remember him mentioning his girlfriend Whitney- hopefully she's a sweet little Texas girl who will also call him out on his bullshit when he gets rowdy.

And as for THE sunglasses, I give you:
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l248/ninetimesblue/baseball/theglasses1.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l248/ninetimesblue/baseball/theglasses2.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l248/ninetimesblue/baseball/theglasses3.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l248/ninetimesblue/baseball/theglasses4.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l248/ninetimesblue/baseball/theglasses5.jpg

[ Huck8467 ] says:
on September 4, 2007 11:51 AM

Yeah baby. Those are the ones. They must be pricey glasses since they are practically glued to him at all times. LOL We always laugh that he has them at his PCs. Watch tonight...I bet they make an appearance. LOL

And for your viewing pleasure....Enza.

http://s160.photobucket.com/albums/t189/Robinhuck/?action=view¤t=ENZA2.jpg

[ Jai/MoonstarMA ] says:
on September 4, 2007 2:10 PM

TG - Thanks for fixing my links. Someday, I will figure out how to post comments properly ...

LOVE the photos of Beckett and his sunglasses. Particularly #3 and #5 - they bring out the 4-year old in him. I particularly like the look on Tito's face in #3 - like a reproachful father. Priceless!

And one final thought: as the timing of Beckett dating his girlfriend has coincided with the entire season, could is be that "Cy Young" Beckett = "Consistently Getting Laid" Beckett??

[ save the steagles ] says:
on September 4, 2007 2:27 PM

So no bacon related inquiries? I'm a little disappointed.

[ Texas Gal ] says:
on September 4, 2007 3:07 PM

I know! Where are all the queries about Bacon Pants? It's a topic of much interest, I'd wager.

And Jai- I have a feeling Josh probably has always consistently gotten laid, especially with the WS MVP hardware. But maybe it's that now he doesn't have to expend any effort when he's at home looking for some action.

[ Ian ] says:
on September 4, 2007 5:47 PM

If you look at the Josh Beckett link from SI and gander down the bottom, Mark phillipousis was the one with the cougars and kittens on NBC this summer or so I heard.

online