When Kris and I started this blog almost a year ago, we wanted to be able to write about baseball in an intelligent and funny manner while entertaining a bunch of folks and starting a community of sorts. Well, one out of two ain't bad. We've got the best commenters in the entire sportsblogosphere; we didn't quite expect to have such a committed following of Real Live Funny People sharing their jokes and recipes with us!
So in the holiday spirit, I'd like to give out fake gifts to (almost) everyone who commented during the year. Bear with me as I struggle to remember your favorite teams or whatnot. Some of you wear your fandom on your foreheads like a tattoo but others are quite even-minded and rational when talking baseball. In no particular order, our holiday wishes to our commenters:
- Farthammer: a new A's stadium in Fremont that sells cakies at the concession stands
- GorgeForeman: a DH for the Mariners who can actually hit, unlike this guy
- jayhawkowensjunior: tight stomachs for the Royals hitters
- BC Twins Fan: a big hug from Justin Morneau
- Business or Leisure: Mark Teixeira to sign with anyone but the Yanks
- Phony Gwynn: having the Padres reach for the stars next year and nail that 100-loss mark
- Phillas: for our Giants coverage next year to not focus exclusively on Barry Bonds or the sad Giants bear
- ms12000: for the White Sox to play an exhibition game in England and 'accidentally' leave Toby Hall behind
- Jiegel: a Red Sox catcher who can actually hit and handle a knuckleball
- MDT: an outfielder for the Nats who can swing a bat better than W
- Clare: HOW DO YOU LIVE LIKE THIS, PHILLIES FANS?
- The Kid In The Big Sombrero: Joe Morgan to stop talking shit about Mr. Cub
- ILovePaleHoseandPaleHos: a 384-page compendium of awesome Ozzie Guillen quotes
- WorshipTehStats!: for the new Marlins stadium to be named Shrimp Stadium
- Sh!tShow: more homeriffic Patriots Day Red Sox liveglogs
- dmac: the desire to write another Way Back Base Ball column
- Upstate Underdog: Jim Kaat in the Hall of Fame, for broadcasting and not pitching
- kwsn: more Port-a-Potties on Opening Day in Milwaukee
- D. Chuck fka UTFLW: the chance to write a TQ next season
- Honeynut Ichiros: another Phillies victory parade to liveglog in 2009
- Freetzy: for this fat thing to get renamed Tony Gwinnett
- Suss: more years of Magglio in Detroit and fewer years of Leyland
- Tuffy: anything your heart desires after giving us awesome liveglogs
- Sooze: same goes for you, dollface
- Chief Wahoo: an Indians t-shirt for your little puppy friend
- Lloyd the Barber: a job covering the Blue Jays with this motley crew
- Matt T: Chipper Jones to make a guest spot on The Hills
Happy Holidays to all our commenters, readers, and contributors. We're looking forward to a 2009 season full of Actual Baseball Analysis, wacky videos and hopefully a ton of shrimp babies.
Wow. And here we thought you had sold out. Kidding, WoW has been awesome this year. Keep it up in year 2, Rob, Kris, Lloyd, and Darren!
Please, sir, may I have more gruel?
Oh thanks, it was exactly what I wanted!
Looking forward to another fantastic year, of somethings something y'all
The Colonel: to get on the 2009 list
Thanks Rob, but TV has taught me that anything short of going to Jared is a shitty gift.
Moe appreciates the gesture. He's not getting much use out of his Brady Quinn jersey.
Thanks for a great year guys, look forward to another good one in 2009, the year both the Tribe and the Cavs bring home a championship.
j/k guys, I LOVE WoW, even if it does causes a burning sensation while urinating.
But...but I didn't get you guys anything.
Wait--you guys are fans of big market teams. So you're kind of like my dad who bought himself a BluRay player and every conceivable movie he ever wanted three weeks before Christmas, thereby ensuring that he gets exactly what he wants and making everyone else's shopping trips a pain in the ass.
So, like, here's some peace on earth and good will to men, or something.
I COMMENT ON THIS WEB BOARD ALL THE TIME AND FOR SUM REASON YOU SNUB ME THAT MAKES NO SENSE YOU GUYS CAN GO SCRATCH. BESIDES I AM A PRO BALL PLAYER AND I CAN GET ANYTHING I WANT WHAT WOULD A WEBSITE GUY GIVE ME. I HIT 300 THIS YEAR SO MY LIFE IS COMPLETE ANYWAY UNTIL COACH SAYS LACE 'EM UP IN THE SPRING.
YAH I DINT GET ANYTHING EITER WHAT AM I BLACK? OI'M NOT IM WHITE.
YOU GUYS CAN TAKE A HIEK ANYWAY VOTE YES ON PROP 8
The new wife really wants a baby, I was kind of on the fence until I realized that I could dress it up in various shell fish costumes and take pictures, so my wife thanks WoW for my desire to become a father.
Oh and she also thanks WoW for the cakies recipe
Jesus, Rob, mine's almost as depressing as my actual holidays will be. Here's looking forward to two empty things: the apartment and whiskey bottles!
Seriously, keep up the fantastic work, all you Wow bastard-children.
I was hoping to find a 30+ HR player in my stocking.
Or even a 20+ HR hitter.
/kicks snow
Thanks to the fine editors for this site, and to the other dummies who comment here for making baseball more bear-able.
Happy Holidays y'all!!!1!!
What a comfort this website is to me. So much fun.
I hoist a cocktail-covered shrimp in your honor, WoW.
Great, now I'm pissed at Joe Morgan all over again. Thanks for stirring up the bad memories, fellas.
Oh, and thanks for the consistant amusement. Happy Christmas.
I'm a newish and infrequent commenter who happened to get about exactly what he wanted for Christmas: World Series-champion Jimmy Rollins introducing Joe Biden.
Hereby wishing that WoW happens across a treasure trove of babies in more crustacean outfits.
I will file that tidbit away for 2009, rarebit. Happy Holidays!
I'll take Kaat in the HOF any way he can get in. Also I was hoping for a free WoW t-shirt.
Merry Christmas Rob, CTC, and the rest of you knuckle heads.
/go Yankees
Alright, enough self-congratulation, WHAT ABOUT MARK TEXEIRA??!?111??/?
All I want for Christmas is Rocco in baby blue and to write for this magazine.
All the best to all the WoWies.
Happy Holidays Wowies.
Thankfully i think Toby has left the Sox to pursue his interests in a shaving foam pie factory in Washington state.
I hope there's a Phillies Parade to liveglog in '09, too. Maybe next year it will be funny.
It's been a great '08, here's to a fine '09. Thanks WoW.