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A series I enjoy on YouTube, which some of you guys might enjoy, too, is WatchMojo, which runs various Top Ten lists.

Here's their Top Ten Most Unsportsmanlike Moments in Professional Sports. Very educational for someone like me, who knows nothing about professional sports.

For instance, when I watched the part about Izzy Alcántara kicking a catcher, I'd never heard of the incident or even the player.

So, I looked up the incident and learned that Izzy had been "brushed back" twice. Which, of course, necessitated looking up "brushback pitch," because I had no idea what that is, either.

Did I mention I don't know anything about sports?

I like this guy. He can do something unbelievably stupid, excruciatingly painful and embarrassing to the point of mortification, and still laugh himself silly over it.

Had I been there, I'd be laughing myself silly, too. Once I was sure he didn't seriously hurt himself.

So now you know what a brushback pitch is? Aren't you glad you asked? I'm a sports fan up to a point. I won't pay for NFL tickets, but like to go to baseball games every now and then -- both minor league and major league teams are fairly close by.

YouTube is blocked at my office -- what video was that, Gio Gonzales' famous fall-on-his face pitch?

It's just video clips with commentary of what WatchMojo considers the ten most unsportsmanlike instances in professional sports. Not players doing stupid things, necessarily, but engaging in some really bad conduct.

10. Bill Romanowsky spitting in J.J. Stokes' face. (Never heard of either player, or the incident.) Still, the apology was good.

9. Boston Bruins attacking a fan who assaulted one of the players. The Bruins poured into the stands and one beat the guy with his own shoe. (Again, never heard of the incident...but I have heard of the Boston Bruins and know what sport they play.)

8. Attack on Nancy Kerrigan with a prybar. (Something I had heard of. And I even know who Tonya Harding is! Although it's only this incident that made me aware of who Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding are. The last I heard of Tonya Harding, she was on some show where a bunch of other Z-list celebrities -- such as Danny Bonaduce and Todd Bridges -- offer insipid commentary on home videos.)

7. Roberto Alamar spits on an umpire...again with the spitting? (Never heard of the incident or the player.)

6. Boston Marathon cheater who rode a subway to the finish line. (I believe I do have some recollection of this.)

5. Luis Suárez biting another soccer player. (Never heard of the incident or the player.)

4. The Black Sox scandal. Apparently some of the players were bribed to throw the game. (You can tell I've never heard of this.)

3. Mike Tyson bites the ears of Evander Holyfield. (This I had heard of, but I'd never heard of Evander Holyfield prior to this incident. I knew who Mike Tyson was because of his stint in prison.) What is it with professional players and all the spitting and biting?

2. Pacers v. Pistons. A brawl that began on the basketball court that went into the stands. (Never heard of it. I couldn't even tell you what sport they play, prior to seeing it on WatchMojo.)

1. Zinedine Zidane headbutts Marco Materazzi. (Never heard of the incident or either player.)

Patrick; now THAT is funny! Even if he, himself, weren't laughing I would be laughing too.

It is also funny when non-native English speakers try to use slang and swear - they can just sound stupid - so that adds to the humor.

And, do you notice how much the camera shakes AFTER? That shows how funny the cameraman thought it was!

Hey, it is even funnier with subtitles:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MblnC4sin0A&list=UUaIGlN4-zeuM0i4jswYutCQ

Well, his lines in German were pretty much predictable. I speak German, so I didn't need the subtitles. But I'm glad you found a translation.

I especially love the part where he tries to drag himself off the ice on his knees, because he's in too much pain to stand up.

In Asian news: North Korea holds an election. The results are unsurprising.

Among other petitions at the White House web site is a request (sponsored by the Budweiser people) to have MLB Opening Day declared a national holiday. From the indignant comments, the idea was taken a little too seriously by People Who Take Lighthearted Ideas a Little Too Seriously.

Patrick, the interesting thing is that I can, off the top of my head, think of three incidents that were far worse than most of what is on that list:

(1) NHL hockey player Dave Forbes jamming the end of his hockey stick into Henry Boucha's eye. The injury ended Boucha's career. Forbes was actually put on trial for assault, but the trial ended in a hung jury.

(2) Juan Marichal attacking catcher John Roseboro with a bat during a Major League Baseball game. Fortunately, Roseboro was not seriously injured. The two later became friends.

(3) Kermit Washington's cheap-shot punch of Rudy Tomjanavich in an NBA basketball game that resulted in near-fatal injuries to Tomjanavich. Reporters who were there said they could hear the sound of Tomjanavich's skull shattering. Tomjanavich required years of reconstructive surgery and physical therapy. Tomjanavich did eventually play basketball again, but he never recovered the skills he had before the injury.

School district disappointed that both the appeals court and the Supremes stood up for the Constitution.

Once again, school administrators would rather dictate than lead!

UC Santa Cruz professors determine that girls who play with Barbie dolls limit their own career choices.

Anyone care to hazard a guess as to what might be wrong with this study?

"It's sobering that a few minutes of play with Barbie had an immediate impact on the number of careers that girls saw as possible for themselves" Zurbriggen said.

Cousin Dave, that's really fascinating. You should post a reply to the video on YouTube. I certainly agree, they sound a lot worse than anything on that list.

THIS should be in the running for the dumbest, most offensive blog post ever.

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