We’ve all got that one friend who goes HAM on high fives, who treats every high five like it’s their last. For members of the Toronto Blue Jays, that friend is Brett Lawrie.

Lawrie’s exuberant high five is a window into how he plays the game. Lawrie plays hard. Very hard. He sprints down the line to first base, every time. Ground balls aren’t hit to Brett Lawrie at third base; Brett Lawrie attacks ground balls. A week ago today, Lawrie tried to steal home with two outs, the bases loaded, and Jose Bautista at the plate. Lawrie was out. Ah, the folly of youth.

Speaking of Bautista, he’s learned his lesson. Want to high five Brett Lawrie? Use protection.

High five: The indispensable Toronto Blue Jays gifs.

A must for the Leisured Gentleman.

It’s $348, and Coach is, frankly, ridiculous, but having a wallet that looks and feels like a baseball glove just make sense, dammit.

H/T: It’s a long season.

It’s apparently Beverage Week at NotGraphs, and, so, I present:

Between 1997 and 2003, there was no better Martini. Best Martini in baseball.

In all seriousness, or as serious as NotGraphs can get, have a few drinks, and then look at Pedro Martinez’s 1999 and 2000 season statistics. Then drink some more. It’s really quite enjoyable, I’ve found. Cheers.

A longing gaze across the bar to Shawn Siegel. Check out his website: martinipop.com.

Jose Bautista has been many things. A Pittsburgh Pirates draft pick. An Oriole, Devil Ray, Royal, Pirate, and Met, all in the same season. A Rule 5 Draft pick. A Blue Jay. The Home Run King. One of only 22 Major League Baseball players in history to record back-to-back 40 home runs/100 walks seasons. The best hitter in baseball.

But if this whole baseball thing hadn’t worked out, Bautista would have looked right at home – and quite handsome – behind the counter.

H/Ts: The image comes from the wonderful Dan Uggla Wearing Uggs. It was brought to my attention by my Internet pal, and fellow Canadian, Dave, the mastermind behind Go Jays Go. Thanks, gents.

This video, by Toronto celebrity Kathy Anderson, speaks to me, man. You haven’t lived until you’ve walked drunk up the many, many ramps to the Rogers Centre’s Skydome’s 500 level.

I’m ready, too. So ready. All I want is some meaningful baseball. I’m not asking for much.

(If you’re going to comment about the shot of the wave at the end of the clip, don’t do it. I get it: everyone hates the bloody wave.)

Short, sweet, and to the point. What I love about the shot — courtesy of the fine folks at Getty Images, via Daylife — is that she’s sitting among mostly Yankees fans at Oriole Park.

I’m with her, though: Never forget, Orioles fans.

We — those watching at home last night on television — didn’t see this clown while he was running around the field. We only heard about him, and his antics. But, as the Getty Image above shows us, he was no ordinary streaker. He was a streaker with a message: YOLO; You Only Live Once.

Now, I’ll be honest, I’ve never understood streaking. I don’t see the joy in removing one’s clothes, running around a baseball field, and then being tackled, and perhaps tazered, by the police. But, hey, that’s me; there are some things I’ll never understand. But he — the streaker — is right about one thing: we certainly do only live once. And if streaking almost naked across the Rogers Centre field with YOLO written on his chest was on that young man’s bucket list, it no longer is today, and I can respect that.

I’ve learned a valuable lesson from last night’s streaker: life is short. Too short. Who knows if we’ll be here tomorrow. Tackle your bucket list, friends. Because it won’t tackle itself. I’m going to buy that iPad after all. Probably today. Thank you, anonymous streaker. Your arrest wasn’t in vain.

Yeah, Colby Rasmus went 0-for-7 on Opening Day, and made an error, and you can choose to focus on that. But that’s taking a glass half empty approach to life, and my glass is half full.

Colby cares.

H/T: My man Ian, or @BlueJayHunter, as he’s known on the Internet. Be sure to visit his Blue Jays blog, which he diligently updates. He’s also got a Tumblr account, from where I shamelessly swiped the above GIF. A man of all platforms. Thanks, Ian.

I have to agree with Serengeti. Nobody hurts more than Bartman.

H/T: Gapers Block. Their Tumblr account, in particular.

If you’re like me, you’ve always secretly wondered what Dan Uggla would look like in a pair of Uggs. Wonder no more, my friends. Wonder no more.

To quote the accomplished Dayn Perry: This has been your Daguerreotype of the Evening.

H/T: NotGraphs reader Andrew for bringing http://danugglawearinguggs.tumblr.com to our attention. The Internet is glorious.