Joe West. Umpire. Singer-songwriter. Golfer. President. Equipment — “West Vest” — designer. Actor. Cowboy. Adventurer. The Great Ejector.
Last, and probably most impressive of all, Olympian.
There is nothing, friends, that Joe West cannot do.
My man Steex is at it again. And in the process, yes, he has raised the bar.
Great Tiger, by technical knockout, you’re gone!
Little Mac, you’re cool.
Thanks Steex. And remember: if you’ve sent Joe West on an adventure, let us know about it. Let us share it with the world. Hit us up via the Team NotGraphs Hot Hotline.
It warms my most Canadian of Canadian hearts to know that I’m not the only one enjoying the incredible Adventures of Joe West. You, dear readers, have too embraced The Great Ejector.
Joe West’s latest escapade comes courtesy of Maine’s finest, William Tasker, and has Mr. West on the high seas. Well, not exactly the high seas, but there’s water involved.
Witness:
Joe West is everywhere. Hold on tight, little lady, otherwise … you’re gone!
What you’re about to witness comes courtesy of loyal NotGraphs reader Reynaldo, who said:
I have no idea what the purpose of this video is, but when I saw it I thought of Notgraphs so here you go.
The purpose of the video, to these eyes at least, is educational. Never, ever test Ichiro’s arm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2grLJR7eaM
Boom, Ichiro. Literally.
Thank you, Reynaldo. Thank you so damn much.
Some links for your perusal, if you happen to be traveling along the Information Highway today. Is the Internet still called the “Information Highway”? Why are we still capitalizing “Internet”? So many questions.
The New York Times, they’re up first, with Learning to See the Strike Zone With One Eye, the story of Southeast Missouri State pitcher Jordan Underwood, who lost an eye after being hit in the face with a line drive.
Three weeks after a line drive crashed into his face and destroyed his left eye, Jordan Underwood sat at Logan’s Roadhouse in Oklahoma City and decided his tea needed some sweetener. He opened a packet, extended his arm to the glass and proceeded to pour sugar all over the table.
“That’s the first time I was, I guess, mad,” said Underwood, then a control pitcher at an Oklahoma junior college. “It really hit me. I was going to have to make some adjustments.”
Just so we’re clear, there was no meteor. There was — and always will be — fearless Joe West.
High five, down low, to my esteemed — and much, much smarter — colleague Albert Lyu for this, The Great Ejector’s latest adventure.
Thanks to The Great Ejector, we’ll never have to look for that wandering jerk Waldo again.
Waldo, you’re gone!
In the most recent adventure of Joe West’s remarkable career, brilliant and undoubtedly handsome commenter Matt Defalco dubbed our Lord of the Umpires, “The Great Ejector.” I don’t know about you, but I cannot think of a title more apt.
And, in the spirit of “The Great Ejector,” above, courtesy of NotGraphs reader Eric Rood, you find Joe West at an air show. The NotGraphs Investigative Reporting Investigation Team has confirmed to me personally that Joe West does indeed love air shows. They are, West said, “the best.”
Thanks, Eric. You did good. You too, Matt.
I promise I’ll tire of the Adventures of Joe West soon. Eventually. Maybe.
But admit it: You thought President Richard Nixon resigned, didn’t you?
This one comes to us via the Twitter account of FanGraphs’ own Jonah Keri. Have you bought The Extra 2% yet? It’s only tops among all sports books at Amazon.com.
Anyway, I had no idea Batting Stance Guy makes videos that don’t involve, you know, batting stances. But he does.
Check it out. Or, as the kids say, “peep this:”