Monday, September 23, 2013

New Yorker Anti-Caption Contest #397




87 comments:

  1. "Okay, It's do or die time!"

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  2. This guy's a GM's dream. Great slider and zero pension liabilities.

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  3. "Scouting report says this guy can really scratch his crotch."

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  4. "They call him boneguy because....well, you'll find out."

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  5. He's the reason we don't go to Haiti to scout talent.

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  6. "Watch out for the cutter inside."

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  7. It's A-Rod's latest ploy to avoid giving a urine sample.

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  8. "And they've got Beelzebub playing
    shortstop."

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  9. "He's a shoe-in for the Scythe Young Award."

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  10. "Don't just stand there, Jesus. Go cut the head off a chicken."

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  11. "Can't pitch worth shit ... Usually throws 4 balls ... His name ... 'Joaquin Dead'!"

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  12. "Just traded from the 'Cincinnati Deads' ... The good news ... Doesn't need benefits!"

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  13. Catfish, million-dollar-man,
    Nobody can throw the ball like Catfish can, you know, because of the ALS and being dead.

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  14. "Too bad you're in the cleanup spot, because I just shit my pants."

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  15. "I'm dropping 'Red Man', and switching to garlic!"

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  16. "I have my routines, but I'm not really superstitious."

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  17. "Watch out for his submarine pitch."

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  18. "Watch out for the 'Phlegmball'!"

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  19. I should have boned up on their pitching staff.

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  20. "Oh, ring them bells for the chosen few. Who will judge the many when the game is through?"

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  21. "He's every team's closer"

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  22. "Looks like we're returning to the Dead Ball Era."

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  23. No matter what he pitches I end up making a sacrifice.

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  24. "The outlook for the Mets next year? It looks grim again."

    Jim Cavanaugh

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  25. His brother, the Grim Leaper, plays center-field for the Dodgers.

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  26. "It's like they say - if you play when you don't field well, you'll like face some Grim Reaper-cussions."

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  27. "I don't think this game is a live broadcast."

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  28. "With his knuckle ball you get actual knuckle bones."

    "This is his first outing after rotator snuff surgery."

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  29. "Just reinstated after 'Cheating Death'!"

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  30. I knew Edyie Gourmet caught. I didn't know that she also pitched.

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  31. "I heard they acquired a killer reliever".

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  32. "If he beans you , what ever you do do not charge the mound".

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  33. "Makes sense, it's Bat Night"

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  34. "Just think of him as the Ray Lewis of baseball"

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  35. 'He's just turned down the Astros. A no brainer because those dudes are half dead already."

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  36. Are you Ray Chapman? You're up next.

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  37. "He used to be an Angel."

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  38. You've gotta be shittin' me with these captions

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  39. "Hey, fuck you, Death, you weak-armed fucking pussyfart!"

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  40. Who's that throwing the first pitch? I think it's Mickey Mantle's liver donor.

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  41. "Instead of RISP, he's all about RIPs."

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  42. "Isn't Conigliari up next?"

    Jim Cavanaugh

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  43. "I hear he won the Cy Old Award."

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  44. "Great their bringing in the rally killer."

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  45. This guys got nothin'. You're about to see a dead man walking.

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  46. "Garcia's in for The Dead. He's Gotta Serve Somebody up a fat pitch."

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  47. "Last time he pitched to 'Sisyphus', he got a 'Dead Arm'!"

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  48. "The throwers here are obscene."

    Jim Cavanaugh

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  49. "He was just called up from their Triple-A team in Hades."

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  50. "Apparently he has a wicked hanging slider."

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  51. "This time I'll get on base, and you can offer up the sacrifice."

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  52. "He's a shoe-in for this year's Die Young Award."

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  53. "We want a pitcher! Not a belly itcher!"

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  54. "Looks like they rushed him off the DL."

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  55. "The last time I saw 50,000 Dead fans, Jerry Garcia was playing."

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  56. "Wait here. I gotta go relieve myself."

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  57. "Don't worry, kid. Sooner or later we all gotta face him."

    Jim Cavanaugh

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  58. And it's Conigliaro, not Conigliari.

    Jim Cavanaugh

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  59. "I thought Mariano retired."

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  60. "Relax. The Astros need to put fannies
    in the seats."

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  61. "And tomorrow it's Osama bin Laden bobblehead night."

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  62. As far as the kids are concerned this guy's the one and only Mr October.

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  63. "He brought a couple of pitches that will put you in stitches before you end up in ditches- do you mind...?

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  64. "I hear he's a dead ringer for Nolan Ryan."

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  65. "It's Bob Marley ... He used to play for the 'Boston Wailers'!"

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  66. They're paying him seven million rather than bury zee dough.

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  67. His fastball will cremate you.

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  68. Got'm from the Devil Rays.

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  69. A hoodie. Where's neighborhood watch when you need it?

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  70. Tosses a lot down in the dirt.

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  71. And the told me I had to take off MY gold chain!!??

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  72. "I thought A-Rod was on the injured list!"

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  73. "Take my hand - We're off to never never-land"

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  74. "His name is Al. Pitches for LA. He'll kill you with his comments--when he gets around to it."

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  75. "Hell must have frozen over. That would explain both his and your appearance in this New Yorker cartoon."

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  76. "Pitcher? I assumed him to be a disrobed faceless form of no position."

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  77. I have mixed feelings about Dick Cheney throwing out the first pitch

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  78. "They just got him from la, and he's close-captioned for the comedic impaired."

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  79. Welcome to the Carolina League, home of "Lucky Strike"

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  80. .... Organ Donor Night

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  81. "I understand that Scott Boras represents him."

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  82. "Pete Rose start managing again?"

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  83. "You shoulda seen what he did to alinla; he's been on the DL for eight weeks now."

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