Ever find yourself wondering how we can spice up the latest round of Red Sox and Yankees? Look to the skies, my friend. NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman will throw out the first pitch before the game from the International Space Station, which he appears to have claimed as property of the Yankees.Reisman, 40, docked at the International Space Station on March 12, carrying dirt from the Yankee Stadium pitcher's mound, a Yankees banner, and a hat autographed by Yankees principal owner George M. Steinbrenner.That's one way to trump Red Sox Nation. Here's hoping that his toss will miss the ant farm and that he throws a changeup because scouts tell me Reisman's plus-heater could cause a Deep Impact-style catastrophe upon return to the Earth's atmosphere.
Why does this whole situation sound so familiar? Two warring factions, one known as the Evil Empire, are no longer content to battle themselves on our planet and take their battle into deepest, darkest space. I expect John Henry to announce that the Sox will land a man on Mars before the end of the decade, not because it is easy and not because it is hard but because it would really, truly cheese off Hank Steinbrenner.
(H/T River Ave Blues)
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Oakland Athletics players stand on the field wearing the number 42 in tribute to hall-of-famer Jackie Robinson before a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Tuesday, April 15, 2008. The entire Athletics team wore number 42 for Tuesday's game. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)
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Los Angeles Angels player wear number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day during the national anthem before the baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, April 16, 2008. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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A plaque is shown after it was unveiled at a ceremony commemorating the San Francisco Giants 50th anniversary and the actual day Major League Baseball was first played on the West Coast, in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 15, 2008. The ceremony was held on the site where Seals Stadium once stood which was the Giants' home their first two seasons.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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San Francisco Giants Hall of Famers Orlando Cepeda, left, and Willie Mays, right, talk before a ceremony to commemorate the San Francisco Giants 50th anniversary and the actual day Major League Baseball was first played on the West Coast, in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 15, 2008. The ceremony was held on the site where Seals Stadium once stood, which was the Giants' home their first two seasons.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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From left, San Francisco Giants Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, former third baseman and manager Jim Davenport, and Hall of Famer Willie Mays stand atop a plaque commemorating the San Francisco Giants 50th anniversary and the actual day Major League Baseball was first played on the West Coast, in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 15, 2008. The ceremony was held on the site where Seals Stadium once stood, which was the Giants' home their first two seasons. The Giants played the Los Angeles Dodgers in their first game on April 15, 1958. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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San Francisco Giants Hall of Famer Willie Mays, at podium, tells stories about his early playing days with the team during a ceremony to commemorate the Giants' 50th anniversary and the actual day Major League Baseball was first played on the West Coast, in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 15, 2008. The ceremony was held on the site where Seals Stadium once stood, which was the Giants' home their first two seasons. A plaque was unveiled to commemorate the game which was played on April 15, 1958. Looking on from left are, Giants former third baseman and manager Jim Davenport, Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, and Peter Magowan, team president and managing general partner.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Ervin Santana (54) delivers during the first inning of the baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Monday, April 14, 2008. The Angels won 7-4. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Kansas City Royals' Billy Butler touches home plate after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of MLB action against the Seattle Mariners in Seattle on Monday, April 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)
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San Francisco Giants third baseman Jose Castillo and right fielder Rany Winn celebrate a win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game in San Francisco, Monday, April 14, 2008. San Francisco won 5-4. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda, of Japan, who made his first start at Dodger Stadium, blows a bubble in the dugout as fellow countryman Takashi Saito pitches to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the top of the ninth inning of the baseball game in Los Angeles, Monday, April 14, 2008. Saito gave up a three-run home run to Pirates' Nate McLouth in the ninth inning and the Dodgers lost, 6-4. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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