Nats owner injured -- shagging flies before the game.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Mark Lerner took a ball to the face while shagging flies before the game with the Mets.

My first reaction was "Goofball. It's not a fantasy camp."

But the more I thought about it, I thought it was kind of cool. If I owned a team and could get away with it, I'd try it, too.

[batmagadanleadoff]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Mark Lerner took a ball to the face while shagging flies before the game with the Mets. My first reaction was "Goofball. It's not a fantasy camp." But the more I thought about it, I thought it was kind of cool. If I owned a team and could get away with it, I'd try it, too.

[Ceetar]

I'd do it too. Big deal. If it was the GM, or something, that's different. But the guy just writes the checks really, and while I guess players may feel like they have to 'perform' with the owner standing next to them, if he's actually out there, you have to assume the guys realize he's not out there trying to catch them slacking off, he's just having a good time.

I'd take BP too.

[soupcan]

batmagadanleadoff wrote:

Totally different scenario batmags.

Warren Beatty wasn't just the owner - he was the QB. Sure he died and was in a different body but he he still possessed the skillz to pay the billz.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Anytime a really rich guy gets hit in the face with a baseball I'm all for it.

[batmagadanleadoff]

soupcan wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Totally different scenario batmags. Warren Beatty wasn't just the owner - he was the QB. Sure he died and was in a different body but he he still possessed the skillz to pay the billz.

But not before getting Farnsworth's body into tip-top shape.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Totally different scenario batmags. Warren Beatty wasn't just the owner - he was the QB. Sure he died and was in a different body but he he still possessed the skillz to pay the billz. But not before getting Farnsworth's body into tip-top shape.

I would take a fly to the face for the ministrations of an in-her-prime Julie Christie.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I would take a fly to the face for the ministrations of an in-her-prime Julie Christie.

After seeing her crawl under the table in Shampoo I believe she'd return the favor.

[Frayed Knot]

Swan Swan H wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I would take a fly to the face for the ministrations of an in-her-prime Julie Christie. After seeing her crawl under the table in Shampoo I believe she'd return the favor.

And, as the theme song to that movie said, "wouldn't it be nice".

[Benjamin Grimm]

In Britain, "shagging flies" would mean having sex with flying insects.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: In Britain, "shagging flies" would mean having sex with flying insects.

Hence the term "Fly United."