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[catslash]

This all started with me tracking down this picture for watcher_shadow. Because I've ranted at her about A-Rod (among other things) to the point where she finally required a visual. My bad. She is so patient with me. =D



catslash: That's A-Rod *and* Jeter. =D Now you have visuals.
watcher_shadow: A-Rod's lips are PINK. And the picture to the right of the poster? So slashy looking.
catslash: Hmm. The pink is a much better look for him than the purple. The purple clashes with his skin tone.
watcher_shadow: Yes. I can say that without even seeing the purple.
catslash: Good, because the purple is impossible to describe. I suppose we could pretend he was sucking on grape lollipops, but the color was - just too uniform.
watcher_shadow: Some people ar elike that with lollipops, though.
catslash: True. But - it's just too *nice*.
watcher_shadow: I'd say mabye it was a dare but if he does it more than once...
watcher_shadow: Maybe he thinks it brings him good luck XD;
catslash: *giggles* Not any more, I bet.

Then, later:



catslash: *finally finds a decent picture of A-Rod* And no one in the world can convince me that *that* is from a lollipop.
watcher_shadow: ...no. It is not.
watcher_shadow: That is just... no.
catslash: . . . yeah.
watcher_shadow: The best thing ever would be if an announcer started commenting on it.
watcher_shadow: "And A-rod has a lovely shade of purple today, wouldn't you say?"
catslash: Well, McCarver already spends too much time on Jeter's eyes, that wouldn't be too much of a stretch.
watcher_shadow: Oh lord.
watcher_shadow: Like with what?
catslash: One of my favorite sentences: "Jeter has two of the calmest eyes I've ever seen." As opposed to, like, three? Or twelve? And he never misses a chance to comment on some damn thing Jeter's done. SO IN LOVE.
watcher_shadow: Makes me sad they don't have a game on V-day.
watcher_shadow: "So, McCarver, who are you writing a valentine to this day?"
watcher_shadow: McCarver: *nervous like a giddy schoolgirl!*
catslash: Jeter: *off doing his thing, which presumably involves chewing his gum full of crack*
watcher_shadow: McCarver: *sneaks into the locker room, leaves the card, and bounces off*

Card:

"DO YOU LIKE ME?
CHECK :
YES NO "
catslash: Jeter: *finds card* *blinks* *spits his gum into it* *for sadly, the card lacks a name. Poor nervous McCarver*
catslash: Jeter: *forms conclusions* *eyes A-Rod uneasily for next several months*
watcher_shadow: McCarver: *develops a hatred for A-rod, bashes him out at any chance he gets*
catslash: A-Rod: *wtf*
watcher_shadow: McCarver: I have never seen eyes as nervous as A-rod's. They're sort of like a buggy fly. That's ugly. And undeserving of Jeter's attention.
catslash: Other announcers: . . .
catslash: Jeter: *wtf*
watcher_shadow: McCarver: ...I CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE! I MUST CONFESS! JETER, MARRY ME AND I WILL HAVE YOUR BABIES!
catslash: Jeter: . . . *hides*
catslash: A-Rod: *fixes lipstick* I don't think so, Tim.
watcher_shadow: McCarver: You want a piece of this, A-rod?
catslash: A-Rod: *makes a face* No. And neither does Derek. Which brings me to my point: GO AWAY.
watcher_shadow: McCarver: Shut up, Princess.
catslash: A-Rod: *gasp*
Jeter: *gasp*
Rest of the Yankees: *gasp*
watcher_shadow: McCarver: *smirks*
catslash: Joe Torre: Shit . . .
catslash: A-Rod: *squeals* BITCH! *leaps upon McCarver, making with the hair-pulling and scratching*
watcher_shadow: McCarver: ...you fight like a GIRL. *punches*
catslash: A-Rod: *is down for the count*
catslash: Jeter: *rolls eyes*
watcher_shadow: McCarver: So, have I won you?
catslash: Jeter: Well . . . I mean, technically, Steinbrenner owns my soul and all . . . but that *was* hella manly . . . *ponders*
watcher_shadow: McCarver: I can be even more manly! *strikes a pose*
catslash: Jeter: *melts*
watcher_shadow: McCarver: *wins?*
catslash: McCarver: *WINS* *for now* *Derek is fickle, you know*
watcher_shadow: A-rod: *kicks McCarver's ass next week, attempts to woo Jeter for revenge*
catslash: Jeter: *is wooed*
watcher_shadow: A-rod: *anime style victory sign!*
watcher_shadow: And... dude, did we just rp Baseball RPS? XD

Comments

[comme-un-buddha.livejournal.com]

It's like... ten of nine over here (as opposed to where you are.... which apparently has a SPECIAL TIME ZONE NOW!) and I'm howling out loud. You are my favorite. This is the best posted RP since the Queer-Eye guys made over Lestat (...s)

...time for cereal. CIAO.

[catslash.livejournal.com]

*glances at time* Huh. I don't know.

Glad you enjoyed. =D Spreading the fun is, well, fun.

[piney61.livejournal.com]

You're still cool in my book...but A-Rod and Jeter?! Come on! :( Though I loved the McCarver thingie...VERRRRY amusing.

I severely dislike A-Rod...I'm okay with Jeter

[catslash.livejournal.com]

I'm . . . not exactly an A-Rod fan, either. *points to icon* See?

I do love the A-Rod/Jeter, though. 'Smy baseball OTP. And it has taught me that you do not have to like both, or even either, of the members in a pairing to ship them. =D

Dude, how'd I get in your book to begin with?

[piney61.livejournal.com]

You like baseball slash(optional), a huge Red Sox fan, and all together nice person.

A-Rod/Jeter shipping is intriguing. The Princess and the Fruitcake!

What couplings are you digging Sox-wise?

[catslash.livejournal.com]

=D Awesome.

A-Rod/Jeter was patently obvious to me since before last season even started. I think it was The World's Most Awkward Press Conference that did it. Then my friend and I would be on the phone together during Red Sox/Yankees games and be inventing backstory, and then I was lost. Then during the ALCS, the sleep deprivation made my brain fall out and I began to seriously consider writing fic. Eventually I did. And now my friends worry for my mental health. Except that my Yankee fan friend admitted last night that I converted her! =D =D

As for Sox pairings, in all honesty, I have a hard time with that. The Red Sox are such a team that they're like this one massive conglomeration of chemistry. The closest I can get to a Red Sox OTP is a mass orgy. Which I think I babbled about this morning at gayingupsports, but it still holds half a day later. You could throw just about any pairing at me and I'd be happy with it. Except for something involving Schilling - I love Schill, but I don't think I could buy Mr Man of God getting busy with his teammates. And even then, if it was a hot piece of writing, I'd be happy anyway. *g*

Wow. Speaking of babbling. I should probably go sleep now.

[piney61.livejournal.com]

Yeah it'll probably end up some giant orgy, though Schilling will be in the dugout just reading a newspaper, keeping an eye out for the media...well, I just figured out why Schilling is such a media head now...he does it to guard the media from going into the clubhouse! Ha-HAH!!

The only persons I can really see Schill with are Belli and Tek. But anyways, that's all.

Millar is probably the most pairable Sox. I can see Millar with just about anybody in the clubhouse. You try to name somebody else, you won't find a damn person that he's not compatible with. Though I think he's mainly a Manny kinda guy :)

As I said earlier, I'm on a really big Bronson/Lowe bender lately, but it's started to taper off. As for prospective slashie, Foulkie/Mantei is sounding pretty nice to me(Mantei COULD NOT SHUT UP about Foulkie on Red Sox this Week). Basically, I think I could see anybody together with anybody...just give me a photo and I'll probably believe it.

I guess I can understand the A-Rod/Jeter stuff...but still....I mean it's obvious but....dude. Besides I think Steinbrenner tries to repress the homoeroticism...doesn't want his team to be lumped into that mold, because the Red Sox have been into it. He likes to be "Opposite Red Sox" Oh well....

[piney61.livejournal.com]

Forgot to add in, but it applies to your McCarver convo thingie. This quote comes from Rob Neyer, pre-Insider, and I think it is so accurate it's borderline scary.

"Tim McCarver would have Derek Jeter's babies if he could"

[catslash.livejournal.com]

If Steinbrenner wants to repress Yankee homoeroticism, then his next "private" meeting can be with Posada about how we don't feel up the pitcher when we visit the mound.

My favorite Gay Yankee Moment: A game in early April. Johnny Damon steals a base. And then Jeter cops a feel (http://www.livejournal.com/users/catslash/2004/04/26/). I swear up and down that this actually happened; I was on the phone with aforementioned friend at the time and she saw it too. We were both speechless, probably from the laughing.

As for that quote - HAHAHA. So true.

My Big Fat Gay Storylines

[piney61.livejournal.com]

I didn't notice that one...not at all. Though personally, I wonder if A-Rod has some sort of sexual tension against Bronson Arroyo. I think this because every single time he's in a conflict against the Red Sox, it involves Arroyo. It's like a love/hate one-sided crazy ass warped mind of his. Sure, there's Jeter...but something about Arroyo seems to tickle his fancy.

And I read the comment about the big gay soap opera in that thread you linked me to...my god, you NEED to hear me and one of my friends. We have the craziest storylines. One storyline is that Bronson love Millar but Millar is a whore and his heart belongs to Manny. Meanwhile, Derek Lowe is madly obsessing over Tom Brady who doesn't like DLowe like that and breaks his heart when he's found making out with A-Rod, so Arroyo comforts DLowe and then they eventually end up in some orgy involving Millar and Manny. Another one involves Pedro/Trot...it started as a running joke but it eventually evolved.

Yeah...I'm partially crazy, but whatever.

Re: My Big Fat Gay Storylines

[catslash.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I'm not saying that the idea of A-Rod/Arroyo hasn't crossed my brainpan, because it certainly has, but I'm thinking that so far, it's all a coincidence. Our little princess would have flipped on July 24 and slapped at the ball in Game Six no matter who was pitching. But, if we end up with another incident involving the two of them, I'm going to have to re-evaluate that position. Twice is a coincidence, thrice cannot be ignored.

Hee, I think Millar is the Official Red Sox Slash Fandom Whore. Every slash fandom has one. He's just so enthusiastically friendly, and it's not exactly a stretch to see that carrying into the bedroom.

Oh, and assuming that I'm following your pronouns correctly - I'd like to think that Tom Brady has better taste than to go for A-Rod. ;)

Re: My Big Fat Gay Storylines

[piney61.livejournal.com]

Tom Brady IS a Yankee fan, so I can see the gravitation towards A-Rod.

Man, Spring Training is gonna be fuuuuuuun. I can't wait to see the pictures and hear the stories. Tek has a whole new slew of pitchers to "initiate" And it'll be interesting to see where/who the newbies gravitate to.

BTW, is it just me or does Wade Miller and Bronson Arroyo look like brothers? Not saying they're twins, but they look like they're from the same family. Now, watch us find out that they're cousins or something like that

Re: My Big Fat Gay Storylines

[catslash.livejournal.com]

. . . suddenly, I like Tom Brady a whole lot less.

*Googles for images of Wade Miller* Yes, I can definitely see that resemblance, particularly in the photo of him actually pitching. And, yay for former Astros, as they are my NL team. Granted, they're my NL team based solely on Andy Pettitte's overwhelming hotness (I was so disappointed when we didn't get him!), but I figure that if I'm going to choose a team in a league where I hardly ever get to see any games anyway, I can be as shallow as I damn well want. I was so excited when they made the NLCS, so I think I am getting attached anyway. *g*

I am so ready for spring training it's not even funny. I NEED MY BOYS. And much as I'm going to miss some of the guys who have left, I'm excited to meet the newcomers. I already want a Wells shirt, just because.

Re: My Big Fat Gay Storylines

[piney61.livejournal.com]

Dammit! I should hate Andy Pettite for being an ex-Yankee, but he's so damn cute....dammit! Oh well. Don't feel so bad about not being able to watch your NL team...I have not only lack of coverage issues here, but time zone issues. My NL team is the San Francisco Giants. I hate Barry Bonds and think he's a jackass, but I like the other dudes.

Yeah I'm gonna miss the hell out of guys who left, but I'm sure that some of the newbies will be fun to watch. Wells should be an interesting dude. I wonder how he'll fit into the clubhouse, I'm sure he'll seemlessly fit in and be Millar's new drinking buddy.

Only 4 more days!!! 2 more days if you're a Reds or Yankee fan.

Re: My Big Fat Gay Storylines

[catslash.livejournal.com]

Heh. I discovered Pettitte's hotness during the 2003 ALCS, shortly after I'd started watching baseball and the Red Sox. So, I understood that I was supposed to hate the Yankees, and I took that very seriously (though not nearly as seriously as I did after Game Seven - talk about your baptisms of fire), but on the other hand one of their pitchers was really hot. Oh, the conflict: "He's so hot! But he's a Yankee! But - so hot! But, ew Yankee! But . . ." and so on. I was as relieved that he was leaving the Yankees as I was disappointed that he wasn't coming to Boston, so I picked the Astros as my team out of that relief and a certain amount of gratitude. Of course, now I understand that they are My Team For Life, but even if I had realized then that once you've picked your team, you're stuck with them, I probably would have gone with them anyway. Saved me from becoming a Cubs fan after the Big Trade, too, so I guess that worked out. Plus, if I ever end up in Houston during the summer, I know exactly what I'm going to do. =D *suddenly wishes she could watch Astros games this year* mmmPettitte . . . I haven't seen him play in over a year and I'll still rhapsodize at the drop of a hat about those dark eyes staring out over his glove . . . I haven't seen any other pitcher manage that stare quite like him . . .

*deep breath* Four days till pitcher and catchers. I think I'm gonna make it.