Share this: A word to the wise: Don’t clown with Michael Young. The retired infielder and seven-time All-Star was inducted into the Texas Rangers’ Hall of Fame on Sunday, and the ceremonies went off without a hitch — well, expect for that moment Young nearly punched Elvis Andrus in the face. Don’t worry, we can explain. See, Young is deathly afraid of clowns, and Andrus, the team’s resident prankster, decided to troll him by wearing the clown mask donned by Jigsaw in the “Saw” movie franchise. But when Young caught a glimpse of Andrus’ scary mask, he came *this* close to delivering a swing. Fortunately, Young was a good sport about the whole thing after the fact — he evened explained his rationale for hating clowns
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Paul The Octopus Does Elvis
Last we checked in with Paul he’d just snapped himself up a Mr. 15%. That agent, Chris Davis, appears to be working overtime, with his most insane project to date on the docket. “There are books being written, a range of octopus toys are coming out this Christmas and there is even a new iPhone app. “One of the most exciting things is that he has a record deal in place for an album, called Paul The Octopus Sings Elvis.” You’re not alone in wondering just how an octopus will release an album, but there’s every chance it will involve a vuvuzela and accompanying piano by Yanni. (And they still can’t cure cancer.) Early speculation as to possible singles/remixes: (You Ain’t Nothin’ But A) Mollusk All