September 18, 2007
Jesus Is My Batting Coach
I stumbled across this purveyor of Jesus-themed kiddie sports statues over at Six Meat Buffet.
The copy claims that these statues make a great gift for young Catholic athletes because they "reinforce Jesus 'as friend' in everyday activities."
I dunno. I suppose the idea is well meant, but if I take away anything from this particular one, it's that Jesus is a baseball menace who doesn't have any concept of the back of the batter's box. On the other hand, it's probably just as well for little Jimmy that He happens to be there because in another couple seconds Jimmy's big brother is going to put that bat right into the base of his skull.
I have Jesus golfing with the kids. Somewhere in a box that hasn't been unpacked yet. I think I got it at a Christmas party.
Posted by: jen at September 18, 2007 12:12 PMI guess that's why my little league coach was always yelling at me, "Jesus! Will you swing at something IN the strike zone!"
Posted by: The Colossus at September 18, 2007 12:41 PMSo if Jesus is helping the batter, does that mean he doesn't like the pitcher?
Never much cared for the idea that God would pick sides in a sporting event.
Posted by: rbj at September 18, 2007 01:20 PMI guess Mother Theresa would be the pitcher....
Posted by: Steve the LLamabutcher at September 18, 2007 01:20 PMWell, Jesus does have a kind of Crash Davis "Bring it on, Meat" look on his face, so maybe the pitcher is....oh....I don't know....SATAN???
Posted by: Robbo the LB at September 18, 2007 01:49 PMI am faintly troubled that no one is wearing a batting helmet.
Posted by: rp at September 18, 2007 02:42 PMSatan is helping the other team I guess.
For the best take on this read the Mark Twain story about when an angel gives the sermon at a Church during the Civil War... The War Prayer. http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/making/warprayer.html
Posted by: Zendo Deb at September 18, 2007 04:41 PMMy mistake.... Philippine-American War of 1899-1902 not the Civil War....
Posted by: Zendo Deb at September 18, 2007 05:02 PMI thought Pedro Cerrano said it best. "Jesus, I like hime very much, but he no help me with curveball."
Posted by: Big Mac w/ an Egg at September 18, 2007 05:18 PMI only recently realized that Pedro Cerrano = President David Palmer.
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