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[MusicMan]

Deadspin has excerpts from Alyssa Milano's new book.

Carl Pavano — Yes. Tom Galvine — No. Barry Zito — Yes. Josh Beckett — God, no (although I do think he is an amazing pitcher). Brad Penny — Yes. Russell Martin — No.

Thank God she avoided Tom "Galvine".

OK, so that period of my life went like this: I was the girl loved by everyone and no one all at once. You must know a girl like this. You can't understand why she is still single. Men adore her, profess their love before the chicken satay arrives; then the phone rings one day, and it's her telling you he left her. Or at least that's what you think she's trying to tell you, but the sobbing makes it harder to decipher the exact phrasing. Then she does that silent cry and you think the phone went dead, or worse, she went dead. Then the ten-second silence is broken by the phlegmy inhale and then more incoherent screeching. Yeah, that's me, the incoherent screecher.

I think this just intersected with Zipp's "Hey, It's Me" post.

[JackAstro]

Carl Pavano — Yes. Tom Galvine — No. Barry Zito — Yes. Josh Beckett — God, no (although I do think he is an amazing pitcher). Brad Penny — Yes. Russell Martin — No.

Reset!

I think this just intersected with Zipp's "Hey, It's Me" post.

Reset!

[Gizzmonic]

Deadspin has excerpts from Alyssa Milano's new book.

Thank God she avoided Tom "Galvine".

I think this just intersected with Zipp's "Hey, It's Me" post.

I was kinda hoping for more anecdotes about the production of Embrace of the Vampire.

[JackAstro]

I was kinda hoping for more anecdotes about the production of Embrace of the Vampire.

"Day 30. Got naked again. More simulated dream sequence group sex with vampires. Not sure what we're shooting tomorrow, but I'm guessing it involves simulated dream sequence group sex with vampires."

[MusicMan]

"Day 30. Got naked again. More simulated dream sequence group sex with vampires. Not sure what we're shooting tomorrow, but I'm guessing it involves simulated dream sequence group sex with vampires."

"Day 1.  The director won't give me a script.  Or tell me where wardrobe is.  Starting to have second thoughts about this."

[Craig]

Deadspin has excerpts from Alyssa Milano's new book.

Thank God she avoided Tom "Galvine".

She must read SnS. Here's a quote from one of my previews from 2007:

Chris Burke is 2-for-14 against Galvine, and Berkman is an abominable 2-for-18. Which sounds bad until you realize Brad Ausmus is 2-for-43 against him. Loretta, Lane, and Wigginton each have a homer off Galvine. Also I’m going to call him “Galvine” from now on because I mistyped it up there and I don’t feel like going back to change it. Fuck Tom Galvine.

[Taras Bulba]

"Day 2: woke up from an icky dream that I was having group sex with vampires, Tom Galvine, a guy named Craig with a really smelly Cardinals jersey, and Pam Gardner dressed as Heinrich Himmler.  Really though, it wasn't all that bad."

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

...Pam Gardner dressed as Heinrich Himmler...

You son of a bitch. I didn't need that image. I will be up all fucking night now.

[Craig]

"Day 2: woke up from an icky dream that I was having group sex with vampires, Tom Galvine, a guy named Craig with a really smelly Cardinals jersey, and Pam Gardner dressed as Heinrich Himmler.  Really though, it wasn't all that bad."

Oh I remember that! It kind of turned into ... well ... a clusterfuck. Galvine was trying to stake all the vampires but kept missing their hearts by 6-8 inches. Pam Gardner thought it was a great idea for a promotion and wandered off while trying to order some weird-ass bobbleheads. Luckily I was still there to help Alyssa take care of business, and afterward we used the Cardinals jersey to wipe up the mess.

[Andyzipp]

You son of a bitch. I didn't need that image. I will be up all fucking night now.

Please stop taking your ED medication before reading the talk zone.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Please stop taking your ED medication before reading the talk zone.

No amount of pills or beer or LSD or costuming would make her appealing in that way.  Instead of saying I'll be "up all night," I should have said, I'll be awake all night acting somewhat like this guy. Gardner is Himmler... Himmler is Gardner... Oh my God!