Monday's A.M. Hot Clicks
What A Weekend!
Tim Lincecum :: Denis Poroy/Getty Images
When I last left you on Friday afternoon, Hot Clicks was having fun with the absurdity of local news. Who knew shortly thereafter, the biggest local news gaffe you can imagine would take place? I think this might have been the most e-mailed video to me in Hot Clicks history. The weekend also saw Tim Lincecum throw no-hitter in which he tossed 148 pitches and had this amusing reaction to an umpire taking a ball to the twig and berries, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manzielget sent home fromArchie Manning's camp because he partied a little too much, and Baron Davis revealing that he was abducted by aliens.
One In One Trillion
Those are the odds that one person would catch four foul balls at one baseball game. It happened yesterday to an Indians fan.
This Won't Expedite His Return
Mets utility man Jordany Valdespin is batting .188 this season. The team decided to send him to Triple A over the weekend. He then proceeded to call manager Terry Collinsa very, very bad word.
Lovely Lady Links Roundup
Katrina Bowden :: Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images
Actress Katrina Bowdenappears in the newest issue of Maxim Australia. ... This is the Hot Clicks debut for German model Carmen Bründler, who you really should check out out. ... Nothing I write can do this Candice Swanepoel video justice.
Butter Fingers
Phil Mickelson won the Scottish Open yesterday. Then he dropped his trophy, which led to a series of funny photos.
Giveaway Of The Day
Amazon.com has provided Hot Clicks a $100 Amazon.com Gift Card, and one (1) lucky reader will be able to pick an item priced $100 or less from the Amazon.com Sports Collectibles Store. The first person to e-mail (Jimmy_Traina@simail.com) me the correct answers to these questions win the gift card. You must e-mail me and put "CONTEST" in the subject line to be eligible. All answers come from recent Hot Clicks.
1) The Dodgers gave away a signed jersey by which pop star in order to get people to vote for Yusiel Puig for the All-Star Game?
2) Which player did Rob Gronkowski endorse for the All-Star Game fan vote?
3) Which NBA players is taking his mom to the ESPY's as his date?
4) Which NBA player tweeted that he couldn't shoot at the gym because of a Justin Bieber concert?
5) Which MLB player recently said, "Definitely the lighter the shirt I am wearing, the more my eyes pop,'?
UPDATE: CONTEST IS OVER. Reader Joseph Chao was the winner.
Sports Video Of The Day
Carly Rae Jespen threw out the first pitch at yesterday's Rays game. It wasn't pretty.
Prank Video Of The Day
Simple, yet effective prank: steal someone's shopping cart, watch them get angry. (Warning: Video contains strong language.)
