Blooper immortality
Outfielder Rodney McCray, famous for a sports blooper, is being immortalized with a bobblehead. “Rodney McCray Bobblefence Night” will be held Saturday when the Triple-A Portland (Ore.) Beavers face the Tacoma (Wash.) Raniers. As a player for the Vancouver Canadians in 1991, he went back full speed for a deep fly into right-center and crashed through a Flav-R-Pac sign at the former Civic Stadium. A plywood fence panel flipped up when McCray hit, and he wound up on other side of the fence. As for the ball, it bounced off the wall and fell back into play, good for an RBI triple. “Usually it’s the big-league superstars who get their own bobblehead, so I’m very excited,” he said.
Bidding on Bobby booty
Fans of Will Ferrell’s new NASCAR- themed movie have a chance to own a piece of the film. Four of the cars driven by Ferrell, John C. Reilly and Sacha Baron Cohen in “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” are being offered at auction, with proceeds to go to Variety’s Kids: The Children’s Charity and The NASCAR Foundation. The cars are being sold “as is” and none of the vehicles are street legal. Other props and key costumes and wardrobe from the movie are also being offered. The auction is at www.RickyBobby.com.
The gods have spoken
“It’s a sign from the heavens that I must select LaMont Jordan first in my fantasy draft.”
Mark DeRosa, Texas Rangers infielder,
on his second home run Wednesday in a 14-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics glancing off a banner advertising the Oakland Raiders’ upcoming season above the left-field fence at McAfee Coliseum
Cowboys safety picks off humanitarian award
Dallas Cowboys safety Roy Williams is the recipient of this year’s Arthur S. Arkush Humanitarian Award, given annually to the NFL player who has made outstanding contributions to the community and charitable organizations. The Roy Williams Safety Net Foundation ensures single mothers raising children in the Dallas area are provided support, guidance and assistance in an effort to enhance their quality of life. Williams, a former University of Oklahoma star, has attended 97 percent of the foundation’s events since its inception in 2004.
