BTW didja catch "Teammates" last nite? I missed it, as I was watching Mr Z pitch in person (and not very well).
Oh. My. God.
I *totally* meant to post about it here, and promptly forgot. So Barry Zito was matched up with surfer-dude outfielder Eric Byrnes; they competed against two players from the Arizona Cardinals (Larry Fitzgerald and some lineman) and two world-record-holding female swimmers. The latter didn't know squat about each other and didn't have much imagination. So they were duds. But the Cards had a pretty good connection for each other's foibles. And Barry and Eric -- they were frighteningly compatible. *SPOILER* When asked what feature is his most out-of-sync with his body, Eric said of Barry: "His hips. He has these womanly, child-bearing hips." Barry replied with the same thing. Funny vibe! They did the same on a few more questions -- Barry draping his arm around Eric's shoulder cinema-flirt-style for the second round -- and then Barry & Eric were tied with the Cards going into the final speed round.
*STILL A SPOILER* Barry and Eric ended up winning. After such was declared, they emerged from their respective podiums and hugged in front of the camera -- and as they emerged from their hug, Barry cinched his pinkie finger under Eric's shirt, lifting the shirt up to mid-ribcage level, before releasing and the two of them rejoined the other contestants and the host. It was the most astonishingly homoerotic moment I've ever seen in live sports.
