This manages to be weird, cool and touching all at the same time. Nick LeGrande, a kid with severe aplastic anemia, was able to throw out the first pitch at an Oakland Athletics game from 1,800 miles away with the help of a robot. An absolute must-see. And the kid’s got good form! (h/t to Bob’s Blitz)

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The 12 Most Intriguing 2013 Emmy Ballot Decisions |Warming Glow|

Craig Robinson’s This is the End premiere date assembled her own stripper pole |Film Drunk|

Jimmy Kimmel Humiliates Miami Heat Fans |With Leather|

‘The Terminator’: Five Reasons Why Paramount Shouldn’t Bring It Back |Gamma Squad|

J-Kwon Reappears, Disses Pusha T & Odd Future In New Song, “Pushing The Odds” |Smoking Section|

The Sex Cannon Lives |Kissing Suzy Kolber|

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Look at this guy. Haven’t you always wanted to smell like him? Now you can!

Today’s Dugout is after the jump.

Two important notes:

1. I did not make this up, I swear to God.
2. The Dugout template is being difficult, so please excuse our mess.

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Have you ever wanted to see Billy Beane lure players into romantic situations using a Brad Pitt mask? Have you ever wanted to see Hiroyuki Nakajima battle Yu Darvish in a samurai versus cowboy fight? If you answered yes to either of those questions and/or want to feel like you’re on drugs, here’s the latest from Taiwan’s Next Media Animation. (via NMA World Edition)

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Happy Holidays From The LadyCats, The Best Thing About The Charlotte Bobcats |With Leather|

It’s A Terrifying Life: Three Reasons The Christmas Classic Is Actually A Horror Movie |Gamma Squad|

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Chiefs Cookies Accurately Simulate Chiefs Fandom |Kissing Suzy Kolber|

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I don’t want to bag on the Atlanta Braves, because I have a lot of friends who are #BARVES fans and I respect their fanfare. I also just don’t have a reason to dislike the Braves, especially since they were kind enough to lose an assload of games at the end of last season so the St. Louis Cardinals could make the playoffs and win the World Series.

But come on, champagne? For clinching a spot in the Wild Card play-in game? To clarify, I’m in the “There should only be champagne at the World Series” camp, so I think it’s silly when teams do it at every level on the MLB playoffs. Here’s my alternative suggestion – Smirnoff Ice for the Wild Card win, beer for the Divisional Series, Jager for the Championship Series, and then champagne for the World Series. Hell yeah, bros!

Now on to tonight’s incredibly boring sports action…

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People are too hard on baseball. “Wahhhhh, shorten the season, 162 games is too long, my penis is too short,” people who hate baseball often say. Well to them I say that they might as well hate the smile of a child or the whiskers of a puppy. They may as well loathe the sunrise and detest the starry sky. And above all else they should just go ahead and cast Kate Upton’s giant breasts into the fiery lakes of hell, because baseball is still the greatest.

Thankfully, now we have two Wild Card spots in each league and that means more action down to the final day of the season.

Wednesday Night Baseball: Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers – 7 PM ET on ESPN

I don’t pay a lot of attention to the American League, so when I saw the A’s record the other day, I about pissed my leather pants. In fact, looking at this incredibly important matchup for the Tigers, I would have guessed that Detroit was 20-some-odd games above .500. Stupid Brad Pitt and his excellent general management skills.

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And here I thought I was being funny making fat guy noises when Travis Hafner entered to “Well It’s the Big Show”. Well played, A’s fans, well played. Josh Reddick, get Brandon McCarthy to tell you With Leather is great.

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