Monday, March 19, 2007

barry zito mystery solved (or, Mets Grrl on Sports Center)

So on Sunday, the hits started pouring into Mets Grrl, and everyone was searching on the same thing:

“barry zito’s ipod”
barry zito ipod
the contents of barry zito’s ipod
contents of barry zito’s ipod
whats on barry zito’s ipod

Today, you may have noticed that I put up a post asking why these people were looking for this particular item, and thanks to reader Chris who left a comment, I got the answer:
“He was on SportsCenter yesterday, and they discussed his iPod. He said that somewhere on the internet, people claim to have the contents of his iPod. But that he doens’t listen to half of the songs on that list.”

The post in question can be found here. 

Now, you know, I thought Barry was a smart, hip guy. He hangs out with Pearl Jam. He meditates. Does yoga. I did not think he was so Mr. Sensitive Pony Tail Guy that he would not get a joke when he saw one.

MG: “So Barry Zito has read my web site. This is funny.”
TBF: “Or somebody else read it, and told him about it.”
MG: “That’s even funnier.”
TBF: “I wish he’d just mentioned the name of the web site specifically.”
MG: “But if you Google ‘Barry Zito’s ipod,’ Mets Grrl is at the top of the search results.”
TBF: “This is pretty funny.”
MG: “But - he didn’t get the post! Of course he doesn’t listen to those songs. Was it too subtle?”
TBF: “No, I think it was pretty obvious.”
MG: “Clearly, not.”

Apropos of nothing, I find it important to note that Mr. Zito has lost his status as TBF’s favorite non-Met player ("When he spurned the Mets, he got off that list.") His new favorite non-Met player is Mr. Cliff Floyd. Which is a coincidence, since mine is as well. (Shocking, I know.)

(I guess that means I’ll win the argument for a roadtrip to Chicago this year.)