NBA:
Pau and Marc Gasol
Brook and Robin Lopez
Willie and Shandon Anderson
Bernard and Albert King
Horace and Harvey Grant
Jason and Jaren Collins
Dominique and Gerald Wilkins
Jon and Brent Barry
NFL:
Tiki and Ronde Barber
Champ and Boss Bailey
Peyton and Eli Manning
Peter and Michael Boulware
Koy and Ty Detmer
Andre and Kevin Dyson
Bill and Martin Gramatica
Matt and Tim Hasselbeck
Brock and Damon Huard
Qadry and Raghib Ismail
Josh and Luke McCown
Sterling and Shannon Sharpe
Michael and Marcus Vick
MLB:
Roberto and Sandy Alomar
Vince, Joe, and Dom Dimaggio (all played in same outfield one year)
Felipe, Matty, and Jesus Alou
JD, Stephen, and Tim Drew
Erick and Willy Aybar
George and Juan Bell
Aaron and Bret Boone
Jason and Jeremy Giambi
Brian and Marcus Giles
Jose and Ozzie Canseco
Livan and Orlando Hernandez
Cal Jr. and Billy Ripken
Al and Mark Leiter
Greg and Mike Maddux
Pedro and Ramon Martinez
Mel Jr and Todd Stottlemyre
Bengie, Jose, and Yadier Molina
BJ and Justin Upton
Jose and Javier Valentin
Phil and Joe Niekro
Jered and Jeff Weaver
Delmon and Dmitri Young
Jim and Gaylord Perry
On the flight from home, I snagged the Exit row and sat next to a med student and Some White Guy. The med student broke out an exam practice test and got to work. This is a great start to the flight because it meant I didn’t have to talk to anyone. But then something ineffable (nod to “How I Met Your Mother” – solid new show in my lineup) happened. She broke out a can of tuna and a plastic fork to start digging in. Look, I’m all for health and whatnot, and I’ve definitely brought more than my share of food with me wherever I go, but tuna is a different story, because of The New Tuna Rule.
The New Tuna Rule is basically a rule I am inventing now, which just says that much like when smoking was legal in public places, it was polite to at least turn to people you were with and ask “do you mind if I smoke?”, The New Tuna Rule is that if you decide to break out a can of tuna, you have to ask everyone within 5 feet if its cool. No exceptions. Mandatory in confined spaces (e.g. airplanes)
She proceeded to wash this down with two Mountain Dews and pay for her snack pack out of a wad of cash which I’m guessing was at least $2000. These comprised strikes two and three and I began looking for another seat. The rest of the flight passed without event.
