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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

The Ranger Wears Prada

By Tangotiger, 01:51 PM

NHL’s Sean Avery, interns at Vogue. I guess the closest thing in baseball is A.J. Pierzinsky (I don’t care enough about AJ to bother spell-checking his name.)

Everyone I’ve told about this dream of mine has been asking me: “Why would a 28-year-old pro hockey player want to be an intern at Vogue?” I guess the answer could be complicated, but to me it’s simple: I like clothes… If you feel like teasing this hockey player about an obsession of his that you might think is a little unusual, go right ahead. Just know that you may get your ass kicked by a very expensive pair of shoes — and that they’ll probably match both my belt and my shirt.

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#1 Matt Mitchell (see all posts) 2008/06/25 (Wed) @ 14:57

For Tango’s future reference (and in true spelling bee style):

Pierzynski.

P-I-E-R-Z-Y-N-S-K-I.

Pierzynski.

#2 Tangotiger (see all posts) 2008/06/25 (Wed) @ 15:27

My wife is Polish. I can’t believe I swapped the i and y.

#3 Aaron (see all posts) 2008/06/26 (Thu) @ 00:26

Is it wrong for me to hold men who color coordinate their shoes with the rest of their clothing in low regard? (I’m talking casual dress, not something formal)

What does Pierzy do again that makes him come to mind? It seems like I heard something awhile ago but can’t remember what it is.

#4 Tangotiger (see all posts) 2008/06/26 (Thu) @ 09:11

The kind of guy that is hated by his opponents, and some of his own teammates, but somehow makes the most of it to have a long enough career.

#5 fifth of (see all posts) 2008/06/26 (Thu) @ 11:39

And Pierzynski tried his hand at pro wrestling, which is basically the same as interning for Vogue.

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