Who: Leonardo DiCaprio and Chad Durbin.
Background: Leonardo DiCaprio is an American actor of the silver screen who’s career skyrocketed following the release of Titanic in 1997. Chad Durbin is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Who: Shane Victorino and The Great Gazoo.
Background: Shane Victorino, aka “The Flying Hawaiian”, is a professional baseball player who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. The Great Gazoo is a cartoon character from The Flintstones.
Inspiration: While watching the NLCS I noticed that Shane’s helmet looks way too big for his head. Hence, the Great Gazoo reference.
Who: Johnny Damon and the Geico Caveman.
Background: Johnny Damon is a Thai American Major League Baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees. The GEICO Cavemen are characters and are trademarks of GEICO in a series of well-received television advertisements for the auto insurance company GEICO, that have aired from 2004 to present.
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Who: Dante Bichette and Shrek.
Background: Dante Bichette is a former MLB player who made an appearance in 4 All-Star Games. Shrek is a computer-animated ogre who is voiced(?) by Mike Myers.
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Who: Steve Wilkos and Cal Ripken, Jr.
Background: Steve Wilkos is famous for being a bodyguard on The Jerry Springer Show. Wilkos now has his own show in which he asks guests to take a lie detector test. If a guest fails the lie detector test the guest is kicked off the stage for being a scumbag! Cal Ripken, Jr. is a member of Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Known as the “Iron Man”, Ripken, Jr. played in a record 2,632 consecutive games.
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Who: Bud Selig and Stephen Hawking.
Background: Bud Selig is the commissioner of Major League Baseball. He is know for implementing inter-league play as well as the introduction of playoff wild card teams. Stephen Hawking is famous physicist know for his contributions in cosmology, quantum gravity and black holes.
Fun fact: Today (08/28/2008) MLB began using instant replay to assist umpires in decisions over fair/foul balls and home runs/non-home runs. You may need slow-motion instant replay to tell Selig and Hawking apart!
Who: Lance Berkman and Bam Margera
Background: Lance Berkman is an MLB player for the Houston Astros. He has several nicknames including “Big Puma” and “Fat Elvis”. Bam Margera is a professional skateboarder and starred in Jackass. In 2006 Margera was also rumored to be involved with Jessica Simpson.
Who: Brett Favre and Geoff Jenkins.
Background: Brett Favre is an American football player on the New York Jets and most recently was the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1992 to 2007. Geoff Jenkins is a Major League Baseball player who currently plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. Jenkins previously played for the Milwaukee Brewers from 1998 until 2007.
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