By RJ Currie - a tongue-in-cheek look at sports and the world.
Wednesday 20 September 2023
Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi says a short sleep caused him to cramp last game — only 11 hours instead of his usual 13! They're going to start calling him Rip Van Kikuchi.
A reference to Rip Van Winkle, a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Van_Winkle
Nice! We had Yusei for a couple of seasons, and I think he slept through both of them! The fact that you explained the Rip myth makes me feel even older!
A reference to Rip Van Winkle, a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Van_Winkle
ReplyDeleteNice! We had Yusei for a couple of seasons, and I think he slept through both of them!
DeleteThe fact that you explained the Rip myth makes me feel even older!