Minor league prospect Pat Venditte is the first professional baseball pitcher to throw both right & left handed in over 100 years. This is AMAZING! He is now with the Staten Island Yankees.

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Room101, the alternative luxury lifestyle brand for those who demand quality with an edge, is proud to announce their new line of Room101 Cigars (www.room101cigars.com). Read the full story

Cigar reviews are what many of you have been asking me for since Planet Z was formed. But as you know, reviews are highly subjective and the mood and condition you smoke them under does affect the way you feel about a smoke. Read the full story

You ugly little son of a bitch. Yeah, that’s right, I’m talking to you, ya tiny turd… you, you friggin’ fidget on wheels. You think you’re so damned smart, don’t you? Read the full story

The Great Theo Folz Steps Down After Decades of Service to the Industry He Loved Read the full story

Exclusive Stadium Photos by Darren Proctor

Tiger Stadium, one of the most revered and nostalgic parks in all of professional sport has finally seen it’s sad demise. For nearly a century, the ballpark at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull was home to the American League’s Tigers, and on September 27, 1999, held it’s final nine-inning match. Read the full story

Sunday, August 2, Discovery Channel debuts it’s 22st season of Shark Week!

There are some things that scare the absolute living Shineola out of us guys, but like true masochists, we just can’t seem to get enough of it. Some love vomit inducing roller coasters while others enjoy tying thin pieces of cord to their ankles, hurling themselves from five story high railroad bridges. But for the past twenty-one years, millions have tuned to cable’s Discovery Channel to get ravaged and brutalized by the man-eating kings of the deep during the infamous and highly rated Shark Week!

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Cigar reviews are what many of you have been asking me for since Planet Z was formed. But as you know, reviews are highly subjective and the mood and condition you smoke them under does affect the way you feel about a smoke. I’ve decided to bring in some guest reviewers, people I know and trust will give the readers an honest feel for a cigar and what it delivers. Read the full story

Some of the world’s most famous cities might include New York, LA, Paris, London and Tokyo, but those joints haven’t got a thing on perhaps the most happening place in the world… we’re talking Peoria, Illinois, folks! Read the full story

If you’re a real guy, a sports fan, and especially if you love baseball, you of course know the man who is considered one of the greatest catchers the game has ever known, the incomparable Yogi Berra. He’s the lovable guy whose world famous “Yogi-isms” make you both laugh and scratch your head at the same time. (”I never said half the things I really said…It’s tough making predictions, especially about the future…Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.” – freakin’ classics, every one of them.)

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