Sports, comedy go hand in hand

There are two things most guys love — comedy and sports. As if the two were not already intertwined, this week showed how deep that connection can go.

For the birds: When the Cleveland Indians are finally forced to change their name by the politically correct pansies of the world, they already have a name they can use —the seagulls.

A flock of seagulls again proved to be a one-hit wonder Thursday night, when Shin-Soo Choo hit a sharp liner to center that struck a gull and caroomed away from Kansas City outfielder Coco Crisp, letting Mark DeRosa score from second base in the 10th inning, giving the Tribe a 2-1 win.

Of course, it is not the first time wildlife has affected a game at Progressive/Jacobs Field. The midges were in full effect a couple of years ago for a playoff game against the New York Yankees, bothering the visitors so much late in the game that they might actually have affected the outcome in the Cleveland win.

Birds have also had an effect on games before. Randy Johnson tore one up with a pitch once and Dave Winfield killed one on a throw during warmups.

Of course, if this game had been Toronto-St. Louis, it really would have been for the birds.

Taking it literally: Ahn Shi-hyun wanted to get some birdies during the LPGA Championship, maybe even some eagles. She wasn’t really looking for robins.

But her drive on the 9th hole Friday hit one of the birds and killed it. No word on whether she birdied the hole.

Hossa that move work work out for you? : Last season, Marion Hossa was on the short end of the hockey stick, as the Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup finals.

So he did what anyone else might think was a good plan — if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.

Didn’t work out as well as he expected.

Hossa turned down multiple years and a lot more money to move to Detroit, only to see his Red Wings get beat by the team he spurned.

Maybe it’s not hilarious, but I find irony to be very funny sometimes.

You’re outta’ here: Sometime last weekend, a Major League umpire tossed both managers and both starting catchers from a game.

Well we all know you can’t show up an ump, even if you’re an ump.

In a high school game in Iowa on Thursday night, umpire Don Briggs got tired of hearing complaints made one massive ejection — the entire crowd, estimated at 100 people.

After a delay of about 40 minutes, as people refused to leave of walked just off school grounds, the home team’s superintendent arrived and defused the situation.

It is the first time I have heard of this kind of thing happening, but there have been times I wish I’d have seen it happen.

Sign of the Times: As posted on Deadspin, a sign in front of a barbecue joint somewhere in Pennsylvania read “Obama can’t bail you out this time Detroit.”