Miguel Angel Jimenez has a knack recently at stealing the spotlight at a2 golf tournament.
Two weeks after the 51-year-old Spanish professional had a heated confrontation with Keegan Bradley at the WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship in San Francisco, Jimenez is back in his home country, sinking holes-in-one in exchange for copious amounts of alcohol -- and dancing. Can't forget the dancing.
Jimenez dropped in a par-3 ace at No. 8 at the Open de Espana on Friday morning.
It marked Jimenez's second ace of the season, and the Spaniard celebrated by sheathing his sword -- as Chi Chi Rodriguez was known to do years ago -- then gliding backward across the tee box -- as in a Moonwalk that Michael Jackson was known to do to excite his fans.
The shot won Jimenez 288 bottles of beer, which may or may not see him through an extended Memorial Day weekend.
According to SBNation's Brendan Porath, Jimenez's ace tied him with Colin Montgomerie for the all-time European Tour record with nine holes-in-one.
Getting Hunter
Pitchers can lock hitters up by surprising them with an eephus pitch, which essentially resembles something that you'd see at a slow-pitch softball game. However, pitchers rarely throw it twice during a single at-bat.
Detroit Tigers pitcher Alfredo Simon decided that after catching the Minnesota Twins' Torii Hunter (Pine Bluff) off guard with an eephus on the first pitch of an at-bat in the third inning Tuesday, he needed to pull it back out later. Hunter couldn't do anything with either one.
The first pitch, a ball, came in at 61 mph. After the pitch, Hunter couldn't help but laugh. Little did he know, he would see it again. Simon threw a 63 mph eephus on the third pitch of the at-bat, getting Hunter to foul out to Detroit catcher James McCann (Arkansas Razorbacks).
Simon began using the eephus about once per start last season when he joined the Cincinnati Reds' rotation. Now, it looks like he is comfortable enough to use it as more than just a trick.
Shifty attempt
Thanks to advanced scouting, baseball teams are implementing shifts more than ever. However, one Korean team took shifting to such an extreme Tuesday that the home-plate umpire wouldn't allow it.
During the ninth inning of their game against KT Wiz, the Kia Tigers put a fielder behind home plate. That's in addition to the catcher.
It's a bold shift to try, but it also happens to be against the rules. Deadspin's Barry Petchesky noted that rule 4.03 in MLB's rulebook requires every fielder other than the catcher to start each play in fair territory. It's likely that the Korean Baseball Organization uses the same rule.
The home-plate umpire stopped play and made the Tigers player go back to his position. Thus, the craziest shift in baseball history was thwarted.
Different approach
Instead of wearing the jersey of his favorite player, a Chicago Cubs fan decided to attend Thursday's game against the New York Mets looking like his favorite stadium.
He showed up to Wrigley Field dressed as the iconic ivy that covers the stadium's outfield wall obviously because he's a true Cubs fan.
QUIZ
What is Miguel Angel Jimenez's highest finish in a major on the PGA Tour?
ANSWER
Jimenez finished tied for second at the 2000 U.S. Open with Ernie Els, 15 strokes behind Tiger Woods.
Sports on 05/16/2015