Numb finger causes Giants' Chulk to chuck dip

Quit Smoking For Good: Tobacco chewing is an addictive habit that can be difficult to break, just like smoking, but reliever Vinnie Chulk has vowed to toss his dip for good after learning the circulatory disease that has numbed the middle finger on his pitching hand is caused by tobacco use. "It won't be hard, not when your finger is on the line," Chulk said. "I haven't chewed in four or five days and I haven't had any problems. I was down to two or three dips a day. It wasn't too heavy."

"I want to play for a long time," he said. "If dip is going to prevent me from doing that, I'm going to quit it."

Cain revisited: Two years ago Wednesday, in his major-league debut, Matt Cain won a 14-pitch grudge match against Rockies cleanup hitter Todd Helton, who hit nine foul balls before flying out to left.

Harrison Medical Center goes completely smoke-free

Quit Smoking For Good: Harrison Medical Center officials have announced they will institute a complete ban on the use of tobacco products at all of their facilities. This is a long-overdue change at Harrison that will improve and sustain life for our patients, visitors and ourselves," said Scott Bosch, Harrison's president and CEO, in a news release. We hope all who are impacted by this change will understand that this is about tobacco and smoke, not the smoker. It's about doing the right thing in the name of good health."

While smoking has been prohibited inside the hospital for some time, there are currently two designated smoking areas located in the Bremerton facility in the parking lot adjacent to the Emergency Department and a corner of the the parking garage near the hospital's main entrance.

Sideswipe: Wednesday

Quit Smoking For Good: Richie McCaw Is So Tuff. When Richie McCaw does a push-up, he isn't lifting himself up; he's pushing the Earth down.

Richie McCaw's tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. Ever.

Superman owns a pair of Richie McCaw pyjamas.

Richie McCaw sold his soul to the devil for his rugged good looks and unparalleled rugby ability. Shortly after the transaction was finalised, Richie spear-tackled the devil and took his soul back. The devil, who appreciates irony, couldn't stay mad and admitted he should have seen it coming. They now play poker every second Wednesday of the month.

The only time Richie McCaw was wrong was when he thought he had made a mistake.

(More at local blog BitsOnTheSide.co.nz). Iowa woman Jodi Perkins is so desperate to give up her 23-year smoking habit she volunteered to spend time in jail to help her quit.

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