Our brains make weird connections to things.

Last night, I was watching the Nationals play the Padres, and Nats outfielder Bryce Harper hit a double.  This is not a novel occurrence and in most instances would have resulted in nothing but normal, baseball-rooting delight.

But then the camera cut to him standing up from his slide into second base, standing there helmetless with a faraway stare, and for some reason that reminded my brain of a cologne ad:

How long until Bryce ends up in a Giorgio Armani cologne commercial?
— Chris Hannas (@cjhannas) April 25, 2014

In case your brain isn’t recalling what I’m talking about, it’s one of these:

And to bring this all full circle, naturally I had to take time this morning to fully realize my Bryce vision:

I’ll see myself out.