Zim Bear. It’s a bear that possesses the face of longtime MLB bench coach Don Zimmer. Does Zim Bear come in peace? As of press time, we’re not sure. All we know is that he’s a plush toy, and will be given away by the Tampa Bay Rays at a home game during the upcoming season. Will he stare at you like that while you sleep at night? Again, details are scarce. Full photo, after the jump.

At… least he got a knockout, we guess? [Outside the Box Score]

The web roundup for Tuesday, February 21st, 2012. Be sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. See anything that should be on SportsGrid? Send it to tips@sportsgrid.com. Our starting five, after the jump.

New York Mets pitcher Jonathon Niese is beginning this season with a new nose.

He showed up at the team’s camp yesterday looking just a little bit different, and was surprisingly candid when speaking to reporters about his decision to get plastic surgery. That was odd on its own, but stranger still was the revelation that Niese’s rhinoplasty was all Carlos Beltran’s fault idea. The ways in which this is a tragic story are myriad, so, after the jump, let’s just sample a few.

This is a Japanese commercial for UFC 144. Beyond that, we have little to no idea what is going on here, only that it is quite possibly the most Japanese thing we’ve ever seen. You’ve been warned.

[Bro Bible]

It sounded familiar, this story of Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum having a dog pee on his lap (leaving a considerable stain) while campaigning long ago, and reacting to having a dog’s pee stain on his lap by… continuing to campaign as if a dog hadn’t just peed on his lap. But there’s one angle – an angle that allows us to post the story here – we hadn’t heard.

Don’t worry, we know this isn’t actually Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn. But a Craigslist ad for a shooting guard was posted tonight with his name on it, and we thought we’d share it with you.

Seriously, if you’re not one to sit around and watch someone’s arm bend in a direction it was never meant to bend, well, then this isn’t the video for you. Also, if you’re watching this at night, you probably don’t want it to be the last thing you watch before you go to bed. You’ve been warned. Video, after the jump.

And just like that, the Alabama fan who is known for his larger than life “disturbing face” has made his way to New York to attend tonight’s Knicks-Nets game. Oh, the Linsanity! Jeremy Lin is brining out all the “stars,” isn’t he? Check out the full-sized photo, after the jump!