We know Kobe has a thing for championships, and we're glad to see him out there backing baseball, but Page 2 couldn't understand why the L.A. star would be carrying Thunder Stix (which are clearly past their 15 minutes).

We asked our readers for their take on this week's Mystery Photo. Here are the best of the more than 650 responses we received.

"Now, let's see Shaq try to steal my thunder."
Darin Bitner
Greenbelt, Md.

"Babe, don't you remember what happened last time I tried to clap with my hands? The sparks from all my rings nearly set the house on fire."
Chad Hollingsworth
Denver

"Wait a minute! This isn't a second fiddle! How am I supposed to play with these things?"
Peter Sylvester
Owings Mills, Md.

"I'll tell you what, Vanessa, you got it good. ... I never had toys like this in my Happy Meal."
Anthony Smith
Junction, Ohio

Much like the rest of the "fans" in Anaheim, I know a Dodger fan in a red shirt when I see one.
Bob Conway
San Diego

"Now Kobe, after this we're going to my high school's football game, right?"
Brian McNichols
Lexington Park, Md.

Eckstein for Fisher, Percival for Horry, Anderson for Fox. Go ahead, switch it up -- we still get a ring.
Greg March
New York

"Oh, well you see, Honey ... the fans don't need these at the Staples Center. We've got officials to help us win championships."
Paul Kowalski
Detroit

"Thunder Stix? Aww, honey, I thought these were jumbo freeze pops!"
Jamie Johnson
Chicago

"Oh, man, I hope these things don't catch on ... Shaq's NEVER gonna hit another free throw."
Chris Traci
Washington, D.C.

Kobe is using the Thunder Stix so he doesn't break his hand from clapping, like Spree.
Chris
Troy, N.Y.

"Vanessa, baby, you'd better put those down ... It says right here 'Ages 14 and up.' "
Dan Notartomaso
Boston

"Hey Vanessa, c'mon, I could care less about baseball or the Angels ... how do I look in red?"
Matt
Chicago

"Yes we can ... cool ... that's what we said when people told us we couldn't get married in high school."
Brannan Willson
Stinson Beach, Calif.

Kobe is seen here shooting his latest commercial. The Viagra endorsement team told the media that Anaheim's Thunder Stix and "Yes we can" motto seemed to fit seemlessly into their ad campaign.
Michael Tucker
Seattle

"All right!!! New toys for the pools!"
Henry
Reno

"Hey, Sweetie, let's take these home, maybe Shaq can use them between his toes."
Adam Holden
Happauge, N.Y.

Actually someone in the row sitting a couple of seats down from the Bryants bought these Stixs from the aisle vendor ... Kobe's inability to pass prevented the fan from receiving them.
Scott Senay
McKeesport, Pa.

"Just helping Vanessa get her Girl Scout badge"
Kenneth Ward
Houston

And here is the real caption from The Associated Press: Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant waves his Thunder Stix as his wife Vanessa looks on prior to the start of Game 2 of the World Series between the Anaheim Angels and the San Francisco Giants in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 20, 2002. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)