Daily Archives: October 11, 2007

Manny’s Favorite Song – I’m Still Standing!

October 11th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized

By now, any casual fan has seen the home run by Manny Ramirez in Game 2 of the ALDS.  What I found curious was how long Manny was “Being Manny” and stood at home plate to watch his HR. 
In this video, he hits the home run at 13 seconds into the clip.  He doesn’t start [...]

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Happy b-day Rome, happy Bar Mitzvah “Chris” Everett incident

October 11th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized

Honestly, few broadcasters have fallen so fast, then recovered as well as Jim Rome. Really, his story is a great example of an entertainment comeback.
Sunday is Rome’s 43rd birthday, one he can celebrate with his nationally syndicated radio show,  his ESPN show “Rome is Burning”, and his sport lexicon of terms he’s popularized like “Clones”, [...]

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Sampson mutes the freshman, Brohm ok being back

October 11th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized

Interesting stuff around the midwest today …
According to The Indianapolis Star, Indiana head coach Kelvin Sampson won’t allow the media to talk to freshmen this season. And while IU boasts four frosh, it’s clearly a way take some pressure of star guard Eric Gordon, the favorite for Big Ten newcomer of the year. Sampson said [...]

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The Bulls are losing it…

October 11th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized

Above is a screen shot from the Chicago Bulls website. Notice its says “Bulls drop preseason ppener” I fully understand that we are all prone to mistakes, particularly when it comes to typos. I am certainly guilty of a few just on this website alone. But what kind of reflection is it when your [...]

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And now a story about … well, about sh*t (no, not about Najeh Davenport)

October 11th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized

Ok, the news cycle spins much slower in Idaho Falls, Idaho than in New York City. We get that.
But a story about some guy taking a sh*t underneath a highway? Are you freaking serious?!?!?
No, there isn’t any evidence Steelers’ running back Najeh Davenport was there (if you forgot , remember this?
What follows is a [...]

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Baker may be Reds’ guy

October 11th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized

Ok, remember when we said Tony LaRussa may be the next manager of the Reds? Forget it: We were just kidding. Apparently Tony the Tiger is in love with the idea of getting sauteed by the New York media.
According to The Cincinnati Enquirer, the Reds could be close to naming a new manager, and the [...]

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There’s crying in baseball . . . . unless you hate women

October 11th, 2007 | Posted in awful announcing

Yankees radio shill Suzyn Waldman’s sad whimpering only added to the humor of team’s latest embarrassing first-round playof exit. Yet poor Suzyn, for some reason, took a lot of heat for her complete lack of professionalism.
Now she informs us that we who laughed at her tears are sexist.
And journalists and fans everywhere, female and male, [...]

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