If you guys will be around this weekend, we should catch at least one game together.
Jeff - fly in three weeks early :).
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Mutant Lobster
I'm sure these are actually pretty common, but I don't think I've seen anything like it. This thing is freaking HUGE!!!!!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
How is this news, again?
So, yeah. Parents give kids booze. Did they really need a federal study to figure this one out?
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Cubs/Sox editorial, must-see TV, etc.
Just thought this might be interesting. The article gives a couple reasons/excuses for the fence-sitting, but I just don't think you can legitimately be a fan of both teams.
Also: From 7-9pm tonight ABC is running two shows of note, "Wipeout" and "I Survived A Japanese Game Show." We just watched "Idiocracy" last night, so the timing of these shows couldn't be better.
Also: From 7-9pm tonight ABC is running two shows of note, "Wipeout" and "I Survived A Japanese Game Show." We just watched "Idiocracy" last night, so the timing of these shows couldn't be better.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Scottie Pippen is a Pimp
Leaving my graduation celebration dinner, I noticed there was a 6'6 (or so) black man standing near the entrance to the restaurant with two over-made up, silicone-infused hotties.
Then the guy turned around and it was Scottie Pippen. He seemed to be having a genuine conversation with the host staff. Why he was in a restaurant with these ladies and not somewhere, um, private, I do not know.
The funny thing is that this is a day after I saw Eddie George walking around the exec. education center at Kellogg. He's a lot taller in person than I thought he'd be. I still think he's overrated :).
Then the guy turned around and it was Scottie Pippen. He seemed to be having a genuine conversation with the host staff. Why he was in a restaurant with these ladies and not somewhere, um, private, I do not know.
The funny thing is that this is a day after I saw Eddie George walking around the exec. education center at Kellogg. He's a lot taller in person than I thought he'd be. I still think he's overrated :).
Friday, June 20, 2008
Crazy Uncle
Remember that site with all the funny Chicago Top 10 sports lists I sent out a while ago back in our email days? And remember the one of the Top 10 Ozzie rants? Well, we have a new one to add today.... he went on and on about Wrigley:
""You go to take batting practice and the rats are bigger than pigs out there. You want to take a look? I think the rats are lifting weights"
and also an instant classic:
"This is a museum. People like to come to Wrigley Field. I don't say people don't like to come here. I said, 'Ozzie doesn't like to come here."
""You go to take batting practice and the rats are bigger than pigs out there. You want to take a look? I think the rats are lifting weights"
and also an instant classic:
"This is a museum. People like to come to Wrigley Field. I don't say people don't like to come here. I said, 'Ozzie doesn't like to come here."
Jim Abbott would like a word with you, Ron
As I was driving to Chipotle less than an hour ago to get a delicious burrito, I heard the following from Ron Santo on WGN Radio after Aramis Ramirez followed Derrek Lee's 7th inning home run with one of his own:
"Those back to back jacks brought me to my feet!"
Ho boy. Where do we start with this one? Do I even need to point out that Ron has no feet to be brought to? Or perhaps...
"***
Dateline: Chicago
Doctors at the University of Chicago Hospitals today announced a breakthrough treatment in the field of diabetes research.
'We found that for fans of Major League Baseball teams, a treatment of multiple home runs by their team provided substantial benefits in the area of finding and reattaching the missing body parts,' said hospital spokesman Dr. Jim Dugan. 'We first noticed a correlation when people started mysteriously appearing in the hand-and-foot waste bin and causing it to overflow. They scream like banshees when they wake up in a pile of random body parts, but once we find the parts that originally belonged to them and scrape away the dead flesh, they're pretty stoked. Plus, we can start wantonly removing body parts again!'
There was no mention of the effect of soccer goals on amputees - much to the chagrin of former Def Leppard drummer Joe Elliot."
"Those back to back jacks brought me to my feet!"
Ho boy. Where do we start with this one? Do I even need to point out that Ron has no feet to be brought to? Or perhaps...
"***
Dateline: Chicago
Doctors at the University of Chicago Hospitals today announced a breakthrough treatment in the field of diabetes research.
'We found that for fans of Major League Baseball teams, a treatment of multiple home runs by their team provided substantial benefits in the area of finding and reattaching the missing body parts,' said hospital spokesman Dr. Jim Dugan. 'We first noticed a correlation when people started mysteriously appearing in the hand-and-foot waste bin and causing it to overflow. They scream like banshees when they wake up in a pile of random body parts, but once we find the parts that originally belonged to them and scrape away the dead flesh, they're pretty stoked. Plus, we can start wantonly removing body parts again!'
There was no mention of the effect of soccer goals on amputees - much to the chagrin of former Def Leppard drummer Joe Elliot."
thats it... we're screwed
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/dr_z/06/20/vikings/index.html?eref=T1
Stupid Dr. Z. I swear, I hate it when columnists do crap like this. If we lose our first 4 like the 07 Saints, and Dr. Z suddenly disappears, you'll know where to look first. Thats right. 2 feet underground beneath my deck.
Stupid Dr. Z. I swear, I hate it when columnists do crap like this. If we lose our first 4 like the 07 Saints, and Dr. Z suddenly disappears, you'll know where to look first. Thats right. 2 feet underground beneath my deck.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
If You're Not Cheating (Part Deux)
The sad thing is this whole thing didn't even help us win that game.
Couldn't Have Said it Better Myself
Why I'm Sick of Boston
Watching the celebration Tuesday night, you could tell that the fans weren't even that excited.
Watching the celebration Tuesday night, you could tell that the fans weren't even that excited.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Continuing the theme of Children Being Hurted:
Har har har.
I can just imagine this kid on a rocking chair in sixty years... "Did I ever tell you about the time I kicked some kid in the head? I kicked him! He fell down! It was great! I became famous! Where are my pants?" Are online video clips going to become the new version of scrapbooks?
Also: In case you were wondering, I'm taking advantage of summer break by watching college football replays on the Big Ten network. Ki-jana Carter is running through the '94 Illinois defense like Eric Cartman through a chicken pot pie. I miss football.
I can just imagine this kid on a rocking chair in sixty years... "Did I ever tell you about the time I kicked some kid in the head? I kicked him! He fell down! It was great! I became famous! Where are my pants?" Are online video clips going to become the new version of scrapbooks?
Also: In case you were wondering, I'm taking advantage of summer break by watching college football replays on the Big Ten network. Ki-jana Carter is running through the '94 Illinois defense like Eric Cartman through a chicken pot pie. I miss football.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Meet the new boss...
Yaaaaaaaaaaaay.
It's not as good as trading Dustin Byfuglien for Ovechkin, nor is it a surprise, but at least it means even the crummy games will be tolerable to watch/listen to.
It's not as good as trading Dustin Byfuglien for Ovechkin, nor is it a surprise, but at least it means even the crummy games will be tolerable to watch/listen to.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
This is giving me a headache...
So I just tuned into the Blue Jays-Cubs game, and it's giving me a headache. In a matter of 5 minutes, I saw Rolen, Eckstein, Edmonds, and Marquis in blue. In what universe am I?
Funny enough, in that 5 minutes, I also saw both Eckstein and Edmonds botch defensive plays :).
Funny enough, in that 5 minutes, I also saw both Eckstein and Edmonds botch defensive plays :).
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Perks of the Job
So even if you are a dirty, scruffy looking, gap-toothed Russian, you can still land the hot babes.
Apparently all you need to do is score 60+ goals a year in one of the most difficult sports to compete in, and make millions and millions of dollars.
Nice.
Apparently all you need to do is score 60+ goals a year in one of the most difficult sports to compete in, and make millions and millions of dollars.
Nice.
Patriots are Thieving Bastards
What the hell were the NY Giants Super Bowl rings doing 10 miles from Foxboro anyways? Don't they have jewelers in NY?
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
"And now trackside to Don Imus. What do you have for us, Don?"
Hmm. You don't say.
In other shocking developments, it turns out Bill Gates is rich and fat people like cake.
In other shocking developments, it turns out Bill Gates is rich and fat people like cake.
Monday, June 9, 2008
The Original One-Gap Lineman
So Michael Strahan is hanging 'em up. Good for him, leaving while he can still walk.
But in the article there's a line that made me double-take:
"Strahan leaves the Giants as the team's all-time quarterback sack leader and a sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer. He also leaves after having donned the Blue and White more than any player in Giants history."
Is Michael Strahan a Hall of Famer period? Is he first-ballot? Is this Jay Glazer starting, on Day One of the five-year wait, to campaign for a friend? Is this me hating all things New York and not being objective? Is this too many questions in a row?
But in the article there's a line that made me double-take:
"Strahan leaves the Giants as the team's all-time quarterback sack leader and a sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer. He also leaves after having donned the Blue and White more than any player in Giants history."
Is Michael Strahan a Hall of Famer period? Is he first-ballot? Is this Jay Glazer starting, on Day One of the five-year wait, to campaign for a friend? Is this me hating all things New York and not being objective? Is this too many questions in a row?
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Blackhawks Season Tickets
OK guys, so I know this is a long shot, but I thought I would throw it out there (long shot since most of my friends are cheap bastards).
Anybody interested in going in on Blackhawks season tickets with me? There is currently no wait list, and if you request them, you will get them. Part of the reason I ask, is that I am on the Cubs season ticket wait list, and I don't see myself coming off of that in the near future (I put myself on this list 10 years ago after I graduated high school, and I am now only #4,000 or so on the list as... so I am slowly getting there).
Obviously, we probably would not use every ticket. It is just a way for me to "guarantee" tickets for events that I'd like to go to. Plus, extra tickets are always good for friends or business clients. Unused tickets can always get uhhh, traded. Other than the hefty deposit of paying for 40 some odd home games as an initial investment, I don't think we will lose much, if any money in the end.
Thoughts?
Anybody interested in going in on Blackhawks season tickets with me? There is currently no wait list, and if you request them, you will get them. Part of the reason I ask, is that I am on the Cubs season ticket wait list, and I don't see myself coming off of that in the near future (I put myself on this list 10 years ago after I graduated high school, and I am now only #4,000 or so on the list as... so I am slowly getting there).
Obviously, we probably would not use every ticket. It is just a way for me to "guarantee" tickets for events that I'd like to go to. Plus, extra tickets are always good for friends or business clients. Unused tickets can always get uhhh, traded. Other than the hefty deposit of paying for 40 some odd home games as an initial investment, I don't think we will lose much, if any money in the end.
Thoughts?
Friday, June 6, 2008
How long before Craig posts?
Now that Jerry's on board, there's still one to go. Should we set up a pool or something? Over/under on number of days? Threaten his puppy (does he have a puppy)?
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Formal Commitment Ceremony
First off, Adam, what kind of Wildcat fan are you? Muuuuuuuuuso!
Second off, Robb, how about a 'formal commitment ceremony' instead? It probably costs a lot less and takes far less time to plan too!
Second off, Robb, how about a 'formal commitment ceremony' instead? It probably costs a lot less and takes far less time to plan too!
"'PC Load Letter?' What the fuck does that mean?"
Awesome. Only way it'd have been better is if it had a cartoon-style blooper soundtrack.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
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