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What is going on around here?
 Posted 7/6/2010 11:01:00 PM
And by "around here," I mean here, there AND everywhere when it comes to the world of sports and its periphery.
From the curious to the unexplainable to outright stupidity of it all, I present to you some of the things that have me scratching my head:
1. He had the panties in his lap?
2. This whole thing -- if you are a Hawks fan, make sure you're
sitting down. And not eating or drinking.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arn-tellem/a-robust-cup-of-joe_b_635159.html?view=print
Highlights of this nonsense:
"With two defenders all over him, Joe Johnson, all 6'8" and 225 pounds of him, leaped, spun and chucked in a line drive. Three seconds later he stole the ball and was double-teamed in the low post with no escape route humanly possible. So Joe did something inhuman -- making a 180-degree turn and lofting a perfect lob pass to a teammate beneath the rim."
EDITORIAL -- "chucked in ...
The 2010 U.S. Open is in the books ...
Posted 6/22/2010 9:30:00 AM
It will not sit on a shelf next to the best works of Shakespeare or Tolstoy. Pearl Buck isn't worried that "The Good Earth" just got voted off the island.
I don't think "Call me Graeme" will replace "Call me Ishmael" in literary history. If Dickens was writing the definitive book on Pebble Beach 2010, it might have opened:
"It was the worst of times, it was the worser of times."
I have NO problem with a guy we know next-to-nothing about winning this tournament. That, by itself, might have been a rally-around type story.
First European to win in 40 years. Instant national hero. Dad in the house on Father's Day. Pub and drinking references everywhere. Hell, the guy was talking to the camera and the world as he was walking up to finish the most important hole he will EVER play. Wished me and you a Happy Father's Day ...
The 2010 World Cup
Posted 6/8/2010 10:45:00 AM
Do Yourself a Favor...
Posted 5/11/2010 11:28:00 PM
It will take a little bit of your time (it's worth it), a little bit of your emotion (it's worth it) and maybe a little bit of your money (cup of coffee-type money -- it's worth it).
Yes, you are coming late to the party. The good news is that it doesn't matter.
If you missed the book, it's OK. Still out there for you. Read it. Today.
Missed the movie? Rent it. Yesterday.
Didn't know there was a TV show? You're not alone. Knew but didn't care? Shame. Make it right.
I'll start this whole process by saying that the only other Holy Trinity of book/movie/tv show that I know of that reached "the masses" and worked was M*A*S*H.
And truth be told, by the time the TV show became a hit, it was nothing close to the tenor of the book. Dark satire elements remained (buried deeper with a ...
Gather 'round boys ...
Posted 5/5/2010 9:59:00 AM
Will they or won't they?
It's the $100 million question -- and $100 million questions aren't asked that often.
It's one of the greatest hooks in all of sports. Him vs Him. With both "Hims" being worthy of top billing. Legacies more than money at stake. Not easily done with ungodly numbers like that.
It seems simple. Pick a night in November and kick the hell out of each other. Do things that, in the street, would get you thrown in jail for a good amount of time, but in the ring will get a lot of us to pay $59.95 to watch. A maximum of 36 minutes that will make both of you richer than the day before, by a lot. Second-grade math will tell us that both of you will make more than a million dollars a minute. I'm starting to sweat a little just thinking about it -- ...
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