November 2007 Archive
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 So you are sitting on the bench minding your own business after your coach has pulled you from the game. Maybe you are watching the game, trying to figure out how the other team is being so successful and what you can do to change that. Maybe you are watching the cheerleaders perform their routines. Maybe you are checking out the hot blonde in the second row in the hopes that you'll make eye contact with her so you can send the ballboy over to get her number.....and then Jack Nicholson walks up behind you and says, "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?" Yeah, not good. Anyways, give me your thoughts on what you think Jack just said to Kenyon Martin and/or what celebrity you wouldn't want sneaking up and talking to you in this situation.
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The Kaz Matsui Sweepstakes is finally over and I've never been happier about the Cubs losing out in a bidding war on a free agent. Bruce Levine of ESPN 1000 reports had it first: the Astros have signed second baseman Kaz...
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If you walk down the hallway in my parents house where they have all the photos posted of my Sister and I growing up, one of the earliest pictures you'll see of me is opening up Christmas presents wearing a...
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No, it's not the new ride at your local amusement park. Here is Tony LaRussa's DUI video if you haven't seen it yet. It's too bad he couldn't pull off one of his patented double switches before the cops showed...
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As I await the arrival of one of my good friends, we will call him Catfish Hunter, from out of town...My mind is constantly in a whirl trying to think of entertaining things to do. When I asked him...
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I'm going to try to get back to my roots where I talk about more than just one team in the NBA.....For some reason I'm a huge Dwight Howard fan, and I'm not even sure why. I liked him when...
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The Delmon Young for Matt Garza trade went through last night and while that may seem like a bit of a blockbuster deal, this actually sets up the Twins to do some huge things this offseason. I talked about this...
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For those of you not able to watch SportsCenter this morning....here is all the sports news they think you need to know, in a minute. When I was younger I really enjoyed watching SportsCenter because they showed highlights of nearly...
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The NFL announced its list of men eligible to bust into canton. Come inside for the story.....
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Carl Crawford to the Cubs was fun to think about for awhile, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen now. The Twins and Tampa Bay Rays are close to finalizing a multi-player deal, according to several sources with...
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I'm not sure if any of you guys are following the Pacers this season, but they are off to a decent start (especially for a team playing without its best player). Anyways, they won a pretty close game last night...
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I've been at fault as much as anybody when it comes to bashing the Bulls but early in the game last night I decided I wasn't going to do that anymore. This team deserves my support and they should expect...
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I have to apologize here. Valued commenter Hoosiernation was right in thinking that I was giving this IU team too much credit. I think I was caught up in all the Eric Gordon hype to start the season and I...
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I used to love this show but I haven't been able to watch it that much lately. So, let me know what you guys think of it at this point. I hate Around the Horn and the other crap they...
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Well, that didn't last long. Five carries into his comeback and RB Ricky Williams is done for the season. For some reason I always want to put an 'e' in his first name. I'm not sure why. The Miami Dolphins...
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Every guy out there has a friend who has a girlfriend that is totally out of his league...and we all strive to reach that exact same thing. Seriously, I'm a good looking fella but my girlfriend is beautiful, intelligent and...
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I hope no one was holding their breath waiting for this update....See, when the Cubs sign or re-sign players they usually answer some other questions from the media, or just things they were wondering themselves. Since the Cubs re-signed Kerry...
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This was the first week when games were played on days other than Sunday/Monday, so it was kind of odd. Add on to that the fact that the Colts played on the NFL Network and....I didn't get to see all...
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While the four of us run this little website for fun....we are all out to be billionaires. With that in mind we decided to pool together a small amount of money ($100 for now. You were expecting more?) to invest...
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I didn't watch the MNF game last night but apparently it was a huge mess and is now being titled, 'The Mud Bowl'. Good for them, mud is fun. The fun for me is seeing Suzy Kolber wearing a ball...
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It was brought up a couple of weeks ago whether turf toe is actually a real injury...Well I'm here to dispell all the myths and rumors of this oft used term. Turf toe is in fact a true injury, and one that is...
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Just when it looked like Kerry Wood wouldn't be back with the Cubs next season....he's back. The Cubs and right-handed pitcher Kerry Wood agreed to terms on a one-year contract, the team announced Monday.This is a very good deal for the...
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I really couldn't be frustrated any more than I am right now. The damn internet here at work....blows. I'm trying to buy some gifts for my family and can't get it done because I have to keep hitting 'refresh', thus...I...
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I put myself through the agony of watching both Bulls losses over the weekend in an attempt to get a better picture of what the problem is with this team. They very well could have/should have won both games, but...
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Welcome back from the long weekend....There have been some whispers about a David Garrard for MVP campaign cropping up and after his performance on Sunday (296 yards, 1 TD, win), those whispers are becoming actual conversations. Garrard has attempted 209...
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Okay, look. I am in Minneapolis visiting my girlfriend over the Thanksgiving holiday. I don't have regular access to a computer because, even though she has a really awesome laptop, she is pretty much using it all the time to...
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Due to the poor entry pool from last month, there was no SOTM for October...However, I did get one late entry at the end of October that I figured waiting until Thanksgiving to unveil...This "shooter" is everything and more that is...
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"Iron" Mike Tyson had to spend a day in jail recently because of a DUI conviction, so what did the former champ do to pass the time?Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson ate sloppy joes and read the mobster epic "American...
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(Have an afternoon to waste like me? Well, I don't have a live blog of someone eating Peeps for you today, but I do have this story...that took place last night. All of these pictures were stolen from Google without...
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Enjoy the picture of the Nuggets Dancer as, once again....no Bulls pictures allowed after their performance last night. People have been talking about how the Bulls always get off to a slow start, but not like this. Their offense looks...
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You would think this would be getting old, wouldn't you? Well, after dealing with Mike Davis and the stand around offense for all those years, I'm actually enjoying IU getting out and putting the beat down on some teams. They...
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I ask for some breaking news on the Cubs earlier today and....it happens. Cubs President John McDonough has resigned after a little over a year at his post. He's moving over to the Blackhawks (hockey for those of you who...
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If you can find a fault in that picture.....wow. We are coming down the stretch run and teams are starting to figure out where they stand in the playoff hunt...so here we go with my rundown of Week 11.- Peyton...
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What happened to this guy? I just looked at his game log and he's played about 8 minutes in the last three games. That's not eight minutes a game, that's eight minutes total! I understand that he's struggled learning the...
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It's finally happened...I've run out of things to write about. Seriously, I'm dying for some Cubs/Bulls news right now...or something. I've been in and out of meetings all morning like a chicken with my head cut off, but here is...
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I was trying to hold off on the IU Football post until the afternoon to fill that obligation, but since I was called out on it I had to post it. What does that mean? I had to come up...
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My degree says Purdue on it....I live in Bloomington. Which team is my favorite and who was I rooting for on Saturday? Neither really. Most of my friends were at 'The Rock' tailgating, and while many of them never actually...
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Now this is a team I can enjoy and support. #8 Indiana went out yesterday afternoon and took care of business with a 100-49 whooping of Longwood. Now, you can say, "Oh, they are supposed to beat Longwood." And they...
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It's now official, I can't take the Bulls anymore. They are nine games into the season and I've run out of patience. Actually, let me re-state that. I've run out of patience when it comes to Scott Skiles and John...
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No fluff. No fancy crap. The Colts have to win at home today against a surprising Kansas City squad(4-5). Since events within the home-life are keeping me around the house today and loyal buddy, Shooter, has taken the tickets, I...
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That's right, in my infinite wisdom, I have decided to place a coworkers' health in imminent peril for my own personal entertainment. We were talking about Peeps, and how disgusting it would be to have a bunch of them in...
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For those of you who don't know...I spend most of my time during Friday's over at YAYSports talking about the NBA but there are some things that need to be brought up and talked about on this wonderful Friday. I'm...
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(I'm back after a brief hiatus from these posts)The Cubs off-season questions post was getting far too long, and then I came up with an idea....Instead of bombarding you with an epic post detailing a slew of issues, I would...
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When I was sitting watching the Colts play like piss this past weekend, I just kept thinking to myself, "This can't get any worse." Well, I just have kept my "mind" shut, because as I saw the replay of Dwight...
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You hear about high school kids dying because of drunk driving or suicide but rarely because of a football injury.Huron High School senior Derek Greka died Tuesday, five weeks after he suffered injuries in a school football game. Greka tore...
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It's that time of the year again when Barnum & Bailey's Circus enters the United Center and the Bulls head out on their 'Circus Trip' for one of their longest road trips of the season. This usually turns out really...
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Jack wanted me to take my comment on his post about Freeney and turn it into an independent post and elaborate.Here is my coment: I think it is a real test for a team's mental capacity to persevere in a...
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I'm sure Bruce Paine will have more on this in the coming days, and maybe even Cpt. Morgan will give us his detailed analysis on this situation.....the news just broke that Colts DE Dwight Freeney went ahead with the Lisfranc...
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In case you needed some video evidence....
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Injury note on Nov 13, 2007 (AWOL)That's what it reads on Stephon Marbury's player profile on Yahoo right now. AWOL? Have you ever seen that before? The dude took off and left his team in Phoenix and flew back to...
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With the Cubs trading Jacque Jones and Craig Monroe over the past few days the talk around the water cooler has centered around who will be the Cubs starting right fielder on Opening Day. Too bad we can't have...
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Everyone scoffed at me a few weeks ago when I said the Cubs were talking with the Rays about a deal for Carl Crawford and now this from MLB Trade Rumors:A trusted reader dropped me a line regarding a Bruce...
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I know all of the Colts fans out there are dying for some entertainment and my last post wasn't the best....so I'm guaranteeing you will be entertained by this post*. These are the things I saw as I worked out...
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The Colts faced their injury situation today by picking up Simeon Rice, who was waived from the Denver squad at his own request. He is brought in to replace an injured Dwight Freeney who will be out 4-6 weeks...
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There really is no other way to say it....right now the Bulls stink. I'm tired of reading about why they are bad, so...they just are. They are a bad, bad team right now, and not in a good way. I...
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It took almost a year to happen, but the Cubs finally traded Jacque Jones to the Detroit Tigers on Monday (thanks Klompus!). Jones will go down as having one of the oddest tenures in Cubs history. When he was initially...
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Let's get this out of the way right off the bat....I'm not calling the kid 'Air Gordon'. I'm just not. It doesn't make sense to me. Can he dunk? Yes. Can he fly through the air while changing his shot...
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It has been awhile since I have put out a Weekend Shenanigans post. The reason being is that I've been out of town that last 5 or 6 weekends and have been somewhat swamped at work. Due to it being...
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In 1918 the Germans signed the Armistice, ending World War I. We now use that day to celebrate those who donned the uniform for our nation. I spent all day with my great uncle, a WW2 veteran, instead of watching...
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This week we head out to the land of Ron Burgundy for a matchup against the San Diego Chargers. World beaters last year, the Chargers have dropped to mediocrity under the inept hand of Norv Turner but have won 3...
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I'm really glad I wasn't holding my breath for the Bulls to win their first game of the season because I'd be dead now. Fortunately, the 'Death of the Bulls' watch is over as they beat the mighty Pistons last...
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For those of you who missed my first 'Society Report Card' and second 'Society Report Card'....I was able to earn a Sociology minor in college and probably should have gone through Grad School because of it. So, from time to time I...
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I rec'd an email from Friend of the Site (you get this status with a paid subscription) Jordi letting me know that he was headed to the Baseball Winter Meetings in Orlando. Lucky for us, Jordi also has his own...
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Yesterday I answered some questions from Brian, sent out some questions to The GM, TUP, Brian and SML and....now I've rec'd back some more questions. It's amazing how that all came full circle back to me. First a recap of...
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A disclaimer for you to begin with. The Bulls had quite a few regulars injured during the pre-season which is the time when teams are supposed to gel and become a cohesive unit. While most of the Bulls starters have...
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Every once in awhile the good folks around the BlogsByFans Network get together to have a party some fun. This is one of those instances. I'll let our fearless leader, Brian, give his description of what this is all about....
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The Gold Glove awards were given out yesterday and there is one glaring spot that jumped out at me as soon as I read it. Russell Martin won the Gold Glove as the National League's best DEFENSIVE catcher. My views...
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As commenter Big Daddy pointed out last night, the Cubs announced yesterday the former closer Ryan Dempster will now move into the starting rotation for the 2008 Season. The Cubs had talked about doing this for a long time and...
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Thanks to Jack Cobra's earlier post on the subject of the Colts v. Pats game I have had extra time to ruminate on the subject and study game tape. In the end, while I was disappointed the Colts lost,...
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There is no need for me to go back over my thoughts on the Colts/Pats game, so that game will not be included in this rundown. There were some good games this weekend and then there were some.....- Bad games....
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I'm kind of writing this just to see what these NBA 'widgets' will look like on the page. Still, there is news to report. In case you hadn't been able to notice by his crappy start to the season....Ben Wallace...
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One of the most interesting decisions the Cubs have to make this off-season is whether or not to keep Kerry Wood and/or Mark Prior. Yesterday, Cubs GM Jim Hendry gave the Tribune his thoughts on the situation: General manager Jim...
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A few years ago, Buster Olney wrote a book about how the Yankees dynasty had died after the 2001 season that ended with the Arizona Diamondbacks winning in game 7 with a broken bat bloop single. As all Yankees fans...
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Sayonara.....Say it ain’t Soooo! The St. Louis Cardinals have declined to pick up the option for outfielder So Taguchi. This move could effectively end one of the more beloved player’s tenures with the team. Taguchi aka The Guch, has...
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The Bulls are off to a scorching 0-3 start this season to the surprise of many people, including myself. I expected them to be 2-1, at worst. So, are the Bulls really this bad? Short answer....no. There are a lot...
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When I have something to write about but I'm not sure how to go about it....I just make stuff up. So, in an effort to talk about the other-wordly performance Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson had yesterday, I'm going to...
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Finally we had a 'big game' live up to the hype that surrounded it. For once two teams were as good as advertised, the fans were as loud as advertised and the atmosphere was as electric as it could be...
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In the first face off of 7-0 opponents for the NFL we have the rival Patriots coming into Indy to face off the defending champion Indianapolis Colts. As New England romps and tromps its way through the 2007 season...
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I know I said I would post every day this week in lead up to the NFL's Rapture this weekend. Sorry. Life got in the way. I didn't want it to, but it did. In response I will pick up...
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Bulls General Manager John Paxson has proven over the years that he knows what he's doing. He turned the franchise around after the Tim Floyd/Bill Cartwright era, he's drafted the right players, he's signed the right players...and while he has...
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The NBA season is two days old and I'm already prepared for the Bulls to trade their entire team away, for the Pacers to win maybe 30 games this season and for LeBron James to become the next Antoine Walker....
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The Red Sox have won the World Series in dramatic fashion, so I figured that we should all revisit a post from June... As I sit here and watch my Braves get a beating like Scut Farkus got from...
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The Bulls lost in New Jersey last night in overtime, but that's nothing new....they always lose in New Jersey. Seriously, I don't think they've won there since like 1912 and they certainly haven't won there lately. New Jersey is just...
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I really, really was against putting this video on the site when I saw that not only Bill Walton and Stuart Scott were on it, but also STEPHEN A. SMITH....and then I watched the video and came away mildly impressed....
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After nearly a month of searching, the St. Louis Cardinals decided to go the in house route for the General Manager position. Former Assistant GM and current interim GM John Mozeliak was chosen as the Cardinals full time GM yesterday. Mozeliak...
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