May 2008 Archive
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 I was just going to write "Thanks!" and leave it at that but after reading some of the epic posts that Bruce, Cpt. Morgan and Buck have put up in the last few days I'm kind of forced to put some effort into this deal.....just go ahead and click onto the next page because this could take some time and you know you are going to get one of my patented stories out of this.
***If the readers are looking for a big thanks, just scroll down to the bottom....otherwise, buckle up.
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Wow......this is really here. The end came about rather quickly didn't it? However, I can't honestly say I didn't see it coming. Life changes, priorities change, it's the way it is. I must say that even if the site was...
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I recall Jack giving me a call one night a while back telling me that he and the other founders of "3 man lift" were going seperate ways and he was thinking about starting a site himself...he was wondering if...
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Here we are at the end of the CobraBrigade and I can’t believe I haven’t written a post about pooping or the proper way to shave your balls. Have you ever been to a really good house party with...
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Well....things never seem to go as planned, do they? My hopes for being able to fill your workday with posts even as we wind down here the last week has come up waaaayyy short and I apologize for that. I...
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Do you know what the best way to eat Peanut Butter Cap'n Crunch is? Let me tell you. Take a gallon ice cream bucket and wash it out. Fill it with Peanut Butter Cap'n Crunch and about two pints of...
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I don’t recall the first time I met Jack Cobra, he is that unremarkable. I am sure it was one of our mutual acquaintances that did the deed. My first memory of jack is from five years ago or...
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Instead of talking about the Cubs struggling on their road trip I'll go ahead and take a moment to give you a update on how Felix Pie is doing in Iowa. As you may recall, in one of my previous...
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There are a lot of ways to skip out on tests and fudge a couple more days on the paper assignment you didn’t read that book for. I am sure there are a million different tricks. I don’t do...
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I couldn't believe it when I rec'd the text message from Kelper saying, "Congratulations on winning the lottery." I couldn't believe it so much that I had to run to my computer to double check. Yes, the Bulls now have...
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Ah yes, the end is near so we're coming back with some of our old posts....this is obviously a precursor to a post that will come later today about the Bulls winning the Draft Lottery. Well, it could have...
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Minnesota doesn’t always agree with me. But I have realized something this week. Now that I don’t live in Indiana, I can finally watch the Indy 500 on television. That isn’t always something you get to do in Indiana. ...
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Yes, this picture is just to taunt Cpt. Morgan as his trade has now been processed in our fantasy baseball league. Fortunately for Cpt. Morgan he still had Alfonso Soriano on his team last week. Unfortunately....he was sitting on the...
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I have promised several people that I would tell this story, and now I am. Let it be known that the story, as I am telling it, is true. Others would claim that I am not being truthful and...
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****Since we are leaving soon, we are going to Turn Back the Clock a little bit on some of our best posts. Here is Buck's first trip to Wrigley Field from last July.I have been on somewhat of a...
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One of my most respected colleagues in my fantasy baseball league just did the unthinkable......he traded Alfonso Soriano. When I got the email notifying me of the trade I just winced and wished I had been the one trading for...
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Kueth Duany of the Syracuse Orangemen meets President Bush. Duany is a native or war torn Sudan, but the product of good old Bloomington, Indiana.If you are one of my friends, you have probably heard me bitch about Bono. I...
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Before this year, I lived in NYC. During my time there I learned a lot of things; Pop = soda, a regular slice is simply just cheese, the 2 hour window for a free transfer can make or brake your...
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****Since we are leaving soon, we are going to Turn Back the Clock a little bit on some of our best posts. Here I am pushing for Ronny Cedeno to get called up to the Cubs last season. This...
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While I will be a Cubs fan until the day I die, every season I pick an American League team to follow and become a fan of. This allows me to learn about a new team, new players and know...
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****Since we are leaving soon, we are going to Turn Back the Clock a little bit on some of our best posts. This post was originally run on December 19, 2007 and was extremely insightful.Some background: When I first started...
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Yeah, it's gonna happen. Former Cardinals CF Jim Edmonds is on his way to signing with the Cubs and....it's actually a smart move by the Cubs. That was difficult to write.I really, really, really don't like Edmonds, but you know...
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I know a little bit about horses. One of the benefits of being a poor farm kid from Indiana is that I know a little bit about horses. This is still a sports site, we aren’t dead yet, and...
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That is not a typo. Since our 'soft launch' on May 10, 2007 we have posted 1,000 entries. One thousand posts divided by a leap year tells me that we've had about three posts a day for our year of...
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I'm probably the biggest Felix Pie supporter out there but when I read this morning that he might be heading back to Iowa.....I thought it was a good idea. I like what Pie brings to the table with his speed...
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****Since we are leaving soon, we are going to Turn Back the Clock a little bit on some of our best posts. Here is Buck's conclusion to his adventure with his Cougar from August 2007. Click Part 1 to...
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By now you probably know that Hoosier Nation and the entire Internet is going crazy about Tom Crean's statement about Eli Holman transferring to Detroit Mercy:"We were led to believe that this was a family decision and that he wanted...
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Yes, the series was last weekend but A) I haven't written about it and B) there was a request for it, so here are some random thoughts about the series that the Cardinals won. - I'm still not sold on...
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****Since we are leaving soon, we are going to Turn Back the Clock a little bit on some of our best posts. Here is Paine's post after the passing on former IU Head Football Coach Terry Hoeppner, which ran on...
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As if going 4-9 over their last 13 games wasn't bad enough, it now looks like the Cubs are quickly coming to the conclusion that they need a left-handed hitting power hitter in the middle of their lineup. If only...
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After a year in Oakland, Dominic Rhodes is returning to the Colts' stable to find his place in the gates for the 2008 season. I can't help but be excited about this addition. What was perhaps the thinest position in...
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Coming into the game today Reds 1B Joey Votto had 4 homers and 14 RBI's on the season. Respectable numbers for an up and coming power hitter. He's not exactly putting fear into your heart before the game but he's...
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****There was a request for some of our 'Greatest Hits' now that we are leaving, so I'll try to post maybe one every day. This was our intro post a couple of weeks after we started. It initially ran...
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****this will be my last IU related post so I'll go ahead and piss everyone off with it.With QB Kellen Lewis being suspended from the IU Football Team because of drug issues and the IU Basketball Team reportedly failing 19!...
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While reading/weeping through Jack's farewell warning post and comments earlier I noticed that MCBias mentioned the classic Cougar posts (1, 2). Well, no news to report here. Last time I talked to the cougar was four or five months ago...
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Well folks, we are coming up on our one year anniversary of being a blog and you know what??? It's about time for us to pack up our bags and move along. Keep reading to find out how this blog...
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Back at the first of the year, Jack mentioned that he wanted me to tell more stories about guns and politics and knives and hurting and nudity. He wanted me to branch out and do more for the Brigade,...
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It is no secret that I worship the ground that Marvin Harrison walks on. So, I have no idea what to say about the reports circulating that he was involved in a shooting in North Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon. ...
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They're gonna put me in the movies. They're gonna make a big star outa me. I'll be the biggest fool to ever hit the big time. You thought the scar on my forehead and my shipped teeth would...
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Carlos Zambrano and the Cubs looked like they were going to cruise to a victory today until they realized they left their brains on cruise control in the ninth inning and ended up losing to the Brewers 4-3. The Brewers...
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In a game that certainly made your scorecard look like chicken scratch, the Cubs pounded the Brewers 19-5 on Wednesday night as Geovony Soto led the way with two home runs and six runs batted in. I'm not sure you can...
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