Switch-pitching phenom

Check this fella out and remember him. Switch-PITCHING prospect currently in the Yankees farm system (naturally we would get him...) Girardi heard about him just as a closer and learned recently that he can toss it from both sides of the rubber.

Kid's got some stuff... Nothing over-powering by any means yet, but reaches high 80's (89mph was the highest he hit yesterday in Spring training) from the right, and throws it 82 from the left. He's got some supplemental junk to throw in there to make it interesting.

But imagine that. Umpire takes a look at this kid and is scratching himself trying to recount how many shots he took last night... Nope, just this freak-child (Sorry Tim, this guy is the real FREAK..)

So what happens when he faces a switch-hitter? He has to declare which arm he is going to throw with and then the switch hitter gets to decide what side of the plate to hit from...

Check out the custom glove... 6-fingered, 2-thumbed glove for his convenience.

If you're a baseball fan at all you can appreciate this. This is NEVER, EVER heard of... go REAL FREAK!!! See you this season!!!

For more info, check out the link:

http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2010/03/yankees_fascinated_by_switch-p.html

Hummmpday Tidbits...

Yes sir, it's Wed. and we are one day closer to Friday's Marlins Suns Game....

- The UCONN basketball woman won their 76 game in a row last night. No one cares.

- The Steelers just cannot stay out of trouble. Now their other star, Santonio Holmes is in trouble for getting into a fight with a woman in a VIP room. The Steelers say they are "disappointed." No Sh*t Sherlock.

- Possible Jaguar draftee candidate, Dez Bryant, forgot to bring his cleats to his Pro day workout. Biggest day of his life and he forgets his cleats.

- The Jags are bringing back Reggie Hayward....

- 56 year old Jamie Moyer has been named the 5th Starter of the Philies. To bad for him Roy Halladay plans on also filling that role.

- The New York Yankees have a pitcher, Pat Venditte, that can throw with both arms. He has a special glove, and switches depending on what side the hitter is facing. That is pretty much nails, but he is a Yankee and he sucks. All kidding a side, he throws 4 pitchers with both hands to warm up. He does not throw hard with either arm, so it is more of a gimmick than a freak athlete, but it is still really cool. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100330&content_id=8995670&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

- Bud Select 55 is a quality light beer and should be celebrated...

- FSU smacked UF in baseball last night in Jacksonville..

- The Raiders are the fav's to land my boy Donovan but he does not want to play there...

- The Jags may play the Bills this year in Toronto!!! ROADDDDD TRIPPPPPP!!!!!

- BTW Philly fans are 80-20 in favor of trading Donovan. Philly fans are idiots and under appreciated the man who turned around their team.

- Bust signing Hedo Turkoglu was benched the other day for being sick with the Flu Friday night and then seen out in a Toronto night club. Ugh...

Say it Aint So...

So I heard this morning that each team is allowed to work out or talk to or visit with only 30 guys before the NFL draft. While I think this is kind of weird, what I have heard is the Jags are planning on meeting, talking or visiting with former Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen...

I pray to God we don't draft this kid. Not only is he a bumb, but he is immature as well. This is the kid who was busted for driving an of age kid to buy him alch, and was also punched in the face outside of a night club after losing to Uconn. I don't know what is worse, losing at home to UConn on Senior Day, or getting bitch slapped in the face....

This is what the WikiBible has to say about him...
"During his junior season, a Sports Illustrated feature dubbed him “The Kid with The Golden Arm”.Recruiting analysts considered him a “once in a decade” quarterback talent and ranked him as the #1 overall prospect of the 2007 high school class. Because of his quick release, some in the media compared him to Joe Namath"

O wait...Joe N? You mean the man that was all over that sideline reporter Suzy Kolber when he was drunk during a in game interview???

Yea that is the kind of special leader we want in Jacksonville with our 10 overall pick...

I mean, this is what he had to say about his leadership..
"Some people are saying I'm cocky. I'm arrogant, I'm not a good leader, I'm not a good teammate," Clausen said. "The people who are out there saying those things really don't know me."

Umm, yea I bet they do. Funny, I don't hear those things about Bradford, McCoy or Tebow...

And I will be front line of the We Want Tebow Revolt if we draft this child instead of the second coming of...well Tim Tebow...Clausen's brothers were garbage quarterbacks at Tennessee, Jimbo was garbage at ND. PLEASE GENE SMITH DON'T DRAFT HIM!!!!

Opening Day!!!!

5 more sleeps until the Major League Baseball season opens up in Fenway Park with the Yankees and Red Sox on Sunday Night ESPN Baseball. Beckett vs. CC. Cannot wait...

Top 5 Reasons Jaguars are Better than Other Cats

5. While similar looking to a Leopard, Jaguars spots have dots and are way cooler looking. The Jaguar also has a "Black Panther" which actually is brown and has spots and is not a Panther at all, but a Jaguar...

4. The name Jaguar comes from the Tupian word, "yaguara" which means "beast."

3. The jaguar has an exceptionally powerful bite, even relative to the other big cats. This allows it to pierce the shells of armoured reptiles and to employ an unusual killing method: it bites directly through the skull of prey between the ears to deliver a fatal bite to the brain.

2. The jaguar attacks from cover and usually from a target's blind spot with a quick pounce; the species' ambushing abilities are considered nearly peerless in the animal kingdom by both indigenous people and field researchers.

1. The adult jaguar is an apex predator, meaning that it exists at the top of its food chain and is not preyed on in the wild.

Nukem

And then there were four.....

After another impressive game Duke showed why it is in the Final Four over some other teams. (cough...syracuse...cough) I've decided if you don't like Duke you are un-American. Here's looking at you Dan. How can you not like this team? Its a bunch of white kids (and Nolan Smith) shooting 3's and getting boards... The Big 3 on Duke are as good as if not better than any other 3 in college basketball. But the best thing about Duke is clearly Coach K. It's almost not fair...

This Duke team reminds me of the good ol' days of JJ, Boozer, Battier, and the rest of the guys. Back when March meant winning and not going home after the first weekend. This team has finally made it back to where they belong. Its a great way to end the college basketball careers for Scheyer, Zoubek, and Thomas.

Now what do they have to do? Beat West Virginia? Done. Might as well book tickets for the Championship game now. Once they get there it's Michigan State or Butler... I'll go ahead and chalk that up as a W too. Who's with me?

On a seperate note I'm kinda sad Tennessee lost that game (note: Tenn lost Mich St. did not win...).I would have liked to see some SEC in the Final Four. I mean, how do you not guard the deepest man with 1.8 second left? All in all a good weekend of basketball though. One more week and then its the begining of baseball season... I love the spring!

Another (#) One Bites the Dust.....

As much as I hate Duke because I think they suck blood (see below), they now remain the last team left of the number one seeds. Last night Kentucky lost to the 3 Point Shooters of West Virgina in a classic 1 vs. 2 seed battle in the Graceland of Syracuse....

What I was surprised about was the following Kentucky gets. Yes I know they are one of the most successful schools for college basketball, but really? Kentucky? Who wants to go there honestly. I mean maybe you could convince me that Louisville would be a happening city just because they have the Louisville Slugger plant, but Kentucky? What city is that even in? Or is it just the whole state, I really don't even know...

And who comes from Kentucky anyway besides Ashley Judd, George Clooney, Jim Bowie, Johnny Depp a few red neck baseball players like Dan Uggla and Brandon Webb. O wait, the greatest Boxer and President of all time, Ali and Abe...

But come on, it is not the Sunshine, Peach, Empire or even Cheese state. What is there to do in Kentucky besides watch Horse Racing once a year?

So there you have it Kentucky Wildcats, you are out like a cheating girlfriend. Pack your bags with your top draft picks and leave my old city. You are not wanted in our final four. Take your blue following and go back to the state in which you came. Enjoy football season and your last place finish in the SEC. We will see you next year when your coach reloads with more one and done talent I am sure of this, but in the mean time....

GOOOOO WEST VIRGINA!!!!

Donovan Loves Jacksonville....

By the way, this is the Saturday Morning Hangover should feel like....
http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2010/3/26/1392072/jaguars-in-play-for-mcnabb

I Vant To Suck Your Blood

This dude Kyle Singler is a total vamp. He best not be sleeping with our women, this is America and there kind is not wanted here....

Classic Orange heartbreak.

Oh Syracuse... how you have broken my heart once again... Yesterday's game was classic Syracuse.... Get our hopes up so high and convince us we're going to watch you make a run to the Final Four in Indy and then you dropped a sack of potatoes on our head and popped our bloated ego and bragging rights about our basketball team... This was arguably Syracuse's best team ever. I think this team could beat the 2003 National Champ team head to head, even with Melo. What we just witnessed, after working so hard, all season, to finally get that national spotlight and national recognition... and what happened? We folded. We folded like Syracuse basketball always does. I don't think I've ever been more pissed off about a loss from our team because now I have to deal with all of the bandwagon fans that jumped on and now are already off. If you're one of those fans... get the hell out of my way or prepare to get pelted with rotten (and bitter) oranges.

I hate to say it, but this was CLASSIC Syracuse Basketball. We just never know what team is going to show up. I have been a native of Syracuse and a fan my whole life and yet they always seem to shut down rather than "shut it down" every so often. I am not blaming anyone here as I am sure many many teams go through the same terrorizing agony of watching their team lose to a much inferior team. But really? Butler? You know what I read on Syracuse.com this morning??? "THE BUTLER DID IT"... Have we really been dropped down so low that we're getting mocked by a friggen board game??? Screw CLUE! We have 7 starters!!! Kris and Scoop would be exceptional players on any other team and yet we we're not able to beat a bunch of goofy white dudes with shaggy hair. We lost to HIPPIES....

Cuse should not have lost this game. Yes we didn't have Arinze and Rick isn't exactly a center, but we do have Andy Rautins and Mr All-America (Please stay and play with Fab Melo!!!!) Wesley "Charmer" Johnson. He melted our hearts all season with his athletic ability and thundering dunks. What happened yesterday! This team does nothing but play like a team, win or lose. Yesterday Syracuse lost as a team because that evil bitter turnover happy twin of a team showed up. If last weekend's team was present we would all be much happier today (at least we didn't lose for the year on a Monday...) and we'd be celebrating Jimmy B's 4th trip to the final 4. Instead, yesterday happened... Turnover happy Syracuse was back and ready to throw away another exceptional season. And what happened when we finally took the lead after being down all game?? Oh that's right. Turnover. Awesome... If I am JB, I would ship Rick to a Siberian passing camp and not let him return until beginning of 2010-2011 season. Rick, I love you, but my god. That was some awful attempts at dishing the rock...

As angry as I still am and closer to accepting reality, even I realize how sweet this season was. Now its time to look back on one hell of a successful season for Syracuse. A 30-5 record, Big East Champs, a #1 ranking in all the land, a #1 seed in the NCAA Tourny... the list can go on. I hate to see Andy and Arinze and most likely Wes go out this way but these guys should be proud of themselves. They worked there asses off all season and jumped into the national spotlight and blew away all expectations. Syracuse, I am sad I don't get to watch you cut down the nets this year but boy am I proud of this team, our coach and this program... GO CUUUSSSEEE!!!!!

Jeans Day...

First just want to give a shout out to my gf and wish her a happy birthday!

Ok, now the serious stuff. It is very dangerous to be a heart broken fan in the city of Jacksonville. There are just to many bridges.....

The Cuse loss yesterday was Heartbreak Warfare (JM) and sad to say they are no longer playing in the big dance. Basketball is over.

BASEBALL SEASON!

So while I am depressed over my blessed Orange going down to the Butler Bullcraps, I can only take solace in the fact that it is Friday, and I get to wear jeans at work...

I would also like to thank Patty for his nails bio of the leader of our defense and the man who is going to take us to the Super bowl!!!!!

EFFF Yeah Aaron Kampman

Hey, I’m Pat or Patty if you prefer and this is my first post so be gentle…

I guess I’ll start off with a hello to everybody, and thanks to Dan for letting me try to add some to what he’s doing. First up is to do another profile of one of the Jags. And since I’m just starting my blogging career I thought I’d go with one starting his Jaguar career.

Aaron Kampman #74

Kampman was drafted in the 5^th round of the 2002 draft out of Iowa. He signed with the Jags on March 8^th after playing the last 8 years with the Green Bay Packers. He immediately becomes the starting right Defensive End. A 2 time Pro Bowler leads the NFL in sacks since the start of the 2006 season with 23.5. He has 54 career sacks for over 300 yards. Kampman is currently rehabbing from offseason knee surgery and is on pace to be ready for the regular season.

In his worst year since 2003, he still would have led the Jags in sacks…needless to say a good move for the team as they look to regain some of the defense ability they have lost over the last few years. Plus we won't have to see anything like this anymore....

He finished last season after playing 9 games due to a concussion and knee injury. He had 3.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 42 tackles.

State of The Jag Union

Right before I go to yet another softball match and watch the Cuse march to the elite 8( check that golf course), I wanted to take the time to notify you all of some swooping changes that will be taking place to this blog....

First, I want proudly proclaim that the blog will start to take a more regional Jacksonville approach and focus on the issues that involve the River City such as the Jags and the Jags and maybe some other Jags stuff...

Also we (yes I said we) will be adding some new talent onto this blog so we can make it big time. The offer has been sent out to Patty, and his take on the world revolving around us...

We are also looking for a new title, so any thoughts would be great....

Good night Jacksonville...

Just Shut Up...

Milton Bradley is a joke and needs to keep his mouth quiet. It is bad enough his name is Milton Bradley, but for a guy who has played for the Expos, Indians, Dodgers, Athletics, Padres, Rangers, Cubs, and Mariners by the time he is 31 he better watch it or he will find himself playing for the Long Island Ducks.

But I mean, is this really necessary? "If I was a musician, I'd be Kanye West. If I was in the NBA, I'd be Ron Artest," I'm that guy. You need people like me, so you can point your finger and go, 'There goes the bad guy."

No that was Tony Montana, not a guy who throws bats on the field and blows out his knee while arguing a call. No Milton, the entire city of Chicago is not racist. Besides, the only thing bad about you is your last year's batting average...

Moreover this was his quote while playing for the Dodgers..“I want people to say Milton Bradley was a pretty good ballplayer and a pretty good person. Anybody who is going to stand between me getting there, then they need to be eliminated.”

Hmm, Milt is obliviously having a crisis...Sometimes athletes never cease to amaze me, but hey has the good Milt (or bad milt) once said "I'm getting tired of answering the same questions every day."

Milton Bradley, please shut up.

11 Guys Named Boob...

Sorry my faithful and loyal readers, I have been M.I.A lately. No excuses, just results I know...

But anyways, back to your regular scheduled softball shenanigans. Just got back from throttling (26-13) of the so called second best team in our league. What is worse, to speed up the game and beat them by ten runs, the Team "11 Guys Named Boob" (Bob, but they played like crap) got to hit twice in the last inning to see if they could manage 3 more runs to keep the game alive.

While I am totally for if its broke, fix it, this rule just does not make sense. I mean Bud Selig must have come up with it. When in the name of God's green goodness has a baseball team switched order? I am glad I don't play flag football under these rules or maybe in those we would skip the 3rd quarter, go to the 4th quarter and if we have time go back to the 3rd quarter all the while changing uniform numbers and jerseys after each first down just to see what team can reach the goal line the fastest in under ten minutes or less with only 3 downs unless you get a first down on the first play then you revert to 4 (this would make sense under our rules, trust me)...

I mean hell, some things like ice cold beer, 5 day work weeks, Sunday Morning Pancakes, bands that play their own music, and Goldeneye by Rare (the original company) should never be changed. Well a 4 day work week would be nails.

And what is more, they almost killed our pitcher in the last inning and never once said sorry.

So there you have it "11 So-Called Smucks Named Boob", you have no friend in me. Take your roids and your tattoos and your old man pitcher with the slider and shove it. The price is wrong Boob and I pray to the softball god's we meet you in the championship so we could beat you by 50 ( and hit in our own half of the inning).

Friday Firsts...

Last nights Jaguars Party was a lot of fun. But what I quickly learned is I barely recognized ANY of the players without their helmets on. It didn't help that Luke McCown was dressed like a high school jock...

So this Friday, in the spirit of community I will begin every Friday with a player bio...

And while I should start with Quietin Grooves after his hilarious stuffing when trying to dunk a basketball, I will start with my new main man.

Introducing. Ernest Wilford. Number 85 on the Field. He was a 4th round pick of the Jags back in 2004. He is now a Tight End, however he did start as a Wide Receiver. He currently ranks second in Jags history with a 14.1 average yard's per reception. In college at Virgina Tech he established a school record of 279 yards and 4 touch downs vs Syracuse (gasp). Ernest also briefly played for the Dolphins before coming back to Jacksonville.

Ernest is an avid golfer and does a lot of charity work with the Big brothers Big sisters. He currently lives in Jacksonville with his wife.

Last year he started in 7 games and had 1 touchdown...

Trips to the Post Office are like Pulling Teeth...

Just when I started to believe the worst thing to go to in the world is the Dentist, yesterdays trip to the Post Office totally blew any oral surgery out of the water. Not only was the line INCREDIBLY LONG and moving EXTRAORDINARILY SLOW, the people that worked there only encouraged it! What was just a simple visit to pick up a missed parcel turned into a 45 minute affair. 45 MINUTES to pick up a package!!!!

I had one idiot in front of me walk up to ship a gift totally unpacked. HOW DUMB ARE YOU. Do you think there going to pack it for you??? Well they almost did. Another dummy decided she was going to make her own postage for a massive box at a level of a shoe box. After arguing that the box wasn't over 5 pounds for about 5 minutes she finally settled on asking the lady to go find her 3 smaller boxes. So while there was a line as long as the animals for Noah's ark, this IDIOT post office employee decides she is going to be straight Indiana Jones and find 3 lost shoe boxes. Congratulations, ten minutes later you succeeded in your task...

By the time I finally got to the front of the line, the little miss post office worker was the rudest person I have ever seen. This is funny since the person in front of me had what felt like a 10 minute conversation with the lady. The conversation ENDED with her OPENING her mail and asking WHAT THE HELL IT WAS. DO YOU THINK THE CLERK KNEW WHAT WAS INSIDE OF LETTER YOU JUST RECEIVED????

God some people really do not need to procreate...

And next time post office workers of America, leave the parcel at my door...

St. Patty's Day Tidbits...

- Even Wikipedia had no answer as to why St. Patty's day is celebrated. St. Patrick is the most famous of all the Irish Saints, and it was initially a celebration during lent in which drinking was allowed.

- Odds of filling out a perfect NCAA bracket...1 billion to one..

- A russian couple died the other day because they were making love in their car. They left it in the garage and I guess turned it on because they were cold. The were in their garage and died of carbon monoxide poising...

- In case you missed it, the Suns scored 152 points in a regulation win over the Timberwolves...

- Also in basketball news, Jacksonville University beat Arizona St in the NIT on a buzzer beating 3...Take that Pac-10...

- Tiger Woods is coming back to golf...

- 18 days til Opening day!!!

- Former all star Chuck Knoblauch plead guilty to assault yesterday. That is funny, I didn't think he could hit anything....

- Berlin police say a 21-year-old man suspected of taking part in the storming of a poker tournament in which armed robbers made off with euro240,000 ($329,350) in jackpot money has surrendered to authorities. Well done sir...

- Jacksonville has reached a settlement agreement with the management company accused of defrauding city taxpayers out of $1.2 million. Jones Lang LaSalle, a Chicago-based commercial real estate firm, will pay the city $808,000 to resolve a legal dispute. The company was hired in 2006 to oversee renovations and operations at the Ed Ball Building downtown, now used primarily as a City Hall annex. In March 2008, the company reported that one of its employees had possibly misused public dollars...

- Facebook is now the most popular site in America, passing Google. That Mark kid was really on to something...

- Tim Tebow will show off his new throwing motion today at the Gator's pro day...

- Sun burns stink...

- That is all I have to say, got to get ready..

They May Take Our Lives...

So yesterday in our softball game for James' league we beat a team by the mercy rule before the 4th inning. Not only was it a total blow out, they were picking up guys to play with them from the street...

And it wasn't that we just TOTALLY dominated them, it was the way we beat them. I felt like i was playing an inner city Syracuse school again...

They were making errors, dropping fly balls, throwing to the wrong base, and grounding out like crazy...

Play with some pride, I mean it is softball. I don't know how the Indians are sleeping tonight after their performance...Their own mothers may not even want to see the sight of them after that whooping...

William Wallace is rolling around in his grave right now..

Top 5 Reasons to Hate Day Light Savings Time...

So now I hate George Vernon Hudson more than I do Derek Jeter or Tony Romo...this makes no sense and I had to be up this morning before any rooster on the east coast...

5. While I agree with Ben Franklin that early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise, don't wake me up.

4. While I like the idea of having some sun when I get off work, the half hour isn't worth it.

3. I do not save any money on lights.

2. My dog will wake up at 5 or 6 regardless, which means its like 4 or 5 real time.

1. Messes up sleep habits, and China, Africa, Arizona and Hawaii do not use it...

Humpday Tidbits...

Counting down til Friday....

- Happy Birthday to my little brother, it is also the birthday of Bin Laden, Kwame Brown, Carrie Underwood, Pam Oliver, Mike Timlin, Sharron Stone, Bobby Petrino, and Chuck Norris...

- Had a Jaguars conference call last night, Gene Smith, the man with the plan, said he would draft the best player available in this years draft, and he mentioned he may trade down. We did a poll and 55 percent said the Jags should NOT draft Tim Tebow, ticket sales dropped instantly...

- Kobe hit another game winner last night...

- UCONN sucks...

- Pinstriple Bowl in Yankee Stadium. Big 12 vs Big East...

- Big Ben Rosethliswhatever is in trouble again...

- Chuck Norris turned 70 today...Who would win in a fight, him or Tebow???

- Terrell Owens is meeting with the Bengals... what a fit that would be...

- Minority births are going to be greater than White births this year in the US...

- While last week I praised Allen Iverson for his career, it turns out he also has alch and gambling issues...

- Dunkin Donuts has by far the best coffee...

- Bank of America is eliminating, yes, i said eliminating over draft fees...Time to switch banks...http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,588682,00.html?test=latestnews

- Opening day for my league with James...

- On this day in 1876 Alexander Grahmn Bell ( a Canadian) made the first telephone call...

- Xbox is better than Playstation...

- The Hurt Locker locked up the best picture...still haven't seen in, yet I did see I.B. and I loved the part where they pretend to be Italians...

- Giselle's son Benjamin Brady (ha that sounds funny) has been called her biggest miracle...Funny Tom's was beating the Rams...

And that is all I have to say about that....

Top 5 Reasons to Own a Dog...

5. Dog's are the best listeners. Even if they have no clue what you are saying, I swear they can read your tone. They will sit with you when you watch tv, wag their tails when you talk to them and will follow you everywhere. It is like having a little brother who does everything you want to do...

4. They teach responsibility. I mean how can you not, a living animal that lets you know when to wake up, when to take him out, when to feed him. He also teaches you how to clean up pee, poop and throw up on the carpet. You will learn to wash him, and clean up after him. He or she makes you clean. Yes, not only do they shed everywhere, but they also slobber and stink up the house. But hey, if they didn't, would you really sweep the floor???

3. Whether you left for 1 minute, a week, or have been out drinking all night and come home the next day, your dog is ALWAYS happy to see you....

2. They make you get exercise. I mean, you have to take them out, and if you don't get them tired they destroy things. Dog's also love going to new places, like the beach and parks. They love to play baseball and chase after the ball. They love to swim, and you know, enjoy things besides Madden 2010...

1. Puppy Pimpin. Dog's let you meet other dog owners and what better conversation starter is what is her/or his name? How old? O really? Wow she is beautiful or man is he handsome....and if it is a puppy...go with the black lab puppy....trust me.

Welcome to Jacksonville!!!

2 Pro Bowlers in one day!!!!! Welcome to Jax Aaron Kampman and Kassim Osgood. While the only Osgood I know plays Hockey for the Red Wings, supposedly this freak of an athlete can also play Wide out...

And by the way, Kampman before The Packers switched to a 3-4 defense was second in the league in sacks. His 15.5 take downs were more than the whole Jag's line last year...

Playoffs!

Lock it up!

So this is Softball...

I have no idea who that man is, but I love the intensity...

Anyways;
First double header in the books, and BOY am I sore. No one told me it was going to be so competitive and serious. I mean, my team lives for this. And after the game our coach was talking about PRACTICE and getting EXTRA work in the cage. What we really need to do is have a pitcher who doesn't give up 100 runs a game...

But it is all good, even though we lost the first game ( Coach said the team is a travel team or something like that, and plays a lot). We hung in there with them, but we got smacked at then end...

The second game was your classic nail biter. It was your typical pitchers duel, 17-16 win. Tying run on second, smash into the outfield and the classic two handed sideways catch to seal the deal.

I had a decent day at the plate going 7-8 with 3 home runs, 2 doubles and 9 rbis. I homered in my first three at bats until someone told me that that was the limit. Ugh.

Bring on Monday!!!

Blah

I hate morning meetings.

Anyway, this Saturday at the Avenues Mall, Tim Tebow will be doing an autograph signing....

I don't care but some of you may, unless of course he is a Jaguar!!!

That's all.

Humpday Tidbits...

Wed. Hump day. Tidbits...

- Allen Iverson has finally said goodbye to the game. This was a guy who at one point was the best small point guard in the history of the league. No one played harder and drove to the hoop better than AI. While his off the field antics may define his career, he single handily put the Sixers on his back for almost a decade. He was constantly leading the league in scoring, even if he didn't give a damn about practice!

- Romero makes the opening day start today for the Jays in spring training...ROMERO FEVER!!!!

- The movie Hurt Locker, which I have not even heard of until yesterday is under heat for being to "much like John Wayne." I did not know that was possible.

- The Gators blew a huge chance to solidly there seed in the NCAA tourney with a 4 point loss to Vanderbilt. Funny thing is they didn't score a field goal in the last 9 minutes. That is bad. And Vandy you can only win by 4 if the other team doesn't score for half of the second half???? You should not be ranked.

- Syracuse Orange is number one on the court and in our hearts.

- The Penguins played the Sabers last night. And while Olympic hero Ryan Miller was given the day off, way to drop the ball on that dream match up (Sidney Crosby vs Ryan Miller).

- There is some Japanese pitcher named Eri Yoshida that supposedly wants to break into major league baseball. The 18 year old was inspired by Tim Wakefeild and features a pretty nasty knuckleball...

- The NY Jets cut top runner Thomas Jones. I guess 1400 yards is not very good these days.

- Friday's at Merrill are now jeans and hoodies or jersey days. There is obviously much rejoicing.

- Yahoo.com said the earth quake in Chile moved the earth axis. This is wonderful news.

- The New Jersey Nets are having such a hard time selling tickets, if you go this week against the Magic they will give you a coupon to have your taxes done for free.

And that's all I have to say about that...

Arod's New Girl...

Just kidding, I have no idea who he is sleeping with. What I do know is that he recently has a date with the FBI over some doctor who was caught in Canada with illegal performance enhancing drugs. "I can't really get into that," Rodriguez said. "I have to speak to those guys first. I've just got to wait for instructions."
Dr. Anythony Galea is facing four charges related to the drug known as Actovegin, which is extracted from calf's blood and used for healing. The Yankee camp said they never authorized this good doctor to work on Arod, and they have no idea if he did. Supposedly this method is used to heal someone faster, so I have no idea besides the fact that it seems to also use HGH, is this drug illegal. Oh well. Other known athletes known to have used this process our Jose Reyes and Tiger Woods. Reyes has been quoted as saying he met with the Fed earlier this week. Tiger of course is working on his Buddhism...

Top 5 Monday's...

So I did a little research, more for personal satisfaction of worthless knowledge than academic endeavours, and what I stumbled on was the top five most visited websites in the world....

Any guesses???? Torontobluejays.com...o wait that is not on this list...

5. Live.com...I guess this is Microsoft's search engine. Don't use it, although sometimes I think Bing has cool pictures...

4. Yahoo.com... Must be because their fantasy sports are the best, and they are free!

3. Youtube.com...I mean where else would you go to find the latest music video, person flying into a car, shark attack, baby biting his brother's fingers, etrade baby outtakes, learn how to play the guitar, learn how to change a diaper, learn how to cook. Youtube is awesome, it is like a dictionary without words.

2. Facebook.com... Who knew. I mean we need to know what you are doing at all times, and of course, wish people happy birthday...gasp..did you see who is now single?!?!?!!

1. Google.com.... who needs a dictionary, or a history book, or a thesaurus, or a map, or ANYTHING. Google is the best invention since the light bulb...right behind soap. And i love looking at their icons....wow that sounds dirty.

Gold and Such...

Phew, that was close. That was a really great game, and my hat goes off to Ryan Miller. He really played out of his mind. I also felt so bad for him and that moronic interviewer who would not leave him alone. The poor guy just wanted to crawl into his locker and drink a whole bottle of Jack Daniel's and this guy was asking him questions about how it felt to lose!!! LOOK AT HIS FACE DUMMY. Moreover, why is it that the ONLY sport in the Olympics that you feel like absolute garbage when you win silver is Hockey. I mean you don't see the skiers, lugers, skaters or curlers looking like their dog died when they win silver....Heck, I would rather win Bronze then lose Gold....

So after a slow start, Canada rounded it out to NAIL 14 Gold medals, a record for one country. USA also nailed it with a record 37 total medals.

I love the olmpyics, it revives a sense of patriotism, and because it is only 4 years, it does not get overplayed. You fall for these kids stories, their lives, and for a brief instant, you feel like you have known them forever...

And last but not least, Obama owes Harper (Canada's PM) a case of Yuengling...