Friday, February 03, 2006
JD, BC, SB XL, DCFC...and twins!
Johnny Damon cried when he left the Red Sox?
Seriously, what are you trying to do, JD? You're like the girl that dumps the one guy who loved her and then decides that she made a mistake and keeps calling, and stopping by, and saying that she misses you, wants to cuddle, but still is out there shaking her ass with other guys. (no, it's not from first-person experience. ok, yeah it is.)
It kills the guy, who in this stupid metaphor, represents the fans. The front office, well, they're just not that into you, Johnny.
"My kids had a hard time dealing with it," he said. "I kinda told them [I was leaving the Red Sox] and they cried, and I cried with them."
Either way, it's wrong. Cut the cord, Johnny. We don't need to hear about it. New Yorkers don't need to hear about it. And if you keep it up, both constituencies will let you hear about it. If you and your kids cried at the decision, then maybe you made the wrong one? Hmmm? Possibly?
Ask Troy Brown about those kinds of decisions. And then ask him to see all his championship rings. He's got two on you.
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If you're scoring at home, Shelden Williams of Duke committed a foul on the last play.
But if you're scoring in my home, it's the tree that fell in the forest that no one was there to witness.
I can't stand either school (although I do have a high level of respect for Al Skinner and hope that he lands on his feet wherever he goes and whatever happens). I was secretly hoping for a multi-overtime game that involved every player fouling out with the score tied. And on the last play - as two walk-ons were playing full court one-on-one, there was a double foul that counted as the fifth and disqualifying foul for both players.
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Ok, it's official. I hate Super Bowl XL. For so many reasons.
Top of the list right now is Joey Porter. What happened, Joey, did not get that big red bike as a kid? I believe the four-letter acronym is STFU. And by "F," I mean "shampoo."
Besides, from 6:30-8:30 Sunday, the 99th Millrose Games will be aired on ESPN2. And my guy Richard Kiplagat - he of the 2nd fastest mile in the WORLD this year - will be competing in the Wanamaker Mile against Bernard Lagat and the best distance runner of my generation, Kenenisa Bekele.
I had the honor to see Bekele race at the 2001 World Cross Country Championship in Leopardstown, Ireland. He won both the short (4k) and long (12k) course races and, save for an odd race right after the tragic death of his fiancee, has not lost since.
It should rule. So if you're sick of seeing promo after promo and shots of Bill Cowher's stupid chin, or any of Mike Holmgren's 75 chins, tune into the track.
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Stumbled on the entire discography of Death Cab for Cutie. So if the other 4,000+ songs on my iPod are feeling woefully inadequate, my sincerest apologies. I'm just getting through "Transatlanticism." Brilliant.
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In an update to an earlier blog post about how the "legendary" Taps Gallagher Center had not held that distinction since the O'Donohue twins patrolled the hardwood (pun sort of intended), this press release landed in my lap (double entendres are the flavor of the day).
Niagara University alumnae Becky and Jessie O’Donohue (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.) are set to perform on "American Idol" on Feb. 7.
The O’Donohue’s were four-year letterwinners on the women’s basketball team from 1998-99 to 2001-02.
The O’Donohue’s auditioned in Boston this summer and have already appeared on this past week’s previews for the Feb. 7 show.
Becky O’Donohue played every game (112) of her four-year career for the Purple Eagles. She finished her career averaging 5.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game while shooting 40 percent from the field and nearly 75 percent from the free-throw line.
Jessie O’Donohue averaged 6.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 110 career games. She shot 31.5 percent from three-point range and 77.5 percent from the foul line.
The O’Donohue’s graduated with a bachelors of arts degrees in communications in May 2002.
Well, if they roar, I'll soar. Or something.
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Heading to Louisville this afternoon.
If anyone has any tips as to a good spot on Saturday night, leave a comment or drop a line at tlbradmin@gmail.com
As always, enjoy your weekend, whatever it is you do and whomever it is you cheer for.
One.
Seriously, what are you trying to do, JD? You're like the girl that dumps the one guy who loved her and then decides that she made a mistake and keeps calling, and stopping by, and saying that she misses you, wants to cuddle, but still is out there shaking her ass with other guys. (no, it's not from first-person experience. ok, yeah it is.)
It kills the guy, who in this stupid metaphor, represents the fans. The front office, well, they're just not that into you, Johnny.
"My kids had a hard time dealing with it," he said. "I kinda told them [I was leaving the Red Sox] and they cried, and I cried with them."
Either way, it's wrong. Cut the cord, Johnny. We don't need to hear about it. New Yorkers don't need to hear about it. And if you keep it up, both constituencies will let you hear about it. If you and your kids cried at the decision, then maybe you made the wrong one? Hmmm? Possibly?
Ask Troy Brown about those kinds of decisions. And then ask him to see all his championship rings. He's got two on you.
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If you're scoring at home, Shelden Williams of Duke committed a foul on the last play.
But if you're scoring in my home, it's the tree that fell in the forest that no one was there to witness.
I can't stand either school (although I do have a high level of respect for Al Skinner and hope that he lands on his feet wherever he goes and whatever happens). I was secretly hoping for a multi-overtime game that involved every player fouling out with the score tied. And on the last play - as two walk-ons were playing full court one-on-one, there was a double foul that counted as the fifth and disqualifying foul for both players.
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Ok, it's official. I hate Super Bowl XL. For so many reasons.
Top of the list right now is Joey Porter. What happened, Joey, did not get that big red bike as a kid? I believe the four-letter acronym is STFU. And by "F," I mean "shampoo."
Besides, from 6:30-8:30 Sunday, the 99th Millrose Games will be aired on ESPN2. And my guy Richard Kiplagat - he of the 2nd fastest mile in the WORLD this year - will be competing in the Wanamaker Mile against Bernard Lagat and the best distance runner of my generation, Kenenisa Bekele.
I had the honor to see Bekele race at the 2001 World Cross Country Championship in Leopardstown, Ireland. He won both the short (4k) and long (12k) course races and, save for an odd race right after the tragic death of his fiancee, has not lost since.
It should rule. So if you're sick of seeing promo after promo and shots of Bill Cowher's stupid chin, or any of Mike Holmgren's 75 chins, tune into the track.
-----
Stumbled on the entire discography of Death Cab for Cutie. So if the other 4,000+ songs on my iPod are feeling woefully inadequate, my sincerest apologies. I'm just getting through "Transatlanticism." Brilliant.
-----
In an update to an earlier blog post about how the "legendary" Taps Gallagher Center had not held that distinction since the O'Donohue twins patrolled the hardwood (pun sort of intended), this press release landed in my lap (double entendres are the flavor of the day).
Niagara University alumnae Becky and Jessie O’Donohue (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.) are set to perform on "American Idol" on Feb. 7.
The O’Donohue’s were four-year letterwinners on the women’s basketball team from 1998-99 to 2001-02.
The O’Donohue’s auditioned in Boston this summer and have already appeared on this past week’s previews for the Feb. 7 show.
Becky O’Donohue played every game (112) of her four-year career for the Purple Eagles. She finished her career averaging 5.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game while shooting 40 percent from the field and nearly 75 percent from the free-throw line.
Jessie O’Donohue averaged 6.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 110 career games. She shot 31.5 percent from three-point range and 77.5 percent from the foul line.
The O’Donohue’s graduated with a bachelors of arts degrees in communications in May 2002.
Well, if they roar, I'll soar. Or something.
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Heading to Louisville this afternoon.
If anyone has any tips as to a good spot on Saturday night, leave a comment or drop a line at tlbradmin@gmail.com
As always, enjoy your weekend, whatever it is you do and whomever it is you cheer for.
One.
