• You’re with me killer.  Winning the Turnover Battle takes a look at all the OJ stories floating around.
• Mascot Brackets.  San Diego Chicken or Dandy?  You be the judge.  Home Run Derby.
• Merril Hodge blooper.  Check out this boner from Merril on  Larry Brown Sports.
• In case you missed it.  You Been Blinded recaps the Flavor Flav roast.
• Have a listen to Josh Q. Public on the Fox Sports Bloggers Show.  13th Show.
• Think Michael Vick is bad?  He’s got nothing on this cat.  Doberman on the Diamond.
• It’s tough to be a Husker fan.  Hi Plains Drifter.

Peace out homies.  Six Two and Even!

Joe – “I’m not just gonna hold the box, I’m gonna sample it! That’s what its here for!”
Mike – “Trust me, he’ll not only eat the pizza, he’ll munch on the box.”
Joe – “Hey! Hey! Hey!”

Peace out homies. Six two and even!

Sports is the toy department of human life.  -Howard Cosell

Ok here we go!  Can you smell it?  Oooooooh that smell.  Can’t you smell that smell?  I know, I know.  It’s only preseason.  It’s still summertime.  Time to sit back and unwind.  But here’s just a little somethin’ to break the monotony of all that hardcore dance that has gotten to be a little bit out of control.  Just a little football.  Just a little Monday Night Football.  Just a little Colts/Bears football.  Is it Monday yet?  Yes it is.  Yes it is, so here’s a couple fun factoids I found while scouring Al Gore’s Internet.  Make you look all Einsteiny.  Real smart around ye olde water cooler.  Show ‘em you’re nobody’s fooler.  Take all your friends to schooler.  Now, enjoy.  But don’t say I never gave you nothing.      Read More »

But look around.  Here go the sound of the wreckin’ ball.   Boom and pound when I shut ‘em down.  -Public Enemy

OK, here we go!  Another quickie today.  From Storrow Drive to the Van Wyckie today.  More fun than a pogo stickie today.  I gotta get this one out before 1pm.  Got a date at 1pm.  Can’t be late for 1pm.  That’s when the Sox play game one of a double header against the Los Angeles of Anaheim of Orange County Angels.  It’s the city I live in, the city of angels.  Lonely as I am, together we cry.  Maybe Flea’s crying, but I ain’t.  I get to see the see the future of the Red Sox.          Read More »

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.  -Benjamin Franklin

1.  Are Steve Phillips and I the only ones with any sense?  The Yankees were winning on offense.  Period.  That will slow down eventually.  If it hasn’t already. The pitching won’t be able to keep up.  Mariano has just been getting pasted.  So has Mr. Wang, no offense.   Their team ERA during this 24-8 streak is still ranked only 7th in the AL.  Jaba will get lit up.  It’s going to happen.  Then what will you do with all those anointing oils?  And what about the Savior?  Fat Roger?  Que horrible!  4-5.  Average of six innings per.  Pedestrian.  I hope you enjoyed that cute little run because it’s over.  It’s all over.  Now there’s a steal by Bird!  Underneath to DJ who lays it in!  Boston has a one-point lead with one second left!  Yes, it’s over.           Read More »

You can’t disrespect it.  I’m the resurrected.  Back from the dead.  Just to mess with your head.  -House of Pain

OK, here we go!  Ruh roh Reorge!  What do we have here?  The JV Central.  There’s a gorilla in our midst.  Cardinals good gorilla.

The Milwaukee Brewers are coming apart at the seams.  I fall to pieces.  Time only adds to the flame.  The Chicago Cubs can’t buy a win.  ‘Cause I don’t care too much for money, money can’t buy me love.  But the St. Louis Cardinals are playing for keeps.  Putting mugs to sleeps.  Taming opponents like Little Bo Peeps.  Bringing their tails behind them.      Read More »

I’m not the guy who cared about love.  And I’m not the guy who cared about fortunes and such.  I never cared much.  Oh, look at me now!  -Frank Sinatra

Ok here we go!  I love my Baby Backs, Baby Backs, Baby Backs.  Yup, it’s the Arizona Baby Backs.  If you wanna roll in my Mercedes then turn around!  Stick it out!  Even white boys got to shout, baby got back!

Arizona’s got back all right.  Everbody was San Diego Padreing.  Everybody was LA Roger Dodgering.  Nobody, I mean nobody, was Arizona Diamondbacking.  They are now.  How could they not be?  The Diamondbacks are tearing up the National League.  Tearing those mieces to pieces.  Seventeen out of their last twenty-one.  Just had a four game win streak stymied at the hands of the lowly Nationals but are still playing lights out.  Still leading the fights out.  Still shining brights out.  They still boast the NL’s best record at 67-52.  They still have a three game lead over San Diego.  You are still the one that makes me shout.  Still the one that I dream about.  We’re still having fun, and you’re still the one.  Brandon Webb’s still the one.        Read More »

Guard your grill, knuckle up.  I ain’t the type to give up.  Guard your grill, knuckle up.  Put ‘em up, you ain’t tough.  Guard your grill, knuckle up!  -Naughty By Nature

PJust a quickie today.  Real busy today.  Big stuff to do.  Important stuff.  But I had to do this first.  Was gonna write about Brandon Webb today.  But then I saw Tim Wakefield pitch a gem of a ballgame last night.  I wasn’t around when Lew “Hicks” Moren invented it.  I never saw Hoyt Wilhelm.  I barely remember Phil Niekro and Charlie Hough.  Wilbur Wood is from my hometown but he was before my time.  I’ve seen Tim Wakefield though.  I’ve seen Tim Wakefield pitch for a lot of innings.  A plethora of innings.  A gaggle of innings.  A slew of innings.  Twelve years worth of innings.  Twelve years worth of knuckleballs.     Read More »

A love affair with knowledge will never end in heartbreak.  -Michael Garret Marino

1.  Magglio Ordonez sure is hitting the cover off the ball.  He’s grrrrrreat!!  Yesterday, he smashed two bombs off Oakland’s Dallas Braden in the same inning.  In the same inning! My oh my!  Mags just joined Hall of Famer Al Kaline as the only Tiger to homer twice in one inning.  Pretty good company.  Come and knock on our door.  Ordonez has been knocking all season.  Besides the two dings, he had four RBIs to surpass the 100-RBIs mark for the second straight season.  MVP!  MVP!  MVP!      Read More »

Knock ‘em out the box Rick.  Knock ‘em out Rick.  -Slick Rick

Rick Ankiel.  Rick the Ruler has returned.  The feel good story of the summer.  I feel good, I knew that I would now.  I feel good, I knew that I would now.  So good.  So good.  I got you.  The Cardinals got Rick Ankiel.  Feels as good as Josh Hamilton.  Feels as good as Jon Lester.  Feels as good Roy Hobbs.  He lived for a dream that wouldn’t die.  From an age of innocence comes a hero for today.  Rick Ankiel is a hero for today.  Pitcher turned outfielder.  Like Buck Freeman.  Like Lefty O’Doul.  Like Babe Ruth.  Like Bob Lemon and Ron Mahay, only backwards.  Like Danny Ainge, but different.  Like those guys, Ankiel is starting over.  It’s like we both are falling in love again.  It’ll be just like starting over, starting over.    Read More »