Month: April 2007

Around the Horn

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-Best of luck Oli! Black Sheep regular Oliver (above, middle, looking like Dice Raw) is going, going, back, back, to Cali, Cali. Why? Because Cali’s got gunplay, models on the runway.

-What would happen if someone with Tourette’s woke up with a giant M & M beside their bed? (DUE TO FOUL LANGUAGE, THIS COULD NOT BE LESS SAFE FOR WORK UNLESS IT INVOLVED FARM ANIMALS. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!)

-Are we at the high end of a housing bubble? You should ride the US Home Prices Roller Coaster to find out.

–The top 10 worst internet acquisitions ever. A reminder of how crazy the internet bubble was.

–This is incredible. Afer a little research, I found out the dude did it on purpose:
After Machuga clinched the title match with two strikes in the 10th frame, he surprised everyone by doing his famous “Machuga Flop”, hanging onto the ball and flinging himself down the lane. Since he never let go of the ball, there was no official rules violation, so Machuga followed that by striking on his final shot.

Happy Birthday!

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Just wanted to wish a happy birthday to former Phil Scott Rolen! Although things didn’t really work…

{…uh, wait a second, what?… Reaaaaaally! It’s like that, huh? But there’s no reason to point blame at just one pers…oh, really? So I should just keep my mouth shut and go with the flow? But aren’t these things a two way str…no? So it was entirely his fault and there can be no discussion? Or you will physically beat me? Gotcha.}

…so where was I? Oh yeah, so f*** Scott Rolen.

Eric WIns Barristers Bracket Challenge

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Well, the Florida win propelled Eric (above, middle) past Smackdown and into the title at the 3rd Annual JGT Bracket Spectacular, brought to you by the good people at Barristers Bar and Grille. I actually watched the game there last night with Smackdown (below) and Trivia Art, as well as Brett the Barber from the Omelette. I thought I could make my move on Smackdown when the Ohio State loss was inevitable. However, when I asked her if she needed a shoulder to cry on, she said, “Thanks, JGT, but I’ve already got a couple. Get in line.” Then she left. So I thought that went well.

So congrats to Eric, who gets the $250, courtesy of Barristers Bar and Grille (1823 Sansom). And congrats to Chill Rob A, who finished 2nd. I’ll see if I can scrummage up a 2nd place prize. To show you what a predictable, boring tourney this was, one guy picked the favorite in every single game…and finished 3rd. Hey NCAA, might wanna throw a few Cinderellas into the mix and make things interesting next year. I hate to say it, but this years tourney was the most boring one ever.

Oh, in case you’re wondering, I finished 64th out of 75 teams. That’s because of a computer glitch in the system made it look like I made some really bad picks. If it wasn’t for that computer glitch, I probably would have finished in the top 10. Probably. We’ll never really know.
RELATED: Final standings of Barristers Bracket Challenge.
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Opening Day

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Alright, peeps, I’m heading out to CB Park for Opening Day. Sweet! Here’s a few great baseball quotes to commemorate the occasion:

People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Rogers Hornsby

If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant’s life, she will choose to save the infant’s life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry

A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz. ~Humphrey Bogart

With those who don’t give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I can’t think of anything to say to them. ~Art Hill

Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can’t get you off. ~Bill Veeck

When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch. ~Ty Cobb

Tonight’s the Night

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It’s Smackdown vs. Buckeye Eric in the finals of the Barristers Bracket Challenge. If Ohio State wins, Smackdown pulls off the improbable win. If Florida wins, Eric, an Ohio State alum, will win $250 by betting against the old alma mater. As for the Greg Oden movie poster above, I wish I could claim credit, but that was Trivia Art’s handiwork.