-Fantastic article in today’s Daily News about Little League baseball in Strawberry Mansion. The pic is of me and my team and the trophies you guys helped pay for.

-Is quizzo harder than Jeopardy? This from Dan Gross: Who is Jared Cohen? This Narberth man raked in $27,000 over three nights on “Jeopardy” last week,” but didn’t fare as well playing Quizzo at Manayunk’s Bayou Bar & Grill (4245 Main). Cohen, a 25-year-old private-equity analyst, celebrated his first night of victory there Wednesday, watching the show with 15 friends. The Penn State grad and pals stuck around for the pub quiz afterward, and Cohen’s crew didn’t come close to victory. Bayou owner Joe Abruzzo figures the bar’s game must be harder than “Jeopardy.” But we imagine Cohen’s happier with his TV cash than a free bar tab.

-Good news! This from wikipedia: All-4-One are currently recording their 7th Studio album aptly titled “7” due to be released late spring/early summer.

-OK, so this is kind of weird. Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter played the mom and dad on Family Ties. But did you know they were born on the exact same day? They both turn 60 today. And Happy Birthday to Kip WInger, who turns 46.

–Trivia Art’s latest in the Metro. As for his foot? Well, he’s had a lot of hot girls sign his cast, so it hasn’t been all bad.

–Will Philadelphia’s food Zorro be unmasked? Looks like the owner of Chops could be the Velma to Laban’s Mr. Peters, the caretaker of the old stadium. “And I would have gotten away with it to, if it wasn’t for you steak frites!”

-Apparently there is gonna be a videogame about the show The Office, which is sure to be awful, though the show is great. Die Actor Die host Don Montrey thinks of some other tv shows turned video game failures. The best one I could come up with was Small Wonder vs. Terminator: Android vs. Cyborg. You guys got any good failed Tv shows turned video games.

-And happy birthday Lionel Richie! If anybody can’t find me at the Black Sheep tonight, just look up. I’ll be dancing on the ceiling.

Joey Vento, the owner of Geno’s Cheese Steaks agreed to a debate with a woman with a pretty impressive resume. Tell me this doesn’t look like a blowout. Granted, Vento gets the home field advantage, but this lady probably actually has a few facts at her disposal, as opposed to an ability to talk like a numbskull and make a mediocre sandwich. Hey bub, your inane platitudes might work with Neil Cavuto, but I doubt they are gonna go over so well with Ms. Bernstein-Baker. Man, I wish I wasn’t working that night.

Of course, the delicious ironies surrounding the whole Vento affair have been documented in detail, but I think my favorite is that the sign, “This is America: When Ordering, ‘Speak English'” is written in incorrect English. Who exactly is he quoting when he uses quotes for ‘Speak English’?

A major smack talking storm was started last year when Philly Style Magazine (you can find a picture of them right next to the word “irrelevance” in the dictionary) picked Fado as Best Quizzo in Philadelphia.

So you can imagine the joy I felt when I came across Dan Gross’s column today and saw who Philly Style Mag named Best Quizzo this year: Kildare’s. I am not kidding. The bar that is to Irish pubs as Applebee’s is to fine dining apparently now hosts the best quizzo in Philadelphia. But be forewarned: you’re not allowed in the door without popping your collar. (Please note that while I am dogging on Kildare’s and Philly Style, I am not dogging on the actual Kildare’s quizzo. I have never played it, nor met anyone who has played it, so it might be good. In fact, it gets a great review from myquizzo.com. But it’s in King of Prussia, which last I checked wasn’t Philly. And let’s face it, I’m not writing this because I am really pissed, but because I love dogging on things like Kildare’s and Philly Style Magazine. If Dark Horse John or Pat Hines or Quizmaster Chris had won, I would be offering a hearty congrats, but two faux Irish bars winning it back to back kind of shows you how well PSM and it’s readers “get it”.) I’m gonna go out on a limb and guess that Starbucks is gonna get best coffee in Philly, just like it did last year. Because after all, nothing says Philly like Starbucks. And nothing says Philly like a faux Irish pub in King of Prussia.
RELATED: Philly Mag isn’t a big fan of Philly Style Mag’s “Best Of” either.

P.S. I hope none of my Little Leaguers reads this, coming as it does less than a week after I gave them a big speech on “good sportsmanship”. Remember kids, do as I say, not as I do.

Hey gang, I was recently interviewed by Daily News Crime Reporter Simone Weichselbaum. Wha??? You’ll have to see for yourself. Here is part one, where she just writes her thoughts, and here is part two, her interview with me. Oh,and she called you guys “yuppies”, which I think is pretty funny.