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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 - Prodigal Sun

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-Some images of the new Yankee Stadium, looking good!
-Mats Sundin will finally announce which team that he has chosen to play for in his return to the NHL this Thursday, and the final two teams in the long-awaited sweepstakes being the Vancouver Canucks and the New York Rangers.
-The trend of head coaches getting canned early this season continues in the NBA as 76ers coach Maurice Cheeks and most recently the Kings' Reggie Theus were relieved of their duties after some less than spectacular starts.
-The Manning brothers headline the selections to the NFL Pro Bowl game. Brett Favre joins six other teammates for a league best, as well he will be joined by fellow old-timers John Carney and Jeff Feagles of the Giants.
-Todd Bertuzzi and Steve Moore are going head-to-head, so to speak, in an ongoing attempt to settle before the trial goes to court; however, Bertuzzi is expected to return to the Flames shortly. Tying this to recent news, Sean Avery gets suspended for mouthing off, while Todd Bertuzzi is allowed to play after ending another player's career in what will go down as one of, if not the, cheapest shot in the history of hockey? Unreal.
-The Philadelphia Flyers think celebrating at clubs and strip joints is so not-classy, they prefer crashing frat parties instead.
-The lay-up parade theme seems to have disappeared for the Raptors, although they allowed scrubs like Trenton Hassell and Ryan Anderson to out hustle and out rebound them all night long in a frustrating loss to the Nets. In a game that saw the Raps contain dynamic guard, Devin Harris - as well as an 0-16 drought that resulted in the lead quickly evaporating in the 4th - Vince Carter once again walked away with the last laugh at the ACC.
-ESPN has reported that the Toronto Blue Jays have dropped out of the running to lure Rafael Furcal...
-The idea that a caddy feels so high and mighty as to talk smack to an actual PGA golfer, and one of the best at that, is simply laughable. As I'm sure this has been reiterated a plethora of times by bloggers, news reporters, and anyone for that matter, I'll just say it again, "Steve, you're a freaking caddy - just shut up and caddy."
-Commissioner Gary Bettman on Sean Avery: "To be perfectly honest I wouldn't want to have to explain to my 12-year-old daughter what he said,". I really don't see the connection or relevance to parenthood, and to be perfectly honest, think this is being blown completely out of proportion.
-Plaxico Burress proving that he can go out and not shoot himself in the leg.

And finally, T.O tells Stephen A. his side of the story...

Friday, July 18, 2008

Friday, July 18th, 2008 - Saudi Prince to be crowned Fantasy King?

-Tickets for the last game at Yankee Stadium against the Baltimore Orioles are going as high as $65,000.
-Things are heating up in the Manny Ramirez debacle. Manny has publicly stated his displeasure with the franchise - telling the Boston Herald that he is "tired of the ----, where they tell you one thing and behind your back they do another thing". He also stated that he has no issues with walking away from the team, if the team chooses to let him walk.
-What a comeback for Team Canada against Korea the other day. Huge three-pointers in the dying minutes by Rowen Barrett and Jermaine Anderson.
-On the Fan 590, Leo Rautins said(paraphrased), "if you're not eating lunch with the team, you're not acting like you're a part of the team". So for that reason, you cut Team Canada's best player? A tad ridiculous if you ask me, especially considering Team Canada isn't exactly a cesspool of talent at the moment, and can't really afford to pull this (overly) "tough love" bit.
-Today's game, Croatia crushed the Canucks, 83-62...game-over for Team Canada - and here's hoping Leo gets the axe.
-Former Japanese baseball sensation Hideo Nomo has retired from the game. For those not aware, he was pitching for the Kansas City Royals this season.
-Rampage Jackson has been taken in for mental health evaluation, for his recent behaviour - something Mike Tyson should have recieved many years ago. So much for being a born-again Christian...
-Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is a Saudi Prince obsessed with Fantasy Football, and is looking to challenge YOU. Sign up today for a chance to win a ticket to the Prince's crib.
-No clue why the Dallas Mavericks wouldn't agree to a Josh Howard for Ron Artest deal. Dirk, J-Kidd and Artest would form a real formidable big three, possibly even strong enough to compete in the ever tough Western Conference, because at this point, as talented as the Mavs roster is, they could realistically finish seventh or eighth this year.
-I bet you're wondering if anyone else has come close to Dan Uggla's brutal ASG performance (0-4, 3 K's, 1 GIDP, 3 errors). Well for his position, Pete Reiser was the only guy to come close to such an "Uggla" performance, his statline: 0-4, 2 K's, 1 GIDP, 2 errors.
-A hunting shop owner is basically offering to pay Brett Favre $25,000 dollars to come back to the Packers.
-The Barenaked Ladies have backed out of a children's concert sponsored by Disney - due to Steven Page's latest cocaine arrest, most likely worried that they would tarnish Disney's "squeaky-clean image".
-Video of the day: Spelling Bee 2008: Numb-nut?
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