Reds 80’s Night
July 31, 2008
I attended the Cincinnati Reds v. Colorado Rockies game last week. Reds lost 5-1. Homer Bailey gave up a few hits. Junior broke up the no hitter and shutout with his 607th dong.
The real story is that it was an 80’s themed weekend at Great American Ball Park. That included watching an episode of the Cosby Show pre-game, Darth Vader chasing Gapper around the park, announcers wearing radical and bodacious threads, the players rockin’ out to kick ass music as well as having a new look. Check out the players and their throwback pictures.
ps. It was also Adam Dunn 80’s Bobble head night.
pps. Turns out, it was also the last game I saw Griffey in a Cincinnati Reds uniform. He was traded today, July 31, 2008 to the Chicago Whitesox for Nick Masset and Danny Richar. – ESPN article
married to the sea 7-16-08
July 28, 2008
Randy Pausch
July 27, 2008
Randy Pausch whose “Last Lecture” on “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” at Carnegie Mellon University has inspired millions. Mr. Pausch passed away on July 25 due to pancreatic cancer. He gave the lecture back in September 2007, one month after the doctors said the cancer has returned and he had only three to six months to live.
Below is Randy Pausch’s Commencement Address to the Class of 2008 at Carnegie Mellon University on May 18, 2008.
Here is a link to Randy’s personal web page http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/.
Randy Pausch [October 23, 1960 - July 25, 2008]
the pine tar incident
July 25, 2008
July 24, 1983 25th Anniversary
“It might be the most replayed baseball highlight from the last quarter century: George Brett — eyes bulging, arms flailing — sprinting out of the visitor’s dugout at Yankee Stadium with intent, it seemed, to kill the home plate umpire, Tim McClelland.
With two outs in the top of the ninth inning that day, Brett hit a home run off Gossage to give the Royals a 5-4 lead. As Brett circled the bases, McClelland was informed by Yankees manager Billy Martin that Brett’s bat was illegal because the pine tar on the bat was too close to the barrel. Rule 1.10 of the rules of baseball stated that a bat may not be covered by such a substance more than 18 inches from the tip of the handle.
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Step Brothers
July 25, 2008
“Sh..shut..shut your mouth. You’re sounding stupid now. You’re just coming off stupid. Do we get any sort of souvenir?”
Should be a delightful film.
You can also check out the step brothers at the ESPYS.
And since we’re at it, you have to love Tiger’s aka W.F’s acceptance speech for greatest athlete alive at the 2008 ESPYS.
Rampage
July 24, 2008
Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson was arrested last week for a hit and run and reckless driving. The former UFC champion appears to be directed out of his truck by gunpoint. – iht.com
I wonder how they knew it was him? Could it have been his picture emblazoned on the side of his monster truck?
This reminds me of one of my favorite games I enjoyed playing at the local arcade – Rampage.
Truly though, I wish him well. He is one of my favorite UFC fighters. Also, one of the funniest.
The Dark Knight
July 21, 2008
Batman ‘The Dark Knight’ is a must see. It pulled in a cool $158.4 million over the weekend surpassing last year’s Spider-Man 3. This movie is gripping. The actors were amazing, Morgan Freeman, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, etc. I was surprised to see so many kids in attendance. This movie scared me.
Harvey Dent: “You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”
The Joker: “I’m a dog chasing cars. I don’t have plans. I just do things. I’m not a schemer.” – imdb.com
the Office quote of the day 7-20-08
July 20, 2008
Dwight Schrute: I have been Michael’s number two guy for about 5 years. And we make a great team. We’re like one of those classic famous teams. He’s like Mozart and I’m like…Mozart’s friend. No. I’m like Butch Cassidy and Michael is like…Mozart. You try and hurt Mozart? You’re gonna get a bullet in your head courtesy of Butch Cassidy.
Josh Hamilton
July 15, 2008
Josh Hamilton did not win the Home Run Derby last night at Yankee Stadium. However, he is a winner at life. Congratulations goes out to the humbled Justin Morneau who did win. Josh Hamilton, however, stole the show and the hearts of all those who witnessed it. Jayson Stark from ESPN reports how this was literally Josh Hamilton’s Dream. Article
“But hold on. There’s more. There’s also Josh Hamilton’s Dream. It’s a famous dream now, a dream he had back in the winter of 2006. But it was a dream that made no sense at the time, because he had it at a time when he was still suspended from baseball for drug abuse, back when he was, therefore, about as far away from this place as a bunch of aliens from Neptune.
He’d dreamed that night that he was taking part in a Home Run Derby — in Yankee Stadium. Of course. It was a dream that couldn’t possibly come true. And then it did. Whoa. Did it ever. In the dream, though, he never saw himself actually swinging the bat. He remembers only being interviewed afterward on ESPN, and describing how he’d gotten to this miraculous point, through the power and the grace of God. But now, here he was, 2½ long years later, and he got to find out how it all turned out. How beautiful was that?
“This,” he said, “was like living the dream out, because like I’ve said, I didn’t know the ending to that dream.”
Now, though — now he knows. Now we all know. We saw a man have an evening in Yankee Stadium that told a story that ought to restore our faith in mankind.”
(AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
EKU Athletics
July 15, 2008
Eastern Kentucky University Athletics has a new website. It was updated a few weeks ago and it is glorious. Check it out at http://www.ekusports.com/ and become a fan.
