Archive for the ‘Sports’
Published
October 18th, 2005
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I stayed up late last night watching game 5 of the Astros v. Cardinals pennant championship. It was an exciting game. Being a Texan and former semi-Houstonian I was routing for the ’stros. Top of the 9th.. the Cards up to bat.. two outs.. ahead in the count 1-2.. one more strike and we’re going to the World Series. Plop… single to the left. OK, the next guy hasn’t been very productive.. either strike him out or let him hit something catchable, just for goodness sake don’t let Pujols up to bat after him.
Yeah… they walked the guy and Pujols hit a MASSIVE home run. He almost hit the freaking roof in deep center field. Bastard. And I stayed up late to watch that, why?
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August 8th, 2005
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I coached soccer for a little while… and one of the drills we practiced a lot was heading the ball. Proper contact is made right where the frontal hairline (normally) is.. ie: where the scalp meets the forehead. This allows visual contact, least amount of discomfort and therefore the greatest control.
I’m thinking this gal needs to work on her technique.
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July 13th, 2005
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Hallelujah!
I know, most of you could care less about hockey, but my wife and I miss it!
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April 21st, 2005
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Money. 
(click on the picture for the story at Fox News)
This guy named Sun Ming is 7 feet 8 3/4 inches tall. He’s 21. He’s going to be drafted into the NBA next year. 7′ 8 3/4″!!!!! That is 2.36 meters for those of you across the pond. He must have grown up around a nuclear reactor or something.
Published
January 12th, 2005
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Have a windy day? A few bucks in your pocket? Go buy yourself one of those giant blue plastic tarpaulins and have yourself a good time.
Tarping is Fun
Published
October 4th, 2004
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Links, Sports |
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This is the most amazing thing I have ever seen. I bow before you Mr. Woo.
ps.. I found a link to his homepage.
Published
September 3rd, 2004
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Links, Sports |
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This is some of the funniest stuff I have read in a while. You have to go check out this list that Empress posted!
link
Published
August 27th, 2004
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News / Education, Sports |
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Have I mentioned how much my wife rocks lately? No.. not enough anyway! She does! She rocks my world baby!
She just had an article published in the local paper that I thought was quite good and wanted to share it with all of you. Shhhh…. she doesn’t know I’m doing this.
Read it in Acrobat format: Small (201K) or Print Quality(1.16MB)
Published
August 6th, 2004
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Oh.. I thought that was snow. It must be cocaine. My bad.
Well, there is more news associated with the transaction. My wife actually pointed out that the new quarterback’s first name is apparently something like “Thefortyyearold”. It is an odd name for sure. Every report we heard mentioned Thefortyyearold Vinnie Testaverde. I guess he was getting tired of ‘My Cousin Vinnie’ references or something. Hmmm….
Published
June 27th, 2004
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First off, thanks to all of the guest bloggers for doing a great job of keeping the cobwebs off of my place here. I REALLY appreciate it guys!
I will post pictures and details of the vacation soon…. but first some business…
I would like to extend thoughts and prayers to the Russell family this evening. Darrell Russell, a top-fuel dragster driver and friend of the family, was killed while participating at a national event in Illinois. Darrell was travelling around 300 m.p.h. when his car violently tore apart and caught fire. The driver’s protective cage was intact when the safety crew arrived. Darrell was breathing on his own but not conscious upon extraction from the car. He passed away around two hours after the crash from head injuries.
God’s speed Darrell.
Published
May 28th, 2004
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Sheezz… NOT HEMORROIDS… you are so nasty!
I was talking about Steroids. This being the first year of all-out steriod testing the the MLB has turned out some interesting results. Like a bunch of power-hitters turned wussies. It seems they forgot the skill of plopping one out between the infield and outfield. If they can’t blast it out of the park because they aren’t ‘juiced’ anymore they better learn how to play the game with skill.
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May 17th, 2004
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I posted about how irritated I was over the Texas Rangers move to ‘name’ the Ballpark at Arlington after a corporate sponsor and included a letter I had sent to the COO and GM of the team. I was surprised when I received the following response today:
Mr. Satterwhite-
I am in receipt of your email to the Texas Rangers.
The Texas Rangers appreciate your feedback.
While respectful of your opinion, over half
of the teams in Major League Baseball play
in a branded facility. The revenue stream
created allows the Rangers to reinvest back
into the team in an attempt to remain
competitive. I am sorry if we have
offended your sense of pride. To us, it was
not a matter of pride, to us it was a matter
of competitiveness.
Again, thank you for your feedback.
Jeff Cogen
Chief Operating Officer
I suppose I should be happy that my e-mail was read. I should be very pleased that I received a response. I should even be happy with Mr. Cogen’s honesty. Unfortunately I’m not. I’m still disappointed. I knew I would have no impact whatsoever in writing my e-mail, but I had to let my voice be heard.
Published
May 6th, 2004
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It is a sad day. The Texas Rangers have decided that they need to raise some more money. What’s the best solution? Hey, let’s sell out and let the high bidder rename the field after themselves. What a great idea!
Per the Dallas Morning News: The team reached an agreement with Ameriquest Capital, the parent of Ameriquest Mortgage Co., after months of negotiations. It’s expected to be a 30-year deal worth about $75 million.
It disgusts me. Yes, I laughed at the name ‘The Ballpark In Arlington’ when they were building the field. But it’s gorgeous throwback architecture stands on it’s own and any other name would not have done it justice. I’m so pissed off that I wrote an email and sent it to operations@rangers.mlb.com and management@rangers.mlb.com.
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Published
May 3rd, 2004
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I will never complain about standing in the rain during a soccer game again after seeing this clip.
Published
April 26th, 2004
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I keep bugging my eldest son to practice his soccer ball juggling. Do you think this will blow his mind? It blew mine.
