Wednesday, November 04, 2009
"When the Game Was Ours"
This book was written by Larry Bird & Magic Johnson with Jackie MacMullan. I was told this book would contain their story as we had not heard it before. Honestly though, I feel as if the book was just another retelling of the same stories. Maybe I need someone to point out the new content for me but I really felt I had heard these stories all before. I suppose we were given some official insight into the minds of these two superstars but mostly they were just confirming what many had speculated for years. Maybe that is why the stories didn't seem fresh, we had already assumed we knew the truths.
In summation I can not endorse you paying $25+ to buy this book. It might be a nice read if you have not read either of their previous autobiographies or any of the previously written books on the players or their teams.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
My Dog is an underachiever
This dog plays pool and my dog just hangs out and naps all day.
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Labels: Humor
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Ellen to be new Idol judge?
We have Paula's replacement and it will be Ellen. What the hell? Is this a blatant grab for the gay/lesbian community? Is it an attempt to add humor into the judges table? I don't get how she fits in. What kind of music background does she have?
This makes no sense...
Labels: American Idol
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
What happens to those "Cash for Clunkers" cars?
The Cash For Clunkers law requires dealers to destroy the engines of the trade-in vehicle or face a $15,000 penalty.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Pete Rose's ban from baseball to be lifted?
Pete Rose should be in the baseball Hall of Fame. He is the all time hit leader and was a great baseball player. As a human being he would probably not be in anyone's Hall of Fame.I think the guy is a scumbag. I would never go near him and probably wouldn't piss on him if he was on fire. The Hall of Fame shouldn't be about that though. It is about baseball. It is the same Hall that has Ty Cobb in it. The Ty Cobb that was a notorious racist. The HOF wants to be so pure and a beacon of all that is good. It really is only a museum. It is letting politics taint its vision of the history of the game. Rose has a lifetime ban from baseball and this is what is keeping him out of the Hall. I think he bet on baseball and I think he is guilty of the more egregious, betting on his OWN games. Does this mean he should be out of the Hall of Fame? Definitely not. He was great at PLAYING THE GAME. Which is what the Hall should dictate.
Pete Rose is always around Cooperstown during HOF weekend. He is at card shows and other baseball related events, always looking to parlay his name (or autograph) into some quick cash. This is yet another reason that I think he is a dirty, scummy man. It just seems like it is always about selling something and getting paid with him. Why can't the Hall just induct him into the hall but ban him from advertising himself as a HOFer? That would be the simplest solution. I'm not positive it is doable though.
The reality is I only think Rose makes the Hall posthumously where he is finally honored but he can no longer use this label for his own personal gains and taint the legacy of the Hall.
Labels: Sports
Thursday, July 23, 2009
