Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Holy Cow!
If someone had told me that Harry Carey was going to be making an encore appearance on Saturday Night Live a few weeks back, I might have endured an hour of bad comedy just to catch this golden oldie.
Anyone who grew up on Harry calling games for the Cubs can relate to Will Ferrell's impersonation. It was pretty much a stream of consciousness, one that tended to get a little bit more entertaining in the later innings, if you know what I mean.
Anyone who grew up on Harry calling games for the Cubs can relate to Will Ferrell's impersonation. It was pretty much a stream of consciousness, one that tended to get a little bit more entertaining in the later innings, if you know what I mean.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Sweet Caroline (Da Da Da...)
What a fantastic comeback by the Sox tonight, trailing 7-0 at the 7th inning stretch. Cue Neil Diamond, Big Papi hits a tater to get the crowd back into the game, and J.D. Drew takes care of business in both the 8th and 9th innings. The next thing you know, Boston wins with the biggest postseason comeback since the Cubs gave up an 8 run lead in 1929.
Hopefully, the Sox have saved MLB from a disastrous ratings-killing Phillies/Rays World Series.
Labels: Baseball
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
BREAKING: Congress Wasting Time
Instead of dealing with the bankrupting of Social Security, stunting illegal immigration, or the tanking economy, Congress today is helping all Americans by trying to get to the bottom of whether Roger Clemens put steroids in his body as a way of cheating in baseball.
I'm not advocating the use of steroids in baseball - MLB's failure to deal with Barry Bonds is the sole reason that I haven't attended a game since 2005, when I attended 40 major league and minor league games. I was a tremendous fan, and Bud Selig's embracing of the steroid era has taken me away from a game that I loved every bit as much as football. However, that is a matter for Major League Baseball, not the Congress of the United States.
I've been watching the hearings (it's certainly more entertaining than normal daytime television), and I have to commend (pause for effect) the DEMOCRATS for not grandstanding, like I would expect out of Waxman and Cummings. No, instead, it's Indiana Republican Dan Burton acting like a schmuck.
Even in investigative hearings, the Republicans come out looking worse than the Democrats.
UPDATE (2:56 P.M.) - OK, the 4.5-hour hearing is finally over. One thing is clear - the Republicans on the committee who questioned the three witnesses were definitely in Clemens' corner, no matter how bad he looked. Apparently, for some of the Republicans, the only way to believe that Roger Clemens was taking steroids was if one of them was injecting "The Rocket" themselves. (In light of today's hearings, I sure hope I have a jury made up of former Republican Congressmen on my next jury.)
Maybe that will be added to the Republican Party Platform when the convention convenes in Minneapolis in August. "Republicans - We Like Steroids." That'll go over well on bumper stickers.
One final thought - with the exceptions of Elijah Cummings (whose legal experience shone through today) and those members of the Oversight Committee who didn't actively participate, most of the other Members of Congress looked like fools. I would highly recommend that Congress stop televising these hearings, because it erodes public confidence that Congress is made up of people with actual intelligence, the best that society has to offer. Several of these people today looked more like Knox County Commissioners than Members of Congress. Yes, public hearings have boosted the careers and reputations in previous times (Ed Bryant's impeachment cross examination comes to mind), but that is the exception and not the rule.
I'm not advocating the use of steroids in baseball - MLB's failure to deal with Barry Bonds is the sole reason that I haven't attended a game since 2005, when I attended 40 major league and minor league games. I was a tremendous fan, and Bud Selig's embracing of the steroid era has taken me away from a game that I loved every bit as much as football. However, that is a matter for Major League Baseball, not the Congress of the United States.
I've been watching the hearings (it's certainly more entertaining than normal daytime television), and I have to commend (pause for effect) the DEMOCRATS for not grandstanding, like I would expect out of Waxman and Cummings. No, instead, it's Indiana Republican Dan Burton acting like a schmuck.
Even in investigative hearings, the Republicans come out looking worse than the Democrats.
UPDATE (2:56 P.M.) - OK, the 4.5-hour hearing is finally over. One thing is clear - the Republicans on the committee who questioned the three witnesses were definitely in Clemens' corner, no matter how bad he looked. Apparently, for some of the Republicans, the only way to believe that Roger Clemens was taking steroids was if one of them was injecting "The Rocket" themselves. (In light of today's hearings, I sure hope I have a jury made up of former Republican Congressmen on my next jury.)
Maybe that will be added to the Republican Party Platform when the convention convenes in Minneapolis in August. "Republicans - We Like Steroids." That'll go over well on bumper stickers.
One final thought - with the exceptions of Elijah Cummings (whose legal experience shone through today) and those members of the Oversight Committee who didn't actively participate, most of the other Members of Congress looked like fools. I would highly recommend that Congress stop televising these hearings, because it erodes public confidence that Congress is made up of people with actual intelligence, the best that society has to offer. Several of these people today looked more like Knox County Commissioners than Members of Congress. Yes, public hearings have boosted the careers and reputations in previous times (Ed Bryant's impeachment cross examination comes to mind), but that is the exception and not the rule.
Friday, May 04, 2007
DiamondVols in KnoxVegas
Just a reminder - the UT DiamondVols are hosting Ole Miss this weekend in a three-game set. Tonight's game starts at 7:00 P.M. I plan to attend the game if the weather cooperates.
Labels: Baseball
Monday, April 02, 2007
Opening Day
In 2005, I attended over 40 games affiliated with Major League Baseball, both at the major league level and at the minor league level.
In 2006, I didn't attend even one. I decided that if MLB was going to celebrate the noted cheater Barry Bonds, then it could do so without me.
Today, as the 2007 season begins, I have hope that MLB will do the right thing and not celebrate Bonds and his juiced accomplishments. I don't care how many home runs Bonds comes up with through his illegally found medications; Hank Aaron is the home run king, with Ruth second and Mays third. Bonds isn't even in the conversation because it appears that at least half of his home run total was the product of pharmaceuticals.
I may make it to some MLB games this year. We'll see how they react after Bonds hits a few dingers in April.
I hope they shun him. They should. He's sullied the reputation of America's pastime.
In 2006, I didn't attend even one. I decided that if MLB was going to celebrate the noted cheater Barry Bonds, then it could do so without me.
Today, as the 2007 season begins, I have hope that MLB will do the right thing and not celebrate Bonds and his juiced accomplishments. I don't care how many home runs Bonds comes up with through his illegally found medications; Hank Aaron is the home run king, with Ruth second and Mays third. Bonds isn't even in the conversation because it appears that at least half of his home run total was the product of pharmaceuticals.
I may make it to some MLB games this year. We'll see how they react after Bonds hits a few dingers in April.
I hope they shun him. They should. He's sullied the reputation of America's pastime.
Labels: Baseball
