Archive for July, 2008

JoePa may not have helped his cause

DAVID JONES – JOE’S LAST STAND – Patriot-NewsI did not see the “Outside the Lines” special on the problems that Penn State is facing with its football players, but Jones did and does not believe that Joe Paterno handled it well, while university president Graham Spainer did.
Oh and since that special aired, two defensive [...]

Ugh, Nats have lost eight in a row

This Statshot from The Onion pretty much says it all, though I would replace it with “being general manager of…”
Hopefully, this latest streak and very little happening on other fronts will convince ownership to fire Jim Bowden.
H/T: The Ombudsman who is up 5-3 in the Cheesesteak/Half-Smoke Challenge.
Washington Nationals, Nats
©MMX William F. Yurasko

Music Tuesday: I’m on Fire (Live)

I am down the Shore this week, so I thought I would choose something by the favorite, Bruce Springsteen. I realize “Girls in Their Summer Clothes” would probably be more appropriate, but it is not one of my favorites. “Fire” on the other hand is one of his best. The staccato guitar is fantastic, exceeded [...]

Henry Aaron disagrees

On Saturday evening, Erica and I were watching the Yankees vs. Red Sox game on FOX. Joe Buck and Tim McCarver were talking about Boston starter Tim Wakefield’s rookie season with the Pirates when he won two NLCS games against the Braves. Of course, those wins merely prolonged the inevitable for Pittsburgh as they lost [...]

Hey Brad, your favorite bridge is on schedule

Driscoll Bridge work is on pace for 2009 finish – Star-LedgerBrad will no doubt be thrilled to know that the reconstruction of the Driscoll Bridge complex is on schedule to be completed next May. When it is done, there will be a total of three bridges carrying 15 lanes (with shoulders) of the Garden State [...]

I wish I had the dish or XM

If I were watching or listening to either of the next two Nats games from L.A., I’d put on the Dodgers broadcast for the first few innings . Vin Scully, probably the last Dodgers employee left from Brooklyn, still does home games for the first few innings on a radio/TV simulcast.
Scully is on the [...]

WTF is going on at the Vienna Inn?!

Police: Vienna Employee Injured in Malicious Attack – WJLAAn employee got stabbed at the Vienna Inn early this morning:
Police say they received the 911 call from the victim himself, who said he had been attacked. Police responded to the 100 block of Maple Avenue in the town of Vienna shortly before 3 a.m. Officers say [...]

Time to take Will down the Shore

Will is now 8 weeks old and he has yet to experience the Jersey Shore. The time to correct that is today – we’re heading up to Stone Harbor for a few days with the my ‘rents. Hopefully, upwelling won’t be an issue, the surf will be good, short lines at Springer’s (ha!) and the [...]

Didn’t we all get loaded on our 21st birthday and ransack the Lasch Building?

No?! Really? Don’t tell that to Daniel Costenbader (junior-electrical engineering).
Lasch thief caught – The Collegian
After Penn State Police took Daniel Costenbader (junior-electrical engineering) into custody, he admitted to making the false fight report — and to causing the damage to the building — all while wearing a stolen football helmet.
Before he called police at 3:15 [...]

Another reason to fire Jim Bowden

Nats320 makes the case that Jim Bowden did Chad Cordero and ultimately the Nationals a disservice by announcing Cordero would be non-tendered.
By the way, the Nats look to salvage the last game of the Giants series at 3:45 p.m. today, so watch or listen if you can.
Washington Nationals, Nats, Jim Bowden, Chad Cordero
©MMX [...]

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