Archive for January, 2008

Robin Thickepedia Thursday

January 31, 2008
By Constable Echelon
Robin Thickepedia Thursday

Echelon (To be read in Robin Thicke’s sultry patois) Shit, girl. I mean, shit. It’s not easy being the premier sexual being in this universe. Think about how sexy I am. Seriously, think about it. I’ll wait. Then think about my father, television’s Alan. Realize that I had to transcend that....
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A Magical Night at the Key

January 30, 2008
By Constable Echelon
A Magical Night at the Key

Constable Echelon This is what we will miss. I came into a couple of solid tickets for the Sonics-Spurs tilt last night. 13th row. The kind of seat you have to pay a lot of money for at Madison Square Garden. Immediately after receiving the call informing me of the tix, I phoned...
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Cougs whine: Why didn’t we think of that??

January 29, 2008
By Fig Jam
Cougs whine:  Why didn’t we think of that??

Fig Jam  Seems the University of Washington has hit a nerve with its latest proposal for stadium renovation.  Local Coug fans are up in arms about the proposal to have the State pick up approximately $150 million of the $300 million dollar project.  The consternation seems to be over the fact that WSU’s own stadium renovation,...
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Brock Huard: As Lousy With Pulled Pork As He Is At Quarterbacking

January 29, 2008
By Sager Bombs
Brock Huard: As Lousy With Pulled Pork As He Is At Quarterbacking

Sager Bombs  So over at Epicurious they’re doing a little thing with the NFL and Second Harvest.  If you go to the “Taste of the NFL” page you’ll see 22 recipes from past and present football players.  Present players are represented by the Jags Ernest Wilford and his Apple Surprise.  I’m assuming that the surprise...
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It’s not rocket science my friend, it’s the sports section

January 29, 2008
By Constable Echelon
It’s not rocket science my friend, it’s the sports section

Constable Echelon Last Sunday’s Seattle Times featured breaking sports news so revelatory that it demanded front page space. (In your face, Obama!) Victory and Ruins! Scandalization! Salacicity! A bunch of stories that were in newspapers eight years ago! Allegations of prosecutorial corruption! Based on hearsay! Unsubstantiated! BUT...
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Important Analysis On This Weekend’s Big Game

January 28, 2008
By Sager Bombs
Important Analysis On This Weekend’s Big Game

Sager Bombs You know, the important game on Sunday, people…
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Ohhhhh….. you said Pitcher friendly park. My Fault.

January 28, 2008
By Fig Jam
Ohhhhh….. you said Pitcher friendly park.  My Fault.

Fig Jam You gotta hand it to Mariner’s General Manager Bill “funny shaped head” Bavasi.  It looks like he has finally taken a look at the parameters of Safeco Field and come to the conclusion that a couple of good pitchers could go a long ways towards winning some ballgames.   
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Guess who won the Buick Invitational?

January 28, 2008
By Fig Jam
Guess who won the Buick Invitational?

Fig Jam As Mr. Echelon likes to say, “Running segment alert.”  I am going to track Tiger this golf season not because I think many of you will gain an appreciation for the game of golf, but because I’m hoping that some of you gain an appreciation for why Tiger is probably the world’s most...
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Fun with Real Audio

January 27, 2008
By Constable Echelon

Prank callers invade the Big East coaches conference call. Hilarious. Found via deadspin, obviously.
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Fun with Wikipedia

January 26, 2008
By Constable Echelon

Briefly to fulfill the sports quota necessitated by this blog: So, uh….Arizona shot the ball pretty well today. Fuck it. We got the split. That’s a solid Pac-10 road trip. Now here’s something I think might become a running segment, Fun With Wikipedia. If you’re like me, you can spend (drunken)...
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