Archive for May, 2008

Echelon’s superb Mutombo video find in the previous post is the inspiration for this video. Quote of the video: “Pasta Pasta – it was named after pasta.”
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Constable Echelon With the NBA Draft less than a month away, I think it could be interesting to look at what the Sonics might reasonably expect to come away with at number 4. Here’s a list of the number 4 picks since 1990 with some sporadic notes. Enjoy. 1990 – Dennis Scott 1991 – Dikembe...
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SPURRRS ARE GONE SPURRRS ARE GONE! And a grateful nation celebrates…
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Fig Jam The Red Sox are in town, which is always a treat.  I really like their fanbase.  Passionate bunch.  The following is a conversation you may have with roughly 90% of all Boston Fans today.
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I just finished watching the United States play England in an international friendly and feel compelled to to vent my frustrations. Wow. What a horrible performance. I really wanted to watch the boys pip the Three Lions at home, who were ripe for the picking. We only get precious few chances to impress the English, our big...
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Fig Jam The Seattle Sounders… my favorite Seattle sports franchise at the moment, should take note that Brian McBride has left Fulham to return to the United States.  The 35 year old US soccer stalwart would be a great get for the Sounders in my opinion, as he would provide name recognition, veteran leadership, and Premier league...
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Fig Jam Everyone who hates the Spurs can sit back and enjoy basketball again.  They are going to lose to the celebrated and beloved Lakers (kobe bryant – reknown for being a great guy) and all will be well again.  Ratings will go up, David Stern will rejoice (and everyone wants things to go Stern’s way), and...
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Sager Bombs  2 managers off to bad starts.  Both manage teams that were picked to make the playoffs in the preseason by a lot of people.  Manager A has a $138m payroll, Manager B’s is $117m.  Manager A’s record is 24-26 (.480) , Manager B’s is 19-34 (.358). Can someone explain to me why every day we hear the latest...
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This past weekend, I learned to love Griff that much more.  
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Sager Bombs  “Playing on this team and seeing what is happening around me, I feel that something is beginning to fall apart,” Ichiro said, through a translator. “But, if I was not in this situation, and I was objectively watching what just happened this week, I would probably be drinking a lot of beers and...
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