29 Dec '07: Resurgemus says, "Bryant Gumbel sucks."
11 Apr '08: Bryant Gumbel says, ...we’ve agreed that we’d all be better served going in different directions."
I must use this power wisely.
April 11, 2008
Resurgemus gets results?
March 18, 2008
Nine point nine
A gymnast from the Air Force Academy competes against University of Alaska at Anchorage this past Sunday.
No, I don't have a clue who won.
February 06, 2008
Must read of the day
Former Spook talks about two Giant QB's.
February 04, 2008
Still my favorite Super Bowl ad
Still my favorite Super Bowl commercial of all-time.
This one, from years and years ago, is one of my favorites.
I'd love to say I knew the Giants would win, but I just didn't think they'd keep it close enough to make it interesting. That Favre-esque toss on the winning drive... CLASSIC.
January 14, 2008
I'm still tied with Tony Romo
I have as many career playoff victories as Tony Romo. Better luck next year, Dallas.
(photo by Ben)
December 29, 2007
He's on every channel!
Bryant Gumbel is on every channel.
This has the same effect on football fans that the SOTU address has on kids. I'm about 30 seconds away from trying the closed caption and muting the TV.
Update: Closed caption isn't any better. I don't want to read Chris Collinsworth any more than I want to listen to Bryant Gumbel.
Update II: I'm not the only one who thinks Bryant Gumbel sucks. In fact, it seems to be a consensus that Bryant Gumbel sucks.
Fearless Prediction: Jints vs Pats
A tie.
15-0-1 will take a little wind out of the sails.
April 07, 2007
Shawn Green
Doubles with his bat...
Triples with his glove.
January 29, 2007
El Sid
As baseball season creeps this way, I've been keeping an eye on a few NY Mets blogs.
As a kid, I always liked Sid Fernandez. I thought for sure he was going to be the one to throw the first Mets' no-hitter. Why? He was unhittable at times. Why was he unhittable? Mets Geek explains.
January 20, 2007
Patriots
Bruce is predicting the Pats by 10 over the Colts. Personally, I want to see Vinny take a knee on the final play of the Super Bowl. I'm not a Pats fan, but I'd like to see Testaverde go out with a ring.
January 07, 2007
My thoughts on the Giants
Pitchers and catchers report...
Joe Danelo
The son of former New York Giants placekicker Joe Danelo was found dead. Very sad to hear.
December 30, 2006
Math and Football
I remember learning my times tables as a kid, and the sevens were the easiest. It was all football scores. Well, as long as you're not the Bengals, who missed an extra point last week. What they didn't teach us was the crazy calculus that goes in to figuring out what must take place for the Giants to make the playoffs.
Get out your slide rule, Dexter...
December 03, 2006
I've said it before
Eli Manning. Two-minute drill.
Why don't they do this more often?
October 17, 2006
I'm not twelve anymore...
So the Mets blew a chance to go up three games to two.
September 17, 2006
It won't happen today...
My old man e-mailed me:
DON'T PRAISE METS TRACHS ANYMORE. HAS BEEN BAD SINCE YOU DID.
September 04, 2006
Cy Trax
The only time I get to watch the Mets on TV out here in Alaska is when they play the Braves or the Cubs. They're playing the Braves, which means they're on TBS this afternoon. The TBS crew must have been spoiled by all those years of excellent Atlanta pitching; you could almost feel their distaste for Mets' ace and potential Cy Young candidate, Steve Trachsel.
August 31, 2006
Sweet Sixteen
Any combination of Met wins and/or losses by the second place team [right now the Phillies] that equals sixteen will result in a National League East division crown for the Mets.
August 23, 2006
Life isn't fair
In the early 1990's the Mets had a young pitcher by the name of Anthony Young. He lost 27 straight decisions over two seasons; fourteen as a starter, thirteen as a reliever. While he obviously wasn't a great pitcher, he wasn't all that bad. His ERA over three seasons with the Mets was 3.82. He struck out more batters than he walked, and his walks/hits per inning pitched was a little below 1.40 [if I did the math correctly].
Steve Trachsel currently has an ERA of 5.00, and he has given up as more homeruns this season [in around 140 innings pitched] than Anthony Young did in three years [in 270 innings pitched]. Trachsel's walks/hits per inning rate is slowly approaching infinity, and he walks more batters than he strikes out. He's known for a move dubbed the human rain delay, which strikes fear in the hearts of anyone who has to get up early in the morning.
July 22, 2006
Fifty-four
I know. It's early.
However, that's not going to stop me from mentioning that the Magic Number" for the NL leading Mets is now 54.
July 18, 2006
Pelfrey
Not to jinx him, but Pelfrey is ahead 2-0 so far. The only two hits the Mets have through their five innings are a pair of solo home runs.
Fitting. In his major league debut, Pelfrey gave up three hits -- all solo home runs.
Update: I'm an idiot. It was John Maine that gave up the three homers. Same day, wrong game. Maine pitched the first game of a doubleheader; Pelfrey pitched the second.
July 07, 2006
It's Lima-time!
Now that Jose Lima has given up a home run to the other team's pitcher, is it safe to say his days as a Met are done?
July 01, 2006
Over at Mets Geek
On the open thread for todays Mets-Yanks game, there's some banter about Rickey Henderson being at the game, wearing a Mets cap. [I can't get the game here in Alaska; I guess the camera zoomed in on 'em.]
Why was Ricket wearing a Mets hat? See commenter Eric explain all in the extended entry.
June 25, 2006
He did it again
With his first inning _________, Jose Reyes extended his hitting streak to ________ games. (fill in the blanks)
June 24, 2006
First inning singles
With his first inning single, Jose Reyes extended his hitting streak to ________ games.
June 22, 2006
Schadenfreude
Schadenfreude. It's that warm, fuzzy feeling you get when the Braves have lost 9 straight.
June 16, 2006
Early Support
The Mets have scored 22 first-inning runs in the last eight games. Let's keep it going.
June 13, 2006
I concur!
Mets Geek gives seven reasons why it's good to be a Mets fan right now.
And it is good. More in the extended entry.
June 02, 2006
A friend of mine is nervous
A friend of mine in Maryland is nervous...
April 25, 2006
Rick Monday and the Flag
UPDATE: Thanks for stopping by the site. I don't get much traffic, but it seems that most folks are finding this site via a search for "Rick Monday Flag Photo" -- or something similar. Feel free to check out some of my photography. Who knows maybe a few folks will swing back and check out the site now and again. -- jp
My Old Man e-mailed this article a little while ago. Thirty years ago today Rick Monday, then a Chicago Cub, swiped the Stars and Stripes from two protesters who tried to burn it in the outfield of Dodger Stadium. MLB.com has a good summary of the episode, to include photos and Vin Scully's call on the radio.
April 07, 2006
You heard it here first
My one and only prediction for 2006...
February 08, 2006
Gambling in hockey
Former NHL player, now current Phoenix Coyote assistant coach Rich Tocchet is being investigated for running a gambling ring.
We could use a guy like that at work. We couldn't even get a Super Bowl pool going this year. Sheesh.
January 04, 2006
Nothing against Doug Flutie
Nothing against Doug Flutie, who made history the other day converting a drop kick for PAT against the Dolphins...
November 27, 2005
Not Feely-ng so good
Jay Feely, the kicker for the Giants, has missed a couple of field goals in overtime today. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!
And like I mentioned earlier, they should let Eli Manning run the two-minute/no-huddle offense once in a while. He's something to watch late in the game.
September 16, 2005
Bring back Bobby Valentine?
GeekSoapBox believes only one man can save the Mets. Personally, anyone who could make it to the World Series with a starting outfield of Jay Payton, Benny Agbayani, and Timo Perez is one heckuva manager.
Meanwhile, Mets Geek leads a discussion on the kid gloves that Willie Randolph has received from the New York press. Maybe Willie's a registered Democrat?
Geez. I spend part of my morning solving gratuitous math problems and then I link to a pair of guys named "geek." Bullseye, save me from this fate! [warning: Bullseye is the blogger your mother warned you about. His site is Not Safe For Work, children, people with heart conditions, and those offended by cussin' and misspellin' -- you were warned!]
September 15, 2005
Jints and Jets
I'm not sure where I first found the Jets Blog. It's a great site.
Via the Jets Blog I found NFL-Giants.
Also via Jets blog I found this entertaining [and slightly disturbing] story over at Heels, Sox & Steelers about some chucklehead who played himself off as Ben Roethlisberger in an effort to woo the ladies. Both blogs linked to the NY Times' story [free registration required] about people who impersonate sports celebrities.
A few years back I used to drink for free at a bar in north Jersey by claiming I was Scott Norwood. Well, not really. But I bet some Giant fans would have bought me a beer if I had. Except maybe my buddy who stood to have won some big money in a Super Bowl pool if Norwood had split the uprights. Talk about mixed emotions.
September 05, 2005
Fantasy Football
My brother Joe talked me into joining a Fantasy Football league. Actually, he did more than talk me into it. He paid the $20 entry fee, and drafted the team for me.
I'll have fun with it, but for the most part, I've never enjoyed Fantasy Football. I'm such a die hard Giants fan, that the idea of rooting for Donovan McNabb or Clinton Portis makes me nauseous. It's not enough for me to root for McNabb to have a great game AND pull for the Eagles to lose. Maybe I'll find someone willing to take McNabb or Portis off my hands. If I can unload them before October 30th [for Portis] and November 20th [for McNabb] to avoid having to play them against the Giants. Any takers? [they won't come cheap]
The whole team is in the extended entry...
