Hi there. Some quick words of wisdom to help you get over a football free (sorry, the Pro Bowl and Senior Bowl don't count!) weekend. What makes it even more dull is the Phantoms are on the road Saturday and the NHL is in its All-Star break.
If I read one more post in Tim McManus' fine column about the lack of fighters or a coaches show at some restaurant, I'm gonna take a sledge hammer to some helpless computer and beat the crap out it!
Instead of getting a new mascot, why don't we just rent "Tux" from the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins when the Pens aren't playing on the same night at home that we are?
I think Johan Backlund is actually starting to get back into solid form, but why do I have this uneasy feeling whenever he touches or plays the puck and he's been doing it a lot more. Has he been taking goaltending lessons from former Flyer Ron Hextall?
So the Super Bowl features two great traditional franchises and everybody says it will be a boring affair. Just because neither team has cheerleaders as eye candy on the sideline. Big deal. This is a killer match-up.! Just seeing Jerry Jones' disappointed face when all those Cheeseheads and Steelers fans pour into Cowboys Stadium is worth watching the game for that reason alone.
Been hearing a lot about Jimmer Fredette's exploits all over the media. Been there, done that, and already seen it. But I have to admit it is kind of cool.
One more thing. ABC/Bristol Tech turned back the clock last Saturday by airing the Pro Bowlers Tour. Loved every minute of it! I spent many a Saturday afternoon as a kid watching Chris Schenkel and Nelson Burton, Jr. Kind of felt sorry for the guy who only bowled only a 100 in that one game. It's like watching a pro golfer shoot in the 80's in a major championship. You feel for the guy but at the same time its nice to see one of those top pros have a bad day like that. It makes feels better for only being mediocre at a sport.
Enjoy the weekend. Maybe I'll order my seeds or even better check out the latest NHL Guardian in time for the All-Star game...Leccese out.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
I just don't like Slater!
Hi there. It was just a matter of time. 3 snow storms in less than 2 weeks. The folks are headed down to South Carolina to the fortress of solitude on Fripp Island for the winter. My Mom wanted to stay here for another week or two, but Dad kind of laid the law down and said he was going there without her. Got to love my crazy parents! I actually wouldn't have minded them sticking around for another week. Miss you Mom and Dad!
O.K. on to some NFL play-off observations. How come Rex Ryan has become suddenly humble when talking about Mike Tomlin and the Steelers after all the smack talk the past two weeks before facing the Colts and Patriots. I don't like throwing the race card around, but would you want to attack Coach Tomlin on Martin Luther King Day? I didn't think so either.
Hello Packer fans. Have you forgotten about what's his name, number 4 yet after seeing Aaron Rodgers doing what he has been doing these last couple of weeks? By the way that Number 4 guy filed his retirement papers with the NFL offices. How soon does he rescind those same papers for the upteenth time?
Mike Martz has little to do with the Bears success. It comes down to this. Good defense, solid running game, and a quarterback managing the game with minimal mistakes. Of the 4 teams left. 2 of the QB's are managing the games without making mistakes, the other two are legit Top 10 QB's. Did you notice that all the winning teams had great pass rush schemes?
I think Tom Brady will be able to forget the Jet loss as soon he spends a couple of days with Mrs. Brady (we're not talking Carol either) and not think about football during that time. He'll be O.K. trust me. I would if I were married to his wife.
As for the Ravens, I'm torn. Love Ray Rice. Can't stand Ray Lewis. It was nice to see another team besides the Giants fall apart like that in front of my eyes.
If the Phantoms played the Syracuse Crunch say like 50 times, they'd be a contender for the Calder Cup this year.
Saturday night observing the mascots at the Phantoms game, one stood out and if you were there I hope you noticed too. The person who was in Tux, the Penguins mascot was phenomenal! That person must have taken lessons from Dave Raymond, who was the original Philly Phanatic. One more mascot note. There was this one person dressed as Big Foot, at first I thought it was "Chaka" from "Land of the Lost.
Seeing photos of the freak who went on that shooting rampage in Tuscon 10 days ago gives me the chills and it concerns me that there are more like him waiting in the wings.
Had a great time in Warrensburg at their first,"Dancing to Make a Difference" Marathon. I was originally was supposed to be there for only an hour, but stayed for 2. If I hadn't had my Phantoms tickets I would have gone earlier and hung out even longer. Nice going kids and when I come back next year, I'm bringing some my friends from the radio station to experience the fun I had. Thanks to everyone up there.
2011 seed catalogs have arrived. I'm circling what seeds and materials I need and I've found something new for the garden. It's called, "The Potato Planter."
Finally, last Friday from the show prep service we get had a story about a guy who was in a sports bar somewhere in Illinois. He smashed up a photo that was behind the bar of A.C. Slater, a.k.a Mario Lopez from "Saved by the Bell." He told the police his reason for doing it was, "I just don't like Slater!" I'm making that my new mantra in life. If I do or say anything either positive or negative for any reason, my reply might just be, "I just don't like Slater!" Leccese out.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Sunday Brunch thoughts and some other stuff
Hi there. Sunday morning and I'm just biding time til my one hour of watching Bristol Tech at 9am.
As for Wild Card weekend in the NFL. I didn't watch either game yesterday. The results. Nobody and I mean nobody saw that coming. O.K, a lot of people thought the Jets would beat the Colts. How it happened? Nick Folk out Vinatieried Adam Vinatieri and kicked a game winning field goal as time ran out. Now for the Seahawks. Look, no matter how bad your record is if you win the division you play in, you're entitled to be in the play-offs. How did Seattle put up 41 on the Saints with no running game? Next weekend will be a different story. Seeing Pete Carroll on the sideline with a smile on his face after leaving So Cal and claiming he knew nothing of the violations and the Reggie Bush fiasco while in charge just rubbed me the wrong way. Sure you didn't know anything, Pete? You get a hefty pay raise to bolt to the NFL while the Trojans are put on probation. It was like in the 80's during Iran/Contra and George Bush claimed he didn't know what President Reagan was doing. You were the Vice President, how could you not know something went on!
Kind of ironic that Queensbury High cancelled it's Nordic Invitational ski race in advance because of a lack of snow and a day before the event was to take place, 12 inches of the white stuff fell on the area.
If the snow that we got was the heavy, moisture laden, wet type. I wouldn't have been shoveling.
I am this close to getting back on a treadmill. I miss being at the gym and taking Pump and Combat classes. The back is getting and feeling better and I only have to go for treatment at the chiropractor only once a week. 5 years ago I was there 3 times a week for 3 months. I was that messed up and out of alignment.
Only in golf can a viewer who is watching a Tour event on TV call the network, point out a rules violation and get a golfer disqualified? I love would to be able to do that in other sports. I would be so watching the NBA every night and calling David Stern every 30 seconds.
I am so behind on "How I Met Your Mother" and "Big Bang Theory" watching this year.
Haven't seen him in a while, but there he was, "The Man" Anthony Bourdain on Top Chef All-Stars as a judge. Him and Tom Colicchio are two of the coolest guys around.
So the folks are home and Mom is doing some cleaning. Her dining room table looks like a bomb was dropped on it and left all this debris. It's the least of her worries she says.
Phantoms goalie Brian Stewart wins 3 straight games, wins player of the week and gets rewarded by being sent to Bakersfield of the ECHL.
Retiring Phlex and installment of video boards are the least of the teams worries. Ticket pricing, the sound system, continued locker room improvements and a lack prospects in the junior and college ranks who could develop into viable pros at the NHL level would be my top concerns if I were the Brooks group.
Who'd a thought that both the hottest pro coaching and playing prospect came from that football factory known as Stanford! So Cal and the entire SEC and Big 10 conferences must be having heart palpitations right now.
Between seeing the Eric LeGrand interview and Andrew Luck's decision to stay in school it made me believe that there are still some good things about big time Division 1 college athletics. Maybe like all good news stories, we don't see or hear enough of them
Finally, Cloutier goes out to Vegas this week and what was going on out there. Both the Consumer Electronics Show and the Adult Entertainment Expo. Pete still found the time to sit front of slots machine and play. I never knew he had that type of stamina...Leccese out.
As for Wild Card weekend in the NFL. I didn't watch either game yesterday. The results. Nobody and I mean nobody saw that coming. O.K, a lot of people thought the Jets would beat the Colts. How it happened? Nick Folk out Vinatieried Adam Vinatieri and kicked a game winning field goal as time ran out. Now for the Seahawks. Look, no matter how bad your record is if you win the division you play in, you're entitled to be in the play-offs. How did Seattle put up 41 on the Saints with no running game? Next weekend will be a different story. Seeing Pete Carroll on the sideline with a smile on his face after leaving So Cal and claiming he knew nothing of the violations and the Reggie Bush fiasco while in charge just rubbed me the wrong way. Sure you didn't know anything, Pete? You get a hefty pay raise to bolt to the NFL while the Trojans are put on probation. It was like in the 80's during Iran/Contra and George Bush claimed he didn't know what President Reagan was doing. You were the Vice President, how could you not know something went on!
Kind of ironic that Queensbury High cancelled it's Nordic Invitational ski race in advance because of a lack of snow and a day before the event was to take place, 12 inches of the white stuff fell on the area.
If the snow that we got was the heavy, moisture laden, wet type. I wouldn't have been shoveling.
I am this close to getting back on a treadmill. I miss being at the gym and taking Pump and Combat classes. The back is getting and feeling better and I only have to go for treatment at the chiropractor only once a week. 5 years ago I was there 3 times a week for 3 months. I was that messed up and out of alignment.
Only in golf can a viewer who is watching a Tour event on TV call the network, point out a rules violation and get a golfer disqualified? I love would to be able to do that in other sports. I would be so watching the NBA every night and calling David Stern every 30 seconds.
I am so behind on "How I Met Your Mother" and "Big Bang Theory" watching this year.
Haven't seen him in a while, but there he was, "The Man" Anthony Bourdain on Top Chef All-Stars as a judge. Him and Tom Colicchio are two of the coolest guys around.
So the folks are home and Mom is doing some cleaning. Her dining room table looks like a bomb was dropped on it and left all this debris. It's the least of her worries she says.
Phantoms goalie Brian Stewart wins 3 straight games, wins player of the week and gets rewarded by being sent to Bakersfield of the ECHL.
Retiring Phlex and installment of video boards are the least of the teams worries. Ticket pricing, the sound system, continued locker room improvements and a lack prospects in the junior and college ranks who could develop into viable pros at the NHL level would be my top concerns if I were the Brooks group.
Who'd a thought that both the hottest pro coaching and playing prospect came from that football factory known as Stanford! So Cal and the entire SEC and Big 10 conferences must be having heart palpitations right now.
Between seeing the Eric LeGrand interview and Andrew Luck's decision to stay in school it made me believe that there are still some good things about big time Division 1 college athletics. Maybe like all good news stories, we don't see or hear enough of them
Finally, Cloutier goes out to Vegas this week and what was going on out there. Both the Consumer Electronics Show and the Adult Entertainment Expo. Pete still found the time to sit front of slots machine and play. I never knew he had that type of stamina...Leccese out.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Killing gift cards and other weekend thoughts
Hi there and Happy New Year. I hope you enjoyed the New Year and haven't already failed in your efforts to keep your resolutions.
Most of the weekend seemed like a blur. I'm not a big New Years celebration type person and I had to be at the radio station at 4:30 New Years' morning, so I was in bed by 9:30. Friday and Saturday I was at one of 3 places. Home, the office and the Civic Center for the 2 Phantoms games. Sunday it was the post holiday clean-up. Trip to the landfill, exchange a gift, and write thank you notes to family members who sent me a gift and to the people who made contributions to the Operation Santa Claus charity auction.
The hardest part of my Sunday revolved around believe it or not...gift cards. I have this box that I keep them in. Besides the 9 new ones I received this Christmas, in this box were 11 old ones that had either expired or had small amounts on them that I didn't know how much. I spent 30 minutes online, typing in codes and getting the amounts, writing them on post it notes and sticking them to the cards. Yesterday, I mailed out 4 old expired cards to one local business and going to 4 other businesses killing their cards off. I also discovered in my card collection that my favorite places are Red Lobster and Panera Bread.
I'm going to the chiropractor Wednesday to have my back treated so I can workout and take fitness classes again pain free. By coincidence, I got this card in the mail from the place I used to go to offering me a free session. Not gonna happen.
On to other things. It was nice to see the Big Ten humbled going 0 for 5 in New Years Day bowl games. Upset Special wise, total loss except for TCU's win in the Rose Bowl. On a follow up note, Notre Dame did beat Miami in the Sun Bowl.
Come on Randy Edsall, leaving UConn for the Maryland job? You're kidding me right? Didn't like playing second fiddle to Geno Auriemma and Jim Calhoun now did you.
So the Pitt Panthers hire this guy to replace Dave Wannstadt and end up firing him after 2 weeks on the job because he assaulted a woman over the weekend. Brilliant. That goes down with Notre Dame's smart hire of George O'Leary from Georgia Tech who was found to had lied on his coaching resume a few years back.
The Browns fired Eric Mangini and does anyone care that he actually was fired?
Forrest Gump of the NFL, namely Eli Manning said he is not a 25 interception quarterback. You're half right Forrest. You're a 18 directly picked off and 7 tipped balls by your receivers that got picked off qb. Eli, remember when you throw the ball, the guys on your side have a lower case "n y" on the helmets.
A miracle has finally occurred. An Adirondack Phantom won AHL Player of the Week! I shouldn't complain though, the team is starting to play better and winning 5 of your last 7 is a nice roll considering the abyss the team is already in.
Has the Tournament of Roses parade folks started scraping the bottom of the barrel when Paula Deen was named Grand Marshall? Or is this something Jeff Foxworthy can use in his, "You Might be a Redneck" routine?
Was briefly depressed when I found out that both Shania Twain and Valerie Bertinelli re-married over the weekend. However my spirits quickly rebounded when Elizabeth Hurley announced she is back in the dating pool...Leccese out.
Most of the weekend seemed like a blur. I'm not a big New Years celebration type person and I had to be at the radio station at 4:30 New Years' morning, so I was in bed by 9:30. Friday and Saturday I was at one of 3 places. Home, the office and the Civic Center for the 2 Phantoms games. Sunday it was the post holiday clean-up. Trip to the landfill, exchange a gift, and write thank you notes to family members who sent me a gift and to the people who made contributions to the Operation Santa Claus charity auction.
The hardest part of my Sunday revolved around believe it or not...gift cards. I have this box that I keep them in. Besides the 9 new ones I received this Christmas, in this box were 11 old ones that had either expired or had small amounts on them that I didn't know how much. I spent 30 minutes online, typing in codes and getting the amounts, writing them on post it notes and sticking them to the cards. Yesterday, I mailed out 4 old expired cards to one local business and going to 4 other businesses killing their cards off. I also discovered in my card collection that my favorite places are Red Lobster and Panera Bread.
I'm going to the chiropractor Wednesday to have my back treated so I can workout and take fitness classes again pain free. By coincidence, I got this card in the mail from the place I used to go to offering me a free session. Not gonna happen.
On to other things. It was nice to see the Big Ten humbled going 0 for 5 in New Years Day bowl games. Upset Special wise, total loss except for TCU's win in the Rose Bowl. On a follow up note, Notre Dame did beat Miami in the Sun Bowl.
Come on Randy Edsall, leaving UConn for the Maryland job? You're kidding me right? Didn't like playing second fiddle to Geno Auriemma and Jim Calhoun now did you.
So the Pitt Panthers hire this guy to replace Dave Wannstadt and end up firing him after 2 weeks on the job because he assaulted a woman over the weekend. Brilliant. That goes down with Notre Dame's smart hire of George O'Leary from Georgia Tech who was found to had lied on his coaching resume a few years back.
The Browns fired Eric Mangini and does anyone care that he actually was fired?
Forrest Gump of the NFL, namely Eli Manning said he is not a 25 interception quarterback. You're half right Forrest. You're a 18 directly picked off and 7 tipped balls by your receivers that got picked off qb. Eli, remember when you throw the ball, the guys on your side have a lower case "n y" on the helmets.
A miracle has finally occurred. An Adirondack Phantom won AHL Player of the Week! I shouldn't complain though, the team is starting to play better and winning 5 of your last 7 is a nice roll considering the abyss the team is already in.
Has the Tournament of Roses parade folks started scraping the bottom of the barrel when Paula Deen was named Grand Marshall? Or is this something Jeff Foxworthy can use in his, "You Might be a Redneck" routine?
Was briefly depressed when I found out that both Shania Twain and Valerie Bertinelli re-married over the weekend. However my spirits quickly rebounded when Elizabeth Hurley announced she is back in the dating pool...Leccese out.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Saying Farewell to 2010 and the final batch of Upset Specials
Hi there. Well here we are on the verge of another new year and the chance for some renewed optimism. We'll start with the final edition of "Opie's Upset Specials!" Yup this is last batch as this is the final week of the NFL regular season. So far 2 for 3 with wins for Syracuse and the Bengals, Giants took the gas pipe and we have one unknown since Notre Dame won't play til later today. For this final week, another 4 pack. Pro pick one, Browns over the Steelers in Cleveland. Pro pick two, love the Dolphins who are 6 and 1 on the road but only 1 and 7 at home to beat the Patriots in Foxboro. Two Bowl Picks: TCU over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl and Michigan State over Alabama in the Capital One Bowl.
This was the first year in a long time that WWSC didn't broadcast any Grandstanders hockey and there was a good reason. Location, location, location. If the games were at the Civic Center we would have tried to do at least one day, but with the Phantoms home, the games were at the Rec Center. Besides being cold, the Rec Center is a logistical nightmare. With all the technological advances, you still can't get cell service in the building. That's a big strike against us broadcast wise. The occasional home game is O.K., but having to spend between 5 and 6 hours for the two games we would normally do is tough.
I want to comment on Brett Favre, but this is a Jenn Sterger free zone.
Heading back to the chiropractor for some treatment on my back, which is acting up again.
I didn't comment on this last week, but what am I gonna do on Saturday mornings when I get off the air at 9am and head home or to the gym for combat class? This weeks sign of the apocalypse came when I heard the news that my favorite personality on Bristol Tech radio, Erik Kuselias is leaving for of all places The Golf Channel. E.K. gonna miss you. Why couldn't you stay and permanently replace that guy who starred with Zach and Slater on "Saved by the Bell, the College years" who co-hosts the morning show. Oops, my bad, wrong Golic.
Note to Rob Botruck, voice of the Phantoms. When you go over the pronunciations of players names with Dan before the game, also go over the names of the ref and linesmen. You butchered one real bad Wednesday night.
Why would anybody want to drop Nicole "Snooki"Polizzi enclosed in glass ball to ring in the New Year? That's crazy. Dropping her on her head to ring in the New Year, now that I would pay good money to see that happen.
I've made my resolutions for 2011 and they are the usual. Lose weight and eat less and healthier. Save more money. Golf more. Make time to visit my family more often then just seeing them at funerals or weddings. Head down to South Carolina and relax for a couple days at the family compound on Fripp Island, and one more. I'm gonna try harder to ignore the people and stuff that surrounds me that drives me insane and not comment about it. Just keep my mouth shut, put my nose to the grind stone and work just a little harder and not be distracted.
Finally thanks to all you loyal readers for overall another good year. "The Greenhouse Effect" is just another diversion from life's daily grind. Looking forward to another crazy, up and down 2011 and hope you can join me on the e-ticket ride...Leccese out
This was the first year in a long time that WWSC didn't broadcast any Grandstanders hockey and there was a good reason. Location, location, location. If the games were at the Civic Center we would have tried to do at least one day, but with the Phantoms home, the games were at the Rec Center. Besides being cold, the Rec Center is a logistical nightmare. With all the technological advances, you still can't get cell service in the building. That's a big strike against us broadcast wise. The occasional home game is O.K., but having to spend between 5 and 6 hours for the two games we would normally do is tough.
I want to comment on Brett Favre, but this is a Jenn Sterger free zone.
Heading back to the chiropractor for some treatment on my back, which is acting up again.
I didn't comment on this last week, but what am I gonna do on Saturday mornings when I get off the air at 9am and head home or to the gym for combat class? This weeks sign of the apocalypse came when I heard the news that my favorite personality on Bristol Tech radio, Erik Kuselias is leaving for of all places The Golf Channel. E.K. gonna miss you. Why couldn't you stay and permanently replace that guy who starred with Zach and Slater on "Saved by the Bell, the College years" who co-hosts the morning show. Oops, my bad, wrong Golic.
Note to Rob Botruck, voice of the Phantoms. When you go over the pronunciations of players names with Dan before the game, also go over the names of the ref and linesmen. You butchered one real bad Wednesday night.
Why would anybody want to drop Nicole "Snooki"Polizzi enclosed in glass ball to ring in the New Year? That's crazy. Dropping her on her head to ring in the New Year, now that I would pay good money to see that happen.
I've made my resolutions for 2011 and they are the usual. Lose weight and eat less and healthier. Save more money. Golf more. Make time to visit my family more often then just seeing them at funerals or weddings. Head down to South Carolina and relax for a couple days at the family compound on Fripp Island, and one more. I'm gonna try harder to ignore the people and stuff that surrounds me that drives me insane and not comment about it. Just keep my mouth shut, put my nose to the grind stone and work just a little harder and not be distracted.
Finally thanks to all you loyal readers for overall another good year. "The Greenhouse Effect" is just another diversion from life's daily grind. Looking forward to another crazy, up and down 2011 and hope you can join me on the e-ticket ride...Leccese out
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Skyping Christmas, Upset Specials and other stuff
Hi there and Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Joyous Festivus and Holiday Salutations from the home office in Chestertown. First up on this Christmas Day is a stocking full of Upset Specials. 1 for 3 last time out with both the Vikes and Navy losing and the Jets winning. All right this week got a 4 pack for you. Two pros and two bowl games. Bowl game picks. Like K-State over the 'Cuse in the Pinstripe Bowl and the Golden Domers of ND over Miami in the Sun Bowl. For the pros, I haven't used my Giants upset special yet, so I'll take 'em over the Pack at Lambeau. My second pro pick is the Bengals knocking off the Chargers at home in Cincy.
I've made many strides in embracing technology this year. Got a new cell phone and I now text and take pictures using the phone. Bought a new car with sensors everywhere, I even managed to transfer points from 2 old Subway cards to a new one. Impressed yet? Now its Skype. My folks are in NC at my sisters and we are doing Christmas this year using video hook up on the lap tops. This thing is totally cool. What's next, we'll figure that one out at a later date. I guarantee it is not gonna be Facebook, so don't get any ideas.
I'm still trying to figure out what really happened in the last 8 minutes of the Giants/Eagles game. Did the Giants suddenly play that badly or did the Eagles all of sudden play that good and were toying with Big Blue the whole time?
Did we really need to see Rex Ryan and his wife on video talking about foot fetishes? How does this stuff show up and where do they find it? It would have been a lot funnier if Tom Coughlin was the one caught on a video with his wife. Since it is Rex Ryan, just seems like another normal day at the Jets offices down in Florham Park.
It's nice to know that the Mets are flying so well under the radar this off season that Norad and the Defense department can't detect them.
Let me get this straight. So these kids from Ohio State will be suspended for 5 games next year for selling and trading stuff they got for playing and winning in various games. They the traded stuff for services at a tattoo parlor! Body art for Christ sakes! Pathetic if you ask me. About 20 years ago, Rick Telander wrote a great book about college football called, "The One Hundred Yard Lie." I might have to read it again.
One more college note. A couple of Mississippi State basketball players got into a fight with each other in the stands watching another tournament game in Hawaii. I saw the clip and I don't whether to laugh or shake my head at it all.
No matter how much layering you wear and how warm you may think you may be, the Glens Falls Rec Center is one freakin' cold building to watch and broadcast a hockey game from.
Its been a couple of years since I last saw him, but when Joe Patterson's picture was shown in the Post Star upon the announcement of him becoming Phantoms coach earlier this week, I didn't even recognize him. I thought he looked kind of like one my co-workers who works Saturdays and no it is not Chip or Gonzo.
Enjoy your Christmas and Boxing day...Leccese out.
I've made many strides in embracing technology this year. Got a new cell phone and I now text and take pictures using the phone. Bought a new car with sensors everywhere, I even managed to transfer points from 2 old Subway cards to a new one. Impressed yet? Now its Skype. My folks are in NC at my sisters and we are doing Christmas this year using video hook up on the lap tops. This thing is totally cool. What's next, we'll figure that one out at a later date. I guarantee it is not gonna be Facebook, so don't get any ideas.
I'm still trying to figure out what really happened in the last 8 minutes of the Giants/Eagles game. Did the Giants suddenly play that badly or did the Eagles all of sudden play that good and were toying with Big Blue the whole time?
Did we really need to see Rex Ryan and his wife on video talking about foot fetishes? How does this stuff show up and where do they find it? It would have been a lot funnier if Tom Coughlin was the one caught on a video with his wife. Since it is Rex Ryan, just seems like another normal day at the Jets offices down in Florham Park.
It's nice to know that the Mets are flying so well under the radar this off season that Norad and the Defense department can't detect them.
Let me get this straight. So these kids from Ohio State will be suspended for 5 games next year for selling and trading stuff they got for playing and winning in various games. They the traded stuff for services at a tattoo parlor! Body art for Christ sakes! Pathetic if you ask me. About 20 years ago, Rick Telander wrote a great book about college football called, "The One Hundred Yard Lie." I might have to read it again.
One more college note. A couple of Mississippi State basketball players got into a fight with each other in the stands watching another tournament game in Hawaii. I saw the clip and I don't whether to laugh or shake my head at it all.
No matter how much layering you wear and how warm you may think you may be, the Glens Falls Rec Center is one freakin' cold building to watch and broadcast a hockey game from.
Its been a couple of years since I last saw him, but when Joe Patterson's picture was shown in the Post Star upon the announcement of him becoming Phantoms coach earlier this week, I didn't even recognize him. I thought he looked kind of like one my co-workers who works Saturdays and no it is not Chip or Gonzo.
Enjoy your Christmas and Boxing day...Leccese out.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Sunday Brunch, Upset specials and some random thoughts
Hi there. Shopping is all done, and I'm just enjoying some scrambled eggs and toast while killing time til the Giants/Eagles game. First order of business. Upset specials. Went 1 for 2 last week. Lost on the Da Raiders, won on da Dolphins. O.K. now for this weeks selections 2 pro and bowl game. First choice, Jets over the Steelers for no reason than they've never won in Pittsburgh, and there is a first time for everything. Well almost everything. Second upset special. Vikings over the Bears Monday night and the only reason why is they are playing that game at home outdoors. The way the Vikes used to play them. Now for a bowl pick. Navy over San Diego State in the Poinsettia Bowl on Thursday.
In looking over the bowl match-ups. Utah and Boise State who have 3 losses combined will play against each other in the Las Vegas Bowl Wednesday night, while a 7-5 Michigan team gets a New Years Day trip and a million dollar bowl pay off in the Gator Bowl against 8-4 Mississippi State. Huh?
Yes, I'm thrilled that the home game the Vikings will be playing at the University of Minnesota is outdoors. I think its great. And what's even better is they will be having their 50th anniversary celebration as well. The best cold weather team of all time was the Bud Grant coached Vikings of the late '60's and '70's.
I want to know the guy who went to a Las Vegas sports book and placed a crazy bet that a rookie quarterback from Fordham would make his first NFL start before Tim Tebow. He's a rich man now.
Note to all the Tim Tebow naysayers. Does the name Doug Flutie mean anything to you?
The UConn Huskies womens basketball team will play against Ohio State and try to tie the UCLA mens record of 88 straight wins. On any level that kind of streak is legit.
If Michael Vick is in so much debt, how come he managed to save enough money to buy a 90 thousand dollar Porsche as a gift for his finace and not tell the people he owes he did it.
Last Saturday 112 thousand fans crammed into Michigan Stadium to watch an outdoor college hockey game. You think that the NHL might be able to add 50 thousand temporary seats to Heinz Field for the Caps/Pens game on January 1st.
Last Saturday I also watched not one, but two must see sports documentaries. First up was "Lombardi" on HBO. Unbelievable. The second was on ESPN. I'm not calling them Bristol Tech this time. The 30 for 30 film "Pony Excess" on the SMU Mustangs of the 80's was just phenomenal! Yes, both of those films were that good!
So the Big Ten(who will soon have 12) is thinking of not naming its two divisions "Legends" and "Leaders" after all. I was listening to the radio the other day and someone suggested the "Bo" and "Woody" divisions. Sure, I'm all in favor but only if Michigan plays in the "Woody" division and Ohio State is in the "Bo" division. My sick, perverted mind loves that one. Besides when I think of the name Bo, Schembechler doesn't come to mind first. The last names of Jackson, Diddley and Duke are ahead of him on my list.
I wonder if HBO is having second thoughts of doing that "24/7" series on the Outdoor Classic now that the Caps have lost 8 in row.
This weeks sign of the apocalypse. The NHLPA has named Don Fehr as its new executive director. I'm convinced that Don Fehr, to get even with all the kids who picked him last all those years ago is trying to ruin all of pro sports. First he messed up baseball and now he's getting his grimy little fingers into hockey. I would never call for a lockout or not play a season, but I were Gary Bettman, I would definitely consider it now that Don Fehr is leading the players.
The Phantoms finally win 2 in a row and the Christmas break comes and they don't play for a week! Talk about bad luck.
Finally, I thought it couldn't get any worse than Train's "Hey Soul Sister." It has and it comes in the form of a song by the Plain White T's called, "Rhythm of Love." Leccese out
In looking over the bowl match-ups. Utah and Boise State who have 3 losses combined will play against each other in the Las Vegas Bowl Wednesday night, while a 7-5 Michigan team gets a New Years Day trip and a million dollar bowl pay off in the Gator Bowl against 8-4 Mississippi State. Huh?
Yes, I'm thrilled that the home game the Vikings will be playing at the University of Minnesota is outdoors. I think its great. And what's even better is they will be having their 50th anniversary celebration as well. The best cold weather team of all time was the Bud Grant coached Vikings of the late '60's and '70's.
I want to know the guy who went to a Las Vegas sports book and placed a crazy bet that a rookie quarterback from Fordham would make his first NFL start before Tim Tebow. He's a rich man now.
Note to all the Tim Tebow naysayers. Does the name Doug Flutie mean anything to you?
The UConn Huskies womens basketball team will play against Ohio State and try to tie the UCLA mens record of 88 straight wins. On any level that kind of streak is legit.
If Michael Vick is in so much debt, how come he managed to save enough money to buy a 90 thousand dollar Porsche as a gift for his finace and not tell the people he owes he did it.
Last Saturday 112 thousand fans crammed into Michigan Stadium to watch an outdoor college hockey game. You think that the NHL might be able to add 50 thousand temporary seats to Heinz Field for the Caps/Pens game on January 1st.
Last Saturday I also watched not one, but two must see sports documentaries. First up was "Lombardi" on HBO. Unbelievable. The second was on ESPN. I'm not calling them Bristol Tech this time. The 30 for 30 film "Pony Excess" on the SMU Mustangs of the 80's was just phenomenal! Yes, both of those films were that good!
So the Big Ten(who will soon have 12) is thinking of not naming its two divisions "Legends" and "Leaders" after all. I was listening to the radio the other day and someone suggested the "Bo" and "Woody" divisions. Sure, I'm all in favor but only if Michigan plays in the "Woody" division and Ohio State is in the "Bo" division. My sick, perverted mind loves that one. Besides when I think of the name Bo, Schembechler doesn't come to mind first. The last names of Jackson, Diddley and Duke are ahead of him on my list.
I wonder if HBO is having second thoughts of doing that "24/7" series on the Outdoor Classic now that the Caps have lost 8 in row.
This weeks sign of the apocalypse. The NHLPA has named Don Fehr as its new executive director. I'm convinced that Don Fehr, to get even with all the kids who picked him last all those years ago is trying to ruin all of pro sports. First he messed up baseball and now he's getting his grimy little fingers into hockey. I would never call for a lockout or not play a season, but I were Gary Bettman, I would definitely consider it now that Don Fehr is leading the players.
The Phantoms finally win 2 in a row and the Christmas break comes and they don't play for a week! Talk about bad luck.
Finally, I thought it couldn't get any worse than Train's "Hey Soul Sister." It has and it comes in the form of a song by the Plain White T's called, "Rhythm of Love." Leccese out
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