Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
Friday, May 9th, 2008
5:10 PM Ben: wanna go see santana on saturday afternoon? i have a ticket
seat's not great
but it's free [I frantically search Pollstar and Santana's web site, wondering why I don't know about a Santana concert happening on a Saturday afternoon in or around New York City. I am baffled.]
5:12 PM me: where at?
Ben: upper tier i ...
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Friday, April 18th, 2008
When Bob Sheppard says, "please join Kate Smith as she sings 'God Bless America'", should we all...
...kill and bury ourselves, since in order to "join Kate Smith," we would have to be dead?
...feel bad for Bob Sheppard, because at 97 years old, his dementia causes him to live in a ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
Two Happy Meals from McDonalds
The Ingredients for a Twelve-Egg Omelet
A Blowjob from a Whore in Montreal (tip not included)
A Full Pitcher of Beer at Cheapshots
Five Rides on the New York City Subway (that are more enjoyable than standing in line at the concession stands waiting for a beer)
Two 16-ounce beers ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
There was baseball today, in case you didn't know. And, like, regular season baseball... none of this exhibition crap. Therefore, I am completely and utterly useless today. I cannot function after sitting in a sports bar for three hours before work.
I didn't drink, for the record. But I probably made a ...
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
We'll hear about the billions of dollars in lost productivity at work because of March Madness for the next few days (even though it's a myth), but I'd just like to point out that CBS is encouraging it with their March Madness On Demand system:
And what appears when you click on the ...
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
In case you haven't heard, the New York Giants won the Super Bowl. Congratulations and all that. See? I may be a Patriots fan, but I'm not a sore loser.
Normally, a victory parade is scheduled a couple of days after a team's victory. In the case of the Red Sox this ...
Posted in Politics, Sports | 45 Comments »
Monday, February 4th, 2008
SEE NO EVIL... - This morning, I made it almost all the way to work without being reminded of the fact that the Giants won the Super Bowl last night. Then, just 20 feet from the front door of my office, a car drove by, honking its horn, with "NY ...
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Call them the New York Giants.
Do not call them the New York Football Giants.
The New York Baseball Giants have not existed for more than half a century. Not only is the baseball-versus-football distinction unnecessary, but more than two-thirds of the people in this country weren't even alive when the New York Baseball Giants played. ...
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Friday, January 4th, 2008
BEST GOOGLE SEARCH TERM USED TO FIND MY BLOG: people who have sex with sabres players. For the record, I have never had sexual relations with Maxim Afinogenov, but I will admit... he does have a pretty cool name.
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
Sorry for all the MTA Fare Hike news today, but that really just grinds my gears.
So, to all those looking for something non-specific to New York City today, here it is:
I was in Brooklyn on Friday night, and decided to scroll through the on-screen program guide to see what was ...
Posted in TV & Film, Sports | 1 Comment »
