Don't you judge me!

I spent all day cleaning out my rooms since because this will be the only time in August I'll have a free day... and LOOK WHAT IS IN MY EMAIL?!

ravensgurl211: FINE FLOWERS BLOG:

Amy Marella of Hidden Garden floral Design in L.A. added her magic to an all-white color scheme, using two textually different blooms, white roses and white gardenias for the wedding reception of Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jeff Weaver and Jillian Malnofiski at the Ritz Calrton in Marina del Rey, California.
Ulkie: hee! a pole!
ravensgurl211: hehehhehhee!!!!!
ravensgurl211: I am so so pleased
ravensgurl211: and a Pole in California!
ravensgurl211: so rare! Like a hummingbird in Maine in the winter!
Ulkie: LMFAO

Also, lol. He's not a Brewer anymore. but, that's okay! Now I know the timeline of when they got married ("hey, listen, you probably aren't going to make it to the majors ever again, let's just say fuck it and get married while you still have money, mmkay?") to stalk and find pictures of Jeff in a suit.

They've obviously never found David Cone's old house in Greenwich online. Like I totally just did. This intrigues me, because now that he has a little one, I wonder where the hell he's living. I hope it's Northern NJ, only because a) this means when I become a teacher, my likelihood of having David Cone walk in for Parent-Teacher conferences are higher, and b) because I think everyone should live here because it's awesome and so I can stalk.

Anyway, google stalking also found me this beautiful picture of him in 2001 in a Red Sox uniform.

Oh, the reason I'm researching this at 3 AM, besides my insanity, is because I'm on a mission (from God /blues brothers) to find as many pictures of David Cone at the Old Timers Game with Boomer that I can, but, so far, I just found this one. Does anyone know where besides Yahoosports (has nothing) that would have pictures of him?

Also, I wonder if there is a way to find out how many Cone cards have been made over the years. I want to know, because I finally ran out of room in my David Cone shrine for all my baseball cards. But, I want that Boston one with the sunglasses (I already have the one at the lower left hand corner and it's my favorite because of the cocky grin <3]

This picture of David Cone and John Franco might seem cute, but, really, Franco's reaching into Coney's backpocket to steal his wallet.

Also, I can book David Cone to be a speaker at a function. Does; "in Sarah's bedroom at 4 AM" sound like a good enough function?

I mean, just look at him.

OH SHIT. (it's small enough, I'm pretty sure, not to fuck up your f-list if. It does, tell me and I'll fix):

(thanks to sheep_mambo for the link): Jose Reyes ties the knot (WITH PICTURE~!!!).

As I bitched to Rya I really, really hate the wording. She was his "acquaintance"?! WTF. How about fiancée? lady? mother of his children? childhood sweetheart? So much better sounding and still all correct than "acquaintance, oh, that he suddenly married." I'm not even in the mood to write another 5-paged paper about that, but, oh trust me, it's going into my mental file for when I write Lastings vs. Reyes Part Dos.

(Which does reminds me, offspeed, if you still want to see my paper on Sandy Koufax, I can email it to you)

So. The announcing team? Is Al Leiter & Cone~!!!!111 .... and Kay, hah, but, yeah. I love Leiter's voice for real, not for the fangirlism reasons that I love Cone's. I've also decided that the reason I like Cone's voice is because he talks like David Wright. Now, let's never discuss that again.

Beckett vs. Joba = awesome.

Awwwwwwwwwwwww. So. Firstly? I love that everyone in Fenway stood up and didn't stop clapping for Papi returning. But? But. Pedro Martinez's dad died of brain cancer (last) week/this week. And, Big Papi has on his helmet "RIP #45" for Pedro's dadddddddy. Awwwwwwwww </3333>And then Melky got a good catch. Unlike most people (mainly Yankee fans, not even the Red Sox fans! hahah no wonder I hate Yankee fans), I actually don't mind that Melky isn't hitting very good, well, or often. Because he makes nice catches and while he doesn't have an amazing throwing arm ..... .. .... .. it's still better than Damon's arm, LMAO

Hahahahahhahahah. Mocking Al Leiter being hyper, awesome. Anyway, they're saying that Beckett used to be even more hyper than Leiter when he was on the Marlins as a rookie. That frightens me slightly, LOL.

Heeeeeeeee. Cone enjoyed Boston the city very well. And heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee they showed Cone pitching that one year for Boston! OMFGGGGGGGGG. Sorry. I swear, I'm not a fangirl.

Also, ahhahah talking about how when Boomer was a Red Sox, he couldn't go out and "enjoy" his "occionsional" time out at "night" because Red Sox fans are so intense, lol, so he learned how to use the DVD player at his house <3.

LOL Michael Kay enjoys Giambi's facial hair far too much, yo.

So, I love Cone as an announcer because he's talking about pitcher stuff. Apparently, and it makes sense, when there are people on base for Tek, especially Derek Jeter who ALWAYS steals signs when on second <3, Tek is using hand gestures and stuff instead of using his fingers to tell Beckett where the location is. This way, it's harder for Jeter or whoever on base to break the code of what pitch is coming up. And now Leiter is talking about how if a catcher is dumb enough to yell or give signs then the catcher deserves to have his codes broken. "Or if they use a camera in center field!" - Cone. And then they both laugh <3.

According to offspeed; Joba sings at around 8:49.

Cone is talking about how Tek is going to have to decide if he really, really wants to stay in Boston or if he wants to try and find another team. Like Cone did. Slightly different reasoning though, Coney. But, I'll let you pretend.

LOLOL Tek threw out Melky. Coney couldn't do something like that in his last Yankees year. Also, I still hate Pedoria. It's a random hate, but, it's there.

hahhahahah. Fenway Park was "created" or whatever on April 20, 1912. Hahhahahahahahaha. Awesome.

What. What. We're getting Nady again? Or was he a Met? I think he was a Met. Wow. I guess -- according to Kay he doesn't suck as hard anymore now that he's playing for the Pirates. Which, I think I remember from last year too, but still.

Cano almost got hit in the face, fweee, nice.

Hahahaha. Cone talking before he's supposed too once they came back from commerical. "-- His family owns a bunch of diners in Queens!" ... now, I totally want to know what they were talking about.

LMMFAO. This is the 2,000th game between the Red Sox and the Yankees.

Dammit Cone, don't talk positively about Pedrioa! He's the only Red Sox I hate without a reason (I hate Youkilis because he's a douchebag. That's a reason, and a good one).

You know, I bet, this being the 2,000th game and all, that about 95% of them were all won by 1 or 2 and/or all lasted 12+ innings.

DAVID CONE IS DRIVING TO COOPERSTOWN. DO YOU UNDERSTAND. DO YOU UNDERSTAND OMDG OMDFOMFDOSFJASHDJASHDJ DAJHADSJHDADKSJDJh JKSAHDJKHKJ

Cone, after Kay was talking about A-Rod and I-Rod and all the -Rod; "Michael K-Rod!!"

Mmmmmm. They are talking pitching again. Beautiful.

Honestly, hahahha, I marked out for the Joba vs. Ellsbury matchup. I am so, so, very sad.

From yankeesfans: And in the red corner...He weighs in at 220 pounds, but 15 of those pounds are accounted for by his mesmerizing chin hair...He does not only beat his opponents, he actually scares them in to submission with looks that not even a mother could love...While he moonlights as the first baseman for the Boston Red Sox, his makes most of his living as an angry pirate...His salary is paid in doubloons, and he insists that his opponent tried to hit him on multiple occasions...Tonight...he looks to settle the score. Ladies and gentlemen...KEVIN...YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUKILIS!

LMMFAO. Apparently Cone vs. Leiter (NL) happened once and Cone remembers it perfectly.

Cone gave up a homerun to a pitcher once: "blonde haired..." hahha because that's the important part.

Wooo! Stolen base for Damon. Good job, Johnny <3.

Beckett looks tired as hell in the dugout, waiting to come back out and pitch. Which is odd since he looks so angry normally.

HAHHAHAH JOBA THREW AT YOUKALIS. hahahhahhahhahhahahhhahahhahah hahhaha nice.

Warning to both teams <3.

LMAO. They showed that Beckett was ready to run the fuck out and attack after the hit. Nice.

Cone thinks it was Joba letting a ball get away from him. Who knows if he's just saying that to say that though <3.

God, I love this series.

Cone likes that Joba gets better as the innings go on. In fact, he sounds almost giddy over it. heh.

Woah, when did Javier Lopez become a Red Sox?

Also, hahhah Farnsworth is up in the bullpen. Fear him.

Moose and Joba are talking while leaning on the railing.

Yay, if, a big if though, Kyle doesn't fuck up, Joba'll finally get a win.

Richie Sexton is #39 now. And hahahahahh Kyle said FUCK really loud. Oh Kyle, this is why ... this is why ... this is why you suck <3.

Awesome. Good job Mo. As Kyle glares from the dugout with his glasses that make him even more hiliarious looking.

My mom changed the channel in the middle of Cone talking because Edge is on his knees in front of Vickie. I love how my mom knows me so well <3.

Bottom of the 9th, fwee! Mo v. Papi. Thankfully, a still hurt Papi.

Good job Abreu. one out.

Richie Sexton looks so fucking strange in a Yankees uniform. y/y.

Hi JD Drew. I can't find you sexually attractive today. You understand.

Damn! Lowell is going crazy!!! I wish they'd re-show what it looked like from above. I think that just means it probably wasn't a good pitch, LMMFAO, and thusly would make Lowell right. And lol I love the crowd chanting bullshit.

Strike 3! Okay. JD Drew, you were really nice to look at and I would do naughty, naughty, naughty things to you. Ahhhhh, there, I got that out.

My raging horomones aside, that was a nasty last pitch by Mo. Nasty in the good way, lol, I agree with Leiter, the one before the last pitch was kinda shitty but the call still went in our way.

NEXT FRIDAY IS ANGELS VS YANKEES, dammit Rya! you pick a bad weekend to show up, haahhahhahahaha. <3333333333333333.

cobrasnaps is in the middle of writing something that blows my "End Of The World" fic out of the water and then some. You should all bow to her. And watch out for the zombie creatures. Holy fuck. Oh, why should you bow to her? Because I cried while writing Heart and Soul but, this! This. This is even worse. It will be posted in fictionallica by the morning. Yeah. I know what the name is. Sadly, I don't question my internet wife's insanities, mainly because she writes stuff like this~!

Weaver looking to rekindle his pitching career
Pitcher reunited with Radinsky
By David Briggs
NEWS SPORTS REPORTER - Updated: 07/07/08 9:34 AM

Jeff Weaver was a junior and the third starter for Simi Valley High in Southern California. Scott Radinsky was the team's iconic pitching coach, returning to his alma mater as he battled Hodgkin's Disease.

Working together every day, the 17-year-old and the Chicago White Sox reliever formed an unlikely friendship in 1994.

"I kind of got more personally attached to him than I did the other two guys [ahead of him] because they were always pitching," Radinsky said. "He was more like a project, and the coaches just said, 'Do whatever you want with him.'"

( yeah, I was shocked Jeff Weaver had friends too. Don't worry. )

Anyone willing to drive to Scranton with me in August? Bueller, Bueller...?

Less humorously, Ryan Church is still suffering .... something with his head.

Worried Ryan Church is headed for more tests
BY ANDY MARTINO
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Sunday, July 6th 2008, 10:20 PM

PHILADELPHIA - Ryan Church slumped on a stool in the Mets' clubhouse Sunday morning, his shoulders hunched and his eyes glassy. The tangle of emotions - anger, fear, relief - combined to make him feel exhausted.

Concussions have been the unwelcome theme of his season, and after Saturday's migraine, the subject isn't going away.

In fact, it will now intensify: the Daily News has learned that Church was likely headed to New York after Sunday's game to be examined. Church did not play in the 4-2 win over Philadelphia, and now he's poised to miss even more time - after spending much of June on the disabled list with post-concussion symptoms. His season seems in question.

This latest round of concern began when Church left Saturday night's game in the eighth inning with dizziness. He phoned Anita Wu, the neurologist at New York Hospital for Special Surgery who has been treating him. Wu told Church his symptoms were consistent with the migraines he has experienced since the ninth grade, and Church was relieved. "I called my wife (Saturday) night and told her I was glad it was only a migraine," he said early yesterday. "She started laughing, like, 'You used to hate migraines.'"

But relief had turned back to fear and frustration after Sunday's win, as Church, appearing distraught, quickly left Citizens Bank Park without speaking to the media.

Church has suffered two concussions on the field this year, the first on March 1 during spring training and the second on May 20 against Atlanta. After continuing to experience effects of the second injury, he went on the DL June 10. He returned last Sunday and started every game until Friday, when he complained of fatigue. Church also felt tired in San Francisco in early June, the week before the Mets shut him down.

At that time, the Mets were criticized for relying on Church to decide whether he could play after the second concussion. Jerry Manuel said yesterday that the team would no longer allow the patient to dictate treatment. "I'm just going to take it out of his hands," Manuel said.

"It's so frustrating," Church said, shaking his head while pointing to it. "I'm fine, except for this."

With Adam Rubin

Simi Valley's Jeff Weaver is hoping to get back to the majors
By Rhiannon Potkey
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/08/minor-setback/

Jeff Weaver's baseball future was teetering on the edge.

As a senior at Simi Valley High in 1994, Weaver decided to try out for the baseball team and was in danger of being the last player cut.

But pitching coach Scott Radinsky saw something in Weaver during their bullpen sessions, and convinced head coach Mike Scyphers to give Weaver a spot on the roster.

( Damn him )

Reyes, Keith Hernandez argue on team charter
http://theropolitans.com/2008/07/jose-reyes-and-keith-hernandez-nearly.html

The New York Post reports that Jose Reyes and mustached announcer Keith Hernandez had to be separated on the Mets' team charter on Sunday night.

Fuck. Yeah. Honestly. We know whose side I am for that fight. Reyes should've beaten the black Hair Dye For Men off of his damn head. And then go back to hitting triples and having a better average than most of the Mets. Oh. I'm sorry. That's what he's been doing almost all season and most of last season, right? Right.

"He got his point [across] and I got mine," Reyes, when asked to describe the confrontation, told The Post before he drove in three runs in the Mets' 11-1 victory over the Cardinals last night. "I'm not too happy with the way he's been talking."

Of course, this so far has only been in the Post (and broadcasted on the local NBC sports). So who knows if it's really true, but, I hope it was. Keith has been talking shit about Reyes all season (last season too). And I'm still not all right with Keith's "warrior mentality iz better!" over the Church concussions.

Poll #1217914
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

What do you use for virus scans on your computer?

do you pay for it / Is it free?

How happy are you with it?

17 has turned 35
I'm surprised that were still livin'
if we've done any wrong
I hope that we're forgiven
Got a few kids on my own
And some days I still don't know what to do
I hope that they're not laughin' too loud,
when they hear me talkin' like this to you...

That's when sport was a sport
And groovin' was groovin'
and dancin' meant everything
We were young and we were improvin'
laughin' laughin' with our friends
Holding hands meant so much, baby
Outside the club cherry bomb
Where our hearts were really thumpin'

( the important part is not cut just for the fact that David Cone is probably one of the smartest men in baseball and I'm not just being a fangirl )

Over the past 16 seasons, the only time the Mets outdid the Yankees was in 2006, when they advanced deeper in the postseason. But Cone, who debuted the year after the Mets won the 1986 World Series title, remembers when they owned the city.

"I know you have to go back to the late 80s, but it wasn't a Yankee city when I started here," Cone said. "It was the Mets'."

Cone gave the mediocre Mets hope that they can revive that enthusiasm and grab a bigger slice of the New York market.

"If the Mets win, people will come out of the woodwork," Cone said. "I've seen it happen."

Cone said Derek Jeter, his former teammate, attracted the younger fans to the Yankees. When Jeter was a 22-year old rookie in 1996, he fearlessly powered the Yankees to their first title in 18 years. The kids who were becoming fans at that time and in subsequent seasons could relate to Jeter, Cone said.

Just after Cone made his point, a 34-year old in jeans and a blue shirt glided past him.

"What's up Coney?"

"Hey, Jete," said Cone, responding to the man he credits for developing a chunk of the Yankees' fan base.

But Cone stressed there are enough fans to support both teams in New York. It might be a Yankees town now, but Cone said that baton of power can shift.

"There's a still sleeping giant in New York called the National League fan," Cone said. "There are a lot of people who followed the New York Giants that are still alive. There are a lot of people who still consider New York a National League city."</blockquote> Hah. So. From people who don't know-know me. I am not a Mets fan. I am a Yankees fan, but, I grew up in a Mets fans household (and the few other aunts & uncles and grandpa who did watch baseball were all Mets fans except for one and one long dead family member). And, haha. Yes, Coney. It was Derek Jeter who suckered me in, not just from a 'oh he's cute!' standpoint, because yes I am one of the few people in the world who will still admit to totally loving his ugly little 'fro he had for the first couple of years, but because he was so snazzy and awesome and could actually hit. Sure. I'd go on and tend to love the defensive jobber-esq guys more (Polish Doug, Tino Martinez, Knoblauch, Spencer, etc.) but myself and other people my age know who first got many of us 'in' to the Yankees either for the first or more time.

Also, as the parents of Mets fans, I tend to know a lot about the Mets and also like Cone says, the amazing amount of bandwagon fans who suddenly pop up are amazing. Like the prior year when the Mets were doing good, good, .... zomg giant meltdown and all the new (and yes, old) fans were having freakouts and shit. The older fans bounced back quicker. You know why? Because this is the Mets and except for that time in the 80s and a little bit of the Bobby V. time (not even in 2000, but, moreso in 1999) the Mets aren't used to winning. It scares them and they go back to sucking soon after.

Speaking of;
http://faceoff.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/30/question-15-oh-ollie/

Why is it that David Cone, from the Yankees' broadcast booth, can see the flaws in Oliver Perez's mechanics, and the previous and current Mets pitching coaches can’t?

Or is it this simple: That Perez can only pitch well when he's near perfect, because as soon as runners get on base he will collapse pitching from the stretch?

Whatever, I maintain the answer from a prior question. He has way too much arm for the Mets to give up on him, and it is up to Jerry Manuel and Co. to make him the pitcher he was on Sunday more often.

Exactly. Perez is like Kevin Brown to me, except, I like Perez as a person way better (for one thing, I don't think Perez would ever kill me in a rage. Can't say the same about Kevin Brown). Even the Mets announcers admit to his seemingly split personality, saying that 'today Good Ollie showed up instead of Bad Ollie' and other things.

You know what made me angry as hell? When they start talking about Perez = a young Sandy Koufax. This omnipresent "they" being the media, and sometimes not just the Mets beat writers either. Firstly, the reason for this is that a) he's been tipping his pitches. And has been working with stopping that. Which is good. Koufax had the same problem and after he fixed it, he became amazing. b) the "Perez is an 'enigma' factor" comes into play and Koufax is the original Batman-esq enigma.

I have a problem with this because the reason Koufax was really wild and crappy as a young pitcher was because he spent his first ... I'll say 4 years, it might be less, on the team in Brooklyn pretty much doing nothing and barely ever pitching (this was before baseball cared more about pitchers and would work with them off to the side if they weren't getting off the bench to practice) either because the manager didn't like the baby-bonus Jewish kid or because he didn't like rookies in general and felt more comfortable with veterans (a common complaint even today. Joe Torre. Willie Randolph/Omar). Once he started pitching regularly, he became the amazing pitcher he's known for nowadays. Perez has been on the Mets everyday roster for 2 years now. And is still amazing .... ly inconsistent. They probably won't trade Perez though. This is the same organization that had motherfucking Steve Trachsel until 2006. And I can only hope that Perez gets better at times when it's not a major game or his mother is in the audience (the past two Mothers Day, he got the win, LOL) because as we know, I like pitchers and want (most of them) to do well.

Speaking of, the latest brohahahahha over Jose Reyes is insane to me. But, Keith Hernandez is insane, so it works? I don't know. Personally, I don't understand the veteran players dislike of emotion or "baby-like behavior" that the newer kids have. Joba's first pump, Lastings Milledge's slapping fans hi-five, Reyes (being Reyes), hell, even when people bitch about Manny Rameriez. He might act like a goof (actually if you ask my Race & Ethics Teacher that's just him playing into the stereotypical role that society gave him) but he still gets shit done and when he's not moody (god forbid a player not be happy and cheerful and "golly gee, I sure am happy to be here!" David Wright-esq 100% of the time!) he honestly looks like he's excited to be playing the game of baseball. I love gritty, hard-nosed players but that gets boring after a while (plus, being "blue-collar" is such a bs thing in baseball nowadays anyway). Especially if players are all: "win-win-win at all costs, rawrr!!!!!" I'd rather see someone excited to be playing because it makes me more excited to be seeing them.

Anyway, the Reyes drama isn't about him slapping fans five but I still wanted to bitch. Reyes got angry at himself (or Delgado, either one I wouldn't have minded) and Keith & the newspapers are going off at how he's such a baby and disrespectful and blah blah blah. Personally, I always say that sometimes Reyes cares more about the Mets than the Mets care about the Mets. But. Really. Very few people ever said the same thing about Paul O'Neill's temper tantreums. Was it all right because Reyes had the temper tantrum (and his other one last week) on the field and that's a no-no, but because O'Neill kicked the shit out of water coolers in the dugout, that O'Neill was correct in his anger? I mean, that's bull-fucking-shit and I was the biggest O'Neill fan growing up (I think I just like heels, ha). Is it because Reyes isn't in his 30s like O'Neill was? Is it because O'Neill was a "veteran player" by the time he played for the Yankees? Is it something different? Either way, I do think Reyes should grow up a little bit more but this has been a crazy couple of months for the team. I'm not going to completely fault Reyes (who last year started to suck after carrying the team on his bony little shoulders for most of May and June) for his "little kid" attitude.

Two more random things, I love how Jered Weaver's been pitching since 2006. Yet, almost 70% of the google alerts I get for Jeff Weaver are people calling Jered, Jeff.

Also; Dear Sandra, here is your horoscope for Monday, June 30:

You've got a million different possible ways to say what you need to say today -- so pick the one that makes you happiest. Someone is waiting to hear from you, so you need to make it kind of snappy!

(is it sad that I know Pedro's middle name? No. It's sadder that I can't use my lone Pedro icon because it's not winter yet)

ESPN.com:

But the day wasn't a total bust thanks to Pedro Martinez. To keep from falling asleep, I kept track of the five most entertaining things the always-unpredictable hurler said in his outside voice, either to members of the media, teammates, or, most wonderfully, himself.

5. "How can I talk about the subway series when I've never taken the subway in my life?"

4. "I think everybody would starve if I cooked."

3. "I love Chipper Jones. ChipperChipperChipperrrrrrr. That's what I say when he's out there playing third, and he says, "Shut up, Pedro." I hope he hits .400, even if I have to give up a few home runs with no one on."

2. "Baseball. Wooooooo!!!"

1. "Ned Yost: Brewer for life! Ned Yost: Brewer for life!"

So. Sure, I'm probably going to fail my midterm tomorrow because, yeah, I kinda got distracted looking for John Maine's brother. And sure, stuffity, FAILURE. But! I had to share this (with people who aren't my poor Rya):

I was looking stuff up through B.A.T. (Baseball Assistance Team)'s site. Pretty much they help former baseball players who might have fallen on bad times. I found out about this because of David Cone helping out former Met, Barry Lyons after Hurricane Katrina. Kind of like what Coach Mike Ditka is doing for football players (see paying attention to the news is important, ha), but, I think B.A.T. has slightly less empthasis on players being hurt because of baseball ... since, you know. It's sponsered through MLB, ha. But, as long as Dusty Baker isn't on the committee of people, it should be okay for the soon-to-be-broken pitchers.

Anyway, the history out of the way ... for more history? I think so! The official B.A.T. page: Advisory Board: Sandy Koufax.

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! hehheheh! The enigma lives, kinda like Bruce Wayne in a way. <3.

Okay, back to failing!

I'm not as bad as I had been, but I'm still a little feverish-y from the allergies. So, I guess I can be forgiven for saying out-loud: "Oh goody!!!! .... Oh, wait maybe I shouldn't say that.." when I saw this article; Concern about concussions - Baseball has a growing headache in Da Star-Ledger. Since I'm cleaning out my sisters computer, I was able to convince my mom to buy me a book off amazon, so, yes, Virginia, I'm finally getting that Chris Nowinski book, Head Games- Football's Concussion Crisis.... There's also a website to go along with it.

One of my biggest reasons for not liking football for a long time (you know, before people made it rain in strip clubs or shot each other in the face) was the fact that even as a kid, I kinda knew that there was something not quite right about a sport where one of the objects of the game is to hit each other as hard as you can. Of course, later on, we'd have Eric "Bobblehead" Lindros in hockey and Scott "hit that Bobblehead one too many times" Stevens as well as countless others -- but that is what also made me leery of all sports for quite some time.

Now, mind you, I love a good fight like the next blood thirsty animal ... for example, when I woke up this morning, I cheered like crazy for Dana Patrick going to kick some dumbass ass. Dumbass square? Whatever. You get the idea. I'm not opposed to random skirmishes and fights. I love Stevens, David Clarkson, and my poor Cam Jansen, but, at the same time, I'd rather see a fight in hockey than a hit. There's been times I've even winced at Jagr's head bouncing off the side of the rink, so you know, lol, that I really dislike the entire idea of attacking the head.

Oh, and about the Ryan Church article? Yeah, the article was written on the 22nd... Willie said he wasn't going to rush Church back in. Church played in yesterdays game (the 25th) while in the high-altitude of Colorado ... and Keith & Gary were even talking about how Church got sick on the plane ride over. So, yeah, "won't rush him in" my fucking left nut. Now, I don't even like the anti-semantic guy that much (this is a lie. I kinda do. But, I still feel loyal to Shawn Green's adams apple), but that doesn't matter. You don't send a guy who had his first ever concussion in his career and than another one a few days after that, back out to play! He's still a human~! Hell, I even bitched when they were sending Mike Piazza out with his concussions and anyone who knows me and my baseball, knows that if I had my 3 Justifiable Homicides, Piazza would always be in the running for the Top 3 somehow.

LOLOL. So. Now. As some of you know, I'm not a big fan of the fact that after sports stars win games, they dance around in alcohol and smoke cigars because I don't like either of those two things. But, I do love pictures of them doing so because a) alcohol is wet and b) cigars involve throats and I have a strange fascination with Shawn Green's adam's apple ...... throats.

Well, I guess hoity toity places don't like cigars either. Case in point: ( A tale of two David Wright & Jose Reyes pictures.  )

Also, for offspeed, Mets Rookies including baby!Vance Wilson and for me, baby!Jose Reyes, heh. Also, I don't remember who Jason Phillips is, but he's purty. And everyone knows Ty <3333.

Also, this website is freaking anti-semantic, because there are no picture/posters of Koufax!!!!!! ...Okay, I just wanted to see some hot old school pictures, leave me alone and let me be sad that it's not 1961 anymore =/

Patrik Elias & UNICEF pictures.

Please answer truthfully and I promise, for once, I won't make fun of you for your answers. It's for a somewhat scientifical poll. No one will see the answers but me, so, again, be truthful, yeah?

Poll #1171752
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None

Where do you live?

What other sports are you knowledgeable about?

Do you know who Jackie Robinson is?

Do you know why Jackie Robinson is important?

From WWE.com: The Make-A-Wish kids, who have serious life-threatening illnesses, traveled from across the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland as the very special guests of WWE. They were treated to a fantastic weekend of private autograph signings, a pizza party at Universal Studios hosted by WWE Superstars John Cena, Chris Jericho, Mickey James and Mick Foley.

I laughed.

afdjadklfakjdhfkjHKDJHJSKADHKJHASDKJHASK DJKASHDKJASHDJKASKJDH /trinny speak. HOLY DAVID CONE FUCK. (mmmm David Cone fuck)

Yankee Greats Take Pen in Hand
Yankee and baseball legends will be in New Jersey this Saturday and Sunday signing autographs and chatting with fans. But be sure to being your checkbook. In addition to the entrance fee, there are charges for various autographs as well.

The Crown Plaza Hotel in Secaucus will host the 2 day event, which has a ton of Yankees greats and not-so greats. One day admission is $10, 2-day will set you back $18.
The 1998 team is celebrating the 10th anniversary- could it really be that long?- of that special season. David Cone, Homer Bush, Chad Curtis, Chili Davis, Joe Girardi, El Duque, Rickey Ledee, Ramiro Mendoza, Graeme Lloyd, Jeff Nelson, Tim Raines, Luis Sojo, Shane Spencer, and coach Don Zimmer are expected to be in attendance on Saturday.

Sunday will see Paul O'Neill, Mike Stanton, Daryl Strawberry, and coach Chris Chambliss.

Newly elected Hall of Famer Goose Gossage is expected to be at both days of the show. Tracey Stallard, who gave up Roger Maris' 61st home run, Hall of Famers Bob Gibson, Dick Williams, and our favorite guy Bobby Murcer will also be among those attending. Oddly, the only current Yankee expected to be there is Wilson Betemit.

Click here for all the details:

You will be able to place a ticket order until Thursday, January 24th at 12:00pm.
After that time you will only be able to purchase tickets at the event. (OF COURSE, I FIND OUT TONIGHT, BUT AT LEAST I DIDNT FIND OUT ON FUCKING MONDAY)

SHL Deluxe Members: You MUST phone your order in. Your discount cannot be applied via the internet ordering system.

This ordering system is for TICKETS ONLY. No mail orders will be accepted via the internet ordering system.

I'M CRYING FOLKS. SERIOUSLY, CRYING. LIKE. OMFG. OMFG. OMFG. OMFG. OMFG. OMFFGDKFFHJHFDJ.

I COULD GET HIM TO SIGN THAT NEWSPAPER I HAVE, BUT THATS CRAZY TALK. IT NEEDS TO BE LAMINATED FIRST. YES. THIS IS CRAZY TALK. OMFG. OR MY TWO BOOKS OF SCRAPBOOKERY. OR MY DAVID CONE BOOK. OR MY DAVID CONE BASEBALL CARDS (hahahhahahhahahh like the Red Sox card, hahhaha, but that's silly, I only have one of those. Probably one of the 10,000 Mets I have). OMFG. OMFG . SDAJKDHSAJKHDKJASHDJKSAHAJKHSADKJH.

http://www.mab-celebrity.com/c-132-yankee-pride.aspx

David Cone
1998 New York Yankee
12:30pm-2:0pm
Balls or Flats - $79.00
Cap, Equip, Bat, Jersey - $109.00
Inscriptions - $20.00 THATS MY KINDA PRICE RANGE (also, I don't have a spare baseball laying around ........ or $79)

PS: SHANE SPENCER $5. MY POOR WASP BABY. OMG =/ I'll bring my (unfinished) scrapebook of him too, just because I feel bad. omfg. omfg.

This is the NY Media, so, of course, people are going craaaazy and inciting mass hysteria over Chuck Knoblauch "disappearing" (one person who shall remain nameless was having a freakout because "first Heath Ledger, now this?!" (and was serious, btw, because Chuck's a hermit who hates the media, etc.etc)

Peter Abraham a "well-respected" Yankees journalist was being snarky. And finally, someone with a brain replied to his post after 67 other comments of stupidity. And you all have to suffer this because, well, this is important to me, dammit.

Paul
January 24th, 2008 at 9:22 am
Pete -- Service of Process or a Subpoena can be hard when the person you're trying to find is ducking service, since the subpoena has to be actually delivered to the actual person. As a private lawyer, when I've been able to devote resources 100% to finding and serving someone, this can take lots of time and be very frustrating.

Knoblauch (along with the rest of the world) knew a subpoena was coming in advance. The US Marshals have lots on their plate already and probably can't devote anyone full time to hunting down Knoblauch. They've probably visited his home a few times and some other places he usually can be found at, but that's all they can do.

In my experience, US Marshals are dedicated and professional people. I'd be surprised if the Marshals were doing anything other than their best under the circumstances.

Pete, you're a good, fair-minded, and interesting guy. Why don't you (with the resources of your newspaper behind you) try to hunt Knoblauch down? If you find him before the Marshals do, then maybe you can critique the Marshals' performance - taking into account that they have other assignments as well. If you won't, then I think it's as unfair for you to call out the Marshals as it would be for me to go through everything you've written, single out all the wrong trade calls you've made, and conclude that you don't know one end of a baseball bat from the other.

All the best, and BTW I've really enjoyed the guest blogger month

(HEY LOOK. A GUY WITH A MOTHER FUCKING BRAIN. OMFG. BAN HIM FROM THE BLOG!!)

Cute Andy Phillips picture for Amy

Icons of:
x hockey x
x Jeff Weaver x
x football x
x Random x
x My Name Is Earl x
x Buffy The Vampire Slayer comics x
x Sinfest x
x humor x
x Divas x
x Wrestling x
x slash and het pairings x

Give credit to ravensgurl211 and beware - there's a picture of Billy Gunn being kissed. Ew, hah. Oh. And I guess beware of slash? Not Slash. He's cool with everybody.

( give it up )

I try not to post in LJ too early in the day because I really hate filling your f-list full of shit that no one but me cares about.

BUT THIS IS SOMETHING OTHERS CARE ABOUT OMFG CHUCK CHUCK!!! CHUCK!! (ps:::: knobby_alive, cough, cough)

Knoblauch Ends Silence About Report From Mitchell
By THAYER EVANS
Published: January 11, 2008
HOUSTON — In his first public comments since the Mitchell report was released last month, the former Yankee Chuck Knoblauch said on Thursday that he was not angry about being named in the report, although he did not explicitly admit that he had used human growth hormone, as the report asserts.

According to the report, Knoblauch and his former Yankee teammates Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte were all drug customers of Clemens’s personal trainer, Brian McNamee.

Pettitte has admitted taking H.G.H., while Clemens is engaged in an intense public campaign disputing the report’s allegations that he used both steroids and H.G.H. Yet until Thursday, Knoblauch had not been heard from, the mystery man in what has become a national drama.

All three players, who between them won nine World Series rings with the Yankees in a period extending from 1996 to 2000, are expected to appear together at a Feb. 13 hearing before a Congressional committee investigating Clemens’s denials. Each of the three players is to give sworn depositions to the committee before the hearing is held.

As Knoblauch, who will turn 40 in July, stood on Thursday in front of his spacious home in a Houston suburb, he appeared physically fit and almost oblivious to the uproar the Mitchell report has created. Dressed in a 2002 United States Open tennis T-shirt, blue jeans and tennis shoes, he declined to comment on the report’s allegations that he began using H.G.H. in 2001, his final season in the Bronx. He said he had not talked to Clemens or Pettitte, both of whom live in the Houston area.

“I have nothing to defend,” Knoblauch said. “I have nothing to hide at the same time.”

He described the Mitchell report as “crazy” and “interesting,” and added that what actually bothered him about being mentioned in the report is that “I’ve got nothing to do with any of that, I mean, any baseball.”

“And I don’t want anything to do with baseball,” he added.

As Knoblauch spoke, he still seemed a safe distance from a story that will soon involve him. About 1,400 miles away in Manhattan, two federal law enforcement officials met for several hours with McNamee and his lawyers to discuss the Clemens-McNamee situation. Clemens and his lawyer, Rusty Hardin, have taken aim at McNamee, charging that he lied to Mitchell’s investigators when he said he injected Clemens with steroids and H.G.H. on 16 occasions.

McNamee signed a deal with federal officials to tell Mitchell the truth or face legal consequences, and those officials and Mitchell continue to support McNamee’s version of events.

Meanwhile, Pettitte, Clemens’s longtime friend, has acknowledged using H.G.H. for two days in 2002, in line with McNamee’s allegation. And then there is Knoblauch, who will be at the Feb. 13 hearing, too, although he said Thursday that no one on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform had contacted him yet, even though the original hearing was set for next week.

“I read my name in the paper and see it on the news, but I haven’t heard a word,” Knoblauch said. “I’m supposed to be somewhere, but I haven’t been told where to be.”

Asked if he will talk to the committee, Knoblauch said: “Yeah, if I have to do that, then what are you going to do?”

Philip M. Schiliro, the chief of staff for the committee, said the panel has left multiple telephone messages for Knoblauch to invite him to the hearing.

The panel’s inability to reach Knoblauch would almost seem to fit with the enduring image he created in his decade as a major league player. Although he was named the American League’s rookie of the year with Minnesota in 1991, won a championship ring the same season, and won three rings in four seasons with the Yankees as a player who could hit and steal bases, he will be remembered as the second baseman who forgot how to throw to first.

The problem began in his second season with the Yankees, in 1999, and grew worse. In 2000, a Knoblauch throw sailed into the first-base stands at Yankee Stadium and struck the mother of the broadcaster Keith Olbermann in the face. One of the simpler things in baseball — a throw many fans could pull off — had become a nightmare for Knoblauch.

By 2001, Knoblauch was playing left field. A year later, he was finishing out his major league career with Kansas City, retiring at the relatively young age of 34.

On Thursday, he did not voice any regrets. “I love baseball,” he said, “but I’m not trying to get a job in baseball. I don’t have any friends from baseball. Baseball doesn’t control my life anymore.”

Asked about his hobbies, he said he was too busy for them because of the time demands imposed by his 3-year-old son. He owns a condominium in Houston and a home outside the city. Until the Mitchell report, he was living so below the radar that the Yankees did not know where to find him.

But soon to come his way are questions from Congress about his baseball career, his time in New York, and, no doubt, his relationship with Clemens and McNamee. Whether he likes it or not, he is being drawn back to the spotlight.

“Mad about it? No,” he said. “You know what? One of my strongest characteristics is not really caring what people think. I’m living my life. It’s not going to change my life one way or the other. You know, I’m not trying to get in the Hall of Fame. I got one vote though.”

Knoblauch did have one request. “Don’t tell anybody where I live,” he said.

Duff Wilson contributed reporting.

Subject: Jeff Jarrett!
Themes: 1-100; 1-50 themes; 50-100 regular.
Credit: Pictures from my own personal caps, TNA Wrestling.com, The Original Jeff Jarrett (fansite), Ebay, www.mainevent.com, April Hunter's website (NOT WORK SAFE), PWI scans, WCW's site and glorious google images.
Notes: Should you use them, please credit ravensgurl211, woot, besides that enjoy!
Notes #2: Thanks to Bya Brooks for the cap to number 97 and beunydd for the tutorial for number 86.
Notes #3: Featuring: Miss Elizabeth | Debra | Gail Kim | Dolly Parton | Mae Young | Jeff's grandmother | Miss Jackie | Owen Hart | Jerry Lawler | Jay Lethal | Alex Shelly | Road Dogg | Eric Young | Monty Brown | HBK | Marty Jannetty | Christian Cage | Samoa Joe | Vince Russo | Mike Chioda

( there's still tomorrow - forget the sorrow )

Yes, I know the table is fucked up, but, hey, at least its not fucking up you're friends-page, right?

( Heroes spoilers and insane working out of the plot )

Wow, I think too much. Anyway.

Me: holy crap!
Ulkie: hm?
Me: nikkie roxx is polish
Me: Nicole Raczynski (born April 19, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name, Nikki Roxx.
Ulkie: hah!
Ulkie: your world is complete, isnt it
Me: hahahhahahaha yes
Me: and she was trained by Killer Kowaski, because what polish parent wouldn't trust a name like that?
Ulkie: LMAO
Ulkie: <3
Me: "Mom, I'm going to learn to wrestle!"
"I don't know...."
"But, his name is Kowaski..."
"OH! Find out if he knows Janzuz and Luka Kowaski from Market street!"
Ulkie: HAHAHA

I made a mention of Jubilee in the Heroes rant, so, of course, my mood needs to be "jubilant." It's the only way, you understand?

Samoa Joe, Senshi, and Mike Tenay pushed for TNA to use Amazing Kong. Mantel is also said to be a proponent of hers.
- ewrestlingnews.com & prowrestling.com

Mike Piazza watched Sunday's completion of the historic collapse and told the San Francisco Chronicle, "That's going to be really rough to turn the page on. I'm definitely not envying being there right now. I don't know what to say. I know the fans are devastated and there will be a lot of frustration right now. Wow."