Seriously. Did You Boo Shea Weber?

Went to the Red Wings – Pedophiles game on Sunday with my lovely wife and two friends.  Good times!  I was disappointed that the Wings lost, but it was a good game and I really enjoyed myself.  Some have suggested that the Wings dominated the game.  I agree, to an extent.  The Pedophiles didn’t just dominate the first period, they thoroughly dominated it.  The Wings looked like they were playing in sand, while Nashville was skating gracefully on the ice.  Once the second period started, the Wings actually started to skate and play hockey.  I just wish the officials would put the whistles in their pockets and let them play.
 
I was not one of the 19,000+ who were booing Shea Weber each and every time he touched the puck.  I didn’t boo him when he scored the Pedophiles first goal.  Nope, I didn’t boo him even though he seems to be public enemy number one in Detroit right now.  Why did I not boo him?  Because he is a free agent at the end of the season and there is nothing I’d like to see more than for him to put on the sweater with the winged wheel next season.  If that happens, I’m guessing those 19,000+ will suddenly become hypocrites and no longer boo him.
 
I think it’s a slap to the face of Tiger fans for Jim Leyland to put Brandon Inge as designated hitter.  As I said on Facebook yesterday, Inge couldn’t hit water if he fell out of a boat.  I’m guessing maybe Leyland thought he was penciling Inge in at DH – Doesn’t Hit, rather than DH – Designated Hitter.  What other excuse could there be?
 
I long for the day when the crawl on ESPN says “Minnesota Twins have claimed Daniel Schlereth off waivers from the Detroit Tigers”. 
 
I had my first Five Guys burger yesterday afternoon on the way home from the Wings game.  It wasn’t just a burger; it was a religious experience, like Heaven on a bun.  Of course it was soon followed up with the realization that I’d have to drive to Beast Lansing if I wanted another, as that’s the closest one to me.  WTF??  Why can’t we have a Five Guys in GR?  Seriously, it’s one of the three best burgers that I’ve ever had.  Don’t ask me what the other two are, but I know this was one of the top three.
 
What do Kenn Michael, Maureen Flanningan, Brice Beckham, Jeremy Licht, Christine Lakin, Josie Davis and Keith Coogan have in common?  Before you answer, say it with me; WHO???  Apparently these former child stars have all banded together as “Child Celebrities Opposing Kirk Cameron” to take aim at the controversial remarks made by Cameron.  Surely this has to be some sort of a joke.  Right?  I’m guessing that’s a nice way to say “our fifteen minutes was up, so let’s get back in the news”.  Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying I agree with Cameron, but it makes me laugh that these seven clowns are all banding together.  My guess is that 90% of the American population could not pick any of them out of a police lineup.
 
Finally, Lana Del Ray and Axel Rose? 

2012 Baseball Predictions

It’s opening day for the 2010 MLB season. With that, I present to you my predictions for the winners and losers this year.



AL East: Tampa, New York, Toronto, Boston, Baltimore

AL Central: Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, Kansas City, Minnesota

AL West: Los Angeles, Texas, Oakland, Seattle



NL East: Miami, Atlanta, Washington, Philadelphia, New York

NL Central: Cincinnati, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Houston

NL West: Arizona, San Francisco, Colorado, Los Angeles, San Diego



AL Wild Cards: New York, Texas

NL Wild Cards: Atlanta, San Francisco



AL Championship: Tampa over Detroit

NL Championship: Arizona over Atlanta



World Series: Tampa over Arizona



AL MVP: Evan Longoria

NL MVP: Joey Votto

AL Cy Young: Dan Haren

NL Cy Young: Madison Bumgarner

AL ROY: Matt Moore

NL ROY: Zack Cozart

Autograph of the Day 3/30/2011

Hey! Welcome back. I got a new autographed item that I wanted to share with you today. I found a couple of Red Wings tickets from a playoff game that I went to a couple years ago. For some reason, I decided to send them to Brian Rafalski at the JLA and see if he would sign them, since he was featured on the face of the tickets. Well guess what? The signed tickets came back to me today! They are going to be a great addition to my collection.



For the record, I also sent a pair of tickets to Jimmy Howard, but have not gotten those back yet. I'm hoping that with his downtime this week he will be able to catch up on that type of stuff.

By the way, if you ever decide to do this with any of your game tickets, be sure to send a self addressed stamped envelope along with your autograph request!!

Go Red Wings!!!

Hi Mr. Ciccarelli

Greetings one and all. Welcome back. Yesterday, 01/16/11, I packed my wife and son, along with a brother in law and sister in law, in to the Chevy and made a trip to Sterling Heights to meet one of my hockey heroes. No, not Basil McRae. It was Dino Ciccarelli. He was doing an autograph signing at DC Sports in the Lakeside Mall.

Dino could not have been friendlier to Benjamin. My little guy walked up to him and said "Hi Mr. Ciccarelli", as we had practiced. He then went on to tell him how much he loved hockey and that he got to go on the ice and play. It was then that Dino told him to come around to the other side of the table to get his picture taken with him. Holly had the iPhone 4 camera going, and here is the picture we got of Benjamin with Dino -



Now, as I mentioned, it was an autograph signing. Not only did I get the item I wanted signed, but Dino asked Ben if he could sign his jersey! How cool is that? I paid to get my autograph, but Dino asked Ben if he could sign his jersey!



Benjamin was on cloud nine after Mr. Ciccarelli signed the jersey. He told me he wants to keep it forever. Good kid!! I knew I was bringing him up right.

As for me, I did get a jersey number signed by Dino. I also bought an 8X10 picture to frame with the jersey number. Here's a picture of it. Not the best, as it's already behind glass and you can see glare and shadows on the picture. But, unless you come over to see it in person, it's the best you're going to get!



That's all I've got for now. Unfortunately, DC Sports didn't have any cards for me to open. I have bought a few on EBay so as soon as they get here I'll let you see them.

Monday, June 14. Here Is What Is On My Mind.

I really thought Ted Lilly was going to get the no hitter against the White Sox. Oh well.

Is Guns N Roses a first ballot inductee to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame? I guess it'll depend who else comes on the ballot that year, but I might be inclined to vote yes.

Is listening to Sweet Home Alabama in Alabama on your bucket list?

Did you see the season finale of The Office? Michael asked the new owner to bring back Holly to the Scranton office and she said she'd see what she could do. OK, I would totally veto bringing Holly back if it were to mean the demise of Toby. I like Toby. He cracks me up.

Has there ever been a worse Tiger than Ryan Raburn? I mean seriously. This dude must have pictures of Jim Leyland in compromising situations, or something. He's freaking awful. He can't hit, can't field, can't bunt and can't pitch. Why is he on the team?

big thumbs up to the Target brand (Market Pantry) Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars. Very peanut buttery!!

I'm starting to reach the "I don't care any more" state on this Tom Izzo to the Cavs stuff. Maybe that's his plan? Keep putting it off longer and longer hoping that more fans will stop caring...

I'm getting a new phone. The iPhone 4 is coming out on June 24. Pre-orders start Tuesday, June 15. I cannot decide what to do. Do I go in on the 15th and pre-order it, and have it Fed-Ex'd directly to my house on the 24th, or do I go wait in line at the store on the 24th... Ugh!!! I hate not knowing what to do. I think the only issue I have with pre-order and having it sent to my house is potential shipping issues with Fed-Ex.

I'm Back!

Worst song ever is "The Warrior" by Scandal

Looks like this year is the best group of contestants ever on Next Food Network Star. If you're not watching it, you should start. Good TV. Sunday nights at 9:00 on Food Network.

Ken Griffey Jr. is the best baseball player to never play in a World Series. Rod Carew, Ernie Banks & Stephen Strasburg are close behind.

Congrats to the Blackhawks on winning the Stanley Cup. Now it's time to break them up. Hello, Chicago. This is the Salary Cap calling...

How Many Peppers Would A Culpepper Pepper If A Culpepper Could Culpeppers?‏

I think Steve Phillips' biggest issues is the fact that she was nasty ugly... I, for one, enjoyed his work on ESPN and will miss his insight. Harold Reynolds, Sean Salisbury and not Phillips. Maybe it's the curse of the network?

Think the Red Wings will be sellers, rather than buyers at the trade deadline? It's possible, but do they have any parts to sell that other teams would be interested in? Would anyone give up anything for Bertuzzi, Williams, Rafalski, Draper or Maltby? Could anyone else on the team be had for the right price?

Why is Daunte Culpepper the starting QB for the Lions? I realize that Matt Stafford is hurt, but why Culpepper over Drew Stanton? Does someone think Culpepper is going to lead the team to the playoffs? Why not see what they have in Stanton. He can't be any worse than Culpepper.

I'm finally over the MSU loss to Iowa last Saturday. It was crushing, but I do believe that brighter days are ahead for the Spartans. I'm hoping they take out their frustrations on Minnesota this weekend. As for Iowa, I hope they build off the victory and run the table. I'd love to see them playing for the national championship come January. Maybe they could give Alabama a good game and make the Big Ten proud.

Has there ever been a worse song than "The Fixer" by Pearl Jam? Wow... what a tragedy that song is

It still amuses me that UPS uses a song by The Postal Service in their commercials.

Here is a sure sign of the Armageddon. I'm in five fantasy football leagues this year and am sporting a combined record of 13-21-1 after seven weeks. Ouch!! I'm better than that. I put too much stock in Matt Forte, and he's been a bust.