LA Dodger Fans Developing A Bad Reputation
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Manny Continues to Alienate Boston
Last Thursday I told you about the Franciscan Hospital for Children in Boston auctioning off a 1967 Lincoln Continental that they received as a gift from former Red Sox left fielder/enigma Manny Ramirez. Ramirez donated the car to the hospital with the intent of them selling it to raise money for the hospital, and that's what they planned on doing.
Of course, then Manny got traded to the Dodgers and left behind a lot of Red Sox fans who were quite bitter about the way he left...
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Matt Stairs Loves Having His Ass Pounded
Last night was a pretty wonderful night to be Matt Stairs. As Lackey went over earlier, Stairs has always been a productive player in the bigs -- you don't get so many jobs with so many different teams if you suck -- but due to his limitations on defense, he's generally toiled in the shadows.
So you know when Matt sent that moonshot into the right field bleachers on Monday night, it had to be one of the greatest moments of his life...
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Barack Obama Is All About the Phillies
Et tu, Barack?
Apparently the state of Pennsylvania has become very important in the campaigns of both Barack Obama and John McCain as they both run for President. Last week Sarah Palin was in Philadelphia to drop the puck at the Flyers home opener, and now this week Barack is saying that he's rooting for the Phillies to win the World Series....
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Monday, October 13, 2008
Peacocking It
Well, I've been holding on to this news for awhile now, but I've finally gotten permission to announce it here.
I've accepted a job writing for NBC Chicago, as they've decided to completely revamp their website, and for some reason they thought that I could help. Yep, that's right. Somehow, some way, I'm now working for a major television network. I almost feel like I should start wearing pants when I'm writing now.
I've actually been writing articles there for a few weeks now, but they weren't available to the public as we were just getting the site ready, and wanted content up there. I'm also not doing it alone, as I'm joined by my fellow FanHousers Eamonn Brennan and Michael David Smith, along with Yahoo!'s Maggie Hendricks.
What I'll be doing there is essentially the same thing I used to do here: covering Chicago sports. Whether it's the Bears, White Sox, Cubs, Bulls, Blackhawks, whoever. I'll be writing an article on Monday nights, Thursday nights, Friday nights, and four on Saturday.
As is the norm, I'll be linking to each of them from here.
Finally, I'd like to thank all of you who come here to read this little site of mine. If it wasn't for you all taking an interest in my idiocy, none of this would have ever happened for me.
Oh, and of course I'd like to thank John Ness for hiring me. Best boss I've ever had.
Evan Longoria Apologizes to Dominicans
Earlier this month Evan Longoria did an interview with David Brown over at Big League Stew, and for the most part it seemed pretty harmless and humorous. There was one question that Evan did answer though that caused quite a stir in the Dominican community when he was asked which Ray should never sport a mohawk.
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Seven Rays Fans Arrested After Game Two
You can say what you want about Tampa Bay Rays fans, they don't support their team, their love of cowbells is annoying, their mohawks look stupid, but you can't say they're an unruly bunch. The most trouble I'd ever heard of a Rays fan getting into was that kid who got suspended for sporting one of those ridiculous mohawks.
Of course, this all could just be a result of the fact that there are usually only a couple thousand people in attendance, and the constant losing tended to sap those fans of any energy they had...
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Dickie V. Isn't a Fan of Manny Either, Baby!
With Manny Ramirez still in the postseason with the Dodgers, and his former team taking on the Rays, Mr. Ramirez has been quite the topic of conversation in baseball lately. Some people are remembering how great a player Manny is now that he seems to care again, and then there are others who are more focused on how Manny orchestrated his way out of Boston.
Tim McCarver was one of the latter, calling Manny's actions "despicable." Well, while that seems a bit harsh, Mr. McCarver is entitled to his opinion. Besides, who cares what Tim McCarver thinks...
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Pete Rosth Ith Not a Fan of Lithpth
Even though Pete Rose is persona non grata in MLB, that doesn't mean fans from all over the country still don't love the guy. Yeah, he gambled on baseball and proceeded to lie about it for years, but he was still one of the greatest hitters to ever play the game.
Which is why so many people show up to collectibles shows and other events featuring Rose to meet one of their childhood heroes, and maybe get a picture or an autograph. Of course, there's one Pete Rose fan who is probably wishing he never met his hero right about now...
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Bobby Valentine Wants to Come Home
It seems that everytime there's a managerial opening in baseball during the winter, the name Bobby Valentine comes up as a possible replacement. Ever since he left the New York Mets in 2002, Bobby has been across the Pacific Ocean managing the Chibe Lotte Marines, but that hasn't stopped his name from popping up in various places. Of course, it hasn't come to fruition because Bobby is still in Japan.
Well, it looks like Bobby has had just about enough karaoke and crazy television game shows...
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Saturday, October 11, 2008
Hank Steinbrenner Is Still in Charge
Were you under the impression that Hank Steinbrenner wasn't calling the shots for the New York Yankees right now? Maybe you were thinking that Brian Cashman and Hank's brother Hal were the ones who made the decisions, and Hank was just the one who said stupid things in the media.
Well I've got some news for you. You're a know-nothing piece of crap and Hank Steinbrenner doesn't have the time to waste on your insignificant existence!
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Barry Bonds Gets Some Good News
We now interrupt our playoff programming to bring you an update on baseball's greatest villain: Barry Bonds.
In case you forgot about it, Barry Bonds is getting ready to go to court as part of that whole BALCO investigation we used to hear so much about. Bonds faces possible jail time if he's found guilty of perjury for lying to the grand jury during the investigation, but he did get some good news on Friday...
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Thursday, October 09, 2008
Why You Shouldn't Mock a White Sox Fan
While White Sox fans and Cubs fans argue constantly over which team is better, and why the other team sucks so much, we still interact with each other as well. We're friends, and like friends tend to do, we make fun of each other. We also place bets with one another on whose team will fare better.
That happened between one Cubs fan and a White Sox fan earlier this season, when two neighbors made a friendly bet before the White Sox and Cubs squared off for a three game set at Wrigley...
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Who Wants to Own Manny's Lincoln?
If you wanted to, you could say that ever since Manny Ramirez joined the Los Angeles Dodgers he's been carrying the entire team. Or, if you want to use a metaphor that fits better in the context of this story, you could say he's been driving the entire team through the postseason. They cruised past the Cubs in the NLDS, and now they're hoping they can beat the Phillies to the finish line and get to the World Series.
If that happens, there's a good possibility that the Dodgers will be facing Manny's old team...
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Mike Scioscia Defends His Suicide Squeeze
Looking back on game four of the ALDS between the Angels and Red Sox, there's one clear moment during the game that we can blame the Angels loss on. That would be the suicide squeeze Mike Scioscia called for from Erick Aybar in the 9th inning with Reggie Willits on third and one out. As we're all aware of by now, things didn't work out too well, and Scioscia has been catching plenty of heat for it.
Well, after a few days to reflect on the season and think about that game and his decision...
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