COMMENTS FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY - MIKE IN DA - OCTOBER 13, 2010

COMMENTS FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY!


Written by: Mike in DA
Date posted: 10/13/2010


FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY ARCHIVES: FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE!

1. Great Moments in Cleveland Sports History: "The Shot"- Cavaliers vs. Bulls  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07X9MxoL3YI&feature=player_embedded)


2. Office Scooter Race (http://www.videobash.com/video_show/office-fun-fail-3254)


3. Know the Rules (http://www.videobash.com/video_show/crazy-football-play-2917)


4. And that classic National Anthem at the hockey game(http://www.videobash.com/video_show/national-anthem-3801)




REDS AND BENGALS FANS WERE MAYBE A LITTLE TOO COCKY!

The following was an HMW headline on September 30 (http://sheltonmedia.blogspot.com/2010/09/hmw-congratulates-cincinnati-on-winning.html):

HMW CONGRATULATES CINCINNATI ON WINNING NL CENTRAL, BUT DON'T EXPECT TO SIP ANY MORE CHAMPAGNE AND DON'T GET TOO COCKY ABOUT YOUR BENGALS YET!




Since the above picture was taken, (1) the Reds were swept by the Phillies (3-0) in the NL Division Series, which means no more champagne and (2) the Bengals lost to both the Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Bucs and are currently 2-3, which happens to be the same record as the St. Louis Rams.


NL CENTRAL: IT’S STILL COMEDY CENTRAL!

In 1997 when the Astros won the NL Central with an 84-78 record, the division was dubbed, “Comedy Central” by some. Well, it’s 13 years later, but “Comedy Central” still sounds like a perfect nickname for the NL Central.


Including their being swept in the NL playoffs by the Phillies, the Reds finished their season with a disgraceful record against opposing teams with a winning record. The Reds’ final record was 17-36 (.321) against teams with winning records. And the fact that the Reds won the NL Central shows the lack of quality within the NL Central Division:


The Cardinals imploded during the last two months of the season.


The Cubs and the Brewers were never factors in the division after the All-Star Game.

The Astros and the Pirates were irrelevant as soon as the season started.









WHERE ELSE WOULD YOU EXPECT TO FIND A PETE ROSE FAN BUT AT A LAS VEGAS SPORTSBOOK JOINT?

BRENT IS A STEROIDS SUPPORTER!

In a story that was briefly touched on by local sports talk last week, Brent Musburger addressed a group of journalism students last Tuesday at the University of Montana in Missoula. Musburger grew up in Billings, MT, so he can be considered a "native son", which is probably he got an invitation to speak there.

Musburger made some minor news in that address when he suggested that perhaps it was time for professional sports to accept steroid use as a form of acceptable behavior on the part of athletes.

That position is controversial and a bit edgy to say the least, but there is a very good reason why professional sports are not ready to do accept steroid use yet. There is the issue of illegality involved here and professional sports leagues cannot put themselves in the position where they encourage or accept the committing of illegal acts.

That would hardly be an advantage for those times when the leagues seek some kind of favorable legislation from the Congress or some kind of favorable ruling from a court somewhere. You  would think that Professor Brent would realize that.



2011 SPRING TRAINING PRIORITY FOR THE BRAVES?

How much emphasis should the Atlanta Braves put on fielding grounders, catching pop-ups, and throwing the ball into the same area code as the first baseman during spring training next year? I don't remember a playoff team fielding so poorly; a couple of the Braves’ errors in their final two games against the Giants would have been routine plays for Bellaire High School infielders.


FLUB OF THE DAY!

Speaking of the Giants-Braves playoff series, Bob Allen (Channel 13 – KTRK – Eyewitness News) gave the final score of the Giants-Braves playoff game on Monday night. He then mentioned that the game was Braves’ manager, Bobby Cox' last game as a manager, since he is retiring.

Allen said that Cox was 69-years-old and was with the Braves organization for 51 years. I find that hard to believe, especially since Cox came up through the Yankee minor league system, then played a couple of years (1968-69) with them, and then managed and coached in the Yankee organization (1971-77). He also managed the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982-85.


Cox was actually with the Braves for 29 years: manager from 1978-81; GM from 1986-90; and manager again from 1990-2010.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SMITH AND WESSON!

It was a couple of months ago today that local sports talk mentioned that RB, Glen Coffee, left the SF 49ers to join the ministry. I remember reading at the time that he wasn't certain just what form his ministry might take nor how he would pursue the means to get it started, but that he was sure that God had a plan for him and that he would simply follow the plan. Based on events of last week, God’s plan for Mr. Coffee is not one that you would characterize as a “textbook example” of a calling to the ministry.
















Coffee was arrested in Fort Walton Beach, FL, after being stopped for speeding when police found a loaded and cocked gun in his glove compartment. Coffee told the cops he is a self-employed motivational speaker. Apparently, he’s spreading not only the gospel of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Peter, but also of Smith & Wesson.

INVASION OF THE RED ROWDIES (AKA "MASS ESCAPE FROM THE ASYLUM")!

The Houston Rockets hosted open auditions for the 2010-2011 Red Rowdies at Toyota Center last Saturday (10/9). As in the past several years, individuals, groups, and assorted wackos were given 30 seconds using props and costumes to be as outrageous, rowdy, creative, and loud as possible. A celebrity judge panel was on hand to select the participants who showed the most Rockets pride through their performance. The grand prize is full season tickets to all Rockets home games for the 2010-2011 season and to be a Red Rowdy.

Below are some of the entrants:



STATS OF THE DAY

1. The Jacksonville Jaguars have scored more points so far this season than the New Orleans Saints.


2. The Detroit Lions have scored more points so far this season than the Green Bay Packers.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, WHOEVER THE HELL YOU ARE!

Question: What do the following  people have in common - Thomas McClary, Kevin Cronin, David Hidalgo, Matthew Sweet, Jacqueline Obradors, Amy Jo Johnson, Emily Mortimer, Lamman Rucker, Melinda Doolittle, Jill Larson, Kieran Kane, Dale Watson, Ann Curless, Thom Yorke, Leeroy Thornhill, Nicole Ari Parker, Damian Kulash, Omar Benson Miller, Jean-Luc Ponty, James Fearnley, P.J. Harvey, Zachery Ty Bryan, Spencer Grammer, Sam Moore, Pat DiNizio, Carlos Bernard, Chris Botti, Garfield Bright, Marcus T. Paulk, and Josh Hutcherson?

Answer: They were all part of SR610's "Celebrity Birthday" segment during the last week. If any of them walked into my house, I wouldn't know who they are.

Hey SR610, if you want to do a birthday segment, do it for just athletes. You can wiki them to death with info and trivia about each one. And if you must do pop culture figures, please make sure they are "A" list people that at least half your listeners are familiar with.

JUNK MAIL!

In the spring, the Peanut Gallery mentioned that if Brett Favre was going to return for another season, he might be under heavy scrutiny by the league as there were continuing rumors out since last October that Favre made unwelcome advances toward a female NY Jets' employee in 2008 and sent her photos of his private parts.

That was then and this is now. Now, it is one of the really hot stories of the moment in which it is “alleged” that Favre sent pictures of his manhood to the cell phone of a woman who was a sideline reporter for the Jets at the time Favre was with the Jets. “Allegedly”, there are suggestive voicemails too that you may have heard already.

NFL Commisioner, Roger Goodell, said the other day that the league was gathering all the facts involved in this matter and that the league would make a determination as to what it might do with regards to the NFL Personal Conduct Policy once all the facts are in hand. That is the only position he can take at the moment because no criminal complaint is involved here; and therefore, no one else will be doing any investigating other than the New York tabloids, TMZ, Deadspin.com. etc., of course.

I'm assuming that it was indeed Favre who photographed “himself” and sent that photo as an e-mail attachment to the young woman (Jennifer Sterger) in question. I guess you could consider the picture of Brett’s private parts a piece of “junk mail”.


P.S. Ms. Sterger has started a film career and two of the movies she had small parts in will be released soon ("The Tenant" and "Don't Fade Away"). I'm sure the timing of all this is just a "coincidence".

MIKE IN DA

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