Bring Home the Gold

redemption

So I am sitting in the quiet confines of Club Gato Sunday night in the aftermath of the victory that was USA 5 Canadia 3....and the phone rings, it was an exhuberant Member of the Swetaer Nite Executive Committee.....none other than Donn E Beisbol calling to state that this victory extracted a slice of Revenge for the Canada Cup Incident of 1991.....that was the night the Royal Mounted Police fabricated tales against me and requested that I leave the Montreal Forum "and never return" ....something silly about tossing an icey cold delicious Cup of Molson Golden towards the ice , but hitting the wheelchair section.....twice....we all know that would be considered alcohol abuse.....Thanks Donnie for the support as always....now how do I get to Wicked Wandas?

The Ghost of Sweater Nite Past

the goal that changed the world

30 years ago today, in the sleepy village of Lake Placid, Mike Eruzione crept in from the right point, took a pass and found the twine.....the world would never be the same.

Saturday Recap

I myself was in Leggetts of Manasquan for the Mid-Winter run and so i did not get to see any of the preps yesterday , below is the recap that appeared on ESPN , sound like Todd Pletcher has a few more good ones on the hunt at this stage.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. -- A 3-year-old division lacking a breakout effort so far in 2010 got one on Saturday when Eskendereya walloped the highly-regarded Jackson Bend and Buddy's Saint while turning in a tour de force performance in the Grade 2, $250,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Eskendereya ($9.80), the third choice, turned back a bid by Jackson Bend going around the final turn and then bounded clear to win by 8 1/2 lengths under jockey John Velazquez. Jackson Bend, the 5-2 second choice, held on for second, three-quarters of a length in front of third-place Aikenite.

"We've never gotten to the bottom of him," Pletcher said. "He finishes very strong in all his works."

Buddy's Saint, the 9-5 favorite, was clobbered along the fence when heading into the first turn, moved up down the backstretch but then bottomed out, beating only early pacesetter Lost Aptitude, who stopped to finish last in the 10-horse field.

Eskendereya and Aikenite are trained by Todd Pletcher, who also won the Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds with Discreetly Mine.

"That's the longest two minutes in sports, the stretch run there," Pletcher said after watching the race on a television at Oaklawn.

Eskendereya, a son of Giant's Causeway owned by Ahmad Zayat's Zayat Stables, has now won three times in five starts. He has won two straight at Gulfstream, and Pletcher said he would come back next month here in the Grade 1 Florida Derby

Pletchers Time ?

it's sooooo early, but still you have to wonder if 2010 is the year Mr. Todd Pletcher and the Great John Velasquez finally breakthrough and win the Kentucky Derby. Yesterday beneath the warmth of the Floridian sun at Tampa Bay Downs this duo took a broad leap towards that goal. RULE , son of Roman Ruler, looked as good as a three year old on Valentines weekend could look, strong , strong effort in capturing the Sam Davis Stakes. An obviously pleased Pletcher hinted after the race that his next step with this colt will be downstate in Gulfstream Park for the Floriday Derby as his final prep for KY2010...

Bob Baffert who expects to take favorite LOOKIN AT LUCKY to the May 1st Ball also saddles MACAIS winner of the Baffles Stakes and now a derby hopeful.

TIZ THE ONE , a half brother to Dermotts filly TIZACLANCYGIRLNOW looked strong winning a prep race at Gulfstream with Alan Garcia uptop for trainer Chad Brown.

The feel good story of the day had to be WOW WOW WOW charging to victory from the 10 slot and looking strong in doing so for none other Horse Racing Legend and Hall of Famer D Wayne Lukas.......this year since I am going to the Derby I am hoping that all my lifetime Favorites have entries...how special wold it be to see Mr Lukas, Baffert, Zito, Hardy, Jenkins and Pletcher, going toe to toe for all the mint juleps in Dixie.

75 days is an eternity in Horse Racing , but at least at this juncture it is shaping up to be an All Star Cast.....keep those fingers crossed and don't tear up your tickets until it's official.

Road to the Derby

in case you missed it, the first nominations for the Kentucky Derby were announced on Friday....366 horses in total , there is a link on ESPN if you wish to view the horses, their pedigree , trainer and ownership.....Mr Baffert has 13 so far , of which our early fave "Lookin At Lucky" is one. his also has one of Tiznows offspring Tiz Chrome.......today there are 5 races sprinkled across the map for these same 3 year old hopefuls, The Bob Lewis, the Sam Davis and the baffle Stakes highlight the card.......pay attention out there......real money is at stake.......check back here periodically for a sure fire guide of whom NOT to bet.

today we love an exacta of Tiz Chrome and American Lion...

we tip our caps to Hunter S

He became a man the day of the greatest game he ever played. Everything he ever knew about common decency and morality he learned that day in December from Alan "The Horse" Ameche; and today in the Superbowl he would earn his wings. The crowd had assembled; a crowd of America's elite. Toyata salesmen from all around the country -- orientals and even those suspected of being orientals -- stacked on the thirty yard line watching him sweat and wipe caked blood from his face. The Gallow brothers -- Ernest and Julio -- party guys who had skinned a few Mexicans and forced them to carry them on their shoulders down to the pre-game tailgate parties at the colosseum. The Pepsi and Coka Cola bottlers of America -- Coke adds life; It's the real thing -- bombarded by missiles; flying flaming matchbook covers. The waterheads from General Motors up in the top seats where they belong; getting the worst of the pollution. All sorts of weird mother****ers were at the game.
Super sunday. Dawn. My recollections of the last twelve hours are very dim. All that I know for certain is that shortly after I checked in, two third-world drug abusers dressed as hotel employees forced their way into my room; ransacked it, drank all my liquor, did all my drugs, stole my dinner. The security precautions aren't beefed up at this hotel; I'm looking for safer accomodations. It's a sad state of affairs when this reporter has to go heavily armed to breakfast

Super Sunday

I believe the Colts are better in every way.....I love to take points and root for Dogs....but not this year.....this year w lay the 5 1/2 ......Colts win 35-24...My Team Has NEVER Lost a Super Bowl when I have dusted off the Old Club Liev Jersey.

Sweater Nite 12...the grand finale?

everyone should have received their letters ( except Dano...rumor has it that Jonesee has dano's letter)......This year the festivities start early... 3:00 the puck drops in PC's for the USA Vs Russia semifinal....just like 1980....Friday Feb 26th...which is the anniversary of Big Bob Mclarens passing ( keep Kevin and the Mclaren Boys in your prayers that day especially) it is also the anniv of the First World Trade Center Bombing....

Salty Dog Bayridge Brooklyn

well i must say that when i heard a pack of city workers were brawling in the Salty Dog last week , my first thoughts turned to the Dept of Sanitation....i figured those crazy sanmen got liquored up at their funeral and were taking out their aggressions on the unsuspecting public.....imagine my surprise when the sordid details of the FDNY emerged....one can only hope that the innocent firemen are exonerated and the truly guilty are punished....

Rip Torn

it warmed my heart to read such a charming story as the one making the rounds about Rip Torn....if you missed it, he broke into a bank at 3:00 A.M. completely hammered and was rummaging around with a loaded pistol.....when the Police arrived he told them to " Get out of my house".......God bless him.....to a certain degree we have all been there....your living room, Gerry Graney's Car, Casa Calamaris basement, blue seats at MSG, a bank in CT, the security station at the Garden state Arts center, backseats of taxi cabs ....they all look the same after a case of cold ones.

whats the buzz?

Welcome to Casa Calamari......please watch your step ! ! !

The Jets...

The problem as i see it....and this won't play well in Hempstead, is none other than Joe Willie Namath......take a moment and think about it......for 40 years his enormous shadow has loomed over this team, and for 40 years newcomers to gang green try to emulate his legacy....NO TEAM in the history of any sport has talked as much nonsense without winning anything as this franchise....nobody....Hockey, baseball basketball, nothing comes close.....they have played in as many Superbowls as the Detroit Lions over the past 4 decades....could you imagine if every two or three years since the early 70's some new group of Lion Players were boasting about "Their" year, destiny, the team to beat, guarenteeing victory....it's laughable....and it all comes back to Joe.....everyone wants to be the next Namath, the Fans still were his jersey and parade his drunk ass onto the field on big occasions....it has to stop , but it probably won't until he dies....this organization should have moved to Los Angeles 10 years ao and started fresh, the could have built a legitimate contender by now.....and I hate to bring reality into the conversation, but THIS team? they won't even make the playoffs next year.......sound crazy? look at the facts honestly....they were 4-6 when suddenly the schedule and the breaks went there way....it happens, but rarely two years in a row....first off, next year they will be playing in prime time, on Monday-Sunday or Thursday Night Football, no more sneaking up on teams, every team will take them seriously and circle that game on their schedule.....this year they snuck in as wild card, but realistically if the schedule makers had them play Indy and Cincy in October or November when the games still mattered they probably loose both and miss the playoffs.......secondly , while they were running their mouths in San Diego and indy , the Steelers, Titans, Broncos, Dolphins and Pats were back at the drawing board....examining what went wrong and adressing it....I expect all of these teams to get in the playoffs ahead of the Jets next year....entitlement, the Jets always feel it, but never deserve it.....Rex already has them playing the Colts in the AFC title game at home next year, but History tells us....if we dare pay attention, that most teams that enjoy a tatse of success like the Jets just did, take a step back the following year....the Jets ALWAYS do......remember Herms first year, and Mangenius......Jet Nation was sold on those guys....Their Moses had arrived to take them to the promise land......and now these players want to be paid like Champions and that's always bad.....tough payroll decisions, prima donnas like Braylon Edwards, it all leads to downfall.......just remember it all goes bac to Namath and you heard it here first....the reason the Jints were able to sneak up on the world two years ago was because they did not tell EVERYONE they were coming....

so dam close

it was 14-6 gangrene......the colts had just coughed the ball up on their own 25, less than 5 minutes to go in the half, and with the Jets set to receive the 2nd half kickoff this game was on the verge of being salted away......run the ball down their throats, kill the clock and add 7 to the deficit, get the kickoff and then kill the better part of the 3rd quarter with a time consuming run oriented drive of a champion.....it worked for the Jints against the offensive juggernaut Bills that year....keep the best QB in football on the sidelines idling......but suddenly phones began to buzz.....a congratulatory text was sent out to all those jets fans, see you in Miami, the rout is on....itz over.......and just as suddenly they settled for a field goal and more importantly, they left Mr Manning enough times to cruise the field in 58 seconds, 80 yards against the BEST DEFENSE in the NFL.....the rest as they say is history.

but it was nice while it lasted, and good for the economy, who knew that so many JET jerseys where even in existence, WOW, they crawled out from under rocks for this game, even casual fans were buzzing, making plans, and joining the hoopla....they should have no problem selling out that big stadium next year, now that a superbowl title is eminent......a new generation of suffering has just begun, the curse of Richard Todd lives forever.

the streak

Cal Ripken, Roll and Mac better start sweatin....I have not had a brew since beantown....that's 15 days and 13 pounds ago, I'm wasting down to nothin......the streak may die today, time will tell, time will tell........best part of being sober, I haven't used in ATM since Boston Either.....I geuss I know where my money goes.

my predictions.......Colts pull away in 2nd Half and cruise 34-17.
Saints win a nail biter by a filed goal at the buzzer 38-35.....but I have been wrong before.

Teddy saves the world

Can't you feel that sun a-shinin'?
Ground hog runnin' by the country stream
This must be the day that all of my dreams come true
So happy just to be alive
Underneath the sky of blue
On this new morning, new morning
On this new morning with you.

in death, Teddy Kennedy did more for this nation that he ever could do alive, Bob Dylan is right, this is a New Morning in America, the people of the great Bay State have spoken, even slimey democrats like anthony weiner now admit out of self preservation fear, that it is time for a "timeout" on healthcare.....you simply can't buyout everyone ( see Nebraska and the AFLCIO) just to get their votes....if everyone is exempt that beggs the question of just whom does this legislation apply to?......you had a nice run barry....365 days exactly, now hit the brix and go get your shinebox,

if your just waking up and have not heard the joyous news, in a state where registered democrats outnumber registered republicans by 3 to 1 , a REPUBLICAN has won the seat vacated by the hell confined Teddy Kennedy........EVEN after barry hussein personally stumped for the democrat candidate as recently as this past Sunday.....now THIS is change even I can believe in......

just deserts

well it would be sweet justice for the Colts, the team that laid down like dogs in week 15 and let the Jets up off the canvas, to get their ass whooped by said team......The colts could have driven the final nail into the 2009 Jets, but choose to take the foot off the gas.......how ironic that the same team comes to Indy now....on a side note, you know the networks are loving this....in the NFC they have #1 vs #2 matchup and a side order of Brett Favre......and in the AFC they have a #1 vs NY ...ratings should be an all time high for the Championship Sunday...and if you look at the 4 possible Superbowl matchups there is not a clunker in the group.......we already that Karma is coming to play a visit to the colts, is it possible the Jets and Brett have a Karma matchup in February down in Miami , site of Superbowl 3 ........sweet biscuits they whole world is watching now.

2010 Olympics Team USA Schedule

it's never to early to stat planning a sick day or alert the boss to a phantom doctors appointment etc etc......below is the schedule for team USA...the most important thing to note is that when we advance to the semifinals we are slated for the early game....3:00 NY Time on the precipice of Sweater Nite , all hail the Algonquin Chieftans , we shall drink like savage injuns that day.

it goes without saying there will be a very special viewing of the Gold Medal Game on Sunday in Club Gato.


2010 Olympic Winter Games U.S. Men's Schedule

Date Opponent Time (Local/EST)

Tues., Feb. 16 Switzerland 12 p.m./3 p.m. this game will be played in the NEUTRAL zone

Thurs., Feb. 18 Norway 12 p.m./3 p.m. atta boy Ronnie

Sun., Feb. 21 Canada 4:40 p.m./7:40 p.m. i say bomb em if we loose

Tues., Feb. 23 Qualification Games+ 12 p.m./3 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 24 Quarterfinals+ 12 p.m./3 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 26 Semifinals+ 12 p.m./3 p.m. SWEATER NITE
Sat., Feb. 27 Bronze-Medal Game 7 p.m./10 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 28 Gold-Medal Game 12:15 p.m./3:15 p.m. Sweater nite Recap Club Gato



+game time listed is when USA will play if qualified for game

from CBS news :
A desperate citizenry combined with an absence of police forces has led to increased looting in Port-au-Prince in the wake of a massive earthquake that is estimated to have killed tens of thousands.



As Jackson Browne would say....."someones gonna have to explain it to moe, i'm not sure i understand"

so the president acted swiftly, promising aid to Haiti, sending in the US Navy IMMEDIATELY , pledging billions in food, medical services and financial aid, there were no reports of US troops dynamiting hospitals or levees or wanting to use a crisis to takeover a country for natural resources.......and yet there is looting in the streets....obviously this must be the lingering effects of resentment towards the previous administration.....oR...dare I ask, is nature running it's course?
Good to see there was no sign of the Haitian Police who no doubt took an oath to serve at all times....not just sunny days....similar to New Orleans, where those who are paid to protect the citizenry , up and ran out of town....May God be their Judge when they burn down in hell.


Video footage from the city showed bands of Haitian youths armed with machetes wandering the streets looting, as the local police were largely invisible.

Again if I may steer worthy donations to the one group you can Trust, no agendas, no politics, just help.

You can send in a donation via the mail. Mail your check to: Catholic Relief Services P.O. Box 17090 Baltimore, MD 21203-7090

wake up to the sound of music

so my alarm blasts off at 3:30 like always ( 1/2 an hour ago) and I am battling a Fenway Park induced cold, so i am slightly whacked out on over the counter meds , and what song does my ipod alarm pick to wake me this day ? 8 miles high ....as i lie and listen I became intrigued with the lyrics......safe to say Mcguinn et al may have been 8 miles high when they scribed this one:

Eight miles high and when you touch down
You’ll find that it’s stranger than known
Signs in the street that say where you’re going
Are somewhere just being their own

Nowhere is there warmth to be found
Among those afraid of losing their ground
Rain gray town known for it’s sound
In places small faces unbound

Round the squares huddled in storms
Some laughing some just shapeless forms
Sidewalk scenes and black limousines
Some living some standing alone

Tragedy in Haiti

by all means give whatever you can to the relief effort, but give not an Ethiopian dime to the Red Cross......lest we forget, in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, the Red Cross decided to "Cap" how much money would go to the relief efforts in NY and DC and then steered overflow funds back into the Red Cross war chest....for future use.......that's right, sally straw-jones from Wichita who wrote a check for $50.00 to help the helpless in NYC had her funds steered elsewhere...maybe even to the some moslems in the red crescent in darfur.......google it if you don't believe or remember...i of course forget nothing......give your donations to the Catholic Charities Relief efforts.....at least you know your hard earned cash is going to actually help those who need it....and not the red crescent.

so sharpton, patterson and weiner held a press conference to scream that something must be done......give it 3 months and they'l be demanding that baseball play the world series in Haiti or sprigsten hold a relief concert with bend ovi and Wyclef jean.....good lord.

Thankfully Steve Mac beat Eddie Sarkis to the Haitan Relief Effort "Angle" on Facebook....sometimes it pays to work graveyard shift.....but fear not because Eddie Sarkis is hosting a Benefit for Haiti Pay Per View concert for facebookers at Rinzy's steak House on 5th ave , he'll dedicate every other song to Poppa Doc and have a raffle........Mac is just waiting for that call from Toussaint to tell him he's been promoted....

much to talk about at arthurs , much to talk about....

KDM race

lost in the shuffle of blowhards and braggarts and the plethora of other "worthier" causes, there is a nice little race for a local guy that lost his life in the World Trade Center, a regular in Brannigans and D-Reef, it could easily have been one of us they race to remember.

The KDM Foundation is proud to announce the 9th Annual Keith McHeffey 3 Mile Fun Run will take place on Sunday, March 14, 2010. The application is attached, but please use the on-line submission form (if possible) from the Metro Race Forum. www.RaceForum.com/KDM The Mad Hatter has (once again) graciously offered to host the after race festivities. Please come out to participate in a fun race that supports a worthwhile mission.



We look forward to see all of you in Sea Bright, NJ on Sunday, March 14th.



KDM Foundation Trustees

Happy birthday

Birthday Greetings this Day to Chazzy, My Head Linesmen for 9 of the previous 11 Sweater Nites.....and oh yes...i do take attendance.

sports updates

well well well.....now it's all clear...Pete Carroll is leaving USC because he "loves a challenge".....nothing to do with $$ or a pending investigation at USC...I geuss Seattle was the first team in 6 years to actually "challenge" good ol Pete with an offer....who knew that's all it would take....i bet a lot of other GM's and AD's around the country have egg on their face now....Seattle better hope nobody else challenges Pete....because he loves a challenge.

Bud Selig says that Big Macs admission was a footnote from the steroid era which thankfully is in the past....maybe he was on vacation six months ago when Manny was suspended , A-Rod Confessed , and Big Pappy almost confessed.........it's all or none for baseball as far as the Hall of Fam , or at least in should be.....if you penalize a guy who used steroids in the 90's ( baseball did not offcially adopt a drug policy towards PEDs until 2002 and did not begin testing until 2005) the certainly you have to levy that same punishment against those who used a ban substance since then....all or none.

on the bright side of sports.....we are officially into Derby Season 2010 , and since I will be going this year I will add extended coverage leading up on thsi blog....this weekend starts some of the early PREPs. here is an excerpt from ESPNs coverage of the road to derby 2010.

Four of the first five races on Saturday's Gulfstream Park card are for
the 3-year-old boys, headed by the $100,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes at
six furlongs. We'll give the main event its just due after a look at the
undercard lead-ins.
Race 1 is a turf sprint where the Frank Calabrese-Wesley Ward filly
CRIMSON GLORY, impeccably bred by Ghostzapper out of Buy The Sport,
appears the most intriguing entrant regardless of sex. Race 2 is a weak
entry-level allowance by early season Gulfstream standards, and one that
highly regarded MISSION IMPAZIBLE should handle if he's as good as I
think he is. The half-brother to Forest Camp was gawky and in need of
distance last spring for Todd Pletcher. The TAP barn also sends out
THREE DAY RUSH, fifth in the G3 Iroquois.
Gulfstream's Race 4 Saturday is for maiden special weight milers, and it
grades out only so-so on paper, but big on pedigree potential. Of those
with racing success, SYSTEMIC RISK has paired back-to-back fourth-place
finishes in stakes, including the G2 Nashua. But it's the bloodlines
that intrigue here. READY TO DAZZLE (Mark Hennig) is out of Eye Dazzler,
runner-up in the G2 Davona Dale over this track, and showed some life in
two New York starts last fall; MARCHING TUNE (Chad Brown) showed little
at Aqueduct in the debut, but hails from the female family that produced
Flanders, Surfside and My Boston Gal; KEROUAC (Nick Zito) debuts, and is
by Rock Hard Ten out of a half-sister to 1993 Kentucky Derby champion
Sea Hero. Meanwhile, second-timer DESERT LORD (Kiaran McLaughlin) is a
half-brother to G1 Matron winner Marylbone and from the same female
family as Came Home. MOE MAN (Ian Wilkes) is half-brother to Al Khali, a
graded turf stakes-winning sophomore of 2009.

Frozen Fenway

these shots are from the BU Morning skate at Fenway Park the day of thegame against BC....temps were in the single digits by faceoff with howling winds and driving snow....thankfully the beer vendors stayed open......coldest beer i've ever been served in the ol ballyard.

Fenway Park on Ice

beantown

19 and snowing....yikes

Pronunciamento.!

Sweater Nite Twelve is etched in Stone.

Friday February 26th......PC's Bar and GRILLless

Live Hockey Olympic Semifinals......

Bring your thirst.

Winter Classic Part II

Well the NHL may have held their Winter classic yesterday in the warmth of the midday sun, but the real Winter Classic is this Friday Night at Fenway, under the Lights and frigid snowfall, the Terriers of Boston University and the Eagles of Boston College drop the puck at 2nd base.....Yours Truly and Navy ACE Jack Duffy will be there in the right field bleachers. reporting live on behalf os Sweater Night 12......Jimmy Jools Holland offered up a connection in the Boston Marriot but we prefer the cozy confines of HOJO on Lansdowne....where the real skaters stay.....thw Broadway blue shirts are also in Beantwon for a saturday mattinee and with a little luck the Gangrene Jets could be in Foxboro Saturday night for a wild card showdown......start it off with a Thursday National Championship Game from the Black Rose in Fannuel Hall and we have the recipe for disaster....86 hours of insanity.....will upload photos next Sunday if we survive....

alarming reports from kettle black

well well well.....not even 6 months of sobriety can tame some animals....our favorite little sober~drunk unleashed a tirade against some Gay Ol Chap in the kettle last Sunday ( so close to Christmas?) ....funny how the guys that put on the charade of tolorence when sober espew the most venom towards negros and gays when the have a few in em......distress calls for HELP were quickly sent out to any and all to stop the insanity, it seems his new best friends had never witnessed this tired old act , won't be long before he crawls back to PC's for a hand up and a hand out........loepards seldom change their spots.

We Are the Young Americans

Vancouver or bust , or both......we now know the lucky few that will "donn" a USA Sweater and represent our great nation in Vancouver next month. at first gander of the squad below I think we have a strong shot at playing in one of the two semifinal matches that will be viewed live by the Sweater Night twelve gang on Friday FeBREWary 26th....let's just Mr Drury finds his game by then.

BOSTON -- At long last, the 2010 U.S. Olympic team headed to Vancouver in February has been finalized and there are plenty of fresh faces taking vital roles.

In the wake of yet another stunning spectacle that was the 2010 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park, Team USA General Manager Brian Burke formally announced the players who would make up his 23-man squad gunning for the country's first Olympic gold since 1980 in Lake Placid. And to coin a line from legendary English musician David Bowie -- "These are the young Americans."

Highlighting the team that Burke still feels is a considerable underdog entering the tournament are goalies Ryan Miller and Tim Thomas, defenseman Brian Rafalski and forwards Zach Parise and Patrick Kane.

"Making this team has definitely been in the back of my mind because it's something you want to be a part of," Parise told NHL.com last month. "You're seeing more commercials for it and you do get more excited."

Joining Parise, Patrick Kane, Jamie Langenbrunner, Chris Drury and Joe Pavelski up front will be Paul Stastny, Ryan Malone, Phil Kessel, Dustin Brown, Ryan Kesler, Ryan Callahan, David Backes and Bobby Ryan.

Brian Rafalski will be joined on the back end by Paul Martin, Ryan Suter, Mike Komisarek, Erik Johnson, Jack Johnson and Brooks Orpik.

Thomas and Miller will be joined in goal by Jonathan Quick. All three goalies were invited to orientation camp over the summer.

"We've been watching these kids," Burke said. "I think we have a good base. We tried to pick the team based on a body of work, rather than how a player has played at this particular time. A player who had a slow start should not be penalized if he's done good things in the past.

"We stressed character when we were putting this team together and wanted to identify people who would rise to the occasion," Burke said. "We've put together high hockey IQ's and versatile players and players with good foot speed.

"We want to play a fast, aggressive, forechecking style that tries to get the puck and control the puck all the time," Team USA coach Ron Wilson said earlier last month. "We hope, in the few days we have with the team before the Games, we're able to solidify that style of play and execute it on the ice."

There are 17 players on the roster yet to reach their 30th birthday and 13 are 25-or-younger. Like it or not, it's precisely what Burke envisioned when he began pinpointing players with Associate GM David Poile and Assistant Executive Director of Hockey Operations Jim Johannson during last summer's 34-player, three-day orientation camp in Chicago.

Just three players on the squad have previous Olympic experience, including forwards Langenbrunner and Drury and defenseman Rafalski. Drury and Rafalski played for the 2002 Team that won silver in Salt Lake City -- the year Canada won gold and Russia bronze. Those two clubs are the popular favorites yet again.

The fact so few veteran players were named to the roster isn't too surprising as Burke intended all along to give this team a distinct, fresh feel, unlike previous National Teams that relied heavily on veteran savvy.

"As I've said before, no bold predictions, no bulletin board material, we're there to win."

"We don't have the big-name recognition like we did at the 1996 World Cup, but we do have what we feel is a deeper and broader pool than ever before," Burke said.

One notable absence is Montreal's Scott Gomez, who produced 5 points in six games for Team USA during the 2006 Games in Torino. Burke also passed on three-time Olympian Mike Modano.

Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson is Team USA's head coach and will be assisted by New York Rangers coach John Tortorella and Islanders coach Scott Gordon.

On defense, it remains to be seen if Paul Martin will be able to give it a go. The Devils' defenseman has been sidelined the last 29 games with a broken arm. If he cannot join the team, it's possible Burke could reach out to either Atlanta's Ron Hainsey or Zach Bogosian, Anaheim's Ryan Whitney or maybe even Florida's Keith Ballard. He'd have to make a decision by Feb. 15.

"It's going to be difficult considering we'll probably have just one practice before we begin play, but my job is to communicate the best I can with every player what we're going to try," Wilson said. "We'll hand out a video playbook that will highlight different things we expect (and attempted in) prior World Championships. But, even more, it'll show the forechecking, neutral and defensive-zone situations from our own games, in order to give the guys a general idea."

Burke says goaltending will be Team USA's ace in the hole.

"Right now, in my opinion, Ryan Miller is the best goaltender in the NHL this season," Burke said. "And Tim Thomas right now is probably playing just as well even though he struggled early. It's going to be a coaching decision who starts. The schedule lends itself early to a one-goalie tournament. We're playing every other night, no back-to-backs initially, so it screams for a one-goalie system. But it'll be up to the coaches to decide."

The Colts Fiasco

lets cut right to the chase.....the Colts owe their fans a refund and they owe ALL fans and the rest of the NFL an apology, as the great linguist Herm Edwards said, "You Play to Win the Game".......the message the Colts sent on Sunday is "Oh no you don't" , not if their are bigger fish to fry....the Colts made a mockery of the NFL , it's not who you play , but when you play them on your schedule , if the Jets get in because of a tie-breaker I hope it is at the expense of a team that had the bad luck of Playing the colts and loosing earlier in the year when the games still counted.....never mind the fact that the Colts threw away an opportunity to make history , as if Peyton Manning will benefit in the playoffs because he got an early shower on Sunday, 3 full weeks before their first playoff game....it would serve them right to get bounced in their playoff opener..

the ironic part , not that any jackass in today's society bothers to learn from history , but 2 years ago, under similar circumstances , with only history on the line, the Jints and Pats battled it out with their starters for 4 quarters on the LAST weekend of the season.....no rest for the weary....those two teams obviously met a month later for all the marbles.

bottom line....the colts owe their ticket holders at least a partial refund for last Sunday.....don't hold your breath.

Fare Thee Well El Gigantes~

and just like that the wind went out of another gem from our childhood, GIANT STADIUM stands no more, weep no more my lady, we're all eventually waiting, waiting here for everyman

Christmas in May

i had kind of given up on Christmas a while back, not in a grinchy way, but just an honest revelation that the excitement you used to feel as a kid was gone for good, not a big deal , i wasn't down or depressed, i would still go through the motions , but that was it.

that all changed this morning, I received the Greatest and most thoughtful gift I could ever imagine, my Wife is taking me to the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby ....she bought he tickets, scheduled my vacation with my boss, got a dog sitter, booked the hotels and mapped it all out....I am floored, goose bumps , beyond excited....after all these years, and parties, and daydreams.....I AM GOING TO THE DERBY !

Yes Lookin At Lucky.....there is a Santa Claus.

ALL Hands on Deck....ALL Hands on Deck

We need a Working Party to assemble on the fan tail at 0800 hours to begin digging out the bar , only 5 hours to kickoff of the first game ......the problem is the shovel is in the shed........also graves needs a path to a patch of grass....and quick..

on the ridge of the bay

splendid time last night in Yellow Hook...Chadwicks...and Cappers in Club O' .....although Honorable Eggroll ate more than half of our T-Bone for 2 , it was nice to see his cousin larry so close to the hollidays...full of holiday cheer....nice turnout , even in a recession, a party of 9 ....

back where it all began

On this Nite of Nites, we raise triumphant chalices of splendor to the Gods, for we know not whence we shall return.....William Stark


The palace of mirrors
Where dog soldiers are reflected,
The endless road and the wailing of chimes,
The empty rooms where her memory is protected,
Where the angels' voices whisper to the souls of previous times....Bob Dylan

Time Honored Tradition

Today we tackle our finest foe, the Great Men from The United Staes Military Academy at West Point.....if Army wins they become bowl eligible......once the game starts the juices will flow and of course I will drinking to the Navy Foam....but offline, I must admit, it would be great for everyone if the Cadets joined the Flyboys and Squids in the Bowl Party.

Stand Navy down the field, sails set to the sky.
We'll never change our course, so Army you steer shy-y-y-y.
Roll up the score, Navy, Anchors Aweigh.
Sail Navy down the field and sink the Army, sink the Army Grey.

Get underway, Navy, Decks cleared for the fray,
We'll hoist true Navy Blue So Army down your Grey-y-y-y.
Full speed ahead, Navy; Army heave to,
Furl Black and Grey and Gold and hoist the Navy, hoist the Navy Blue

Blue of the Seven Seas; Gold of God's great sun
Let these our colors be till all of time be done-n-n-ne,
By Severn's shore we learn Navy's stern call:
Faith, courage, service true with honor over, honor over all.

tiger tiger tiger

taking an indefinite leave of action to save his marriage ? ?

lets say i am skeptical to say the least, maybe they are lawyering out the finer points on their new marriage agreement, you know things like Elin can't make sweedish meatballs more than twice a week and Tiger can't sleep with Porn Stars...minutia.

but even if any of that is true, knowing what we now seem to know about the worlds greatest golfer, I am certain that a part of him is saying.

" i will sit out the Masters and watch your ratings drop through the floor board , I will keep out of sight on that final Sunday when that Mick Harrington and Spaniard Garcia battle it out with NOBODY watching or CARING , and when NIKE and BUICK decide to scale back on their advertising, when tickets on stub hub go unsold, when the galleries dwindle and hotel rooms in Augusta are vacant because my following of 20 somethin knuckleheads no longer feel the need to attend the Masters in person and follow me around, when every last scoundrel at the PGA finally admits that I ..TIGER WOODS am bigger than the game itself.....that's when I will return to play Pebble Beach and save the world , with my loving Elin and our adorable children ( How many times did Jim Nantz call them adorable? it better have been double digits).......and I may never win another tournament , but the world of Golf will live in fear of my retirement"

MJ

you and i must make a pact,
we must drink a case in fact,
where there is beeeeeeeer.
I'll be there.


that mike jackson sure could write great songs.

Pearl Harbor Revisited

don't drink my beer Argentina,
the truth is I'm always thirsty,
I'll drink a case box, and then another.
I'll DRNK A CASE BOX,
and then another....

D-Reef took a beatin

wow....here is what remains of the jewel of seabright.....the battered Donnavans Reef...a sad day in beer drinking history, let's hope the next tiki bar is bigger and somehow better than her predecessor.....assuming their is a next one.

Tiger

it's rarely the act itself that leads to the fall of the once mighty, but Rather; the cover up that premeditates their undoing.

Tiger will not be going to jail, we all know that, there is not enough there, but he may get divorced or amicably separated or whatever.

And there will not be an immediate backlash from his throngs of fans, whenever he decides to play again the Yahoos in the Gallery will shout "get in the hole" whenever he strikes the ball, and his sponsors ? nobody is dropping him that's for sure.

i do however think the inevitable demise has been set in motion, when a guy who allows his face to be splattered everywhere, commands and demands the spotlight ALWAYS ( even when tied for 8th place in a major) is willingly the center of the universe and always the focus of every story he is involved with.....When that guy suddenly finds himself in turmoil and NOW insists on Privacy......well the worm has begun to turn..............get yer mind off the golf course...i am talking about Barry Hussein.....

the hokie pokie of death

you put your right foot in , you take your right foot out......


President supports a limited surge in Afghanistan ?
We'll send most of the troops you asked for , BUT , put limits on how long they stay and how much we'll spend.....

where do I start?

Now the enemy knows exactly what our plans are , not smart, they will engage us when they are up to it, and hideaway when the odds are against or their supplies are low, they live there ya know, they can wait us out for generations, there is ALWAYS light at the end of the tunnel.

Financially we are in dire straits, BUT , you don't play budget games when lives are on the line, you don't try to appease your detractors by limiting spending on the military, if you are making the decision to send the military into hostile environments, halfway around the globe, taking these men and women away from their families at at such a fragile time in our nations psyche......the LEAST you can do is fully support their mission.

How demoralized would you or I feel if we were deployed next month to Afghanistan under these conditions, can you imagine a 20 something year old Marine having to explain to his wife and kids that he is going to Afghanistan under these circumstances........the success of our military has always rested on the inexplicable desire of young men to volunteer to serve and risk their lives, how long before that spirit turns to despair ? ......where in Gods name do these guys get that spirit ? if that magic well of new recruits ever runs dry it's OVER...but with the antichrist in washington......maybe that is what it's all about Grimmy!

a Boy and his Dog !

Good Ol Snoopy , friendliest Dog on 76th street in the 1970's.....

skytell pages fm 9/11

skytell pages from September 11th are posted on the internet, spooky, scary, sad, addicting.....started browsing a few hours ago, can't stop.....chilling......should not have started reading them today, but they are very interesting if you have time at a leter date.....foxnews has a link.....a lady I was with was trying to get messages out from the battery park waterfront, will be curious to see if I can find one of hers.

2001-09-11 09:22:05 Skytel [002864936] C ALPHA
To FBRS rmt and Crit personnel: 200 Liberty is being evacutated. Those in the area should meet at the Winter Garden. Our plan is to meet there and 6-8 people accompany NFS to Comdisc

Thanksgiving Day Memories

nothing stranger for me than Thanksgiving Day 1985 , soy turkey for dinner in the mess hall on the isle of Diego Garcia, drank 3/4 of a bottle of Tankeray and way before the days of CD's or DVD's , I listened to a homegrown TDK casette tape of the Last Waltz....OVER AND OVER......and tried not to think about the fact that it was Thanksgiving back in the states or that I had approx 325 more days to spend on the ROCK before I could go home again........of course i listened to Van Morrisons " Listen to the Lion" in honour of the Detroit Lions ........click on the subject link above .

and the beat (down) goes on

this is the real reason the blak haus is at war with Fox News, you won't read this story in the times or hear it on the cbs evening news , yet it is out there for all media outlets to report. in case you fomrgot just who this skmbag is , he was behind the murder of 4 U.S. Civilians in iRAQ, had their bodies dragged through the streets and hung from a bridge over the Euphrates River and 4 Navy Seals will be court martialed for alleggedly giving him a bloddy lip........it's over my friends, it is so over.


By Rowan Scarborough


Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. And three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com.

The three, all members of the Navy's elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment — called an admiral's mast — and have requested a trial by court-martial.

Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named "Objective Amber," told investigators he was punched by his captors — and he had the bloody lip to prove it.

Now, instead of being lauded for bringing to justice a high-value target, three of the SEAL commandos, all enlisted, face assault charges and have retained lawyers.

Matthew McCabe, a Special Operations Petty Officer Second Class (SO-2), is facing three charges: dereliction of performance of duty for willfully failing to safeguard a detainee, making a false official statement, and assault.

Petty Officer Jonathan Keefe, SO-2, is facing charges of dereliction of performance of duty and making a false official statement.

Petty Officer Julio Huertas, SO-1, faces those same charges and an additional charge of impediment of an investigation.

The three SEALs will be arraigned separately on Dec. 7. Another three SEALs — two officers and an enlisted sailor — have been identified by investigators as witnesses but have not been charged.

FoxNews.com obtained the official handwritten statement from one of the three witnesses given on Sept. 3, hours after Abed was captured and still being held at the SEAL base at Camp Baharia. He was later taken to a cell in the U.S.-operated Green Zone in Baghdad.

The SEAL told investigators he had showered after the mission, gone to the kitchen and then decided to look in on the detainee.

"I gave the detainee a glance over and then left," the SEAL wrote. "I did not notice anything wrong with the detainee and he appeared in good health."

Lt. Col. Holly Silkman, spokeswoman for the special operations component of U.S. Central Command, confirmed Tuesday to FoxNews.com that three SEALs have been charged in connection with the capture of a detainee. She said their court martial is scheduled for January.

United States Central Command declined to discuss the detainee, but a legal source told FoxNews.com that the detainee was turned over to Iraqi authorities, to whom he made the abuse complaints. He was then returned to American custody. The SEAL leader reported the charge up the chain of command, and an investigation ensued.

The source said intelligence briefings provided to the SEALs stated that "Objective Amber" planned the 2004 Fallujah ambush, and "they had been tracking this guy for some time."

The Fallujah atrocity came to symbolize the brutality of the enemy in Iraq and the degree to which a homegrown insurgency was extending its grip over Iraq.

The four Blackwater agents were transporting supplies for a catering company when they were ambushed and killed by gunfire and grenades. Insurgents burned the bodies and dragged them through the city. They hanged two of the bodies on a bridge over the Euphrates River for the world press to photograph.

Intelligence sources identified Abed as the ringleader, but he had evaded capture until September.

The military is sensitive to charges of detainee abuse highlighted in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. The Navy charged four SEALs with abuse in 2004 in connection with detainee treatment.

just a song for Gomorrah

I wonder what they did there...must of been a bad, bad thing, to get shot down for.

because she
looked be
hind her.

J Kahn Garcia.

Big Race

Meet of Champions Today at Holmdel Park ....you feel the tension in the cool november air, butterflies flutter in bellies, anxiety rules the day.

troublesome

i hope i am wrong , i hope my overly suspicious nature is working overtime for naught, i hope it's not a political game , a well calculated game to play with peoples lives to further the cause, but i doubt i am wrong.

Obama / Holder to charge Sheik Muhammad in NY Civilian court as opposed to military tribunal.

It first struck me as strange when i recd an text alert from 1010 wins while in Annapolis that Atty Gnrl Holder publicly stated the Govt would seek the death penalty for sheik muhammad.....why now ? why make that statement so soon ..that's odd for a nobel peace prize winner....unless of course he knows there is no way he can possibly win.....so what's his angle? was the govt trying to wrestle the focus of the story away from the fact that they are NOT being tried in Military Tribunals or trying to submerge the fact that they WERE being held in NYC?...those very important facts are not lost on me.

well first of all , you can't say he's a typical liberal or soft on crime....no sir, obama went for the jugular..literally.....if he wins the trial and muhammad is executed, further proof that he got the job done.

secondly , even if they win the trial , there is no chance of getting the death penalty, or at the very least the execution will delayed in the courts until long after this administration is on the book tour.

the trial ? every liberal lawyer in the nation will line up to subpoena a multitude of characters from the evil Bush administration ...especially Cheney...to humiliate them as torturers and have all the evidence thrown out for waterboarding and anything else they may admit under oath.....the trial will be an extended , and globally reported indictment of the previous administration.....good stuff for team obama.......and if the case is lost or dismissed it's not holder or barry's fault, it's that dam prior administration.....muhammad goes free or serves 20 years in a fed prison, obama apologizes to the world for the bushies, and tells the American public that he tried to bring a criminal to justice but was hampered by the despicable acts of Cheney & Co....peace prize intact...all is well in barry's world.

The pretrial hearings on admissable evidence will have the world wondering just whom is on trial....holder already said he will go after the CIA & FBI , but now he won't have to....just like obama....somebody else will do the dirty work for them.

at he very least , it is a media circus , played out on the streets of manhattan, for all the world to see, maybe even another attack.....more fuel to the "IT's BUSHs Fault" fire that obama is burning......a win-win for his team......i hope none of my readers are killed when the shoe drops....I wonder how many new recruits al-queda will win with this circus trial on the evening news all over the world.

possible outcomes.....

conviction & execution = WE did it...MY administration gained justice for the 9/11 families. The saddest truth is even if we win the trial , we loose...the international attention and platform afforded these confessed murderers receive will do unspeakable harm for generations to come....cameras in the court room holder promises....cameras in the court room..
aquittal = dam bush....but it won't happen again because my guys give miranda rights to EVERYONE.....another peace prize?

Anchors Aweigh

don't search for me in local haunts or expect my shadow to appear, for i have set sail for the port of Annapolis this morn, to eat and drink amongst the ghosts of the United States Navy, on the cobblestoned streets and the Publik Houses of yesteryear , in the Commodore Barry Bar and the like , on those ancient streets to dead for dreaming as Mr Zimmerman would quip of Mcdougal, anchors aweigh me boys , I shall indeed Drink to the Foam !

what if they held a parade and nobody came ? Today's turnout should rival that of the previous Friday for the Yankees I am geussing ....right ? Lord Knows if the Yankees hadn't volunteered to play beisbol and risked their lives in Philadelphia doing their jobs we might be slaughtered in the streets or bombed into submission by our enemies .....that's worthy of a parade.

November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice.) And today , while the battle outside rages , we .....we.......we.......we go about our business as if it were just another Wednesday........i will leave you with Tom Waits...the day after tomorrow


I got your letter today
and I miss you all so much here
I can’t wait to see you all
and I’m counting the days here

I still believe that there’s gold
at the end of the world
And I’ll come home to Illinois
on the day after tomorrow

It is so hard and it's cold here
and I’m tired of taking orders
And I miss old Rockford town
up by the Wisconsin border

What I miss, you won't believe
shoveling snow and raking leaves
And my plane will touch down
on the day after tomorrow

I close my eyes every nite
and I dream that I can hold you

They fill us full of lies, everyone buys
'bout what it means to be a soldier
I still don't know how I'm supposed to feel
Lyrics'bout all the blood that's been spilled
Will god on this throne
get me back home
on the day after tomorrow

You can't deny, the other side
Don't want to die anymore then we do
What I'm trying to say is don't they pray
to the same god that we do?

And tell me how does god choose
whose prayers does he refuse?
Who turns the wheel
Who throws the dice
on the day after tomorrow

I'm not fighting, for justice
I am not fighting, for freedom
I am fighting, for my life
and another day in the world here

I just do what I've been told
We're just the gravel on the road
And only the lucky ones come home
on the day after tomorrow

And the summer, it too will fade
and with it brings the winter's frost dear
And I know we too are made
of all the things that we have lost here

I'll be 21 today
I been saving all my pay
And my plane will touch down
on the day after tomorrow
And my plane it will touch down
on the day after tomorrow

BIG BLUE !

priceless

Giants Tix = $80
Beeer = $150
food = $5

getting to tailgate with Tom Garry less than 24 hours after NAVY Beat ND = PRICELESS

It does not get any better

there are few moments more joyous on this planet than watching the Men of the US Naval Academy sing a victorious verse of Alma Mater on the field at ol South Bend.

Now college men from sea to sea
May sing of colors true,
But who has better right than we
To hoist a symbol hue?
For sailor men in battle fair
Since fighting days of old,
Have proved a sailor's right to wear
The Navy Blue and Gold.

who do you love

El Gato Malo is a nice longshot at 30-1....definitely worth a few pesos...

Lookin At Lucky is the LOCK of the Day......free money

Midshipman worth a play......coming back fm injury ...we shall see...


more to follow....


take the pernts with the squids over the irish at south bend....

Oh fer Fridee

well I almost left Sanita Anita with nuthin but a goose egg on friday, I was o for the card going into the last race....Robin Ventura saved the day by getting a measly PLACE , even though he was a huge favorite......it's back to Club Gato with a few cold ones and the NY Post to evaluate Saturdays card...

enough-ski

allright already with this world sirius......when does spring training start........

"LET'S GO NEXT YEAR "

in case you missed it....

USS New York

I know everyone is busy ....what with Pig Roasts, and the World Series and Football Sunday and the Marathon......but 20 years from now those events will pale and fade from memory, but if you manage to make it to a shoreline on Monday , I promise you won't soon forget the Historic Events you will witness....click the link for more...

This is an “All Call” issued to every American

On November 2nd 2009, at approximately 7:00 AM, USS New York will enter New York harbor for what will undoubtedly be the Greatest Commissioning Event this Nation has ever Witnessed.

2948 days ago the Heart of this City was Ripped Out and now some of what we Lost Returns.

We need to show this Crew, this Nation and the World just how we feel

We all know where we were when they Fell

You want to be here when they Return

We need to line the Shores, fill the Boats and get out there to Welcome

The Mighty USS New York

No other event in your Lifetime will leave you this Breathless

The colors of the day are Red, White and Blue with a splash of Yellow Ribbon

Bring your Flags and Welcome Signs

Shout from the Rooftops and Toot your Horns

The World is Watching, don’t let the Fallen be Forgotten

It is here at this time and place that we Say

We Will “Never Forget”

At 8:00 AM USS New York will pause abeam the World Trade Center Site

She will dip her flag and a 21 gun Salute will be Rendered

New York will then transit up the Hudson River to the George Washington Bridge

And then return south to dock at pier 88 at about 10:15

Out of the Ashes a Great National Treasure has risen

Now it’s our Job to Show our Support

For Official Information from the US Coast Guard

CLEARED ! !

I was jarred out of a deep sleep last night with a text from one of our loyal readers who prefers to remain annonymous....we'll call him Don ( with one N ...not to be confused with anyone you may know that has a similar name). he text stated.

" Janitor arrested in Priest murder in Chatham....does this mean that Chaz has been clreared?"

well yes I suppose it does.....vindication is a dish best served with a case of coool refreshing beeeeeer.


Bill Chadwick RIP.....more to follow on that story in the coming days...

overheard in new york

HailLiev 1st party "I think we should think about dropping donald Brown and picking up Ricky Williams"

HailLiev 2nd party " No ...Ricky may get shutout against the saints, this kid Brown is my sleeper"

results.....Donal Brown didn't Breakout, he broke down....hurt his shoulder and limped to the sideline with only 5 points.....

Ricky Williams ? ? 3 td's and a 27 on the day...

oh yeah...and the Jints lost and the jets won and Los Janqueros are goin to the world series against satan reincarnated......what a sunday.

the only bright spot was a painfree 4 miler I ran in pier village, the trick or trot raised money for the ASPCA , they had a doggie costume parade and served ice cold beer in the Irish Cottage in Long Branch afterward......come to think of it , it was a fantastic sunday ! !

BCS Update

as al davis would say before he lost his mind...just win baby !

Ga Tech.....big road win over UVA ....12th and climbing...if they win out, they will be bowling on new years day.

Navy.......redemption, even without Heisman Hopeful Ricky Dobbs we managed to pay back Riley Skinner and those demon deacon for last years bowl game...we could crack the top 25 soon.

ND..........bout time we beat BC...too close for comfort, and I need a shrink for ever laying 8 points , but hey it;s only monopoly money...

3 for 3 on Saturday makes this cheshire Kat smile just the same....

Happy hour

if it's wednesday , it can't possibly still be belgium...
and it's not .....tonight we pay a visit to rattleandhum on 33rd street
for a quick respite from the drudgery of full time employment....if you in the locale, pop n for a pop.....click on the subject "happy hour" for a full description and stay tuned to this blog for a full review.

Pazarecki BANNED

Johnny Tortilla defended Henrik Lunquist for getting a DWI on the way to Madison Square Garden on Monday afternoon and instead placed some unlikely blame for the Blueshirts 7 game winning streak being snapped. "obviously this loss is the result of Craig Pazarecki being in the building" Johnny Taco shouted at one scribe.....when pressed whether he was referring to Craig Sr or Lil Craig Jr , Johnny Tortolinni abrubtly ended his press conference......"he's a Jet fan ya know....both of them are" were his parting words as he left to join King Henrik in the Olde Penn Bar ....which unforttunately is no longer there...

buckle up for safety

this day promises to be a Ruiner as Cracker Jack would say....it's gonna be olde timers day at Brannigans in redbank.....the lads are coming from both near and far whett their whistles in preperation for the ND-USC game a mere 27 hours away....

if you read this pots and find yerself in the County of Monmouth , give me a jangle or pop into Brannigans....they are coming out of the woodwork today.

Pronunciamento ! Pronunciamento !

hear ye , hear ye.
so it is bloggered.....so it is done !
SN XII is officially on the docket for Friday Night FeBREWary 26th.
exact locale still under negotiation.
on the schedule we have live from Vancouver, BC
semifinal I @ 3:30 EST
followed ever so drunkenly by
semifinal II @ 9:30 EST

in a perfect world we have a rematch of the 1980 semifinal against the Russian Bear, let's just hope spooney does not surrender before they drop the puck.


we are very excited to have LIVE Hockey once again at Sweater Night....this could be one of the biggest games ever to be viewed by the cllective Sweater night Family in one gathering.......

SN XII decree

if it's Rocktober , it must be time for Sweater Night to announce it's official endorsement of "our" Horse of the Year , past winners have been Hearts Flashy Fire, Birthday Balloonz, El Gato Malo and Midshipman........this years Horse and the Timing are very appropriate..

Undefeated Lookin At Lucky handled his first try at two turns successfully in the $300,000 Norfolk Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 4, allowing Bob Baffert to look forward to next month's Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) at Santa Anita.


That's Right Friends....the Official Horse of SN XII is "Lookin At Lucky"

we like him to win the Breeders and Make some noise in the 2010 Triple Crown,,

Rowdy ? sissy !

well that didn't take long...Rowdy Gains....whoever the frig that is...blamed the politics of the last 8 years for loosing the Chicago Olympics...click on his blog before he deletes all the entries where people are torching him for being a crybaby liberal scum...

http://thelimucompany.com/Blog/tabid/574/EntryID/28/Default.aspx

that hurts

Poor Teddy Baseball.....this has to hurt ....literally ......he is going to have quite the migraine when they un-Freeze him for the 2019 All-Star Game at the New AstroTurf, multi use, domed stadium in the suburbs of Baltimore , where the Maryland Orioles will be playing by then.

entrepreneur Steve Mac had the right idea in 2002.....we sell "Dead Teds' Frozen head on a stick" bobbleheads at all ballparks.....we would use a Popsicle stick for the body and Teddy ballgames head in a block of ice for the Bobbley part....we would be retired or retarded by now


NEW YORK (AP/1010 WINS) -- The New York Daily News is reporting that Red
Sox Hall of Famer Ted Williams' severed head was mistreated at an
Arizona cryonics facility, according to details from a new book.

In "Frozen,'' Larry Johnson, a former executive at the Alcor Life
Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, Ariz., writes that Williams' head,
which had been severed and frozen for storage, was abused at the
facility. Johnson claims a technician took baseball-like swings at
Williams' frozen head with a monkey wrench.

Williams, the last player to hit over .400 in a season, died in 2002 at
age 83 and had his remains sent to Alcor for cryogenic storage in the
hope that future generations would develop the technology to revive him

NO-lympics

the EGO has landed.....that great campaigner may have reached the end of the road...it seems the IOC was not wowed by Fatass Oprah , Queen Scowl and spoonjiah himself.....this is a great setback for Americas first Hawaiian President.....but there has to be a way to blame this on the Bush Administration......has anyone seen the unemployment numbers ? ?

proof is in the pudding

If your honest with yourself and you watched the media reaction and treatment they gave towards Sarah Palin and her family over the past year, you should have at some point asked the question...WHY ?

Why did they attacke this woman with such ferocity?
Why was there such a united chorus of venom directed at her beliefs?
Why was their such a determination to discredit and destroy everything she stood for?
Why was their such a sigh of relief when her daughter became pregnant out of wedlock?
Why didn't NOW come to her defense?
Why was there little or no outrage to the personal attacks?

This was not ordinary campaigning, none of this fervor was directed at John Mccain.


The answer lies in the deep dark secrets of the mudslingers soul. When they are alone with their thoughts and are "shocked by the FOWL EVIL deeds they have done"
when there is no hope for tomorrow , in the setting of the sun...they know.

They know that when they expire, they will pay for their actions like everyone else.
But there is safety in numbers, if they can tear down the fabric of decent society, if they can lower the bar of what is acceptable, they can find solace in the alarming number of miscreants that share their evil ways. Just as the muslims see freedom and equal rights for women as a threat to their centuries of domination, They comfort themselves in the discomfort of others, they somehow rationalize that "everybody" does it.......that may work here in the current condition of the United States, they may be able to "Shout Down" decent society, they may be able to force gay marriage, teenage abortion, and child rape down the collective throats of this society and push their liberal agenda to the limits.......but when the lights dim , and the cameras are turned off , and it's just you and the only judge that matters.....good luck.

in case you missed , that ole jokester dave letterman admitted on air he did some "creepy things"...yuk yuk....even got a round of applause from his studio audience...oh the jocularity of it all........but hey enough already , back to Sarah Palin and Carrie Prejean...

have fun in hell dave, say hi to the dead kennedy's