yeah

I just heard my Uncle Steve is coming to hang out with me next weekend....I am so excited...we can light the grill and drink beeeeere in the yard and watch baseball....i cant wait.

50/50

Travelin man cruzed to victory
Stay Thirsty was crushed.

watch out for Mr Nick Zito and Dialed In....

Derby Preps

two good ones today....both from Gulfstream Park.........I; along with the rest of the racing community love the 4/5 favorite TRAVELIN MAN in the Swale.......and later in the Florida Derby i am going with a longer shot in STAY THIRSTY.......a good horse, and even better advice.

Do you believe in Miracles ???????
YES !!!!!!

Stars and Stripes forever
The Jersey to end all Jerseys'
The finest garment to grace the Ice
The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
God Bless her everyday.

the runner up

THE BROADWAY Blueshirts.....the Crest that brings a tear to the eye, through all its incarnations throughout her history, the proud colors of our Nation.....Ranger Nation.....a tight knit cult like community that for 54 years stood together in the balconies of multipe MSG'second only to our beloved United States of America.

i meant these two

Anna's got a pair....but i did mean these two jerz's

american idle got nothin on us

at last ...the curtain draws ....and so we reach....the final showdown....this is for all the marbles in Declan Molloys' playpen.......the answer my friends....is blowin in the wind....the answer is blowin in the saturday morning wind.......but heres a clue.........it all comes down to these two...

how do we keep the sweater night nation in suspense?

i shall tell you tomorrow....

telegram for mongo

wow....SN headquarters was bussing this past hour with telegrams recd....take a look.

"Cactus...I spent 72 hours in Wicked Wandas on St Catherine Street and believe me when i tell you, Rush and Division does not have anything that comes close....put the Habs ahead of the Hawks for that reason alone" Eggroll Strovika
" this whole process is flawed.....i never even casted a ballot, this is more rigged than the infamous Higgins Hockey Pool" Kevo

"Tomcat.....stuck in philly for spring break, but i have a great idea for the blog....why don't you count down the top ten sweaters of all time" Chaz (former Head Linesman) Higgins

"Shaddup Twice and let me get some sleep" Mac

and then there were 3

Deep Dish Pizza ?
Old Style Swill Beer ?
Sand by a LAKE and they call it a beach ?
Are these the lowly contributions the 2nd city can make towards the advancement of American Culture.......holy too close to Milwaukee , what's goin on around here ?

Ah But wait theres more.......the Mighty Blackhawks save Chicago once again....the Glorious Red Sweater with the Scalp of a Native American SAVAGE , the rainbow of feathers contrasting against blood red and black , the current home of Lord Stanley's Chalice and in safely at 3rd in the countdown.

each time i Roam CHICAGO IS.....callin me home CHICAGO IS....

admit it.......those of you playing along at home, when this countdown began you said to yourself....this is silly, we all know the Blackhawks will be # 1.....NOW what do you have to say......which two Jerseys will fill out the list ?

that frog fag alc trebek wants your question, i mean answer, i mean question....blah

FORE ! just like my golf game

The Bleu...Blanc...Rouge

The Most successful Franchise in the History of Ice Hockey if not all of professional sports.

The Motto:
Nos bras meurtris vous tendent le flambeau, à vous toujours de le porter bien haut.

To you from failing hands we throw the torch. Be yours to hold it high.

and alas the uniform, a garment of Royalty, a sacred cloth to be respected, treasured and honored for eternity, it even has a little contreversy.....some say the H stands for Hockey , as in Hockey Club De Montreal.....but others includeing Tex Riccard and yours truly..say the H stands for Habitant , as in the French Citizens of Montreal , the original inhabitants and memebers of the storied franchise....in some circles considered the finest of all uniforms.....and in Sweater Nite HQ's....a worthy 4th place fini~

MIA

so my former head linesmen comes down 2 weeks ago and all he does is blab, blab, blab about me doing a sweater countdown.....and now here we are in the midst of the greatest countdown known to sweater nite and where is Chazzy ? ? he apparently dissapeared into the land of cheesesteaks....never to be seen or hear again...

Five for not fighting

California sure is a fruity state and their Hockey Teams are no different, this countdown takes a pause to acknowledge the Most Colorful twocan sam lookin, Jerseys of All time and no shocker that the teams all reside in the earthquake state.....take your own picks, when it comes to sweaters with this much color it really depends on your flavor of the day.

everything you want to know about SIX , but were afraid to ask.

THERE ARE NO TIES IN HOCKEY........well there used to be , and there most certainly is a tie in the countdown, these bitter New Englands foes should lace em up one more time for a best of seven, the winner can rest peacefully in the Joy of Six slot and the loser s/b banned from sweater nite for eternity..........The big Bad Boston Bruins Circa Bobby Orr and the Ron Francis era Hartford Whalers.

7th Heaven

somewheres in Heaven our good friend Ronnie Mikkelin is looking down with a smile and is very proud the sweater of his countryman has made the list. The Norsemen have achieved the success that has eluded them on the ice for the past Half Century...Special Thanks to Miss Norway 19xx for modelind the Jersey.

tough choice

i stumbled upon this race today and went from jubilation to deflation when I realized it was the same day as the Tunnel to Towers run, unfortunately JACK i will not be able to run your race in lowell this year..........incidentally their is a Movie version of ON THE ROAD that wrapped filming in December, not sure when it will be relaesed in theatres....i am skeptical, but will reserve judgement until i see it......same thing with THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED...

Crazy 8's

how glorios it was to watch the French Connection fly up and down the ice on PBS against the hated, HATED flyers in the Stanley Cup Finals......the uniforms were fast and sleak as well and worthy of a spot in the Top 10 of all Time.

Number 9...number 9....number 9

The Mighty War eagles of Boston College, the tony Irish enclave of Beacon Hill Boasts not only one of the premier College Ice Hockey Programs of the past 25 years, and a legendary Coach, BUT....one of the top Jersey of All Time....no street cred Black to be found, just the traditional School Colors and egads, the NAME of the school in big letters......how 1950's of them.......if we could get rid of the nike swoosh we could move up a few notches.

and the beat goes on

i am jealous....I wish I had thought of this prank months/years ago....but even I am not that clever, once again in a story that only appears to be happening on Fox News, comes proof that "real life" is more incredible, creative and hilarious than fiction ever can be.

The National Organization for Women finally stepped up Tuesday to slam Bill Maher for calling Sarah Palin a female vulgarism after first declining to comment on the matter.

A NOW rep told FOXNews.com early Tuesday it was a “known fact” that NOW does not correspond with FOX News after being contacted for comment regarding Bill Maher's statement on his HBO show Friday that Sarah Palin was a "dumb tw*t."

NOW never did respond FOXNews.com, but the group's communications director, Lisa Bennett, wrote on a NOW blog later Tuesday: “Listen, supposedly progressive men (ok, and women, too): Cut the crap! Stop degrading women with whom you disagree and/or don’t like by using female body terms or other gender-associated slurs."

She also chastised the press for bothering NOW with questions about derogatory language toward women

“You’re trying to take up our time getting us to defend your friend, Sarah Palin. If you keep us busy defending her, we have less time to defend women’s bodies from the onslaught of reproductive rights attacks and other threats to our freedom, safety, livelihood, and the right to slaughter our unborn children....why should we have to take birth control when we have free health coverage that pays for abortions?” wrote Bennett. “Sorry, but we can’t defend Palin or even Hillary Clinton from every sexist insult hurled at them in the media. That task would be impossible, and it would consume us. You know this would not be a productive way to fight for women’s equal rights, which is why you want us stuck in this morass.”

Other women's organizations contacted by FOXNews.com on Tuesday did not have such reservations.

“Widespread sexism in the media is one of the top problems facing women, and seriously affects women in politics. A highly toxic media environment persists for women candidates, and discourages all women – irrespective of political persuasion - from running for public office,” Yana Walton, Vice President of Communications at Women's Media Center told FOXNews.com. “Despite the fact that women make up half of the population, we're only 17 percent of congress. Bill Maher's misogynistic comment about Sarah Palin hurts all women, not just Palin, and not just conservative women. By insulting her gender, rather than her platform or stance on issues, he insults women as a group.”

#10

I love you for sentimental reasons, I hope you do believe me, I'll give you my heart
as Ole Nat King Cole would sing, and Yes this Sweater makes the list moreso for the sentimentality of representing OUR Bourough of Churches, they indeed were the Brooklyn Americans before moving to the Isle of Manhattan.....and ultimately being forced into bankruptcy and extinction by the NY Rangers...which would lead to the CURSE after the 1941 season and 54 years of wandering the desert like a pack of ....well i digress.