Thanks to the futbol fanatic in my life, my brother-in-law Mark, for sending this on…[...]
Posts Tagged ‘current events’
June 10th, 2010 - 10:05 pm § in Uncategorized
Feel the Rhythm, Feel the Rhyme, Get on up, it’s WORLD CUP time!
June 4th, 2010 - 10:08 am § in Uncategorized
The Blown Call
It’s been a couple of days as I compiled my thoughts on the blown call at first base that cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game, and now here’s my opinion. Selig made the right call by not overturning the decision. Yes, Umpire James Joyce admitted he made a mistake. The mistake which brought, a [...]
May 5th, 2010 - 9:01 am § in Uncategorized
Nashville needs your help
Hey guys. What a week. I know you’ve probably been itching for a Derby recap, some Kentucky basketball news, or a beer review. Apologies…the last few days have been hectic to say the least. If you haven’t heard (and you may not have, seriously…the national media is just n[...]
April 14th, 2010 - 1:30 pm § in Uncategorized
Some things to come
It’s signing day in the Bluegrass and the Cats look poised to pick up two blue chip recruits: Brandon Knight (Class of 2010) and Michael Gilchrist (Class of 2011). These two men will be the faces of Cal’s teams during their short tenures here, so practice pronouncing Gilchrist correctl[...]
February 7th, 2010 - 11:44 pm § in Uncategorized
Quick Thoughts on the Super Bowl
Have you ever seen someone’s neck that red? For some reason tonight Manning seemed to love the broadcaster’s love. If they weren’t cutting to him sitting on the sidelines looking freakishly like an imp of Satan or calling the play with devil horns (I mean really)…but it was t[...]
February 3rd, 2010 - 9:26 pm § in Uncategorized
Let the Super Bowl pregaming begin!
Ah, Super Bowl Sunday. The words alone make you lean forward a little bit in your chair, don’t they? Somewhere in the back of your head, trumpets tap out the Monday Night Football theme and little jersey clad elves begin to prepare wings and dip. Your Super Bowl party is rockin’! [...]
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:29 pm § in Uncategorized
Alabama football fans: Kentucky basketball fans
Excuse the lack of posting today…my mind is still completely blown from LOST. There are too many WTFs to even go into it, so let’s focus on something a bit simpler… If you’re one of those fans who only believes in basketball (it’s okay, at least you believe in somethi[...]
February 1st, 2010 - 4:55 pm § in Uncategorized
UNC's woes: A view from the shoe on the other foot
Posted by: TT As a born and bred Kentucky fan, I usually relish in North Carolina’s woes. Seeing the boys in baby blue argyle fail was wonderful for me while I was at Davidson, a small college (STEPHEN CURRY WHAT!) near Charlotte. I put on my Kentucky blue and puffed around campus like a p[...]
February 1st, 2010 - 1:39 pm § in Uncategorized
Cats fall to number 4 in AP, number 3 in ESPN/USA Today polls
Posted by: TT Some thoughts and links on a LeBron lovin’ Monday: -Kentucky is now fourth in the AP poll and third in the ESPN/USA Today poll. -Some buzz today about a possible 68 or 96-team NCAA tournament in the future, which could happen if CBS and the tournament break up and the NCAA decide[...]
January 26th, 2010 - 9:45 am § in Uncategorized
President Obama to thank Cats for raising money for Haiti
Posted by: TT Per the Lexington Herald Leader and about a bazillion tweets, President Barack Obama plans to call the University of Kentucky basketball team Tuesday afternoon to thank them for their efforts to raise money for Haiti. UK expects Obama to call the team around 1:25 p.m. The players w[...]