Jock straps, wedding photos, centaurs, redneck golfers … we really cover it all on this week’s edition. More of the essential information to come, but, for now, here’s the clip.
Update: Here’s the essential information you’ve come to know, love and openly crave …
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We’ve been accused of overstating the backlash David Stern will face if the Suns lose tonight — if there’s a Game 7, you can make an argument that it all evened out, though we’re not sure we necessarily agree with that either — but it’s clear that everyone (save for, of course, Spurs fans) will be happier if this series goes the full seven.
In a way, it’s fortunate for the NBA that the game is on a Friday; if the Suns do lose, it will be lost in the weekend shuffle, and by Monday, we’ll all have moved on to the next round. Game 7 will be Sunday afternoon, if it happens. Suns backers still like their chances.
Oh, and the Cavs-Nets are on again tonight. Watch at your own peril.
Dude, I have a Little League game to pitch later this afternoon and I am SO WASTED. Ha. Tossing back a few cold ones next to a costumed freak; welcome to just about every day of Macaulay Culkin’s childhood. Intrepid reader Matt Theil of KQCH/KEZO radio in Omaha snapped this photo during an Omaha Royals Thirsty Thursday promotion last season, and upon discovering Minor Enterprise recently, dug through his files and sent it to us. He included this report:
I took this picture last year at Rosenblatt. I didn’t notice the kid with the Miller Lite bottle until I got home to upload the picture. I was pretty faced myself at Thirsty Thursday (also the same game where Donovan Osbourne signed my ‘92 Cardinals Anniversary ball to complete my day), and I was probably just taking a picture of the dumbass mascot, Casey. Enjoy!
When I was a kid, catching a foul ball was all that my friends and I aspired to at a game; it never occurred to us that getting hammered with the team mascot might be fun. (Casey’s furry hide comes equipped with a hidden bottle opener, we’re told). What the hell; it’s not like these kids are going to be driving home, right? OK, if we’re guessing, we’d say that the Omaha Royals do not condone serving alcohol to minors. We salute them anyway … and also for being the only team to have their stadium organist ejected from a game.
Some other upcoming promotions:
• Juan Marichal Appearance. Sunday, May 20, Fresno Grizzlies (Triple-A Pacific Coast League). If you’ve got a copy of that famous photo of Juan Marichal swinging a bat at Johnny Roseboro’s head, now’s the time to bring it down to Chukchansi Park to get it autographed by the Dominican Dandy himself! The Hall of Famer and Giants pitching legend will appear courtesy of Bar-S Foods. Mmmm, high leg kick.
• Salute To Indoor Plumbing. Monday, May 21, West Virginia Power (Single-A South Atlantic League). If you can’t make it out to this must-see event, don’t fret, the Power have other treats in store. On Thursday, May 24, it’s the World’s Largest Tighty Whitey Race and the World’s Fattest Man Contest, which we just pray to God are not won by the same person. Then on May 26 it’s Game Show Night featuring a Bob Barker Tribute. But we’ve got June 21 circled on our calendars, when the Power will present Insignificant Events Night.
• Urban Meyer Appearance. Thursday, May 24, Clearwater Threshers (Single-A Florida State League). Yes, the head coach of the National Champion Florida Gators will join Threshers fans at Bright House Network Field at 6 p.m., and be advised: “This is the only appearance by Coach Meyer in the 5 County area!” Autographs will be available (determined by raffle). Please do not jostle coach Meyer, or ask questions about Miami. He will not sign body parts.
• Bassackwards Night. To Be Determined, Ogden Raptors (Rookie Pioneer League). Things are really getting weird in Utah. From the Raptors’ latest press release: “I am often asked what one new thing will we be putting on this season. One new item will be “Bassackwards Night”. The players will be wearing shirts with the Raptors name and numbers displayed backwards. All fans will be admitted free but will have to pay to get out. In other words, if you leave in the 1st inning, you will pay $9.00. It will decrease a buck an inning. If we go extra innings, I will give every fan a $1.00 Raptor Buck for each extra inning. Also, the game will start in the 9th inning and work backwards. It should be quite fun!” [Travis Clemens]
• Bobblehead Of The Moment. This week I welcome Mr. Celery into my pantheon of bobbleheads, thanks to the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Single-A Carolina League. The Blue Rocks held a very successful Mr. Celery Giveaway Night last week, and I received mine in the mail yesterday. Thanks! I am the luckiest boy in the world. The bobbing vegetable mascot statue occupies the top shelf of my collection now, along with the venerable James D. Watson bobblehead. In fact, if any teams are looking for ideas for a promotional giveaway, you really can’t go wrong with the likeness of the Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist who was one of the discoverers of the structure of the DNA molecule. You really can’t.
• Mascot Of The Week. Snappy the Turtle, Beloit Snappers (Single-A Midwest League). The Snappers have a promotion in which Snappy wanders around town, and those who spot him are awarded two free Snappers tickets. One catch, though: The person must yell “Snappertastic!” in order to win the prize. But be careful; Snappy doesn’t really look all that much like a turtle, so you wouldn’t want to make a mistake and yell “Snappertastic!” at some random person at the mall. Oh, that would be unfortunate.
We want your minor league tips! Send photos, info on upcoming promotions and all recyclable bottles to RickChand@gmail.com. And thanks!
We’ve never had a major problem with interleague play. It’s possible this is because our Cardinals get to play the Royals six times a year — and boy could we use the help — but mostly, it’s because the game has been so twisted and pretzeled over the last decade that, hey, what’s one more switch? People complain about some of the gnarled matchups — it’s tough to stir one’s self up too much for that Kansas City-Colorado weekend tilt — but even at their most confused, there’s a extra twinge of curiosity that isn’t there for, say, another Texas-Tampa Bay game, even if they do play it at Disneyland.
Anyway, it’s the rivalry weekend, with the White Sox-Cubs, Yankees-Mets, Angels-Dodgers, Giants-A’s, so on. And the Tigers will have ample opportunity to take out their October frustrations on our birds; expect Tony LaRussa to instruct every hitter, Pujols included, to just bunt to the mound.
We’re hoping for a fight or two, or, at the very least, Joe Torre to call Willie Randolph this afternoon and threaten him with the unveiling of his tragic childhood secret.
It was a nice little hope for a while, some sort of jolt of life into a lagging, pallid Eastern Conference playoffs, but now that the Pistons have advanced past the Bulls and set up a presumably smooth trip past whatever “team” collapses forward enough to win the Cavs-Nets series, we’re back to our regularly scheduled boredom. And you have to wonder how Ben Wallace is feeling right now.
No matter how sympathetic you may still be toward Ben Wallace, it’s unavoidable to face the Bulls in a playoff series without wondering if his $60 million contract was really money well spent. He spent the entire series hobnobbing with his former buds before and after games even as his current teammates were getting obliterated on the court. And then, before two of the three most important games of the year, he was 15 minutes late to the arena. I don’t care how bad traffic might have been, taken as a whole these weren’t the acts of a true leader.
Seriously, Chicago traffic isn’t THAT bad. If these were the old Bulls, they would hire Jack Haley to escort him to the arena. We understand that he is available.
The 2007 FA Cup finals is on May 19 when Manchester United takes on rivals Chelsea.
Yeah, sure, we all had enough of this English rivalry already with both teams going back and forth for the Premiership this year. Hell, we ALMOST had a Man-U – Chelsea final in the 2007 UEFA Champions League too but AC Milan and Liverpool sure took care of that.
Perhaps the only thing these two English football teams have left is the 2007 FA Cup and with Manchester United dethroning Chelsea from the Premiership this season, the former champions would stop at nothing in taking the FA Cup trophy away from powerhouse Man-U.
Of course, the Red Devils of Sir Alex Ferguson STILL want the exact same thing and Manchester United superstar Wayne Rooney might just want it more than the rest of his Red Devil teammates.
‘’We will not go too far in our celebrations at winning the league because we want to win the double,'’ said Wayne Rooney, referring to their goal to win the 2007 FA Cup after becoming champions of the 2007 English Premier League a few weeks ago.
STILL, Wayne Rooney knows that winning the Premiership was Manchester United’s ultimate goal after going for four years without the…
Street Sense won the 2007 Kentucky Derby and with that win, he instantly became the favorite to win the 2007 Preakness Stakes. Funny how that works right?
Street Sense will be going for the Triple Crown and heading to the second leg of the 2007 Triple Crown series as the heavy favorite to win the Preakness, Street’ sure is looking good to do just that.
The sad part about this whole stuff is, all the other contenders seem ready to lose to Street Sense already even before the big race on Saturday. Yes, they know how talented Street Sense is but to accept defeat already in a race STILL a few days away is just pathetic.
‘’The only way Street Sense gets beat is bad racing luck,'’ said Barry Irwin, the managing partner of Team Valor Stables, owners of King of the Roxy.
‘’The Derby winner is the most talented horse here,'’ said the Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who will saddle Flying First Class.
Obviously, Street Sense’s trainer Carl Nafgzer likes it when his rivals kiss his ass like that. And Mr. Nafgzer, together with owner Jim Tafel, believe that it is only right and just for their rivals to fear Street Sense. (Jeez… Somebody beat some sense into these guys…)
‘’I was a bull rider for too many years,'’ Carl Nafzger said. ‘’If you got on a bull, you better be ready. It’s a same thing out here on the racetrack. I think we have the best horse. I know he is…'’
We’ve been accused of overstating the backlash David Stern will face if the Suns lose tonight — if there’s a Game 7, you can make an argument that it all evened out, though we’re not sure we necessarily agree with that either — but it’s clear that everyone (save for, of course, 
We’ve never had a major problem with interleague play. It’s possible this is because our Cardinals get to play the Royals six times a year — and boy could we use the help — but mostly, it’s because the game has been so twisted and pretzeled over the last decade that, hey, what’s one more switch? People complain about some of the gnarled matchups — it’s tough to stir one’s self up too much for that Kansas City-Colorado weekend tilt — but even at their most confused, there’s a extra twinge of curiosity that isn’t there for, say, another Texas-Tampa Bay game, even if they do play it at Disneyland.
It was a nice little hope for a while, some sort of jolt of life into a lagging, pallid Eastern Conference playoffs, but now that the Pistons have advanced past the Bulls and set up a presumably smooth trip past whatever “team” collapses forward enough to win the Cavs-Nets series, we’re back to our regularly scheduled boredom. And you have to wonder 
Of course, the Red Devils of Sir Alex Ferguson STILL want the exact same thing and 
Surprise… Surprise… 
‘’The only way Street Sense gets beat is bad racing luck,'’ said Barry Irwin, the managing partner of Team Valor Stables, owners of King of the Roxy.
