In about two hours, we’ll be hopping on a plane — JetBlue; we love the JetBlue — for the sunny peninsula of Seattle, Washington. (Note: Seattle is neither sunny nor a peninsula.) We’ve got quite a weekend schedule in Seattle, thanks largely to the fine folks at KJR 950, which has even set up the worst charity auction in history.
If you’re interested in attending Friday night’s Pants Party At Safeco, there are still tickets available. We’re very much looking forward to it, and not just because we’re going to be hanging around anyplace Kurt Cobain ever so much as ate a sandwich. Hope to see some of you there.
The Indians’ magic number is 11, and they’re only 2 1/2 games behind the Red Sox for homefield advantage throughout the playoffs (and the World Series, for that matter; thanks, LaRussa). And yet we — and a lot of you, we bet — aren’t even the slightest bit familiar with some of their best players, including Rafael Perez and Asdrubal Cabrera. As The DiaTribe points out, when the Indians took two out of three from the Tigers last month, local newscasts led with Brady Quinn’s haircut. So did we.
Cleveland seems on a collision course with the Yankees in the first round of the playoffs, so let’s all try not to act surprised if, out of nowhere, this group of Hey, Who’s That Guy?s pull a Tigers/Angels and knock A-Rod and company out. And for each playoff win, they’ll take a piece of clothing off a cardboard cutout of the owner!
When we think about NFL players of the last 10 years or so we’d imagine running for office someday, we can’t say that former Ravens linebacker Peter Boulware was the first guy to come to mind. He’s never had any problems in his life or anything; it’s not like Michael Irvin or anything. (Or, you know, been charged with murder around the Super Bowl.) But we just never imagined him having those kind of ambitions.
‘’I grew up a Democrat and went through college and at the end of it I started just listing the things that were important to me,'’ he said. ‘’As I listed those things and started comparing myself to the Democrat and Republican Party I found myself leaning more toward the Republican Party. That makes me a Republican, I guess.'’
Yes, Peter. That’s called “getting rich.” It happens when you play football. Well, OK, when you play football; most football players, when they’re done, can’t hug their kids.
We have stayed up many late nights, hoping, praying, that somehow, Giants defensive lineman Tooth McTootherson and his wife /ex-wife / wife Jean Strahan could figure out a way to solve their marriage. It’s like you just can’t have faith in the institution anymore! As if accusations of gay sex with prominent African American advice counselors breaks up a marriage or something. Sheesh.
If you haven’t been paying attention — and we briefly looked away ourselves — the Isiah Thomas sexual harassment trial is already far more fun than it has any right to be. Yesterday, Anucha Browne Sanders testified about some disagreements she had with Isiah. She had a lot to say, but not nearly as much as she claims he did.
Browne Sanders said Thomas bristled at her efforts to get players to turn out for corporate events scheduled long before he took over the team in December 2003. “Bitch, I don’t give a [expletive] about the sponsors …” Browne Sanders testified Thomas told her. “I don’t give a [expletive] about ticket sales.”
She also said Thomas rebuffed her March 2004 request that he sign renewal-request letters sent out to past season ticket holders with a pointed shot at loyal Knick fans. “Bitch, I don’t give a [expletive] about these white people,” Browne Sanders said Thomas told her.
First off, sexual harassment aside, the idea that Isiah Thomas begins every sentence with the word “bitch” warms our heart to no end. Second: Hey, Isiah is more like us than we ever knew!. Third, Stephon Marbury is testifying today.
The Isiah Thomas Trial: Their inability to settle is our glorious gain.
In an age of unprecedented NFL scandals, and player being suspended every which way for conduct detrimental to the league, “satire” blog Pray For Mojo brings up something that’s ridiculous, yet just based in truth enough to seem a little scary: Suspensions for Tom Brady and Matt Leinart for having children out of wedlock.
“I’ve spoken to Tom and Matt and they both understand that their conduct has been unacceptable,” Goodell said. “These two are the handsomest quarterbacks this league has and we can’t have them out there planting their seed all over town. Our female fan base wants to think they have a chance with these two hunks and running around having illegitimate children with hot chicks is not helping foster those illusions.”
We can’t imagine how long Travis Henry would be suspended for.
“Based on our experience, the fact that he’s moving so well, so early after such a catastrophic injury means he will walk again,” said Dr. Barth Green, chairman of the department of neurological surgery at the University of Miami school of medicine. “It’s totally spectacular, totally unexpected.”
Several Buffalo fans have noted that the “miracle” behind Everett’s recovery came from The Miami Project, which specializes in this sort of thing and has long been funded by, of all people, Bills owner Ralph Wilson. So it all comes full circle, in an excellent way.
We love the Kiss Cam. We absolutely can’t resist it. We have three favorite Kiss Cam moments.
• 1. When a guy is sitting next to a woman who he is not dating and refuses to kiss her as the crowd boos.
• 2. Two old people, with their faces lighting up once they realize they’re on the big screen.
• 3. Two guys. This is always good for a cheap pop from the crowd.
Here’s another concept, from the Diamondbacks: The Bartman Kiss Cam. Staged, obviously, but still: Always a nice acknowledgment of history.
If the Cubs make it to the playoffs, Bartman’s gonna have to be back pretty soon, right? Doesn’t he have to make an appearance?
We’ll confess, we’re as guilty as anyone: No one seems to have noticed that the Cleveland Indians are 
When we think about NFL players of the last 10 years or so we’d imagine running for office someday, we can’t say that former Ravens linebacker Peter Boulware was the first guy to come to mind. He’s never had any problems in his life or anything; it’s not like Michael Irvin or anything. (Or, you know, been charged with murder around the Super Bowl.) But we just never imagined him having those kind of ambitions.
We have stayed up many late nights, hoping, praying, that somehow, Giants defensive lineman Tooth McTootherson and his wife /ex-wife / wife Jean Strahan could figure out a way to solve their marriage. It’s like you just can’t have faith in the institution anymore! As if accusations of gay sex with prominent African American advice counselors breaks up a marriage or something. Sheesh.
If you haven’t been paying attention — and we briefly looked away ourselves — the Isiah Thomas sexual harassment trial is already far more fun than it has any right to be. Yesterday, Anucha Browne Sanders 
In an age of unprecedented NFL scandals, and player being suspended every which way for conduct detrimental to the league, “satire” blog Pray For Mojo brings up something that’s ridiculous, yet just based in truth enough to seem a little scary: 
As you’ve surely heard by now, there’s some fantastic news about Bills tight end Kevin Everett: He’s 