Speed Read: LaBelle Spell Can’t Quell Philadelphia
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
Philadelphia just can’t catch a break. First Game 3 was pushed back because of little black rain clouds and very very frightening thunderbolts of lightning, and the conclusion wasn’t until well after 2 a.m. EST. Sunday night’s Game 4, meanwhile, was delayed by Patti LaBelle’s 2-minute-28-second rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner.”
While jazz legend “Bleeding Gums” Murphy might be a fan of such renditions, ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL sports editor Keith Groller was soon pining for the Backstreet Boys’ version. Some did ...
Texas Tech No. 1 In ESPN College Football Fan Poll
FanIQ Blog —
What do you do if you're not one of the established college football giants and are on the outside looking in during the 2008 National Championship race? You stick it to the man by getting everyone in your dorm, your mother, your sister, you get new IP addresses and damnit, you vote your school No. 1 in the ESPNU Fan Poll.
Check out the comedy to the right.
That's right, Texas Tech is No. 1 in ESPN's fan poll which further confirms there isn't much to do in Lubbock, Texas other than drink and see if you can walk-on to the football team as a kicker.
Even more amusing is that TCU, Boise State, Minnesota, Ball State, ...
Speed Read: Harry Kalas Can Now Die In Peace
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
Well, I suppose that was all worth it for the folks in Philadelphia. For the first time in 28 years and just the second time ever, the Phillies are World Series champions. And the fact that they defeated their longstanding arch-rivals from Tampa Bay makes it just that much more satisfying.
(Lidge tore his rotator cuff and his out for next season, but who cares? WHOOOOOOO!)
In a game that was called after just three innings, and featuring the Phillies batting first for some reason, the Fightin’s beat Tampa 4-3 to take the series 4-1. Three of the games were decided by one run, and the Rays made just enough ...
Playing the “moron sports editor” card
The Nittany Line —
I got into this biz because, basically, the sports writers of this day and age are generally lazy. Most grab the low-hanging fruit just to make a deadline or try the Dave Jones approach of "say anything negative you can about your local team just so people listen so they can hate you" no matter how retarded it may be. No I don't want to be a writer (like some other guys I know), I'm well aware of the fact that the English language escapes me ('i' before 'e' except after 'c' and sometimes 'y' – what the fuck?!?!) but that's not why I'm here. No I'm here to talk about the teams (and things) I love with people of similar (and ...
