Congratulations Rangers

Yes, I know the original Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins. But I'm not quite that old (yet) and the Washington Senators I remember are the ones who became the Texas Rangers.

I'm so glad the Damn Yankees lost. (That is my dad's old Brooklyn Dodger Fan gene coming through)

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Those Damn Yankees

Here is my memory and tribute to George Steinbrenner.

My earliest memories of George and the Yankees include plaid fashion statements, Billy Martin (all versions), and my first trip to a major league baseball game with my dad.

I don’t remember the exact date, or even who the other team was. All I remember was that I was going to Yankee Stadium to see the Yankees play. This alone was an amazing event considering my dad was born and raised in Brooklyn and was a diehard (former) Brooklyn Dodgers Fan who referred to the Bronx Bombers, like his dad, as the Damn Yankees.

He still hates the day the Brooklyn Dodgers moved to LA.

I can clearly remember my dad and I driving to the Bronx and having enterprising young businessmen boldly walking up to our car at each intersection offering to wash our windows or park our car for us. For a small fee of course.

We managed to get to the stadium in one piece, in our car, with dirty windows, and all money intact.

The game time experience was amazing. Oh the vocabulary I learned that day! I do remember seeing George, well, actually the owners booth. I’m sure he was there. Billy, well, being Billy and that the Yankees won.

And I remember the great team George assembled back then with the likes of Reggie, Thurman, Bucky and Lou.

Everything associated with the Yankees and George Steinbrenner was about greatness. About winning. About being larger than life. And I thoroughly enjoyed my time spent in the midst of greatness.

Of course I have a bit of my dad in me and there is a small part of me that still occasionally thinks of them as “the damn Yankees”. Myself, being born and raised in Maryland, can relate to my dads memories of the Brooklyn Dodgers by remembering the former Washington Senators play on TV. I never saw them play in person and of course, like the Dodgers, moved out of town to someplace in Texas.

And now that I am back in the DC area, I prefer the Orioles and Nationals. Hey, I tend to be geographically loyal, OK.

But, back to those Damn Yankees. . .

The Yankees are an organization instantly recognizable and instantly polarizing. We all love to hate them and hate to love them.

AND; we all cannot deny the force and influence George has had on both baseball and the world of sports entertainment.

Ummm (cover your ears dad)

Thank you George.

You will always be remembered.

A Toast to you and all that you have done!






May you rest in peace.

And say hello to Thurman and Billy.

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Games of the Week

Well, the two games of this past week had to have been the Vikings Packers game;
And ; The final World Series Game.

So, in tribute to both, courtesy of the Stupid Sports Blog, I present the following...























The Vikings and Packers game had 39 Million Viewers.
Here is the breakdown of the demographics...

19 million -- Packers fans
500,000 -- Vikings fans
2 million -- Guys in Wranglers
300,000 -- Gay guys in Wranglers
2 million -- Guys in Wranglers who won't admit they're gay (overlap group of original Wranglers group)
6 million -- People who were hoping Favre would snap a bone or tear a tendon
4 million -- People who own Adrian Peterson in fantasy leagues, who were once again disappointed by Favre's short-yardage TDs
150 -- People rooting for Favre who aren't Vikings fans
150 -- People who own Favre in fantasy leagues and their starter on a bye (overlap group)
900,700 -- Gunslingers
1 -- Cyndi Lauper
1 -- Mary Jensen
1 -- Peter King
7 million -- Lazy people who couldn't find their remote




















A Tribute Song to the World Champs -
Remix BNL "IF I HAD 2 BILLION DOLLARS"...

If I had 2 billion dollars
(If I had 2 billion dollars)
I'd buy you a house
(I would buy you a house)
If I had 2 billion dollars
(If I had 2 billion dollars)
I'd buy you players for your house
(Maybe a nice starting pitcher or first baseman)
And if I had 2 billion dollars
(If I had 2 billion dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a bullpen
(A nice reliant bridge to Mo)
If I had 2 billion dollars I'd buy your title

If I had 2 billion dollars
I'd build $5,000 seats in our yard
If I had 2 billion dollars
You could take out a loan, it wouldn't be that hard
If I had 2 billion dollars
Maybe we could put like a little tiny monument park in there somewhere
You know, we could just go up there and hang out
Like hang out with the ghosts and stuff
There would be fat guys in zubaz pants already there for us
Wearing jersey T-shirts with names on the back

They have jerseys with names on the back but the uniforms don't?
Well, can you blame 'em
Uh, yeah

If I had 2 billion dollars
(If I had 2 billion dollars)
Well, I'd buy you Carl Pavano
(But we'd DL him for three years because that's cruel)
And if I had 2 billion dollars
(If I had 2 billion dollars)
Well, I'd buy you an exotic vet
(Yep, like The Rocket or Abreu)
And if I had 2 billion dollars
(If I had 2 billion dollars)
Well, I'd buy you Gary Sheffield's remains
(Ooh, all them crazy drug-riddled bones)
And If I had 2 million dollars I'd buy your title

If I had 2 billion dollars
We wouldn't have to worry about scouting
If I had 2 billion dollars
Now, we'd pay A.J. Burnett a whole lot more
If I had 2 billion dollars
We wouldn't have a consistent winner
But we would have just one winner
Of course we would, it's just simple probability
And buy really expensive middle relievers
That’s right, all the fanciest relie....Paul Quantrill!
Mmmmmm, Mmmm-Hmmm

If I had 2 billion dollars
(If I had 2 billion dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a Moose
(But not a real moose, that's cruel)
And if I had 2 billion dollars
(If I had 2 billion dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a mercenary
(A Giambi or a Mondesi)
If I had 2 billion dollars
(If I had 2 billion dollars)
Well, I'd buy you some steroids
(Haven't you always wanted some steroids?)

If I had 2 billion dollars
I’d buy your title

If I had 2 billion dollars, If I had 2 billion dollars
If I had 2 billion dollars, If I had 2 billion dollars
If I had 2 billion dollars
I'd be champs

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