January 2010
29 posts
Hot Dog Of The Week: Tuscany Tony →
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Oh. My. God.
“The Tuscan Tony is pure Philadelphia.” [Photographs and original artwork: Hawk Krall]
Past Weeks’ Dogs
Cincinnati Cheese Coney 24th &…
Rickey Henderson →
Rickey Henderson
The Drunk Jays Fans Third Annual Guide To The... →
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An A- for Drew and Ghostrunner! Huzzah!
Every year, around this time, I make some sort of joke about Max Headroom inventing the internet and then I roam through the Jays…
Pizza Contest →
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This from the guy who once spent a week blogging from his local Friendly’s restaurant.
Tony’s Pizza recently sent me coupons to try their new crispy crust frozen pizza and asked…
This Tweet in Baseball: Your Weekly Update on the... →
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With deference to the late, great Mel Allen and the good people at Eater.com, we present the inaugural edition of This Tweet in Baseball, your weekly rundown of…
Coming to Cooperstown? Better Show Up Hat in Hand →
When the National Baseball Hall of Fame Musoleum and Wonder Emporium announced earlier today that recent electee Andre Dawson would enter as member of the Montreal Expos, many were …
Report: Andre Dawson to enter Hall as Expo, not... →
Andre Dawson will reportedly go into the Hall of Fame as an Expo.
14 Days of Super Bowl Recipes: Salted Honey... →
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Shameless self-share.
Of course you would serve a sweet and salty roasted nut from the South with Maker’s Mark.
Did you honestly think you could prepare for the Super…
No Charity for Haiti →
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“Today, my pastor worked a slide show on Haiti into his sermon: a series of horrific scenes of squalor. The last frame read: ‘Haiti before the earthquake.’” Great anti-poverty…
Monday Mendozas →
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“I don’t really understand what the Rogue’s Baseball Index is, or what it’s going to be. I sure do like the way it looks, though.” That sounds like a compliment.
They say it’s…
Seton Hall sends No. 11 Pitt to 2nd straight loss →
Herb Pope had 19 points and nine rebounds and Seton Hall posted its biggest win in four years with a 64-61 victory over Pittsburgh (No. 11 ESPN/USA Today, No. 9 AP) on Sunday.
This Sporting Life #14 →
The extraordinary Sandy Koufax ices the elbow before fear of a life doped up on cortisone forced him into early retirement after the 1966 season.
Praying Jew Causes Emergency Landing →
“Passengers disturbed by another passenger’s actions led to a US Airways flight from La Guardia Airport to Louisville being diverted to Philadelphia this morning.” TERROR IN THE SKIES! The …
Pete Rose, World's Greatest TV Pitchman →
Earlier this month, Kris posted this ridiculous ad for Kool-Aid featuring Pete Rose. If you didn’t see it before, let’s toss it up here again. Hell, if you saw it before, you should really watch…
Jack Zduriencik is "Daddy Warbucks" →
Seattle GM Jack Zduriencik and Annie’s Daddy Warbucks
A few weeks back, the good folks over at Walkoff Walk suggested that the Seattle Mariners uber-GM Jack Zduriencik deserved a…
Closer Jose Valverde agrees to two-year contract... →
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“Closer Jose Valverde agrees to two-year contract with Jose Valverde” Good for him (them?)
The Tigers have filled their hole at closer, agreeing to terms with Jose Valverde on a…
Trivia time →
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Who are 18 people who have never been in my kitchen? Wait, nevermind, Corey Koskie brought hotdish over just last week.
What is the significance of this list and how did I generate…
Home Is Where The Heart Is #3 →
Elvis Presley’s TV Room at Graceland (Memphis, early ’70s)
Outrage: NBC Will Get the Masturbating Bear in the... →
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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Because all recurring characters like Pimpbot and The Masturbating Bear, and sketches like “In the Year 2000” are NBC’s intellectual property,…
Gumby animator Art Clokey dies at 88 in California →
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An unparalled genius.
LOS OSOS, Calif. (AP) — Animator Art Clokey, whose bendable creation Gumby became a pop culture phenomenon through decades of toys, revivals and satires, died…
Did you know there’s a new Garfield show? It’s... →
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Catshirt!
Did you know there’s a new Garfield show? It’s in creepy 3D and is definitely nowhere near as good as Garfield & Friends, but the great Frank Welker does a spot-on…
"I Really Have Nothing To Say": 13 Years Of Sad... →
Every year, poor Bert Blyleven falls short of Cooperstown, and every year, he’s asked how it feels. Looking back on 13 years of his glum responses is almost heartbreaking, like watching a…
Supersized Cocktails - The Atlantic... →
The drinking man’s case for smaller servings
If these sons of Italy can't get you back into... →
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Huge dago win!
Far be it from me to covet another man’s swag, but I’ll freely admit I’m insanely gelosa over Craig Calcaterra’s recent haul from the National Ethnic…
America: Too Stupid To Cook →
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“Put the chicken in the oven. Go away for an hour. Watch some TV, play with the kids, read, have a cocktail, have sex.” Just not all at once.
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When she said…
That dude is acting like a prick. (via megmess) →
That dude is acting like a prick. (via megmess)
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John Kerry Pledges to Keep Fox on the Air →
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What is Senator Kerry going to do about getting “House Hunters” and “Giada at Home” back on my cable system?
Time Warner Cable and Fox still haven’t settled their payment…
Food Network, HGTV dropped from Cablevision →
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I need my “Good Eats” fix!
Cablevision customers woke up this morning to no Giada, Alton or Rachael. As of midnight, the cable network is no longer carrying either the Food Network…