Author: Adam Thomas

Pre-season Football

1.) Ok, so here were again…August. The month where we all make snap judgements on teams based on 4 meaningless games of football.  I was watching ESPN the other day and they mentioned how Andrew Luck looked sharp in his second start. This is after they showed him throwing A PICK SIX! How is that sharp again?  I’m confused. You know, I’d really hate to be a Jets or a Broncos fan right now. They just never get any airtime on ESPN.  How in the world do Jets and Broncos fans make it through the day without any updates…

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Christmas in August

1.) Ohhhhhh Happppy Day!  I have waited so long, repeat, SO LONG for the Sixers to trade Iguodala that it is almost unbelievable that it finally happened. And the fact that they got Andrew Bynum back in return is fantastic. I am ecstatic about this move, in every sense.  Look, if Bynum doesn’t re-sign, then we got Iggy’s terrible contract off of the books and it frees tons of cap space for 2013. If he does re-sign, then we have a fantastic center. Win-win. Now, as for Iggy, he seems like a nice guy and all, but he was…

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Fast Food Protests, Lame Olympics

I didn’t even realize any of this Chick-fil-A nonsense was going on until I got a text from the Wolfman telling me a Facebook joke about the whole situation. And that makes me happy, because this is the stupidest thing I have ever heard of. 1.) Well, actually, it was the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard of until I read that Roger Goodell said that he thinks football should be an Olympic sport. Let that sink in for a moment. WHO WOULD WE PLAY? America gets Gold, Silver AND Bronze? However, I would love to see the Botswana squad…

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Welcome Back!

Man, you leave for a week and oh how the sports world has changed!  Just kidding, everything is pretty much the same. So let’s get into it, shall we? 1.) The Phillies re-signed Cole Hamels while I was away, which I would be ok with if they didn’t already have 100,000,000,000 dollars tied up in their other two pitchers (one of whom has exactly one win all season).  So all I will say is if they don’t trade Cliff Lee today, than signing Hamels was a stupid move. Amaro should’ve learned that it doesn’t pay to overspend on pitching…

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The Dark Knight Rises

1.) I can’t remember being this conflicted about whether or not to see a movie. The Dark Knight Rises is going to be awesome. We all know this. Christopher Nolan is not capable of making a bad movie, I don’t think. The problem, however, is that this sucker is 2 hours and 45 minutes long. Holy goodness that is a long time to sit in a theatre. Factoring in the previews will likely add another 15-20 minutes, so your looking at a 3 hour sitting. Too long I say. Also, Bane has been getting great reviews, but in all…

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Tim Kurkjian has Never Heard a Dr. Evil Impression

So last night, after a nice weekend at the beach, I get home and turn on some ESPN to get caught up on what happened in the world of sports when I was away. Much to my delight/chagrin, ESPN was running a clip of Tim Kurkjian where he interviewed Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster and asked him to do some impressions and man oh man was it high comedy.  Just kidding. It was actually incredibly confusing/perplexing. The reason? Dempster busted out impressions of Dr. Evil, Fat Bastard and Harry Caray. Now, I get the Harry Caray one, since he plays…

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The Moon Rises, the Phillies Season Sets

1.) I finally got to see Wes Anderson’s new film “Moonrise Kingdom” yesterday and let me just say that it was well worth the wait. That movie was incredible, 4 stars 4 sure. But then again, I love practically all (I’m looking at you Darjeeling Limited) of Wes Anderson’s movies so maybe I’m not the best person to go to for an unbiased opinion. It’s too early to say that it’s definitely his best movie, but I think that it’s in the conversation. Royal Tenenbaums still probably holds the crown though in my opinion (it’s hard to beat lines…

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