Slam Dunking on Some Reindeer

The winter solstice is upon us. Days are officially getting longer from here on out and I have to admit, after losing in not only our fantasy league, but in every other one, I’m about over football (until the playoffs start.) My Panthers have absolutely no chance of making it in this year, and the Eagles have the most minuscule of chances as well. I went 1 for 2 overall in parlays, but without gambling or fantasy to keep me involved, Sunday has become an excuse to just eat wings. Last weekend, I ate 35. You thought I was…

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Headrush: Where you Been?

Why did I reference a Sinbad comedy special in the title? Oh I dunno maybe because he is THE MAN.  Also, he is playing at the Wilmington Grand Opera House in January.  He played last fall I think and I missed him then so I may have to see him this time around. My favorite Sinbad story is that Randy was watching him on TV when he used to work at Frolic and some guy walked in, bought something, stared at the TV wordlessly for ten seconds before exclaiming: “Man…Sinbad’s CORNY!”  Indeed. 1.) So, what’s new in the NFL? …

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I’m A Leader At Last, This A Don You With

If my writing today could emulate one song, it would be the end of Nas’ “Made You Look” when the beat cuts out and he delivers line after line of ill lyrics that would make the average man vomit on themselves in sheer sickness. It will be fast and hollow, yet profound and everlasting. Here we go. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve been able to sit down and write, mostly because of my new employment that has me mentally drained by the end of the day. Not that there hasn’t been much to write about. The Phillies…

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It’s Christmas Time!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year.  You know why?  A.) Because it’s Christmas.  B.) Because it’s my birthday.  BOOM!  Double whammy. You know, every time that I tell someone I was born on Christmas, they give me this consolling face and they’re like, “Aw, I’m so sorry. You must get shorted on presents.”  And then I always have to explain that no, in fact, it was just the opposite because I am so very lucky to have a family that SPOILED ME ROTTEN with presents. It always makes me feel like a jerk, but hey, who the…

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Jake Delhomme is Pushin’ Bojangles in Texas

It’s been a while since we’ve seen our friend Jake Delhomme. The Houston Texans, who desperately needed a quarterback, signed Jake Delhomme to their team in hopes of continuing their run towards the playoffs. It looks like Jake Delhomme just out-Palmered Carson Palmer. Delhomme has been sitting “in retirement” ever since the Browns released him in 2010, and now he gets to fall into a playoff bound team that’s practically guaranteed to win their division. The Tennessee Titans are way too inconsistent to capture and maintain a lead. The Jaguars just fired their head coach and are in the…

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Only Santa Could Save the NBA

The players and owners have finally come to an agreement. A trivial agreement, mind you, but either way, pending a huge upset when the deal is brought to a vote, the NBA will begin it’s 66-game season on Christmas Day with a triple header. Epic. A couple things come to mind : 1) The players ended up with a 51.2% share of revenue. That’s still pretty friggin’ huge and I truly didn’t expect the owners to budge that much. Be content, you fuckers. 2) What’s going to happen with Odom who just signed with Besiktas, or better-yet, what’s going…

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Farewell Hip-Hop…and the Entire NBA Season

1.) In perhaps the greatest move that they could’ve made, the 76ers new ownership decided to get rid of the much maligned mascot, Hip-Hop. You know how I am 100% positive that this was a good move? I read about it on the Yahoo! Blog post and there is currently one comment under the post.  That comment simply reads: “Good.” Exactly. Peace out freaky bunny. 2.) Speaking of the NBA, I’m going to have to totally disagree with my buddy Randy.  Not only can college basketball replace the NBA, it will, and for many, it already has. Compared to…

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