Monthly Archives: November 2007

Bad Ads

November 15, 2007 – 3:27 pm

A few weeks ago, I mentioned the ad where Peyton Manning is confused and harried in a hotel corridor and wondered how that might induce me to purchase whatever was being sold by that message. I still see that ad; I still don’t get it. But watching it and actually paying attention to it did [...]

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More College Coaching Kudos

November 15, 2007 – 11:16 am

Recently, I handed out some kudos to a few college football coaches. That was done off the top of my head; therefore, I happened to ignore some other coaches whose teams have excelled/over-achieved this year. So, let me add to my previous list with kudos to: Ron Zook – Illinois: The win over Ohio State [...]

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News Flash – - Stephon Marbury Is Unhappy…

November 14, 2007 – 10:47 am

Before anyone asks, I have no idea why Stephon Marbury has left his team on the West Coast and flown back to NY. One story has it that he was upset to hear rumors that the Knicks were going to take away his starting spot and were trying to trade him. I can understand that [...]

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A Boring MNF Game Last Nite…

November 13, 2007 – 9:51 am

Let me tell you how non-competitive last night’s MNF game between Seattle and SF was. I actually appreciated it when ESPN dragged Drew Carey into the booth for an extended chat about The Price Is Right in the third quarter and when they had Steve Young drop in and chew the fat with the announcing [...]

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More NFL Hexes – - uh – - Mid-Season Awards

November 12, 2007 – 11:44 am

Last week, I suggested some nominees for “NFL Coach of the Year” at mid-season. That small item got me an e-mail from a long-term reader asking if I had any other nominees for such awards. That e-mail arrived late last night so he could very properly note that two of my nominees for Coach of [...]

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Welcome to Philadelphia, Brad Lidge…

November 9, 2007 – 2:07 am

Brad Lidge is the most recognizable name involved in the 5-player deal between the Astros and the Phillies this week. Lidge is the guy who gave up the colossal home run to Albert Pujols in the playoffs a couple of years ago to spark the Cardinals win over the Astros in that playoff series. Some [...]

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Hypocrisy Alert !!

November 8, 2007 – 10:11 am

Are you ready for a Hypocrisy Alert? I think we have one brewing here. Recall that the NFL played a game in London, England and there was a story that the Commissioner was ruminating on the possibility of putting a Super Bowl Game in London. We saw NFL owners there in London talking about how [...]

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Weekend NFL Musings…

November 7, 2007 – 1:05 am

Since the Pats/Colts game was the Game of the Millennium on Sunday, I guess I should start with my comments on that game. First of all, it is hardly unusual for the visiting NFL team to collect more penalties than the home team. I haven’t done the counting in the past for every weekend, but [...]

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A Mixed Bag Today…

November 6, 2007 – 9:31 am

The news this morning is that Don Mattingly and Larry Bowa will join Joe Torre in the dugout for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the last ten years, every baseball fan has seen Joe Torre sitting stoically/imperturbably on the bench as tense moments of the game unfolded on the field before him. I think it [...]

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SWAT-TOE – An Idea Whose Time Has Come

November 5, 2007 – 2:47 pm

Some things are really superfluous – like a third nostril. So, when the thought of something like that flashes into my mind, my normal instinct is to move on as quickly as possible to something that has a higher chance of being relevant. I had one such instance recently and was just about to flush [...]

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