(Insert angry title)

I have hated Ned Yost all season, but now enough is enough. Why is this guy still trying to coach this team? In any other sport, on any other team, in any other city this guy would have been gone months ago.

The Brewers had the best record in the NL through the first 2 months, but ever since they have THE WORST record in the NL. Why not change the coach? The team obviously has some talent and before yesterday's games had a chance at the division. Now its too late and they will probably have a worse record than last year. This guy Yost has no idea what he is doing as a coach during the game and doesn't appear to be a good locker room coach motiviated his team to do anything. Aside from a few Fielder expolsions (wherein one of these times he is going to eat someone) this team has no life. That is directly a result of the coach. Period.

In yesterdays game he did not pinch hit for Suppan in the 6th with a runner on and 1 out. Why not? Suppan is terrible after the 6th, we all know this by now. And then Yost has him pitch to the first batter and then goes to the bull pen. Thank god we didn't pinch hit for him and kept him in. Who else could have hit Cliff FLoyd with a pitch?

Why not leave Yost in Chicago and have someone else finish out the season? This way we will all know it was Yost all along. Then next year bring in Joe Girardi and bring on the pennant.
Anyone could finish this season at this point. One of the Sausage Racers? Bernie Brewer? Hell, have a contest at the game every day to see who the coach is for the day. They would all be better.

Take those things off

I am officially saying that those stupid-ass "Crocs" are not shoes and I am tired of seeing 21-st Century hippies wearing them. Today I was doing "errands" around town and down on Marquette University and noticed more and more idiots wearing those. Are they more comfortable? Cooler? They look like shit. I don't know how they could be more comfortable, they are made out of plastic and rubber. They're not cooler; they are plastic with about 10, dime-sized holes in them. they also come in the most gay and obnoxious colors. I saw people wearing bright yellow ones, purple ones, and bright baby blue ones.They are officially Dead To Me and I challenge any of my readers that sees anyone wearing them to punch them square in the mouth.

I hope this never gets old

First off, what Michael Vick did is horrific, terrible, and one of the worst things I've heard in a while. A buddy of mine put it this way: "Vick should be put into a ring with Randy Couture (current UFC champion) and if he doesn't win, drown him."

With that being said, I hope jokes about this never get old. If they do drown me. At our online Fantasy Football Draft (for recreational purposes only) Snow.man drafted Ray Lewis. Edgrimley then went on to call him a murderer Snow.man then had the line of the day: "At least he had the decency to kill human beings." I also enjoy when someone asks what you are doing later saying, "Drowning a few dogs, maybe go to a dog fight or two." As long as we don't gamble on it, its okay. Gambling is illegal.
A company has jumped on this and is making dog chew toys of Michael Vick for your dogs to chew. Hilarious.

God bless the idiots

I don't know what is funnier about this clip:

• That is one ridiculously stupid question. I teach high school and would have no idea how to answer that.
• That girl must be a great conversationalist. She is struggling just to make a sentence. Noun, verb, direct object, repeat, maybe use an adjective or adverb if you're good.
• AC Slater is hosting it. Mario Lopez should kill off his "Mario Lopez" image and only go around as AC Slater, I think he might be more successful.
  

Where am I?

I just ran to the post office to buy some stamps and mail some letters. (Threatening letters to my ex wife) I was just gonna go run in and use the automated machine and purchase some stamps. However, the machine was out of regular stamps so I had to wait in line at buy them from a teller. WTF? How is the post office's automated stamp machine out of stamps?? THE POST OFFICE! Thats like going to a movie theater and the projector being broke, or the gas station being out of gas. This is all you people do, sell stamps and mail letters. Get it together.

What about Baby Boy 2?

I guess "acclaimed" director and producer John Singleton hit a jaywalker and killed her. He was not under the influence or anything and was immediately released. However there are two interesting things about this story.

1) Notice who was the police officer on the scene and who the article references when you click his name. Someone should have proof read that one a bit.

2) John Singleton may have directed Boyz n the Hood, but look at what he has done since: that terrible Shaft remake, Baby Boy, 2 Fast 2 Furious, and that terrible Mark Wahlberg movie Four Brothers.

I think it is time we remove the title "acclaimed" when speaking of John Singleton.


How come he hits a jaywalker and is immediately let go by th epolice but when I drive around town running over hookers I have the entire Milwaukee Police Department on my tail?

Too sad for cake....

This was another close week for the Too Sad for Cake Award. First Runner up goes to Craig Counsell of the Milwaukee Brewers. Counsell struck out against Jeff Cirillo, who had never pitched in a major league game before. I know Counsell is a gritty veteran but you can't even make contact against a 13 year veteran Third Baseman who has already been cut this year once and has never pitched in the majors. Come On.

The winner this week however is Latrell Sprewell. SPrewell had his $1.5 million yacht seized in northern Wisconsin for lack of payments. This is sad on multiple levels. If you had a $1.5 million yacht would you be driving it on Lake Michigan off the coast of northern Wisconsin? Wisconsin is a dark desolte void of life, especially the farther north you go. Sprewell played 13 years in the NBA and made good money and also endorsed Nike. How come he didn't just go out and drop $1.5 million on the yacht instead of making monthly payments of $10,000? Two years ago Sprewell turned down $21 million over 3 years from Minnesota saying he "has a family to look out for." Since then he has gotten no offers from any team. I bet that money would have been real handy when trying to pay for your boat. I guess he is going to have to start choking people in his house again instead of on his $1.5 million yacht. Too Sad.

My two cents...

I was watching Arrested Development last night and thinking about what edgrimley had said about Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia and how it is under appreciated and under watched. I agree, Its Always Sunny is hilarious and should be watched by everyone. However I strongly agree that Arrested Development was the most under appreciated show ever on television. If it had been given more time it would have become the Seinfeld of this generation. Don't forget that no one watched Seinfeld the first few seasons, but NBC gave it time then it become the most watched sitcom of all time. Here is some proof.











One more that I couldn't embed in post. Worth it.

Movie Review

I just went to see Bourne Ultimatum tonight at the Multiplex. I like these movies, they mix a good amount of action with some good acting and an interesting spy/assassin storyline. I know that Snow.man doesn't care for the movies because he says the books are better. Well, I go to the movies to see and hear a story, not to read one. And some of us can't read (edgrimley).

I read a review of the movie after it came out that it wasn't very good, there was too much action and not enough story or character development. Its an action movie people, there is supposed to be action. You don't complain that Poltergeist or Saw is too scary, Star Wars is too Sci-Fi, Dumb and Dumber is too funny. We go to action movies to escape and see some fight scenes and car chases. Plus this is the third movie in the trilogy, all the characters have been developed already, now we get to see them fight.

This third installment starts with a fight scene and within 15 minutes there is a car chase. This continues for the 2 hours . Throughout it all there still is a storyline. You learn about the beginnings of the spy program that created Jason Bourne and see him attempt to get revenge.

Potatoe Famine

I went down to Irish Fest yesterday and as usual I worked at the booth for McBob's. Any of my readers who have ever been to the bar probably have an idea of what it is like working down at Irish Fest with them. A bunch of loud drunk Irish people downing beers and shots of Tullamore Dew. Its a good time. Throughout all of that they are usually the second highest food vendor at the Fest and last year sold just under 2 tons of corned beef.

Irish Fest is the only ethnic festival I make notice to attend, its usually a good time. This year it was raining a little bit and it was interesting to see everyone freak out so much. I'm pretty sure it rained for 30 straight years once in Ireland, so I would think these Irish people wouldn't mind. It was a nice day out and was barely raining yet you saw people covered in raincoats and carrying umbrellas, people running from cover to cover. I was walking around in jeans and a shirt, no worries. I even walked to and from the venue. Whatever.

One thing that does bother me is all the people wearing various "Irish" t-shirts like: "Kiss ME I'm Irish" "Fight Me I'm Irish" or "I'm Hungry for Potatoes." I did see one t-shirt that was subtle yet humorous; "Raise Your Glass and Swear." Straight and to the point. There was also some Irish toast on the back but I could not read it.

A joke of a sport.....

Avid reader and protege edgrimley sent me this article via the e-mails. It turns out that the NBA is more of a joke of a sport than we once thought. There may be more referees involved in gambling, and the next logical step would be to assume they are involved in rigging some games.

This is post number 101 on this site, and what better way to start my next 100 posts than by further bashing an already Dead To Me sport and claim that it is being locked in as Dead To Me with no chance of coming off the list. Too bad, so sad.

Fun With Lyrics

Let's look at some lyrics today:

"They tried to make me go to rehab but i said 'no, no, no'
Yes I've been black but when i come back you'll know know know
I ain't got the time and if my daddy thinks I'm fine
He's tried to make me go to rehab but i won't go go go

I don't ever wanna drink again
I just ooh i just need a friend
I'm not gonna spend ten weeks
have everyone think I'm on the mend"

Last week Amy Winehouse, the artist who wrote those lyrics, went into rehab and ended up staying only 48 hours before leaving and getting a brain scan. How can you write a song like that, have it become a huge hit, and then start drinking hardcore again and go into rehab again. I'm not a wordsmith but I believe that makes you a hypocrite. Its very similar to my ex-wife writing a song about how much she loves her husband and would never leave him in the middle of the night on the anniversary, but then she does that. Also similar to Snow.man's song about not becoming a complete a@#-hole when he becomes a lawyer, and then he becomes a lawyer and becomes a complete a@#-hole.

Give the man the award

I went and saw Talk to Me the other night, thought it was a fantastic movie. Was one of those rare movies that had something to say and through saying that it made you cry and laugh. It was actually quite funny when it needed to be, and was funny at all the right times. The movie is the true story of Petery Greene, a 1960s-1970s Washington D.C. DJ that revolutionized radio DJs and helped the capital cope with the death of Martin Luther King Jr and kept the country from rioting. Behind all that the movie was ultimately about the friendship between him and his manager and the ups and downs of that relationship.

The real reason for this post is Don Cheadle. Once again Don Cheadle was unbelievable in this movie. He kept up this very deep voice and managed to be loud and vulgar throughout the whole movie and you felt like you were in the 1960s. Don Cheadle may be the best actor of our generation. One day he can play a British thief in Ocean's Eleven, a convict in Out of Sight, an African hotel owner in Hotel Rwanda, a DA in Crash, a narcotic's investigator in Traffic, and be in the best Superbowl commercials. Every movie he makes is important to see. They all have something important to say and have an entertaining way of saying it.

He has been nominated for Hotel Rwanda but did not win, somehow he lost to Jamie Foxx in Ray. I mean Jamie Foxx, come on. He has a rap album out there, and it sucks. Here's hoping Don Cheadle is nominated for Talk to Me and actually wins. I know he won't be, the Academy will probably nominate the Rat from Ratatouille.

Now That's Job Loyalty

The CEO of the CHinese toy company that is responsible for the lead paint related toy recall hanged himself over the subject. Apparently he was so distraught and embarassed over it he didn't know how to handle it and hanged himself. The story also goes to explain how the real blame goes to the paint company who was using lead based paint to paint children's toys. The crazy part is that the CEO of that company was his best friend. Many of my avid readers have worked in restaurants int he past, and this would be like ringing in the wrong food and then deciding to kill yourself instead of facing the public scrutiny.

I guess it is common in China for public officials to commit suicide when faced with public embarrassment. Could you imagine if that were the case here in the states. Where would that put Paris Hilton, Lindsey Lohan, Alec Baldwin, David Hasselhoff, and Nicole Ritchie? President Bush is caught in his lie about WMD's in IRaq, oh woops, what does he do, lie more. In China the President would probably kill himself. That is just bizarre to me to have a culture wherein that happens so often. They are no reported cases of children ingesting the paint and becoming sick. 75% of the toys were stopped before shipping, yet this guy is so affected by this.

Kanye West CD Review

I have not listened to Kanye West's new CD (nor will I) but I am give it a 4-Star Review, anything to convince you to go out and buy it. 50 Cent has come out and said that if Kanye West outsells him with his new album, he will retire from making solo albums. I have nothing really against 50 Cent, but anything to get one less rapper out there I will do. I really think 50-Cent is more of a gimic than an artist. He is pretty much Eminem's protege and and the "black alternative" to Eminem. He tries to have this image in which he has been shot 8 times, lives in the roughest neighborhoods, and raps about how hardcore he is. Hear one song, and you have heard them all.

I do have an incentive to have one less rapper in the game, the fewer rappers there are the more likely that my rap group will make a reunion. Wacked-Out Jon and The Cadaver Dogs have a completed album, but our just waiting for a few more rappers to retire and bow out of the game. Our new album is tentatively titled Dead Dog Drive-Thru and features such singles as "Bite Your Pillow," "Knock My Teeth Out Baby," and "Get Off My Lawn."

My name is Sam, how may I help you...

I was helping a friend of mine set up her new labtop with wireless Internet yesterday and it was much more of an ordeal than one would think. The wireless router comes with a CD that is intented to be very straight forward and allow those who know nothing about computers to do it. I go through it step by step and it is pretty simple until I get to the last step when it asked for the IP address and DNS domain name. I figured out how to find the IP address but really had no idea what a DNS domain name was. I called Time Warner Cable, the Internet provider, and all I really needed was the DNS domain name. I was hold for about 15 minutes before I talked to anyone. The lady on the line really knew less than I did, I could over hear here asking someone else for help. She then proceeded to tell me that she couldn't help me any further because we didn't have a Time Warner router and didn't have them install it. Whatever, this lady was pretty useless so I just said thank-you and hung up.



I then called Linksys support for the router. I was on hold for about 4 minutes and then got to talked to someone. Within 2 seconds I could tell where their call center was.....India. This guy had an extremely heavy accent and at times was difficult to understand, but was very helpful. Here's how our first exchange went:

"How are yo doing today sir?"

"I'm doing well."

"So, you're doing well then sir."



I was on the phone with him for about 45 minutes. It turns out Time Warner Cable has a lot of things about their Internet that make it very difficult to set up if you do not use their service. A few times it was own stupidity that held things up. (I had Internet Explorer set to Work Offline for awhile.) At the end of it all I got it working and all was good. The gentleman on the other end thanked me for calling and asked me to go online and fill out a survey about how the call went. He gave me a case number and told me his name was "Sam." There is no way his name is Sam, maybe Samallabudamatamaine, but not Sam. My guess is that he is told to pick a very American name to use when stupid Americans call for help, to reassure the caller.

Too Sad For Cake...

This week's Too Sad For Cake Award goes to the Milwaukee Brewers. Not for being swept by the Rockies, not for giving up 36 runs in 3 games, but for getting 2 runs off of a pitcher with a broken leg. Colorado's starting pitcher, Francis, was hit by a ball in the first inning and ended up pitching until the end of the sixth inning, giving up 2 runs. It turns out that he suffered a broken leg from the ball. So he was pitching for those six innings with a broken leg and the Brewers still couldn't hit him. WTF? That is just sad. Some people can barely walk to the bathroom with a broken leg, yet this guy pitched rather well for the next 2 hours. I'm embarrassed to be a Brewers' fan today. This team is turning into a joke.

You say you like movies

Edgrimley recently had a post about his favorite movies. I can't argue with his picks, they're good picks, just not my picks. I also can't believe that Rushmore just cracked the top 5 this week. What was there before? Waterworld?

I decided to go to IMDb to see what their users rater as their favorite movies. They're not bad, but most of them are obvious picks, nothing daring or bold. And I'm sorry but Pulp Fiction is not better than Shawshank Redemption.

I currently have probably about 20 movies on loan to various people. But looking through my current collection, here is my top 10. 10 because I am better than edgrimley at everything.

1. Rushmore- Funniest movie I have ever seen. Anyone who doesn't get the comedy is an idiot and should be punched in the face.
2. Lost in Translation- If you don't see a beauty in this movie, and cry at the end, you have no soul. Or edgrimley has taken it from you already. Also, Bill Muhray is quietly hilarious. When he is at the shoot and can't understand the director, hilarious. Or when that "lady of the night" comes over; good stuff.
3. Shawshank Redemption- First movie I ever went to growing up that shook me to my core and made me cry when leaving. Still sends shivers down my back.
4. Star Wars- Come on.
5. Blood Diamond- Best movie of 2006, wasn't even nominated. Has action, unbelievable acting, great story, and great character development. And it makes you think about the world and how screwed we are.
6. Batman Begins- Best Comic Book action movie I have ever seen. Christian Bale is the best Batman yet. Can't wait for the whole trilogy.
7. Big Lebowski- Hilarious movie, probably don't go one week in college without watching this while loaded drinking Caucasians.
8. Hotel Rhwanda- Don Cheadle is the most under-rated actor out there right now. Every movie he makes is important to see. HE is amazing in this and this is a great movie. Really makes you think about things and makes you want to get involved. (The book is even better)
9. Good Will Hunting- I actually like Matt Damon even to this day, Ben Affleck is a walking joke though. Great movie, very well written and acted. "Do you like apples?" Great line. Can't wait for the sequel.
10. American History X- Unbelievable acting by Edward Norton. Saw it with a group from my Freshman floor in college. No one said a word the whole car ride home. Two people actually just walked home.
    

Numbers don't lie

Unlike my first wife, numbers don't lie.

Forbes magazine did an interesting article on the dollar value of actors in Hollywood. Matt Damon came in first as the most productive actor available. For every dollar he is paid to do a movie he brings in $29 of gross income for the production company. (Thats worldwide sales of movie and merchandise minus all production and advertising costs). Second place went to Brad Pitt at $24 and tied at third was Vince Vaughn and Johnny Depp at $21. Its interesting to note that three actors that are paid $20 million plus for movies (Will Smith, Tom Hanks, and Tom Cruise) only have a return on investment of $12. And Jim Carrey is only at $8. Numbers don't lie.

Or maybe just like my ex-wife numbers will lie and leave you in the middle of the night with a huge mortgage and two kids. I was watching the Brewer's game last night while they were losing to one of the worst times, the Colorado Rockies. (How do we only score two runs in Colorado?) The interesting part came in the 9th inning when the Rockies committed 2 errors to give the Brewers' a chance. They then put a the league leaders in fewest errors for the year. The three lowest teams were the Rockies, Orioles, and Pirates; three of the worst teams in the league. The team with the most is the Dodgers, one of the best teams. We are always told that errors cost you games, but maybe they don't really. Something to think about. Do numbers just lie when it is convenient for them?

What year is it???

Fisher Price just had to recall nearly 1 million toys because of lead in the paint. WTF? How can any one still be using lead in paint? I know these toys are made over in China, but come on. We have known about the ill effects of lead for years now. You can't even buy pencils nowadays with lead, they are all graphite. Yet, somewhere someone is still making paint with lead in it, and still someone else is using it, for children's toys no less. Now I've even my fair share of paint throughout the years and have probably consumer more than my share of lead, but I know have the physical health of a 85 year-old man to show for it.

This is not a sports story....

I was watching Sports Center on Wednesday night and on the bottom ticker they mentioned about the bridge collapsing in Minnesota and how the production of the Twins new stadium was going to be delayed now. No mention of the travesty that just occurred or those dead or injured.

Then last night I was sitting at a bar watching Sports Center once again and there was a whole segment about how this was related to sports. How the Twins games was cancelled and how Pistons coach Flip Saunders was almost on that bridge. I really get tired how Sports Center and sports writers in general try to connect everything to sports. Some things are bigger than sports and should be left separate from sports.