Dan & Lee's Blogtacular

WOW!!! The Red Sox were written off after that game three 19-8 drubbing. The curse was taking full effect and they were ready to go home, but then again maybe not.

The Sox have amazingly come back to tie the series and forced the Game 7 against the Yankees in the Bronx.

Yes, I am an Angel fan, and yes, the Angels were swept by the Sox in the division series, but I can't help but root for these "Idiots" as they strive to break the hearts of the Evil Empire.

So, games 4 and 5...extra inning wonders, going longer than Lawrence of Arabia. Papi Ortiz the hero in both forcing the game six.

Game 6, Schilling with his bloody ankle, pitching the game he was brought to Boston to win. He declared before game 1 of the series that nothing would be better than to shut 55,000 Yankees mouths. That happened, only a week late.

Game 7 tonight and I have a feeling that Steinbrenner will be running the streets naked because he finally snapped that last synapse that has kept him from going crazy looney.

One of my favorite sports writers has been keeping a game log here, check it out for a chuckle or three.

I don't particularly like either of these boobs running for office, but if you know my views on the FCC and proposed constitutional amendments, you have a bit of an idea which way I'll go. If only McCain had run, I'd actually have someone I respect to vote for, but I guess that's 4 years down the road, as long as Jeb doesn't somehow steal that nomination.

For those of you who glazed over the last few debates when numbers were being thrown back and forth, I've stumbled upon this great non-profit, non-partisan site which actual states the facts and keeps the politicians honest (or embarrassed).

Read away, it's actually quite fascinating what they want to pass over to us as "fact".

So, I had the pleasure of going to see a sneak preview of Team America: World Police last Saturday after the USC/Cal game.

First off, If you are not a fan of South Park or the movie, don't worry about seeing this, it's the same type of humor, just new characters...If you are a fan, then this flick is right up your alley. I am also trying to keep this as spoiler free as possible, so I will try to be vague.

The story concerns Team America, a technologically advanced strike force out to stop the spread of WMD's throughout the world. There are homages to movies as well as tie in's to current events. The humor is pointed but it offends equally.

For those of you who may not know this, Trey Parker (the co writer/director/multivoicer) is a very talented songwriter, as was evidenced in the South Park film (Blame Canada, Uncle F@cker) and Cannibal: The Musical (Let's Build a Snowman, I Was Never so Happy as I was, when I was Riding you.) This isn't a musical but it does have some songs, and they are doozy's.

My favorite would have to be Kim Jong Il's song "I'm So Ronery", which sounds like it could very well have been one of those crappy Trade Federation characters from the Lucas Screwjob Department. Yes, every "L" in the song is pronounced as an "R", and there are MANY "L" words in the song. Just seeing the North Korean dictator tickling the ivory's and singing a song of lament on how the world doesn't understand him is so brilliant...but then this whole film is. The songs are among the strongest elements of the film and I'll let you find out the genius for yourself.

One of the funniest scenes in a film, at least since Marvin lost his head in Pulp Fiction,will be one of the most disgusting scenes you'll ever see, but if you've ever been out on an all night binge and lost it all afterward, you may be able to relate, the rest of you may want to cover your eyes.

As usual, Trey and Matt strike out to go against the grain. Yes they are offensive, yes they are just plain wrong, but that's their charm and it works.

Oh yeah, the film stars marionettes.

Nuff Said

So, my buddy Loren was down last weekend and he had tickets to the USC/Cal game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Having gone to a school that shuttered it's football program because the women on campus wanted a football team also, I never got to experience what it's like to see a real college football game. Let alone a sold out one.

So we went and WOW!!!

First of all we saw Aaron Rodgers, the QB for Cal, complete 23 passes in a row, for a minute there I thought I was watching the '02 Raiders again. This kid is unstoppable and something special, I wonder if the Ravens could trade in Boller and pick this kid up instead.

Then I saw the next great wunderkind of football make a most spectacular play. There's a Sophomore by the name of Reggie Bush...Bush received a kickoff, MUFFED it, picked it up and ran it back 93 yards to be taken down at the Cal 3. I have never seen a crowd more amped for a non scoring play. I saw shirts that said "Bush/Leinert '04" . This kid is special, a playmaker and is a backup running back...Now, after I said all that, he'll be a first round draft pick and be the next Ki-Jiana Carter. Oy

Luckily I didn't have to hear the only song the USC band knows (USC, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT) over and over again, but I did hear them do a tribute to funk at halftime (featuring "Atomic Dog").

I can understand why people get into it, to have so many thousands of people cheering for one singular thing, to keep up the pride of one's Alma Mater.

If protesting was a sport, I guess my Alma Mater would be a contender, oh well.

No, not the Robert Blake TV show. but this!

I suppose this would be the mayor?

And the police chief?

During the work day today I kept glancing at the MLB.com gamecast's and it all kept getting bleaker and bleaker. I tell myself that the Anaheim Angel's Jarrod Washburn's purpose was to be the patsy to Schilling's pitching, that he did so bad as to lull them into a false sense of security when he pitches again. Yeah, that's it...

We got Bart against a Pedro that's melting down, so there is still some hope...My biggest worry is Bronson Arroyo, just because his name vaguely reminds of the place where the Batcave is in Griffith Park.

The Dodgers, I guess McCourt defaulted on his payment to Satan. I have a feeling the Card's are gonna buzzsaw through the NL.

Maybe tomorrow it'll be tied up and each team will be pulling off their trademarked comebacks.

I think all bloggs should really have pictures... :(

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Sweating it out with the Angels all year to see it come down to a three game series that decides it all. Bart vs. Muldah, Kelvim vs. Zito and Washbum vs. Hudson. Thank GOD the series won't come down to those arsonists known as Lackey and Sele, at least we don't have to worry about Kevin Appier blowing it then. My motto, pitch well enough to get to Frankie, Brendan, and Shields. The offense will figure itself out.

As an aside, Oakland fans suck so hard that they don't even sell out their stadium when it comes down to days like this. If these games were in Anaheim, they would have sold out three months ago. Guess Darth Raider scares people even during the 357 other days of the year he's not there.