***Better known for giving up Big Mark McGwire's legendary bash into the history books, Steve Traschel may just end up with the Birds on the Bat. Perhaps BIG Walt isn't done quite yet, a little bird mentioned that the Cardinals are finalist in the bidding for crappy starting pitcher Steve Traschel. I say "crappy" because it just doesn't ever seem like he's been any good. However, last year with the New York Mets he went 15-8 with a 4.97. That's better than Jason Marquis. I wouldn't put too much stock in this, but who knows? Personally, I hope it doesn't happen. Never have liked Traschel.
***Ex-Cardinal Ronnie Belliard is in trouble for paying off a female to keep information regarding an out-of-wedlock pregnancy quiet. Apparently, the female's father found out about the situation and broke the news. The story goes that Belliard paid the female $125,00 to be quiet about the issue....she wasn't. Belliard has two children, and a wife. I would assume the wife doesn't take care of the financial situation at the Belliard household. Either that or she's extremely dumb, $125,000 is a pretty huge sum to miss.
***Watching the Super Bowl tonight, I gained a newfound hatred for Peyton Manning. I don't think he likes anybody but himself and the faces of those presidents on the green bills he makes for all those TV spots. It seemed like every time something went wrong, he was moaning and groaning (thats a nice way to put it) about it being somebody else's fault. I'm glad you won Peyton, and I'm glad Chicago fans have to keep suffering, but please....SHUT THE HELL UP!
***Quote of the Super Bowl Evening: "If Rex Grossman played baseball, he'd be Jason Marquis." -Jeff Fahrner.
***Yahoosports!.com's Jeff Passan wrote a great article about BIG Walt and his BIG magic. It's interesting to hear an outsider's perspective on the Cardinals offseason. Check it out. I'd link it to you, but for some reason it won't let me.
***Ya'llain't heard it, but here's what they sayin':
Jerry Greene of the Orlando Sentinel offered his 10 best Super Bowl commercials of all time, in inverse order:
1996 Pepsi — Deion Sanders and Wile E. Coyote. If you honor the great Wile E. Coyote, you make my list. Beep Beep.
2003 Reebok – “Terry Tate, Office Linebacker” — Remember when we were all saying “pain train?”
2006 FedEx – “Sticks” — The one where the caveman can’t deliver the stick because FedEx hasn’t been invented. His boss: “Not my problem.”
2006 Budweiser – “Lamb Streaker” — Represents all their spots with the horses playing football. Cowboy: “I didn’t need to see that.”
2006 Ameriquest Mortgage – “Hospital” — The one where mom and daughter walk in to hear the doctor say: “That killed him.”
1977 Xerox – “Monks” — The one where Brother Dominic needs 500 copies now. “It’s a miracle!”
1993 McDonald’s – “Showdown” — A true classic with Michael Jordan and Larry Bird. “Off the expressway, over the river, off the billboard, through the window, off the wall, nothin’ but net.”
2000 Electronic Data Systems – “Herding Cats” — Cowboy: “Don’t let anybody tell you it’s easy.” You love it or hate it. I love it.
1995 Budweiser – “Frogs” — Represents all the frog and lizard spots. “Bud.” “Weissssss.” “Errrrrr.”
1984 Apple – “1984″ — It will never be beaten unless someone talks director Ridley Scott into topping his own creation. “And you’ll see why 1984 won’t be like 1984.” Perfect.
Jim Armstrong, AOLSports: “The NFL’s championship game was, is and always will be about quarterbacks. Of the 39 MVPS and two co-MVPs in Super Bowl history, 20 have been quarterbacks. And of those 20 MVP awards, 15 have been won by quarterbacks in the Hall of Fame or — good morning, Tom Brady — headed there in a hurry. You know the names. Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw, Bart Starr, Roger Staubach, John Elway, Joe Namath, Len Dawson, Troy Aikman, Steve Young and Brady. What, you’re going to tell me Rex Grossman is going to join that list? Right. And Rosie O’Donnell is the Playmate of the Month for March.”
Steve Rosenbloom, Chicagosports.com: Mark Prior and the Cubs agreed on a one-year deal that cut his salary. If he remains healthy, Prior will get an opportunity to earn more than he did in 2006. Of course, if he remains healthy, the Cubs will insist on a thorough examination to see what some scoundrel did with the real Mark Prior.”
Bill Plaschke, Los Angelos Times: The greatest game may have been the first one after 9/11, and not because (Adam) Vinatieri’s New England Patriots beat the St. Louis Rams on a last-second field goal. Remember? It featured Paul McCartney in the pregame show, Mariah Carey singing the national anthem, former president George H.W. Bush doing the coin toss, and U2 singing at halftime. The worst Super Bowl may have been XXVII at the Rose Bowl, and not because the Dallas Cowboys blew out the Buffalo Bills. O.J. Simpson tossed the coin, and Michael Jackson and 3,500 local children were the halftime show.”
G's up, Bears down, all you Indy fans bounce to this.
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Yeah, Dave, the Bears didn't get to the Super Bowl on the shoulders of Grossman.
The rock, paper, scisors Bud Light commercial ranks up there with one of the funniest.
I loved the rock, paper, scissors commercial also. I kept making the mistake of going to the bathroom during the commercials and not during the game. You would think I would know better
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