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That infomercial…

October 30, 2008

Barack Obama’s 30 minute prime-time infomercial was watched by over 36 million people.  It was so popular, in fact, that if this presidency thing doesn’t work out most major networks have offered him his own sitcom.

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How low were the ratings for the World Series.   Rumor has it Fox was thinking of pre-empting game six to replay Obama’s infomercial.

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As the election approaches, so do all the worries and rumors about voting problems, computer glitches and tainted results.  American sports fans in particular just can’t wait for it to be over.  Then they can get back to real life, like watching college football and following the BCS standings.

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Mike Singletary, the new coach of the San Francisco 49ers, dropped his pants to make a point during halftime of last week’s loss to the Seahawks.  Well, Singletary may or may not be the right fit for the 49ers, but he has been made an honorary member of the Stanford band.

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Congrats to the University of Cincinnati Bearcats football team. Now 6 and 2, they knocked off the 23rd ranked University of South Florida Thursday night on national television.  

The only folks upset in Cincinnati?  Members of the Bengals.  Now they may not even be the best amateur team in town.

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And lastly, a joint effort with Bill Littlejohn.

This World Series was the lowest rated in history.  As a result all members of the Phillies have been made honorary members of the Philadelphia Flyers.

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Postponed again…

October 29, 2008

Game 5 of the World Series, currently suspended after five and a half innings, is on hold again.  Tuesday afternoon the conclusion of the game was put off until at least Wednesday.

Which meant that Tuesday night, Fox’s World Series ratings were about the same as they have been for other Series games.

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One bit of good news for cold wet Phillies fans, because the game was suspended in the sixth and not after the seventh inning, when they resume, the stadium will not yet have cut off beer sales.

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Bud Selig isn’t worried about what this delay might do to his sport, well, other than rename it “the Winter Classic.”

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Who’d a thunk that the Phillies would be playing meaningful games deeper into the fall than the Eagles?

 

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And back to politics.  John McCain’s aides are reportedly worried that Sarah Palin has “gone rogue” and is now hurting the campaign. 

Bummer, they thought they were adding Hillary to the ticket, and ended up with Bill.

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The McCain campaign has become so fractious and disorganized and self-destructive, you have to wonder, have they all become Democrats?

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How badly has John McCain run his campaign?  If this presidency thing doesn’t work out Al Davis may decide he’s a perfect fit for the Oakland Raiders.

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The fall classic…

October 23, 2008

World Series or not, most folks in the Tampa area still aren’t really into their baseball team yet.   In fact, when a local newspaper asked residents what they thought about the Rays,  the most common response – “It’s best to use sunscreen. ” 

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How can you tell a  Rays bandwagon fan?

They’re at the game.

How can you tell a Phillies bandwagon fan? 

They actually cheer.

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By the way, thanks to reader Mike Bush of Santa Barbara who reminded me that  they are the Tampa Bay Rays, not the Tampa Rays, and that Tampa Bay is not a city.   It’s the Tampa -St. Pete -Clearwater area.    And having just been to the stadium this summer, I know it’s in St. Petersburg.    But Tampa is easier to write. 

Of course, they aren’t the Miami Marlins either.  Or the Denver Rockies.  Or for that matter the Phoenix Diamondbacks.   What is it about expansion teams.  One city’s not enough, they have to claim the whole state?   

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The Republican National Committee spent $150,000 on campaign clothes and accessories for Sarah Palin.    $150,000!   For about two months.  Who was selling them the clothes?  Scott Boras?

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Actually for as poorly as the campaign is doing in October, you’d expect most of the outfits to have pinstripes. 

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In related news, the Obama campaign admitted spending about $50  recently on accessories for Joe Biden.   All on rolls of duct tape.  For his mouth.

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And this from Nick Coombs:  Senator John McCain chided Barack Obama for saying nice things about the Rays while having previously said he was rooting for the Phillies.  Actually McCain was disappointed the A’s didn’t make it, he would have loved an all-Philadelphia world series.

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October Surprise:

October 22, 2008

Fox has made no secret of their preference for a McCain-Palin victory in November,  But alas, the biggest October surprise has turned out to be a Phillies-Rays World Series.

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How old is the ageless Jamie Moyer of the Phillies?  He’s so old he can remember the last time the Phillies won the World Series.

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How young are the Phillies and Rays on average?  Even Barack Obama says they’re inexperienced.

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Oops.  John McCain slipped up at a campaign rally in referring to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.  Not the Rays as they have been known this season.  But to be fair, most folks in the Tampa/St. Pete area don’t know about the name change either.

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These are heady times for sports fans in the Tampa area.   With the NHL Lightning’s season underway and the Rays in the World Series, for the first time ever in October, they get to ignore two local teams at once.

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The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys have joined up to form a  company that will provide food, retail and other services at their new stadiums.  And if operations go well, company staff will be free to work for other teams during the postseason.

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There is talk of adding a second NHL team maybe by expansion,  in Toronto, Canada, home of the Maple Leafs.  Hasn’t the city suffered enough?

 

(For all you American readers who aren’t hockey fans, the Maple Leafs are the closest thing Canada has to the Cubs.  Much beloved, and they haven’t won a championship in over 40 years.)

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California Governor Arnold Schwarenegger, who has been assiduously avoiding the presidential campaign, just announced he will go to Columbus, Ohio on Halloween to campaign for Senator McCain.   This way if anyone sees him, Arnold can pretend to be just another guy in a Terminator mask.   

 

 

From Bill Littlejohn:

“Mr. Blackwell, composer of the annual Worst Dressed List, has passed away at age 86.  A football scholarship to the University of Oregon has been established in his name”

(if you are not a Pac-10 fan this may not make sense until you Google pictures.  If you are, no further explanation needed.)

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