VACATION. ALL I EVER WANTED I'm off. Meaning on vacation. Meaning I won't be updating this blog until I come back Tuesday, July 1st. I'm sure forging ahead will be tough, but stay strong. Or get your own blog and pretend it's mine. Couple of things before I head out.
-Not that I'm pompous enough to think that anyone's day was ruined by it, but I'm sorry the blog hasn't been updated much the last two days. Lots of loose ends to tie together before I hit the road. If you're actually upset it hasn't been updated, consider my vacation a suspension.
-I'm backed up with about 80 messages in my lotD inbox, and roughly 900 in my regular e-mail inbox. I'm not intentionally ignoring anyone, it's just hard to get to all of them. I'm trying, though.
-I do have two things to tie you over until I get back ti updating the blog....
1) A minisode of a classic "What's Happening."
2) Thankfully replacing the just brutal "Mo's Top 300" list, it's the "Mo Egger Top 153 of 2008." It's not the hottest women in the world according to me, it's just my favorite 153 women. To check it out check out the Most Recently Updated photo galleries at 1530homer.com. Yes, this is what I've been working on and thus, I've not updated the blog much. My wife, by the way takes issue with some of my choices.
-We've spent considerable amounts of our lifetimes talking about Adam Dunn and Junior. Will they be here in '08? Should they be here in '08? How much should they pay? Let's go a step further. Give me the three guys making up the Reds outfield next year. No silly trades. Give me, via various roster moves and free agency the Reds starting three.
-Bandwagons. Rules for being on one. The Reds bandwagon is gonna get pretty full the new few years. I say, the more, the merrier. Is it ok to jump on and off bandwagons? What about bandwagon fans bother you? Aren't we call kinda bandwagon fans? What bandwagons have you jumped on? Aren't many of us bandwagon Cyclone fans?
-If you were Adam Dunn, how much over-ethusiasm would you display tonight? I flat out sprint the left field, I'd go all-out running as hard as I could from the on-deck circle to the plate, I'd be on the top step of the dugout high fiving absolutely everyone, beching jockeying beyond belief.
-The College World Series is just great. If you really love baseball, which I do, you have to love the finals. What a game last night...Georgia comes from three down in the eighth to win game one. It's long been an event I've really wanted to go to. Next year it finally happens. Do you have an under-the-radar event you've always wanted to attend or that you've been to in the past?
-I'm actually pretty pumped to watch Team USA hoops in the Olympics. They got it right....the best two players in the league...maybe the best defensive player in the game in Tayshaun Prince, a guy who can dominate international big men in Dwight Howard, and two of the top three pur point guards in the league in Paul and Kidd. I wonder if we're beyond the point where many were openly rooting against the U.S in '04.
I HAVE THREE HOURS TO TALK. HOPEFULLY IT WON'T SUCK One of my best friends in Jersey is a huge Yankees fan. At least he has been since 1996. Before then he was a Mets fan, and I proof. Anyway, he texted me midway through yesterday's game asking how in the hell this team was twelve and a half games out. (He doesn't pay attention to what he calls "The Other League" even though he grew up rooting for a National League team, then like most Yankees fans in their 30s switched in the mid-90s) The Reds pitching was good enough that he's not laughing at me anymore for saying the Reds will be in the World Series in three years. So I'm gonna talk about that, and some other stuff.....
-Our intern starts today. We have no idea what to have him do. Need your help with this one.
-So does this. There are three reasons I grew up wanting to be a sports talk radio host....1) You didn't have to wear a tie. 2) This guy. Fans of him will know why. 3) Listening to Mike and the Mad Dog on WFAN.
-Is Bronson Arroyo remotely tradeable? If best case happens, and Cueto and Volquez are as good as we think they will be (not much of a stretch with Volquez), and Thompson never allows a run in his career (based on the current pace), can we live with Bronson Arroyo being the five ($9M is a lot to pay for a five, but they might be stuck with him). Also, and this is grasping for something positive for Bronson, in his last nine starts, Arroyo has made five quality starts. Same amount as Aaaron Harang in the same span, yet no one is coming close to talking about bailing on him, nor should they.
-You know where I will never be buying a car? Jeff Schmidt Mitsubishi is Fairborn. Why? Open the Dayton Daily News site and tell me that popup ad is not annoying.
-Speaking of annoying....when you go to the Dick's Sporting Goods in Tri-County, and you're 14th in line while two registers are open, you'll be annoyed when you see how many employees are watching the Reds game while you click off the minutes you'll want back while laying on your deathbed.
-I bet you've given zero thought to America's tomato crisis. But think of what local businessman has millions tied up in produce. Then think of what man owns the local Major League baseball franchise. Then think about what we'd like him to do.
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CHURCH FESTIVALS ARE FUN. HERE'S PROOF St. Bernard Catholic Church Festival > Whatever you did Friday night. Despite no blackjack (points deducted), the latest stop on the "Thank God For Alcohol" 2008 Church Festival Tour was tremendous.
The St. Bernard Catholic Church Festival in Taylor Creek was outstanding. The highlight was not the beer, or the burgers, or the slide we went down, or the can of Campbell's Soup I won and drank, it was the $1 dollar pickle. Here's Randall from Colerain and I prepare to enjoy a good 'ol dill pickle.
Listener Brad prepares to throw down one dollar of goodness.
Mark Chalifoux looks like he's singing into the pickle, but he's not.
My wife actually enjoyed two pickles. At the same time.
You just know the Sports Kitten knows a good pickle when she tastes one.
Matt approaches his pickle almost like it's an ice pop. Good nonetheless.
Here's Amanda sizing her pickle up.
Stephanie has no time for sizing it up, she can't wait to taste that dill pickle goodness.
Here's Adam. Perhaps the happiest of our pickle eaters.
Believe it or not, this is not the coach from the Denny's Yankees in Bad News Bears, it's Randall again, enjoying, would you believe it, his second pickle of the night!
If that didn't look like fun, perhaps the Incredible Wifebeater-wearing dancing kid (Mike) does it for you. I'm not sure this kid got a cut of St. Bernard's proceeds, but he should've.
ONE UNDENIABLE TRUTH You're a guy. You're an athlete. You have money or at least the potential to earn it. Women will fling themselves at you without reservation. Regardless of how goofy you look.
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NO IDEA WHO TO ROOT FOR HERE I remember when the Iron Shief faced off with Rowdy Roddy Piper. I think I was seven. I despised both, but they were squaring off against each other. I legitimately couldn't figure out who to root for. It was the first time I honestly felt like my head was going to explode. Same thing when I see that Duke University and the University of Louisville opposed each other in the legal squared circle. It's like Deep Blue Something and Dishwalla having separate "We ruined the mid'90s" reunion concerts, having tickets to both, and getting the gun sandwich if I didn't pick one.
Sad day. The man on the tail end of the greatest double play in baseball history is getting the gate. The GM of the Toronto Blue Jays is on a rampage.
(Bonus points if you get the double play reference)
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THINKING OF JUMPING ON THE BANDWAGON? Went over to the
mall for lunch today to pick up an Aunt Annie's pretzel. In all my time
in Cincinnati, I've not seen one person wearing Boston Celtics gear. At
the mall today, I saw three. Yes, the bandwagon is full, but since the
season is over it's likely too late for you to jump on. So you're left
with maybe the Cubs, perhaps the Rays, or someone else. ESPN's page 2
has the ten rules for jumping aboard a bandwagon.
24.) Juice on the Job You will never comprehend just how pleasurable the workaday
grind can be until you bring your old chum alcohol along.
You don’t have to get boss-punching drunk, just
sneak enough to loosen up that tight harness. It’ll
make you wish you worked for a drinking magazine.
I know that on the list of Career At Bats Per Home Run, All-Time, Adam Dunn ranks fifth. Fifth! The men ahead of him:
Mark McGwire Babe Ruth Barry Bonds Jim Thome
This is skewed because Dunn hasn't gone through his decline phase yet, but still: fifth!
Can
you imagine being that good at something and not caring about it at
all? That must be fun. If Adam Dunn would just show some fire out
there, the least he could do is pass Bonds and Ruth on this list. But
no, we all know what Dunn's true passion is: his world-renowned team of
trained swallows.
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THIS HAS DEFINITE TRAINWRECK POTENTIAL Three people who call themselves The Blogging Blondes stop in today at 11:00.
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LIFE IS INDEED ALL ABOUT FINDING A PARTNER And I need one
to play golf with in the Nature Valley TPC River's Bend Golf Tournament
in Mainville. The tournament is July 7th. Wanna play? Trust me, you
don't have to be good. Register to win (if you could say that a chance
to play golf with me is something that one actually "wins") by going to
our events page.
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ME HANDLING YOUR WEEKEND CALENDAR FOR YOU
Tonight: The Thank God For Alcohol Tour is at St. Bernard Catholic Church tonight.....7130 Harrison Avenue. Beer, food, games, music, beer, the Mo and Destiny Blackjack Challenge. Be there, wear one of these, be the first we see in it, win a funnel cake.
Saturday: Our friend from WEBN and 92.5 FM The Fox, Mr. K
passed away from injuries suffered in a motorcylce accident Memorial
Day weekend. Mr. K was easily one of the friendliest people I've ever
worked with, and he is missed. To help with the enormous medical costs,
his friends have organized "Kick Stands and Rock Bands" tomorrow at
Aces and Eights.
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THE KENTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT NEVER FAILS TO DISAPPOINT I'm having a hard time deciding who are mugshot of the week is.
CHAD JOHNSON LOVES HIM SOME CINCINNATI In a stunning
development, Chad Johnson is backtracking. He also wants you,
struggling to fill your tank, paying your mortgage, dealing with higher
food prices, and being scared by higher unemployment numbers to understand it's just a business.
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THERE'S ACTUALLY A REASON TO GO WATCH WOMEN'S GOLF? The
Duramed Championship is this weekend at the Golf Center at King's
Island. I'll be honest, I've never heard of the Duramed Championship.
But thanks to Amber Prange, and Ashley Gomes, I have a reason to care
now.
Marla Maples. Age 44. Famous for being a stewardess in Executive Decision (where Steven Seagal was killed in the first ten minutes) and for having sex with Donald Trump.
Katie Couric. 51. Famous for being on The Today Show, having a colonoscopy on TV, and murdering Dan Rather.
Adam Dunn appears indifferent at times, offends me with his lack of hustle at times, doesn't throw his batting helmet, and perhaps he'd rather be fishing at times (more players than you realize feel the same way), but is it really possible for a guy who “doesn’t really like baseball that much" to consistently hit 40 homers and play in 160 games?
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EITHER A REASON TO GO OR NOT TO GO TO APPLEBEE'S Perusing Craigslist often reveals gems like this.
