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Monday, July 28, 2008

5:28 PM

Today, I'm going to hit a number of different topics and spread myself pretty thin while putting this together…so it may feel a bit on the random side but as far as I am concerned, I'm okay with that.

This "article" is dated May 31, 2007 but I wonder if the title of the article holds true with you diehard Reds' fans.  Nation to Ken Griffey Jr. 'We Wish It Were You Hitting 756 Home Runs'

The IRAQ Olympic ban is still an interesting thing to read about…

The Iraqi Government seems to be trying to get the ban lifted for the 2008 Olympics in Bejing China.  According to this article, , The Iraqis want to 'uncover the truth' about their involvement in their athletic programs.  ***Maybe it's just me but shouldn't the Iraqi government have much more important things to be worried about?  Maybe like an occupation of their country by OUR ARMY?  Just wondering ?*** PS- THANKS TROOPS for ALL THAT YOU DO!

Another OLYMPIC note- the Canadians are concerned about the pollution in Bejing , … they should be concerned that HOCKEY isn't played in the summer Olympics :) J/K   They may actually have a chance to medal in Softball, and Baseball (Roster)  

And the final Olympics note- HOW UGLY IS THIS STADIUM?!?!?!?

I thought this article was interesting- Philly must be missing T.O. if they have to report on Chad…

What would happen if CUBAN bought the Cubs?  ChicagoBusiness.com has a great article on this possible business venture. 

The FLORENCE FREEDOM  find themselves in the middle of the Playoff chase.  They have been a lot of fun to watch this season…  They just need to get a few more people to head out to he ballpark.  Champion Window Field is a really nice place to watch a ballgame.

In the world of Video Games- IGN released their BEST OF E3 list-

14th annual Electronic Entertainment Expo 

While E3 had it's LOWEST attendance in years, there were still a number of cool items at the conference ESPECIALLY for the XBOX 360 including Street Fighter IV, Soul Caliber IV, Guitar Hero World Tour and ROCKBAND 2.  Just to name a few!   *** NOTE: Soul Caliber comes out on TUESDAY ***

Any PC gamers out there??? You need to check out SPORE CREATURE CREATOR,  - and make yourself a 'creature' for the upcoming game from EA, called SPORE….. It's a blast

Games for Windows Live- IS FREE!!! (which is not good for me because I have XBL anyway J- Speaking of which, my subscription to live is about to cancel out here in a month or so. There are a couple of things that are having me leaning towards not renewing my XBL membership because of having a PS3 now and I’m enjoying gaming on there as much, if not more than on the xbox right now. I only play a few games online anyway at this point (HALO, COD4 and NHL08…I’ve yet to play NCAA09 on there yet) I’m currently playing Metal Gear Solid 4, Civilization Revolution, and HOT SHOTS GOLF out of bounds on the PS3.

I’m also playing a lot of WoW (World of Warcraft)… I’m not very good at it but, I enjoy it.

CINCINNATI BENGALS RELEASE IRONS....

Another WASTED DRAFT PICK.... blah

I'm 20 episodes in to the first season... and I've been loving this show.

If you haven't taken the time to watch this show, head to your local video store or library to get yourself a copy of the first disk and watch it.... ＯＲ you could always watch them online...

While I watch them, the rest of the things going on in the world STOP... this is a great show.  We have been watching the first season on DVD for the last couple of weeks 2 to 3 episodes a week in order to get caught up by 9-22-08 for the new season :)

If you haven't watched it, take an hour out of your week this week and watch the first episode, I think you will LOVE IT!!!

Barry Bonds in St. Louis?  The fans in St. Louis are so full of themselves- so is OWNERSHIP!  I don't remember the cardinals ownership complaining as they were rolling in the dough from big Macs HR run.

I really hope their season gets back on track The RAYS fall out of first place a half game but still, it's out of first place.

The Reds fall to 4 games under .500, the question is will they be able to compete for the wild card?  Are the Reds buyers or sellers post all-star break?
- I think that they are going to decide that it's Selling time- despite only being 7 games back of the WildCard which is possible with the number of games that they still have a lot of games left against teams ahead of them in the wildcard. 

NCAA Football09 comes out at MIDNIGHT tonight.  Guess where I will be- in line at Gamestop. ;)  I'm getting it for the WII and Xbox360.  I heard that the Wii version is not graphicallly as good as the 360 or PS3 versions but, I'm getting the Wii one for the kid. ;) He's becoming a huge College football fan, but he keeps walking around the house saying GO BUCKS- (Jodi would like that) We are considering getting UC season FB tickets. 

So, I have been spending way to much time playing Civilization Revolution on the PS3.  And Hot Shots Golf is a fun, cartoony twist on Golf.  I have been enjoying both of those games.

okay- so that does it for my randomess this morning. I'm off for the afternoon in order to get some things done around the house. (I have a lot to get done)

Okay, I'm desperate...  I just thought that I would throw this out there...

I'm 28, and I'm a little out of shape, but I'm working out daily trying to get back into 'playing shape' before next baseball season comes around...and I'm looking for a BASEBALL TEAM to play for next season.

Is there an AMATEUR BASEBALL team/league in the area? I've been playing softball the last couple seasons and I can't stand it!  I love the team that I've been playing with, it's CO-ED and everyone plays hard but it's NOT BASEBALL.  

Anyone out there have any ideas???  Any adult-amateur baseball leages in the area?

THANKS IN ADVANCE!