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Thunder Matt's Saloon (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
A hearty congratulations goes out to White Chili, winner of the second annual TMS Death League. For the second straight season a wild card pick proved to be the deciding factor. White Chili's pick of Patrick Swayze catapulted him into the lead spot, which he easily maintained for the remainder of the season. Of course this has now led to the "Swayze Rule" which takes effect starting in the...
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Thunder Matt's Saloon (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
I always used to like Target. I mean when I would compare it to it's evil nemesis, Walmart at least. I don't even shop at Walmart, absolutely refuse to*. But recently I have been rethinking all the good memories I've ever had about shopping at Target, and by good memories I mean that in the most abstract way a person who hates shopping can have about entering a store that is an acre full of mindless...
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The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
(Click on image for the full size drawing) Well...again, kinda mean. But right or wrong these guys'll be linked by post season blunder and playoff disaster and high pressure fumbling. Maybe if they had a pr department and some Hollywood agents, they could have fun with it. Create a tv show called "Droppin' The Ball" with writing about the scale of "Two And A Half Men". And throughout...
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McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
The whole "Giants as significant other" analogy has been done. I think I’ve done it a couple of times, usually portraying the organization as an unfaithful spouse asking for another chance. It just fits so well, though. You have an interest, the interest hurts you, you kick the interest out, the interest comes back to beg forgiveness, you think that things will be different, and you...
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Thunder Matt's Saloon (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
With the wife out of town for a week, I've been forced to fend for myself in the kitchen. Normally I'm quite adept at cooking a decent meal, or at least one consisting of a meat, a veg, and a starch. Cooking itself is no more difficult whether or not a female companion is present, but as the work load entirely falls on one person for seven days, laziness takes precedent. Below is my bachelor diet for...
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Thunder Matt's Saloon (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
Milton fouls off an orange before taking a called third strike. I'm sorry Milton. I was a bit harsh. I may have had a few too many beers last night and thus, didn't really choose my words carefully. You don't really "suck", per se. As Mr. Wesley points out, you're just doing what you've always done throughout your career. Really, it's our fault that we put these high expectations on you....
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Thunder Matt's Saloon (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009
Sorry for the lack of updates. I've been pooping myself. I guess I have been derelict in duties of informing you of my life. To be honest, there hasn't been much life to talk about. I mean, seriously, look at me. I'm a baby. But I do know a few things about what's been going on here at the Saloon. First of all, Wolter still hates me. He calls me "Hack the fifth son of Satan". I guess I am...
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Thunder Matt's Saloon (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009
So in the midst of all the hoopla about Michael Jackson (he died, you know), a little tidbit of information almost got swept through the cracks. I say almost because if it wasn't for ol' Brant Brown, I wouldn't have known. But this is so earth-shattering I don't think I may ever see the world the same again. According to the People Magazine website , Michael Jackson and longtime friend Corey Feldman...
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Thunder Matt's Saloon (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Born Mladen Sekulovich, Karl Malden was best known for his roles in A Streetcar Named Desire (for which he received the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 1952), On The Waterfront (for which he received the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 1955), and the TV show, The Streets of San Francisco ( nominated for an Leading Actor Emmy four times). He served as the President of the Academy of Motion Picture...
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Thunder Matt's Saloon (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
Hey, how you doin'? The name is Hack. As the title up there implies, I'm a fifth generation Wilson, named after my great-great-grandfather Hack. Of course, my parents weren't the most original, as they named me Hack as well. You would think somewhere along the way someone would think out of the box. What if I was to become a reporter? Huh? How would a writer named Hack be able to keep a career? But...
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findingDulcinea (Free subscription) | 06/13/2009
Luis Castillo’s game-ending dropped pop-up recalls a similar error by Brant Brown that nearly cost the Cubs the 1998 wild card.
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Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 06/12/2009
Randy Wells came back to earth today. Lots of hits, a fucking crushed HR from Mauer, and a lot of nothing from the offense. Especially from Kosuke Fukudome, who is back to his spinning strikeout act. Until the bottom of the 6th. With the bases loaded, Bradley absolutely crushed a 2-run double off the RF wall. He then promptly ran in to a completely unnecessary out at thrid with the play right in front...
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Pomp Culture (Free subscription) | 01/22/2009
January 30th, Y2K. I rocked back and forth atop a dilapidated leopard skin couch, tugging nervously at the strings of my UNI hoodie. Former roommate and current bartender Brant Brown sat underneath a newly acquired St. Louis Rams blanket, meticulously eating Pringles and wondering aloud if the game would end before our wrestling pay-per-view began. Our heater was broken, but our spirits were not. That...
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