Brett Favre...

Favre pictured above...I don't think he
looks a day over 13 in this picture.
The Packer's had it listed as his profile
picture for this season.

I know what you're thinking...He's still alive? Not only is he alive but he is having one of the best seasons of his career. I hope this blog and the attention he is receiving for his 82 yrd. overtime bomb to beat Denver last night doesn't put a jinx on him, but this guy is a freak.





For about six consecutive seasons now people have been telling him to retire at the end of each season. Each time Favre says, "No!" He goes on to have a mediocre season. Not this time! He is kicking ass and taking names as evidenced by this 38 yr. old's 66.1% completion rating and over 2000 yards passing, and all of this going into week 9 of the NFL season.





I know what you are thinking...Those numbers are not that impressive, in fact he is rated 10th overall in the NFL QB ratings, behind the like of Brady, Manning, Romo, Anderson...It is his age that makes it so impressive. So, the next time you turn on the tube and you see Green Bay playing, don't flip the channel! Stop and admire for a minute, for you are watching one of the oldest, yet still productive quarterbacks in the league ever!

Whoa Bear! Whoa Bear! Hey Bear!

I have officially deemed November, Bear Safety Awareness Month. So, I find it my duty to bring you two educational videos. The first of which is this one... Now I know you are thinking that this brief commercial is nothing but plain silliness and that, the brief fight is computer generated. I deny none of those claims. However, I find it still very valuable for demonstrating some very basic street fighting tactics, that may be useful if you encounter an angry bear. Just remember, based on that bears demonstration of fancy footwork you will need to bring your "A" game, if you want that Salmon.

The second of the two videos is a bit more lengthy and serious. The first part of this video that I would like to emphasize is bear spray. For the love of God make sure if you are going to gallivant about in the woods that you pack your bear spray. Now, I don't know that you will have the presence of mind to use it on the bear when this several thousand pound animal is eating your face, but make sure you at least have it on you. The second part I would like to emphasize is calling the bears bluff. This is much like playing a game of very high stakes poker, that is you have a small pocket pair and have just gone all in before the flop, oh and by the way you just went all in with your life! I think a good rule of thumb to operate by when calling the bears bluff, is if you don't feel like you could call OJ's bluff when he said he didn't do it, then you are not very good at reading people. So, you should probably run like hell no matter what. The last part I would like to call your attention to is the part about rolling around on the ground if the bear wants to roll you over. The Ranger says to let the bear roll you...You see to me...If I were the bear...Is all I would be able to thin is...YUM rotisserie!!! So, again I would recommend you run like hell...The Ranger cautions you not to worry though most of these attacks end in seconds...Well that's probably because it takes the bear no time at all kill you.

Well I hope that this bit of bear knowledge has helped you...Most of all I hope you can take some new information away from this lesson...Even if it is to carry bear spray, roll, or simply call the bears bluff, I still would like to caution you to watch for the fancy footwork and mean right cross.

Quote of the Week

Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck man? --Tenacious D

Need I say more?

Done

Ladies and gentlemen it is over and not a moment to soon! Thank God! The BoSox completed the sweet of the Rockies last night ending the 2007 baseball season and not a moment to soon! The Rockies, after a nine day layoff, failed to recapture even a glimpse of their once stellar play that led them to the World Series. Which would lead to their 0-4 series loss!

Validating what most baseball fans already feel...That is the National League cannot produce a team that can compete with American League power! It just isn't going to happen, so, they should stop trying and simply re-name the ALCS the World Series, because that's what it is.

On another note you have to love that even with a newly crowned World Series Champion, the headlines on most websites and papers are about how A-Rod want out of his contract! Boston wins and the Yankees still hold the headlines...What else is new?

Tis The Season...Already!!!

I have yet to blog on the fact that, as of the month of October, Great Lakes Brewing Company, has decided that the holiday season is upon us! This is by far some of the best news to hit me every year! You see it's not the fact that Thanksgiving is closer, or that Christ is almost born! NO! It is the simple fact that for the next three months Great Lakes Christmas Ale will be on the shelves!

This is not just any ordinary ale! This is a very rich, pine nut, pine needle, frothy bitter tasting, holiday fruitcake of the finest kind! Not to mention it has almost three times the amount of alcohol as normal beer...Which is perfect for either taking off the edge of the cold weather outside, or alleviating some of the stress and chaos that comes with this time of the year.

Christmas Ale is on the shelves in almost every major supermarket in North East Ohio...I have already had my first of the year and if you are reading this and still haven't then please go and do so at your earliest convenience! You will not regret it...Please don't wait to long...Before you know it, it will be January 1st and it will be off the shelves, and you certainly do not want to be the one left scratching your head saying, "Where did it go?" Rather be the one that is left scratching your head saying, "What the hell just happened?" Because you had consumed one to many! Happy holidays!

Evening Hour

Good evening I am sitting in bed un able to sleep so, I thought I would try and blog out my insomnia. Now before I begin let me make a slight disclaimer that this blog is indeed a male perspective and is not really meant to offend anyone. Well, and lets be honest if a lil bit of testosterone in the written form offends you then you probably should not be reading this blog in the first place.

On to the point...I received a request earlier in the week to edit one of the previous quotes of the week. Now, the intent of this blog is not to get anyone in trouble, including myself, so, I didn't think twice of it and simply edited the quote and I am sure it went un-noticed by our regular readers. No sweat right? Wrong!

I have received some requests since then to blog on the reason why the quote was edited...After some consideration and not much else to talk about I have chosen to do just that! It was requested that the quote be edited as to not offend the person who said the quotes girlfriend. Let it be noted that I don't think anyone knows if she even reads this blog. So, as I didn't want anyone to be hurt I removed the quote...

To the person I removed the quote for, well I can't really say that I would not have requested the same be done if I were in your shoes, however, I think it is time that everyone stop worrying about offending people and just tell it how it is. I always liked to pride myself on the fact that I am brutally honest, people don't always like what I have to say but at least it has been said.

My illegitimate father, who has since moved away, and I used to have a family Matteo of, "Making new friends everyday." We had this Matteo because we told it how it was...This didn't make people very happy, and in return we probably had fewer friends everyday, but we had said it how it was.

So, grow some balls man! Say it how it is! If she doesn't like it, but if she loves you, she will get over it! If she doesn't get over it then it isn't meant to be. I know I have made a very complicated situation sound very simple here, and I understand that it is not that simple at all, but sleep on it, what's done is done and what's said is said. No respect lost only respect gained and at the end of the day we will all still be the Male Perspective of Ursuline College.

Unbelievable

Okay...So....The World Series is supposed to be the best in baseball! You mean to tell me that that after the Sox spanked the Rockies 13-1 last night in game one of the Series, that the Rockies are some of the best in baseball? No way! I think that MLB should call up the Indians and say sorry for that tough loss but we want you to come back and play the Sox again in another best of seven?

I am not say that the Tribe would definitely win...I am saying that they would force at least another game seven, if they don't actually win this time! I know I have just laid a huge slap in the face of the National League but lets be real about this. There is no way, unless the Rockies can figure out Schilling tonight, that this series is going to even go five games let alone all seven. Maybe it is time that MLB went to a playoff bracket like college basketball, that way would could avoid the AL always having to face an inferior NL team, I would like to exclude the 2006 Cards from those inferior NL teams.

However, here comes the optimist in me. I see the Rockies rebounding tonight! They are going to pound Schilling, he will go for four innings and give up 7 runs. Jimenez for the Rockies is going to be a little wild, as he usually is, but he will get the job done, and the series will go back to Mile High tied 1-1! I just hope the Rockies can wake up and make it go seven, that would be more than anyone could ask for!

A Bitter End

Again I apologize for my lack of blogging as of late. Baseball was running my life and I am sad to say that it is no longer. The Tribe completed one of the worst meltdowns in MLB history last night by finally blowing their 3-1 series lead to the Bo-Sox!

For me, and that is all I can speak for, it wasn't the fact that they lost, rather, how they lost. They had a 3-1 series lead, meaning that is all they had to do was avoid getting beat three in a row. Not only could they not avoid a three game skid but they lost the last three games but a ton! They were not one run games! I mean the game that ended the season was a 11-2 Bo-Sox bashing of the Tribe! How could you let your livelihood die that way?

As hard as it is to accept the end of the Tribe's season we should not let that overshadow the outstanding season they did have...No one expected them to get past NY...Not only did they beat NY but they did it in five games! And despite C.C. and Fausto's post season train wreck they both had spectacular regular seasons, that were amongst the best in the league.

Yes, It's hard to swallow...Yes, the fact that Christmas Ale is out does make it a little bit easier to swallow...Hopefully when it's all said and done we will at least be able to say that we lost to the World Series Champs!

Quote of the Week

I am having a hard time blogging about much of anything these days and it has everything to do with the Indians loss...That being said here is my weak attempt at a quote of the week.

It happened last week when Dave decided to drink half a bottle of Jim Beam in about 45 minutes! We were on our way to Taco Bell when Dave blurts out:

"I love her! But I haven't told her yet so you guys can't tell her...Okay?"

I know it's week I am sorry!

Three Down...

Three down and one win to go for the Tribe to clinch their birth in the 2007 MLB World Series! Tribe Time Now!!! Game four was a roller coaster of emotion at best and I will be the first to admit that it was worrisome when the Bo-Sox hit three homers in a row. Here is what ESPN page 2 had to say about Manny's:

"When Manny went deep, my first thought was, 'Quit posing, Manny, we're still down 7-3.' Then it dawned on me that Manny probably had no idea what the score was. In fact, he probably isn't aware that baseball games are determined by which team scores more runs. Manny's only point of differentiation comes when, after hitting a home run, he sees his teammates waiting for him at home plate -- it's at that point he knows it's time to go to the strip club."

Hilarious I know! However, after those three homers the Tribe's bullpen once again came through in winning fashion to cling to there 7-3 lead, which would turn into a 3-1 series lead.

Tomorrow the Tribe will look to C.C. Sabathia to not only win the series for them but to also throw what would be considered his best start of the playoffs against Boston's ace Beckett. I truly believe that C.C. will rise to the occasion and throw a gem tomorrow night, as the old saying goes, "Winning is contagious," look for C.C. to continue the winning ways his teammates and fellow pitchers have begun.

However, I also believe that C.C. needs this start to be one of the best and biggest of his career if he has any chance of securing the A.L. Cy Young Award. I know this award is supposed to be presented based solely on regular season stats and performance, but lets be honest it would be hard for anyone to ignore a gem thrown in game 5 of the ALCS, that would earn his team a birth in the World Series! So, remember as the clock strikes 8:00PM tomorrow evening to drop everything and turn on the television because it is Tribe Time Now!

Like Halloween Everyday

This is a link to three clips from an unaired CBS pilot. The show was dropped last minute, apparently. I don't know, seems totally acceptable to me.

What da matter with this?

Original

Not only did the Tribe win last night behind the arm of Jake "The Snake" Westbrook, but Kenny Lofton showed yet again why he is THE Original Gangsta!

First let me touch on "The Snake"! Man did he bring it! He brought the Boa Constrictor! He wrapped his body around the Bo-Sox in the first inning and then just continued to tighten and choke their asses out! Un-believable performance, very possibly the biggest of his career!

Now on to the meat of the story...THE Original Gangsta K-Money Lofton! Not only is this man old enough to be the father of most of the Indians team, (Side Note: It is actually being investigated to see how many of the Tribe's current roster members are Kenny's kids from his first stint with the Tribe in Old Municipal), but this man has wheels on him still, a bat, and God bless him, he even has a glove!

K-Money showed the glove first last night! With Many on third their was a routine fly to right, Kenny gloved the ball for the out and then rifled it home, stopping Many right in his tracks and forcing him back to third base! It gets better! As the next batter approached (Lowell), the camera cut to a picture of Kenny, he wasn't gloating over the routine play he just made, rather he was taunting Many Ramirez by giving him the, Dikembe Mutumbo, Not in my house, finger wave! Unbelievable!

The fun doesn't end there! Kenny was the third to bat in the bottom half of that very same inning! While circling the batters box Varitec told

Kenny to, "Hurry up and get in the box". No one tells Kenny what to do...Not even one of his fourteen wives that he has accumulated in various cities across the U.S. as he travels from team to team, let alone Jason freaking Varitec! So, K-Money took his time and WHAM!!! First pitch swinging on a 93 Mph fastball and it was gone! Over the right field wall! Don't you worry he took his time running the bases too, as only a true Original Gangsta could do!

Sorry!

I ment to have the picture be the one on the side here---->

And the slide show link to be placed in the article!

GO TRIBE!

Split Decision!

Maybe the best news in the sports world over the weekend was that, although it took 5+ hours that the Cleveland Indians were able to get out of Boston with a 1-1 split out of the first two games!

I don't think it was until about 1:15AM on Sunday morning that it really started to look pretty for the Tribe. After struggling through the first 9 innings Cleveland's mediocre pitching matching Boston's mediocre pitching and both offenses having sub par nights, the Tribe's bats finally came to life! It was the monster shot, that was only held in the park because of the lamp post off the top of the Green Monster in right field, off the bat of Franklin Gutierrez, that would allow most of the City of Cleveland to finally go to sleep! I know even I felt okay about going to bed knowing the Borowski would have to recommended run support for him to enter the game!

The series now turns back to Cleveland and although the momentum and history appear to be in the Tribe's favor it is still either teams series to claim. It will be up to Westbrook on Monday night and Byrd on Tuesday night to keep the bats of those pesky RedSox at bay. If Westbrook and Byrd can each give us five strong innings then I am confident our bullpen will carry us the rest of the way!

At this point it looks like we will turn to C.C. Sabathia for our game 5 starter. Although, he has yet to be the C.C. that should win the American League Cy Young award, I don't believe that there is any way that a pitcher of his caliber will have three bad starts in a row. That and his numbers at home, along with the rest of the team, are much better then when they are one the road.

A split for Cleveland was a small victory in itself! Now they need to take at least 2 at home to turn back to Bean town only having to win one! Tribe Time Now!

Quote of the Week

As I am watching the Brown's game and seeing a lack of defense I am reminded of a quote that was spoken while on the Emerging Leaders Retreat (ELR) earlier this year. We were sharing the camp we were at with a church group of small children. While waiting for our guides for the ropes courses we were hanging out in the grass outside the dining hall, when all of a sudden there was an eruption of noise from the hall. At first it was a faint but would soon gain volume like a snowball rolling down a snow covered hill! The chant was:

"Give me a "J"! You got your "J" you got your "J"! Give me an "E"! You got your "E" you got your "E"! Give me an "S"! you got your "S" you got your "S"! Give me a "U"! You got your "U" you got your "U"! Give me an "S"! You got your "S" you got your "S"! Whats that spell!? JESUS! JESUS!

As the cries for Jesus grew louder, we all grew a bit weary of the whole situation when Dave C. stated what we were all feeling:

"Wow they sound like a really fierce defense!"

So, let this be a lesson, never underestimate the scariness of chanting JESUS!

Gloating

Okay...I know that we beat NY and are now playing Boston...I also know that it is time to stop gloating over beating NY and to start focusing on Boston. That being said, I received an email today that contained a video in it that I could not pass up.

So, here it is! I promise that this ends the gloating! We all need to start cheering again for timely hitting and clutch pitching as the Tribe, Boston series starts on Friday! GO TRIBE!

A Man's Hit

This is a man's hit! Just in case it didn't make you cringe enough the first time they show it four more times! However, I find the most entertaining part of this the fact that they make the man walk out of the ring! He should of been stabilized on a stretcher!

Quote of the Week (Late)

This weeks quote will remain in the baseball theme! I just figured it was appropriate with all the excitement buzzing around! This quote come from Harry Caray:

"It's the fans that need spring training. You gotta get 'em interested. Wake 'em up and let 'em know that their season is coming, the good times are gonna roll."

The good times are gonna roll!

WINdians

I know I have been severely slacking on my blogging duties and for this I apologize! Enough of that...How about that Tribe!?

First I would like to speak to all of the sports analysts out there who all picked the Yankees in five! Fuck you! I think if you picked the Yankees in five then you should be in the same boat as Joe Torre and should start looking for a new job!

Secondly I would like to speak to everyone who was bitching that C.C. should have been pitching game four on three days rest! Screw you! I will be the first to admit that I am the biggest skeptic of Paul Byrd, that being said he has had a respectable season and is all he really needed to do was give us five strong innings and turn it over to the bullpen! Oh wait that's exactly what he did! Ya know what even better than being able to set our rotation from the top for the next series against Boston? The fact that Paul Byrd's confidence is now that of a 20 win pitcher going into the Boston series! This win was huge on many levels beyond winning the series...Way to go Byrdman!

Thirdly I would like to speak to Joe Torre. Joe I love you! Thank you for starting Wang on three days rest! We rocked him on full rest I don't know what made you think we would do it again on three days! Joe if George fires you, I would gladly give you a job as a bench coach in Cleveland just to show you how grateful I am for all you have done for us!

Lastly I would like to talk to the other Joe...Joe Borowski...Joe, Joe, Joe! I know that you led the AL in saves...Guess What? You also are the highest ERA for a league leading closer EVER! Suck it! So, do us all a favor and the next time the bullpen phone rings and they say, "Joe start throwing," and the lead is less than 12 runs, kindly decline and say Betancourt would much rather close this out! The fans in Cleveland will love you even more if you do that!

Tribe Time Now! The Indians are playing poised well balanced baseball right now and if they can keep it up beating Boston is not impossible! It will be a completely different series but again a very winable one if we play our best! So, the next time someone asks you what time it is, simply reply, "Tribe Time Now!"

Proof that Jesus is a buckeye!

Sorry! Here is the proof! However, if this picture doesn't make you a believer than the fact that he sent the plague for game two to help the Tribe should be enough...If you still don't believe then you are a Jesus hater!

Look for a quote of the week later today! I know I am behind!

Jesus Is a Buckeye!

I was one of the lucky 44,608 to attend game one of the ALDS last night between your Cleveland Indians and those dreaded Yankees of New York! The game got off to a rough start when the first batter of the game took C.C. yard for a quick 1-0 Yankee lead...I am proud to say that, that is the last lead the Yankees would hold for the game! The Tribe ended up pounded them into submission with a 12-3 final in Cleveland's favor! It was a combination of timely hitting, use of the long ball, and really shitty Yankee pitching! Hopefully the Tribe will continue their offensive surge this afternoon when Fausto takes the mound...Tribe Time Now!

If the ball game wasn't spectacular enough, another phenomenon also occurred on this warm October evening. It was shortly after the seventh inning stretch when Hang On Sloopy started to blare over the loud speaker! All the Cleveland fans immediately rose to their feet because they knew what time it was...O-H-I-O...Lebron cowered in his seat with his tattered Yankee cap...Even more amazing was what happened in Monroe Ohio outside of a small church...Jesus emerged from the lake outside proudly displaying the "H" in O-H-I-O...Confirming that Jesus is indeed a Buckeye! For those of you who are reading this right now and thinking I am full of shit...Here is the proof!

However, this rare appearance made my Jesus should not out shadow the outstanding performance by the Tribe's offense, pitching, and the fans! So, keep supporting them as they continue their quest to be the first team to eleven wins in the month of October!

Ricky Williams Is Still Stoned

Earlier this week Ricky Williams drafted a letter to the commissioner of football pleading for reinstatement to the league. In my Internet endeavors I found a copy of that letter.

Now if the commish needed any more proof that Williams still hits the reefer harder than Chong, other than another positive drug test, then his letter I am sure really sealed the deal. I mean he fell just short of asking the commish if he had some Cheetos that he could have for his ravishing appetite!

And if you are still not convinced that Williams is still doing drugs...Than look at this picture! I mean is all it takes is some good old fashion stereotyping to know that this guy is a pot smoker! Come on with back like Reggie Bush and LT already in the league who needs Ricky Williams?

Put To Rest

Once upon a time there was a post that welcomed a new author to my little experiment...Unfortunately since that author graciously accepted his position on the blog, he has only contributed one post! I have heard very little from him in person and even less on the blog!

So, I had to make an executive decision to remove him from the blog! This decision is not written in stone...Anything is possible...But for now I will remain the sol contributing author to this blog and will continue to rely on all of you, the readers, to continue with your enthusiastic comments!

Chris...If you're out there??? Please come home and let us know you are okay!

Cleveland Sports On Winning Track!

I believe that it all started with the Cavaliers amazing playoff run, which ended in the NBA finals this past summer! Cleveland sports seem to finally all be on track (knock on wood)! The Indians are back in the playoffs taking on those pesky New York Yankees in the first round...Even though they have to take on the evil empire most people, myself included, feel that they can make a real run at the championship!

However, lets not discount the Browns latest victory over the Baltimore Ravens! If they keep playing that way at home then we have a real shot at a 500 season! Which for the Browns, based on the previous seasons, would be about as exciting as the Cavs making the NBA finals! It would also offer just enough hope for all the season ticket holders to go out and buy season tickets again for next year, with prayers that they too could be witness to another Cleveland sports team rising to greatness!

Soon it will be time for Lebron and the Cavs to lace up the sneakers and re-take the hardwood! Although they haven't made as many moves in the off season as some of the other teams in the league, i.e. Boston and Houston, look for them to none the less again be electrifying offensively and stifling defensively! I am sure it will be another great season!

Now back to them Engines! The tag line that seems to be defining our early clinch of the American League Central Division is, "Tribe Time Now". I couldn't agree more! It is Tribe Time Now! The Indians are stacked with young talent with a bit a veteran seasoning to hopefully carry us through! Not to mention the arms of C.C. Sabathia and Fausto Carmona! Both of which are in contention to win the American League Cy Young Award! Tribe Time Now!

Which brings me to my next point...I know that the last time we all remember the Tribe being a powerhouse in the American League was the mid to late 90's, but this is Tribe Time Now! So, stop saying this is just like the 90's! Its not! Not at all! This team is extremely talented and some would argue even more balanced than our teams of the 90's, none the less it is our team now! Support them now win or lose, hopefully win!