Saturday, September 27, 2008

You've Got to See This

I received an email from my buddy John yesterday with a link to the first video show below. This clip is from the dream match up of Morgan State/Winston Salem State football game last week (I know some of you deadbeats out there lost cash on this game!) After I saw the clip, I was impressed but not as impressed as a couple of other catches that I had seen in the past so I thought I would post a montage of a couple of my favorites. Watch them and tell us in comments which one impresses you the most.

Morgan State's Edwin Baptiste



WWU's Chris Moore



Alabama's Tyrone Prothro

Too Funny

Every once in a while, you actually get a forwarded email that is truly funny. Amid the chain letters, emails filled with supposedly cute pictures of cats/dogs/pets, and the same old jokes and pictures that were funny the first five or six times that I received them from someone, came this little gem from my buddy Scott. Enjoy.

Lawyers should never ask a Mississippi grandma a question if they aren't prepared for the answer.

In a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand. He approached her and asked, 'Mrs. Jones, do you know me?'

She responded, 'Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. Williams I've known you since you were a boy, and frankly, you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife, and you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think you're a big shot when you haven't the brains to realize you'll never amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you.'

The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked, 'Mrs. Jones, do you know the defense attorney?'

She again replied, 'Why yes, I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster . He's lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking problem.. He can't build a normal relationship with anyone, and his law practice is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with three different women. One of them was your wife. Yes, I know him.'

The defense attorney nearly died.

The judge asked both counselors to approach the bench and, in a very quiet voice, said, 'If either of you idiots asks her if she knows me, I'll send you both to the electric chair.'

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Someday We'll Go All the Way!


Okay, here it is at last. This actually made my cry.





Now that's a song I can drink an Old Style to. If you want a copy, just let me know!!!

Friday, September 19, 2008

Once, Upon a Time, I could control myself...


So this morning I was greeted with this story:

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder pens Cubs song
Tribune report
11:24 PM CDT, September 18, 2008

Chicago radio stations and sports bars have begun spinning "All the Way," a Cubs-themed ditty written by Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder at the request of Cubs legend Ernie Banks, Billboard.com reports.

The track features lines like "Our heroes wear pinstripes / pinstripes in blue / give us a chance to feel like heroes too." It was recorded last month during Cubs fan Vedder's solo concert at Auditorium Theatre, according to Billboard.com.

The song will be available for downloading in the next few days, according to Pearl Jam's Web site, and may also be sold on CD and "souvenir 45 singles."


Do you believe in miracles? While we've known for a while that EdVed was a die hard Cubbies fan, it looks like he's put his talent where his heart is and blessed us with a new tune. Will this make "Go Cubs Go" irrelevant? I don't know, but I am champing at the bit to hear this song!!!

If I didn't have to go to work today, I would hunt this down. Stay tuned folks - I'll do my best to have this posted soon if it's out there on the web!!!

Monday, September 15, 2008

It's No-No Time!


Well, we'll be darned! One of our favorite Cubbies, the inimitable "Big Z," has thrown his first no-hitter--and the team's first since Milt Pappas did it in 1972.

Watch highlights here.

There's so much weird about this, from Zambrano coming off inflamation and rotator cuff tendonitis to the game's odd scheduling and locale (thanks to Hurricane Ike, Sunday was game 1 of a Houston home series, but held in Milwaukee). But one thing's for sure: it's cause for celebration here at the Outfield!

Sunday, September 7, 2008

It's Geek Time


So we here at The Outfield will be heading to Columbus OH at the first of October for the Mid Ohio Comic Con. What geeks, huh? Just thought I would offer up a little comic goodness in anticipation of what's to come. This piece is from superstar artist Adam Hughes who was extremely cool and friendly when I met him back at MOC 2004. Plus, who doesn't love Han Solo?

More Palin Goodness

Okay, this is funny. Stick around until the end.


See more funny videos at Funny or Die

Monday, September 1, 2008

What a Jaded Past!

After watching most of the major speeches from the Democratic National Convention last week, I was all pumped up to write a blog piece about my feelings. Then came John McCain's pick of Alaskan governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Now some of you may think it's great that he picked a lady, some may question her credentials, some may love her status as Tina Fey's long lost twin, but all of us - ALL OF US - have to love the fact that she used to do local sports for some small Alaskan television station.

And here is the proof (once again, ANYTHING you can think of will make it to Youtube eventually). The setting was spring of 1988 and a young Sarah Palin (nee Heath) has a mane of hair that could only be built with the dreaded Rave and Aquanet combo. Somewhere, the boys from Motley Crue are envious of her hair. Enjoy!