The Boston Red Sox destroyed the Florida Marlins tonight, 25-8. The Sox set a Major League record by scoring 10 runs before any batter got out. By that time, of course, the Marlins were already on their third pitcher.
Jordan Rockwell has an interesting post about the difference between “real actors” and “method actors.”
Reader Bobby writes the following, regarding my post that Nicholas Sidelnik tied for first in the Swim Around Manhattan:
About your report on the “Swim around Manhattan” on the 16th of June, you have incorrectly reported the results of the race. You posted a link that took you to CNN which incorrectly stated that there was a tie for first place in that swim. That is totally wrong. I was there and I saw the finish. Steven Klugman of South Africa won by 15 feet. How is that a tie? This moron [redacted] who organized the race did not even congratulate the winner, Steven Klugman, nor did he even acknowledge that the race took place. This is a tragedy that a person flew half way around the world to compete, wins and gets no credit for it. Actually he got the credit in the NY Times that weekend but it is a crying shame that you and CNN have false reports on the finish. A very unhappy fan. Thanks, Bobby.
Guess I’ll take this one line by line.
About your report on the “Swim around Manhattan” on the 16th of June, you have incorrectly reported the results of the race. You posted a link that took you to CNN which incorrectly stated that there was a tie for first place in that swim. That is totally wrong.
I apologize for not knowing about the 15-foot difference, but I got my information from CNN, which is usually a reputable source, so you can hardly blame me for believing their article.
I was there and I saw the finish. Steven Klugman of South Africa won by 15 feet. How is that a tie?
It isn’t. But you should really contact the primary source of this information; I’m a secondary source, which means I just repeated what I read.
This moron [redacted] who organized the race did not even congratulate the winner, Steven Klugman, nor did he even acknowledge that the race took place.
The man who organized the race didn’t acknowledge that it took place? Sounds like he deserves a good email rebuking, too. Strange that someone would go to such lengths to organize an event, and then either not show or not acknowledge that it occurred. Someone should give him a lesson in PR.
This is a tragedy that a person flew half way around the world to compete, wins and gets no credit for it.
I save the word tragedy for war, death, and the like. It is a shame, perhaps even a crying shame, but I don’t think it was a tragedy.
Actually he got the credit in the NY Times that weekend
Ah, then it isn’t a tragedy. Whew.
but it is a crying shame that you and CNN have false reports on the finish.
Again, sorry. But the beef is with CNN (and, apparently, Mr. [redacted]). I just reported what I read on one of the world’s biggest and most respected news sites. Surely I can be forgiven for trusting the CNN name.
A very unhappy fan.
Hey, at least he’s a fan.
Thanks, Bobby.
You’re welcome?
The reason I even posted this was because I had interviewed Sidelnik five days before the race. No offense to Mr. Klugman, but I never would have heard of him if I hadn’t googled Nicholas Sidelnik’s name after turning in my video package on his quest to swim the English Channel. Considering the inconsequential scope of the complaint (especially on this 50-hit-a-day blog) and the vehement insistence that first place should not be shared, I think we have our second example of Hornstining.
Baghdad Bob is back. Back again.
Strom Thurmond has died. He was 100. I’m not sure if this picture was taken before or after he expired.
Actually, the Supreme Court ordered Texas to go progressive. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that homosexual couples are allowed to have sex in their own homes–a right that should go hand-in-hand with living in America, but did not. Three guesses as to who the dissenters were.
Time’s up! Who did you pick? That’s right, Rehnquist, Scalia, and Thomas. What were the odds that they’d vote against giving gays the right to express their love the same way as breeders?
PS: All this sodomy talk reminds me of a line I heard yesterday (during a panel discussion about what you should and shouldn’t say on the radio): “The Red Sox have come from behind this year more often than Mike Piazza!” I’ll let you guess which side of the issue the person who said that was on.
Todd MacFarlane added Barry Bonds’ 73rd home run ball to his collection today, purchasing the item at auction for $517,500–about one-third of what was estimated. After nearly two years of legal battles, Alex Popov (who caught the ball) and Patrick Hayashi (who emerged from a scrum-like mob holding the ball) will each get roughly $250,000–money that might not even cover their legal fees. Had they agreed to split the proceeds back in 2001 when the homer was hit (and was in the public eye), they would not only have avoided spending thousands of dollars on lawyers, but the ball surely would have sold for more. Instead, they tried to Hornstine each other–refusing to share, and shooting themselves in the foot.
I’d like to think they’ve learned their lesson, but the next time someone breaks a major home run record (I’m guessing A-Rod in 2012), this will probably happen all over again.
You know, I think I just coined the verb “to Hornstine.”
Nikki Ziering and Angie Everhart will quarterback opposing teams of lingerie-clad women in a 7-on-7 tackle football game that will be on Pay-Per-View during halftime of the 2004 Superbowl. If you combine the success of last year’s “Playmate Fear Factor” the Coors Lite “with the twins” spot, and the Miller Light “Catfight” ad, I guess this was inevitable.
Spike Jones is suing Spike Lee for claiming ownership of the name “Spike.” Jones has a good argument, since his dad, who was famous decades before Lee, was also named Spike. Additionally, the mere existence of another celebrity “Spike” (let alone two) proves that Lee’s pointless lawsuit is based on a false assumption.
So now when viewers tune in to the former future “Spike TV,” they see ads for “the new TNN.” This, of course, is the same tagline TNN used a while back when they were trying to change their image from redneck to, well, still redneck, but not quite so much.
I thought this was a joke when I first read it on Fark, but it’s true:
The Chicago Bears are more or less changing their name to “Bears football presented by Bank One” for the next twelve years. Corporate sponsorship of stadia is somewhat understandable, especially if the ballparks are new (Bank One Ballpark, Target Center, Fleet Center, etc). But changing the name of a team is too much. Names for new franchises are already focus grouped to death; do businesses really have to get in on the action, as well?
If there is any justice, this will fail miserably, and teams will continue to be known by their current monikers.