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Friday, February 20, 2004
And then we're going to Burninate California and Texas and New York. And we're going to South Dakota and Oregon and Washington and Michigan ...
Surely, this couldn't be the first time Trogdor won elected office in an institution of higher learning. Of course, if this trend continues, would Strong Bad be considered on the same level as a Roger Ailes or James Carville as a campaign genius?
Back in college, a bunch of us ran a fake character for write-in votes for Northwestern's student government president. It had some legs for a couple of years, at least within our dorm, before being taken over by a more successful write-in candidate that actually blossomed into a winning campaign.
posted at 2:02 PM
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
Jennys around the country can relax. Those eBay auctions have been canceled, although the one in Manhattan was going for more than $200,000.
posted at 7:22 PM
By George
OK, which is scarier: That the Grill Man is coming out of retirement or that he has his own inspirational album?
posted at 4:41 PM
Tuesday, February 17, 2004
The madness of King George Steinbrenner
Honestly, I'm still a bit numb over the fact that A-Rod is a Yankeee (with another photo to prove it). Of course, with this team, just about anything is possible, so it almost shouldn't be a surprise. Remember that The Onion even predicted the A-Rod trade last year (he's on the far right).
As a Yankee fan, it is great to see the move, although after a while it does feel a bit tiresome that they can get just about anyone they want. And it does create some ridiculous expectations. If they don't win the World Series, heads will roll, and it's worse if they're eliminated by a team like the Angels or Marlins from the past couple of years. Say what you will about teams like the Pirates or Tigers having no shot at the World Series already, how odd is it to think you've failed if you got to the Series and lost. (Only the Braves can say something similar.)
While this latest move makes even more people hate the Yankees, remember that they haven't won the World Series since 2000. Plus, those teams that won all of the World Series in the late '90s were created much differently than today's All-Stars at every position. There was a lot more of a team concept then. Sure, Bernie Williams, Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera were the superstars (and to a lesser extent Andy Pettitte), but could you really say the same about Tino Martinez, Scott Brosius or Paul O'Neill (solid players who showed up at the right time)? Joe Torre will have to use a different way to make this team work, otherwise it could be his last season in the Bronx, whether it's his choice or not.
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