Why Isn’t Biggio in the All-Star Game?

In the back of my mind all year I’ve had the thought that Biggio would get added to the All-Star game roster kinda like Cal Ripken was several years ago (I think it was 2001). That was the All-Star Game where Ripken hit a HR and ARod asked him to switch positions in the first [...]

Dan Patrick of ESPN to replace Bob Barker?

The Biz of Baseball – Dan Patrick Hints of Something Big
There were rumors on the internet last week that Dan Patrick was one of several people being contacted to replace Bob Barker on The Price Is Right. The link above reports the Patrick was teasing his radio audience with a big announcement coming up. This [...]

Plunk Biggio: Debut Ages

Plunk Biggio: debut ages
All that goes to show, that if you’re a baseball player and you haven’t reached the majors by age 24, your chances of reaching one of those major baseball milestones are very small.
Interesting post examining the age at which major league players make their debut and how that affects their ability to [...]

Kelly’s back

Kelly’s back
“Translated From Love,” which comes out today on Rykodisc, finds Willis revisiting her rockabilly filly roots on “Teddy Boys,” sashaying in the bouncy pop of “Sweet Sundown,” ladling Tex-Mex sauce all over Iggy Pop’s “Success” and mashing up “Kid” by the Pretenders on “Don’t Know Why.” A couple of songs are almost New [...]

Rush Is Giving Away iPhones

Rush In A Hurry
NEW! EIB IPHONE A DAY GIVEAWAY! El Rushbo has obtained ten — that’s right, ten (10) — new iPhones, and he’s giving them away, one a day (except Independence Day) until they’re all gone. These are the super-swank, ultra-deluxe, 8 Gig iPhones, the best available anywhere, and the only ones suitable [...]

Movie Night

Thomas Hibbs on Live Free or Die Hard on National Review Online
I saw Live Free or Die Hard this weekend and I’ve linked to the review from NRO. I think his review is spot-on. The movie is entertaining and has plenty of summer blockbuster car chases and special effects, but it seemed like the story [...]

More iPhone News

Analysts are speculating that Apple sold over 500,000 iPhones this weekend. The 8GB model sold more than the 4GB model.
Lack of Bluetooth syncing with Macs seems like a really big missing feature. I can do this with my Nokia.
Apple stores seemed to have the bulk of available stock according to online reports. Now that the [...]

ESPN – Ford: Draft grades

ESPN – Ford: Draft grades — evaluating every team, from A+ to D+ – NBA ($)

Wow, ESPN’s NBA analyst Chad Ford graded the Rocket’s draft as a D+. He is serious when he says he thinks the Rockets’ draft was the worst in the NBA. The lowest grade he gave to any other team was [...]

More on the UK Terror Attacks

Doctors ‘terror gang trapped by mobile phones’ | the Daily Mail
The Daily Mail has a good article recounting all the developments to date, including the arrests that have been made. One bit of random trivia, apparently two of the suspects in the overall plot lived in Houston, described in the article as “quiet commuter village [...]

Why is it called “New” Scotland Yard?

Scotland Yard – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The explanation is pretty mundane, but with all the stories in the news lately it was a nagging question that I wanted to know the answer to.