In a homage to my favorite part of the Colbert Report, I present to you my "Dead to Me" and "On Notice" lists regarding baseball and other matters (although I will leave out politics so we doesn't get too heated.) Dead to Me:
Frank Robinson
Russ OrtizI am trying to move on with my life Ted Leitner
Tom GoodwinThe Milwaukee BrewersSt. Louis Cardinals fans Mets fans
Delino DeShields Roger Kahn
Kevin Malone
Bill Plaschke
Jim Bowden Jose Guillen
Teams that don't wear gray on the road (unless they wear powder blue)
Pitted fruits Joe Buck
Brussels sprouts
Rodney PeeteVerizon Mobile Web Service Bob Brenly
On Notice:
Brett TomkoOdalis PerezLarry Bowa The Habsburg Dynasty
Ozzie GuillenGeorge Washington University Juan Pierre
Joe Morgan
The "state" of DelawareRoger Kahn The NFL Draft
Red Sox fans Luis Gonzalez
People who complain aboutDanys Baez "Team chemistry"
Jim Tracy The Caray Family
Turbo Tax Tech SupportEpson printers The Brennaman Family
The Los Angeles MTA Jimmy Clausen
Matt Vasgersian
Gary Cohen University of Arizona football fans
Feel free to add any. Just keep it clean and keep politicians out of it.
Tim McCarver. He died the day he opined "the last thing the Yankees need here is a Grand Slam" when the team was trying to rally from a large deficit. His point was that grandslams were rally killers because they stopped offensive momentum. Lost in his logic was they also provided maximum offensive value. Tim McCarver, patron saint of the five-run home run.
Dead to me:
Bob's list is good, but substitute Irish writers for brussel sprouts. Maybe if, in my youth, brussel sprouts had been forced on me, instead of Irish writers, this wouldn't be necessary. But it is. Your dad was drunk, and the nuns were mean to you? I've heard this story before, I think.
15- I don't like McCourt, either. I probably shouldn't have read 'Tis, first, since it's the other one that people really like. But I wash my hands of him. Flannery O'Connor I've not given a chance. But, yes, it's mostly a Joyce thing. People say that Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man isn't all written in baby-talk. That, at some point, he stops with that. But not soon enough.
I don't consider C.S. Lewis an Irish writer, the same way I don't consider Saul Bellow a Canadian one.
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I don't like the McCourt's either. (ha! writers or owners) Still, maybe you could just say crappy Irish writers, as there are some worth hangin' on to...
Dead to me:
White Sox broadcasters
MLB umpires (look no further than this past post season)
WWF (commercials during baseball!)
TurboTax (support?)
Veritas
people talking on cell phones while driving
On Notice:
people talking on cell phones in general
Joe Morgan
my neighbors (for letting squirrels live in their attics and giving them the validation that it's OK to do so-- and a nice place to procreate)
Unknown on caller ID
co-workers that never brush their teeth
Dead to me: Bob's list is good, but substitute Irish writers for brussel sprouts. Maybe if, in my youth, brussel sprouts had been forced on me, instead of Irish writers, this wouldn't be necessary
Your parents had you on a strange diet.
Dead to me:
William F Buckley Jr
Reggie Jackson
Ty Willingham
Detroit Pistons (past and future)
Jim Tracy
Jody Reed/Delino/Don Stanhouse/Dave Goltz/Terry Fat Tub of Goo/Jack Clark etc.
On Notice;
paper boy
winter olympics
Blocked calls( unknown call I give the benefit of the doubt)
C. Izturis
Dead to me:
D4P for failing to possesive-ize Hee Seop Choi in his declaring JJoeScott dead to him. 24 should read, "JJoeScott for Hee Seop Choi's being dead to him."
I just hope Bob never makes a thread of toaster commenters he'd like to see shot.
To me something can only truly be dead to you if it somehow betrayed your affections for it, thus . . .
Dead to Me:
*George Lucas
*Aerosmith
*McDonalds
*Eddie Van Halen
*CBS's 12:35-1:35 time slot
*The Pro Bowl
*Bernie Williams the ballplayer
On Notice:
*Disney (recently promoted from the Dead to Me list due to a recent visit to Orlando)
*My fiancee's cat
*Burger King
*Joe Torre
*South Park
*The All-Star Game
*Bubba Crosby
5. Activist NFL Referees who wish to legislate from the field.
4. Human-animal hybrids getting signed to multi-year contracts.
3. Venezuelan players coming to the WBC and not bringing gigantic barrels of oil with them.
2. Bears, from Chicago.
and my number one threat...
1. Exporting quality major league at bats to Korea.
Funny, I never would have even thought to consider the remotest possibility of having it cross my mind to list Flannery O'Connor as an Irish writer until it was mentioned in 15.
I've read all her stories, but it's like I never once even looked at the name before.
Thunder Stix
Athletes who do Sports Center commercials
Motorcycle enthusiasts
Teams from the Pacific Northwest
Anyone who orders fruit on pizza
Local News anchors
People who own hairless pets
Flourescent lights
Dead to me:
Anyone associated with the '97 or '03 Marlins
The Sun Belt
People who complicate handshakes
Our Love
The History Channel
Seafood
You know, rabid stan, tomatoes are technically fruit. Does that mean that everyone who gets a pizza from Zachary's or Pizzera Uno is on notice?
Because, frankly, I'd rather be on notice than never eat at Zachary's again.
And just to pile on...
ON NOTICE:
* People who reference "Office Space" too much
* Saturday Night Live
* David Chase
* People who jam up Ticketmaster at 10 a.m. when I'm trying to get Radiohead tickets
DEAD TO ME:
* People who didn't watch "Arrested Development"
* Jason Kendall
* Christopher Hitchens
* iPod battery life
This is probably not what you meant, but when I left my last job, I shook my boss's hand. It was the first time I'd ever shaken his hand. Rather than pump up-and-down, like most people do, he moved our clenched hands from side-to-side. I'm more of an up-and-down guy myself, which meant that our handshake went around in a big counter-clockwise circle.
There was a day when I was commuting home from work and at the first station, I had to buy a ticket and I had enough change to pay the $1.25 fare, but it wouldn't take any of my dimes, so I had to pay with a bill and I only had a $20. So I got back 18 Sackies and three quarters.
Then at the next station, I had to buy another $1.25 ticket (the MTA here doesn't have transfers and I'm cheap enough that I will save 50 cents and buy two separate tickets). So I figure I will use the Sackies to pay the $1.25. But the machine won't take Sackies. So I had to use ANOTHER $20. I went home with 36 of them. I must have added 10 lbs to my weight.
On notice:
* Red Sox Nation
* Folks who try to guilt me into buying fluorescent lights
* Gary Sheffield
Dead to me:
* Whomever it was that traded Mike Piazza FOR Gary Sheffield
* People who don't use the serial comma
* Aaron Echolls
* Scott Erickson
* My boss
I can't believe the hate for peaches, of all things. And I gather that it is not the pit itself but the actual fruit that is the problem? I love peaches and each them raw,in pies, in ice cream, in lots of ways. Of course I live very near Peach Country.
Now the olive pit that broke my crown....I hate that pit. It cost me a lot of money.
And what is the problem with Frank McCourt (the writer)? I enjoyed both his books, but I got a little peeved when his book reading cost $5 if you didn't buy the book.
Well, that settles it, doesn't it? Peaches: fit for dogs.
56- McCourt has a new(ish) one called Teacher Man. I didn't read it, but I listened to the first couple hours. If I hadn't been on a plane (and, had the plane not been full) I wouldn't have been able to stifle the urge to shout, "Suck it up! Be a man!" As it was, I only just did stifle it.
Teeth meeting the pit: that possibility exists for many foods, like the aforementioned olives. Why pick on peaches? Oh, the fuzz.
I mean, if you get a peach at dead-ripe, it is fantastic. Most of the ones in stores are so unripe and hard they could substitute for baseballs, and after a week of ripening, they are likely to be rotten. Try getting a ripe peach from a fruit stand. Rub it like a pitcher rubbing down a baseball to get the fuzz off. Eat it with mindfulness so to not bite down on the pit. Wipe that peach juice off your chin and enjoy.
Now fruits that I can really understand either loving or hating: persimmon and durian.
Teacher Man: I could see where that could get tedious. I think he said all he needed to on that with 'Tis. I really thought Angela's Ashes was an amazing book...
I never knew there was such a place to rant so unabashedly.
Dead to me:
Joe Morgan the announcer
Barry Bonds the homo-sapien
Linkin Park
AT&T's now extinct cell phone service
People who don't know how to park on the street properly (yes I live in LA and have to park a car on the street)
People who stay in the lane that they know is about to merge into another lane, thus screwing over all the people who did the right thing and merged earlier (yes I drive on the freeways a lot)
The movie Fargo and all the people that call it a classic
Rex Hudler (the only thing worse than the traffic about living in LA)
Dead to Me:
Message bracelets
Bumper stickers
Tony LaRussa
Alternate uniforms
Wristbands
Remakes
Undershirts that turn out to be v-necks
Calls to bullpen/kickoffs/game summaries brought to me by somebody
CGI
Coupons/checks in the express lane
The 405
Necklaces on men
Upside/potential
Jack Clark
Tom Niedenfur
People wanting to give me a great deal on my mortgage.
Lee Hamilton
Catcher hockey helmets
Dusty Baker
On Notice:
Romantic comedies
Middle Relievers
James Woods
Mother's/Father's/Hallmark Holidays
Kevin Costner
HBO
Karl Dorrell
Psychological thrillers
Tom Lasorda
Crafty veterans
Eric Gagne's ulnar nerve
People who say "My Bad"
Jon Favreau
*George Lucas
*Aerosmith
*McDonalds
*Eddie Van Halen
*Colter Bean's chances of sticking with the Yankees
*The Pro Bowl
*Bernie Williams the ballplayer
On Notice:
*Disney
*My fiancee's cat
*Burger King
*Joe Torre
*South Park
*The All-Star Game
*My hair
Bubba Crosby wasn't really worthy of such an honor and I've actually come to enjoy Craig Ferguson's show (though I'll only watch it if Conan is in reruns or has a guest I can't stand). I have, however, completely given up on making a case for the best minor league relief pitcher in Yankee history and my hairline and hairstyle are becoming increasingly discordant, much to my dismay.
Dead to me
Baseball Toaster posters who question whether Paul DePodesta would be making the same moves as Ned Coletti
Lindsay Lohan
Curt Schilling's grit and determination
On Notice
Danica Patrick
Scot Shields
Countdown tickers on ESPN
Suri Cruise
*George Lucas
*Aerosmith
*McDonalds
*Eddie Van Halen
*Colter Bean's chances of sticking with the Yankees
*Robin Williams
*Bernie Williams the ballplayer
On Notice:
*Disney
*My fiancee's cat
*Burger King
*Joe Torre
*South Park
*The All-Star Game
*Steve Martin
The Pro-Bowl is so dead to me it's not even on the dead to me list any more, instead I've added Robin Williams. I can't even remember why I ever thought he was funny. I think it was Mork and Mindy. Now that he's reduced to things like RV it's officially over between us. I remember why I found Steve Martin funny, and Shopgirl made me believe there's still hope, but after he not only made that terrible Parenthood rip off with Bonnie Hunt, but then made the sequel as well he's lucky he's only on notice.
Dead to me:
blue ink
my space
re modeling
the entire NL East
part time employment
ford motor company
hand pounds
game shows
On Notice:
Repko
chocolate milk
Owen and Luke Wilson (I can only look past so much)
the eight planet milky way
hatchers hackers
Action movies
alternate uniforms (thanks Bob for mentioming teams that don't wear gray on the road)
I think its time I weighed in (make that 12:30, also known as Lunch Time, also known as Nothing Better to do Time):
On Notice:
Emo kids
David Americo Ortiz Arias
The Sac Bunt
NBA age limits
The National League
Peyton Manning
Andy Roddick
Family Guy
Dead To Me:
Adam Loewen
Adam Sandler
Owners who don't use their revenue sharing money
Pearl Jam
pineapples
Barry Bonds
hockey
Cable News Networks
Head on (apply directly to the forehead!)
Who knew this existed.
Dead to me:
*Self absorbed teachers who complain about their salaries in the middle of summer while enjoying a 10 week vacation to people who only get 2 weeks off a year and still make less then whining teachers.
*Cito Gaston for 87 reminding me why
*Clayton Kershaw for making me look like a chump at the futures game after I spent two days extolling his virtues to Giant fans.
* Rick Monday who has destroyed what used to be one of my favorite pastimes.
How about the University of Arizona.....not just the football fans. And Lute Olson. I've always respected him, but he's completely lost his mind. I actually feel a bit sorry for him.
Who's son in law is he, anyway? And who the hell is signing off on his expense reports? "Great piece on people who press the elevator call button more than once. And I agree, being in Hawaii at the time was integral to the story. Really tied it together, I thought."
I didn't start out this way, but after the whole DePo "you're in you're out" farce, the McCourts are "on notice" for me.
The person who have me whatever horrible ailment has me in bed would also make my list, but I'm worried it's someone I love.
Nah, UCLA alum.
teams that use black as a third color
the second left handed specialist in the bullpen
Jay Mariotti's baseball columns
Karl Malden
On Notice:
the Ichiro for the Hall of Fame movement
visa problems
smartball
the Italian national team in the WBC
Posters who don't use number tabs (you know who you are...)
Bob's list is good, but substitute Irish writers for brussel sprouts. Maybe if, in my youth, brussel sprouts had been forced on me, instead of Irish writers, this wouldn't be necessary. But it is. Your dad was drunk, and the nuns were mean to you? I've heard this story before, I think.
On notice:
People who are on tv. All of them.
It's all about Joyce with you, innit?
I don't consider C.S. Lewis an Irish writer, the same way I don't consider Saul Bellow a Canadian one.
Good point. What can Tracy possibly do at this point to become dead to Bob? If he isn't dead yet, he never will be.
I don't like the McCourt's either. (ha! writers or owners) Still, maybe you could just say crappy Irish writers, as there are some worth hangin' on to...
Dead to me:
White Sox broadcasters
MLB umpires (look no further than this past post season)
WWF (commercials during baseball!)
TurboTax (support?)
Veritas
people talking on cell phones while driving
On Notice:
people talking on cell phones in general
Joe Morgan
my neighbors (for letting squirrels live in their attics and giving them the validation that it's OK to do so-- and a nice place to procreate)
Unknown on caller ID
co-workers that never brush their teeth
Bob's list is good, but substitute Irish writers for brussel sprouts. Maybe if, in my youth, brussel sprouts had been forced on me, instead of Irish writers, this wouldn't be necessary
Your parents had you on a strange diet.
Dead to me:
William F Buckley Jr
Reggie Jackson
Ty Willingham
Detroit Pistons (past and future)
Jim Tracy
Jody Reed/Delino/Don Stanhouse/Dave Goltz/Terry Fat Tub of Goo/Jack Clark etc.
On Notice;
paper boy
winter olympics
Blocked calls( unknown call I give the benefit of the doubt)
C. Izturis
Brendan, for making me think of A Modest Proposal. Just you watch it, Buster.
Hee-Seop Choi
Good Day L.A.
Matt LeBlanc
Howard Stern
Kenny Rogers, the baseball pitcher
On notice:
Paul McCartney
Garret Anderson
J.J. Abrams
Phil Hendrie
Jose Cruz, Jr.
Thom Brennaman
Kenny Rogers, the casino pitcher
JJoeScott for Hee Seop Choi being dead to him
D4P for failing to possesive-ize Hee Seop Choi in his declaring JJoeScott dead to him. 24 should read, "JJoeScott for Hee Seop Choi's being dead to him."
I just hope Bob never makes a thread of toaster commenters he'd like to see shot.
Possessive-izing Hee Seop Choi
On notice:
Andrew Shimmin
Dead to Me:
*George Lucas
*Aerosmith
*McDonalds
*Eddie Van Halen
*CBS's 12:35-1:35 time slot
*The Pro Bowl
*Bernie Williams the ballplayer
On Notice:
*Disney (recently promoted from the Dead to Me list due to a recent visit to Orlando)
*My fiancee's cat
*Burger King
*Joe Torre
*South Park
*The All-Star Game
*Bubba Crosby
That'll do for starters.
Duly noted.
I'm glad someone else has run in to problem with Turbo Tax. I had a "scheduled" call from them Monday night and they stood me up!
However I got sent an email followup to rate the quality of help.
I gave it a low score.
Hell hath no fury like a Timmermann scorned.
5. Activist NFL Referees who wish to legislate from the field.
4. Human-animal hybrids getting signed to multi-year contracts.
3. Venezuelan players coming to the WBC and not bringing gigantic barrels of oil with them.
2. Bears, from Chicago.
and my number one threat...
1. Exporting quality major league at bats to Korea.
Wag of the finger to 7
Sorry about that.
Dead to me -
Terry Mulholland
Juan Samuel
On Notice
Dodger Blues
Gilmore Girls
12 Karl Malden?? What did he do?
I've read all her stories, but it's like I never once even looked at the name before.
President Logan
On Notice:
Magnets that erase tapes.
On Notice:
Thunder Stix
Athletes who do Sports Center commercials
Motorcycle enthusiasts
Teams from the Pacific Northwest
Anyone who orders fruit on pizza
Local News anchors
People who own hairless pets
Flourescent lights
Dead to me:
Anyone associated with the '97 or '03 Marlins
The Sun Belt
People who complicate handshakes
Our Love
The History Channel
Seafood
Also Dead to me:
People who know how to spell "fluorescent"
Score Bard
Because, frankly, I'd rather be on notice than never eat at Zachary's again.
And just to pile on...
ON NOTICE:
* People who reference "Office Space" too much
* Saturday Night Live
* David Chase
* People who jam up Ticketmaster at 10 a.m. when I'm trying to get Radiohead tickets
DEAD TO ME:
* People who didn't watch "Arrested Development"
* Jason Kendall
* Christopher Hitchens
* iPod battery life
This is probably not what you meant, but when I left my last job, I shook my boss's hand. It was the first time I'd ever shaken his hand. Rather than pump up-and-down, like most people do, he moved our clenched hands from side-to-side. I'm more of an up-and-down guy myself, which meant that our handshake went around in a big counter-clockwise circle.
It's up-and-down, guy! You're on notice.
Then at the next station, I had to buy another $1.25 ticket (the MTA here doesn't have transfers and I'm cheap enough that I will save 50 cents and buy two separate tickets). So I figure I will use the Sackies to pay the $1.25. But the machine won't take Sackies. So I had to use ANOTHER $20. I went home with 36 of them. I must have added 10 lbs to my weight.
* Red Sox Nation
* Folks who try to guilt me into buying fluorescent lights
* Gary Sheffield
Dead to me:
* Whomever it was that traded Mike Piazza FOR Gary Sheffield
* People who don't use the serial comma
* Aaron Echolls
* Scott Erickson
* My boss
I posted "fruit", but I was thinking pineapple.
MLB.tv
Alex Gonzalez (the Red Sox one) and the Yankees are on notice.
I think you should just say "pineapple" then.
Now the olive pit that broke my crown....I hate that pit. It cost me a lot of money.
And what is the problem with Frank McCourt (the writer)? I enjoyed both his books, but I got a little peeved when his book reading cost $5 if you didn't buy the book.
56- McCourt has a new(ish) one called Teacher Man. I didn't read it, but I listened to the first couple hours. If I hadn't been on a plane (and, had the plane not been full) I wouldn't have been able to stifle the urge to shout, "Suck it up! Be a man!" As it was, I only just did stifle it.
That cannot stand.
And the fuzz! Don't get me started on the fuzz!
I mean, if you get a peach at dead-ripe, it is fantastic. Most of the ones in stores are so unripe and hard they could substitute for baseballs, and after a week of ripening, they are likely to be rotten. Try getting a ripe peach from a fruit stand. Rub it like a pitcher rubbing down a baseball to get the fuzz off. Eat it with mindfulness so to not bite down on the pit. Wipe that peach juice off your chin and enjoy.
Now fruits that I can really understand either loving or hating: persimmon and durian.
Teacher Man: I could see where that could get tedious. I think he said all he needed to on that with 'Tis. I really thought Angela's Ashes was an amazing book...
Dead to me:
Joe Morgan the announcer
Barry Bonds the homo-sapien
Linkin Park
AT&T's now extinct cell phone service
People who don't know how to park on the street properly (yes I live in LA and have to park a car on the street)
People who stay in the lane that they know is about to merge into another lane, thus screwing over all the people who did the right thing and merged earlier (yes I drive on the freeways a lot)
The movie Fargo and all the people that call it a classic
Rex Hudler (the only thing worse than the traffic about living in LA)
On Notice:
Hippies
That's all I got
Squares.
Message bracelets
Bumper stickers
Tony LaRussa
Alternate uniforms
Wristbands
Remakes
Undershirts that turn out to be v-necks
Calls to bullpen/kickoffs/game summaries brought to me by somebody
CGI
Coupons/checks in the express lane
The 405
Necklaces on men
Upside/potential
Jack Clark
Tom Niedenfur
People wanting to give me a great deal on my mortgage.
Lee Hamilton
Catcher hockey helmets
Dusty Baker
On Notice:
Romantic comedies
Middle Relievers
James Woods
Mother's/Father's/Hallmark Holidays
Kevin Costner
HBO
Karl Dorrell
Psychological thrillers
Tom Lasorda
Crafty veterans
Eric Gagne's ulnar nerve
People who say "My Bad"
Jon Favreau
Whew, I feel so much better now.
http://www.colbertnation.com/cn/notice-dead.php
Jim Edmonds
Network television
Odalis Perez
Super 8 Motels
People who pile on Barry Bonds
On notice:
The San Diego Padres
Barry Bonds
ESPN
John Sterling
Michael Kay
Joe Morgan
Odalis Perez
Sidney Ponson
Tiered pricing of seats based on opponent
Bud Selig
Terrell Owens
On notice:
Steve Phillips
ESPN
Stupid people
Cold Pizza (the show)
Bobby Murcer (the announcer)
McCarver/Buck/Scooter
Book Club editions
Trix cereal
Mother Goose & Grimm
Taylor Hicks
On notice:
Adult Swim
Linen suits
the price of a custom wedding cake
Ken Rosenthal
Buster Olney
Analyzing Alex
Trade rumors
My electric bill
On Notice:
Andy "Underdog" Phillips (snap out of it, take steroids, do something)
Dead to Me:
*George Lucas
*Aerosmith
*McDonalds
*Eddie Van Halen
*Colter Bean's chances of sticking with the Yankees
*The Pro Bowl
*Bernie Williams the ballplayer
On Notice:
*Disney
*My fiancee's cat
*Burger King
*Joe Torre
*South Park
*The All-Star Game
*My hair
Bubba Crosby wasn't really worthy of such an honor and I've actually come to enjoy Craig Ferguson's show (though I'll only watch it if Conan is in reruns or has a guest I can't stand). I have, however, completely given up on making a case for the best minor league relief pitcher in Yankee history and my hairline and hairstyle are becoming increasingly discordant, much to my dismay.
The barber and I had to have a "talk" about my hairline and haircut the last time I was in.
Dead to Me
MLB.tv
The Italian National Football Side
. . . by extension, Zinedine Zidane
Daniel Cabrera
Julian Tavarez
Steve Phillips
On Notice
New York Sun
White Sox fans
Everything Ned Colletti
Dead to me
Baseball Toaster posters who question whether Paul DePodesta would be making the same moves as Ned Coletti
Lindsay Lohan
Curt Schilling's grit and determination
On Notice
Danica Patrick
Scot Shields
Countdown tickers on ESPN
Suri Cruise
Dead to Me:
*George Lucas
*Aerosmith
*McDonalds
*Eddie Van Halen
*Colter Bean's chances of sticking with the Yankees
*Robin Williams
*Bernie Williams the ballplayer
On Notice:
*Disney
*My fiancee's cat
*Burger King
*Joe Torre
*South Park
*The All-Star Game
*Steve Martin
The Pro-Bowl is so dead to me it's not even on the dead to me list any more, instead I've added Robin Williams. I can't even remember why I ever thought he was funny. I think it was Mork and Mindy. Now that he's reduced to things like RV it's officially over between us. I remember why I found Steve Martin funny, and Shopgirl made me believe there's still hope, but after he not only made that terrible Parenthood rip off with Bonnie Hunt, but then made the sequel as well he's lucky he's only on notice.
blue ink
my space
re modeling
the entire NL East
part time employment
ford motor company
hand pounds
game shows
On Notice:
Repko
chocolate milk
Owen and Luke Wilson (I can only look past so much)
the eight planet milky way
hatchers hackers
Action movies
alternate uniforms (thanks Bob for mentioming teams that don't wear gray on the road)
Dead to me:
The National Football League
On Notice:
Emo kids
David Americo Ortiz Arias
The Sac Bunt
NBA age limits
The National League
Peyton Manning
Andy Roddick
Family Guy
Dead To Me:
Adam Loewen
Adam Sandler
Owners who don't use their revenue sharing money
Pearl Jam
pineapples
Barry Bonds
hockey
Cable News Networks
Head on (apply directly to the forehead!)
The otherwise great Dan Guererro is on notice.
Tony "If he wants to get upset, he can get upset" La Russa.
http://tinyurl.com/23afyr
Dead to me:
*Self absorbed teachers who complain about their salaries in the middle of summer while enjoying a 10 week vacation to people who only get 2 weeks off a year and still make less then whining teachers.
*Cito Gaston for 87 reminding me why
*Clayton Kershaw for making me look like a chump at the futures game after I spent two days extolling his virtues to Giant fans.
* Rick Monday who has destroyed what used to be one of my favorite pastimes.
Flag burning or running onto the field? :)
On Notice: The Olympic torch (seriously, is there anything stupider than bringing a torch to the top of Mt. Everett?)
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