Fat America

Per usual to start my work day, I check the internet looking for interesting stories.  I found one that was quite disturbing, and almost made me throw up in my mouth.

Burger King now offers up a Burger King NY Pizza Burger at some of their "Whopper Bars" in certain cities.  In essence, it's a burger with cheese, bacon, and a bun - and based on the small image, it's roughly four times the size of a standard burger.

Looking at the health specs, now that's what made me want to puke.  2,530 Calories.  144g of Fat.  3,780g of Sodium.  Instead of this heart-attack waiting to happen, you can save your money.  Make a burger at home and add some black beans to get more out of a pound of meat.

Who the hell wants to go to Burger King and sit there for an hour trying to devour this monstrosity?  Not me.

Eat healthy today, grab an apple.  Later homes.

Post Baseball Blues

Trying so very hard to dig up some news in the baseball world now that the season is over (97 days til Pitchers & Catchers report).  I'll admit, pouring over the internet finding Brian Wilson interviews will never get old.  I watch the Jim Rome interview at least three times a week.  He was on Leno the other night, basically a lot of the same material he covered with Rome (except that The Machine made an appearance).  The CheapSeats interviews are always a treat, you can find those all over You Tube.

Chief Wahoo makes an appearance on all four Indians uniforms this coming season.  I love the throwback grays.

Derek Jeter somehow won a Gold Glove this year.  To all the haters out there who think he's lost a step (which he has) and has nothing left in the tank (.270 BA in 2010), sorry.  He had the best fielding percentage (.989) in the American League.  Here's the breakdown among AL shortstops:  seventh highest amount of chances (553), third in double plays turned (94), committed the fewest errors (6), fourth highest in innings played (1304), and was second in games played (151).  So you can sip on those numbers for a bit and let me know if you still think it's a joke that he won.  I think they got it right.

Joe Miller and Joe Morgan are OUT as ESPN Sunday Night Baseball analysts - this one was a long time coming. 

The other night on "Undercover Boss", Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts was in the spotlight.  He sold hot dogs, changes the scores in the board at Wrigley, cleaned restrooms (where he was asked to leave), helped park cars (where his cover was almost blown), and was a part of the grounds crew.  It was awesome to see a man in his position with his type of money do something of this magnitude.  The five people he worked under were all under-appreciated in their field of work - in fact, the bathroom attendant was the same guy who flips the scores.  Each and every one of them got a well-deserved "gift" when all was said and done.  Bathroom/Scoreboard guy was given his wish - a staff family appreciation day and swimming lessons for his daughter (by Northwestern's swim coach).  Hot Dog vendor was given a plaque on the wall and a $1,000 gift.  Parking Lot attendant was told that the Cubs are going to pay for his classes to get his ESL degree.  The field maintenance guy was given a paid internship with the Cubs marketing department.  Why, I ask, can't something like this hap

Publish Post

pen to me?

The Giants decided not to pick up the option on World Series MVP Edgar Rentaria.  This was the case with the Yankees last year with 2009 WS MVP Hideki Matsui.  There is something to be said about having veteran guys help lead your team to a World Series - get rid of them.

I am sitting here for an exhibition basketball game - we're playing a Division II school and are losing.  1:00 left in regulation, so I gotta get on the ball and get this clean-up underway.

Much love!

Another Boston Celtics Calamity

K.G. calls Charlie V a "cancer patient" - trash talking is certainly something that's gone on in all of sports for decades, but this one just crossed the line.  Read the article, you'll see what a dickhead K.G. is.  And as far as Villanueva's tweet about getting Garnett into a ring and exposing him - I bet he would.  Granted, Villanueva looks a little different (he has alopecia universalis - no hair on his head or eyebrows) but that's uncalled for.

K.G. thinks he's a real bully - I'm sure Mauldin, SC is just as tough a place to grow up in as Queens, New York.  New York City basketball has always been a matter of survival of the fittest (read: toughest).

Let's do a city by city comparison based on the information Wikipedia offers.

Mauldin, SC - 8.6 square miles - 15,224 people (circa 2000) - 74.25% White, 20.82% African American, 0.30% Native American, 2.24% Asian - median income per household of $51,657 - notable natives are K.G. and Orlando Jones (the 7Up guy)

Queens, NY - 109.24 square miles - 2.229 million people (circa 2000) - 44.1% White, 20% African American, 17.6% Asian - median income per household of $37,439 - notable natives include John Gotti, 50 Cent, Rodney Dangerfield, Run DMC, Johnny Ramone, Donald Trump, and John McEnroe.

Charlie V would wreck you K.G.  Shut your mouth, keep cancer out of your trash-talking lexicon, and just play the game.

Just another example of the renegade NBA not patrolling it's players.  Stay hot.

World Series Champion San Francisco Giants

Brian Wilson/Tim Lincecum Interview:

NFL Fright Fest

Yesterday was quite an eventful day in the NFL with plenty of stories to go around.  Here's a brief recap for those of you who spent entirely too much time trick-or-treating.

Buf @ KC - The Chiefs needed every one of Jamaal Charles' 177 yards on the ground (along with 61 receiving) to eek past the bumbling, stumbling, (not) fumbling Bills 13-10 in OT.  13-10 KC.

Car @ StL - Break up the Rams!  Behind the strength of their defense (4 turnovers), the Rams held the listless Panthers (201 total yards) to 14 first downs and 25 yards on the ground.  Tough to win when you're that one-dimensional - ask the Cowboys.  20-10 St. Louis.

Den @ SF (in London) - Another dud for the Brits.  3-0 SF at the half, this one turned into a fun one with 30 points scored in the 4th quarter alone.  San Francisco got their 2nd win of the year 24-16 over the Broncos.  Kyle Orton had his typical Sunday afternoon, dropping back 40 times and amassing 369 yards (265 Euro yards).  Denver scored the first 10 points of the 2nd half, but not before the 9ers scored two TD's in just under four minutes to seal it.  24-16 SF.

Was @ Det - Stafford to Johnson was the M.O. of this one - 9 catches, 101 yards, 3 TD for Megatron.  Washington's ineptness on 3rd down (2-14) didn't help any.  37-25 Detroit.

GB @ NYJ - Shutout for the first time at home since 2006, the Jets offense looked out of sorts all day.  The Packers kept them in the game by looking just as bad, but when all was said and done, Dirty Sanchez couldn't lead Gang Green to victory.  The Jets moved the ball well - 360 yards to 237 for GB - but their three turnovers told this story.  The best team in the league puts up more than a goose-egg.  9-0 GB.

Mia @ Cin - The Dan Carpenter Show rolled in to Cincinnati and poured in 5 FG's (38, 42, 24, 54, 31) and an XP.  T.O. caught two TD passes but got no help from the rest of the Bungles.  22-14 Miami.

Jax @ Dal - The Cowgirl Show fell to a pathetic 1-6 as Jacksonville dominated this one beginning to end.  Kitna isn't the answer.  Romo isn't the answer.  Good to see MB3 finally came alive and scored a TD.  Garrard stole the show (260 yards, 4 TD, 1 rushing TD).  Wade Phillips needs to be out in Big D.  35-17 Jacksonville rolls!

Ten @ SD - The Bolts looked like a team with a chip on their shoulder after the Titans went up early.  San Diego scored 26 of the final 32 points in this one and the Chargers D held CJ2K in check (59 yards rushing).  When a team is dependant on VY or Kerry Collins, things aren't looking good.  Perhaps SD is starting their run to the top?  Stay tuned.  33-25 Chargers.

TB @ Ari - A high octane scoring game, these Bucs are for real.  Improving to 5-2 and accumulating over 400 yards of offense, the boring, ho-hum TB team is on the radar as a legit contender.  They have Josh Freeman (287 yards, 1 TD) who doesn't make mistakes, a running game that can pound the ball, and an opportune defense that can tack points on the board.  Follow the Bucs.  38-35 TB.

Min @ NE - I watched simply because I was hoping Favre got his clock cleaned - and he did.  Leaving bloodied and battered, the Patriots went on for a 28-18 win.  Danny Woodhead took a misdirect snap in for a TD in the first quarter, All-Day AP was held under 100 yards (92 to be exact) and the Law Firm of BenJarvis Green-Ellis ran wild (112 yards, 2 TD).  28-18 Patriots.

Sea @ Oak - Silver and Black is baaaaaaaack!!  The Raiders poured it on yesterday to bring them to .500.  4 and 4.  Come on!!  545 yards of offense?  310 yards passing for Jason Campbell?  Another 100-yard game (111 yards) for Run DMC?  A defense that held an opponent to under 200 yards of offense (162 yards for Seattle)?  Could these Raiders be dumb enough to believe they're a good team?  It sure looks like it.  Cable has these guys believing in themselves.  Halloween game in Oakland - you better believe the Black Hole was ready to rock and roll for this one.  Huge game next week in Kansas City at 4:15 EST.  33-3 RAIDER NATION!

Pit @ NO - A ho-hum game for most of the night, the defenses were good, the offenses not so good.  The Saints did a little more and came out on top.  The Saints are a pass-first, pass-second team with zero ground game (= trouble).  The Steelers just seemed out of sorts last night.  They're still a top-3 team in the AFC and a top-5 in the NFL.  20-10 Saints.

Hou @ Ind - Looking like a good one in the making tonight - Indy looking for revenge from their season opening loss in Houston.  Addai and Clark are out but I'm sure Peyton and Co. will find new ways to move the ball.  Should be entertaining to say the least. 

Thanks for reading and I hope the week is starting off well and continues to get better.