THE CURSE OF THE SKIPPER.Byline: TOM HOFFARTH Swear to goodness, how freakin' funny is it when the Dodgers throw that *@#&? video of Tommy ``Deadwood'' Lasorda up on the Diamondvision screen before every *@&$# home game, and the ol' salty skipper makes his plea with the @#*& fans to refrain from using pro-cursin'-fanity at the ballpark -- as a courtesy to those tryin' to enjoy the @#&% game? So we just gotta ask: What do you think of Lasorda's performance? Considering the teams face each other four more times before the end of the season, what's the over-under on how many times new/old/has-been Padres pea-shooter David Wells This article is about David Wells, American baseball player. For other uses, see David Wells (disambiguation). David Lee "Boomer" Wells (born May 20, 1963 in Torrance, California) is a Major League Baseball player who is currently a starting pitcher for the Los will bring the Dodgers to their knees down the stretch? Three-and-a-half? So what do the rest of the playoff-contending GMs think now about this Greg Maddux Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966) is a pitcher for the San Diego Padres. He was the first pitcher in Major League history to win the Cy Young Award for four consecutive years (1992-1995), during which he had a 75-29 record with a 1. redux Refers to being brought back, revived or restored. From the Latin "reducere." ? Wouldn't they like a re-do? What'll it take to get Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова listen to wear that little black dress for every match? How many speeding tickets will be issued to anyone drivin' like a bat outta Hollywood down to Fontana this weekend with a six-pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon blue ribbon denotes highest honor. [Western Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 127] See : Prize wedged into the baby carrier seat and a shot-gun rack full of Pixy Stix Pixy Stix is a powdered candy packaged in a wrapper that resembles a drinking straw. In the US, they are popular during Halloween. Pixy Stix are made by Willy Wonka and similar products are made by other companies. The candy is usually poured from the wrapper into the mouth. and Slim Jims this weekend? What shot did Gilbert Arenas Gilbert Jay Arenas Jr. (born January 6, 1982 in Florida[0]) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Washington Wizards. Arenas overcame his modest NBA debut, including being a second-round draft pick, to establish himself as one of the most have making the U.S. national hoops team, other than he could have made a few more 3s to shut up the no-NBA-playin'-Greeks in the world semis? What kind of goofy Pokemon ball are they using in that World Championship thing anyway? Is it too late for Brett Favre to reconsider that greeter/bouncer job at Delta Burke's Delta Blues coffee house in Biloxi? How much would the Yankees be taking it on the chin without their Chien-Ming Wang? Are the Bronx fans still snickering under their breaths about his name now? Would the modified Stableford scoring system help Andre Agassi make it to the U.S. Open finals? Can you blame Big Papi if his heart just isn't in this pennant race anymore? What in the name of Todd Marinovich has promped the retro-Raiders to exhume ex·hume tr.v. ex·humed, ex·hum·ing, ex·humes 1. To remove from a grave; disinter. 2. To bring to light, especially after a period of obscurity. the body of Jeff George -- and his sparklin' 46-78 record as a starter over his career -- to assist in running the run-n- shoot-yourself-in-the-foot offense? They couldn't find any candidates on MySpace.com? Is this just another ploy for Al Davis to get a new entry into Ripley's Believe it or Nuts? Or is Art Shell just trying to rediscover the bleakness of the Raiders? Are we supposed to read between any lines regarding how Team Mayo decided to get sentimental and backtrack to West Virginia for his final year of prep hoops? Or was Sonny Vaccaro just tired of seeing him wear the Trojans jersey that the high school in Cincinnati made him wear? Apparently, Matt Leinart was never formally introduced to Trojan Man, eh? thomas.hoffarth@dailynews.com (818) 713-3661 |
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