Happy Friday #12: Cosby Edition
Last night Obama made history. Good for him. Now that that’s all over with, let’s have some fun. Fun that I’m sure would offend The Cos. So put down that New Coke, and load some Kodak film and let’s get to it!
The DNC has invaded my great city, and I couldn’t care less. In fact it made me want to drink more. So in the spirit of the DNC, and my love of consuming alcohol, I have this wonderful list you. I am surprised that Washington’s doesn’t involve cherries.
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This man here is Kimbo Slice. Now that you have seen him, would you be afraid to step into the octagon and go three rounds with him? Sure you would, hell even Limon who has been doing MMA for years now would be afraid. Brett Rogers isn’t. In fact he’s absolutely pissed off that he won’t be. Also he doesn’t care much for Ken Shamrock, probably because he had to watch this.
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Living in a society where children receive a trophy just for participating less they should develop insecurities, one can sometimes forget to encourage amazing talent. That was the case with Jericho Scott. Could you imagine if the majors acted this way? The Royals get all bent out of shape because Cliff Lee is throwing too fast and has an incredible ERA. Trey Hillman goes crying to Bud Selig, and Bud benches Cliff, that son of a bitch would do it too. I’m off track; the point is Jericho has amazing talent, and a cool name. This is little league, a place where kids hope to find confidence. Don’t give him these mix signals. Just let him play!
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CJS reader kristatothemax has taken time out of her busy interior-decorating schedule to conduct a very important survey. She has shared the results to with me and I now present them to our loyal fan base. This information could alter your lives, be prepared.
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A few weeks ago Dagger put a link to Cracked in a post. Another week later he put another one. I have gone both time and spent hours reading their shit. I was surprised at how funny it is. I also enjoy their pop culture references. Very few websites casually drop the name Cowboy Curtis so effortlessly. So gone on, waste the rest of your day on the site, less I taunt you like John McClane with western vernacular and implications of an Oedipus complex.
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Now days damn near everything is possible in the field of crazy ass burials. But I guess if you’re foolish enough to be a Yankee fan then you’re foolish enough for this burial.
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Monday is Labor Day, which to most of us means three-day weekend. If you’re looking for something to do, and live in the Denver metro area I recommend The Taste of Colorado. I’ll be there Monday night to check out Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Apparently The Taste of Colorado is a time machine that takes you back ten years.
But before that, on Sunday, there is the Rocky Mountain Showdown, the annual football match between the Colorado State University Rams and University of Colorado Buffalos. How awesome would it be to see an actual ram and buffalo square off? It would be powerful awesome! But alas that’s left to fantasy. My prediction is CSU 31, CU 21. Go Rammies!!
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Take us to the weekend Cos!
See ya in the pudding aisle . . .
lee.s.hart@crujonessociety.com
29 Aug 2008 Lee S. Hart
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With that kid there seems to be two things going on. Number one, the former top dog team is scared of losing their title and don’t want him to play. This is of course pure bullshit, and I can’t help believe that if Jericho had gone to this team none of this would be happening. Number two, parents are scared to have their kids facing him, which seems reasonable. Parents are protective; however a 40 mph fastball really isn’t going to do much damage if the batter has the proper protective gear on. I would bet that a batted ball in that league travels much faster and is more likely to mess up a kids face. Regarding both of these points he should be allowed to play.
But I will play devils advocate on this one. At this age in their development none of these kids really have much actual skill. The kids are still learning how to swing a bat and keep their eye on the ball, and Jericho is still learning how to pitch. I feel that with Jericho pitching against kids who clearly do not have the skill yet to actually hit what he is throwing in there, nobody is getting any better. Jericho should possibly be bumped up a league, where he can face an actual challenge and improve his pitching skills. This might be tough due to the strict rules imposed by Little League Baseball but it seems like the most logical solution to me. The kids in the league should go to the batting cages; I think 40 MPH is the slowest setting they have at most cages. Once they get used to the speed with a consistent pitch they will be better equipped to deal with that speed from a pitcher.
Tron, I can see your point there in the second paragraph. Now here’s my compromise. Someone work with Jericho, i.e. a pitching coach. Teach him to slow down that “fastball,” learn more pitches. Other players then are able to hit off him, and develop thier skills, and he develps his as well. Because unless you’re Rick Vaughn, eventually everyone will be able to hit your one pitch, but a larger arsenal will elemenate that.
Good idea, but you don’t want him touching breaking balls till his bones fuse up.
And I think you meant to say, “unless you’re Rick Vaughn or Henry Roengardner”
Well doi
Well Roengardner in his prime.