B-dub

Thought Athlete's first album was brilliant, the second one not so much. Haven't kept up with them since.

I didn't catch the earlier rounds, but how did the Czech Republic do? You'd think with Rosicky in the side, they'd be pretty tough to beat.

Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Westchester, and most of Long Island are solid Villa. Staten Island is hard-core Blues. North Jersey is mixed.

VP Stamford Bridge Wembley (new) Upton Park White Hart Lane

Yup, forgot about them. I'd say it's more green than yellow, based on their caps, both home and away.

And the Giants are 2-0 in Super Bowls played against teams that also wear red-white-blue. And they were the underdogs in both games; and the US was at war with Iraq at the time both games were played. And that's just off the type of my head. Oh meaningless trivia... You know it just occurred to me that there aren't any baseball teams that wear green as their primary color, but there are three in the NFL (Packers/Eagles/Jets) and at least two in the NBA (Celtics, Bucks).

Very happy for him, and for the season he's having so far. He's had a lot of bad luck the past couple of years with injuries, and the club's mis-management of those injuries hasn't helped. And I think he's a caught a lot of unfair criticism from the fans over the years. The game made me think about a time in the late '80s when Darryl Strawberry hit three at Wrigley Field in Chicago, the last of which I think hit the center field scoreboard, which was and is some ridiculous distance from home plate, like 450 feet or something. The thing that I remember most was the Cubs fans giving Straw a standing ovation as he rounded the bases after the third home run, which I thought was classy especially considering the Mets and Cubs were big rivals in the old NL East during the '80s.

I'm not usually one to hate on a band simply because they happen to be commercially successful (as many indie snobs do, and you know who you are). Having said that, there was always something just a little too polished, a little too professional, and a little too radio-friendly about the Foo Fighters sound for my taste; but i still find myself humming their songs to myself every now and again. Regardless, I'm a little sick of this recent media blitz (in the US) that's accompanied their new album. The new documentary about them (and other spots) seem to be popping up on cable tv every day lately.

From those listed, Nirvana. I generally liked them while they were still around, but their music hasn't aged well IMO. If the guy doesn't shoot himself, they're a footnote. Aside from that (and I'm sure it's been mentioned already) the Sex Pistols are the first that spring to mind for me. Musically there wasn't much there, and the punk phenomenon would've still happened without them. If you change "overrated" to simply "well-known bands that I don't like", you can throw in Pink Floyd, Genesis, and any number of bands.

Watch the Browns get spanked in a meaningless game? I don't think that was a tough choice. Unrelated, but it was odd how the announcer still thought it was Petrov and not Albrighton who made the cross, even long after it had happened.

Giants game pushed to Monday night due to weather issues in Minny. Story

In '83 he was also drafted by the Yankees to play baseball, and chose to enter their minor league system instead of play for the then-Baltimore Colts, who were a shambolic franchise in those days. Don't remember how he landed with Denver but I know his baseball options (and the negotiating leverage it afforded him) had something to do with him avoiding playing for the Colts. I'd definitely put him top 5. He didn't have much talent around him in the '80s but still manged to get them to three Super Bowls. (He had a much better supporting cast on the 1997-98 championship teams.)

Yup, always nice to see the Yankees get eliminated, but not as much fun since they won it last year to get the monkey off their back. I suspect even Yankee fans aren't as upset with this as they were with the playoff losses of 2002 through 2007.

You can say "schedule" you know. They'll know what you mean. Regarding the Mets ... Jeff Wilpon is such a piece of crap, his father is not much better, and this organization has been nothing but a disgrace for the past 10 years. The fact that Minaya and Manuel kept their jobs this long tells you that these people are cheap, delusional, and, at the end of the day, care a lot less about winning than Mets fan do. Having said all that, I hope Wally Backman gets the manager's job.

i don't like that Barber is on the list. for a start, i don't think his body of work puts him in the same class as Simms, Taylor et. all and, just as importantly, he ended his career making a lot of dumb/unfair/self-serving remarks in the media ripping Coughlin and Eli, and continued to do so during the 2007 season (after he retired) as an "analyst" for NBC. and as the Giants were making their Super Bowl run, it was clear he didn't want the Giants to win it all, the year after he retired, and have Manning and Coughlin (the two guys who he basically said were crap) win the Super Bowl and get the glory. I always thought Tiki was a big phony, more concerned about his public image and his media career after football. wasn't surprised at all when it came out that he cheated on his now-ex-wife while she was 8 months pregnant with twins. and another thing .. Barber was a big-time fumbler most of his career and only shook it off after Coughlin took over and taught him a new way to hold the ball. and still Barber ripped him in the media time and time again.