Kirkpatrick's Twisted Slant - "This blog goes to 11"

These are all the Blogs in the Sports category.

Tuesday, 20 June, 2006

Tiger Stadium

Being a lifelong Detroit Tigers fan, I have always had a soft spot for the old Tiger Stadium at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull. I don’t have anything against the new Comerica Park where they pla

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Posted By James at 9:41 AM

Monday, 19 June, 2006

The final hockey post of the season

Tonight is Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Someone will be hoisting the Cup and my only hope is that someone in this fucking country south of the Mason-Dixon Line will be watching it on NBC besides

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Posted By James at 10:15 AM

Wednesday, 14 June, 2006

As if the NFL didn't have ENOUGH money...

It’s been said before that the NFL is so successful now that it basically prints money. From ludicrous TV contracts to luxury suites to merchandising, the NFL is a country unto itself with 32 Member-

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Posted By James at 9:37 AM

Tuesday, 2 May, 2006

He did NOT make a mistake

For an event that I could give two craps about, the NFL draft, I can’t believe I’m writing about this two days in a row now. I feel I need to say something in defense of Matt Leinart, the USC quarter

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Posted By James at 10:04 AM

Monday, 1 May, 2006

Asians, D'Brickashaws, Moms with Kegs, and Dads with Interesting Jobs

As much as I love fantasy baseball, it’s been boring me the past few years so I decided to add a twist on one of my teams this year. I drafted every Asian available and then added anyone with the las

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Posted By James at 6:27 AM

Monday, 10 April, 2006

Hockey craziness, part 3

Sorry for the lack of a new topic today. Today has been insane but I did want to pass along another crazy box score from last Friday’s Gladiators game I worked. I actually didn’t have much work to d

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Posted By James at 4:11 PM

Monday, 3 April, 2006

Opening Day

Opening Day. Is there ever a more effective sign that spring is here than the first day of baseball? Sure, technically the season started last night but I don’t consider that a true Opening Day. In

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Posted By James at 12:15 PM

Friday, 31 March, 2006

Dumb and/or misleading team names

Today we break down some professional sports team names and why they don’t make sense.

Abstract Names

Greenville Grrrowl – My favorite of the dumbest team names today. This i

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Posted By James at 8:56 AM

Monday, 20 March, 2006

Peoria's Finest

I honestly haven’t watched a basketball game in years and it’s been at least 7 or 8 years since I watched an entire game. Thanks to my alma mater, Bradley University (The Pride of Peoria, right behin

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Posted By James at 9:45 AM

Tuesday, 14 February, 2006

Snowboarding teenagers

While I hear people on the radio ranting about the punk snowboarders in the Olympics, I’ve actually been enjoying watching them. Sure there are definitely generational gap issues with them and I’ll o

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Posted By James at 9:42 AM

Tuesday, 7 February, 2006

Unnatural pizzas and "Old-Man Flabbage"

Being the pizza snob that I am, I like to order the local pizza that I deem to be good, as opposed to the national chains that I refuse to buy from (Dominos, Pizza Hut, Papa John’s). Sunday was an ex

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Posted By James at 8:58 AM

Monday, 6 February, 2006

In the line of fire

Since the Gwinnett Gladiators pay me with 2 tickets and dinner for each game I work in the penalty box, it’s obvious I only do it for the love of the game. I was given a rather odd instruction beginn

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Posted By James at 11:58 AM

Friday, 3 February, 2006

Super Bowl halftime shows and Media Row

The Super Bowl halftime entertainment has usually been an extravaganza that no one cares about and generally contains has-been rockers or pop stars who haven’t sung a live note ever and lip-synch thei

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Posted By James at 9:39 AM

Thursday, 5 January, 2006

Why Hockey Night In Canada is better than Monday Night Football

I’m positive I was a Canadian in a former life, as I embrace cold weather, lots of snow, beer, and, most importantly, hockey. One of my bigger pleasures in life (especially now that I am a 33 year ol

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Posted By James at 6:31 AM

Wednesday, 28 December, 2005

Holiday hockey love

Holy mackerel. Just when I include a box score from the last hockey game I worked because of the amount of penalties, the very next game tops that one by a large margin. The game was pretty chippy t

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Posted By James at 4:42 PM

Tuesday, 13 December, 2005

Uniform mistakes

As I read about the Milwaukee Brewers plans to wear their retro 1982 jerseys, it got me thinking about the whole “retro jersey” phase that swept the (mostly hip hop) nation the past few years. I actu

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Posted By James at 9:49 AM

Monday, 5 December, 2005

I dare you to say it

I saw an advertisement in the paper this weekend and the text went as follows:

"Enter to win the big game giveaway.
Two tickets to football’s biggest event in February.

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Posted By j at 12:07 PM

Monday, 21 November, 2005

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Posted By James at 12:10 PM

Monday, 31 October, 2005

One final note for Cocktober

This HEADline is just BEGGING to be commented on. Thanks to John for the link.

"Head Coach Nutt confirms: Dick to replace Johnson vs. Gamecocks"

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf

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Posted By James at 2:11 PM

Monday, 31 October, 2005

Sure, the White Sox won, but...

...your manager is gheigh!

Not that there is anything wrong with that. : )

On dictionary.com, "Long live Venezuela and their manly man-love" translates to "desean Venezuela viva y su

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Posted By James at 11:01 AM

Thursday, 27 October, 2005

A baseball championship in Chicago?

I never thought I would dedicate an entire blog post to the White Sox, but they deserve one. I blame my kindness to the White Sox today on my still-lingering, ass-kicking, weight-loss-inducing, avian

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Posted By James at 7:49 AM

Friday, 21 October, 2005

Season Three of being the Penalty Box Guy

My third season of being an ECHL penalty box attendant (technical name - Off Ice Official) begins tonight with the Gwinnett Gladiators season opener. Occasionally I will be the Goal Judge but that’s

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Posted By James at 12:57 PM

Thursday, 13 October, 2005

Irony, from Google

The Atlanta Thrashers haven't had much luck when it comes to goaltenders getting injured and now both of their goalies are out with strained groins and the guy who came in last night hadn't played in

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Posted By James at 11:59 AM

Monday, 10 October, 2005

The Spell-Check police

In all honesty, while I am showing this sign to display the mentality of most southsiders and also to disparage the team in a Cubs-like passive-aggressive way, I will be cheering for the White Sox for

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Posted By James at 7:16 AM

Friday, 30 September, 2005

Today's pop quiz

Is this photo of:

a) Oakland Raiders fans toking up a fat blunt before entering the stadium?
b) Cheech and Chong’s Fan Club?
c) Fans attending a Cypress Hill outdoor concert?

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Posted By James at 11:18 AM

Monday, 26 September, 2005

Sour grapes, and proud of it

As any self-respecting Cubs fan will tell you, it was nice to see the St. Louis (AKA Milwaukee without the lake breeze) Cardinals lose the World Series last year to a team that hadn’t won it in over 8

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Posted By James at 9:29 AM

Wednesday, 14 September, 2005

The coolest hockey name EVER

The Red Wings have a guy in training camp named Robin Big Snake. Imagine the amount of jerseys that would sell with his name if he ever made the NHL! I think these would even be more popular than the

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Posted By James at 9:41 AM

Thursday, 8 September, 2005

ESPN? No thanks. I'll go online for updates

This rant will definitely make me sound like an old codger, but I have a love/hate relationship with ESPN right now. I will admit part of my bias is how they treated the NHL the past few years but th

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Posted By James at 7:47 AM

Tuesday, 6 September, 2005

You can trash my office as long as you pay me handsomely for it

As Jimmy Buffett played a concert at Wrigley Field this weekend, it got me to thinking about big names acts playing at ballparks and the ramifications afterwards for the teams that play on these field

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Posted By James at 9:14 AM

Tuesday, 30 August, 2005

The never-ending football game

As the NFL season descends upon us next week, there are a few observations I’d like to make about the current state of the game. While football for me takes a giant backseat to hockey and baseball, I

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Posted By James at 9:35 AM

Wednesday, 24 August, 2005

Dany Heatley

Unfulfilled.

It was the best descriptive word of the day when an Atlanta radio host described his feeling of Dany Heatley being traded from the Atlanta Thrashers to the Ottawa Senators. For

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Posted By James at 9:50 AM

Tuesday, 2 August, 2005

Reduced glare, but not reduced annoyance

Something has been around in pro baseball for a few years and I’ve finally decided to make a comment about it. Back in the “olden” days of yore, baseball players (and some football players) would wea

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Posted By James at 8:31 AM

Tuesday, 26 July, 2005

Satan is a free agent

Yeah, the joke can get old after a while, but after no hockey for a year, I still get a kick out of Miroslav's surname (even though it's pronounced shuh-TAN). Read this article as though they were di

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Posted By James at 3:17 PM

Saturday, 23 July, 2005

More hockey thoughts

In regards to the NHL Player’s Association ratifying the new Collective Bargaining Agreement on Thursday, the more I think about it, while the players are taking a huge hit financially right now, the

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Posted By James at 5:14 PM

Friday, 15 July, 2005

Giant what???!!!

Someone didn't think this ad campaign through. I was watching last night's Red Sox/Yankees game at Fenway and the ads behind home plate said "Giant Glass" with some wording below. There was only one

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Posted By James at 8:51 AM

Friday, 15 July, 2005

The NHL is back

On Wednesday, the NHL and the Players Association finally agreed in principal to a collective bargaining agreement that will end the lockout, pending ratification by both sides next week (which is exp

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Posted By James at 1:23 PM

Monday, 11 July, 2005

Curacao versus Canada in the American classic

Oh brother, now baseball is getting into the “My Country Is Better Than Yours” act with tonight’s Homerun Derby. Instead of the contest being the typical American League versus National League, playe

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Posted By James at 9:49 AM

Thursday, 7 July, 2005

Take my money and then send me home

I had two “firsts” yesterday. We are on the tail end of Tropical Storm Cindy who blew through here last night with 5 inches of rain. Megan and I got to the ballpark about 6 PM (for a 7 PM game start

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Posted By James at 8:15 AM

Monday, 27 June, 2005

Winning friends and influencing people the Jeremy Roenick way

This is NOT the way to get fans back into the stands. I am a big fan of Jeremy Roenick, even when he played for the Suckhawks. I’ve always admired the hardnosed way he plays the game and always was

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Posted By James at 9:58 AM

Friday, 24 June, 2005

Skip Caray and pot

One thing I love about Skip Caray, the venerable Atlanta Braves announcer, is that he is one of the few broadcasters left in baseball today to tell it like it is. His dark, dry sense of humor and unv

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Posted By James at 9:01 AM

Thursday, 23 June, 2005

NHL, are you paying attention?

I admit it. For once, I am jealous of the NBA and their fans. Last week, it was almost a certainty that there would be a lockout on July 1. Somehow in a week’s time, the NBA and the Players Associa

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Posted By James at 8:36 AM

Friday, 17 June, 2005

Quotable Quotes and Yankee Shenanigans

The Quote Machine
While I could care less about basketball anymore, Shaquille O’Neal is one of the best quote machines in sports today. I am a firm believer that a post-game interview wit

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Posted By James at 9:30 AM

Thursday, 9 June, 2005

Heckling - It's not just for drunks anymore

I leave for Chicago today so there will be no post tomorrow. I will be at Wrigley on Friday watching the Cubs and Red Sox and Maddux is slated to be on the mound. So, in memory of Wrigley, I figured

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Posted By James at 9:41 AM

Wednesday, 8 June, 2005

Baseball the way it was meant to be on TV

Ever since I’ve had a DVR (digital video recorder), I have become unable to watch live TV, including sporting events. I couldn’t tell you barely any commercial the past 4 years. The only ads I care

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Posted By James at 8:35 AM

Monday, 6 June, 2005

Random sports thoughts for Monday

Wow, in the NL East, only a game and a half separates the first place and last place teams. I feel bad for Montrealers, because now the Montreashington Expotionals are in first place and not looking

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Posted By James at 8:56 AM

Tuesday, 31 May, 2005

Three sports stories for the day

Three topics in the sports world were burning in my brain this weekend.

Cubs to replace their logo with the Target logo
I’m not sure how many of you watched last night’s Cub

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Posted By James at 8:50 AM

Thursday, 26 May, 2005

Is that Millar or Mueller or Miller?

I’m not sure how many teams have taken up the practice of not putting the players’ last names on the back of their jerseys, but it is an old tradition which I am not fond of. The Yankees and Red Sox

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Posted By James at 9:19 AM

Friday, 20 May, 2005

Renewed Rivalries

It’s that time of baseball season again! Inter-league play begins this weekend. Cubs/White Sox. Mets/Yankees. A’s/Giants. Dodgers/Angels. Red Sox/Braves. There’s also Tampa versus Florida and Colo

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Posted By James at 1:05 PM

Monday, 16 May, 2005

Baseball thoughts

This weekend I devoted a lot to having baseball on TV and I came up with several conclusions.

I watched a good portion of the Braves and Dodgers all 3 days. For some reason, even as a kid,