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Adriana Lima

Cliff Lee's oblivious to it all

October 29, 2009

OK … so Cliff Lee won the first game of the World Series and looked pretty good doing it.
OK … he looked great doing it.
OK … he dominated. I mean … 10 strikeouts … a complete game, the first in a World Series since 1995. Pretty good.
And … yes … he used to pitch for [...]

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Idle question

September 11, 2009

Who the hell is Tila Tequila anyway?
And could she hold a candle to Adriana Lima before she got married and broke the heart of a dumpy Irish sportswriter?

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Ever wonder what hockey greatness buys?

June 24, 2009

This is where Mario Lemieux lives. He hosted a Stanley Cup party a week back or so.

 The Cup even took a dip.

This is Adriana Lima in happier, more carefree, pre-marriage days. She did not go to the party.

And this is Adriana since she took up with that NBA guy instead of a dumpy, dopey, pathetic [...]

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A thought from the Indians game vs. Milwaukee

June 16, 2009

I was sitting at the Indians game Tuesday night when Chris Gimenez came up with the bases loaded. Gimenez, a right-handed hitter, was facing Milwaukee's fine-young right-handed pitcher Yovani Gallardo. This was a chance to break open the game, so I wondered why Eric Wedge would not use a left-handed pinch-hitter. So Sheldon Ocker, the [...]

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Adriana Lima got married, and other random thoughts …

February 26, 2009

I'm still debating if I should completely turn on Adriana Lima now that she went and got married to that guy from that basketball team. Clearly she forgot the principle of "remember who you got you there." I mean … would she even have met this guy without the support of dumpy Irish guys everywhere? [...]

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The latest drama in Berea involves Shaun Rogers …

February 25, 2009

Shaun Rogers must have an exit strategy. Of that there is no doubt. No player in today's modern era turns away from a $6 million roster bonus without a reasonable assurance another team is ready and waiting to pay him that money. So Rogers — probably through his agent — has a place to land. [...]

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Someone gets it that LeBron might not leave, and why the difference in judgment with Quinn and Anderson?

November 22, 2008

Finally, there's someone out there who gets it that Lebron James will not automatically leave Cleveland after next season, that LeBron's driving force is multiple championships, and that he knows nobody has ever done it in his home town. As Ian Thomsen writes on SI.com: "To become the equal to (or eclipse) Jordan, LeBron must [...]

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Who has really hurt the Browns … and anyone care to join me on the drive to Buffalo on Monday?

November 15, 2008

Heading to Buffalo …
Anyone care to shuffle off to the game with me … you can drive:

 
 Who has really hurt the Browns?
The more I think about the Browns this season the more I believe the team's record is far more a product of the people around Derek Anderson than Derek Anderson. One player who bears a [...]

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The Browns conclude preseason 0-4

August 29, 2008

A few thoughts on a Browns game that produced very little for thought …
 
The first-team offense provided enough positives to let everyone breathe a little easier heading into the season. Brady Quinn led the starters to a field goal and touchdown, and the unit was sharp.
 
Quinn should have hit Kellen Winslow for a touchdown, [...]

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First and 10: How not to play a preseason game

August 19, 2008

First and 10 with the Browns –
1) Exhibition games aren’t really about results. The fact that the Browns cut a Giant deficit to a 37-34 final doesn’t really matter. These games are about impressions, approach and, for those trying to make the team, the chance to play. The Browns made a terrible impression in their [...]

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Michael Phelps makes lightning strike

August 16, 2008

I would imagine if Adriana Lima could swim, she would be pretty good. But not even she could match the excitement provided by Michael Phelps in these Beijing Olympcs. To win a seventh gold medal by .001 of a second? Are you kidding me? This internet site shows what can take place in various increments [...]

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Guess who is friends with Mo Williams?

August 15, 2008

One of the loyal blog readers noticed that new Cavs guard Mo Williams has a special friend (thanks to the gentlemenly Mr. Close for the photo):

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Anyone watching the Olympics?

August 12, 2008

I was watching the Olympics last night and noticed they now have synchronized diving. Two folks line up side by side on the board and dive at the same moment and do the same spins and twirls and flips and try to make the same splash in the water. Really now. Is this not the [...]

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Catching up with my old buddy Brett Favre

August 7, 2008

Marla Ridenour talked to the boss, and they decided it would be a good idea for me to cover the Brett Favre news conference. Sweet of her. Every reporter in the greater New York-New Jersey-New Philadelphia area was there, and he spoke in a room smaller than his walk-in closets. No matter, since Marla figured [...]

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Paul Pierce just keeps missing the mark

August 5, 2008

Paul Pierce is having an interesting offseason. Celebrating his title, almost getting arrested in Las Vegas and then proclaiming himself the world’s greatest basketball player. Pierce said that in Madrid when asked if Kobe Bryant is the best player in the world. “I don't think Kobe is the best player. I'm the best player,” Pierce [...]

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Firestone, Adriana and Manny

August 2, 2008

Any visit to Firestone (like this week’s to the Bridgestone Invitational) brings feelings of awe. The course is simply that great, a jewel in the nation’s obsession with hitting a dimpled ball with a metal stick. Firestone is a great, great course. No tricks, no gimmicks, no island green, no ridiculous fairway contortions. Just golf [...]

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Should the Browns have taken a shot for Jason Taylor? And Adriana Lima snubs us …

July 21, 2008

Let’s see, the Cleveland Browns are a playoff-caliber team in need of an improved pass rush. They have Kamerion Wimbley, Willie McGinest and Antwan Peek to generate the “edge” rush – and when exactly did it become an “edge” rush anyway – but more pass rush is always good. There was a perennial Pro Bowl [...]

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Yellowstone, C.C. Sabathia, Brian Windhorst and … yes … Yellowstone

July 4, 2008

Ken Rosenthal of Foxsports.com reports that the Milwaukee Brewers have made a serious offer for C.C. Sabathia that includes two top prospects in the team's minor leagues. The offer could include a standout left-field prospect named Matt LaPorta and shortstop prospect Alcides Escobar. Rosenthal, a longtime and well-respected baseball writer, quoted anonymous baseball types marveling [...]

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The Lakers visit Adriana Lima at Cedar Point

June 16, 2008

The Lakers think that effort last night gives them claim to winning two more in Boston? Please. If that’s true, I can lay real claim to Adriana Lima, who spurned all of us dumpy dopey mid-range males for Marko Jaric (see the post). Mentioning her is really an excuse so I can post one more [...]

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Of the NBA Finals, and other pressing matters related to Adriana Lima

June 14, 2008

It’s time to give the Celtics their due. Big limb there, eh? Next week: The Arctic is cold! To be honest, I did not think the Celtics were that good. I thought whoever won the West would win the title. Clearly that is not going to happen. The Game 4 comeback by Boston was probably [...]

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