Huge weekend coming up. Unless you're a Rangers or Flyers fan, you're probably psyched to see Ovie and Crosby start up a 7 game series. If' you're at all a basketball fan you'll be glued to your TV for game 7 of the Bulls and Celtics, which has already become one of the top 5 series in NBA playoff history. If you like the ponies, about 3 minutes of the Kentucky Derby will be mashed in between 18 hours of coverage on Saturday. And if you like boxing, well, "There's only 1...Ricky Hatton. There's Only 1...Ricky Hatton. Walking along, singing a song, walking in a Hatton wonderland."
What do the Musers think? You'll have to ask them. What does the Hat tell me to predict?
Friesan Fire for the Derby
Bulls on the road in Double OT
Manny Pacquiao by KO in the 9th round
Friday, May 1, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Get To Know Your Musers: CB40
Who are your favorite teams college and pro?
Mets, Jets, Knicks, Islanders <-- A combined 23 years without a championship and counting!
Who is your one favorite sports team above all others and why?
The New York Metropolitans. I have been a baseball fan far longer than any other sport was even on my radar, and the Mets have had a special place in my heart since I could barely walk. I was old enough to enjoy the championship run in 1986, and even today, the words, "It gets by Buckner, the Mets win!" bring back a rush of excitement and joy like no other, reminding me what it was like to be 7 years-old and just relishing every moment.
People say baseball is one of those sports that is passed down from generation to generation, and that's another reason why the Mets are my favorite team. Being able to go to the ball-park with my family when I was a kid was so much fun, and even better are the times we get to go together now. The bond created through baseball fandom is truly special, as is the connection formed from wishing the Yankees nothing but pain and misery from now until the end of time. I am half-kidding, but not really :-)
Who are the five women on your Celebrity Exemption list?
Maria Kanellis, WWE Diva
Angelina Love, TNA Knockout Champion, part of the regime known as The Beautiful People
Stacy Keibler, former WCW Nitro Girl/WWE Diva/Dancing With The Stars contestant
Alyson Hannigan, of American Pie, Buffy, and How I Met Your Mother fame
And yes, Kelly Clarkson, which gives all my fellow musers the thrill of a lifetime
Honorable Mention: Rachel Nichols, ESPN :-)
What's the worst thing you ever said to a woman?
The worst thing I ever said, not really sure. I used to be shy so perhaps the worst thing I did was not say something to an attainable girl I had feelings for. How's that for brute honesty?
What is your favorite sports moment?Most heartbreaking?
My favorite sports moment, as mentioned before, was the Bill Buckner error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. In 23 years, nothing has really topped that kind of elation.
My most heartbreaking sports moment is easily Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS, Mets vs. Cardinals, which I witnessed in person at a jam-packed Shea Stadium. Endy Chavez makes the most amazing catch in Mets (if not all of baseball) history, only for the offense and bullpen to blow it all later on in the game. The actual moment that crushed me was Yadier Molina's game-winning home run against Aaron Heilman, though Carlos Beltran's backwards K to end it all is a close second.
What team would you purposely wish harm upon because you hate them beyond all rational thinking?
You know, this may surprise some people, but I never forgave the Washington Capitals -- specifically Dale Hunter -- for cheap-shotting Pierre Turgeon after Turgeon scored a huge goal for the Islanders in the 1993 NHL Playoffs. This completely messed up the Islanders for the rest of the Playoffs, despite beating the Penguins in the following series, and I just never quite got over that. So F Dale Hunter, F the Caps, and F Ovechkin.
What is your favorite movie quote?
Sentimental: "Dad, you want to have a catch?" -Field of Dreams
Comical: "Look! It's Enrico Pallazzo!" -The Naked Gun, which features the best baseball scene from a non-sports movie EVER, so it deserves some kind of recognition
If Sports Musing Readers take away just one piece of knowledge from you, what do you want that to be?
Honestly, I am going to go serious on this one, as this particular quote really did and still does resonate with me: "Don't give up, don't ever give up." Jim Valvano
Mets, Jets, Knicks, Islanders <-- A combined 23 years without a championship and counting!
Who is your one favorite sports team above all others and why?
The New York Metropolitans. I have been a baseball fan far longer than any other sport was even on my radar, and the Mets have had a special place in my heart since I could barely walk. I was old enough to enjoy the championship run in 1986, and even today, the words, "It gets by Buckner, the Mets win!" bring back a rush of excitement and joy like no other, reminding me what it was like to be 7 years-old and just relishing every moment.
People say baseball is one of those sports that is passed down from generation to generation, and that's another reason why the Mets are my favorite team. Being able to go to the ball-park with my family when I was a kid was so much fun, and even better are the times we get to go together now. The bond created through baseball fandom is truly special, as is the connection formed from wishing the Yankees nothing but pain and misery from now until the end of time. I am half-kidding, but not really :-)
Who are the five women on your Celebrity Exemption list?
Maria Kanellis, WWE Diva
Angelina Love, TNA Knockout Champion, part of the regime known as The Beautiful People
Stacy Keibler, former WCW Nitro Girl/WWE Diva/Dancing With The Stars contestant
Alyson Hannigan, of American Pie, Buffy, and How I Met Your Mother fame
And yes, Kelly Clarkson, which gives all my fellow musers the thrill of a lifetime
Honorable Mention: Rachel Nichols, ESPN :-)
What's the worst thing you ever said to a woman?
The worst thing I ever said, not really sure. I used to be shy so perhaps the worst thing I did was not say something to an attainable girl I had feelings for. How's that for brute honesty?
What is your favorite sports moment?Most heartbreaking?
My favorite sports moment, as mentioned before, was the Bill Buckner error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. In 23 years, nothing has really topped that kind of elation.
My most heartbreaking sports moment is easily Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS, Mets vs. Cardinals, which I witnessed in person at a jam-packed Shea Stadium. Endy Chavez makes the most amazing catch in Mets (if not all of baseball) history, only for the offense and bullpen to blow it all later on in the game. The actual moment that crushed me was Yadier Molina's game-winning home run against Aaron Heilman, though Carlos Beltran's backwards K to end it all is a close second.
What team would you purposely wish harm upon because you hate them beyond all rational thinking?
You know, this may surprise some people, but I never forgave the Washington Capitals -- specifically Dale Hunter -- for cheap-shotting Pierre Turgeon after Turgeon scored a huge goal for the Islanders in the 1993 NHL Playoffs. This completely messed up the Islanders for the rest of the Playoffs, despite beating the Penguins in the following series, and I just never quite got over that. So F Dale Hunter, F the Caps, and F Ovechkin.
What is your favorite movie quote?
Sentimental: "Dad, you want to have a catch?" -Field of Dreams
Comical: "Look! It's Enrico Pallazzo!" -The Naked Gun, which features the best baseball scene from a non-sports movie EVER, so it deserves some kind of recognition
If Sports Musing Readers take away just one piece of knowledge from you, what do you want that to be?
Honestly, I am going to go serious on this one, as this particular quote really did and still does resonate with me: "Don't give up, don't ever give up." Jim Valvano
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