Song of the Week

"People Everyday" - Arrested Development
"My date was going great at my soul was at ease."

Song of the Week

"The Cure" - Lady Gaga

Song of the Week

"Classic" - The Knocks

Song of the Week

"Shook Ones" - Mobb Deep

RIP Prodigy

Song of the Week

"Papa Was a Rolling Stone" - The Temptations

The Dumbest Thing in Sports

Kyrie Irving: Cavs got extra motivation from Warriors’ ‘chatter'

There is absolutely no way the Cavs were "motivated" by any of the things the Warriors may have said or done. Even if they say it helped motivate them, I am sure it had zero affect on their performance.

For all sorts of reasons, we tend to prescribe value to things that have no value. Particularly when we try to explain drastic differences in performance, we lean on mental factors as a crutch. If being down 3-0 in the Finals wasn't enough to motivate the Cavs to perform at their best, no words from Draymond Green would have helped.

Not even when Steph Curry allegedly pantomimed pooping on the Quicken Loans Arena floor at the end of Game 3.

Hilarious High Five

Jeremy Corbyn tries to high five someone, but she moves her hand.


Reminds me of this special moment from our wedding

Song of the Week

"All-Star" - Smashmouth
The only reason to play this awful song is to announce that Chase made the All-Star game of his baseball league.

Important News News

Scott Pelley is being replaced as anchor of the CBS Evening News. Anthony Mason will replace him on an interim basis until a permanent replacement is found.

Song of the Week

"I'm The One" - DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne

Song of the Week

"Hey Jealousy" - Gin Blossoms

If You Don't Expect Too Much From Me, You Might Not Be Let Down

The first time Dwight Gooden let me down I was 8 years old. He missed the 1986 World Series victory parade and subsequently got suspended for the first two months of the 1987 season.
30 years later, he's still a disappointment.

I signed Chase up for a pitching clinic with Dwight Gooden. It was supposed to be one hour of instruction, and one hour of meet and greet.

Gooden never showed up. We got a refund and since we were there anyway, their instructors worked with the kids, so Chase got some free pitching lessons.

And he also got a life lesson, if you don't expect too much from people, you might not be let down.

Song of the Week

"Black Hole Sun" - Soundgarden

Big Bart's Belly

Bartolo Colon left his start against the Blue Jays after five innings with a stomach ailment.
“It’s been kind of a head cold, headache-type thing and today my stomach was really ill as well,” Colon said through an interpreter. “We’re not really sure what’s going on.”

Song of the Week

"Mama" - LunchMoneyLewis
"I'm still her baby, even though I'm grown."

Song of the Week

"Wanna Luv You" - Kofi Black
This song samples "Computer Love" by Zapp and "Only You" by 112.
It's very new, only posted on youtube 6 weeks ago and only has 2,500 views.
And he's from Staten Island, according to an old article from the Advance.

Song of the Week

"The Waiting" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Hail-ey to the Victor

For the second time in 3 years, a small child has won our ESPN tournament challenge group. In 2015 it was Nat, Hailey triumphs in 2017, with her newborn sister in fourth. My sister-in-law Mrs. Bates finished second. You will see your beloved hero, me, in 5th place with my real, actual bracket. That seems good, but I finished 5th among 5 of us who picked North Carolina to win it all. And I would have been even worse had I not mistakenly picked Kentucky to beat Wichita State in the second round.
Mrs. Poop was the highest finisher among those who didn't pick North Carolina. Nevertheless she remains our only 2-time champion. But with this crop of young talent we have in our group, she likely won't be alone for long.

2016: Master Bates
2015: Nat
2014: Billy
2013: TON
2012: Reissberg
2011: Mrs. Poop
2010: Vacated (I forgot to keep accurate records)
2009: Mrs. Poop
2008: Pa Beers
2007: Michael

Song of the Week

"Blessed" - Jill Scott
"I went to sleep stressed,
woke up refreshed
I'm so blessed, yeah yes"

I Knew All of These

The clever clue writers for Jeopardy! like the internet attention when Alex Trebek recites song lyrics, particularly rap and hip hop songs, which is why the show recently featured a category called "90s R&B hitmakers." Alex read the lyrics, contestants had to provide the performer of the song from which the lyrics came.