shrader

"What's a Tim Conway?"

Leagues never seemed any fun to me. I only played in one for a single summer and there were way too many sandbaggers and it completely ruined it. I only won one match that entire summer and even that one wound up not counting. I won the first 4 holes of a 9 hole match. I then won the 5th, but the guy told me a score lower than what he actually got. I didn't bother calling him on it since it really didn't matter at that point and I didn't want to look like a dick. On the 6th hole, the siren goes off and the day was over. Since the match wasn't officially over, they didn't count it.

If they replace him in every camera shot and press conference with a poorly drawn cartoon, I can sign up for that. Kay ooger!

I was watching the movie last weekend and found myself think about how the two of them pretty much just stand still during that entire fight. Now this video pops up. I'd say they didn't get the kill shot right. Something about the angle of the view doesn't really show Kenobi giving up quite as well as it did in the original. Now can they re-do it without 3PO?

Every team QBed by Dan Marino

I have a hard time finding anything worthwhile for the purpose of evaluation from his short stay in Edmonton. It was one lockout shortened season with a broken franchise. He was also an assistant for some of those previous years of suck.

Well, except the very brief stay in Edmonton.

I think we need to look at this from a different angle. At this point, who hasn't been crowned as the favorite for the job? I love how tight lipped this organization is with this stuff now. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they went with someone who has barely been mentioned, if at all... anything to expose the "monkey throwing crap at a dartboard" approach to all of these media reports.

This one's not a particular shot, just something I always got a kick out of. Back when I was in college, one summer I set a personal goal of birdieing (is that how you would spell it?) every hole on the course. I played a ton that year. I'd go out early in the morning and walk 36 holes 3 times a week. Anyway, I wound up missing out on that goal by a single hole. So what did I do in my very first round the following year? Birdied that hole. That same year, I was out by myself late in the day. My mother played in a women's league one day a week, and I'd go with her and then speed around the whole course while it was mostly empty. It started to rain around maybe the 12th hole. For whatever reason, I always liked playing in the rain. I liked the extra challenge of keeping clubs, gloves, and hands dry between shots. A couple more hole in, I birdied the 17th hole to pull to -1 for the day, something completely unheard of for me. On the 18th, I sent my drive right down the middle. Then the lightning siren went off. It was late enough and very clear that the storm was going to be there for the night, so I never got to finish that last hole. That would have been the only time in my life I broke par. And then there was the time I passed out at the bar after drinking a single beer...

While we're playing the what if game, what if Keefe is their guy and they can't do a thing while the Marlies are still in the playoffs?

I thought they had fixed that years ago when it happened in a Detroit game (back before the challenge rule). So when I heard that one the other day, I was shocked. I guess they can't allow it due to the rare circumstance where the puck off the mesh is missed, then play resumes for about 5 minutes before a goal is scored. Even that, you'd think should have an easy work around. Allow the replay up until the point where the puck leaves the offensive zone. Edit: But hey, we are talking about the same league where you weren't allowed to review a play where the puck went through the outside of the net.

I doubt it's my best ever, but I'd call it the most satisfying. My old boss when I was living in Boston was a member at Brookline Country Club. He would take me out there a few times each summer. One of the holes is completely straight with a big downslope about 250 yard from the tee. Everything felt as good as I've ever felt as my driver connected and I knew I had a good one. I didn't realize just how good it was though. The ball landed right at the start of that downslope and rolled forever. I don't remember the exact length of that hole, I want to say 450, but my ball stopped exactly at the 100 yard marker. I've got the scorecard buried in my bag and I can look that one up later. I've probably never come within 50 yards of that shot with any other tee shot in my life. The best though, was probably my boss's "holy ****" remark the second I hit the ball.

Has there been any story/quote out there to suggest that Gronborg actually talked to any NHL team?

Pork tenderloins might be my favorite of what I've done in the sous vide. I've yet to try something even remotely complicated and stick to the stuff that takes 1-2 hours. So it'll be some sort of marinated tenderloin and it always turns out great.

I love all the letters and phone calls I get, warning me that the factory warranty on my car is about to expire and I should buy an extended warranty. So wait, you're telling me those factory warranties that expired 5 years ago are about to expire and I need to pay you a bunch of money right away? Where do I sign up?

I went to my 8 year old nephew's baseball game last week while we were up in Boston. It's very much a beginner league. When a team is in the field, their coach calls the balls and strikes. The weather that day was horribly, rainy and cold. For some reason they decided to play even though they had to relocate to a grassy area because the diamond was unplayable. Thanks to those conditions, pretty much no one got a hit all game. It was 0-0 going into the last inning. Somehow the nephew's team managed to load up the bases with only one out. The other team's coach decided to call every single pitch a strike once that happened. The last kid up was a beginner who barely even knew how to hold a bat. He struck out on a called 3rd strike that was about a foot above his head. The kids really didn't care who won or lost (neither team did that day), but you're never going to learn the game with that coach out there. This other story isn't really a bad one, it just makes me laugh. I'm not a basketball guy. I never watch a second of it, but I'll hear the chatter about players. I've never really understood the common one I hear about certain highly rated young players who can't shoot. I would have thought that would be the thing they'd focus on the most. Then I started working out at a local YMCA. It had their treadmill area on a balcony that overlooked a basketball court. So I'd see a bunch of youth games/practices while up there. A bunch of these kids (up to maybe the early teenage years) would be out there doing a bunch of crazy dribbling moves. Most of the time it looked like they were trying to humiliate the defender. Then they'd pull up and take a shot... air ball. Now I totally get it.

Here is the description of that goal from a USA hockey recap: Seriously USA hockey? You describe that as "pouncing on a loose puck"?

My personal favorite is that they pulled it from a manuscript from 1992. I wouldn't be surprised if it's just a re-print of a page filler story they threw in golf magazine 20+ years ago. Ok, re-print's not the right word, but whatever you want to call the internet version of that practice.

Wow, that's pretty shameful.

No matter how much I miss tv theme songs, I still find myself quickly skipping over them when I watch something like Cheers on netflix.

That whole Yandle-Skinner thing is a bit of you reap what you sow. Turtling has always been a big part of Skinner's game. He's out there trying to draw penalties, that's his style. So when that actually happens, teammates are going to stop and leave him to his game.

You know all those times where a specific poster has chimed in here with something asking how two of our draft picks got that generational label? There's your answer.

It's not a true hack until you just get it over with and cut the balls off. Today years old?

600+ episodes. It's safe to say that they probably have.

I'm still surprised that his name is even in the equation. It seemed like he was strongly connected to Seattle the whole time. I wonder if that expansion being pushed back a year changed everything there.