MISTER FADED GLORY
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Monthly Archives: October 2006
Colts win
Big (imperfect) win for the Colts. And I would have spouted off on this sooner, but I couldn’t get to my computer, a Denver Bronco lineman had his arm wrapped around me and a fistful of my jersey. I’ll discuss … Continue reading
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Don’t come around here no more
Like I’ve said throughout this awful, abysmal summer, Worst Baseball Season Ever. And it’s about to have the final ridiculous nail driven in its coffin, as our nemeses are about to claim their World Series(I’m not going to sink to … Continue reading
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CBS’ Monday Night Crap O Rama
How I Met Your Mother & The Class – reviews. I know, I know. You’re already waggling your finger, saying, ‘John, HIMYM debuted last season! It’s hardly a new show.’ Well, true. Sort of.
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Yuck.
I’d say that all this means is that the Demon Birds will prove the sacrificial lamb to Les Tigres, but knowing this awful, horrendous baseball season — it won’t. Soon a steroid-ridden slugger, a moody third sacker, a flaming center-fielder, … Continue reading
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What a lineup! We’re the Cubs!
Guess what, fellow Cubs fans! Not only have Jim Hendry and John McDonough promised us a world title within two years, but, dammit, they’ll get it, too! You wanted a fiery, take-no-prisoners manager? You got it! And guess what else … Continue reading
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Live, from L.A., it’s Studio 60
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip may have been the most anticipated new show of the 2006 crop. It features an all-star cast bantering to Aaron Sorkin‘s uber-intelligent diatribes as they race up and down dimly lit hallways — as … Continue reading
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Your Chicago Cubs mottos
Choosing known commodities instead of long-term potential, year after year. Attempting to cram a square peg into a round hole, 100 years and counting. Just when you think we won’t find a way to save Larry Rothschild‘s job, think again. … Continue reading
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Quarterly report
It’s time for Mister Faded Glory’s quarterly check-in on sports analysis, commentary, writing, and broadcast. Careful! Move back from the edge of your chair, we’re excited, too.
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The week that is
Well, Mister Faded Glory turns 29 today. Thus beginneth the yearlong countdown until 30. However, MFG reports no discernible difference between 29 and 28. In fact, maybe this whole thing is just like baseball player evaluation — the person (player) … Continue reading
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Oh, terrific.
So I’ve reverse-jinxed the Cardinals. Good for me. Sorry. Although this Padres team confounds me. How did they win the NL West? How did they finish over .500? How did they beat the Cubs seven times? The lineup is atrocious. … Continue reading
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Baseball playoff preview. (!)
Playoffs? Playoffs?! I can’t claim huge interest in this year’s MLB playoffs. Sorry, there it is. It’s simply tough to muster the energy, for two reasons – (1) This is an important October for our heroes, the Cubs, and it’s … Continue reading
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Nothing better than sportswriters waxing legal. Really. No, seriously. Can’t get enough of it.
You might notice a palpable disgust on baseball beat writers’ faces lately, as another steroid story broke over the weekend via The Los Angeles Times. The story lists several of the names previously blacked-out, (or “redacted,”) mentioned by squealing Fed … Continue reading
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Cue pipe organ
All-lei-lu-ia! All-lei-lu-ia! Forget that the Cubs’ marketing director is taking over as president. Forget that Jim Hendry is still the general manager (zuh?). Forget that the impending sale of the Cubs (seriously, you know it’s happening), just, right now, watch … Continue reading
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Disappointed
(Ed. note: This was written at 11 p.m. last night and not posted until today.) Well, that was … uh … that was, positively, well … ugh. It’s disappointing. Iowa came into today riding a cheerful wave of all the … Continue reading
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