No, You Can't Hit That Note...
Seems as though I should make you all aware that Graceland was just a whole bunch of fun this past weekend, and if you have seen Spinal Tap, you will understand the perfection of this audio clip sung in the Meditation Garden over Elvis' grave. I sang this version throughout the day. It is possible that not everyone else thought it was quite as amusing as I did, because they hadn't all seen Tap. But one person did. And the joke worked for DAYS. Well, at least for the two of us.
I should also tell you that watching minor league baseball in the middle of Tennessee on a Saturday night is one of the better things you can do with your time. The West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx beat the Chattanooga Lookouts 9-0, and I loved every last second of it. It was Dale Jr. Commemorative Pin night, so I got that, and it was 9 bucks to sit on the dugout, and Ribbie the Mascot does a kickass Vanilla Ice dance that made me laugh out loud for 20 minutes, and I ate ice cream out of a small plastic batting helmet, and on the way out of the park, Sara Lee was there giving out LOAVES OF BREAD to everyone who had come to the game. We all went home with a loaf of bread. Four loaves of bread to go, please!
Go beat that if you can.
posted by Teodoro Callate @ 6:39 PM
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"Don't make it a rahgah"
Ahh Graceland and minor league ball... two things I miss about TN.
Now all I've got is that shrine to Elian Gonzalez and the Marlins... [insert 'marlins are minor league' joke here]
The thing about the Marlins is that their entire team payroll is less than what the Padres are paying Chan Ho Park. Now don't get me wrong, Park has been decent for the Friars this season (6 wins, 5 losses, and an ERA of 4.49), but the Marlins are hardly the worst team in baseball and they have Dan Uggla ($327,000 salary this year), who is arguably the best rookie in the MLB. The Marlins team payroll is around 14 million, which is insane. They make the Kansas City Royals look like big spenders.
And did you see the 60 Minutes feature on Elian?
I just read that back. What the heck was going on in my head? Like anyone cares what the Padres are paying Chan Ho Park.
A thousand apologies, everyone. My bad.
You are right, the Marlins are always a fun franchise because no matter what the front office does to them they are scrappy. Yes, scrappy. One of those intangible words used to describe sports. Not unlike punchy is to sound.
But still, I have to make fun of them. That's all there is to it.
The Yankees have 4 or 5 players making more than the Marlins entire payroll. I'm a Yankee fan so bring it. I don't care. It's a business and if the Marlins could make money like George they'd spend it too.
Fun team yes.
What did I just say? Certainly nothing more interesting than you Kevlar, so carry on.
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