Nov 6th, 2009 by mrejr8234
I write this post with my mind on something far more important than football and my thoughts with the men, women and children affected by the tragedy that happened at FT. Hood Texas. As a former member of the armed forces I think of all of the people selflessly serving their country as my brothers and sisters and know first hand that the people in the armed forces are some of the best people you will ever meet. Continue Reading »
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Nov 5th, 2009 by SouvenirCity
This one made us laugh a little bit when it came through our e-mail box. We were Nocioni fans when he played here in Chicago. He was like a poor man homeless man’s Manu Ginobili. Gritty player that agitated opponents and occasionally was guilty of dirty fouls. He played his role well. However, it looks like he got a little bit dirty behind on the wheel last night.
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Nov 5th, 2009 by SouvenirCity
Yeah, we’re not going to write a whole lot about this because it’s essentially just re-posting something written in a newspaper. We’ll just stop and say that Joe Girardi’s ring should be bigger than everyone else. What a stand up move by a guy that just won the biggest prize in baseball.
We tip our caps to you, Mr. Girardi.
Yanks’ Girardi returning from series, helps crash victim (LoHud)
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Nov 5th, 2009 by SouvenirCity
Does the National League even have a team that is close to the Phillies for 2010? Obviously we haven’t even hit the Hot Stove yet, but barring any catastrophic injuries, the Phillies are the class of the NL for 2010. They have all of their key players locked up through next season. The Mets need to fix their 1B, corner OFs and their rotation. The Braves have solid pitching but can’t score. The Marlins are… the wildcard Marlins.
The five game series is the only thing that should scare the Phillies. Otherwise, we’re prepared to declare them locks for a third consecutive World Series appearance.
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Nov 5th, 2009 by SouvenirCity
Goodness. Champions for the 27th time. It makes us here in Chicago just shake our heads with envy at that number of World Series titles. This Yankee team was special though. Unlike the 2002-2008 teams that were a hodge-podge of bloated contracts similar to what Daniel Snyder has done to the Washington Redskins, this Yankee team had chemistry. Mark Teixiera was an excellent addition as a clubhouse guy. CC Sabathia was a young leader on the pitching staff with a wily veteran like Andy Pettitte to show the rest of them the way.
This Yankee team, was undoubtedly the best in baseball in 2009.
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Nov 5th, 2009 by SouvenirCity
#27. We’ll be posting quite a bit of material on this momentous occasion tomorrow. As well as football. But mostly Yankees and baseball. Baseball is our love. Football is the affair that we allow to take us through the winter.
The Yankees are your World Series Champs. We had our Jeter jersey on all night while celebrating. We will hear nothing of your “purchased championship talk”.
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Nov 2nd, 2009 by SouvenirCity
We saw today that Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics got a 5 year, $55M extension from the team. Good for Rondo. He’s been ripped by Boston fans and coaches alike, but the kid is a pretty decent point guard. Not quite up there with the CP3, Deron Williams and still Steve Nash brigade, but close. However, let’s look at this extension, shall we?
The official terms of the contract haven’t been released, but based on the Celtics current contracts, we have to believe this deal is somewhat backloaded.
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No, we’re not eating crow today. We never said we’d beat anyone, even Northwestern. So, all we can say as good Iowa fans is, “Good game.” Congrats on winning today. We won’t make excuses for the refs or Stanzi getting hurt which may be a typical fallback. Instead, we’ll just say we lost the way that we’ve beaten most teams this year. Close and ugly. Sometimes the chips fall in your pile, but today they didn’t for Iowa.
