From a lawyer quoted in an AP article that I find kinda sad:
I'm stunned by the verdict
Nothing like family, I suppose.
MSNBC's Mike Celizic on the ideal World Series:
What it needs is the Yankees and the Dodgers in the World Series.
That may be good for ratings but it's not good for baseball. The big market teams already have enormous economic advantages. One only need look at the Pirates and the Royals to see what economics is doing to competition. Yankees and Dodgers don't need the media cheering them on.
ESPN's John Clayton on the "Brady Rule" and other rules and intents designed to protect marquis NFL quarterbacks:
As much as fans love the thrill of a good hit on a quarterback, the league rightfully feels its shouldn't subject fans to a season of backups. As good as the quarterback play is at the top, few teams have backups capable of playing at a high level.
Former backup, Tom Brady, for whom the rule is kinda jokingly named after, might have never had his Hall-of-Fame career if not for an injury to Drew Bledsoe. For what it's worth, I have no problem with the NFL trying to protect quarterbacks standing in the pocket. They're vulnerable there. If they start scrambling or running, they should not be protected any more than any other ball carrier. Also for what it's worth, I think Tom Brady might be the only guy to have two rules instituted for plays he was involved in. The "tuck" rule came about after his fumble against the Raiders in a playoff game was ruled an incomplete forward pass.
And, finally, the QOTD is a pronouncement from USA Today about whether you should get the H1N1 vaccine. I'll bite, I suppose. Where can we find the definitive "facts and science" on H1N1? I've seen nothing but conflicting opinions on it not to mention a good deal of hysteria.
Quote of the Day
The decision whether to get it, for yourself or your children, should be driven by facts and science, not advice from people who play doctors on TV or the Internet.
USA Today
Blog of the day via Kim is here.
Quote from said blog: "The pork chop was huge and had a dollop of blue cheese butter and a lime on top. The waitress explained the anatomy of the pork chop."
Go see that pork chop. OK, I'm hungry. -Rob
I'm ok with protecting the QB somewhat, but I think it was the Vikes-San Fran game that I saw both teams get a ridiculous penalty for roughing. They were such bad calls that I think they were deliberately called as a "message".
That's some pork chop. I mean, if you have to go over its anatomy...
I'm curious about the "eyelash". I've never heard that word in the same sentence with pork chops before. Not curious enough to dig any deeper, though. I don't want any more information about it, thankyouverymuch. :)
Oh, and about the roughing: When Johnny Unitas received a gash in his mouth that later required 20+ stitches, he plastered mud on it to stop the bleeding so he could keep playing. Can you see Tom Brady messing up his pearly whites to do that?
Haha. No, I can't. Though to be fair, these days any QB that did that would probably be hauled off the field and taken to a psych ward, not admired as a tough guy.
I think it's from Shakespeare -- there's also something about "eye of newt" or something like that. Which of his stories had the witches mixing a brew? Sorry. I just re-read your entry and saw that you didn't want any more information on that.
Eyelash of pork = eye of newt?
And that pork chop is the lunch portion. I've heard the dinner portion is even bigger.
I need to investigate the Shakespeare connection. My Lunch with Brian colleagues will be interested in that.
That pork chop...Mmmm
That lunch portion looks big enough for me, Kim. I usually prefer thin pork chops but I think I'd make an exception in that case.
My sentiments exactly, Andrea.