Recently in Mondays Category
Apologies for the title.
Finally watched the second half-hour of The Black Donnellys yesterday. Watched it online here on NBC.COM. What a cool feature that is. All of the networks should do that, particularly the networks that have affiliates with weak signals and networks that like to move shows around for no reason. The last 15 minutes of the pilot episode were as surprising as they were riveting. This is an extraordinary show. I'm in.
Love looking at these pictures from my cousin, Nancy. That’s their place in Stockholm, Wisconsin overlooking the Mississippi. That’s the Mississippi River in the background in the first two. When I was up in Minnesota a few years ago for a family reunion, Mom and I took a ride over to their place for lunch. Obviously, their place is gorgeous as you can tell by the pictures but the ride was magnificent, too. High points: Driving through Wisconsin with a spectacular view of the high bluffs on one side of the road and an equally spectacular view of the Mississippi River on the other. Seeing a deer on the side of the road about 20 feet past the “Deer Crossing” sign.
Quote of the Day
That was just lowdown, nasty, dirty driving.
Scott Pruett, NASCAR Driver
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "There’s an honor bar on the sixth floor of the Renaissance Hotel! If you take a drink you’re supposed to fill out a little form with your room number on it so they can charge you for it. Here’s the price list for those of you with any honor."
I lost a good bit of Sunday morning and Sunday afternoon to a head cold / sinus headache. The Saints win didn’t cure all that ails here but it did fuel the soul. The best part of yesterday’s win was what happened after the Eagles went ahead in the fourth quarter. Past Saints teams would have folded up and gone home. This Saints team scored an in-your-face touchdown to tie it, stopped the Eagles after the ensuing kickoff, and then just kept the ball for the rest of the game until it was time to kick the game winner. A 16 play, 8½-minute drive to win the game against a good team. I’ve been watching them since the beginning and I don’t ever remember the Saints doing that. There is still a lot of football to be played and I’m cautiously optimistic that this team can compete for the rest of the season. I feel that way mainly because of the guy playing quarterback for us now. Drew Brees has made all of the difference. He’s worth every penny they’re paying him. If you don’t believe me, ask Nick Saban and Miami Dolphin fans. For more, see the Quote of the Day.
Quote of the Day
It's official: Miami blew it when it passed on free-agent quarterback Drew Brees. All he did was complete all seven of his passes during a magnificent 72-yard drive that clinched Sunday's upset of Philadelphia. Oh, yeah, the Saints also held the ball the last 8:26. Yep, Miami, he could've been yours; instead you traded for Daunte Culpepper. Have a nice life.
Clark Judge, CBS SportsLine.com
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "I did have a woman tell me once that I looked a little like Russell Crowe. I proceeded to throw my cell phone at her…"
So Reggie Bush finally found the end zone yesterday and it was a game winner. My hope is that it opened the flood gates. Like to see more of it this Sunday versus the Iggles before the Saints bye week. My favorite theory this year is that the NFL has rigged the season so that the Saints will do well. If so, can I ask the NFL why they waited 40 years? And why did they give all of those championships to Dallas?
Hats off to Jon Gruden and the Bucs coaching staff for having Bruce Gradkowski prepared to play. They did an excellent job and that rookie QB looks like a find. To Bucs fans: Don’t get too excited yet. Saints fans thought the same thing about Aaron Brooks when he almost single-handedly beat the world champion Rams in his first start.
Is anyone going to beat the Bears this season? The Vikes had them on the ropes so I think it’s possible but ... man, do they look great ... I dare say Super.
Like Dave, I’m pulling for Detroit in their series with Oakland but it will be uphill for the Tigers. The A’s are just as hungry as the Tigers and probably a little more talented. Go Tigers.
I surely hated to see Chris Carpenter starting last night for the Cards. After the Cards won the first two games in San Diego, I would have liked to have him on the mound to open the series with the Mets. I can’t be too mad about it, though, because I surely didn’t expect them to win the series with the Padres. They’re playing with house money. The pressure is on the Mets. Go Cards.
Quote of the Day
It was so wide open the slowest guy in the world probably could have scored that touchdown. The monkey’s off my back now.
Reggie Bush, New Orleans Saints
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "So my team didn't win - who cares? Our theme kicked ass.....oh, and I'm totally keeping Lucy Liu's body."
