..Gonna try to hitya with this segment every Monday...
Didya see where the wholeBulgarian weight-liftin' team wuz banned fromda Olympics on accounta ALL 'leven (11) uvvem got popped fer steroids?...Talk 'bout IQ's lower than a Tiger Woods round of golf...Man-Ram had an incident with a Red-Sox official (pushed him toda ground) cuz he denied him 16 tickets todaStro's series this weekend...How 'bout reachin' in yer wallet and carryin' da freight yerself, Manny?...Ricky Williams wantsta become a doctor when he growz up and plans on goin' back to UT to git hiz degree...Don't know 'bout goin' underda knife witda Rickster, butya gotta figger gittin' a 'script from him might work out...
Da Rockets gittin' Joey Dorsey, translates into Ben Wallace inda future...Saw inda Olympic Trials where some dude ranna 9.68 inda hunnert meters but it won't be recognized as a record cuz it wuz wind-aided...He'da been better off breakin'-wind ferra boost...lame s_hit...ainnit?...
Chris Evert and Greg Norman tied da knot this weekend...she leads him 18-2 in majors, btw...In my experience, most uvvus guyz do marry above us.....carry-on Greg...congrats...Didya hear 'bout Madonna and A-Rod?...Okayyyy...(Madonna and ANY "rod" doesn't s'prize da Stevo...)
Lotsa hoopla 'bout Heath Ledger gittin' an Oscarfer hiz role in "The Dark Knight" fer hiz portrayal az The Joker (no kin to JW, btw..)..'m ok widdat cuzzit means even if yerdead, honors can still come yer way, so ifya believe a lotta Philly fans (and I do)that means that Ed Wade could possibly win GM of the Year down here in H-Town...Look fer Shawn Chacon to go toda Yanks...I hear Jeter iz lobbyin' ferrit....Jack Kent Cookes daughter got busted...She played da "do you know who my Daddy iz?" card after a nighta gittin' sloshed...I know who he izzz...annnnnd... I can figger out where she wound up.....Think I heard onda radio that the 'Stros havva guy in their minor league system named *Bustardo...I'm gonna defer to my Spanish-speakin' friends to translate that fer me...and I dunno if I'm gonna git censored fer sayin' his name or not, annif it'z whut I thank it iz and I don't git censored....
....I'm thankin' it'sracist or disciminatoryif I didn't....(*and I didn't).....I..YAMMMM....
The New York Yankees travel to Pittsburgh this week to take on the Pirates. Makes Da Stevo a li'l nostalgic...mebbe even a li'l maudlin..indulge me ifya will... It's been 48 years since these storied teams met. Here is an image of the last time that happened:
Da Stevo was in the sixth grade when this happened. It also happened to be the defining moment of when I KNEW I was a baseball fan. Not so much because Pittsburgh won, because I was a Yankee fan. More because of the drama involved when an incredible upset occurs. I thought the Yankees were invincible and when this moment occurred, it certainly lent credence to a David & Goliath story that I once read in some book somewhere....I even heard it onna high-tech gadget when Mrs. Bobbick wuzn't lookin'..the woman hated me...lol
Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit home-runs. And won ballgames with 'em....Ain't no banjo-hittin' dude like Mazeroski was s'posed ta do this...the only thing this guy had in common with those guys was his last initial...and yet...
...Fortunately, my wounds healed quickly...The very next year, the nation was mesmerized by a monumental chase of the most sacred number in baseball..."60"...and it was led by my guys, who became known as "The M-Squad" sans Mazeroski.
Two out of the three M's eventually made it to the Hall of Fame...and to me, the sad thing about that is the vast majority of people don't understand why I harp on ad infinitum, why some Roger's do belong there....and some Roger's don't...
and much like a troubadour that emerged from the same era, I realize, that in sport's, life, and especially baseball....
"...You're traveling through another dimension -- a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's a signpost up ahead: your next stop: the Comment Zone! ..."
...What you are about to witness is a seemingly harmless thread of delightful banter...A not uncommon phenomena that since the inception of an invention referred to as "The Internet", often resurfaces a vast and infinite number of times in a land we'll call..."Cyberspace."
...The characters involved are no different than you or I...Most of them normal, law-abiding, god-fearing citizens of a planet called Earth...What might set these individuals apart from others on this particular planet could very well be the fact that this strange new breed appear to have an over-abundance of time on their hands...They are..."THE BLOGGERS"
...For your perusal...I submit the following...
24x2 Jun 21, 2008 2:19 PM....I think if any man would look at StevoinHTown's blog, they would want to be Jeff Gordon, even the 3fan!
Hanahan Jun 21, 2008 2:26 PM 24x2...OMG. We were mean to that poor, little, old lady. BUT it was soooo funny.
In my comment, it looks like I was saying that I wear panties. That did NOT come out right.(X^)>
24x2 Jun 21, 2008 2:28 PM StevoinHTown....Do you not have the pictures of Ingrid, on your post? That is what I meant, you know the drop dead beautiful women Jeff is married too. I treated your post just the opposite of what men say they do with playboy......I looked at the pictures!
StevoinHTown Jun 21, 2008 2:32 PM 24X2...I gotya...when I wuzza kid..I spenta lotta time between Playboy AND Cosmopolitan...Helll...ya gotta know how they think...doncha?
24x2 Jun 21, 2008 2:38 PM StevoinHTown.....If it were that easy every women would make their men read Cosmopolitan! Hell, half the time that magazine scares me! Smiling!
Hanahan Jun 21, 2008 2:40 PM While we're on one of my fav subjects, panties. Let me run a joke by 24x2, and she can tell us if it's chauvinistic, or not.
Panties. They're not the best thing in the world, but they're right next to it. (B^)
StevoinHTown Jun 21, 2008 2:43 PM Whutdahe_l did I know?!?!...with the way I spell...I thought Helen GURLEY Brown (editor Cosmo) wuzza description of her feminine wayz....lol
24x2 Jun 21, 2008 2:44 PM Hanahan.....How can something be chauvinistic, when true. That is funny, I don't care what gender you are!
24x2 Jun 21, 2008 3:04 PM volfan69...You are much more rational than I will ever be, in my next life if I don't come back as a man, I hope to be only half as kind as you are. You show an understanding of what the human race was meant to give. Consideration, and compassion for everyone, and everything! That is priceless!
...an astute individual might take notice of the painful pause that the individual referred to as "StevoinHTown" experienced shortly after he introduced the word "E_rected" into a seemingly harmless conversation...In what ordinarily would take, at most, a period of 1 or 2 minutes for the initiator of the conversation (an obviously over-sensitive person called "24X2") to respond after the fateful word was introduced...a period of 15 minutes transpired before another appearance was made by an obviously offended "24X2"...ergo the abrupt changing of the conversation directed at a safer, less threatening target...a likeable individual called, "volfan69"...(an interesting 2-digits if there ever were any, btw)..
It never ceases to amaze me the number of bloggers that take themselves so seriously. Amazingly, had this conversation occured face-to-face with all parties involved...it might still be goin' on...no harm-no foul...Instead, the opposite occurred. If, infact, someone was offended by something so harmless...
.....Da Stevo...jus' don't care!!!...I covered my a_sssss da first time I ever came in here on my profile... LOL:
StevoinHTown I'm a life-long native of the GREAT COUNTRY of TEXAS. Been a sports fan all my life. I can be serious, irreverent, humorous and sometimes foolish on a lotta my "takes". Never mean any malice to anyone and that's why I have an affinity for "blogging". Cuz, after all, yuh can't whack me upside the head if I change my mind.... Caveat: I drink beer. . .
BLOGGERS BEWARE....THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU UPON YOUR SEEMINGLY HARMLESS EXCURSION INTO.....
"...ramp (tophatal)...that 400k Barkley dropped ain't #### to him and I don't think it's a big deal either...az far az him quittin' fer a year or two...I'll make book..THAT ain't gonna happen...over/under on that?...'bout football season...or late summer early fall..jus' watch... "
Fromma comment Da Stevo made afterda Barkley gamblin' debt story back in May...not even a month ago...
Hell...I gave 'im a break....lol...and I'da takenda under...
Never been a big NASCAR fan..doubt if I ever will be...Ya never know tho'...A guy ...*Jim Rome... I listen to every day said the same thang once and changed his mind onda deal. If I ever do get into it, it'll prob'ly be cuzza sumpthin' one of you guys said in here that sparks my interest. Don't holdyer breath tho'...HOWEVER...
...After surfin' 'round onda net...Da Stevo ran across a pic of Jeff Gordon's better-half and I'm thankin' there jus' might be sumpthin' to it...
...Ya jis' never know...It's stuff like this dat makesya thank Soccer jus' could possibly come up widda reason fer me ta watch it.....
....Notta snowballz chance in hay..ell...
* A Li'l "NFL" flavor in here to make my category legit...lol...click onnit..
I'm pretty much an underdog kinda guy...I like to see upsets, so when Tiger and Rocco teed it up today at Torrey Pines, I found myself torn as to which one I wanted to win...The thing about Tiger is that everytime he wins a Major or any tournament..it's good for golf. Personally, I don't watch it unlessTiger's playin' and if this weekends tournament doesn't tellya the reason why...I can't helpya..he's the best there ever wuz...
Havin' said that...A guy like Rocco Mediate is refreshing. They call him everyman and I think that's as gooda tag as anything...Personality and bein' genuine in golf, sometimes, is as rare as an honest politician. I did a post a while back on Boo Weekley and I've certainly done a few on John Daly cuz these guys are real...The majority of golfers are, frankly, pretty boring and phony...by that, I mean..they take themselves too seriously...Tiger is probably one of the major offenders of that ilk....but...ya gotta figger,,,that's some serious change those guys are makin' and bein' serious and disciplined is prob'ly the reason he and others in that arena do as well as they do...
Widdat outtadaway...The only thang that makes Tiger real, is when he yells "G..dammit!!!" after an errant shot....and if he can say the Lord's name in vain on national television and not be censored ...then why inda #### did I just git censored from jus' bloggin'..?...It might be becuz he's....unreal...
Either way...ya done good Rocco...and you were...real ....
Da Stevo ain't watched a golf tournament on TV since Tiger went underda knife afterda Masters...Lets face it...This dude IZ golf...If you watched the Open in primetime last night on NBC...you watched a helluva show and even Tiger alluded to the fact that his shot on 17 was "luck" more than anything...
I don't buy that.
Whut's the big deal?...Hell...he wuz aimin' right attit...
"...Don Catlin, founder of Anti-Doping Research in Southern California, has been raising questions about Viagra's use in sports for years.
"It's a complicated drug," he said. "If you go through the basic pharmacology and stretch your imagination, you could end up saying, 'Yeah, maybe it could be useful for athletes who are competing in endurance sports at high altitude.'"
Catlin said he e-mailed then-WADA chairman #### Pound* several years ago to point out that Viagra might be a doping agent, but the message bounced back because the spam filter on Pound's computer would not let the e-mail through.
Clemens' lawyer Rusty Hardin did not return a call for comment...."
Sounds like da right guy to be askin' bout Viagra issues...donnit?
After guaranteeing a win at Belmont to wrap up the Triple Crown, here's a pic of Rick Dutrow with his entourage after finishin' dead last....Gimme yer caption...on this'n (pic 1):
Hey...look...a man could do mo' werser...ya know?...Every now 'n then...yer hangin' out watchin' a sporting event anna announcer or broadcaster sez somethin' that strikesya funny (rarely)...takes alot to makeda Stevo laff out loud...but...gotta tellya, last nite, some cat named Mauro Ranollo came up widda gem on "EliteXC Primetime"..
When Gina Carano wuz announced the winner of her MMA battle witha torn-up but, game, Kaitlin Young at the end of the second round, his description of Young...
"...Her face looked like it wuz put together likea ransom note..."
...made me spit a six-pack on my new HD-TV.
I know...da dude ain't Cosell or Vinnie Scully...but that wuz classic...gangsta..
(at least... I ain't never heard it before...)
................I think I'm gonna git into dis stuff...
Ok...Here'sdadeal...Yer atta beer joint withyer ne'er-do-well buddy. Ya laid $500 on da Spurs coverin' da spread aginst da Lakers...11 seconds ta go...97-92, Lakers...you got San Antonio plus 7 anna half...No way da Lakers go fer 3...life is sweeeettt....Ya set da house up...youda maaann!....Cupla street-lizardz sittin' next toya..thinkin' yerra genius..you ain't EVEN goin' home alone...THE WORLD IZ YOURZZZ!!!!...
See where "...Roger Clemens added a new claim of "intentional infliction of emotional distress" on Tuesday to his defamation suit against Brian McNamee....This cat's life (Clemens) has been relegated to a horror story...Ferda life of me, I could NEVER imagine goin' thru a fall as deep into an abyss as this guy...I never thought that there would come a day when Da Stevo could even begin to think that I'd rather be in my shoes than Roger "frickin'" (as they say) Clemens...I wouldn't even consider otherwise now...
How duzza guy come to the conclusions that he has? I gotta theory on that and I think it comes from the old adage of "..getting to play a kids game for a living all your adult life.."..By that , I mean that he never had to "grow-up"...no different than Pete Rose, fr'instance...Look, these kinda guys have always had a surrogate father after adult-hood. Whether it be their coach, mentor, sychophant..OR..MONEY..The fact that they had "talent' assured them of that and neither of them had to face adulthood without some sort of God-given right to a buffer other than themselves...It's a protected world fer them...It ain't like that fer mostuvvus..
In Clemens case, it ain't like a vast majority of athlete's elected to screw-up their lives the way he did...most of 'em have integrity, ethics and are pretty-much thankful for the lives they've been blessed with...They've been taught humility...Clemens is just now fixin' ta learn whut that is and he's reached depths so low that he's mired in it and there ain't no answer for him left but to come clean...anything less ain't gonna work...too late...
.....Even comin' clean ain't gonna change a lot...that's how far he's fallen...Even this ain't gonna werk.....
Da Stevo useta own a country beer joint outsida Austin, Texas 'bout 30 miles er so...You know the kind...Built in 1891..corrugated ol' rusty tin siding...a beer garden with a band stage outside and inside, a cupla bbq "smokerz" and pits outside, a huge Texas flag painted onda wall behind the bandstand, a place fer "turkey shoots", and horseshoes and...drankin' beer...Had character.. Kinda like this'n:
(my scanner ain't werkin', but soon az it duz..I'll gitya some pics of da real deal inna future post...)...or this'n:
Overda years It wuzza feed store, a hardware store, gas station,a church..anna ####house (tol'ya it had character) beforeda Stevo opened uppa beer joint in dat li'l town of less than a cupla hunnert folks or so...Lotsa bikers loved da place...and certainly did their part in keepin' da doors open...never hadda fight, either..close..but them thangz were curtailled fromda git-go...da Stevo din't take no ####..din't hafta...Da Law wuz on my side...
Anyway...One day we hadda a cupla the usual miscreants drankin' and havin' a good ol' time and they started to feel the macho kick-in and commenced ta' go 'bout arm rassilin'..As usual, there wuz alwayz one ol' boy that wuz pretty good attit and the usual pretenders...Lotsa wimmin' were watchin' all this stuff and one brunette dame challenged one of the dudes and beat 'im soundly...I think she owned a pig farm a cupla miles downda road or sumpthin' but, in any event. she pretty much emasculated da dude...and cut a huge dent in his odds of hookin' up with any of the female "talent" runnin' around...
This li'l vignette brings me to the real point of my blog...Danica Patrick and Ryan Briscoe...Dis dame heads (grandstands) out after Briscoe like she's gonna whup some #### or sumpthin' andya gitda feelin' that she knew it wuzza no-win situation fer Briscoe da minnit she took her first step towards his camp...I mean-like if he belted her, thankin' she wuz AJ Foyt or sumpthin'..he's a ruined man..If he jus' takes her toungue lashing he don't come out all that well either...a lose-lose deal ferda guy and win-win fer her...Thanx toda official that interceded and avoided the confrontation 'tween 'em, we were spared that awkward scene..
Jus' like da mullet that took that dame on in my bar...DUDE...WHATDAHELL WERE YOU THINKIN'?!?!...By takin' da dame on he set hisself up to lose...If he beat her..he wuz SUPPOSE to...If he loses...he goes down in beer-joint history and lore az "'da as_hole that took onna dame in an arm-rassilin' contest and LOST..."
I'm a life-long native of the GREAT COUNTRY of TEXAS. Been a sports fan all my life. I can be serious, irreverent, humorous and sometimes foolish on a lotta my "takes". Never mean any malice to anyone and that's why I have an affinity for "blogging". Cuz, after all, yuh can't whack me upside the head if I change my mind....
Caveat:
I drink beer.
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Didya see where the whole Bulgarian weight-liftin' team wuz banned fromda Olympics on accounta ALL 'leven (11) uvvem got popped fer steroids?...Talk 'bout IQ's lower than a Tiger Woods round of golf...Man-Ram had an incident with a Red-Sox official (pushed him toda ground) cuz he denied him 16 tickets toda Stro's series this weekend...How 'bout reachin' in yer wallet and carryin' da freight yerself, Manny?...Ricky Williams wantsta become a doctor when he growz up and plans on goin' back to UT to git hiz degree...Don't know 'bout goin' underda knife witda Rickster, butya gotta figger gittin' a 'script from him might work out...
"...You're traveling through another dimension -- a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's a signpost up ahead: your next stop: the Comment Zone! ..."
(my scanner ain't werkin', but soon az it duz..I'll gitya some pics of da real deal inna future post...)...or this'n:
