Absorbant and yellow and busted is he...

It was Opening Night in Oklahoma City as the hometown Thunder took to the NBA hardwoods for the first time. The Commish was there along with a full house in the Ford Center. There was a huge celebration. And then they went out and got rolled by the lowly Milwaukee Bucks.

John Rhode of the Oklahoman observed, "This season could be longer than originally thought, Thunder fans. Given what transpired Wednesday night at the Ford Center, patience not only will be a virtue with the Thunder, it will be a minimum requirement.

The Thunder got rolled by the Milwaukee Bucks 98-87 on opening night inside the Ford Center.

The home team trailed by double-digits for the final 29 minutes and trailed by as many as 24 at one point.

Granted, it's only one game, but is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Keep in mind, people, the Bucks aren't very good.

Much like the Thunder, no one is picking Milwaukee to play more than 82 games this season.

The Bucks wore green, but they hardly resemble the world champion Celtics, who next Wednesday will make their only visit here.

“We didn’t play like we were capable of playing, and that's a shame,” Thunder coach P.J. Carlesimo said afterward.

The Thunder struggled from the very beginning. The effort in the first half was questionable.

All summer long, we've been selling this team as a group that might not win, but it will at least play hard.

The Thunder did neither, and that's unacceptable, even to a bunch of forgiving, impressionable newcomers like us.

As for the Bucks, it appears that new coach Scott Skiles' patience with Charlie Villanueva lasted all of two games. Already, Charlie V is in the doghouse for his intermittant style of defense.

The Phillies finally won that World Series that wouldn't end last night and I'm truly happy for Geoff Jenkins, one of the good guys in the game. The former Milwaukee Brewer was always decent and available to the press. Even though, he didn't play that much, he was a major part of the deciding game.

Many, including ESPN's Mike and Mike In The Morning (yes, THEM again), noted that Ryan Howard became part of an illustrious crew: among the few to win a championship while HR and RBI leader of the season. Babe Ruth was the first and Roger Maris was the most recent before Howard.

But then, some dummy listed Henry Aaron -- which is true, but they listed it as:

Hank Aaron - ATL - 1957

No. no, no, no, no, NO! The MILWAUKEE BRAVES won in 1957.

Yeah well, this same dummy will reply, they're in Atlanta now, so?

SO?!

You don't say the Baltimore Ravens won the 1964 NFL title. You don't say (or at least, you shouldn't say) that the Oklahoma City Thunder won the NBA title in 1979?

Get it right, sheesh...

While we're talking on-air blunders , former Minnesota football coach Glen Mason claimed on the Big Ten Network that -- in his mind -- Michigan State is probably the 3rd best team in the league as "they've beaten Notre Dame and Michigan and Wisconsin..."

Uh, coach? Psst...the Spartans play the Badgers THIS SATURDAY!!  Maybe, that attention to detail is why you're a former coach on the moribund Big Ten network, eh?

Finally, tomorrow is Halloween, which here in Madison means that we locals get to exclaim, "AARRRGGGH, what are you doing to my lawn???!!!"

October 31 in Madison means that thousands of drunken college kids ( I know what you're thinking now, there are other kinds?) decend on the city to get arrested as fast as possible. Think, a white trash, colder version of Mardi Gras, with none of the good food.

One year, Sponge Bob -- or some drunk kid -- got busted across from my porch. I saw this as I sat there -- after having 10 or 12 beer bottles thrown at my house. After the 12th, I took my lawn chair and a baseball bat, sat there and just kept saying, "just keep moving, kids."

Anyway, I don't live downtown anymore and October 31 is one of the major reasons why. Still, if you're in town for the festivities, DON'T think you WON'T get arrested.

If they'll bust Sponge Bob, you're toast.