Baltimore’s Finest

Oh, good ol’ Baltimore. How I miss you so…

A fan, not even trying that hard, is able to run around the Orioles field last night and avoid Baltimore Police for 2+ minutes before he finally gives up from bordem? Sounds about right.

I have a few competing theories as to why [...]

A Blast from the Past

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For some random reason, the topic of hovercraft came up in a family email chain this weekend. It instantly reminded me of the early-teen fame that I (and Dave Anderson) obtained because of a fairly awesome hovercraft we built for a science project (with help from my dad and brother, I’m sure) that scored [...]

Deep V’s

For those living under a rock, or over 30, you probably haven’t heard of Tosh.0. For you, that’s probably a good thing. For everyone else, the show is hilarious.

It’s the funniest show on TV, in my humble opinion. And the new season just started last night (Wednesdays at 10:30/9:30 Central). Each season [...]

Stupid Minnesotan: On a Stick

(Stupid Minnesotan: an ongoing series)

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Target Field, the new outdoor Twins stadium. A decent venue, but nothing revolutionary. Camden Yards is still, by far, the best baseball park I’ve ever been to.

One of the features of Target Field is that of various themed concession stands, including Minnesota State Fair favorites. That basically [...]

Get Your Preak On

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Reason #47 why I miss Baltimore? The Preakness. The 2010 running is tomorrow. They want you to get your preak on (includes a pretty terrible jingle).

For the uninitiated, the infield at the Preakness was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before. Mostly because it’s the most completely disgusting/gortesque/dirty/shameful/dangerous/alcoholic-induced sh*tshow that can be found in [...]

The Lefty Diet

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We already know Phil Mickelson loves himself some post-Masters Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

And last year, Lefty tried (ultimately unsuccessfully) to buy 105 Waffle Houses.

Now comes word that he loves Five Guys burgers:

“I grew up on In-N-Out,” said Mickelson, who admitted he had gone to Five Guys for six days in a [...]

Go Orioles

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Update (2:54PM): Yeah, Minnesota sucks. Orioles win 7-3.

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At the new Twins stadium watching the Orioles play while wearing a Packer sweatshirt. A great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

A big thanks to the Skors for the great seat. If I can make it through the game without taking a [...]

The Streets of Baltimore

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No talk of The Wire here. Or the fact that the Orioles couldn’t beat my intramural college softball team. Instead, I touch on a top ESPN.com story:

BALTIMORE — The Indy Racing League has the green light to launch a new event in Baltimore.

City officials approved a contract Wednesday with local investors [...]

My Winning Bracket

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Because I needed another excuse to promote The (FREE!) Great Wahl Bracket Challenge where you can win a Great Wahl mug, I am posting my winning (and I only fill out on each year) bracket for the world to copy.

I won a big Baltimore bracket pool in 2008 because there were a decent [...]

Already Retire Already

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Connor was nice enough to send me a link to pictures of Favre’s bruises following the Saints-Vikings game.

The ankle:

The hamstring:

I bet this game was a lot more fun for Brett when he could just take painkillers.

And just in case anyone forgot how that great game ended, here is [...]