Monday Morning Mehta 7/17/06
Edition # 169
July 17, 2006
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I'm back, energized and refueled for the upcoming football season. Training camps are set to open all around the NFL in the next week or so (Rookies report for the Eagles camp on Thursday - the rest a few days later). I'm ready to cover the NFL for a 4th season (maybe it's 5th I really don't keep tabs). AFC Previews and Predictions August 28th, NFC will be on September 5th.
In the meantime, you'll have to suffer through some baseball talk.
Phillies
The Phils come out of the break winning 2 out of 3 to the Giants. The next few weeks are huge for Phillies fans from a general directional perspective. If the Phillies can win a couple more series in a row, they'll be right in the thick of the NL Wild Card race. As sad as it sounds, the Phillies are only 5.5 games out of the Wild Card. Pat Gillick is faced with the tough task of determining whether or not the Phillies will be buyers or sellers at the deadline.
I never condone rooting against your team in almost any scenario. But this may be the case where the Phillies should consider being sellers, and if that means losing a few games, I'll take it. If Jon Lieber, Corey Lidle, Rheal Cormier, and even guys like Aaron Rowand, Bobby Abreu can get you value, take it. This team needs a pitching overhaul throughout the organization. Let's start it now and not try to go down this wild card path, one that we've been burnt on many times.
Knowing the Phillies though, they'll get semi-hot when the pressure is off (right now) and when they close to 1 game of the WC, they'll choke again. Yes, the Negadelphia attitude in me is coming out, but what evidence do I have to contradict any of that?
Around the League
The Yankees start the dogs days of summer after the all star break with an impressive series sweep of the White Sox. The race in the AL is going to be awesome. They should only allow 2 NL teams in the playoffs this year and take 6 from the AL.
Don't look now, but two of the hottest teams in baseball are the Angels and Braves. Expect the Angels to be bigtime buyers at the trade deadline. The Braves are getting healthy at the right time. Chipper Jones looks like the player from 5 years ago again. The bullpen is horrendous though still which could hurt them.
I think Toronto and Minnesota (currently in 3rd place in their divisions) would be one of the best teams in the league if they were in the AL.
I'm waiting for Houston to get hot, but now I'm starting to wonder if it's going to happen this year. Morgan Ensberg has struggled mightily the last month and in desperation the picked up Aubrey Huff from the Devil Rays. They still need plenty of offense though as Lance Berkman can only do so much.
The Open Championship
Always one of my favorite tournaments starts on Thursday as the 131st British Open at Liverpool (I really didn't check if it's the 131st, I think I remember seeing that this week). The golf world is begging for a Tiger/Phil Sunday showdown, this could be our best shot at it this year.
I'll pick a sleeper to win it - Luke Donald. Yes, I know I picked him to win the US Open and he played well. I just think it's a Europeans turn to win a major.
NHL Week in Review By : Ed Wasser
- Ohhhhhh baby!!!! NHL Week in Review goes Page 6!!! OK, when we last met I reported that Oilers defenseman Chris Pronger wanted a trade out of Edmonton because of "personal reasons". Well, thanks to MMM subscriber John Miller, those personal reasons have been found. And even though these are simply allegations I'm going to report them as fact because I'm irresponsible like that. Well (everyone lean in because I have to tell you this in a whisper) it turns out that Pronger, who's married with 2 kids, knocked up a hot blond named Christie Chorley, who's an anchor for something in Edmonton called "a-channel Sports". Believe it or not, Mrs. Pronger was less then amused. Apparently she ordered Chris to get the whole clan out of Dodge and SOON!! So Pronger, I'm sure fearing that half his dough was about to walk out the door, was trying to accommodate the mrs. Apparently Pronger, not known for his offense, can occasionally slip one past the goalie.
- The Oilers granted Pronger's wish by sending him to the Ducks for winger Joffrey Lupid and defenseman Ladislav Smid. Not a bad deal for the Oilers considering Pronger, well Pronger's wife I should say, had the team by the you know what.
- This story is just as good. Avalanche goalie José Theodore was at an after party for the Much Music Video Awards (Canada's answer to MTV) in Toronto. During the party Theodore, who evidentially is the Brad Pitt of Canada, was seen in a compromising situation with everyone's favorite slut Paris Hilton. It turns out that the only reason Theodore was even in Toronto was to see his 3 month old infant son, born prematurely by the way, and his girlfriend of 8 years Stephanie Cloutier. Supposedly Cloutier is heir to a media fortune in Canada and her family's wealth makes Hilton money look like the tips you give the toilet jockey at a strip club. At any rate, when Cloutier heard about the liaison and saw the pictures of Hilton and Theodore splashed all over Canada José was shown the door. And I guess since Cloutier's family controls the media, Theodore is getting destroyed in the Canadian press. I don't know what it is about that dingbat Paris Hilton but man, she turns guys into jelly.
- Notes from around the league.....The Bruins fired coach Mike Sullivan. Firing that guy and blaming him for the Bruins' woes would be like firing the guy that shovels the coal in the furnace and blaming him for the Titanic disaster.....Steve Yzerman calls it quits after 22 seasons in Detroit.....The Flyers sign centers Mark Cullen and Randy Robitaille, defenseman Nolan Baumgartner, and winger Brad Tapper. If you think these are just insignificant signings of journeymen players, you'd be right.....Eric Lindros is going to sign with the Stars. Funny what being a complete bust with few options does to a guy. Back in the day Lindros said he would only play for a team on the east coast so he would be close to his Toronto home and of course we all remember how he held the Flyers ransom trying to get traded to the Leafs, settling for the Rangers. Now Lindros would sign with Vancouver if they wound up being the only team to offer him a deal.
- Some of my favorite badasses in sports movies, in no particular order. I'll do a few this week and maybe a few more next week. (By the way, I'm trying not to write about characters I've never written about before).....
Racki (George Finn) "Youngblood".....So Rob Lowe plays Dean Youngblood who's a hockey sniper who needs to prove he can whip some ass in junior hockey before he can finally make it to the NHL. Why? Ahhhh.....I dunno, you have to suspend your disbelief on that one I guess. Wayne Gretzky couldn't beat up my sister but he did OK in the NHL. The biggest badass in the league is a guy known simply as Racki, and despite the fact that the age limit in junior hockey is 19, he is somehow in the league as a guy in his mid 40's. And despite the fact that Youngblood is not a fighter and looks like an elementary school girl Racki wants to kick his ass. The character is cool, the movie is so - so, but watch it to see Cynthia Gibbs' racki and to hear Keanu Reeves' community theatre reject French accent which will make you howl with laughter.
Tony D'Annunzio (Scott Colomby) "Caddyshack".....Proving that there are no small roles, just small actors, Colomby takes what could be a throw away part and turns it into a masterpiece. That sounded a little like James Lipton from "Inside The Actor's Studio" on that last one. But it's true. Say to any guy from the age of 21 through 50 this line, "Mr Havercamp, Mr. Havercamp....your ball's over there Mr. Havercamp" and they will know EXACTLY what you're talking about. I'm listing Tony as a badass because of his two near fights with Danny Noonan in the beginning of the movie and because, in true mafioso fashion, he smokes cigarettes and wears slacks and a red silk shirt while playing golf. And don't forget about how he pounces on Lacy Underall the second he sees her at the pool on "Caddy Day". The thing about "Caddyshack" is that there's not one stunningly great performance, it's tons of small, yet great performances that are pieced together to make it a classic movie.
- Baseball Fury (Multiple actors) "The Warriors".....So it's not a sports movie. In fact, it's not even really a good movie. It's actually completely and totally ridiculous even by late 70's gang movies featuring gangs that look like zombies in baseball uniforms standards. If you've never seen this movie it's worth a look because it has a "Showgirls" type charm, a movie so bad it's good.
- Chico "Brush Back" Curosco (Marcos Gonzales) "Blue Skies Again".....OK, I've completely lost my mind. This movie is supposed to be a comedy but it's about as funny as the Nazi propaganda film "Triumph of the Will". It came out in the 80's and was about a girl trying to be a professional baseball player. But the actress who played the baseball playing girl sucked at baseball. But she was better at baseball then she was at acting because her performance was brutal. Also in this movie is Harry Hamlin, fresh off his stint in "Clash of the Titans", and a hot looking Mimi Rogers before she married Tom Cruise and before she hit the wall at lightning speed. Anyway the girl finally gets a chance to bat in a real game and who does she face, Chico Curosco. And he lives up to his nickname and throws the first pitch right at her coconut. She of course brushes herself off, gets back into the batter's box and hits a double down the line. Yeah, whatever. Unlike "The Warriors" this movie is so bad it's bad
July 17, 2006
http://www.mondaymorningmehta@blogspot.com/
I'm back, energized and refueled for the upcoming football season. Training camps are set to open all around the NFL in the next week or so (Rookies report for the Eagles camp on Thursday - the rest a few days later). I'm ready to cover the NFL for a 4th season (maybe it's 5th I really don't keep tabs). AFC Previews and Predictions August 28th, NFC will be on September 5th.
In the meantime, you'll have to suffer through some baseball talk.
Phillies
The Phils come out of the break winning 2 out of 3 to the Giants. The next few weeks are huge for Phillies fans from a general directional perspective. If the Phillies can win a couple more series in a row, they'll be right in the thick of the NL Wild Card race. As sad as it sounds, the Phillies are only 5.5 games out of the Wild Card. Pat Gillick is faced with the tough task of determining whether or not the Phillies will be buyers or sellers at the deadline.
I never condone rooting against your team in almost any scenario. But this may be the case where the Phillies should consider being sellers, and if that means losing a few games, I'll take it. If Jon Lieber, Corey Lidle, Rheal Cormier, and even guys like Aaron Rowand, Bobby Abreu can get you value, take it. This team needs a pitching overhaul throughout the organization. Let's start it now and not try to go down this wild card path, one that we've been burnt on many times.
Knowing the Phillies though, they'll get semi-hot when the pressure is off (right now) and when they close to 1 game of the WC, they'll choke again. Yes, the Negadelphia attitude in me is coming out, but what evidence do I have to contradict any of that?
Around the League
The Yankees start the dogs days of summer after the all star break with an impressive series sweep of the White Sox. The race in the AL is going to be awesome. They should only allow 2 NL teams in the playoffs this year and take 6 from the AL.
Don't look now, but two of the hottest teams in baseball are the Angels and Braves. Expect the Angels to be bigtime buyers at the trade deadline. The Braves are getting healthy at the right time. Chipper Jones looks like the player from 5 years ago again. The bullpen is horrendous though still which could hurt them.
I think Toronto and Minnesota (currently in 3rd place in their divisions) would be one of the best teams in the league if they were in the AL.
I'm waiting for Houston to get hot, but now I'm starting to wonder if it's going to happen this year. Morgan Ensberg has struggled mightily the last month and in desperation the picked up Aubrey Huff from the Devil Rays. They still need plenty of offense though as Lance Berkman can only do so much.
The Open Championship
Always one of my favorite tournaments starts on Thursday as the 131st British Open at Liverpool (I really didn't check if it's the 131st, I think I remember seeing that this week). The golf world is begging for a Tiger/Phil Sunday showdown, this could be our best shot at it this year.
I'll pick a sleeper to win it - Luke Donald. Yes, I know I picked him to win the US Open and he played well. I just think it's a Europeans turn to win a major.
NHL Week in Review By : Ed Wasser
- Ohhhhhh baby!!!! NHL Week in Review goes Page 6!!! OK, when we last met I reported that Oilers defenseman Chris Pronger wanted a trade out of Edmonton because of "personal reasons". Well, thanks to MMM subscriber John Miller, those personal reasons have been found. And even though these are simply allegations I'm going to report them as fact because I'm irresponsible like that. Well (everyone lean in because I have to tell you this in a whisper) it turns out that Pronger, who's married with 2 kids, knocked up a hot blond named Christie Chorley, who's an anchor for something in Edmonton called "a-channel Sports". Believe it or not, Mrs. Pronger was less then amused. Apparently she ordered Chris to get the whole clan out of Dodge and SOON!! So Pronger, I'm sure fearing that half his dough was about to walk out the door, was trying to accommodate the mrs. Apparently Pronger, not known for his offense, can occasionally slip one past the goalie.
- The Oilers granted Pronger's wish by sending him to the Ducks for winger Joffrey Lupid and defenseman Ladislav Smid. Not a bad deal for the Oilers considering Pronger, well Pronger's wife I should say, had the team by the you know what.
- This story is just as good. Avalanche goalie José Theodore was at an after party for the Much Music Video Awards (Canada's answer to MTV) in Toronto. During the party Theodore, who evidentially is the Brad Pitt of Canada, was seen in a compromising situation with everyone's favorite slut Paris Hilton. It turns out that the only reason Theodore was even in Toronto was to see his 3 month old infant son, born prematurely by the way, and his girlfriend of 8 years Stephanie Cloutier. Supposedly Cloutier is heir to a media fortune in Canada and her family's wealth makes Hilton money look like the tips you give the toilet jockey at a strip club. At any rate, when Cloutier heard about the liaison and saw the pictures of Hilton and Theodore splashed all over Canada José was shown the door. And I guess since Cloutier's family controls the media, Theodore is getting destroyed in the Canadian press. I don't know what it is about that dingbat Paris Hilton but man, she turns guys into jelly.
- Notes from around the league.....The Bruins fired coach Mike Sullivan. Firing that guy and blaming him for the Bruins' woes would be like firing the guy that shovels the coal in the furnace and blaming him for the Titanic disaster.....Steve Yzerman calls it quits after 22 seasons in Detroit.....The Flyers sign centers Mark Cullen and Randy Robitaille, defenseman Nolan Baumgartner, and winger Brad Tapper. If you think these are just insignificant signings of journeymen players, you'd be right.....Eric Lindros is going to sign with the Stars. Funny what being a complete bust with few options does to a guy. Back in the day Lindros said he would only play for a team on the east coast so he would be close to his Toronto home and of course we all remember how he held the Flyers ransom trying to get traded to the Leafs, settling for the Rangers. Now Lindros would sign with Vancouver if they wound up being the only team to offer him a deal.
- Some of my favorite badasses in sports movies, in no particular order. I'll do a few this week and maybe a few more next week. (By the way, I'm trying not to write about characters I've never written about before).....
Racki (George Finn) "Youngblood".....So Rob Lowe plays Dean Youngblood who's a hockey sniper who needs to prove he can whip some ass in junior hockey before he can finally make it to the NHL. Why? Ahhhh.....I dunno, you have to suspend your disbelief on that one I guess. Wayne Gretzky couldn't beat up my sister but he did OK in the NHL. The biggest badass in the league is a guy known simply as Racki, and despite the fact that the age limit in junior hockey is 19, he is somehow in the league as a guy in his mid 40's. And despite the fact that Youngblood is not a fighter and looks like an elementary school girl Racki wants to kick his ass. The character is cool, the movie is so - so, but watch it to see Cynthia Gibbs' racki and to hear Keanu Reeves' community theatre reject French accent which will make you howl with laughter.
Tony D'Annunzio (Scott Colomby) "Caddyshack".....Proving that there are no small roles, just small actors, Colomby takes what could be a throw away part and turns it into a masterpiece. That sounded a little like James Lipton from "Inside The Actor's Studio" on that last one. But it's true. Say to any guy from the age of 21 through 50 this line, "Mr Havercamp, Mr. Havercamp....your ball's over there Mr. Havercamp" and they will know EXACTLY what you're talking about. I'm listing Tony as a badass because of his two near fights with Danny Noonan in the beginning of the movie and because, in true mafioso fashion, he smokes cigarettes and wears slacks and a red silk shirt while playing golf. And don't forget about how he pounces on Lacy Underall the second he sees her at the pool on "Caddy Day". The thing about "Caddyshack" is that there's not one stunningly great performance, it's tons of small, yet great performances that are pieced together to make it a classic movie.
- Baseball Fury (Multiple actors) "The Warriors".....So it's not a sports movie. In fact, it's not even really a good movie. It's actually completely and totally ridiculous even by late 70's gang movies featuring gangs that look like zombies in baseball uniforms standards. If you've never seen this movie it's worth a look because it has a "Showgirls" type charm, a movie so bad it's good.
- Chico "Brush Back" Curosco (Marcos Gonzales) "Blue Skies Again".....OK, I've completely lost my mind. This movie is supposed to be a comedy but it's about as funny as the Nazi propaganda film "Triumph of the Will". It came out in the 80's and was about a girl trying to be a professional baseball player. But the actress who played the baseball playing girl sucked at baseball. But she was better at baseball then she was at acting because her performance was brutal. Also in this movie is Harry Hamlin, fresh off his stint in "Clash of the Titans", and a hot looking Mimi Rogers before she married Tom Cruise and before she hit the wall at lightning speed. Anyway the girl finally gets a chance to bat in a real game and who does she face, Chico Curosco. And he lives up to his nickname and throws the first pitch right at her coconut. She of course brushes herself off, gets back into the batter's box and hits a double down the line. Yeah, whatever. Unlike "The Warriors" this movie is so bad it's bad
posted by Monday Morning Mehta at 9:22 AM
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I don't know anything about this story but it seems pretty funny.
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