Big Weekend Ahead...

Big weekend upcoming in Bobbaganoosh's life.  The younger brother is parting ways with bachelorhood and getting hitched.  It was inevitable and only a matter of time until it happened, so I can't really say that I didn't see it coming.  He's got a good girl, she's moving to TN with him, and they will start their new life together.

I will attempt to have my speech taped, and see if I can even link it to here when i recover from what is sure to be a very long weekend.  Lots of out of town family are descending on Cleveland, so it will be good to catch up and throw back a few drinks with them.



On another note, I would just like to express my absolute disdain for Grady Sizemore in particular and the offense of the Cleveland Indians.  I know they won last night, but the hitting from this team over the past month has been a joke.  Sizemore needs to spend more time in the cage and not so much time taking pictures of himself in the mirror, fucking pretty boy.


Management has a big decision to make in the next few weeks too.  With the trade deadline just over a month away, do they deal the talent for more "prospects", or do they say "let's try and make a run at the Central" and go out and get a bat?  Only time will tell.

Beer Recommendation of the Week:  Thirsty Dog Whippet Wheat

Everyone enjoy their long holiday weekends, and don't be stupid and drive drunk.  Ask Shin Soo Choo.  Or Ryan Dunn.  Too soon?

Cheers,

Bobbaganoosh

T(he) P(lague) has been eliminated

              High School                                                OSU

Don't worry, he has receipts for all of those.

Yesterday the second domino fell, as Terrelle Pryor bitched out and had his lawyer deliver a one sentence statement that his tenure at The Ohio State University was over.  This should come as no surprise to anyone (as I had been saying since the Tressel resignation that I thought he would never put on the Scarlet and Gray again).  As the wise Craig Vild stated yesterday, to call Pryor's flameout from Columbus "Clarett-esque" is to do a disservice to Mo.  At least he brought us a National Championship....

Cyrus the Virus beared many similarities to TP2


In other flameout, douchebag news, Tiger Woods announced he would not be playing in this year's US Open at the regal Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD due to a lingering injury to his twice repaired knee and achilles that he allegedly injured on an awkward shot in the third round of the Masters this year.  Bobbaganoosh's brother knew 3 weeks ago that TW would not be playing in the "toughest examination of the players' golf games" they face all year.  Tiger's injury is much worse than he is leading us to believe.  It is my belief that he needs another season ending surgery (possibly to repair both knees).  The injuries, along with his constant swing tinkering, and lack of strange ass are all creating the perfect storm that has lead to him dropping to 15th in the World Golf Rankings.
Does anyone else see the outlier here?


The Tribe ended their 5 game slide last night by beating the Twins 1-0 behind solid pitching from Carlos Carrasco and some surprisingly good defense.  As their lead in the AL Central has dwindled to a mere 1.5 game lead over the Tigers, they need to get back on track, and in my humble opinion, make some line up changes.  Chisenhunt should get a shot at 3rd, LaPorta should be riding pine, and if Santana does not become more productive on the offensive side, he should join LaPorta.

Finally, let's talk about Weiner.  Anthony Weiner, that is.  This dumbass sends pictures of his namesake to a pornstar who he then tried to keep quiet by asking her if she needed some PR help from people on his staff.  This guy is all-time man.  I know you were jealous that your brother, Jeremy Schaap was more famous than you, but Tweeting pictures of your dick to a woman who sucks them for a living is probably not the best way to draw attention to yourself.  Just saying.


Jeremy Schaap is very disappointed in his brother.

I am also going to start a little section at the end of my posts called "Bobbaganoosh's Beer Corner", where I will make recommendations for beers that I have recently enjoyed, and are worth a try.  Today's is Brooklyn Brewery's Summer Ale.  Nice English Pale Ale with citrus notes, a slight taste of banana and a crisp finish.

Cheers,

Bobbaganoosh

There was only One Way this could End...

I am not shocked.  

I woke up Monday morning with a terrible headache, after hosting a little barbeque for The Peanut's birthday weekend with some great friends.  I don't know if it was the 18 beers (ballpark) that I consumed, or if After my ESP was in overload from the news I was about to learn. 

Actual photo captured Monday morning in my bedroom

The parents were driving home from a weekend out of town and she said she had heard Jim Tressel had been fired.  Well, it turned out it was a resignation, but either way, his days of leading my alma mater's football program had come to an end after a tumultuous 6 months of speculation and accusations (most of which is turning out to be correct, and much worse than anyone expected).

The storm clouds had gathered at the Spring Game for Tressel

This is the only way this story could have ended.  The University had to part ways with JT in an effort to gain some mercy from the NCAA.  If he was still at the helm of the football program during the August Infraction Committee meetings, they would have thrown the book at OSU.

Gene Smith needs to lose his job.  You expect me to believe that the head of one of the largest athletic departments in the country had no idea that this many infractions were occurring within his most profitable sport?  C'mon Man...

Gene Smith's 'This was an isolated incident' face

 And who would  have thought, that the stud dual threat QB from Jeanette, PA, a recruit  Tress pursued probably harder than any other in his tenure, would ultimately lead to his demise?  Terrelle Pryor is a virus to that program.  And what is worse, you see him driving around in his sports car, smiling and waving to the ESPN cameras without an ounce of remorse for what has happened to his coach, and on a bigger scale, the program.   I always knew he was a cocky piece of trash, but now to let your coach burn so you and your buddies can get inked up and smoke a little herb, that’s not right.

As for replacements, which I know is where Buckeye Nation will speculate over the next who knows how many months, will have no answers until everyone knows what type of sanctions and penalties are going to be levied against the program.   No coach wants to come to a school where they are not bowl eligible before they take the field in their first game.  Mark Dantonio’s name has been thrown around, but I think he has turned a corner, and would be stupid to leave East Lansing.  Bo Pelini, of the newly minted Big Ten Nebraska has also been named, because he was a Earle Bruce disciple, as well as Urban Meyer.  The severity of the punishment is going to determine who they get.  We’ll see.  I also think this is just the beginning, and the lid is gonna be blown off a lot more problems.

In unrelated news, I managed to run a hellacious 5.25 miles of hills in Chagrin Falls Sunday with The Peanut and my good buddy, The Leb Stallion.  Although I was sweating like a whore in church, my mind was put at ease when The Leb Stallion and The Peanut, both of whom ran the Cleveland Half Marathon within the last month, said this five miler was more difficult than the 13.1 they ran in Cleveland.


Enjoy the short week everyone.


Cheers,


Bobbaganoosh