Scooter Chronicles

Last night I went to the Phillies game. It was the second time I have seen the Fightin’s since moving to Pennsylvania. I would like to go more, but living up in the Lehigh Valley makes it quite a trip. But last night it was put together by Brian, a friend and fellow Aussie Rules fantasy league player, from the sports forum that we are members of, the Chris Creamer Sports Forum. He put together the site mostly to track the different logos teams have used over the years, but the forum is more then active on other aspects of sports, as well as off-topic conversation.

It was really cool to meet Brian, Will, and Steve. (Will is also a participant in the Aussie Rules league.)...

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Marcia and I have a subscription to Entertainment Weekly magazine. There is a small section devoted to stuff that they have on their web site EW.Com. The latest edition that showed up late last week told of their list of the Top 10 Movie Baseball Players. Being a fan of those types of movies, I had to post the list.

1. Rick “Wild Thing” Vaughn (Charlie Sheen) in “Major League” (1989)
2. George “Buck” Weaver (John Cusack) in “Eight Men Out” (1988)
3. Jackie Robinson (himself) in “The Jackie Robinson Story” (1950)
4. Jimmy Piersall (Anthony Perkins) in “Fear Strikes Out’ (1957)
5. Amanda Whurlitzer (Tatum O’Neal)...
   
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I totally forgot about last week. Though it was easy to forget. My team lost.

This week though was a different story. I changed my line up a bit, mostly due to having two guys coming back (one from injury, one from suspension). It helped. A 938-786 victory over the Casey Power. My team had the second highest point total of the week, only one point behind Minnesota. Big point totals help, as the percentage in the column before the last tells us. It decides tie-breakers. And I could have had more. I gave Daniel Cross of the Western Bulldogs the captain mark, doubling his points, but Chad Cornes of the Port Adelaide Power outscored him. Regardless, I got my percentage over 100 which is a good thing. Now if I can just win some...

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Here are a few funny comics I saw this past weekend. The first is from the comic “In the Bleachers” by Steve Moore.

If it were only that easy.

The second is “Rubes” by Leigh Rubin.

It’s that time of year again! The World Aussie Football Association kicked off it’s fourth season this past weekend.

For those that need a refresher, my team is the Philadelphia Freedom. We had an awful start to our first season, but managed to pull things together. The second season we just missed the playoffs. Our third season (last year), we finished with the best record in the league, only to lose two straight in the playoffs and get knocked out. This year, I am just hoping to make the playoffs again.

And my team didn’t start as strong as I would have liked. They lost to the Southern Warriors 880-830. I had a pretty good showing from all my players, except for newcomer Tim Notting of the Brisbane...

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So it’s time to reveal my answers to the most recent edition of “Ask Scooter Anything”. As in the past, my answers are not made to offend anyone. They are my opinions, and only that. Not the truth. Except for those times when I am talking about my past, because those things actually happened, or my family. Oh, and my opinions of Gary Bettman, as always, should be universally excepted as pure fact.

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My brother Brian asked the following questions:

What does the “K” in K-Mart stand for?

You grew up in Detroit and don’t know this? I find that amazing....

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I read Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley every day. It’s great to see a comic where the characters are so well defined. They don’t do things just for the sake of a punchline. Yesterday’s was rather funny. Satchel (the dog) is such a kind hearted soul yet being a few fries short of a “Happy Meal.” But he is also a die-hard sports fan.

I am not a big fan of the NBA, but even I know the Knicks have been pathetic as of late thanks to Isiah Thomas. (Great career on the floor does not always equal a great career in management.)

Nigel’s Hearing Test …
… after months of waiting, finally happened yesterday. The results were very good, even if it took a long time to get them. After using a sonar (I think) type devise to see how the ear drum was registering, they asked either Marcia or I to go into a soundproof booth with Nigel and one of the specialist to play. It didn’t take Nigel long to discover that he was scared of the place.

Marcia went in first, then I relieved her. At one point we gave him his blanket hoping that would help. On the contrary, he buried his face in it. Considering they are looking for facial reactions to the sounds they project into the booth, it turned out to be a struggle. But like...

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Brandon Inge Still a Tiger
In an ARTICLE that showed up on the Detroit Free Press web site, it appears that Brandon Inge may still be around Comerica Park this season. After talking with the GM and manager Jim Leyland, he said he would accept being the Tigers’ back-up catcher and super sub. That’s good news for Tigers’ fans. However, Inge says he is not happy about it. He ultimately wants to start at third base, his favorite position, with some team. But remaining in Detroit is still a good option. Also, both the Tigers’ other catchers (including Ivan Rodriguez) will be free agents at...

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I read a very good ARTICLE by Mark Schlabach this past Wednesday on ESPN’s web site.

It basically says that given the circumstances of this year’s college football season, LSU was very deserving in being the consensus National Champion. Given that we are dealing with the BCS system (which I feel is a joke), I would have to agree.

However, he points out that change is needed. And a few leaders of major conferences have mentioned new systems that could be used. (They plan on sitting down and talking about it - ABOUT TIME!) Whether it’s the so-called “plus-one” system, where the top four teams...

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