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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1545 on: July 22, 2010, 12:51:27 PM »
Presumably Geoff and Alicat already know about Jerry Garcia Tribute Night at the Giants game on Aug 9th:

http://www.jambands.ca/sanctuary/showtopic.php?tid/256083/
I really want to go, but haven't pulled the trigger yet.

the featured pitch that night will be the three-finger fastball...   ;D
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« Reply #1546 on: July 22, 2010, 01:16:20 PM »
Presumably Geoff and Alicat already know about Jerry Garcia Tribute Night at the Giants game on Aug 9th:
http://www.jambands.ca/sanctuary/showtopic.php?tid/256083/
I really want to go, but haven't pulled the trigger yet.
the featured pitch that night will be the three-finger fastball...   ;D
More info on the Giants' Jerry Day (Aug 9 vs Cubs): Jerry bobblehead, Bob Weir & Phil Lesh sing the national anthem, 7th Inning Stretch w/Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann as they lead more than 7,000 kazoo playing fans in “Take Me Out To The Ball Game” in an effort to set an official Guinness World Record for the world’s largest kazoo ensemble, other fun/surprises:
http://www.dead.net/features/news/san-francisco-giants-announce-plans-jerry-garcia-tribute-night-august-9th
And http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/sf/ticketing/special_events/jerrygarcia.jsp

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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1547 on: July 23, 2010, 09:43:03 AM »
mentioned this on FB, but last nite on Fit-TV (a channel I didn't realize I had), I stumbled across a show that spent an hour showing Barry Zito's training regimen (it was apparently about 5 years old, as all the clips of him on the field had him in an A's uni). Stretching, yoga, his annual visit to the National Institute of Sports Medicine (or something)... Gaz, I wish you coulda seen it!
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1548 on: July 24, 2010, 08:09:38 AM »
mentioned this on FB, but last nite on Fit-TV (a channel I didn't realize I had), I stumbled across a show that spent an hour showing Barry Zito's training regimen (it was apparently about 5 years old, as all the clips of him on the field had him in an A's uni). Stretching, yoga, his annual visit to the National Institute of Sports Medicine (or something)... Gaz, I wish you coulda seen it!

*faints*

BTW, his old friend Eric Byrnes is quite a hoot on the MLB Network.  There's something very festive about him I like.
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1549 on: July 26, 2010, 08:09:40 PM »
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1550 on: August 04, 2010, 12:40:25 PM »
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1551 on: August 06, 2010, 01:24:22 PM »
A-Rod finally gets it out of the way...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/sports/baseball/05yankees.html?hp

Now if only Brett Favre would make up his mind, I could start watching ESPN again.
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1552 on: August 06, 2010, 01:36:18 PM »
A-Rod finally gets it out of the way...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/sports/baseball/05yankees.html?hp

Now if only Brett Favre would make up his mind, I could start watching ESPN again.

apparently Brett has trouble making up his mind about a LOT of things:

http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2010/08/06/woman-brett-favre-sent-me-penis-pics/
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1553 on: August 10, 2010, 10:37:39 AM »
Last night at the Giants game, Pat Burrell comes up to bat and Cutie Pie plays. I confirmed via Renel that he chose that as his walk-up music.
The boy is CUTE but dang, HE picked that song!?
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1554 on: August 10, 2010, 10:59:22 AM »
Last night at the Giants game, Pat Burrell comes up to bat and Cutie Pie plays. I confirmed via Renel that he chose that as his walk-up music.
The boy is CUTE but dang, HE picked that song!?

probably for his kid or something.
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1555 on: August 10, 2010, 11:25:55 AM »
Last night at the Giants game, Pat Burrell comes up to bat and Cutie Pie plays. I confirmed via Renel that he chose that as his walk-up music.
The boy is CUTE but dang, HE picked that song!?

"Cutie Pie" by One Way?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c24g4xZhHXQ

a fairly obscure but tasty '80s groove, not that big a pop crossover. So musically, Mr Burrell has impressed me. It's Gaz's nickname for him, isn't it? ;)
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1556 on: August 10, 2010, 09:43:51 PM »
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1557 on: August 12, 2010, 08:21:20 AM »
Last night at the Giants game, Pat Burrell comes up to bat and Cutie Pie plays. I confirmed via Renel that he chose that as his walk-up music.
The boy is CUTE but dang, HE picked that song!?

"Cutie Pie" by One Way?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c24g4xZhHXQ

a fairly obscure but tasty '80s groove, not that big a pop crossover. So musically, Mr Burrell has impressed me. It's Gaz's nickname for him, isn't it? ;)

Chronicle declares Burrell is "hot" -- well, duh!  ;)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/12/SP8E1ESE5A.DTL
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1558 on: August 12, 2010, 08:49:56 AM »
Anyone going to be at the Giants game tomorrow night?  I will be there, my first game this year.
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1559 on: August 12, 2010, 09:20:37 AM »
Anyone going to be at the Giants game tomorrow night?  I will be there, my first game this year.

I haven't been to either G-men or A's yet this year -- it's too damn cold!
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