Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Fonz Stumbles, Voelker Preaches, HBO Serves

I think Alfonso Soriano is ready to re-join the Chicago Cubs. He's batting .077 for Iowa...

Terrelle Pryor apologized to everyone this side of the guy who gave him his tattoos. That's a start. Pryor's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, says Pryor is a first round draft pick. That's exactly what you'd expect Pryor's salesman to say. There is no way I'd use a first round pick on him...

Iowa State assistant wrestling coach Eric Voelker puts down his whistle and picks up a bible. He's joining the ministry full time. I respect all who follow a calling. Good luck, Eric...

It's midnight, and I'm wide awake. My wife brought me an energy drink this morning called Redline. It comes with more warnings than a pack of cigarettes. It has enough caffeine to drop a mule. Maybe I should try to learn to like coffee...

If you have HBO, do not miss the terrific documentary "Fire & Ice: McEnroe/Borg". It shows tennis at its absolute peak, and gives fascinating insight to a rivalry that ended way too soon. It's nice to learn McEnroe and Borg remain close, and they weren't as different as we thought. Ace...

Also good, though not as accessible is "Bobby Fischer Against the World". Fischer is considered by many the greatest chess player who ever lived, and at the height of the cold war, he was a rock star. His brain also made him increasingly mad...

Christina Aguilera rambled for so long on The Voice Tuesday night, I nearly turned it off. Every singer is "amazing", and while that's a nice sentiment, it made for bad television...

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