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Ozzie Guillen’s Chicago White Sox have been on a absolute tear and went 18-7 for the month of July, taking his White Sox into a one (1) game lead on the Minnesota Twins, in the Central.

Ozzie has been known for his rants and his raves, but personally, this one is over the top. Monday, August 2, 2010, Guillen, released a statement condemning Major League Baseball for not educating Latin American players about the dangers of Performance Enhancing Drugs. ESPN quoted Ozzie as saying:

“I’m the only one to teach the Latinos about not to use,” Guillen said Sunday. “I’m the only one, and Major League Baseball doesn’t [care]. All they care about — how many times I argue with the umpires, what I say to the media. But I’m the only one in baseball to come up to the Latino kids and say not to use this, and I don’t get any credit for that.
“They look at you and they say, ‘Good for you Ozzie,’” he said. “Ozzie said it, don’t worry about it. If somebody else said it they would be playing that [stuff] every day on the Jumbotron. … I’m the only one that came up with that idea. I did it for the Latino kids. … I want to help those kids.”

So not only is Ozzie the only person apparently talking about Latino’s and PED’s, but Ozzie is also commenting on MLB’s preferential treatment of Asian players over Latinos. The Chicago Sun Times quotes Ozzie as saying, “Guillen says it’s unfair that Japanese players are assigned translators when they come to the U.S. to play pro ball, but Latinos are not.”

Ozzie has said that MLB executives definitely do not like his latest remarks, however, he will be disappointed if baseball fines him for his comments. I sincerely hope Guillen is using these latest set of remarks to bring to light an injustice he sees. If he is just fueling the Ozzie fire, I definitely don’t agree with it. Knowing how the world works, there probably are injustices that need to be corrected, however is Ozzie the only one doing anything about it???? I highly doubt it……..

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First and foremost I am not and do not consider myself a beer expert by any means. The other members of Fanbrew explore the beer world. Its safe to say my palette is not very refined, but hey… it works for me…. That’s the background, now for the Miller Lite vs. Bud Light Party Test.

So I decided to perform a little social experiment during a get together with co-workers. The results…scary…..

I purchased one case of beer a piece. Twenty Four (24) bottles of Miller Lite and Twenty Four (24) bottles of Bud Light. I put both cases in the same 40 quart cooler, Miller on the left, and Bud on the right. I then covered the bottles in ice. Note: the necks were sticking out, with caps showing….

As people started to mingle, I offered the obvious choices, water, pop, beer, and wine. I did not specify what beer was in the cooler. Long story short, I wanted to see what beer would be drank the most. Can anyone guess?

At the end of the night… I open the cooler to find these numbers left:

Fourteen (14) Miller Lites & Two (2) Bud Lights

How could the disparity be that much? Could it have been a left versus right thing? Did that many people prefer Bud Light over Miller? Domestic Light beer is Domestic Light Beer. I fully understand that, but what drove Bud Light to destroy Miller Lite in my ever so small social experiment? I really can’t say for sure. What are your thoughts? How would you have made the experiment better and what should I consider for the next time?

On a side note, I think the Bud Light people were more fun than the Miller Lite people.

Special thanks to Flicker’s, Wombatunderground1, for posting a picture of miller and bud next to each other on flicker. You can paste this link into your browser to find their site. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wombatunderground1/2662074490/.

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Lady and Gentleman…”Start Your Engine….” The switch is flipped and the engine fails to fire! That’s exactly is what is happening to NASCAR. The engines are failing to light any fires and fans are showing it many different ways. Ticketnews.com is reporting the Brick Yard 400 held at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway was the lowest number of ticket’s sold for a race “ever” at 140,000. Now admit it you watched about 15 laps and realized the same thing I did….Independence Day was on TNT and you’d rather be watching that!

Are people shying away from the Sprint Cup Championship Series, NASCAR’s, driving elite? The answer is….”YES!” The Brick Yard 400, once a powerhouse for revenue, is reportedly grossing under 10 million from a high in the 30’s. International Motor Speedway (IMS) is also discounting ticket prices, to get people into the gates. There’s only one problem, PEOPLE STILL AREN’T COMING! The Chicago Tribune wrote “NASCAR estimated that attendance has fallen in 14 of the first 19 events.”

Hell…People aren’t even watching it. ESPN is reporting a 13% drop in television viewers as well. Let’s face it, times are tough, recession, people out of work, and prices on everything seem to keep going up from milk to meat. I still think that if NASCAR produced something that was worth (A) going to…and (B) watching, fan’s reaction would be different. Until then, I’ll keep watching Will Smith kick some alien butt! And BTW… I just love that speech Bill Pulman gives!

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GQ has recently come out with their article Juuuuust A Bit Outside: The Best (and Worst) from MLB’s Broadcast Booths and it is my pleasure to announce that White Sox’s commentator Hawk Harrelson is the worst. HAHAHA.

GQ says of Hawk:

Hawk is an unbearable homer, and at very, very least he doesn’t hide it. When the Sox score a run, it’s “1-0 good guys!” In the midst of a play, rooting for a positive White Sox outcome, he’ll yell, “Stretch! Stretch! Get over his head!” And when a player doesn’t let him down, he’ll give him an “atta boy.” Listening to Hawk is just an immensely grating experience (we’ll leave Steve Stone out of this), and it is only compounded by his attempts at folksiness. In an interleague series, the Nationals are the “Nasty Nats.” A pitch on the handle of the bat is “jam city.” And when a player strikes out, “he gone!” Let’s just say Hawk’s mouth might be put to better use as the tail end of a human centipede.

Read More http://www.gq.com/sports/lists/201007/five-best-worst-mlb-broadcast-booths#slide=10#ixzz0ts094Fwu

People Use the “F” Word While Playing Golf; Even Tiger!!!

I know it’s a “bit cranky” to use the “F” Word,” while playing golf, but lets get real, who hasn’t?  You got to asking what is all this about?  While preparing for the 139^th British Open Championship which begins on Thursday (7/15/2010), Tiger Woods, has been facing some pretty tough questions from the British Media.

Tiger was asked by one reporter, “…Many of us over the years have heard you use the F word, we’ve seen you spit on the course, and we’ve seen you throw tantrums like chucking your clubs around. Are you willing to cut out all those tantrums this week and respect the home of golf?”

Tiger’s response: “I’m trying to become a better player and a better person, yes.”

Ok, now think back to your last round of golf.  How many of you used the “F” Word?”  I did…How many of you spit?  I did…  (On my shoe, no less) Did you throw a tantrum?  I did as I was getting back into the cart. Throwing my five (5) iron into my bag.  I think my exact words were… “Mother “F’er”… I hit that thin….”

I guess I just don’t get it.  You have the greatest golfer in the past how many decades, and you as a professional reporter, berate the man!  Calling on him to show some respect for the home of golf.  I’m all for showing some love for St. Andrew’s, however, don’t call B.S. on a man for doing the very same thing you did on the course last week.  That’s my two cents… What’s yours????

Information for this blog post was taken from ESPN.com

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