Cheers and Jeers: Beer Version

While there is much debate over what is America's sport, what meal and with which condiments should sports be enjoyed with, can goats purchase tickets to Ohio State sporting events there is near unanimity that beer is the preferred drink of sporting events. You don't dabble in wine tasting in the third inning. You sure as heck don't have champagne when tail gaiting before a football game (unless it’s the champagne of beers: High Life). Everyone knows you couldn't even play softball without beer (it’s in the rule book). So for those getting ready for happy hour, the Hunt for October and weekend football...grab a 6 pack and enjoy.

Cheers: To the Hunt for October. I don't remember 3 simultaneous division's being on the line this late in the season. For anyone with even a passing interest in baseball you better be watching/listening. There's nothing quite like a pennant chase so I say enjoy.

Jeers: The Florida Marlins. I stood by this team and picked them to the playoffs. Heck a lot of people did. Atlanta and Houston were down early in the year and the Marlins couldn't capitalize. Late in the year they couldn't pick it up a notch. There's one reason for that : they lack intestinal fortitude. For disappointments this year (yeah they're only 4 games back but they're not doing it) don't ignore Florida.

Jeers: Madden 2006 updated rosters online had to be pulled because some programmer made Michael King of the New York Jets 7 inches tall. No Joke. Check it out

Cheers: 16 years ago Jake Taylor pulled off a suicide squeeze bunt to score Willie Mays Hayes to lead the Indians over the New York Yankees and capture the AL East pennant. Most people forget that Jake got the bunt off of 'Duke' Temple who led the league in strikeouts and hits batsmen. Actually I think Duke threw at his own son in a father son game.

Cheers To my favorite part of watching the Indians: Pronkspective. Basically Travis Hafner gives his insight into the doings of the Indians. Little known fact Hafner only speaks in iambic pentameter.

Jeers : On this day (Sept 22) in 1760 King George III was crowned. As www. USAhistory.info puts it:

"It was a sad day for the British Empire when King George became its political master. He was a man of narrow intellect, and lacked every element of the greatness of statesmanship. `He had a smaller mind,' says the British historian, [Peter] Green, `than any English king before him save James II.' He showered favors on his obsequious followers, while men of independent character whom he could not bend to his will became the objects of his hatred."

Any parallels between King George and a certain current leader are purely coincidental.