Cheers and Jeers: Summertime Edition

Ingredients:

• 4 cl Vodka (Absolut)
• 5 cl Sprite
• 5 cl Orange juice

From Monday to Thursday the sports world was dead. Please don't "Well what about the All-Star Game". That's just what Bud would want you say. Frankly I would rather wear a red thong to the running of the bulls than watch an Ozzie Guillen managed squad. Honestly there was more going at my sock wash than on SportsCenter. So without the All-Star game, what else were they going to show, Selig's state of baseball speech? How could anyone keep a straight face following the deliverance from someone how I can only assume is one of the great actors of our time (nobody outside of politics could actually be that dumb and out of touch). Thankfully Congress has outlawed more beat poetry from Stuart Scott so that’s out for SportsCenter too. Chris Berman is coming up with his pithy one-liners for the new NFL season (Reggie Burning Bush) so he's probably not available. So instead of trying to watch Sports Center fill time with John Kruk learns to read or Sean Salisbury Goes to Anger Management or Watch Mel Kiper Jr. on Ice I really ignored sports this week. So instead of the usual cheers and jeers on the sports world, this edition will be on total random things because well sports just didn't happen this week.

Cheers: Classic Stephen Colbert. Colbert on the Daily Show was a thing of genius. Colbert not able to keep a straight face during a segment is a thing of beauty. You know you want to see it here.

Jeers: The Disabled List. Yes they bought off another Cubbie according to my crack source: The Onion. Yes I know I said no sports stories, lucky this is completely made up. Well possibly made up. Given the Cub's health issues this year its not out of the question.

Cheers: To Season 3 of Deadwood. For those that don't have HBO, I recommend breaking into someone's house that has it and stealing it. I suppose you could also live in the new place and I think as long as you live there for 20 years, the Homestead Act will exonerate you of any and all charges. For those that don't watch Deadwood, it’s basically Shakespeare if it were held in the 19th century Dakota Territories and had more swearing than MJ on a hot day without Goldbond.

Jeers: Homeland Security. According to the Homeland Security threat database Indiana has more terrorist targets than any other state. Washington State has more possible monuments in the crosshairs than Washington D.C. Bravo guys. Way to reassure the public that you have things together. I can only assume such public relation skills would lead Michael Chertkoff as the obvious choice for Commisioner of Baseball.

Cheers: Only two weeks to the NFL Training Camp Season so I can talk/write/breathe sports once again.

Cheers: To cyber bubble-wrap. Once you pop, you can't stop.