Cheers and Jeers: Blue Moon Edition

Blue Moon Martini

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz Gin (Bombay Sapphire)
• 3/4 oz Blue Curacao

Mixing instructions:

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon.

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We have reached a unique juncture. Championship week has begun and all eyes turn to college basketball. By the middle of March when the dust settles, the brackets will emerge. By the Ides of March, Caesar will be murdered on the Senate floor and the NCAA tournament will begin. Patty’s Day follows that. This is the calm before the storm.

Cheers: To the amazing NCAA Men’s College Basketball. The amount of talent in the game makes for an incredibly exciting tournament. As the big schools lose players to the NBA and I lament a depleted UCONN team, mid-majors retain many of their juniors and seniors and it shows. Many of these young men will not make money playing professional basketball and this is their last game on the big stage.

Jeers: to the limited talent in the NFL free agent market. If Nate Clemens and London Fletcher top the list and Jeff Garcia is the top QB available, Houston we have a problem. Other QB’s available include: Tim Rattey, Aaron Brooks, Brad Johnson, and Kerry Collins. I’ll take the physical challenge.

So far:

Denver traded Tatum Bell to Detroit for Dry Bly.

Top Salary Cap Causalities: Joey Porter, Drew Bledsoe, Horn, and McCardell.

Jeers: To Peyton Manning hosting SNL. My hatred of Peyton runs deep. Please spend more time teaching Eli how to throw, read defenses, and pop zits. In case anyone missed this post, please enjoy the taunting of Eli called “I Wish Everyone Had Listened When I Said My Favorite Sport Was Squash.”

Cheers: To the Bears enjoying the off-season. Lovie inked a serious raise (well deserved), Urlacher has his hands full, and Sexy Rexy Grossman has a line of shirts available (See KSK). Secondary Cheers for NFL players that can enjoy themselves and do not draw attention from the cops or the penal system.

Jeers: To the use of statistical models to predict NCAA games. Last evening, Yoda commented on this issue.

"Fear of Loss is a path to the Dark Side"

Take it from the green master, computers crash, motherboards fry, and frogurts become cursed if you use statistics. In other news unrelated to Yoda, you don't win friends with salad.


I’m ready for the weekend. Here are the top three best links of the week.

A) The Best of Ollie Williams

B) Matt Foley Motivational Speaker

C) Douche Cologne Ad

Side Boob hour?