Jan 02 2009
DeRosa and Lewis Black end ‘08 and Blackhawks start ‘09
My new years eve was black and white…one of favorite Cub players who is the most versatile sub I have ever seen in 50 plus seasons was traded to the Indians for 3 pitchers, Manny, Mo and Jack. Damn ! Mark DeRosa is going to be on the USA team in the upcoming World Championships, so he darn good. The Cubs then picked the Cardinals batboy Miles to replace him…I hope GM Hendry knows what he is doing. Also women love him…DeRosa is handsome…so there are ladies in Cub world who are now very unhappy.
Then i was perked up by seeing comedian Lewis Black at the Dodge Theatre in PHX…he is the new Carlin in my opinion. I love his logic on so many things…periodic ravings and the F word are his style….had to laugh when he said why isnt a birthday wish by everone what he always wishes for…wanting to live forever. Gotta point there. He said 08 was fiction…how could make stuff up like we saw…
When he brought up Obama…most people clapped and one booed…he said it was McCain. He was not expecting much from an AZ audience but said how could we not think the next guy couldnt do better…that Bush was such a disaster…anyone could do better…another good point.
All in all he was really good and my wife and I have seen Woody Allen, Carlin, Dangerfield, Seinfeld, and Leno, Hope, Carson, and dozens more stars (not showing off)…just saying he ranks up there.
Then this am the resurgent Chicago Blackhawks played the Red Wings at Wrilgley Field…outside…that was sooo cool. great way to start a year. I was a big hockey fan…when there were no Bulls the Hawks were the big story in Chi-town during winter with Bobby Hull, Mikita, Glenn Hall, Moose, Pierre etc then Korab, Magnuson. Espo and the great fans, what a day for John McDoungh who made it happen…If previous owner Bill Wirtz was alive he would have said no and if so no TV…thank God for his son Rocky took marketing in school….then the Rose Bowl…
What was special to me was 3D Exhibits who is going to do the Chicago 16″ Softball Hall of Fame museum and also had a hand in Avnet’s museum in PHX did the setup of the rink on the baseball field. great job
The NCAA BCS system stinks…USC is the probably the best pro football team in California and they have to sit out the National championship…idiots at NCAA.
Now I’m watching the Twilight Zone marathon w my wife…so what does all this have to do with Avnet…I think we are going into the Twlight Zone in 09…hopefully the world economy fiction is not too insane and we all get back to real life soon. Closer to home, I believe that Roy Vallee and his Avnet leadership team will indeed help us outperform the bad guys. Unlike many CEO’s who just take…Vallee just bought stock in AVT, which should instill more confidence in us. I’m banking on him…and not giving my money to Madoff to invest. Happy new year and fasten your seat belts
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Anytime you trade a proven commodity for prospects, the move always seems one-sided in the present. But DeRose had the intangibles you mentioned that could help keep a crumbling Cubs bandwagon together. But to let him go and try to move Jason Marquis for a shot at … Milton Bradley?
Winter classic was outstanding, even with the loss. Costas was right when he compared the rising Hawks and aging-yet-dominant Wings to the Bulls and Pistons of the early 80s. At some point Kane, Sharp, Toews & Havlat are going to have to be on the winning end of a best of seven with those guys in order to hoist the Cup. And this season they are 0-4.
Best sign at the Winter Classic: “Best Use of Wrigley Field in Over 100 Years”.