My baseball team in 7th grade was nicknamed the Blue Jays. Well, this was before little leagues used the MLB versions of the hats with the official logos. Our league distributed generic hats with the team initials hot pressed across the front panels. That summer, our team fielded a group of 13 year old boys with the…

How many times did someone have to stick a mirror under Daulerio's nose just to make sure he was still alive?

Goldmine is contract brewed by Genesee. So if you love Genny Lager (like I do), Goldmine is its sibling, likely made with a slightly different yeast strain or adjunct.

To be fair, she was just following the instructions coming from the PA system.

"Sit the (bleep) down! I'm the point guard of this SHITCOCKWHOOP team!" - Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf

Fill your bathtub with cold water and presuming the turkey is still in some sort of plastic wrapper, place it in the tub. If it's uncovered, put it in a garbage bag before putting it in the tub. Check on the bird and the temperature of the water every two hours.

In the process of assembling this year's cooking mix. Thinking about M83's "Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost Ghosts" followed by My Bloody Valentine's "mbv." Should I be concerned that my turkey will come out of the oven a complete asshole?

If this kid keeps kicking my chair, I'm going to strangle him in front of his parents, Justin, and Puff Daddy.

(spelling corrected, nothing to see here....)

ESPN will run with the story just as soon as their second source, TheEggman, delivers corroborating information.

ESPN Fact Checker: Rick, did your father-in-law really say that quote as you've constructed it?

Well played, Reilly. Sticking your foot in your mouth here is the best tooth fetish reference yet.

With Australia back in the America's Cup as the challenger of record for the 35th regatta, what's the over/under on death threats that you expect if you stay with Oracle? Also, will the yacht be called "Outback Steakhouse 1?" (it's the only connection most Americans have with your home country)

I can't wait for the coming Brand on Brand Armageddon.

"God damn it! I said 'Go see Elway about getting him a ride', not 'Go get Elway for a ride'!!!"

I never even noticed the hat. Brilliant!

/Scans list for Birch Beer

If you can find it at a local wine shop, sparkling Shiraz and Thanksgiving dinner are the peanut butter and chocolate of my personal wine drinking recommendations.