For starters, this was a pretty good performance. Yes, ND pitched a shutout against a pretty good offense, but it was one of those games where there were a lot of "baserunners and Irish pitchers were fortunate to get the double play ball when they really needed it". But any time you can hold an accomplished WAC offense like Nevada's scoreless, it should be noted and … [Read more...] about Solid Opening Win For the Irish
Mickey, Minnie, Manny & Vlad
Wally & Fam's excellent summer vacation featured 8 days in SoCal. If you asked the Fam, the best part of the trip were the 3 days spent at the happiest place on earth with Mickey, Goofy, Pooh and pals. As you can see, Wally trains the youngsters early to be aggressive when seeking celebrity autographs. The Angels put a pretty good beating on the Tampa Bay … [Read more...] about Mickey, Minnie, Manny & Vlad
Fighting Irish Summer Dreams
Make your BCS bowl plans now, Fighting Irish fans!!! According to Blue & Gold Illustrated (BGI), Notre Dame will finish the regular season at 11-1 and head to one of the big BCS bowl games in January. 11-1?!?!? Maybe they'll play in the National Title game!!! Yahooo!!!!! Wait … what? You're wondering how in the name of St. Charles the Irish could be 11-1 in … [Read more...] about Fighting Irish Summer Dreams
Some Irish Spring
Fighting Irish fans -- Tired of reading about Barrack Obama's appearance at ND's commencement? Hey, I like that our new President has been seen wearing his Chicago White Sox jacket (yea!!!) … but that also shows questionable judgment, given the Southsiders' putrid offense. Oh … that's not fair … the Sox won it all in '05 and most Chicagoans have gone to their grave without … [Read more...] about Some Irish Spring
Bulls – Celtics
When are the Bulls & Celtics gonna quit doing this to us? You "Easterners" are getting to bed pretty late, huh? I don't know if I can stomach another barn-burner like Game 6. Wow!! Ray Allen ... holy crap!!! Derrick Rose ... knock it off!!!! Almost every game's an "instant classic". I simply cannot believe how many off-balance, hand in the face, pressure … [Read more...] about Bulls – Celtics