FanNation

OLD GLORY

Summertime, and the livin' is easy... right? At least that's the way its supposed to go.  Me, I've been completely slammed at work. Stuck holding down the fort at work while my comrades enjoy their vacation time. One guy is in Hawaii - that lucky b*stard. The other one is in Iowa - which doesn't strike me as a vacation spot right about now, but can't be much worse than where I'm at here in Still Smoldering Northern California. Interesting about that - there are no firefighters to supervise the fireworks shows here, so 4^th of July will be postponed until August 30^th. I'm not kidding, that's real. Even without fireworks, beer is on sale everywhere. Just remember, the fuzz will be everywhere as well, so no driving while buzzing out there, ya hear? But without further ado, its time to look into the world of sports for this, our country's 232^nd birthday. 

Draft Day Deliberations

The NBA draft. When it comes to sports scandals and urban legends one of the most famous involves the NBA lottery style draft that was instituted to prevent teams from dumping games and guaranteeing themselves the overall number one pick. In the very first NBA lottery a much younger commissioner Stern reached into a container and pulled out an envelope belonging to New York. The lottery was held in the city of Gotham and fans were elated. The team had been in a downward spiral and the future didn't look so great after yet another sub-par year but fortune shined on the NYC that year - - unless you believe the story that the envelope was tampered with either braille or even dry ice to ensure the salvation of the New York franchise handing their savior, mr. Patrick Ewing.

Agonizing Aftermath

I had a very tough time uploading images so this is a week late but somehow it feels like much longer.

Just a quick little article to close out the NBA playoffs. Anyway, last week the Westcoast suffered a Black Tuesday. In fact, there was a moment when I thought the SAP button had been accidentally pressed until I realized the voice I heard wasn't a Spanish broadcaster, nope ... it was Phil Jackson crying out, 'no mas, no mas!'

Even the most die hard Laker fans were not surprised to see the series end on Tuesday but I can't imagine anyone expected such a lopsided loss. I imagine the ratings were good but not great, then again last year's Finals set an all-time low ratings record so there was plenty of room for improvement. It's not inconceivable to think they could be paired up again in the near future but something tells me that only one of the two finalist will likely be back next year.

Friday - Beer Thirty Approaches

So its Friday, and what is up Fannation? Where is everybody - out in private chat groups or something? Its just seems like a tremendously dead day out on FN - not even djroxalot's presence in the Throwdown Arena is making this one any good. Is everybody asleep out there? Already gone for the weekend? Are you in post-NBA Finals comas? Maybe its just that, and this website still has some juice left in it. I hope so. I'd give anything to see Mario reappear right now with his "YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR LEFT CHEEK FROM YOUR RIGHT!" about now. I need a smile to land upon my face. Otherwise, it just makes the clock ticking down the hours until quitting time and Beer-Thirty take that much longer.

Greatest Game Ever Played (Part II)

I don't know how many of you are golf fans but even the casual fan is probably tired of hearing how spectucular and historical this past US OPEN was. Some people, including my 'better' half think that the only thing more boring than playing golf is watching it on TV. But if you love the sport than you can appreciate my joy and the thrill of watching it unfold shot-by-shot, hole-by-hole. David vs Goliath, 'Rocco' Mediate vs Elridge 'Tiger' Woods. Epic.