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Michael Vick Sucks...

I think this is awesome. A woman in Kansas City, got the idea in her head to let her 6 year old Weimaraner and her Great Dane puppy chew up her collection of 22 Michael Vick cards & auction them off on eBay for charity to a local shelter… She made over $7k! How great is this country?

Poor Puppy

Sorry for the lack of posts lately, but my new puppy, King, had an accident & he's pretty big sick right now. Plus I'm absolutely exhausted from taking care of him & stressing about it so much.


Please keep him in your thoughts & prayers that he'll be better soon. Thanks - A

UPDATE!!! The Puppy King is feeling much, much better now! Thank you for all your kind thoughts & calls about him! Now just how to keep him semi still while he heals...

Welcome to the NFL!

Today's Fallen Yankee Doesn't Bring Much Of A Smile

“Holy cow!” 89-year-old HOF’er Phil Rizzuto, died this morning. Although my hatred for the Yanks is through & through, my respect for baseball’s history is always expanding. He was with Evil Empire for 54 years. That’s amazing in & of itself, & he only left briefly to serve his country though the Navy in WWII with DiMaggio & Mantle.

Ted Williams fought to get the 7-time World Series Champ into the HOF, and finally succeeding in 1994. Williams said Rizzuto was the man who made the difference between the Yanks and his Red Sox. He always said, "If we'd had Rizzuto in Boston, we'd have won all those pennants instead of New York."

After Rizzuto couldn’t play anymore, he announced with such color for 40 years & only left after an unfortunate incident where they tried to force him to work through Mickey Mantle funeral. They of course did apologize later (as Georgie Porgie is know for after the fact) & he returned for one last season.



Rizzuto was the oldest living rookie in The Hall & still stated that he didn’t think he records compared to the legends there before him during his induction speech. He was humble & hilarious & I remember his distinct Brooklyn voice & curious but clean sayings. I loved that he’d call various characters “Huckleberry” when you could tell anyone else would be saying a bad word about them. And I loved it even more so when my Grandpa Paul used that term of endearment for me, usually just after telling me to quit blocking his view of the game.

Scooter was a good man, a great friend, and a perfect family man. And he was married to the love of his life Cora, who Joe DiMaggio introduced him to, for more than 64 years. The world of baseball has a heavy heart today & the flag at Cooperstown was lowered to half-staff, a laurel was placed around his plaque, & thousands will tip their cap to him in today’s games.


Here's his voice one last time...

I Must

Amy @ Mish Mash tagged me, so here ya go…

5 people who will be annoyed you tagged them…
1. Jodie
2. Danae
3. Buster
4. You
5. Your mom

4 things that should go into Room 101 and be removed from the face of the Earth.
1. George Steinbrener & the current Yankee Roster
2. The movie Toys. Worst movie ever made.
3. Tube tops
4. Game 6 in 1986

3 things people do that make you want to shake them violently.
1. Make icky noises or smells in mixed company
2. Cheer for the Yankees
3. Leave

2 things you find yourself moaning about
1. Time
2. Yankees winning a game

1 thing the above answers tell you about yourself
1. I really hate the Yankees...


Question #1: What Were You Doing 10 Years Ago?
Working 2 full time jobs; fighting & beating cancer :-) & playing house with Jeffy - Life seemed actually easier then!

Question #2: List 5 Snacks You Enjoy:
1. Watermelon
2. Grapes
3. Cheetos Puffs
4. Fudge
5. Cherry tomatoes

Question #3: List 5 Songs You Know All The Lyrics To:
1. Yule Shoot Your Eye Out - Fall Out Boy
2. Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
3. Staplegunned - The Spill Canvas
4. Stay or Leave - Dave Mattews
5. Amy Never Misses - A Small Victory

Question #4: List 5 Things You Would Do If You Were A Millionaire:
1. Pay off my parents debts
2. Travel - someplace exotic & warm & do nothing there for an entire month
3. Put prolly half down on a bigger house
4. Finish my degree
5. Have a really fantastic Christmas with all of my family & friends

Question #5: List 5 Bad Habits:
1. Newcastle
2. Not getting enough sleep
3. Letting my nails get icky looking
4. Procrastinating
5. Never making enough time for things I should be doing.

Question #6: List 5 Things You Would Never Wear Again:*
1. Mini skirt
2. Acid washed jeans - even if they came back in style
3. Velcro shoes - unless I hit 90, then I won't have extra time to waste tying shoes
4. A white wedding dress
5. A banana clip

Question #7: List 5 Favorite Toys As A Child:
1. Any board game
2. Lite Brite
3. The Original Nintendo
4. Hula hoop
5. My little sisters

New(er) Pics

Here's some from the A's game last week...









& I know you're dying to see new ones of the now 54lb. King..

Most Popular Search of the Day - 2

Believe it or not - the most popular search that lead people to my blog this time was simply Sports Princess! How flattering, that so many people are interesting in getting to know me better! Thank you - I think. Either that or I jut have a bunch of occasional fans who forgot to bookmark my page?

I'll assume the best so what is it you're wanting to know people? Ask & I'll answer... in one shape or form ;-P

Puppy Pre-School Starts This Weekend!

Anyone have any Puppy Pre-School tips?

Tradegy Among Anaheim Duck Fans...

From Yahoo! Sports: LOS ANGELES - The Anaheim Ducks cut ties with Dustin Penner on Thursday when the team opted not to match a five-year, $21.25 million offer sheet from the Edmonton Oilers for the 24-year-old left winger.

The Ducks will receive picks in the first, second and third rounds of the 2008 draft from Edmonton as compensation.

Penner, who was a restricted free agent, will get a huge raise from the Oilers, earning $4.25 million in each of the next five seasons. He made the NHL minimum of $450,000 last season, when he scored 29 goals for the Stanley Cup champion Ducks.

Anaheim had a week to match Edmonton's offer and waited until Thursday's deadline had passed before announcing it was letting Penner go.

"We don't believe these salaries make sense," Anaheim general manager Brian Burke said on a conference call. "If I believe these salaries don't make sense and I match then I'm just as dumb as the team that extended the offer."

Burke was incensed by the terms and amount of last week's offer, and at the time he had especially harsh words for Edmonton GM Kevin Lowe, saying, "Edmonton has offered a mostly inflated salary for a player, and I think it's an act of desperation for a general manager who is fighting to keep his job."

Burke made it clear that his hard feelings didn't extend to Penner. "Dustin is a good kid and a good person and he played well for us," he said.

The Ducks don't have much room under the salary cap. They are around $5 million below the $50.3 million maximum for next season, although a team is allowed to be over the salary cap by 10 percent until Oct. 1.

Anaheim is still waiting on defenseman Scott Niedermayer and winger Teemu Selanne to decide whether they will retire or play next season. Burke said nothing has changed with their status.

Besides his 29 goals, Penner had 16 assists in his first full NHL season. He had three goals and five assists in 21 postseason games.

Good luck to you Dustin - & thank you for your part in the 2007 Stanley Cup Championship.

UPDATE - You have to read this Rags to Riches story sent to me by Ken

A's Win 7-3 Over the Motor City Kittens..

I went to the A's game with my old roommate Lyss lastnight & enjoyed myself quite thoroughly. Got perfect (& free) Princess Parking, arrived early (in time for the A's Poker Set giveaway) & even got to stare at Huston's Street's butt as he was warming up (before & during the game) from pretty spiffy seats in the 15th row.

Oh & my boys even managed to pull out a win for me! Which didn't really look to be that easy after Jack Cust dropped a routine fly ball in left on the first play of the whole game. He made it to 3rd then scored... & don't even get me started on the pickle that didn't play out in the 2nd.

Although the front office made no moves as yesterday's trade deadline passed & the team was intact, it seemed like the rookies did the majority of the good work. A 6th inning rally for 4 runs was where I really perked up & momentarily forgot how cold I was... Our fast as heck new catcher Kurt Suzuki tied the game with a 2 ribby single. That sent Verlander packing! & Cust fixed his oopsie to give us the lead with another 2 run single to right. Suzuki had another RBI later & my favoritest, Travis Buck ended the game with a cute lil sliding catch in right.

Haren pitched fantastic (as usual), I love how that boy never disappoints me! Danny allowed the 2 earned runs; 6 hits and only 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings to earn his 13th win. This was his 3rd straight outing and & 5th consecutive quality start. He ended July at 4-1 with a 4.10 ERA after 6 starts. He still leads the American League with a 2.44 ERA and is tied for the lead in wins. So I suppose I should be used to his ass-kickey-ness by now, but I love the happy surprises. :-)


Unhappy surprise of the day: The A's released Bobby Kielty. I liked that crazy redhead & he'll definately continue to be missed. He's a 30 y/o switch hitter with a .255 career average, 52 homers, 244 RBIs & 579 major league games. I hope someone good picks him up... I think I heard the Sawx were sniffin?