RIP MJ
July 9, 2009
Pic of The Day
Posted by Dishoom under General | Tags: Bo Jackson, Michael Jackson |Leave a Comment
June 18, 2009
Dancing With the Stars
Posted by Dishoom under Sports Laughs | Tags: Chad Johnson, Dance, Dancing with Stars, Dwight Howard, Gators, Joakim Noah, Lebron James, Ochocinco, Shaq, Usain Bolt |Leave a Comment
The hit show has been largely successful because of their ability to integrate athletes, with all their star power and impeccable footwork, into the competitive world of dancing.
Check out some of these moves/audition tapes for the next season!
Joakim Noah after the Gators win
LeBron, Shaq, Dwight Howard Dance Off
Ochocinco and Usain Bolt await…
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June 15, 2009
Super stars and Spangled Banners
Posted by Dishoom under Historic Events, Music | Tags: Marvin Gaye, Mo Cheeks, National Anthem, NBA All Star Game, NHL All Star Game, Whitney Houston |1 Comment
June 10, 2009
Lights, Camera, Action!
Posted by Dishoom under Baseball, Sports Laughs | Tags: Brady Bunch, Different Strokes, Joe Namath, Mister Ed, Muhammed Ali, Nolan Ryan, Phil Silvers, Ryan's Hope, Sandy Koufax, TV Cameo, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra |Leave a Comment
Remember Keith Hernandez on Seinfeld? Mike Piazza on Baywatch? Ernie Banks on Mr. Belvedere?
Or What about The Greatest on Different Strokes?
Or Joe Namath on The Brady Bunch?
courtesy of Newsday.com
Of course, the original reality TV was sports, and the stars were the athletes! So, it’s only fitting that they entered the TV Sitcom world. Check out some interesting TV appearances from baseball’s biggest stars.
Sandy Koufax and the LA Dodgers on a hilarious episode of Mister Ed
More famous appearances after the jump
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June 2, 2009
NY NY SPORTS SPORTS!
Posted by Dishoom under General, Sports Laughs | Tags: Cable guy, NY NY Sports Sports, SNY |Leave a Comment
Great job by SNY to incorporate some of the city’s immigrant essence into their commercial spots.
Hilarity ensues with the new local sports shop, New York New York Sports Sports
2 more hilarious spots after the jump (more…)
May 12, 2009
Who’s The Boss?
Posted by Dishoom under Baseball, Sports Vixens | Tags: Alyssa Milano, Barry Zito, Brad Penny, Carl Pavano, Charmed, Citi Field, Dodgers, Joe Torre, MLB, Touch, Whos the Boss |Leave a Comment
Any questions??
Alyssa Milano is a successful actress, sex symbol, fashionista, and young entrepreneur. She’s famous for her role on “Who’s the Boss” and “Charmed”, and has stayed busy as a businesswoman, with her celebrity networking company, and her popular website .
Here we will look carefully at Milano….and at the many ways she has managed to stay relevant and broaden her brand and audience by creatively using the long arm of sport.
Of course, maybe most famously, Milano is known to have a thing for pitchers…
Zito, Pavano, Penny, etc
Milano recently launched a baseball-themed apparel line called “Touch,” which opened a boutique store at the NY Mets Citi Field in April.
Her collection of headwear, apparel, and jewelery is sold at at the MLB.com Shop.
Alyssa is a regular Los Angeles Dodgers season-ticket holder, and also has an interesting MLB Blog.
She often joins the TBS broadcasting crews in the booth for playoff games.
In March 2009, Alyssa released her book, “Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic.” Dodgers’ manager Joe Torre wrote the book’s Foreword. (The book is basically is a retrospective focusing on how the game has influenced her life. She’s warned that it’s anything but a tell-all about her relationships with star players such as Brad Penny and Carl Pavano.)
Alyssa Milano is blurring the lines between sports and hollywood, opening the baseball market to more women by introducing lines of fashion and jewelery, and overall broadening the audience and interest in sports by being so damn sexy! Awesome! We neeed it!
April 30, 2009
#25 President Barack Hussein ‘O’Bomber’ Obama
Posted by Dishoom under Basketball | Tags: Barack Obama, Basketball, JFK, White House |Leave a Comment
Politics as Usual
Kennedy sailed.
Obama hoops.
We’re taking out the bowling alley in the White House and we’re putting in a basketball court
Sports are more than just games, they are vehicles that help integrate people of varying backgrounds, races, and income-classes. Playgrounds, as much as classrooms, are birth places for skills like leadership, teamwork, and networking.
The most evident example of how a sport has helped to successfully build one’s character, and personal and business relationships, is to look at the importance of basketball to the character and career of President Obama.
Links to stories, jerseys, and pictures after the jump
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April 20, 2009
MLB’s All Venezuela
Posted by Dishoom under Baseball | Tags: Carlos Zambrano, Hugo Chavez, Johan Santana, K Rod, Magglio Ordonez, Miguel Cabrera, Omar Vizquel, Simon Bolivar, Victor Martinez |Leave a Comment
Nevermind Simón Bolívar or Hugo Chavez, let’s talk about El Gran Gato!
Here’s a starting line-up of active major leaguers who hail from the South American country of Venezuela. This country of approx 29 Million has produced some of the best performing and highest paid major league baseball players in the history of the game in the USA.
C – Victor Martinez 2004, 2007 All-Star
1B – Carlos Guillen 2004, 2007, 2008 All-Star
2B – Jose Lopez 2006 All-Star
ss – Omar Vizquel 11-time Gold Glove Short Stop, 3-time All-Star
3B – Miguel Cabrera 2008 AL Home-run and Total Base Leader
LF – Magglio Ordonez 6-time All-Star, 2007 AL Batting Champ (.363)
CF – Endy Chavez “The Catch”
RF – Bobby Abreu 2004, 2005 All-Star, 2005 Gold Glove Winner
SP – Johan Santana 3-time All Star, 2-time Cy Young (2006 Triple Crown), 2007 Gold Glove
PITCHING STAFF
SP – Felix Hernandez Youngest Player in Baseball in 2005, 2006 (April 8, 1986)
SP – Carlos Zambrano 3-time All-Star, 2009 Salary: $18.7 Million!
SP – Kelvim Escobar 2002 – 38 Saves, 2007 – 18 Wins
SP – Carlos Silva Set the Record for Fewest Pitches thrown in 9-inning Complete Game (74)
P – Anibal Sanchez No-hitter in 13th career start
RP – Francisco ‘K-Rod’ Rodriguez 3-time All-Star, MLB Single Season record for saves (62)
Notable Mention: Cesar Izturis 2004 NL Gold Glove, 2008 All Star Catcher Dioner Navarro, 2-time All Star Infielder Melvin Mora
