September is winding down so it’s time for October playoff baseball, week 3 of NFL football, and the impending start of the hockey season. But can you believe it? Thanks to their game 1 tie with the Steelers and their incredible first win in 635 days over the New York Jets this past Thursday night …
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Three years ago we went on our first cruise (on the Disney Dream) right before Thanksgiving. This year for Christmas, we decided to go on an eastern Caribbean Very MerryTime holiday cruise. After months of planning and preparations, we just got back from a week of relaxation and recreation on the Disney Fantasy, and we had an …
First the Cleveland Browns worked their magic and picked Johnny Manziel (aka, Johnny Football or LeBron James in Cleats?) in the first round (22nd overall). Reports have it that Manziel will be hometown hero Brian Hoyer‘s backup, not the starter, but hopefully this time around picking a quarterback finally works out for the Browns. Then …
My recent Florida vs. Ohio sports contests ended up in Ohio’s favor 2-1. It started two weeks ago when my hometown Indians lost to my current town Rays in the AL wildcard game. Yesterday we drove over to Orlando to see the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Orlando Magic in pre-season play. The Cavs were …
Today is my birthday and while it’s not as cool as past ones, there is a ton of stuff going on today. the US government decided to celebrate my birthday by shutting down Florida’s texting-while-driving ban goes into effect the 2013-2014 hockey season starts (Go Bolts!) But the best gift is post-season baseball, and this …
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The day started early again as we got up at 7am, grabbed a quick breakfast at the hotel, and the headed out into the chilly, windy morning over to the University of Dayton Arena for rehearsal with the alumni band. Practice ended a few hours later after we rehearsed the pre-game and halftime shows with …
After finishing with only 3 wins last year, my Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the defending Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints 23-13 to close out the regular season with a 10-6 record. Unfortunately, with the Bears losing to the Packers and the Giants defeating the Redskins, there will be no playoff games for the Bucs …
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I knew it was going to be a tough start to the 2010 NFL season because one of my two favorite teams was guaranteed to start with a loss. That’s because the Cleveland Browns were in town playing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the season opener. The last time these two teams played each other …
It’s early October, that wonderful time of year when temperatures (supposedly) get cooler and we have that wonderful confluence of the baseball, football, basketball, and hockey seasons. Well, it’s usually wonderful, except: even with the franchise’s second best season, the Rays missed out on the post-season the Indians’ season (and the Eric Wedge era) is …
Super Bowl XLIII didn’t end the way I wanted it to, but what a fantastic, down-to-the-wire game! Some random thoughts: Raymond James Stadium and the Tampa Bay area looked great in all the blimp shots (especially in HD). I was only half-watching the halftime show, but I did see Bruce Springsteen slide across the stage …