Milk Carton Man

Missing. AWOL. Not here, not there. All words and phrases to describe me, SoulSlam. Been 10 long days since me last posting...no reason other than I tweet when I want and 140 characters or less suits my needs to be heard.

So what to speak about?
Big October snow event here in North Jersey this weekend. Schools closed today, lots of issues with power and downed lines. Halloween tonight, which means potential problems if anybody comes near those lines. Be careful.
My prediction of Texas in six was correct, only Texas didn't get the memo. Congrats to St. Louis, who just lost their man-witch, I mean manager.
I already can see issues with some of the parents of my 5th grade basketball team. These are the parents who don't know me well, so I'll nip that in the bud at practice 1.
Going to visit Cooperstown for the first time in a couple of weeks. Can't wait.
Hot stove begins!

Rapture, Interrupted. Again.

Oct. 21 - the new date of the end of the world when it didn't happen on May 21. SoulSlam was there.

I don't want to count my proverbial chickens, but w'ere almost at the halfway point of today and no impending apocolypse on the horizon yet.

I guess predicting the end is a little tougher than a parlay. Keep trying though.

Carnac Says

Texas in Six.

Running Into The Grave

With all the hoopla about The Walking Dead, I thought I'd pontificate about a certain type of individual you may or may not know exists.

I'm talking 'bout the guy (or gal) who is a dedicated runner...but looks like they are going to keel over and die. You know the type; little bit of a hunch, sunken face, wearing a shirt from some ancient 5K they entered a decade ago. Runs 365 days a year - "thanks for the Christmas present, now I gotta go on my run!"

They don't look healthy, they don't look fit, they don't look good. People with chronic anemia have a healthier glow. So SoulSlam has some helpful hints:

Eat some meat. Your probably so committed your now a vegetarian, trying to subsist on the protein found in beans. Here's a clue: RED MEAT!

Stop wearing spandex shirts. You look dumb.

Lose the lime green apparel. It is not a good color for you.

Lift a weight. In certain situations, running is a coward's activity.

Take a day off. Have a beer.

Outlook: Positive

Stood next to a guy today in a lavatory. At the sinks.

He weighed 400 lbs. easy (not a typo). So he wasn't exactly rockin' the latest fashions from Hollister if you catch me meaning.

Washed his hands, and then...he pulled the old ACE comb (a company and product so old it doesn't have a website) and did a fine job of combing his hair into a stylish 'do. I'm thinking he might be putting in a little overtimes with the moves on the ladies!

Good for you Haystacks.

1492

Fine day for a day off. Thanks Columbus.

Did he discover the "New World". Probably not, but apparently he had the best agent.

Random:

R.I.P. Al Davis. I'm a Raider fan; he was a true innovator and maverick in every sense of the word

Should've played V. Cruz in fantasy yesterday

This new blogger interfae takes some getting used to. Can't find the spellchek (apparently!)

I like the Texas Rangers to go all the way

Speaking of opting out, CC should opt out of some of those meals he has

Less than a week until The Walking Dead

Local travel baseball tryouts this week as well. About time to get back to some hardball

I am ambivalent about Halloween

I predict the NYY will spend about $200M this off-season

What's the over/under on the NBA this year?

x2

A couple of years ago, the WS looked something like this...

YANKEES vs. PHILLIES

The type of WS where I couldn't root for anybody. NOT THIS YEAR!!!

Goodbye Philadelphia. Now Jimmy Rollins can badmouth Jose Reyes from the comfort of his living room.

So this is AWESOME x2!

The Phanatic...drowning his sorrow.

One Word

AWESOME

The Savior

Image courtesy of Bleacher Report It all comes down to this. Like standing on line at the DMV or having to push a rock uphill for eternity (Hello Sisyphus!) - Yankee Fans get to see the man of their dreams, AJ Freakin' Burnett pitch the most important game of the season tonight!

Awesome.

Happy Birthday JC

A very happy birthday (#29 no doubt) to the love of my life, my wife, Mrs. SoulSlam.

 She puts up with me and my idiosyncrasies, is the best mom to our two ballplayers and makes everything worth all I do.

 LOVE

Playoffs Begin

So we get TB layin' a can of serious ass-whoop on Texas last night. Hats off to Kelly Shoppach for some day at the plate. And Johnny Damon may not be able to field or throw, but he can still swing. Look for the Rangers to get even tonight.

Does anybody have a the Weatherbug app at MLB? I can't believe that nobody saw rain coming...so now the series goes tonight from bottom 2nd. And the two star pitchers are out (at least tonight).

Conspiracy? You decide.