Good quote

[Shell]

Anaheim Angels fans must be thrilled with the team's new owner, Arte Moreno. The Los Angeles Times reports that he is a fan-friendly kind of guy.

"I see where it's $8.50 for a beer," Moreno said during a Thursday news conference. "That's a lot of money for a beer. I can go around the corner and get it for a buck and a half."

Reporters wondered if he would think about lowering those prices. "I'm not going to think about it," he said. "I'm going to."

Is it too early to name him Southern California Man of the Year?

[Jeff O Rocks]

Hey Arte ....can you talk to Ol Pete?? :D ;)

[Turbulence]

It's good to get someone in an ownership position with some common sense...I'm glad he bought the team.

If only we could see cheaper concession prices...I could get used to a buck fifty for drinks...

[Shell]

Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle has had it with French tennis fans "who abandon every shred of tennis sportsmanship to jeer and ridicule Serena Williams, a great champion who, to show her respect for the tournament and host country, taught herself to speak French.

"Paris turns out to be Philadelphia without Right Guard.''

[Shell]

oh, and speaking of beer...

It costs more for a beer at Dodger Stadium, $7, than at any other major league baseball park, according to Team Marketing Reports' Baseball Fan Cost Index.
A Dodger cup holds 20 ounces, however, so the most expensive brew, per ounce, is sold at Fenway Park, where 12 ounces cost $5.25.

Clearly, Red Sox fans have to dig the deepest to enjoy a day at the yard. Boston ranks first on the list for cost of an average ticket, $42.34; soda, $3.50 for 14 ounces, and parking, $20.

[folgersnyourcup]

Jim Rome was having a ton of fun about a week ago making fun of the whole price reduction thing. The Angels' new owner apparently made a HUGE deal about how he was a fan just like everyon else and wanted to see prices drop DRASTICALLY. He got all this wonderful publicity for it and everything and how much did he drop the prices?

A bag of peanuts is now 4 bucks instead of 4.25 and a regular size beverage is now 3.50 instead of 3.75. That's an almost unnoticeable price difference and for the amount of publicity the guy got when saying he was going to DRASTICALLY reduce prices it's a joke.

Rome took it a bit far and said he would rather pay a dollar more than have Moreno save him 50 cents total when he buys a bag of "nuts" and a coke. He said it costs the average family 5000 bucks to go to an Angels game and now instead of paying 5000 dollars they only have to pay 4999.50! Whoohoo!

[Jeff O Rocks]

parking, $20.

Holy Moly!! :eek: :crazy:

[Shell]

After the Cleveland Cavaliers drafted guard Austin Carr first overall in the 1971 NBA Draft, Carr used his signing bonus money to buy a new purple Olds Toronado.

Carr told the Cleveland Plain Dealer that this vehicle was not well-received.

"I drove it home to D.C., parked it in front of the house and knocked," Carr said. "My mother answered the door and said, 'Where's the new car?'

"I pointed.

"She said, 'No, it's not. I didn't raise a pimp.'

"I ended up getting a dark blue Mercedes with maroon interior."

[Jeff O Rocks]

purple Olds Toronado.

I didn't raise a pimp.'



I bet Mo Diddy would like to borrow that!! :D :laugh:

[Stormbringer]

purple Olds Toronado.

I didn't raise a pimp.'



I bet Mo Diddy would like to borrow that!! :D :laugh:

http://216.40.249.192/s/otn/realhappy/xxrotflmao.gif

[Shell]

LOL!

Norman Chad, syndicated columnist, on the All-Star Game: "Now, if it counts this time, you might think there would be some more rhyme or reason to deciding who plays in the game. But here's how they did it: Fans voted on the starters. The players voted on the reserves. The managers named some of the pitchers and reserves. And, then last week, an Internet poll determined the final spot on each league's roster. Frankly, this process sounds like a cross between the 2000 presidential election and spin-the-bottle."

[Shell]

Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel: "Sprint specialist and four-stage winner Alessandro Petacchi suddenly quit the Tour de France when he gave up on the first climb of the seventh stage. Petacchi is from Italy, but because he surrendered so quickly, he's being hailed as an honorary French hero."

[Guyute]

LOL. love it :D

[Stormbringer]

:laugh:

[Shell]

The Last Word By Bill Lankhof:
Good morning, Maple Leafs masochists. Richard Peddie, the team's chief spinmeister, has indicated the announcement of a new general manager is imminent, eh.

Of course, they say that about winning the Stanley Cup, too. So, you figure it out.

[Shell]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Warren Sapp isn't a skittish guy. But he WAS a bit edgy when the Miami Herald asked him to pose with a 750-pound male African lion named Poncho.

"They're feeding him meatballs and I'm thinking, I'm a lot more meatballs than those little meats they're giving him out of the pot there," Sapp said. "This cat might decide, 'I'm going to take a bite out of the big fella.'"

Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden wasn't concerned about Sapp's well-being. "I was concerned for the lion a little," Gruden told the St. Petersburg Times.

Somebody noted that a lion's roar can be heard 7 miles away. "There are a lot of similarities," Gruden joked.

[Jeff O Rocks]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Warren Sapp isn't a skittish guy. But he WAS a bit edgy when the Miami Herald asked him to pose with a 750-pound male African lion named Poncho.

"They're feeding him meatballs and I'm thinking, I'm a lot more meatballs than those little meats they're giving him out of the pot there," Sapp said. "This cat might decide, 'I'm going to take a bite out of the big fella.'"

Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden wasn't concerned about Sapp's well-being. "I was concerned for the lion a little," Gruden told the St. Petersburg Times.

Somebody noted that a lion's roar can be heard 7 miles away. "There are a lot of similarities," Gruden joked.

I have seen Warren Sapp and I think the lion should have been worried that his meatballs were in danger!! :laugh:

[Shell]

Ron Rapoport, Chicago Sun-Times: "Tell me the truth, Rush Limbaugh is a network plot to make Lisa Guerrero sound intelligent, right?"

[SouthernHockeyChick]

ROTFLMAO Shell!!!!! :laugh:

[Stormbringer]

Heh heh heh... :D

[Alicia]

:laugh: :laugh:

[Shell]

lol

Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda is a huge fan of the OnStar feature on his Cadillac.

"If I lock my keys in the car, all I have to do is call OnStar and they unlock my car," he told the Los Angeles Times. "If the car were ever stolen, they can lock all the doors and trap the thief in the car.

"Whenever my wife tells me she is taking my car to go shopping, I call OnStar and tell them my car has been stolen."

[Guyute]

hahaha

[Shell]

"Think about it for a second: I've been released from six teams. I've been fired as a manager. I've got no hair. I've got a nose that's three sizes too big for my face, and I grew up in a major league clubhouse. My skin's pretty thick. I'll be OK."

-- New Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona, on the unique pressures in his new job.

[Shell]

-- Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel: "True story: The Fellowship of Christian Athletes just named a new national award for Florida State Coach Bobby Bowden. The Bowden Award will honor the college player who _ are you ready for this? _ best epitomizes the term student-athlete and displays, ahem, character and classroom excellence. What next -- The Joe Horn Humility Award, The Warren Sapp Celibacy Award and The George O'Leary Truth in Advertising Award?

[Shell]

Glad to see ole Arte is sticking by his guns ;)

An Angel fan worried that the team's $146-million splurge on free agents might result in increased beer prices recently stopped Angel owner Arte Moreno to inquire about his fear. "I said, 'No,' " Moreno told Associated Press. " 'We have to keep our priorities in order.' "

[Shell]

Glad to see ole Arte is sticking by his guns ;)

An Angel fan worried that the team's $146-million splurge on free agents might result in increased beer prices recently stopped Angel owner Arte Moreno to inquire about his fear. "I said, 'No,' " Moreno told Associated Press. " 'We have to keep our priorities in order.' "