Caption This Contest (Hockey)

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Hambino Sandwich

You know you have made it when they name a sandwich after you.  I heard the Rangers broadcasters talking about this during the game yesterday afternoon, so I hunted down some info on it:

Grilled, crispy French bread, filled with thinly sliced baked ham, topped with sauteed onions, provolone and spicy pepper-jack cheeses, finished with a creamy Dijon mustard sauce.

Sounds good, but I’ll pass on the onions.  I hate onions.

MLB Extra Innings

There is a bit of a long story that goes along with why I have the Extra Innings package this year, and I am going to share it with you, but the important part is – I get to watch Rangers games, even when they aren’t playing the Jays.  Hamilton stroked a double this afternoon against the Mariners, and he looks good out there.

As to why I have the Extra Innings package – here goes.  Around the start of the NHL and NFL regular seasons, I was pretty much confined to my desk because I was on a tight deadline to finish writing my PhD thesis.  So, I figured I would treat myself to the sports packages on my cable – I love watching a game while I write, because you can pretty much follow it without having to watch it all.  The deal with my cable provider is $26.99/month (for 12 months) for two of the sports packages (Center Ice, Sunday Ticket and Extra Innings) or $29.99/month (for 12 months) for all three.  For an extra $36 over a year, it seemed silly not to get all three, even though I was planning to be done writing my thesis long before baseball season started (I was done January 16, 2010).

And now it has all come together.

And in the time it took me to write this post, Hamilton got forced out at the plate.

2010 Goose Joaks

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You have probably seen these cards popping up around the baseball card blog world. With the availability of the Texas Rangers template this morning, I have fired off a Josh Hamilton card for 2010.

Hamilton Gets a Hit!

That was a slow, painful start to the season for me and my fellow Josh Hamilton fans.  Josh got his first hit of the season (a double) last night against the Seattle Mariners.

Here’s hoping he is getting back in the groove.

The Rise and Fall of a Hobby, In 12 Baseball Cards: Deadspin

Anyone else read Deadspin?

Its one of my guilty pleasure sites to check out every few days, today I saw they had a story up about cards.  Check it out.