Ok, let me begin by acknowledging that “Pulp Fiction” might be my favorite movie of all-time and “Reservoir Dogs” is not too much behind it, so I’m a huge fan of Quentin Tarantino’s work. While I didn’t like “Jackie Brown” on the same level, I think it’s an excellent movie which probably gets a bit [...]
Entries from May 2005
May 24, 2005
There Is Nothing Fundamental About Fundametalism
As the sun beat down on a hotter than average Arizona May day,
I was thinking about how a Coke slurpee would hit the spot. Getting into my car to hit the nearest convenience store, I saw a young woman carrying her dirty clothes to the laundry room of an apartment building. Considering the heat [...]
May 23, 2005
Newest MLB Power Rankings
1. White Sox- When your 6th starter (B. McCarthy) can battle Mark Prior, you have some kind of depth. Posednik’s OBP is .394, while Carlos Lee’s is .307.
2. Orioles- Most impressive feature of their start is 16-6 record against AL East rivals.
3. Red Sox- When you have a team ERA of 4.65 and you’re still [...]
May 20, 2005
A Complete, Extensive, Exhaustive….. Look at Chicago Baseball
Over the past 2 Wednesdays, I have visited Wrigley Field and US Cellular ballparks in Chicago. With the White Sox and Cubs starting their cross-town games today, all the Chicagoland media and blogs are breaking down the battle. Well, forget searching the other sites, as here at The Juice, we have everything covered. This [...]
May 16, 2005
Author Will Carroll Interview: The Juice Q&A
Over the past year Steroids have been one of the major points of discussion in baseball, but of the information that has come out on the topic, little of it was informative. The answer to this dilemma has been solved by Will Carroll’s book, “The Juice”. Every facet of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) is covered, [...]
May 15, 2005
Baseball Toaster Chicago Gamewatch Update
Yes, still going, but the update is to mention that the Wednesday, May 18 game starts at 1:05, not an hour later, like I had mistakenly written, originally. Set to appear besides myself are Toaster Derek Smart, plus former All-Baseball alums, TFD and Bryan Smith. We plan on meeting at the bullpen sports bar [...]
May 10, 2005
Sports Radio Shows
Will and I do a lot of sports radio across the country and just like most everything, quality is in short supply. Since I want to continue to do many of these stations, I will keep to myself my thoughts on the various local sports radio shows (the good ones know who they are), [...]
May 9, 2005
Toaster Game Watch in Chicago (May 18)
Will and I will be up at US Cellular to catch the Sox playing the Rangers on May 18. The game starts at 2:05 and we were thinking about meeting up with any of our readers at around 12:30, so if you are interested, mark it down on your calendar. Even if you are a [...]
May 6, 2005
Ben Folds (SCRATCH THAT)— Old 97’s Concert Review
Last fall, I mentioned to Will Carroll that we ought to go to the Cake concert. We get down to the show and find out it is sold-out. Well, just 2 nights ago, we finally worked out our raincheck to go catch a concert together, only to find out that the Ben Folds performance was [...]
May 4, 2005
How are the White Sox Winning?
Tuesday afternoon, I was listening to one of my favorite baseball experts on a radio talk show, when he was asked what is the deal with the White Sox? This author of one of baseball’s best new books of 2005, answered that he has no idea how they are doing it. At least he acknowledged [...]
