Had a great time at the old ballyard last night. Friend of Best Friend provided us with their super seats behind home plate, the rain held off and the beer was cold. C.C. Sabathia must have wanted to see the end of the Cavs game, as he mowed down the Pirates, 4-1, in a very fast game, with a three hitter. This allowed us to see the end of said Cavs game, which they lost. I haven't really digested that one yet, because I have to take a longer look at it.

Things that may have been solved last night:

Polling randoms about "American Idol". I'd say that was split evenly, making me very apprehensive about Wednesday's finale.

The food "pigs in a blanket" means different things to different people. I subscribe to the hot dog surrounded by crescent roll definition. Others believe it's stuffed cabbage. Then there are others who believe it is sausage wrapped by pancakes. Amazing.

We got to play a version of "Gay or Not Gay" last night. This is a bit from BaD Radio on The Ticket in Dallas, a funny sports show. Anyhow, "Gay or Not Gay" involves the hosts determining if certain behaviors are gay or not gay. For instance, a guy has a small dog. He carries the dog around, not unlike Paris Hilton, but uses a manly Dewalt tool bag. Is that gay or not gay? Personally, that's gay, as a guy shouldn't be carrying around any sort of dog. You get the idea.

Mine were that I receive a hair appointment schedule from She Who Cuts My Hair at the beginning of each calendar year. We decided that was not gay. Admittedly, I was reluctant to do that for a while, but decided it's a good thing and you can make an argument with limited availability, convenient times, being busy, it's one less thing to deal with.

Sad to say, but I own an onion dome. An onion dome allows you to store an onion without stinkin' up the other foods. This, however, was determined to be totally gay. I had to hear things like "Haven't you heard of Tupperware?" or "Hello...Ziploc bag". Thank God, I do not own a cheese dome or an olive spoon. But I did admit to owning the cheese slice keeper. Mercifully, the topic was changed.

Meal of Links

Does Katharine McPhee's Angelino roots hurt her chances at victory? Here's hoping.

Man, we can't "Do the Freddy" anymore. Strangely, seeing this guy on TV singing "I'm Telling You Now" is one of my earliest memories.

Anheuser-Busch purchases Rolling Rock. It might spell the end of the Latrobe brewery. Goose Island might be next for A-B.

Exercise Yard

The Preakness is today. This has potential to be a really weak race, as the organizers struggled to get 9 horses to enter. Barbaro is the even money favorite. Not much potential for a big payday here. Let's hope a longshot moves late to pick up a piece.

The bet:

Barbaro to win
Barbaro over Greeley's Legacy in the exacta.

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