Well, That Was A Fun Day [Jimmy Olsen's Blues DUAN]
Let it be known that as enjoyable as it was to substitute "edit" Deadspin the day after all hell broke loose on HBO, it is not without its drawbacks. Like, for example, I have no idea what happened in any actual sports news today. But I do appreciate the tips, the opinions, the mash-ups, the well-wishes, and the Buzz Bissinger Wikipedia entries that have been flooding the inbox all day.
Tomorrow, barring any unforseen fist fights that may break out on the Best Damn Sports Show-thingee this evening, order will be restored to its rightful, garbage-picking place.
Be well, anonymous bully commenters. Enjoy the fame.
The City’s Best Between the Bread
We've got some damn tasty sandwiches in this city, no doubt about it. So today the Times gives New Yorkers a collective pat on the back, surveying seven high points in our spectacular sandwich landscape, including Taim's green falafel, the Knish Press (a sandwich composed in a split knish) from Press 195, and – in a surprise nod to nearby Montclair – the Benny Mac (a heart-attack-inducing chicken cutlet sub topped with mac-and-cheese, barbecue sauce and bacon).
Interestingly, the best sandwich Times critic Frank Bruni has ever had in his life – El Quinto Pino's uni panini – is deemed too dainty to meet reporter Julia Moskin's sringent sandwich qualifications. More uni for Bruni.
There are, of course, many other standouts that didn't make the top seven. The first few that come to mind include any of the banh mi from Saigon Banh Mi in Chinatown, the Cuban sandwich from Margon in Midtown, the duck club sandwich at Marshall Stack, and the Mama's Special at Mama's of Corona in Queens. Your suggestions to expand the list?
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UNC’s Bobby Frasor Might Hurt Himself. Again. [Roy Williams Might Not Be Pleased With This]
The man preparing to jump off the roof into that fantastic above-ground pool is, according to some college hoops bloggers, University of North Carolina point guard Bobby Frasor. He's just having some fun, blowing off steam, as classes wind down for the semester at North Carolina. No harm, really — he's just up to typical college hi-jinx. School's out. For summer. Duhn-duhn.
But, the thing is, Frasor's been "rehabilitating" his banged-up knee which he injured last December 27:
Frasor, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Dec. 27, soon will embark on extended jogs and squatting exercises in an effort to continue regaining leg strength.
He said his quadriceps, in particular, has been a targeted area."It's going to be challenging and it'll be a lot of work," he said. "Right now it's just all about strengthening my quad, so that's the big key."
Looks like that quad is at full-strength right now. But just to be safe, it should be known that the pool he's jumping into is full of packages of frozen peas.
Bobby Frasor Is A Golden God [Rush The Court]
Frasor's Rehab Going Well [850 Buzz]
Remember to send Isiah Thomas a card for …
Remember to send Isiah Thomas a card for his birthday. Or some popcorn. [Wiki]
To Watch Tonight [Mush!]
What to watch instead of this ...
• Boxing: Light middleweights, Joel Julio vs. Ishe Smith, at Vancouver, British Columbia (9 p.m., ET). Ishe? I don't know; Ishe what? [ESPN2]
• MLB: Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs (8 p.m., ET). Suppan vs. Dempster: Beyond Thunderdome. [ESPN]
• NBA: Eastern Conference quarterfinals, Game 5, Washington at Cleveland (6 p.m., ET); Eastern Conference quarterfinals, Game 5, Atlanta at Boston (8:30 p.m., ET). Break out your Vick jerseys. [TNT]
• NHL: Eastern Conference semifinals, Game 4, Montreal at Philadelphia (7 p.m., ET); Western Conference semifinals, Game 4, San Jose at Dallas (joined in progress). There's nothing that says playoff drama like "joined in progress." [Versus]
Another One Of Clemens’ Part-Time Ladies Strikes A Pose [The Female Equivalent Of Blue Steel]
This is Angela Moyers, real estate agent from Lemoyne, Pa., who also is rumored to have had an ongoing part-time humpathon with Roger Clemens while he was still married and being America's perfect family man.
Unlike Mindy McCready, Moyers remains mum about the whole situation, but did offer a steamy "No comment" to every reporter who inquired about the nature of their relationship. Moyers used to be a bartender in Manhattan and was close enough with Clemens to, allegedly, let him help pay the rent for her Houston apartment when she lived there.
This should do wonders for her real estate business in this subprime ravaged market.
Roger Clemens had several women, flew them on jet planes [NYDN]
Clemens' gal's comeback pitch [CBS Sportsline]
Brooklyn Man Must Know Everything About What He Buys
Like No Impact Man before him, Brooklyn resident Scott Ballum embarked last month on a year long mission to radically examine his own patterns of consumption. He’s calling it the Consume®econnection Project, and his plan sounds simple yet exhausting:
The Mission: A year-long effort to meet the laborers and craftsmen who build what I buy – and put a human face on consumption. For every transaction, there must be a personal connection with someone along the production chain.To that end, he road-tripped to the Maker’s Mark Distillery in Kentucky and sneaked away from the guided tour so he could personally shake hands with Jude, one of eighteen barrel-rollers at the distillery. Now Ballum can suck down unlimited Maker’s for the year with a clean conscience. He also toured the Brooklyn Brewery to meet the folks and learn more about their process – turns out only 1/3 of their beer is made in Williamsburg; the rest is brewed in Utica. (A Sixpoint tour is definitely in order.)
Besides booze, the 30-year-old graphic designer's been surprised to find that 90% of his purchases are for food. So he’s decided that all his groceries for the next year are to come from Greenmarkets and the Park Slope Food Coop, where he’ll have “the opportunity to discover where everything hails from and visit as many (over time) as I can.” You can keep tabs on Ballum’s progress on his blog, where his first month is marked by agonizing over issues like whether eating an unidentified burger at Williamsburg’s MonkeyTown is “cheating.” [Via PSFK.]
• FIBA will change the international …
• FIBA will change the international basketball key from a trapezoid to a rectangle, and you read it first on Mark Cuban's blog! [Blog Marverick]
Be sure to tune into Fox’s “Best Damn Sports …
Be sure to tune into Fox's "Best Damn Sports Show Period" tonight and watch our floppy-haired hero do battle on national television once again. Maybe John Salley will try to choke him? [FSN]
Moons Over My Prom-Y [Whimsy]
For those reading who are teachers, it is that time of the year to volunteer your chaperoning services to one or more of your school's proms. There, your job is to make sure no one's hands fall below the belt line for illegal slow-dance fondling or, you know, make sure no students are having babies in the bathroom and depositing the slimey remains in the toilet.
More importantly, before the dance, you better watch out for some over-eager boys dropping their pants in an effort to creatively invite girls to the prom. That's exactly what happened to Huron High School senior Carolyn Campbell— and those boys paid for it.:
Kristoff Wennersten figured his prom proposal had to be one-of-a-kind if it would have any chance of being accepted.But the Huron High School senior never imagined it would result in a suspension for himself and 12 of his varsity lacrosse teammates, whom he recruited to help spell out the message at a school soccer match via their derrieres.
The players displayed the question, "Will You Go To The Prom With Me? Yes or No?" on their posteriors while mooning Huron senior Carolyn Campbell at a game.
If anything, this should give some would-be grooms a great idea for how to propose to their future brides.
Lacrosse Players Are Romantic [With Leather]