Ligers, Unicorns & Other Mythical Matchups

Knock, Knock, Knockin' On Heaven's Door!!
(Thanks Axel)

Happy Friday everyone and get ready for a serious amount of top notch NFL action.  By this time you have probably figured out that the NFL playoffs are in full swing and there are all types of pools going on.  Boxes like the Super Bowl pools, eliminator pools with the spread and all types of variations in between.  So if you have the chance to pick your own teams this weekend, how do you make your decision?  There are all kinds of analytics being done…numbers being crunched, life savings being squandered this weekend…I have the fix for all of that…just like the NCAA Mens Basketball tournament, I like to pick my teams based on who would win if the battle was in real life - 

Despite the spread giving 7 points to the Baltimore Ravens you kinda have to think that a New England Patriot (with a gun) beats out a bird.  While the raven is a formidable bird and the guns used by the American Revolutionaries were primitive there really isn't much to discuss here…Pats win by 10 (especially in New England)

The late game on Saturday is the Carolina Panthers (-11 SEA) playing away from the den (I assume that's where panthers live) in Seattle against the Seattle Seahawks.  This is one of those weird ones where it is really, really hard to compare.  Both are pretty solid predators in their own right, but one flies and one doesn't.  I am not sure if panthers are capable of flight but I think that for the most part flying in this case will come in very handy.  I say Seattle wins but doesn't cover the spread in this long drawn out battle of beast versus bird.  That seahawk looks pissed...

Stay tuned for Sunday's matchups which get kinda funky in that it's two dudes fighting at 1PM and two horses at 4PM.

Enjoy your Friday & Saturday, eat chips!

HAPPY WATCHING!!!

Is It Cool To Lose On Purpose?

Happy Tuesday everyone!  I think everyone out there is pretty familiar with the fan orchestrated campaign a few years back in Indianapolis when they were terrible.  The fans basically decided that the team's season would be more useful to the franchise if they continued to lose and obtain the highest draft pick they could for the 2012 draft and grab superstar college quarterback Andrew Luck.  They ended that season 2-14, got the first pick and drafted Luck.  They have since been 11-5, 11-5 and are 6-3 this season and in first place.  Andrew Luck has been elected to the NFL Pro Bowl in both 2012 and 2013.  He still has a long way to go before he is labeled a very,  very good draft pick but you know what?  I have to say that so far things are turning out pretty well for him, the fans and the Indianapolis Colts franchise.  

Now this does work out for every franchise, as is clearly exhibited by the Jacksonville Jaguars.  They seemingly lose by nature and end up with a pretty high draft pick every year.  They have had the 3rd, 2nd, 5th, 10th, 10th, 8th and 8th overall draft picks going back to the 2008 draft.  Going back to 2008 they have not had more than 8 wins in a season and this year are a sexy 1-9...clearly they need to either suck more or find a new General Manager.  My point is that being miserable is not a guarantee to future success, but Luck is certainly not the only player to turn around a miserable franchise with a top draft pick. 

As a fan of the hapless 2-8 (nice win on Sunday, morons), I constantly battle whether or not I prefer to see them lose so that they might be able to secure that coveted high draft pick in next spring's NFL Draft.  What good does it do them to finish the year with 4 or 5 wins (wishful thinking at best), miss the playoffs and ultimately end up with a draft pick in the low to mid teens.  The sick thing about the Jets getting a good draft pick is that I don't feel all that great about them finding the right talent they need to actually improve the team.  

Let's run through this for a moment - 

1st Rounders in Order - 18th Calvin Pryor, 9th Dee Milliner, 16th Quinten Coples, 30th Mohammed Wilkerson, 29th Kyle Wilson and 5th the infamous (and now resurrected) Mark Sanchez.  This takes us back to 2009's draft and in my opinion the only one here that actually belongs in the first team is Mohammed Wilkerson.  Pryor has potentially but recent reports of him being late for meetings and a subsequent benching leads me to believe that his brain is not into things at the level they need to be.  But maybe that's just me.

For those who don't know, the photos above in order are Sexy Rexy flaunting his tattoo of his wife wearing a Sanchez jersey, Sanchez's brilliant butt fumble and oft injured Dee Milliner doing his best hurt face...he is always hurt.  

Where is this all going?  The answer is, I just don't know.  Is it better to lose semi on purpose for a chance at a good draft pick if you don't know what to do with it?  That actually reminds me of a line from Glengarry Glen Ross (Alec Baldwin) which if you don't know is a movie about the inner-workings of a real estate sales office...tell me I'm wrong but how applicable is this to the New York Jets franchise - 

"These are the new leads (for the salesmen to use). These are the Glengarry leads. And to you they're gold, and you don't get them. Why? Because to give them to you is just throwing them away. They're for closers. I'd wish you good luck but you wouldn't know what to do with it if you got it. And to answer your question, pal, why am I here? I came here because Mitch and Murray asked me to. They asked me for a favor. I said the real favor, follow my advice and fire your *expletive* ass because a loser is a loser."

You tell me that doesn't fit the Jets and I'd say you're crazy.  Lose or win for the rest of the season, seems like it won't matter.  

HAPPY WATCHING!!!

Get Wifey Off Your Back, It's Only Monday!!

Happy Monday!  My most recent post Saturday afternoon extolled the awesomeness of all that was across the sports universe, especially in college football, MLB, NFL and NHL.  Well, when the dust settled late Sunday night, it was an up and down weekend.  Royals rolled again with a late rally in the top of the ninth to take a 2-0 lead on the O Birds.  The Jets did what they do, which is nothing exciting and even when it gets mildly exciting (making a late 4th quarter drive to tie the game) they find away to throw the game away.  Smith hit the other team with a sick pass that went for 6 points the other way.  At least it wasn't a blow out but it feels bad all the same.  The Rangers got smacked up 6-3 by the Toronto Maple Leafs who are now hang out enjoying Canadian Thanksgiving (get your own holidays!)  Did not make for very good sports TV around the NYC Metro area but the Dallas-Seattle game was a nice one for the national viewers.

You Think Your Wife is Always On YOUR Back?!

All that being said the HIGHLIGHT of the sporting world this weekend was the 2014 North American Wife Carrying Championships held Saturday at Sunday River, Maine.  You would think they would hold them on a Sunday at Sunday River, but whatever.  The rules of the competition are fairly simple - teams of one man and one woman where the woman is carried in some fashion compete in head to head heats to eventually get to the final head to head race.  The 275 yard course includes raised log obstacles, changes in elevation (try running up or downhill with your wife on your back) and what is termed "The Widow Maker" a stretch of waist deep water that essentially turns to a murky mash after competitors start running through it.  

Why do they call it The Widow Maker, you ask?  It's just a dude carrying his lady through waist deep water…sort of like in a romantic comedy starring whoever where the guy valiantly carries his honey to safety and then they make out on the shore of this body of water.  Well, this one is a little different because the male participant typically carries his female counterpart using the sport standard "Estonian carry".  What the heck is the Estonian carry?  Glad you asked!  It's where the "lady" wraps her legs around her partners head and clasps her arms around his waist.  Sounds pretty sexy right?  A whole lot of body contact for an obstacle course…well not exactly.  Picture the hold being an inverted piggyback ride where the woman's head is where her feet would usually be located.  Now image when she is dragged through waist deep (his waist, not hers) and you can see why if the man is not careful to keep his woman's head above the muck he could be looking at a long solo ride home (unless they win of course).  

There are a few other incredibly awesome perks to winning this coveted championship.  First, the winners receive the woman's weight in beer, 5 times her weight in cash and an entry into the World Championships held each year in Finland (where the sport is purported to have originated).  Adding another lay of beauty to the competition - your team's performance (lighter is better) and reward (heavier is better - more beer and dough) all come down to the weight of your wife.  I don't know about you guys, but this is not a conversation that I want to have with me wife heading into this competition.  Maybe this weekend the wife and I will give this a try, probably skipping The Widow Maker.

Enjoy your Monday!!

HAPPY WATCHING!!

Manchester United Complete Mega Transfer Deal & Ice, Ice Baby!!

Less farting around and more productivity!

Hi Everybody!  It's Tuesday, let's celebrate with some soccer news!

Angel Di Maria (Argentine soccer player) has been purchased from Real Madrid by the Red Devils of Manchester United for a club record 

£59.7M!!  That is some serious scratch just for the right to then sign him to a long term contract.  Di Maria a world class winger will really add poise and punch for a currently punchless and directionless ManU side.  He had a very solid World Cup for Argentina back in July and was named Man Of The Match at the Champions League final, where Real Madrid took down cross town rival Ateltico Madrid.  The signing piles up the total summer transfer costs incurred by Manchester United to a whopping  £132M.  The jury is out on the productiveness of the signings (the EPL season is only 2 games old for the squad) but I feel like it will not be enough to get them back to where they want to be (on top of the EPL table).  They missed out on a ton of top notch talent this summer with most of it either resigning with their current club or heading to the "new" Super Powers, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.  I am not saying that they haven't been good in the past but now they are all drawing THE top talent.  Toss in the top English and German clubs and someone is bound to get boxed out.  The REST of the soccer world does not operate with the high level of socialism found in our MLS.  **I am looking right at you New England Revolution and this pathetic "lottery" for Jermaine Jones**

Moving right along - I was called upon to do the  Ice Bucket Challenge, kinda nailed it...a big ol' bowl of frosty ice water...which was welcomed given that it is in the mid 80's in Jersey City and the more important part is that my dad, mom and brother were nominated for the challenge.  I am sure it will be great to see their interpretations of the challenge!  This charitable endeavor goes to raise money for curing ALS aka Lou Gehrig's Disease.  I have always found him to be a fascinating figure in baseball history despite being a life long New York Yankee.  He was nicknamed the Iron Horse for having played in 2130 consecutive games in the majors, a record since broken by Cal Ripken Jr.  Not to take anything away from Ripken, but when comparing Gehrig's career statistics to his, the only way Gehrig's playing were cut short was due to this debilitating disease.  The Iron Horse was a lifetime .340 hitter with 493 HRs and 1995 RBIs compared to Ripken's .276/431/1695 stat line.  Again, it takes a great player to play this long and for this many consecutive games but as evidenced by his stats, Lou Gehrig was not slowing down any time soon if not for getting ALS.  I am reminded of a post I put up last week or the week prior about silly sports injuries and the reasons some guys missed playing time.  It would have been interesting if fantasy baseball were around in 1939 and the little injury note icon popped up next to Gehrig's name in your lineup.  And you're like WHAT?  He can't be injured...and the note just simply says - "considers self world's luckiest man, potentially out for season because he's slowly dying."  Gehrig died 2 years later.  Let's find a cure!!

Also - I am matching my ALS donation with a donation to The Water Project they help people (kids, moms, dads and everyone else) who do not have easy access to potable water.  There are nearly 1 billion people like this around the world.  That's not fair and we need to help.

Keep it real my friends, and Dad, Mom and Steve you are on the clock!!!!

Happy Watching!!!

Reporting to you from the US Open tomorrow - will be a good one!

Brittney Griner Dunks (Big Deal) & Football Round Up!

Happy Monday everyone!  Monday mornings (especially this one) are never pretty.  Sky is falling, everything is backwards and completely not running as I hoped they would.  Luckily as the saying goes, time heals all wounds and eventually time on this Monday will run out.  Also, the bright side of it all is that next Monday is a national holiday so we got that going for us!!!  

That being said, let's just dive right into the weekend that was and week that will/might be!

Brittney Griner is a professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury.  She is 6 feet and 9 inches tall and as is relatively expected of a professional basketball player, athletic in nature.  So I am not really all that impressed (compared to other people) when she dunks in a basketball game.  I was an average high school basketball player and 6 feet 2 or maybe 3 inches tall and I threw a few down (granted in practice).  This Griner is supposed to be the best one at her position in the ladies league and it's being heralded as a miracle that she can dunk in a game.  Should the rim be lowered to 9 feet?  Should jet packs or rocket boosters be utilized?  Am I missing something?  Everyone…literally everyone can dunk in the NBA, even the 6'3" shooting guards can put it down.  Ok - maybe not JJ Redick (I am sure he can sometimes) Given that she is 6'9" this should be a common occurrence.  Beat someone in the post and throw it down!!  I wish I was 6'9", would be sweet to play in pick up games at the local Boys and Girls Club.  Ok, digressing a little here but you get the point right?  It's not just me!!

Saint Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford is done for the season.  He tore his ACL (again) this past weekend which lines him up for surgery, rehab and 2015.  I don't really see why the Rams would think that he was their "franchise" QB, but they did and now they owe him $14M for this season…pretty smart (on his part).  It's baffling to me how an organization heads into the football season with zero contingency plans for their QB situation when their numero uno has a history of getting hurt.  They have Shaun Hill…not the best (really dig the spelling though).  It's like driving a car around on a spare for weeks, you don't fix the bad tire and you don't have any spares.  Not smart..RUMOR is that they are eyeing Sanchez (formerly of the New York Jets, now carrying Nick Foles' water bottle for the Eagles).  If I am the Rams, I make a push for Mike Vick, but I also do not want to see him not on the Jets either - the tough part about being a fan I guess.

Speaking of which some quick hitters on the pre-season - 

++  Jets v Giants was a disaster if you are a Giants fan.  Not great if you're a Jets fan, but miserable for Big Blue fans.  Giants QB and captain Eli Manning looks lost and it doesn't seem like anything has gotten better from last season's crumby finish.  Should be a long season…

++  Wes Welker's brains are literally leaking out through his ears after suffering his third concussion in less than a year.  It's sad to see this happen to such a quality player, but I have seen it happen before.  One of my (and a lot of other 30 something year old Jets fans) favorite players Wayne Cherbet had issues with concussions and it's not something to be taken lightly.  Despite being a Bronco and former Patriot, I do hope Wes makes the right decisions regarding his career going forward.  Side note, Tom Brady is still a jerk.

++  Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has a broken rib and probably will end up playing with one of those flack jackets the entire season.  This will be an annoying story about how he either is winning despite the injury or is losing with the injury and should be subbed out.  It's just the way things go with this stuff…very aggravating.  


Hope your day is better than mine!

And this one too - 

Happy Watching!!!

Thanks to Rachel for the new grilled cheese pics!  

Johnny Foosball & Odd Sports Injuries

Johnny Foosball & Odd Sports Injuries

It's 2 for Tuesday today and man am I excited to get to some lighter stuff after a semi-depressing Manic Monday, which will only get worse once football season starts and the Jets and Giants are racking up losses with reckless abandon (well, I hope not…but probably).

As previously mentioned at Grilled Cheese Sports and just about every other sports website, TV show, water cooler or family BBQ - Johnny Manziel has been making headlines since being drafted 22nd overall by the Cleveland Browns in this year's NFL Draft.  Whether it's doing blow in the women's room, throwing money around like it's his last day on Earf or getting silly on social media he has been a very, very busy boy.  

During last night's Monday Night Football game (pre-season so no one really watched it) the Redskins played the Browns and it apparently got a little heated…at least in Manziel's head.  During one of the plays he ended up by the Redskins sideline and for reasons only known to him, he flipped the bird to the Redskins players.

Seems he did not take too kindly to the Redskins pointing out to him that this was not college and in fact was the NFL.  Not sure why that would get you fired up…pretty sure the uniforms that everyone is wearing has the NFL logo on it.  They said that the defenses were faster than him…again, not sure why that would make him flip the bird.  Everyone's 40 yard dash time is published on some website somewhere from their NFL combine days - Combine Database.  Not a mystery that he is playing in the NFL (not college) and that the defensive players are faster than many he faced in college and probably much faster than he is…BUT here's the thing, oh wait…there isn't a thing.  Johnny Foosball is just dumb.  He is some clown who is good/great (especially at the college level) and that's about it.  I am sure he will rise to the mediocre level the Browns expect of themselves but probably nothing more.  It won't be entirely his fault, as the Browns have holes all over the field…even more so with Josh Gordon most likely out for the season after his 14th drug related infraction.  Good luck Johnny - it's going to be a rough one!

Oddly Ridiculous Sports Injuries!

I am going to make this one into a list because the hilarity doesn't really need that much color (all of which led to missing games) - 

1.  Marty Cordova - missed time due to a severe sunburn because he fell asleep in a tanning bed
2.  Wade Boggs - strained back while pulling on his cowboy boots
3.  Ricky Henderson - acquired frostbite from prolonged exposure to…you guessed it, an ice pack
4.  Matt Cain - sliced hand open while cutting crust off of sandwich, actually crust was removed…cut hand while cutting bread into triangles
5.  Sammy Sosa - pulls muscle in his back after a violent sneeze (I think it was a 'roid sneeze)
6.  Joel Zumaya - missed 3 games with an injured wrist from of all things playing Guitar Hero

That about wraps it up for today!

Was just about to sign off for the day but I figured I would drop this one on you…you're welcome! - Suarez Claims "No More Biting!"

Happy Watching!!

Big Ben Not A Good Leader? No way!!

Pittsburgh Steelers long time starting quarterback Ben "Big Ben" Roethlisberger (pictured above on the right) is in the media again for "off the field" well...sorta on the field stuff surrounding comments made by former Steelers wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders (now with the Denver Broncos).  I know exactly what you were thinking when I mentioned "off the field" but this time it was not followed by any of these key words - "alledge" "antics" "sexual" "misconduct" or "bathroom' or "rape".  Which is good because I think we need a lot less of those words floating around the world of sports...maybe except for antics...everyone loves a little antics every now and again - except from you Aaron Hernandez...not cool.

It seems Sanders made a comment to the media that he felt Peyton Manning was a "far better leader" than Big Ben.  Look I don't know either of these two dudes personally (Ben and Peyton) but from I have seen on the field, off the field in the media at least and those "Cut That Meat" commercial segment starring Manning I pretty have made up my mind that Peyton has the edge here. But let's dig a little deeper - 

Roethlisberger - kinda, sorta raped someone in a bathroom.  I am not 100% sure that he did and seemingly neither are the police or the chick who accused him of "kind of" raping her.  Either way, Ben was in the bathroom with a really, really ridiculously drunk chick after allegedly showing her his tender vittles moments earlier.  There was also some issue at a celebrity golf tourney where he cornered a casino worker after asking her to check his "broken" TV system.  Gotta love the ol' TV repairman script being flipped.  But nothing came of that so who knows.  That does not sound like the behavior of a leader  - allegedly. He also in my opinion holds the ball for too long and takes ridiculous sacks instead of preserving field position for his team, which is selfish and not leader material.  I will say in his defense though, he does not seem to micromanage things at the line of scrimmage with Omahas and Tallahassees (just made that one up) like Peyton does...that just slows down the game which I appreciate.

Manning - manages his offense like a field general, can be a bit of a whiny puss when things don't go his way...or at least it seems like that on camera.  He could also be angry with his WR for running a bad route.  Rumor is after being drafted by Indianapolis he learned the entire playbook in 4 days and from what I can tell of his off the field life, he seems like a model citizen and pretty good guy overall, which doesn't make you a leader but it certainly doesn't hurt when asking people to respect you in the locker room.  

Ok, enough about that - Sanders can say whatever he likes.  I don't believe in trash talking in this fashion but hey, maybe Goodell put him up for this.  When are these two teams playing?  Thanksgiving night?  Christmas morning?  It's all about the ratings YO!!

Grilled Cheese Sports Round Up Time!!!

Now it's time for the GCS Round Up!!

+  Tiger Woods has pulled out...of being in the running for this year's Ryder Cup team due to back issues which he said require zero practice or playing time...bummer!

+  The 4 month ban placed on Luis Suarez for biting has been upheld after it's appeal.  This should be a lock for 3 strikes and your out...as I have mentioned before my daughter Penelope's daycare has a 2 strikes and your out policy...Way to uphold some standard for decency FIFA, jerks.

+ The Little League Baseball World Series and the Little Softball World Series are in full swing and can be seen throughout the day and night on ESPN and ESPN2.  I suggest you check it out because is some really solid stuff being played out in these games....and the kids couldn't be more excited to be there...I'm looking directly at you Major Leaguers who take Sundays off during "Bring Your Kid to the Ballpark Day"...you know who you are.

+  Lastly, the NY Yankees are pretty much the worst team right now.  They can't hit, they can't pitch (at least the Mets can pitch, most days...the starters anyway) and they certainly did not do enough to get better after the trade deadline - Chase Headley is not the answer...and it looks like they are going to miss out on that David Price off-season sweepstakes.  BUT owner Hal Steinbrenner stated that he wants more out of them.  Carlos Beltran is always hurt (but will be around next year), Hiroki Kuroda is 39 and the wheels have finally fallen off, Jeter is leaving to play golf in Boca Raton at season's end and CC has lost his mojo along with the poundage.  You just have to wonder if they can regain that winning form they so desperately spend for each winter.  Well if all else fails, there's always Cervelli ('roids) and Pineda (pine tar, bonus points because he has the word pine in his last name) keeping things interesting.

Happy Watching!!

Tony Stewart Kills a Dude & Other Stuff

Tony Stewart Kills a Dude & Other Stuff

Welcome back from the weekend everybody!!  Apologies for the delay (missed Monday, but I was swamped after a very enjoyable weekend), but what can you do?  I mean really, want can you do?  Not much…

Anyways, let's jump right in here.  Raise your hand if you saw the clips of Tony Stewart run over a dude (Kevin Ward Jr.) from Saturday night.  Now, raise your hand if you think he ran him over on purpose.  I watched the clip a few times and as other drivers are flying by Ward (who by the way, got out of his car after a dust up and was walking around on the dirt track) it looked pretty suspicious when Stewart's dirt buggy comes smashing into Ward leaving him with fatal injuries.  I don't know what will become of Tony Stewart after this move but it does seem like he has some anger issues especially on the race track.  I really do not watch a lot of NASCAR (I just don't find it all that interesting), but from the highlights I have seen on SportsCenter and the like there are scuffles all the time.  I am not saying that Stewart intentionally hit Ward but watching the other cars dodge the human target and then Stewart a highly accomplished driver mows him down…something just seems fishy.  The local police has yet to charge Stewart with any wrongdoing, but they are continuing to investigate the situation.  How do you feel about it all?

Rapid Fire Sports Catch Up

I am throwing a new little segment to hit the main stories in the world of sports without inundating you with tons of words…Ah, I hate words…dumb!!

+  Former NBA #1 overall draft pick Greg "Old Man" Oden charged with felony level battery for punching out his girlfriend…ouchie

+  Rory McIlroy wins the PGA Championship win dramatic fashion on Sunday.  Watch out Tiger & Nicklaus…he's coming for you!  Oh and it was RAINY!!

+  Spanish international super star soccer player David Silva resigns with Manchester City…He is good and as a Man U fan I don't like this one bit…not one bit

+  Arsenal whips the butts of Man City at the Community Shield on Sunday (3-0)…It's kinda the start to the English soccer season…EPL this Saturday!!  Very excited for this to get started, missing soccer since the WC ended about a month ago!

That's all for now my friends!

Happy Watching!!

Ted Lasso Returns! EPL IS COMING!!!!

Watch, Laugh, Enjoy your Weekend!

Awesomely Funny! Thanks Slate.com

Happy Watching!!

Dickey In A Box, BBW Pajama Party, Eaton Disorder & Other Hilarious Fantasy Baseball Names (Part 1)

As the line goes, "what's in a name?"

When it comes to the realm of fantasy sports sometimes it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you've named your team. Obviously it's much better when you're winning but not everyone gets to win, but if you lose with a solid and funny fantasy team name you at least get a laugh every time you log in and at the very least you get your team name worked into blogs like mine and maybe, just maybe if you have a good commissioner he/she gives you credit for it when writing his weekly/monthly wrap ups.

I am breaking this segment down into two parts.  The first part is me putting out some of my own originals and a few Internet sources with tons of clever (and not so clever) fantasy baseball team names.  What I want is to get some feedback from anyone who reads this post on which names they think are the craftiest and I will use it next season for one of my closely followed, hotly contested money leagues!

Here is what I have used in the past - 

• The Kim Jung Il-est (after now deceased North Korean dictator, pictured above)  I used the picture of him from Team America - World Police as my team logo (also very important)
• Robotic Greatness (team logo was Bender from Futurama)
• BBW Pajama Party because how many great photos of plus-sized women in their pajamas are on the Internet?  The answer:  a lot
• Rounding Terd I figured why not get a poop joke in there without having Yahoo! suspend my account, and they can too...jerks.  Team logo a base with some mud on it (thanks Internet)
• Albino Squirrel we at least one running around the RPI campus and I play in a league with guys mostly from RPI, and the team logo is a creepy looking all white squirrel - Take that my week 17 opponent!!

• Jersey City Mayo Mafia (actually for fantasy football but doesn't matter) This came out of a work lunch order where I added mayonnaise to a sandwich with Italian deli meats.  I was hounded/belittled for it for a few weeks.  I still don't get it, but it was from mostly Italians...so I guess they know best how to coats their meats.

Here are some pretty funny references with other names like Dickey in a Box (SNL reference to R.A. Dickey) and Puigs in a Blanket (Yasiel Puig reference and a hot dog reference, pretty sweet) - 

• http://www.fantasybaseballnames.com/
• http://theframjak.hubpages.com/hub/fun-fantasy-baseball-team-name
• https://www.fanduel.com/insider/2013/01/28/30-funny-fantasy-baseball-team-names-for-2013/

Enjoy the links, laugh at work today and think of something creative (doesn't really have to be baseball related)  and comment back with your favorites!  I'll grab one and make it my own for next season.

Have a great Thursday!

Happy Watching!

-Shaun