Archive for November, 2004

VOL. X, NO. 17: November 27, 2004

Saturday, November 27th, 2004

I hate to agree with too much that comes out of Marty Schottenheimer’s mouth, but the Chargers DID get away with one on Sunday. But Marty could have made it a little easier to escape with a win. First off, it looked like Lorenzo Neal’s fumble was pretty challenge-worthy. Many times, coaches challenge calls like […]

VOL. X, NO. 16: November 19, 2004

Friday, November 19th, 2004

Last week, I spoke about how this season has made football fun again. It’s been an added bonus to be able to show my wife what Sundays can be like when the Chargers play well. To top things off, I discovered today that I have the only cable television provider in New York that carries […]

VOL. X, NO. 15: November 13, 2004

Saturday, November 13th, 2004

“They showed Philip Rivers!” My wife was calling me on her cellphone Thursday night from Brother Jimmy’s, a bar on the Upper East Side that claims to serve authentic Carolina barbecue. That would explain why they were showing the N.C. State basketball game, at which Rivers sitting courtside. “I was so excited that I had […]

VOL. X, NO. 14: November 5, 2004

Friday, November 5th, 2004

Just what is it that makes all among The Legion of The Lightning Bolt hate the Oakland Traitors? I was trying to answer that very question for my friend Mark last week. It’s not the tasteless, thug-like antics. I’m from New York, so that stuff doesn’t phase. Get crazy, as long as you don’t seriously […]