Welcome Sports Summer 2009

So what if it’s still April.  And, so what if it’s actually 38 degrees (Fahrenheit, for you Canadian JSF readers) in St. Louis right now.  

Yesterday was Opening Day for most of Major League Baseball, so it feels like the middle of summer, regardless what the Doppler radar says.

We’re quite fond of our Opening Day traditions in St. Louis; the Budweiser Clydesdales circling the field with the players riding in red convertibles right behind them and an increasingly rare appearance by Cardinal legend Stan Musial. 

However, opening day festivities in Philadelphia proved to be something special on Sunday night—with the players entering the field amidst the bleacher creatures at Citizens Bank Park. 

The Philadelphia fan base gets a lot of crap. Rightfully so when you chuck batteries at an opposing player’s melon. But, AA Duracell’s notwithstanding, that entrance when pretty darn neat.

April 7

1860 – Will Keith Kellogg, the American cereal manufacturer is born.  Most notably, the Kellogg cereal company announced that they will not renew Michael Phelps’ endorsement deal after his marijuana photo surfaced in late January 2009.  Personally, we thought it was a raw deal since most pot heads love cereal.

1943 - NFL adopts free substitution rule.  Thank God.  Can you imagine the backlash if Terrell Owens was pulled with 10 minutes to go in the second half? Ed Werder wouldn’t sleep for weeks.

1975 - Tiki and Ronde Barber are born.  Eff you, world.###MORE###

Serena Williams.

The latest trip from her latest excursion has her surfing and frolicking at Miami beach.  Let us not forget that she’s actually won 20 Grand Slam titles. Seriously.

You should sponsor absolutely everything and anything that you can because the sports world said so.  

And with that, we’d like congratulate CBS for stooping to levels we never thought we’d see.  After last night’s championship game, as the Tar Heels began their traditional celebration, Greg Gumbel was chomping at the bit for the first view of the players cutting down the nets so he could announce to the world that Werner Ladders is the Official Ladder of CBS and the NCAA Tournament. 

We’ve reached a new low when we’re sponsoring random stadium equipment.  Apparently no one has stepped up to be the Official Scissors of the NCAA yet, so look for that next year.