The Boss is a Slugger!

Just saw this now off of the LoHud Yankees blog. What a great sound byte and good find by the guys at LoHud.

http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/04/30/bruce-pays-tribute-to-harry-kalas/

http://www.philly.com/philly/multimedia/44046087.html

The Boss is a slugger.

Hulu, Bruins & Stroh's

Disney announced today that they're throwing a stake into Hulu.com. Hulu is downright awesome and has been able to grow pretty rapidly in online video. YouTube gets monthly hit numbers in the nine figures but there's a potentially much shorter time commitment in visiting YouTube so it isn't necessarily surprising. For instance check out these viral spot for the Boston Bruins. They're hilarious, they get the job done and there are no ads. Hulu has monetized quickly but YouTube has definitely got advantages. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_jhxFigCAI&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrg7bRS4A4g&feature=related (this one MAY Have Ron Jeremy in it)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cr89xbl26g&feature=related

Related to the Bruins, they're a team that knows the importance of a good website. The front page of BruinsTV.com is easy to navigate and has archived webisodes of 'WebCam' a brief pulpit for Cam Neely to analyze w/o having to bear any 'Who's the dead man that hit me with the salt!?' comments. 

I suppose it's just a sign of the times that there aren't any bitter, rotgut, $8.00 racks of beer around anymore, at least in central NY. I just bought something called Stroh's. It was a $14 rack that tastes like it should be a $9 one. At first taste it's got a good carbonated bite. Bred and coming of age on cheap American lager, that's up my alley. But it finishes a little too bitter and this is coming from a guy who's first question at a bar is 'Where's the tap and does it have PBR?' Stroh's Brewery, since 1775. Maybe the case I got was brewed then. I'd buy something different but what am I  going to do buy Stella? The 20-something's lament, at least until after law school. 

Bulls win tonight at home. That series has had 7 games written all over it since day 1. If Atlanta can take the future champs to 7 last year WITH Garnett, this Chicago team had better be able to do it without. Not sound logic but I like the way it sounds.

Magic could have closed out the Sixers tonight had Dwight Howard not tossed an elbow at Sam Dalembert in game 5. Looked like a real heat of the moment thing but the NBA did the right thing in suspending him. The dude is a brick house, guys shouldn't have to be worrying about him throwing down. 

Besides Yao, Louis Scola is the leading scorer for Houston in this series. He plays well tonight and Houston sees round 2.

Bruce Song of the Day (BSOTD): Walk Like a Man

A Note on beer...

I'm not a fan of promotions or drinks where an alien beverage enters the beer. Car Bombs are the exception I suppose, b/c I don't want to be the guy named 'Callahan' who rips on a Pat's Day tradition. Nonetheless, a bar in Ithaca has a deal where you buy about 8 oz. of liquor and toss it into a pitcher. Flagrant foul. 

A Note on sports...

For my money (and I have none) the Blazers now may be what the Cavs were three years ago. In a different sense, b/c they're not a team on one man's back. However, they showed a lot this season beyond just being a Brandon Roy-team. If their season ends tonight (anticipatory 4/30) I'm excited to see them next year. 

A Note on media...

Twitter Update: Still don't know what it's useful for.

It Was Inevitable

First post of my capitulation to start a blog. There's a ton going on out there so I figure why not? Why shouldn't I share my statewide search for a beer called 'Bud Dry?' Anheuser-Busch stopped advertising it in '94, but I it's out there somewhere. Speaking of '94, why shouldn't I be able to vent about the NY Rangers breaking hearts like they're the Cubs, or the Bulls giving me hope that the Celtics won't re, three, or eight-peat? Well, no reason. So I guess I shall.