Blogcritics Author: Tuffy

BC Sports Treehouse Fort Headlines For July 11

Tuffy — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:05:37 EDT

Cocaine... marijuana... EPO... caffeine... just another Treehouse Fort extravaganza.
The following is a partial transcript of the July 11 episode of the BC Sports Treehouse Fort.Tuffy: Sacramento Kings C Brad Miller will miss the first five games of the 2008-2009 NBA season for an apparent marijuana offense, his third. Sacramento mayoral candidate and former NBA player Kevin Johnson now denies any knowledge of an NBA franchise in...

BC Sports Treehouse Fort Headlines For June 13

Tuffy — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:56:43 EDT

Celtics come back... Tim Donaghy won't go away... Cedric Benson is dismissed... Dontrelle Willis sent down... and more comings and goings
The following is a partial transcript of the June 13, 2008 episode of the BC Sports Treehouse Fort.In U.S. Open news, Tiger Woods trailed Rocco Mediate by six strokes at one point in San Diego today. It is assumed that Rocco Mediate is some kind of golfer that occasionally plays against Tiger Woods; Treehouse Fort is investigating.Major League...

BC Sports Treehouse Fort Headlines For May 16

Tuffy — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:57:21 EDT

Sisters slipping... closers cutting... owner out... and Spygate played out in this week's Treehouse Fort.
The following transcript is from the May 16, 2008 edition of the BC Sports Treehouse Fort.Spygate continued to rumble through the NFL offseason this week, with calls for Congressional intervention and independent investigations, newspaper apologies and beat writer explanations, Kraft blame for the Super Bowl loss on Spygate, and indecent Boston fan...

Schedule Shenanigans Favor Chicago Cubs

Tuffy — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:23:29 EST

How a quirk of the 2008 MLB schedule could help lead the Chicago Cubs to a timely World Series title.
As pointed out lovingly by a woman whom I'm sure has many other positive traits to be named in a future posting, the Chicago Cubs have gone a bit without a World Series title. Very magnanimous of them to let everyone else get a shot first, I say; after all, hoarding all those aught titles wasn't very thoughtful.Still, it appears the Cubs are ready...

Sports Gastronomy: A Recipe for Heartbroken NFL Fans

Tuffy — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:07:06 EST

How a 19th century Frenchman can cure your NFL offseason blues.
The first thing we become convinced of is that man is organized so as to be far more sensible of pain than of pleasure. ...

NBA Trading Deadline Ideas (Early!)

Tuffy — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 12:51:59 EST

Unique and likely illegal ways for each NBA team to improve by the trade deadline
It's been a busy February on the NBA trade front, hasn't it? Shaquille O'Neal to the Suns; Pau Gasol to the Lakers; Jason Collins to the Grizzlies... when does the madness end?February 21st, actually. Therefore, your favorite team still has time to make the big deal that will be a Big Deal and make them better in time for the final...

SalesGenie.com Brings Unusual Diversity to Super Bowl Ads

Tuffy — Mon, 4 Feb 2008 13:31:55 EST

How SalesGenie.com's Super Bowl commercials can be expanded to really help them reach their customers.
Congratulations to the New York Giants, champions of Super Bowl XLII. Their 17-14 win was the only televised act last night that was more of an upset than the SalesGenie.com commercials. (Your views on Emmitt Smith's broadcasting abilities may change your opinion on this.)SalesGenie.com apparently decided their milquetoast ads from previous...

The REAL Super Bowl Mayoral Wager

Tuffy — Fri, 1 Feb 2008 11:20:58 EST

The real mayor of the New York Giants demands satisfaction he can only get at Blogcritics Sports.
Let's muster a Bronx cheer for Jim Cassella and his camera-hungry ways. The mayor of East Rutherford, NJ, has hit upon a nifty bit of PR for his little borough today by using the dead time between football matches to demand his town be recognized as the official home of the Meadowlands and the New York Giants for the purposes of taxation,...

Don't Fire Isiah! (Yet)

Tuffy — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:28:08 EST

... at least not for a few more months. Do it for America.
Dear James Dolan,We have a brief but heartfelt plea. For the good of the nation, please don't fire Isiah Thomas as your head Knick. At least, don't do so this season.We know this had been your plan already and you are such a strong businessman that you had no intentions of straying from this plan anyway. Still, it's important that you stay the...

Bud Selig Is Staying... Forever

Tuffy — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:57:00 EST

Selig signs another contract extension, promising his special brand of leadership for many years to come.
Doug Pappas, one of the first and best minds ever applied to the business of baseball, kept a countdown clock at his website, marking the seconds until Bud Selig's term as Commissioner of Major League Baseball ended. To say Pappas did not like Selig's work as the titular head of baseball would be the type of understatement you would rarely...