It’s been a pretty good week for ol’ Jerrod. On Tuesday, his Cowboys vs. Major League post was picked up by Sports Illustrated’s Hot Clicks page (second item down). In 24 hours, that link brought more than 7000 readers to Homers, completely shattering any and all traffic records we previously had.
Keep up the good work, holmes.
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Wow.
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Trey Garrison’s key to a good nights sleep?
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I mean, 232 yards are nice, but couldn’t he have done better.
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I think Josh, Jerrod and I are about three marriages and five kids too deep into life to ever try something like this, but it’s always fun to dream, right fellas?
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“Josh, you look awful. What’s wrong?” Jerrod asks.
Josh says, “Last night I got really drunk, and then somewhere between here and my house, I was abducted by an alien?”
Everyone is shocked. “I heard about this kind of thing happening!” Jerrod says. “What did the alien do to you?”
“I don’t remember all the details,” Josh says. “All I remember is being anally probed by the alien.”
“I heard that they’ll do that!” Jerrod says. “What did the alien look like?”
Josh responds, “Steve.”
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For years I’ve thought that this superhuman leap by Lavar Arrington was the greatest tackle I’d ever see in a football game. I was wrong.
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In my treks through the blogosphere, I’ve had the opportunity to meet some fantastic writers, both conservative and liberal. However, one blog I came across is especially poignant. Notoriously Conservative is about as well-written and hard hitting as they come. I’d encourage any regular reader of Homers to take a peek at it.
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Maybe if plays like this happened a little more often, I wouldn’t hate soccer quite so much.
On a side note, the BYU goalie overran that kick like Jerrod overruns line drives in left field.
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I was perusing the list of sites that had referred readers to Homers and lo-and-behold, I stumbled across this blog. The writer, Chris Allman, is one of the greatest dudes I’ve met and an incredible writer. Granted, he’s a Houston Texans fan, but his other qualities more than make up for it. Like the fact he gave Homers a bad ass shout out on his blog.
Let me be the first to say thanks, Chris. You, Josh, Jerrod and me need to go to a game again this year.
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One year ago today, Jerrod got this failed little experiment known as Homers On The Range started with a post about fantasy football. In this past year, we’ve laughed together, cried together, made a few relevent sports points, but mostly have just offended a lot of people. Thanks for making Homers a part of your day. Hopefully we can be twice as offensive in the next 12 months.
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Josh and Jerrod,
If you can pull something like this off, then I might consider joining your fantasy football league.
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I know I haven’t posted anything Olympics-related yet, but I felt this story deserved a special shout out. Mainly because the gold medal winner lives about three miles from me and the silver medal winner goes to the same high school I went to.
Well done ladies, well done.
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So, is anyone else out there about to freaking burst from excitement due to the arrival of the new Batman movie. The Dark Knight has already opened to rave reviews and tickets are sold out from coast to coast.
What gets my nerd pants in the biggest frenzy is the fact that someone finally made a Batman movie that shows the truly dark and twisted nature of crime-fighting in Gotham City. For years, Batman has been type-cast as a corny superhero in tights who squares off against zany villains who throw out quirky one-liners.
However, the real ethos of Batman is anything but light-hearted. Batman is a product of murder. Young Bruce Wayne watched as his parents were gunned down. He uses the symbol of the bat not as a bit, but because it strikes terror into the heart of criminals. I always thought Batman movies should border on being considered in the horror genre. Batman should be a scary figure and his enemies should make you wet your pants. I think Heath Ledger’s portrayal as the Joker has finally driven this point home. Can you imagine anything more terrifying than a homicidal maniac in devilish clown make-up coming after you? The Joker isn’t a prankster, like previous movies have tried to convey. He’s the equivalent of Ted Bundy or Jeffery Dahmer with a disgusting grin painted on his face. He’s what nightmares are made of.
My only regret for this movie is that it’s not rated “R.” If it were, it could really get into the nitty-gritty of what life in Gotham City would be like. But even though it’s not rated “R,” The Dark Knight is still geared for an adult audience. I’m hoping to go see it tomorrow with my brother, and if I make it, you can expect a full review shortly thereafter.
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If you missed my post on Josh Hamilton last week, then I guess I can’t say I told you so. But, I will anyway. Josh Hamilton is one of the greatest story in the history of baseball - and he’s only been playing in the majors for two or three years. We all know his story by now, but do we really? With Jerrod and Steve’s posts a while back regarding God in professional sports, I hope that people can see the difference with Josh Hamilton.
He does not boast about his abilities, he is humble and always polite to media, kids and fellow players, and he remembers what it was like to be nobody. Now that he’s somebody, and a BIG somebody, he hasn’t forgotten what - or should I say WHO - has been faithful to him. His first comment last night after the crazy first round where he shattered every home run derby record possible by hitting 28 home runs was, “It’s amazing to me what God has done in my life, and how quickly he has done it.”
It seems to me that when other talk about God, it’s just the PC thing to do, and it’s not sincere. But, when you hear Josh talk about God, it seems personal, genuine, and heartfelt. There’s a parable in Matthew about a man who has a small debt forgiven and how he’s thankful - sort of. But, there’s another man who has a huge debt forgiven and he is beside himself with joy and appreciation. I think Josh Hamilton knows what a huge debt was forgiven, and I think he knows who forgave it. And when he talks about God, and his personal relationship with Him, people listen.
If our ultimate purpose in life is to bring glory to God, then I think Josh Hamilton is doing just that. And it took him going through the hell of drugs, addiction, loneliness, and despair to get there. But God was with him the whole time. And Josh knows it. Josh Hamilton is a beast, maybe even our modern day Sampson. And what he’s been through, and how he’s been able to work hard and get back into the spotlight is a testament to his character and work ethic. And it makes us all root for him that much harder.
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I can’t stop watching this clip of Josh Hamilton belting the walk-off home run in the Rangers game against the Angels last night. Much like our own baseball (read: softball) home run jackhammer, Josh Puckett, who not only hit a 2 run shot to tie the game in the bottom of the last inning on Monday night, he also hit a 3 run shot to win it in the second extra inning, these guys are good.
I mean really, really, really good. I have to admit, watching that video, hearing the crack of Hamilton’s bat, seeing the ball float over the right field wall, seeing the dejected Angels players walk off the field and hearing the music from The Natural playing gives me goosebumps. I. Can’t. Stop. Watching. It.
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The fireworks? The barbeques? Hanging out with friends? Nope.
It’s the annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest. This year’s contest was especially awesome. Joey Chestnut, the Californian who shocked the world last year by dethroning six-time champion Takeru Kobayashi, took home the Mustard Belt once again. Chestnut and Kobayashi each downed 59 hot dogs in the regulation 10 minute contest. A five hot dog sudden death was called for and Chestnut blew Kobayashi out of the water.
Everyone makes fun of me because I love this contest and competitive eating in general. I look forward to it every year, and while the sight of people wolfing down dozens of frankfurters should disgust me, it usually just makes me hungry.
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SMU announced yesterday that the football team will be returning to the unis they wore back in the glory days of the Pony Express. The uniforms will feature the white helmet and white pants that Eric Dickerson, Craig James and Lance McIlhenny wore while they dominated college football.
Here’s the money quote from the press release:
The SMU football team will don new uniforms in 2008, it was announced today. SMU will return to white helmets and white pants and will have three jerseys to choose from: red, white and SMU blue.
The helmet will feature a red Mustang logo, trimmed in blue, blue and red stripes and a red facemask. SMU wore white helmets during the famed “Pony Express” era and continued using the helmets until the 2003 season when the Mustangs switched to a navy helmet.
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Came across this story today on ESPN.com…and I guess I’m not really surprised anymore, but it’s led me to start my own organization in protest of PETA. SPFF…”Shoot Pigeons For Fun”…I will now carry a Red Rider BB gun in my car at all times and be ready to bust a cap in any pigeon’s ass that ever sh!ts on my car or crosses my path! Those who wish to join, just leave a comment and you’ll receive your membership card in 6-8 weeks along with our free gifts of a headdress made of pigeon feathers and a giant foam hand “shooting the bird” with PETA inscribed on the palm.
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