Big Ben…
We thought long and hard about what highlight to show about Big Ben on this fine day and here it is:
HELP TIM TETRICK CHOOSE A NICKNAME
HELP TIM TETRICK CHOOSE A NICKNAME
The Big M asks “In every professional sport, great athletes are recognized with nicknames that become part of their legends, and harness racing is no exception.
Brian Sears is the White Knight, Andy Miller – Orange Crush, George Brennan – Minister of Speed … and the list goes on. But there is one member of the world’s elite driving colony that has yet to receive one of his own – Tim Tetrick.
Harness racing’s leading driver recently expressed his disappointment over his lack of a moniker when he co-hosted the Meadowlands’ live television broadcast last Friday. And so he has asked the track’s announcers to put the challenge out to the fans to find his nickname.”
SUBMIT YOUR NICKNAMES IN THE COMMENTS AND WE’LL SUBMIT THE BEST.
Separate ways?
Fat guys don’t last?
Shane will definitely have something to say about this.
MakingItShane, the people’s champ, answers The Mailbag
OK, time to reach into the old Shane’s Shane & Tall Mailbag and see what wisdom MakingItShane can share with the world. Let’s jump right in….
Our first question comes to us from Jeff in Boca Raton:
Q: MakingItShane,
Please settle a bet between my great grandmother and myself. I say that Mark Chmura was naked and drinking beer when he was in that hot tub with those high school girls. My great grandmother said that he was in his swim trunks and drinking a wine spritzer. I got a six-pack of MGD on the line. Who’s right here?
Jeff in Boca Raton
A: Jeff, first off, thanks for emailing us. We love to hear from the general public. As to your question…many literary publications have espoused on this very subject. Our extensive research on this topic has always focused more on the girls than the Chooey. Our best guess would side with you and we know that those are MGD 40s in the sixer. Keep it real Jeff. You win. Tell Great Grannie nice try.
Our next question comes to MakingItShane from Ted in Sheboygan:
Q: MakingItShane,
Will Adam “Pacman” Jones ever be able to play professional football for another NFL team? Also, is there any way his agent could get a favorable scrip club attendance clause in that new contract?
Thanks,
Ted in Sheboygan
A: No. No. “MakingItShane!!!!!!” Thanks for saying scrip.
Q: MakingItShane,
Who did you think was the better ‘Dance Fever’ host, Danny Terrio or Adrian Zmed?
Billy in Garner
A: Dad, is that you? No? OK, Billy, walk backwards to your nearest full length mirror. Count to 11,000 with a 1-second interval between numbers. Now turn around. Tell me what you see. I think you have your answer.
Q: MakingItShane,
I recently read that Adam Scott is dating Kate Hudson. My question for MakingItShane – What’s Adam Scott got that Shane doesn’t? I mean, they both golf and have accents (or is Shane’s a speech impediment?)
A: Adam Scott has snuggies. MakingItShane has his on layaway. Kate Hudson, feel me?
Q: Follow-up: Who has more of the Hooters menu committed to memory – Shane or Daly?
Yours truly,
Adam from Down Under
A: Push.
Q: Dear MakingItShane:
I’m headed to Vegas this weekend and plan to make a few novelty bets at Caesars’ Sports Book. Need your insight on the following:
1) Should I take 20 to 1 odds that Andy Reid supernovas in the first half?
2) Should I take 5 to 1 odds that Moose Johnson wears a Zoot Suit during the Cards-Eagles FOX telecast? His wardrobe makes Kenny Albert look somewhat normal by comparison.
Sincerely,
Slick from Greater DC Metro Area
A: Seriously? Slick? I guess it is better to live in Greater DC than Lesser DC, but I digress, on to your questions…
1) Why wouldn’t you?
2) No, the book says Zoot Suit bets are sucker bets at less than 9 to 1. Try taking the rail horse at Northfield in race 5 though. I cannot legally say what night, my attorneys have me on a tight leash after the poodle incident. (don’t ask)
Q: What are Atari Bigby’s sibling’s names?
Sal from Philly
A: Just a guess here since I don’t know him – Pac-Man, Ms Pac-Man, Defender, Asteroid, Frogger, and his adopted Croatian cousin Dig Dug (pronounced dig-doog)?
Q: Who will win the AL East this year?
Peter G from Boston
A: Doc Halladay, like he does every year…
So, there you have it. MakingItShane reaches into the old feed bag and tells it like he eats it. Email us any time with your questions on life, sports, or whatever at ssandtmailbag@gmail.com. We’ll reply to all the questions in some form or another.
Sweet Marisa!
Beginning at a very young age, hot girls have given me, MakingItShane, an ever-so-slight lisp when I look them directly in the…well, umm…in the…uh, in the…okay, basically anywhere. That makes me consider this great Allman Brothers tune Sweet Marisa.
I present to you the one and only Marisa Miller from the Hottie Hall of Fame.
There is hot and then there is Sweet Marisa hot. She’s so hot, she’s so flippin’ hot, she’s like a curry.
Typing this post made me remember a joke Shane read somewhere on the internet about an Allman Brothers’ song.
Q: What is the most popular oriental classic rock song?
A: “Sweet Marisa”
I just looked at her picture again and oh my crappola I gotta scream and holla. Diamond Dave help us out with some good hollas.
It’s a damn Shane – Vol 3
It’s a damn Shane that Andruw Jones did not work out for the Dodgers. But hey, what were they thinking by offering him a two-year $36.2 million contract after the numbers he put up in Atlanta in 2007? Not to mention the allure of Dodger Dogs there at Chavez Ravine for the big guy. It’s a damn Shane for a player, who back in 2005, finished second in voting for the NL MVP Award behind Albert Pujols. At least the Dodgers now have the ability to defer a majority of his $21.1 million salary over the next six seasons with his release, yet Jones will still get paid $5 million this year. Andruw, Juan Pierre thanks you for the everyday playing time he was able to get last season.
Hang your head in Shane, Jake. It’s a damn Shane that Jake Delhomme threw five interceptions in one game to help his team make a quick exit from the playoffs. Maybe if he would have protected the ball in the same way he protects his box of Bojangle’s chicken, the Panthers would be hosting the Eagles on Sunday.
It’s really a damn Shane for coach Jeff Fisher that his Titans lost their divisional playoff game against the Ravens due to stupid penalties and turnovers. Thanks LenDale. Thanks Alge. Thanks Chris Johnson’s ankle.
It’s also a damn Shane that John Smoltz cannot add a little color to his wardrobe. Where’s a nice Bill Cosby sweater when you need it?
Would the real Joba please stand up…
I do not know what to think of a guy who parlays his resemblance to Yankees’ pitcher Joba Chamberlain for free beer and bagels. My inner Shane is conflicted.
Duck and Cover!?!
So it appears that this monkey likes to launch the poo when mad. If this little guy is upset about the Buccaneers falling apart down the stretch, the Lightning’s current record, or the fact that his rayhawk has yet to grow back in, then Tampa residents should definitely run for cover.
I remember when Shane had a pet monkey back in college. The guy was a huge fan of the TV show ‘Friends’, and I guess that also having a pet monkey was some sort of extension of his fanhood and admiration for his favorite character on the show, Ross. It was all good until the cops showed up and asked if we knew anything about a guy walking a monkey on a leash after residents in the apartment complex had complained.
Shane discusses the state of the economy
F-ck it, I give up. Get me a beer.
Shane's Shane And Tall 
