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      Vick burns down Lincoln Financial Field

      August 22, 2009 /

      …not really – Michael Vick just got The Onion treatment:

      PHILADELPHIA—Newly acquired Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was “humiliated” Tuesday after an iron he had left unattended inside the team’s locker room sparked a blaze that eventually burned Lincoln Financial Field to the ground. “I just wanted to press some shirts so I could look nice and make a good impression on the team, but now everybody is going to hate me,” said Vick, choking back tears as he surveyed the still smoldering remains of the $518 million stadium. “I didn’t mean to do it. I tried really hard to put out the fire, but when I smothered the flames they just got bigger and everything started burning. I’m super sorry. I promise it won’t happen again.” Vick, who said he did not notify police or the fire department because it would violate the conditions of his reinstatement, added that the stadium might be fine once it cools down.

      That’s pretty funny.

      On a related note, Andy Reid said that Vick would make his Eagles debut next Thursday against the Jaguars.

      NFL

      Favre rusty in Vikings’ debut

      August 22, 2009 /

      Brett Favre showed plenty of rust in his Vikings debut Friday night, completing just 1-of-4 passes for four yards in Minnesota’s 17-13 preseason win over the Chiefs.

      From ESPN.com:

      “I just didn’t want to fumble the snap,” Favre said. “Wanted to make sure I got the handoffs. If you complete passes, great. But I was nervous about that.”

      Cheered loudly by the same fans who used to loathe him when he played for Green Bay, Favre played two series and went 1 for 4 for a whopping 4 yards. He moved around all right and his passes had zip, just no direction.

      Favre’s night ended with a jarring hit by Chiefs linebacker Corey Mays, who buried his head in the 39-year-old’s chest as he drove him into the turf to force an errant throw. Favre got up and walked off fine, his purple No. 4 jersey — such a strange sight, for sure — pulled down and exposing his left shoulder pad.

      “He did tell me that no one’s tackled him off his tractor,” coach Brad Childress said. “Good for him to get hit.”

      Hilarious, Brad.

      There’s obviously not much to draw from Brett’s performance, although one would have thought that he could have mustered at least one first down in two series. After all, it’s not like he’s learning a new offense.

      Maybe Favre wouldn’t have been so rusty had he shown up for Minnesota’s training camp.

      NFL

      Jags to have home games blacked out in ’09

      August 21, 2009 /

      According to a report by the Florida Times Union, the Jaguars anticipate having all of their home games blacked out on local TV this season due to insufficient ticket sales.

      The Jaguars play the first of 10 home games this year Saturday night — two in the preseason and eight in the regular season — and the team has already announced all 10 will be blacked out on TV because of a lack of ticket sales.

      This will be the first time in their 15-year history that they’ve blacked out all 10 games and the stadium might be only, about half-filled Saturday night. Crowd noise probably won’t be a problem for the Bucs.

      This situation is a shame and a window to the state of our economy. It’s understandable that fans can’t/don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars to take their families to a football game when there are more important things to spend their money on. And in the case of Jaguar fans that live in Jacksonville, now they can’t even watch their favorite team’s home games on television.

      Granted, they can still go to bars that carry the NFL Sunday Ticket, but sometimes it’s nice to stay home, throw a pot of chili on the stove, have a cold one and kick back in front of your own TV.

      This is unfortunate news for Jacksonville fans.

      NFL

      Dead body found on Chipper Jones’ ranch

      August 21, 2009 /

      The body of a 22-year-old man was found Thursday morning on Braves’ third baseman Chipper Jones’ ranch in Texas.

      From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

      “He was in a part of the ranch we don’t go to on a daily basis,” Jones’ father, Larry Jones Sr. said Thursday evening from Double Dime Ranch in Carrizo Springs, Texas.

      Jones Sr. said the man, a Mexican national, had entered the country illegally. The extreme heat and the drought would have made it difficult for anyone to survive without food or water, he said.

      Thursday was the 83rd straight day of temperatures topping at least 100 degrees, Jones said. Recently, Jones’ truck thermometer read 124 degrees.

      Well there’s a story you don’t hear everyday.

      MLB

      Sale of Cubs coming soon?

      August 21, 2009 /

      According to a report by the Chicago Tribune, the sale of the Cubs to the Ricketts family appears to be imminent.

      Sources close to the matter described the execution of a definitive agreement as “imminent,” saying the expected a signing could come within days.

      The completion of a definitive agreement would mean Tribune Co. would not be able to solicit any other bids for the team, sources said.

      Tribune Co., unhappy with the pace of final negotiations with the Rickettses after selecting the family in January as the winning bidder of a protracted auction, opened discussions with another potential buyer several weeks ago. The prospective buyer wasn’t new to the process. It was a group led by New York investor and former Chicagoan Marc Utay, which was one of three finalists in the auction for the team.

      The Rickettses have agreed to pay about $900 million for the team, Wrigley Field and a 25 percent stake in Comcast SportsNet Chicago, which broadcasts many Cubs games.

      Maybe now that the Cubs will have owners who actually care about the success of the team, the North Siders will open up payroll this winter and spend to win.

      Of course, it doesn’t help that the club will have Alfonso Soriano and Milton Bradley’s ridiculous salaries still on the books. Even so, it’ll be interesting to see if the Ricketts can have a positive influence on the Cubs over the next couple of years.

      MLB

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