Weekend links (best of!) with Jon Marthaler
Posted on May 24th, 2008 – 9:00 AMBy Michael Rand
Proprietor note: Thanks for bearing with us through a week off. There will be nothing but what you see now staring you in the face on Monday, Memorial Day. On Tuesday, we plan to be back at you with fresh material. Or at least slightly warmed over material. Now, Jon has the stage:
It’s been just about a year since RandBall started running the regular Weekend Links on Saturdays. In honor of this very approximate milestone, I’ve quickly scoured the archives, and come up with some of my favorite weekend links of the year.
*First, and most important, of all: my favorite (non-sports-related) video of the year. It’s all downhill from there, really.
*Homer Derby had video footage of a skiing outing with the Miller Park Racing Sausages. Keep an eye out for two things: first, the bratwurst falling down, hurting himself, and having to be dragged off by ski patrol, presumably for “disposal” at John Kruk’s house. Second, look out for Lou Dobbs, dressed as an Italian sausage, taking out the chorizo.
*Regular readers know that Fire Joe Morgan and Every Day Should Be Saturday make regular appearances in this space. Here’s my favorite links of the year from both: FJM on Steve Phillips, and EDSBS on Jon Tenuta’s interview with Charlie Weis. [You are advised to watch out for language saltiness].
*For whatever reason, I find Mr. Met to be the absolute height of mascot-related comedy; here’s my favorite picture in a very long time.
*And finally, a few other funny pictures:
Typical Warriors fans.
In case you didn’t know, that’s Mark Mangino on the right.
And here’s Deadspin proprietor Will Leitch kissing a dog.
That’ll do it for me; enjoy whatever the heck day this is.
7 Responses to "Weekend links (best of!) with Jon Marthaler"
It’s not widely known, but Memorial Day is now both a recognition of our nation’s veterans and Jon/John Marthaler’s contributions to the Upper Midwest’s sports blogosphere.
I salute them all.
I learn so much from Stu. Greetings from Chicago, Illinois, home of currently insufferable White Sox fans.
currently insufferable White Sox fans.
“Currently” implies they were sufferable at some point. I dispute that.
Ok, strike currently and substitute perpetually. Greetings from rainy Madison, WI, home of insert your own joke here redacted Bucky Badger. The Midwest fasola convention was awesome, but it’s a long drive when two of your traveling companions are under the age of five.
Note to any stray ACCESS VIKINGS commenters: you’re the reason Seifert went to ESPN. You’re the reason we can’t have nice things!
That joke works better when I don’t cock up the italics tags. Trust me on this.
Still, shame to see him go.
Trying to civilize AV commenters is like putting lipstick on a pig…
