September 21, 2006

Last night I got home late after an event, but I got home just in time to see Shanna Moakler get booted from Dancing with the Stars.

Premiering tonight:
Tonight, TV is bringing must see Thursday’s back. I can barely contain my excitement!
8-9PM
Grey’s Anatomy: Recap Special (ABC)
My Name is Earl (8-8:30) (NBC)
The Office (8:30-9) (NBC) So excited even though the New York Times gave away the answer to the cliffhanger. Thanks, like I really needed another reason not to read you!
9-10PM
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
CSI (CBS)
10-11PM
Six Degrees (ABC)
Shark (CBS)
ER (NBC)

Braves Update:
The Braves where able to slap three homers including one each from Baby Braves, Brian McCann and Jeff Francoeur as well as one from veteran Andruw Jones. Andruw still doesn’t turn 30 until April 2007! Lance Cormier lasted 6 1/3 innings allowing only two earned runs closing out the Nationals series with a 7-3 win. The Braves have won 5 out of their last 7 games as they move onto Coors Field to take on the Colorado Rockies at 8:35PM on TBS.

Games to .500: 4
Games behind Los Angeles Dodgers/Philadelphia Phillies: 5
Games behind New York Mets: 18.5

Braves Notes: Chipper Jones injured his right foot and was forced to leave the game last night. Apparently those ugly necklaces are not working CJ…Bob Wickman will stay with the Braves for another year after signing a $6.5 million contract. Not bad for a guy with a beer gut the size of Texas. He has been able to complete 15 out of 16 save opportunities since joining the Braves in July!

NASCAR Update:
Boston Red Sox owner and President of Fenway Sports Group, John Henry is looking to expand his sports empire by entering into a discussion to buy a piece of Roush Racing. This is in the early stages and by no means a sure thing, but it would be a very interesting pairing!

Armando Fitz and Terry Bradshaw will sever ties after the 2006 Busch Series season. Citing time constrants, Bradshaw will leave his perch as team owner of FitzBradshaw Racing after five years in the Busch Series.

Giants Update:
Congratulations go out to Eli Manning for being named NFC Offensive Player of the Week. Because Peyton cannot stand to let his li’l bro get all the attention, the Colt’s QB picked up the AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors as well. Eli is the first Giant to receive this award since Kerry Collins did in week 16 during the 2002 season.

Around Sports:
Congratulations go out to Sam Hornish, Jr. who received the third quarter Driver of the Year honors. Hornish won the Indy 500 in May and then capped off the season by winning his 3rd IRL Championship. This is the second straight year that the winner of the Indy 500 has gone on to win the Championship. Dan Wheldon did it last year driving for Andretti Green Racing.

The Skankees clinched their 9th consecutive division title by losing to the Blue Jays last night. Oh yeah and the Red Sox lost too. You’ve got five more years to catch up to the Braves! If you do that, then I’ll congratulate you.

Random Quote: "When people write [bad things] about me, I don't know if it's [because] I'm good-looking, I'm biracial, I make the most money, I play on the most popular team...." or because I can’t get it done under pressure?
-Alex Rodriguez via si.com

Around the World:
Elkport, Iowa will soon be a thing of the past. After a 2004 flood that left some homes under 15 feet of water, Elkport has become a literal ghost town. 86 residents, in a town that has a population of 150, have been bought out by the government. Soon the general store, local elementary school and up to 27 homes will be erased. While the residents may be gone, the town still plans to meet during monthly city council meetings.

Celebrity Tid Bits:
Rebel Billionaire and Virgin Media founder, Richard Branson has pledged $3 billion over the next 10 years to combat global warming.

The Dixie Chicks will be featured on an upcoming episode of VH1’s Storytellers that was taped yesterday in Los Angeles.

Justin Timberlake has the number one album in the nation. FutureSex/LoveSounds sold 684,000 copies last week, making it Timberlake’s first number one album as a solo artist. John Mayer’s Continuum came in second followed by Beyonce who took a huge second week nose dive. After selling over 500,000 copies of her Bday CD during its debut week, Beyonce was only able to sell 162,000 last week. Bob Seger, Bob Dylan, Lionel Richie, Hinder, Danity Kane, The Mars Volta, and Nickelback round out the top 10.

Happy Birthday wishes go out to Bill Murray (56), Faith Hill (39) and Luke Wilson (35).

It’s been fun blogging with you,

Kate