So far, my morning is going pretty well. I didn’t fall, which is always an accomplishment, I found out Pedro will miss the playoffs (more in the around sports section) and I’m enjoying my new favorite thing, a french toast bagel from Starbucks. I know it sounds gross, but I dare you to try it. (Tip: add butter to it, it really puts it over the top, oh and skip the cream cheese unless you like cream cheese on your french toast.)
Premiering tonight:
Nothing new is premiering tonight, but Celebrity Duets will air its season finale at 8PM on fox.
New in Theaters:
The Guardian
Open Season
School for Scoundrels
The Queen
The Last King of Scotland
Braves Update:
Brian McCann tried to help out his struggling teammate, but instead got himself thrown out of the game. Mac had a calm conversation with home plate umpire, West about a called ball during the third inning. West didn’t think it was so calm and tossed him, oh and Bobby Cox for good measure. It was Kyle Davies inability to throw strikes, or maybe West’s inability to call them, that lead to the Braves 7-4 loss to the Mets. With this loss, the Braves will be unable to get to .500 for the first time since 1990. The Braves enter their final series of the 2006 season against the Houston Astros tonight. Roger Clemens takes the mound in what could be the final start of his career against Braves young ace, Chuck James at 7:05 on TS/ESPN.
Games to .500: 5
Games behind Los Angeles Dodgers: 8
Games behind New York Mets: 17
NASCAR Update:
For the third race in the Chase for the Nextel Cup, the cup guys head over to Kansas for the Banquet 400. Kansas is a 1.5 mile flat track similar to its sister track, Chicagoland. Look for Jeff Gordon who has the best average finish of all the chasers at 6.0, to be good as well as Kasey Kahne who has 5 wins this season, most at tracks similar to Kansas.
Qualifying: Friday at 4:30PM on Speed
Banquet 400: Sunday at 1:30PM on NBC
NASCAR Notes:Mike Bliss is suing Haas Racing for $1.5 million claiming that he believed he would be in the Haas car in 2006 and did not peruse other options. The $1.5 is based off of his 2006 ($500,000) and 2007 ($650,000) salaries as well as the extra money he wanted to use to buy that beach house his wife has been nagging him about getting. Seriously, with your stellar 2005 performance, why Mike, did you think you’d be in that car for two more years? And like Gene Haas really needs another reason to be in court…isn’t he on trial for tax fraud?
Congratulations to Terry Labonte. The two time Cup Champion will be making his 1000th start in the Cup Series at Kansas this weekend.
Giants Update:
The Giants have the weekend off and I’m pretty sure Jeremy Shockey and Coach Coughlin will not be spending it at the spa getting mani/pedis and manfacials, but I’m just guessing.
Next week the Giants will be at home playing against the Redskins, but this off weekend they can take comfort that unlike the Texans (0-3), Titans (0-3), Chiefs (0-2), Raiders (0-2), Browns (0-3), Lions (0-3) and Buccaneers (0-3) they have at least won a game. Hey, even the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers are 1-2. Then again, Gang Green is 2-1, but they are so getting their asses smoked by the Colts this weekend. Gee, if the manfacials don’t work for you guys, watching the Jets lose could be fun!
Around Sports:
Baseball:
The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals, 2-1, moving them into a tie with the Detroit Tigers for first in the AL Central and one game behind the New York Yankees, for home field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Twins received a game tying homerun from hometown hero, Joe Mauer. Jason Bartlett’s single in the 10th inning drove in Justin Morneau sealing the win for the Twins.
Seems the Mets will be without three time Cy Young Award winner, Pedro Martinez in the playoffs. Pedro tore a tendon in his left calf muscle, the opposite leg that placed him on the DL earlier this month.
The St. Louis Cardinals are really slumping. How bad, they lost their 8th game in the past nine to the Brewers. The once locked in NL Central champs are looking at a half game lead over the Houston Astros. Who said all the excitement happened in the playoffs, sometimes just making it is the exciting part.
In other playoff bound news, the Dodgers hold a two game lead over the Phillies after the Phils lost 3-1 to the Nationals and Dodgers won 19-11 over the Rockies last night. The Phillies are choosing a really bad time to choke!
Celebrity Tid Bits:
If you are going to be in the New York City area anytime soon you might want to check out "subUrbia." It's a 2006 update of this 1994 play. I guess the real reason I would go is because Gaby Hoffman's in it. You may remember her from Now and Then. That was like the movie in middle school. Anyway, the play is about three friends who hang outside of a convience store. (this sounds kind of like Clerks...) The show is playing at the Second Stage Theater on W. 43rd St. Tickets are $66.50. For more information go to secondstagetheater.com.
Congratulations go out to Amanda Peet. She will marry long time boyfriend, David Benioff this weekend. The Studio 60 star and Troy screenwriter are also expecting a baby sometime in early spring.
Jimmy Wayne will deliver his new single, “That’s all I’ll Ever Know,” to radio on October 9th. Wayne’s hits include “Stay Gone.”
Jewel will help co-host the new season of Nashville Star, the country version of American Idol, shown on the USA network. Beside Buddy Jewel, I couldn’t name one other winner of the talent contest. I mean, Miranda Lambert was on the first season, but she didn’t win. Hmm…so hard…
Happy birthday wishes go out to Bryant Gumbel who turns 58 today. I actually met Bryant on the Today Show when I was five and had to test new toys for Christmas. Brian and I walked up to Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauly and complained that we were supposed to drive the motorized car but everyone else was driving it. We were promptly shooed away, but it’s something I will always cherish!
Special birthday wishes go out to my friend Christa who turns 24 today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Random Quote: "The couple ceremony was not formal and is "not legally binding," Scott tells the AP. " Anna Nicole Smith's wedding to her lawyer, Howard K. Stern (via people.com)
It’s been fun blogging with you,
Kate
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