November 17, 2006

Last night I watched Ugly Betty, totally cute, and the OC. I’m going to say, that they way last night’s OC episode was hyped by my favorite TV blogs to be a must see because it was going to be the beginning of a wonderful relationship between…
*SPOILERS*

Ryan and Taylor. Yes, the seeds have been planted. The whole kiss and the lawyer saying he can tell when two people were in love tried to get you to root for Ryan and Taylor (sorry can't think of a fun nickname). At this point, it seems very one sided, hopefully, Ryan will get over Marissa and move on. I love Taylor. I think she’s so much fun. Sometimes annoying, but totally opposite of Summer and Caitlin.

In Theaters:
Casino Royale
Happy Feet
Let’s Go to Prison (Why Will Arnet, why?)
Fast Food Nation
For Your Consideration (So excited)

Braves Update:
As of 12:01 AM Monday night, or Tuesday Morning depending on how you look at it, Tom Glavine will be a free agent and rumors are buzzing that the longer Mr. Glavine holds off talks with the Mets, the better it looks that Tommy will be returning to the Braves. I’m not getting my hopes up…who am I kidding. This could be a final hurray! Tommy and Smoltzie together again with Huddy and whoever’s left because they’ll have to trade some people to make salary and roster room. I’m crossing my fingers and toes!

Random Quote: "It appears as though Tom's decision-making process is going to go beyond the Mets' option deadline. Assuming the Mets do not exercise their option, the Braves certainly will have an opportunity if they're interested, to make a proposal to Tom.” - Glavine's agent, Gregg Clifton (foxsports.com)

NASCAR Update:
This weekend will mark the end of the 2006 season where both a Craftsman Truck Series and Nextel Cup Series champion will be crowned. (Kevin Harvick won the Busch Series Championship ages ago.) Jimmie Johnson is 63 points ahead of Matt Kenseth his closest competitor. In the Chases sort history (two whole years) the driver going into Homestead with the lead has won the Championship so history is on Johnson’s side. Johnson has to finish 15th and lead the most laps to guarantee his first championship. While Denny Hamlin (-90), Kevin Harvick (-90) and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (-115) are still mathematically alive, they would need a complete collapse by Johnson and Kenseth to even consider winning the Cup.

There are multiple storylines besides the crowning of Champion to look for this weekend. First there’s the battle for 35th place and a guaranteed spot in the Daytona 500 between Sterling Marlin and Kyle Petty. Then there’s Casey Mears, who’s looking for his first win in his final race with the #42 team. Other people jumping ship include Brian Vickers in the #25 and Dale Jarrett in the #88. Also on the line, momentum for 2007. Just look at Greg Biffle, he won at Homestead in 2004 and in 2005 he finished second in the final standings.

Qualifying for Ford 400: Friday @ 3 PM/est on SPEED
Ford 400: Sunday @ 2 PM/est on NBC

NASCAR Notes: Goody’s Headache Powder will be replaced by Tylenol as the official pain medicine of NASCAR. Well, have you heard, the rapid release gels are really fast!

Giants Update:
The Giants take on the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday Night Football. The Giants will be doing it with a noticeably depleted team. Justin Tuck, who was placed on IR will miss the game along with Luke Petitgout and Michael Straham. Osi Umenyiora and Sam Madison are listed as doubtful and Sinorice Moss, Brandon Short and Carols Emmons are questionable. At least Tiki Barber said he’ll be playing!

New York Giants @ Jacksonville Jaguars: Monday @ 8:30 PM/est on ESPN

Around Sports:
Baseball
Congratulations to Minnesota’s Johan Santana for winning the 2006 AL CY Young Award. This is his second in there years.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed DH, Frank Thomas to a two year, $18 million contract with a $10 million option for 2009. Big Hurt, was reportedly making only $500,000 playing for the Oakland A’s this season.

Speaking of the Oakland A’s, they have promoted their bench coach, Bob Geren to manager replacing Ken Macha.

Football
On the Eve of #2 Michigan’s big game against #1 Ohio State, legendary Michigan head coach, Bob Schembecler died on Friday after collapsing in a TV studio. He was 77.

Around the World:
Two armed men attempted to rob people waiting on line for the new Playstation 3 outside a Wal-Mart in rural Putnam, CT. One person was shot when he refused to give up his money to the thugs. How else would he pay for his new PS3? IN Palmdale, CA, a Super Wal-Mart had to be shut down after people became too “rowdy” and in West Bend, WI a 19 year old ran into a pole while trying to get one of ten spots to get the new Playstation. However, at a Best Buy in Boston, employees handed out 140 tickets to the first 140 people waiting for PS3 so they would not have to wait in line. The moral of the story, buy your Playstation at Best Buy, not Wal-Mart! (AP)

A new study by the University of Indiana and partly supported by the Dairy and Nutrition Council found drinking chocolate milk was better for athletes than drinking sports drinks like Gatorade. (AP)

Celebrity Tid Bits:
Congratulations to Josh Gracin and wife Ann Marie for welcoming their third child, Gabriella Ann Gracin into the world on Wednesday.

Sad news…model Ana Carolina Restoin died from complications related to anorexia. She was only 21. The Brazilian beauty was 5’8” but only weighed 88 pounds at the time of her death.

All the stars came out on Thursday night for the Museum of Natural History’s Gala. Guests including most of the SNL cast like Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers, Keenan Thompson and Maya Rudolph, Alec Baldwin, and Steve Martin were treated to a performance by Paul Simon.

Head over to cmt.com to watch Blake Shelton’s new video, “Don’t Make Me.”

TV ALERT: This weekend is all about Reba…Reba McEntire. On Saturday, CMT will air Giants: Reba a concert where today’s hottest stars will perform Reba classics. On Sunday, the CW will premiere a new season of Reba at 7 PM/est.

Happy Birthday shout outs to Isaac Hanson (26), Rupal (40), Daisey Fuentes (40), Danny DeVito (62) and Lauren Hutton (63).

It’s been fun blogging with you,

Kate