JoePos - hatchet man

Questions for Sarah Palin that the Anchorage Daily News would like her to answer.

KFCs secret recipe, under guard, moved from headquarters temporarily for security upgrade.

Is it just me or does Borzi paint a pretty unflattering picture of neophyte GM Bill Smith? Overwhelmed? Not words I like to hear. I don't recall if any of our esteemed beat writers painted a picture of a clubhouse disappointed over the lack of a move. Then again, maybe I missed that.
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Very Cool.

I'm not a huge fan of the WNBA, but this clearly goes over the line. Can you believe the fine was only $1,500? Link

The player A-B comparisons to Gomez probably don't look so hot right now, but I doubt there's anyone in the WGOM readership who'd want to be reading about his exploits everyday. I wouldn't mind that RH bat in the line-up though. Link

I've despised Jay Leno ever since the whole Letterman kerfuffle. This could surely add some gas to my own personal fire. However, there is a sliver lining to this dark cloud, as found in the recent ratings and viewing habits for Nightline. 'Nightline' at risk if Leno jumps to ABC.

Anoint my eyes with Clorox...That's funny stuff. Link

Wow, I remember listening to Skip on TBS. Sixty-nine is far too young to die.
ESPN - Skip Caray dies; spent three-plus decades calling Braves games - MLB

Terry tells it like it is, sorta. Link

As if the young man wasn't already successful enough, Gleeman gets quizzed by Neyer. Insiders will get the whole entry. Gleeman + Neyer

A nifty article of the demise of the local sports columnist and some of the sordid reasons behind said demise.

Santana keeps getting aced out.

At the recent convention, a certain member of the Nation asked Mr. Gleeman how much money he thought it would take to bribe the scoreboard operator at the Dome to play a small clip from the Big Lebowski, each time Jason Kubel came to bat. He estimated it would take approximately $54 dollars in unmarked [...]

Good morning folks, Banjo here, with a few convention updates per the Boss. It seems our fearless leader was up at the crack of dawn and at the site of the convention. After "rastlin'" with an unruly gaggle of picnic-grounds squatters, he secured the spot. From his description you will find the SBG 2nd [...]

The transcript of this talk made me like and appreciate her even more.
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I wonder if Larry Craig will try and get one for his office?

I'm a huge Willie fan. In my opinion he's one of the finest songwriters and performers, ever, any genre.
Willie Nelson, Live in the 'Fresh Air' Studios : NPR Music

Restaurant quality pizza in your backyard? Why yes. Here's how to impress the neighbors and make some of the tastiest pizza you've ever eaten.
At first blush pizza seems like an unlikely candidate for the backyard grill. The dough alone is enough to scare of some of the heartiest grillmasters. But if you're a fan of [...]

I'd like to start off by saying -- sorry I've been away so long. While others have done their fair share of heavy lifting (Ubelmann, Big Mak, Andrew, BrianS, E-6, The Wig, Zoomx, GreekHouse and others who I may have missed) I've been freeloading. I had big plans last summer for "OTG" and like a [...]

I was directed to the link by the fellas over at City Pages.
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If you're up for a good laugh, check it out.
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This could be very useful and informative.
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What else can you say?
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Beer bong? Yup.
Whisenhunt has chat with Leinart after photos hit Internet

How long till this guy gets under the skin of the WGOM staff and ownership with his made-for-media friendly personality?
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The "curly haired boyfriend" made a nice showing though. APSE Associated Press Sports Editors Award

Classic. A giant company with a sense of humor. Link

There must be something in the water here.
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David Lynch philosophizes about the iphone and cinema. Link
*Warning- some strong language

Joe Nathan, Minnesota Twins agree to contract extension - TwinCities.com
Wise or unwise?

Much, much funnier than poultry jokes.Link.

A pretty decent-minded practical joke, actually. Come to think of it, my car is nearly this old......hmmmm Link.

David Mamet waxes philosophically on politics in the Village Voice.

Former 'Gilligan's Island' star caught with marijuana in car.

I wouldn't have guessed Cuban would have gone this route. But then again, he's a billionaire genius and I'm not. Link.

Fans of the writer/essayist/performer will enjoy this pretty good spoof video. link

Grist for the mill courtesy of crowd favorite, Tom Powers. Who is Twins' new leader?

Continuing the Will Ferrell discussion two weeks later.... Ferrell's ABA flick panned by City Pages.

YouTube - Jimmy Kimmel is F@cking Ben Affleck.

Transportation Commissioner Molnau ousted.

The Post will get a bitchin' game room. I say good for them. The wii is a lot of fun.

Author, conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. dies at 82.

Former Vikings in, out of ESPN plans.

Open Culture says the best place on the web for film junkies is Greencine.com Be sure to check out the blog.

And you all thought David Lee Roth was the problem

I love some of the stuff these guys from Improv Everywhere have done.

As discussed here earlier today, here is Clinton's (new) Blueprint.

I hope everyone has finished lunch.
Yikes!

For Will: My takeaway from reading the comments at the Strib Baseball Blogs mirrors this new book.

I can't believe they thought Par Ridder was worth the fight. This will have to be a one paper town by year's end. We might lose Gardenhire and Souhan in the same year. Then what will everyone complain about?
Star Tribune pays $3.8 million in legal fees for Pioneer Press

Get forty minutes on the fate of Bananas on today's Fresh Air.

Here's a baseball-lite version of the OTG.
With the All-Star Game ahead of us, here's a little something to consider when you're putting together your feedbag for the big game. If you're looking for the perfect snack to wash down with a few beers, consider this non-deep fried version of "Wings." One of the more interesting [...]

Minnesota Twins (36-34) @ Florida Marlins (35-38)
So, why are the Marlins better than your team?
Because they're run by a bunch of self-important, holier-than-thou pricks -- yet they've won more World Series titles in my lifetime than the Mets. I fucking hate that.
Dan Lewis
Dan Lewis is one of the people who run Sports.Wikia and this [...]

Banjo shows how to grill crab cakes.

Inspired by the upcoming series against the Nationals, Banjo serves up crabcakes.

Banjo looks at the A's and brings us a fajita experience.

The Twins take on the Blue Jays and Banjo grills the Toronto club and some other bird.

The Molten Core.
Twins (17-17) versus Tigers (21-12).
This really all you need to know about the Twins and the past six games of this nine game homestand. From the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:
“Twins manager Ron Gardenhire got a chuckle during spring training out of predictions that his team would finish in fourth place in the AL Central despite [...]

[SBG: I was hungry, so I moved this up. Also, I realized that when I was thanking everyone the other day, I neglected to thank Banjo. That was not a malicious omission. Thanks, Banjo. I'm gonna have to fire up the grill. Or maybe by forgetting earlier I'm on the [...]

Happy Friday afternoon folks. Welcome to the weekend and welcome back to On The GrillSM , your weekend baseball and BBQ kickoff.
Tonight the Twins will take on the Detroit Tigers for the start of a three game set at Comerica Park. The Tigers just ended a brutal road trip which culminated with a cancelled game [...]

[SBG Note: More and more, it's becoming apparent that I'm irrelevant. Longtime friend of SBG Nation Banjo offers a stab at a new and interesting feature for the upcoming series. Seriously, the readers of this site rock! Thanks to Banjo, the newest contributor to this site.]
With several of the WGOM’s regular readers [...]