Monday, February 4, 2008

Monday, February 4, 2008

Perfection turns to footnote...

Okay, so nobody's perfect. The Patriots proved that last night. New England's bid for perfection ended as quickasthis in one of the most stunning of all Super Bowl upsets, 17-14. The New York Giants turned perfection into a footnote season for the Patriots who finish with an 18-1 record. The Miami Dolphins can rest easy. Their 17-0 record in 1972 remains untarnished. When Eli Manning found Plaxico Burress in the endzone wondering where Ellis Hobbs was, the corks started popping in Miami...

Maybe it was Bill Belichick switching from his ratty old grey hoodie to a new, bright red model. Maybe it was supermodel Gisele Bundchen being at the game, remember what happened to Tony Romo with Jessica Simpson watching him in Dallas? More likely it was the failure of the offensive line to protect Tom Brady. Woulda, coulda, shoulda. It doesn't matter. It's over. Too bad for the Patriots. Congratulations to the Giants...

The city of New York breaks an 8-year drought with the Giants winning the Super Bowl. For eight years, no championship banner flew over a stadium here until now. The Yankees of 2000 were the last professional sports team to win a championship. With a title comes a parade. That's tomorrow on Super Tuesday. Perfect or should I say super???

10 Timeline Memories:
  1. 1789] And the winner is: Electors unanimously choose George Washington as the first President of the United States, making his election official...
  2. 1932] Let the games begin: The first Winter Olympics takes place at Lake Placid (NY)...
  3. 1941] Bob Hope books a flight: The United Service Organization (USO) is created. In this 1957 clip, Bob and Jayne Mansfield entertain the troops: http://youtube.com/watch?v=5LpR9jd8yzw ...
  4. 1957] The Right Type: Smith-Corona rolls out the first electric typewriter weighing a hefty 19 pounds...
  5. 1969] Meet the new Commish: Bowie Kuhn replaces the fired William Eckert as Baseball Commissioner...
  6. 1983] 'Happy Trails': Karen Carpenter passes away from heart failure probably caused by years of suffering from anorexia nervosa. Karen was just 32. What an incredible voice: http://youtube.com/watch?v=QUDshT19j8Q ...1987] Liberace falls victim to AIDS related complications at 67: http://youtube.com/watch?v=-WC1OsdX2LM ...2007] Barbara McNair dies from a brain tumor at 72...
  7. 1987] Signed, sealed, delivered: Having failed to get Bill Parcells from New England as coach, the Jets hire Bill Belichick as H.C. How'd that work out Jets???
  8. 1997] Guilty as charged: A civil jury in California finds O.J. Simpson liable in the deaths of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Goldman's parents are awarded $8.5 million in damages...
  9. 1999] Amadou disaster: An unarmed Amadou Diallo is cut down in a hail of bullets when four New York City plainclothes police officers thought he was armed. He wasn't...
  10. 2007] Super win: The Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI...

Music Memories:

Commentary:

Super Bowl XLII MVP Eli Manning was one day short of a year from the day big brother Peyton was voted SB MVP in Super Bowl XLI (Feb. 4, 2007) which makes SB history. Two brothers have never been in consecutive Super Bowls, no less as quarterbacks or MVPs. Now that's pretty special...

"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":

Oscar de la Hoya (35), Clint Black (46), Lawrence Taylor (49), Alice Cooper (60), Dan Quayle (61), Florence LaRue (5th Dimension) (64), David Brenner (72) and Conrad ('Different Strokes') Bain (85)...

Timeline Countdown: 10 days until pitchers & catchers report to spring training voluntarily, 46 days until the beginning of spring and 51 days until opening day...

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