Article:20080603 Manny Stiles' Sportsune Cookie

Intro:

Welcome to Manny Stiles ' New Daily Column:

"Sportune Cookie" - it's the words that that you get from inside that is where the good part is supposed to be.



One man's croutons are another man's crumbs
If the Lakers-Celtics matchup is such a rivalry, then why do they gotta make SO MUCH out of it?

This series feels like it will remind me of when the Steelers and Cowboys last renewed THEIR "historic rivalry"...

There will be a 'goat. What scape they will be wearing is indeterminate at this time...

Too bad the goat won't be "Jeez, this season kinda sucked."

Guys that scream "I will only be remembered properly if I screw something up REAL bad" include Sasha Vujacic (my pick to force Kobe into screaming like a lunatic at least twice this series), Luke Walton, Kedrick Perkins, Sam Cassell and Wally Sczerbiak. I know Wally isn't playing, but he is still a viable option in my book to screw this series up.

Maybe Kobe can guide his young team into his second loss in the Finals in 5 years. MJ never did that!

And to the poor, neglected people of Minnesota - I realize that both Los Amgeles and Boston both needed you. I wish I was there right now getting the REAL story behind this Finals... then again, I BLAME YOU for allowing this to happen.

Hmmm...
Sometimes I think the World is NYC's little bitch. Maybe I'm a little off, but I KNOW Chicago IS NYC's little bitch.

If you switched Ozzie Guillen and Willi Randolph, the Chicago papers would be exactly the same. Drama for the sake of Trauma. New York would brush Ozzie off like a legless guy on the subway asking for "crack money" - at least he's honest...

Pre-emptive Maneuvers
If I was a Phoenix Suns fan, I might think Hurricane Boris was Ominous.

I knew it but I didn't say anything: Maria was bound to lose after that first round. If only I was as right about all the other things I want her bound to.

Boston: 2008 meet Philly: 1980. You guys should get acquainted. (more on this later)

If Jason Taylor really wants to get his name into the media more to help push his post-football career, he should do something controversial!

I watched the overtimes of last night's Pens-Red Wings game last night and remembered why I love watching 2-3 hockey games a year.

But I could play half a season in one night on Playstation. I do love the game, it's just tough to watch on TV with no emotional involvement other than yelling "PLAY 8 OVERTIMES!!! I want 8 Overtimes!!!!" at my poor, mostly inanimate television.

Media Rant
The next time that the AP issues a Rays game wrap-up (a win of course) without the words "for the first time in franchise history" it will be the first time.

It's not like you can't write a whole column without it... jeez, throw in a shot out to BigPPup if you can't think of anything!

WTMF Sports
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W.T.M.F. Sports with your host, Manny Stiles!

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"If you can find a more explosive toothpaste than Explodent, you've looked really, really hard!"

Reporting on Monday, June 3rd... Manny Stiles:

MS - I have a hangover, so let's get to it...

Today's top headlines for WTMF sports:

The streak comes to an end. After 37 years of mulling it over...

Ever wonder?
What if Deion Sanders' album would have become super popular???

The Adventures of ManRays
Ray of the Day: Today's Ray is "Day Off"

After getting a day off and heading to Boston for a little "separation" in the standings...

Hey, Red Sox fans? Can you hear us now??? It's a GOOD thing sweat doesn't drip upwards!!!

It looks like we're not even taking you seriously anymore and we're saving Kazmir for the Rangers, even though Thurday's game would be the start after his normal rest.

I'm not even worried about jinxing them with my wilish antics anymore!!!

Go Rays!

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1 - 3 Card Manny 2 - Random Cogitations 3 - Interview with a Dead Guy 4 - Myth Debunking 5 - NASFL 6 - Sports Augury 7 - | Fudging with Numbers 8 - Question Everything 9 - Sports and Religion 10 - Rumors I just started

A Picture is worth 1000 noogies
Yes, it's one of my three favorite moments in baseball history. I've considered getting it as a tattoo. But the fact that it's SIGNED makes this a picture worth 1000 noogies.

http://www.authenticsportscollectibles.com/store/images/RYANPHS016003-L.jpg

Dr. Commento Answers the Questions
'ATQ - from Kelsdad (even though it's not a question: "Knowing Manny, there is a hidden message there somewhere, the problem is finding it."

The REAL hidden message is in the picture; not the 10 - by the way - "10 cards I don't want if I buy a pack of '85 DonRuss trading cards"

Strike a Prose
"She is Sport"

Flittering Fluttering Dancing about gliding gracefully Words, analogies what is she about? is she Life, is she Discovery? a metaphor for both? or is she a riddle with hundreds of words irrelevant to the picture in the middle? it she relevance, is she not of what we percieve It she sports to you is she not a Sport to me? No matter her position or level of involvement she goes on all around us even if we were to not ponder her the dances of her athletes the pleasure of her fruits the fountains of her profit it's just a business to them But we're sports fans...


 * so we love her...