So as we roll into the 2008 Baseball season, I the resident Sage, decided to pull a Rabbit out of the hat and bring up Saturday Night Live. For you youngins, Garret Morris had a reoccurring character named: Chico Esquela (School Boy En Espanol). Said Character was a good natured muse to Jane Curtain (Hence the name Hane) during the Weekend News update portion of the show. The Baseball season cannot come fast enough for me. The sweet smell of freshly cut grass wafting up to the hot dog infested stands. Ahh yes! Baseball really does make glad the heart of childhood! Along with the start of the season some things to consider:
1 - The Cubs will not be eliminated, as this is "next year".
2- The Padres will have a host of retreads and AAAA players that somehow manage to win just enough games to tease their sushi eating, tattoo wearing, multi-pierced, beer slugging fans.
3- The Yankees and Red Sox will be over whelming favorites to "win it all". However the Yanks will some how choke! To the great joy of this commentator.
4- The Giants will have an average age of 350 years old. Their SS will have been in the cup room with Indiana Jones guarding the Holy Grail for some 305 of his 350 years.
5- My Dodgers will win it all to the great joy of the best voice in all broadcasting Vin "Vinny" Scully.
This post will continue at a later time. Now for the word of the day: Pontificate
Now friends guess the meaning! Hint The Pontiff is a big time guy with a big time hat!
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/78/78hupdate.phtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recurring_Saturday_Night_Live_characters_and_sketches_(listed_chronologically)
(Links to SNL Chico)
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pontificate means to speak forcefully on a subject, generally to go overboard in your conversation. basically you're a blowhard.
also: I especially like the Padres and Dodgers predictions. Kudos.
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