A real tearjerker

Here it is. They may have fallen short in the series, but these guys are a special group, I tell you.

Joe Kennedy is Dead

Former Rocky pitcher Joe Kennedy died this morning in his Florida home. Details on the cause of his death are elusive, but I’ve heard speculation of aneurysm/heart failure. Kennedy put in a superb year with the Rox in 2004, and I think he had the biggest curveball I’ve seen thrown at a mile high. Anyway, ESPN has more on the story here.  He and his family are in our thoughts and prayers.

Frank TV was friggin awesome!

I’m glad I caught one of the rare Frank TV commercials during the NLCS, because otherwise I might not have known that it premiered last night. But it did, and let me tell you, that is one awesome show. It relates both to an older, Seinfeld-loving generation and to the future generations watching in 2027. It’s also timely, because nothing says Thanksgiving like Madden-inspired Turducken jokes.

To be honest, I turned it off shortly after 11:15 - not because it was stale and pointless, because I don’t want to get hooked on another show; as Sam would say, my vigorous TV-watching schedule is already jam-packed with stuff, and Battlestar Galactica Razor is coming up on Saturday and all. But if there was one show I would add if I had time, it would be this one. For the record, I thought that part where Frank took the dude from the audience and laid down on his lap on the couch was hilarious.

More Injuries.

Jarvis Moss busted his leg in practice yesterday.  Dude broke his leg, tore some ankle ligaments and is out for the season.  Fuck.  His rookie year wasn’t spectacular, finishing with 12 tackles and a sack in six games, but his injury will only sideline him for three to four months, so he’ll be able to work out for most of the offseason.

In related news, Rod Smith’s out for the year too.  Balls.

On the plus side, the Nuggets are 1-0 and should win tonight against the Timberwolves.  Randy Foye is out for a few weeks and won’t be playing this evening, and the Garnett-less T-Wolves are in a rebuilding mode.

Finally, some good news.

With all of the recent uh, unpleasantness, in the Denver sports world, the Nuggets’ season-opening victory over the Sonics was cathartic. I wasn’t fully attentive to the game (on account of Halloween festivities/booze), but it still felt good to have a solid outing from a Denver team. I’d almost forgotten what it felt like.

In his NBA debut, Kevin Durant looked solid, though his shot was cold. (Hey fellas! What’s cooler than bein’ cool!? Kevin Durant!). For the Nuggets, Melo was his old self, notching 32 points, while AI had 25. Camby was in single digits points-wise but dominated the boards with 15 rebounds. The Vanilla Gorilla came off the bench for 18, stroking it from 3 and helping the Nugs pull away late in the game.

Linus Kleiza looking pixelatedly ferocious:

p.s. I know that comment about Durant is going to come back to haunt me.  The Nuggets won’t be able to hold him to 18 for long…