Now, I have tried the ‘House and it isn’t the best choice out there, nor is it the worst, but it is a lot more dorm room than British Pub. We are all for you though Jenn, so let’s dial up the accountants and buy some stock, or at least some six packs.
According to a press release, “Icehouse doesn’t take itself too seriously,” said Brown. “It’s like a loyal friend who’s always having fun and knows that time spent with buddies should never be less than great… and never watered down. And what’s better than watching football with an ice-cold Icehouse?”
Very political ma’am, and since you are there until Dec. 2011 maybe we can choke down a few before the end of the world that is coming on the last day of that month. Is this move a conflict on interest with the sport she covers? Maybe, but you tell her she can’t do it…Jenn Brown doesn’t make mistakes.
You read that right girls…you could be dating someone that gets paid to play a game instead of pays to play a game with his buddies online, at the gym or on the slo-pitch field.
Henry Wrigley is the third-base bachelors name…let the easy “scoring” jokes and the Paradise by the Dashboard Light references fly.
For those of you who haven’t heard, Roger Clemens is a BS liar and he is finally getting called out for it. Have fun taking shots with (out of) your bunkmate Tiny, Rog.
That got me thinking about the athletes and teams that really just didn’t care about us fans at all…enjoy…or get filled with murderous rage. (Ryan Leaf isn’t on the list because he never had fans to begin with, the XFL was at least entertaining, and the Red Sox HAVE WON THE WORLD SERIES so don’t try and throw 86 years out there).
9. The Soviet Hockey Team in 1980 Winter Olympics – Sure Kurt Douglas mentally ninja’d two teams, an opposing coach, and two Superpowers, but take a look at the numbers: Soviets (who where actually kicking their fans in the balls for a second time after they had lost to the Americans in the 1960 Games) 27-1-1 in 20 years of International Play outscoring opponents 175-44, including a 28-7 advantage over the Yanks. The two best players on USA in the tournament, Mike Eruzione and Jim Craig, playd a total of 30 NHL games. The top three Russians – goalie Vladislav Tretiak, speedster Valeri Kharlamov, and defender Viacheslav Fetisov – all made it into the Hall of Fame.
8. The 1994 and 1995 Toronto Blue Jays and the 1998 Florida Marlins – The Jays were back-to-back World Champs, but fell to a dismal 55–60, 16 games back, when they were bailed out by the strike. Then they followed that up with a stellar 56–88 record, last place by 30 to Boston, when they got to play 162 with mostly the same crew. The Fire Sale that hit the Marlins after winning the crown in 1997 was displayed with the 54–108, the worst record in the major leagues that year, product they put on the field.
7. Brett Favre – There are only so many times that I can take fake crying. The best part about the annual ordeal that includes gross bruised ankles and Wrangler commercials is that we get to see a lot more Rachel Nichols, the reporter not the actress but wow I would give a few years of my life to be a room with both, and a lot less John Clayton.
6. 1992 Buffalo Bills – Now the 1990 edition of the Fighting Scott Norwides really kicked the fans where the sun should shine, but to give the glimmer of hope, in the form of the greatest comeback ever, and then promptly go on to lose two more Super Bowls, that is send-your-wife-to-the-freezer-for-a-bag-of-frozen-peas bad.
5.1982 Stanford Marching Band – Guys! Tackle that dude! He is right there! Earn a scholarship! Your special teamers are giving you a chance for glory!
4. Wym Essajas for the 1960 Suriname Olympic Team - He booted his entire nation in the sac. The first ever Olympian (it is a a big deal in other countries you stuck up Americans) for his nation slept through the starting time for his try in the 800 meters.
3. The place that sold Al Davis his first jogging suit – You all KNEW that he was becoming a punch line and you did nothing NOTHING to stop it!
2. Roger Clemens and all of the steroid baseballers – You took the greatest sport of all-time and made it into a video game that needs roster updates every year. Should they be in the Hall of Fame? Yes, but each of their plaques should have a huge middle finger on it instead of any writing.
1. The Chicago Cubs – I am a Mets fan and I still think we spend money better than you guys. At least I have Derek Lee on my fantasy team.
NOTE: For those who haven’t been following along, Dr. Venkman (Ben), has taken it upon himself to set forth some rules and regulations when it comes to common practices by fans at games. In this installment he deals with fans participating in dancing in the stands.
“It shall be understood that hence forth the act of busting a move in the bleachers is allowed in the following instances, and only in the following instances. If you have to ask…sit back down and save us from having to bleach our retinas from looking at your blubber fly:
1. There is at least one other person that is rocking with you. Even though the Lone Wolf Approach is a gutsy attack when the jams start rocking there needs to be at least one other hardy soul for you to play off of to make a real effect on the rest of the crowd around you.
2. You have a signature move. It can be anything from a simple dip or spin to the more advanced hip thrust or slide/moon walk. There just needs to be something that really makes it yours.
3. The gyrating is spontaneous. The dancer can not enter the stadium with a plan in mind or a dance card filled. The best dancing comes from the heart and not the head.
4. There must be no mind paid if the dancer is displayed on the Jumbotron. The dancer is expected to be oblivious to any extra attention that they are given due to their moves. You are there to entertain.
5. The dancer must maintain their dancing during every break in play when there is music available. Make sure that you stay hydrated and are well nourished before the game/contest because you have chosen a roll that is at least, if not more, important than that of the athletes on the field.
In the following instances stay in your seat and enjoy the real movers and shakers and hope that the Kiss Cam finds you unless you want to have a ThatFan punishment given to you:
1. The dancer can’t wave at the Jumbotron if they are displayed. Keep shaking that moneymaker because that is what got you in front of 25,000 people.
2. There can be no sort of sponsorship or reward for dancing. This is a hit against the integrity of the dancer and can cloud the moves that are displayed for the rest of the viewing audience.
3. The dancer cannot be wearing a costume. This is not to say that the dancer can not wear some sort of original or unique shirt, but a full-fledged costume is not allowed for a dancer.
Thus shall be fan law as agreed upon as Fan Law on this August 19, 2010.”
One of our favorites here at ThatFan is moving up a little bit.
Posted by Ben Meyers 
8. The 1994 and 1995 Toronto Blue Jays and the 1998 Florida Marlins – The Jays were back-to-back World Champs, but fell to a dismal 55–60, 16 games back, when they were bailed out by the strike. Then they followed that up with a stellar 56–88 record, last place by 30 to Boston, when they got to play 162 with mostly the same crew. The Fire Sale that hit the Marlins after winning the crown in 1997 was displayed with the 54–108, the worst record in the major leagues that year, product they put on the field.
“It shall be understood that hence forth the act of busting a move in the bleachers is allowed in the following instances, and only in the following instances. If you have to ask…sit back down and save us from having to bleach our retinas from looking at your blubber fly: