Capitol Calling

Sorry Cards fans...

... this blog is pulling for the American League.

Some say a picture is self-explanatory ...

... but some photographs require 72-point font to really rub it in.

Case in point:

 

Yeah, you can definitely tell I'm a White Sox fan.

Manny Being Manny

Something tells me this piece of news is going to make it harder for the LA Dodgers to continue their surprising home winning streak.

Is anybody really surprised?

Seriously, Brett Farve...

... go away.

Boom!

John Madden is done with sports broadcasting.

I guess we'll have to find another person to tell sports fans that the "team that scores the most will win this game."

Tigers roar in House chamber

The University of Missouri basketball team received a warm welcome in the Missouri General Assembly today.

Tigers coach Mike Anderson, who signed a contract extension to remain the team's coach, even spoke for a few minutes to the Missouri House. Here's a sampling:

Not everybody was enthused. Rep. Sara Lampe, D-Springfield, sent a Twitter message stating "so if these guys were the state chess champions would we have stopped debate and let the coach speak to the body for 10 min?"

Hmmm... I'm going to go with no.

Tarheels or Bust

Tyler Hansbrough has Missouri Values.

As a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, I am obviously quite pleased that the Mizzou Tigers are in the NCAA Tournament. Deep in my heart, I hope Mike Anderson's squad can win it all and break forever Mizzou's record streak of mediocrity in major sports.

But they won't. I have the Tigers losing to Memphis in the Sweet 16. Thanks to a last minute burst, that scenario is still possible.

Rather, I'm joining with President Barack Obama and probably dozens of others in choosing UNC to win it all. I've picked that team to win the last two NCAA tournaments, only to come away disappointed. But I have faith that Missouri native Tyler Hansbrough will lead the 'Heels to the promised land.

If they don't, I will cry.

In the meantime, here's a video sent by U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer's office recognizing Mizzou's milestone season:

The Rex Cannon is silent

The Chicago Tribune reports that Rex Grossman is no longer on the Chicago Bears.

Good.

Frank Thomas, 2000 AL MVP

About frickin' time.

That's levitation, Holmes

Wow.

I hate to engage in hyperbole, but that was one of the better football games in recent history.

Better yet, the world was treated to a commercial that featured a bespectacled koala getting punched in the face.

Fantastic.