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I just want to thank everyone who voted for us in the Hartford Courant's contest, The Websters, for the top blogs of 2012 in Connecticut.
While we got in late due to a technical error and missed the first three days of voting, we were able to pull off the miracle and we won Best Sports Blog!!!
I really can't thank everyone enough for their votes. Steve and I really appreciate them.
You can see the full list of winners for The Websters at the Hartford Courant website.
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no commentsA few weeks ago, I asked y’all to nominate me for Best Sports Blog, Best UConn Blog and best overall blog at the Hartford Courant. Well the voting began Monday and didn’t include us.
So I took my brother’s advice and asked SOX & Dawgs wasn’t included. It turns out they made an error and forgot to include my site.
So despite the fact that they are 3 ½ days into the voting, I’m hoping to make a splash and be the cardiac kids and pull this win out.
So if you could vote 10x today and tomorrow with each of your email addresses for SOX & Dawgs blog as the best sports blog, I’d would sincerely appreciate it immensely. Also tell your friends to do it as well. And then thank them for me!!
http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/websters/
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no commentsWe apologize for the lack of posting on this Saturday. Bloguin switched over to a new hosting solution for the network and for the most part, everything went smoothly.
I say for the most part because 15 sites didn't make it over in the first transition. Unfortunately, we were one of the "15" sites and didn't come back online until later in the day.
But now that things are running smoothly, we'll get back to action. We won't catch up on the UConn post as I'll just combine it into one post in the morning. The same goes with the Red Sox post from today.
I'll do what I can with what I wanted to post and we'll be ready for the full day of normalness on Sunday.
Thanks for your patience!
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no commentsThe Hartford Courant is taking nominations for local blogs in various categories. I need your help in gathering a nomination for my site.
Here is the site link:
http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/websters/
Here are the categories:
- Best overall blog
- Best sports blog
- Best UConn blog
All you need to put in the line is this: SOX & Dawgs http://soxanddawgs.com
We'd just be honored to be nominated so please help us out on achieving that. And who knows, if we are nominated, maybe we can win one of those three categories.
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Sox & Dawgs established Carl Everett’s Crazy Hall of Fame in 2007 and its members are, like any Hall of Fame, in rarified air. Only this air lacks a lot of common sense and is full of batshit crazy. In fact that along with the incident happening on or in relation to the field of play is the only way to get into this Hall. We don’t induct folks based on off the field incidents like spousal abuse, DUI, dog fighting, etc.
In the five years since the Hall was established it has 14 Charter Members and 44 Regular Members.
It is with great humility that we present to you Carl Everett’s Crazy Hall of Fame, the Class of 2012.
Here is year’s class:
Manny Ramirez
In July 2005 Boston Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez wasn’t on the field as Wade Miller was prepared to deliver a pitch when low and behold Manny pops out of the door of Fenway’s fabled Green Monster. So Miller throws the pitch and Tampa Bay outfielder Joey Gathright doesn’t swing, but on the next pitch he singles to left field in front of Ramirez who throws to home a tad late and wide.
After the game Miller admitted to not checking to see if Ramirez was in the field and as he said, “why would I check?”
So what was Manny doing behind the door? “I (urinated) in a cup,” said Ramirez.
The joys of Manny being Manny.
Greg Pankewicz
In the third period of a CHL hockey game in February 2011, between the Colorado Eagles and the Mississippi River Kings, a Colorado player was tackled hard to the ice during an altercation by an official.
Greg Pankewicz, Colorado’s assistant coach, became irate at officials for the takedown, which led to the player getting injured. So after screaming and throwing stuff on the ice, Pankewicz took to stripping, reminiscent of a scene from the movie “Slap Shot”.
While in slap shot it was an on ice player who did the strip tease, Pankewicz started taking his clothes off on the bench and throwing them onto the ice. After methodically taking off his three-piece suits, shirt, tie and loafers and chucking it all on the ice he was sent to the dressing room.
He was suspended for the remainder of the regular season (14 games) for his action and was allowed to return during the playoffs.
Ndamukong Suh
Detroit Lions defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh was ejected from a NFL game on Thanksgiving Day for stomping and kicking Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith after it appeared that the Lions had stopped the Packers on an important third down play. The resulting penalty gave Green Bay a first down, which led to a touchdown and a win.
Suh was suspended by the NFL following in the incident for two games.
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Sox & Dawgs established Carl Everett’s Crazy Hall of Fame in 2007 and its members are, like any Hall of Fame, in rarified air. Only this air lacks a lot of common sense and is full of batshit crazy. In fact that along with the incident happening on or in relation to the field of play is the only way to get into this Hall. We don’t induct folks based on off the field incidents like spousal abuse, DUI, dog fighting, etc.
In the five years since the Hall was established it has 14 Charter Members, among them its namesake, as well as Ron Artest, Todd Bertuzzi, Albert Haynesworth, Serena Williams and Connecticut’s very own, Bill Romanowski.
The Hall also has 44 Regular Members, which include individuals like Julian Tavares, John Chaney, Delmon Young, Milton Bradley and Rasheed Wallace. Pairs like Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson and teams like the Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins for their 2011 brawl.
We’d like you to take some time and vote for as many of the nominee’s as you like. You can enter them in the comments or via Twitter @SteveMichaelsII. Thanks in advance for your votes. This years potential class include a stripping coach, two references to “Slap Shot”, a mascot who drew blood, two of the NFL’s dirtiest players and a hockey brawl from the 1975 WHA Playoffs.
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Well it’s that time of year again where we look for the best sporting event meltdowns and their participant(s) for induction into Carl Everett’s Crazy Hall of Fame.
The rules are simple. The nominee has to be absolutely batshit crazy to get inducted and the offenses have to have occurred during a sporting event. So DUI arrests, armed robberies, drug busts, spousal abuse and the like are off limits.
So help us out with some nominees, they don’t even need to be current we will consider a blast from the past. Some previous inductee’s include Woody Hayes, John McEnroe, Bobby Knight, Izzy Alcantara, Jose Offerman, Julian Tavarez, Rick Rypien and of course the man this is all based on, Carl Everett.
Put your suggestions in the comments, email them to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . You can also Tweet them to us (Steve, Ian).
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no commentsWHAT: Project Cupid will play match maker to raise money for The Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute during its third annual charity date auction at The Estate. Boston’s most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes will strut their stuff to raise funds for cancer care and research. The event will be emceed by image consultant, Emmi Sorokin from It’s a Man’s World, and Tixlist founder Christian Galvin. Special guest, Baltimore sports reporter and Boston native, Jen Royle, will be see how much money she can raise as a participant in the date auction.
The evening will also feature a live auction, offering special items including: A date with former NESN Red Sox reporter Heidi Watney and two Red Sox tickets to a game in April, signed memorabilia, hotel stays, salon gift packages and much more.
WHY: Project Cupid was created in 2009 by Amy Blue after her nine -year -old cousin Isaias Valentin lost his 11 month battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, a cancer that begins in the bone marrow. All proceeds will benefit pediatric cancer care and research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
WHO: Boston’s most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes, singles looking to find a hot date and anyone that is looking to support a good cause
WHEN: Saturday, February 11, 2012
6:30 p.m. (Doors open)
WHERE: The Estate
One Boylston Pl.
Boston, MA 02116
HOW: Suggested $15 donations at the door. For more information, visit www.TheEstateBoston.com or call 617.351.7000. 21+.
If you are unable to attend, feel free to donate by going to www.Project-Cupid.org/donate.
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