YEA OR NAY FOR JUNE 13TH

It’s been a long time coming, but we finally got our first glimpse of ‘Celebrity Circus’ this week. In case you were among the billions who missed the show, here are some highlights:

The cast includes: Janet Evans, Christopher Knight, Stacey Dash, Rachel Hunter, Wee-Man from Jackass, Antonio Sabato Jr., and Blu Cantrell. The host is Joey Fatone.

Over/Under on names you recognize from the above paragraph: 3.5.



What might be the most horrifying is that ABC was working to create their own Circus of the Stars, but had to scrap it because NBC stole all the best talent.

Gone are the days when real, true celebrities would appear on such shows as Circus of the Stars and Battle of the Network Stars. As a kid, I actually remember looking forward to these programs.

Remember Barbi Benton flying through the air on the trapeze and being able to catch a quick glimpse of her talents?

How about Jamie Farr taming lions only using his nose and a feather boa?

And then, every teenage boys fantasy, the Landers’ sisters? I was always partial to Judy, who, oddly enough, went on to marry former Dodger Tom Niedenfuer.

Circus of the Stars was on every year from ’77 to ’94, which pretty much encompasses my entire childhood, thus the fond memories.

They even got Gil Gerard to do it one season! Buck Rogers himself!! But alas, no Twiki or Birdman.

This reincarnation blasphemes the name Circus of the Stars and should be called Circus of The People You Might Recognize But Just Can’t Figure Out Who They Are. I’m sad.

On to the Yea or Nay:

YEA: For the movie 'Meatballs'. I would like to start up a campaign that would mandate ‘Meatballs’ be shown at least once a day from June until September. The greatest camp movie ever, thanks to Bill Murray. This song just puts you in the mood.

NAY: To the movie ‘Strange Wilderness’. What a terrific cast and a great concept. Steve Zahn, Jonah Hill, Justin Long, Ernest Borgnine. I’ve seen a lot of movies and this might have been THE WORST EVER. I do not recommend.

YEA: To this statement…mark it down. Kevin Kolb will be the starting quarterback for your Philadelphia Eagles in game one of the regular season. I’m not saying YEA because it’s a good thing…I’m saying YEA because it will happen.

NAY: To this movie, one that I am not proud of. I wrote it in college during my senior year and at the time, thought it was amazing. But it isn’t and I’m not proud of it. Take 20 minutes and watch, if only for the debut of a young Gregg Ziliani. Also keep in mind that we were doing a lot of drugs at the time.

YEA: To Milton Bradley. He’s one crazy mofo, but I don’t blame him for wanting to tear up that announcer. Let it out Milton….and p.s. You might want to deal him now if you have him on your fantasy squad. Something bad is on the horizon, I can sense it.

NAY: To the Kobe/MJ comparisons. Can we finally put them to rest? Would MJ ever allow his team to lose a game like the Lakers did last night? Being unselfish and all is terrific Kobe, but sometimes you’ve got to be the man and put the team on your back. Kobe used to do that and got criticized for it. But he’s become brainwashed that he needs to share and that’s not always the case.

YEA: To Willie Randolph keeping his job. The only chance the Mets have of turning this ship around is Willie getting fired, so let’s keep him in as long as possible.

NAY: To Jay Bruce for MVP. That was a nice week you had.

YEA: To Jorge Cantu. Mea culpa, Jorge. I didn’t think you had it in you.

NAY: To the Nationals. Do you think anyone would notice if they packed their things and moved back to Montreal?

YEA: To Fred Lewis of the Giants. Brother is tearing it up! Check his stats and you’ll see what I’m saying.

YEA: To Ozzie Guillen. People are always complaining about coachspeak and bland press conferences (Andy Reid, come on down!), but Ozzie tells it like it is and nobody should complain about it.

NAY: To Victor Martinez. Now out 6-8 weeks. Some guys with more home runs than you: Chris Snelling, Corky Miller, Mike Rivera and Travis Denker. Some guys with more RBI than you: Rod Barajas, Marco Scutaro, John Bowker, and Jason Michaels.

YEA: To the Cardinals…really, Tony LaRussa. I know he’s a douche, but this team was not supposed to be any good. No Cris Carpenter, no Izzy, a banged up Pujols. Yet they still are cruising along with the second best record in the NL.

NAY: To trading Ken Griffey. Really, what would somebody give up for him? He’s Ken Griffey, not KEN GRIFFEY.

YEA: To Corey Hart, you’re atypical slow starter. I have him on none of my teams, though I tried, knowing he would turn things around, which he has. Hope you didn’t bail.

NAY: To Joe Blanton…or should we call him Joe Blandon. He does everything equally average. No K’s, never shuts down a team…he just goes out every five days, pitches 7 innings, gives up 3 or 4 runs and strikes out 3. Blechhh.

NAY: To Sidney Ponson. On a team with Milton Bradley, Ponson was considered the trouble maker. Says a lot.

YEA: To the Bears for cutting off Cedric Benson. It takes a lot for a team to bail on a first round pick, but if anybody deserved it, it was Cedric. He was lousy on the field, a scumbag off it and his teammates hate him. He’s got Dallas Cowboy written all over him.

NAY: To the Jair Jurjenns project. Hope you enjoyed the first month and a half, because the wheels have come off and he’s not wearing a seatbelt.

YEA: To Ryan Howard kicking it into gear. It better happen soon, or all of us Chase Utley owners are going to pay. Twice this week the Marlins intentionally walked Utley, preferring to pitch to Howard with the bases loaded as opposed to Utley with two men on. Heartbreaking.

YEA: To Troy Tulowitzki. He tore his quad off the bone only a month and a half ago and he’s already close to coming back. As an owner, I’m happy, but I’m also leery.

NAY: To expanding our fantasy football league from 10 to 12 owners. Figured I would use this forum to express my dissent.

YEA: To the new show on Nickelodeon ‘The Mighty B’. HI-LARIOUS is all I can say. It seems like all the good writers are going to cartoons, because they aren’t writing sitcoms. The B is more entertaining than 90 percent of the ‘grownup’ schlock airing on the networks. Did we really need a new ‘Password’?




NAY: To cats. They don’t make them like they used to. I thought I saw a mouse run across the floor late the other night. Our cat was sitting right next to me and he just looked at me as if to say ‘Are you going to get that?’

Story of my life.