Showing posts with label Impress Your Sports Lover. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Impress Your Sports Lover. Show all posts

Love for Lochte


Ladies...have you seen the newest Vogue cover???  I seriously do a double take every time at the grocery to check out those abs and smile on Ryan Lochte. 

The good news...he is all set for the Olympics and with a major (friendly) rivalry with Michael Phelps he will get plenty of news coverage.  And I shall watch every moment of it. 


Hello USA Swimmers!!! Why hello there.

Even better....this guy is a Gator!!

Posted in: , , , , on Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 1 comments  

Some QB That I Used to Know

Even though my still-wishing-to-be-my-BFF is no longer in Denver, I still love seeing jokes, news, and parodies about him.  I'm still hoping that maybe Tebow just needs to come back to the Mile High City for some fresh Mt air and maybe even hit up our neighborhood pool.  Too much??  I know.  But a girl can daydream.

Btw....Gator Guy hates this original song.  And has Mr. T trained to recognize that it is "the bad song".  I like it.  And I especially love this viral video of these two kiddos.

Posted in: , , , on Friday, June 1, 2012 at 0 comments  

Mind, Body, & Equipment.

When I was pregnant, I would cry at the slightest up lifting sports moment.  No Seriously. And for the most part I thought it was just a pregnancy thing.  However, I have to admit that when I first saw the latest commercial from Dick's Sporting Goods, it took everything in me to hold back the tears.  And perhaps there was even a moment while I was home alone where I just let the water works flow as I listened to the Oh-So-Inspiring Rudy soundtrack.  

But either way, this commercial makes me want to train again for another marathon race, pick up a little crossfit, or just find any other way I can to officially become a badass. Smart move, Dick's Sporting Goods...your Mind, Body, and Equipment commercial is genius. 


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Big Ben Fails at Tebowing


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Ten Thoughts for the Weekend

1.  The Broncos beat the Steelers!!!!  What an amazing game!!  And with an 80-yard touch down pass from my Boy Tebow to DThomas!!! Unbelievable!! 

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2.  I might have shed a tear (or at least complained as much as possible) as I had to give up my ticket to today's game because I was sick.  Ladies and Gents...that means I was siiiiccckkk.  Not just a cough.  Because not to see my BFF Tebow in person and in action....heartbreaking!!  But at least I was warm in my Bronco Snuggie. 

3.  I finished my first week as a student teacher and absolutely love it.  Still working on learning 170 student names and lesson planning, but I already know that it is all worth and where I am suppose to be.

4.  I am quite excited for this season's Bachelor with Geico Man Ben the Bach.  He is growing on me...as is the drama that ABC always provides.  Looks like we have some villains who like to skinny dip and continued drama with the blogger!  Fantastic. 

5.  I also watched the latest Pretty Little Liars this weekend.  Seriously, it is not to late to watch this one with all the other 14 year-olds.  I am just pleased to know that one of my dearest neighbors is also a PLL fan and I am not the only 30 year-old that indulges in the flick. 


6.  I keep having dreams this weekend about anchors falling on my head.  What does this mean???

7.  Every day this week I drove less than 3 minutes to work and LOVED it.  I even didn't buckle my seat belt for one of the trips and felt like such a rebel!!  (I know...I know.  Most accidents happen close to your house.  I promise it was my only time!).  Just what am I going to do with 2 hours of commuting back in my life???  Yoga? Perhaps cook a week day dinner for the first time in over a year!?  The possibilities are endless. 

8.  I had much needed drinks with my Dearest E this weekend.  We just talked for hours about anything and everything.  We gave each other encouragement, asked questions, and basically reassured ourselves that we are effing fabulous.  Gator Guy doesn't understand that we can just sit on the couch, drink micro brews, and talk.  He and his Bromance Bro instead play darts.  For hours.  Now, that I do not get.

9.  Aside from being sick, I am giddy to go to work tomorrow.  Giddy.  It has been a long time since I have felt that! 

10.  Holy Crap the Broncos won!!!! 


Posted in: , , , , , , , , , , , , on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 0 comments  

You know you are obsessed when...

You purchase a single ticket and go to a Bronco game solo.  Alone.  

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But even though we lost... me, myself and I still had a damn good time at the game!!!

And yes, I even waited with all the other 9 year old boys for all the players to leave in hopes that Timmy would like to wear a BFF necklace...

Posted in: , , , , on Monday, January 2, 2012 at 0 comments  

40% OFF Tebow Shirts

 
The great thing about my obsession with Timmy Tebow is that I have been lucky enough to become friends with the girl behind the brilliant "I Heart Tebow" shirts.  

I am currently gearing up to head down to Mile High to hand out Tebow Stickers to all the Bronco fans! 


For TODAY ONLY, she is marking 40% OFF all merchandise on www.blueoranges.net.  So check it out and stock up!!  GO BRONCOS!!!!

Posted in: , , , , , on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 0 comments  

Dear 4th Quarter Broncos,

You are well worth the wait.  In fact, I sounded like a man this morning due to screaming my head off during our time together last night.  And also during that final minute of regular play, I  turned to Gator Guy and said, "I'm not quite sure when it happened, but I'm pretty sure I slightly peed my pants."  

Now that's a Bronco fan. 
 
xoxo, 
Kat


Posted in: , , , , , on Monday, December 12, 2011 at 2 comments  

Pumpkin Spice & Gridiron

Today is like Christmas.  Like the first day of school.  I have pure excitement for two things that make a season debut in my life on this day.


1.  The NFL Baby - First game tonight Saints vs Packers. Brees vs Rogers.  Soul vs. Title Town.  Going to be a fantastic game. And I can't wait to see how my fantasy teams will do on this first week. 

Tip for the night -->  Keep an eye on Mark Ingram as the Saints' spotlight rookie this year.  He was the 28th pick of the draft and is an absolute workhorse.

Fact for the night -->  The season kickoff game has been on the Thursday after Labor Day since 2002, and since 2004 the defending Super Bowl Champs (Packers this year) host the opening game.  Looks like a tradition worth keeping!


2.  Pumpkin Spice Latte - I just enjoyed my first pumpkin spice latte of the season.  This is my favorite sugar-infested-but-I-just-can't-resist coffee drink, and there are times I wish it was available all year long! 

So please help me Bring em Out T.I.  Bring out those QBs, Linebackers, and foamy lattes.  Because this is the best time of the year!!
   

Posted in: , , on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 0 comments  

Nutbags...All of Them

As a result of finally watching the shit show that the Bach Pad was this week....I just had to vent with my Dearest M about the complete awfulness and unnecessary tears.  Soooo many damn tears.

And my Dearest M was brilliant enough to say  "Nutbags...all of them!" 

And so, I have decided to honor the crazies (& my Dearest M) and use the term "Nutbags" this weekend.  I think it will be a nice addition to my vocabulary and perhaps it will even make its way into a song as I serenade a crowd at karaoke this evening.  

Effing nutbags.  

Oh and ps....A big congratulations to Nevin Shapiro who receives the ultimate Nutbag Award.  Please read this article if you have not heard about the Miami scandal and to also impress your sports lover with fun facts. But let me just tell you, if you look up the definition of "small man complex", you shall see Nevin's face.  No worries...this dude is already in prison, so no hurt feelings for any brutal comments you make about him.  Let's hear it!  

Posted in: , , , , , on Friday, August 19, 2011 at 1 comments  

Ball Smackers and Navy Stripes


Totally out of my go-to-bed-at-9pm-on-weekdays character...but I finally made it to a Rockies game last night with my Dearest Manda, and even indulged in a few microbrews (shocker). Only downfall was a missed all the drama with the Bachelor Pad.  I hear there were lots of tears...but don't worry, I totally DVR'd it!

But the game was great.  Company was fantastic and I even learned a couple of things.  One - all pin stripes on baseball uniforms are navy...no matter what the team colors are. Crazy!  Two - the term southpaw originated from left handed pitchers because home base was always west and therefore the leftys faced south.  Interesting....who would have thought!! 

Ask me about football and I will talk your ear off.  But baseball is a foreign world to me.  I even started a Baseball Fantasy League this year with Gator Guy with hopes that I would learn more.  From the league I conclude with the following:

1.  I still do not know any thing more about baseball than I did before.  This is supported by the fact that I have not changed anything on my team since day one and have now gone from 10th to 3rd place.  Wish Fantasy Football was that easy.  

2.  I created a team of pervs.  Seriously. I named the league Ball Smackers (long story, but the short version is some drunk guy kept yelling out Ball Smackers on the train.  I thought I was so funny that I wrote it down on my sudoku and decided to name any kickball or baseball team after it.)  Gator Guy and I determined that we should leave the league public just to see if we got anyone else.  Well, I built it...and they came. Example team names are:  Family Jewels, Blue Balls, and Big Long Balls.  Seriously....I created a league for all the pervs.  Well done Kat.  Well done.

Posted in: , , on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 1 comments  

Thank Goodness for this Monday

Why am I so happy about today?  Because the NBA playoffs are over! FINALLY!  Clearly, I am a sports kind of girl.  Love love love my football, hockey, college hoops, PBR, and getting more into baseball.  But I just can't seem to be even slightly amused by the NBA. 

And so, those that are with me on this one...you can at least be in the know with the big news today. 

The Dallas Mavericks won the NBA title, winning the final game 102-95, and the series 4-2.  Woohoo, Mavs.  Thanks for not letting this one get to game seven.  

Posted in: , on Monday, June 13, 2011 at 0 comments  

Ninety Two Dollars and Eight Cents

That's right.  I am 92 bucks richer today.  Oh and don't forget the 80 cents.  That is HUGE.  However I have to admit that it is a bit of a let down because I was Oh-So-Freaking-Close to winning over $600 bucks!!!  Damn you UConn for winning the most boring and overall disappointing NCAA Championship Game to date. 

Plan for my winnings....I think a hot pair of jeans.  Any suggestions on a brand??

Posted in: , , on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 2 comments  

Dear Cutler,

I have pondered all week about this.  Just what do I say to you?  Do I include explicit language?  Do I just say, "I told you so"?  Do I feel grateful that I once asked if you were a fat kid and made you carry my purse?  Or do I just simply laugh....along with the rest of the nation?  Decisions, decisions. 

However, I think the tweets and pictures say it all. 

I have to admit Jay, I find pure joy watching your failure.  I experience moments of giddiness when I come across one of these gem pictures and know that there are so many others that think and laugh like me. 


I have loved listening to Mike & Mike and The Drive as they dissect your pouty face expressions, lack of knee brace, and poor leadership.

So now, let's take a look at some of the tweets & comments out there:
  • Alfred Williams, Fmr Bronco, co-host on The Drive - "The game was just too big for Cutler.  Just too Big."
  • Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars RB - "All I'm saying is that he can finish the game on a hurt knee... I played the whole season on one...
  • Ross Tucker, Frm Redskin, Brown, Patriot, etc. - "I've hurt my knee playing football 4 times. Never once did I then stand up on sidelines afterwards."
  • Anthony Armstrong, Redskins WR - "Knee-gate in Chicago"
  • Darnell Dockett, Cardinals DL - "If I'm on chicago team jay cutler has to wait till me and the team shower get dressed and leave before he comes in the locker room!"
  • Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars RB - "Hey I think the urban meyer rule is effect right now...Whtn the going get tough...QUIT"  (I love the fact this is a Cutler insult...however, I ignore that it also bashes my beloved Meyer.)
  • Mark Schlereth, Frm Bronco, co-host The Drive and ESPN - "As a guy who had 20 knee surgeries you'd have to drag me out on a stretcher to Leave a championship game!"
  • Matt Barnes, Lakers forward -  "I can't believe Jay Cutler hasn't even TRYED (sic) to come back.. This is to go to the Super Bowl.. That's crazy"
  • Roman Oben, former Giants and Bucs OT - "Jay Cutler must answer the critics about his toughness, or lack there of.."
  • Kerry Rhodes, Cardinals safety - "Cmon cutler u have to come back. This is the NFC championship if u didn't know! ... Kerry Rhodes speaks."
  • Derrick Brooks, former Buccaneers LB  - "HEY there is no medicine for a guy with no guts and heart"

Why do I care Jay?  Why did your lack of leadership change the power of Twitter and the Media?  Why did your "fans" burn your jersey?  Well, because it is just so damn disappointing.  
You were right there Jay....With the championship at your freaking fingertips.  And whether your "2nd degree MCL sprain" is legit or not, your demeanor on the sidelines was a joke.  And to finally quote Big Al from The Drive, "As fans, we do not want starters....we want finishers".  Finishers Jay.  Quarterbacks that can take us to the finish line.  Leaders that finish the season with all their bumps and bruises.  Finishers.

So thank you Cutler.  You have made this week very entertaining.  

xoxo,
Kat

PS - all pictures are courtesy of The Drive's facebook Fans...if you are not one already...Please join!!

Posted in: , , , , , , , on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 6 comments  

America's QB, Not So Much

For many years I have despised Brett Favre.  I don't really know why, but he really just annoyed the heck out of me.  I loved watching him lose (maybe not quite as much as I enjoy Cry Baby Cutler losing) but still, I would get a chuckle every time I saw him throw an interception or incomplete pass.  Everyone would ask, "How can you hate America's Quarter Back?"

HA.  Because now others are quickly jumping onto my "Hate Brett Fav-re" Team.  In case you are not on ESPN, listening to sports talk radio, or tune out anything football, you can read the low down here.  Basically, the NFL is quickly investigating allegations that Fav-re sent very inappropriate texts and pictures to a former Jets employee.  

First of all Fav-re, this young little lady could probably be your daughter.  Did you meet her at Granddaughter's dance recital?  Or perhaps at the corner high school car wash?   Either way, you are suppose to be a role model.  A person that kids can look up to and want to be some day.  Your wife, Deanna has stood by your side, and you used to stand by hers, even when she battled breast cancer. Ouch.

But now...you are sending inappropriate texts.  And lets just be clear that inappropriate texts = pictures of the man down under, little Fav-re, The Little General, Princess Sofia, or from Varsity Blues, "purple-headed yogurt slinger, and uh Pedro." 
Yes the Mr. All American QB is now joining the lists of Ben Worthlessberger, Kobe Bryant, Lawrence Taylor, and the Once Great Tiger Woods.  And some of you may say that its only accusation and Good Ol' Fav-re isn't guilty just yet.  But as my soon to be BFF said, "When there's smoke...there's usually fire."  So how does that retirement look to ya now, Fav-re??

Ian O'Connor from ESPN couldn't have said it better after Monday night's game, "He just looks like a man from Mississippi who made a mistake. A man who should have kept the door closed on those recruiters from the north, and sat this last season out."  You can read more here.

Posted in: , , , on Monday, October 11, 2010 at 4 comments  

Foot Stompin' Jam

On my way to work, I jammed out to Garth's "Callin on Baton Rouge".  I stomped my foot and banged on the steering wheel as if it was a Friday afternoon in July. 


And then I realized that it wasn't just the great lyrics, catchy tune, and images of Garth smashing guitars that made me Oh-So-Excited about this Jam. 

Baton Rouge is in Louisiana.  And so is New Orleans.  And what is going on in New Orleans tomorow night?!?!?  FOOTBALL baby!

That's right, the NFL season kicks off tomorrow.  So don't forget to ask your sports lover tonight who he thinks will win the season opener between the two great QBs.  Saints or the Vikings?  Drew Brees vs Bret Favre?  (Go Saints!)

Posted in: , , , , on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 2 comments  

Last Minute Goals and 10 Hour Matches

What a day in sports....Here's some more to ask your Sports Lover:

What about that GOAL??
The U.S. needed this game.  Needed it badly.  And it took over the 90 minutes of playing time to determine that win.  Landon Donovan scored the winning goal 45 seconds into the 4 minutes of injury time (Injury Time - in world cup soccer, the clock is not stopped for injuries during the game and instead added at the end.  I like to think that this started because early football players didn't have anyone to man the clock.)  But either way, think of it as scoring in the last inning, under the 2 minute warning, that final buzzer shot.  It may have not been the most spectacular goal or the prettiest, but as Chris Harrison would say, "It was the most dramatic rose ceremony Goal of the season."  I mean look at these guys, you just have to smile and feel warm and fuzzy looking at the pure joy and celebration on their faces:

This is one of the things I love about Soccer.  The games may not be high scoring and keep the typical American engaged, but when they score....it is quite the emotional celebration.  No one ever thinks, what a cocky guy and they definitely do not get penalized for over-celebration.  For me...I constantly had goosebumps this morning watching all the highlights again.  (Damn you legs...I had just shaved!)

Next up for the U-S-of-A....Ghana.  USA! USA! USA!

Can you believe that Match???
Holy Moley....these two men put my 5 hour run to shame.  At Wimbledon yesterday, John Isner (USA) and Nicolas Mahut (France), played for an AMAZING 10 hours.  10 freaking hours.  This is by far the longest tennis match is the history of the sport (surpassing the 6 hours and 33 minutes of the previous record).  The scoreboard actually broke when it was tied at 47-47 and they finally called it quits at 59-59.  But wait...its not quits...its a pause...and continuation.  Just like the disappointment you feel when your favorite show spans "To Be Continue..." across the screen, that's how these fans felt after they invested their entire day.  But it was getting dark and even though electricity has been around since the good ol' Benjamin Franklin days, Wimbledon has still decided not to install the high sky lights to take the matches past the sun going down.  

And so....these two men will continue today.  Continue after playing for 10 straight hours and only one bathroom break.  This is all unheard of in Tennis where matches are typically around the 2 hour ball park and see scores like 6-4 or 7-6.  Its so rare to see double digits, let alone numbers in the 50s!!  Check out what other Tennis stars like Federer, Williams, Djokovic have to say here.  Even though we should all throw our hats to both Isner and Mahut, I obviously have to cheer for the American!!  Get 'em again U-S-of-A!!


**Update:  After 11 hours and 183 games, John Isner outlasted Nicolas Mahut in their epic match at Wimbledon.  Great job Isner!!  You are a Rock Star.  Now, go take a nap! 
 PS...for us Rockies Fans
Choke on that Chowder, Boston!!  G-I-A-M-B-I saves the day as the Rocks win over the Red Socks for the 2nd game and hope for the sweep.  Get 'em Rockies!!  

Posted in: , on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 3 comments  

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