Monday Miscellany: 8-11-08

The wide world of sports is full of consistency, change, excitement, and drama, depending on your perspective. Seasons of sports constantly begin and end, and just when the inevitable seems...well, inevitable, a twist can be in the making. Naturally, this isn't a cohesive theme throughout sports in each and every season -- sometimes the drummer beats a new rhythm, other times, it's the same old tempo. For examples completely not related to that incomprehensive attempt at an opening paragraph, jump past the link.

DWil from Sports on My Mind thinks that Matt Jones' return to the field would've been covered much differently if Jonesy was not a whitey. This is a shocking stance for SOMM, as we were unaware that they looked into sporting news stories that may or may not be tainted with racial undertones. What next? With Leather telling us to expect sports and tits? The horror...

It's no secret that I've always referred to former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway as Horse-Faced Colts Draft, for obvious reasons. I've always respected the game that he played. I've countless times acknowledged that he is indeed the (redacted) fifth-best quarterback to ever play at the professional level, and I've always hated him for thwarting the rules of entry into the league, and winding up on the roster of the team I hate more than icepicks to the forehead. Now, I have even more reason to hate this horse of a man. Juiced Sports Blog, via The Big Lead, has the details. Too lazy to click? Good. I was hoping you'd say that.

"...John Elway donated $2,300 to McCain’s campaign on May 29 and $600 to the Republican National Committee. His wife donated $400 to the Republican National Committee. Overall, the Elways have donated $16,000 to Republican candidates and committees this election cycle.

However, McCain wasn’t Elway’s first choice. Elway originally donated $2,300 to Rudy Giuliani in March, 2007.

Overall, Elway has been a strong supporter of the Republicans since 1990, donating $24,000 to them in that timespan and none to Democrats."

Well done, HFCD. You've got to stand for something, right? I'd show you just what it is you stand for, but I can't. We, based on contracts with our advertisers, can't show horrible images such as the one in mind. That, and we're not a political blog.

Humberto's L.A. Dodgers keep fouling up their chances to take over the NL West Lead. Major League Jerk speculates that it may be intentional, while Eddie V. at Bugs and Cranks thinks that Yankees fans may want to throw in the towel on this season and focus on football. The Bronx Bombers currently sit eight and-a-half games out of first in the AL East, and have the Red Sox standing between them and the Bay Rays. Yikes.

Speaking of football, the Chiefs and Broncos kicked off their pre-season campaigns last week by meeting foes they faced (and lost to) last season. Kansas City nabbed a pre-season win against the Bears last Thursday in Chicago, while Denver left Texas losers again on Saturday.

Finally, Blog of Hilarity takes us to Derober, which has a neat/disturbing look at ladies' Olympic Speedos through the years.