RANDOM DAVE THOUGHTS
I’ve long contemplated where the meaning of one of my favorite days of the week comes from. What is the origin of “Friday Junior,” a.k.a. Thursday to most of you? Through long and rigorous research, pouring over volumes, nay, troves of archival documents, reference materials, videos and old tablets and scrolls, the truth was revealed […]
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Now that we’re a handful of games into the Milwaukee Brewers season, and I’ve spent time watching (a little) and listening (a lot), I find myself missing one thing in particular. I miss the beautiful, gorgeous, succulent, delicious, sinful, helmet full of BRACHOS! Sure, I miss watching a game in person. Miss getting a chance […]
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So, the Big Ten and Pac-12 have canceled their college football seasons So did the Mountain West, as well as numerous other small schools and smaller conferences for obvious reasons. But, not everybody is on board just yet. The whole situation surrounding college football, the economics that drive it and how its employees are treated […]
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Saturday night in the NBA’s bubble, we were witnessed to one of the great budding rivalries in recent NBA history: Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Luka Doncic — two of the brightest, most talented stars in the game. The Mavs got the best of the Bucks in overtime on Saturday, 136-132, but the take away was greater […]
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Ah yes, the 2020 NBA bubble. Quite a sight: virtual fans, shots of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s son on Zoom in the “crowd,” and, of course, high-level basketball. Thursday on WKTY the Bucks overcame a 17-point first half deficit to the Miami Heat, and ended up winning 130-116. That, my friends, is a 14-point victory, and a […]
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The Pac-12 is taking an unprecedented step towards player equality, social justice and a desire for compensation. Wednesday, it was announced the Big Ten and its football players would look for some of what the Pac-12 players are asking for. The NCAA has had a big problem brewing for quite some time. It’s been getting […]
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I don’t know about you but watching MLB on TV is f****** depressing. No fans, no energy, and a stark reminder that this country cannot handle its pandemic problem. On the radio however, I get to listen to Bob Uecker and suspend disbelief for two hours! Well make that more like 4-5 hours, if I […]
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Over the weekend, I had a chance to take the family, for the first time officially, to the Wisconsin Dells for a couple of nights. I have taken my son Jon and his friends a couple of times before, but we never stayed overnight. My wife also has never been to the Dells, and really […]
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Dave Carney 7/27/2020 On Sunday we learned of four cases of positive Coronavirus from the Miami Marlins, and by Monday morning there were nine more confirmed cases, two postponed Marlins and Orioles games, and the postponement of the Yankees Phillies game because the Phillies visitors clubhouse was just used by the Marlins… How did we […]
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Dave Carney 7/20/2020 The Green Bay Packers have decided to indefinitely postpone the start of their rookie training camp in the midst of the COVID-19 negotiations. The NFL and its players at the same time have agreed to daily coronavirus testing for the first two weeks of NFL training camp. That’s good. The NFL’s had […]
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