I was looking up the upcoming promotional schedule for the Dodgers and noticed there are only 2 more bobblehead giveaways scheduled for the remainder of the season. This Friday they will be giving away Brad Penny bobbleheads which I can understand as he is one of the Dodgers high priced star players even though he has been hurt all year and contributed absolutely nothing to the team. Production on the field is not a prerequisite for obtaining bobblehead status; I have bobbleheads of Tony Tarasco and Chris Mihm so this is proof.
Where I was shocked, startled and then troubled was reading the August 12th promotion of Joe Beimel bobblehead night. Joe Beimel? A middle relief pitcher? I started thinking about more deserving players on the current Dodger roster of a bobblehead that have yet to have the honor bestowed upon them: Chad Billingsley, Matt Kemp, James Loney, Andre Either, Jonathon Broxton, heck even Andrew Jones is more deserving for the mere fact that he was a all star player at one time in this league; but Joe Beimel. How many season ticket holders would even know what position Joe Beimel plays for the Dodgers? I guess only half. The funnier part about this is the fans voted for this. Who the heck was Joe Beimel going against in this poll? Frank McCourt? Ned Colletti? Brian Falkenborg? Usama Bin Laden? That is the only line of reasoning I could come up as to why Joe Beimel received the fan vote for bobblehead night; by default. I then thought of other unlikely and unknown people or objects that should be honored by having a bobblehead likeness created for them since Joe Beimel has set the precedence of the obscure, unknown and forgotten.
LaTavia Roberson Bobblehead Night... early member of Destiny's Child that was later exiled.
Black Vulcan Bobblehead Night... the only black member of the Super Friends...didn't reach the popularity of Superman, Batman or even Aquaman...many believe the "Whiteman" was holding him down.
Lower Back Bobblehead Night....Does anybody ever really wash this part of their body?..you cant reach it and most people don't give it a second thought.
R.C. Cola Bobblehead Night....This was great soda and an amazing value. I only see this soda in cheap inner city supermarkets and never the big vending machines.
NGV (Natrual Gas Vehicle) Bobblehead Night... what dork still drives this type of vehicle?...Doesn't the drive to one of these hard to find stations make it ridiculously inconvenient? Also, while reducing the harmful toxins in our atmosphere and contributing to the reduction of our dependence on oil is great you really can't look cool driving one of these vehicles with the NGV decals on them. It is a losing technology that even the hybrid geeks are laughing at you. Owners of these vehicles are the same guys that purchased Mini Disc and HD DVD players. Please upgrade your status a bit and get a Prius.
The Poor, Cute and Hungry children that have benefited from the generosity of your votes has reached the hundreds. With your votes for Nanizm ( who is now in bracket A, #11 ), it has turned into vital nourishments to these beautiful starving children; but we can't stop now, not with some many Poor, Cute and Hungry children still out there needing your help.
Please vote for Nanizm, bracket A, # 11, and turn those two minutes of your time into life.
Update on Tabitha: I am sorry to report that Tabitha's behavior had reached an intolerable level and has been kicked out of the Poor, Cute and Hungry children program; she will no longer receive any food that comes directly from your votes. She has been replaced with an even cuter and much hungrier child named Abby . Please note that the cookie in the picture was for show only and was taken back immediately after the picture. So she is still incredibly hungry and needs you help.
Vote for Nanizm, bracket A, #11 now and get Abby a cookie of her own.
We are happy to inform that with the generosity of the voting public Billy and Tabitha were able to receive enough nourishment to get through another week. With your votes Billy was able to receive a couple of spoonfuls of rice, a few unsalted crackers and some sugared water.
Tabitha also received rice, however, she doesn't like unsalted crackers and stated she wanted Ritz crackers instead...because of blatant selfishness and ungratefulness she did not receive crackers at all...and was given plain tap water...Happy to say with the little food Tabitha did receive it seems as if her stutter is beginning to subside. She still has trouble with words beginning with B, T and K; with a little more food, this should be corrected.
This is where you come in...voting for Nanizm, in the Fox 11 bracket, #9 will keep the food coming in to Billy, Tabitha and other cute, poor and hungry children.
If enough votes are received, it is possible that Billy will get some InfraRed Freeze Powerade he has been hoping for.
If enough votes received, and Tabitha is well behaved, she can receive some of those Ritz crackers she wanted, to go with that rice and plain tap water.
Only you can help these children; and it starts here by voting for Nanizm, in the Fox 11 bracket, #9.
I entered the fame and fortune 2 contest mainly for fun. I am not going in with any expectations of winnings. However, if I am lucky enough to win that would be a great for me... and others as I have found out. I have found a direct correlation between my votes and food supply of small and really cute children in poor countries. Don't ask me how I came to this conclusion; I really don't want to bore you with the complicated details consisting of long algebraic and scientific mumbo jumbo. The fact is when you vote for me, small, cute and starving children receive food and get to live another day or two. Cute children like Billy right here as he is pondering when he will receive his next meal. Please help feed Billy with a vote for Nanizm, #18 in the Fox 11 bracket.
There is also Tabitha, who has a slight studder, probably because she so hungry. With a vote for Nanizm, #18 in the Fox 11 bracket, you can help calm her hunger, and probably correct her speech impediment.
Like I said I don't care if I win or lose. I am thinking about Billy, Tabitha and all the other small, cute and hungry children in poor countries that are suffering. Please have a heart and vote for Nanizm, #18 in the Fox 11 bracket. If you don't that is fine, as long as you believe you can live with that decision. Try it, look up at Billy and Tabitha's face above and tell them, I don't care if you starve to death of pure hunger. Which might I add is a slow and horrible death.
I will be looking to contact every NBA MVP voter in the nation from now till the end of the season. I want to first find out their position on who is their MVP choice this year and their criteria for MVP. Hopefully, most will post an article and states this. Others that don't have a column I will have to look out for TV interviews. If that is not available I will have to contact them directly via email. I will look to contact them if their choice is anybody other than Kobe Bryant, I will try to give my best argument as to why I believe they are mistaken, give my reasons as to why Kobe is MVP and why their choice is not. The points of my argument will change depending on their reasoning for their choice.
The 1st voter I found is David Dupree from Si.com. His vote so far is for Kevin Garnett as he stated in his article on April 1st. Here is the article link if you would like to read it:
Here is my email question to him as that is all si.com allowed:
Doesn't your criteria sound as if you are specifically trying to exclude Kobe from consideration? "isn't a lifetime achievement award", "can't dismiss a candidate simply because you feel he is young enough", "it has nothing to do with who is the best player in the league". Sounds like it to me. Also, the MVP race being so close, how could you not discount the fact that Garnett did miss 9 games while Kobe and CP3 did not miss any? Also, that the Celtics went 7-2 in those games? Why are you giving Garnett all the credit for the turn around when the Celtics completely turned over their roster from last year? It appears you are trying to focus more on intangibles than tangibles; which are more subjective than the actual criteria of the MVP voting. I am trying to contact each MVP voter this year to make certain if Kobe does not get the award, it was for a valid reason that was based on tangible and factual arguments.
early member of Destiny's Child that was later exiled.
the only black member of the Super Friends...didn't reach the popularity of Superman, Batman or even Aquaman...many believe the "Whiteman" was holding him down.
This was great soda and an amazing value. I only see this soda in cheap inner city supermarkets and never the big vending machines.
what dork still drives this type of vehicle?...Doesn't the drive to one of these hard to find stations make it ridiculously inconvenient? Also, while reducing the harmful toxins in our atmosphere and contributing to the reduction of our dependence on oil is great you really can't look cool driving one of these vehicles with the NGV decals on them. It is a losing technology that even the hybrid geeks are laughing at you. Owners of these vehicles are the same guys that purchased Mini Disc and HD DVD players. Please upgrade your status a bit and get a Prius.
