FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[janesvilleflash]

They got a kid from California a couple years ago. He turned out to be a hell of a good player, but his dad is kind of a pain in the ass. 

No fair talking to my wife.

You're just cranky over the Leipold "L'affaire Soccer."

Not upset about the Leipold fiasco at all. I thought it was pretty funny. I am somewhat surprised he didn't have more sense than to respond the way he did. Guess WW figures coaching trumps smarts.(not sure I agree)

[tmerton]

Economics 101

It is August. In a small town on the South Coast of France, holiday season is in full swing, but it is raining so there is not too much business happening.

Everyone is heavily in debt. Luckily, a rich Russian tourist arrives in the foyer of the small local hotel. He asks for a room and puts a Euro100 note on the reception counter, takes a key and goes to inspect the room located up the stairs on the third floor.

The hotel owner takes the banknote in a hurry and rushes to his meat supplier to whom he owes E100.

The butcher takes the money and races to his supplier to pay his debt.

The wholesaler rushes to the farmer to pay E100 for pigs he purchased some time ago.

The farmer triumphantly gives the E100 note to a local prostitute who gave him her services on credit.

The prostitute goes quickly to the hotel, as she was owing the hotel for her hourly room use to entertain clients.

At that moment, the rich Russian is coming down to reception and informs the hotel owner that the proposed room is unsatisfactory and takes his E100 back and departs.

There was no profit or income.

But no one in town any longer has any debt and the small townspeople look optimistically towards their future.

[stanbob]

Flash, maybe you should get Leipold to say something again, the WIAC board has gone stagnant since that died down.

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

RE: Economics 101

The hotel owner is out E100 (money owed by the prostitute), but I guess he is happy because he no longer owes the butcher.

[finsleft]

Excellent econ lesson today Tmerton.

How 'bout them Royals?

Bye-bye Alexi, hello Matt Tolbert. Good move today by the Twinx.

Hockey's OK, but it really should be played in the winter. Same with the pumpkin-pushers!

I think my cuz might be back from Hawaii.

[AO]

RE: Economics 101

The hotel owner is out E100 (money owed by the prostitute), but I guess he is happy because he no longer owes the butcher.

Everybody profited.  Just because they had debt (and chose to pay it off) doesn't mean they didn't profit from the transactions. 

[Retired Old Rat]

Happy birthday to Finsleft.  You old fart.

[OzJohnnie]

Not a joke given that Frank Rajkowski's blog only focuses on players from Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. If there are players from outside the area, then do some homework and report on them.  Very simple. If there are players from outside the above mentioned area, would fans not like to hear about them?

Ok.  Your kid (maybe you, but from the feverish tone of your text, I reckon you're the father) didn't get called back from the SJU staff, despite the fact that he's a Bay Area all-star.  Redlands, however, has been engaging.  Good for Redlands.  I'm really sorry that your family isn't getting the attention you feel it deserves.  I feel your pain.  I really do.  Deep inside it hurts me.  Deeply.

(And badly.  Hurts me badly.  Really, it does.  It is just tragic that your ego is not getting the strokes it so desperately craves.  Like crack to an E Street professional.)

And you can take your homework and shove it up your tail pipe to sit beside the rest of your brains, numbnuts.  That, too, is simple.

EDIT:  An idea - if you or your kid is either trying to get into the program or already on the team (and you're PO'ed that he isn't on the traveling squad), then I recommend you give up this thing.  How will it help anyone?

[BDB]

Hockey's OK, but it really should be played in the winter.

Oh fins, my bestest MIACPP buddy, surely you jest.

I know that the dock/pontoon beckon like a bennie in heat, but your big hi-def TV also cries out for some Stanley Cup action. Just imagine if the Wild (see North Stars) were in the playoffs this deep.

Son of BDB has spring hockey camp 2 nights a week right now, and it is funny to see people arrive in shorts/t-shirt and put sweatshirts on in the parking lot before heading into the rink. 



Let's all agree that at least some things never go out of season.  8)

[Red Dawg]

I want to apologize for the feverish tone.  I have no one on the team or at the school.  I have no one in college.  Where is this school called "Redlands".  I was just curious after reading about the school and philosophy of the coach, does this attract many players outside of the twin city metro area?  Again, I want to apologize for the feverish tone. My understanding is that SJU has incredible support and I did not mean to upset anyone.

[OzJohnnie]

I want to apologize for the feverish tone.  I have no one on the team or at the school.  I have no one in college.  Where is this school called "Redlands".  I was just curious after reading about the school and philosophy of the coach, does this attract many players outside of the twin city metro area?  Again, I want to apologize for the feverish tone. My understanding is that SJU has incredible support and I did not mean to upset anyone.

No worries.  And I feel twice the arse for my doubly feverish response.  I, too, apologize.

EDIT:  And to answer your question regarding attracting players outside of the traditional, and local, recruiting grounds... Yes, SJU does attract players (the Terror of Marin County, for example) but only if they make the effort to attend.  The coaching staff have a rich, local basin for players (although the continued richness of that basin is a hotly debated topic) from which they actively recruit the best.

[tmerton]

Let's move things off the apology theme here with a little Irish story in honor of Finsleft's birthday.

Seamus and Murphy fancied a pint or two but didn't have a lot of money between them and could only raise the staggering sum of one Euro.

Murphy said 'Hang on, I have an idea.'  He went next door to the butcher's shop and came out with one large sausage.

Shamus said 'Are you crazy? Now we don't have any money at all!'

Murphy replied, 'Don't worry - just follow me.' He went into the pub where he immediately ordered two pints of Guinness and two glasses of Jamieson Whisky.

Seamus said 'Now you've lost it. Do you know how much trouble we will be in? We haven't got any money!!'

Murphy replied, with a smile. 'Don't worry, I have a plan , Cheers!'

They downed their drinks. Murphy said, 'OK, I'll stick the sausage through my zipper and you go on your knees and put it in your mouth.'

The barman noticed them, went berserk, and threw them out.

They continued this, pub after pub, getting more and more drunk, all for free.   At the tenth pub Seamus said 'Murphy - I don't think I can do any more of this. I'm piss drunk and me knees are killing me!'

Murphy said, 'How do you think I feel? I can't even remember which pub I lost the sausage in.'

[Gray Fox]

Excerpted from an article which appeared in the Dublin Times about
bank robbery on October 27.

Once inside the bank shortly after midnight, their efforts at
disabling the security system got underway immediately. The
robbers, who expected to find one or two large safes filled with
cash & valuables, were surprised to see hundreds of smaller safes
throughout the bank. The robbers cracked he first safe's
combination, and inside they found only a small bowl of vanilla
pudding. As recorded on the bank's audio tape system, one robber
said, "At least we'll have a bit to eat." The robbers opened up a
second safe, and it also contained nothing but vanilla pudding. 

The process continued until all safes were opened. They did not
find one pound sterling, a diamond, or an ounce of gold. Instead,
all the safes contained covered bowls of pudding.  Disappointed,
the robbers made a quiet
exit, each leaving with nothing more than a queasy, uncomfortably
full stomach.


The newspaper headline that day read:


>>IRELAND'S LARGEST SPERM BANK ROBBED EARLY THIS MORNING...

[OzJohnnie]

>>IRELAND'S LARGEST SPERM BANK ROBBED EARLY THIS MORNING...

Discrimination!  No one ever wants the small sperm.

(+k, of course, to tmerton for the telling of joke that must immediately be emailed to my friends down under.)

[OzJohnnie]

FYI - Santana's line from the Met's box score today.  Sigh.

NY Mets               IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   HR   ERA
Santana (W, 4-1)   7.0   2   0   0   3   10   0   0.91