07.14.10: TODAY IS...
- Roasted Chicken Day -- cows celebrate
- Honda Civic Day -- debuted today in '72
- M&M's Argument Day -- which is best? Plain, Peanut or Almond?
POP QUIZ
The average person does this 1,140 times a year... and if you're doing it right now, you're not hearing this question. What?
ANSWER
Make a phone call
IN SEARCH OF
What folks are Googlin' this morning
"george steinbrenner"
The death of George Steinbrenner is the #1 Google search this morning. He had been in declining health over the past several years before finally succumbing to a heart attack yesterday at the age of 80. The last Yankees game he was able to attend was the season opener on April 13th. Steinbrenner bought the Yanks from CBS in 1973 and promised, at the time, that he would not "be active in the day-to-day operations of the club at all." He opened his checkbook wide for quality players and brought a pennant back to the Yankees in 1976 -- the first since '64. The San Francisco Chronicle has a good timeline of his time with the Yankees:
Jan. 3, 1973: Steinbrenner heads group that purchases Yankees from CBS Inc.
Sept. 30, 1973: Manager Ralph Houk resigns, the first of 20 managerial changes under Steinbrenner through 1995.
Aug. 30, 1974: Fined $15,000 by U.S. District Court in Cleveland following guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to make illegal campaign contributions. Is suspended Nov. 27 by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn for two years because of guilty plea.
Dec. 31, 1974: Yankees sign free-agent pitcher Catfish Hunter to $3.75 million, five-year contract.
Aug. 1, 1975: Billy Martin hired as manager.
March 1, 1976: Steinbrenner suspension lifted.
Oct. 14, 1976: Yankees win first pennant since 1964.
Nov. 29, 1976: Yankees sign free-agent outfielder Reggie Jackson to $3 million, five-year contract.
Oct. 18, 1977: Yankees win first World Series title since 1962.
Dec. 15, 1980: Yankees sign free-agent outfielder Dave Winfield to a 10-year contract that would turn out to be worth just more than $17 million. Frustrated by Winfield's performance, Steinbrenner would call him "Mr. May" in September 1985.
April 21, 1981: Steinbrenner orders 50,000 copies of the team yearbook taken off Yankee Stadium concession stands when he dislikes his picture in it.
Oct. 25, 1981: Steinbrenner breaks hand in Los Angeles after the Yankees lose Game 5 of the World Series to the Dodgers; says he was attacked by two fans in a hotel elevator.
Dec. 23, 1983: Yankees fined $250,000 by Kuhn and ordered to pay $50,000 in legal fees because of Steinbrenner's actions and statements regarding the "pine tar" game.
July 5, 1990: Yankees fined $25,000 by Commissioner Fay Vincent and ordered to pay $200,000 to the Angels for tampering with the May 11 trade of Winfield to California.
July 30, 1990: Vincent announces Steinbrenner must resign as general partner for dealings with self-described gambler Howard Spira.
March 1, 1993: Steinbrenner returns to active control of Yankees.
Oct. 26, 1996: Yankees win their first World Series title since 1978. They also would win the Series in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009.
Jan. 5, 1999: Ends 14-year feud with Yogi Berra that began 16 games into the 1985 season when he had an aide inform the Hall of Famer of his firing as manager.
March 19, 2002: Yankees' YES Network launches.
Dec. 27, 2003: Steinbrenner faints at memorial service for Hall of Fame QB Otto Graham in Sarasota, Fla., and is hospitalized until the following day. He sharply reduces his public comments afterward.
Aug. 16, 2006: Steinbrenner helps break ground for the new Yankee Stadium on the 58th anniversary of Babe Ruth's death.
Nov. 20, 2008: Major League Baseball owners unanimously approve Hal Steinbrenner, the owner's younger son, to replace his father as the Yankees' controlling owner.
April 13, 2010: Steinbrenner attends the home opener. It is his final appearance at a Yankees game. Before the game, Derek Jeter and manager Joe Girardi go to his suite and personally deliver his 2009 World Series ring. It was the seventh title won by a Steinbrenner-owned N.Y. team.
July 13, 2010: Steinbrenner dies of a heart attack at 80 in Tampa, Fla.
"all-star game"
The National League walked away with its first victory since 1996 with a 3 to 1 win over the American League at Angel Stadium last night. That ends an American League run of seven consecutive wins and 12 of the last 13 with the 2002 game ending in a tie. 45,408 people were in attendance using 78,000 pounds of ice and 800 gallons of ketchup. Ahhhh baseball.
PHONEBUZZ
Light 'em up!
Have you ever been asked to pretend to be someone's boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife? What was the reason?
The Daily Mail reports good old Kelsey Grammer asked his wife Camille to be his date for the Tony Awards -- after he told her he wanted out of the marriage! He flew her to NYC and put her up at a hotel. He wouldn't even let her stay at his apartment. A source says that 'Kelsey was so cold. He told her it was over and he wanted to see other people, but still asked her to be at the Tonys...She stayed at the London Hotel, and in public they acted like a couple, but he wouldn't let her in his apartment, or discuss a reconciliation.'"
So has this ever happened to you? Have you ever been asked to make a girlfriend jealous? Impress his boss? Fool his parents? What was the reason?
What is the luckiest streak you were ever on?
Ever have one of those days/weeks/months where everything just falls into a perfect line. No matter what you do, you can't fail? That's Joan Ginther.
Joan has hit four Texas lottery jackpots for a combined $21 million. Mathematicians say the chances of doing that are 1 in 18 septillion. Yes, SEPTILLION. Joan won $10-million from a scratch-off last month, $2 million from a scratch-off in 2006, $3-million from a scratch-off in 2008, and split $11-million from a Texas lottery draw. Sound too good to be true? Maybe so because the Texas Lottery Commission has no plans to investigate her winnings.
FACEBUZZ
Post this: If you REALLY want to know someone, be around then when they.... (what)?
CELEBRITY TWEETS
- Orlando Bloom picked up an honorary degree yesterday from the University of Kent, about 60 miles from London. He grew up near the university which he calls his "playground". "It's a really big deal," he said. go!
- Good morning America updated its summer concert series schedule. The cast of Broadway's American Idiot plays Friday. Sheryl Crow will play next week, followed by the Black Eyed Peas on July 30th, John Legend and the Roots on Aug. 6th, Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato on Aug. 13th, Rihanna on Aug. 20th and Lady Antebellum on Aug. 27th.
- Brad Pitt was caught on camera without the goatee he's been sporting over the last year. Picture here:
- Chris Daughtry announced on a video posted to his website that he and his wife are expecting a boy and girl. The twins join their sister Hannah and brother Griffin this November. Watch the video
- More baby news -- this time for Vince Vaughn and his wife Kyla Weber. The two got married in January and are expecting a baby, according to his rep. No other details are available. source
- Paul Rudd is one of the cover boys for GQ's comedy issue this month. The other two are Tracy Morgan and Zach Galifianakis. Asked how he's make Jay Leno's show funnier, Rudd says - "Hire Conan."
- RadarOnline.com posted another six minutes of the ugliness between Mel Gibson and the mother of his 8-month old girl, Oksana Grigorieva. In this episode, Mel drops a hint that he may be having money problems by screaming "I'm paying my tax money instead of the credit card (bill). Don't you get it?" And yes, he also throws in another racial slur, this one about a Latino woman who works in their homes. It's here if you want to listen, but know that this is not work-friendly. It's not human-friendly for that matter. In fact, after listening, you'd think Mel might pick up that he's being recorded. Hmmmm....
CUTTIN' CAKE TODAY
- Missy Gold (40)
- Matthew Fox (44)
BIRTHDAY QUIZ
Our birthday boy is 44 today... with good advice:
AUDIO
ANSWER
Matthew Fox (Jack Shephard on "Lost")
PRIMETIME, BABY!
ABC: Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown, The Middle, Modern Family, Cougar Town, Castle
CBS: Big Brother (NEW), Criminal Minds, CSI: NY
NBC: Minute to Win It (NEW), America's Got Talent, Law & Order: SVU
FOX: So You Think You Can Dance (LIVE)
CW: America's Next Top Model
FUN STUFF
GOTTA SEE THIS
Who's the celebrity shooting girls at the mall in 1992? What a rad hairdoo, man!
watch
DID YOU KNOW
Guys -- get that slow-jams mix tape together!
"Single French women were more likely to accept the advances of an average-looking man after listening to a romantic song..."
-read more hereWHO SAID IT
"I've never considered myself to be too much of a comedian. I've never considered myself to be too much of anything. I just lucked out and got to work with some really funny people, and somehow have been able to parlay it into a lot of comedies."-Paul Rudd to GQ
JOKE OF THE DAY
A husband and wife are shopping in their local Wal-Mart.
The husband picks up a case of Budweiser and puts it in their cart.
'What do you think you're doing?' asks the wife.
'They're on sale, only $10 for 24 cans he replies.
'Put them back, we can't afford them." demands the wife, and so they carry on shopping.
A few aisles further on, the woman picks up a $20 jar of face cream and puts it in the basket.
"What do you think you're doing?" asks the husband.
'It's my face cream. It makes me look beautiful,' replies the wife.
Her husband retorts: 'So does 24 cans of Budweiser and it's half the price.'
On the PA system: 'Cleanup on aisle 25, we have a husband down.'
SURF THIS
Breaking up with someone is easy.... getting them out of your life is hard! They still creep into your life via Twitter, Facebook and blog. Ex-Blocker helps you get rid of them once and for all... Have fun
GAMEBREAK
Well, this will blow your mind. 20Q gets into your head and figures out what you're thinking. Don't believe me? Try it out
DOGGIE BAG
- A New York man is suing Facebook for 84% ownership after alleging he designed the initial "Facebook" website back in 2003. He was supposed to be paid $1,000, but he never got his money. Facebook calls the suit "frivolous." Web design is a tough business. I remember getting stiffed by a guy named Lenny Google. I wonder whatever happened to him? go!
- The 5 bad habits that are sabotaging your retirement plans: Too much debt; making minimum loan payments; champagne taste on a beer income; being satisfied with low income; putting your children before yourself. go!
- Consumers Reports cannot recommend the iPhone 4 after their tests confirmed the reported problems with signal loss after holding it a certain way. Apples stock slid more than 4-percent after the news broke. The stock would've slipped further, but Apple users trying to call their stock broker couldn't get a signal. go!
- "Headline Of the Day" your dad probably wrote:
go! - 17% of doctors admit to knowing of an impaired or incompetent physician in their workplace. Of those, 1/3 kept it to themselves. Okay then. more
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