I edited a commercial for the Doritos "Crash the Superbowl" contest and it made it to the final round. There are five Doritos videos and the top three vote-getters will air during the Superbowl. There are 10 days left to vote and you can vote once per day. My commercial is called "Birthday Wish".

If you can spare 3 minutes, please vote for my commercial. If all you can do is spare 30 seconds, then please tell someone else to vote.

A couple of quick notes:

If you register on the site you could perhaps win tickets to the Superbowl -- i know it's a dirty trick and most of you won't fall for it... but luckily there's also a "quick vote" option where you can simply enter your email and birthday.

If the commercial places in the top 3 of ALL Superbowl commercials (as rated by Nielson) we win some money. The producers have decided to donate 10% of all winnings to Free Wheelchair Mission which is a really cool non-profit that delivers home-made wheelchairs to poverty-stricken parts of the world.

If you decide to vote leave a comment. If you have any questions please ask -- I'll be happy to answer.

Thanks... I'll never bring this up again.

-Collin

Sorry I missed the boat here but all I know about "studsfag" is that someone on facebook said it once, presumably on the Royals fan page.

Can someone give me the quick rundown on it's origin and it's micro-pop-culture value? Also, perhaps use it in a sentence that would make sense to an outsider like me. Please, try not to use links as they haven't been working during my brief research.

Thanks.

Our old friend, devil_fin... Matt, compares the two seasons and fans reactions to those two seasons. Interesting stuff.

Out: Devon Lowery, Doug Waechter, Tug Hulett and Julio Pimentel

In: Jeff Bianchi, Jarrod Dyson, Jordan Parraz, Manuel Pina and Blake Wood.

Good news that we protected Bianchi and Parraz... but I guess we still kept Luis Hernandez... why, again?

Here are a few of the money quotes:

On the Callaspo trade:
"Callaspo, mistakenly linked to the Dodgers in trade rumors, might be a keeper because the .300 hitter also fits into the Royals' budget for next year."

On Gordon shifting to 1b
GMDM says "It's not something we've discussed." and "I'm quite confident that Alex is going to be an above-average defensive player wherever he ends up playing. But right now he's our third baseman."

Ahhh sh*t. Kaegel just re-raised Dutton pre-flop. The pot is getting bigger and the off-season has barely begun!

Dick Kaegel sets us straight. But I think I trust Dutton more than the mouthpiece.

... to a minor league deal. Prognosticators speculate perhaps Betemit can maybe fill in (cheaply) for Teahen.

Remember that guy who writes really awesome blog posts about the Royals? He's back.

Rany gives us his thoughts on all the happenings since he said "I'm done", including the Teahen trade, GMDM's coveting of players with low service-time and the training staff. It's a great (long) read. Savor it b/c he might not write again for a while.

The Alex Gordon conversation carries on, Posnanski style. devil_fingers is mentioned as I ask Joe about WAR and Alex Gordon's attitude in Omaha.

Maybe he's just going to sulk away the rest of his career, but Alex Gordon is primed for something in 2010.

What will he say? What will he not say? Will he talk down to the fans as if they are 3rd graders? Will he continue to "not understand" stats? Will any Royals Review bloggers get their questions answered?

Tune in on Sept 8th to find out.

It's a record bonus for a 4th rounder. Dwyer was a draft-eligible freshman from Clemson.

More Maier... or hopefully Teahen in RF

Maier optioned, TPJ DFA'd.

I hate to be on Rob Neyer's side... but obviously this move leaves most all of us no choice.

Who is the only remaining staff member from the last 15 years? Nick Swartz.

Looks at other AL Central rebuilding efforts to see how long their respective managers lasted. How long will Trey Hillman last?

A post that discusses possible trades as the Royals decline thru May.

Studly Sam Mellinger answers some questions and gives some awesome nuggets... like this

"Mike Jacobs gels his hair even when he's about to put a hat on."

They said our name... i'm surprised they knew we existed.

With everyone now calling Alex Gordon a break out candidate, I thought I would examine why I like him... before he's rich(er) and famous(er).

Inked Shin Jin-ho for $600K