SB Nation User Blog: Philip Fitzsimmons

This link is very, very offensive. Adding more insult and injury to a proud franchise.

Philip Fitzsimmons — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:54:29 -0000

http://www.bangcartoon.com/2008/perfect.htm

If you think this video is funny, then you want General Motors to close down, laugh at Detroit's high dropout and homicide rates , Mayor Kilpatrick's troubles and October 31st.

Nobody ever made fun of the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-14).

Nobody made fun of the 1982 Baltimore Colts (0-8-1).

Nobody ever made fun of the 1960 Dallas Cowboys (0-11-1).

Nobody ever made fun of the 1943 Steagles (0-11, team made up of Eagles and Steelers during WWII).

I looked at this video, and it is a slap in the face to the team, the people of Detroit and to the Lions organization.

I think the Ford family should see this and tell Bang Cartoons to take this repulsive cartoon off immediately.

Mike Rosario doesn't know Jack (and LaPhonso!):Nolan and Ellis help Irish win!

Philip Fitzsimmons — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:39:49 -0000

I listened to the Irish-Rutgers game tonight on 89 WLS (Chicago) while walking to Canonsburg (I live in Canonsburg, PA, 20 miles south of Pittsburgh), and when the Knights were closing in on tying the Irish, Jack Nolan (voice of the Fighting Irish) said Mike Rosario was the best free throw shooter in the Big East. And LaPhonso Ellis told Jack to say 'He doesn't miss free throws' 3 times. Guess what? Rosario missed a free throw! And Notre Dame won tonight! Jack Nolan and LaPhonso Ellis: lifetime members of the Leprechaun Legion! They were there for all 45 wins during the win streak at the JACC, now they help ND win a key game so they can make it to the NCAAs! Well done, fellas!

Also, LaPhonso's record of most double-doubles by a Notre Dame player might soon be history. LaPhonso has 56 double-doubles. Luke Harangody is closing in on the record. By the way, Jordan Cornette (who filled in for LaPhonso on the ND radio broadcasts against WVU and Providence) replaced #20 as the all-time leading shot-blocker in Irish history, he did it in his last game, March 2005, in their NIT loss to Holy Cross.

Notre Dame basketball on the radio...Everyone's Irish, even the announcers!

Go Irish, beat UConn.

4 pm Pittsburgh time, 2 pm Phoenix time at Sky Harbor International:Welcome the Cardinals home.

Philip Fitzsimmons — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:30:05 -0000

Just want to tell everyone at ROTB that the 2008 National Football Conference champs return back to PHX today at 4 pm eastern/ 2 pm local time as their plane will return to Sky Harbor International Airport. Question: Will anyone be there to welcome the Cards home? Also: Will there be a post-game celebration at University of Phoenix Stadium later on tonight? Here in Pittsburgh, I am not going to listen to the Steelers championship parade. KTAR Radio (by way of Internet) thinks Pittsburgh plays too rough. And NBC's John Madden said it! Hope the Suns can turn it around, hope Gretzky can guide the Coyotes to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and hope the D-Backs can win the World Series. Nice hanging out with you for Super Bowl 43...If you want to talk about D-Backs-Padres, you are welcome to join in at http://www.gaslampball.com. Thanks. YOU DID THIS TOGETHER, NEXT YEAR YOU WILL WIN IT ALL TOGETHER!

Former D-Back (and Giant) Russ Ortiz honors kids killed by drunk driver.

Philip Fitzsimmons — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:20:46 -0000

Former D-Back (and Giant) Russ Ortiz honors kids killed by drunk driver.

Check out this video from KSAZ-TV. Former D-Back Russ Ortiz was on hand to take part in a fund-raiser to help 2 kids who were killed by a drunk driver. Only thing wrong: Why weren't the other Diamondbacks there to help? A big round of applause for Russ Ortiz for helping out.

NOTRE DAME: A BEAST NAMED 'GODY by Luke Winn, St. Patrick's day present for ND Nation from 2008!

Philip Fitzsimmons — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:28:43 -0000

NOTRE DAME: A BEAST NAMED 'GODY by Luke Winn, St. Patrick's day present for ND Nation from 2008!

If Brett Favre did not 'retire' on March 6, Notre Dame basketball would get humongous publicity with Luke Harangody on the cover. I have a copy of that issue, and even SI Kids has a 'Gody card as well! Luke Harangody, the Joe Montana of Notre Dame basketball! And there was no SI jinx: ND defeated George Mason a week later in the NCAAs!

It's over. All good things must come to an end.

Philip Fitzsimmons — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:12:19 -0000

UConn 69, The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame du Lac 61. Home streak snapped at 45/20. Details in RoM later. Longest home winning streak in ND history is over. Last ND loss at Joyce Center: vs. Marquette, 2/25/06. I just heard it on the Notre Dame Basketball Network. Irish home winning streak snapped at 45/20 by UConn. I am saddened by this right now. Let's start a new winning streak on Monday night.

Even Notre Dame students get attacked during home games.

Philip Fitzsimmons — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:59:56 -0000

2 ND students attacked, they were going to the game against SDSU:

http://www.ndsmcobserver.com

Why didn't the students fight back against those thugs?

Someone tell Father Jenkins about this, because the safety of the students should be a top priority.

If there is another student attack at ND, then Father Jenkins is to blame.

And if there are any more student attacks, what might happen in the future could end up in lost lives.

D-backs are 3-8 since native son John McCain chose Sarah Palin as running mate. Bad for D-backs,Arizona pro teams and/or McCain?

Philip Fitzsimmons — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:40:11 -0000

Hey, since Arizona's very own John McCain picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, the D-Backs have lost 8 out of 11, and are now in 2nd place. I know McCain and Palin will win on November 4, but since this is Sen. McCain's favorite baseball team, has this cursed the D-backs? I also guess this has not been a great year for Arizona's major league teams. Shaq could not help the Suns at all, they were eliminated in the 1st round by the Spurs, and then Mike D' Antoni was hired by the Knicks, and it looks like Phoenix will never get a chance at an NBA title. The Coyotes have been an NHL Draft Lottery participant every year since Jobing.com Arena opened, and they don't have a prayer, even if coach Wayne Gretzky is still an icon in sports. And the Cardinals are going to be bad, as USC's Heisman winner Matt Leinart, after that preseason debacle against Oakland (What has other Trojan Heisman winners like Charles White and O.J. Simpson-post 6/12/94 done lately?) is a failure, and Kurt Warner will do a decent job, but another dismal year at a stadium that sounds like the University of Phoenix might join the Pac-10. Oh if you're wondering: The D-backs wear red, the color of Republicans, the color of McCain. The Dodgers wear blue, the color of Democrats, the color of The Chosen One The Disgusting One, Barack Hussein Obama. D-back fans, which do you rather have? John McCain or Barry Bonds Obama? Cindy McCain or Michelle Obama that poor example of a politician's wife? Sarah Palin or Joe Biden? Brandon Webb or Brad Penny? Eric Byrnes or Manny Ramirez that player wearing 99 and has dreadlocks? Bob Melvin or Joe Torre? As a member of Gaslamp Ball, please read my signature. It says "Padres rule, Dodgers suck!" But since my Padres are struggling, D-Backs rule, Dodgers suck. Then everyone here at AZ Snakepit will know that the D-backs will win. And so will McCain and Palin. So from a member of Gaslamp Ball to everyone at AZ Snakepit, beat the Dodgers tonight, and I hope you can snap out of your 3-8 record since McCain chose Governor Palin. Change you can believe in,my arse! Go D-Backs, Go McCain!

To celebrate 40 years of Major League Baseball in San Diego, the Padres are bringing back a familiar dubious distinction. And happy 50th birthday to the WWE's Finlay on October 20.

Philip Fitzsimmons — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:23:09 -0000

After this week's debacle at the ballpark at the Ravine 125 miles north of America's Finest City, I checked out the Friar Fastball report in the Union-Tribune this morning (as in 9:20 am Eastern time), and we might be bringing back a tradition that would make founder/original owner C. Arnholt Smith proud...

We currently own the worst record in major league baseball!

Here is the proof courtesy of http://www.signonsandiego.com:

Friars 53-86

Nats 54-85

M's 53-85

Yes, if we go 9-14 the rest of the way, we will have our 1st 100 loss season since '93, the wonderful year when Andy Benes and Mr. Padre were all-stars in Baltimore. The year Phillip Alan Plantier, who was a Jr. Padres Club member back in '84, hit 34 homers for San Diego. (And Phillip Alan would be traded to the Astros on 12/21/04 for Kenneth Gene Caminiti and Steven Allen Finley, marking the birth resurrection of the New Padres, brought to us by John Moores.) And oh, yeah: San Diego got rid of some big stars (McGriff, Sheffield, Santiago, Randy Myers, etc.) that turned a playoff contender into a doormat, brought to us by one of the current owners of the Red Sox who was also the executive producer of those 2 classic disaster sitcoms, "3rd Rock from the Sun" and a certain show that I will not say, because the star who shared the title of the show embarrassed the team and our country back in 1990 when one of the current Red Sox owners who used to own the Padres (and it's not Larry Lucchino) sung the Star Spangled Banner so off key the New York Post (which is owned by the same Australian media mogul that gave us back Saturday afternoon baseball, American Idol, Bill O'Reilly and from 1998 to 2003 ripped the Lost Angeles Dodgers from the O'Malleys--another reason to hate the Dodgers) had a huge headline for this comedienne's performance at the Murph/Q: BARR-F! (Mr. Werner should've had Phylicia Rashad, star of the Cosby Show-a Tom Werner show- to do the anthem, in my opinion). But do remember, as well, '93 was the year Trevor William Hoffman, baseball's all-time saves leader, came to the Padres in the Gary Sheffield trade. Then things started to look good. But now, the Padres are fighting for the worst record in baseball. I'll just follow the Padres as the rest of you, until the season ends 9/28 against a Pirates team that's been cursed by Barry Bonds.

But right now, 4 things will be in my mind for the rest of 2008.

Notre Dame football starts Saturday against SDSU, and I expect the Fighting Irish to go 8-4 this year. No 38-0 embarrasments to Michigan and USC, no 2-game losing streak to Navy after we beat them 43 in a row, no more 3-9, or 2-10, or 1-11 or 0-12. Ever. (Check out http://www.rakesofmallow.com, SB Nation's Notre Dame blog.)

The Chargers open up at the Q Sunday against the Panthers. Shawne Merriman will have a great season, and get 25 sacks (even with that damaged knee), Antonio Cromartie will have 15 interceptions, Philip Rivers will pass for 4,000 yards and LT will rush for 2,200 yards and score 35 touchdowns. And the Chargers will beat Philly in Super Bowl XLIII. (Why can't SB Nation have a Chargers blog?)

Notre Dame Basketball returns in November, and I predict that center Luke Harangody will be 1st team All-American, and sweep the National Player of the Year awards. And the Irish will be in the Final Four in Detroit in April, they'll destroy everyone to win their 1st NCAA championship in basketball! (Remember to check out http://www.rakesofmallow.com for the latest Irish hoops news.)

And finally, since the Padres season is a disaster, I'll enjoy my other favorite sports icon:Finlay! The Fighting Irishman from the WWE is right up there with LT, Andrew Bogut (of the Bucks) and Adrian Gonzalez (of the Padres) as my favorite sports stars. I found a great site for fans of Finlay, it is http://www.myspace.com/fitfinlayfansite and I am also part of the Finlay Fan Nation on Facebook and I am known as Finlay Fan on the Chargers Forum at http://www.chargers.com. And it's all to celebrate the upcoming 50th birthday of one of the greatest international wrestlers of all time, Finlay himself. Love to see Finlay get a chance at the Padres managerial job in 2009...

Anyway, I'll keep on posting throughout the year as Finlay's 50th birthday "Year of Finlay" continues. Oh, by the way, Padres fans: Found out from one New York sports forum that the Padres will help the Mets open up Citi Field (the Mets new home) on April 14, 2009. That is subject to change, but the Padres will be opening up Citi Field next year. And I hope Finlay is the Padres manager. ("My name is Finlay, and I love to fight...but I hate the Dodgers!")

Go Padres, avoid 100 losses.

Go Chargers, beat the Panthers, win the Super Bowl.

Go Irish, beat SDSU, destroy Michigan, have a winning season, win a bowl game, return to glory!

Go Finlay and Hornswoggle, best dynamic duo in sports since Jake Peavy and Chris Young, LT and Philip Rivers and Tony Gwynn and Trevor Hoffman.

Happy Birthday, Finlay... (on October 20!)

After NY 15, Royals 6: The Yankees are destroying Ewing Kauffman's legacy and memory.

Philip Fitzsimmons — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:37:47 -0000

After seeing the Royals playing uninspired baseball yesterday, and seeing the Royals fail to fulfill my dream of seeing them beat the Yankees for the 1st time since '99, I have come to this conclusion: George and Hank Steinbrenner are destroying Royals founder/owner Ewing Kauffman's memory and legacy by always bullying the team Mr. K founded in 1969.

Want to know some facts?

1. Since 1994 (the first season since Mr. K's death on August 2nd, 1993), the Royals are 36-91 against the Yankees.

2. Since 1994, the Royals have won only 2 season series against the Bronx Bombers, while there has been 3 splits. New York has won 10 season series, including 2 season series sweeps.

3. Now that Joe Torre's gone, let's not forget that New York was 76-24 against the Royals during his career as Yanks' manager.

4. I also want to mention that the CEO of Wal-Mart, Royals owner David Glass should give Brian Bannister a job at Walmart instead of pitching against the Yankees next time they meet again.

5. Also, the Royals' record against the Yankees, especially at Yankee Stadium is just as worse as Mr. Glass' store (Walmart) selling Chinese-made products:poor quality.

Even though we split the series with New York at 5-5, I am disgusted with yesterday, and I have a few things to say:

1. The Steinbrenners are laughing at Mr. K's memory and legacy

2. Mr. Glass, will you please sell the team back to Avron Fogleman, the man who owned the Royals (along with Mr. K) when the team won the World Series back in '85?

We miss you, Mr. K, 15 years later, and hopefully the Royals will return to glory again.

Thanks for reading this post, and remember: at least we did better against the Yankees than last year!