http://www.sbnation.com/users/patthatt Posts made by patthatt on SB Nation http://www.bucsdugout.com/2009/11/9/1123531/veterans-day patthatt Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:25:20 -0000 <p><br />With Veterans Day this week, I&nbsp;thought it might be interesting&nbsp;for Bucs Dugout members who are veterans or&nbsp;still in uniform to&nbsp;make their branch of service known and&nbsp;any other information they&nbsp;want to&nbsp;volunteer.</p> <p>I know this is a baseball site, but with the slow offseason&nbsp;now upon us, I hope&nbsp;it's O.K.&nbsp;to talk about it for a few days, especially&nbsp;with the recent terrible tragedy at Fort Hood, and&nbsp;to salute&nbsp;the servicemembers who are risking their lives in wars in the Middle East.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br /></p> <fieldset class="poll-box"> <legend>Poll</legend> <h5 class="poll-title">What is/was your branch of service?</h5> <div id="poll_container_54917_1191673861"> <form action="/polls/vote/54917?container_id=poll_container_54917_1191673861" method="post" onsubmit="new Ajax.Request('/polls/vote/54917?container_id=poll_container_54917_1191673861', {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true, parameters:Form.serialize(this)}); return false;"> <ul class="poll-list clearfix"> <li class="clearfix"><span class="radio"><input id="poll_option_254212" name="poll_option" type="radio" value="254212" /></span> <label for="poll_option_254212"><span class="option">Navy</span></label></li> <li class="clearfix"><span class="radio"><input id="poll_option_254213" name="poll_option" type="radio" value="254213" /></span> <label for="poll_option_254213"><span class="option">Marines</span></label></li> <li class="clearfix"><span class="radio"><input id="poll_option_254214" name="poll_option" type="radio" value="254214" /></span> <label for="poll_option_254214"><span class="option">Army</span></label></li> <li class="clearfix"><span class="radio"><input id="poll_option_254215" name="poll_option" type="radio" value="254215" /></span> <label for="poll_option_254215"><span class="option">Air Force</span></label></li> <li class="clearfix"><span class="radio"><input id="poll_option_254216" name="poll_option" type="radio" value="254216" /></span> <label for="poll_option_254216"><span class="option">Coast Guard</span></label></li> </ul> <p class="poll-vote-submit"><input class="button" name="commit" type="submit" value="Vote!" /> &nbsp; 23 votes | <a href="#" onclick="new Ajax.Request('/polls/results/54917?container_id=poll_container_54917_1191673861', {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true}); return false;">Results</a></p> </form> </div> </fieldset> http://www.bucsdugout.com/2009/11/9/1123440/charlie-weis-notre-dame-football patthatt Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:25:35 -0000 <p>In today's <em>The Wall Street Journal </em>on the&nbsp;the sports page, writer Jason Gay&nbsp;tries to make a funny in an&nbsp;article about Charlie Weis and the Fighting Irish football program:</p> <p><strong>Irish Eyes on Weis</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>"We think Charlie Weis should be made to coach every game of his 10-year contract, which expires in 2015. Why not? You think someone is going to show up in South Bend-Knute Rockne's ghost, perhaps?-and transform the Fighting Irish into a perennial top-five powerhouse? Is it really as simple as one man's removal? <strong>And are those <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/PIT" class="sbn-auto-link">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> 'just one middle reliever away' from the World Series?"</strong></p> <p>blah, blah, blah....</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><br /></strong></p>