Friday, April 8, 2007

Today's rock stars are:

Daisuke Matsuzaka, Pitcher, Boston Red Sox
"He was a rock star in spikes -- and spiked hair -- all spring in Florida, but Thursday was the first real test of whether all the hype was justified."
Hartford Courant

Mei Lan, Panda Bear
"Alas, that's been our experience over the past few months with Mei Lan, Zoo Atlanta's baby panda rock star, who somehow prefers sleep to media attention."
Atlanta Journal Constitution

Since when have rock stars been so irresistibly cute and cuddly?

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Today's rock stars are:

Joakim Noah, Center/Forward, University of Florida basketball
"Joakim Noah was treated like a rock star as he trotted off the court after Florida's 21-point blowout of Arkansas in the Southeastern Conference championship game."
Associated Press

Daisuke Matsuzaka, Pitcher, Boston Red Sox
"Batters look for his mysterious 'gyroball' if it even exists. He's just one of hundreds of rookies at baseball spring training camps this year, but he's swooned over like a rock star."
Associated Press

Snow Makers
"'The snowmakers are rock stars,' says Tom Meyers, director of marketing at Wachusett. 'They keep us in business.'"
Christian Science Monitor

Joakim Noah is a rock star two days in a row and the NCAA Tournament hasn't even started yet.

The Red Sox' new pitcher is said to have invented a new pitch called a "gyroball." All I can imagine is Foghorn Leghorn trying to teach Miss Prissy's son how to throw a baseball, but instead the little guy draws an elaborate schematic on a sheet of paper. Leghorn looks at it and says, "A gyroball?! No, no, son, you got it all wrong," And then he steps on a rake and hits himself in the head.