Happy New Year from Lookout Landing

by Trent on Dec 31, 2006 5:16 PM PST in Seattle Mariners News, Regular

On behalf of Jeff (who I'm sure is doing, or has done (what time is it in Europe right now?), something much cooler than most of us) and the pinch bloggers (Deanna, Steve and myself), I want to wish all the readers of Lookout Landing a safe and happy New Year and a here's hoping for a terrific 2007.

Update [2006-12-31 20:47:31 by Steve Nelson]: from Steve: Per Positive Paul's comment below, let his be an honorary LL "game thread" to follow all the New Years Eve and New Years Day celebrations around the world. Drunk posts will likely be removed - unless we decide to leave it there for your humiliation.

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Woot

started drinking at 3 its gonna be a good night :)

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 31, 2006 5:34 PM PST reply actions

Dear God, No!!!

Uh, someone please take the keyboard away from Scruffy.

And, uh, Corco, while you're at it.

Too bad we can't have an honorary game thread to follow all the New Years' celebrations around the world. The state of drunkenness would be fun to watch.

Iceberg, right ahead!

by PositivePaul on Dec 31, 2006 5:38 PM PST up reply actions

I started one at Field Gulls :)

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 31, 2006 6:50 PM PST up reply actions

Isn't this Matthew's job?

by Gomez on Dec 31, 2006 10:38 PM PST up reply actions

Hppy New Year!

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands!

Willie Bloomquist and Mike Hargrove suck. Horacio Ramirez doesn't suck but is way worse than Soriano.

by Mariner John on Dec 31, 2006 6:02 PM PST reply actions

Happy New Year!

From the home of anotherjeff in McPherson, Kansas!

by anotherjeff on Dec 31, 2006 9:27 PM PST reply actions

New Year's Eve prediction

Whatever, M's are gonna lose.

by Gomez on Dec 31, 2006 10:37 PM PST reply actions

I only had glass of champagne at midnight

We eventually ended up at a party in West Philly being thrown by the brother of one of my best friends from high school, which was an overwhelmingly surreal experience to begin with. It got even more surreal when everyone got drunk and started randomly breaking into "E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!!!!" (I yelled "GO PHILLIES!!!!" in response.)

Though it was probably weirder being at the theatre for a musical (42nd Street!) and at intermission, about ten people simultaneously got up, got out cellphones, and went to check the score. Some 12-year-old kid got it first and shouted "24-17 Eagles!", to a wave of cheers from all the dressed-up theater patrons.

And I kid you not -- it's 2:30am and I just heard a bunch of drunk people go by on the street below yelling "E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!!!!"

The best part is that the Eagles won with all second-string or third-string guys. Pretty funny, along with the crappy Detroit team beating Dallas... take that, T.O!

No, I don't know why I'm writing all of this here. Probably because Trent mispelled my name and I had to edit it.

Happy New Year!

Marinerds - a different daily dose of baseblog.

by Deanna on Dec 31, 2006 11:36 PM PST reply actions

I hate the Eagles

I will never forget them for screwing the Packers by converting a 4th and 26 near the end of the NFC Championship game a couple years ago.

by Edgar for Pres on Jan 1, 2007 11:37 AM PST up reply actions

I have this great plan

which involves moving to Sendai, Japan, and working my way into the Rakuten Golden Eagles cheering group, and teaching the entire stadium of crazy Japanese baseball fans to shout "E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!!!" the same way. Then I'd have to figure out some way to get it on YouTube.

Marinerds - a different daily dose of baseblog.

by Deanna on Jan 1, 2007 12:56 PM PST up reply actions

LOL 4th and 26

which went down with the Music City Miracle and the Immaculate Reception as one of the greatest last-minute kicks in the balls in NFL playoff history.

Here's one for the Packers: Brett Favre's first ever playoff game, a wildcard playoff in Pontiac against the Lions, sometime in the early 90's. Lions have a 3 point lead with about 40 seconds left and the Packers are driving near midfield. They just need a field goal and they'll tie. Favre drops back on one play and suddenly hurls a bomb for the end zone.

Between about four idly daydreaming Lions DBs stands Packers receiver Sterling Sharpe, who just calmly turns around and catches it in the end zone, TOUCHDOWN Packers. Favre just goes batshit, racing to the sidelines, throwing off his helmet and leaping into whoever's arms, yelping and screaming his ass off.

All these years later, it still stands as my favorite Favre moment of all time.

by Gomez on Jan 1, 2007 2:14 PM PST up reply actions