on empty...

I must apologize for the lack of new posts on my part. With moving into our new house soon and all the prep that goes into that, I have a feeling that more recent blogs are going to become even fewer and more far-between. I need to put up a new podcast soon, but that takes even more time. I'm not proclaiming the end of my blog, but I am asking you don't get mad at me and break up with me if I don't post as much.
Who knows--maybe next week I'll feel like blogging more and this post will be irrelevant. Hopefully when we get settled in our new home I can continue bringing you the absolute best you've come to expect from blogging and podcasting.

If you haven't seen Guster's new episode of "Joe's House", go to their website and check it out. Good stuff.

I love you,
Jeremiah

'sup dawg....

I had the weirdest encounter with a doctor the other day. I won't go into too many details, but all I will say is that my appointment ended not with the traditional handshake, but with my doctor extending his fist to me as if I just hit a home-run for the Yankees and him saying, "Alright, you take it easy, dawg!"

I told Dave about this, and he asked me if I "splashed" my hand after our two hands punched through. I totally wish I did, but I was too taken aback by a doctor's punch-through.

El Hombre.

We've officially entered an era. After watching Pujols' Easter Sunday, 3 home-run, walk off bottom of the 9th homer, I've realized that we are watching history. There comes a player like this once maybe twice in a generation. When he's done, we may very well be talking about Ruth, Mantle, Williams, Aaron and Pujols.

Jeff Gordon of the Post-Dispatch wrote today, "You can make a compelling case that this guy isn’t even human."

Welcome to Baseball Heaven

is the new slogan for the Cardinals this year. Last night I made my first trek to Busch III. I heard a few mixed reviews about it - mostly good, but I wanted to form my own opinion. I actually went in expecting to be disappointed a bit.

How foolish of me! Ha ha ha ha!

So, here's my Busch Stadium report:

The Good:- Some haters (some Cubs fans), are already knocking the stadium because it's supposed to be a "throw back" ballpark. I actually couldn't disagree more. The stadium blends marvelously with the existing downtown architecture with a mix of red brick and metal truss work that is to give honor to the Eads Bridge that connects Illinois to Missouri. The result is not throw-back, not modern, but a building that matches beautifully the rest of downtown St. Louis.

- The concessions are about 50x better. Busch II had nothing really special in the way of food (minus the Kosher Dog), but BIII has really stepped it up with a variety of different stands (The Gashouse Grill, Dizzy's Diner, El Birdos Cantina, ect...) that offer different options.

- Wide open concourses and tons of open space to hang out and still watch the game make the experience more than just sitting in your seat. 3-tier walkways around the main pillars in the outfield are especially cool.

The Bad:
- The out of town score board scrolls through the scores as opposed to displaying them all at once. Just annoying.

- From where I was sitting, I couldn't hear the P.A. hardly at all. One big complaint from the opener was that the sound system was too loud, so I don't know if they turned it WAAAY down or if it was my seat.

- The retired numbers and World Series Championship banners are too small.

The Great
- The view. With the Arch, the courthouse and skyline just beyond the outfield wall make for what could be the best view in all of baseball.


Up at the top is one of the 60 pictures I took. I'll try to get them up on an on-line album soon...

Amen!

time-out

I don't like to alienate my own readers, but I have to express some frustration/disappointment. Half of you who voted on my on-line poll voted for "what's Arrested Development? Turn on According to Jim!" It's shows like this that clutter our screens and make it impossible for smart, funny and innovative shows like Arrested Development, Sons & Daughters, Family Guy and others to make it.

I must say that if half of you DO watch According to Jim, then we need to have a heart-to-heart. Not over the internet, but in person.
I will drive to wherever you are, and we'll talk through it. Together through love and support, we can make it through this. There IS light at the end of the tunnel.

Get up, baby! Get up!!!

Today marked day 2 of the baseball season. The Cardinals opened the 2006 season in style beating the Phillies 13-5. A few of the highlights include but were not limited to..

-Albert Pujols hitting 2 home runs including a 700 ft shot later in the game
-Scott Rolen hitting a grand slam in the midst of Boos against his former team
-Newcomer Aaron Miles going 4-5 in his debut with the Cardinals
-Yadier Molina with 2 hits and sweet new road gear
-Defending Cy Young, Chris Carpenter picks up where he left off with a win
-Young bullpen arms Brad Thomson and Adam Wainwright looking real sharp

And just for poops and giggles, Anthony Reyes who could easily be pitching and excelling in the majors right now if not for the Cardinals' stacked rotation threw a now hitter for the Memphis Redbirds last night.

#$%&!!!!!

I, Jeremiah Cox now proclaim that Tuesday, March 28 will live in vain and be known as "Black Tuesday".

band names

I'm going to start a band.
I'm also going to have the band name pay homage to my one of my favorite TV shows. The following are possible band names for my guitar band. Let's see if you can guess what names go with what shows...

1. Temocyle
2. Gobias
3. The Paper Merchants
4. 4 8 15 16 23 42
5. Jeremiah and the Sintox Nerves
6. Operation Hot Mother
7. Wyndem and Hogg

Episode 5

**The Spring Training Show** In the 5th episode, Jeremiah and Tim "discuss" the upcoming baseball season. They predict the outcome of each division, talk about the WBC, and do a position-by-position comparison of the Cubs and Cardinals. For those who are brave enough to actually listen to the entire 57 minutes, hear the password, be the first to e-mail it to thejeremiahcoxshow@gmail.com and you can win a The Jeremiah Cox Show t-shirt and a mug! You can download Episode 5 off iTunes or here.

peace!

R.I.P.
9/05 - 3/06

ding!

Kortny and I were in the mood for some sugar cookies to eat during 24 on Monday. Having never made sugar cookies from *scratch* before, like typical Generation "Y"ers, we looked up the recipe on the internet. I almost felt like no matter how good the cookies turned out, they would not taste as good to me because they were derived from The Internet.

Sure enough, we made the cookies, sat down for some Jack Bauer and bit into our sugary creation. If you ever take anything I say as Gospel truth, take this:

They were the hardest cookies ever created by man.

I'm talking, when you drop one on a plate, you seriously worry for the life of your plate. HARD COOKIES. So what did we do with them?

*Throw them away?
No. I don't want to choke some animal that may go through our garbage outside.

*Put them down the garbage disposal?
No. I don't feel like paying my apartment to replace it.

*Burn them?
I don't have a blowtorch...do you?

*Take them to school, place them on a saucer in the middle of the table in the teacher's lounge with a note that says, "Sugar Cookies!! Enjoy!"

Yes.

All-Young team

The players had to meet one of the three following criteria...
- 25 years old or younger
- Played 2 1/2 years or less in the majors
- Going to be a rookie this year (projected awesomeness)

Catcher- Yadier Molina (Cardinals)
1st Base - Prince Fielder (Brewers)
2nd Base - Jorge Cantu (Devil Rays)
Short Stop - J.J. Hardy (Brewers)
Third Base - David Wright (Mets)
Left Field - Matt Murton (Cubs)
Center Field - Grady Sizemore (Indians)
Right Field - Matt Holliday (Rockies)

Starting Rotation
- Jake Peavey (Padres)
- Rich Harden (A's)
- Zach Duke (Pirates)
- Dan Haren (A's)
- Anthony Reyes (Cardinals)

Closer
- Huston Street (A's)

Congrats to those who made this team. You are young, and you are good.

the magic of editing...

Well done, college students with nothing else to do...well done.

gross.

Not only is this absolutely disgusting, but I think one would die a fool's death about 15 minutes after consuming this monstrosity.

"The Grizzlies and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts have teamed up to create “Baseball’s Best Burger.” The burger, which was introduced at Gateway’s December 10th sale, consists of a thick and juicy burger topped with sharp cheddar cheese and two slices of bacon. The burger is then placed in between each side of a Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnut."

I'm all for a bacon cheese burger...but hamburger, bacon, cheese and doughnut?



Yes, please.

Top TV characters...

***Programming note*****
Episode 4 of The Jeremiah Cox Show in previous post
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The hole in my heart that has been left by Arrested Development is being temporarily band-aided by 24. Anyone who does not watch this show is missing some of the best TV. Forget CSI-Toledo, Greys, The War at Home...all that. The only show that can come close to 24 in terms of quality, story line, and twists is Lost. But even considering how much I love Lost, I would choose to watch 24 over it if the two aired at the same time.

Last night's 2-hour 24 blew my pants off, and I'm still not wearing any out of respect for last night's episode.

I think if I could make any television character come to life, Jack Bauer would be atop my list. Who else is on my list? You ask and you shall receive...

List of TV characters I would like to see become real-life people

1. Jack Bauer (24)
2. Buster Bluth (Arrested Development)
3. David Brent (The Office - BBC)
4. GOB Bluth (Arrested Development)
5. Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld)
6. Carlton Banks (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
7. Kelly Kapowski (Saved by the Bell)
8. Newman (Seinfeld)
9. Gareth Keenan (The Office - BBC)
10. John Locke (Lost)


"I'm Jack freaking Bauer and there's nothing you can do about it." *






* Not an actual quote. This is the author's interpretation of how ridiculously awesome Jack Bauer is.

Episode 4

In the 4th installment of The Jeremiah Cox show, Jeremiah makes a noun into a verb, finds out what "titular head" means, and answers his e-mail. Ricky Gervais may be charging for his podcasts, but Jeremiah will only charge your heart. You can download the lasts episode at iTunes or here.

James vs. Pujols

Bill James, the man who the book Money Ball is really based off of, has come up with a system to project players' lifetime stats. Don't ask me how he does it, but he does it. James is also the Red Sox baseball operations consultant and has turned down numerous opportunities to be GM for Major League teams.

With Derek Lee's monster year last year, he bumped his projected career totals by 100 home runs. So, Lee's projected homeruns? 474. Not bad.
I'm not comparing these two to prove a point of who's better or anything. I just have the stats for these two players.

What about Albert Pujols?

2,507 RBIs, 3,845 hits, a .325 career average and … 830 homers

don't _____ to a teacher.

First, in case you haven't seen it, I have a new podcast below this post.

One of my students called me a "fruit lin". Whatever a Fruit Lin is. But I know it's not good. So, in response to him calling me a Fruit Lin, I told him (after yelling for a few minutes) that he needed to go down to the in-school suspension room and write me 2 full pages, small handwriting what it means to be respectful to adults. I told him that if I went down there and he wrote a page and 3/4, then he'd have to write 3 pages. And if he wrote 2 and 3/4 pages, he'd have to write 4. I also told him that if it took him the whole day, then he'd be down there the whole day.
This morning, I got back the paper he wrote. It took him all day. Here are some of my favorite lines. I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried...

"Don't crack jokes on a teacher to be cool."
"Never call a teacher by his or her first name."
"Just go along with the flow."
"Never call a teacher unfair or a racist."
"Don't get smart if the teacher mispronounced your name."
"When someone else talks back to a teacher, don't yell out 'treat!' or 'treated!'"

And my favorite...

"When speaking to a teacher or an adult, never greet them with 'what's up bro' or 'what's the dilli yo'. Simply say 'hello' or 'hi'".