This is funny in a cute sort of way…

 

Is this cute or sad you be the judge…….

Pedro Martinez should come home to the Dodgers…..

Pedro Martinez signed with the Dodgers in 1988.  To say he has had a great career in the MLB would be an under statement.  Over the past couple of years Pedro has not performed up to par and he would be the last one to disagree.  As a Kaliphornyan knowing that Pedro is unsingned and has the desire to still play in the MLB for another year I want to urge the Dodgers to sign him.  He would go great with the club.  I think he would be a great middle reliver or even an awesome setup guy.  

Bring him to LA

 

 

He has said he still wants to play and would like to win a World Series in the NL.  If we got Pedro it would not only add leadership but some depth to our pitching staff which is something you could never have to much of.  Look at his numbers and it is only right to try and go after him and get him a contract in LA.  It would be a great thing for the city as well as the ability to start and end your career in the same town.  

I know past history has said to not sign big name old pitchers but hey lets pull a move out of the Giants play book.  On that note lets try and get Jesus and Ramon as well so we could have all three brothers like we did back in the 80’s.  Not really but LA should go after Pedro.   Pedro and Manny could offer that Dominican Republic connection.

Los Angeles Top Five Professional Sporting Moments

As we all know, Los Angeles is a mecca for sports.  All the teams from down here have adopted the Southern Kaliphornya style and it is always apparent in the way our teams play.  Look at the clean and flashy Showtime Laker or just tune into Sports Center who is giving the West Coast some love and see how Manny is happy.  Look at Joe Torre any interview or show he goes on he seems happy and relaxed, not stressed out from the crazyness that the east coast has to offer.  

Enough of the style and attiude of the west side its time to get into my top five plays for Los Angeles.  

#5 The Angels win the World Series.  As a Dodger fan it is difficult for me to even consider the Angels as a Los Angeles team but I feel that I have to and have a valid reason why.  Reason one the Giants and reason two Mike Socisa.  In game five the Angeles were down three games to one against the Giants.  Manager Mike Socisa (retired Dodger great) was eight outs away from getting eliminated and having the dreaded Giants win their first World Series in the bay area.  The Angeles were able to overcome a five run deficit to beat the Giants and Barry Bonds, as well as rip the hearts out of Giants fans everywhere.  Was it the team or the rally monkey?   We will never know 

#4 The Dodgers resign Manny.  I may be premature on this one but look for big numbers this year.  If last season was any indication to the powers of Manny then we are in for a treat this year.  The morale of the city has been glowing ever since Manny was resigned.   Has anyone ever seen Manny look so happy before?  No one.  Manny is happy, his teamates like him, his manager likes him, and the city is renmed Manny Wood.  He does so much more for this city then just play baseball it gives us hope and determination.  If gives us pride and is making us all anxious for opening day.  

#3 The number three moment for this city would have to be Derek Fisher’s turn around jumper at the buzzer.  I can still picture it today.  There was .4 seconds left on the clock.  The all mighty Lakers who had Shaq, Kobe, Malone, Fisher, and Payton on the floor were looking to go down in the Western Confrence Championship series.  Timmy Duncan had just hit a shot which Shaq could have not defended any better and left .4 seconds on the clock.  Payton dropped the perfect inbound pass to a streaking Derek Fisher.  The big fish caught shot and sprinted stright to the locker room in one of the most spectauclar plays a sports fan could ever whittness.  I could not beleive what I had just saw, even after they played the shot on slow mo to make sure he did get it off.  I still have goose bumps to this day.    Is that Doc Rivers as one of the announcers?

#2 I am going to stick with the Lakers for number two.  In the late 90’s and early 2000’s there was not a bigger rivalry than the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers.  Ever since I was born I have been a Laker fan.  During this period of time I lived up in Sacramento and boy was it hard.  Being the only Laker fan in high school was tough.  I rocked the yellow and purple day in and day out.  I pissed everyone off and they knew that all they could do to shut me up was if the Kings won a series over the Lakeshow. The Lakers were in the Western Congrence Finals and they were about to go down three games to one and on their way back to Sacramento.  They were down by two when Kobe drove…You know what just watch the video and it will tell you the rest. assist Divac.

#1 I think that it is very easy to say the best sporting moment for this town is when Gibson went yard against Eckersley.  Forget the fact that the Dodgers were down to their last out.  What about Gibson not playing the whole game due to jacked up legs.  The Dodgers got down 4-0 after Canseco hit a slam.  Slowly they chipped away at the lead and was down three four in the bottom of the ninth.  It was the bottom of the line up and the Dodgers needed to do something spectacular.  Gibby went into the locker room hitting balls off the tee grimanceing in pain.  When he came into the game he was facing the unstoppable Dennis Eckersly possibly one of the best closers ever.  It is fair to say if the Dodgers lost this game they would not have won the World Series.  Gibby battled so many pitches off.  He finally got one to hit and well the rest is history.  Feel free to watch. 

If you still think my number four moment is whack just wait.  Manny brings energy to Dodger Stadium the same way Kirk did.  Just wait and see.  The funk is back….. 

Rush Street

What is up fellow Kaliphornyans it is Sunday and like I have said a million times before it is my favorite day of the week.  Last night was a pretty low key night.  I had some people over and as my boy Parker over at Lost Angeles says “we burned some groceries” and sipped some Margaritas (my twist on the most bomb recipe ever).  We eventually decided to roll on over to Rush Street Grill in Culver City.  

 

Rush Street

Culver City has come a long way over the past years going from the arm pit of Hollywood and Santa Monica to an up an comming area thriving with Angelinos leaving their mark on this vast city.  I had been to Rush Street once several months ago during the day.  It seemed like a very chill sort of ale house with bomb food.  The Mac and Cheese as well as the sliders are a must.  It was a cool spot that was pretty chill.  

 

As we valeted the car beacuse we were truly feeling flossy or maybe just lazy Rush Street was jumpin.  Once we made it through the door it was a club/ lounge like atmosphere.  Music was bumping and the place was packed.  When I ate dinner there I had never noticed that there was a whole second floor.  Last night we caravanned our way through a very mixed crowd and journeyed up the stairs.  There was a whole other bar, D.J, out door patio, two semi private rooms, stripper pole, and roped off VIP area that could look down on Lower Rush street giving it a very strong club atmosphere.

I think that it would be a very chill place to kick it and get a table but it looked as though anyone at a table was also getting bottle service.  To refresh you on my stance with bottle service I hate it.  Any dumb schmuck who spends 250 on a bottle that you could go outside walk a block down the street and get the same bottle for 25.00 is an idiot (unless you are my boy Andy at Stingaray in San Deeze, but thats a differnet story). A wise lady once said if a waiter asks me if I want bottle service I ask if there is a corking fee.   

The second floor and tables made you feel like you were at an overcrowded house party where all you can do is the arm and finger dance due to the lack of space.  The crowd was just bizzare, take your valley cats, native culverians, the Santa Monicans, your select Holly Woodians, the downtown kids, and the inglewooders and you have the mix that was last night.  A true Lost Angeles expirence.   

So after sippin on some Whiskey we journeyed our way to the exit and peaced out.  I think that this would be a pretty chill place to come on a lazy weeknight or a bomb place any time during the day.  It was a little overcrowded for this Brentwoodians taste but a cool place and a great vibe for the most part.  

One more thing, the DJ was spinning early to mid to late 90’s hip hop…..Puff Daddy and Mase were one of the highlights for the night.  

Peace-

M&M’s

One bag = 236 Calories = 800 sit ups….Get to work