Every thrifty media whore out there would probably agree – why buy these days, when you can market?
I was hoping that the Tour of Battenkill meant guided tours of like a British Isle village ransacked by Vikings in the 8th century, preserved in its decrepit state (we could pitch the same people who sponsored the Slayer tour to sign on). Unfortunately, of course it’s for a cycling event instead.
According to the listing, last year’s Tour of Battenkill attracted 1200 racers to the event in Upstate New York, which means if you pony up, you get to be the title sponsor of the largest Pro-Am Cycling Race in America! The fifth annual is being held in April ’09, when they expect 1500 racers and 20,000+ spectators.
I’d borrow funds from the projected Q3 earnings for SB Media Ventures LLC to cover the $150K, but unfortunately I don’t think a cycling event properly aligns with our rock n’ roll image.
I just held my right hand steady for about 15 seconds, so I think I’m qualified to bid on this. And no, I’m not the least bit sketched out that they’re offering free shipping FROM CHINA.
As an aside, if there is any way to search for items being shipped from China that are “kit” related on EBAY, I’d be interested to check out that wacky assortment of goods.
Each Wednesday, I post a weekly update to the digest “If You Had Money”, which shows the sporting goods and memorabilia you could purchase if disposable income was no longer a thing of the past. Each week, it will inevitably leave you wanting…
Afternoon, paper chasers. Something nifty for all you folks out there with Senatorial seat-bidding cash on hand…
And it sounds like somebody did there homework here….Rafter Radiocarbon Laboratories in New Zealand dates the wood back to 1760 (+/- 40 years). Also, the design is crude as compared to the Scottish clubs that were being produced at the time, and they believe that this stick was made by a U.S. blacksmith.
Despite it’s origins on this side of the pond, this club come with a lifetime membership to the Old Course at St. Andrews, and a welcome invitation to engage in night putting with the Dunhill town strumpet anytime you feel compelled.
NOTE: If you’re going to get the sticks, you have to have the attire to match…I’m talking pre-Judge Schmales era. I’d suggest going with the Purple and Taupe Payne Stewart get-up (c/o GolfKnickers.com)
Each Wednesday, I post a weekly update to the digest “If You Had Money”, which shows the sporting goods and memorabilia you could purchase if disposable income was no longer a thing of the past. Each week, it will inevitably leave you wanting…
Folks, we’ve hit the stage in the game where even the government is selling their stuff on Ebay. Solidifying it as truly the new white collar pawn shop destination to do your part to reenergize this woeful economy.
120,000 K to buy it now. Includes 16 lanes with the AMF 8270 pinsetters, lockers, and seating.
Pick-up only or you’re responsible for the shipping. What in the name Big Ern are they talking about?!
How is the description for this not “Bowling Alley, contained in building; yes, you’re buying the rights to ownership of an actual building. Under no circumstances do we suggest that you transport these materials somewhere to be reassembled. That would be moronic.”
He’s actually throwing in the installation on that bumper car set, at NO additional charge. Except you’ve got to pay for the hotel and airfare for his entire crew.
Each Wednesday, I post a weekly update to the digest “If You Had Money”, which shows the sporting goods and memorabilia you could purchase if disposable income was no longer a thing of the past. Each week, it will inevitably leave you wanting…
I believe it was Lil Wayne who said it best when he said, “GOT MONEY! And you know it, take it out your pocket and show it, then throw it.”
A brief anecdote about zambonis. About three months after I graduated college, I went back to campus for my first homecoming as proud alumni. My buddy Bob, from Memphis, couldn’t make it. So I proceeded to tell everyone that he’d gotten a job as the zambonist for the Nashville Predators – making five dollars per hour, but with full benefits and his own theme music (I want to say it was “Hungry Like the Wolf”). People were eating this up, and no one even questioned the fact that Nashville and Memphis are easily two-hours apart.
Interestingly enough, like Bob, this Zamboni technician is based in the South too. Thus, I couldn’t help but feel compelled to check out what else a guy from North Carolina who owns a zamboni had up for sale. Here are a few of his other auctions…
Get this. They’re claiming that the sculpture contains DNA-loaded hair from Ali (3 chests hair and about 30 armpit hairs to be precise). Also, they claim to have destroyed the original mold, so only the one impression could be made.
And They’re claiming it all to the tune of $7,000,000! ($400,000 down payment required via Pay Pal).
Wow. Like I said, museums, institutes, Hall-of-Fames – you may apply. People who pull heists for a living, you’ve been informed as well. Regular schmoes like me, will have to throw in the towel on this one.
Well folks, it looks like the government could be lining up another economic stimulus plan. And according to CNN.com, Democrats are pushing for another round of direct cash assistance to help get us out of the red.
If for some reason this frees you up plunk down a year’s worth of an Ivy League education, have I got an investment for you…
That’s right. 3,000 pair- 6,000 count – of Reebok British Open Socks. Officially licensed, amigo!
You don’t have to be getting hit over the head with news alerts to realize that tomorrow the House will reconvene to try to reach a solution, for better or worse, concerning the financial bailout proposal. Thus, I thought it appropriate to recall some of the great bailouts in sports history.
My personal contribution is Drew Bledsoe coming off the bench, after losing his starting job to a then injured Tom Brady, and leading the Patriots to victory in the 2001 AFC Championship Game, only to be relegated back to the bench for the Super Bowl.
I tasked some of the sports blogosphere to come up with other great bailouts in sports history. Here are the top-3, and many other below…
1.) The Tackle
Courtesy of Melfi, NYHoosier.com, a Colts fan who had the pleasure of experiencing this game on ESPN Gamecast. Here’s a rather indulgent video of the play. The anguish of a Colts fan having to follow that game on ESPN.com, with the 18-minute delay time and the kind-of-moving football dot, warms my heart. It’s the little things that get us through these tough economic times.
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2.) The 2002 NBA Western Conference Finals
James Christensen, from NEPatriotsDraft.com, was the first to suggest this, but his sentiments were wildly echoed by others for this one…
Isaac, from World of Isaac, gets the nod for sending in the clip of the no-call that only the most entitled of Wall Streets’ out-of-work millionaire CEOs could defend…
My buddy Derek, who’s the biggest hockey fan I know, gets a shout out for this one…
The Pittsburgh Penguins were bankrupt, and on the verge of leaving the city, when the franchise’s most storied player bought the team. In a deal that had to be approved by the Federal Government, Lemieux assumed control of the team in 1996, and vowed to keep the Penguins in Pittsburgh. Also, as part of the deal, he agreed to pay back the close to $100 million owed to creditors.
Apparently, most of that debt has been paid back. And with the addition of Sydney Crosby (who lived in Lemiuex’s house when he first joined the team), the Penguins are now selling out games left and right, and moving towards the black.
This is a bailout backers of the Bush’s plan would like you to remember, simply, because it’s worked. However, as things shake out in the financial world over the next couple days, I ask that you also keep Drew Bledsoe in mind taxpayers – he was asked to step up when Brady went down, and then discarded with near immediacy.
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The sports blogosphere’s most distinguished statesmen stepped up with some other great examples, so here are all the honorable mentions…
A big bailout? How about MLB relocating the Montreal Expos to Washington, D.C. and christening them the Nationals? Jeffery Loria sold the Expos to MLB for $120 million, and a few years later, MLB sold the team to the Lerner family for over $500 million. Add to that, Washington, D.C. threw in a $611 million stadium with very little ownership equity. (Maury Brown, President of Business of Sports Networks, BizofBaseball.com)
The NBA stopping the Cavaliers from themselves in the early 1980s, preventing them from continuing to trade away consecutive first round picks for past-prime talent. (Kelly Dwyer, Balls Don’t Lie)
How ’bout Jeff Hostetler coming in for an injured Phil Simms (foot), winning the last 2 games of the season and the Super Bowl XXV (Chimpanzee Rage, Deuce of Davenport)
George Steinbrenner bails out the Red Sox by signing A-rod (Jodie Boduch, GossipOnSports.com)
Gretzky saving hockey any place West of Detroit (Ethan Jaynes, NESWsports.com)
Kevin McHale bailing out his buddy Danny Ainge by trading KG to the Celts (The Sports Culture)
Ray Lewis NOT Convicted of Murder (Trey Kirby, TheBlowtorch.net)
Ed Hochuli coming to the rescue of the Denver Broncos in Week 2 this season. (Ryan Phillips, Rumors & Rants)
Throw your personal favorite sports bailouts in the comments below!
