Playing the Field - The Original Friday Football Foodie: Week 4

Sep 26 2008

The Original Friday Football Foodie: Week 4

By: Administrator
Friday, 26 September 2008
Football season brings drama, excitement, and surprises. It also brings us The Starter Wife's Original Friday Football Foodie. There are other imitators out there but this is the one that started it all. Chips and beer? Classic, but The Starter Wife brings you football food that will impress your friends and feed your hunger. On today's menu: Hot Pizza Dip. Check it out .

Sooze Alyssa Milano Hearts the Dodgers

Super Mario Bros. 3 is released in Japan.
Paul's Boutique is being recorded at Mario G's in LA.
The nation falls in love with Kevin Arnold and Winnie Cooper when The Wonder Years debuts in March.

The year was 1988 and it was the Dodgers' world.

In the most recent issue of ESPN the Magazine, there's an article about snack-sized Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia. The story is illustrated with a crowd shot--taken at last year's World Series--that shows a girl holding a handmade "Team of Dustin-y" sign. That girl? Me.

A Memo to Larry Johnson: Beating Up Girls=Bad

The notion that it's cool for football players to "hit on" every girl they see seems pretty harmless. At least it did...until Larry Johnson apparently got the message confused. Read More

Melissa Rookie Hazing Is AWESOME

It's that time of year again! The smell of fall is in the air, the playoffs are just right around the corner, football's on TV again... and the annual rite of Red Sox rookie hazing has arrived.

This year's theme? High School Musical. FANTASTIC.

Holly All Tomorrow's Parties: Jacksonville [Yahoo!/Rivals]

Let's get this out of the way: Our feelings on the summarily altered titles of classic rivalry games are well-documented in this space, but the insistence on moving away from calling Georgia v. Florida "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" is rendered even more ludicrous by the complete failure on the part of everyone (well, almost everyone) to make even the feeblest of efforts at choosing a replacement name. Guess what they call it now? The Florida-Georgia Game. Or the Georgia-Florida Game. Sirs, you're not even trying. And we're not buying. The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party it remains, world without end, amen.

Steph Snake on a Fan

You see some strange things tailgating. "Snake on a Fan" is a mini-film I directed. It stars a freaked out me, snake dude, Petey the snake, the Zohan, Dale Jr, Iowa State guy, 'Rosenchappa" and mittens. Me no like mutherflipping snakes.

Lizzy The US men's saber fencing team did New York City proud last night/early this morning, winning the silver medal in the team competition. Check out my interview and video with the Olympic silver medalists.

Nationals fans either loved or hated Frank Robinson's managing style, but all agree the way he was let go was quite unceremonious for a legendary man of baseball. Will he ever return for the much promised "Frank Robinson Day" at National Park to honor his career and role in bringing the Expos turned Nats to DC? His answer: "Close to never!"

Amanda Amazing how Bud Selig is willing to throw the rules of baseball right out the window ~~to make more money~~ for the good of the players. Perhaps teams should put their effort into--instead of roster building and "fundamentals"--finding ways to incent Selig to change the rules in their favor.

In sunnier news, I ran into a hall of famer on my vacation in Cancun this weekend.

The Starter Wife Can a 47-inch HD LCD TV save a relationship?

For football fans, the shimmering turf, catching the subtle twitch of a lineman's leg, and knowing before the replay airs if the receiver was still inbounds shines brighter than any diamond ring.

Clare Close Encounters of the Autograph Show Kind

Recently, I went to my first autograph show, and I got to meet my dream boy/future ex-husband Cole Hamels.

Andrea Ever Wanted to be a Major League Mascot?

If you live in the Bay Area and have ever wanted to jump around inside a giant, hot, sweaty mascot costume... the Oakland Athletics have the gig for you!

Amy And so the BCS Bullshit Begins Again...

The first BCS Rankings of the 2008 season were released Sunday and Texas sits at the top. Where are my Trojans? #5. And that's fine. For now. But look out for the coming of the Trojan Horse BCS teams.

I Love them, but most people hate them....My Detroit Pistons. Keep up to date with the latest news, videos, original artwork and a bit hilarity about the most hated team in the NBA. If you can't have a bit of fun with Sheed, than there is something seriously wrong with you.