Another great parody

Must admit I'm not real familiar with the original song, but as an aging gamer I think this is funny on so many levels.

Enjoy!

Blame it on ...

Ever since Weird Al Yankovic appeared on the scene back in the early 80s, I've loved song parodies.

I recently came across this parody of Jamie Foxx's hit song Blame it on the Alcohol.

The production quality is amazing and I think the lyrics are better than the original song's.

The Sterling Shake

Came across this video the other day. It might be of interest to anyone who has ever heard Yankees radio broadcaster's signature call at the end of the game - Yankees win! Thhhhhuuuuhhhhhh Yankees win! I had no idea of the physical toll this call takes on the poor man.

It's a short click and HI-larious.

Changing places

Every spring I can't help but shake the feeling that a small - OK, MAJOR - change would be great for high school sports.

Instead of trying to play what are essentially are warm weather sports - baseball, softball and golf - in the spring, why don't we play them in the fall.

My rationale is this: You can play soccer in sloppy, wet, cold and miserable conditions. But baseball, softball and golf are sports where warm weather produces the best play. Therefore, why not move soccer to the spring and these other sports to the fall.

Another argument for the switch has to do with pitching. Many high school baseball players also play during the summer for Legion or Babe Ruth teams. They would come into a fall season fully prepared to play their best. Now, pitchers have been at it for two or three weeks before they hit the muddy mounds of spring. This not only increases the risk of injury - or at least sore arms - but it also can limit their effectiveness.

The same can be said for golf - most high school golfers hone their skills all summer long. Wouldn't the play in the fall be significantly better? It would stand to reason.

Critics might say that at the end of the fall the weather is roughly the same as the start of the spring. This is true, but it neglects the fact that the spring sports season is only six weeks long, not eight like in the fall. If we kept the season at the same length, then the finals would be in mid-to-late October. Given that fact and the fact that it is quite likely that after UVM buries its baseball team this summer that the state championships might be moved to another location, wouldn't make sense to have the state finals played south of Rutland - where it can be argued the chances for good weather in late October is greater?

Of course, the logistics of the switch probably make this a moot point to raise, but since when has that stopped me from giving my two cents.

What do you think about a switch?

If you would like to weigh in on a poll I have on the subject, click here.

Geddes, Jette take over at EFHS

Enosburg athletic director Chris Brigham confirmed today that Gary Geddes will supplant Jay Nichols as Enosburg varsity girls basketball coach and Steve Jette will take the reigns of the varsity boys basketball team from Robert Gervais.

Geddes has been a long-time coach in the successful Enosburg youth basketball program and is a former JV boys coach.

Nichols stepped down after leading the Hornets to one state title and a Final Four berth in two seasons. He's going to be a superintendent next school year and therefore unable to coach.

Jette, who was a star athlete at EFHS in the late 90s (I think - I know I covered his games back then, but the precise dates elude me). At any rate, he was one of Nichols' assistants the last two seasons and also helps coach other sports in the school. He takes over for Gervais, who ended his second stint as boys coach to concentrate on his new duties rebuilding the Johnson State College softball team, where his daughter Julie is a pitcher.

Both Jette and Geddes have large shoes to fill, but my personal experience with their successors leave me optimistic the future of the Hornet basketball program is in good hands.

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SHAWN CORROW, when he's not perhaps a little too pleased with himself for breaking his first bit of 'news' on his blog, is a freelance photojournalist based in Franklin, Vermont and the owner of Cold Hollow Photography.