Sunday, February 13, 2011
2008 Recap
In 2008, Regina Spektor took home the Darth Vader. She beat down the Dandy Warhols for the coveted prize. In an amazing feat, all 4 Number One Seeds (Spektor, DWarhols, White Stripes and Flaming Lips) made the final four. 12-John Lennon made the Sweet 16, as did 12-Alexandro Escovedo, and the 13-Ramones. Disappointments: Tony's 5-Ziggy Marley, and 4-Rilo Kiley went out in the 1st round. Who can forget when 12-Johnny Cash sent 4-Graham Parker home in Round One? Tony Signore made a name for himself when he took the 10-Red Hot Chili Peppers in an upset over the Donnas, then a huge upset of 2-Ween, another huge upset of 3-Luna, before bowing out to eventual winner Regina Spektor. Signore had his shares of heartbreak, and it is said that he is still not over the the Ziggy Marley loss in Round One. Marley has never been back to Star Wars. Mark Ewing picked up Regina Spektor's "Begin To Hope" CD. It would mark a 3-year run where women singers take the big prize. Will this tendancy keep going? Mark Ewing all but guarantees that it will not. "No, the streak probably will not continue. These things run in cycles, and I don't see any woman this year being all that good. Hot yes, but not good."
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Dave Kingman and Rod Carew were the biggest winners in the second award of baseball collusion damages, which totaled $9,708,756.
ReplyDeleteKingman was awarded $829,850 by arbitrator Thomas Roberts for 1987 and Carew was awarded $782,036 for 1986, according to the Jan. 10 decision by Roberts, which was obtained today by the Associated Press.
In 1989, owners were found guilty by Roberts of conspiring against free agents after the 1985 season. Arbitrator George Nicolau found the owners guilty of the same following the 1986 and 1987 seasons. Owners settled the cases for $280 million.