JBB 2008 09 20

Hello Everyone,

I’m a little short on insults this week. I guess I’m still basking in the Cowboys’ win over the Philly Igloos. You could feel the chill all week.

Having missed last week, there should be lots of hops this week. Mad Dog’s trash talk has piled up so high you can barely see him.

Speaking of the Yankees. Football, baseball, I thought this was Jelly Belly Basketball. Yes but………………………………………………..it’s the end for Yankee Stadium. Three more games, no post-season and it all comes to an end. Yankee Stadium has housed everything but basketball but you can’t be into sports without knowledge of some event or quote that has emanated from that edifice. It never had some corporate name attached to it. In many ways it was a glimpse of us all. Popes, preachers, rock stars and boxers all performed there. Following is a farewell written from the perspective of the Stadium itself. There’s also a section with links to other articles. They are well worth the read.

See ya!

DrJj

JBB 2008 09 13

Hello Everyone,

Lots to cover this time so pay attention.

We are not playing this week. That’s right, JBB Harcum will not be playing in the Kleinasium or at Our Mother of Good Counsel. We offered to have Father Jim hear confessions right after a collection at halftime. He seemed interested until he heard we had guys named Mad Dog and The Hammer. Downtown tried to convince him he would be ‘at work in the court of the Lord’ but Father Jim decided he couldn’t be more than twelve years old so what did Downtown know. I interjected that Downtown was good at throwing up Hail Mary’s. He said JBB was too bizarre or was it there was a bazaar that was using the court? At any rate, we’re out.

There is renewed franchise activity and news.

Ø Will “Magic” Johnson reports from Fairfield University that he has finally been able to establish a JBB franchise there.

Ø This just in from former Post JBBer on a potential appearance at Harcum JBB:

COMING SOON BLAINE "SEAL EM N BABY JUMP HOOK EM BROWN" ARTHUR STAY TUNED

Ø Ebony ‘Marvelous’ Fowlkes made her first appearance at Harcum JBB last Saturday and vows to return. BTW – she arrived with her own nickname so I’m leaving it for now. We’ll see.

Ø Post JBB has been exceedingly quiet as it appears to have dwindled down to Carl ‘The Truth’ Cascella, Karen ‘Super’ Mann, and Scott ‘The Bricklayer’ Allen. They must be concentrating on football.

Ø Haven’t heard from Todd Hartch ‘Reality’ on this year’s startup of the Eastern KY JBB

Ø Alfred (Where it all started and “look at all the jelly belly’s playing basketball” was first uttered.) has a new Pres but seems to lack any JBB presence.

See ya, DrJj