I need sushi

By Joe McAdory

When someone doesn’t get air, they turn blue. When a smoker doesn’t have a cigarette, I suppose they have some sort of nicotine fit. When a person addicted to caffeine doesn’t have any, they get a headache.

And I haven’t had sushi in a long time and I’m having withdrawals. So bad it hurts.

Buckethead sushi is the best. There’s nothing like that around here.

John Quincy Adams wins in runaway

By Joe McAdory

The winner of last week’s primary in the Opelika-Auburn News online presidential race was John Quincy Adams in a runaway. Adams won the Nostalgic Pool B (1825 to 1853) primary with 80 percent of the vote.

The Tippecanoe and Tyler Too ticket (William Henry Harrison and John Tyler) bombed in this election with eight total votes between them.

Adams moves into the nostalgic primary finals, where he will face George Washington at a later date. Washington won Nostalgic Pool A by just 13 votes over Thomas Jefferson.

This week’s primary is Republican Pool A, which can be found on our home page at http://www.oanow.com. Abe Lincoln figures to be the favorite, but hey, anything can happen.

Politicians too busy fighting to solve problems

By Joe McAdory

Politicians disgust me. Apparently, they disgust Jennifer Foster too. Just read her blog on the subject. It’s much more in-depth than this entry.

It seems every time there is controversy or a major issue that must be resolved, we do not get answers from the men and women we elected into office and pay high salaries to make this nation better. Nope. We get finger-pointing.

Democrats blame Republicans.

Republicans blame Democrats.

Neither side has an answer. Does either side have a clue?

It seems to me that liberals and conservatives, oops, I mean Democrats and Republicans, are far too occupied with sparring with each other than solving America’s problems. That goes for the state level too. Bickering, bickering, bickering. Put down your freakin’ party pride and do something for the people you are SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT.

HAIL TO THE CHAMPS!

By Joe McAdory

YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Shoeless Joes never gave up and clawed our way to the 2008 Mighty Baseball League championship, marking my first fantasy baseball crown since 1999 and fourth overall in this prestigious 12-franchise league founded in 1992 in Columbus, Ga., by a group of sports journalists.

Yes, above is my team logo, which pretty much represented my emotions during the season that involved hardships and injuries. But we overcame the odds and overtook the likes of espn.com’s Mark Schlabach, and Associated Press sports gurus George Henry and Charles Odum, proudly representing the Atlanta bureau.

Finally, my franchise can enjoy the fruits of victory and breathe a deep sigh of relief. I will say I am most pleased with this championship than all others as I had to claw, scratch, fight and dig my way to the title. Roy Oswalt and Derek Lowe helped too

Until next spring’s auction draft within private quarters inside the confines of Dantanna’s Sports Bar in Buckhead, I bid farewell to this season and forget about baseball for a while.

Wild Tiger?

By Joe McAdory

When running AU running back Mario Fannin lined up in the shotgun and started taking snaps—and quite successful I might say—I couldn’t help but wonder what the formation was called. At Arkansas, it was the Wild Hog. At Ole Miss, the Wild Rebel. So was this the Wild Tiger, Wild War Eagle, Wild Plainsman or Wild and Crazy Guys drawing up plays in the booth?

Rod Bramlett, voice of the Tigers, informed me at halftime it is called the War Eagle Formation.

Now I know.