Happy Birthday Hakeem Olajuwon

Mitt Romney on David Letterman

Top 10 Perks For Being On The Cover Of Madden NFL 12

My Top 11 Cleveland Indians Hitters

1. Manny Ramirez


2. Rocky Colavito


3. Lou Boudreau


4. Grady Sizemore


5. Travis Hafner


6. Joe Carter


7. Sandy Alomar Jr.


8. Frank Robinson


9. Albert Belle


10. Omar Vizquel


11. Jim Thome

My Four Favorite Commercials from Super Bowl XLV

One week ago, like many other people I was watching Super Bowl 45 between the Packers and Steelers. I was at a Super Bowl party with about 30 people and I was probably the only one there who actually cared about watching the game. As much as I enjoy watching the game I do love the commercials. Here are my favorite four from this year's Super Bowl, why four?, because that's all I liked.


The first one was an NFL commercial. It combined two of my favorite things: TV shows and football.



Next is this Volkswagon commercial. It's just super-cute, simple and has some humor.



The next one is a Budweiser commercial. I haven't liked a Budweiser commercial since the "Budweiser Frogs", but this was funny and I like the song "Tiny Dancer"


The final one that I liked was this Chrysler commercial. It makes a clear point, you know what they're selling (which is more of an issue in some ads than you'd think) and it uses Eminem and one of his excellent songs.

The Best of 2010

With 2010 coming to a close here is a post with my 23 favorites posts from the year. Hope you enjoy these and feel free to check out other ones.

1. The Icky Shuffle: Israel Sets up Sophisticated Hospital In Haiti
2. The Icky Shuffle: Psych Live 1/25/10
3. The Icky Shuffle: Alone in the Shadows: The Triumph of Larry Doby
4. The Icky Shuffle: Super Bowl XLIV Preview
5. The Icky Shuffle: Meet Joel Pollak
6. The Icky Shuffle: 2010 NFL Mock Draft
7. The Icky Shuffle: Ernie Harwell Farewell Address
8. The Icky Shuffle: Bud Light Real Men of Genius on WGN Morning News
9. The Icky Shuffle: Memorial Day 2010
10. The Icky Shuffle: Comedian Elon Gold parodies "ShamWow!" on the 2009 Chabad Telethon
11. The Icky Shuffle: Tuvia Grossman Meets The Soldier Who Saved His Life
12. The Icky Shuffle: A Must See for all Teachers
13. The Icky Shuffle: Peyton Hillis Highlight
14. The Icky Shuffle: Governor Christie Today Show Profile
15. The Icky Shuffle: Look-Alikes 10: Election Day Special
16. The Icky Shuffle: LeBron James Nike Ad and a Few Spoofs
17. The Icky Shuffle: Colt McCoy vs. The Patriots
18. The Icky Shuffle: Kevin Bush: College Football Player, Iraqi War Veteran
19. The Icky Shuffle: Bernie Kosar Beats the Steelers
20. The Icky Shuffle: Gov. Mitt Romney on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
21. The Icky Shuffle: Happy Birthday Larry Bird
22. The Icky Shuffle: Look Alikes 11: My Favorite TV Show Edition
23. The Icky Shuffle: RIP Bob Feller 1918-2010


Coming up in 2011 I will continue our countdown of the 50 greatest coaches, more on the MLB Free Agents as they sign, players lists of Minnesota, Atlanta and Denver amongst others, more look-alikes. Also with politicians starting to campaign for the 2012 Presidential Election I will bring you videos and stuff related to that. And finally a new feature starting next year will be my "This Day in Sports" posts. They will not necessarily appear everyday but I'll give you some of the good stuff.

Happy Birthday Larry Bird

Today is the birthday of Boston Celtics great Larry Bird. Here is a video of Bird's top 10 plays in the Playoffs.

My Top 10 TV Shows Currently on TV

Enclosed is a Top 10 list of TV shows that I watch. To Qualify for the list the shows either have to be in the middle of a season, recently finished a season, or a new season is coming up soon. I'm posting this today due to the fact that tonight one of my favorites, Psych, will be returning to continue their 5th season.

1. NCIS: Starring Mark Harmon
2. Psych: Starring James Roday & Dule Hill
3. Friday Night Lights: Starring Kyle Chandler & Connie Britton
4. Parenthood: Starring Peter Krause & Lauren Graham
5. NCIS: LA: Starring Chris O'Donnell & LL Cool J
6. Royal Pains: Starring Mark Fueurstien
7. In Plain Sight: Starring Mary McCormack
8. Men of a Certain Age: Starring Ray Romano, Andre Braugher & Scott Bakula
9. Outlaw: Starring Jimmy Smits
10. Top Chef: Hosted by Padma Lakshimi & Tom Colicchio

Related Posts:
1. The Icky Shuffle: NCIS Season 7 Recap

2. The Icky Shuffle: Psych Season 4 Finale Commentary

3. The Icky Shuffle: Psych Live 1/25/10

4. The Icky Shuffle: TV Show Characters

My Top 10 Favorite Left Handed Pitchers

Here are my Top 10 lefties:

1. Sandy Koufax (1955 - 1966)
2. C.J. Nitkowski (1995 - 2005)
3. Randy Johnson (1988 - 2009)
4. C.C. Sabathia (2001 - Present)
5. Cliff Lee (2002 - Present)
6. Ron Guidry (1975 - 1988)
7. Andy Pettitte (1995 - Present)
8. Steve Carlton (1965 - 1988)
9. Al Leiter (1987 - 2005)
10. C.J. Wilson (2005 - Present)

For my top 10 righties click here: The Icky Shuffle: My Top 10 Favorite Right Handed Pitchers

My Top 10 Favorite Right Handed Pitchers

With tomorrow night being Game 1 of the 2010 World Series I started thinking about my all-time favorite pitchers. Here are my 10 favorite righties and in a different post I will share my top 10 lefties.

1. Greg Maddux (1986 - 2008)
2. Orel Hershiser (1983 - 2000)
3. Bob Feller (1936 - 1956)
4. Dennis Eckersley (1975 - 1998)
5. Trevor Hoffman (1993 - Present)
6. John Smoltz (1988 - 2009)
7. David Cone (1986 - 2003)
8. Bret Saberhagen (1984 - 2001)
9. Bert Blyleven (1970 - 1992)
10. Kerry Wood (1998 - Present)

Top 10 funniest moments in NBA All Star Games

How sweet is #4? Jordan deserved that! But #1 was definitely the best!

Top 10 sports most awkward interviews

Top 9 Randy Johnson Moments

Here is a list of the Top 9 moments that I'll remember from Randy Johnson's career.

9. Randy playing himself in the movie "Little Big League"

8. Randy kills a bird when throwing a pitch

7. Randy was in a couple of classic commercials, including one for Nike where he was trying to hit a baseball from a pitching machine and missing terribly

6. 5 time Cy Young award winner including 4 in a row from 1999-2002

5. MLB All-Star appearances against John Kruk (1993) and Larry Walker (1997)

4. On May 18th 2004 Randy becomes oldest pitcher to throw a perfect game

3. Randy pitches a 3 hit shut-out in 1995 against the California Angels to lead the Mariners into the playoffs

2. June 4th 2009 Randy Johnson becomes the 24th player to win 300 games

1. Randy Johnson's Co-MVP in the 2001 World Series

My Top Eleven Favorite Law & Order Characters

1. John Munch, Law & Order:SVU, played by Richard Belzer
2. Lenny Briscoe, Law & Order, played by Jerry Orbach
3. Adam Schiff, Law & Order, played by Steven Hill
4. Jack McCoy, Law & Order, played by Sam Waterston
5. Mike Logan, Law & Order and Law &Order:CI, played by Chris Noth
6. Bobby Goren, Law &Order:CI, played by Vincent Dinafrio
7. Donald Cragen, Law & Order and Law & Order:SVU, played by Dann Florek
8. Elliot Stabler, Law & Order:SVU, played by Christopher Meloni
9. Anita Van Buren, Law & Order, played by S. Epatha Merkerson
10. Rey Curtis, Law & Order, played by Benjamin Bratt
11. Alexandra Cabot, Law & Order:SVU, played by Stephanie March

My Ten Favorite Family Guy Characters (not including the family)

10. Evil Monkey - "he wasn't always evil"
9. Mr. Weed - R.I.P., died in the episode "Mr. Saturday Knight"
8. Tom Tucker - I wish he did the news here in Monsey
7. Death - nothing like scaring Peter Frampton into singing for Peter
6. Mort Goldman - "Please flush twice, once for the bulk and the rest for the remainder"
5. The Chicken - if he'd be on more often he probably would be higher up on this list
4. Dr. Hartman - his shtick is great, they should have more storylines for him
3. Cleveland - "you are the height of just-to-muchery"
2. Mayor West - I would love Batman to be my Mayor
1. Ollie Williams - "It's gon' rain" WE WANT MORE OLLIE!!!

My Top Ten Favorite Comedy Movies

10. Zoolander

9. Ghost Busters

8. Airplane

7. American Pie 2

6. Old School

5. Fast Times at Ridgemont High

4. The Big Lebowski

3. Blazing Saddles

2. This is Spinal Tap

1. Animal House

My Top Ten Favorite Cavs Players

It is now a little after the All-Star break in the NBA, and I've decided to unveil my 10 favorite people who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers.


10- Craig Ehlo: Ehlo is probably most famous for guarding Michael Jordan in the playoffs when Jordan traveled (of course not called) and hit a shot to beat the Cavs.


9-Andre Miller: Miller was supposed to be the point-guard of the future, well he wasn't, but he still makes my list.


8-Bobby Phills: he started his career as a backup to Gerald Wilkins (who by the way I can't stand), and ended as a good player. Sadly his untimely death shortened his career that could have been much better.


7-Anderson Varejao: the big haired F/C is the sparkplug that the Cavs need off the bench.


6-Zydrunus Illgauskus: this YU (Yuguslavia University) graduate has made a real name for himself in the NBA.


5-Terrell Brandon: learned from Mark Price how to be an NBA point guard.


4-John "Hot Rod" Williams: he probably would not have been this high if not for his great nickname.


3-LeBron James: The King is great, but it's time he takes the Cavs to the next level.


2-Mark Price: Price has made the most 3 pointers by a Cavalier, he is also first amongst Cavs in assists, steals and free-throw percentage.


1-Brad Daugherty: if not for knee problems he could have been on of the best centers in NBA history. Also when I was on the ASHAR Basketball Team I wore the number 43 in honor of Daugherty who had retired that year.

Pictured are Daugherty (43), Price (25), and James (23)

TV Show Characters

I love to watch TV. I enjoy many TV shows. There are many shows who have great main characters. Others have a good group of characters. Here is a list of my favorite characters from some of my favorite TV shows. Most people who will appear on this list will not be the main characters, but without them the show would not have been as enjoyable.

1. Wilson from Home Improvement: Wilson is the neighbor that everyone would love to have, never seen and only heard when you need him.
2. Margret from The West Wing: The West Wing is packed with characters who have better story lines, but Margret is wonderful as the Secretary to Leo McGarry and then to C.J. Craig.
3. Van from Reba: I'm embarrassed to say that I have watched Reba, but the only reason that I continue to watch it is because of Van.
4. Detective John Munch from Law & Order SVU: Richard Belzer does a great job in SVU. Only in Law & Order can a Jewish comedian be partners with the "Original Gangsta" Ice-T.
5. Greg Warner from Yes, Dear: Greg had to deal with his brother-in-law at home and work, which made for some very funny episodes.
6. Buddy Lembeck from Charles in Charge: With Scott Baio who is 2nd to Ted McGinley in killing shows (check out jumptheshark.com to see what I'm talking about here) Charles in Charge needed some comedy to it. Enter Willie Aames as Charles' fun loving sidekick Buddy. It's just a shame he didn't get a spin-off.
7. Dr. Cox from Scrubs: He is the cynical and sinister doctor on Scrubs.
8. Radar O'reilly from MASH: Radar was just a boy when he entered the show, but became a man right before our eyes, even though he was still drinking grape sodas and Rosie's.
9. Mr. Richard Belding from Saved by the Bell: Growing up with this show Mr. Belding was the Principal I always wanted. For a total dork he was always there for the students, even when Zack Morris did anything stupid (like in every single episode, you'd think that he'd learn what not to do by the time he was a Senior but no he kept on doing all the stupid stuff).
10. Eric Matthews from Boy Meets World: Cory was the main character, Shawn was the "Rebellious one", Eric was the funny one.

Well this is my list. Of course there are so many more I could have added like the ladies from the Golden Girls, and that monkey from Friends, but had I added them where would it have stopped, so sadly not everyone was able to make the list.

Sportscenter

This past Sunday night ESPN aired the 30,000th Sportscenter. Many men and women have contributed largely to it's success. Here is a little list of my favorite Sportscenter Anchors.

10-Kenny Mayne
9-Mike Greenberg
8-Rich Eisen
7-Linda Cohn
6-Craig Kilborn
5-Stuart Scott
4-Kieth Olberman
3-Bob Ley
2-Dan Patrick
1-Chris Berman

My Top Ten Favorite Ohio State Buckeyes Players

With Monday January 8th being the BCS National Championship Game, I decided to make a list of my top ten favorite Buckeyes. Some of them went on to have great NFL careers, while others were only good in their college days. Ohio State has a rich history and it is thanks to Head Coaches named Hayes,Cooper and Tressel even if some of them were never able to beat the Wolverines from Michigan. Well here goes the countdown:

10. Antoine Winfield-CB: Was a solid defensive back with Nate Clements and Ahmed Plummer.

9. Andy Katzenmoyer-LB: "The Big Kat" never panned out in the NFL but was one of a long line of great Ohio State Linebackers.

8. Joey Galloway & Terry Glenn-WR: These speedsters did wonderful in college, especially if you consider that they didn't have such good Quarterbacks throwing the ball to them.

7. Nick Mangold-C: The anchor of the Buckeyes' O-line is now anchoring for the New York Jets.

6. Pepper Johnson-LB: The NY Giants got Pepper in the 2nd round of the 1986 draft. He won Super Bowls with the Giants and was a major reason why the Cleveland Browns made the playoffs in 1994.

5. Robert Smith-RB: His NFL career was cut short due to injury but was a good player and a great teammate.

4. Troy Smith-QB: With his 3-o record against Michigan and a Heisman Trophy to his credit, all he needs is a win Monday Night against Florida, and he'll be moving up this list.

3. Eddie George-RB: Another one of Ohio State's Heisman winners, had a great pro career with the Oilers/Titans.

2. Chris Spielman-LB: Spielman was recently on the Mike & Mike radio show and said, "if not for Ohio players Michigan would be Iowa." 'nuff said.

1. A.J. Hawk-LB: The team's defensive leader, has passed the torch on to James Laurinaitis as the next great OSU linebacker.

Other players receiving votes: Lou Groza; Tom Tupa; Bobby Carpenter; Orlando Pace; Keith Byars; Jeff Davidson; Mike Vrabel; David Boston; Shawn Springs; Archie Griffin; Mike Nugent.

So hope you enjoyed the list and that you will enjoy the game which airs Monday Night at 8:15 on FOX.