The Nittany Turkey

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Bada Blah

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For those of you who, like this Turkey, anticipated a smashing finale to one of the great series ever created for television, The Sopranos, Sunday night’s final episode was a limp disappointment.

All the speculation, including my wacked out scenario, about whether Tony would live or die, go to prison or remain a free man, or whether his psychiatrist would turn state’s evidence, went for naught. Few issues were resolved by this episode; everything was left hanging.

Well, except for old Phil Leotardo. Thanks to a tip from dat friendly FBI agent, who was mysteriously portrayed having problems with his gun-packing, law enforcement wife, Tony’s boys got to Phil. ??? ????? Just to give us one final, unforgettable whacking, Phil had his brains blown out at point blank range in a Long Island gas station, after which his SUV containing his two bawling infant grandchildren rolled over his head—a great, big, freakin’, graphical, metaphorical bada bing! for all that creator David Chase has tried to portray about da mob: cold hearted violence, cruelty, and distorted familial relationships.

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Tough Luck!

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The hard-luck sports story of the spring unfolded yesterday afternoon as Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox was pitching in the ninth inning hoping for his first career no-hitter at age 40. Then, with two outs, Shannon Stewart of the Oakland A’s came up to the plate and lined a Schilling fastball to right for a base hit.

There’s a big “what if?” involved here, as catcher Jason Varitek had called for a slider for the first pitch to Stewart but Schilling shook it off in favor of a fastball. Stewart was swinging instead of taking and the fastball wound up in right field. Unless Schilling actually does hurl a no-hitter between now and the time he retires, the future Hall of Famer will be second-guessing his decision the rest of his life.

Ya gotta feel  for the guy.

Full story at ESPN.com.

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Bada Bing!

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So, the grand series finale of The Sopranos is about to happen and the dedicated viewing public awaits it with bated anticipation. The big question: Will Tony get whacked?

The great war, created over a long-standing dispute between Mafia family leaders Phil Leotardo and Tony Soprano and exacerbated by some recent machinations over asbestos removal racketeering and assorted inter-family violence, pits the Brooklyn family headed by Phil against the New Jersey family headed by our hero, Tony. Phil, having decided that the situation is completely untenable, has ordered a hit on Tony and his top lieutenants.

In last Sunday’s episode, Phil’s guys got to Tony’s brudder-in-lawr and to Tony’s right-hand man, Silvio. The brudder-in-lawr was slain in a hobby shop while buying a toy train. Sil (whose actor, Stephen Van Zandt has been known to play guitar with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band as “Little Stevie”) got his in a car. He’s currently unconscious and not expected to recover. All dis has sent Tony and his remaining henchmen to da mattresses. They are hiding out until this thing is over.

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