Welcome to Chris Cooley’s ‘Man Room’

May 14th, 2008 | Posted by PostmanR

My goal is not to become the fourth (third blogging) Mottram brother in my slurping of Chris Cooley, but I hit this up for ESPN the Mag the Site today and well, it’s awesome. You see, Cooley got a new house back in November and has anxiously been awaiting the furniture to arrive so he could outfit his ‘Man Room.’  So what does this man room entail? Well, it kicked off with a nice poker tournament:

When we decided what rooms would be what and started buying furniture it was made mandatory that a “Man Room” was created. Cigars, whiskey, and poker are prerequisites to entering the room.

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My focus on the game began to slip. We now had the stereo out and singing had become a more popular event than poker. There’s no way to get a good read on someone’s hand when the entire room is screaming the chorus of “Livin on a Prayer.” It was amazing that the final table had wound down to four players and there was more concern for “Shot Through the Heart” than winning the cash.

I sort of feel like I’m in that scene from Knocked Up where Seth Rogen tells Katherine Heigl that he just knows him and Vince Vaughn would be good friends and hang out if they knew each other. Only difference is, I’m not eating dinner at a restaurant in L.A. with a pretty lady, I’m blogging from a cubicle. Woe is me.

You too can own a commemorative Wild Card shirt

January 4th, 2008 | Posted by PostmanE

I’ll own up to an embarrassing bit of trivia: I do, in fact, own a Chicago Bears 2007 NFC Conference Champions shirt. I wanted it at the time, I was excited for it … but now, without that Super Bowl in tow (and let’s just face it, that Super Bowl was never gonna happen), I can barely look at the conference shirt, let alone wear it. It’s been relegated, become one of those long sleeved t-shirts you never wear outside of the house without a different t-shirt above it. It’s a strictly chill-mode t-shirt now. If that.

But the Redskins are taking this sordid phenomenon to new heights. I thought my conference shirt was bad; the Redskins are officially  — get this — selling 2007 Wild Card t-shirts. That’s right: Wild Card. It’s the perfect mix of desperation (as the hat tip-worthy Mr. Irrelevant notes) and the drastic lowering of the bar for NFL success. With the exception of one team, National Football League is already a wide-open crapshoot; any team can make the playoffs with a few breaks here and there. You’re telling me you want to openly celebrate the fact that your team was barely — barely — above mediocre? That you survived the limp-dick NFC on your way to Wild Card glory? That Todd Collins is your one great hope?

Jamie at Mr. I lays down the law: These are not to be purchased. Skins fans, now is the time to prove your mettle. There’s a whole world of things you can buy for $17.99. Buy the first season of “The Office.” Take a friend to see There Will be Blood. Have a nice, well-balanced meal. Just don’t, for the love of God, buy these shirts. You hold humanity in your clammy, bulbous hands, Skins fans. Make the right choice.