30 Copyright 2008, CBSSports.com http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/view/5838960 en-us Senior Fantasy Writer David Gonos shares his insights on everything from chicken wings to Fantasy Baseball to chili recipes to Fantasy Football to chicks and wings to television to working at CBSSports.com to chicks that like chicken wings to making fun of co-workers to apologizing to co-workers for making fun of them to bathroom experiences after eating wings to reality tv shows. I also like chicken wings. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:57:04 EST http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8835403?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8835403?source=rss_blogs_MLB Today is officially my last day as a SportsLiner (CBSSportser just doesn't have the same ring.) ... Sun, 29 Jun 2008 9:48:43 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8835403?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8799529?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8799529?source=rss_blogs_MLB The following is a page that was on AOL Hometown dating back to the late 90s. Emack posted this, for what reason we have no idea, and years later, I think it was Jake Payton that discovered it. After having it up in my cubes for years, I thought it w ... Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:56:58 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8799529?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8772886?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8772886?source=rss_blogs_MLB After five and a half years, about 31,250 player updates, and probably a couple hundred columns, I'm officially leaving CBSSports.com after this Friday. I'm moving on with another opportunity ahead of me, but these last five days will give me ... Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:48:52 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8772886?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8619714?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8619714?source=rss_blogs_MLB Mixed Tout Wars FAAB for Week 10 ... Sat, 31 May 2008 16:03:19 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8619714?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8598913?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8598913?source=rss_blogs_MLB Good team starts ... Fri, 30 May 2008 10:30:30 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8598913?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8581656?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8581656?source=rss_blogs_MLB While sipping on your morning protein shake, here are the top 10 things you need to know about for Your Morning Constitutional: ... Thu, 29 May 2008 14:47:24 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8581656?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8541771?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8541771?source=rss_blogs_MLB While eating your 2-Sausage McGriddle sandwiches for $2 (I've been meaning to talk to you about your diet lately), here's what you need to know after a long Memorial Day Weekend: ... Fri, 30 May 2008 17:15:13 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8541771?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8533061?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8533061?source=rss_blogs_MLB A reader (ChicagoRokstar) asked me to run a list of the best baseball players to ever serve in the military. Things I noticed while looking this up -- lots of pilots and Cardinals. Makes sense! Here's a quick list of what I came up with: ... Thu, 29 May 2008 21:47:24 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8533061?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8528142?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8528142?source=rss_blogs_General After you stuff down an apple fritter and coffee while getting ready to barbecue up a storm on Memorial Day, here's my top 20 war movies to consider during Memorial Day (my rules are that they have to be about a modern day war, World War I to the ... Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:02:17 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8528142?source=rss_blogs_General http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8491567?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8491567?source=rss_blogs_MLB Good start teams ... Fri, 23 May 2008 10:17:36 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8491567?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8472018?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8472018?source=rss_blogs_MLB I'm guessing you were lazy and just drive through Burger King this morning, picking up a sausage/egg/cheese croissanwich, with hash rounds, coffee -- and an order of the Cinni-minis because you couldn't resist. Here's Your Morning Constit ... Thu, 22 May 2008 13:51:29 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8472018?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8432928?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8432928?source=rss_blogs_MLB While you're feasting on smoked salmon, cream cheese and bagels for breakfast, we're still under a smoke advisory from over 80 active fires in the state of Florida. Dear Florid-Dummies, Quit throwing out your lit cigarettes -- it hasn't r ... Wed, 21 May 2008 16:24:06 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8432928?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8372810?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8372810?source=rss_blogs_MLB Good Start Teams ... Fri, 16 May 2008 10:21:03 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8372810?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8334031?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8334031?source=rss_blogs_MLB I believe your order was two scrambled eggs (not dry), with four slabs of crisp bacon, some thick-cut home fries, two slices of buttered rye toast, a cup of diner coffee, and large glass of orange juice (from concentrate unfortunately). ... Wed, 14 May 2008 17:18:37 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8334031?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8314364?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8314364?source=rss_blogs_MLB Here's our most recent podcast from this afternoon. We get a little goofier than usual. Emack's turkey pops out of the oven, Jamey takes five-minute no-talking breaks and I expound on the greatness that is Rays Baseball. ... Wed, 14 May 2008 10:45:30 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8314364?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8296536?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8296536?source=rss_blogs_MLB While you indulge in your Big Texas Cinnamon Roll (winner of Pastry of the Year in 2003, 2004 and 2006) along with your second cup of mediocre office coffee, here's what you need to know happened this weekend while you were taking your son and da ... Wed, 14 May 2008 10:46:11 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8296536?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8255270?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8255270?source=rss_blogs_MLB Now that you're done with your blueberry bagel and big cup of coffee that was hot when you got it, but now it's kinda pee-temperature, here's what you need to know this morn: ... Wed, 14 May 2008 10:46:40 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8255270?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8236471?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8236471?source=rss_blogs_MLB Things you need to know this morning, while you eat a melon medley of cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon, with a few red grapes, and a refreshing cup of fresh squeezed Florida orange juice ... followed by a CinnaBon -- ... Wed, 14 May 2008 10:47:04 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8236471?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8198076?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8198076?source=rss_blogs_MLB Surreal moment of the week ... Wed, 07 May 2008 15:01:37 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8198076?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8189255?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8189255?source=rss_blogs_MLB Well, I just wrote a bunch of blog items and accidentally hit a link to another page. Coming back to this one, I found that everything I wrote was gone. CTRL-A and CTRL-C ... I need to start making that a regular habit while I write a decent size blo ... Mon, 05 May 2008 19:15:15 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8189255?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8152602?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8152602?source=rss_blogs_MLB Just got done with some maple syrup flavored frozen waffles that someone else bought ... then I put maple syrup on them. It's like eating chocolate ice cream with chocolate syrup or sprinkling Fritos over my Fritos ... Great. Now I'm hungry a ... Sat, 03 May 2008 17:11:40 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8152602?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8121922?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8121922?source=rss_blogs_MLB Good start teams ... Thu, 01 May 2008 23:38:32 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8121922?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8062699?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8062699?source=rss_blogs_MLB Woke up late this morning, scrambled around to clean my house in preparation of a visit from my mother. This should be an interesting week. I'm off on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, spending time with her as we head to a Chess Convention. Yeah, ... Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:44:41 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8062699?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8038787?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8038787?source=rss_blogs_MLB Mixed FAAB Brian Fuentes – Kastner $50 Petera $36 Zola $33 Roberts $32 Schechter $32 Regan $27 Hoyos $9 Clint Barmes – Hoyos $16 Felipe Lopez – Schechter $13 Cushing $9 Zola $8 Aaron Cook – Kastner $12 Chad Qualls – Zola ... Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:39:06 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/8038787?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7974974?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7974974?source=rss_blogs_MLB Good start teams ... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:31:46 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7974974?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7922040?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7922040?source=rss_blogs_NFL Welcome to my NFL Mock Draft Contest! Notice, I said "my" -- this is not run by CBSSports.com. ... Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:55:52 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7922040?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7911102?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7911102?source=rss_blogs_MLB Tout Bids were in at 5pm, Friday, and lineups were set for Saturday's games. ... Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:02:16 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7911102?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7855859?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7855859?source=rss_blogs_MLB So here's the deal. ... Tue, 06 May 2008 12:52:30 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7855859?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7839611?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7839611?source=rss_blogs_MLB This is my prep work for Friday's video shoot. ... Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:53:03 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7839611?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7800694?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7800694?source=rss_blogs_MLB Over the past month or so, I've been emailing back and forth with Craig Messmer, who is the author of the book, Stat One. ... Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:08:53 EDT http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5838960/7800694?source=rss_blogs_MLB 100 http://images.sportsline.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://david-gonos.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/view/5838960 100