Finally!

Baseball has returned and for the moment all is right with the world. To celebrate the return of our National Pastime, here is a post from one of our side projects, The 87 Topps Project, where we relive our childhood baseball card collecting days by collecting autographs of 1987 Topps cards. Today we have a look at Dave Dravecky, one of the more remarkable players in the 87 Topps set. Follow the 87 Topps Project on Twitter and Facebook for baseball nostalgia and commentary.

Good Times With Signs

Everyone loves the opportunity to rearrange a usually serious sign and change the message conveyed. For many of us with the sense of humor of a 14 year old, the rearrangement is best and most amusing when when some inappropriate language is peppered into the message, regardless of whether it makes sense or not. Sad City reader Edward S. snapped a very humorous rearrangement of this sign on the Wal-Mart on Flatbush Ave.

The area is easily familiar by the plethora of healthy dining options (Taco Bell, Long John Silver's, and McDonald's) available in the shopping plaza. For a thorough tale of the tape analysis of our Wal-Mart as compared to our wealthier neighbors to the West, be sure to check out Sad City's Guide to Wal-Mart.

Of course the big question is what does the sign say? Be forewarned, it's probably not safe for work and if you're lacking a sense of humor or too "high brow" you might not enjoy such childish nonsense and may want to leave the site. (and likely not return) For everyone else, just click the jump.

Hartford Pay Phone #38: Suspicious Package Edition

If there is one thing all Hartfordites can agree on, it's our love of everything pay phone! Pay Phone #38 is located on the corner of Hungerford and Park and is the first Pay Phone to be featured on Sad City in 2012. Newer readers might not be aware that we have been conducting a citywide search for Hartford Pay Phones since the summer of 2010 when we learned that the first pay phone in North America was located in Hartford.

A West End Tragedy

The crack Sad City news teams has uncovered this feathered tragedy, a tragedy that has been  been ignored by both local police and the lamestream mainstream media. On a cool early spring night the Sad City news team was traveling down Warrenton Ave when we came upon this scene that simply took our breath away. 

We didn't know the name of this young black bird but we summoned all of our powers in an attempt to revive the black bird through Jedi mind tricks. Alas, it was too late and our feathered friend had already passed into the netherworld. But what does it all mean? 

Sad City Tries A Blood Sausage

Blood sausage is one of those foods that not only has a disgusting name, but it's also gross to look at. To further complicate matters, blood sausage is not only a disgusting title for food, it precisely describes what it is, and the idea of eating a sausage of blood is kind of a turn off. Also if, like us, you have seen the "how blood sausage is made" segment on Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations you might be further turned off.

Despite the gross name and appearance, we've heard people rave about the blood sausage and with the Dominican place at El Mercado serving it up, we knew the time to try it had come.

Playoff Race Heating Up For Whale

There are only seven games left in the Connecticut Whale's first full season.  It's been a season where the team has struggled, like most AHL teams, with call ups, injuries and player signings that just didn't work out. After falling out of first place and dropping four straight games the Whale were once again in a free fall, not nearly as bad as their 13 game winless streak in January but still a slump is a slump.

The Weekly Whale

With only seven games left in the regular season, the Whale find themselves struggling to get on a hot streak and in danger of letting Bridgeport claim the Northeast Division. Friday evening saw the Whale fall behind 3-0 only 8 minutes into the game as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton came out of the gate like gangbusters. It was an even match the rest of the way and Wilkes-Barre rode the early three goal barrage to a 3-0 victory.