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ALLOW ME TO SHOWCASE THE SHEER GENIUS OF THE FANS OF THE NEW YORK YANKEES....
....SUCH BRILLIANCE....SUCH INGENUITY....REMINDS ME OF THE IDIOT THAT USED TO PRANCE AROUND YANKEE STADIUM DURING THE YANKEES - RED SOX PLAYOFF GAMES DRESSED AS THE GHOST OF BABE RUTH....
C'MON....THE CURSE OF THE BAMBINO IS DEAD....BESIDES, IF BABE'S GHOST WAS AMONG US WE ALL KNOW WHERE HE'D BE....
IT'S DEVIL'S NIGHT....HAVE FUN....AND BE CAREFUL OUT THERE....








Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins appeared on Jay Leno's new show and provided his World Series prediction:
"Of course we're gonna win. If we're nice, we'll let it go six, but I'm thinking five, close it out at home."
Hmm....Baseball's answer to Kanye West???
Oh boy, oh boy!! It's a special day at the HBWHOF!!
The mailman delivered the VICTORIA'S SECRET CHRISTMAS 2009 catalogue!!! SWEET!!!
THE COVER:
A FEW OF MY FAVES:






So, if your wife, girlfriend, mistress, lover, booty-call....or MAYBE EVEN YOU get the Victoria's Secret catalogues in the mail - you're probably familiar with their Christmas extravaganza!!
Every year, when the Yuletide season rolls around, Victoria's Secret takes one of their TOP MODELS and PIMPS HER OUT IN A BRA THAT'S WORTH A GAZILLION DOLLARS!!!
This year it's HBWHOF fave Marisa Miller stuffed into a $3 million dollar Harlequin Fantasy Bra....



Last week the HBWHOF featured Edmonton Oilers center Mike Comrie and his girlfriend Hilary Duff.
Well, Hilary Duff's best friend is Leah Miller!!
Leah Miller was the HBWHOF's favourite VJ OF ALL-TIME ON MUCHMUSIC!!
She currently hosts So You Think You Can Dance Canada and SHE IS SMOKIN' HOT....






















Tonight at 8:20 PM - Joe Saunders vs. Andy Pettitte....with a zero percent chance of precipitation....
The Toronto Maple Leafs lost 3-1 to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.
That makes the Leafs 0-7!!!
This morning I was perusing The Globe and Mail and noticed that there are TWO books, featuring the Leafs, on the list of non-fiction BESTSELLERS in Canada!!
Coming in at #6 is Why The Leafs Suck And How They Can Be Fixed by Al Strachan.
At #15 is Leafs AbomiNation by Dave Feschuk and Michael Grange.
Let me preface this by saying that I have ONLY admiration for those dedicated individuals who remain fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
I could write a lengthy dissertation on why I have decided to turn my back on this storied franchise....instead - I offer this brief synopsis....
One of my earliest memories involves a calendar, hanging just inside the door, in my father's garage.
I grew up in Kingsville, Ontario. The two predominant industries in town were commercial fishing and the MacDonald Leaf Tobacco Company. MacDonald manufactured Export 'A' cigarettes and they used to have promotional calendars featuring the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs....
When I was a kid I lived and breathed hockey. In the winter we ALWAYS had a rink in the backyard and Lake Erie was right across the street and down the hill. Back in the 1960's and '70's the lake froze SOLID and we would play hockey until it got too dark to see the puck!
On Saturday night's the ritual was gather 'round the TV to watch Hockey Night in Canada. HNIC ALWAYS broadcast the Leafs' game from Maple Leaf Gardens. So, most kids in Ontario grew up Toronto fans because they were constantly exposed to the team.
Besides, back then the Leafs were AWESOME. In the 1960's the Leafs won FOUR Stanley Cups....The last one in 1967....and THEY HAVEN'T WON A CUP SINCE THEN!!!!
I have class photos of me, in various primary grades, wearing my Leafs jersey.
I followed the Leafs through the George Armstrong, Johnny Bower, Dave Keon, Frank Mahovlich years....through Darryl Sittler, Lanny Mcdonald & Borje Salming....through Vincent Damphousse, Tie Domi & Wendel Clark....through Clark, Dave Andreychuk & Dougie Gilmour....through Alexander Mogilny, Gary Roberts & Mats Sundin....up until this season.
IT IS OVER!!
EVERY YEAR THE LEAFS ARE THE NHL'S MOST VALUABLE TEAM. THEY ARE WORTH SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF $450 MILLION BUCKS!! DESPITE THIS THE ORGANIZATION REMAINS ON A DOWNWARD SPIRAL AND HAS GONE 42-YEARS-AND-COUNTING WITHOUT A STANLEY CUP!!!
LET ME PUT IT IN LAYMAN'S TERMS - THE LEAFS SUCK!!!!!!
THE HBWHOF HAS COME TO A CROSSROAD....I'M STICKING WITH A CANADIAN TEAM....BUT SHOULD I ROOT FOR AN EASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM OR A WESTERN CONFERENCE TEAM?
Pat Quinn is running the show in Edmonton. You know....the guy that took the Maple Leafs to the playoffs EVERY FUCKIN' YEAR....then one season the Leafs didn't make it....so HOCKEY MASTERMIND JOHN FERGUSON JR. fired Quinn!!!
Geez, he's ONLY won a Memorial Cup, TWO Jack Adams Awards(NHL Coach of the Year), a World Cup Championship, an IIHF under-18 Gold Medal, a World Junior Hockey Championship Gold Medal and a Winter Olympic Hockey Championship Gold Medal!!!
He played 9 seasons in the NHL and KNOCKED BOBBY ORR THE FUCK-OUT!!!
He has a B.A. in economics(York University '72), a law degree(University of San Diego School of Law '85) and an honourary Doctor of Laws degree(McMaster University '06)....but HE COULDN'T QUITE CUT IT WITH THE LEAFS!!!!
OH, BY THE WAY, DID I MENTION....THE LEAFS SUCK!!!!!!
IN QUINN WE TRUST....
IF THE HBWHOF BECOMES AN OILERS' FAN I COULD GET DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE BATTLE OF ALBERTA....

MY TICKET STUB FROM NOVEMBER 22, 2003....THE HBWHOF AT THE MOLSON CANADIAN HERITAGE CLASSIC....THE PRECURSOR TO ALL THE NHL WINTER CLASSIC GAMES....
THE HBWHOF AND THE WAYNE GRETZKY STATUE IN FRONT OF REXALL PLACE (AT THE TIME IT WAS THE SKYREACH CENTRE)....



HOWEVER, IF THE HBWHOF STICKS WITH THE EASTERN CONFERENCE I COULD RELISH THE RETRIBUTION OF MY NEW TEAM DEFEATING THE LEAFS!! I COULD SWITCH SIDES IN THE BATTLE OF ONTARIO....I COULD BECOME AN OTTAWA SENATORS' FAN!!!!
There are SO MANY POSITIVES....
Carrie Underwood attends Sens' games because she's dating Mike Fisher....

The HBWHOF likes the MAD SKILLS of Alexei Kovalev....
Ottawa is one of the HBWHOF's favourite cities....and I can easily attend a few games every year....
Ottawa is one of the OLDEST hockey clubs in Canada!!
The Ottawa franchise dates back to 1883....In the 1890's they were the Ottawa Generals....At the turn of the century they became the Ottawa Silver Seven and captured the Stanley Cup in 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910 and 1911....
The Ottawa Hockey Club became the Senators and won the Cup in 1920, 1921, 1923 and 1927....
The ORIGINAL Senators left Ottawa in 1934. The NHL returned to Canada's capital for the 1992-93 season....so I'm gonna have ELEVEN STANLEY CUPS under my belt....the Leafs have THIRTEEN....so I'm not sacrificing anything....
SENS CHICKS ARE HOT AND THEY LIKE DILL PICKLES....THE HBWHOF DIGS HOT CHICKS AND DILL PICKLES....COINCIDENCE??....I THINK NOT....

HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA - TONIGHT'S GAMES:
7 PM - TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS AT VANCOUVER CANUCKS
Such suspense....Can the Leafs make it seven-in-a-row? Can they surpass the Detroit Lions record of 0-16?? How long will it take before the CBC decides enough is enough and begins featuring Montreal or Ottawa in the 7 PM timeslot???
10 PM - THE BATTLE OF ALBERTA - MY TEAM....THE EDMONTON OILERS AT THE CALGARY FLAMES
THE HBWHOF RECEIVES SOME VERY NICE PICS VIA TWITTER.
HBWHOF FAVOURITE JESSE JANE IS CURRENTLY TOURING WITH RILEY STEELE....SHE WAS IN PARIS....THEN ALASKA....AND IS NOW IN AUSTRALIA!!
SHE'S PROMOTING HER NEW FLICK....
HERE ARE THE TWITPICS....
















Remember this guy....Can't WAIT to see him pitch against the Yankees....

I DIDN'T BOTHER COMMENTING ON THIS BEFORE....BUT THE UMPIRING THIS POSTSEASON HAS BEEN BRUTAL....AND I THINK IT'S FAIRLY OBVIOUS THAT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL REALLY WANTS THE YANKEES IN THE WORLD SERIES....
CLICK HERE TO WITNESS THE DEBACLE....
ONE DAY, IN THE NEAR FUTURE, I'M GOING TO WRITE A POST ABOUT MY LONG OVERDUE (AFTER MUCH SOUL SEARCHING) DECISION TO NO LONGER ROOT FOR THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS.
OVER FOUR DECADES OF STEADY DECLINE HAVE TAKEN THEIR TOLL ON BOTH MY PATIENCE AND PSYCHE AND IT IS FINALLY, AND MERCIFULLY, OVER.
THE HBWHOF IS NOW A CONFIRMED EDMONTON OILERS FAN.
FUCK THE LEAFS....
What do Maple Leafs players have in common with Abe Lincoln?
They can't finish a play...
....MIKE COMRIE PLAYS ON MY FAVOURITE TEAM AND HE'S DATING HILARY DUFF....NICE!!!

HERE'S SOME PICS OF HILARY ON THE SET OF HER NEW FLICK THE BUSINESS OF FALLING IN LOVE....

THE HBWHOF DIGS HILARY DUFF....





....OH, BY THE WAY, THIS IS MY NEW FIFTY MISSION CAP....
Bill Barilko disappeared that summer,
he was on a fishing trip.
The last goal he ever scored
won the Leafs the cup
They didn't win another until 1962,
the year he was discovered.
I stole this from a hockey card,
I keeped tucked up under
my fifty mission cap,
I worked it in
to look like that
















The Philadelphia Phillies SMOKED the Los Angeles Dodgers
11-0....
Ryan Howard and Carlos Ruiz are sorta hitting well....
The HBWHOF REALLY digs baseball....but I'm thinking they should shorten the season....
....You shouldn't be playing baseball in November!! The same goes for hockey. The NHL shouldn't be hoisting the Stanley Cup in FREAKIN' JUNE!!! But, hey, it's all about the money - right?
There's a HUGE TRAIL OF CRAP being laid-down between Edmonton, Alberta and Las Vegas, Nevada!!
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Sheldon Souray and professional
eye-candy/actress Angelica Bridges are in the midst of a brutal battle over custody of their two young daughters!!
Souray and Bridges divorced back in 2007....but, now that Souray has signed a 5-year, $27,000,000 contract, Bridges wants a piece of the pie!! Bridges had been performing in a show at the Luxor called "FANTASY." Souray has gone to court to fight for custody of his daughters claiming that the Vegas lifestyle is hurting the children.
Bridges was forced to resign from the adult revue. Let's hope this can be resolved amicably and these two knuckleheads will take care of their kids....
HERE'S SHELDON SOURAY....


HERE'S ANGELICA BRIDGES....



















A couple NFL quarterbacks had BIG games today:
In a 59-0 rout over the Tennessee Titans - Patriots QB Tom Brady threw for 380 yards and 6 TD's!!
In a 48-27 win over the NY Giants - Saints QB Drew Brees threw for 369 yards and 4 TD's!!
Brady padded his stats while enjoying a beautiful Autumn afternoon in New England....
OK....none of my American readers are gonna know what the hell I'm talking about....and some of my Canadian HE-MAN audience is gonna wonder WTF??....but the HBWHOF is enjoying CBC's Sunday night BATTLE OF THE BLADES!!!
For you kids who aren't familiar with BATTLE OF THE BLADES - here's the deal:
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has paired-up former NHL players with former Olympic figure skaters in an American Idol-like competition. Each week the pairs must perform a choreographed ice dance routine and are then marked by a panel of judges. The home viewers can vote for their favourite couple(s) by phone, text or online.
SOUNDS GAY....BUT IT'S NOT!!!!
These guys and gals are FREAKIN' ATHLETES, BABY!!!
Most of the hockey players have traded in their hockey skates for figure skates....so they're performing these routines and lifts with toe picks!!!!
Think about that. These dudes have been playing hockey for 30 years and now these chicks are trusting them to throw them through the air while wearing TOE PICKS!!! SCARY!!!!
And most of the chicks are HOT!!! The HBWHOF digs female figure skaters!! Man, these girls are IN SHAPE!!! AWESOME NORTHERN BOOTY!!!!
Here are the couples: Claude Lemieux & Shae-Lynn Bourne, Glenn Anderson & Isabelle Brasseur, Tie Domi & Christine Hough-Sweeney, Bob Probert & Kristina Lenko, Stephane Richer & Marie-France Dubreuil, Ken Daneyko & Jodeyne Higgins, Craig Simpson & Jamie Sale and Ron Duguay & Barbara Underhill.
Probert & Lenko were eliminated in week 1....Anderson & Brasseur were eliminated in week 2.
Each pair skates for their favourite charity.
The competition takes place in Maple Leaf Gardens and each week there is a different celebrity judge. Last week it was Don Cherry!!
The HBWHOF is cheering for Claude Lemieux & Shae-Lynn Bourne....









You know how Irish tenor Ronan Tynan ALWAYS shows up at Yankee Stadium to sing God Bless America?....Well HE'S NOT INVITED TONIGHT!!....According to the New York Daily News Mr. Tynan has a problem with God's chosen people:
Irish tenor Ronan Tynan sings a first-rate "God Bless America," at Yankee Stadium, but his attempt at telling a joke offended a Jewish doctor who found it to be anti-Semitic.
Tynan apologized, telling WNBC, "I would never want to hurt anybody's feelings. It was stupid of me to be so callous."
But the Yankees still canceled his appearance at the stadium Friday night.
The trouble started when Tynan, 49, bumped into a real estate agent showing an apartment in his East Side apartment building to a doctor from NYU Medical Center.
The agent told Tynan, "Don't worry, they are not Red Sox fans," according to apartment-hunter Gabrielle Gold-von Simson.
"I don't care about that, as long as they are not Jewish," was Tynan's reply.
GRATUITOUS CLEAVAGE PIC....










The Dolphins' ownership....Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Venus & Serena Williams and a couple white guys....attract some very interesting fans....

The HBWHOF also digs Mark 'Dirty' Sanchez and the Jets. When I was very young Broadway Joe was THE MAN in the BIG APPLE!! When I was still very young Don Shula, Bob Griese, Larry Csonka, Mercury Morris, Nick Buoniconti and the boys had their UNDEFEATED SEASON!! So, the HBWHOF has a soft spot for both the Jets and the Dolphins!....The Miami chicks are my favourites though....



THE HBWHOF'S ALL-TIME FAVE CHEERLEADER PIC IS THIS PHOTO OF LILLY ROBBINS OF THE DOLPHINS....FREAKIN' MAGNIFICENT!!!
....A LITTLE MORE LILLY....
























































The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure is the largest single day, volunteer-led fundraiser in Canada in support of the advancement of breast cancer research, education, diagnosis and treatment. The 5k or 1k walk/run takes place in 56 Run sites across the country.
WHEN YOU'RE WATCHING FOOTBALL TOMORROW YOU'LL NOTICE LOTS OF PLAYERS AND COACHES WEARING PINK....PINK SHIRTS(COACHES), PINK CLEATS, GLOVES, TOWELS AND WRISTBANDS!!
THIS IS TO RAISE AWARENESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER.
AFTER THE GAMES THIS STUFF WILL BE AUCTIONED-OFF AND THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO BREAST CANCER RESEARCH.
OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
•In 2009, an estimated 22,700 women in Canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer. On average, that is about 437 women diagnosed every week.
•In 2009, an estimated 5,400 women and 50 men will die from breast cancer in Canada.
One in nine (11%) Canadian women is expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime (this means by age 90).
Only one in every 28 Canadian women will die from breast cancer. This means that about two-thirds of the women diagnosed with breast cancer in Canada will live through it.
Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats and his wife Tamishia. Moats was denied the chance to say a final goodbye to his mother-in-law Jonetta Collinsworth as she succumbed to breast cancer because of an ugly incident with a police officer that gained national attention. Now the Houston Texan is hoping what he went through can help raise awareness about the importance of breast cancer screening. He, along with players across the NFL, will wear pink shoes and gloves starting this week as part of the NFL's "Crucial Catch" campaign.
****A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL THE GREAT PEOPLE AT CHRYSLER PLANT 3 IN WINDSOR, ONTARIO FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS EVERY YEAR!!!!!






























The monthly HBWHOF poll is closed....the October poll is NOW up....
Poll question: Who is the Greatest NFL Quarterback of All Time?
HBWHOF readers chose Joe Montana with 27% of the vote!
Johnny Unitas and Tom Brady tied for second place with 13% each.
Joe Namath took third with 9% of the vote.
JOE MONTANA IS A FOUR-TIME SUPER BOWL CHAMPION AND THREE-TIME SUPER BOWL MVP!!!!




SHE JUST KEEPS GETTIN' HOTTER!!!!
