http://tomjalana.com/blog Your inside source for Chicago's South Side Wooden Bat League Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:04:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_622" align="alignright" width="800" caption="The line at the Mayo Clinic stretched 250 people-long at the check-in counter."][/caption] In these parts of Minnesota, where water freezes faster than a teething baby cries, there's only one speed which things move at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester: Fast. Evergreen Park Diamondback pitcher Ed Sochacki checked ... http://tomjalana.com/blog/2010/02/16/urine-mayo-clinic-land-now-grasshopper/ Evergreen Park Diamondback veteran pitcher Ed Sochacki was looking forward to reporting to the team's Spring Training facilities at the beginning of March but rather than heading south, he's heading north two weeks earlier to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota for a comprehensive health evaluation. Sochacki cut his 2009 baseball ... http://tomjalana.com/blog/2010/02/12/sochacki-mayo-clinic-hope-for-best/ While sounds of Christmas bells and twinkling lights of white, red and green have surrounded the American shoppers much sooner than usual this year, one Palos Heights entrepreneur is looking to capitalize on current economic conditions by opening the very first Build-A-Tree in the United States. "What better way to 'go ... http://tomjalana.com/blog/2009/12/10/palos-heights-entrepreneur-sells-christmas-trees-by-the-branch/ This holiday season, serve "the perfect" chili recipe to your guests. Evergreen Park Diamondback Pitcher Ed Sochacki shares his recipe for "Perfecto Chili" that's certain to be a hit with your guests. "Perfecto Chili" Ingredients: 2 lbs Ground Chuck 16 oz. Sirloin Tips, cubed 3 ... http://tomjalana.com/blog/2009/11/15/sochacki-reveals-secrete-chili-recipe/ The Evergreen Park Diamondbacks today announced that Hitler and his senior staff have closed their subscriptions to the Evergreen Park Diamondback website and instead, are getting their baseball propaganda from TomJalana.com. Said the actor who plays Hitler in the movie, "We have had it with the lack of updates on ... http://tomjalana.com/blog/2009/10/23/hitler-abandons-site-for-one-with-more-information/ Vader Delivers the Goods"Please help me out and vote for my video (up to 15 times a day) for the next 4 days. I need to crack the top 10. Thanks!"In an attempt to appease his young master, Darth Vader embarks on a mission to deliver the goods, only Michael ... http://tomjalana.com/blog/2009/10/14/help-and-artist-out-and-rock-the-vote/ Vader Delivers the Goods"Please help me out and vote for my video (up to 15 times a day) for the next 4 days. I need to crack the top 10. Thanks!"In an attempt to appease his young master, Darth Vader embarks on a mission to deliver the goods, only Michael ... http://tomjalana.com/blog/2009/10/14/vote-15-times-for-my-video/ The Chicago Cubs past signings of Milton Bradley, Kosuke Fukudome, and Kevin Gregg were all that it took for the team’s new owner Tom Ricketts to realize that the team could sink no lower – that is until a minute detail in the final sales contract came to light. Fearing the ... http://tomjalana.com/blog/2009/10/12/cubs-file-chapter-11/ The 2009 Evergreen Park Diamondback season ended Sunday night the same way it began four months ago: back-to-back losses. With the Diamondbacks taking the first game of a three game series against the Lansing Nuts, one win was needed to advance the team into the divisional finals, but as fate would ... http://tomjalana.com/blog/2009/08/20/diamondback-season-ends-the-way-it-began/ In what was initially a highly anticipated weekend in film for Tom Jalana and his team at Flying-J Studios, a lack of creativity infected the team, causing the immediate shut-down of their production for the 48 Hour Film Competition. Overall, only two members of the 22-person crew escaped without being infected ... http://tomjalana.com/blog/2009/07/31/as-virus-shuts-down-studio-sochacki-kirvickas-turn-to-%e2%80%9clast-resort%e2%80%9d/