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Sheddawgs.com and the coalition of Miami Dolphins websites salute Jim Mandich and send him their best wishes!

As many of you know, Jim "Mad Dog" Mandich has been off the air for several months, and recently announced he has cancer. Those of us who run websites about the Miami Dolphins decided to create a website to wish him a speedy recovery. Please join us in encouraging him to get well soon. Please check out the web site www.getwelljimmandich.com and send the Mad Dog your best wishes.

CONGRATS SHED DAWG PAUL "ROOK" BROTHERS!!!!!!!!!!

Paul Brothers has become Canada's Next Sportscaster and Face for Gillette!!!!!

Gillette and the National Canadian Sports Channel The Score began a nation wide search this past summer searching for Canada’s Next Sportscaster.

After going through a mountain of applications and audition footage, our own Shed Dawg is winner and will join The Score as Canada's Next Sportscaster and will be a spokesman for Gillette.

Check out more by clicking on the pic above which will take you to the drafted.ca home page. You can also check out The Rook at the Gillette Drafted Facebook page using this link.

Talk about Crankin it Up Notch!!!!! Congrats Rook! You are the man!!!!

Web Weekend VI - Tampa Bay at Miami Weekend

Alumni Weekend The first wave of Web Weekend Pics are up with plenty more to come.

The Dawgs were once again a part of the Annual Miami Dolphins Web Weekend in which 20 or so Fan Web Sites were given an up close and personal look at the Dolphins.

Thanks to Scott Stone and Rodney Wood with the Miami Dolphins for once again outdoing themselves and continuing to crank it up a notch for us fans.

Check out the photos of Fandango 2009 featuring The Web Weekend here.

Tribute to our Good Friend Jim Miller - Thanks to Short Michelle from 2michelles.com and DolfanNYC.com

The Dawgs, including Statler and Waldorf, Return from Fandango 2009

The Shed Dawgs are back from Miami where they watched their beloved Dolphins pull out a last second victory against the Tampa Bay Buckaneers.

Three of the Dawgs participated in the 6th Annual Web Weekend hosted by the Miami Dolphins.

An additional five Dawgs were also treated to an exclusive tour of Landshark Stadium, including special guest speaker and former Dolphins WR Jimmy Cefalo, as well as an inside look at the Dolphins Team Locker Room. Throw in 4 more Newfies and you have Fandango 2009.

Big thanks to the Muppet Dawgs, Statler and Waldorf, for looking after the young guys and for that wicked "BLOCK" in South Beach.

Stay tuned for tons of pics of the entire event....well, most of the event!

Dolphins Sweep the Jets!!!!!

Sweep

The Miami Dolphins beat the Jets for the second time in 3 games. While the last game for the Dolphins in the Meadowlands was not their best, the only results that matter is the final score.

The Dolphins outplayed the Colts for over 45 minutes in Week 3 and went toe to toe with arguably the best team in Football when they dominated the Saints for most of the first half in Week 7...and lost both games. So its nice to see us take a game in which we were less then stellar.

The Dolphins, lead by surprise hero Ted Ginn Jr. with 2 kickoff returns for Touchdowns and a timely fumble recovery returned by Jason Taylor for a TD gave the Dolphins 21 points without the offense even touching the ball for almost the entire fourth quarter.

It wasn't pretty but it was a win....and against the Jets besides. Great week to be a Dolphins fan! GO PHINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"More on the Shed Dawgs Friend James Miller in Iraq "

The following article was written by the Shed Dawgs good friend Brian Miller from PhinPhanatics.com. It is about Brian's brother Jim, also a good friend of the Dawgs and what he experienced a couple of weeks ago as the Dolphins beat the Jets on a wild Monday Night.

This article will appear in this weeks Gameday Magazine as the Dolphins take on the New Orlean Saints. Congrats to Brian for writing such a great piece and an even bigger shout out to Jim for doing what he is doing so we can all sit in our houses, bars or even sheds and enjoy the games every week.

Enjoy.

Jim Miller

"For a Moment, I Forgot Where I Was"

Thousands of miles away life is not normal for the men and women who serve this nation. In Afghanistan life is far different from the high-rise downtown city streets of the United States. The front lines are mountain ranges and sulking valleys where fighting insurgents is common. In Iraq, amid the disheveled cities life is not much better. Over the last few weeks, insurgents have bombed US bases, sometimes throughout the night. Exploding shells and the whistles of incoming mortar rounds replace the honking horns of congested highways and whipping sand replaces the smog filled city skylines. For these soldiers nothing is normal. Even something as simple as having a drink on off time is forbidden because we Americans abide by the host countries laws.

But for one night. One miraculous night, some of our troops, the ones who got to watch Monday Night Football, the words were simple.

“For a moment I forgot where I was and felt like I was home“…James Miller serving in Iraq.

That is what football can do, that is why we watch sports, it’s the underlying feeling of normality. Our competitive nature that keeps us moving and in many cases drives our soldiers. So last night, under a late morning desert sky, still dark as midnight and dawn approaching, the NFL and in particular the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins, made some feel at home.

It was relayed that the 4th quarter brought an entire tent of US soldiers on their feet. A raucous affair of chiding and heckling. Cheers raised with every score, completion, and “Wild Cat” run. There was no beer, but cigarette smoke likely wafted through the morning air as fans nervously puffed away. While the Miami Dolphins celebrated a hispanic jubilee back home, over there, they celebrated normalcy.

As one soldier made his way to his outpost for his morning security detail, he was pulled inside and relieved by another soldier, “you may want to watch this. I got you covered”. The soldier made his way into a tented room walled with his fellow brethren, eyes tuned to the box in front of them. The Dolphins and the Jets played out a rhythmic back and forth 4th quarter that culminated in a final drive for the Dolphins. A victory with 6 seconds left to play. The tent went crazy. Cheering insued as the final play, the final Mark Sanchez toss, fell incomplete.

Today, many fans awoke and sauntered into work a bit tired, some a bit hung over, and some didn’t bother to go in at all. We tend to take for granted the simplest of things. We tout the fact that this win puts the Dolphins back in the chase for the division. We went to bed with smiles on our faces and slept well under an alcohol slumber. We did the water cooler jabber with co-workers about plays that were successful and how Chad Henne looks to be the real deal. We called our brothers, sisters, fathers, and chatted up the amazing MNF showdown that would go down in the lore of the Jets/Dolphins rivalry.

Over there, the game telecast concluded and some went back to their bunks and went to sleep only to awaken a short two hours or so later. For others, like the soldier above, he returned to his post, night vision goggles and all, peering out into the desert night protecting those that slept behind him. On his face, a smile. Because while that soldier sat and drew his attention to the surrounding landscape, for a short while, he was back at home. He was holding his wife and clutching his son. Sure, the game was exciting, but in the end, it’s all still just a game. Something that many of us, including myself take for granted. For them over there, it’s not a game, it’s not about winning and losing (although I won’t tell him that). It’s about feeling normal for a few hours, feeling like an American. Remembering what it is at home they are trying to protect. The ones they love.

Tonight, that soldier, my brother, is back on that line. Back on that tower looking out over the dark desert protecting his fellow soldiers behind him and trying to protect those of us at home. I miss him. I love him. And last night, I’m glad that I could sit here and watch that game and know that for a fleeting few hours, we shared in the same emotions. Closer than the miles that separate us.

Miami Dolphins to Launch Official Face Book Page

The Miami Dolphins will be officially launcing thier facebook page in a couple of weeks but have invited a select few websites to promote the page. Please feel free to join up and be one of the first to be part of this new page. Click the following link to go to the page directly.

http://www.facebook.com/MiamiDolphins

With less than two weeks to go before the Dolphins open the preaseason, join up with other fans and get ready planning YOUR tailgate fun for the 2009 season!

GO DOLPHINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Check out the Shed Dawg Grillers tailgating during the Dolphins big win over the Niners

Shed Dawgs with Ronnie "Wildcat" Brown

Shed Dawgs and Ronnie Brown

The Shed Dawgs are 2-0 at live games in the past month of NFL action!

Shed Dawgs Mike, Jeff, Paul, and Steve along with good friend "Short" Michelle where in Toronto to watch the Miami Dolphins create history by winning the first regular season game ever played in Canada.

The Miami Dolphins continued their impressive turnaround form a year ago by jumping back in a three way tie for first place in the AFC East with an 8-5 record.

Check out the first wave of pictures from Canadian Fandango 2008.

Check out former Miami Dolphins ProBowl LB Johhny O as he gives his expert grilling tips on The Gridiron Griller.

Shed Dawgs with Dolphins QB Chad Henne

The Shed Dawgs had an opportunity to meet and speak with Miami Dolphins QB Chad Henne while in Miami for the Web Weekend.

Check out more of the Web Weekend pictures here.

Also coming soon is a Rook's Rant Special Miami Edition only available at ShedDawgs.com!

Shed Dawgs on the Jumbo Tron at Dolphins Stadium

Shed Dawgs on the Jumbo Tron

Three of the Shed Dawgs are back from Miami after attending Web Weekend 2008. After getting the royal treatment from the Miami Dolphins club, the Dawgs enjoyed a thrilling victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

One of the many highlights for the Dawgs was appearing several times on the largest HDTV in North America.......the Dolphin Stadium Jumbo Tron!! The Dawgs had the luxary of sitting on the field in the endzone less than 10 feet from the actual field.

The Dawgs would like to thank Scott and Michelle Stone, Rodney Wood, Tom Valente and countless others, including Coach Tony Sparano, GM Jeff Ireland, President Bryan Weidmeier, and former player Keith Simms for giving up their time to talk with a bunch of fan websites.

Thanks to former DL/LB and Probowler Kim Bokamper for hosting the Web Weekend group at his new sports bar Bokampers' and for inviting Shed Dawg Mike to join him on his weekly show Dolphins Tonight on WQAM in Miami.

And finally last and definitely not least....a huge shout out and thanks go to former Dolphins Pro Bowl LB John Offerdahl for Crankin' it up a Notch for not only taking time out of his busy schedule to meet with the Dawgs but also for buying the Dawgs dinner at one of his Offerdahl's Cafe Grill locations....and then eating half of Shed Dawg Mike's burger!

More on the Web Weekend '08 to come in the following weeks.

Rook's Recap is Back! Check out the "missing" editions from the Dolphins stunning wins over the Pats and Bolts!

Future of the Shed Dawgs looks bright

Brett Henley

The future of the Shed Dawgs looks bright with some up and coming young Dawgs.

Brett Henley, nephew of Shed Dawg Mike, spent the last week soaking up everything in the shed and is looking forward to the day where he can become a full time member of the Shed Dawgs.

Brett refused to where an Oakland Faiders shirt to school last week declaring that "Shed Dawgs would never where that crap"! Of course where paraphrasing there, but you get the point. Brett has learned that the Shed Dawgs motto is to always Crank it up a Notch!!! Oh yeah, and what goes on in the shed....stays in the shed.

RIP to Tom "T-Rock" Eddie

Tom "T-Rock" Eddie with Shed Dawgs Mike, Sean and Barry

Tom "T-Rock" Eddie passed away recently after battling cancer for the past year. Tom was a friend of the Shed Dawgs and was a passionate Dolphins fan. Tom was a big part of the success of Phinfever.com as well as his own site miamidolphinsonline.com.

Tom will be missed at the Web Weekend this year, but he will not be forgotten. Rest in Peace Tom.

The weather turned ugly earlier than expected in Newfoundland last year and along with the Dolphins play, took its toll on the Dawgs tailgating fun.

The Dawgs were forced to adapt to the conditions and maybe go a little "old School" for the remainder of the dismal 2007 Season from Hell.

Gameday Live, the Pre and Post game show for the Miami Dolphins recently featured Sheddawgs.com in a piece that aired on the Jumbo Tron at Dolphin Stadium in the month of October.

Special thanks to Producer Marni Wagner of Minds i No Limits, Corp. and to Allison Willams of Gameday Live. Also a special thanks to Gameday Live hosts Tony Segreto and Kristen Hewitt for all thier kind words about the Shed Dawgs during the Dolphins - Raiders game.

Shed Dawgs Mike, Jeff, Corey, Aaron and Rook are back from Miami and Fandango 2007 which was highlighted by the Miami Dolphins 4th Annual Web Weekend. Highlights of the trip included pregame field passes, exclusive stadium and training facility tours as well as a dinner and banquet that included team owner Mr. H. Wayne Huizenga, President Bryan Wiedmeier, CEO Joe Bailey, Head Coach Cam Cameron and other members of the Miami Dolphins.

The Dawgs would like to thank the Miami Dolphins for giving us the VIP treatment over the past weekend. In particular, we would like to thank Scott Stone, Rodney Wood, Michelle Stone and Ryan White for all their hard work in making the weekend a huge success.

We would also like to say hi to all the Web Weekend participants. It was great seeing everyone again and meeting those there for the first time.

New items include Ringer T, White T, Ash Grey T, Value T, Coffee Mug and License Plate. Order up and get your "Dawg" on!

There aren’t a lot of proclamations in Mount Pearl that the majority of the city’s residents don’t hear about.

However, Mayor Steve Kent declared Dec. 18 as ‘Shed Dawgs Day,’ and encouraged all Shed Dawgs to continue to support the Miami Dolphins. [Full Story]