Archive for August, 2009
Pre-Season Polls Are Out
College Football Pre-Season polls came out today, and no surprise Florida was ranked number 1 in both polls. Well I guess the only real poll is the AP, since we all know the USA Today is a coloring book that can be read from cover to cover in 15 minutes while on the toilet. Surprising to see that Texas actually got 2 votes somehow. But the big news circled at the bottom on the “Others Receiving Votes” is Vandy receiving 3 votes in the AP Poll. With games against 5 teams in the top 25 and no bye weeks – this season will be pretty tough, but I see another dominant effort by the defense, and Larry Smith leading the charge on the offense – and another bowl appearance. Mark it Down.
Smoltzie still has it
SAN DIEGO — John Smoltz cleared his mind of all the bad things that happened to him in Boston, fixed his delivery and had a brilliant debut with the St. Louis Cardinals. Smoltz struck out a season-high nine — including seven straight, which he’d never done before — and held the San Diego Padres to three hits over five scoreless innings in a 5-2 victory Sunday.
Go ahead and mark it down – the Cardinals are the front runner for the World Series. The Cardinals have all the pieces for the championship – 2 dominant pitchers (Carpenter and Wainwright), one of the best closers this year (Franklin), the best hitter in the game (Pujols) and some great complimentary hitters. Now you throw in the best post season pitcher of all time - just go ahead and hand them the trophy.
two foul balls…
No, it’s not what you think. Get your mind out of the gutter.
I’ve always wanted to catch a ball at a baseball game, and this little brat catches two. In the same inning. During the same at-bat.
WTF is a Double Tapered Shit???
I love how George is forcing this story on these players, who are clearly uncomfortable and trying to get away from him. They should listen up though – they could be caught in the same situation at some point in their careers and some advice from a hall of famer could come in handy some day. The coup de gras for was how he wrapped the whole story up with “Who’s the pitchers in this game”. I bet there is a guy out there who saw this video and just realized it was George Brett’s shit-covered shoes, pants and towel in the bathroom several years ago, and now he finally has closure.
Girl pwn3d. Sweep the Leg, FTW
All I can say is wow! It’s hard to say who is in the wrong here – she did throw a full drink in his face, and technically he didn’t hit her, and got humiliated in front of everyone. Chris Rock said you can’t hit a woman, but you can shake the shit out of one – and sweeping the leg is grey area. I bet she’ll think twice from now on before throwing a drink in anyone’s face again.
Football to be more like Futbol
College Football season is one of the best times of the year, especially in the south. The NCAA tries its best every year to make some changes in an effort to make the game better, but normally fail miserably. We all remember the running clock fiasco of 2007. Well, the latest brilliant idea is for pre-game handshakes similar to soccer players after games. Of course, I always got stuck in the front of the line and ended up getting a palmful of spit from the other team. I’m sure this will be great during some of these rivalry games where there is some serious animosity among the players and coaching staff, especially after all the teams Lane Kiffin pissed off in the offseason in the SEC.
College football teams are planning to start the season off on a courteous note.As part of a sportsmanship initiative, the American Football Coaches Association and NCAA are encouraging schools to arrange teamwide handshakes on the field before kickoff.
Grant Teaff, executive director of the AFCA and former Baylor coach, says college football players and teams are in a pressure-packed environment and that encouraging respect and sportsmanship is important.
“It is symbolic,” Teaff told USA Today. “But it is, we think, a very important initiative.” – via ESPN
Maybe the players can swap jerseys after the game and have Capri Suns and orange slices during halftime too.
There’s a Minor Flaw in the Design
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Tennessee Titans felt they exposed a major flaw in Cowboys Stadium during the first football game played in the building when reserve punter A.J. Trapasso hit the gigantic HD screen that hangs over the field. But after a 30-10 Dallas win, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he doesn’t think it is an issue. The NFL signed off on the 60-foot long, 90-foot high video board, Jones said, and he does not plan to alter it.
Said Jones after his team’s debut in the $1.2 billion stadium: “You don’t need to move it. You gotta be trying to do it. The rule is very clear. You just kick it over.”
What- you just kick it over??? You’d think if you spend 1.2 Billion on a stadium, the first thing they would check is there is nothing altering the playing area – like a giant fuck off TV. Jerry’s so wily, I bet he had them put a trip wire in front of the goal lines or some land mines under the playing field too, just to make things interesting.
Kick Someone’s Ass the First Day, or Become Someone’s Bitch!
NEW YORK — Facing the prospect of spending at least 3½ years behind bars, one-time Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress on Thursday accepted a plea bargain with a two-year prison sentence for a firearm charge. The charge stemmed from an incident in which Burress accidentally shot himself in the thigh at a Manhattan nightclub.
The former New York Giant wide receiver pleaded guilty to one count of attempted criminal possession of a weapon, a lesser charge than he had faced. He will be sentenced Sept. 22, and lawyer Benjamin Brafman said he expects Burress to begin serving his sentence immediately after.
Another promising NFL career cut short by injury legal issues. Good thing Plax is a wide receiver with good hands, I’m sure he’ll be holding that bar of soap real tight. And without Plax in the G-Men’s lineup, we’ll see if Eli is really worth the ridiculous contract he just signed.
Magic Johnson is 50!
Magic Johnson turned 50 last weekend, and we can only imagine how great his career would have been if he was not forced to retire early. At least he did discover the cure for AIDS.
Gina Carano lost to a Cyborg
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The queen of MMA has been crowned.
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos easily toppled Gina Carano via a technical knockout from strikes 4 minutes, 59 seconds into the first round to take Strikeforce’s 145-pound women’s title on Saturday night at the HP Pavilion.
“Since the beginning, I knew this fight would be hard,” Santos said through a translator. “That’s why I trained so hard for this fight. The key for tonight was five years of training.”
In the debate of technicality versus power, Carano had little answer for Santos’ relentless aggression.
Santos, 24, attacked Carano at the bell, cornering and overwhelming “the face of women’s MMA” with a slew of punches on the fence.
Carano reacted with a throw that sent the Brazilian to the canvas, but Santos was already in motion, sitting back for a heel hook attempt.
The 27-year-old escaped, but Santos continued to stalk Carano around the cage, beating her to the punch in numerous exchanges.
The pair kept an exciting, feverish pace that had the crowd on its feet for the duration. Carano attempted to find her range, landing a solid left jab, but Santos kept advancing.
Again, with her back against the wall, Carano took down Santos but chose to back out.
Santos punished Carano with a right leg kick, and Carano answered with a kick that the Brazilian caught and shrugged off.
Santos then took down Carano with a minute remaining and went to work on a keylock from which the Las Vegas native wiggled free. However, Carano could not fend off Santo’s onslaught and rolled to a fetal position, as the Brazilian teed off. Referee Josh Rosenthal wisely put an end to the punishment with only one second left on the clock.
Well I don’t know much about women’s MMA, except that Gina Carano is hot and the best. But she’s fighting a Brazilian cyborg, so unless there was a vat of molten steel by the ring, there was no way Carano was going to win.