Awful Announcing – Erin Andrews showed up last week looking hot the Cubs/Brewers July 30 game, perhaps a little too fine for Lou Pinella’s liking: “Hey, hey, hey! Look at this!” Piniella said, loudly and excitedly. “Are you doing a baseball game today or a modeling assignment?” This writer does not have much cache, [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 31, 2008
Lucha Libre Ping Pong Video
Baron’s Film of the Week. We haven’t had one of these in a while. This is where you can find out more about these German filmmakers.
This clip was sent in by a reader who knows that we dig our Mexican wrestling. Playing Ping Pong with Mysterioso…
July 30, 2008
Giambi Flips the Bird
Jason Giambi gives Orioles outfielder the middle finger after reaching base on a single last night. How does the American Mustache Institute feel now?
Mister Irrelevant
July 30, 2008
Fred Smooth Proves Nicknames Never Should be Self-Appointed
Fred Smoot is a ridiculous. This is what he wants to be called this year
Fred Smoot: Yeah, my name now is “Brother O’Dell, Pass the Biscuits, Pappy O’Daniels.” That’s my whole name.
July 30, 2008
Cop PWNS Biker in Times Square
A Critical Mass bicyclist was attacked by a police officer in Times Square. This is citizen jouranlism at its best. The Police lays the smack down without any reason. That cop can say hello to a life full of office work. He should start calling himself Pryzbylewski, aka Prez. Lt. Daniels [...]
July 29, 2008
Rampage UPDATE: NOVEMBER RETURN!!!!
From Luke:
The UFC is considering a November return for Rampage and a bout against Wanderlei Silva. Are you kidding me? The guy is mental, there is no way he should be let back in the ring until he gets his head on straight, not to mention he’d get his head kicked in again by Wandy. [...]
July 28, 2008
Elsewhere In the Blog World…
Deadspin enlightens us that Nike and their ad agency, Wieden and Kennedy pulled the plug on their ads featuring players getting dunked on and receiving another man’s package in their face. The ads were deemed offensive to both blacks, gays and those easily offended.
Sports By Brooks expounded upon Randy Moss’s 8th grade daughter with [...]
July 28, 2008
A-11 Offensive – High School Offensive on Crack
A Piedmont, CA. high school team implemented the A-11 package this past season. The offense is based around every player being potentially eligible to carry/throw/catch the ball. From Rivals:
The A-11 Offense (All Eleven Players Potentially Eligible) is an innovative new offense that blends aspects of almost every type of offense in the history of football [...]
July 28, 2008
D.C. Blogger Interviews Chris Cooley, at Mom’s House
Yes, Dan Steinberg, can’t publish any ‘Skins footage on his Washington Post Blog. The ‘Skins view his pubisher as print media, and only video broadcasters can post ‘Skins video. What does this mean? Dan Snyder is the ‘man’ keeping people down once again. Though Steinberg went to Cooley’s Mom’s house to [...]
July 28, 2008
NBC and NFL Team-Up to Syndicate NFL Games on Internet
Fans can experience the NCAA tourney online, MLB, and U.S. Golf Open. Now the NFL is getting into the digital mix, with NBC creating an interactive distribution for it’s Sunday Night Football Games. From the Wall Street Journal:
But it is a tentative step, covering only games that air on NBC, excluding the NFL’s [...]
