Archive for March, 2009
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Are you kidding me Florida Marlins?
Seriously?
You’re asking for a new 37,000-seat retractable-roof stadium that will cost $634 million?
In a depression? Not a recession - a depression.
Pretty ballsy for a franchise that ranked last in attendance each of the last three years. Last season, Florida averaged 16,688 fans a game. ...
Posted in Florida Marlins, MLB, New Stadiums | 8 Comments »
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Free Jozy Altidore! - Soccer by Ives
Coach K says "eat it, Mr. President" - FanIQ Blog
You suck, lady - Deadspin
This is just bullfighting, but I wonder if others should have done this when Steve Nash won his MVP's - Hugging Harold Reynolds
Thales Leites cannot beat Anderson Silva - Josh Q. ...
Posted in Link Dump | 3 Comments »
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
I guess you could call this a running diary, but it's really more just my thoughts as the games progress. There will be very little rhyme or reason to the updates, they'll just arrive as things come into the cosmic skull jelly that rests between my ears. Enjoy.
Games on right ...
Posted in Butler Bulldogs, BYU, Cal, Cal State-Northridge, Chattanooga, College Basketball, Live Blog, LSU, Maryland, Memphis Tigers, NCAA Tournament, North Carolina, Northern Iowa, Purdue University, Radford, San Diego State, Texas A&M Aggies, Trent Johnson, University of Connecticut | 11 Comments »
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Sure, most kids grow up yearning to be professional athletes. Little League and Pop Warner stumbles and physical limitations (you know, like being 5-foot-5 and 130 lbs.) quickly dampen any dreams of athletic glory. But hey, so what if I can't be a professional athlete. At least I can own ...
Posted in Athletes Selling Stuff on eBay, Don Denkinger, Steven Gerrard, Tonya Harding | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
As Jay Leno points out to us every week, writing headlines ain't easy. In fact, bad headlines are the only thing that make Jay funny. But with some headlines, the reaction is a painful grimace rather than laughter.
Consider the following gem that was on ESPN's website following Virginia Tech's double-overtime ...
Posted in Bad Journalism | 8 Comments »
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
The Texas Rangers went 79-83 last year. Andruw Jones batted .158 with 3 home runs and 14 RBI in 75 games with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Rangers seemed like a perfect place for him to resurrect his career, right? Well, it looks like Jones - who signed a $500,000 ...
Posted in Andruw Jones, MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors, Texas Rangers | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Ah, it's time for the NCAA Tournament to tip-off, otherwise known as Christmas to sports gamblers. Here at Rumors and Rants, we love to gamble. We usually just don't have any money to do so. And that's not always a bad thing. The last successful bet yours truly placed was ...
Posted in College Basketball, General, NCAA Tournament, Sports gambling | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Well, my master plan of getting Jay Cutler the hell away from the AFC West because I can't stand seeing his utterly emotionless face on the sidelines is almost complete. Cutler has now demanded a trade after his feelings were hurt when the Broncos brought his name up in trade ...
Posted in Brady Quinn, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Jay Cutler, New York Jets, NFL, NFL Rumors, Rumors, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Terrell Owens | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Sure, baseball doesn't have anything to do with statehood, but if Puerto Rico's 6-5 loss to the United States last night proved anything, it's that they'll blow games in the clutch. And right now, we can't afford to have more losers in this country. For now they'll have to just ...
Posted in David Wright, Go America, Puerto Rico, World Baseball Classic | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
In defense of whiskey tango Eric Devendorf. Please keep calling him "Devo" (When a groupie's out of hand, you must whip it!) - Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician
When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way, from your first cigarette to your last dying day! - Josh Q. ...
Posted in Link Dump | 1 Comment »
