Archive for April, 2009
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
As a fan of the San Diego Padres I know I'm supposed to hate every member of opposing National League West teams. I really, really want to adhere to that line of thinking. Just perusing the other NL West rosters and selecting a random name I can tell you that ...
Posted in MLB, Pablo Sandoval, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
We're winding down. Only four more days until the NFL Draft and that mean's TheBaker's Draft Anthology is coming to close.
So far in this seven-part epic, detailing each and every round of the Draft since 1995:
You learned Stylez G. White came from Round Seven.
We taught you about one of Norway's ...
Posted in NFL, NFL Draft, TheBaker's Draft Anthology | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Jennie Garth loves our links. Haven't watched the new 90210, but I still love you Kelly Taylor! What? I'm not a loser.
Why baseball needs the Yankees to lose - Bugs & Cranks
SBI interviews Tim Howard - Soccer by Ives
It's four consecutive no-hitters now - Sports Rubbish
Dude took C.C. Sabathia in ...
Posted in Chicks Man, I Love You Kelly Taylor!, Jennie Garth, Link Dump | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
No this is not just an excuse to throw up a picture of 2009's Miss California Carrie Prejean. Sure she's gorgeous and is in the news after totally flubbing her answer to a question about gay marriage at this weekend's Miss USA Pageant, but did you know she's also a ...
Posted in Blake Griffin, Boston Celtics, Carrie Prejean, Chicks Man, Detroit Lions, Leon Powe, Matt Millen, Matt Stafford, Miss California 2009, NBA, NBA Draft, NBA Playoffs, NFL, NFL Draft, Ricky Rubio, Today's Other News | No Comments »
Monday, April 20th, 2009
It gets closer. The NFL Draft. A holiday for nerd fans, such as myself. And so in all my nerdom, I've worked tirelessly on TheBaker's Draft Anthology, our seven-part series breaking down each and every round of the NFL Draft since 1995.
We give you the good, the bad and the ...
Posted in NFL, NFL Draft, TheBaker's Draft Anthology | 2 Comments »
Monday, April 20th, 2009
The USC Song Girls got into bikinis and swam around for a good cause...IN MY PANTS! You know what I'm talking about, right fellas? Eh? Eh? High five.
Elijah Dukes was benched, fined $500 and threatened with a minor league demotion by the Washington Nationals after he showed up five minutes ...
Posted in Andre Iguodala, Chicks Man, Elijah Dukes, MLB, NBA, Orlando Magic, Philadelpha 76ers, Song Girls, USC, USC Song Girls, Washington Nationals | No Comments »
Monday, April 20th, 2009
Sunday night, while watching the Denver Nuggets destroy the New Orleans Hornets in their playoff opener, I had to explain to someone who in God's name that tall white guy with all the tattoos was playing for Denver.
I said some thing along these lines: "That's the Birdman." Or maybe it's ...
Posted in Denver Nuggets, NBA, New Orleans Hornets, The Birdman | 1 Comment »
Sunday, April 19th, 2009
Well, we have three games down in some of the Stanley Cup playoff quarterfinal series after Sunday's games, so it seems like a good time to see what we missed over the weekend and to take stock of where our predictions stand.
Early returns aren't nearly as embarrassing as they could ...
Posted in NHL, Stanley Cup | No Comments »
Sunday, April 19th, 2009
The genius of Dana White is what got the UFC back into the spotlight. He made it legitimate and brought an entertaining fight organization into the mainstream consciousness again, but for good reasons instead of bad ones. He created weight classes, created uniform rules for the fighters to follow, eliminated ...
Posted in Anderson Silva, Dana White, Thales Leites, UFC, UFC 97 | No Comments »
Friday, April 17th, 2009
In one of those rare weeks where it seems like everything is going on at once in the sports world, I have determined that it is better to say a little bit about everything on my mind rather than go in-depth about any of it.
- It looks like that Boston ...
Posted in Asshole Patrol, Boston Celtics, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Cubs, Duke, Hick Flick's ramblings, I Hate New York, Kevin Garnett, Milton Bradley, NHL, Rich Rodriguez | 3 Comments »
