Archive for July, 2009
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
There are over five thousand men in this city who know that being a blogger is an endless, glamorless, thankless job that's gotta be done. I know it, too. And I'm damned glad to be one of them.
TMZ just pissed me off for a completely different reason this time. 6:45 ...
Posted in Link Dump | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Cubs fans will remember this very well: All the offseason talk about how the Cubs, who led the National League in runs last year en route to a division title, needed to add a left-handed power bat to balance an overly right-handed lineup.
Manager Lou Piniella was very, very adamant about ...
Posted in Chicago Cubs, Milton Bradley, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Raul Ibanez | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
The July 31 MLB Trade Deadline is quickly approaching and that means contenders are looking to fine tune their ball clubs for the stretch run. The guys who always seem to be in demand are left-handed relievers.
Ron Villone has been traded six times and three times on July 31.
- On ...
Posted in Chris Chandler, Jim Jackson, Lutz Pfannenstiel, Mark Royals, Mike Morgan, Mike Sillinger, Ron Villone | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
First we had to hear about this 17-year old kid who sailed around the world by himself.
Now, this.
A 12-year old kid played professional soccer in a Bolivian first division game.
Freshly minted Aurora player Mauricio Baldivieso, the coach’s son, came on as a substitute in his club’s 1-0 loss to ...
Posted in General, Jennifer Capriati, Louis XIV, Macauly Culkin, The Wizard | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Since it was Marisa Miller yesterday, and I asked the question, I'd say it's only fair to have Brooklyn Decker on today and ask again: Decker or Miller?
Yeah, it was pretty great, but I honestly wish I hadn't seen the video. It's like, yeah she was perfect in every possible ...
Posted in Brooklyn Decker, Chicks Man, Link Dump | 5 Comments »
Monday, July 20th, 2009
Nothing gets the over-the-top sports fan going like the crazy rumors that start flying around as Baseball's non-waiver trade deadline approaches. Oh God it's incredible. So much information, so many possibilities, look at that guy's WHIP! I want him, why can't we get him?!?! Uh, I think I need a ...
Posted in MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors | No Comments »
Monday, July 20th, 2009
Not sure if you've heard this before, but newspapers across this fine country of ours our in dire economic straights.
Most, if not all, newspapers and their parent companies have had to do something to cut expenses in the last year, which doesn't even begin to tell the story of how ...
Posted in ESPN | 1 Comment »
Monday, July 20th, 2009
McD is back from vacation and ready to...link...stuff. Yeah!
Marisa Miller or Brooklyn Decker? - Red's Army
Gabe Gross: Perfecting the walk-off walk - Josh Q. Public
As if this Erin Andrews thing wasn't bad enough - Busted Coverage
Welcome to Coffee Talk, Darren Rovell - Sports Media Watch
Holy God, it's Ron Coomer! - ...
Posted in Chicks Man, Link Dump, Marisa Miller | 2 Comments »
Monday, July 20th, 2009
Like it or not, Twitter is here to stay. I mean, even legitimate journalists have resorted to using the 3rd grade level social networking site as sourced material. So just imagine what us basement-living, Funyon-eating bloggers can do with it!
Twitter, while 98 percent annoying, has its uses. I mean, I ...
Posted in Andre Berto, Chad OchoCinco, Ron Artest, Shaquille O'Neal, Terrell Owens, Twitter | 1 Comment »
Sunday, July 19th, 2009
Last week, we touched on the Indiana Pacers', and more specifically Larry Bird's affinity for an endangered species - the caucasian American professional basketball player.
A month ago, Bird drafted North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough to bring the team's white count to a league-leading six. (Jeff Foster, Troy Murphy, Travis Diener, Josh ...
Posted in Boston Celtics, Brian Scalabrine, Indiana Pacers, Larry Bird, NBA, NBA Rumors, Rumors | 15 Comments »
