Archive for November, 2009
Friday, November 13th, 2009
Most people know the story of the late Dock Ellis.
He was a World Series winning pitcher for the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates and the starter in that year's All-Star Game. But Dock's lasting legacy is his 1970 no-hitter, which he threw under the influence of LSD.
The way more creative guys than ...
Posted in Dock Ellis, LSD, MLB, No Mas, Pittsburgh Pirates | No Comments »
Friday, November 13th, 2009
Record after week ten: 108-58, 76-88-2 AS
12 pm ET
Tennessee (5-4) at Mississippi (6-3) (-5)
I needed a buffer game or two before I pick the legalized murder that will be Penn State/Indiana, so I figured I'd throw this game in the mix. Now that it's been a couple of days, I ...
Posted in College Football, McD College Football '09, McD's Gambling Problem | 5 Comments »
Friday, November 13th, 2009
Mmmm, yeah.
Brent Celek had a little captain in him, and now no one else can. Thanks buddy - Yahoo!
The fall of A.I. - Randall Simon's Sausages
Brady Quinn is indeed your starter for Monday vs. the Ravens - Cleveland Frowns
Pacquiao/Mayweather at Cowboys Stadium? - Deuce of Davenport
Manny Pacquiao knocks you out...with ...
Posted in Bill Lumberg, Link Dump | 1 Comment »
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
First, let me say I always looked down at people who watch "Survivor." Call me an elitist ass hole (which is far from the case because I'm anything but elite - though all ass hole), but I always thought people who watched the show were suckers. I mean we all ...
Posted in Chicago Bears, Mike Singletary, NFL, San Francisco 49ers, Survivor | 3 Comments »
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
There's a distinct sound emanating from South Bend this week. It sounds something like this: "Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh, we lost to Navy but it wasn't our fault, waaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!"
Notre Dame secondary coach Corwin Brown thinks everything went just fine against Navy on Saturday. Instead, Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo's post-game comments, as well as ...
Posted in College Football, Notre Dame | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Sara Jean Underwood was on Howard Stern today, only further cementing our love for her.
Yardbarker's Week 10 power rankings - Yardbarker
Just to irk Phillips: Bill Simmons on Kimmel last night. Or the other night. What am I, T.V. guide? - Outside the Boxscore
Is soccer making a little headway in America? ...
Posted in Chicks Man, Link Dump, Sara Jean Underwood | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
This weekend boxing will get its biggest fight in years when you combine the skills own by bothed pugilists involved. Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs) and Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs) will square off Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, pitting two of the best fighters in ...
Posted in Boxing, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Baseball's general managers convened Tuesday and decided not to expand instant replay in the sport. This following a postseason filled with more blown and second-guessed calls than we've ever seen before.
Baseball started using replay late in the 2008 season strictly on close home run calls. It has become an unqualified ...
Posted in Instant Replay, MLB | 5 Comments »
Monday, November 9th, 2009
Marisa Miller took some pictures on a beach somewhere for something. Do I really need a reason to post pictures of her?
I hadn't thought about this, but Ohio State's win this weekend was totally the result of bad fan karma on the part of PSU fans - Busted Coverage
Who's the ...
Posted in Chicks Man, Link Dump, Marisa Miller | 1 Comment »
Monday, November 9th, 2009
Yahoo!'s (and fellow Indiana University alum) Eamonn Brennan posted recently on the first 100 days of Jeremy Tyler's experience in professional basketball in Israel. To sum up: it's not going well.
Shocking.
Back in April, when Tyler decided to forego his senior year of high school so he could turn pro early, ...
Posted in College Basketball, NBA | 8 Comments »
