If you thought the lunacy of college football’s “National Signing Day” was behind you, we’d like to introduce you to DeMarcus Smith. Smith is a highly touted 4 star quarterback prospect out of Louisville’s Senaca High School. He’s made some curious choices of late, and in the process he has sparked an interesting debate. Let us explain… Read More »
In honor of Barry Bonds’ raisin sized testicalia, I give you this:
Peace out Barry. Six two and even!
We on fire. Up in here, it’s burning hot. We on fire. Shorty take it off if it get to hot, up in this spot. -Lloyd Banks
Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! A long time ago when dinosaurs still roamed the ice, there was a goaltender who some consider the best ever. That goaltender is Jaques Plante. Plante once said, “It’s a simple job. You must only watch the puck. If you can see it, you can stop it.” Boston Bruins’ goalie Tim Thomas has been seeing an awful lot of pucks lately. Read More »
Flesh, flesh for fantasy. We want flesh, flesh for fantasy. We want flesh, flesh for fantasy. You cry flesh, flesh for fantasy. -Billy Idol
OK, here we go! Write it, and they will read. Well, as it turns out, Mrs. Q. Public never saw The Natural. So, on Friday night, we buckled in together and watched it. We laughed. We cried. We cheered. Afterwards, I thought, geez, I would love to have Roy Hobbs on my team. Then I thought, who else would I want? A blog is born. So, without further ado, I give you the All-Fictional Team: Read More »
Hey young world, the world is yours. Hey young world, the world is yours. Young world, young world, the world is yours. -Slick Rick
Ok, here we go! You know what the man says. The man says pitching wins championships. The man says you’re only as good as your next starter. Sparky Anderson says, “If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing.” Well, I found some guys. Sparky better go buy a ring. Heck, he should go all Big Love and buy five of them. Read More »
Ohhhh, I need you…come back, come back. Ahhhhh, I need you…come back, come back. Ohhhhh, I need you…come back, come back. -Pearl Jam
Word on the street says the Boston Red Sox have a chance at 100 wins. Everybody’s sayin’ it. Everybody’s doin’ a brand new dance now. I know you’ll get to like it if you give it a chance now. Sports Illustrated’s is givin’ it a chance. The Associated Press is givin’ it a chance. So come on, come on, do the loco-motion with me. I know 100 wins is a lot of wins. I know 100 wins is a gaggle of wins. I know 100 wins is a plethora of wins. Well, you told me I have a plethora and I just would like to know if you know what a plethora is. I would not like to think that a person would tell someone he has a plethora, and then find out that that person has no idea what it means to have a plethora. Johnny Pesky, Bobby Doerr and Boo Ferriss know what a plethora is. Johnny Pesky, Bobby Doerr and Boo Ferriss are the only three living people can boast of playing on a 100-win Red Sox team. Josh Beckett would like to know what it means to have a plethora: “We have a chance to do something really special that I’ve been wanting to do my whole career and haven’t been able to, which is to be on a team that wins 100 games.” I just hope he knows that it is he who stands between the Red Sox and that special 100 win season. Read More »
For reasons known only to him, celebrity boxing promoter Damon Feldman decided to book Jose Canseco to fight at the Passion Nightclub at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Feldman paid Canseco an upfront 5 grand and began to promote the bout, which was scheduled to take place this past Saturday, March 26th. Canseco showed up for the weigh in on Friday, signed some autographs, and took off. But then things got weird about an hour before the fight was supposed to take place, namely when Canseco began looking to be paid the remaining 5 grand of his appearance fee in cash. Feldman refused and Canseco threatened to bolt from the event. It was at this point that witnesses began filling Feldman in on a little theory: the Canseco ready to fight wasn’t Jose, but his twin brother Ozzie. Seems some observant on-lookers realized that “Jose” was missing some tattoo’s on his arms. Feldman called the cops, who responded and escorted a now confirmed Ozzie out of the nightclub. As an epilogue to this, in classic Canseco fashion, Jose sent Feldman a text message attempting to bribe him for his full appearance fee. (Sun-Sentinel)
In retrospect, this backstage encounter might have actually been more interesting, and lasted longer, than if Canseco had actually fought. Check this for visual evidence
The Jim Tressel saga took an interesting turn today, with the embattled OSU coach perhaps putting an even bigger stain on his pristine sweater vest. For those unaware, a quick recap is in order:
In December, 5 Buckeye players were suspended 5 games apiece for receiving improper benefits. The players admitted they sold rings, trophies, and other memorabilia in exchange for money, and some free ink from a local tattoo shop. At the time Coach Tressel stood by his players, but insisted that he had no knowledge of the situation. However when OSU was planning its appeal of the suspensions in March it discovered evidence that Tressel was indeed made aware of the issue as far back as April via an email he received informing him of the players activities. Of course Tressel failed to inform anybody at OSU of the situation, which causes him to come off looking a little smarmy. He gave some cockamamie excuse and OSU gave him a 2 game suspension. Tressel then played the high and mighty card and self-increased the penalty to 5 games in order to match his players. End of story right?
(TBS 9:55PM ET) Coach Norman Dale once said, “I’ve seen you guys can shoot but there’s more to the game than shooting. There’s fundamentals and defense.” Coach Norman Dale would love the Florida State Seminoles. In this year’s tournament, there been a boatload of scoring. There’s been a gaggle of scoring. A virtual plethora of scoring. But in this year’s tournament, there has been only team that truly plays defense. That team is the Florida State Seminoles. Don’t believe me? Just ask Texas A&M coach Mark Turgeon. Mark Turgeon, whose Aggies got 10 shots blocked and were held to 31.4 percent shooting by FSU in the first round had this to say: “They can flat-out guard.” Yes they can Mark. Yes they can. In Round 2, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who entered the game as one of the best shooting teams in the nation, finished with a 31 percent shooting percentage against Florida State that was their second-worst of the season. This should come as no surprise. Florida State leads the nation in field-goal percentage defense and you know what they say about defense don’t you? Sure you do. They say defense wins championships. Get your popcorn ready!
Peace out homies! Six Two and Even!
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