Archive for September, 2010

LeBron James Proves Discrimination Against Pricks Everywhere

By | September 30, 2010 | Basketball, Talking Trash | Comments Off

LeBron James stunned CNN and the world on Monday when he revealed that he felt racism played a part in the backlash against his summer of free agency.

While charges of racism are common (and sadly often justified), the truly shocking assertation came later in the interview when LeBron stated that while he may appear to be African-American, he’s actually a Prick.

“LeBron is what he is and what he is – is a Prick,”  LeBron said while defying the assembled group of reporters to diagram his sentence.

“What’s obvious to me is that people don’t like pricks.  There’s definitely a stigma against my people.”

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Asked whether abandoning his hometown fans for the joy of playing Barbies with Dwyane y-before-a Wade and Chris Bosh on a daily basis might have something to do with the backlash against him, Lebron was defiant.

“I don’t think that has anything to do with it.  It’s racism.  And as a proud Prick, I will stand tall and defend myself and Pricks everywhere.”

LeBron is well-versed in the history of Prick discrimination and talked at length about the struggles faced by Pricks everywhere.

“It’s not easy being a Prick.  Lots of people don’t like Pricks.  I met Martina Navratilova once – wouldn’t even shake my hand.”

“Look around you.  Who do people hate?  LeBron James, Roger Clemens, Kobe Bryant, Tiger Woods, Jose Canseco, Ben Roethlisberger.  What’s common between them?  We’re all Pricks!  It’s clearly racism.”

LeBron didn’t think changing his attitude or the treatment of other people would affect fans’ perception of him.

“I can’t stop being a Prick anymore than I could change the color of my skin.”

Twitter at the Ryder Cup: Will They or Won’t They?

By | September 29, 2010 | Athletes on Twitter, Golf, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

On Sunday it was reported that both the European and US Ryder Cup teams had banned the use of the social networking site, Twitter, for the duration of the tournament.

U.S. Captain Corey Pavin said the team as a whole has decided not to tweet this week, because it can be distracting and takes focus away from the Cup, matches and team camaraderie.

“But first thing a week from today, I’m sure tweeting will be all over the place,” Pavin said.

(Dude obviously doesn’t get Twitter. “Tweeting will be all over the place”? Amateur.)

NEWPORT, WALES - SEPTEMBER 28: Rickie Fowler of the USA walks across a green during a practice round prior to the 2010 Ryder Cup at the Celtic Manor Resort on September 28, 2010 in Newport, Wales.

Gratuitous shot of cutie pie Rickie Fowler since he’s probably the cutest of the bunch, said in a non-pervy, mom-cute kinda way. Check out those eyes!

Combined, Corey Pavin, Rickie Fowler, Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson, Hunter Mahan, and Bubba Watson have over 1.3 million followers. And that is only a portion of the US team. On the European side between Colin Montgomerie, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy and Francesco Molinari there are more than one million followers. Those are some powerful numbers in the Twitterverse.

Other professional sports that have banned Twitter use include the NHL, NFL, NBA, and the MLB, most putting a time limit before and after game time, restricting all organization employees. The ban for the Ryder Cup teams just seemed to follow suit.

It doesn’t end there, though.

On Tuesday the ban was lifted by Montgomerie, or modified to allow personal tweets.

“Tweeting has not been banned,” he said. He also who claims never to have used Twitter, (the account linked above is for his foundation.) “Whatever they do [in the posts], whatever they are, respect is shown for what is said within the team room. That’s what I have banned. They can do whatever they have to do elsewhere regarding their thoughts.”

HUH? Let me interpret for you:

“Don’t tweet about the Ryder Cup specifically but feel free to tell whomever is listening that you just took a crap.”

So. Will they or won’t they? So far today I’ve seen a few tweets about mundane stuff, practice rounds, losing cash to their practice partners, etc. No evidence of anyone taking a crap. Damn. That’s what I turn to Twitter for. I guess they’re all taking the ban seriously, so if you’re a golf fan and like to follow your favorite player on Twitter for the inside scoop, you’ll just have to wait until the tournament is over, but by then all the news will be old.

Kendra would love to watch the Ryder Cup but it starts at 2 am. Who gets up for that shit?

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NFL Week 3 Recap – The NFL Continues to Blow My Mind

By | September 28, 2010 | Football, NFL | 1 Comment

Did you SEE the New Orleans/Atlanta game? That was ridiculous. I’m almost (almost) glad that the Steelers slaughtered the Bucs so thoroughly that I didn’t feel like I had to focus on the Tampa Bay game like I normally do.

Atlanta Falcons 27, New Orleans Saints 24

Holy shit, this was an exciting game! A division game! Overtime! Missed field goals! Long runs! Long throws! Interceptions! Sacks! A great upset! Everyone played well. This what I want all football games to be like.

The only thing it was missing was a safety. Safeties make me happy. I have no idea why.

Tennessee Titans 29, New York Giants 10

Well, well, well. Remember back in week one when the Giants came out looking like a contender? Yeah. What happened to that team?

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Cincinnati Bengals 20, Carolina Panthers 7

No surprises here.

Pittsburgh Steelers 38, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13

That score makes the game sound a lot closer than it actually was.

I don’t want to talk about it.

*weeps*

Buffalo Bills 30, New England Patriots 38

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Cleveland Browns 17, Baltimore Ravens 24

These games were both closer than I expected them to be, but as anticipated the Pats and the Ravens won.

San Francisco 49ers 10, Kansas City Chiefs 31

This brings The Kansas City Chiefs to 3-0 and the San Francisco 49ers 0-3.

No, I’m not joking. Matt Cassel threw for three touchdowns this week. Brett Favre threw two touchdowns this week. Against Detroit.

The word you are looking for is “dumbfounded”.

Dallas Cowboys 27, Houston Texans 13

I am neither a Dallas fan nor apologist, but it is about time. I mean, the Cowboys are still last in their division, but at least they won one. Honestly, I’m a Bucs fan, I am used to losing, but Dallas supporters are not very good sports. THE WHINING! OH GOD, THE WHINING!

Plus, Romo quarterbacks for both of my money fantasy football teams. Let’s go Tony!

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He’s a doofus, but he is my doofus – at least for this season.

Detroit Lions 10, Minnesota Vikings 24

Speaking of Brett Favre, and also speaking of teams that were supposed to be really good and aren’t, Minnesota finally got a win.

This team is too good to keep losing, but I can’t help rooting against Favre these days. When he played for Green Bay I secretly loved him, now I just keep expecting him to retire right before Thanksgiving and un-retire again in December just so he can eat turkey at home.

Washington Redskins 16, St. Louis Rams 30

I think KBO said it best when she said “Duuuuude, the Rams won and the whole city of St Louis was confused.”

I told her that Washington D.C. feels the same exact way.

Philadelphia Eagles 28, Jacksonville Jaguars 3

Why is everyone acting like it is such a surprise that Michael Vick is a worthy starting quarterback? Remember Atlanta? Vick is great. His football prowess was never in question. It wasn’t like he was benched.

He was in prison.

VickDog_01Good Quarterback – Bad Person.

He has always been good. He has a great arm and he is fast as shit. His biggest football problems are that he takes too many risks and he doesn’t protect the ball when he scrambles.

Vick is a great quarterback. Stop acting surprised Philadelphia. He will take you places if you can stand rooting for him.

I can’t.

Indianapolis Colts 27, Denver Broncos 13

Kyle Orton threw for a career high 476 yards and the Broncos still lost to the Colts.

Poor Kyle.

Poor Broncos fans.

Oakland Raiders 23, Arizona Cardinals 24

If you had told me that this game was going to be interesting I would have laughed in your face, but you would have been right. Especially if you only watched the first quarter. That is where almost all of the scoring happened.
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San Diego Chargers 20, Seattle Seahawks 27

Leon Washington returned a kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown. Later he ran 99 yards for another score. That is pretty impressive.

I bet his mother is proud.

I bet Leon Washington was tired.

I bet the Seattle special teams coach is looking for a new job.

New York Jets 31, Miami Dolphins 23

Even without Revis the Jets look good. Not that I stayed awake for the game…

Green Bay Packers 17, Chicago Bears 20

The Chicago Bears are 3-0. The Chicago Bears are winning the NFC North.

Da BearsI can’t believe it either.

The Bears have already won two division games. The NFC North might be where the action is this season.

Stay tuned next week when there will be fewer games!

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NCAA Roundup: UCLA, TCU and Alabama For the Wins

By | September 28, 2010 | Uncategorized | Comments Off

What a terrible weekend for watching football. First, Texas loses in what can only be one of the worst offensive games in college football (Thank you, Greg Davis), then the Texans lose on Sunday. Followed by my contracting the worst allergy/sinus infection/coughing disease this side of Typhoid. So, yeah…in summary…

I’ve been in mourning. Not really. I knew going in to this season that Texas would lose three. (Too young, lost pass-rush playmakers) I just figured the three would be OU, Nebraska, and Texas Tech or Texas A&M. NOT UCLA. How embarrassing. We deserve falling to #21. I don’t even know if we deserve to be in the top 25 anymore. Five turnovers. Five! It tends to happen when your offensive director is total crap. Greg Davis has gotten by and Texas has flourished in large part due to two things: 1) A lights out awesome defense. 2) Extremely talented recruits who make even crappy offensive schemes work (eventually). I don’t understand why Mack Brown has such faith in Greg Davis, only that he does and there is little use whining about how much Greg Davis sucks (A LOT) because Mack will never get rid of him. Greg Davis running this offense at any other school would FAIL miserably because the talent isn’t there to make it work. Clearly when the talent is young, like this Texas team, it doesn’t work either. Also, I really dislike Neuheisel. I have long thought that he is a schmuck. I believe that he cheats his way to victories and has just missed numerous penalties. Maybe that’s why he moved to the Pac-10…

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So, onto the other big games of the week- TCU and SMU 41-24. How much did I hope SMU won? A lot. Why? Because it would support my theory that the WAC-MWC, etc is not half as good as the polls say they are. Don’t get me wrong, I am excited that TCU has taken the past decade to cultivate a better football program. But, comparing TCU and Boise State to the bigger conference teams? It’s just not the same. This was TCU’s last non-conference game, its last real test (such as it was) and TCU allowed the most points and showed the most holes. They certainly aren’t regularly playing against quality teams in the same way that the Big 10, Big 12, and SEC are. But, TCU managed to pull it out. Down 14-17, they took the second half to score 21 points and the win.

Alabama vs Arkansas 24-20- My pick for game of the week because the implications were just so awesome. This game was the only thing that kept me going after Texas’ miserable playing. In fact, I had to turn off the TX game to watch Alabama. I would not have been at all sad to see Arkansas pull off the upset, not in the least little bit. Alabama managed to win by defaulting to their Heisman trophy winner Mark Ingram, who rushed for 157 yards and 2 touchdowns. It was too bad since Arkansas’ QB, Ryan Mallett, came in with a lot of Heisman buzz. By the end of the game (and 2 fourth quarter interceptions), the only Heisman talk centered on the previous winner- Ingram.

Two to watch this weekend:

TX v OU- It pains me to say this, but looking through my sports analyst hat, OU will win.

Florida v Alabama- Tough one, but I’m going with Alabama.

Tuesday Morning Fantasy Football Quarterback: Week Three

By | September 28, 2010 | Fantasy Sports, Football, NFL, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

I had to work Sunday afternoon, which means I’m relying on my teams’ performances, the internet, and my husband’s obsessive tendencies to point me in the right direction for this week’s TMQB. You can also check out Goon Squad Sarah’s NFL Week Two Recap. In local news, the Rams won, which, like, never happens, and St Louis has been so bored for so long it was like it didn’t even happen. ANYWAY:

Keepin’ On…

  • Michael Vick (PHI, QB) At least three people have expressed glee to me at their acquisition of Vick, and that was before Sunday’s victory over the Jags. Vick threw three touchdowns and rushed for another, and is maturing as a quarterback in Philadelphia. Should be interesting to see him against Donovan McNabb and the Redskins next week in McNabb’s return to Philly. I’ve got Maclin, so Vick can keep throwing to him all season long for all I care. Just keep your mitts off my dogs, man.
  • Drew Brees (NO, QB) Despite two picks, Brees still threw for 365 yards and two touchdowns in the Saints loss to the Falcons. I’m totally fine

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  • Anquan Boldin (BAL, WR) Boldin caught eight passes for 142 yards and reeled in three touchdowns in a win over the Browns. Ravens fans have got to be thinking postseason already, but fantasy owners are glad they had the foresight to predict how well Boldin would fit in in Baltimore.

Dream Killers…

  • Matt Schaub (HOU, QB) In his defense, he did get sacked four times, but three were his fault. He also threw two interceptions and only one touchdown. To be frank, he sucks right now, and Houston won’t win unless he doesn’t.
  • Reggie Wayne (IND, WR) Wayne got owned by Champ Bailey, who kept him to four catches for 65 yards, but he could easily rebound next week against Jacksonville.

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  • Miles Austin (DAL, WR) Awww. The guy probably was just sad about getting dumped by Kim Kardashian. He only caught two passes for twenty yards. Might as well not have even played.

Oh, Hey There…

  • Austin Collie (IND, WR) Dude. Is. Beast. After catching two touchdowns in Sunday’s win over the Broncos, Collie leads the league in receiving yards for the season. Totally a testament to the depth of the Colts, he’s making lucky fantasy owners verrrry happy.
  • Lance Moore (NO, WR) Had a verrrrrry nice 72-yard punt return, as well as two touchdowns and six catches for 149 yards in the Saints loss to the Falcons. I’d start him next week if you have him.
  • Chad Henne (MIA, QB) Henne had a career day, throwing for 363 yards and two touchdowns with one interception in Miami’s loss to the Jets. I wouldn’t pick him up just yet, though, unless this becomes a trend.

Me? I won both of my games, bringing my season to 3-0 and 2-1. Slow clap, folks.

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