tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55502038628042412922024-03-13T18:07:09.343-04:00Pardon the ImitationYour daily quick-fix of the wacky world of sports, pop-culture and anything interesting (for the year 2007-08)krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-79620657356997826722009-01-08T17:44:00.005-05:002009-01-08T18:09:57.697-05:00Thursday, January 8th, 2008 - '08, a farewell.Well, that was close to a year of sports blogging. As the saying goes, all good (an in this case GOLD) things must come to an end. Call it pulling a Vince Carter or what have you, but I compare it to Michael Jordan, a la quitting while on top. Wait, I meant Wayne Gretzky...hmm, oh you get the picture.<br /><br />Peace, love, and all the best.krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-48100599480598206132008-12-29T16:19:00.008-05:002008-12-29T17:50:45.296-05:00Monday, December 29, 2008 - Winning isn't Everything?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20081228/fbn-lions-packers/images/ce756deb-40c3-4b6d-9582-8c1d84d398d3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 469px; height: 512px;" src="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20081228/fbn-lions-packers/images/ce756deb-40c3-4b6d-9582-8c1d84d398d3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-My internet has been down, but as the old saying goes, "down but not out".<br />-Best name for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Andrea Bargnani</span> so far, <span style="font-weight: bold;">BarKwame</span>. I, for one, have not fully given up on this kid, but I just can't see him reaching his potential in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Toronto</span>.<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />-If you were ever to visit a website on this blog, it should be this one: type in <span style="font-weight: bold;">www.0and16.com</span> into your browser. And in a move that shocked no one, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lions</span> have fired <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rod Marinelli</span>.<br />-You've got to be wondering what the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Steelers</span> were thinking playing <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ben Roethlisberger</span> after knowing that he's been taking a beating all year. For <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pittsburgh's</span> sake, let's hope the concussion isn't too serious.<br />-For anyone who cares about hockey, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Canadian World Juniors</span> crushed <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kazakhstan</span> 15-0 yesterday. Is a lame <span style="font-weight: bold;">Borat</span> reference necessary?<br />-In what is most likely a first for a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Scott Boras</span> client, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Texeira</span> had been offered more money (<a href="http://masnsports.com/2008/12/for-teixeira-the-choice-was-ya.html">$185 million</a> from the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Washington Nationals</span>) and took the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yankees</span> offer which was $5 million less.<br />-Here's a scary stat:The combined win percentage of <span style="font-weight: bold;">MLSE</span> teams being the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leafs, Raptors</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Marlies</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Toronto FC </span>(totalling the most recently completed or season in progress) is .383 nearing the end of '08.<br />-Tickets for the six <span style="font-weight: bold;">Los Angelas Kings</span> home games in Jan. (some in the lower bowl) can be purchased for a mere $11.50, against good/high-profile teams such as the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ducks, Devils</span> etc, at that.<br />-The<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Lakers</span> ended the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Celtics'</span> 19 game winning streak on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Christmas Day</span> at the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Staples Center.</span> Is there anyone in the world who thinks these two <span style="font-style: italic;">won't</span> be back in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NBA Finals</span> this year?<br />-The elephant in the room for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yankees </span>is where will <span style="font-weight: bold;">Derek Jeter</span> play when his defense inevitably goes from mediocre to terrible? With <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Texeira</span> in the mix, no chance first base is an option.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Brett Favre</span> is contemplating retirement, but this time around, I'm thinking not a whole lot of people care...<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tampa Bay Bucs'</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Greg White</span> has legally changed his name to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Stylez G, White.</span><br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Wayne Rooney</span> did a little Christmas shopping this year <a href="http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/showbiz/111744/Wayne-Rooneys-pound300k-Christmas.html">totalling just half a million Canadian dollars.</a><br />-In what was a great year for sports,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> AskMen.com</span> has compiled a <a href="http://ca.askmen.com/top_10/sports/top-10-sports-moments-of-2008_10.html">Top 10 Sports moments of 2008,</a> and one could make an argument for a couple of other great sports moments.krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-37441803589129971542008-12-17T14:07:00.010-05:002008-12-17T17:17:56.639-05:00Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - More to Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i.cnn.net/si/fannation/tyson-then.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 631px;" src="http://i.cnn.net/si/fannation/tyson-then.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Mike Tyson</span> has REALLY let himself go, hasn't he?<br />-On the topic of retired boxers, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Floyd Mayweather</span> to come out of retirement for one last match against <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ricky Hatton</span>? Talk about trying to milk the recent <span style="font-weight: bold;">De La Hoya </span>- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pacquiao</span> "hype".<br />-Someone start a petition to requesting for <span style="font-weight: bold;">NBA TV's</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gary Payton</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris Webber</span> to be taken off the air - <span style="font-weight: bold;">NBA</span> analysis at it's worst...half the segments are with the two idiots laughing their asses off about who knows what, while <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ahmad</span> continually having to calm them down like a school teacher.<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Washington Capitals'</span> Web Site producer <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3770097">suited up for a game as their back-up goalie recently</a>, due to their <span style="font-weight: bold;">AHL</span> call-up having a delayed flight. Just a great story.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">C.C Sabathia</span> vs. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Oprah</span>...<a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/extramustard/12/11/cc-sabathia-oprah-tale/index.html">check out the salary difference.</a><br />-It's win or go home for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leo Rautins</span> and the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Canadian National Team, </span>as the coach has recieved a contract extension with a catch being that he must lead them to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">2010 World Championships</span> or be axed. Wonder if he regrets cutting <span style="font-weight: bold;">Samuel Dalembert</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">now</span>?<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Weatherproof Garment Co. </span>wants to team up with nine other companies in a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Superbowl</span> ad. Put another way, that's each company paying $300,000 for three seconds of air-time.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">General Motors</span> will not be the auto sponsor for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">New York Yankees</span> next year. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Toyota</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Audi </span>will take over as sponsors, which should tell you a lot about how the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Big 3</span> are doing financially...<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Stephon Marbury</span> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/sports/basketball/17knicks.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2&ref=basketball">sat courtside with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Spike Lee</span> at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Staples Center</span> when the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Knicks</span> visited the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Lakers</span> the other night</a>. Only in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NBA</span> would a player to at a game as a spectator after being suspended by their team...<br />-How about the <a href="http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/for_the_record/posts/32502-the-most-stressful-moments-of-2008?eref=fromSI">Top 10 Most Nail-Biting moments of the year in sports.</a> And <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0812/most.stressful.moments.2008/content.1.html">a few images</a> to go along with that list.<br />-For those who care about <span style="font-weight: bold;">Canadian</span> soccer, <span style="font-weight: bold;">FIFA</span> ranked<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Canada </span>90th, dropping 35 slots from last year's 55th rank. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Spain</span> finished the year on top of the rankings, while <span style="font-weight: bold;">Germany</span> finished 2nd and the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Netherlands</span> swapped spots with the World Champs, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Italy, </span><span>to claim 3rd</span>. The <span style="font-weight: bold;">U.S of A</span> moved up two spots to claim 22nd overall...<br />-Got a sports-related question for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Weezy</span>? E-mail him <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/mailbag?event_id=22962&id=3636636">here</a>, and he might answer it on his blog.<br />-When <span style="font-weight: bold;">Auburn</span> hired <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gene Chizik</span> as their football coach, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Charles Barkley</span> took a shot at his alma mater, indicating that race was plainly the only factor in the school's hiring. Regardless of whether <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chuck</span> was out of line with his recent comments, the lack of black football coaches would agree with him<span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Vince Young</span>: "<a href="http://www.tmz.com/2008/12/16/vince-young-my-name-was-straight-jacked/">my name was straight jacked</a>"krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-34756072027189524012008-12-16T20:44:00.011-05:002008-12-16T22:49:50.599-05:00Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 - Prodigal Sun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/media/ALeqM5iP2x2ynXR66wQ4gaIzJKFCsI5rFA?size=s"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 249px;" src="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/media/ALeqM5iP2x2ynXR66wQ4gaIzJKFCsI5rFA?size=s" alt="" border="0" /></a>-New "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Bookmark</span>" feature appearing at the end of this, and every other entry. Like what you're reading? Add it to your bookmarks by clicking the button below.<br />-<a href="http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/inside-the-new-digs-6313/">Some images of the new <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yankee Stadium</span></a>, looking good!<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Mats Sundin</span> will finally announce which team that he has chosen to play for in his return to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NHL </span>this Thursday, and the final two teams in the long-awaited sweepstakes being the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vancouver Canucks</span> and the <span style="font-weight: bold;">New York Rangers</span>.<br />-The trend of head coaches getting canned early this season continues in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NBA</span> as <span style="font-weight: bold;">76ers</span> coach <span style="font-weight: bold;">Maurice Cheeks</span> and most recently the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kings'</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Reggie Theus</span> were relieved of their duties after some less than spectacular starts.<br />-The <a href="http://sports.sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/news/contentposting.aspx?feedname=cbc-sports-v3&showbyline=true&date=true&newsitemid=nfl-pro-bowl&pagenumber=1"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Manning</span> brothers headline the selections to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NFL</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pro Bowl</span> game.</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Brett Favre</span> joins six other teammates for a league best, as well he will be joined by fellow old-timers<span style="font-weight: bold;"> John Carney</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jeff Feagles</span> of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Giants</span>.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Todd Bertuzzi</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Steve Moore</span> are going head-to-head, so to speak, in an ongoing attempt to settle before the trial goes to court; however, Bertuzzi is expected to return to the Flames shortly. Tying this to recent news, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sean Avery</span> gets suspended for mouthing off, while <span style="font-weight: bold;">Todd Bertuzzi</span> is allowed to play after ending another player's career in what will go down as one of, if not the, cheapest shot in the history of hockey? Unreal.<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Philadelphia Flyers</span> think celebrating at clubs and strip joints is so not-classy, <a href="http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/philadelphia-flyers-pop-collars-crash-frat-party-21363">they prefer crashing frat parties instead.</a><br />-The lay-up parade theme seems to have disappeared for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Raptors</span>, although they allowed scrubs like <span style="font-weight: bold;">Trenton Hassell</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ryan Anderson</span> to out hustle and out rebound them all night long in a frustrating loss to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nets. </span><span>In a game</span> that saw the Raps contain dynamic guard, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Devin Harris</span> - as well as an 0-16 drought that resulted in the lead quickly evaporating in the 4th - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vince Carter </span>once again walked away with the last laugh at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">ACC</span>.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">ESPN</span> has reported that the <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3772806"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Toronto Blue Jays</span> have dropped out of the running to lure <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rafael Furcal</span>...</a><br />-The idea that a caddy feels so high and mighty as to talk smack to an actual <span style="font-weight: bold;">PGA</span> golfer, and one of the best at that, is simply laughable. As I'm sure this has been reiterated a plethora of times by bloggers, news reporters, and anyone for that matter, I'll just say it again, "Steve, you're a freaking caddy - just shut up and caddy."<br />-Commissioner <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gary Bettman</span> on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sean Avery</span>: "To be perfectly honest I wouldn't want to have to explain to my 12-year-old daughter what he said,". I really don't see the connection or relevance to parenthood, and to be perfectly honest, think this is being blown completely out of proportion.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Plaxico Burress</span> proving that <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2008/12/15/plaxico-hits-club-doesnt-shoot-himself/">he can go out and not shoot himself in the leg.</a><br /><br /><span>And finally,</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> T.O</span> tells <span style="font-weight: bold;">Stephen A</span>. his side of the story...<br /><object height="361" width="440"><param name="movie" value="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3774160"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3774160" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" height="361" width="440"></embed></object>krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-34434057325062605192008-12-14T17:16:00.008-05:002008-12-14T19:14:09.042-05:00Sunday, Devember 14, 2008 - Working for the Weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/images/2008/12/11/siCSqSaE.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 235px;" src="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/images/2008/12/11/siCSqSaE.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-If the <span style="font-weight: bold;">LA Angels</span> don't succeed in wooing <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Texeira</span>, it looks like they'll be looking to bolster their defence instead, and use the money to try to get <span style="font-weight: bold;">Padres'</span> ace <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jake Peavy</span>.<br />-How could I forgot to make a note of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Carmelo Anthony's</span> 33 points in one quarter? There's no double meaning to that line - other than how terrible the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Timberwolves</span> are - it honestly slipped my mind.<br />-It looks like <span style="font-weight: bold;">Daunte Culpepper</span> <a href="http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/12/11/culpeppers-million-coming-down-to-wire/">will have to work for the extra million dolalrs of his contract, as this is going down to the wire for him.</a><br />-Recycling news just to get <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3768552">a little bit of hockey on the front page of <span style="font-weight: bold;">ESPN</span></a>? That's got to put the self-esteem of the NHL at an all-time low. And while on the topic, before last night, how long has it been since the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Toronto Maple Leafs</span> were not featured on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hockey Night In Canada</span> on a Saturday?<br />-To the left, you can see <span style="font-weight: bold;">Manny Delcarmen </span>sporting the new alternate retro jersey and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hanging Sox</span>, which will be their primary logo.<br />-No surprises here, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Justin Mourneau</span> was named the top <span style="font-weight: bold;">Canadian</span> baseball player of the year. He's got a long way to catch <span style="font-weight: bold;">Larry Walker's</span> nine, but if anyone can do it, it's him.<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">New York Yankees</span> are looking to sign either <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Texeira</span>, but if that doesn't pan out, they'll turn their attention and wallet to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Manny Ramirez</span>. The same reports indicate that they are also keeping close tabs on top free-agent pitchers <span style="font-weight: bold;">Andy Pettitte, Derek Lowe</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ben Sheets </span>as well<span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span> Simply ridiculous...<br />-Hockey gamers rejoice, <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=3754692"><span style="font-weight: bold;">EA Sports</span> will soon debut </a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=3754692">3 on 3 NHL Arcade</a>.<br /></span>-Thus ends the illustrious career of another sporting great, this one <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/golfNews/idUKLE45023820081214">ending in a 7th place finish for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Annika Sorrenstam</span></a> as well as having to urinate in a cup.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-14986173211076342512008-12-13T19:58:00.017-05:002008-12-14T11:38:21.513-05:00Saturday, December 13, 2008 - Heart of Glass<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2008/1212/nfl_a_owens_200.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2008/1212/nfl_a_owens_200.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Yao Ming</span> leads the all-star voting in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">West</span> so far, by a commanding number which is no surprise, while <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yi Jianlian</span> is ahead of <span style="font-weight: bold;">C</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">hris Bosh</span> for <span style="font-weight: bold;">East</span> forwards. Oh, the benefits of representing one billion people back home.<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yankees </span>have added another arm, albeit a glass arm, <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081212&content_id=3715762&vkey=hotstove2008&fext=.jsp">inking <span style="font-weight: bold;">AJ Burnett</span> to a five-year deal worth $82.5 million</a>. For those keeping score at home, that's a total of $243.5 invested in the two newly acquired arms. The Yanks front office must've missed the memo about the global recession.<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">LA Angels</span> are making a strong push for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Texeira</span>. The deal proposed is a lengthy 8 year contract for $20 million per year, and reports say that the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Halos</span> have matched the offer, even against their previous notion of a shorter length of contract.<br />-Love <span style="font-weight: bold;">Terrell Owens</span>, but this love triangle between <span style="font-weight: bold;">Romo</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Witten</span> is just nonsense and clearly, has to stop for the sake of team chemistry. I'm calling a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Giants</span> beat down in tomorrow's game...<br />-Always nice to see <a href="http://www.nba.com/games/20081212/TORNJN/boxscore.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vince Carter</span> struggle against the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Raptors</span>. </a><br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Fransisco Rodriguez</span> is telling <span style="font-weight: bold;">New York</span> media that next season his fastball will have a bit more velocity to it (something I'm sure everyone will look for), and he's also calling it that the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mets</span> will win the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NL East</span>. He also added that "There might be a little more adrenaline because it's the Mets, in New York," Y'think?<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Plaxico Burress</span> attended a charity event for homeless children, clearly a PR stunt to help his hurtin' - pun intended - image.<br />-In news that nobody cares about, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kansas City Royals</span> have <a href="http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=mlb/news/newstest.aspx?id=4197459">signed <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kyle Farnsworth</span> to their bullpen for $9.25 mill over 2 years.</a><br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris Paul</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mo-Pete</span> and the <span style="font-weight: bold;">New Orleans Hornets</span> make a visit to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">ACC</span> tomorow, coverage is on <span style="font-weight: bold;">CBC</span> with an early lunch time tip-off at 12:30 p.m. Don't forget to say a short prayer for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jose's</span> ankles sometime before tip-off, 'kay?<br />-Link of the day: your source for all <span style="font-weight: bold;">NBA</span> games archived in good quality is right <a href="http://www.onenation.dox4.com/">here</a>. Make sure show that your appreciation by clicking the ads of that site, as the site owner has so kindly requested.krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-87085201752696011312008-12-10T19:56:00.015-05:002008-12-16T22:54:34.572-05:00Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - Snow, Snow, Go Away.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a.abcnews.com/images/Sports/ac61ae03-6517-4830-942b-95bc2ce581c6_mn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 240px;" src="http://a.abcnews.com/images/Sports/ac61ae03-6517-4830-942b-95bc2ce581c6_mn.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-A shortened <span style="font-weight: bold;">PTI</span> (yes, I just said it) today, due to exams and the like.<br />-Just to catch up, congrats to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jay Triano</span> in becoming the first <span style="font-weight: bold;">Canadian</span> born <span style="font-weight: bold;">NBA</span> head coach. <span style="font-weight: bold;">OJ</span> in the clink for a min. of 9, max of +30? Karma. When will <span style="font-weight: bold;">C.C</span> make his decision? From recent information, to me, it's either the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yankees</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dodgers</span>. Take your pick, big boy. Live update, it appears that he's agreed to come on board with the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pin Stripes</span> for $161 mill over 7 years...<br />-Now onto our regular programming...<a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/nba/12/10/suns.bobcats.trade.ap/index.html">What is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Jordan</span>, and the rest of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bobcats'</span> front office thinking?</a> If I'm <span style="font-weight: bold;">MJ</span>, I'd be looking to alert the authorities on this one, because the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bobcats</span> were absolutely robbed, in my opinion. I'm going to go out on a limb and say <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jason Richardson</span> will flourish in <span style="font-weight: bold;">PHX</span>, alongside <span style="font-weight: bold;">Steve Nash</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Stat</span> and co.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Ryan Getzlaf </span>was asked what the best concert he's been to. He replied, "Tim McGraw and Faith Hill"<br />-Syracuse Orangeman <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eric Devendorf </span><a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/ncaa/12/10/devendorf.syracuse.ap/index.html">will most likely be suspended by the school for his best impression of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jason Kidd</span></a>. His lawyer argues that he was defending himself from the hulk of a college girl, who was the "aggressor".<br />-A glimpse into the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Montreal Canadians'</span> <a href="http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=MediaGalleryPlayer&galleryId=8855">practice facility</a>.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Joe Sakic </span>broke three fingers while he was clearing snow with his snow-blower. I think that's a sign that you should have just retired, Joe.<br />-Embarrassing and almost infuriating performances by the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Raptors</span> as of late, the first two possessions of the game ending up as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cleveland</span> steals and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lebron</span> highlight reel dunks says all that there needs to be said...<br />-What does a global economy slump mean for sports? Well, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NFL</span> is set to fire 150 employees and freeze salaries through 2009. The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Diamondbacks</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jays</span> of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">MLB</span> are set to cut a combined 55 front office workers, 9% of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NBA</span> workforce is being cut, and the <span style="font-weight: bold;">PGA</span> prize money will take a hit according to the tour's commish, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tim Finchem</span>.krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-5428226085240949152008-12-03T18:19:00.007-05:002008-12-06T23:33:50.120-05:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Sam Mitchell</span> has been FIRED! My (and I'm sure the majority of Raptor fans alike) response? I think <span style="font-weight: bold;">Johnny Drama</span> of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Entourage</span> sums it up nicely in this <a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=GIeWjLC_SB0">clip</a>.<br /><br />And here's a <a href="http://www.firejaytriano.com/">link</a> that's worth a visit, for at least half a chuckle...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/mommy520/wine.jpg"><br /></a>krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-41504343343386865372008-11-30T19:50:00.007-05:002008-12-16T22:53:13.380-05:00Sunday, November 30, 2008 - Gift of Gab<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2008/writers/jim_kelley/11/28/brian.burke/brian-burke.2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 205px;" src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2008/writers/jim_kelley/11/28/brian.burke/brian-burke.2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-Sorry for the lack of content, it's that time of year again for college students, so expect a decrease in attendance from yours truly.<br />-Even after being stuck in an elevator for 50 minutes, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris Bosh</span> had another all-world performance, scoring 30 points, pulling down 10 rebounds and dishing out 7 assists, in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Raptors</span> win over the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hawks</span>.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lebron James'</span> response to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sir Charles</span>, "He's Stupid." Weak.<br />-Someone send the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pittsburgh (AP) </span><a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/viewcast/2008/11/29/index.html?contestId=24489&vendorId=2008112916&vendorVisitTeam=11&vendorHomeTeam=16&pageType=recap">a memo to follow their team a tad more closely</a>, and particularly, their heralded saviour.<br />-Idiot of the week: none other than the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Giants' Plaxico Burress </span>accidentally shot himself in the leg in a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Manhattan</span> nightclub, and his teammate hid the weapon afterwards...there goes the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Giants'</span> dream season.<br />-It's been while since I've made a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blue Jays</span> comment, so here it is, a typical <span style="font-weight: bold;">Riccardi</span> move - <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/11/27/Jays.Burnett.ap/index.html">it's <span style="font-weight: bold;">AJ Burnett</span> or bust this offseason, apparently</a>, likely meaning it could be <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jesse Litsch</span> of Burnett as the #2, neither of which is exactly music to my, and I'm sure any fan's ears.<br />-Strange that free-agent <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ben Sheets</span> has received little mention in the busiest time of the year with regards to baseball and even sports in general, the off-season. How <span style="font-weight: bold;">AJ Burnett</span> is garnering so much attention is beyond me - I mean, he's older and just as injury prone, yet demanding more of the green paper.<br />-Seeing as the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Brian Burke</span> situation is semi-official, you can expect a lot of unnecessary anti-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Euro</span> gab coming from<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Don Cherry</span> in due time...<br />-If this doesn't <a href="http://www.nba.com/games/20081129/GSWNYK/boxscore.html">say something about the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Warriors</span> defence</a>, or lack thereof, I don't know what does.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Don Garber </span>says that the next expansion franchise in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">MLS</span> will cost $40 million, which is 4 times the amount <span style="font-weight: bold;">Toronto FC </span>(now worth $44M) was, and that now the average value of a team has risen to $37 mill.<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Raptors </span>visit <span style="font-weight: bold;">LA</span> tonight to entertain <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kobe Bryant</span> and the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lakers</span>, who are 12 point favs according to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vegas</span>. Good way to pick up some spare change just in time for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Christmas</span>.<br /><br />Moving onto videos unrelated to sports, an oldie but a classic, Aries Spears doing a medley of your favourite hip-hop artists:<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rP3qL4UG1TI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rP3qL4UG1TI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-29064772996382643982008-11-27T20:42:00.010-05:002008-11-28T11:49:04.221-05:00Thursday, November 27th, 2008 - Just Another Day at the Office<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.basketbolig.com/admin/uplFiles/nba-%20sam%20mitchell.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 426px;" src="http://www.basketbolig.com/admin/uplFiles/nba-%20sam%20mitchell.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pittsburgh Pirates</span><a href="http://hotstove.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/11/bucs_looking_at_indian_pitcher.html"> have signed two pitchers from India</a>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dinesh Patel </span>and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rinky Singh</span>, neither of whom played baseball a year ago. There's a franchise headed in the right direction...<br />-Just another day <a href="http://www.nba.com/games/20081126/CHATOR/boxscore.html">at the office for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris Bosh</span></a>.<br />-I just love <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lunchtime Laughs</span>, here's a classic line by them recently: "The trade between the Knicks and Clippers is on hold after New York had some concerns with the physical given to <strong style="font-weight: normal;">Cuttino Mobley</strong>. Apparently doctors found that Mobley isn’t really <strong style="font-weight: normal;">LeBron James</strong>, the guy Knicks fans seem to think they traded for."<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">NFL</span> will broadcast the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chargers-Raiders</span> game live in <span style="font-weight: bold;">3-D </span>next week in theaters in <span style="font-weight: bold;">LA, Beantown </span>and<span style="font-weight: bold;"> NY</span>. Who would pay to see this? Only a fool...<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Doug Flutie</span> has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Argos'</span> quarterba...head coaching job.<br />-Early this week, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Vick</span> pleaded guilty in a move that would put his release date from the pound as July 20th, 2009 or potentially earlier. How <span style="font-weight: bold;">Roger Goodell</span> handles this and Vick's status is up in the air.<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Anaheim Ducks</span> have have just five players signed on for the coming year, meaning a tonne of cap space, also that you can expect at least a couple of Brian's "boys" coming to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leafs</span>.<br />-In an attempt to stay remotely relevant, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pro Bowl</span> is going to be now scheduled before the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Superbowl </span><span>rather than after</span>...<br />-For those who missed it, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Globe and Mail's</span> <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081124.WBwbbasketball20081124121734/WBStory/WBwbbasketball"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Grange </span>on the inevitable<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Sam Mitchell</span> axing.</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>When the time does come, I just hope that the Raptors reserve the rights to his tailor. See image to the right.<br /><br />I think <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ryan O'Byrne</span> might have been confused when his coach said, "A good defense is a strong offense."<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gd6LdFnFKqY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gd6LdFnFKqY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-64916114217315329942008-11-23T12:10:00.000-05:002008-11-23T00:17:46.605-05:00Sunday, November 23, 2008 - Personal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/9854/postergc7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 488px; height: 681px;" src="http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/9854/postergc7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-Early Sunday start for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Toronto Raptors</span> as they host the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Celtics</span> at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">ACC</span>. Props to Jin from <a href="http://www.raptorschat.ca/forums/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Raptorschat</span></a> for the inspiring graphic.<br />-Quirky fact of the day: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Manchester United's</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gary Neville's</span> father's first name is Neville.<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">New England Patriots</span> are 6-0 in games where they have won the coin toss, and 0-4 in ones that they did not.<br />-Not nearly as hyped as the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Superbowl</span>, but <span style="font-weight: bold;">Canada's </span>own <span style="font-weight: bold;">Grey Cup</span> kicks off tonight - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Canadians </span>can watch the game online.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Wendel Clark Night</span> is a huge rip-off of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yankees' Jason Giambi</span> mustache promo. And retiring the jersey of a blue collar fan favourite, c'mon, who's next <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tie Domi</span>? Just for that, I'm glad the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leafs</span> lost. And how fitting it was, that they used the song <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dream On</span> to go along with the "highlights" of #17's career.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">P.J Carlesimo</span> was fired by the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Oklahoma City Thunder</span> after a dismal 1-12 start for the newly named franchise. I guess you could say he "choked".<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Vick</span> put family pets in rings with pit bulls and "found it funny" when they would get seriously injured according to a witness. This man is just seriously disturbed.<br />-Idiot(s) of the day goes to the students tossing snowballs at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Notre Dame</span> football players in the game against <span style="font-weight: bold;">Syracuse</span>. And it didn't just stop there, the tools started to throw them at the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> NBC</span> cameramen and even the county police officers. How on earth do these jackasses get into college?<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Stephon Marbury</span> "refused" to suit up when the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Knicks</span> were with all but seven players after the big day of trades, according to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mike D'Antoni</span>, but Starbury has a different take on the story.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Terrell Owens </span>is standing by his criticisms of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cowboys' </span>offensive schemes and how adjustments haven't been made to adapt to teams. Toss up: who's the bigger problem to their team at this point, <span style="font-weight: bold;">T.O</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ocho Cinco</span>?krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-89922049887683851372008-11-22T00:33:00.005-05:002008-11-22T01:19:29.603-05:00Saturday, November 22, 2008 - Vinsanity<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/spike-lee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 460px;" src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/spike-lee.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-Ridiculous game with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vince Carter</span> back in town. I'll give the man his props, an all-world performance for the slug, the major highlights being the big three to send it into overtime and the game winning reverse dunk. The next time the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Raptors</span> host the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nets</span> is on Dec. 15 at the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> ACC</span>.<br />-Nothing says "Major League" like a starting goalie of a title game making roughly only $13,000 a year. Who is this player that I speak of? The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Red Bulls' Danny Cepero</span> of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">MLS</span>.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Chad Ocho Cinco's</span> agent said that his client's fate rests in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mike Brown's</span> hands, and that they are going to take a low-key approach. You heard it right, low-key for Ocho.<br />-After the "fake Shaq" twittering incident, the real <span style="font-weight: bold;">Shaq</span> <a href="http://www.alanag.com/2008/11/real-shaq-is-really-twittering.html">is actually twittering...for reals, I think</a>.<br />-A 14-year old teenager in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hong Kong</span> has broken <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sergio Garcia's</span> record of being the youngest golfer to make the cut at the European Tour.<br />-Big day for trades by the <span style="font-weight: bold;">New York Knicks</span>. They shipped <span style="font-weight: bold;">Zach Randolph</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mardy Collins</span> to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Clip Show</span> for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tim Thomas</span> (again?) and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cuttino Mobley</span>. And a few hours later,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Jamal Crawford</span> was traded to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Warriors </span>for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Al Harrington.</span> Both moves cleared a tonne of cap space for a certain free-agent in '10. Everyone's favourite Knicks fan, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Spike Lee</span> stated that he was not impressed by the trade...<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Annika Sorrenstam</span> <a href="http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1861269,00.html">will end her legacy with a random drug-test</a>...what are the chances?<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Toronto Star</span> is reporting that <span style="font-weight: bold;">Brian Burke</span> could be at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leafs</span> helm as early as this Sunday.<br />-Pole Dancing - <a href="http://www.faniq.com/blog/Video-Pole-Dancing-To-Become-An-Olympic-Sport-Some-Mormon-Girls-Would-Like-To-See-It-Happen-Blog-14551">the next <span style="font-weight: bold;">Olympic </span>sport you say?</a><br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Sarah Palin</span> was offered $2 million to star in a porno, and her hubby was offered $1,000,000 and a snowmobile to be the co-star. Although the snowmobile was tempting, they graciously declined.krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-43716624471438343042008-11-21T00:46:00.007-05:002008-11-21T11:33:46.594-05:00Friday, November 21, 2008 - Breaking the Bank<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/capthis111908.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 423px; height: 404px;" src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/capthis111908.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tony Romo</span> gets my "good guy of the day" award for taking a homeless man to the movies, and even sitting next to him afterwords. When the man mentioned that he hadn't showered in a few, Romo replied,<span style="font-style: italic;"> "Don't worry about that, I'm used to locker rooms." </span>You don't have to like the guy as a football player, but as a person, he's a class act.<br />-To the right is a picture found on <span style="font-weight: bold;">SI.com's</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">FanNation</span>:<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>Caption this, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ashley Judd</span> at the UNC game. One of the selected captions on the site: “Ashley got very angry when an ignorant fan called her a Cougar and not a Wildcat.” (<strong>Midvalley</strong>). Awesome.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Gilbert Arenas</span> is saying that finishing in last place could have it's benefits as the lottery can be seen as the silver lining, using the <span style="font-weight: bold;">San Antonio Spurs</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tim Duncan</span>. True enough, however this is not what you want to hear from your star player, and plus, ever heard of a guy named <span style="font-weight: bold;">Joe Smith </span>or<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Kwame Brown, </span>Gil?<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Phillies' Chase Utley </span><a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/11/20/phillies.utley.ap/index.html">has opted to have hip-surgery, and may miss the beginning of the regular season in 09</a> - and recovery could take up to May according to team officials.<br />-Although it's laughable to think that guys like <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kendrick Perkins</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Brian Scalabrine</span> are trash-talking about rings and being the bees knees of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NBA</span>, someone needs to tell <span style="font-weight: bold;">Quentin Richardson</span> to just <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/11202008/sports/knicks/celtics_pin_trash_talk_on_knicks_139642.htm">shut up and play the game</a>.<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mets'</span> all-star <span style="font-weight: bold;">David Wright</span> was mobbed by a group of "cougars" (two cougar references in one day? I know, right?) and was heard yelling: "Ladies, calm down! Please, relax." The name of the event is just ironic, "Do the Wright Thing".<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Boston Red Sox</span> are looking to "break the bank" on Mark Texeira, meanwhile the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yankees</span> are looking to do the same, but to every big name free-agent. What else is new?<br />-Look <a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/WSJ-20081117-seccubancomplaint.pdf">at what leaked concerning <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Cuban</span></a>, what isn't on the internet these days?<br />-And finally, a new rule in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">MLB</span>: postseason games will not be shortened by weather. Good job, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bud</span>.<br /><br />The Score's Court Cuts, enjoy:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/44bGQMvWF2Y&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/44bGQMvWF2Y&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-38509498570141416182008-11-20T12:10:00.000-05:002008-11-20T00:18:46.264-05:00Thursday, November 20, 2008 - Welcome Back, Pac<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fbltalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/mike-mussina.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 410px;" src="http://www.fbltalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/mike-mussina.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-Word is the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Boston Red Sox</span> and the <span style="font-weight: bold;">New York Yankees</span> are both bidding over the services of <span style="font-weight: bold;">A.J Burnett</span>, who reportedly is looking for a hefty 5-year deal, and the Yanks are playing it big with their offer. May the best team win. Wait, was "best" the word I was looking for?<br />-So <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dustin Pedroia</span> was named the 2008 <span style="font-weight: bold;">AL MVP</span>, hey, at least I got the team right!<br />-It's all speculation at this point, but with the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yankees'</span> recent addition of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nick Swisher</span>, and the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rays</span> need for a left-handed DH - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jason Giambi</span> seems to be a perfect match, no?<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">George Karl</span> has really been ripping <span style="font-weight: bold;">A.I</span> now that the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nuggets</span> finally have a legit floor general, here are just a few of the verbal jabs directed at <span style="font-weight: bold;">the Answer: </span><span id="redesign_default">"There are less bad plays, more solid plays," Karl said. "I think the wasteful, cheap possessions that we used to have 10 to 15 a game, they don't exist very much anymore."<br />-I don't know what's worse, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Donovan McNabb</span> not knowing a tie was possible in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NFL</span>, or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris Webber's</span> infamous time-out back in his <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fab Four</span> days.<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Boston Red Sox</span> have acquired Ramirez...<span style="font-weight: bold;">Ramon Ramirez</span> for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Coco Crisp</span> from the <span style="font-weight: bold;">K.C Royals. </span>Did I fool you for at least a second?<br />-Not that it's important, but about <a href="http://images.sportsbybrooks.com/0/a/0a5088229f06ce4b97a0dca7baaf2725_Leaders%20%7C%20All-Star%20Fan%20Balloting_1226764664119.jpg">a few days ago,</a> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alex Tanguay</span> had a little more than double the votes than <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sidney Crosby</span>. Credit that to the fact that there are just too many hockey-obsessed fans in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Montreal</span>.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Pacman Jones </span>is back with the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dallas Cowboys</span>, and will have to police himself as there will be no team bodyguards this time around.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Moose</span> has retired from the game of baseball after 18-years in the big leagues. For some reason, I think the <span style="font-weight: bold;">C.C Sabathia</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lowe-Burnett</span> headlines might overshadow this...<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cleveland</span> fans booed <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lebron James</span> for not throwing up a shot at a chance to break the century mark, which would have given everyone one free taco.<br /><br />This "the video you requested is not currently available" mumbo-jumbo is getting annoying. ESPN should keep the videos on the net for at least a week...sheesh.<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Uqt0PfnMYS4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Uqt0PfnMYS4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /></span>krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-41797182964681607122008-11-18T00:00:00.002-05:002008-11-18T00:03:58.698-05:00Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - Basic Arithmetic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/3636/tsn2storyki4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/3636/tsn2storyki4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Rogers </span>has been taking a lot of heat from <span style="font-weight: bold;">Raptors</span> fans for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">TSN2</span> controversy, and with Sunday's game against the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Miami Heat </span>being the first of what will be 25 games aired exclusively on the network, I sure don't envy the folks working at their customer service call centers.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Albert Pujols</span> wins his second <span style="font-weight: bold;">NL MVP</span> award despite the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cardinals'</span> 4th place finish and despite <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ryan Howard's</span> monster numbers for the World Series Champs. I think you get the point that I'm trying to make.<br />-I'm calling it right here, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kevin Youkilis</span> of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">BoSox</span> wins <span style="font-weight: bold;">AL MVP</span> this year. Well, that's who I would have chosen anyhow.<br />-It's been four games and<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Pacman Jones</span> is still awaiting the reply of commissioner <span style="font-weight: bold;">Roger Goodell</span> to be re-instated into the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NFL</span>.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Cuban</span> gets caught pulling a "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Martha Stewart</span>" in a civil suit, so no jail-time - and somewhere <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bud Selig</span> is grinning. A perfect reason not to sell him the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cubs</span>.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Shaq</span> has always been one of the more confident sports personalities, but his recent remarks on him and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kobe</span> being the best <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lakers</span> duo ever, definitely puts him over the top. Sorry <span style="font-weight: bold;">Shaq</span>, but basic math tells me that 5 'chips is greater than 3, so I'm giving the nod to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Magic</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kareem</span>.<br />-Former <span style="font-weight: bold;">Orangeman</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Demetris Nichols</span> was waived by the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chicago Bulls</span> yesterday. I always hate to see any player out of <span style="font-weight: bold;">'cuse</span> cut.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Don Cherry </span>was up to his usual <span style="font-weight: bold;">Canuck</span> slurping antics on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Coaches Corner</span>, with this nearly predictable quote regarding <span style="font-weight: bold;">Brian Burke </span>possibly coming to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leafs</span>: <span style="font-style: italic;" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Sidebar__"> "We'll finally get some Canadians on this club and win some games"<br /><br /></span><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Sidebar__">Forget what I said about PTI full epi's in the last entry, that's only for insider's apparently...<br /><object height="361" width="440"><param name="movie" value="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3709343"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3709343" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" height="361" width="440"></embed></object><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Sidebar__"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span>krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-83862330011054493722008-11-16T23:37:00.005-05:002008-11-21T01:48:31.408-05:00Sunday, November 16, 2008 - Die Hard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://assets.espn.go.com/media/apphoto/ae284848-08ee-4c0e-9c85-4b87ca630021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 271px;" src="http://assets.espn.go.com/media/apphoto/ae284848-08ee-4c0e-9c85-4b87ca630021.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-The 2008 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Michigan</span> college football squad made history, by achieving the most losses ever in it's school's 129-year history.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lebron James</span> is hoping that the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> New York Yankees</span> will win the <span style="font-weight: bold;">C.C Sabathia</span> sweepstakes this offseason. As a side bar, at this point in time, does anyone in all honestly still believe that Lebron will be staying in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cleveland</span> come '10 when he will be a free-agent?<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yankees </span>have sold the rights to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Darrell Rasner</span> for $1 Million to a team in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Japan, </span>all of this, his doing apparently<span style="font-weight: bold;">.<br />-Kimbo Slice</span> <a href="http://www.mmarated.com/blogs/blog/20081113/in_a_desperate_attempt_to_stay_relevant__will_kimbo_try_boxing_-1033.html">wants to translate his game from the octagon to the ring</a>.<br />-So the man replacing <span style="font-weight: bold;">Barry Mulletrose</span> is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rick Tocchet</span>. I think it's safe to say that this is move is a "gamble" by the front-office, wouldn't you agree? Puns aside, it sure isn't a smart move financially.<br />-Post-<span style="font-weight: bold;">World Series </span>victory celebration<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>- the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Philadelphia Phillies</span> organization have increased ticket prices a couple of coins, and their fans can thank them for keeping the state of the economy into consideration when adjusting the prices.<br />-Proof that sporting legends will never die in spirit - a 1938 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Babe Ruth, Brooklyn Dodgers</span> uniform was recently auctioned off for $310,500 at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Louisville Slugger Museum</span>.<br />-a herd of sixty-three men and three women hi-jacked a bus in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Argentina</span> to attend a soccer match on-time, even threatening the drivers with knives to drive faster - and in turn, redefined the definition of "die-hard fan". The bad news, they were all arrested and charged, but the good news? Their team, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chacarita</span>, were victorious 3-2.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Jeffrey Tambor</span> of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Arrested Development</span> fame confirmed that, <a href="http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/11/13/arrested-development-movie-finally-gets-the-go-ahead/"><strong style="font-weight: normal;">"we're doing it… it's a go".</strong></a>krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-47489552156004408032008-11-15T02:03:00.007-05:002008-11-15T04:03:31.862-05:00Saturday, November 15, 2008 - Bush League Humour<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/11/images/20081112_d-0077-5-515h.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 514px; height: 331px;" src="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/11/images/20081112_d-0077-5-515h.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-Suspensions were handed out for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">PHX-HOU</span> brawl, and somewhat surprisingly, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Shaquille</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">O'Neal</span> escaped with just a slap on the wrist fine. Perhaps <span style="font-weight: bold;">David Stern</span> is getting soft? Whatever the case, expect a few boo-birds come all-star weekend.<br />-In college football related news, <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3702927">five <span style="font-weight: bold;">Florida State</span> players were suspended for the recent campus brawl</a>, but what really caught my eye when reading the article was <span style="font-style: italic;">"...female bystander who wasn't involved in the fight, which broke out at the university's student union, was struck in the face by a thrown chair."</span><br />-One of <span style="font-weight: bold;">C.C Sabathia's</span> good friends is newly acquired <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yankee, Nick Swisher</span>. Take it for what it's worth.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">George W. Bush</span> showing us <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sparky's</span> pitchfork. I find it funny that not a single person suggested that it might be in bad taste to post this image on the official <span style="font-weight: bold;">White House</span> website of all places.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Phelps</span> was the only athlete to make it onto <a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20152943_20153287_20239984,00.html">EW.com's list of Top 25 Entertainers of '08.</a><br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Auburn Tigers'</span> trainers have continuously played the song <span style="font-weight: bold;">Crank That</span> to motivate the team, as that is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Georgia's</span> anthem. That would be freaking torture.<br />-Some of the more unique <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/20182">NBA promotions going on this year</a> that might interest you...<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Kwame Brown</span> said with a smile (on the Los Angeles crowd booing him):<span style="font-style: italic;"> ''They booed me when I was here.''<br />-</span><span>The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tampa Bay Lightning</span> have fired <span style="font-weight: bold;">Barry Melrose</span> in what was said to be a "tough decision" just 16 games into the season. I never see the logic in firing a head coach just weeks into the season, especially one who's been out of the coaching limelight for what 14 years? Unless they're completely brain dead like a certain <span style="font-weight: bold;">Toronto</span> basketball coach, it's never a good move.<br /><br />Everybody's boy, Terrell Owens presents Letterman's Top 10 - #3 is priceless:<br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-036447025887867557 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/UmR1mQmCspo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-036447025887867557 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/UmR1mQmCspo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UmR1mQmCspo&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UmR1mQmCspo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /></span>krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-1134515386091602262008-11-14T21:40:00.001-05:002008-11-14T00:39:28.095-05:00Friday, November 14, 2008 - The Big Cameo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2008/11/12/ZOrjseY9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 235px;" src="http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2008/11/12/ZOrjseY9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Vick</span> is expecting to rejoin the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NFL</span> after doing his time in the clink, this according to his bankruptcy lawyer.<br />-You have but <a href="http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1858976,00.html">6 words to explain why you should join <span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Jordan</span> on the golf course</a>. Better make 'em count.<br />-Big brawl in the desert of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Phoenix</span> the other night with the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rockets</span> coming to town. A chain reaction of shoves with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Shaq</span> being in the middle of it all, brushing aside anyone in a red jersey with just a flick of his finger and <span style="font-weight: bold;">T-Mac</span> seemingly got the worst of the scuffle as he was shoved by the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Big Cactus</span>, then had his teammate <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yao</span> fall on top of him.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Silver Slugger</span> <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/11/13/silver.sluggers.ap/index.html">awards were announced</a>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">A-Rod</span> picks up his 10th career and a quite few notable first-timers in both leagues.<br />-The audience of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Judge Greg Mathis</span> got a pleasant surprise with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Shaq</span> making a cameo, and getting extra points for spending time with a woman who suffered from Down Syndrome.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cliff Lee</span> wins the <span style="font-weight: bold;">AL Cy Young</span>, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Doc</span> placed second with 71 points to Lee's 24 first-place votes and 132 total. What a season it was for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cliff Lee</span>, though, coming literally out of nowhere to claim the award of excellence.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Jerry Jones</span> is certain that the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dallas Cowboys</span> will make the playoffs this year, will not make any coaching changes and would gladly welcome back <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pacman Jones</span> if reinstated. Now there's a mouthfull.<br />-With the acquisition of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nick Swisher</span> - it appears as though the Pin Stripes are out of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Texeira</span> sweepstakes and looking to devote all attention to <span style="font-weight: bold;">C.C Sabathia</span>. Reports are indicating that the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yankees</span> are planning on "blowing C.C Sabathia away" with a ridiculous contract rumoured to be $25 million more than what any <span style="font-weight: bold;">NL</span> (and <span style="font-weight: bold;">AL</span>) team could offer.<br />-Don't look now, but the once dreaded <span style="font-weight: bold;">Texas Triangle</span> of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NBA</span> is no not quite as dreaded anymore. The teams' combined record is an ugly 9-13. And to really kick a soldier when he's down, the lowly <span style="font-weight: bold;">Memphis Grizzlies</span> are doing better than both the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mavs </span>and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Spurs.</span><br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Mike</span> "I'm hetero"<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Piazza</span> is set to write an autobiography due to release in 2010.<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Madonna-A-Rod</span> saga continues with old-fashioned love notes being found, which leads one to believe that this "discovery" was planned, in a world where cell phones and text-messaging has made the old pen and paper obsolete.<br /><br />Jim Rome Burns on their love affair...<br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-07787010255128475 visible ontop" href="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3701322"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-07787010255128475 visible ontop" href="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3701322"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-07787010255128475 visible ontop" href="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3701322"></a><object height="361" width="440"><param name="movie" value="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3701322"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3701322" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" height="361" width="440"></embed></object>krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-3846146693194879802008-11-13T01:07:00.008-05:002008-11-13T01:46:10.581-05:00Thursday, November 13, 2008 - Roger and Mindy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2008/baseball/mlb/11/12/maddon.piniella.ap/piniella-maddon-ap2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 330px;" src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2008/baseball/mlb/11/12/maddon.piniella.ap/piniella-maddon-ap2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-When asked whether he thinks <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3699047">the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Red Sox</span> would have won the World Series if Manny Ramirez had stayed</a>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">David Ortiz</span> said, <span style="font-style: italic;">"Probably...I'm not going to lie to you, probably."</span> but at the same time, knew it was his time to go.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Dwight Howard's</span> stat line 30 pts, 19 boards, 10 swats - albeit, against the <span style="font-weight: bold;">OC Thunder</span>.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lou Piniella </span>of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cubs</span>, and his successor in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tampa Bay</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Joe Maddon</span> of the much improved <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rays </span>were named the top managers of '08 in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">MLB...</span>no surprises here.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">UNC</span> star and reigning national player of the year, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tyler Hansbourough </span>is said to be out for the team's season opener against the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tar Heels.<br /></span>-Seeing as there aren't enough reality t.v shows these days, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mindy McCready </span>is meeting with <span style="font-weight: bold;">ABC </span>network execs to pitch "Mending Mindy". The show will no doubt milk the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Roger Clemens</span> romantic past angle.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tony Romo</span> is ready to return to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cowboys - </span><a href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80c6fa23&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true"> just in time for the '<span style="font-weight: bold;">Skins</span> game.</a><br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Raptors'</span> weakness at the wing position really became apparent in last night's game against the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sixers</span>, with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Anthony Parker</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jamario Moon</span> both packing enough bricks to build another arena, and although playing 30 minutes, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jason Kapono</span> finished with just 3 shot attempts. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gerald Wallace</span>, anyone?<br /><br />PTI: <span class="modulenametxt">Big Finish For November 12, from 'Melo to Obama, talk about a promotion!<br /><object height="361" width="440"><param name="movie" value="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3699270"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3699270" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" height="361" width="440"></embed></object></span>krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-12323524647352026452008-11-12T00:42:00.010-05:002008-11-12T01:54:36.631-05:00Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - Beat a Dead Horse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2008/11/11/lincecum-tim081111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 172px;" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2008/11/11/lincecum-tim081111.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris Bosh, Jose Calderon, Jermaine O'Neal </span>and<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Anthony Parker</span> are on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">All-Star</span> ballot this year. As per usual, yours truly will also be sending in a write-in for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Shimmy</span> - a telling sign of how meaningful this game is to myself and any true fan of the game.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Mats Sundin</span> has sold his home for $5.7 million dollars. You can now scratch the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leafs</span> off of the list of potential teams.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tim Lincecum</span> picks up the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NL CY Young</span> award after his 18-5, 2.62 ERA and league best 265 strike-outs. I would have preferred a winning pitcher from a winning team, but still well-deserved.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Sam Mitchell's</span> reasoning of not utilizing <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bosh</span> more in the game against the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Celtics</span> was that they were using their best player as a "decoy" for others to score. Brilliant and flawless X and O's once again <span style="font-weight: bold;">Smitch</span>. By the way, time is definitely not your friend, my "friend".<br />-Quiz time. Which of the following athletes has a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Barack Obama</span> inspired tattoo on their left hand? <span style="font-weight: bold;">A. Chad Ocho Cinco; B. Gilbert Arenas; C. Terrell Owens; D. Ron Artest</span>. The answer: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Agent Zero</span>.<br />-A soccer fan by the name of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Shaun Allen</span>, has been banned from attending games for three years after hitting a police horse. In court he was said to have "struck the horse and ran off", right in front of police after a confrontation with the fuzz. Real smart. Hard to decide who to give the idiot of the day award to, this tool or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sam Mitchell</span>...<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Atlanta Hawks</span> have continued from where they left off after taking the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Celtics</span> to 7 games in the playoffs, they're now 6-0...while the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lake Show</span> improve to 6-0 as well, after beating the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mavs</span>.<br /><br />Practice?<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ygESuw9NPKE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ygESuw9NPKE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-41038465964534826182008-11-10T22:19:00.008-05:002008-11-11T13:51:50.965-05:00Monday, November 10, 2008 - Duke it out<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2008/11/10/PH2008111002705.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 248px;" src="http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2008/11/10/PH2008111002705.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lakers'</span> are undefeated after winning their first five games by an average margin of victory of 22.4 points.<br />-Why hockey games continue to air pictures of war veterans is beyond me. I know it's the month to remember, but sports, religion and politics should just never cross-over.<br />-Congratulations to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Evan Longoria</span>, the unanimous winner of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">AL Rookie of the Year</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Geovany Soto</span>, the NL recipient. Well-deserved on both ends.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Truth</span> scored<span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_leftContentContainer_ListWebPart_TopStory_ctl00___AbstractLineup__"> scored 22 of his 36 points in the final quarter in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Raptors</span> loss last night.<br />-</span>"I don't think that (five hits) had anything to do with (the lack of an enforcer)," <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leafs</span> GM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cliff Fletcher</span> said. My favourite hockey term has to be "goons".<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Oakland A's</span> have acquired <span style="font-weight: bold;">Matt Holliday</span> from the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rockies</span>. The A's G.M is apparently "tired of losing. What intrigues me about this deal is that <span style="font-weight: bold;">Holliday</span> can become a free-agent the following year.<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Duke Blue Devils</span> were not satisfied with their 30-point route of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Presbyterian</span>. It's all PR talk...or BS talk, as I like to call it.<br />-Speaking of taking advantage of your father becoming the President of the United States, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Barack Obama's</span> daughters want to appear on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hannah Montana</span>. Obama clearly has shielded his children from media coverage for safety concerns , so I'm saying "no go" - especially with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Disney's</span> increasingly sleazy reputation. See: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Miley Cyrus, Vanessa Hudgens, Adrienne Bailon</span> et al.<br /><br />PTI: Big Finish for Nov. 10th - minus LaBaturd!<br /><object height="361" width="440"><param name="movie" value="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3694773"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3694773" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" height="361" width="440"></embed></object><br /><br />Add the Celtics to the rival list:<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Arh5bmAsWb0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Arh5bmAsWb0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-22027032031179439152008-11-08T22:20:00.013-05:002008-11-20T01:12:00.439-05:00Saturday, November 8th, 2008 - Pulling a Michael Richards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2008/11/08/amd_iverson-doubleteamed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 413px;" src="http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2008/11/08/amd_iverson-doubleteamed.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-Idiot of the day: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Buck Brunette</span> for his attempt at humour using his <span style="font-weight: bold;">Facebook</span> status-incident, and rightfully getting himself booted off the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Texas</span> football team. Whether or not the guy is racist or not, the guy is definitely not the brightest tool in the cabinet.<br />-Am I the only one who thinks <span style="font-weight: bold;">Allen Iverson</span> + the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pistons</span> = mediocrity, worse than the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nuggets</span> type mediocrity?<br />-After what seemed to be the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NHL's</span> best impression of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tim Donaghy</span>, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Toronto Maple Leafs</span> made <span style="font-weight: bold;">Carey Price</span> their bitch in a 6-3 win over the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Habitants</span> on Saturday.<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Atlanta Hawks</span> are no longer the bottom feeders of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NBA</span> - it's still early, but the they're 4-0 to start the season and the sounds heard in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Philips Arena</span> are no longer resembling that of a library.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">ESPN the Mag</span> has <b>Joey Logano</b>,<b> Matt Ryan</b>,<b> David Price</b>, and <b>Ricky Rubio</b> as the nominees for <span style="font-weight: bold;">2009 NEXT Athlete</span>. My vote goes to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rubio</span>, the kid's a star in the making, even <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dwyane Wade</span> had good things to say about him.<br />-A strange war of words between <span style="font-weight: bold;">Joey Porter</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Matt Jones</span>, where Porter used Jones as an example in questioning league suspensions and Jones firing back in an odd fashion, questioning his sexual orientation.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Bud Selig</span> wants absolutely no part of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Cuban </span>and his top bid. I've said it once and I'll say it again, Mark Cuban could potentially transform the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chicago Cubs</span> and maybe even make them a contender a la <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dallas Mavericks </span><span>franchise</span>. And really, a little bit of sports controversy once in a while never killed anyone, Bud.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Kirk Hinrich</span> is out for 2-3 months, which sets the stage for rookie <span style="font-weight: bold;">Derrick Rose</span> to take over as floor general for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bulls. </span>Show us what 'cha got, kid.<br />-According to <span style="font-weight: bold;">TMZ.com</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mike Piazza</span> said (when asked about the <span style="font-weight: bold;">A-Rod</span> situation) that he could've had <span style="font-weight: bold;">Madonna</span>, but blew it. Does anyone really care?<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">C.C Sabathia</span> had a "private conversation" with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yankees' </span>captain <span style="font-weight: bold;">Derek Jeter</span><span> in which it is said that C.C made the call</span>. Jeter said that he did not make a recruiting pitch to the coveted lefty, but who in their right mind would believe this?<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">LupE.N.D</span>? Say it ain't so <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lupe</span>. Luckily he's going out with a triple album.<br /><br />In cased you missed it, AI talks to Stephen A. Smith about the trade:<br /><object height="361" width="440"><param name="movie" value="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3688669"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3688669" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" height="361" width="440"></embed></object>krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-55848102107764812402008-11-06T00:01:00.001-05:002008-11-06T00:01:53.805-05:00Thursday. November 6th, 2008 - Holy Water<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/capthis110508.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 371px; height: 272px;" src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/capthis110508.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-For those who didn't see it, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Stevie Franchise's</span> slick diamond studded <span>Barack Obama</span> blazer. Classy, Steve.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tokyo</span> is concerned with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Barack Obama</span> winning the election, stating that this could sway the decision for the host of the '<span style="font-weight: bold;">16 Olympics</span>.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Derek Jeter's</span> reputation takes another hit, as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fielding Bible</span> has ranked him as the worst DSS in the game, today.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Jermaine O'Neal</span> needs to cool it on the tech's - love the attitude, but there are smarter ways to do it, when it doesn't cost the team points and/or possessions.<br />-With the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leafs</span> playing competitive hockey, is this enough to lure <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mats Sundin</span>? Not likely, I'd say his desire to win it all will be the key factor in which team he chooses. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Slam!</span> lists the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers, Philadelpia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens </span>and<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Chicago Blackhawks</span> as the other teams showing strong interest in his services.<br />-A man and a woman were arrested for getting it on, on the john during a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bills-Jets</span> game. There's a story to share with the grandchildren.<br />-With <span style="font-weight: bold;">A.J Burnett</span> gone presumably, it will be interesting to see what route <span style="font-weight: bold;">J.P Ricciardi</span> will take on finding a new #2 pitcher. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Derek Lowe </span>and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jon Garland </span>are some notable free agent pitchers whom I wouldn't mind.<br />-With the <span style="font-weight: bold;">U.S election</span> in full swing, <span style="font-weight: bold;">SI.com</span> conducted a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sports Ballot</span> and the results had <span style="font-weight: bold;">Peyton Manning</span> as the athlete with the best chance of becoming a politician - with 37.3% of the votes.<br />-Apparently <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chad "Ocho Cinco"</span> hid <span style="font-weight: bold;">Barack Obama</span> support signs in both goalposts before the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bengals</span>' game against the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Texans</span> in what was supposed to be his touchdown celebration. Funny stuff. If only he had scored that game.<br />-Remember to place <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/LUCKY-RAIN-World-Series-2008-Game-5-Phillies-WIN-SERIES_W0QQitemZ280281470738QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20081101?IMSfp=TL081101144006r20840">your bid on the rainwater that infamously brought Game 5 of this year's</a> <span style="font-weight: bold;">World Series</span> to a "<span style="font-style: italic;">screeching halt</span>".<br />-I'm slightly embarrassed to be a considered a fellow <span style="font-weight: bold;">Raptors</span> fan from <a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv_3fpc7h6g">this...um, what is it. </a><br /><br />PTI: Big Finish for Nov. 5th - minus Kornheiser.<br /><object width="440" height="361"><param name="movie" value="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3685198"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3685198" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="440" height="361" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object>krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-74306359369450579592008-11-05T15:53:00.007-05:002008-11-05T18:50:11.529-05:00Wesnesday, November 5th, 2008 - Congratulations, Mr. Obama.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/08/25/Obama%20on%20the%20mound-thumb-300x452.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 342px;" src="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/08/25/Obama%20on%20the%20mound-thumb-300x452.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-Thus begins <span style="font-weight: bold;">Barack Obama's</span> legacy as the first African-American president of the U.S of A. How he'll do in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Oval Office</span> remains to be seen, however the bar is set pretty low.<br />-Will <span style="font-weight: bold;">Barack Obama</span> <a href="http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=aae76556-13de-4c96-8e11-c2199aab35fb">be good for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NHL</span></a>?<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Allen Iverson</span> to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pistons</span> for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chauncey Billups</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dice</span>. The first blockbuster trade of the season, although the timing is strange - just a couple of games into.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tony Romo</span> is back practicing with the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cowboys</span> and is optimistic about returning for their next game.<br />-Warning: completely disturbing topic. This <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/529633">is where I would 100% endorse Capital Punishment</a>. Creeps like this don't deserve to live.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris Bosh</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris Paul</span> were named <span style="font-weight: bold;">NBA Player of the Week</span> for their respective conferences. Both well deserved, putting up monster numbers in the first week, and leading their teams to wins.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Mats Sundin</span> will make his <span style="font-weight: bold;">NHL</span> comeback in one month...<br />-After losing to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mavericks</span>, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">San Antonio Spurs</span> are 0-3 for the first time since 1973.<br />-Winners of the NL <span style="font-weight: bold;">Golden Gloves</span> were announced today: <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3684696">seen here</a>. 42 year old <span style="font-weight: bold;">Greg Maddux</span> notched his 18th. Surprisingly, not one <span style="font-weight: bold;">Houston Astros</span> player received one.<br />-Juicy rumour: the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Angels</span> planning on signing both <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Texeira</span> AND <span style="font-weight: bold;">C.C</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sabathia</span>? Now that would be something, especially teamed up with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vlad</span> and co.krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550203862804241292.post-50097484462662824112008-11-02T15:51:00.004-05:002008-11-05T18:37:13.610-05:00Sunday, November 2, 2008 - World F'n Champions!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i.cdn.turner.com/sivault/image/2002/11/16/001078441.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 254px;" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/sivault/image/2002/11/16/001078441.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>-After being caught on camera dropping the "F-bomb" on heckling fans at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">All-Star</span> game, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chase Utley</span> makes it a little more obvious on live television, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJA6JZ_TKaw&feature=related">seen here.</a><br />-A <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/528761">zamboni driver hit with a DUI</a>. Sad world we live in.<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Green Bay Packers</span> have locked up<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Aaron Rodgers</span> through til 2014. How's that for a vote of confidence?<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Ilya Kovalchuk</span> to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leafs</span>? How exactly are the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leafs</span> one of the front-runners for his services (if the rumours are true), I mean, what player or package of players could they offer?<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Ben Reiter</span> ranked <span style="font-weight: bold;">A.J Burnett</span> as the 5th most valuable free agent this off-season, and 3rd most covetted pitcher after <span style="font-weight: bold;">C.C</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">K-Rod</span>. He performed well in a contract year and has all of the talent in the world to succeed, but the dude's made of glass.<br />-Nice to see <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rod Barajas</span> get extended for the starting job next season after a solid campaign behind the plate. And, this seems to be the end of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Greg Zaun</span> in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Toronto</span>.<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;">Texas Tech</span> with the last second touchdown in an incredibly exciting finish, and shocker of a win over top seeded <span style="font-weight: bold;">Texas.</span> It honestly doesn't get any better than that, as far as endings go in sports.<br />-The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Angels </span>count for players filing for free agency has reached 5. The last man to file will be <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fransisco Rodriguez,</span> who will no doubt get a couple of calls this off-season.<br />-If the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Knicks</span> are really tanking, why use benching <span style="font-weight: bold;">Stephon Marbury</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eddy Curry</span> as proof? Alright, I'll stop with the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Starbury</span> hate.<br />-The editing of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NHL</span> record book will have to wait - as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Martin Brodeur</span> will be out of the pipes with a bruised elbow.krispy-kremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489227705450397486noreply@blogger.com0