Your daily quick-fix of the wacky world of sports, pop-culture and anything interesting (for the year 2007-08)

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Sunday, August 3, 2008

Sunday, August 3, 2008 - I've Got 99 Problems...

-When asked whether Manny Ramirez was aware that #99 was symbolic of another player in the sport of hockey (and coincidentally one who played in LA at one point) - Man-Ram shrugged it off, saying he knew nothing about hockey. General unwritten rule of sports tells you not to choose a couple of specific numbers, regardless of particular sport, but I guess that's "Manny being Manny", whatever that means...
-On the BS Report with Bill Simmons podcast, Danica Patrick revealed that her dog's name was Ricky Bobby. She also said that she received a speeding ticket a short time ago, for clocking over 17 of the limit. She told the officer that she was a race car driver, and knew what she was doing. To which he replied,"I don't know who you are, and I don't care."
-an 84 year old man from Quebec biked more than 800 KM from his home to Montreal so he can catch a plane to Beijing. This is his 12th time doing this.
-EA Sports chose Brett Favre to be on the cover of Madden 2009 - coming out in August. He will be wearing a Green Bay Packers uniform.
-Manny Ramirez stated that he feels like he will play in LA for the remainder of his career (not very likely). Gotta love it when players use that cheezy line, especially before even playing one game with their new team.
-Team that made the best move before the trade deadline? LA Angels picking up Mark Texeira. Great teams don't wait for other teams to make moves and react, they make the risky moves and make others react to them. And Texeira and Guerrero just sounds a heck of a lot better than Izturis and Guerrero, don't 'cha think?
-Adam Jones has decided that he's changed his mind, and that everyone can go back to calling him Pacman, instead of Adam or Mr. Jones. Not that anyone cares, or even considered his first request...
-In the epic (and well publicized) battle of the beards, Deshawn Stevenson outlasted Drew Gooden and finally won the bet.
-Cowbell Hero blows Guitar Hero out of the water.
-Link of the day: add Ron Artest to your Myspace! (and listen to him Crank That - remix).

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - EuroTrip

-Marion Jones has asked George Bush for mercy on her jail sentence, hoping for a reduction in time. An athlete like that deserves to do the time, so I'm hoping (for once) that Dubya will do the right thing, and make her do it all.
-Not one Toronto Blue Jay hitter is on pace to hit 20 home runs. Sad, isn't it?
-In a very "politically correct" sit-down with Jim Rome, Packers' WR Greg Jennings hinted that the general consensus of the locker-room (in a hypothetical vote) would lean towards Aaron Rogers taking the spot of starting quarterback, over Brett Favre.
-The Big Unit improved his flawless record to 13-0 against the Cubs all-time last night, as he out-pitched Rich Harden to lead his team to the 2-0 win.
-Toronto FC will be hosting the Montreal Impact in a must win game in the last game of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship. TFC Goalkeeper Greg Sutton said that, "It's probably going to be the most important game in club history, and one of the most important games in Canadian history as far as soccer goes".
-Who in their right mind would wear these - after knowing that they were inspired by The Simpsons' Marge Simpson.
-Josh Childress is considering leaving the NBA to play in Europe. This would be the beginning of a free-for-all, concerning free-agent NBA players, as Europe is becoming a lot more attractive financially.
-The Minnasota Twins lost Johan Santana and Torii Hunter this past off-season, yet remain in contention. Now that's solid team management from the boys upstairs. The Francisco Liriano whining is just plain stupid - especially considering the implication is that the Twins don't want to win. Last I checked, the've got some nice depth at the bullpen and can afford to ease Liriano back into the rotation, without destroying chemistry.
-Toss up: which one is the more overrated film, Little Miss Sunshine or Donnie Darko?
-Best line from the ESPY's: "I want to be tucked in by Greg Oden and have him tell us stories about the old days." -Will Ferrell
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