Week 3 matchups actually look really good for me

Manning @ Cincy
Moss @ Miami
Graham @ Chicago --- Carolina ran at will, so NO FEAR!!!
Norwood @ KC -- this might pan out after all
Gates @ NYJ
Jones @ StL -- need to see how Brandon Jacobs did
Kasay @ Minn
Seattle @ StL

Only concern, of course:
Johnson @ NYG -- Grande' Stink'O

Now, as life has shown me, any bit of confidence I develop, especially about topics I know little if anything about, will be ground into a fine powdery dust of shame.
Well, a boy can dream!

Let me just say... even without Wash Trades

I think this is exciting -- Im fairly certain we're actually going to see some legit wheelin' and dealin', as opposed to 1 trade for the entire season.

Trading Block

I need a Tight End that's good. I have an extra top tier WR (Owens, Wayne, Housh, and Johnson). I also have some interested RB options like San Diego's Sproles.

A small light in the tunnel ? I hope!

RB Jerious Norwood, Atl (77%) – Not much doing for Norwood at Tampa in Week 2 (6-for-18), but 10-12 touches backing up Michael Turner in Week 3 could prove fruitful against the generous Kansas City run defense.

Not happy to read this... AT ALL!!!

Cutler is salt in the wounds of those who passed him over in favor of Carson Palmer and Derek Anderson. While certainly their individual efforts can't be pardoned, both AFC North signal-callers have been victims of some tough matchups and some inclement weather. Combined they've been able to produce just one TD pass to five interceptions through two games. In Week 3, Cincinnati travels to play the New York Giants and Cleveland heads to Baltimore. In other words, no light to be seen in this tunnel yet.

OR THIS GEM

Week 1 star Willie Parker was third in the league in carries last season, despite missing one game. And, through two games in '08, Parker has at least five more carries (53) than any other back in the league. And what about that rookie running back that was supposed to come in and cut into Parker's carries and steal his goal-line glory? Rashard Mendenhall received nary a touch in a wet, sloppy Sunday night victory at Cleveland. He did handle 10 carries in Week 1 when the Steelers jumped out to a big lead on Houston. But, clearly, the Steelers have indicated that the meaningful minutes are all Parker's for now. Mendenhall's touches are going to have to build up the old-fashioned way – he's going to have to earn them.

Fantasy Trading Block

Just a reminder: I still have Kurt Warner (Ari) available for trade. I'm looking for some help at my Wide Receiver/Running Back position. Although I'm happy holding him until the end of the season, so that no one else can reap the rewards that he could possibly bring a team, I do not feel threatened enough to NEED to carry three top flight QB's all season. That may sound a little cocky but what the hey!!! I'm an 80's baby living the dream! Whooo-hooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

There appears to be hope for me & my nascent NFL career...

Introducing the Worst NFL Starter You’ve Probably Never Heard of | Kissing Suzy Kolber

Yuck. Well, what did I expect out of my 14th pick ?

Given Pierre Thomas’ impressive performance in Week 1 (10 carries for 52 yards), the Saints aren’t in a rush to get McAllister back on the field. McAllister shouldn’t be part of your fantasy plans this weekend, as it’s unclear how many (if any) carries he will see.

Looks like Pooler & AJ are the elites of the league.

Truth in Advertising 51
Spooner Express 72

Terry Tate All Stars 84
Minters Hard Hitters 62

Hella Monsters 59
Sam Handwhich 137

The Crows 49
The 80's Babies 119

Nasheville Toupee 73
mustprotecthishouse3 56

MAYBE, just maybe, Pooler's theory of not getting shit drunk @ the draft is working to his advantage.

I'm a fan of football and there is a football team at ECU

SO, I remember Steve Logan being run out of there for taking them to a bowl game a bunch of times before there were 30+ bowls, opening the door for Holtz Jr to make a move. Will two wins over formerly ranked teams prove the ouster of what I thought was a pretty good coach a winnable investment for the Pirate nation? Now part of my near -fanhood for Pirate nation involves a summer spent there in high school and a fairly rememberable relationship with a curvy coed in Fletcher Hall.

Anyone know where Logan is now? He used to have a talk show on 620 or 850 for a while that was pretty darn good.

Clemson 17 Pack 9 with a quarter to go. Not out of reach and certainly proving Clemson is NOT the team the pundits have hoped to have. Is the Tommy Ticker on again?

I was kind of aware this was going on, but damn...

Cliff Lee 22-2.

Can we say complete fluke of a season. I almost want to do fantasy baseball next year just to watch peple grab him up, then snicker when he regresses back to the mean.

Still, 22-2 is damn impressive; although he may still not win the AL Cy Young because of K-rod!

Keeping ECU talk to a minimum

Since our disdain for anything ECU is pervasive on this blog, I'll provide everyone with the University of Florida umbrella to squelch any further ECU posturing. Even the sun shines on a pirate's ass some days. State will return to prominence, just like ECU's 15 minutes will be over very soon.

Now this is not to confuse our abject love for all things pirate as we all know International pirate day is next week. Comparisons of pirates to ECU grads are definitely acceptable. Well...... I guess it's even hard to compare, because even though a pirate's favorite letter of the alphabet is "R"rrrrr, it's usually the only letter of the alphabet an ECU grad knows.

Sweet! Not feeling bad about my decision.

Scott Petrak, of The Medina County Gazette, reports Cleveland Browns WR Donte' Stallworth (quadriceps) did not participate in practice Thursday, Sept. 11. He is considered doubtful for Week 2.

BTW.. im sure the majority of you are Moo U or Holes fans so..

HOW BOUT THEM PIRATES!!

#14 *does dance*


~the happy pirate

get used to 100+ pts per week

im going to pwn you all.. muaahahahaha


giggity giggity giggity

Not that Im any good at this Fantasy Foosball thing

I just noticed one thing that might actually help me out:
I THINK I have the best defense in the worst division.
At this point, Seattle gets SF, Arizona and St Louis twice each.
That alone should make me golden.

Picked up Jerious Norwood -- anyone know if punt/kick off yards count, or is it just TDs? Apparently, my stra-tergery this season is to handcuff #2 RBs: Deuce, Mendenhall, Chester & now Norwood.

OMG

Carolina's Dante Rosario is now projected to score more fantasy points than Washington's Chris Cooley.

Eff Jason Campbell in the A!!!!

BTW, there's still plenty of room on the Carolina Panther's bandwagon as it is still very early in the season. I, myself, have always been a big fan of the Panthers, Jake Delhomme and Bojangle's fried chicken and biscuits!


P.S.
College basketball is only a few months away and I know that a few of you were fortunate enough to attend NC State U. and also unfortunate enough to have to continue to pull for their major sports teams. I admit the only college sport that I care about at all is men's basketball and as some of you may have learned (or maybe not) I've been a faithful UNC-CH fan for the better part of two decades. Just to piss off The Hudson (among others) a bit....



Go Heels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn! A day behind the Wolf

News about Eddie Royal creeped very slowly into my synapses.
Im gaining more and more confidence that The Ocho Cinco is going to Grande Stinko.

Happy 1 year anniversary!

Look at us with our pithy commentary and witty banter.

See Al Harris get lit the fuck up!

Holy shit!

Titans asked for police help to find QB Young

I saw Merrill Hodge go OFF on VY yesterday on Sports Center (which, since I was up @ 3 AM , I watched about 7 times)

Damn Right

Looking back at the Draft.

I think I would have taken Steve Slaton instead of Donte Stallworth, if only for the '09 potential.

Since I already have the handcuff on Chester, Im also thinking about getting the handcuff on the Falcons #2.

What an overall shit way to start the season. I do not like this part of me that is wishing & hoping for people to get hurt.
Willie Parker.
P.J.
Reggie Bush. Well... thats acceptable.

Holy shit.

Ex-UFC champ dies at 37

Former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner was found dead in a Southern California desert

Fuck

Mon, Sep 8 Burleson is out for the season because of a knee injury.

AND...it gets better!

Donte' Stallworth (quad) sustained a quadriceps injury during Week 1 pregame warmups and did not play. He is scheduled to undergo an MRI Monday, Sept. 8, and an update on his status for Week 2 is expected Wednesday, Sept. 10.

Trading Block!!!!

I've got Kurt Warner on the trading block for those looking for QB help.

How Many First Rounders?

How many first rounders will show up on the injury report? By my count, I see Tom Brady (knee) (not really first rounder but would be if not kept), Marion Barber (ribs), Joseph Addaii (head), and LaDanian Tomlinson (toe).

Also, I would like to point out that I am offically out of every survival pool I entered (three). And, my father decided I'm a man now and invited me to joing his fraternity's 104-person pick-'em league. My first week in. My first week as a man. I finished dead last. My correct picks were the Jets, Falcons, Eagles, and Patriots. This is strait-up pick 'em, too.

Same result in Yellow Ben's pick 'em. Last place.

As for fantasy, I had a pretty decent week. I will lose in our league but won in my other three.

Love Letters from SCW

Dear Dude at the Bar wearing the LT jersey:

Perhaps you should have spent your money on some football lessons instead of that fancy jersey. A fumble recovered in your OWN endzone is NOT A SAFETY. Never has been; never will be. I promise. Oh, and your girlfriend is obviously a prostitute. I hope you're getting your fair share.


Dear San Diego D:

You suck.


Dear Ryan Grant:

If you don't have a Willie Parker-esque night tomorrow night, I will CUT you.

XOXO,
SCW


PS -- Ryan...er...by CUT, I mean with a knife, not, you know, from the team. 'Cause really, you're all I got.

Yikes

CBS is reporting that Tom Brady has torn three knee ligaments. I think Merriman proved, that with a little stupidity, you can play with two. But three?

Much like Rocky V......

This week in FFL never happened. How did the three best teams from last year become the three worst teams? Ouch! Sam Handwich will still be even though this week is bad.

But my team and the soon to be known as Sans Brady have no hope.

Mid-Game Report

-Michael Turner is KILLING for the Atlanta Falcons

-Tom Brady is getting a MRI on his knee

-Randy Moss is STILL catching TDs


I love football season

Eff You...

...whoever played a part in me not having Jericho Cotchrey.

What was he thinking???

Eff Jason Campbell and all that he stands for!!!!!



Fri, Sep 5 Ryan O'Halloran, of The Washington Times, reports Washington Redskins TE Chris Cooley was targeted just once on QB Jason Campbell's 27 passes in Week 1.



I need Todd Collins promoted ASAP!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, LaRon Landry...

What should you do if you see the train coming???

Note from the Sidekick: Let's add a little multimedia to this show:

Anyone know a good "HITMAN"????

I need Jason Campbell (Redskins) taken out!!! I'm already campaigning for whoever his backup is! BTW, does anyone know who's backing him up because another week of this crap and some die-hard Redskins fan will do my dirty work for me. He could only get my amazing, beast of a tight end one single catch for seven yards!!!!! Are you kidding me???!!! I may be in the market for a new tight end because the QBs throwing to the ones that I have either suck or are unproven. Here's hoping Flacco can get Todd Heap the ball next week, I'll be looking closely at his stats for the game on Sunday. Eff Me!!!!!

No to go all artsy on the blog, but...

that Gene Upshaw patch is terrible.

Umm... will this be bad for the Hypen & Fred Taylor...or Garrard?

Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier was shot and critically wounded outside an apartment building early Tuesday

Added link to odds for weekly pick'em

Both NFL (Yahoo) and College (USATODAY)

Alumni association upbeat!

Got my fortnight email from alumni association. Encouraging colors and blocking for the next trip to the lower carolina. . .

Of course, being in a conference regarded as almost as strong as c-usa, we're set up for the bowden ousting upset. . .

yep - contemplating basketb. . . oh wait, baseball season for mens sports at the alma tomater

now going to bed!

Is this REAL or just making him "Probable" ?

Wed, Sep 3 WEEI 850AM Sports Radio in Boston reports sources have indicated that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (foot) has a cracked bone in his foot. Brady is still expected to play Sunday, Sept. 7.

If Brady cant throw to Moss, 2 or us are F-ed in the A.

Rudi's big day

Credit: ProFootballTalk.com - RUDI’S CRAZY DAY IN DETROIT

A strange thing happened to running back Rudi Johnson when he visited with the Detroit Lions on Monday.

Someone stole his stuff.

Seriously.

Specifically, and as we’re told by a reliable source (i.e., not the person who told Mort that Joey Harrington had agreed to terms with the Ravens on Monday, or the person who told John Clayton that Todd Bouman had agreed to terms with the Ravens on Tuesday), Johnson left his bags outside CEO Matt Millen’s office while he met with team officials and, ultimately, worked out a deal with the team.

So when Johnson came back to get his bags, they were nowhere to be found. Johnson and Millen were stumped.

Enter the eye in the sky.

The team checked the videotapes generated by the team’s in-house surveillance system, and they quickly identified the culprit.

So who might it have been? None other than Tatum Bell, who lost his gig with the Lions after Rudi arrived.

Per the source, Bell took the bags to the house of a female acquaintance. When confronted on the matter, Bell offered up some cockamamie story that he thought the bags belonged to someone he knew. The girl, however, said that she hadn’t seen Bell in several months and he showed up out of the blue and asked her to keep the bags for a while.

Johnson has retrieved the bags, and it’s our understanding that charges won’t be pressed.

Tatum apparently didn’t know that he was being monitored.

Fortunately, the displaced running back wasn’t Najeh Davenport.

Well, holy shit!

Couture remains in UFC, fights Lesnar in November!

I actually thought about it breaking this way about a month ago, but with the UFC telling Randy 'we'll let you out after one more fight, but it has to be Lesnar'.

As it stands now, he's re-signing with the UFC, and they are going to attempt to work out a fight with Fedor in the next 6 months or so (probably for their Superbowl weekend show).

LOL -- should have posted this on Friday.

I guess I lucked up not taking Rudi

Willie Anderson, Rudi Johnson cut by Bengals

Aug 30, 9:22 pm EDT


CINCINNATI (AP)—Offensive tackle Willie Anderson and running back Rudi Johnson lost their starting jobs with the Cincinnati Bengals during training camp. Now they’ve lost their roster spots, too.

The Bengals released Anderson and Johnson on Saturday as part of their moves to get to the 53-man roster limit.

Hmm... how to fill the slot???

The man on his 4th team in 4 years who has to share with at least 3 other guys???

After moving around to four different teams in as many years, Cleveland Browns fans hope Donte' Stallworth has finally found a home. The former first round selection is a big play receiver and averages over 15 yards per catch on his career. The same can be expected in Cleveland this year. It will be interesting to see how quarterback Derek Anderson adapts to Stallworth's style of play and if the two can find a connection down the field. Stallworth probably will not be a favorite target in the endzone for Anderson, but he should still get to the promise land a few times due to his big play capabilities.

Or the SUPER SLEEPER on a 100% pass oriented offense?

With Deion Branch out for the foreseeable future, Nate Burleson looks to inherit a starting WR position. Burleson has twice caught 9 TD's in a season and has been dangerous not only as a receiver, but also as a returner. His last stint as a first stringer came in 2004 while he was with Minnesota and if he can hold on to his starting gig for a complete season in Seattle, he should easily surpass his previous career highs of 68 catches and 1006 yards receiving. Courtney Taylor, Ben Obomanu, Logan Payne, or even rookie Jordan Kent could step up and fill-in if Burleson falters, so he'll need to stay sharp throughout pre-season.

Or the weak-kneed backup to R.B. who wont be a "Brian Westbrook" clone?

Deuce McAllister enters the 2008 season hoping to be fully recovered from a torn ACL suffered during the 2007 season. If McAllister can prove that he is healthy in training camp, he will enter the season as the Saints' main backup running back and will steal carries from Reggie Bush. If he is truly healthy, he may split carries pretty evenly with Bush; while Bush will get the majority of the receiving work out of the backfield. If McAllister is not cut before the season starts, fantasy owners will want to handcuff McAllister to Reggie Bush in the later rounds of fantasy drafts.

Here's hoping for a good season !!!

LINK

Expect Graham to be the focal point of the Buccaneers' offense in 2008, in which he should top 1,200 yards and 12 TD's as well as catch over 50 passes for 500 yards and a couple of TD's (giving him added value in a league that gives points per reception).

Must remember: Bench DA when it gets cold!

LINK

When the weather got cold in December, Anderson started to struggle throwing seven touchdowns and eight interceptions in those five games.

I realized it was a BIG assumption when I bagged him.

Chester Taylor enters the 2008 season as the backup to Adrian Peterson in Minnesota. Taylor is one of the league's best backup running backs and could fill in for Peterson if he were to go down with an injury. Fantasy owners who draft Adrian Peterson should make sure to handcuff him with Chester Taylor in the mid-to-later rounds. While Taylor stole some carries from Peterson in 2007, his workload should decrease if Peterson is able to stay healthy throughout 2008. Assuming that Peterson is healthy, Taylor should not have major value in fantasy leagues.

Did we miss out on Steve Slaton ???

Or is he too small?

And BTW -- the 80's babies and their ZANY drafting of Kurt "Methuselah" Warner may look as prescient as the Bakula picking up Hasselbeck.

Big Numbers!

I've got a projected 100 points for my week 1 matchup....watch out for the 80's Babies!!!!

2nd running back blues

Mendenhall apparently has trouble holding onto the ball, and most likely will only get 10 carries in the 1st game.
Chester is backing up P.J.

Either way -- I'm gonna be up against Jamal Lewis & Ryan Grant, so Im behind the 8 ball already.
Sheesh.


***SAN***
Trying to buck up my spirits by FINDING GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE UNDERTAKER.


More LINKY goodness --- not wishing ANYTHING bad on P.J. or Willy Parker.

Survival League

Link on sidebar has been updated.

We are live!

Draft information has been entered, and the season has begun!

14th pick is my money maker!!!

Aug 29 The Associated Press reports New Orleans Saints RB Deuce McAllister had 11 carries for 30 yards during the team's preseason game Thursday, Aug. 28. He also caught two passes for two receiving yards. KFFL

Aug 24 McAllister (knees) had six carries for nine yards in Saturday's preseason game against the Bengals.

Recommendation: Though McAllister didn't put up big numbers on Saturday, the important news here is that he made it through his second straight preseason game without aggravating his surgically-repaired knees. The Saints are expected to rest their starters during the team's final preseason game, so McAllister isn't likely to see much more action until Week 1 of the regular season.

LOL -- money graf highlighted:

47. Deuce McAllister, New Orleans: 92 yards (3.8 yards per carry), 4 catches for 15 yards. At 29, he’s missed 25 games the past three years with injuries to both knees. Has somehow looked great in camp, but is he more than a feel-good story?

48. Tatum Bell, Detroit: 182 yards, 1 TD (4.1 yards per carry). Was quickly banished to the bench or inactive list by Martz last year. Seems to be giving way to Smith in the competition to start.

49. Dominic Rhodes, Indianapolis: 302 yards and 1 TD (4.0 yards per carry), 2 100-yard games, 11 catches for 70 yards. After a year of reflection, turns out playing for the good Colts beats playing for the bad Raiders. Good guy to tuck away in case Addai gets hurt.

50. Pierre Thomas, New Orleans: 252 yards, 1 TD (4.8 yards per carry), 17 catches for 151 yards, 1 TD. Move him way up if all the screws holding McAllister together start falling out.

More news & analysis:

Fantasy Analysis
McAllister is expected to be ready for the start of the season, but he is expected to share carries with Reggie Bush and possibly Pierre Thomas. Consider McAllister more of a No. 4 Fantasy RB heading into 2008.
(Updated 08/26/2008).

Draft board

Draft night bitches!

As geeky as this sound for anyone looking to watch and listen, the best option is probably headphones.

Lock it down and start making plans

AJ has declined to take anyone as a Keeper.
Therefore the pre-draft shenanigans are now officially closed.

KEEPERS OFF THE BOARD:
2 Adrian Peterson
8 Tom Brady
9 Clinton Portis
10 Marshawn Lynch
12 Marion Barber
13 Maurice Jones-Drew
20 Tony Romo
22 Willis McGahee
34 Drew Brees
39 Plaxico Burress
40 Brandon Jacobs
48 Thomas Jones
58 Tony Gonzalez
92 Jerricho Cotchery


BTW -- Mom's is NOT bringing Mexican steaks, Tom is NOT coming to be AJ & Brent's objective outside observer.
So -- I'll stop by HT on the way home, pick up some more ribs if they are on sale, or a family pack of carne del moo.

Top 100 Draft picks off the board so far.

2 Adrian Peterson
8 Tom Brady
9 Clinton Portis
12 Marion Barber
13 Maurice Jones-Drew
20 Tony Romo
22 Willis McGahee
34 Drew Brees
39 Plaxico Burress
40 Brandon Jacobs
48 Thomas Jones
58 Tony Gonzalez
92 Jerricho Cotchery

This is assuming The Purple Pirate takes TJ
No updates from AJD yet - Mr. Sidekick, get on the horn!!!

I love Motorhead as well!

OMG this is so friggin wicked pissa

Kicking and screaming: Cuban banned for life - USATODAY.com

BEIJING (AP) — A Cuban taekwondo athlete and his coach were banned for life after Angel Matos kicked the referee in the face following his bronze-medal match disqualification.

Cuban coach Leudis Gonzalez offered no apology for Matos' actions during the men's over-80 kg (176 pounds) match.


Matos was winning 3-2, with 1:02 in the second round, when he fell to the mat after being hit by his opponent, Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov. He was sitting there, awaiting medical attention, when he was disqualified for taking too much injury time. Fighters get one minute, and Matos was disqualified when his time ran out.

Matos angrily questioned the call, pushed a judge, then pushed and kicked referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden. Matos then spat on the floor and was escorted out.


"He was too strict," Gonzalez said, referring to the decision to disqualify Matos. Afterward, he charged the match was fixed, accusing the Kazakhs of offering him money.

"This is a strong violation of the spirit of taekwondo and the Olympic Games. The sanctions are the following and are effective immediately: Lifetime ban of the coach and athlete in all championships sanctioned by the (World Taekwondo Federation) and at the same time, all records of this athlete at the Beijing Games will immediately be erased," said the announcer, reading a WTF release.

In his first match, Matos defeated Italy's Leonardo Basile, then beat China's Liu Xiaobo 2-1 in the quarterfinals. But he lost to South Korean Cha Dong-min in the semis to land in the bronze-medal match.

"To me it was obvious he was unable to continue," Chilmanov said. "His toe on his left foot was broken."

Matos won the gold medal in this division at the 2000 Sydney Games, dedicating the victory to his mother, who died on the day of the opening ceremony. At the 2004 Athens Games, he finished 11th.

Matos' tantrum followed a day of confusion on the mats.

Earlier Saturday, China's double gold medalist Chen Zhong crashed out in the quarterfinals after initially being declared the winner. It was the first time a match result had been overturned since taekwondo became an official Olympic sport in 1990.

Jumbo explosive earth shattering trade in the works.

Lets just say -- anyone willing to give up the #1 or #2 picks needs to get in touch with me ASAP.
And since El Tino never reads the blog, that means Im willing to deal with The Commish.
I got nothin to lose, and since I expect to finish 5-8 or worse AGAIN, I'm willing to deal.

2008 pre-trospective.

Eight ways the 2008 season can be just as great as last year - USATODAY.com

F You, K. L. U. M. S. O. ........ N ?

Drafty goodness

For those that show up, there is a HIGH probability Moms is bringing up some Mexican steaks --- made from real Mexicans -- so bring an appetite!

And T Bone, you are more than welcome to join (and eat)

Keeper List

This list is for teams to list any player they KNOW they are keeping for the upcoming season (with a 2 round draft penalty for the keeper). However, this list IS NOT official until the first pick of the draft is made, we are simply keeping it as a courtesy for our new members.

If you are not comfortable adding your keepers to the list due to some kind of weird draft strategy, that's fine (asshole).

Again, just edit this post with your keepers rather than put them in the comments.

Truth in Advertising:

Tom Brady (will give up 2nd round draft pick)

Sam Handwhich:

Purple Jesus(2nd round)
Marshawn Lynch(4th round)

MPTH3.0

I am keeping Tony Romo and Clinton Portis.

Douche.

Mark Spitz: Michael Phelps couldn't have beaten me

Who'd have known......

That the Paraguay women's javelin team is where its at.
Enjoy Gents.

Leryn Franco

I did watch a BIT of the Olympics.

Another prima donna athlete

Jesus Tap-dancing Christ. What a bunch of over-hyped, over-paid drama queens we've created.

Mark Spitz is pissed because no one "invited" him to the Olympics

"I am going to sit there and watch Michael Phelps break my record anonymously? That's almost demeaning to me. It is not almost—it is."

Sweet!

More games in Reynolds!

As long as...

y0u pair him with guys with no ground game, Brock Lesnar may go undefeated. He's so much bigger than almost everyone he faces, and his ground game is very, very solid (Herring tried to roll on him and Lesnar just shoved him back into a defensive position with almost no effort).

Also, French rap just sounds ridiculous.

Wicked awesome career endings

LINK

Andruw Jones

On PTI today, Mr. Tony mentions that up until last year, Andruw was on pace to be a HOFer; I laughed, then looked here. If you look at the section 'Similar Batters through Age 30', JEEZUS!

1. Frank Robinson
   
2. Eddie Mathews
   
3. Johnny Bench
   
4. Al Kaline
   
5. Sammy Sosa
   
6. Ken Griffey
7. Ruben Sierra
   
8. Ron Santo
   
9. Juan Gonzalez
   
10. Duke Snider
    

5 HOFers, 1 for sure HOFer (Griff), 1 should be HOFer (Sosa), and 1 want to be HOFer (Santo).

What the hell happened to this guy? He's hitting under the Mendoza line, and doesn't look to be things around at this point...is this the greatest 'falling off the face of the earth' ever?

Question for the 'guar...

Does UF pay for this?

Do these kids get some kind of insurance policy by being athletes, or is this something that the parent's insurance has to take care of?

It's not in quatrains, but...

I know he'd never agree to it, but a trade to the Jets may not be the worst thing in the world. They should have a decent O-line by this point, they should have a running game with Thomas Jones, and their receivers would have to play a little harder knowing they don't have either of the rag armed freaks they were stuck with last year throwing to them.

July 26, 2008 5:28 PM

Ouch. Why Antonio Gates was lame last year

THIS has GOT to hurt.

HFS. I had no idea.

Braves announcer Skip Caray dies | ajc.com


I guess not watching TV does leave you a little out of the loop.

Well, only LOOKS like a tough couple games for us

Clemson #9
USF #21
Wake #23

Other than that -- we should be golden !!!

BTW --- the Wolf was wondering if anyone has interested in running down to Columbia for the season opener.

Possible fight of the year coming up...

Watching hype for the Jon Fitch/GSP fight coming up.

Cyborg Wow!

Cyborg will easily dispatch Carano. Those two 140 pound ladies were going after each other. Cyborg throwing straight bombs and Baszler trying every sub in the books.

Cyborg throws punches better than any woman I've ever seen (better than most men in fact). Carano throws wild, slow, looping punches. Cyborg is going to demolish her pretty face straight down the pipe. Won't even be close!

The most exciting fight I saw on XC all night.

Margarito/Cotto...

instant classic, my beautiful bebbees.

Does Brett Favre have a brain tumor?

NFL Network report: Favre plans to report to camp

We are so creating a flag football team now.

My God, it's full of stars!

Sidekick's spare time

I am truly happy to see that the Sidekick is putting his spare time to good use and throwing up a bunch of posts. Throwing them up on the Sports site is just an added bonus for me, because really I don't know shit about anything else.

Thank you Sidekick. Truly, thank you

T bone's favorite sport center commercials. . .

Here's the buddy program commercial. It's definitely one of my favorite. The direct recording quality of this particular edit is grainy.

And this one is the Peyton and Eli. I would love to seem them reprise this now that they've both got blings. Did Archie earn a pro ring?

The 'Guar may be interested in the Steve Irwin bit.

Showing off the baddest mofo alive...

MMA on CBS

Fights this Weekend !!!

The full lineup for Elite XC's July 26 show on CBS:

• Middleweight title: Robbie Lawler vs. Scott Smith
• Welterweight title: Jake Shields vs. Nick Thompson
• Heavyweight title: Antonio Silva vs. Justin Eilers
• Nick Diaz vs. Thomas Denny
• Shayna Baszler vs. Cristiane Cyborg
• Rafael Feijao vs. Travis Galbraith
• Wilson Reis vs. Brian Caraway
• Mike Cook vs. Carl Seumantafa
• Brandon Tarn vs. Drew Montgomery
• Monkhon WiWasuk vs. David Douglas

He's a fast one

TJ

Completely random side note of the day.

As much as I want to hate him, I think that I may actually have a man crush on Tim Tebow.

Favorite Sportscenter Anchor?

Thinking about this earlier in the day as I was trying to figure out whether to watch 'First Take' or 'Sportscenter'. Eventually, I realized that the fact I was contemplating not watching SC showed just how far the show has fallen. Back in the day, late night/early morning SC was must watch TV. You had a great mix of anchors, including Dan Patrick, Keith Olbermann, Craig Kilborn, Larry Biehl, Bob Ley, Charlie Steiner, etc.

Each of these anchors brought his own personality to the show without having a shtick that overpowered the fact that the show was about sports and sports highlights(see Scott, Stu).

My personal fave: Charlie Steiner. He seemed to enjoy the job, while at the same time, realized that the show wasn't about him. Also he was hilarious in some of the 'This is SportsCenter' commercials.

Some examples:







So, whoyagot?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

Summer league jersey retirement

Last in division while UNC is second in theirs?

Where's the rest of the outrage? IF they reranked the group as a set of twelve rather than two sets of six, where would we fall then in a meaningless preseason ranking?

My ire was really up that the Herald Bung article made only one mention of State in the article while repeatedly quoting Davis and Cutliffe. And that mention was "rounding out the division. . . . . . NC State."

I'm burning some extra incense for the health of our running back posse and hopes that the O-line can hold open enough gaps to spring them free. I am not confident about our Qback quandry. Hopefully we'll put up fewer than 4 INT/game this go 'round. . .

War Fedor!

I'm not sure there's anyone on the planet that can argue that Fedor isn't the baddest dude in MMA right now. He just dismantled Tim Sylvia in about 30 seconds.

The Open!

Don't want to spoil it for those of you recording it, but the leaderboard for this tourney is just fantastic. For a non Tiger event, ABC(?) has got to be quite happy with the way things look like they're going to turn out this weekend.

MMA more dangerous than boxing?

Diaz in Coma after collapsing in his corner before the 11th round.

This was on Wednesday night fights last night. Anyone that says MMA is more dangerous than boxing may need to rethink that.

A potential 36 minutes of fighting compared to 15 minutes (25 for title bouts). Yes, in MMA there is more than just throwing punches, but no one is going to die from a triangle or rear naked choke.

I've said this before, but the biggest difference between MMA and boxing is that no one in MMA gets hit in the head hundreds of times during the course of the match, and more importantly no one in MMA gets the opportunity to take a 10 count then get back up numerous times and continue to take punishment (this obviously results in no one getting critically injured in MMA).

Oh Quinton...

Not in the OC!



Funniest comment that I've seen thus far (on a decidedly unfunny situation) is that it's a good thing the police got him on the ground since Forrest showed that he's helpless there (oh, that's right, none of you fuckers have any idea what that joke means since nobody showed up to watch the fight; fuckers).

Update
Rampage arrested again

For the 'guar

From a game of NCAA '09 I played this evening (the reason it's from so far away is that I was really trying to show the corner blitz in action).

EA SPORTS World: NCAA Football 09 Video

Honestly, its tough to decide who to dislike more

CBS fires Packer as college hoops analyst
Associated Press, by Staff

New York — Billy Packer is out after 27 years as the lead college basketball analyst for CBS, making way for Clark Kellogg. Kellogg has done game and studio analysis for CBS for 16 years. He will partner with Jim Nantz on his first Final Four in April.

Is anyone watching this?

I always forget how the momentum constantly shifts and how dramatic tennis is.

In the Wimbledon final Nadal went up 2 sets, then Federer comes back and wins the next two sets. Now in the 5th its 2-2 Deuce, and in Rain delay.

Very cool.

Portraits of Euro winners

Done in different styles based on the country and the year in which they won the tourney (the Ruskies are astronauts!)

Hodge makes Nets summer league

At the bottom...

"Hodge has worked out at the Nets’ practice facility in recent weeks and general manager Kiki Vandeweghe - who drafted him in Denver - has said that Hodge could be an option for the Nets if he plays well."