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February 26th, 2010 by Rachel Arbeit
MLB commissioner Bud Selig will not implement blood testing for human growth hormone in the minor leagues or majors anytime in the foreseeable future because home runs are fun.
February 25th, 2010 by Rosolio
Combine Notes: Day 1
Just because it’s meaningless doesn’t mean it isn’t fun to watch (see Avatar). Here are a few odds and ends from the NFL Network’s coverage of the Scouting Combine.
-Off with an awkward bang. First of all, they try to throw it to commercial JUST as Mike Singletary walks onto the set. So the camera guys sort of stay with them, sort of pull out for a wide shot. Singletary doesn’t look like he’d like to wait. The second he gets on set, Singletary explains how meaningless this whole thing is. “You fall in love with all of them,” says the Niners coach. “You want to get back as fast as possible and in front of some film…get your head right.”
-The Lions have had a top ten pick in seven of the last eight drafts. Oy. They’re the second team Michael Lombardi has called An Expansion Team.
-Eye Test #1: Suh vs McCoy. This is going to be the Leaf/Manning of 2010. At first glance, I’m sure both are plenty good, but McCoy is going up against lines that have to deal with other people. Ndamukong Suh looks like an adult playing pop warner.
-Jason Alexander is doing Jenny Craig commercials these days. What happened to the Seinfeld syndication bucks?
-Talking about Brandon Marshall. How many diva wideouts actually affect locker rooms? Did the T.O./McNabb thing actually translate to wins and losses at all? Marshall is going to be a steal from Denver.
-Four of the top five quarterbacks (according to Lisptition Mike Mayock) aren’t throwing at the combine for injury reasons. Again, why am I watching this?
-There are ten minutes left and nothing has happened. We’ve seen the coaches arrive to Lucas Oil and a few interviews with them along the way. There was some talk about the Bills. Nothing has happened.
What a day at the combine!
February 24th, 2010 by Rosolio
As most of the free world knows, speed skater Sven Kramer was disqualified from a sure-fire gold medal performance because he didn’t change lanes. Everyone also knows that he did so because his coach told him to switch to the inner lane. What they don’t know are the equivalents in other sports of how bad this actually was. Luckily, we do:
Baseball: Game seven of the ALCS, third base coach Tim Bogar waves Dustin Pedroia in toward home while Jorge Posada already had the ball.
Football: In the Super Bowl, down four points with one second left, Wade Phillips tells Tony Romo to pooch kick the ball through the uprights rather than throw the ball into the end zone.
Basketball: NBA Finals, 3 seconds left, up by one, gotta go the length of the court, Phil Jackson screams at Derek Fisher to dunk the ball in his own basket as soon as its inbounded.
Hockey: Jacques Lamaire pulls Martin Brodeur with a one goal lead in game seven of the Cup finals.
NASCAR: Dale Earnhardt stops in the middle of the road to send a text.
February 22nd, 2010 by Rosolio
Just knocked out a must-see doc: Chris Bell’s 2008 exploration into the world of steroids, Bigger, Faster, Stronger. Check out the clip, and netflix it immediately, it’s on-demand.
February 19th, 2010 by Rosolio
The beer vomit isn’t even cold yet on Bourbon Street and the 2010 season is already starting. With the savage free agency restrictions of the uncapped year, the draft is even more important than ever. And next week, the first step toward the draft is underway.
Oh yeah. It’s combine season! Read the rest of this entry »
February 18th, 2010 by Rachel Arbeit
Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Guide to Vancouver’s 2010 Winter
Olympic Games!
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February 17th, 2010 by Eddie Rawls
Are you a degenerate? Did you bet the coin-flip for the Super Bowl? Perhaps you wagered Ray Allen would make more free throws than Peyton Manning would throw touchdowns? If the words, “Heads” and “Allen” ring a bell, you’re ready for some some super-hot curling tips before you click into the action.
Daddy likes the Swedish ladies over the Brits in what promises to be a classic battle of rocks sliding slowly across the ice at a target. The Commies are set to destroy Denmark and take revenge after their bench clearing brawl in last year’s Curling championship. Take the Russians. Despite allegations of steroid abuse and mispronouncing the sport’s very name, the Chinese women are a solid bet at 4/7 and wowk well with bwooms.
That’s right folks…
February 17th, 2010 by Cory
Well it seems like the rumors are true, there are a lot of pretty dumb people out there. Apparently there has been at least a notable amount of people trying to get to Vancouver BC for the winter Olympics, who end up in Vancouver, WA, USA. Having lived in Vancouver, WA for most of my life, I’ve had to constantly deal with the ambiguity of my location. Whenever I’m spinning tales of my homeland, people never know where I’m talking about. I can’t say Vancouver, because that’s Canada. I can’t say Washington, because that’s D.C. I can’t say I live near Portland, OR because….it’s just really hard for people to figure out where that is for some reason. I had a slight feeling before the Olympics started that people would be confused as to where to book their flights and hotels, but it was more of a joke I thought. Looking back I regret not capitalizing on this influx of crazy, luge loving tourists.
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