Sox/Tigers game from 6/3/09. Your boy Rick Sutcliffe on color commentary. Beckett working on a no-no. Sutcliffe and his partner (not sure who) start waxing poetic on Jason Varitek's "intangibles" and "grit." They even go so far as to say, "Beckett and Varitek take a no-hitter into the seventh inning!!"
Tek's next at-bat. Sutcliffe starts worshipping at the altar of intangibilty. ESPN shows the famous clip from 2004 when Tek scuffled with A-Rod after Arroyo plunked him.
Sutcliffe (paraphrased): "You see here, A-Rod wants to get to Arroyo, and Varitek is saying "No." Varitek is not letting it happen. And..when you stop and think about it; the Yankees have not been to a World Series since."
Far be it from me to argue with someone who is paid to bring me their informed opinion. Especially a man who got drunk during a live baseball broadcast and started talking about George Clooney and the war in Iraq. But I think there may be OTHER reasons for the Yankees failure to reach a World Series since then. Objective reasons. Reasons that can be backed up with statistical evidence. But hey, I may be wrong. Maybe Jason Varitek scrapping with Alex Rodriguez IS the reason the Yankees have failed to reach the World Series lately. In fact, there have been some other things that have happened since 2004 that may have factored in.
In 2004, Ken Griffey Jr. joined the 500 HR club. Greg Maddux "won" his 300th game. I also got a job at Bloomingdale's in Manhattan working in the luxury linens department. One other thing happened...no World Series for the Yankees.
In 2005, Chone Figgins led the AL in stolen bases. The Houston Astros led the NL in Hits Allowed and still made it to the World Series. The Taiwanese government called on 1 million Taiwanese to demonstrate in Taipei, in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China. Between 200,000 and 300,000 attended the walk. And Lo! there were no Yankees in the World Series that year!
In 2006, Kevin Bacon passed on "Hollow Man 2." Do you remember seeing the Yankees in the World Series that year?
In 2007, some other stuff happened, and the Yankees didn't make it to the World Series that year either!
In 2008, Charlton Heston died. One day I was walking around Manhattan, thought about buying a copy of that month's GQ, but didn't. I think everyone knows who didn't make it to the World Series that year!
In 2009, ?
So...maybe Rick Sutcliffe is on to something. Maybe there is some correlation between Tek mushing Arod's face and the Yanks not reaching the Fall Classic. Maybe it has more to do with subjective garbage and ghosts and curses and grit. And maybe it has less to do with the Yankee's joke of a bullpen the last few years, a collection of aging players and some unfortunate injuries. Maybe...Rick Sutcliffe IS a genius...
Friday, June 5, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
The MLB Network
The MLB Network is going to be a goldmine for us there at TBIC. Our favorite sport finally given its very own network. A brand new forum for Harold Reynolds to bless us with his intricate knowledge of the game.
One of the sleek features of the MLB Network is a sports ticker at the bottom of the screen that is constantly updating itself with news, player movement, and manager's opinions of their own teams bullpens.
Yeah, that last part is true.
The other day, the ticker was rattling off some news about players who had been offered minor-league contracts. Standard, mildly interesting stuff. For instance, a guy like Rob Mackowiak (sp?) was offered a minor league contract by the Mets, and the MLB ticker is where I saw that first. Being a big fantasy baseball fan, I know who Rob Mackowiak is and when I saw the news I said "Hah" quietly but out loud, because he kind of sucks but whatever. This wasn't the point of myt post. Back to the ticker.
The ticker broke the "news" that Jim Leyland, "has high hopes for Detroit's bullpen." This was actually on the ticker. There was no follow-up quote, no list of the players who will make up Detroit's bullpen this year, or anything else having to do with Detroit. The boys over at MLBN just wanted their viewers to know how Jim Leyland felt about his own bullpen. Actually, they just wanted to tell us how hopeful he was about said bullpen.
Now, is there a manager in baseball who doesn't have "high hopes" for his bullpen? I doubt it. I just don't think this little tidbit was newsworthy, call me crazy. However, if the MLBN continues down this path, that is, giving us manager's opinions on their own teams and players, here are some of the quotes that I'd like to see:
Charlie Manuel thinks Phillies will be good.
Joe Torre hopes Dodgers will win some games this year.
Joe Girardi assumes Yankees will play the Blue Jays at some point this year.
Terry Francona thinks Dustin Pedroia is a pussy.
Bobby Cox thinks Terry Francona is a pussy.
Mike Scoscia doesn't give a fuck what happens to the Angels this year.
Lou Piniella on Cubs' chances this year, "I've got a better chance of getting my dick caught in a toaster oven than us winning a playoff game this year."
Ozzie Guillen.......
Ron Washington on the Rangers, "Being the manager of the Texas Rangers is unequivocally the worst job in the world."
Ron Gardehire thinks Twins will suck this year.
One of the sleek features of the MLB Network is a sports ticker at the bottom of the screen that is constantly updating itself with news, player movement, and manager's opinions of their own teams bullpens.
Yeah, that last part is true.
The other day, the ticker was rattling off some news about players who had been offered minor-league contracts. Standard, mildly interesting stuff. For instance, a guy like Rob Mackowiak (sp?) was offered a minor league contract by the Mets, and the MLB ticker is where I saw that first. Being a big fantasy baseball fan, I know who Rob Mackowiak is and when I saw the news I said "Hah" quietly but out loud, because he kind of sucks but whatever. This wasn't the point of myt post. Back to the ticker.
The ticker broke the "news" that Jim Leyland, "has high hopes for Detroit's bullpen." This was actually on the ticker. There was no follow-up quote, no list of the players who will make up Detroit's bullpen this year, or anything else having to do with Detroit. The boys over at MLBN just wanted their viewers to know how Jim Leyland felt about his own bullpen. Actually, they just wanted to tell us how hopeful he was about said bullpen.
Now, is there a manager in baseball who doesn't have "high hopes" for his bullpen? I doubt it. I just don't think this little tidbit was newsworthy, call me crazy. However, if the MLBN continues down this path, that is, giving us manager's opinions on their own teams and players, here are some of the quotes that I'd like to see:
Charlie Manuel thinks Phillies will be good.
Joe Torre hopes Dodgers will win some games this year.
Joe Girardi assumes Yankees will play the Blue Jays at some point this year.
Terry Francona thinks Dustin Pedroia is a pussy.
Bobby Cox thinks Terry Francona is a pussy.
Mike Scoscia doesn't give a fuck what happens to the Angels this year.
Lou Piniella on Cubs' chances this year, "I've got a better chance of getting my dick caught in a toaster oven than us winning a playoff game this year."
Ozzie Guillen.......
Ron Washington on the Rangers, "Being the manager of the Texas Rangers is unequivocally the worst job in the world."
Ron Gardehire thinks Twins will suck this year.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Cold Hard FACTS!
On another exciting edition of Cold Hard Facts on ESPN. Senior ESPN Never Played A Sport In My Life Analyst John 'Mr. Pennybags' Clayton was asked for the Cold Hard Facts. I only saw question 4, 5, and 6. Its a six-pack of questions though; sponsored by Coors. Bare in mind, he's giving Facts, Cold and Hard.
4 - What is the liklihood of Terrell Owens being a Cowboy next year?
5 - What is the liklihood of Brett Favre being a Jet next year?
6 - What is the liklihood of Ladanian Tomlinson being a Charger next year?
I have to mention as well that I can only bare ESPN on mute, so I don't know the answers. My point of this being: this is a segment about someone giving Cold Hard Facts. How can someone possibly give Cold Hard Factual information to these 3 utterly fucking 'no one cares 8 months from next season' questions? ESPN, burn down the studios, fold as a company altogether, or change the name of the segment. How about: Coors Light Tastes Like Piss Water, Here Are The Only Things We Can Come Up With Rather Than Show Highlights.
4 - What is the liklihood of Terrell Owens being a Cowboy next year?
5 - What is the liklihood of Brett Favre being a Jet next year?
6 - What is the liklihood of Ladanian Tomlinson being a Charger next year?
I have to mention as well that I can only bare ESPN on mute, so I don't know the answers. My point of this being: this is a segment about someone giving Cold Hard Facts. How can someone possibly give Cold Hard Factual information to these 3 utterly fucking 'no one cares 8 months from next season' questions? ESPN, burn down the studios, fold as a company altogether, or change the name of the segment. How about: Coors Light Tastes Like Piss Water, Here Are The Only Things We Can Come Up With Rather Than Show Highlights.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
PROOF...
that baseball is twice the sport football is. Even professional analysts are powerless to stop baseball analogies from creeping into their pointless musings. Phil Simms, CBS pregame, on Ed Reed: "He's the best centerfielder in football. He takes a lot of doubles, and makes them singles."
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
The New York Yankees
No meta-commentary here, just a little rant about the New York Yankees, who in the wake of signing Tex have now spent around 345 billion dollars in the last 2 weeks on 3 players.
And I know, they were just replacing money that was coming off the books, but who gives a shit really.
They'll find a way to blow it again this year.
Nevermind, I just heard Evan Roberts say that signing Tex improves their "clubhouse presence."
No you red-headed idiot, signing Mark Texiera improves their HR, SLG and OBP. He also claims that this move now makes the Yankees "The Team to Beat" in the AL. I've always hated this expression when it is thrown around professional sports. In the last few years we have seen huge amounts of parity in baseball. There have been different WS winners every year for what seems like a decade now (BoSox excluded). And there have been countless feel-good stories about teams who have made the playoffs who don't have high payrolls.
(Bill Plaschke's note: "Said feel-good teams have all done this with hard work, bunting, and eating dinner together every night. Also sharing cabs after the game. And showering together alot.")
I'll use the 2008 Rays as an example because they are fresh in everyone's mind to make my point;which is EVERY team is the team to beat in baseball. The Yankees payroll has consistently been the highest in baseball every year, and they STILL find new and exciting ways to fuck up. I'm sure they will find a way this year. Their lineup, while stacked and nausea-inducing, is really not that much different than what they've been running out there for close to ten years now. So for Mr. Roberts to say emphatically, "NOW THE YANKEES ARE THE TEAM TO BEAT," reeks of nonsense.
And I know, they were just replacing money that was coming off the books, but who gives a shit really.
They'll find a way to blow it again this year.
Nevermind, I just heard Evan Roberts say that signing Tex improves their "clubhouse presence."
No you red-headed idiot, signing Mark Texiera improves their HR, SLG and OBP. He also claims that this move now makes the Yankees "The Team to Beat" in the AL. I've always hated this expression when it is thrown around professional sports. In the last few years we have seen huge amounts of parity in baseball. There have been different WS winners every year for what seems like a decade now (BoSox excluded). And there have been countless feel-good stories about teams who have made the playoffs who don't have high payrolls.
(Bill Plaschke's note: "Said feel-good teams have all done this with hard work, bunting, and eating dinner together every night. Also sharing cabs after the game. And showering together alot.")
I'll use the 2008 Rays as an example because they are fresh in everyone's mind to make my point;which is EVERY team is the team to beat in baseball. The Yankees payroll has consistently been the highest in baseball every year, and they STILL find new and exciting ways to fuck up. I'm sure they will find a way this year. Their lineup, while stacked and nausea-inducing, is really not that much different than what they've been running out there for close to ten years now. So for Mr. Roberts to say emphatically, "NOW THE YANKEES ARE THE TEAM TO BEAT," reeks of nonsense.
Monday, December 22, 2008
So so stupid
On NFL live, they went to Suzy Kolber. She was all bundled up, freezing at Soldier Field in Chicago. She was talking about some stat where under Lovey Smith, the Bears have won 9 straight when the temperature is under 32 degrees F. Despite the fact that is such a non-stat, that's not what is so so stupid. After Suzy was done blabbing her mouth about things no one cares about, she segued into: "Lets go to Michelle Tafoya with a report on the Green Bay Packers." Here's the fucking stupid part. Michelle Tafoya is on the other side of the same freezing fucking cold Soldier Field!!!!! She's doing a report on the team that's playing the team Suzy Kolber was just reporting on, at the same place, 45 yards away!!! Why oh why? Someone enlighten me as to why that was necessary for ESPN to do, why?
Monday, December 15, 2008
It just goes to show...
Your take on Blagojevich-gate i saw this at cnn.com today. Just proving that in all forms of journalism, you just add '-gate' to something and it makes it important.
holy fuck
holy fuck
Friday, December 12, 2008
I swear
If I hear a sportscaster, or a journalist, say or write: "Lets see if he can get it done on the 'Big Stage'." I'm gonna fucking kill someone. There is no such thing. Its playing a sport; as a paid professional. Its not a fucking stage, to break down the literal meaning. Its a fucking sport, its players performing at a high level. No matter what state or stadium or part of the season they are fucking in. Enough!!!!!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Michael......Francesa.......
Today, listening to Mike, in what one of the most exciting days for a Mets fan in recent memory, I can't help but become furious at this guy's insistance that the Mets need to change their lineup.
He is throwing around the words "clutch", and "choke" and "hit in a big spot" around and blaming the Mets failure to get a "clutch hit" in the last week of the season as the reason they missed the playoffs.
He is saying "now you can't use the bullpen as an excuse, and if you bring back this same mess (meaning the Mets lineup) you will have the same thing happen as last year."
Mike, as usual, is wrong.
If J.J. Putz is setting up K-Rod last year the Mets win 100 games, Johan wins 23 games (and the Cy Young) and you can argue they would have hat a great shot at winning the World Series.
You're not going find a better NL lineup, top to bottom, than the one the New York Mets currently have. Maybe the Phillies, but that's about it. Everyone who wasn't a moron told Mike that the idea of trading David Wright was ludicrous, but Mike still thinks the Mets are "gaggers."
I am here to say that the Mets "collapse" as people like to put it, last year, was 100 percent due to the bullpen. 100 fucking percent. It had NOTHING to do with David Wright's dozen or so shitty ABs the last couple of days of the season. To put a microscope on that sample size and to basically question David Wright's "clutchness" as a result of wildly irresponsible and stupid. The ineptitude of the Mets bullpen last year was HISTORIC. If they were even half-competent, the Mets would have had that division locked up by the end of August.
Now Mike is about to bring on Darryl Strawberry from 2-5. That's 3 fucking hours with Strawberry? Why?
He is throwing around the words "clutch", and "choke" and "hit in a big spot" around and blaming the Mets failure to get a "clutch hit" in the last week of the season as the reason they missed the playoffs.
He is saying "now you can't use the bullpen as an excuse, and if you bring back this same mess (meaning the Mets lineup) you will have the same thing happen as last year."
Mike, as usual, is wrong.
If J.J. Putz is setting up K-Rod last year the Mets win 100 games, Johan wins 23 games (and the Cy Young) and you can argue they would have hat a great shot at winning the World Series.
You're not going find a better NL lineup, top to bottom, than the one the New York Mets currently have. Maybe the Phillies, but that's about it. Everyone who wasn't a moron told Mike that the idea of trading David Wright was ludicrous, but Mike still thinks the Mets are "gaggers."
I am here to say that the Mets "collapse" as people like to put it, last year, was 100 percent due to the bullpen. 100 fucking percent. It had NOTHING to do with David Wright's dozen or so shitty ABs the last couple of days of the season. To put a microscope on that sample size and to basically question David Wright's "clutchness" as a result of wildly irresponsible and stupid. The ineptitude of the Mets bullpen last year was HISTORIC. If they were even half-competent, the Mets would have had that division locked up by the end of August.
Now Mike is about to bring on Darryl Strawberry from 2-5. That's 3 fucking hours with Strawberry? Why?
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
I think they forgot a bullet
After covering the breaking news of CC Sabathia signing with the NY Yankees. An awesome ESPN online poll showed on the screen, not the results, but to show the options. On the top of the poll, it said: The Pulse of the Fan. The question: How many games will CC Sabathia win with the Yankees next season?
- 20 or more
- 17 to 19
- 14 to 16
- 10 to 13
- fewer than 10
I don't know where to start with how annoying this all is. First thing I want to say is; wins don't fucking matter!!!! There should be another choice in the poll which states:
- Depends on run support.
Which reminds me of a radio interview on Ed Randall's Talking Baseball with Barry Zito. It was a couple years ago, when Zito was still on the A's. Like 2 seasons after he won the AL Cy Young Award. This is one of Ed's questions, pretty much word for word: "What's been different in the last 2 seasons compared to your Cy Young Award winning season?" Zito is a terrible interviewee, btw. But his answer sums up the question for all the people that think wins are the best metric to judge pitching. Answer: "Run support (laughter)."
And that's not all folks, its run support, its bullpen, there are so many factors that can lower a pitchers wins. This year, the Met's bullpen blew like 327 leads for Johan Santana. I think it was like 9, but I'm at work right now. Think about that?! 9 fucking games!!!! The BBWAA would been sucking Johan's dick into the Cy Young award this year if he had 9 more wins. Nine NDs doesn't affect any other metrics besides Wins. His other numbers aren't affected at all, but its all these fucking ESPN and BBWAA idiots care about.
I'm at work and now I'm furious. More to come...
Cheers
- 20 or more
- 17 to 19
- 14 to 16
- 10 to 13
- fewer than 10
I don't know where to start with how annoying this all is. First thing I want to say is; wins don't fucking matter!!!! There should be another choice in the poll which states:
- Depends on run support.
Which reminds me of a radio interview on Ed Randall's Talking Baseball with Barry Zito. It was a couple years ago, when Zito was still on the A's. Like 2 seasons after he won the AL Cy Young Award. This is one of Ed's questions, pretty much word for word: "What's been different in the last 2 seasons compared to your Cy Young Award winning season?" Zito is a terrible interviewee, btw. But his answer sums up the question for all the people that think wins are the best metric to judge pitching. Answer: "Run support (laughter)."
And that's not all folks, its run support, its bullpen, there are so many factors that can lower a pitchers wins. This year, the Met's bullpen blew like 327 leads for Johan Santana. I think it was like 9, but I'm at work right now. Think about that?! 9 fucking games!!!! The BBWAA would been sucking Johan's dick into the Cy Young award this year if he had 9 more wins. Nine NDs doesn't affect any other metrics besides Wins. His other numbers aren't affected at all, but its all these fucking ESPN and BBWAA idiots care about.
I'm at work and now I'm furious. More to come...
Cheers
Sunday, December 7, 2008
The Fox NFL Drinking Game!
I'm going to watch the NFL on Fox for as long as I can stand it. Everytime Darryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa, or anyone who is paid by Fox says something retarded I will take a hypothetical "shot of Jack Daniels." (Blogger's note: I would normally be happy to conduct this experiment with actual whiskey, but I would be dead within an hour and a half)
Something retarded will include any meaningless cliches' that cannot be proven or disproven, something stupidly obvious, or just something that generally gets on my nerves.
1.)Moose gets my drinking off to a good start with this piece of nonsensical crap:"The Giants are playing with confidence." That is something you will hear every single sports journalist or commentator say about a team that wins alot. I would like to see a professional athlete that doesn't "play with confidence."
2.)Tony Siragusa (Who absolutely fucking steals money from Fox on a week to week basis by the way) just wasted fifteen seconds of my life by babbling something about the Giants being out of sync and "wondering what's going on." I will not transcribe the exact words of Goose's rhetoric, but I will slam down my second "hypothetical shot."
3.)Tony Siragusa just said that the media attention the Giants have had to deal with as a result of being Super Bowl champions and Plax's situation is "coming into play" in today's game because the Eagles are currently winning. That is such a load of horseshit I don't even know where to begin. Plax being a moron and blowing a bullet through his leg has nothing to do with Hixon dropping an 80 yard TD pass that literally hit him in the stomach. He catches that ball, Giants are up 7-3, and Siragusa doesn't make this statement. Either way, Siragusa eats 56 baby back ribs at half time.
4) Goose is really on a fucking roll. Westbrook just ripped off a TD run, and Goose said the
"one thing" Westbrook does is "keep his legs moving." How does this guy continue to collect a paycheck? That's four shots, and I'm feeling real good at the moment.
5) Goose just said "Groundhog's Day." Shot number 5. The Giants just returned a blocked FG for a TD. Guess they are rising above the negative media attention brought on them by Plax.
Something retarded will include any meaningless cliches' that cannot be proven or disproven, something stupidly obvious, or just something that generally gets on my nerves.
1.)Moose gets my drinking off to a good start with this piece of nonsensical crap:"The Giants are playing with confidence." That is something you will hear every single sports journalist or commentator say about a team that wins alot. I would like to see a professional athlete that doesn't "play with confidence."
2.)Tony Siragusa (Who absolutely fucking steals money from Fox on a week to week basis by the way) just wasted fifteen seconds of my life by babbling something about the Giants being out of sync and "wondering what's going on." I will not transcribe the exact words of Goose's rhetoric, but I will slam down my second "hypothetical shot."
3.)Tony Siragusa just said that the media attention the Giants have had to deal with as a result of being Super Bowl champions and Plax's situation is "coming into play" in today's game because the Eagles are currently winning. That is such a load of horseshit I don't even know where to begin. Plax being a moron and blowing a bullet through his leg has nothing to do with Hixon dropping an 80 yard TD pass that literally hit him in the stomach. He catches that ball, Giants are up 7-3, and Siragusa doesn't make this statement. Either way, Siragusa eats 56 baby back ribs at half time.
4) Goose is really on a fucking roll. Westbrook just ripped off a TD run, and Goose said the
"one thing" Westbrook does is "keep his legs moving." How does this guy continue to collect a paycheck? That's four shots, and I'm feeling real good at the moment.
5) Goose just said "Groundhog's Day." Shot number 5. The Giants just returned a blocked FG for a TD. Guess they are rising above the negative media attention brought on them by Plax.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Suplax
Get it?
Turned on PTI to hear Wilbon defend Plax and get aggravated, but instead there is no Plax at all on the topic boards, and instead of that idiot Wilbon, there is Dan Le Batard, who sucks and hates himself.
Don't know why ESPN is ignoring what is basically the biggest story of the last week, and really don't have a ton to say on the subject that wasn't already said by Juan. So...that's all I got for now.
Turned on PTI to hear Wilbon defend Plax and get aggravated, but instead there is no Plax at all on the topic boards, and instead of that idiot Wilbon, there is Dan Le Batard, who sucks and hates himself.
Don't know why ESPN is ignoring what is basically the biggest story of the last week, and really don't have a ton to say on the subject that wasn't already said by Juan. So...that's all I got for now.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Plexiglass Burress
I just have one question: How fucking stupid can you be?
I love this shit. Why would anyone ever think what he did was a good idea. "Yeah, my name is Plexiglass Burress, and I'm about to go to this shitty Manhattan night club. I'm gonna be the coolest guy in town if I bring my illegally owned and chamber-loaded automatic .40 caliber Glock." What the other good idea he had was carrying it in his shitty pants, and like I mentioned, it had a fucking bullet in the hole!!!! And the fucking safety was off!!!! So he's 'bumping' around the club, and security lets him in (because he is Plexipiece) gun or no gun. With his loaded handgun in his BVDs, having some cocktails in the VIP section. So I'm assuming he started stroking his Glock, and BLAM, a nice bullet straight through the thigh, GOOD ONE!!! At that point, the best idea is to leave immediately, go to the hospital, give them a fake name, coax them into breaking the law and not reporting a gun-shot wound to the police, and saying you got shot at Applebees. I forgot having one of your friend/teammate try to hide the gun. Fucking brilliant, it couldn't have been done more idiotically. Wanna know what my advice would have been to prevent this? Don't carry a fucking gun around! You don't need a fucking gun, I promise. Especially if you don't have a permit for the state you're located. Jail should be fun, way to blow it.
I love this shit. Why would anyone ever think what he did was a good idea. "Yeah, my name is Plexiglass Burress, and I'm about to go to this shitty Manhattan night club. I'm gonna be the coolest guy in town if I bring my illegally owned and chamber-loaded automatic .40 caliber Glock." What the other good idea he had was carrying it in his shitty pants, and like I mentioned, it had a fucking bullet in the hole!!!! And the fucking safety was off!!!! So he's 'bumping' around the club, and security lets him in (because he is Plexipiece) gun or no gun. With his loaded handgun in his BVDs, having some cocktails in the VIP section. So I'm assuming he started stroking his Glock, and BLAM, a nice bullet straight through the thigh, GOOD ONE!!! At that point, the best idea is to leave immediately, go to the hospital, give them a fake name, coax them into breaking the law and not reporting a gun-shot wound to the police, and saying you got shot at Applebees. I forgot having one of your friend/teammate try to hide the gun. Fucking brilliant, it couldn't have been done more idiotically. Wanna know what my advice would have been to prevent this? Don't carry a fucking gun around! You don't need a fucking gun, I promise. Especially if you don't have a permit for the state you're located. Jail should be fun, way to blow it.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
This just in!!!!
I am watching soccer while eating lunch at work, and almost lost my pasta when this flashed on; 'the bottomline'
"Lebron James and Microsoft terminate contract, shutting down www.lebronjames.com"
Here's what I think
Who would ever possibly ever in their wildest minds ever ever ever want or need or care to know that, ever?
"Lebron James and Microsoft terminate contract, shutting down www.lebronjames.com"
Here's what I think
Who would ever possibly ever in their wildest minds ever ever ever want or need or care to know that, ever?
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Mizike Frizzancesa
One of our followers took the time the transcribe some inane babblings from the man who is the authority on sports, life, and having high cholesterol, Mike Francesa. I received this via email, and to the literally half dozens of people who read this blog, we are going to see about making reader comments available in the coming days.
But for now, here is Mike, who clearly didn't have a fucking clue what he was talking about, blessing his listeners with a succint, concise interpretation of an NFL rule. Bear in mind this is a direct quote.
Mike Francesa on 11/24 explaining the free kick that happened during the Giants-Cardinals game to his audience:"If you catch that ball and fair catch it, you have the right to free-kick it without a play. It's a play that's been on the books forever. If you catch the ball on the fair catch there, you have a right to try and kick that and if you get the free kick, it is a field goal. It does not happen because, you know, it doesn't happen very often. But if you can catch the fair catch there on the ball, on the return, catch the ball there, call for a fair catch you can then kick that ball for a field goal. It's on the books, it's called a free kick, it's legal, it doesn't happen very often. They have to be kicked a very long distance, but there's nobody in front of you. So, it's on the books; just look under free kick."
And THAT folks, is why they pay him the big bucks...
~Jean-Pierre
But for now, here is Mike, who clearly didn't have a fucking clue what he was talking about, blessing his listeners with a succint, concise interpretation of an NFL rule. Bear in mind this is a direct quote.
Mike Francesa on 11/24 explaining the free kick that happened during the Giants-Cardinals game to his audience:"If you catch that ball and fair catch it, you have the right to free-kick it without a play. It's a play that's been on the books forever. If you catch the ball on the fair catch there, you have a right to try and kick that and if you get the free kick, it is a field goal. It does not happen because, you know, it doesn't happen very often. But if you can catch the fair catch there on the ball, on the return, catch the ball there, call for a fair catch you can then kick that ball for a field goal. It's on the books, it's called a free kick, it's legal, it doesn't happen very often. They have to be kicked a very long distance, but there's nobody in front of you. So, it's on the books; just look under free kick."
And THAT folks, is why they pay him the big bucks...
~Jean-Pierre
Monday, November 24, 2008
They unleashed him!
TO finally had a breakout game this year. His first big yardage game in like 78 games (I'm joking). But seriously, its been like 7 games I think (I'm at work now, so ill find out for sure the games when I get home). But my frustration is with ESPN of course. Its his first exceptional performance this season, and they wanna analyze every fucking catch. And put little sight line graphics of where the DB wasn't looking, and show that TO was looking in exactly the right spot. Then TO is in a press conference going "They unleashed me!" and all the reporters laugh like he hasn't stunk it up all year. You know what? They didn't fucking unleash you. You played the fucking 49ers, at home, and Romo is healthy. And on the long TD catch, it was fucking offensive pass interference. I'm sick of ESPN highlighting miniscule bullshit all day long. I don't wanna begin talking about a breaking news update every hour about Andy Reid saying "McNabb is our starter". I wouldn't care as much if they called it TO-Gate, or McNabb-Gate, or even just Watergate. That would make it really seem like something important. But now I've gotta get back to Work-Gate, cus its important.
-cheers
-cheers
Sunday, November 23, 2008
The Hall of Impact
That is what Jon Heyman wants to rename the Baseball Hall of Fame. Literally. In his weekly spot with Mike Francesa, Jon Heyman said that Mike Mussina shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame because Heyman (who gets to ultimately vote on this by the way) said that he votes on "impact" that a player has on baseball. Mike Mussina, doesn't quite rate so high on Heyman's "impact" meter.
Heyman claims "I watched Mike Mussina's career, and to me he's not a Hall of Famer." Far be it from me to criticize a man who actually is in the BBWAA, but I'm going to do it anyway. This is an unfair stupid, narrow-minded way to vote. Why in God's name would you not look at his numbers, process them, and come up with a rational reason for or against? You can't possibly quantify "impact." It is a made-up bullshit word that is wildly subjective. There's not a chance in fuck that Jon Heyman watched every single one of Mike Mussina's starts. No chance he saw how many leads his bullpen may have coughed up for him, or how many times his team's offense went quiet. You can't just determine whether or not someone should go to the HOF based on whether or not they "feel" like a Hall of Famer.
Check this out :
http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mussimi01.shtml
There's Mike's career numbers provided to you by the BEST statistics website on the internet. Now I despise the Yankees and everything about them, but I would say that the dude deserves to get in. He was steadily awesome for what seems like an eternity. He pitched in the AL East smack dab in the middle of the juicehead era, and consistently put up solid year after solid year. His strikeout totals hover around 200 year in and year out, and his career WHIP (probably the best stat to measure a pitcher's effectiveness) is a shade over 1.1. That is really, really good. Scroll to the bottom of the page to check out the pitchers in history who Mike is most similar to, and you'll see 5 out of the 10 are Hall of Famers, and the other 5 are just nasty as hell.
And by the way, the fact that men actually use that 300-win thing for pitchers as a good indicator of getting into the Hall or not is borderline criminal. So, rather than going by 'imapct" or "feel", I invite Jon Heyman to make a logical, statistical argument against Mike for the Hall of Fame. Maybe he could! I'm not saying Mike should be a lock, but it would sound better to have a professional baseball writer back his words up with evidence rather than hokey, subjective crap.
Oh and Jon, Bert Blyleven deserves to be in too you dickhead.
~Jean Pierre
Heyman claims "I watched Mike Mussina's career, and to me he's not a Hall of Famer." Far be it from me to criticize a man who actually is in the BBWAA, but I'm going to do it anyway. This is an unfair stupid, narrow-minded way to vote. Why in God's name would you not look at his numbers, process them, and come up with a rational reason for or against? You can't possibly quantify "impact." It is a made-up bullshit word that is wildly subjective. There's not a chance in fuck that Jon Heyman watched every single one of Mike Mussina's starts. No chance he saw how many leads his bullpen may have coughed up for him, or how many times his team's offense went quiet. You can't just determine whether or not someone should go to the HOF based on whether or not they "feel" like a Hall of Famer.
Check this out :
http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mussimi01.shtml
There's Mike's career numbers provided to you by the BEST statistics website on the internet. Now I despise the Yankees and everything about them, but I would say that the dude deserves to get in. He was steadily awesome for what seems like an eternity. He pitched in the AL East smack dab in the middle of the juicehead era, and consistently put up solid year after solid year. His strikeout totals hover around 200 year in and year out, and his career WHIP (probably the best stat to measure a pitcher's effectiveness) is a shade over 1.1. That is really, really good. Scroll to the bottom of the page to check out the pitchers in history who Mike is most similar to, and you'll see 5 out of the 10 are Hall of Famers, and the other 5 are just nasty as hell.
And by the way, the fact that men actually use that 300-win thing for pitchers as a good indicator of getting into the Hall or not is borderline criminal. So, rather than going by 'imapct" or "feel", I invite Jon Heyman to make a logical, statistical argument against Mike for the Hall of Fame. Maybe he could! I'm not saying Mike should be a lock, but it would sound better to have a professional baseball writer back his words up with evidence rather than hokey, subjective crap.
Oh and Jon, Bert Blyleven deserves to be in too you dickhead.
~Jean Pierre
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
A quickie...
Mike Francesa, on the FAN speaking to Jon Heyman regarding Dustin Pedroia:
"He may be smaller than A-Rod, but he has a bigger heart."
Can this be proven?
"He may be smaller than A-Rod, but he has a bigger heart."
Can this be proven?
Saturday, November 15, 2008
it's a sad day
Just like my usual Saturday morning, I wake up, have breakfast and a cup of coffee, then put on soccer. And while i watch soccer, I browse around the inter-web and go to all the sites that I frequent. The main one being FJM, and after I catch the bad news about them shutting it down for good, I come to this blog to see Jean-Pierre has already extended our sincerest thanks and gratitude to the guys of FJM. Like Jean said about his experiences, they've also changed the way I watch and think about baseball. And like we've said previously, they were a major part of our inspiration to start this Blog. So again, I/We would like to thank you guys for all the great enlightenment and laughs over the years. Thanks FJM.
-cheers
-cheers
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