Throwing Knives: I've Returned

by BD, Sports Show On Mute

It's Tuesday, and I hope none of you missed me yesterday as I had a few things to take care of after work before sleeping. Then, I got up early to watch the Tigers absolutely embarrass the Yankees in person before heading back to work. A long, but fantastic day overall. Despite the Indians loss, at least the Mariners were shut down on the left coast by my preseason AL Cy Young pick John Lackey. So, today I've got the weekend box office for you. As well as the Entourage recap and all the usual stuff you'd expect. Californication's episode review will be coming tomorrow. Just in case your wondering why it's not here today, its still waiting to be watched on my DVR. Anyhow, enjoy Jessica Alba in all her hotness at, what I'm guessing is a Carnival, fitting I'd say.

Vick Pleas..."Apologizes" blah blah blah...
Wow, I'm growing increasingly tired of this whole situation every single day. It could be the "over-coverage" on ESPN, among other places, or maybe I'm just annoyed with his defenders. I've heard numerous thoughts on his "apology" on the radio over the last 6-7 hours. Many of them citing the fact that he wasn't reading a prepared statement. Thus, it must be "from the heart". Alright, come on, really? The only reason Vick regrets his days as the head of a dog fighting ring is because he got caught. The fact that he had the audacity to mention "the kids" in his little speech made me laugh. If he ever really cared about "the kids" he'd have kept that middle finger of his down, tossed his water bottle in the trash, and never under any circumstances gotten involved in dog fighting.

Also, please give it a rest on all of this: "he grew up around it" bullshit. That's not an excuse, and if Vick were working some everyday job like the rest of us, NO ONE would be defending him. He is was an athlete. So what? He means nothing to me, and he shouldn't mean anything to those who've rallied behind him. Yet, they've rallied nonetheless. What do you think that says about our society?

Lance Briggs Leaves The Scene....
...of a single car accident in which he crashed his Lamborghini. Interestingly, his coach Lovie Smith was outraged at the suggestion that Lance fled the scene because he had been drinking. Why else would he flee Lovie? Ridiculous stuff. Briggs had undoubtedly been drinking. Though we'll never know exactly how much, of course. Just another irresponsible adult/athlete making the rest of us/them look bad.

Phil Garner And His GM are Unemployed
This is pretty interesting to me when you consider Garner took a decent at best team to the World Series two years ago. Yes, I know they had Clemens, Pettite, and Oswalt. But, their offense couldn't possibly have been worse. I'm sure you remember watching the White Sox end their season with a sweep. Since reaching the World Series the Astros have certainly regressed. Losing Clemens and Pettite will do that to a team. Not that the former is doing much in New York anyway. The offense is arguably improved with Carlos Lee, but Berkman has disappeared this season and Adam Everett broke his leg. I'm fine the firing of Tim Purpura but Garner? Not so much.

Mark Cuban Will Dance
That's right people, Cuban will be taking part in ABC's Dancing With The Stars this fall. Count me among those glad they don't watch the show.

Moody To Gators
USC's loss is Florida gain. Emanuel Moody obviously wants to stay at a school he thinks has a chance to compete for the title while he's there. Per the division one transfer rule he'll sit out this season.

Weekend Box Office Top 5
1. SuperBad
2. The Bourne Ultimatum
3. Rush Hour 3
4. Mr. Beans Holiday
5. War

If you still haven't seen SuperBad, what's wrong with you? Funniest movie in years. Though, to be fair, Knocked UP is right there with it. Rush Hour 3, as I've said, made me want that two hours back. Just shows you how much "stars" matter. I will not be seeing the new Mr. Bean movie and I cannot believe they even made another one. I'll see War eventually, just probably not anytime soon.

Television
Entourage put together another solid episode this Sunday as Eric juggled both his true feeling and what Vince wanted for his new movie. Despite firing Eric, I'm still hoping Anna Faris makes an appearance in what I believe is the season finale next week. Drama and Turtle provided solid humor during a "code red" terrorist threat the airport. And, of course, Billy provided plenty of quality entertainment. With the exception of the whole "I'm a team player" bit, that is. The guys will be in Cannes for the Medellin premiere next week and I expect plenty of fireworks. As we all remember how Eric felt about Medellin in the first place, not to mention his disdain for Billy, that seems to grow with each episode.
Rating: 8/10

Scoreboard - August 27th - 2007

NFL Preseason
Atlanta 24, Cincinnati 19

MLB
National League
Atlanta 13, Florida 2
Philadelphia 9, New York 2
San Diego 3, Arizona 1
Los Angeles 5, Washington 4
San Francisco 4, Colorado 1

American League
Chicago 5, Tampa Bay 4
Detroit 16, New York 0
Cleveland 8, Minnesota 3
Los Angeles 6, Seattle 0
Toronto 6, Oakland 2 F/12