by Ethanator1088, NESW Sports
OK, I do not know if Bob Ryan actually paid him to post it. I actually think the Youtuber works for some kind of radio station, but it just seems like something Bob Ryan would say. This sounds like a Bob Ryan Parting Shot on the Sports Reporters. It sounds like what he would say if Reali gave him 2 Minutes on Around the Horn. :-) Bob Ryan's world is in shambles. Watch the video and feel his pain.
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Showing posts with label ESPN. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
BOB RYAN PAID THIS GUY TO POST THIS VIDEO ON YOUTUBE
ESPN SHOULD JUST GIVE UP WITH THIS MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL TWIN BILL
by SSReporters, Stupid Sideline Reporters
Sorry fellas, I love watching football on a school night past my bedtime as much as the next person (and I'm on the West Coast), but Monday Night Football should scrap the doubleheader thing altogether.
If you actually stayed up to watch the game, the Raiders embarrassed themselves on their annual nationally televised blowout, with a 41-14 loss to the Denver Broncos. JaMarcus Russell was overthrowing, getting sacked, and that vaunted Raiders defense almost let Tony Scheffler outrun them for a touchdown.
The last 3 years ESPN has done this, the games have been in either San Francisco or Oakland, and the game is either a blowout (Raiders games) or a close game but very boring (49ers 20 Cardinals 13). Mix it up man!
Is the main reason they even put these games on this late is to give Mike, Mike, and Mike more airtime? I hope not, because all 3 are irritating. Here's the only idea (which I mentioned at Awful Announcing) I have for MNF if they just want the ratings and want to keep the 2 game deal.
This 7:15 kickoff has to go. Instead, have 2 somewhat attractive games running simultaneously like on Sunday morning. Both games are on at 5:30 PM, with one match on ESPN, and the other on ESPN 2.....really, ESPN can afford not to show Yankees Baseball Tonight. Mike, Mike and Mike also have to go. The secondary announcing crew should be Brad Nessler and Cris Carter, who seem to know what they are talking about.
Here's how you could advertise it:
Vikings @ Packers - 8:30 PM ET on ESPN
Chargers @ Broncos (I intentionally used a different game from that monstrosity last night) - 8:30 PM ET on ESPN 2
The other option is just have your traditional 1 MNF game and we can call it a day but....
What do you think? Seems like a good idea to me as long as it is just 1 week.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
THE CHIEF'S NFL POWER RANKINGS!
by The Chief, Hugging Harold Reynolds
That's right boys and girls! It's back and better than ever!
This first edition of the 2008 Power Rankings has lots of hope and sass and a whole lot of faith.
Enjoy!
Oh yeah...
Click the image to enlarge the image, Trig.
(Too soon?)
Sunday, August 3, 2008
TOP 10 REASONS WHY BRETT FAVRE WAS REINSTATED
by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool
10. As a gift from God to sports bloggers everywhere
9. To save the lives of the 100 Favre Hags who had promised to go on a suicide binge until he was brought back
8. Prevents him from gagging away playoff games for division rivals
7. Gives the World Wide Lemur the chance to show the world that they do have the flexibility to suck themselves off
6. Starts the clock on the Favre Retirement Watch all over again
5. To show the world that, unlike all of those other quarterbacks out there, Brett just really enjoys playing football
4. Because what Roger Goodell wants, Roger Goodell gets, goddamit
3. Watching Aaron Rodgers taking it like a prison bottom is comedy the whole family can enjoy
2. John Madden kept parking his bus outside of Teddy Thompson's house and littering the grounds with chicken bones, fast food wrappers and used dental dams
1. Gives the coaching staff the chance to cut or demote him, and make all the Favre Haters' dreams come true
Saturday, July 26, 2008
ESPN PRESENTS, THUMBWAR SMACKDOWN 2008, VIDEO
by Ethanator1088, NESW Sports
This video presents Mike Gyard and Miller Smith. They played for the Thumb Wrestling championship at Coca-Cola Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. 7/25/08. This is ESPN THUMBWAR SMACKDOWN 2008! (That description came from their youtube page.)
OK, the title got your attention, and the video will be mildly entertaining. The point I am trying to make is that ESPN thinks everything is a sport. We have to watch poker, darts, bowling, competitive banter "Around the Horn", pool, and yes we can also watch female pool. Will the kids on this video be making the decisions in Bristol one day? :-) Is this the ESPN of the future?
Watch the vid after the jump.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
ENOUGH ALREADY WITH ALL THE VACATION!
by WCT, The Ship of Fools
There is no shortage of completely horrible crap that ESPN is responsible for disseminating to the masses.
(Just for fun lets see if I can come up with 10 off the top of my head:
1. "First Take"
2. The X-games
3. Chris Berman
4. Stu Scott
5. Skip Bayless
6. "Around the Horn"
7. "Who's Now?"
8. The Winter X-games
9. Dick Vitale
10. Colin Cowherd
Wow, that was easy! Anyway, back to the post:)
But for all of the garbage that the ESPN outlets distribute, there is one thing that they get right: PTI. I am addicted - ADDICTED - to Pardon the Interruption. And I am not alone. Everyone I speak to loves the show. It is appointment television every night, and one of the only shows I TiVo every single episode of. But it true Worldwide Leader fashion, they have taken a good thing and ruined it.
Now, I do not make it a point to say how much vacation anyone should or should not get, but lets take a quick inventory of how much the show's normal hosts, Michael Wilbon & Tony Kornheiser, have been on the job:
- Tony is the third man in the Monday Night Football booth (which is a whole other story for a whole other post) and refuses to fly to the game venues, so he regularly takes days off during the week in the fall to recover from his long bus trips.
- During the football off-season, Tony (apparently) takes every Friday off, as Wilbon usually comes up with an excuse as to why he isn't there and his weekly absence has become a running gag on the show.
- The week of July 4th, both hosts took the week off, and we were left to suffer through Jay Mariotti co-hosting the show. Incidentally, Tony has passive-aggressively alluded to his disdain for Mariotti, leading many to believe that a feud exist between the two (who isn't Mariotti feuding with?) yet Jay is one of the first calls they make whenever they need a fill-in host. Odd.
- The following week Tony was still off, and Wilbon hosted with Dan LeBatard and Bob Ryan.
- The week after that (this week), the entire show is off the air for "summer vacation."
Again, I don't want to be that guy, calling these guys out for taking vacation. They have earned it. But is sitting in a studio and talking sports for 30 minutes a day really so tough that you have to be taking days off this often? I mean, if you got paid to sit around and talk about sports, how many days off would you take? If that were my job, I would be asking if they would let me come in on weekends and holidays.
Maybe I am being selfish because I love the show, and when I get home after work and see that the show did not air on a given day (or even worse, it aired, but with Jay F-ing Mariotti as the fill-in host) it pisses me off. But It seems to me that these guys are taking more and more days off and the show is airing with its normal hosts more infrequently. There is so little decent television these days - and even less decent television on any of the half-dozen ESPN channels - that when a great show like PTI shuts down for a week, or airs with awful fill-ins, viewers suffer. I'm sure I'm not alone, and I sincerely hope that the days off don't have anything to do with any health issues or family emergencies. I am just a loyal viewer who is hoping that this is not a precursor to either Tony or Mike leaving the show, or the show ending altogether.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
WHY ESPN'S TITLETOWN IS THE MOST RIDICULOUS IDEA IN THE HISTORY OF SPORTS
by Jarrett Carter, Stet Sports Blog
Factoring in all levels of athletic competition, there's sure to be one place that produces more championships and champions then any other are.
And you could name it 'Titletown.'
And if you did that, like ESPN is doing, you too could also be hailed as king of all dumbasses.
It would be one thing to definitively say that a town surpasses all others in sports dominance, in which case, it would more than likely be a town with a collegiate powerhouse, and ages-old franchises in football and baseball.
But to foster a competition that features Valdosta, Ga as a possible candidate and field it against the likes of Los Angeles and New York is just another effort to get web hits and T.V. views. Anyone who thinks there's any real merit to this feature besides getting country folks and city slickers amped about their town enough to help ESPN ratings is uninformed.
The fact is that New York or Los Angeles is going to be 'Titletown.' Even if they don't have the most championships, they are the cities that field some of the most popular teams in the history of organized sports. Teams so popular, that neither region or sport could undermine their appeal and recognizability.
Why do I care about the University of Florida's women's volleyball team and 17 consecutive SEC championships? Am I impressed by that? Absolutely. But I am not as impressed by that the legacies of the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers or New York Knicks.
I'm just not.
It's all about pro sports and the cultural fanaticism that surrounds them. Certain pro franchises are beloved throughout the nation, and have fans at every stop along the way. It might have been a better competition to find the most popular teams in every major pro sport, then to lump all sports together in a homogenous, regional popularity contest.
Lame, ESPN. But either way, we'll see you in New York when you crown the Big Apple 'Titletown.'
Friday, June 27, 2008
TOP 11 PLANS FOR WHEN I WIN THE "MIKE & MIKE" AUCTION
Mediaweek11. Take one for the team of humanity by creating a rat infestation
An episode of ESPN Radio show "Mike & Mike in the Morning" is being auctioned off to listeners. Money from the auction will go to the V Foundation for Cancer Research. People bid online in early July and the winning bidder will have the show, hosted by Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic, broadcast live from their home or property.
10. Re-enact any number of moments from the "Home Alone" movies
9. Introduce them to my Texas Rat Snake
8. Crank up the heat and take bets on who gets naked first
7. Pick a Mike to torment, run a vacuum cleaner whenever he speaks... and every five minutes, switch
6. Make back the money spent by selling tickets that come with rotten fruit, vegetables and stones
5. Have a neighbor call and claim that we are the victims of a home invasion
4. Decorate the house with posters of any and all competitors
3. Make pastries with marijuana and Ex-Lax and dramatically improve the discourse
2. Keep asking them what their names are again
1. Bribe my young daughters to say "Those bad men touched me" to the police
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
TOP 13 SUSPECTS IN THE MURDER OF MY SPORTS BLOG
by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool
For the past 48+ hours, without a word of warning or explanation, Blogger/Google has removed my 16-month old sports site, Five Tool Tool. (No link, because, um, It Doesn't Freaking Work.)
We didn't even use curse words. We rarely showed titty. Hell, we barely even had commenters, though we did have advertisers. But like all little-read sports blogs, we had enemies -- cold-blooded murdering enemies that would kill a blog just to keep us silent. (Will we stay dead? I have no idea. Google/Blogspot's customer service has been positively Isiah-esque so far.)
So who killed us? The list of suspects is after the jump. Plus hey, lots of NSFW videos and NSFBlogger Opinions!
13) Don Nelson.
Our final visitor was from Oakland. They accessed the site for 35 minutes, went through a bunch of pages, then moved on. Soon after that, the site went down.
Could the Warriors head coach have pulled strings with local Googlians to silence a critic who has (a) posted an image of Nellie looking all fat and bloated on wine, (b) pointed out that Nellieball, while entertaining, almost never goes deep in the playoffs?
Clues: He's got nothing else to do, so he's got the means. He also brought back Chris Webber this year, so we've already proven insanity as a pre-existing condition.
Alibis: Old people don't know how to use the Internets. Besides, he's probably too busy threatening to retire, or crank-calling Baron Davis.
Odds: 50 (wins) to 1 against.
12) Isiah Thomas.
Our "Isiah Thomas Is Comedy Gold" tag was one of the most used in the site's history, and there has been many days when Zeke's wacky Baghdad Bob-esque shenanigans filled our wordhole. Now that he's employed by the Knicks to, as far as we can tell, do nothing and have no contact with his players, he's clearly got the free time to wreak a terrible vengeance on his enemies.
Clues: Given the delusional nature of Zeke's pressers this year, there's a good chance that he's not tethered to reality, and might think our blog was the cause of all his problems. Madison Square Garden and the Dolans also seem to like employing thugs.
Alibis: We're pretty sure he doesn't, you know, read. Or use the Internets. Or give a damn about anything.
Odds: 30-1.
11) Bill Belichick.
What, you don't think he's evil enough? I'd say more here, but saying his name out loud just caused the lights to flicker and a chill wind to blow.
Clues: Given that FTT was solely responsible for the Patriots' loss by actively rooting for them during their quest for Perfectriotection, the BeliHate could be all-consuming.
Alibis: Too busy running his draft at the time. Plus, when Bill goes for Evil, it's not a small thing. Unless this is a first stage before a blogosphere-wide purge, it's just not his style.
Odds: 18-1. But it's a big 1.
10) Mark Cuban.
The NBA's leader megalomaniac is well known for his hate of any blog that isn't his. FTT, like all right-thinking Americans, enjoy watching him lose basketball games, dance contests, and his hair.
Clues: The last post at FTT before the site went dark covered the Hornets taking a 3-1 lead on Cuban's Mavericks. As a matter of fact, the last line we published was "Karma's a bitch, Cubes." That had to be too much to resist.
Alibis: No one who isn't being paid by Cuban ever does anything for him. Has spent the last two weeks determining the most humiliating way to fire Avery Johnson.
Odds: 13-1.
9) Epic Carnival's Editor, Scrap.
The Epic Carnival editor is desperate to have all of our link-generating listy goodness. Plus, with FTT out of the picture, EC's traffic will groundrocket. (Skyrocket being, well, kind of an overpromise.)
Clues: Way too casual reaction to the news that FTT was down.
Alibis: We don't write about titty enough for him to care. Plus, um, he doesn't actually know who we are. (To be fair, he's got what, 600 writers on this frickin' site?)
Odds: 12-1 against.
8) Bill Simmons.
The world's leading Masshole was routinely referred on FTT as the Bad Tooth, in that we just couldn't stop checking his column to see how painful it is to read now. Alone among all sports bloggers, we criticized him. (You can congratulate us on our originality and bravery now.)
Clues: If you listen to his podcasts backward, you can clearly hear Simmy Boy say, "I direct my unholy army of mouth-breathing Boston apologists to take Five Tool Tool down."
Alibis: The podcast could also just be a pre-pubescent girl touching herself. I get my files mixed up sometimes, and Simmy's voice is in the same register.
Odds: 10-1 against.
7) Kobe Bryant.
We keep refusing to support Kobe's MVP campaign, by steadfastly refusing to see (a) how any team could need LeBron James more than the Cavs do, and (b) beyond the fact that Kobe's an (alleged) anal rapist and part-time loon who threw his entire team and organization under the bus in the off-season. Obey Your Thirst, Mamba. Obey Your Thirst.
Clues: He totally knows that Allen Iverson is one of our favorite players, and keeps being really, really mean to his teams in the playoffs.
Alibis: He's been occupied for minutes at a time with sweeping the Nugs. Has probably been preoccupied with laughing at Shaq missing enough free throws to get eliminated.
Odds: 8-1.
6) Dick Cheney.
While FTT is a sports blog, one of our last posts before the blog went down showed Big Daddy Dick in his leathers and feathers, as part of a strained analogy to what it's like to watch the Pistons in their inevitable / inexorable playoff run. Besides, you can't ever count the Daddy out, given that he likes to shoot his friends in the face.
Clues: There are many, but they've all been marked classified.
Alibis: Dick Cheney has no need for alibis. He is what he is.
Odds: 8-1 against.
5) Roger Clemens.
The Rocket continues his week of living fabulously with a roid and meth-fueled takedown of a sports blog that's been calling him a fraud since before Suzyn Waldman had a hot flash over his appearance in the Steinbrenner box.
Clues: Sure, instigating a conspiracy against some pissant sports blogger would be a hopeless lapse in judgment. But isn't that his MO now?
Alibis: His choice of attorney shows that competence is not a plus outside of the baseball diamond. Besides, he'd have been better off taking down EC. Damn, I probably just gave him an idea.
Odds: 5 to 1.
4) Barry Bonds.
The Home Roid King can't have liked what we've written about him. Once again, as in the Simmons candidacy, this makes us unique. (It was such a good blog. I miss it terribly.) He also can't have liked being compared to low-rent Japanese monster movies, when he was thinking of going to Japan for the '08 season, since we didn't even give him the full Godzilla treatment. But it does show a very similar body transformation and head enlargement.
Clues: Vengeful, spiteful, bitter, with tons of free time on his hands. (Hey, why doesn't Barry have a blog?)
Alibis: FTT frequently covered non-Bonds subjects, and as his entire existence shows, Barry can't be bothered with non-Bonds subjects.
Odds: 5-2.
3) Blog-On-Blog Violence
You don't write lists every day without generating a lot of hate from other bloggers. We're talkin' Tupac v. Biggie levels, dammit. (Video's lyrics are NSFW.)
Clues: It's nothin' but hate in the sports blogosphere. Thug Blog 'Til We Die!
Alibis: The opposite of hate isn't love. It's indifference. Also, we're old.
Odds: 2 to 1.
2) Anonymous.
All of those mean, hurtful comments. The constant sniping. The fact-checking on our howling mistakes and factual errors. We say it doesn't hurt, but you know what? It does. But our stoic endurance of your slings and arrows has driven you mad, hasn't it? So mad you had to have your revenge. You bastard.
Clues: The fact that no one else on this here blog, or any other, gets slagged by anonymous commenters.
Alibis: Taking down a blog would be the biggest accomplishment of your life, wouldn't it? Hmm.
Odds: 3 to 2.
1) Google.
Not to sound too ungrateful here, but this no warning, no explanation, no response experience? I've had better customer service while getting divorced.
Clues: The, um, site shutdown with no warning, explanation, or response.
Alibis: By writing this, I might make them mad... and then they'd shut down my freaking blog without warning, explanation or response. Don't Be Evil, my ass.
Hey, Sonics fans, I think I'm finally starting to fully understand your situation!
Odds: Damn near certain.
So, um... (NSFW lyrics)
Can you stop, you know, doing this? Please?
Monday, April 28, 2008
PATTING YOU ON THE BACK! - ESPN & THE NFL
by WCT, The Ship of Fools
“Calling You Out!” is a periodic segment where WCT USUALLY takes people to task for irresponsible journalism, foolhardy activities, or just general douchebaggery. But today, he is patting people on the back. Yes, we realize that it is very un-blogger-like to turn a negative segment into a positive one, and suffice it so say we aren't completely comfortable with it either, so we won't make a habit of it.
Today - a pat on the back to ESPN and the NFL for a surprisingly palatable Draft.
I have to give it up to ESPN and the NFL for the draft. Yes, there were picks that were missed because they always seemed to go to commercial at the most inopportune times, and yes, there were strange shots of potential draftees sitting in their living rooms looking bemused because they didn't know they were on television, and yes, there was Berman, but for some reason, the whole production seemed to be so entertaining this year. Maybe it was the unintentional comedy, maybe it was the fact that picks came quicker, or maybe it was because the sound was down and I was drinking heavily, but for whatever reason, I was riveted.
Also, Bravo to Michael Smith of ESPN for nailing the top four (at least) picks of the NFL Draft, and announcing them early. Some felt he was ruining the suspense and didn't like it, but I loved it. I think it is always better to get information as early as possible, and I think that the NFL GMs seemed to move quicker with their picks in the early rounds once they new that the information had been released. As a result, the first round of the Draft was much more watchable this year than it normally was.
Some other Draft Day observations:
- How perfect is it that the Denver Broncos pick an offensive lineman in the first round (Boise St. Tackle Ryan Clady) and the first highlight they show of him is a blatant chop block. Apparently, the Broncos had that same film!
- I have never understood the snap-judgements on grading teams' drafts. The whole this team had an 'A' draft, this team had a 'C' draft silliness just has to stop. How long does it take to accurately evaluate a draft? Three years? Four years? Why are these guys making evaluations after 10 minutes?
- That being said, I think we are all in agreement that the Dallas Cowboys made the first unimaginable opening-round draft error, right? How they passed on the 2007 Big Ten MVP and All-American RB Rashard Mendenhall to take Darren McFadden's backup (Felix Jones) is beyond me. This was obviously a Jerry Jones (who is an alum and huge donor of Arkansas) pick.
- Nice move by the NFL to honor our servicemen and women by having representatives from the armed forces on stage and recognizing them. But why the hell did they wait until we were like 20 picks and 2 hours into the draft? Why not open the draft with that ceremony??
- I don't know about you, but I have that "I've Got a List of Demands" song permanently in my head since ESPN played that Nike commercial about a half a million times during draft coverage. I get it! Your better is better than my better! Terrific! We're all really impressed!
Friday, April 25, 2008
FINALLY, MERCIFULLY, IT ALL ENDS TOMORROW
by WCT, The Ship of Fools
The most over-hyped, overplayed, over-talked-about, made-for-TV sporting non-event will take place tomorrow...When WNBA training camps open.I kid, I kid. I'm sure all of you attended midnight madness parties weeks ago and know that the WNBA camps have been open for a while. Of course I am referring to the NFL Draft.
I recognize that it is the goal of ESPN's Sportscenter to find some way to somehow work as many NFL stories into the program 365 days a year, irrespective of how far we are removed from the previous season's Super Bowl, or the following season's opening weekend, but the coverage of the Draft has gotten way out of hand. Mel Kiper has become a daily fixture on ESPN, and Sportscenter: on-the-clock specials now air nightly, with 90 minutes of babbling about draft prospects and ridiculous draft-day trade proposals. Has any supposed draft guru ever, in recorded history, correctly predicted a draft-day trade? My patience for this unnecessary analysis reached a boiling point Thursday, when I saw that Todd McShay has created a complete, seven-round, mock draft. A seven-round mock draft. McShay predicted fewer than 10% of the first 99 picks correctly last year, I have no earthly idea why we are supposed to pay attention to his prediction of what the St. Louis Rams will do with the 252nd pick of this year's draft.
Thankfully, the draft will not be as painful this year as it has been in previous years. First of all, teams will only have 10 minutes per pick in the first round rather than 15. I never understood why teams require more time to make the earlier -- and theoretically easier -- picks than they do the later ones, but what do I know? Also, Miami gone ahead and has saved us all the suspense of who would be #1 overall by signing Michigan OT Jake Long ahead of time.
In a perfect draft world, the draft would begin with the St. Louis Rams, the owners of the #2 pick, on the clock. But alas, this is the NFL Draft, and Miami will probably still take the better part of their allotted 10 minutes to announce Long's name and have him officially drafted even though they have already signed him to a contract. Such is the annoyance that is the NFL Draft.
All that being said, am I going to watch? Hell-to-the-Yeah! I can't wait!
Friday, April 18, 2008
TOP 11 SIGNS THAT MIGUEL TEJADA WAS OLDER THAN ADVERTISED
by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool
Jeez, first Raffy Palmeiro rats on him, then ESPN goes all 60 Minutes on his ass. Miggy, you should have never left Oakland!
11. Kept telling ESPN reporters to get off his lawn
10. Only will autograph large print baseballs
9. Losing range, hair, interest in new music
8. Becoming more forgetful about small things, like his true age
7. Interested in B-12 shots for gout and lumbago
6. Thinks he played with Cal Ripken and Alfredo Griffin
5. Makes sure to get lots of fiber from the post-game spread
4. Was happy with the trade from Baltimore to Houston, since he can't handle the cold very well anymore
3. Stories about his days with the A's keep getting longer and more pointless
2. Has started wearing an onion in his belt, which, you know, was the style at the time...
1. Now wearing his stirrups up around his armpits
Sunday, April 13, 2008
GIVE THAT OTHER GUY HIS GREEN JACKET AND LET'S GET BACK TO TALKING ABOUT TIGER!
by E. Spencer Kyte, Bugs and Cranks
All these media outlets do know that Tiger is in fifth right?
There is this guy named Trevor Immelman leading at Augusta, has been near the top of the board since day one. He's 11-under heading into today...
Yet all you hear, see and read is how this Tiger's tournament. It's ridiculous.
Let's make sure we're on the same page here first: There is no golfer in the world remotely as good as Tiger Woods. He is the Best Golfer on Planet Earth and could very well end up donning his fifth green jacket by the time all is said and done today.
That being said, how about giving the guys who are in front of Tiger a little respect?
Saying he has a chance is one thing; making him the lead image and pretty much sole story being reported out of Augusta, GA is awful in my opinion.
ESPN's Gene Wojciechowski has pretty much handed Tiger the tournament.
Gary Van Sickle files a very similar Tiger slurping article for CNN/SI/Golf that at least mentions Trevor Immelman as the leader. It's follwed by the words, "but a fifth green jacket is in reach." But at least they mentioned Immelman in the headline.
Why the animosity towards the Tiger Trumpeters?
Q: How many majors has Tiger won from behind on the final day?
A: Zero.
Doesn't mean that he couldn't and won't, but didn't we learn anything from this time last year when everyone was waiting for Zach Johnson to crumble under the weight of Woods?
Remind me who slipped into the Green Jacket last year. Right...
Same goes for the U.S. Open when poor Angel Cabrera would fall to the mighty...
As great as he is - and Greg Norman's collapse in '96 aside - coming back from six down is pretty damn tough. Hypothetically speaking, Tiger needs a 66 and Immelman to shot an even par 72 just to force a playoff.
Yesterday's 68 was Tiger's best round. Immelman hasn't shot above 70 yet this week and that's not taking into consideration the other three guys (Brandt Snedeker, Steve Flesch and Paul Casey) between Tiger and the leader. Does everyone really believe all four of these guys are lambs being led to the Sunday slaughter at Augusta National?
All I'm saying is this:
Why not let the boys go out and swing the sticks before letting Tiger slip into another green jacket? And while we're at it, give the guys who are actually leading this thing a little face time too.
BREAKING NEWS: Tiger Woods just drank a sip of Orange Juice... Tropicana, No Pulp.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
THE CHIEF'S MLB POWER RANKINGS
by The Chief, Hugging Harold Reynolds
Yeah, the chief is back.
We're gonna ride the snake and touch 'em all.
Click the image to enlarge, fool.
Monday, March 31, 2008
TOP 10 LESSER KNOWN MODERN MLB LOCAL OPENING DAY TRADITIONS
by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool
10. Ben Sheets does his "Lucy with the football" routine to Brewer Fans who are hoping for 200 good innings
9. Mrs. Brett Myers "falls down the stairs" after her husband's rough outing
8. All of your loser excuses for skipping out of work for March Madness get recycled for Opening Day
7. Yankee Fan throws team under the bus for failing to land Johan Santana, who would have helped them prevent rainouts and other instances of Un-True Yankee-Like Behavior
6. Cub Fan freaks out about the "Backdraft"-esque nature of the bullpen
5. No matter how crappy the weather or condition of your team, you feel incredibly jealous of people who are going to Opening Day games while you slowly die in your cube
4. ESPN makes you feel a little more dirty and stupid for watching or caring (this is actually true of every sport and every day, but you'll notice it more today)
3. Several MLB+ teams have de facto extra home games against small market teams (Boston "on the road" in Japan, the Mets "on the road" in Florida)...
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