by Mac G, Mac G's World
It is always intriguing to find out how little some jocks know about their sport compared to obsessive sports nerds. Most of us could rattle off every prominent member of a sports franchise's leadership but NBA draft prospect Brooke Lopez seems downright stunned that Lawrence Frank is the New Jersey Nets coach.
Brooke's twin brother Robin came off as bewildered during a NBA draft day interview before he was selected and I was unable to locate the ESPN video. However, I did find the following video of the Lopez twins rambling on and on.
I do not believe it is too far to go out on a limb for this blogger to speculate that the Lopez twins possibly love to puff the wacky tobacky. Cheech and Chong Lopez have entered the NBA with Josh Howard's smiling approval.
Awesome.
HT:Deadspin
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
CHEECH AND CHONG LOPEZ
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
LADIES NIGHT AT NEW NATS PARK
by Mac G, Mac G's World
If you have ever purchased tickets from MLB’s website, the “reward” is being automatically signed up for the individual team’s and MLB’s email list. The constant spam is your typical promotional type of information that immediately finds my trash folder without even opening it.
However, this subject heading email from Nationals.com immediately piqued my curiosity.
Meet Ricardo Chavira (Desperate Housewives) and Gabrielle Union at Ladies Night! 
Further investigation into the details of this event was required. I love how it included the Desperate Housewives in parenthesis.
Ladies Night
Nationals vs. Cardinals
WAS vs STL
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Nationals Park, Garage B Rooftop
Events begin at 5 p.m. • First Pitch at 7:10 p.m.
Don't miss out, buy your ticket now to Ladies' Night 2008, with The Savvy Girls of Summer.
For only $30, you receive entry to the pregame party,
a Scoreboard Pavilion seat and a full evening of fun!
A bunch of women tailgating on a parking ramp while they gawk at a bunch of B rate TV celebs just tickles my funny bone.
It gets better as the night will include:
Nationals Player Appearances (Rob Mackowiak and Jesus Flores autographs always bring in the ladies. For possible baby mama repercussions, I hope Nats management keeps Elijah Dukes away from this event.)
"Dan the Man" - Diamond Club upgrades (Anyone with the nickname “The Man” sounds awesome)
Live DJ and entertainment (My guess would be Chip n Dale dancers but Nats ownership is too cheap)
Light food and drinks (Spritzers and Soggy Fries for sho)
Giveaways (Give that woman another white Nats TShirt with Bank Logo graffiti on it!)
Demos and sampling just for ladies (Free schwag is cool)
Book signing and presentation by The Savvy Girls of Summer ( Savvy sounds sophisticated)
Last year's sold-out event included (Sold Out? I did not know RFK and sold out ever were in the same sentence after the first game of 2005)
Manicures • Wine • Massage • Samples • Giveaways • and much more! (Wine, Manicure and Massage would get most women I know anywhere)
I kid because I care but I will pass on creeping around ladies night, snooping for blogger material because I already have tickets to the game. I am pumped because it is Ryan Zimmerman bobble head night.
Of course he just went on the DL, it is the Nationals Way!
Ladies Night at Nats Park
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
O's - YANKS MEMORABLE HOME RUN DERBY GAME
by Mac G, Mac G's World
Technically last night's game between the Yanks/Orioles is just 1 out of 162 but it sure was a crazy, wild memorable one.
Events of the game included:
- Derek Jeter having an miserable outing (detailed description later)
- Comeback walk off Orioles payback win in extra innings against a Yanks pitcher who threw at an Orioles OF Luke Scott's head last week.
It caused a teary eyed Orioles manager Dave Trembley to remark:"This is the best game I've ever been a part of to win," Trembley said of his team's effort. "I've never seen anything like that. That's a real credit to our team. That's probably the biggest understatement I can say. That's just incredible."Here are the video highlights:
Captain Jeter had one of the worst games that I have seen from him in a long, long time. His costly mistakes did not directly cost his team a victory but they severely limited the Yankees' chances.
Jeter was on 2nd with 2 outs and the Orioles put in a new reliever to face Arod. Orioles 3B calls a fake timeout, Jeter freezes, and the Orioles pick him off second to end the rally with Arod never seeing one pitch.Top 9, score tied at 8, Johnny Damon leads off the inning by reaching first. Jeter is unable to bunt him over and then strikes out.
Top 11, bases loaded, no out, Jeter on 2nd base, Arod hits a line drive ground ball to Brian Roberts, who tosses it home and the catcher turns a double play by throwing to 3rd to beat Jeter for the force out. Jeter should have beat the throw easily.
Bottom 11, Orioles down 9-8, 1 out, Melvin Mora on 1st base, Aubrey Huff lines one into the gap, Jeter throws the relay home instead of holding it to prevent Huff from advancing to third base. 2 walks and a hit later, ball game for the Orioles.
I am sure Jeter will rebound in Wednesday night's game, the Yanks will eventually heat up this summer to contend and the Orioles will continue to scrap around 500.
However, Orioles fans can still revel in this improbable victory by enjoying the same type of cocktails Orioles announcer Gary Thorne is pounding during his broadcasts, Harray Caray/Doyle style.
HT: Mister Irrelevant for the Video
MLB Video Game Highlights
Props to Baltimore Sun, ESPN and Stacy Richardson photography for the pictures.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
WHY JOEY?
by Mac G, Mac G's World
While watching Game 5 of the New Orleans Hornets/San Antonio Spurs game last night, a chubby, fat bald ref came across my screen: Mr. Joey Crawford.
Yes, the same Joey Crawford, who was suspended from the end of last year's regular season and playoffs for his high profile incident with Tim Duncan.
In case you forgot, here is a video refresher:
Crawford was up to his tired, typical combative style last night.Both teams were called for delaying the game by Crawford while the Hornets’ Melvin Ely was at the free-throw line with 10.5 seconds left in the period. Hornets players Bonzi Wells and David West went back and forth across the lane trying to decide where to line up, and the Spurs adjusted each time. When Crawford called a delay of game on both teams, Popovich protested.
Fan IQ has video of the technical. Crawford's refereeing had little impact on the game as the contest was decided by New Orleans blitzing the Spurs in the 3rd quarter, 28-11, with clamp down D and a fluid offense. David West was unstoppable and CP3 was his typical, electric self.
His protest continued between the quarters, and he was given a technical foul by Crawford, who appeared to poke his finger in Popovich’s chest during the argument.
Duncan actually got away with some over the backs fouls and Chris Paul was called for a questionable charge by Crawford.
My bigger question to the NBA is why Joey Crawford is doing a NBA playoff game period, let alone a Spurs game? Having Crawford ref a Spurs game, when his personal hatred of Tim Duncan is well documented, immediately questions the integrity of the officiating and thus creates an unfair situation for the Spurs and the Hornets.
Was Tim Donaghy unavailable to blow the whistle because his Hold Em tourney ran late?
It still baffles me that multi billion dollar professional sports enterprises are officiated and the results heavily influenced by humans in their 50's, even though common sense would tell you people much younger would be more physically and mentally equipped to get the calls correct.
HT: The Spurs Report for the Crawford Fish Picture
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
THE BEST USA EXPORT IDEA EVER
by Mac G, Mac G's World
A brand new cricket league called the IPL (Indian Premier League) is making quite the splash in India. The league debuted last month and it is playing a condensed, more spectator friendly version of cricket called Twenty20.
The IPL is paying top dollar to its players with India Bollywood stars, India's equivalent of our Hollywood, in attendance and involved in team ownership.
In what could be defined as the best act of American diplomacy in the 2000s, the Washington Redskins have exported 12 of their cheerleaders to perform during IPL cricket matches.
The Redskins team are training IPL cheerleaders along with performing for the Bangalore Royal Challengers cricket team. Here is video of Skins' hotties breaking it down at the league's opening ceremony. (Performance starts at :37)
Some conservative Indian politicians are not happy with the new American cheerleaders as shown in this news report.
The Redskins cheerleaders' stay has been extended and the lovely ladies will continue their impressive promoting of all things USA!
I still do not know the rules of cricket but this sure was a clever marketing idea to get my ATTENTION.
Skins Cheerleaders shaking it for Cricket lovers
Redskins Cheerleaders Extending Stay in India
India Premier League
Thanks to Redskins.com and IPL Forum for the pictures.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
WHEN KEEPING IT REAL GOES OTIS NIXON
by Mac G, Mac G's World
Last Tuesday, 4/22/08, I was subjecting myself to another torturous evening of watching the 2008 Washington Nationals attempt to play baseball as they faced the Braves in Atlanta. (To be fair, the Nats actually won 6-0, capturing their 3rd victory out of their last 16 games)
All of sudden an old face appeared on the screen, former Brave OF, Otis Nixon.
Nixon was being interviewed in the stands by the Nats broadcast team. I immediately thought of his classic, sick over the fence catch and how Nixon loved his cocaine.
Nixon commented that he is the only player to ever play for the Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays. (Valid?)
He talked about how players of his era faced other problems (cocaine) other than steroids and how he had to overcome those obstacles (Um, See Drugs, Cocaine).
Otis mentioned he is studying to become an ordained minister and I found out through his website that he is available to schedule for speaking engagements.
I applaud the man for overcoming his demons and maybe he can be at peace with all the loved ones he hurt with his destructive behavior.
Nixon finished the interview by plugging a book he is writing about his life titled, "Keeping It Real." After hearing this quote, I nearly spit out my nightly High Life in amusement.
Only one thing came to mind the Chappelle show ski, "When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong."
Otis Nixon's web site
Nixon is sober and writing a book
Otis Nixon's Wikipedia
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
NUT SHOTS IN SPORTS
by Mac G, Mac G's World
The past few days in the sports world have seen two wicked nut shots on sports players. Wizards Antwan Jamison's family jewels were pinged by the Pacers Danny Granger during their game on Monday night.
More severe than Jamison's low blow was Flyers left winger Patrick Thoresen taking a puck in the nuts, which shattered his cup and almost left him as an uniball.While blocking a shot Friday in Game 1, the Flyers' forward took a puck to the groin and nearly lost one of his testicles.
My lower body hurts just reading that sentence and Thoresen's brave behavior propels the slogan, "taking one for the team," to a whole new frontier.
Being a blogger who trolls in the gutter from time to always, these incidents had me wondering of locating other nut shots in sports.
Advisory: those with a weak stomach should stop reading now.
Skiing
Skateboarding
Pole Vaulting
Baseball
Football
Soccer
Pro Wrestling
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
THE HOTEL MEANT FOR AN EMPEROR OR THE 2008 FLORIDA MARLINS
by Mac G, Mac G's World
The Florida Marlins are currently playing a three game series in Washington, DC at the Nationals new baseball stadium.
The most intriguing "news" angle is not about the games or the team's thoughts on the new park but where the Marlins players are resting their heads at night: The Mayflower Hotel.
The historic DC hotel is the location of the infamous February 13th paid tryst between then New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and Emperor's Club call girl "Kristen." The hotel has turned into a tourist attraction.Hanley Ramirez, the Marlins' star shortstop, stepped outside the team hotel on his way to lunch when a tour bus screeched to a sudden stop on Connecticut Avenue.
Pressed against the windows, dozens of passengers aimed their cameras and snapped away. But they weren't photographing Ramirez. They were shooting the hotel's stately entrance with its famous sign - The Mayflower.
Few players were amused.
"I can't believe a tour bus would stop because that's where the governor did his thing,'' pitcher Scott Olsen said. "You have the White House and the monuments and the Capitol, and they stop at the Mayflower? That's ridiculous."
Olsen is avoiding Room 871 like his cheap ass owner's aversion to adding payroll."I'm not going anywhere near that room,'' Olsen said. "I'm not even going to venture to that floor. There's bad karma or something going on in that room."
Not all were scared of the sex romp locale which brought down the hypocritical Governor.Catcher Matt Treanor joked that he was staying in the room where Spitzer's alleged $4,300 tryst took place. Treanor actually was staying one floor below. Room 871 is temporarily off-limits, according to a desk clerk who did not want to be named, because visitors were knocking on the door and disturbing guests.
Most visiting sports teams stay at the Mayflower when playing against the Nationals, Capitals or Wizards. I eagerly await more articles like this in the upcoming future and it sure was more entertaining than sitting through a frigid evening of Nats/Fins sloppy baseball on Monday night.
Two weeks ago, the "871" placard on the door disappeared. "We're keeping an eye on eBay,'' said Joseph Cardone, the hotel's resident manager. A new placard has been installed, and the hotel will rent the room when the fervor dies down.
Marlins, Spitzer enjoy D.C.'s infamous Mayflower Staying at the Mayflower
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
EARTH DAY MC
by Mac G, Mac G's World
The third annual Green Apple Festival music lineup was announced recently. Free live concerts will take place simultaneously in New York City (Central Park), Washington, DC (The National Mall), Chicago IL (Lincoln Park Zoo), Miami FL (Bicentennial Park), Denver CO (City Park), Dallas TX (Fair Park), San Francisco CA (Golden Gate Park) and Los Angeles CA (Santa Monica Pier).
The be held on Earth Day, Sunday, April 20th. (Insert 420 joke here) I understand two questions going through your head right now, what does this have to do with sports? And have I started celebrating 420 early today? It is sports related and always.
I did a triple take after scanning through the schedule of events in Chicago and the featured MC will blow you away more than the ladies of the Emperor Club.
Chicago’s arm of the Green Apple Festival will take place at the Lincoln Park Zoo, featuring live music by the Derek Trucks Band, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Meshell Ndegeocello, Chicago Afrobeat Project, Miss Lori Holton Nash (PBS Kids) and the Gwalla Gwallas. The day’s events will be emceed by Kyle Orton of the Chicago Bears.
Holy Crap Batman, Kneckbeard is running things on Earth Day in Chitown? The sports blogosphere's and all Bears' fans favorite booze hound is not only an environmental activist but they are going to let him talk on a microphone in public, on 4/20? I am damn near speechless.I need to find out how to pre-order copies of the video and podcast of this classic event.
I always wondered if guzzling whiskey and recycling the empty bottles was good for the environment. Kneckbeard now has reaffirmed my previous eco beliefs.
Stay Green Kyle. Stay Fn Green.
Green Apple Festival
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
MEET THE 2008 MARLINS MERMAIDS
by Mac G, Mac G's World
I am sure the purists hate cheerleaders in baseball but they are still clamoring for pitchers in the AL to hit, the end of inter league play and eliminating Wild Cards.
I love the idea of on field eye candy and it is a necessity to sit through some of those late summer games, especially when they involve teams out of playoff contention.
Not only is the the Florida Marlins organization savvy enough to still make huge profits by constantly undercutting their fan base because they trade away their stars instead of paying them a fair market rate, they intelligently field one hot cheer leading squad in the Marlins Mermaids.
Meet the 2008 Marlins Mermaids in the following video and obviously it does not matter that it is in Spanish.
I did not want to damper all this Marlins praise but male plus sized male cheerleaders called the "Manatees" is truly a horrible, horrible idea.
Stick with the Mermaids and these type of picture galleries.
Mermaid Tryouts-Day 1
Mermaid Tryout-Day 2
Finals
2008 Marlins Mermaids
Friday, March 14, 2008
DALY'S ROOST IN THE OWL'S NEST
by Mac G, Mac G's World
The saga of John Daly took another tumultuous turn this week as legendary gold swing coach Butch Harmon fired Daly and he was booted from this weekend's Arnold Palmer's classic tournament at Bay Hill for missing a pro Am tee time.
Harmon did not hold back from his verdict on Big John's priorities in life.
"My whole goal for him was he's got to show me golf is the most important thing in his life. And the most important thing in his life is getting drunk."Harmon was miffed that Daly got hammered during a rain delay last week at the PODS Championship and then had NFL coach Jon Gruden caddy for him the rest of the way.
Daly missed the cut but still took part in the weekend's golfing festivities from a seat in what appears to be the coolest golf tournament bar in America.
Daly spent Saturday at the Hooters "Owl's Nest" at the tournament, drinking beer, mingling with fans and signing autographs, including one on the back of a woman's pants.
The Hooters "Owl's Nest" is a Hooters bar behind the 17th green and in front of the 18th tee box. Fans buy packages that include wings, Hooters girls and unlimited beer.No wonder Daly spent so much time there as this place sounds like heaven on earth. Daly is bewildered to the height of the Owl's Nest commotion.
Daly said he thought he was doing the tournament a favor by drumming up business at the raucous tent.
“I signed about a thousand hats,” Daly said. “I love Hooters. I had a few beers and some chicken wings. It was Saturday. I wasn’t even playing in the tournament.”Translation: He got hammered, chain smoked and ate chicken wings. Otherwise known as Tuesday afternoon.
Here is a snippet of Daly's time in the Owl's Nest.There was also a crowd there for Daly, who loosened up as the day progressed.
Daly, whose best finish this year was tied for 60th in the Mayakoba Golf Classic, and his associates gave a news photographer who tried to take photos of him the middle finger. One member of Daly's group mooned the photographer, resulting in boyish laughter from his group.
The golfing Buddha also willingly autographed Trinity resident Kim Geiger's jeans, who bent over and offered her backside as his canvas.
"I go, 'Here I am again. I'm your worst nightmare.' He goes, 'Oh no you're not, honey. As a matter of fact, I like it when you walk away,'" Geiger said. "He goes, 'I like your butt. I'm an butt man.' He goes, 'And you have a nice butt.' Yeah baby, he likes my butt."
The Hooters Owl's Nest
Dalys Rough Week (HT:Deadpsin)
Harmon Fires Daly
Gruden Caddys for Daly
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
COACHING STRATEGY DECISION: FOUL OR DO NOT FOUL?
by Mac G, Mac G's World
Last weekend produced some great finishes in college hoops and you can definitely tell the calendar has turned to March and thus bring on the madness!
One scenario kept popping up in almost every college game that I viewed and it also occurred in one pro game.
When one team is up 3 points in the final seconds and their opponents have the ball, do you allow the team to attempt a 3? Or do you foul them and put them on the line for 2 shots?
If you choose to foul, the opponents would have to make the first foul shot, miss the second on purpose and hope to make an offensive rebound put back to tie the game.
If the team down 3 misses either the front end of the one and one or both FTs, they would have get the rebound and make a 3 to tie.
It seems the free throw scenarios would be more improbable than a team just making a 3 pointer.
As you will see from the game videos, coaches took different positions on the "foul or don't foul" decision with a variety of success.
Georgetown/Marquette
Marquette fouls but on the shot, giving Georgetown three free throws! Georgetown's Jonathan Wallace nailed all 3 free throws and the Hoyas prevailed in OT. Marquette should have fouled Wallace when he crossed half court on a reach in.
Texas/Texas Tech
Texas Tech wisely fouls but can not secure a defensive rebound on the front end of the one and one, giving Texas an open look for three. T Tech ends up pulling the major upset. A step back 3 off a rebound is a harder shot than one coming up the court.
Kentucky/Tennessee
Tennessee does not foul and Kentucky misses 2 game tying threes. This was a strange decision because in Tennessee's thrilling upset over Memphis, the Vols chose to foul Derrick Rose in the same situation. Rose made the first FT and missed the second. Chris Loftin grabbed the rebound and iced the game with 2 FTS. This was a perfect execution of the foul strategy.
UCLA/Arizona
This ending was very unconventional and bizarrely ended up agreeing with Billy Packer. UCLA does not foul then the Zona PG mistakenly passes up on a 3 and drives to the hole with 8 seconds left.
UCLA should have let him make a layup but instead commits a foul. These were moronic decisions by both teams. Zona catches a break by the having the rebound go off UCLA. However, Zona passes up a wide open 10 footer off the inbounds and then misses an off balance 3 when it only needed a 2.
Mavericks/Lakers
Announcers Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson both correctly state that the Lakers should have fouled Jason Kidd when he caught the in bounds pass. Fouling is apparently against the Zen Master's coaching philosophy and Dirk burned him by drilling a 3 to send the game in to OT. The Lakers eventually triumphed but the no foul decision could have ended the game in regulation.
I feel a common coaching rule could be when a team is up 3, especially in college, and the clock is under 8-10 seconds to deliberately foul the opponent and take your chances with the rebound.
I am not smart enough to figure out the mathematical success rate odds of fouling compared to not fouling. Personally, I would foul as pulling off the miss FT on purpose/rebound/put back combination is more difficult than most people realize.
What would you do? Foul or Do Not Foul?
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
JUST SAY NO
by Mac G, Mac G's World
The first team that I fell in love with were the Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980's, aka, Showtime. Magic, Kareem, Worthy, Coop, AC, Byron, and Riley.
I was unaware of their anti drug campaign until watching this video.
How classic was that? The Kurt Rambis sighting made my sides hurt in laughter. The serious 80's flashbacks are plentiful with the tank tops and big shades.
Could there be any other basketball players with Anti Drug videos?
I am confused as to what I should do first, smoke a cig or shoot some hoops? I might even do both and wash it down later with some good German beer.
Here is the best non sport related anti drug TV spot I located, "No Hope with Dope."
Screech's shirt is good for some acid flashbacks, WOW!
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