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– Evan Tanner 1971-2008
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Saturdays and Sundays. They’re once again about the pigskin. And laundry. And some yard work. But mainly, they’re about the pigskin. And maybe you should clean the garage while you’re at it. Anyway, what better sport for Joe Average Junkie to prognosticate over than football? So we’ll officially continue here with predictions for NFL Week 8 and College Week 9, which starts Friday. The college predictions will be only for Top 25 matchups featured in the Yahoo Sports College Football Pick ‘Em game. Let’s pick some pigs!
But that’s bad news for the rest of us. Word broke a short time ago that the UFC Heavyweight Champion is off UFC 106 due to illness. Something he’s been fighting for 3+ weeks and it’s kept him from training. UFC president Dana White doesn’t think it’s that pig flu going around. From my past experience, this sounds like some kind of infection. We’re waiting to hear what happens now-either they reschedule Lesnar-Shane Carwni for the title or they roll the dice and give Carwin someone else. Geez, and this not long after Carwin went on record saying his first defense after he won the title would be Cain Velasquez. Shane vs. Cain again now, perhaps? We’ll see what happens but major bummer. I was looking forward to this.
Another week of football is about in the books so it’s time to see how our resident pigskin prognosticator fared this weekend. Click below to see the weekend results (excluding Monday night’s NFL game). (Updated with Monday’s results)
Saturdays and Sundays. They’re once again about the pigskin. And laundry. And some yard work. But mainly, they’re about the pigskin. And maybe you should clean the garage while you’re at it. Anyway, what better sport for Joe Average Junkie to prognosticate over than football? So we’ll officially continue here with predictions for NFL Week 7 and College Week 8, which starts Saturday. The college predictions will be only for Top 25 matchups featured in the Yahoo Sports College Football Pick ‘Em game. Let’s pick some pigs!
I missed this as it happened last night, but just saw a clip of what is easily one of the worst baseball calls ever-screw The Danny-FIRE TIM McCLELLAND. But of course Bud Selig isn’t going to do anything, he wants those Damn Yankees in the World Series for the ratings it’ll bring in. Oh, I’ll stop ranting long enough to explain what happened-last night in ALCS Game 4 it’s the top of the 5th, there’s 1 out and the Yanks are batting. Nick Swisher hits a grounder to Angels P Darren Oliver. With Jorge Posada heading home, Oliver throws to C Mike Napoli. Posada turns back to 3rd. Rundown. But…at the same time Robinson Cano is heading to 3rd base-we’ve got 2 Yankees at the same base! Napoli, alert to what’s happening, tags Cano right before Robinson realizes what’s happening then alertly tags Posada, who stepped on 3rd then immediately stepped OFF the base. Should be a very crazy double play. BUT…McClelland, who was standing RIGHT THERE, only called Posada out and not Cano. Replays clearly showed Napoli tagged Cano out before the runner stpped on 3rd, then Posada was off the base when tagged. McClelland said he didn’t see Cano get tagged. BS. Looking at the replay a few more times, he saw Cano get tagged before he stepped on the bag. Here’s what McClelland said after the game, according to asapsports.com:
“After looking at replays, I’m not sure I believe the replay of the first one … It showed that Cano was off the bag when he was tagged. I did not see that for whatever reason … I’m just out there trying to do my job and do it the best I can.”
Yes, please have some long & dumbfounded laughs at this egregious show of ineptitude. If there was ever proof that sometimes postseason sports are fixed to get popular teams and players to go to championship series strictly to get high network ratings, this is it. Selig, MLB and Fox all should have their money-grabbing @$$es dragged before Congress and have their antitrust exemption repealed and the FBI needs to do some busting as well. Absolutely unacceptable and then some, even though it seemed to have no real effect on the game’s outcome (the Yanks didn’t score). This is a serious blow to the credibility of the game and a sad sign of how sports are putting the networks and advertisers ahead of who should be first and foremost-the fans. Remember, we the fans are the ones who pay the teams and players so they can play. And if we’re not paying and watching we’re not buying what’s being advertised-it’s a chain reaction and it makes a difference. Don’t believe me? Look at this season in NASCAR. And while we’re at it, let’s get a new commish to replace Selig-someone who has ZERO part of a baseball team and thus no favorable/unfavorable interests outside of his own. Impromptu rant over.
The sucker punch. The cheapest of the cheap. The lowest of the low. But when the other guy asks for it, it’s funny. Case in point: This clip I came across before a MMA fight. Not sure when this was, but here’s the deal: They’re in each other’s faces before being separated for ref instructions. Near the end the guy in the pink mohawk (Dude…) blows the other guy a kiss. The other guy kisses him back. With his right fist. Not sportsmanlike at all, but still funny and the kiss-blower got what he deserved. Funny part was right as the clip ends the cage announcer calls for security!
I can’t put this video in the post but I can link to it and it’ll be in the vodpod. Enjoy.
Continuing with my efforts to help “Keep The Scene Alive”, it’s time to review another album I’ve checked out recently by one of the more popular chiptune/C64 remixers out there. SO click below to check out my review of ‘It’s Binary, Baby!” by Makke, or as fellow remixer “Boz” calls him on his radio show, “Makke Good!”
Another week of football is about in the books so it’s time to see how our resident pigskin prognosticator fared this weekend. Click below to see the weekend results (excluding Monday night’s NFL game). Hint: There were thoughts of perfection until about 6:45 PM ET Sunday. (Updated with monday’s results)
Saturdays and Sundays. They’re once again about the pigskin. And laundry. And some yard work. But mainly, they’re about the pigskin. And maybe you should clean the garage while you’re at it. Anyway, what better sport for Joe Average Junkie to prognosticate over than football? So we’ll officially continue here with predictions for NFL Week 6 and College Week 7, which starts Saturday. The college predictions will be only for Top 25 matchups featured in the Yahoo Sports College Football Pick ‘Em game. Let’s pick some pigs! Read the rest of this entry »
Nothing against Miss Carano but I’ve found a new MMA hottie that’s the object of my affections. No, not Cristiane Santos, haha, although she’s not as bad as she’s made out to be, but this one fighter currently in Japan’s Jewels promotion who’s basically a slimmer Santos with a much prettier face…and the jit-jitsu to match. Click below to see who it is…
Try telling that to Toronto Maple Leafs D Mike Komisarek. You have to look very carefully for it but in the clip below he had a puck go off his head in front of the Leafs’ net and past the goalie. OWN GOAL. But it counts only for Colorado. Here’s the clip:
I’m sure the last thing he wants to hear is the old entry theme for the wrestler Al Snow: “What Does Everybody Want? HEAD!” Let’s see if they play that when he returns to Colorado.
