I read at BenMaller.com a blurb about how Red Sox minor league pitcher, Clay Buchholz, is now engaged to one of those chicks who hold luggage on Deal or No Deal. Doing some more research on Buchholz, it would seem that he’s the lower-profile Brad Penny, as he was linked before this with Penthouse Pet, Erica Ellyson.
Erica was a naughty girl at school today.
Considering that Buchholz was busted before the 2005 draft stealing computers from his high
Clay and Lindsay: Is this the face of a guy scoring this top-notch talent? I guess Dustin Pedroia is not the biggest overachiever in the Red Sox organization.
school, only to have redemption 2 years later, with a no-hitter for the Red Sox…well it just seems like someone should be doing at least a TV movie on his life. Add to the drama that he would be starting for pretty much any other team in the league, but is sitting in Pawtucket waiting his turn…well the story just gets better. Oh and by the way, considering Buchholz’s dating record, doesn’t there seem to be a great limerick waiting to happen. There was a pitcher from Pawtucket…
This awesome video was virtually ignored, as many had stopped considering Marilyn Manson as someone to pay attention to. I’m telling you it was the new shit.
It’s a natural reaction to rate the people you grew up with as the best at what they did. I grew up in the 70’s, so I’m partial to the movies of the decade being the best. I would argue that Major League Baseball was never better than this decade. And where I’m absolutely sure in my belief is that the greatest porn star of all-time came out of the 70’s . Her name was Marilyn Chambers and she has never been matched.
Marilyn was the first adult film star that mixed acting chops with good looks. She was articulate in interviews and had natural charisma. Even more important than these things, though, was the way she seemed to love to have sex in front of the camera. She had a raw sexuality that made every scene she did come off completely believable.
You’ve heard the phrase she sucks dick like a champ. Well, Marilyn Chambers was the undisputed champion at this craft. No matter if it was lesbian play or anal intrusion, Marilyn always seemed insatiable, no matter what sexual act was involved.
Besides some pictures I saw of Chambers in some porn mags that I had found in the ditch coming home from my paper route, I didn’t get a chance to really enjoy her charms until 1984. This was the year that Michael Jackson, Prince, and Bruce Springsteen ruled the charts, but I will always remember it for being the year that I became 18 and could go to the local XXX theater.
These were the days before the internet and no video stores in Iowa would rent these movies, so it was off to the local porn theater to get your Pee Wee on. The first movie I ever saw at the 1536 theater was titled Up ‘N’ Coming. This film featured Chambers singing some really bad country music (this was one of the last porn flicks that had some artistic ambitions), but the best parts were her steamy sex scenes. An added element to the festivities was that in the middle of the flick, the projector stopped and some stripper came out and completely exposed herself. It was the first time I had seen a hey nonny nonny in person (I was a late bloomer), so the whole night was completely fucking magical.
For anyone who thinks that Jenna Jameson is the greatest porn star of all-time, I suggest they watch Insatiable or Marilyn Chambers’ Private Fantasies. Chambers was an actress who brought real intensity and acting talent to every scene she did. If you are someone who has only seen her late-night Skinemax movies, I suggest you check out her earlier hardcore work. It’s the difference between watching John McEnroe on the Legends tour versus when he was in his prime.
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This dude is the new Robin Trower, only he sings too. I can’t believe I just discovered Joe Bonamassa.
For my newer readers, when it comes to baseball, I’m a big believer in sabermetric principles. I was
Here's a hint on who I'm picking in the AL West.
reading Bill James Abstracts back in 1982, so my credentials are fairly solid. I’m a White Sox fan, but ever since Billy Beane starting running the A’s according to these principles, I always rooted for them to succeed. Then came the book Moneyball.
Don’t get me wrong, I loved the book, but like most sensations, I felt it was a bit oversold. Actually, I’ve enjoyed a couple of other books even better that its author, Michael Lewis, has written. I understand that Lewis was writing the book for people who were unaware of how statistical data can give an edge to the uninitiated, but like a Hollywood screenplay, it had to find a villian. In Moneyball, White Sox GM Kenny Williams was portrayed like an idiot. This was when I started falling out of love with the A’s.
My frustration with Beane grew when he traded for Jason Kendall. Since this trade, he’s made some real interesting moves and I’m aware that he’s working with a smaller payroll than the Angels, but it’s hard to see what the overall plan is. Yes, the organization has some great depth of young talent, but when it comes to this young talent, especially pitching, there is little guarantee it will push you through. No matter how smart you are, a lot of luck is needed to succeed. Unless you are a Yankees, Red Sox, or Cubs, if you sign Eric Chavez to a huge contract and he gets hurt and becomes a major drain on your lineup, it will end up costing you your chance to win the division.
My friends at Baseball Prospectus are once again downgrading the Angels and putting the A’s up
Are you getting the theme, here?
higher than they deserve. As I wrote about the White Sox, BP seems to have a major blind spot when it comes to the success of the Angels. Sure, the Angels don’t value OBP the way I would want them to, but they have enough slugging and defense to add to their generally superior pitching that the AL West has become pretty easy for them recently. I liked the A’s picking up Cabrera and Nomar, but I’m not a fan of Matt Holiday. Look at his OPS splits in Coors Field and away from home. He’s making way too much for what he brings to the table.
I’ve discussed in the past, when I was writing at the Toaster that relief pitching is the area that the PECOTA’s of the world most underrate. The Angels are deadly in close games, which is the biggest reason why their Pythagorean record is generally worse than their overall record. While I don’t think the Angels are going to have the best record in baseball, like in 2008, I do think the addition of Bobby Abreu and the progression of a couple of their younger players make them an overwhelming favorite again in the AL West.
I don’t have facts behind this, so I’m pulling this one out of my bubble butt. I’m guessing that a lot of baseball brainiacs who write on the game overpredict the A’s because they either have friends in the organization or they admire their reasons for doing what they do. Now I’m not saying I don’t get that sentiment, as I root for people I like or respect, as well. My problem with this type of action is when it continually occurs and smart people like Joe Sheehan and Nate Silver continue to look foolish on the Angels and White Sox. I’m not going to pretend for a minute that these guys don’t understand the game far better than I do, but they need to really tweak their ultimate decision-making on a couple of things if they want to come off like they have better objectivity.
The Angels own this division like no one else does in baseball.
On this subject, Rangers GM Jon Daniels has gotten the velvet glove treatment by a lot of sabermetrical-inclined writers and I see some of them really touting the future of the Rangers. I’m completely a fan of Kevin Goldstein, so I do believe him when I read that Texas has the best minor league talent. My problem is that Daniels has had some of the best young pitching in baseball and has been fleeced in trade after trade during his tenure, with the Hamilton/Volquez deal being a push. (I would rather have Volquez, but it’s a fair debate at this point.) I think Daniels is similar in age and background and since he seems to be like one of us, he gets way too much leeway. They are still a year or two away. If the Rangers don’t stay competitive this season, I doubt he will end up being around to see all this young talent succeed, becoming the new DePodesta. (This is way too good of a description of Daniels, as it’s hard for me to knock DePodesta’s moves as a Dodger GM, unlike Daniels who has traded away a high-quality starting pitching staff.)
So here are more predictions for 2009. Like Fox News, I have no bias here. Enjoy.
Angels 91
A’s 82
Rangers 77
Mariners 76
Let me add that I’m going with the Red Sox to beat the Mets in the World Series. I’m not a big fan of Jerry Manuel, but I love the bullpen moves. I have the Dodgers, Cubs, and Phillies as my other playoff teams. No big surprises in the NL. The senior circuit is getting better and will be more competitive in the inter-league games.
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Never really noticed how much the Violent Femmes’ Gordon Gano sounded like Bob Dylan…well that was until I heard Ezra Furman.
Too much fucking time and energy is spent breaking down the Yankees and Red Sox. Truthfully,
World Champions in 2009
these teams should dominate baseball considering how much more they spend than their competitors. And don’t give me the bullshit about how the Rays now get great coverage, too. The only reason they do is because they beat the Big 2 last year in the AL East. If they were in any other division, little would have been dedicated to them on ESPN. Ask Baseball Prospectus who they felt overachieved more in 2008, the Rays or the Twins (or White Sox)? This is why my AL East preview will be short and really fucking snarky.
Most of the previews I’ve seen have the Yankees at the top of the power rankings. BP has them winning 99 games. Here’s why it won’t happen.
They are deficient defensively, with Derek Jeter having the range of Dick Cheney in quicksand and their corner outfielders being bad.
Sabathia was not worth the money of his contract, as his obesity will catch up with him, but he was the answer for what they needed this year. I like Wang (that didn’t sound quite right), but I’m not buying Pettite, and Burnett and Chamberlain are real injury risks. On paper they look good, but I don’t think this is the kind of staff that wins 99 games.
Major fucking points if you can name more than 1 other guy than Mariano Rivera in the Yanks bullpen. Girardi did a great job using his pen last season, but they are going to have to count on a lot of talented, but young arms to get them to Mo. Tough place to learn on the job.
Did you hear that A-Rod is going to be missing for awhile?
I like the Red Sox more because I think they are less likely to have key players hit the DL, plus their bullpen is superior. While I do think they will have some starting pitching struggles, I still believe they are the surest bet to succeed of any team in 2009.
Here is why I think the Rays will fall back in 2009.
Check out the Tigers and White Sox for teams who overachieved and then fell back the next season because their starting pitching was worn out from the year before. Oh and the David Price move is fucking moronic, though maybe they realize like myself that they aren’t going to make the playoffs, so why not keep his innings low until 2010 when they are in the race, again.
The Rays bullpen pitched out of their fucking sphincters in 2008 and I just don’t see why this bullpen won’t go back to being below average. This is the biggest reason for their downfall.
Can their defense be as good as 2008? I’m expecting some drop-off.
Now I should add that I think their offense will be a little better, as they have some young players who were far from career type seasons in 2008.
The Orioles have a lot of really good, young offensive players, but who knows about their starting
It's not her bat that is corked.
pitching? The Blue Jays were killed by Marcum going under the knife, as he and Halladay were as good of a 1-2 last year as you could find. I still like their outfield and their bullpen, plus I do think Rolen will bounce back some, but the starting pitching is a fucking mess. The only reason I have them below .500 is if they are out of the race by the all-star break, I could see them trading away key veteran talent.
It is that time of year where I discuss how Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA system has a blind spot
Pecota does not have a White Sox fetish.
to the Chicago White Sox. I realize that Nate Silver has had a great year, you know with the Devil Rays prediction and oh yeah, being right about the election more than any other polling data was. I will mention the following things that I always do during my yearly piece on this subject. I love BP and get their annuals every year. A big part of what I like about the annuals is seeing the PECOTA info. It’s not my goal to be the ombudsman for PECOTA, but since I don’t get much explanation for why it has whiffed so badly 5 of the past 6 seasons on the White Sox, here I am again to bust their balls.
Let me begin by mentioning that despite PECOTA having a bad season in 2008, it should feel proud in touting the Devil Rays amazing turn-around. I didn’t believe that they would even have a winning record, so they were definitely proven out and more. My problem is how they still tout how PECOTA in 2007 picked the White Sox to win 72 games and low behold, the Sox won that many games. That was complete fucking luck, as PECOTA was offf on most of the individual stats for why the team stunk. More than anything it came down to the bullpen being horrible. And if you are going to tout how you picked that year right, shouldn’t you mention that PECOTA has been off by 41 games overall, during the past 5 seasons. (They have been off by 45 on the Angels, but I don’t follow them as close, so have an Angel fan discuss that one.)
So why does PECOTA (and to be fair, other projections systems) generally whiff on the White Sox. Here are my hypothesis.
The White Sox don’t value OBP as highly as most, as slugging is often their bigger target. Considering the park they play in, this works pretty well.
The White Sox have starting pitchers who generally aren’t strikeout pitchers. The bigger focus is keeping the ball on the ground and not giving up walks. (See Mark Buehrle who is far exceeds his PECOTA projection almost every year.) It’s all about not giving up 3-run homers.
The White Sox have as good of a record of keeping players healthy as anyone in MLB. So despite having a lot of older players who seem like major injury risks, the training staff keeps them on the field.
Outside of 2007, the White Sox have a solid bullpen, which Ozzie Guillen does a masterful job of using. He’s helped by having starting pitchers who don’t run high pitch counts, (one advantage of not being K-oriented) and they go longer into the game.
I’m just a fucking dude who sits on his couch punching thoughts into my blog, so I can’t give you the statistical reasons why these things blow up PECOTA. Hey, Nate Silver gets to hang out with Jon Stewart and Keith Olbermann, while I tell dick jokes for people in Huntsville, Alabama. Who’s the winner. I just feel like I have a better handle on the AL Central, as PECOTA was as mentioned 41 games off on the White Sox the past 5 seasons and was 28 off on the Twins during this same time period. Take the Angels, White Sox, and Twins together and it makes you wonder if OBP is as important as sabermetrics proclaims. I would argue that park factors are not factored in enough, as these teams have demonstrated. Now let be specific on where I think PECOTA fails again for the 2009 White Sox.
Mark Buehrle. I know Silver is busy, but if he can’t go over why he whiffs on the White Sox so often, it would be interesting for him to try to explain why PECOTA is so fucking off on Buehrle. This year PECOTA has him with an ERA of 4.58, despite that he has had an ERA of less than 3.89 six of the past eight years. What Mark does that doesn’t get calculated is the way he kills the opposition’s running game and that he gives a quality start almost every time he hits the Durex. I don’t know how you calculate this into a projection system, but I’m guessing no player has outperformed these systems more in his career than Buehrle.
Gavin Floyd. While I don’t think that Floyd will match his 3.84 ERA in 2009, I think the more than one run jump that PECOTA forecasts (4.90) is way too high. Floyd is one of those guys who you have to watch to appreciate. I’m not usually a scout over stats guy, but sometimes a player has the kind of specific talents that can overcome his periphials. He is the anti-Beuhrle in holding runners, but his breaking stuff is nasty enough to get bad swings on the ball, which keeps him away from big innings.
Bobby Jenks. Jenks has been one of the top relief pitchers in the game, since the Sox brought him up in 2005. Not being the strikeout pitcher he used to be has made PECOTA go south on him, but I have a hard time not believing he won’t have an ERA in the 2.63 to 2.77 of the past 2 seasons, instead of the one BP has him at, 3.61.
The whole rest of the bullpen PECOTA sees around a run or more jump on, which I think is too high. The biggest question I have is the health of Dotel and Linebrink, but with a resurgent Mike MacDougal and the best arm in the pen, Matt Thornton providing high quality depth, I think it will be nearly as good as 2008.
A lot of negative discussion on the White Sox has been offered up about the weakness they have at second, third, and centerfield. They are the 3 biggest question marks on their roster, but let’s look back at what they got from them in 2008. In center, Nick Swisher was a major bust at the plate, while a big liability in the field. It’s hard to see how an Anderson/Wise platoon is going to be much worse overall than in 2008. 3rd base featured half the year with Joe Crede hitting decently, but having a below-average year for him with the glove and then moving to Juan (.296 OBP) Uribe. With Ramirez shifting to short, Chris Getz gets the job at second and while he’s not the Cuban Missile with the bat, I think it’s fair to believe he could match Orlando Cabrera’s offensive output.
The age of Thome, Dye, Pierzynski, and Konerko is the one place that I do think PECOTA has some merit in downgrading the potential performance in 2009 and the 30-40 points they knock down their individual OBP is probably about right.
Put together these factors, though, and I believe the White Sox will be in the hunt for the AL Central. The
Marilyn Monroe didn't use PECOTA
division I’m guessing will require about 87 wins to capture. I was leaning towards the Twins, but the injury issues they are facing with Mauer make me downgrade them. I like the Indians, but have serious questions about how Kerry Wood will hold up, plus I think the starting pitching staff will have a bigger drop than the White Sox will in 2009. I generally pick the White Sox second or third, but I’m picking them to repeat, as I think Kenny Williams will bring in the missing piece at trade time that will push them over the top. This is obviously not something a PECOTA can factor in, so I realize the advantage I have here. The White Sox are the only team in the division that has the financial flexibility to make a deal like this. Oh and let me offer that I believe Bartolo Colon was the biggest pitching steal from the off-season.
White Sox 87
Indians 86
Twins 85
Royals 77
Tigers 72
(NOTE: I plan on being at Baseball Prospectus night in June to hang with the accused. Hopefully no William Ligue-type incidents will occur between myself and the BP staff.)
Sadly, this is the White Sox version of Steve Bartman.
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I know Vampire Weekend were over-hyped, but the music reminds me of my college days in the 80’s. This shit is more infectious than a night with the Sham-wow dude.
From the time that the Timberwolves chose Kevin Love over O.J. Mayo, the critics have been slamming the choice. There is a lot of sentiment for why Mayo is the best rookie in the league
Did you think I would put up a photo of Kevin Love?
this year, but I just don’t see it. Before I get to my reasons why I’m not a big fan of O.J. Hellman’s, let me quickly discuss how statistics in basketball have merit.
In the latest issue of ESPN the magazine, Bill Simmons has a really interesting piece about how the current statistical approach doesn’t really work with the NBA. I think his points have a lot of merit, but having said that, there are stats out there that give a fan a better view of what a player is providing his team. Just like in baseball, where batting average and home runs had too much power in player evaluation until the past decade or two, points and rebounds have been overrated as well. There are stats, though, that do give a better understanding of what a player provides to his team. And now we get to the Love versus Mayo debate.
The most important figure in statistical data for the NBA is ESPN’s John Hollinger. While his player efficiency rankings aren’t a perfect system, it does give a more nuanced view of the game than what you read in the typical box score. I’ve always found Mayo to be a player who is more flash than substance. In Hollinger’s rankings of the NBA rookies, his player efficiency rankings demonstrate my beliefs. Love ranks 2nd on this list, with only Marese Speights of Philly ahead of him. I would argue that since Speights only plays 15 minutes per game, he skews higher than he should, so according to this system, Love ranks number 1. Where is Mayo on this list? Number 17.
Now before you state that this is one fucked up statistical system, let me offer this up. When you look at how it ranks all players in the league, his first 6 players are Lebron, Wade, Paul, Howard, Duncan, Kobe. You might put them in a different order, but it’s hard to argue that these aren’t the 6 best players in the league. Let’s look closer at why Love and Mayo have such different results, despite what the public perception is.
To begin with, Mayo plays 12 more minutes per game, which gives him a chance to score more points per game. The thing which is lost about Mayo is that he’s just not a very good shooter. Sure he makes some great athletic moves, but during my time watching the guy, he jacks up a lot of shit that he shouldn’t. In truth, the best rookie on Memphis is Mark Gasol. What makes Love such an underrated player is the rebounding prowess the guy brings to the game. In rebounds per minute for players who average at least 20 minutes per game, Love is tied for 3rd in all the NBA. Here is what Hollinger wrote about Love before the season.
Scouts have issues with Love for a number of reasons: He’s not a great athlete; he’s not in great shape; he’s had some knee problems; he seemed to tire incredibly easily at UCLA, even with timeouts every four minutes in the college game.
These all are relevant issues, but let me tell you why I liked Love so much and had him rated second on my draft board after Michael Beasley: His skill level is off the charts. His third-year pro PER projected into the high teens, far beyond that of players — like Russell Westbrook and O.J. Mayo — who were considered in the same tier on draft day.
Love basically projects as the new Brad Miller — despite his size he has an outstanding shooting range and will be deadly on the pick-and-pop; he’s a skilled finisher around the basket, and he’s an unbelievable outlet passer whose rebounding numbers should hold up fairly well as a pro.
I think this projection has held up. The 2008 NBA draft was not a particularly great one, as I think the only player who had superstar potential was Derrick Rose. After that, only Beasley and Love seemed to be sure bets for being high quality type players. I don’t believe ranking Mayo 17th is completely accurate, but I do think it does demonstrate some of his weaknesses. While Mayo might be the best rookie on the defensive end this year, it isn’t like the guy is the second coming of Bruce Bowen. For those who believe Mayo has been a superior player to Love, don’t believe the fucking hype. It takes about 3 years to determine who rated out well in a particular draft, but I’m confident by then that Love will be recognized for his abilities. There is little doubt that Kevin McHale has consistently shit the bed as a GM, but in this case, I think he will be proven out.
Kelly Brook is the IT girl for NSFWsports.com.
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Johnny Cash doing a Leonard Cohen’s Bird on a Wire. Sublime.
Here’s my background for why I should get this gig.
I have owned cars.
Both my grandpa’s and my dad were UAW members.
Even this image would struggle to sell an American car.
I drive a shitload because of my job.
None of the politicians have stated what needs to be done.
Now that I got that out of the way, I will outline my plan of attack.
My first duty would be to tell Chrysler to go fuck themselves. They have made shitty cars my whole life. This is a company that is run by Robert Nardelli, the dumbass who ran Home Depot into the ground. Not exactly Lee Iacocca. From what I can tell, there is only 2 products the company has that have any worth; minivans and Jeep. To help the viability of Ford and GM, let them obtain these 2, as neither have ever been able to build a decent minivan.
Next, I would hire away one of the heads of US operations from Honda or Toyota. Have them rebuild GM into a smaller, more efficient company who builds smaller, more efficient cars. Right now the only thing that GM makes at a high quality level is trucks. Since they can’t seem to sell cars to save their fucking lives, it’s time for GM to flat-out copy what the Japanese automakers do. GM and Ford need to be the companies that make the best hybrid trucks and SUV’s, since they are so far behind in the hybrid car race.
Considering all the health care and retirement costs that the government would have to pick up if
Car of the Future: The Chevy Cameltoe
we let GM go belly up, we need to continue to support them. If we do let them fail, it will probably send a death sentence to Ford, as they rely on many of the same suppliers that GM does. These suppliers would struggle to survive without having both companies. This is not to say that they need to have Chrysler in the equation. Chrysler is small enough that it should be left for dead. By letting Chrysler die, we would also be able to have a better idea of how much it would cost our government and national economy if later on we would do the same with GM.
The first car I bought was a complete piece of shit called the Chevy Beretta. The next was a nearly complete piece of shit called a Pontiac Grand Am. So after getting burned twice on GM products, I purchased a Ford Taurus, which had some merits, but had its transmission fall out after only 3 years. At this point, I decided to buy Toyota and Honda cars, which have been pretty maintenance free.
It should be mentioned that Ford and GM have actually made some headway with quality over the past decade, with the former also having a nice stable of fuel efficient vehicles. Eventually, consumers are going to have to start buying cars again, as putting off the inevitable eventually ends. We shouldn’t just let the foreign automakers control the market by letting the Big 2 fall by the wayside. Our country has made enough mistakes in letting our manufacturing base fall apart by thinking the economic idea of the world is flat will solve our problems.
One of the options Toyota offers which GM hasn't matched.
My final duty as Auto Czar would be to take on the generational war we are in the midst of. Old fucking geezers are getting too much of the rewards of retirement benefits, while younger workers have a dismal fucking future to contemplate keeping the Madoff like ponzi scheme we have set up in this country. It’s time for the UAW legacy costs to be slashed, so the US auto companies can be more competitive with the Japanese. After I get this done, I will become the social security czar and throwdown on that issue. More on that soon.
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Late of the Pier bring the electronic rock with new wave 80’s dance tones.
This decade has not been a glorious time for men tennis in this country. After having a run of great American players like Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, and Pete Sampras, it has been since 2003 when an American player won a major tournament.
I bet that smells even better than opening a new can of tennis balls.
A lot of Americans blame this major championship drought on Andy Roddick. This is a column set to defend the guy.
Let’s begin with his playing career. He has been runner-up 3 times to Roger Federer in major finals. If you don’t follow tennis closely let me explain that there is no fucking shame in losing to him. Federer is an all-time great, who is a better athlete and shot-maker, overall than Andy. The only time Federer has been less than dominant is on the clay of Roland Garros. Well, a dude like Roddick, who was born in Omaha and grew up in Texas and Florida is going to be even feel less comfortable on this surface. You could say that when Roddick goes to the French Open his game is clay aiken during most points. Roddick has hired numerous coaches and has generally done all the things you would think he should to give him a chance against Federer. I would suggest that it will never be enough, as even at his absolute best, Federer will beat him.
Some might point to Roddick’s off the court exploits as an example of why he doesn’t win more often. My argument would be this is what is the purpose of working so hard at trying to be a world-class athlete, if you can’t enjoy the fringe benefits that comes with it. Roddick has hosted SNL. I mean how cool was that? He makes millions in commercial endorsements. Oh, and the biggest accomplishment off the court is the top-notch trim he’s managed to nail. His latest is SI swimsuit model, Brooklyn Decker. (see above and below) While I’m not sure if I like her name or not, (it is very memorable, but it reminds me a little too much of other word plays like Cleveland Steamer or Pittsburgh Platter), I have no doubt about her supreme level of fuckability. His recent engagement to the smokin’ hot and cool conversationalist (heard Ms. Decker on Dan Patrick’s radio show last week), just cements his status as Champion.
This alone makes Roddick a winner in my blog.
We are too quick to throw certain athletes under the Escalade if they don’t live up to our often misguided expectations. Andy Roddick is an overachiever in many ways. When you’re grand slammin’ Brooklyn Decker, who needs a Paris Platter to raise over your head, anyway?
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You really need to download some Girl Talk. You will thank me later.
To be an NFL quarterback you need to believe your ass don’t smell. Or maybe that should read
I'm not saying Jay Cutler is a baby, but...
shit don’t stink. Look, I’ve never completely understood the analogy, but I think you get the point. Quarterback is a confidence game and you have to inspire your teammates to believe you are the fucking man! Yeah! Which brings us to Jay Cutler.
Jay obviously believes in himself. The dude went to Denver and early on said he had a better arm than John Elway. Now that takes a major league nutsack, you know making this claim in a city where old horse mouth Elway is considered more golden than a shower by R. Kelly. Here’s the deal, though, Jay’s mainly backed it up. While his fellow class of 2006 quarterbacks, Vince Young and Matt Leinhart, were sitting the pine last season, the lower drafted Cutler was racking up big numbers with the Broncos.
Unlike Young and Leinhart, Cutler didn’t play at Texas or USC, he played at Vanderbilt. In the college football world, Vanderbilt is fucking pathetic. Not even the most optimistic Vandy player believes that their bungholes don’t reek. (Once again, I’m not sure about this analogy.) People shouldn’t be surprised that Cutler was really defensive in the way he was treated. The guy was so lightly regarded that he ended up playing at Vandy. Obviously the guy has got a major cow chip on his shoulder.
Here is why Cutler reminds me of Jeff George. Both of them have major guns. Both of them are
Tasty Fucking Mullet
from Indiana. Both have really bad hair style instincts. And both of them are not team first players. Despite having the best arm in the league, George ended up being shipped around from team to team, because of this trait. It remains to be seen if Cutler will follow in his native Hoosier’s footsteps. Either way, the Broncos better resolve their problems between the new coach and Cutler because there ain’t anybody out there that could even sniff his fucking jockstrap. (Not a fan of that analogy, either.)
Hey, maybe someone needs to check and see what Tommy Maddox is up to. You know, just to be safe.
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After this disturbing post, here is your blissful reward. Scarlett.
Here is more rewards. The very sexy Rocco DeLuca video for Colorful.
Haven’t Rangers fans suffered enough? Yeah, I know it’s an easy topic, but come on. The guy was the worst President of my lifetime. Was one of the worst team presidents. Why do this to the people of Arlington? Sure, he won’t be much worse than what the Rangers usually put up on the mound, but still, didn’t we decide a while ago that this asshole was to be sent to Crawford, never to be heard from again? If you want to put up an a-hole to throw out the first pitch, why not have Roger Clemens do the job? At least he could demonstrate some skills to their younger pitchers.
Photo Shoot-Steroid Shoot. (Suprising fact: After photo taken, Debbie whipped the bat at Mike Piazza, who just happened to be walking by.
Of course, Bush will probably sit with GM Jon Daniels and discuss his litany of fuck-ups, while Daniels will retort with how the Rangers could have a pitching staff that includes Edison Volquez, John Danks, Armando Galarraga, and Chris Young. All 4 of these former Ranger starters had ERA’s under 4.00 in 2008, while the best starter they had in 2008 was Vincent Padilla, with an ERA of 4.74. Really, it’s fucking amazing that Daniels has a job. His track record so far is so bad that Dubya considered him for the job of FEMA director. Way to go, Brownie, I mean Dannie. (I know that the Rangers have a promising group of young pitchers in their farm system, but they ain’t as promising as the 4 guys that Daniels traded. These 4 pitchers have been highly successful on the major league level.)
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Here’s a great tune by Elbow. In the A3/THE THE vein.
undisputed champion at this craft. No matter if it was lesbian play or anal intrusion, Marilyn always seemed insatiable, no matter what sexual act was involved.
