October 30, 2010
David Stern is the Worst Thing to Happen to the NBA
David Stern has been talking of creating a division for the NBA in Europe. He thinks it will be a five team division and that people will love it. That is STUPID. There aren't even enough good players to fill the current rosters and now he wants to expand to Europe where there are already professional basketball leagues. What a tool. This dude is a tyrant and I for one cannot wait until he leaves the NBA alone. Stop making your athletes act like they are someone they aren't. Stop fining people for expressing facts about how HORRENDOUS your refs are. STOP BEING A DOUCHE BAG DAVID STERN. Nobody likes you, at all, not even your family. That is all. Loser.
October 25, 2010
Diego Forlan
Dude went nuts earlier this summer.
Diego Forlan
World Cup Memories
Nah, I was playin. Here they are.
Diego Forlan
World Cup Memories
Nah, I was playin. Here they are.
October 21, 2010
Wayne Rooney: Champ or Chump
For those of you living under the rock that is the southern United States, Wayne Rooney striker extraordinaire, wants out of Manchester United. If you don't know about Manchester United then I'm not quite sure why you are still reading. I'd have tuned out by now. There are two general theories on why Rooney wants out.
Theory 1: For the love of money. Basically it's about weekly wages. Right now at Man U the 24 year old makes roughly $140,000 per week (yes football/soccer is for real people). However if he were to switch clubs to say a Real Madrid or Manchester City (god forbid, the powder blue bastards), he could bring in almost twice that. While I feel that this factors into his decision in no small way, I'm not inclined to believe this because of his own words. Which brings us to theory two.
Theory 2: He wants to win. Here is Rooney's statement, "It is absolutely true that my agent and I have had a number of meetings with the club about a new contract. During those meetings in August I asked for assurances about the continued ability of the club to attract the top players in the world. I have never had anything but complete respect for MUFC. How could I not have done given its fantastic history and especially the last six years in which I have been lucky to play a part? For me its all about winning trophies - as the club has always done under Sir Alex. Because of that I think the questions I was asking were justified." Sounds reasonable to me. Rooney, sensing the slight decline of Man U, wanted to know that talent was going to be brought in to better the team. It seems as if that was not promised. This brings me to my thoughts as a fan of this club.
Is this Sir Alex Ferguson's fault? As blasphemous as that question may be, I think it is valid. For those of you who don't know the back story here, Sir Alex has won Premier League Manager of the Year nine times (most in history), he has won the Premier League 11 times, he has won the European Cup twice, oh and he was KNIGHTED for contributions to the game. He has credentials that would make any rapper jealous. Read that one more time. HE WAS KNIGHTED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GAME. Granted that game is football, but still. Back to the topic at hand. I truly feel Fergie (stop it. I know what you are thinking) is to blame for this. He is well-known for not allowing players to be bigger than the franchise but this has led to many major losses, the most recent of which Cristiano Ronaldo, we have yet to bounce back from. Our team is old with not enough young talent. I like Anderson but he is like Nick Young, he has no understanding of the game. He distributes too many errant passes that kill possession for us. Chicharito is gonna be a baller, but we already know we will be fine at striker even without Rooney. Our defense looks incredibly shaky even with Rio Ferdinand healthy, but even so, we shouldn't be losing with the firepower that we have up front. Which leaves us with the midfield. Another one of the youngsters is Nani. Certified baller status. I really enjoy watching him play, he learned a lot from Ronaldo and it is really showing through now. After Nani, our two most reliable, and some would argue the only two serviceable midfielders are Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes. They are 36 and 35 respectively. Point is, Sir Alex has let this team gradually get older without having any youngsters in place to take over. He's slipping a little. He has done amazing things for this club and he shouldn't be forced out, but there have been signs. Not only is Manchester United sitting at 4th in the league currently, but over the past seven years some major players have fled the club. David Beckham, Ruud Van Nistlerooy, Carlos Tevez, and Cristiano Ronaldo all left on less than favorable terms with the manager. Although with Ronaldo, Ferguson wasn't upset as much as he was resigned to the fact that Ronaldo wanted to play for Real Madrid.
With all that said, I think it will be good to sell Rooney. Hopefully not to Manchester City but getting some money back and being able to buy some young talent will certainly start to change the downward trend at Man U. Let's just hope the Glazer's open up that pocketbook.
I leave you with the best commercial series ever.
Joga Bonito Brazil
Joga Bonito Zlatan Ibrahimovic vs Cristiano Ronaldo
Joga Bonito Thierry Henry
Update: Rooney resigned with Man U for another five years. This either means his worries were appeased by management and we are going to sign new players to make the team better, or that we have spent our money on Rooney and are just counting on an old team to get younger.
Theory 1: For the love of money. Basically it's about weekly wages. Right now at Man U the 24 year old makes roughly $140,000 per week (yes football/soccer is for real people). However if he were to switch clubs to say a Real Madrid or Manchester City (god forbid, the powder blue bastards), he could bring in almost twice that. While I feel that this factors into his decision in no small way, I'm not inclined to believe this because of his own words. Which brings us to theory two.
Theory 2: He wants to win. Here is Rooney's statement, "It is absolutely true that my agent and I have had a number of meetings with the club about a new contract. During those meetings in August I asked for assurances about the continued ability of the club to attract the top players in the world. I have never had anything but complete respect for MUFC. How could I not have done given its fantastic history and especially the last six years in which I have been lucky to play a part? For me its all about winning trophies - as the club has always done under Sir Alex. Because of that I think the questions I was asking were justified." Sounds reasonable to me. Rooney, sensing the slight decline of Man U, wanted to know that talent was going to be brought in to better the team. It seems as if that was not promised. This brings me to my thoughts as a fan of this club.
Is this Sir Alex Ferguson's fault? As blasphemous as that question may be, I think it is valid. For those of you who don't know the back story here, Sir Alex has won Premier League Manager of the Year nine times (most in history), he has won the Premier League 11 times, he has won the European Cup twice, oh and he was KNIGHTED for contributions to the game. He has credentials that would make any rapper jealous. Read that one more time. HE WAS KNIGHTED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GAME. Granted that game is football, but still. Back to the topic at hand. I truly feel Fergie (stop it. I know what you are thinking) is to blame for this. He is well-known for not allowing players to be bigger than the franchise but this has led to many major losses, the most recent of which Cristiano Ronaldo, we have yet to bounce back from. Our team is old with not enough young talent. I like Anderson but he is like Nick Young, he has no understanding of the game. He distributes too many errant passes that kill possession for us. Chicharito is gonna be a baller, but we already know we will be fine at striker even without Rooney. Our defense looks incredibly shaky even with Rio Ferdinand healthy, but even so, we shouldn't be losing with the firepower that we have up front. Which leaves us with the midfield. Another one of the youngsters is Nani. Certified baller status. I really enjoy watching him play, he learned a lot from Ronaldo and it is really showing through now. After Nani, our two most reliable, and some would argue the only two serviceable midfielders are Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes. They are 36 and 35 respectively. Point is, Sir Alex has let this team gradually get older without having any youngsters in place to take over. He's slipping a little. He has done amazing things for this club and he shouldn't be forced out, but there have been signs. Not only is Manchester United sitting at 4th in the league currently, but over the past seven years some major players have fled the club. David Beckham, Ruud Van Nistlerooy, Carlos Tevez, and Cristiano Ronaldo all left on less than favorable terms with the manager. Although with Ronaldo, Ferguson wasn't upset as much as he was resigned to the fact that Ronaldo wanted to play for Real Madrid.
With all that said, I think it will be good to sell Rooney. Hopefully not to Manchester City but getting some money back and being able to buy some young talent will certainly start to change the downward trend at Man U. Let's just hope the Glazer's open up that pocketbook.
I leave you with the best commercial series ever.
Joga Bonito Brazil
Joga Bonito Zlatan Ibrahimovic vs Cristiano Ronaldo
Joga Bonito Thierry Henry
Update: Rooney resigned with Man U for another five years. This either means his worries were appeased by management and we are going to sign new players to make the team better, or that we have spent our money on Rooney and are just counting on an old team to get younger.
October 17, 2010
NFC LEast Week 6 Preview
Sitting pretty at the top of the NFC East is everyone but Dallas. AHAHAHHAHA. Super Bowl baby. But I digress. Before I tune out some of my readers let me clarify, this division is winnable for every team in it. Except for maybe the Redskins. As my Redskins readers now go from laughing to closing their internet browsers, let me clarify again. The last two times we played a full game against a starting QB, we lost. That includes a loss to Sam Bradford. I'm not sure if we can count on knocking out every starting QB the rest of the way, but it certainly is worth a try. The Eagles should be fine when Vick comes back, and the Cowboys SHOULD be fine, but aren't. Either way, I stand by my 7 win total for the Skins. Something just doesn't feel right. I guess I should say things don't feel different when I watch the Skins play, and that's not good.
Week 6 Predictions
Indianapolis 17 - Redskins 10 -- For some reason I don't see a high scoring game. Call me crazy. Or just look at the scores from the past two games. We are grinding them out. I just don't see a win.
Dallas 21 - Minnesota 17 -- Dallas can't possibly be as bad as they seem... Can they?
Atlanta 17 - Philadelphia 12 -- Kevin Kolb sucks. I can't wait until Vick is starting again.
NY Giants 31 - Detroit 24 -- I don't think either team can really stop the other consistently. However this does leave Eli in first place, and while I admitted it was a possibility before the season, this doesn't feel right.
Week 6 Predictions
Indianapolis 17 - Redskins 10 -- For some reason I don't see a high scoring game. Call me crazy. Or just look at the scores from the past two games. We are grinding them out. I just don't see a win.
Dallas 21 - Minnesota 17 -- Dallas can't possibly be as bad as they seem... Can they?
Atlanta 17 - Philadelphia 12 -- Kevin Kolb sucks. I can't wait until Vick is starting again.
NY Giants 31 - Detroit 24 -- I don't think either team can really stop the other consistently. However this does leave Eli in first place, and while I admitted it was a possibility before the season, this doesn't feel right.
Sick Song Saturday
Those of you who have been around me long enough know I am prone to many boisterous and bold claims. The most consistent of which, my claim that Cormega is the greatest rapper ever, generally falls on deaf ears even though I feel it is not the least bit bold. Generally these claims end with me throwing up my hands in disgust and agreed that Cormega is the greatest rapper ever in MY opinion. I truly don't feel you can get a good feel for him as a rapper unless you hear everything. I recommend giving a listen to every verse of his you can find. Right now I leave you with one of my favorite songs and one of his better verses... Keep in mind, neither is his best work, just what I have been listening to recently. That's how dope this dude is... or in his words "Rhymes so dope I hope I make it through customs"
"I paint a picture vividly as if Picasso's spirit entered me/ Staring at the heavens/ Secluded in a tinted jeep/ I'm sick of hearing eulogies/ I realize my/ Nigga Blue is a reminder of my past like Greek ruins yet his seed keeps blooming/ Unaffected by police intrusions/ Or street illusions we were consumed with/ I've even grown away from/ people I grew with/ I mean we cool but I don't need the bullshit/ My mood could switch easily/ From smooth to ruthless/ We ain't built the same so mind games are useless/ Time's change/ Like the climate/ I changed/ Check the forecast/ I reign (rain)."
Cormega - The Saga (The Realness) <-- Dope song
And the illest verse of the decade goes to Mega... 3rd verse by the way but give Lake a listen as well.
"Niggas rap about the game but never been in it/ Mega's equivalent to Eric Dickerson/ Incredibly gifted/ The thoroughest lyrics since the era of Sega Genesis/ Float like a Pegasus/ my potential is infinite/ I was blessed with a gift to spit so hard and strenuous/ It resonates through prison gates and halls of tenements/ Where dealers rise and fall like temperatures/ Cold bodies make the block hot as Caribbeans its real in the field/ Serious I got a myriad of skills/ You aint feelin me/ Do you/ I'll do me and you ain't gotta deal with it/ That G-O-Rilla shit had Lake and me facing sentences that's continuous/ So I send what I can/ Or visit friends in the 'pen like ink/ The streets know who the realest is/ We go deep like syringes/ and bring heat like Shaquille and them/ I drop jewels and rock clearer ones and popped many guns/ On the block when we chopped and measured up" Seriously... illest verse.
Cormega & Lake - The Oath (My Brother's Keeper)
"I paint a picture vividly as if Picasso's spirit entered me/ Staring at the heavens/ Secluded in a tinted jeep/ I'm sick of hearing eulogies/ I realize my/ Nigga Blue is a reminder of my past like Greek ruins yet his seed keeps blooming/ Unaffected by police intrusions/ Or street illusions we were consumed with/ I've even grown away from/ people I grew with/ I mean we cool but I don't need the bullshit/ My mood could switch easily/ From smooth to ruthless/ We ain't built the same so mind games are useless/ Time's change/ Like the climate/ I changed/ Check the forecast/ I reign (rain)."
Cormega - The Saga (The Realness) <-- Dope song
And the illest verse of the decade goes to Mega... 3rd verse by the way but give Lake a listen as well.
"Niggas rap about the game but never been in it/ Mega's equivalent to Eric Dickerson/ Incredibly gifted/ The thoroughest lyrics since the era of Sega Genesis/ Float like a Pegasus/ my potential is infinite/ I was blessed with a gift to spit so hard and strenuous/ It resonates through prison gates and halls of tenements/ Where dealers rise and fall like temperatures/ Cold bodies make the block hot as Caribbeans its real in the field/ Serious I got a myriad of skills/ You aint feelin me/ Do you/ I'll do me and you ain't gotta deal with it/ That G-O-Rilla shit had Lake and me facing sentences that's continuous/ So I send what I can/ Or visit friends in the 'pen like ink/ The streets know who the realest is/ We go deep like syringes/ and bring heat like Shaquille and them/ I drop jewels and rock clearer ones and popped many guns/ On the block when we chopped and measured up" Seriously... illest verse.
Cormega & Lake - The Oath (My Brother's Keeper)
October 1, 2010
Michael Vick
Michael Vick is playing absurdly well right now if you were not aware. I shiver to think what he is going to do to the Redskins this weekend. The only thing I will say is that with everything that is surrounding this game, there is absolutely no predicting what will happen. But that is not what this is about. This is about Michael Vick the person, and how many do not approve of the opporunity he has been given. I've talked about this issue many times over and my thoughts have been best summed up by ESPN comedian, Bill Simmons.
"If Vick didn't pay a reasonable price for his sins, it would be one thing. But he torched his career, blew a lucrative contract, went bankrupt, spent 19 months in prison and became a public pariah. That wasn't a reasonable price? Every prison sentence has four goals: remove a lawbreaking person from society; assess an appropriate penalty; incarcerate the individual as a deterrence from ever breaking the law again; and hopefully, rehabilitate him or her to become a contributing and upstanding member of society. With Vick, the first three goals were accomplished. The fourth goal seems to have been accomplished. What more do you want? Deny him a chance to make a living? Under what constitutional umbrella? The man paid his price."
That's all there really is to say in my not so humble opinion.
Article here in it's entirety.
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