The old saying goes, baseball is about 90 percent mental and 10 percent physical. However, we kinda think the adage came around before the sport’s introduction to steroids, but we’re going to take it at face value for argument’s sake. So, in that case, this must be one of the most monumental mind game moments in the history of the sport.
When it comes to his opponents, Floyd Mayweather has never been afraid to trade a little trash talk in the days and weeks leading up to his fights. After all, the guy can say just about anything he wants because he knows he has the goods to back up any outlandish comment he might decide to make. The latest victim of Mayweather’s verbal jabs is boxing commentator Jim Lampley.
On not giving Black boxers enough credit:
Even a guy like Jim Lampley, he praises Kelly Pavlik — who has won some good fights, he beat Jermain Taylor twice, we have to give him credit for that — but they talk about Kelly Pavlik, a white fighter, like he’s the second coming. Or they go crazy over Manny Pacquiao. But I’m a black fighter. Is it racial? Absolutely. They praise white fighters, they praise Hispanic fighters, whatever. But black fighters, they never praise.
On why this is the first time that he’s publicly talked about this:
I’ve noticed it for a long time but I couldn’t say anything because I had to do business with them. I’ll still do business with them, but I’m done holding my tongue. I think HBO is great. But their announcers are full of shit.”
On commentator Jim Lampley’s hypocrisy:
I’ve seen Jim Lampley in the same strip club as me before. They always want to talk about me going to strip clubs, but they don’t want to talk about that. He caught a court case himself, too. But when they catch a case, all they do is take them off the air a couple weeks, then it’s over.”
We’re begging you FOX, pleeeease bring back Celebrity Boxing.
Links:
[MediaTakeOut.com]: Boxer Floyd Mayweather GOES OFF…Claims HBO Announcers are RACIST!!!
[MLive.com]: Mayweather rips HBO announcers for racial bias
With rumors ferociously swirling around a potential Brett Favre comeback, everyone is now buzzing about the possibilities. “Are we going to get one more year of horribly timed interceptions?” “Will we get one more season of John Madden slobbering over No. 4?” “Could we still see another euphoric sprint to the end zone?” Who knows. Actually, Tirico Suave knows and they’ve come up with a pair of headlines from the distant future regarding the NFL’s ironman. As indicated, Favre will die at the age of 89, but that still doesn’t mean his playing days are over.
In other news…
[NYDailyNews.com]: “Hey, Madonna, whatcha doing tonight?”
[MMAMania.com]: Next up for Urijah Faber is Mike Brown
[The Big Lead]: Thank goodness, she looks nothing like her father
[Throwdown.com]: Rampage is practicing his gangsta rap poses
[Awful Announcing]: Dickie V is just like the rest of us. He’s smitten with Erin Andrews too
[The Wizard of Odds]: Art of the cupcake schedule
[Home Run Derby]: Ooh-la-la. Dodgers coconut bra
[ESPN]: Extraordinary piece on the impact of Len Bias’ life and death
[The Bad News Bloggers]: Top 10 reasons the NFL salary cap must stay in place
[FBKid’s Sports Minute]: It’s never too early to start thinking about fantasy football breakout players
[The Sporting Blog]: Weeeeeeeees and pees
And finally, “ringing the bell,” huh? So, that’s what you kids call it these days.
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Now that’s what you call a Worley bird!
Everybody is getting hyped up for the Olympics. OK, so some people couldn’t care any less about the Games, but that’s why here. Don’t forget, the Olympics aren’t always just about grace, power and athleticism; sometimes, they are about moments like these.
Classic commentator comment of the day: “And it was going great…until there. When you fall from the bar like that, uh, huge deductions. You lose the element.”
Links:
[The DailyTube.com]: Not the Best Way to Impress the Judges
Soaring gas prices are hitting everyone hard, forcing many to resort to unconventional means of transportation. Some are choosing to walk when they can, others ride bicycles around town, while some brave souls even dare to climb aboard the public transportation systems (Note: Watch out for homeless people’s urine in the seats. We learned the hard way.). All in all, this lifestyle change is making the general population a bit cranky and edgy. Case in point, 6-foot-1-inch, 205-pound Arkansas linebacker Wendel Davis opted to go with riding a scooter and went psycho when he was rear-ended.
Davis, 19, of Sweeny, Texas is scheduled to appear before a judge July 30 over the charge, stemming from an altercation Tuesday afternoon. If convicted, Davis could face up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
A university police spokesman says Davis’ fist put dents into the car and broke its windshield. Davis was released without bond pending his court hearing.
OK, so there appears to be more to this story than simple road rage over gas prices like we indicated earlier. Turns out Davis was involved in an altercation with the rear-ender, Onyebuchi Odunukwe, hours before the “accident” and sent Davis threatening texts during the days prior. What caused the beef? A chickenhead, of course.
morning.
The babes simply can’t resist mopeds.
Links:
[AJC.com]: Arkansas LB Davis faces felony charge
[HawgsIllustrated.com]: Davis Claims Motorist Threatened Him
Whenever we’re in the mood for stupid videos, there’s only one place we turn to and that’s StupidVideos.com. Duh! Anyways, we found a goldmine of stupidity/hilarity when we paid our most recent visit. First, we’ve got one of the sickest submissions you’ll ever see in a mixed martial arts competition.
Let’s see Rampage or Forrest Griffin do that on Saturday night.
Next up, is a video of a horse attempting a back flip.
Wait, did we say attempting a back flip? Sorry, we meant to say attempting to commit murder on its jockey.
Bonus Giggles: Peaches needs an intervention.
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[StupidVideos.com]: Home
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So long, Seattle SuperSonics
You shall be missed
A lot of people have a lot of problems with the way David Stern is running the NBA. Basically, they think he’s letting the league go straight down the drain while becoming a laughingstock in the process. Between the referee gambling scandal, the end of an era in Seattle and the drafting of Joakim Noah, some fans are simply fed up with the situation and they’re not going to take it anymore. Here’s one of the thousands of fan resignation letters currently flooding the NBA’s home office in New York.
I have been an NBA fan since birth, rooting the majority for my home state team, the Chicago Bulls through thick and thin times.
But the news coming from Seattle is disheartening. I am through with these games, in which owners of professional sports franchises hang cities like Seattle by the balls until they scream ‘uncle’ on a new arena. That’s not how it was growing up watching Jordan and Pippen play. Jordan himself said the old Chicago Stadium was a better venue than the United Center, to which he compared it to a shopping mall.
And so in situations like this, where Clay Bennett and Co., single handedly ripped the SuperSonics from Seattle, a 41-year old franchise; that I submit my fan resignation letter to the once proud National Basketball Association.
I no longer want to be involved with anything from or with this league.
I truly believe the NBA is making a grave, and arrogant, mistake shunning the Seattle market. The over/under for the Oklahoma City team is 3 years for me. Then they’ll turn into a Memphis organization, or a Charlotte Bobcats organization (sorry Mike).
You, Commissioner Stern turned a blind eye to the economics of Seattle, not even trying to cut a deal with the lawmakers. You just showed up to the capital, whining about a new stadium. You are a hazard to this league. I feel for the good of the game, you should leave the NBA with someone that knows how to run it.
This league hasn’t been the same since June 1998, when MJ made the shot over Bryon Russell in Utah.
I’m done.
Sincerely,
Ryan K.
Of course, there are plenty of pissed-off blowhards sending in video responses on the matter too. God bless modern technology.
Links:
[YardBarker.com]: NBA fan resignation letter
Other than gasping, dropping to our knees, rolling around on the ground and muttering “uggggh” and “owwww” under our breath, we really don’t know what else to say about this.
Snyder will undergo surgery on Wednesday with Melvin hoping his return is relatively soon.
“Hopefully looking at a 15-day period, where he is back after the All-Star break,” Melvin said after the D-Backs 8-6 loss to the Brewers on Tuesday night.
Fractured testicle!? We didn’t even know it was possible to fracture your nuts. Smash, yes. Crush, yes. Pulverize, yes. But fracture? Ugh, we’re starting to get dizzy just talking about it.
In other news…
[The Beardown]: 20 decent reasons to watch the upcoming Olympics
[The Caveman Network]: Manny Pacquiao = Urijah Faber
[HotStoveNewYork.com]: Alex Rodriguez is secretly seeing a dude?!? Nevermind, it’s just Madonna
[Lion in Oil]: Best. Ringtone. Ever.
[The Big Picture]: What’s your favorite MLB lid?
[All Balls]: Best stars meet sports moments
[MMAChump.com]: Dana White is a big softy
[eBaumsWorld.com]: Cheerleader gets cold cocked by an errant pass
[Home Run Derby]: Mariah Carey, eat your heart out
[PartMule.com]: John Daly played beer, golf teed…huh?
And finally, Scott Van Pelt suddenly sounds like the smoothest voicemail pickup artist ever.
Baron Davis stunned the basketball world by bolting from Golden State for one of the most pathetic franchises ever in existence: the Clippers. There’s really only two ways this can work out for B-Dizzle, a) he helps turn around a team’s fortunes, dotting the NBA landscape with two relevant Los Angeles squads or b) he looks back in a few years and says “Dear Lord, what have I done?” Either way, Clipper Nation (if there is such a thing) wins big. The fans finally have a legitimate star to root for and he’s a hometown hero to boot. Davis deserves a lot of credit for making such a gigantic leap of faith, but, frankly, we think the City of Angels owes this guy a beer for being the influencing factor in the move. After all, how could B.D. resist this sultry serenade home?
The Oreo commercial’s with Peyton and Eli Manning going head-to-head in a lick-off always give us the creeps and make us a little nauseous. But now our worst nightmares have come true and the ridiculous ads are leaping off the television screen and right into reality.
Roxborough’s George Stolzer, 63, a retired firefighter, and his son, Christopher, 36, of Honey Brook, a shipping manager at UMAC, will find out on July 10 as they battle the Mannings in hopes of winning $10,000 in the Oreo Double Stuf Racing League “Lick Race” in New Orleans.
We’re guessing it’s going to look a lot like when we feed our dogs peanut butter, but odder.
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[Hugging Harold Reynolds]: Two guys want to lick the Manning Brothers
[Philly.com]: Mannings put on their game faces for licking contest