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This isn’t going to look good on the resume


Was it George Carlin that said “There are 10 things men should never do and cheerleading is 9 of them”? From BadJocks.com comes these year old pics of some Indiana University of Pennsylvania cheerleading squad hazing ritual that prove being a male cheerleader is just not right.

Here’s a word of advice to potential male cheerleaders (and, well, everyone else): Every single photo or video that you’re in has the potential to wind up on the internet. The more embarassing it is, the more likely it’ll end up on the net. So think before you take that photo. Are you trying to be ironic? Just kidding around? Nobody cares. It’s out there. So while this guy knew it wasn’t a good idea to participate in this event, it looks like the need to be a cheerleader (I GOT SPIRIT, YES I DO, I GOT SPIRIT HOW BOUT YOU!) overrode his common sense. And well, now there’s a pic of him sucking on a condom. His parents must be so proud.

By the way, we’d like to point out that our objection of male cheerleading isn’t because of the stereotype that male cheerleaders are gay (hey we love Michael Strahan!) but because it’s just so incredibly LAME.

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[BadJocks.com]: Indiana University Pennsylvania Cheerleading Initiation

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NBA General

Is Latrell Sprewell going to have to choke a bitch?

Sometimes you start to question whether God has a sense of humor and then a story like this happens. From OnMilwaukee.com:


According to police, a 21-year-old female alleged that she and Sprewell were having consensual sex Tuesday aboard his yacht, “Milwaukee’s Best,” when Sprewell began to strangle her. Police allegedly observed red marks on the woman’s neck.

This story is hilarious and disturbing on so many levels. First if you’re Latrell Sprewell, shouldn’t you just stay away from anything involving choking? Second, what if Spree was just trying to hit on PJ Carlesimo? And finally, what moron names his yacht after one of the worst beers in the world?

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[On Milwaukee]: Exclusive: Latrell Sprewell being investigated for sexual assault, choking

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MLB General

The Full Count: Padres overtake the Reds



Ryan Franklin gives it up

1. Knocked off: It’s almost hard to remember a time when the Cincinnati Reds were not leading the Wild Card. They’ve had control of the lead ever since the All Star break and despite numerous competitors have not let go. Until now. The Reds lost their 5th game in a row, a stinging 16-inning defeat to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The game was tied at 6 for ten innings until pinch-hitter Ramon Martinez hit an improbable walk-off homerun, only his second jack of the year. The Dodgers, who have won 4 straight, find themselves three games up on their NL West competitors. The Reds are 3.5 back in their division and now a half-game back in the Wild Card.

2. New teams on the block: So which contenders overthrew the Reds to take the Wild Card lead? Well, the outright leaders are now the
San Diego Padres, who beat the Diamondbacks 8-3 yesterday behind the strong pitching of Chris Young. Young, who was a legit All Star contender after a few great performances before the break, had posted a 5.21 ERA afterwards. But he rebounded to his capable form, striking out 11 batters while allowing just 1 run last night. His 10th win of the season, along with Mike Piazza’s 19th dinger on the year, helped send SD to the WC lead. Also, Philadelphia is now a half-game back after another win. Ryan Howard hit his MLB-leading 48th homerun and 125th RBI of the season in the win. And don’t overlook the Florida Marlins as contenders as well. They have won 9 in a row after defeating the Cardinals yesterday.

3. Complete games galore: Of yesterday’s six AL games, three featured a complete game by a pitcher. C.C. Sabathia of the Cleveland Indians tossed his majors-leading 5th complete game of the year. He struck out 6 and allowed just 4 hits as the Indians beat the Blue Jays 5-2. Now let’s go to our favorite All Star: Mark Redman! He tossed a shutout for the Kansas City Royals against the Twins, allowing just 5 hits on the night. He improved to a glorious (by Royal standards) 8-8 on the season. And now for the last CG, throw by Kevin Millwood of the Rangers. He allowed 4 runs to the Orioles but received plenty of run support in a Rangers win.

4. Taking it back: So much for the Twins leading the Wild Card. The Chicago White Sox took advantage of their loss by winning against the D-Rays 12-9. Freddy Garcia allowed 5 runs but still won as he got all the run support a pitcher could ask for. Jermaine Dye continued his recent streak with a homerun (39) and 4 RBIs. Joe Crede improved his average to over .300, going 4-5 with two knocked in. The losing Devil Rays also had something to smile about. In his major league debut, Delmon Young hit a two-run homer. Young is well-known for his infamous bat-throwing incident with a minor league umpire earlier this year, but he has served that suspension and was called up yesterday. The ChiSox lead the Wild Card by a half-game.

5. Tripped up: The Braves showcased their offense yesterday in a 13-8 blowout against the Giants. Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, and Adam LaRoche all went deep for the Braves, but it will be one of Andruw’s two shots that is most memorable. Jones tripped and fell on his way to first during his homerun trot, causing an array of laughter in the
Braves’ dugout. (Here is video of the incident.) For the Giants, Barry Bonds had one of his better games of the year. Bonds went deep twice, giving him 19 homers on the season and 727 for his career. He also made a homerun-saving catch in the loss.

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MLB General

August 30 in Sports History: Ty Cobb makes his MLB debut


In 1905: In his MLB debut, Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers hit a double off Jack Chesboro of the New York Highlanders for the first of his record 4,191 career hits. Cobb played for the Tigers until 1926, and finished his career with a .366 batting average. Although later findings would reduce his hit total to 4,189, the record stood until 1985, when Pete Rose broke it.

In 1967 What is it with the Yankees and Red Sox playing two ridiculously long games within 24 hours? While most fans are familiar with the recent never-ending doubleheader and the 2004 ALCS marathons in Games 4 and 5 at Fenway Park, a 1967 twin bill in Yankee Stadium tied a Major League record for most innings played in a doubleheader (played by guess who? New York and Boston in 1905). After a 2-1 Red Sox win in game one, the teams played 20 innings in the nightcap, won by the Yankees 4-3. The two-game total was 8 hours, 15 minutes.

In 1998: Many people forget just how dominant Roger Clemens was during the 1997 and 1998 seasons while pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays. Clemens dominated the Twins, 6-0 for his third straight shutout and ran his scoreless innings streak to 29. He was a combined 41-13 with a 2.35 ERA and 549 strikeouts in his brief stint with the Blue Jays and won two Cy Young Awards.

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General Sports

Aug 29 2006 episode of Poor Man’s PTI

Welcome to another episode of Poor Man’s PTI. Next week is our football season preview but this week we’re still talking Entourage and baseball among other things.

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This week’s topics include:

  • Invincible
  • Vin is old
  • Entourage
  • NL/AL wild card races
  • Mickey Mantle’s greatest moment in Yankee Stadium
  • Panthers and their steroids
  • Romney Oaks… which leads to a discussion on…
  • The batting order in Major League – Why is Jake Taylor batting second?

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Golden State Warriors

Odds and Ends: Chris Mullin is also living in the past


Not to be outdone by their Bay Area neighbors the Raiders, the Warriors today announced that Mike Montgomery will leave the team and Don Nelson will take over sometime this week. The last time the Warriors made the playoffs (1994), Don Nelson was their coach. Maybe Chris Mullin is going to suit back up.

In other news…

[The Jets Blog]: Mangini Announces Pennington as the Starter

[Bfloblog]: JP Losman named Bills starter

[Out Route]: Joe Horn is a great guy

[MSNBC]: Authorities confirm Pavano car crash

[Press Telegram]: Matt Leinart has impregnated someone

[Cincinnati Enquirer]: Carson Palmer just shot up 100 spots on the fantasy draft board

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Philadelphia Eagles

Burger King parodies Drew Rosenhaus

We haven’t seen this commercial on television yet but it’s genius. It’s probably extra special for Eagles fans as the Burger King looks like Howard Eskin, also known as the biggest ass clown sports radio host in the world. (Via The 700 Level)

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Oakland Raiders

Art Shell living in the past — Raiders sign Jeff George



How Art Shell sees Jeff George

When we first heard that Jeff George got a job in the NFL, we figured it was a Quarterbacks coach somewhere. (Although that doesn’t make much sense either.) But nope, Jeff George has signed on with the Oakland Raiders to be their “veteran backup” in case Aaron Brooks goes down. This is like buying a Yugo to back up your Hyundai. (That joke makes a lot more sense back in Art Shell’s first tour of duty as well.)

The last full season that George had was 1997 when he played for the… yup… Raiders. George had 29 TDs and 9 INTs in 16 games. The last time George threw a pass was in 2001 with the Washington Redskins. He played in two games that year. 5 years later, George still thinks he can compete.


I’ve always said when that call comes, I want to make sure I’m ready. I’ve kept myself in pretty good shape; throw the ball three or four times a week. Obviously it’s different from being out here, but you do what you can. I’ve always thought I should be out there.

I’m just very thankful this organization believed in me and allowed me another opportunity, because I don’t know where I’d be without them.

We cannot wait till Aaron Brooks is benched for being terrible and Andrew Walter is injured and… in steps Jeff George to save the day.

It’s a sad day when Raiders fan forums have to title their posts “We Signed Jeff George NOT A JOKE”.

Links:
[Inside Bay Area]: Curious move signing George
[NFL.com]: Jeff George Stats

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Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates can’t even do postgame entertainment right



Irony doesn’t work in Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates once again proved that they can’t bring in a decent performer when a band they hired to entertain fans waiting for their “Skyblast” fireworks show was booed off the stage. After the Pirates defeated the Astros, punk band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, who play sped up versions of classic tunes from the Beatles, Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel and even the Cheers theme song, were chased while playing a cover of Stairway to Heaven, not realizing that Led Zep is sacred to the mullett-wearing Pittsburgh set.

The 32,000 plus music critics called the band “tone deaf” and “completely inappropriate.” After being flooded with calls, the Pirates asked the Gimmes not to return for their next two shows. Next time, the Pirates should realize that their fans have not come out of the seventies and just hire Donnie Iris to play, like he does for every other event in Pittsburgh.

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[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]: Band strikes out with Pirates fans

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MLB General

The Full Count: How do the A’s do it?


1. No offense means nothing: They have the lowest slugging percentage and batting average in the AL. They have scored just one more run on the season than the pitiful Kansas City Royals. No one in their lineup is batting over .300. And yet they still lead their division. The mystery team is the Oakland A’s, and they have rolled through their division despite numerous underachievers in their everyday lineup. The A’s pounded through the Red Sox 9-0 last night, as Esteban Loaiza continued his remarkable resurgence. Loaiza threw seven innings and gave up no runs, his third straight start with no earned runs. His ERA has dropped from 6.72 at the end of July to 4.82 now after an outstanding 4-0 August. Oakland got some offense too, with homeruns from their best two players: Frank Thomas and Nick Swisher. Each player went yard for their 28th time this season as the A’s pounded the ailing Red Sox. Boston has now lost four games in a row. Even worse, David Ortiz was hospitalized for an irregular heartbeat. The length of his absence is unknown.

2. Rookie madness: Without a doubt, this has been the year of the rookie in the MLB. From Justin Verlander to Jonathan Papelbon, rookies have been drawing headlines all year. But one of the best first year players, surprisingly enough, hasn’t received enough attention. He’s Josh Johnson, one of many outstanding young players for the Florida Marlins. Last night Johnson improved to 12-6 after a 7-strikeout performance against the Brewers. His ERA, at 2.87 is numero uno in the National League. Johnson has been a tour de force all year, with a winning record in every month since he became a starting pitcher. The Marlins are hot, too: they have won 8 in a row and have moved to just 2 games back of the Wild Card lead.

3. Simply unbeatable: In a National League filled with inconsistent, unpredictable floaters; at least one team is looking good. They are the New York Mets, who have won 9 of 10 to move to an outstanding 80-49. Yesterday they dismantled the Phillies 8-3, sending them back to .500 on the year. The Mets featured two RBIs each by Carlos Delgado and David Wright as well as Jose Reyes’ 16th triple of the season. The latter is good for the MLB lead and gives him two consecutive 15+ triple seasons, the first player to do that in 60 years according to Elias Sports. For the losing Phillies, Ryan Howard jacked his 47th homerun of the season.

4. Inconsistent phenom: Will the real Felix Hernandez please stand up? The second-year pitcher has puzzled many this season while other young pitchers have shined. Hernandez has an 11-12 record and a 4.57 ERA, both very mediocre. But last night he looked like the ace he could be, recording a complete-game shutout of the Angels. Hernandez walked none and allowed just five hits in the effort, which came just one start after being blown away with seven earned runs. Felix is one of the reasons for the Mariners’ disappointments this year. The team had lost 20 consecutive divisional games before their victory last night over the Angels.

5. Your future MLB stars: Almost every major league player started out in the Little Leagues, right? So maybe there were some future MLB players out there in Williamsport, where the Little League World Series final was held last night. In a matchup of Columbus, Georgia, the US champions, and the Japanese champions, the US team showed that our country can still win something in international competition. The Columbus squad took the game and the tournament with a narrow 2-1 victory. This gave the US back-to-back victories in the series for the first time since 1992-93, when Long Beach, California took two straight titles. So while our major league Americans showed they can’t beat Japan (who won the WBC), at least our country’s 13-year-olds can do it.