Archive for April 13th, 2006

That the Immaculate Reception still makes Raider fans cry also makes me fond of Franco...Well, maybe it’s not so much of a beef, as they’re just on opposite sides of a political race. But if things got violent, and they recorded battle rap songs slamming one another, and there eventually were some gunshots involved, I don’t think there’s any downside there.

Swann and Harris were, of course, teammates on the Steelers Super Bowl teams of the 70s. Swann is running for governor of Pennsylvania as a republican, and Franco Harris happens to not share his political beliefs.

“We’ve always been very close,” Harris said of Swann, a fellow member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. “But right now I feel there needs to be a change in the direction from where our national administration has taken us and where the Republicans in state government want to take us.”

I don’t intend to get into any kind of a political discussion here, but I do want to point out that the Immaculate Reception was awesome, and that Lynn Swann took ballet, so he’s a great big pussy.

I... just... well, I'm sorry.

And he looks like such a pleasant man.Antonio Carlos, Brazilian soccer player, yelled “monkey” at a black opponent during a match last month. The cool part of this story, however, is that racism is actually a crime in Brazil… and Carlos, fuckhead that he is, has to have 10,000 handbills (I think that refers to a little poster or pamphlet) made that say, “We are all equal,” and “Say no to racism,” or he’s going to trial. He’s also been suspended for 120 days.

Gotta give it up for Brazilian soccer here. They are handling their business. I mean, I guess the guy can just go to Kinkos and pay for 10,000 copies and he’s fine, but… you know, here, we’d just boo him. Sure, Brazilian soccer will have their occasional riot or outburst of violence, but… they will throw your ass in jail for uttering racial slurs. I don’t know that it’s a particularly good idea to try to legislate how people think, but… I appreciate the effort anyway. It would’ve been nice if we could’ve sent John Rocker and/or Marge Schott to prison for a few days.

Anderson, before he saw Bob Ross on TV and discovered a new hair role model... happy little trees.Anderson Varejao assaulted Rasheed Wallace in the second quarter of last night’s game, as Wallace made a move towards the basket. Varejao clubbed him from behind with both arms, and then threw Rasheed to the ground to finish it off. He was ejected.

As you know, I’m a Pistons fan, but… I kinda respect what Varejao did. Earlier in the season, a Rasheed elbow split open Zydrunas Ilgauskas’ dome, and then he laughed in Z’s face when he tried to retaliate. I guess Varejao holds a little bit of a grudge. I like that. Nothing wrong with a hard foul to send a message.

Of course, the message wasn’t really well-received… the Pistons beat their ass, winning by 23. “Flip outcoached me and their players outplayed us on both ends of the floor,” Cavs coach Mike Brown said. “Even their cheerleaders did a nice job.” But it was a nice try, anyway, Anderson. I guess it’s Brazilian Day here on themightymjd.com.

Anyway, later in the game, LeBron James twisted/sprained/injured his ankle when he came down on someone else’s foot. No one knows how bad it is yet, but… the Cavs are locked into the 4-seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, so… expect him to rest.

Detroit is one win or one Spurs loss away from wrapping up home court advantage throughout the playoffs. They’re 36-3 at home.

Thank goodness Steelers fans don't try this sort of thing...

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