Monthly Archive:: August 2006
28 Aug 2006
Dwight Smith Will Take You On A Stairway To Heaven
As I mentioned on Deadspin yesterday, Vikings safety Dwight Smith and a lady friend were cited by police for indecent conduct at the Escape Ultra Lounge this past weekend. Details aren’t available on exactly what they were doing, but my guess is that genitalia were exposed, and it was being stimulated in some fashion. By
28 Aug 2006
Landon Donovan And His Pretend Balls
Landon Donovan and his LA Galaxy were playing on the road at DC United this weeked, and someone help up a big banner that said, “Landon in Germany: Worthless.” And that’s a fairly accurate assessment. So Landon went out, and he scored two goals, and he shut the crowd up, and he brazenly waved his
25 Aug 2006
The Drunkest Cities In America, And The Reasons Why
Forbes.com has released their list of the drunkest cities in America, and I believe that you can trade the causes for the alcoholism directly to sports. A brief analysis: 1. Milwaukee. You know, the focus here will naturally be on the nickname “Brewers,” as it should be, but I’d argue that the Bucks had more
25 Aug 2006
Guy Who Collects Barry Bonds Stuff Now Hates Barry Bonds
That was a pretty poor decision, wasn’t it? Becoming a Barry Bonds collector? I bet that guy wishes he had that day back. There was probably a time when it seemed like a decent idea… and then there were the steroid allegations, and this guy probably thought, “Eh, it’ll pass. I still love Barry!” And
25 Aug 2006
Backdoor Cuts – 08/25/06
• After I completely fawned over Carmelo Anthony yesterday, Henry Abbott at True Hoops gets deep into the issue of Carmelo’s NBA defense. I mean, deep. And it doesn’t go all that well for Carmelo. • That toilet you bought from the Fenway Park clubhouse? Yeah, Wade Boggs never peed in that thing. Bob Ryan
25 Aug 2006
The Ballad Of X
I love it when people do things like write songs about the sad departure of Xavier Nady from the Mets. “And when the game was tight, we always knew that he’d come through. He made that pitcher take it… in the butt.” Many thanks to Luke Halpert of MetsBlog.com. This is not, as they say,
25 Aug 2006
FIFA 07 Set To Blow Your Friggin’ Mind
From an EA Sports press release concerning the upcoming release of FIFA ’07: FIFA Soccer 07allows players to recognize their favorite athletes by the way they move. The human biomechanics of each athlete are taken into account and replicated in the game because the new engine is data-driven — the player motion is driven by
24 Aug 2006
Just Italy Being Italy
By the time you read this, the United States will likely have romped Senegal, but I’d like to rewind it to the Italy game for a second. Fascinating game to watch. Not only did we finally play a team equipped to exploit our weaknesses, but they were also dickhead enough to get under our skin.
24 Aug 2006
Dodgers Suck Again
It was thinking for a time there that the Dodgers were going to run away with the NL West, and I guess they still might. But for right now, they can suck me. The Padres just polished off a three-game sweep of the Dodgers, winning 7-2, and the Friars are now just 1 back in
23 Aug 2006
A Rare Significant Trade In The NFL
The NFL is getting to be like the NBA, wit all these off-season trades. A 3-way deal went down last night, as the Redskins got a good running back, the Broncos got an undisclosed draft pick, and the Falcons got another bad wide receiver for Michael Vick to overthrow. For the Redskins, this trade is