Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Overheard Before The Rockets Game Monday
Friday, April 18, 2008
Japaneese Baseball Players Are Wusses
I came across this tidbit this morning....
"A Japanese high school pleaded for a regional game to be abandoned after surrendering 66 runs in less than two innings, local media reported on Thursday.
The coach of Kawamoto technical high school threw in the towel to spare his pitcher's arm with his team losing 66-0 with just one batter out in the bottom of the second.
The hapless hurler had already sent down over 250 pitches, allowing 26 runs in the first inning and 40 in the second before Kawamoto asked for mercy.
'At that pace the pitcher would have thrown around 500 pitches in four innings," Kawamoto's coach was quoted as saying. "There was a danger he could get injured.'
Opponents Shunshukan were officially credited with a 9-0 victory, giving the scoreline a tinge of respectability for the luckless Kawamoto school."
Really, coach? You start to worry about your pitcher's arm after 250 pitches? Really? I have so many questions for this coach that I don't know where to begin.
1. Was this the only pitcher you had on the team?
2. At what pitch count would you have started warming someone else up?
3. What was wrong with showing concern at 80 pitches? 100? 150?
4. Was there anyone playing in the field?
5. Does your pitcher have a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds?
6. Were you thinking ... "okay, its only 65 runs, we can still make it up if we.....DAMN! Another run! That's it guys, i'm calling it."
Side note - 66 runs in 1.1 innings equates to an ERA of 540. No decimal points! That's 5-4-0, as in hundreds.
"A Japanese high school pleaded for a regional game to be abandoned after surrendering 66 runs in less than two innings, local media reported on Thursday.
The coach of Kawamoto technical high school threw in the towel to spare his pitcher's arm with his team losing 66-0 with just one batter out in the bottom of the second.
The hapless hurler had already sent down over 250 pitches, allowing 26 runs in the first inning and 40 in the second before Kawamoto asked for mercy.
'At that pace the pitcher would have thrown around 500 pitches in four innings," Kawamoto's coach was quoted as saying. "There was a danger he could get injured.'
Opponents Shunshukan were officially credited with a 9-0 victory, giving the scoreline a tinge of respectability for the luckless Kawamoto school."
Really, coach? You start to worry about your pitcher's arm after 250 pitches? Really? I have so many questions for this coach that I don't know where to begin.
1. Was this the only pitcher you had on the team?
2. At what pitch count would you have started warming someone else up?
3. What was wrong with showing concern at 80 pitches? 100? 150?
4. Was there anyone playing in the field?
5. Does your pitcher have a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds?
6. Were you thinking ... "okay, its only 65 runs, we can still make it up if we.....DAMN! Another run! That's it guys, i'm calling it."
Side note - 66 runs in 1.1 innings equates to an ERA of 540. No decimal points! That's 5-4-0, as in hundreds.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
12 truths about The NFL Schedule
It has now been officially 24 hours since the release of the NFL regular season schedule, and I would like to point out a couple of interesting tidbits I gathered from the Dallas Cowboys' schedule:
1. The Cowboys are better than the Bengals.
2. Chad Johnson wants out of Cincy.
3. Who can blame him?
4. I'm 94% certain that 76% of the Cincinnati population likes members of the same sex.
5. Chad Johnson will probably be playing for the Cowboys in '08.
6. The Cowboys were already better than the Bengals, with Ocho Cinco they'll just be ridiculously good.
7. The Bengals suck.
8. A study by the National Journal of all things that Suck suggests that all Cincinnati Bengals fans are related.
9. That's right. If you like the Bengals, your father is probably your uncle and brother.
10. And sister.
11. What the hell were we talking about?
12. Oh yeah, the Cowboys are gonna beat the sh%t out of the Bengals on October 5th!!!!!!
1. The Cowboys are better than the Bengals.
2. Chad Johnson wants out of Cincy.
3. Who can blame him?
4. I'm 94% certain that 76% of the Cincinnati population likes members of the same sex.
5. Chad Johnson will probably be playing for the Cowboys in '08.
6. The Cowboys were already better than the Bengals, with Ocho Cinco they'll just be ridiculously good.
7. The Bengals suck.
8. A study by the National Journal of all things that Suck suggests that all Cincinnati Bengals fans are related.
9. That's right. If you like the Bengals, your father is probably your uncle and brother.
10. And sister.
11. What the hell were we talking about?
12. Oh yeah, the Cowboys are gonna beat the sh%t out of the Bengals on October 5th!!!!!!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
10 Things 'Mello Thought he thought while he wasn't thinking when he got pulled over for D.U.I.
10. I went 3 for 14 today. Time to get loaded on peach-schnapps flavored ‘Boones.
9. Wait. I’m rich now. I don’t need to be drinking ‘Boones. Hey fellas, ‘round of Taaka Vodka on me!
8. Yo, Jim Boeheim was a jackass! Just another whitey trying to hold a brotha’ down. Kind of like Isaiah. Isiah was trying to hold Bill Laimbeer down. I’m glad George Karl’s not white. Damn, this Taaka is good. Yo, barkeep. Slide us another, yo.
7. It was just one game. C’mon, no one is gonna remember just one game. I mean, look at Chris Webber’s career at Michigan. When you think of Chris Webber at Michigan, you think of a long-standing body of work.
6. Speaking of body of work, check out the blonde in the turtleneck. I bet she get’s down.
5. She’s slamin’. I wish Pacman was here, he would make it rain. Unlike me tonight. Or Chris Webber in the ’93 championship game. What a loser. Seriously, who calls a timeout when they don’t have one?
4. Hey, Baby. What’s… happenin? Oh yeah? Damn, girl, you got it goin’ on. How old are you? 17???
3. W.W.A.I.D. What would Allen Iverson do?
2. Oh, you’re only 17? (pulling stack of hundred dollar bills out of pocket and ‘flossing’ them) I’m sorry how old did you say you were? 26? Great, how about a Taaka?
1. I’m sorry officer. I don’t know how I ended up in the driver’s seat of my car as it was traveling 75 miles an hour down Main Street at 4 o’clock in the morning. I think I was being set up. Yeah, that’s it! I was set up by Barron Davis. I mean, c’mon, the dude’s got a beard! Can you really trust a dude in a beard? No, no, I think that’s a really nice beard you’ve got, officer. What I meant to say is, you can’t trust a black man in a beard. You feel me ‘brotha?
“And turn to the left. Hold up the sign. Okay turn to the right. Hold up the sign. Okay, good Mr. Anthony. Officer, please escort Mr. Anthony to cell 14-B.”
I hate Chris Webber.
9. Wait. I’m rich now. I don’t need to be drinking ‘Boones. Hey fellas, ‘round of Taaka Vodka on me!
8. Yo, Jim Boeheim was a jackass! Just another whitey trying to hold a brotha’ down. Kind of like Isaiah. Isiah was trying to hold Bill Laimbeer down. I’m glad George Karl’s not white. Damn, this Taaka is good. Yo, barkeep. Slide us another, yo.
7. It was just one game. C’mon, no one is gonna remember just one game. I mean, look at Chris Webber’s career at Michigan. When you think of Chris Webber at Michigan, you think of a long-standing body of work.
6. Speaking of body of work, check out the blonde in the turtleneck. I bet she get’s down.
5. She’s slamin’. I wish Pacman was here, he would make it rain. Unlike me tonight. Or Chris Webber in the ’93 championship game. What a loser. Seriously, who calls a timeout when they don’t have one?
4. Hey, Baby. What’s… happenin? Oh yeah? Damn, girl, you got it goin’ on. How old are you? 17???
3. W.W.A.I.D. What would Allen Iverson do?
2. Oh, you’re only 17? (pulling stack of hundred dollar bills out of pocket and ‘flossing’ them) I’m sorry how old did you say you were? 26? Great, how about a Taaka?
1. I’m sorry officer. I don’t know how I ended up in the driver’s seat of my car as it was traveling 75 miles an hour down Main Street at 4 o’clock in the morning. I think I was being set up. Yeah, that’s it! I was set up by Barron Davis. I mean, c’mon, the dude’s got a beard! Can you really trust a dude in a beard? No, no, I think that’s a really nice beard you’ve got, officer. What I meant to say is, you can’t trust a black man in a beard. You feel me ‘brotha?
“And turn to the left. Hold up the sign. Okay turn to the right. Hold up the sign. Okay, good Mr. Anthony. Officer, please escort Mr. Anthony to cell 14-B.”
I hate Chris Webber.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Browns DB Wright remains jailed on $5,000 bond
A little local flavor ...
"Pearland police say officers were investigating a disturbance in the police station parking lot around midday yesterday and approached Wright, he fled on foot before he was caught in a nearby subdivision."
Not only was he causing a disturbance in a police parking lot, he had the wacky weed on him. Two ounces worth.
I find many things wrong with this story. First of all, what are you doing causing a disturbance in a police parking lot!? This just in, they have back-up there. What could you expect to really get away with. I can't believe this guy was ever allowed to take his helmet off.
The Pearland police are actually pretty proud of themselves: "We had people on the scene pretty fast and I believe because of our quick response time and the mental and physical toughness of our officers to catch offenders, we were able to get him in custody quickly and safely." You got there "pretty fast"? ITS YOUR OWN FREAKING PARKING LOT!! Of course you got people on the scene fast! Next to the Dunkin Donuts, there is no safer place to be.
Secondly, an NFL defensive back that couldn't get separation from some Pearland cops? I know said cops. They truly advocate the coffee and donuts diet. No wonder he's out of a job. Hey, Kenny, how do you expect to keep up with the likes of Chad Johnson and Hines Ward if you can't outrun Barney Fife and Joe Friday? I don't know about you but I gotta think that "running from police" speed should be faster than NFL DB speed. Maybe the Browns should work out the cop that caught him.
Good luck against the Steelers, Kenny!
"Pearland police say officers were investigating a disturbance in the police station parking lot around midday yesterday and approached Wright, he fled on foot before he was caught in a nearby subdivision."
Not only was he causing a disturbance in a police parking lot, he had the wacky weed on him. Two ounces worth.
I find many things wrong with this story. First of all, what are you doing causing a disturbance in a police parking lot!? This just in, they have back-up there. What could you expect to really get away with. I can't believe this guy was ever allowed to take his helmet off.
The Pearland police are actually pretty proud of themselves: "We had people on the scene pretty fast and I believe because of our quick response time and the mental and physical toughness of our officers to catch offenders, we were able to get him in custody quickly and safely." You got there "pretty fast"? ITS YOUR OWN FREAKING PARKING LOT!! Of course you got people on the scene fast! Next to the Dunkin Donuts, there is no safer place to be.
Secondly, an NFL defensive back that couldn't get separation from some Pearland cops? I know said cops. They truly advocate the coffee and donuts diet. No wonder he's out of a job. Hey, Kenny, how do you expect to keep up with the likes of Chad Johnson and Hines Ward if you can't outrun Barney Fife and Joe Friday? I don't know about you but I gotta think that "running from police" speed should be faster than NFL DB speed. Maybe the Browns should work out the cop that caught him.
Good luck against the Steelers, Kenny!
Go Tigers!
Congratulations to the Detroit Tigers!
After being swept by the Kansas City Royals in their first series, (which in previous seasons was grounds for banishment from the MLB) they lost their afternoon game to the Whitesox 8-5. After Opening Week, they are the only remaining team in the bigs with a doughnut in the win column.
The countdown is on! 4 down, 158 to go! C'mon Tigers, let's go for the improbable season. 0-162 will be magical, and I hope we can all celebrate it together on the last day of September.
After being swept by the Kansas City Royals in their first series, (which in previous seasons was grounds for banishment from the MLB) they lost their afternoon game to the Whitesox 8-5. After Opening Week, they are the only remaining team in the bigs with a doughnut in the win column.
The countdown is on! 4 down, 158 to go! C'mon Tigers, let's go for the improbable season. 0-162 will be magical, and I hope we can all celebrate it together on the last day of September.
Phoebe Cates Changed My Life
If I could go off the sports path, for a moment; I noticed that one Phoebe Cates is approaching her 45th birthday. 45! She still looks amazing and achieved iconic status with her slow-motion fantasy sequence in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. This image of her became forever imprinted on a generation of teenage boys, including myself. I think I speak for all of them when I say …. “Thank you.”
"Hi Brad. You know how cute I always thought you were."
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"Hi Brad. You know how cute I always thought you were."
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