Archive for February, 2012
Longo’s Slam Piece
There's a reason that Evan Longoria is the cornerstone of my fantasy baseball team. No, it's because you can pencil him in for 30+ homers, 115+ RBI, a .515 slugging percentage & 100 runs scored every year. Even numbers like those can't overcome my abysmal drafting and routine 8th (or worse) place finishes every season. Longoria is [...]
Iverson’s Predictable Story
I remember watching him for the first time as a young/tattoo-less blur at Georgetown. He was slicing through defenders, racing upcourt like a human rocket launcher, had the best handles and crossover I've ever seen, could stroke J's from distance & drove to the lane with the ferocity and fearlessness of someone 6'8. Allen Iverson quickly [...]
Renewed Pressure On Melo
More than any other sports city in the country, the concrete jungle has a unique way of defining an athlete's career. No other city is quite like New York in the way they rapidly build up a star and, without warning, tear them down and throw them to the way side. One of the biggest examples is Jets QB Mark Sanchez. How fragile must his [...]
What Guys Should Do On VDay
It's a question any guy in a semi serious to full blown lock down mode relationship dreads this time of year. "What do I get the girl/wife for Valentine's Day?" As if we don't have enough anxiety in our everyday lives, we are forced to put on a charade and pretend to give a fuck about this Hallmark holiday. Seriously, how many straight guys [...]
Upton Is The SI Swimsuit Cover Girl
First the Super Bowl commercials were being leaked, now the 2012 Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover. Barstool Sports had it early, and then the shit went viral with the quickness. I like the cover, but hasn't the whole SI swimsuit issue become irrelevant? Seriously, you can't go to any magazine stand these days without seeing half naked [...]
The Expected Shock
There's usually a shock factor that comes over us when we learn of a celebrity's death. Thanks to Twitter, you have to be extra careful before believing a story because there are always RIP 'enter star's name here' tweets that are trending worldwide. When we learned of Whitney Houston's passing over the weekend, the hope was that is was [...]
What Deng’s All-Star Selection Really Means
Like most Bulls fans, I was ecstatic for Luol Deng when he was named to his 1st all-star game on Thursday night. It was a short-lived excitement, however, because it was right around the time that Shaquille O'Neal claimed Rajon Rondo was the best point guard in the NBA. Before throwing my remote at the television, Charles Barkley, thankfully, [...]
Sammi’s Finest 9.0
Have you ever had to go to court for a ticket, an arrest… whatever, and you see those people that look they just rolled out of bed? Appearance is everything, everywhere! Job interviews, court, how you eat an ice cream cone… I just don’t understand the mentality of some people. You’d have to be a crack head, literally, like this [...]
Linsanity’s Saving The Knicks
Just when most fans, players & executives around the association thought this Knicks season was morphing into another lottery bound disaster, a virtually unknown point guard from Harvard has magically saved their season. It's hard to comprehend what's going on with the Knicks since Jeremy Lin took over the starting point guard role, but [...]
Now, Get Cutler Some Weapons
It's always easy to blast the Bears for the weird and often idiotic way they do business, but they deserve credit for scrapping the whole passing game coordinator idea. I've never heard of such a position, but if anyone in the NFL would try and create one, it would definitely be the Bears. But offensive Mike Tice was obviously put off by the [...]
