Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple hours (or at the movie theater seeing Space Chimps), you know that arguably the greatest right-handed hitter of all time was just traded where else but Los Angeles. The Dodgers desperately needed a power bat in the middle of the lineup (they haven’t [...]
Archive for July, 2008
27 Jul
Man Crush of the Week
You know how much it frustrates you that girls always seem to be attracted to the bad boys? You know, the ones that smoke, ride motorcycles, and wear leather jackets? Ok, maybe we’re not in the days of The Fonz anymore, but today’s women seem to be attracted to the jerk who goes to the [...]
24 Jul
We Got Next
Is it just me, or is the WNBA rapidly becoming the most exciting pro sport in the country? Alright, well maybe I’m getting ahead of myself, but “the W” went from obscurity and ridicule to headlining SportsCenter this week with it’s seminal moment: the league’s first all-out brawl. Here’s the video with some analysis afterwards [...]
22 Jul
Titletown, Shmitletown
By now you’ve seen it. You tune into SportsCenter hoping for a recap of the night’s games and news, but instead you see Wendi Nix sitting on a makeshift set next to someone you can only assume is a former athlete. They proceed to discuss for 15 minutes why whatever city they happen to [...]
16 Jul
2008 All-Star Game Blog
Who knew what we had in store? As I write, I’m preparing for the 2008 MLB All-Star game. It’ll be tough to top Josh Hamilton’s performance last night (MCOW forthcoming), but this proves to be one of the best all-star games in recent memory….or so I’ve been told by ESPN and FOX. I could have [...]
11 Jul
Dunking With The Stars
I was watching SportsCenter for the 4th time today when I saw some highlights of Terrell Owens (while they were saying that he was the one pro-bowl caliber player that they wouldn’t want on their team). One of the highlights showed T.O. doing one of his least original and most low-key touchdown celebrations, the time-tested [...]
7 Jul
Man Crush of the Week
Talk about a no-brainer. Not only is Rafael Nadal the Mr. Olympia of tennis, but he also just outlasted the greatest tennis player of all time in the longest Wimbledon final of all-time. Nadal, in four hours and 48 minutes, effectively displayed to Roger Federer how the guns will, in fact, get you. What [...]
