Early 90s Song Video of the Day
I am not a fan of the "Embedding Disabled by Request" option on YouTube videos. I should be able to embed any video I like. Who cares if it's on YouTube or not? It really limits the amount of videos I would like to share with the world. That is, unless I provide the link to the actual video on YouTube. But that is just lame. Anyway, I was listening to the radio the other day (That's right, it still exists), and I came across this oldie but a goodie. Enjoy.
Here’s your Final Four
Let's see here, I have one, tw.....no, just one team in from my original Final Four. Awesome. It's irrelevant though, most of the people I know had their bracket's ruined long ago. It should be an interesting couple of games though. Michigan St. and UNC get in, AGAIN. Villanova makes it's first appearance since 1985. And Connecticut, amid scandal, has been the most impressive team in the tournament. That being said, I really like the Huskies to come out on top. Michigan State has been playing over their head for the entire tournament and it's about time they get a wake-up call. And that wake-up call will be in the form of Hasheem Thabeet. Although, I still maintain that he is the most overrated player in the country, he is 7'3 and has hands the size of folding chairs. Obviously, I would love to see Villanova beat North Carolina. There would be nothing better than an all Big East final. But in reality, UNC hasn't seen a whiff of competition since the tournament started because of their suffocating defense and Ty Lawson.
I don't know what to make of UNC in terms of pro talent. Clearly, Tyler Hansbrough will be, at best, a sixth man off the bench who gives coaches hustle minutes and will probably lead the league in "things that don't appear in the box score". Things like diving for a ball, setting a solid screen, or crying at an official. Ty Lawson is an incredible college talent, but I can't see him doing the same things in the NBA. Currently, he has an McDonalds All-American at every position around him. He doesn't pass or shoot like Chris Paul, and he doesn't have the size of someone like Deron Williams. Out of all the starters for North Carolina, my belief is that Wayne Ellington will come out as the most successful professional. He may not be as tall as Richard Hamilton, but he in on par shooting wise. Any team in the NBA is looking for a mid-range jump-shooter who isn't afraid to handle the ball.
Take your three hour break…
Before I go any further, I would just like to bring to light an issue that has been bothering me for about 18 hours. And that issue is the amount of television shows on VH1 that contain the word "Love" in the title. I came to realize this when my sister and I were watching the awful show Tough Love. During the commercials for Tough Love, an advertisement for the show For the Love of Ray J came on. I immediately ran to my computer to see just how many shows on VH1 past and present contain "Love". The list is staggering...
- Daisy of Love
- Flavor of Love (Three Seasons)
- Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School
- Rock of Love Girls: Charm School
- For the Love of Ray J
- I Love New York (Two seasons)
- I Love Money (Two seasons)
- I Love the 70s
- I Love the 70s: Volume Two
- I Love the 80s
- I Love the 80s: Strikes Back
- I Love the 80s: 3-D
- I Love the 90s
- I Love the 90s: Part Deux
- I Love the New Millenium
- I Love Toys
- I Love the Holidays
- Love Monkey
- Rock of Love with Bret Michaels (Two Seasons)
- Rock of Love Bus
- Strange Love
- Tough Love
Ridiculous. Granted, the "I Love the ..." series should not necessarily count on the list considering it's essentially one show. Regardless, the list tallies to twenty-one shows. I guess that the executives at VH1 feel that "Love" is working and why mess with a bad thing. Hilarious though. Only a few years ago, VH1 was considered "the older generation's MTV". A channel that would be thrown by the wayside if it did not change it's format. Well, what do you know? They did. And their business model could not be more genius:
Executive 1: Alright, season two of Rock of Love Bus is coming to a close. We need something new, something fresh.
(murmurs, confused looks, furrowed brows)
Executive 2: I've got it. We take 15 to 20 aspiring actresses and strippers, make them live in a poorly ventilated area and supply them with an unlimited amount of alcohol.
Executive 1: Go on.
Executive 2: We then have them all vie for the "love" (literally uses air quotes) of a late 80's rock star to be named later.
Executive 1: How much is this going to cost us?
Executive 2: Well, last season the bus set us back a bit. So instead of a bus, we found an Astrovan in which the girls will live.
Executive 1: Is that safe?
Executive 2: Not really. I'll have the interns wipe down the inside with some Purell.
Executive 1: Looks like you have everything covered. What about a name though?
Executive 2: Rock of Love Van seems effortless enough.
Executive 1: You got that right!
Executives high five then laugh for five minutes. First executive lights cigar with a thousand dollar bill. Second executive kicks a puppy.
Yankee Stadium Pictures
Ever since construction on the New Yankee Stadium began, the baseball-loving public has seen the slow, tedious growth of it 7 to 8 pictures at a time. Well, this morning The New York Post was kind enough to dig up seven more pictures of the new stadium and share them with us.
So if we piece together these pictures with the ones we saw a couple months ago, we could maybe get a good idea of what the stadium looks like. Hey Post, how about showing photos of the sightlines or any view from the stands? I don't need more photos of where Arod is going to wash the stench of failure off him. Still pretty cool though.
Insane AIM sports argument Part 1…
My friend John and I are both die-hard Yankee fans. That's probably the foundation of our friendship. We go to games together, can talk for hours about their bullpen, and both wear Yankee merchandise. And sports in general are at the center of our respective lives. However, there are many aspects of sports that we disagree on. And it's not just a playful disagreement. Sometimes, things get too heated and one of us has to leave before the friendship is ruined. The debates and arguments can last for hours and take up serious time. Time that could be spent with girlfriends or doing something productive.
Well, I instant-messaged him this evening. The conversation started off innocuously enough. We were talking about how the New York Rangers blew a 4-1 lead and lost. Then somehow the conversation shifted over to Big East vs. ACC basketball, and then finally, to who was the better college freshman: Chris Bosh or Carmelo Anthony? The answer seems simple, right? Anthony. It's Anthony. No question. There is no doubt in my mind, or 98% of the American population. Well, he took the side of Chris Bosh. Which is very convenient considering that his older brother attends Georgia Tech. I tried my best to convince him otherwise, but the guy is the most stubborn human being on Planet Earth.
So right now, I am going to present to you the AIM conversation we had. You don't have to read the whole thing. This is more for me than it is for you. Please keep in mind that:
A) It is an AIM conversation, so the correct spelling, grammer, and punctuation will be absent.
B) It may seem we are trying to be nice to eachother, but this is a serious debate and we're serious competitors.
C) It's long. Like War and Peace long. Don't read it if you have ANYTHING else to do. Here we go...
You learn something new everyday…
On Tuesday night, I went to go play basketball at these indoors courts about twenty minutes away from my house. I have been there before and in terms of the competition, it gets fairly intense. Usually, during the week there are about 30 to 40 guys trying to make it onto the court. Once you get on, you better make sure you don't lose. Because you won't get back on for at least another hour. Well, on Tuesday, the talent that showed up was particularly note-worthy. Normally, it is a bunch of ex-low level college players and high school prospects. But when I got there on Tuesday, I saw one guy shooting threes at the other end of the court. He most have taken twenty-five shots, did not miss one of them. Not to mention, he was at least 6'7 and could dribble like a point guard.
I was lucky and unlucky enough to play against him in the first game. We were quickly dispatched of as he drove the lane, split the defense, and dunked his team's way to an easy victory. Since I lost, I had plenty of time to try to figure out who he was. His name is Obadiah Toppin. He's a streetballer from Brooklyn and plays for the Newark Express in the ABA. He was also in this Gatorade commercial with Dwyane Wade, Ben Wallace, and Vince Carter:
(He's the first person you see in the video)
Luckily, my rec league team gets to play his team next week. I'll keep you informed as to how badly we lose.
Headlines…
NFL Commissioner Goodell wants to extend season
Look, I love the NFL just as much as the next red-blooded American man. But has Goddell ever heard the phrase, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"? Unlike the NBA and MLB, the NFL seems to be immune from any distraction. The NBA has been affected by crooked referees and is about to take a major hit from the economy. MLB seems to dig up a new controversy every 18 minutes, whether it be steroids, the World Baseball Classic, or ticket prices. While the NFL sits idly by as the most dominate professional sports league on the planet. Unaffected by steroid suspensions, the economy, or ticket prices (PSL's maybe). Recently they signed a $1 billion contract with DirecTV and currently have multi-billion dollar deals with CBS and FOX. Are more games necessary? Probably not. Whether they do it or not, I won't complain. It just gives me more of an opportunity to be the least productive member of society I can be.
Congress to hold hearings regarding BCS
I thought this was a cute idea back in August when the economy was in toilet and hadn't been flushed yet. Honestly, I enjoy the fact that our President has a political play vested interest in sports. But once Lehman Brothers and Bear Sterns went under and took most of capitalism with it, I was pretty sure we put childish things aside for the time being. There is no question in my mind that there should be a playoff in college football, but can't we worry about that on a later date? It's a moot argument anyway until 2015, ESPN made sure of that. But a committee?! Do we really need a committee? These are elected officials who are getting overpaid to "examine" whether the BCS may or may not be violating antitrust laws. If I had a 401K, I'd be pissed.
Woman faints during live television interview
As soon as the interview began you could tell she was hanging on by a thread. From the vacant expression to the swaying back and forth. She still hung in there like a trooper. Even mid-faint she tried to continue the interview. However, the real professional in this video was the interviewer Wayne. He broke Nikki's fall, laid her down gently, stood up and tossed it back to the studio. All in one fell swoop. The weatherman Justin summed it up best when he assured the viewers, "Wayne's there".
Video of the Day…
Arguably the best stand up comedian out there. Both his specials Shameless and Chewed Up were out-of-this-world hilarious. The man could make Howard Stern blush, yet he makes dirty comedy feel right.
Better know an executive…
Sports sure are fun to watch and enjoy. But when we experience those enjoyable times, we're only witnessing the finished product. I think it's about time we get to know those men and women behind the scenes. The movers and shakers so to speak. The ones who buy and sell the talent, overcharge us for hot dogs and foam fingers, and make us curse the day they were conceived. They are...the executives!
Name: Brian Cashman
Date of Birth: July 3rd, 1967 in Lexington, Kentucky
Current Residence: Darien, CT
Shirt color: Indistinguishable
Height: Short
College: The Catholic University of America
Occupation: Senior VP and General Manager of the New York Yankees
Nepotism?: Of course. Cashman's father, John, knew George Steinbrenner for 35 years as a colleague in the horse racing business.
Notable acquisitions: Randy Johnson, Carl Pavano, Jared Wright, Kevin Brown, Hideki Irabu, among others.
Current contract: In September of 2008, he signed a three-year deal to remain with the Yankees through the 2011 season.
Editorial: Although he was at the helm for three New York Yankees world championships, criticism has never been far from Brian Cashman. At times, he was simply a puppet to George Steinbrenner's puppeteer. Whatever the case, he has pulled the trigger on many an awful trade or signing (see above). He has stated on more than one occasion that he would like to pool his resources into the minor leagues and develop talent through the draft. But the signings of Mark Teixeira, A.J. Burnett, and C.C. Sabathia this off-season has proved otherwise. It's a "win now" mentality in New York and from the looks of it, that won't change.
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