life as a baller

FOOTBAUGH!!!

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:30:27 -0500

FOOTBAUGH!!!

Five six seven eight…

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:14:35 -0500

Five six seven eight…

bfizzle: Stanford!!!!!!!! Bowl!!!!!!!!

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:13:08 -0500

bfizzle:

Stanford!!!!!!!! Bowl!!!!!!!!

hey friends, about those new years plans...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:12:45 -0500

indian:

you guys wanna go bowling?

"Who says ‘salutations’ other than martians?"

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:32:28 -0500

“Who says ‘salutations’ other than martians?”

- Geets

bfizzle: nbaplayoffs2009: icanseenewyorkcityfrommyhouse: Getti...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:03:37 -0500

bfizzle:

nbaplayoffs2009:

icanseenewyorkcityfrommyhouse:

Getting lost a book, getting lost in a blog. Maravich and The Selvedge Yard.

Great book & great blog.

“After spending four seasons in Atlanta, he was traded to the New Orleans Jazz for 8 players, where he peaked as an NBA showman and superstar.”

8 PLAYERS?!?!?! That’s got to be some sort of record.

Was Don Nelson coaching the Hawks at the time? I could see Nellie trading 1 for 8 … (all 8 would be swingmen who don’t play defense).

There’s a good story on the “Vow” boys...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:54:11 -0500

There’s a good story on the “Vow” boys (Stanford’s 1969 team promised never to lose to USC again - and didn’t) if you click through …

oregon vs. usc highlights

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:29:00 -0500

oregon vs. usc highlights

indian: this seems like the dorky thing we would have discussed...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:28:29 -0500

indian:

this seems like the dorky thing we ~~would have~~ discussed in those Branner triples at Stanford.

NFLOL: Sean Keane blindsides Week 8 of NFL Football

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:12:47 -0500

NFLOL: Sean Keane blindsides Week 8 of NFL Football:

bfizzle:

unnamedplayer:

New York is such a terrible place. If cities were comedians, New York would be Dane Cook: popular, but lousy. Philly would clearly be Rob Schneider: completely unappealing to most, but undeniably awesome by most every objective measure.

A list of objective measures of a city’s awesomeness

By Omar Seyal

Density of cheesesteak stands.

Density of body mass.

Percentage of top 100 angriest sports fans in America residing in said city.

Dog torturers per square mile.

Bad track suits per square mile.

6. Number of Independences Declared on site.

NFLOL: Sean Keane blindsides Week 8 of NFL Football

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:33:50 -0500

NFLOL: Sean Keane blindsides Week 8 of NFL Football:

sportscentr:

Eagles 40, Giants 17

The Eagles-Giants clash took place across the street from where the Phillies and Yankees would face off a few hours later. That meant twelve straight hours of drinking for Philadelphia fans. This game was never in doubt, as the Eagles jumped out to such a big lead, the only way they could have blown it was to bring in Brad Lidge to run the Wildcat in the 4th quarter. I don’t know how that would work - somehow Johnny Damon catches a shotgun snap and runs it back for a TD because Lidge isn’t paying attention and wanders away from the line of scrimmage, and Ryan Howard whiffs on a tackle.

Meanwhile, the pseudo-Seans again had a field day for Philadelphia. DeSean Jackson caught a long TD pass, and LeSean McCoy had a 66-yard touchdown run. The lesson? The Phillies could have used third baseman Chone Figgins to chase down Johnny Damon later that night.

New York is such a terrible place. If cities were comedians, New York would be Dane Cook: popular, but lousy. Philly would clearly be Rob Schneider: completely unappealing to most, but undeniably awesome by most every objective measure.

dook sux

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:30:25 -0500

dook sux

#23 on mike montgomery

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:29:05 -0500

#23 on mike montgomery:

he even spelled “Berkley” wrong in response to “Stanfurd.” good job CJ.

meanwhile, i think i’m actually rooting for monty this year. stanford basketball is bad enough this year to be completely irrelevant (but with a very bright future ahead), and as such, i’d like nothing more than to see mike do well. not too well, but well…

Two on, nobody out in the ninth

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:06:38 -0500

sportscentr:

Philly fans, scale of 1-10, how panicked are you?

1. Jimmy (implicitly) guaranteed that we’d win Game 5.

Go Phillies

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:05:44 -0400

Go Phillies

On the way to the game…

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:55:08 -0400

On the way to the game…

The Best Dinosaur

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:37:24 -0400

The Best Dinosaur:

interstate:

indian:

bfizzle:

Glad we cleared that one up.

hahaha, i don’t agree, but clever.

I always thought that the stegosaurus was a girl dinosaur.

does the washington post not understand people?

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:35:51 -0400

indian:

Sure, the review is passable, but it’s got the journalistic value of having me review an opera or Omar review bacon - largely useless if you don’t have any background whatsoever or even attempt to put it in context.

I give bacon, and most pork products for that matter, two thumbs up. Lard almost certainly makes all Mexican food better for instance.

My abstinence from pork isn’t (a) continuous or (b) rational (that is, if food is only evaluated on health and taste).

Also, Fantasy Sports make a ton of money, even if they are “nichey.” That said, it’s hard to imagine the industry making _more_ money than it does today…

i feel for the sacramento fans...

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:24:26 -0400

indian:

An excerpt from Tim Donaghy’s book, which the NBA is trying to get banned (more good excerpts on deadspin):

Studying under Dick Bavetta for 13 years was like pursuing a graduate degree in advanced game manipulation. He knew how to marshal the tempo and tone of a game better than any referee in the league, by far. He also knew how to take subtle-and not so subtle-cues from the NBA front office and extend a playoff series or, worse yet, change the complexion of that series.

The 2002 Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings presents a stunning example of game and series manipulation at its ugliest. As the teams prepared for Game 6 at the Staples Center, Sacramento had a 3–2 lead in the series. The referees assigned to work Game 6 were Dick Bavetta, Bob Delaney, and Ted Bernhardt. As soon as the referees for the game were chosen, the rest of us knew immediately that there would be a Game 7. A prolonged series was good for the league, good for the networks, and good for the game. Oh, and one more thing: it was great for the big-market, star-studded Los Angeles Lakers.

In the pregame meeting prior to Game 6, the league office sent down word that certain calls-calls that would have benefitted the Lakers — were being missed by the referees. This was the type of not-so-subtle information that I and other referees were left to interpret. After receiving the dispatch, Bavetta openly talked about the fact that the league wanted a Game 7.

“If we give the benefit of the calls to the team that’s down in the series, nobody’s going to complain. The series will be even at three apiece, and then the better team can win Game 7,” Bavetta stated.

As history shows, Sacramento lost Game 6 in a wild come-from-behind thriller that saw the Lakers repeatedly sent to the foul line by the referees. For other NBA referees watching the game on television, it was a shameful performance by Bavetta’s crew, one of the most poorly officiated games of all time.

this article sucks

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:00:25 -0400

this article sucks:

but reason #3 is fantastic.