Seriously, if you don’t get why this is one of the great scenes in cinema history, then you just don’t fucking get it period.
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February 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
So, are we supposed to like Bode Miller now?
Four years wasn’t really that long ago. You remember, right? When Miller Ameri-douched his way around the Turin Olympics where he was a complete bust and then famously bragged “At least I got to party and socialize at an Olympic level.”
That’s the guy NBC wants us to love just ‘cause he finally showed up? Not interested.
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Friday, February 19, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Golfers who bashed Tiger owe him an apology.
Now it comes out today that Ernie Els is quoted as saying Tiger is “selfish” for making the long awaited first statements about his situation on a Friday, when his colleagues are playing in a tournament.
“Mondays are a good day to make statements, not Friday,” Els said.
Well, I personally think Ernie Els and every other member of the PGA Tour owe Woods nothing but praise because Tiger hasn’t been nearly selfish enough.
Years ago, when it became clear that Tiger Woods was the only legitimate draw on the Tour, he could have easily dumped the PGA and started his own ‘Tiger Tour’. He could have stolen the best sponsors and hence the best talent, secured a massive TV deal from a network like FOX and laid the PGA to rest. If he wanted to, he could probably have even usurped The Masters for his own, because it is not an official PGA tourney.
Tiger is the only athlete in American history to be bigger than the sport itself. Babe Ruth was never bigger than baseball, Michael Jordan was never bigger than basketball…even the Greatest of All Time, Muhammad Ali, was never bigger than boxing, which still thrived during his long absence.
Luckily for guys like Els and even dipshits like Rory Sabbatini, Woods was brought up right to respect his sport and play within the constraints of its sanctioning body. How many other guys can you say that about? If Tiger had the ‘me first’ attitude of a guy like Alex Rodriguez, he would have been gone long ago.
Els and others should think about how much Tiger Woods has given them, yes given, before they shoot off their ungrateful mouths. (espn)NBC sucks.
How is NBC still in the television business when they consistently screw up every conceivable segment of their programming? The fact they won’t allow video uploads of the Olympics to YouTube, while perhaps considered a smart business move on the surface, really just proves they have no idea how people glean information in the second decade of the 21st century.
Yesterday, I posted some screen caps of the Slovenian cross country sprint skier who fell off the freaking mountain during a prelim run. I probably had 1,000 page views within the first 2 hours that post was up. Which, for me, is a lot. Since I have a tracker that shows me from what sites readers often find this page, I noticed people were Googling different combinations of words which mostly contained the word ‘video’. It was late afternoon and people wanted to see the damn video. Why would NBC logically deprive them of that opportunity? Just so viewers could go home and frustratingly sit through coverage they simply don’t want just to see a 15 second clip which, if they had anything else to do, they may miss anyway?
This reminds me of the current exploding popularity of the Chicago Blackhawks. For decades, Blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz stubbornly would not allow home games to be broadcast, because he wanted the stands full and only people in attendance were worthy of seeing the game, in his opinion. Well, ‘Dollar Bill’ eventually kicked the bucket and the first thing his forward-thinking kid Rocky Wirtz did was ensure every game was broadcast on TV. Now, just a couple of short years later, the ‘Hawks are the hottest ticket in town and Chicago is turning back into a great hockey city. I may not be a hockey fan (as you may have surmised by the lack of hockey here), but I can’t deny their popularity. And good for them.
NBC (Dick Ebersol) doesn’t have any clue that we live in an ‘on demand’ world these days, in which a relatively very few people want to be a slave to rigid programming stipulations. If they would allow publishers like me to post some high quality video of their product, it might send a signal that they ‘get it’ and in turn lead to even higher ratings for the 2010 Olympics and beyond. I mean, most of us know they are showing events on tape delay, but I’m not even asking to get a jump on their broadcasts, just allow us to post what has already been shown on TV!
I know there is a probably a legitimate, intelligent argument to be made the other way, but I vehemently disagree.Technorati Tags: Clubhouse Cancer,NBC,2010 Vancouver Olympics,Dick Ebersol,video,snowboarding,Shaun White,Lindsey Vonn
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Tiger will end his silence on Friday.
Well I mean, I think he will end his media silence. I’m sure he has been talking to someone. Wouldn’t that be awesome if he hasn’t spoken a word to anyone since this nonsense became public? That not only doesn’t seem likely, it looks stupid that I just wrote it, so scratch that.
Woods’ agent Mark Steinberg said the golfer is to speak at 11 a.m. Friday from the clubhouse at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., home of the PGA Tour. It will not be a press conference and Tiger will allegedly speak about his behavior (which, to me, requires no apology) and his future.
And, unless that video is also controlled by Dick Ebersol, you can see it here after the time it takes me to record it, convert it, edit it and upload it to YouTube which, depending on the length of the statement, will probably be like an hour. Hey, there’s only so much a dude with a laptop and a dream can do.
For the requisite ‘side piece’ response, I’m sure you can find it on more classy sites like TMZ…or Deadpsin. (AP)
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World #1 ranked cross country sprint skier tumbles off the Olympic mountain.
Since douchebag extraordinaire Dick Ebersol himself has blocked my posting videos of the Olympics, he are some blurry screen caps of Slovenian cross country sprint skier Petra Majdic falling into a ravine on Wednesday.
Why did the Vancouver Olympic committee choose to put that ravine right there, where anybody can fall right into it! Sheesh.
HAPPY ENDING UPDATE: Majdic was able to significantly recover enough from a back injury suffered in the crash to capture the bronze medal in the finals.
Tracy McGrady will eventually help a team win.
But not necessarily for his presence on the floor. The Knicks and Bulls, both hoping to land a big-time free agent after the 2010 season, are also the teams most interested in acquiring McGrady and, most importantly, his expiring $22 million contract before Thursday’s trade deadline. This would give either team more cap room to sign one of the well-reported superstar free agents, thus allowing Tracy McGrady to finally help a team get past the first round after all.
It will also allow McGrady to showcase whatever skills he may have left to land a final huge, undeserved contract before he retires.
I wonder if T-Mac speaks Mandarin?
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Sebastian Janikowski gives hope to everyone with ‘character issues’.
Despite an early career often beset with legal troubles, the Oakland Raiders’ Sebastian Janikowski just became the highest paid kicker in NFL history. ‘The Polish Hammer’ signed a 4 year, $16 million contract with a whopping $9M in guaranteed dough, removing Janikowski from the free agent market.
It’s hard to believe Janikowski is here after such a spotty first few years in the league. His epic turnaround is probably due to the dependability and even-handedness of a strong owner like Al Davis and the ability to prosper in a model NFL franchise like the Raiders. (espn)
Cubs fire back at Clubhouse Cancer.
I got an email last night from someone inside Wrigley Field to tell me that Cubs management was in a frenzy to do some spin control after the negative publicity I gave them here yesterday. The 500,000 or so page views I got (thanks, as always, to Jimmy Traina of SI.com’s ‘Hot Clicks’ for the link) would tend to support that sentiment.
From today’s Chicago Tribune:
“We had tremendous traction with the fans and received a lot of comments,” Cubs marketing chief Wally Hayward said. “Fans appreciated the chance to purchase tickets without the long waits and have access to games they want to see. We were transparent about it. Day One … was a big success.”
The Cubs also claim they “limited” the amount of tickets in the presale. Of course they did! They limited the total to about the 40,000 seats Wrigley Field holds, as usual.
Also, Paul Sullivan of the Tribune is a terrific baseball writer. I just wish he didn’t have to publish obvious quid pro quo hack jobs like this.
Don’t think we have forgotten you, Mark McGwire.
Just because you aren’t the ‘flavor of the week’ anymore for the ESPN vlog shows (Rome is Burning, ATH, PTI, etc.), doesn’t mean some of us aren’t still sickened by your mere presence in a major league clubhouse.
I’m sure your ‘advisers’ are chuckling in your ear about how this is what they knew would happen. ‘Weather the storm for a week to ten days, and it will all be over,’ they surely said.
Oh no. It’s not over. I will use my gigantic bully pulpit to hassle your lying, chemical filled ass into resigning before you bring even more shame to this Great American Pastime of ours.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Snowboardcross is awesome.
Now, this is what I want outta my Olympics! Guys racing and jostling each other down the mountain at breakneck speed, about to lose it at any moment.
I think this proves why downhill skiing just doesn’t cut it anymore. Racing against someone else’s time is one thing, but racing against a dude who might cut you off or whack you a few times on the way down is 100% better. Then they all share a bong back at the Olympic Village.
UPDATE: Sorry, I just realized the Olympics videos weren’t showing on your end. Goddamn Dick Ebersol.
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Gaines Adams was a pot smoker.
NFL.com is reporting that a toxicology report shows that Bears defensive end Gaines Adams had marijuana and alcohol in his system when he died, but neither contributed to his death, of which the cause is still a heart attack due to an enlarged heart.
I don’t mention this to chastise or embarrass Adams posthumously, only to point out how prevalent pot use among athletes is. Well, among all Americans, really.
Maybe Roger Goodell’s ϋber-conservative NFL won’t rethink their policy anytime soon, but a progressive league like the NBA could simply and quietly decriminalize marijuana use among its players. After all, it’s not like pro athletes do anything really stupid and dangerous like carry around unauthorized firearms or anything…oh, wait… (NFL.com)
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First chance for the Cubs to rip you off on Monday!
Nice of the Cubs to offer us die-hard fans the chance to purchase tickets early…for an extra 20% surcharge, of course. This from the first American professional sports team to scalp tickets to its own fans. Since the Reds are outmaneuvering the Cubs on the field this offseason, I suppose the new ownership better make their money while they can.
No matter what the common ‘wisdom’, Cubs fans are not a bottomless pit of revenue opportunities. Because the Cubs scalp their own tickets, real fans have a much tougher time acquiring them, leaving us to resort to street scalpers, who charge several hundred dollars for a seat that just 15 years ago was a $7.50 face value ticket.
I should apply for a press pass.
Plus, the way things are shaping up, I’m pretty sure the beloved Wrigley Field of today will bear little resemblance to the Wrigley Field of 2020. (tribune)
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