Hyperlinks: The Death of Sportstalk 980

A cool story about family, tragedy and a minor league catcher



Check out the "random celebrity observations" that Reilly makes in his latest column. Is it just me, or is he starting to sound like Bill Simmons?



Cyde has some technical blog stuff for those of you that are interested



This one isn't for the kids. However, it's one of the funniest things I've ever read



I have a conspiracy theory. I think this blog is the anonymous work of the Mottram brothers. Whoever is writing it is doing a fantastic job though.



Cool Boxing Rumor



This is Funny



The Rangers are so silly



District of Columbia Only: Czaban talks about the cancellation of The First Team. In fact he is quite candid which leads me to believe that he won't lose any of his sass now that he works for Dan Snyder.

Quote of the Week (month?)

It's been a while since I've done this feature on the blog which is surprising because almost every week someone says something to someone else. However, it is appropriate that I've waited so long to post one of these because Paul Hornung's latest quote is Quote of the Month-material.

When commenting on the current state of the NFL, Hall-of-famer and former NFL golden boy, Paul "Horny" Hornung had this to say:

“Oh hell you could. You’re in such good shape, are you crazy? When you’re 24-years-old, you weigh 215 pounds, you can work out every day of your life, you could make love to five girls a week and play 44 games of football. Hell.”

Speak for yourself buddy, I'm out of breath when I have to pull that damn lever on the slurpee machine and I'm only 22.


mmmmm... Slurpees...



So, who do you think is most likely to be living the Hornung lifestyle of Booze for breakfast and dames for lunch? Don't limit yourself to the NFL here.

My Vote: Christopher Cooley.

One Long Tuesday Night

Tuesday night,
Nothing to do,
I’ll watch the All-Star game,
And have some brews.

It’s normally dull,
Annoying as hell,
But usally not
Played this well.

Fox really sucks;
Joe Buck is a hack,
McCarver’s retarded,
The production is whack.

The scoring starts slow,
Gaining with time,
Going back-and-forth,
Just like this rhyme.

Into extras,
The plays jaw dropping,
In and out of jams,
Flash bulbs still popping.

Entering the 13th,
Bud Selig appears,
It looks like he wants to go,
And end it right here.

Why the long face?
Looking suicidal,
This game is amazing,
I can’t even stay idle.

The Flat Breezy appears,
Throwing the cheese,
He blows ‘em away,
And buckles their knees.

Uggla makes another E,
His 3rd of the game,
This isn’t the way,
He wanted to get some fame.

Another stolen base,
This time by Drew,
Still no McCann,
What’s a Braves fan to do?

Marmol on the bump,
Did he deserve his roster spot?
No, Not a chance,
But that fastball was still hot.

More Yankee Stadium BS,
They’ve done it a ton,
When this game is over,
Can it please be done?

Grounder to short,
Young eats it up,
Sherrill’s through another,
Yeah, this kid is tough.

Sportscenter is weak,
It’s on the other TV,
They’ve got nothing to cover,
Except meaningless Marcus Camby.

Martin still in,
Catching for Webb,
If McCann isn’t hurt,
I want Clint Hurdle’s Head.

To 15 we go,
Kazmir is in,
Uggla is up,
To the NL’s chagrin.

I keep hearing the word “tie,”
Even though this is baseball.
Damn you Bud Selig,
You changed it all!

Bottom 15,
A B-Mac sighting,
Brad Lidge comes in,
And the AL comes up fighting.

Ludwick with the dive,
Showing some skill,
He may be unknown,
But he’s still here to thrill.

For unknown reasons,
The camera suddenly loves Youk,
All the Yankee/Red Sox attention,
Makes me want to puke.

With Drew back in the box,
The game on the line,
Lidge we have a problem,
You just bounced it 3 times.

Bases juiced for Young,
Looks like a sac fly,
Morneau just gets in,
Hart’s throw was just off line.

A marathon game,
This time it counted,
No matter the consequences,
At least no one got routed.

Denial is the First Step

Over the past year we’ve seen David Stern do his best impersonation of Richard Nixon.

In fact, that might be giving him too much credit. We’ve actually seen David Stern do his best impersonation of an alcoholic who won’t get help.

It is said that when someone has a problem they have to hit ‘rock bottom’ before they are willing to fix it. Anyone who knows someone with an addiction knows this moment well.

David: This is that moment.

A while ago, a study came out that showed conclusively that there was racial bias in the calls that NBA referees made.

Stern ignored it.

Then the Donaghy (part I) scandal went to the presses.

Stern ignored it.

In the most recent NBA Finals, Bill Simmons (and many others) were able to correctly predict which referees would be assigned to Game 3.

How did he do this?

By realizing that it is in the NBA’s best interest to extend lucrative playoff series. This is easily accomplished by trotting out the worst referees at strategic times. (hello, Bennett Salvatore)

What was Stern’s response? You guessed it; he ignored it.

Mr. Stern, if you were not at rock bottom before, now you should be. You see, Tim Donaghy, the referee that Stern portrayed as a “rogue”, “acting alone”, has hit rock bottom.

Donaghy has stopped lying.

Donaghy is cooperating 100% with investigators. Recently, it has been discovered that Donaghy called another NBA ref 134 times in a year. For those of you keeping track at home that is eight times more than Donaghy called his bookie!

That is a problem for David Stern. Donaghy-gate pt. 2 is on the horizon. The NBA has two choices:

1. Deal with this problem. Take the initial backlash on the chin. Become a better league.

Or

2. Ignore this again and watch the Association lose all of its credibility.

David, this is an intervention. It’s time for you to get help.

'Skins Sign Colt Brennan

Assuming that Jim Zorn will remain in DC for the forseeable future I really like this. I was actually pretty excited when the 'Skins drafted the Hawaii QB but I had a feeling he would not make the team. Now the Burgundy and Gold have locked him up with a 1.8 million dollar, four year deal. I say that is a steal!

Although the NFL will probably provide stiffer competition than the WAC did, I think Colt could be a solid contributor (and perhaps sleeper) for the Redskins in the years to come.

Think about it: Brennan is known for his poise and accuracy.

What does a West Coast offense need?

Poise and accuracy.

The question is, why is Todd Collins on the team now that Al Saunders is gone? I always had the impression that Collins was sort of a one trick pony that followed Saunders around... I somehow doubt that he will be able to contribute like he did last year in a new offense.

Your thoughts?