NNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!! Joakim FUCKING NOAH?!?! FUCK! NO WAY!! GOD DAMNIT

We drafted this guy??? WHAT THE FUCK ARE THE BULLS THINKING???

This guy is going to be a terrible pro; do not fall into the trap of what Jay Bilas is talking about. He's terrible and will be terrible. I hope to all the powers above that they trade him before the season starts...because how the hell can I root for a team that has this guy. FUCK!



If you fast forward to where there is 2:55 left of this clip, you will realize how I felt when the Bulls picked Noah.

Now all of this was my initial reaction to the pick. It's still true that I hate him and some all of his antics, but I didn't like the Hinrich and Deng picks either, and look how those have turned out. Hopefully Paxson saw more than me, or maybe he was able to look beyond that hideous human being, but I am not looking forward to rooting for him. Not yet at least.

Um...Yea, I Think This Hurt Really Bad

I leave you with this video for the weekend. I'm sure it's been posted on a blog before, but I'm not about to search the thousands of blogs out there who have already posted it. So yea, enjoy this poor sap's meeting with the goal post.



Note: Now that I'm back at school, I look forward to hitting the blogging world heavy once again. So check back next week for better coverage.

Tony Batista Likes Scaring Japanese Pitchers

In response to the fight (or lack thereof) in the Cubs/Padres game today between Derrek Lee and Chris Young, I went searching some fights on YouTube. Not exactly sure what I was looking to find (especially since MLB has taken down a lot of MLB YouTube clips), but I stumbled across this video and found it to be pretty amusing. Also make sure to note the name of the team wearing the white jerseys.



So yea, who names a baseball team the Swallows?? Only in Japan.

You Just Got Swindled

This video clip is from the show Human Giant. It explains how to get free coffee everyday instead of spending an arm and a leg on coffee at places like Starbucks. Pretty funny stuff.

You Know What...I Liked The Sopranos Series Finale

It has been about 24 hours since I viewed the Sopranos series finale (sorry for not watching it on Sunday night, but I was hanging out with a Major League Baseball player) and given some time to reflect on the episode, I am pretty impressed. Just like everyone else I've talked to or read about, I thought the DVR service screwed up and cut out the last 10 seconds of the episode. I saw the credits the furiously found the rewind button hoping that it would show what I had missed. However, I watched it again and the screen went blank for the second time and I figured that that must have been the way it was ending.

Was I disappointed at first? You're God damn right I was. I wanted closure. I wanted someone else to die. I wanted blood to spill. I wanted that jaw dropping ending that I think most everyone else wanted. When I didn't get that ending, I wanted to find David Chase and punch him in the face for ending a series that I had followed since season one.

Now that I've had some time to reflect and read/listen to what others thought, I liked it. My number one theory is that Tony was shot in the diner and that is why the screen went black. As people have noted and as most Sopranos viewers remember, Tony had a conversation about getting whacked with Bobby out in the boat earlier in the season. He said when it (getting whacked) happens, you don't see it coming. You don't feel, see or hear it coming. The screen just goes black. And as we all know, the series ended with the screen all of the sudden going black; maybe because the shady character who had entered the bathroom moments before came out and ended Tony Soprano.

The second theory I heard and liked was David Chase used that "not seeing or hearing a thing, it just goes black" to whack the viewers. None of us saw it coming. Maybe he was ending the series to let the viewers know what it's like to be whacked.

No matter what happened, I think Howard Stern hit the nail right on the head yesterday during his show. He pointed out that during the last scene that most viewers were getting pretty nervous about what was about to happen to Tony. I know my heart began to beat faster. I know I was on the edge of my seat, just waiting. It gave the viewers the feeling of what it is like to be part of the mob. Always nervous and on edge, sleeping with one eye open.

No matter what really happened, I gotta admit I really liked it. That ending also left the door open for a Sopranos movie down the road, which is an idea I really liked. My final grade is somewhere between a B+ and an A-. Like I said, I really liked it. However, a jaw dropping ending that we actually got to see probably would have raised the grade to an A+.

This Talkshow Host May Be A Little Frustrated

Richard and Sal, the genius prank callers over at the Howard Stern show, have repeatedly been pranking some poor soul's Yankee's radio show on public access in New York...and quite frankly, it's hilarious. This guy really sounds like he wants to have a legit talk show and seems to still have the false hope that it might turn out to be a successful show, but Richard and Sal will have none of that. From the sounds of it, they are pretty much the only guys who listen to and call into his show.

In the following clip, Richard repeatedly calls in asking the radio show host about the weather. Sal just uses his calls for all sorts of funny comments. By the end of the clip you can hear it in the host's voice just how frustrated he is. Too bad though, because it's hilarious and I hope to hear more berating of this talk show host by Richard and Sal very soon.



Note: There are more clips of Richard and Sal calling in to this guy's show, I just felt this was the best clip. Either way, they're all pretty damn funny.

He Might Actually Be Howard Stern

So I was down at my brother's house last night and he showed me some clips from the new show The Next Best Thing. The show is modeled exactly like American Idol but instead of looking for the best singer/performer, they are looking for the best celebrity impersonator. There are some pretty damn good impersonators and there are some that are absolutely terrible. But this guy did his Howard Stern impersonation and I literally had to watch it four or five times to make sure it really wasn't Howard. I'll let you decide for yourself, but I'd be shocked if this guy wasn't in the final three contestants when the show is winding down to the end.

Mac Gs World -- Get Out Your F**king Checkbook

I was just introduced to the blog Mac Gs World yesterday, and so far, I have been nothing but impressed with this guy. I think I found a post of his linked via Deadspin and I'm glad I did. Here is one of the videos he put up this week and it's freaking hilarious. There's a lot of good stuff over there, so check it out, you won't be disappointed.

Note: This contains some NSFW (Not Safe For Work) language and also probably shouldn't be listened to around younger kids.

How Not To Act During a Sobriety Test

I hope none of you ever have to do a sobriety test after a night of drinking...because, seriously, it's not worth it. But if you do, don't do what this guy did because you'll be assured a DUI...and nobody wants that.

DUI confirmed

The Wheels Are Falling Off...FAST

Wow. That's all I can say about the Cubs and their play since they were 15-14 and looking to be heading in the right direction. Since reaching that 15-14 mark on May 6th, the Cubs have went an awful 7-15 and looked horrific doing it. They've been finding old ways to lose as well as new ways to lose. They can't hit and when they do, the bullpen blows it. They can't run the bases, and when they do they can't hit. They can't get good starting pitching, and when they can they can't hit. They can't make plays, and when they do they find another way to blow it. It's horrible, pathetic, disgusting and any other negative adjective all rolled into one. Their needs to be a new word created to describe the Cubs 99 years of disappointment because any word in the English language right now doesn't do their play and actions justice.

Anyway...to get to the point of this post. In the top of the fifth inning, the wheels really fell off for the Cubs. They had already made two errors which had cost them two runs and were looking to screw themselves over even more. Two runs scored on a double by Jeff Francoeur, which included the single worst relay throw I've ever seen by Jacque Jones. Cubs trailed 4-1 after that. The next batter hit a single to left-field and the Braves decided to test Soriano who threw a perfect strike to Barrett to gun down Francoeur for the second out of the inning. It looked as though they may get out of the inning only trailing 4-1 with some momentum. Boy was I wrong. During the sequence with the next batter, Zambrano threw a tailing fast ball that Barrett misplayed. However, to Barrett's credit, he was clearly expecting a slider. Anyway, the ball got away and instead of holding onto the ball and letting a guy get to third with two outs in the inning (something a smart player would do), he threw the ball into left field allowing another runner to score. Two more batters came to the dish (including pitcher Kyle Davies) and roped shots into the outfield increasing the Braves lead to 7-1. That's bad enough, right??

No, actually it got worse. After the break, the replays showed Barrett and Zambrano coming into the dugout. They got into a heated argument about who sucked worse and then it got physical. They pushed each other and tried to throw some blows, but none connected. It only lasted for a couple of seconds until the other players and managers got in the middle of it.

Today's game pretty much sums up how the Cubs have been playing the last three weeks. It's absolutely horrible and I don't see it heading in a positive direction anytime soon. What I would like to do is challenge the 40,000 people who will be at the games Saturday and Sunday to let them know exactly how shitty they have been playing. Or better yet, don't show up. Sell your tickets for half price and do something fun in Chicago. There's 8,000 other things to do in the city that won't leave you extremely frustrated and with a sour taste in your mouth. Why people (including me) continually spend $50 (or more) to watch that team play like complete garbage is beyond me. Find better things to do with your money because it's not worth watching those losers run out onto the field and make fools of themselves.

Here's the video of the fight in the dugout...and now it has been reported that they got into later in the clubhouse. What a bunch of babies.


(2nd Note: I really feel bad for guys like D-Lee, Theriot, Lilly and Marquis. Those guys care and play hard every day they're out there...too bad most everyone else on the team doesn't. Also, get Jacque Jones out of my face...he certainly isn't much better than Pie.)