Sports update anyone?
This made me fall over laughing. You go, Natalie Gulbis!
So the Red Sox finally got their man, but here's something interesting about what the key stat is for Dice according to the Japanese culture. Hmmmm.... I guess we'll find out if it means anything. Anyone know what Hideki Irabu (aka Fat Toad according to George Steinbrenner) had for a blood type?
We have to have a minimum of one YCMTSU instance in this entry. "Hi, uh, coach. I have some stiffness in my elbow and I am not sure if I can pitch in the playoffs tonight. Been working hard on my mechanics and technique.... just don't know what's wrong." Well, how about not playing a virtual rock star on Guitar Hero on your PC?
More MLB pitching news - does anyone remember John Rocker and his comments about the No. 7 train on the NYC subway being in Sports Illustrated? Well I guess Mr. Rocker is now writing a book and complains that Jeff Pearlman (author of said article) is a "liberal Jew from New York" and things were taken out of context, blah, blah.... whatever. T.O. always claims that he is a victim of the press too. Yeah, if you're not anti-semitic then tell me why you need to mention that Mr. Pearlman is a liberal Jew. Good luck having enough intellect to get your book published.
Moving to the NFL, how about this? A quarterback, who is picked as a No. 2 in the overall NFL draft in '98 (Peyton Manning was No. 1, I believe - good pick Colts), and has an awful career in the NFL, and now may have a movie being made about his life. Yes folks, we are talking about Ryan Leaf. Is there really nothing else to talk about? I'm sure Marc's friend, Todd, will be lining up to see that one. Todd is a big Chargers fan.
Isiah Thomas, you make me ashamed to be a New York Knicks fan and I never thought I would say that about any team that I followed since I was a kid. You must have some dirt on David Stern to not get any fines or suspensions in your role in last weekend's brawl.
Finally and I don't know if this falls into more of the sports or entertainment category, but the Sports Guy from ESPN has his opinion of which Rocky movie was the best of the lot. His description of him seeing "Rocky II" as a kid is priceless because it was so spot on. I guess this is to honor the latest installment, "Rocky Balboa", which is coming soon to a theatre near you. Unbelievable. Yeah, I'll be at the movie theatre to see that one. NOT.