An excellent time was had by all, as the Colonel, Flemmamming, J-Weezy and myself finished a solid 12th place in the outing...which was somehow in the exact right place to obtain a $10 BW3 gift certficate for each of us. The outing raised over $10,000 for St. Catherines, far surpassing last year's total....so I'm happy that I was a part of the fun!
Here's a list of what I learned this weekend..
FRIENDS
If anyone wants to buy Tim a birthday present, make it a mini-cooler...as he used a styrofoam bait bucket for a cooler yesterday.
Also, Tim broke out something called "The Farming Game"...which is basically a rural version of Monopoly. Flemmy, Mo-Mo, Uncle and I played a game, which I won...Tim finished in last and then refused to play the next day.
If you find yourself at a business at which the dude who does karaoke at the Pub is at.....turn around, walk out the door, and find another place. Trust me.
Don't let Skot use a butter knife to remove staples from anything.
A Pub pitcher now costs more than a small order of cheeze balls.
Flemmy will sell you his new LDT jersey for no less than $70 American dollars.
The Colonel is in full-on Commish mode and is fully focused on next Saturday, and I like that about him.
Josh enjoys a good man-pile as much as anyone I know.
If you are the former heavyweight Canadian boxing champion of the world....make sure your sons don't do heroin. And if they do....you may want to get them off the H train soon.
RAFFLE DRAFT
It looks like I am going to be staring down the Tom Brady Decision at the 6th overall pick...if the gentlemen above me are telling the truth (which, let's be honest, if they are it's a miracle), the top 5 picks will go
Trev--LDT
Justin--Peterson
Al--Westbrook
Nate--Addai
Tim--Barber
Now, I fully believe the top 4 people....as for Tim, he's likely just saying whatever he thinks I don't want to hear. However, the Commish has gotta be happy that the QB's may continue to slip his way in the first round.
The rough itinerary looks this way, with the final draft (I'm sure) coming from Colonel Commish this week...
2:00--2-Man scrambee tee-off at the Creeks. Teams will be chosen completely at random. Should be a good time.
4:30ish--Reconvene back at the Flem de la Casa de Flem for grill and draft.
8:55--Draft ends.
9:00--Nate announces he will win the league
9:10--The commish announces that my team sucks.
9:25--Tim begins his ceaseless trade offers, which will continue on a neverending, unyielding basis for the next 3 months of our lives.
9:35--Dave heads to Moorland Bar
9:42--Trevor begins debating the merits of Christian Laettner's college career.
9:44--Everyone leaves the room
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Olympics Part VI
2:00. The handball match ended CRAZY!! Korea scored a goal with 5 seconds left, and somehow Norway got the ball to its best player, who basically went the length of the floor and scored at the buzzer to give her team a one-goal win and a spot in teh gold medal match. They celebrated with what looked to be a game of ring-around-the-rosey in the middle of the court with their coaches.
2:02. The American women are in the gold-medal game in indoor volleyball after doing Cuba, cigar-style; just rolling them up and smoking them. The other semi, China vs Brazil, is on right now. And, wow. I mean, wow. Let's just say the Brazilian team has some absolute world-class talent. Speaking of that, my girl Logan Tom and the Americans play in the final on 8:00 AM on Saturday morning while we begin the Wildcat Open....I, for one, will be thinking of her at that time....
2:16. Tight first set between two teams who couldn't possibly look different, both physically as well as style-wise. China has the best setter in the world, so she basically is involved in every single play, whereas Brazil has a number of talented hitters and their Libero is a very good setter as well. I am surprised by the amount of time-outs in volleyball; now that they have rally-scoring in the game, where every serve ends with a point, they have "technical" time-outs once either team reaches 8 and 16 points. Seems like coaching in volleyball is a lot more important that I would have thought before watching these Olympics...and it stands in start contrast to some of the other team sports, like soccer and water polo, where in-game coaching seems to be virtually non-existant.
2:02. The American women are in the gold-medal game in indoor volleyball after doing Cuba, cigar-style; just rolling them up and smoking them. The other semi, China vs Brazil, is on right now. And, wow. I mean, wow. Let's just say the Brazilian team has some absolute world-class talent. Speaking of that, my girl Logan Tom and the Americans play in the final on 8:00 AM on Saturday morning while we begin the Wildcat Open....I, for one, will be thinking of her at that time....
2:16. Tight first set between two teams who couldn't possibly look different, both physically as well as style-wise. China has the best setter in the world, so she basically is involved in every single play, whereas Brazil has a number of talented hitters and their Libero is a very good setter as well. I am surprised by the amount of time-outs in volleyball; now that they have rally-scoring in the game, where every serve ends with a point, they have "technical" time-outs once either team reaches 8 and 16 points. Seems like coaching in volleyball is a lot more important that I would have thought before watching these Olympics...and it stands in start contrast to some of the other team sports, like soccer and water polo, where in-game coaching seems to be virtually non-existant.
RAFFLE 2008 Travershamockery, R4, V1
Back by popular demand, it's Round 4!
Unsure how closely this will track to the actual draft, but it was interesting in doing Rounds 2-3 how many WR's "they" believe will go in those rounds, and then doing our draft and noting how many of those WR's really seemed to fall to those spots. Also worth noting many of "those people" also said Rudi Johnson and Shawn Alexander were sure-fire first-round picks last year.
37-D Smith. Let's be completely honest. From this point forward, who the flip knows what this guy is going to do. Let's not forget, he could have picked as high as fourth, but he chose to pick at the back of these two rounds. I'm going to give Dave his second RB of the draft in MICHAEL TURNER.
38-BPRUWITME. Still reeling from the MEGATRON selection from Josh earlier in the day, BP thinks long and hard about Roy Williams, but instead continues to steady his 8 Bells team and selects DARREN MCFADDEN
39-Josh. I'm not sure any of you know how much I want to type in a certain QB's name who rhymes with Lon Spitka. However, I'll refrain from going Lion Crazy and instead make a sane selection for Josh, giving him EARNEST GRAHAM
40-Skot. He's got a solid team at this point, so I think Skot gets a little sassy and pulls the trigger on who he has repeatedly described during the football season as his favorite...let's say "RB", selecting FRED TAYLOR.
41-Helly. Following a short nap after his Manning/Wayne "Happy Release", he continues to stock up on RB's and adds EDGERRIN JAMES to his Channel 9 News Team.
42-Andy. He doesn't have a Seminole yet, so Hammer reaches out to ANQUAN BOLDIN, who (hopefully for him) will be traded to a big time team soon!
43-BB. This is another tough decision...or, as I love to quote from Anchorman, THIS IS HAARRRD!!! It's tough at this point to get away from my favorite 13th round draft pick in RAFFLE history, Ben Roeothleisaburger. But there are still some very intriguing WR's and RB's on the board. I'm going to roll the dice, wait on a QB until next round, and select LAVERNEUS COLES, assuming Farve is going to get this offense in full effect.
44-Timmy. I think Tim, noting my Roethlisberger decision, decides to attempt to stick it deep inside of me and take BIG STINKY BEN with this pick.
45-Nate Dogg. Plenty of rookie RB's still on the board...but I think Nate rolls the dice and takes ANGRY STEVE SMITH, hoping he doesn't get suspended for punching any more of his teammates.
46-Al-ly McBeal. I think Al thinks about a QB at this spot, but instead begins what could be a rookie RB run with JONATHAN STEWART.
47-Justin. Wyant goes WR with PLASTICO BURRESS.
48-Trevor. Needing a Lion of his own, Trevor ends the fourth round with ROY WILLIAMS.
Unsure how closely this will track to the actual draft, but it was interesting in doing Rounds 2-3 how many WR's "they" believe will go in those rounds, and then doing our draft and noting how many of those WR's really seemed to fall to those spots. Also worth noting many of "those people" also said Rudi Johnson and Shawn Alexander were sure-fire first-round picks last year.
37-D Smith. Let's be completely honest. From this point forward, who the flip knows what this guy is going to do. Let's not forget, he could have picked as high as fourth, but he chose to pick at the back of these two rounds. I'm going to give Dave his second RB of the draft in MICHAEL TURNER.
38-BPRUWITME. Still reeling from the MEGATRON selection from Josh earlier in the day, BP thinks long and hard about Roy Williams, but instead continues to steady his 8 Bells team and selects DARREN MCFADDEN
39-Josh. I'm not sure any of you know how much I want to type in a certain QB's name who rhymes with Lon Spitka. However, I'll refrain from going Lion Crazy and instead make a sane selection for Josh, giving him EARNEST GRAHAM
40-Skot. He's got a solid team at this point, so I think Skot gets a little sassy and pulls the trigger on who he has repeatedly described during the football season as his favorite...let's say "RB", selecting FRED TAYLOR.
41-Helly. Following a short nap after his Manning/Wayne "Happy Release", he continues to stock up on RB's and adds EDGERRIN JAMES to his Channel 9 News Team.
42-Andy. He doesn't have a Seminole yet, so Hammer reaches out to ANQUAN BOLDIN, who (hopefully for him) will be traded to a big time team soon!
43-BB. This is another tough decision...or, as I love to quote from Anchorman, THIS IS HAARRRD!!! It's tough at this point to get away from my favorite 13th round draft pick in RAFFLE history, Ben Roeothleisaburger. But there are still some very intriguing WR's and RB's on the board. I'm going to roll the dice, wait on a QB until next round, and select LAVERNEUS COLES, assuming Farve is going to get this offense in full effect.
44-Timmy. I think Tim, noting my Roethlisberger decision, decides to attempt to stick it deep inside of me and take BIG STINKY BEN with this pick.
45-Nate Dogg. Plenty of rookie RB's still on the board...but I think Nate rolls the dice and takes ANGRY STEVE SMITH, hoping he doesn't get suspended for punching any more of his teammates.
46-Al-ly McBeal. I think Al thinks about a QB at this spot, but instead begins what could be a rookie RB run with JONATHAN STEWART.
47-Justin. Wyant goes WR with PLASTICO BURRESS.
48-Trevor. Needing a Lion of his own, Trevor ends the fourth round with ROY WILLIAMS.
Olympics, Part V
The Mancino's here in Sturgis has potentially the greatest lunch special ever--Mon-Fri, 11-2, any 8 inch sandwich and drink, 4.95 OTD. I went chicken cordon bleu with extra honey mustard. Extra-solid work by the Mancino.
12:58--Halftime of the handball game. Korea leads Norway 15-14 at the half. Another good aspect of this sport--there are penalties and power plays, but shorthanded scoring happens somewhat regularly. Another good thing--much like water polo (and basketball, for that matter) contact is encouraged, necessary, and frequent.
Just did some Bryan Clay (officially my new man-crush) work. Of course, the first round of the decathlon was showed tape-delay...he struggled a bit in the last 2 events, finishing 10th in the high jump and 11th in the 400. But he still holds first place heading into the 2nd day of events, leading Andrei Krauchnuka by 88 points, and American Trey Hardee is in third.
The 2nd day of events begins at 9:00 EST tonite with the 110 hurdles, followed by the discus and pole vault tonite, then the javelin at 7:00 AM tomorrow morning, and then culminating with the 1,500 at 9:45 tomorrow morning. If they don't show the hurdles and discus tonight, I'm going to take Cris Collinsworth hostage.
Here's the larger question--Traditionally, the winner of the 100M dash is called the "Fastest Man Alive". The winner of the decathlon is referred to as the "Best Athlete Alive". Does that mean the Michael Phelps-fest would come to an end if Clay wins, since for some unexplaninable reason, NBC suddenly believes Phelps is comparable to Michael Jordan for all-time athletes. Or would Phelps' one-dimensional act still trump Clay's victory?
Also--I like how the "Best Athlete Alive" is crowned without stepping foot into a pool. All track and field events. No speedos, hairnets, or breastroking involved.
1:11-Norway leads 19-16 9 minutes into 2nd half and is dominating play at both ends. I know this only because Korea cannot even get a shot off, and Norway is sprinting past them up and down the floor.
Norway, much like the Netherlands in water polo, didn't even qualify for their respective Olympic tourney 4 years ago...now they stand to possibly win a gold medal. I can't imagine the amount of planning, coaching, and dedication it must take to go from completely outside the tourney to winning it within that 4-year cycle, especially in a sport that had no previous success in their country.
1:21-Halfway into 2nd half, Korea down 4. Announcer--"Everything going Norway's way". That sounded awkward. And apparently Korea needs to "step up their defense"...which to me would seem as though they need to grab, hack, and slap more...or play defense more like John Starks and Anthony Mason.
12:58--Halftime of the handball game. Korea leads Norway 15-14 at the half. Another good aspect of this sport--there are penalties and power plays, but shorthanded scoring happens somewhat regularly. Another good thing--much like water polo (and basketball, for that matter) contact is encouraged, necessary, and frequent.
Just did some Bryan Clay (officially my new man-crush) work. Of course, the first round of the decathlon was showed tape-delay...he struggled a bit in the last 2 events, finishing 10th in the high jump and 11th in the 400. But he still holds first place heading into the 2nd day of events, leading Andrei Krauchnuka by 88 points, and American Trey Hardee is in third.
The 2nd day of events begins at 9:00 EST tonite with the 110 hurdles, followed by the discus and pole vault tonite, then the javelin at 7:00 AM tomorrow morning, and then culminating with the 1,500 at 9:45 tomorrow morning. If they don't show the hurdles and discus tonight, I'm going to take Cris Collinsworth hostage.
Here's the larger question--Traditionally, the winner of the 100M dash is called the "Fastest Man Alive". The winner of the decathlon is referred to as the "Best Athlete Alive". Does that mean the Michael Phelps-fest would come to an end if Clay wins, since for some unexplaninable reason, NBC suddenly believes Phelps is comparable to Michael Jordan for all-time athletes. Or would Phelps' one-dimensional act still trump Clay's victory?
Also--I like how the "Best Athlete Alive" is crowned without stepping foot into a pool. All track and field events. No speedos, hairnets, or breastroking involved.
1:11-Norway leads 19-16 9 minutes into 2nd half and is dominating play at both ends. I know this only because Korea cannot even get a shot off, and Norway is sprinting past them up and down the floor.
Norway, much like the Netherlands in water polo, didn't even qualify for their respective Olympic tourney 4 years ago...now they stand to possibly win a gold medal. I can't imagine the amount of planning, coaching, and dedication it must take to go from completely outside the tourney to winning it within that 4-year cycle, especially in a sport that had no previous success in their country.
1:21-Halfway into 2nd half, Korea down 4. Announcer--"Everything going Norway's way". That sounded awkward. And apparently Korea needs to "step up their defense"...which to me would seem as though they need to grab, hack, and slap more...or play defense more like John Starks and Anthony Mason.
Olympics Part IV
12:15--Women's Team Handball Semifinal now on MSNBC! I heart handball. It's South Korea and Norway in a semifinal match, early first half.
Some basic handball rules--There is a restricted area roughly the size of the 3- point line in basketball in front of the goal that defenders can never enter, and offensive players can only enter once they are in the air, jumping and throwing the ball toward the goal. The court is essentially the size of a basketball court. It's 6 on 6 with a goalie.
2 30-minutes halves. No extra-time bullcrap in this sport.
A player can only hold the ball for 3 seconds at a time before doing anything. You can take 3 steps before or after dribbling. Contact is generally let go if the defender has good body position...think the block/charge call in basketball.
The ball is between a volleyball and softball in size and is not soft.
Transition offense and defense is key, just like in basketball.
I don't know how good a job I did describing the game, but it's very fun to play, having done it for a period of time during a PE course at GVSU (yes, Helly, I did get college credit for that class).
12:25--this new freecreditreport.com song/commercial is the worst thing on television EVER.
12:28--Swin Cash did the color commentary for the China/Aussie women's game. She did a reasonably good job of murdering the English language throughout the telecast. At one point she said that Aussie stud center Lauren Jackson had a "chronicle" ankle problem. Apparently her ankle doesn't enjoy reading Mike Mattson's picks?
12:31--My boy Brian Clay just threw the shot a career-best distance, putting himself solidly in first place with 2 events to go for the day. They then showed him on camera shirtless, he is not a small dude. He referred to his arms as "guns" while laughing about it, then said he is having a great time and just making memories while the rain just pelted him in the face. He said those things in the most sincere, I'm-having-a-blast way possible. The announcer said, with 7 events left, the gold medal was "his to lose".
Some basic handball rules--There is a restricted area roughly the size of the 3- point line in basketball in front of the goal that defenders can never enter, and offensive players can only enter once they are in the air, jumping and throwing the ball toward the goal. The court is essentially the size of a basketball court. It's 6 on 6 with a goalie.
2 30-minutes halves. No extra-time bullcrap in this sport.
A player can only hold the ball for 3 seconds at a time before doing anything. You can take 3 steps before or after dribbling. Contact is generally let go if the defender has good body position...think the block/charge call in basketball.
The ball is between a volleyball and softball in size and is not soft.
Transition offense and defense is key, just like in basketball.
I don't know how good a job I did describing the game, but it's very fun to play, having done it for a period of time during a PE course at GVSU (yes, Helly, I did get college credit for that class).
12:25--this new freecreditreport.com song/commercial is the worst thing on television EVER.
12:28--Swin Cash did the color commentary for the China/Aussie women's game. She did a reasonably good job of murdering the English language throughout the telecast. At one point she said that Aussie stud center Lauren Jackson had a "chronicle" ankle problem. Apparently her ankle doesn't enjoy reading Mike Mattson's picks?
12:31--My boy Brian Clay just threw the shot a career-best distance, putting himself solidly in first place with 2 events to go for the day. They then showed him on camera shirtless, he is not a small dude. He referred to his arms as "guns" while laughing about it, then said he is having a great time and just making memories while the rain just pelted him in the face. He said those things in the most sincere, I'm-having-a-blast way possible. The announcer said, with 7 events left, the gold medal was "his to lose".
RAFFLE Travershamockery, R1, V 1.1
Not going to go through the whole draft in detail...but sources close to me indicate that the Nate Dogg is not going to pull the Tom Brady Trigger in round 1 and will instead select Joseph Addai...which means that Timmy will potentially need to make the Tom Brady Decision at the 5th spot if Al chooses to go with the Westbrook Inn.
Also, it appears as though the first two selections are iron-clad locks in LDT and Peterson going 1 and 2, respectively.
This decision by Nate could also mean that the Beavers (this guy) may be willing to trade down from the 6th spot if Tom Terrific is available at that spot for anyone who has a Brady B0ner.
Lastly, I will re-do round 2 and post a round 4 by the end of the day.
here's the updated Round 1
Trevor--LDT
Justin-Peterson
Al-ley-Westbrook
Nate-Addai
Tim-Brady
BB-Barbarian
Andy-S Jax
Helly-Manning
Skot-Gore
Josh-Larry Johnson
BP-Portis
D Smith-Romo
Also, it appears as though the first two selections are iron-clad locks in LDT and Peterson going 1 and 2, respectively.
This decision by Nate could also mean that the Beavers (this guy) may be willing to trade down from the 6th spot if Tom Terrific is available at that spot for anyone who has a Brady B0ner.
Lastly, I will re-do round 2 and post a round 4 by the end of the day.
here's the updated Round 1
Trevor--LDT
Justin-Peterson
Al-ley-Westbrook
Nate-Addai
Tim-Brady
BB-Barbarian
Andy-S Jax
Helly-Manning
Skot-Gore
Josh-Larry Johnson
BP-Portis
D Smith-Romo
Olympics, part III
11:00--Water polo final--Match is tied at 8-8 5 minutes left in the match. One Dutch chick has 6 goals already! The Netherlands didn't even qualify for the Olympics 4 years ago. According to Wolf Wigo, the color commentator, this would be the "biggest upset of these Games." That doesn't sound like a good thing.
And yes, Wolf Wigo is apparently this dude's real name. He is one of thebest men's water polo players in American history, and here's the best thing I've read on the internet in quite some time, according to Wikipedia...."In December 1998, Wigo was in his father's backyard pool trying to win a bet with his 12-year-old twin brothers that he couldn't swim 20 laps underwater. He blacked out from lack of oxygen -- because he hyperventilated too much before he got into the water. His father dived in, pulled him out and performed CPR, saving his life.
11:02--Australia-China women's basketball semifinal game is on live (LIVE! I know, right?) on USA, with the Aussies leading by double-figures at halftime. The Aussie women wear one-piece spandex uniforms. No, I'm not making this up. They call them "sportsuits" and have been wearing them since 1994. Here's a link...http://espn.go.com/page2/s/worstuniform/round4/padres_australia.html
What I don't understand is why ESPN would consider these to be a "bad" uniform...?
11:04--On USA Network is the women's soccer final between USA and Brazil. We are leading 1-0....according to the scoreboard, we are in "ET1" period. I assume that means "extra time"? Man I hate soccer.
11:08--8-8 in the pool. There is a 30 second shot clock in water polo, which is another reason why it's better than soccer. Crap! Danielle De Bruyn just scored her 7th goal of the match, giving the Dutch a 9-8 lead with 26 seconds left. They just showed it on the underwater camera again--man I love that angle.
11:11--Coming out of a time-out, the Americans pull the goalie...pass it around...get 2 point-blank shots at the buzzer...and LOSE!!! 9-8 Dutch, the coaches jump into the pool and hug the players. Also not a bad reason to have the underwater camera.
11:15--In the women's basketball game, Australia is pounding the Chinese, duck soup style--hot and salty. 43-25 midway thru the third quarter. Back to the decathlon in a downpour...2nd event is the long jump. Brian Clay is possibly my new favorite track dude--smiling walking through the rain, enjoying his Olympics. Also, when you lead the Decathlon, you get to wear a special number bib that simply says "Leader" on it. I think we may need to take that into the RAFFLE draft and pass around a bib for the next person up to draft.
11:20--Clay hits the long jump in 25, 6 1'4 to keep the lead after 2 events. This makes me want to do an ORAL Olympics again in a bad way.....Jim Lampley announces, "Next up, the equestrian final." I sprain my right shoulder diving across my desk for the remote.
11:23--Australia is now doing the Chinese Kung Pow Chicken style--spicy and raw. 55-35 late third quarter. I'm going to try to get some real actual work done, will return at noon when the women's indoor volleyball semifinal between USA and Cuba is on.
And yes, Wolf Wigo is apparently this dude's real name. He is one of thebest men's water polo players in American history, and here's the best thing I've read on the internet in quite some time, according to Wikipedia...."In December 1998, Wigo was in his father's backyard pool trying to win a bet with his 12-year-old twin brothers that he couldn't swim 20 laps underwater. He blacked out from lack of oxygen -- because he hyperventilated too much before he got into the water. His father dived in, pulled him out and performed CPR, saving his life.
11:02--Australia-China women's basketball semifinal game is on live (LIVE! I know, right?) on USA, with the Aussies leading by double-figures at halftime. The Aussie women wear one-piece spandex uniforms. No, I'm not making this up. They call them "sportsuits" and have been wearing them since 1994. Here's a link...http://espn.go.com/page2/s/worstuniform/round4/padres_australia.html
What I don't understand is why ESPN would consider these to be a "bad" uniform...?
11:04--On USA Network is the women's soccer final between USA and Brazil. We are leading 1-0....according to the scoreboard, we are in "ET1" period. I assume that means "extra time"? Man I hate soccer.
11:08--8-8 in the pool. There is a 30 second shot clock in water polo, which is another reason why it's better than soccer. Crap! Danielle De Bruyn just scored her 7th goal of the match, giving the Dutch a 9-8 lead with 26 seconds left. They just showed it on the underwater camera again--man I love that angle.
11:11--Coming out of a time-out, the Americans pull the goalie...pass it around...get 2 point-blank shots at the buzzer...and LOSE!!! 9-8 Dutch, the coaches jump into the pool and hug the players. Also not a bad reason to have the underwater camera.
11:15--In the women's basketball game, Australia is pounding the Chinese, duck soup style--hot and salty. 43-25 midway thru the third quarter. Back to the decathlon in a downpour...2nd event is the long jump. Brian Clay is possibly my new favorite track dude--smiling walking through the rain, enjoying his Olympics. Also, when you lead the Decathlon, you get to wear a special number bib that simply says "Leader" on it. I think we may need to take that into the RAFFLE draft and pass around a bib for the next person up to draft.
11:20--Clay hits the long jump in 25, 6 1'4 to keep the lead after 2 events. This makes me want to do an ORAL Olympics again in a bad way.....Jim Lampley announces, "Next up, the equestrian final." I sprain my right shoulder diving across my desk for the remote.
11:23--Australia is now doing the Chinese Kung Pow Chicken style--spicy and raw. 55-35 late third quarter. I'm going to try to get some real actual work done, will return at noon when the women's indoor volleyball semifinal between USA and Cuba is on.
RAFFLE Travershamockery, R 3, V1
Alrighty, so everyone hates the Olympics. Sorry for talking.
Instead, I'll please the masses, be a sell-out, and do a mock 3rd round draft for a fantasy football league. Never thought I'd ever type that sentence in my life...
25-Trevor. Begins the 3rd round by pulling the trigger on DREW BREES
26-Justin. Wyant continues the Saints Train by taking MARQUES COLSTON.
27-Al-chemy. The Al continues the WR run by taking LARRY FITZGERALD
28-Nate Dogg. Everyone else is doing it...so Nate goes TORRY HOLT
29-TIMMY. I think he attempts to stick it to me by drafting FAT-@SS BRANDON JACOBS
30-BB. Peer pressure is a monster, so I, too, will grab a WR and go with SANTONIO HOLMES
31-Andy. After going RB-RB, he too jumps aboard the WR bandwagon and goes with ANDRE JOHNSON.
32-Helly. Jason, having went through half a box of Kleenex cleaning up his Manning-Wayne aftershocks, needs a RB and is just lucky enough to have RONNIE BROWN fall to him in the 3rd round.
33-Skot. I believe Skot is just enough of a man to take a Bengals WR, but both have been injured throughout the preseason. Nevertheless, I got Skot taking CHAD JOHNSON here. However, he may be offered a trade, because.....
34-Josh. Here's where potentially the most memorable moment of the 2008 RAFFLE Draft Extravaganza happens. Directly behind Josh is BP. You know, I know, we all know that they are both fully capable of taking a Detroit Lion ANYTIME. They may even attempt to call dibs on first Lion taken. There hasn't been a Lion taken at this point in the draft. MEGATRON is looming over everyone's head. I mean, this is the dude who has been called "LeBron in shoulder pads" this preseason!
I see this ending in a BIG ugly way as Josh rises from his chair, avoids an arm tackle from BP, stumbles to the white paper and writes...CALVIN JOHNSON!!
35-BPRUWITME. This throws BP into an immediate tailspin. In fact, I think he throws away his "Best NFC North Player Available" theory for the rest of the draft and begins to do semi-logical things, or at least as logical as he can be sitting next to D Smith, and takes WES WELKER.
36-D Smith. Dave, much like Helly, is RB-less right now...but with the giant run on WR in front of him, he too is lucky enough to have a very good one fall into his lap in the form of LAWRENCE MARONEY.
Instead, I'll please the masses, be a sell-out, and do a mock 3rd round draft for a fantasy football league. Never thought I'd ever type that sentence in my life...
25-Trevor. Begins the 3rd round by pulling the trigger on DREW BREES
26-Justin. Wyant continues the Saints Train by taking MARQUES COLSTON.
27-Al-chemy. The Al continues the WR run by taking LARRY FITZGERALD
28-Nate Dogg. Everyone else is doing it...so Nate goes TORRY HOLT
29-TIMMY. I think he attempts to stick it to me by drafting FAT-@SS BRANDON JACOBS
30-BB. Peer pressure is a monster, so I, too, will grab a WR and go with SANTONIO HOLMES
31-Andy. After going RB-RB, he too jumps aboard the WR bandwagon and goes with ANDRE JOHNSON.
32-Helly. Jason, having went through half a box of Kleenex cleaning up his Manning-Wayne aftershocks, needs a RB and is just lucky enough to have RONNIE BROWN fall to him in the 3rd round.
33-Skot. I believe Skot is just enough of a man to take a Bengals WR, but both have been injured throughout the preseason. Nevertheless, I got Skot taking CHAD JOHNSON here. However, he may be offered a trade, because.....
34-Josh. Here's where potentially the most memorable moment of the 2008 RAFFLE Draft Extravaganza happens. Directly behind Josh is BP. You know, I know, we all know that they are both fully capable of taking a Detroit Lion ANYTIME. They may even attempt to call dibs on first Lion taken. There hasn't been a Lion taken at this point in the draft. MEGATRON is looming over everyone's head. I mean, this is the dude who has been called "LeBron in shoulder pads" this preseason!
I see this ending in a BIG ugly way as Josh rises from his chair, avoids an arm tackle from BP, stumbles to the white paper and writes...CALVIN JOHNSON!!
35-BPRUWITME. This throws BP into an immediate tailspin. In fact, I think he throws away his "Best NFC North Player Available" theory for the rest of the draft and begins to do semi-logical things, or at least as logical as he can be sitting next to D Smith, and takes WES WELKER.
36-D Smith. Dave, much like Helly, is RB-less right now...but with the giant run on WR in front of him, he too is lucky enough to have a very good one fall into his lap in the form of LAWRENCE MARONEY.
Live Blog, Hour 2
10:24--2 straight US goald cut the lead to 4-2 to end the first period. There are so many good parts of water polo to like, but usually the one that everyone talks about is the underwater camera. I maybe could watch just that camera during an entire period of play. They just showed it for about 2 minutes straight, and it's nothing but people kicking the crap out of each other.
10:20--Theo Ratliff re-signed with Philly today. That means that the Pistons' post players are Rasheed, McDyess, Cram Max, Amir and Kwame Brown. Ain't exactly Laimbeer, Mahorn, Rodman, Salley and Edwards, is it? Yikes. But Jamaal Magloire is still out there. Double yikes.
10:17--Now trail 4-0. To borrow Skot's favorite baseball phrase..."we look a little RATTTT-led".
10:12--SWEET! Gold medal women's water polo match between USA and the Netherlands. It isn't live, but is sure is a whole lot better than equestrian. We are ranked #1 in the world and just went down 1-0 to the Swimming Dutch, who are ranked just 9th in the world, early in the first quarter. We also defeated the Dutch "quite easily" in 2 Olympic tune-ups, and now we are down 2-0 just 2 minutes into the match. We apparently have been the "dominant" team in the world over the past 6 years, but didn't win the gold in 2004 and we look "shaky in the pool" early on.
10:08--Clay runs the 100 in 10.44. His post-race quote "You just roll with the punches and do the best you can". This dude is locked in and not using the precip as any kind of an excuse. American Trey Hardee posted the 2nd best sprint time after the 100. I'm very much into this. These guys are doing 5 events in an absolute downpour and in the decathlon, you don't necessarily "race" against other people, but rather your scores in every event is awarded a point total based on a pre-determined scoring system.
They are now interviewing a "woman" named Chrystl Butros from the softball team. She is much bigger than me and much more of a man than Helly. Wow is she scary. Unsure why they aren't showing this game....other than it's likely the biggest upset in any Olympic event in the history of ever.
10:05--Onto the decathlon! Apparently we have a good dude named Bryan Clay from Hawaii who won the silver in 2004. Day 1--100, long jump, shot put, high jump, and 400 dash. EVERY event in one day. It's pouring down rain, freezing, and they are getting it done. You think Michael Phelps is ever swimming in the rain? Nope. Your golden boy doesn't do precipitation. All he does is eat, sleep and swim. He doesn't even have time to watch the weather channel, open an umbrella, or use tweezers on those giant hedge-sized eyebrows of his.
10:00 Garbage. Pure garbage.
Apparently showing women in spandex wasn't good enough, as today on NBC they are showing Equestrian and Rhythmic Gymnastics. Just in case any hetero male is watching, they will also have some of the first day of the decathalon and some water polo.
10:20--Theo Ratliff re-signed with Philly today. That means that the Pistons' post players are Rasheed, McDyess, Cram Max, Amir and Kwame Brown. Ain't exactly Laimbeer, Mahorn, Rodman, Salley and Edwards, is it? Yikes. But Jamaal Magloire is still out there. Double yikes.
10:17--Now trail 4-0. To borrow Skot's favorite baseball phrase..."we look a little RATTTT-led".
10:12--SWEET! Gold medal women's water polo match between USA and the Netherlands. It isn't live, but is sure is a whole lot better than equestrian. We are ranked #1 in the world and just went down 1-0 to the Swimming Dutch, who are ranked just 9th in the world, early in the first quarter. We also defeated the Dutch "quite easily" in 2 Olympic tune-ups, and now we are down 2-0 just 2 minutes into the match. We apparently have been the "dominant" team in the world over the past 6 years, but didn't win the gold in 2004 and we look "shaky in the pool" early on.
10:08--Clay runs the 100 in 10.44. His post-race quote "You just roll with the punches and do the best you can". This dude is locked in and not using the precip as any kind of an excuse. American Trey Hardee posted the 2nd best sprint time after the 100. I'm very much into this. These guys are doing 5 events in an absolute downpour and in the decathlon, you don't necessarily "race" against other people, but rather your scores in every event is awarded a point total based on a pre-determined scoring system.
They are now interviewing a "woman" named Chrystl Butros from the softball team. She is much bigger than me and much more of a man than Helly. Wow is she scary. Unsure why they aren't showing this game....other than it's likely the biggest upset in any Olympic event in the history of ever.
10:05--Onto the decathlon! Apparently we have a good dude named Bryan Clay from Hawaii who won the silver in 2004. Day 1--100, long jump, shot put, high jump, and 400 dash. EVERY event in one day. It's pouring down rain, freezing, and they are getting it done. You think Michael Phelps is ever swimming in the rain? Nope. Your golden boy doesn't do precipitation. All he does is eat, sleep and swim. He doesn't even have time to watch the weather channel, open an umbrella, or use tweezers on those giant hedge-sized eyebrows of his.
10:00 Garbage. Pure garbage.
Apparently showing women in spandex wasn't good enough, as today on NBC they are showing Equestrian and Rhythmic Gymnastics. Just in case any hetero male is watching, they will also have some of the first day of the decathalon and some water polo.
Olympics Live Blog
Alrighty, checking in at 9:00 on THursday, we'll see how long this goes for this morning...
Beginning on the TV with the women's semifinal game; the USA women are playing against Russia, were down for most of the first half, but now on a 13-2 run to begin the fourth quarter to extend the lead to 11 with 9 minutes to go.
9:44--Some thoughts from what I saw yesterday on the Olympics--Usain Bolt is absolutely crazy. He ran a 19.30 200 yesterday.
Let me break that down for you, hold your hand so you understand how fast that is. During that race, you could take a full-size basketball court and ANOTHER 3-point line and put them together, and he ran that distance at roughly 3.75 seconds. Re-donkulous.
I loved watching the indoor volleyball yesterday. The men's team's setter is named Loy Ball (appropriate, right?) He is on his 5th Olympic team and has had microfracture surgery on both knees, multiple tats and a full beard. I like all of those things about him. They downed a pesky Serbian team yesterday in a grueling 5-set match. I do declare, if you get a chance, watch the indoor game at some point during the next few days.
However, the color commentator for the indoor volleyball is a complete no-talent. They were talking about how disappointing (head shaking) the men's team has been during the past 2 Olympics, and he termed it a "Hurricane Katrina-level disaster". Maybe not the best choice of words....
The best Olympic commercial is the one where they have the 1980's pre-game National Anthem from a Laker game being sung while the men's basketball team is practicing. Straight cash. Close second is any commercial involving AT&T..."Instead, we're going to spend the weekend with the techno twins!!"
9:43--Post-game interview with Taurasi. Her quote about getting chippy with some of the Russian team--"If you're not wearing the USA uniform, I don't care". I like that about her.
9:37--Americans win 67-52. My girl Hammon struggled mightily from the field for the CCCP, going 1-6 from the floor, and then the head coach hit her in the head with the pile of rubles she took to play with Russia.
9:33--Consecutive shots to the face, one from each squad, with USA leading 64-50 with 64-50 with 2:20 left. My girl Taurasi just hit a 25-footer and then pointed at someone afterward. USA and Russia are the only 2 countries who have won the gold medal in women's basketball.
9:28--Mother Russia just 1-10 from 3's, USA 10-28 mid 4-th quarter. If you have good guards in women's basketball, you have a good team. And if you have Sue Bird on your team, well, I'm searching for a textbook to put on my lap.
9:24--Last two mornings, NBC has shown USA indoor volleyball quarterfinals LIVE (FINALLY!! LIVE EVENTS!!). We won both matches in 5 sets, very exciting action. I believe indoor volleyball has reached 4th place on my favorite Olympics events list, just behind basketball, handball, and anything that isn't swimming or gymnastics.
9:22--women's team now up 12 with 6:45 to go and beginning to pull away. I really like watching Taurasi play, but I slowly feel as though she is the Manu of the women's game, she is always starting crap with the other team, chirping at refs, and makes huge shots when her teams needs them.
9:16-Talking about Becky Hammon. SHe is a South Dakotan, played at Colorado State, and is playing fo rthe Russian Olympic team this year...she gained citizenship while playing in Moscow this past summer, as many players do. She was the MVP of the WNBA a few years ago, but wasn't even on the 24-person Olympic Trials roster for the USA, so decided to apply for Russian citizenship. She is now the starting point guard for the Russian team.
I'm not sure how to feel about this one. She makes a ton of money in Russia and said she has always dreamed of playing in the Olympics, but felt slighted by not even being on the expanded roster. The Russian women's program is always one of the strongest in the world and so she knew she would be going to a top team with a chance at a gold medal. She had a rather impassioned interview on ESPN about 2 months ago about the whole situation and I felt as though she brought up a number of good points; plus, she isn't the only person that does this kind of thing at this point...don't forget everyone favorite Tri-Unity ADD caveman, Chris Kaman, somehow showed up on the German team this year.
Beginning on the TV with the women's semifinal game; the USA women are playing against Russia, were down for most of the first half, but now on a 13-2 run to begin the fourth quarter to extend the lead to 11 with 9 minutes to go.
9:44--Some thoughts from what I saw yesterday on the Olympics--Usain Bolt is absolutely crazy. He ran a 19.30 200 yesterday.
Let me break that down for you, hold your hand so you understand how fast that is. During that race, you could take a full-size basketball court and ANOTHER 3-point line and put them together, and he ran that distance at roughly 3.75 seconds. Re-donkulous.
I loved watching the indoor volleyball yesterday. The men's team's setter is named Loy Ball (appropriate, right?) He is on his 5th Olympic team and has had microfracture surgery on both knees, multiple tats and a full beard. I like all of those things about him. They downed a pesky Serbian team yesterday in a grueling 5-set match. I do declare, if you get a chance, watch the indoor game at some point during the next few days.
However, the color commentator for the indoor volleyball is a complete no-talent. They were talking about how disappointing (head shaking) the men's team has been during the past 2 Olympics, and he termed it a "Hurricane Katrina-level disaster". Maybe not the best choice of words....
The best Olympic commercial is the one where they have the 1980's pre-game National Anthem from a Laker game being sung while the men's basketball team is practicing. Straight cash. Close second is any commercial involving AT&T..."Instead, we're going to spend the weekend with the techno twins!!"
9:43--Post-game interview with Taurasi. Her quote about getting chippy with some of the Russian team--"If you're not wearing the USA uniform, I don't care". I like that about her.
9:37--Americans win 67-52. My girl Hammon struggled mightily from the field for the CCCP, going 1-6 from the floor, and then the head coach hit her in the head with the pile of rubles she took to play with Russia.
9:33--Consecutive shots to the face, one from each squad, with USA leading 64-50 with 64-50 with 2:20 left. My girl Taurasi just hit a 25-footer and then pointed at someone afterward. USA and Russia are the only 2 countries who have won the gold medal in women's basketball.
9:28--Mother Russia just 1-10 from 3's, USA 10-28 mid 4-th quarter. If you have good guards in women's basketball, you have a good team. And if you have Sue Bird on your team, well, I'm searching for a textbook to put on my lap.
9:24--Last two mornings, NBC has shown USA indoor volleyball quarterfinals LIVE (FINALLY!! LIVE EVENTS!!). We won both matches in 5 sets, very exciting action. I believe indoor volleyball has reached 4th place on my favorite Olympics events list, just behind basketball, handball, and anything that isn't swimming or gymnastics.
9:22--women's team now up 12 with 6:45 to go and beginning to pull away. I really like watching Taurasi play, but I slowly feel as though she is the Manu of the women's game, she is always starting crap with the other team, chirping at refs, and makes huge shots when her teams needs them.
9:16-Talking about Becky Hammon. SHe is a South Dakotan, played at Colorado State, and is playing fo rthe Russian Olympic team this year...she gained citizenship while playing in Moscow this past summer, as many players do. She was the MVP of the WNBA a few years ago, but wasn't even on the 24-person Olympic Trials roster for the USA, so decided to apply for Russian citizenship. She is now the starting point guard for the Russian team.
I'm not sure how to feel about this one. She makes a ton of money in Russia and said she has always dreamed of playing in the Olympics, but felt slighted by not even being on the expanded roster. The Russian women's program is always one of the strongest in the world and so she knew she would be going to a top team with a chance at a gold medal. She had a rather impassioned interview on ESPN about 2 months ago about the whole situation and I felt as though she brought up a number of good points; plus, she isn't the only person that does this kind of thing at this point...don't forget everyone favorite Tri-Unity ADD caveman, Chris Kaman, somehow showed up on the German team this year.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
RAFFLE Travershamockery, R2, V1
Alrighty, here comes round 2, right back at that *ss!
Keep in mind, at this point in the draft, everyone feels really good about their first round pick (except Helsen, who immediately regrets his decision) and most of the teams feel really good after about a sixer.
So, here goes!
13-D Smith He completes his man-crush on the Cowboys with TERRELL OWENS, which I believe will set up a big run on WR in the 2nd round.
14-BPRUWITME. I see the 9-fingered one renewing his "Best NFC North Player Available" subscription and taking RYAN GRANT
15-Josh. This guy gets on the WR train with Dave (not the first time they've rode anywhere together, if you know what I mean, dude) and takes RANDY MOSS
16-Skot. I got the Lord Calvert-sponsored squad taking MARSHAWN LYNCH with this pick.
17-Helly. The Commish moves aside the textbook covering up his swimsuit area, awkwardly approaches the giant white paperboard with the Sharpie, takes REGGIE WAYNE to go with Manning, and announces, "It's the pants, the pleat in the pants....Don't act like you're not impressed!"
18-Andy. Needing to ensure having a RB on the field for opening day, since S Jax is still holding out, he takes MO JONES-DREW
19-BB. I have zero clue where to go here. I've never not went RB-RB to begin any fantasy league. I've got McGahee, Thomas Jones, Fast Willie Parker and Jamal Lewis staring me in the face, but there are a lot of intriguing WR options at this spot. I think I'm going to do what "they" say to do: stick with the RB combo dinner and select JAMAL LEWIS.
20-Uncle Timmy. He has the opposite of a chub for Willis McGahee, so he's out. I think Tim's going back to one of his favorite 2007 players with this pick and taking BRAYLON EDWARDS.
21-Nate Dogg. Nate needs a RB after taking Brady in Round 1....he's going WILLIE PARKER
22-Al-lendale. This is an interesting pick for the Al, because he is also looking at a lot of WR's in this spot. But I think he, too, will go for the old-school handy and take WILLIS MCGAHEE
23-Justin. The less-attractive (but--little known-fact...higher IQ) Wyant may pull the trigger on the 5th WR in the round here....but I think he takes THOMAS JONES
24-Trevor. Torres, already deep into a bottle of blue Maui, sees an "article" about Kim Kardashian on Flemmy's desk, pitches a tent, and takes her man REGGIE BUSH to end the second round.
Keep in mind, at this point in the draft, everyone feels really good about their first round pick (except Helsen, who immediately regrets his decision) and most of the teams feel really good after about a sixer.
So, here goes!
13-D Smith He completes his man-crush on the Cowboys with TERRELL OWENS, which I believe will set up a big run on WR in the 2nd round.
14-BPRUWITME. I see the 9-fingered one renewing his "Best NFC North Player Available" subscription and taking RYAN GRANT
15-Josh. This guy gets on the WR train with Dave (not the first time they've rode anywhere together, if you know what I mean, dude) and takes RANDY MOSS
16-Skot. I got the Lord Calvert-sponsored squad taking MARSHAWN LYNCH with this pick.
17-Helly. The Commish moves aside the textbook covering up his swimsuit area, awkwardly approaches the giant white paperboard with the Sharpie, takes REGGIE WAYNE to go with Manning, and announces, "It's the pants, the pleat in the pants....Don't act like you're not impressed!"
18-Andy. Needing to ensure having a RB on the field for opening day, since S Jax is still holding out, he takes MO JONES-DREW
19-BB. I have zero clue where to go here. I've never not went RB-RB to begin any fantasy league. I've got McGahee, Thomas Jones, Fast Willie Parker and Jamal Lewis staring me in the face, but there are a lot of intriguing WR options at this spot. I think I'm going to do what "they" say to do: stick with the RB combo dinner and select JAMAL LEWIS.
20-Uncle Timmy. He has the opposite of a chub for Willis McGahee, so he's out. I think Tim's going back to one of his favorite 2007 players with this pick and taking BRAYLON EDWARDS.
21-Nate Dogg. Nate needs a RB after taking Brady in Round 1....he's going WILLIE PARKER
22-Al-lendale. This is an interesting pick for the Al, because he is also looking at a lot of WR's in this spot. But I think he, too, will go for the old-school handy and take WILLIS MCGAHEE
23-Justin. The less-attractive (but--little known-fact...higher IQ) Wyant may pull the trigger on the 5th WR in the round here....but I think he takes THOMAS JONES
24-Trevor. Torres, already deep into a bottle of blue Maui, sees an "article" about Kim Kardashian on Flemmy's desk, pitches a tent, and takes her man REGGIE BUSH to end the second round.
Monday, August 18, 2008
RAFFLE 2008 Travershamockery V. 1
Alrighty, let the overly insane amount of ridiculous things being said about the RAFFLE begin!!
Here's my first mock draft, following the draft order getting set last weekend. The selections below are based largely on speculation, happenstance, rumor and innuendo, or the same set of facts that practically every gel-hair uses on the Fox Sports fantasy football show.
1-Trevor. Last year's playoff shocker, the boys return to find themselves with the top spot of the draft. Here's hoping Torres can find his way to the draft on time to make his selection...which I believe will be LADANIAN TOMLINSON.
2-Justin. The Snitches overcame a Shawn Alexander first-round selection last year by going Moss-Peterson with their next 2 picks. I think that Justin still has a chub for ADRIAN PETERSON and will take him with the 2nd overall pick.
3.-Al-abama. Last year's dominant team rolled to the RAFFLE '07 crown, then selected this slot to begin the drafting selection. His reasoning is so he does not have to make the "Tom Brady Decision", but if the above two picks go down that way, then Dreamy Tom is sitting on the table.
However, Al has made no secret for his full-on pocket rocket for BRIAN WESTBROOK, who I believe Al will be selecting with this pick....
4.-Nate....leaving TOM BRADY staring Natron in the face.
5.-Timmy. Allendale's newest student-bodyslammer has some morning wood for Brady, and there is no way Brady gets past this pick. However, with Brady away, Tim should look toward JOSEPH ADDAI with this selection.
6.-BB. Leaving me with MARIAN BARBER. I kind of want to take him simply so I can say "Marian the Barbarian" roughly 4,109 times before I trade him prior to Week 5.
7.-Andy. I believe this is where the draft gets really interesting. There are a number of RB's available with minor questions along with multiple QB options. I have the Hammer taking STEVEN JACKSON with this pick.
8.-Helly. Jason has made it absolutely clear since his Seagulls went in the toilet last year that he has a awkward 7th-grade, I-cant-control-what's-happening, put-your-textbook-over-it Ron LeFlore for a first-round QB. In this scenario, he can select PEYTON MANNING, start chanting "Cut That Meat!", then remember no team which selected a QB in the first round of the RAFFLE has ever made the playoffs.
9.-Skot. I see this guy polishing off 2 cheesewurst after winning the pre-draft golf scramble, then taking FRANK GORE, followed by drinking the strongest mixed drink in Muskegon County. And that's exactly what I like about this guy!
10.-Josh. He pulled the Peyton Manning trigger in the first round last year, and was rewarded with the worst record in the league. Josh is a lot smarter than me and should learn from that mistake. I've got him trying to take a chance on LARRY JOHNSON, who missed half the season last year but still put up some good numbers.
11.-BPRUWITME. The league's newest fiancee has usually selected based on the "Best NFC North Player Available" factor. Using that theory, well quite frankly I have zero idea who he would draft right here. We'll say he goes outside the division and takes CLINTON PORTIS, especially with Ladell Betts at less than 100% and a new coach in place in Washington.
12.-Dave. Moorland's favorite son finished fourth in the league last year, but chose to pick at the rear-end of the draft, which seems exactly right for him. I see him beginning what should be a very interesting second round by going with a TONY ROMO-TERRELL OWENS poo poo platter to end the first round and begin the second.
Here's my first mock draft, following the draft order getting set last weekend. The selections below are based largely on speculation, happenstance, rumor and innuendo, or the same set of facts that practically every gel-hair uses on the Fox Sports fantasy football show.
1-Trevor. Last year's playoff shocker, the boys return to find themselves with the top spot of the draft. Here's hoping Torres can find his way to the draft on time to make his selection...which I believe will be LADANIAN TOMLINSON.
2-Justin. The Snitches overcame a Shawn Alexander first-round selection last year by going Moss-Peterson with their next 2 picks. I think that Justin still has a chub for ADRIAN PETERSON and will take him with the 2nd overall pick.
3.-Al-abama. Last year's dominant team rolled to the RAFFLE '07 crown, then selected this slot to begin the drafting selection. His reasoning is so he does not have to make the "Tom Brady Decision", but if the above two picks go down that way, then Dreamy Tom is sitting on the table.
However, Al has made no secret for his full-on pocket rocket for BRIAN WESTBROOK, who I believe Al will be selecting with this pick....
4.-Nate....leaving TOM BRADY staring Natron in the face.
5.-Timmy. Allendale's newest student-bodyslammer has some morning wood for Brady, and there is no way Brady gets past this pick. However, with Brady away, Tim should look toward JOSEPH ADDAI with this selection.
6.-BB. Leaving me with MARIAN BARBER. I kind of want to take him simply so I can say "Marian the Barbarian" roughly 4,109 times before I trade him prior to Week 5.
7.-Andy. I believe this is where the draft gets really interesting. There are a number of RB's available with minor questions along with multiple QB options. I have the Hammer taking STEVEN JACKSON with this pick.
8.-Helly. Jason has made it absolutely clear since his Seagulls went in the toilet last year that he has a awkward 7th-grade, I-cant-control-what's-happening, put-your-textbook-over-it Ron LeFlore for a first-round QB. In this scenario, he can select PEYTON MANNING, start chanting "Cut That Meat!", then remember no team which selected a QB in the first round of the RAFFLE has ever made the playoffs.
9.-Skot. I see this guy polishing off 2 cheesewurst after winning the pre-draft golf scramble, then taking FRANK GORE, followed by drinking the strongest mixed drink in Muskegon County. And that's exactly what I like about this guy!
10.-Josh. He pulled the Peyton Manning trigger in the first round last year, and was rewarded with the worst record in the league. Josh is a lot smarter than me and should learn from that mistake. I've got him trying to take a chance on LARRY JOHNSON, who missed half the season last year but still put up some good numbers.
11.-BPRUWITME. The league's newest fiancee has usually selected based on the "Best NFC North Player Available" factor. Using that theory, well quite frankly I have zero idea who he would draft right here. We'll say he goes outside the division and takes CLINTON PORTIS, especially with Ladell Betts at less than 100% and a new coach in place in Washington.
12.-Dave. Moorland's favorite son finished fourth in the league last year, but chose to pick at the rear-end of the draft, which seems exactly right for him. I see him beginning what should be a very interesting second round by going with a TONY ROMO-TERRELL OWENS poo poo platter to end the first round and begin the second.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Olympic Hoopies and crazy-eyed quasi-Dave
I love Olympic basketball. Love it. Cannot get enough of it. Women's or Men's. Need it, want it, can't get enough of it. I have definitely built my mornings this week around watching both teams play in the morning.
The international game is fun to watch--offensive goaltending is allowed, the 3-point line is obscenely short (but is getting moved back after these Olympic games, which isn't necessarily a bad thing), every player on the good teams can shoot, pass, and dribble, the reffing is unquestionably erratic, but everyone just accepts it and doesn't complain (that much), and it genuinely looks like the men's team actually cares this year, in stark contrast to 2004.
Now, having expressed my deepest affections for this game....NBC just needs to stop worshipping at the Michael Phelps altar.
I mean it. Stop. It. Right. Now.
I honestly remember watching a ton of the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2000. I just don't remember there being this many swimming events. I went to bed last night and swimming was on. I got to the computer today, AND SWIMMING WAS STILL GOING ON!!! How many different lengths for EVERY SINGLE swimming style are there? The last time I checked, there wasn't a 150 or 500-meter dash, or a 600-meter relay on the track.
I get that Phelps set an unbelievable record, he's all rocked up, etc. I get it. But this isn't a soap opera that you can control the plot and characters on. There are SO many different events going on with great stories that simply are getting pawned off to the other channels or simple highlights. And what happens when this neverending slate of swimming events stops? Then who does Bob Costas turns to for his man crushing on primetime television?
I assume one reason NBC is focusing so much on ALL the swimming is because of the amount of drug-fuelded stories there have been on the track side, and those events don't start until this weekend. Nevertheless, this just needs to stop with all the swimming. And don't even get me started on synchronized diving. Are we really supposed to get excited to watch 2 people dive at the same time and understand that if one guy has his toes pointed, and the other one doesn't, then you get points taken off for it? How about we watch boxing--if one guy gets hit in the face, the other dude gets a point. I like that. Simple.
I also hope both the men's and women's hoopie team start getting their games shown on NBC, and why in the name of Larry Herndon doesn't NBC take about a 5-minute segment of every men's game and show them on primetime? There have been some redonkulous dunks by Bron-Bron and Kobe. I don't want to hear about broadcasting restrictions. That's a bunch of garbage. The Olympics already schedules certain events based on American Primetime television coverage. Something can be changed if it needs to be changed.
Here are the sports that need more coverage
Indoor volleyball--Let's be honest, who isn't watching women's indoor volleyball if that's on? And the men's game is insane--they look like they all have 48" verticals and they cram and slam the ball.
Boxing--See above.
Water polo--It's 12 people in the pool at the same time kicking the crap out of each other. I'll take it.
Shooting--You can't tell me the NRA wouldn't sponsor this?
Men's Basketball--EVERY GAME needs to be on. EVERY GAME. I said it.
The international game is fun to watch--offensive goaltending is allowed, the 3-point line is obscenely short (but is getting moved back after these Olympic games, which isn't necessarily a bad thing), every player on the good teams can shoot, pass, and dribble, the reffing is unquestionably erratic, but everyone just accepts it and doesn't complain (that much), and it genuinely looks like the men's team actually cares this year, in stark contrast to 2004.
Now, having expressed my deepest affections for this game....NBC just needs to stop worshipping at the Michael Phelps altar.
I mean it. Stop. It. Right. Now.
I honestly remember watching a ton of the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2000. I just don't remember there being this many swimming events. I went to bed last night and swimming was on. I got to the computer today, AND SWIMMING WAS STILL GOING ON!!! How many different lengths for EVERY SINGLE swimming style are there? The last time I checked, there wasn't a 150 or 500-meter dash, or a 600-meter relay on the track.
I get that Phelps set an unbelievable record, he's all rocked up, etc. I get it. But this isn't a soap opera that you can control the plot and characters on. There are SO many different events going on with great stories that simply are getting pawned off to the other channels or simple highlights. And what happens when this neverending slate of swimming events stops? Then who does Bob Costas turns to for his man crushing on primetime television?
I assume one reason NBC is focusing so much on ALL the swimming is because of the amount of drug-fuelded stories there have been on the track side, and those events don't start until this weekend. Nevertheless, this just needs to stop with all the swimming. And don't even get me started on synchronized diving. Are we really supposed to get excited to watch 2 people dive at the same time and understand that if one guy has his toes pointed, and the other one doesn't, then you get points taken off for it? How about we watch boxing--if one guy gets hit in the face, the other dude gets a point. I like that. Simple.
I also hope both the men's and women's hoopie team start getting their games shown on NBC, and why in the name of Larry Herndon doesn't NBC take about a 5-minute segment of every men's game and show them on primetime? There have been some redonkulous dunks by Bron-Bron and Kobe. I don't want to hear about broadcasting restrictions. That's a bunch of garbage. The Olympics already schedules certain events based on American Primetime television coverage. Something can be changed if it needs to be changed.
Here are the sports that need more coverage
Indoor volleyball--Let's be honest, who isn't watching women's indoor volleyball if that's on? And the men's game is insane--they look like they all have 48" verticals and they cram and slam the ball.
Boxing--See above.
Water polo--It's 12 people in the pool at the same time kicking the crap out of each other. I'll take it.
Shooting--You can't tell me the NRA wouldn't sponsor this?
Men's Basketball--EVERY GAME needs to be on. EVERY GAME. I said it.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
8-13 "Eh" List
I've done the hate and the love list. Today, I'm going to break new ground with the "eh" list. This is a list of things I can go either way on...as you can imagine, this list is a rarity for a blathering idiot like myself, but there are some things I need to speak about that I am unsure which way to go....
NBC Primetime Olympic Coverage. I openly admit to getting sucked in EVERY year by the Summer Olympics. They could show virtually anything and I'm watching it--wrestling, whitewater rafting down a manmade "river", fencing, cake decorating, whatever. But I'm tiring of the primetime sked at this point--taped synchronized diving (which I truly didn't know existed before 3 nites ago), followed by a Mary Carillo piece about something dealing with Chinese culture, then some gymnastics and swimming. I need some more Logan Tom, hoopies, and boxing on my primetime lineup. Speaking of swimming...
Michael Phelps. Yes, I get it--he's won the most golds EVER in the history of EVER. Did you know his schedule is crazy? Who knew? Guess what--ANYONE's schedule at his age is crazy. Bob Costas LOVES to say that all Phelps does is eat, sleep and swim. You could substitute virtually any verb in for "swim" in that trinity of action for any single employed 20something male. For example..."All Flemmy does is eat, sleep and play guitar hero" "All BB does is eat, sleep and talk" "All Ryno does is eat, sleep, and murder the English language" Plus, as Al brought up earlier in the week, he looks a LOT like our crazy-eyed roomie Dave from Country Place days.
Upcoming network TV season. With the amount of cable channels around, the constant pimping of new shows on network TV just seems to fall flat at this point in our world.
Gary Sheffield. The Tigers wed themselves to a LOT of questionably contracts and people over the past 2 seasons. He's one of them. It's not really surprising that Shef, who has played for, in order, the Brewers, Padres, Marlins, Dodgers, Braves, Yankees and Tigers, isn't happy being somewhere. He's 39, broken down, and on the books for one MORE year at over 14 million American dollars. The Tigers are as much to blame for this as Shef is.
Borat.
NFL preseason football.
Everyone Loves Raymond/King of Queens. Same show. Same plot. Same wife who they cast who is just good-looking enough who you know would not ever be with that guy in the real world. Same kooky friends and parents of the main character. It is an affront to society that these two shows are slowly shoving Seinfeld and Simpsons off the late afternoon television lineups in this great country of ours.
NBC Primetime Olympic Coverage. I openly admit to getting sucked in EVERY year by the Summer Olympics. They could show virtually anything and I'm watching it--wrestling, whitewater rafting down a manmade "river", fencing, cake decorating, whatever. But I'm tiring of the primetime sked at this point--taped synchronized diving (which I truly didn't know existed before 3 nites ago), followed by a Mary Carillo piece about something dealing with Chinese culture, then some gymnastics and swimming. I need some more Logan Tom, hoopies, and boxing on my primetime lineup. Speaking of swimming...
Michael Phelps. Yes, I get it--he's won the most golds EVER in the history of EVER. Did you know his schedule is crazy? Who knew? Guess what--ANYONE's schedule at his age is crazy. Bob Costas LOVES to say that all Phelps does is eat, sleep and swim. You could substitute virtually any verb in for "swim" in that trinity of action for any single employed 20something male. For example..."All Flemmy does is eat, sleep and play guitar hero" "All BB does is eat, sleep and talk" "All Ryno does is eat, sleep, and murder the English language" Plus, as Al brought up earlier in the week, he looks a LOT like our crazy-eyed roomie Dave from Country Place days.
Upcoming network TV season. With the amount of cable channels around, the constant pimping of new shows on network TV just seems to fall flat at this point in our world.
Gary Sheffield. The Tigers wed themselves to a LOT of questionably contracts and people over the past 2 seasons. He's one of them. It's not really surprising that Shef, who has played for, in order, the Brewers, Padres, Marlins, Dodgers, Braves, Yankees and Tigers, isn't happy being somewhere. He's 39, broken down, and on the books for one MORE year at over 14 million American dollars. The Tigers are as much to blame for this as Shef is.
Borat.
NFL preseason football.
Everyone Loves Raymond/King of Queens. Same show. Same plot. Same wife who they cast who is just good-looking enough who you know would not ever be with that guy in the real world. Same kooky friends and parents of the main character. It is an affront to society that these two shows are slowly shoving Seinfeld and Simpsons off the late afternoon television lineups in this great country of ours.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
8-6 Love List
10-2009 NCAA College Football. Although a tad bit easy recruiting-wise, it is still fun to build up crappy programs.
9-Michael Curry calling Rodney Stuckey the Pistons "6th starter" yesterday. Although Helly pointed out that, if he did begin games with 6 starters it would likely result in an automatic technical foul, I do enjoy hearing Stuckey's name being mentioned as a starter....fingers crossed a move is made at some point this season.
8-Glasses of wine in the summer
7-The RAFFLE
6-Cubs fans. Simply because this has happened nearly every year this decade about this time, where they suddenly burst forward from everywhere proclaiming their love of the Cubs as well as how they will win the World Series. Well, even in an incredibly watered-down National League, they may have the best roster, but they are relying on Kerry Wood, Rich Harden, Derrick Lee, and Alfonso Soriano to carry them...all of whom have, in the past 3 years, suffered a myriad of injuries keeping them frequently inactive.
5-Calls from Al between 3:18 and 4:41 in the afternoon with his HUGE update.
4-Chocolate milk
3-Wedding Crashers
2-Fountain Coke
1-Fantasy Football, GD I love it
9-Michael Curry calling Rodney Stuckey the Pistons "6th starter" yesterday. Although Helly pointed out that, if he did begin games with 6 starters it would likely result in an automatic technical foul, I do enjoy hearing Stuckey's name being mentioned as a starter....fingers crossed a move is made at some point this season.
8-Glasses of wine in the summer
7-The RAFFLE
6-Cubs fans. Simply because this has happened nearly every year this decade about this time, where they suddenly burst forward from everywhere proclaiming their love of the Cubs as well as how they will win the World Series. Well, even in an incredibly watered-down National League, they may have the best roster, but they are relying on Kerry Wood, Rich Harden, Derrick Lee, and Alfonso Soriano to carry them...all of whom have, in the past 3 years, suffered a myriad of injuries keeping them frequently inactive.
5-Calls from Al between 3:18 and 4:41 in the afternoon with his HUGE update.
4-Chocolate milk
3-Wedding Crashers
2-Fountain Coke
1-Fantasy Football, GD I love it
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