Matthew Berry Doesnt Care Much For Your Emails
ESPN.COM fantasy experts each made a list of the top 250 fantasy players for the second half and the rankings were averaged out for the 6 analysts. The experts were shockingly consistent with each other on most rankings, except for one certain player. You guessed it, Dan Haren. Berry ranked his as the 59th best fantasy contributor for the second half, while the other 5 experts ranked him 11, 12, 16, 17, 19. Berry is either an evil genius, or has an irrational hatred of Dan Haren. Haren is from Cali and Berry has lived in LA. Maybe they had an encounter and Haren stole Berry's gf while Berry was piss drunk one night. Personally, I cant wait to see the second half numbers Haren puts up in the second half.
Zach Greinke > Roy Halladay
In about 30 minutes, Roy Halladay will start for the AL tonight in the annual All-Star game. Normally, the starter is picked because he is the best of the best (and the best who hasn't started in about a week). This year, Joe Maddon picked the Toronto Blue Jay ace over the surprising and amazing Zach Grienke. Now Halladay is still an amazing pitcher and it's the fucking All-Star game so it the scheme of things, it really doesn't matter who starts. But it's an honor to be chosen to start the ASG and I think that honor should have gone to Grienke.
Stats this season in which Grienke is better than Halladay
-W
-ERA
-K
-CG
-K/9
-BB/9
-FIP
I'm sure there's more but you get my point.
I'm just sayin'
NOTE: DME, I'm just referring to THIS SEASON SO FAR
Stats this season in which Grienke is better than Halladay
-W
-ERA
-K
-CG
-K/9
-BB/9
-FIP
I'm sure there's more but you get my point.
I'm just sayin'
NOTE: DME, I'm just referring to THIS SEASON SO FAR
Jay Cuntler Sucks
Lets just say the Broncos fans are just a little bitter. Jay Cuntler did break their hearts
Admit it you miss Sammy Sosa
I had zero expectations for the Home Run Derby this year and amazingly I was still incredibly underwhelmed. There was no passion from the players, the crowd, or even Chris "Back Back Back" Berman himself. Yes, Nelson Cruz impressed with his pure power and Prince's gyrating belly produced some laughs, but the demonstration as a whole did not impress. If given the chance to attend the derby, I think I would have declined the invitation and stayed happily at home. Outside of the slim chance of rubbing elbows, among other things, with Alyssa Milano, there is really nothing that I would have enjoyed at the derby in Busch Stadium.
This is becoming a scary trend of boredom that baseball needs to rectify in order to compete with the hip, new-age marketing of the NFL, NBA, and even the NHL. As the younger generations are being lured more and more to other sports dues to the glamorization of athletes in the NBA and NFL, the national past-time is becoming just that. Of the past. Who is the Lebron James of the MLB? Wade? Shaq? Brady? Even Vick? Arod is probably the most recognizable face in major league baseball, but that has to do more with his hookers, unclutchiness, and purple lipstick as opposed to being a hero to the masses.
Outside of the Josh Hamilton performance, when was the last inspiring HR derby? All the good ones were all a product of steroids. Obviously that is a thing of the past, and unless they start dispensing heroin, the Hamilton story will never be repeated. Was anyone taken aback by Bobby Abreu, Miguel Tejada, Ryan Howard? I will never forget the Big Mac performance of '99. Sammy Sosa in Atlanta and Milwaukee will stay with me for eternity. Steroids were the great marketing campaign for the MLB for 2 decades, now Bud Selig will have to wake up from him 10 year nap and maybe make a commercial outside of those Boy and Girls Club ads. All-star weekend should be the main national advertisement of baseball, but instead we get a bland production featuring Chris Berman. I hope you're psyched for Joe Buck tomorrow night. I know I'm not
Brandon Inge Will Win The Home Run Derby!
Let's be honest, there's absolutely no data whatsoever that can form a rational argument to say who will or will not win the Home Run Derby so while everybody is saying Pujols will win the Derby, I'm gonna say Brandon Inge. If I'm wrong (which I'm sure I will be) who the fuck cares!? But if I win, then I look like a genius.
United States of Baseball
Not sure if this is accurate but that fact has never stopped anyone from anything.
If ESPN put out this map, it would just be half yanks half sox kinda like the presidential race
TBO spots Gilbert Arenas at the Washington Airport
I though my vacation was all over, just waiting for the connecting flight in Washington DC to go back to Chicago. I was going to check the Cubs score one last time at the bar before boarding when a pimped out black guy walks past me. I froze for a sec, not understanding what just happened, and then it hit me. That's Gilbert F-ing Arenas aka Agent Zero aka Hibatchi aka The 110 Million Dollar Man. I freak out and start chasing him. First instinct was to call Richard since we have a history of seeing NBAers at the airport and calling each other. In 2007 alone, on back to back days, I see Joakim Noah arriving to Chicago after being draft, then Richard is on the same flight as Sasha Vujacic and Scotty Pippen. Rich didnt pick up so I quickly took a pic of him from behind with my phone. The I hustle to grab the camera and barely manage to grab a pic of him as he is walking onto the plane. I texted anyone who would give a damn and it was definitely the icing on my aruban vacation cake
I was telling everyone in the airport that's Gilbert Arenas people. Get excited! But no one knew who he was or even cared. This is the best player on your city's basketball team. I'm not even from Washington and I was the only one to see him. Dude walked through the airport with as much attention as a 250 pound menopausal woman. Sheesh, I could pick out Nick Young. Shame on you Washington. It's also pretty sad that a guy with 100 million in the bank is forced to fly commercial.
Pedroia Replaced by.... Carlos Pena?
When I was watching ESPN today, I was pleasantly surprised to find out Dustin Pedroia, a retarded fan pick, would not be playing in the All-Star game. This made me happy because I thought the two AL 2B SHOULD have been Aaron Hill (a current ASG back up) and Ian Kinsler. This made me think that D-Ped would actually be replaced by Kinsler because I know Joe Madden isn't a retard and would pick the right candidate. But then I found out Pedroia would be replaced by Maddon's Rays 1B Carlos Pena.
Know don't get me wrong, I absolutely think Carlos Pena is an All-Star. He leads the AL in HRs and is the ASG coach's player. But to replace a 2B with a 1B seems ludacris! (LUDA- and yes I realize I spelled "ludicrous" wrong). The fact remains, these coached and players still need to play a game and having four first baseman (with no DHs) and one 2B is just not practical. My guess is that Ben Zobrist (currently an OF reserve) will probably back up Aaron Hill if need be or maybe a guy like Jason Bartlett (currently a SS reserve) could easily move over as well, but it does not seem like a good idea to not have a back up 2B on the team.
Also, remember what happened to Dan Uggla last year in the ASG, makes sense to have a GOOD or even half way decent defensive 2B.
Know don't get me wrong, I absolutely think Carlos Pena is an All-Star. He leads the AL in HRs and is the ASG coach's player. But to replace a 2B with a 1B seems ludacris! (LUDA- and yes I realize I spelled "ludicrous" wrong). The fact remains, these coached and players still need to play a game and having four first baseman (with no DHs) and one 2B is just not practical. My guess is that Ben Zobrist (currently an OF reserve) will probably back up Aaron Hill if need be or maybe a guy like Jason Bartlett (currently a SS reserve) could easily move over as well, but it does not seem like a good idea to not have a back up 2B on the team.
Also, remember what happened to Dan Uggla last year in the ASG, makes sense to have a GOOD or even half way decent defensive 2B.
Adam Dunn Home Runs vs. Washington Nationals Wins Update 7/11/09
Adam Dunn homers in a Nats win
Dunn HR (23) vs Nats W (26)
Dunn HR (23) vs Nats W (26)
How Many Yards Can Jay Cutler Get?: A Study Into QB Passing Yards and a #1 Receiver's Yards
*sorry to anyone who was patiently waiting but my final analysis is done*
I was doing a podcast with my buddy Keith (which BTW you can hear via the links on the side or type in "gameofinches" into iTunes and subscribe to our podcast) and I asked him if Jay Cutler would put up similar numbers with Chicago as he did in Denver and he said yes. I then asked him if he thinks Devin Hester, the Bears #1 receiver, will get over 1000 yards. He said no. This seemed counter intuitive to me. How can a QB be so dominant without at least one receiver be equally as dominant? (Granted I did ask Keith only about one specific receiver but I'm pretty sure if I asked him "will any Bears receivers get at least 1000 yards, I'm sure his answer would not have changed). So I decided to do some analysis to see how many yards QBs can throw without having a 1000 yards receiver? Here's what I found out
Here's a list of the year, the quarterback, how many yards he threw, and how many 1000 yards receiver he had/ the receiver with the most yards on his team
2008:
1) Drew Brees (5,069)- Lance Moore (928)
2) Kurt Warner (4,583)- Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin, and Steve Breaston
3) Jay Cutler (4,526)- Brandon Marshall
4) Aaron Rodgers (4,038)- Greg Jennings, Donald Driver
5) Philip Rivers (4,009)- Vincent Jackson
6) Peyton Manning (4,002)- Reggie Wayne
7) Donovan McNabb (3,916)- DeSean Jackson (912)
8) Matt Cassel (3,693)- Wes Welker, Randy Moss
9) Chad Pennington (3,653)- Ted Ginn Jr (790)
10) David Garrard (3,620)- Matt Jones (761)
2007:
1) Tom Brady (4,806)- Randy Moss, Wes Welker
2) Drew Brees (4,423)- Marques Colston
3) Tony Romo (4,211)- T.O., Jason Witten,
4) Brett Favre (4,155)- Donald Driver
5) Carson Palmer (4,131)- Chad Johnson (Ochocinco), T.J. Houshmandzadeh
6) Jon Kitna (4,068)- Sean McDonald (943)
7) Payton Manning (4,040)- Reggie Wayne
8) Matt Hasselbeck (3,966)- Bobby Engram
9) Derek Anderson (3,787)- Braylon Edwards, Kellen Winslow
10) Jay Cutler (3,497)- Brandon Marshall
2006:
1) Drew Brees (4,418)- Marques Colston
2) Peyton Manning (4,397)- Reggie Wayne, Marvin Harrison
3) Mark Bulger (4,301)- Torry Holt, Issac Bruce
4) Jon Kitna (4,208)- Roy Williams, Mike Furrey
5) Carson Palmer (4,305)- Chad Johnson (Ochocinco), T.J. Houshmandzadeh
6) Brett Favre (3,885)- Donald Driver
7) Tom Brady (3,529)- Reche Caldwell (760)
8) Ben Roethlisberger (3,513)- Hines Ward (975)
9) Philip Rivers (3,388)- Antonio Gates (924)
10) Chad Pennington (3,352)- Lav Coles
11) Eli Manning (3,244)- Plaxico Burress (988)*
12) Rex Grossman (3,193)- Muhsin Muhammad (863)
2005:
1) Tom Brady (4,110)- Deion Branch (998)*
2) Trent Green (4,014)- Eddie Kennison
3) Brett Favre (3,881)- Donald Driver
4) Carson Palmer (3,886)- Chad Johnson (Ochocinco)
5) Eli Manning (3,762)- Plaxico Burress
6) Kerry Collins (3,759)- Randy Moss
7) Peyton Manning (3,747)- Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne
8) Drew Bledsoe (3,639)- Terry Glenn
9) Drew Brees (3,576)- Antonio Gates
10) Matt Hasselbeck (3,459)- Bobby Engram (778)
2004:
1) Daunte Culpepper (4,717)- Nate Burleson
2) Trent Green (4,591)- Tony Gonzalez, Eddie Kennison
3) Peyton Manning (4,557)- Reggie Wayne, Marvin Harrison, Brandon Stokley
4) Jake Plummer (4,089)- Rod Smith, Ashlie Lelie
5) Brett Favre (4,088)- Javon Walker, Donald Driver
6) Mark Bulger (3,964)- Torry Holt, Issac Bruce
7) Jake Delhomme (3,886)- Muhsin Muhammad
8) Donovan McNabb (3,875)- T.O.
9) Aaron Brooks (3,810)- Joe Horn
10) Tom Brady (3,692)- David Givens (874)
* denotes top wide receiver that year to not get minimum 1,000 yards receiving
Assumptions:
1) Sample Size. I am assuming 50 instances will be enough to determine actual and "correct" conclusions. If I was doing a more scientific study, maybe I would go back a few more years, but having too much data is a hindrance as well. I am still confident that we can draw accurate conclusions though the data I have gathered.
2) Health. I am also assuming that QBs had the same wide receiver for all 16 games in a way. When trying to decide a corollary between at least one receiver and a QB, it would help if they played all the games, right? Well the thing is, if a QB has done extremely well and put up big yards over the course of 14-16 games, I don't really care how healthy his receivers are, because I'm looking at a final product (the QBs numbers) and see if a single instance (a 1000 yard receiver) is the cause. So if a receiver missed a game or two, I don't believe it has an impact on final numbers. (Plus, I know from watching games an paying attention to the NFL in recent years that some 1000 yard receivers on this list have missed multiple games, some have been healthy all 16 games, some non-1000 yard receiver have missed multiple games and some have been healthy which leads me to believe that health really is a non-factor)
Trends:
1) 80% of all QBs [in the top ten in passing yards] had at least one wide out with at least 1000 yards receiving
2) No quarterback who finished top 6 had a receiver catch for under 900 yards and only once (2005, Tom Brady) did a QB who finished top 8 and had a receiver catch for under 900 yards
3) Twice (2008, 2006) has the top QB had a receiver not catch for at least 1000 yards (although in 2006 Deion Branch was short by only two yards), and the top passing QB on this list (2008 Drew Brees) did not have a 1000 yard receiver nor was he really all that close
4) Only two QBs had at least three receivers get 1000+ yards and both times, that QB was #2 in passing yards
5) All but three QBs had their best receiver get at least 800 receiving yards
6) No QB who finished in the top ten in passing yards have had their best receiver go under 760 yards
7) No year had all top ten QBs have at least one of their receivers get 1000+ yards
8) All QBs who threw between 3,693 and 5,068 yards in a season (with the exception of Tom Brady in 2005 who had a receiver that was two yards short and 2007 Jon Kitna) had a 1,000 yard receiver.
Final Conclusion:
Well now it's time to re-evaluate our final question: can Jay Cutler be as dominant as he was in the past without having a single Bears receiver get at least 1000 receiving yards? Yes. But when you look at the last trend, you see that it's extremely hard to be truly good, not comparatively good, but good on your own, without a 1,000 yard receiver.
I was proven wrong at my first line of analysis when Drew Brees threw for 5000+ yards and didn't really have a close 1000 yard receiver. Brees had a phenomenal season and was awesome yet didn't have a 1000 yard receiver. He obviously had to throw it to multiple receivers but to not have ONE receiver catch about 20% of your passes (yardage wise) when you throw it that often seems absurd. But for the most part, if a QB is truly dominant, he will have a 1,000 yard receiver.
I think it's extremely important to note that if the question was changed to 900+ receiving yards instead of 1000, the circumstances would change. To be even the best QB in a particular year, you would probably need at least one receiver get a minimum of 900 yards. And, this seems easier to do than to be truly dominant on your own. And let's be honest, if Jay Cutler was even comparatively good, Chicago fans would probably call for his Hall of Fame vote.
It seems extremely hard to be the best of the best without a 900 yard receiver. The one time it was ever really done (a top 8 QB) was by Tom Brady (and you'd be hard pressed to find anyone, even people in Denver and Chicago to say Cutler is better than Brady, or even on par with him). So if Jay Cutler is to be an elite QB next year, I think one receiver on the Bears needs to get at least 900 receiving yards. And if he truly is awesome, I think one Bears receiver will get 1,000+ yards.
Now obviously as this data has proven, it is not without the realm of possibility to be an elite QB without really an elite receiver. On an individual basis, it certainly can happen where Cutler ends up being a Pro-Bowl worthy and the receiving corps still looks mediocre. You can point to many examples, not only within the past five years, but throughout the NFL history where this can occur. Last year alone was a great example of that.
However, I don't necessarily see that happening. The main reason I think this is is because of Cutler's receivers. In two years, Devin Hester has had 299 and 665 receiving yards, respectively. Rashied Davis has never gotten over 445 receiving yards (per year) in his career. The other Bears QB are ether going to be rookies or guys like Earl Bennett who haven't really gotten any playing time. Now, for me to say Cutler won't be top six next year because I don't think any of his receivers will be any good is just my own opinion as a Bears fan. It is certainly possible for Cutler to be just a good QB that makes his receiving corps better and thus at least one of his receivers will get 900+ yards, and if Cutler is an elite and a (deserving) Pro-Bowler, I think you will see at least one Bears receiver put up numbers not many people would expect.
So overall, will Jay Cutler, next year, (without getting Plaxico Buress, Brandon Marshall, or really any other proven wide out) put up numbers like he did in Denver? I absolutely don't think so. But will he be what I have called "comparatively good" and he a top 10 QB next year? I do think so. And will any Bears receiver get over 900 yards? My guess is no, but I don't think it's improbable at all.
I was doing a podcast with my buddy Keith (which BTW you can hear via the links on the side or type in "gameofinches" into iTunes and subscribe to our podcast) and I asked him if Jay Cutler would put up similar numbers with Chicago as he did in Denver and he said yes. I then asked him if he thinks Devin Hester, the Bears #1 receiver, will get over 1000 yards. He said no. This seemed counter intuitive to me. How can a QB be so dominant without at least one receiver be equally as dominant? (Granted I did ask Keith only about one specific receiver but I'm pretty sure if I asked him "will any Bears receivers get at least 1000 yards, I'm sure his answer would not have changed). So I decided to do some analysis to see how many yards QBs can throw without having a 1000 yards receiver? Here's what I found out
Here's a list of the year, the quarterback, how many yards he threw, and how many 1000 yards receiver he had/ the receiver with the most yards on his team
2008:
1) Drew Brees (5,069)- Lance Moore (928)
2) Kurt Warner (4,583)- Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin, and Steve Breaston
3) Jay Cutler (4,526)- Brandon Marshall
4) Aaron Rodgers (4,038)- Greg Jennings, Donald Driver
5) Philip Rivers (4,009)- Vincent Jackson
6) Peyton Manning (4,002)- Reggie Wayne
7) Donovan McNabb (3,916)- DeSean Jackson (912)
8) Matt Cassel (3,693)- Wes Welker, Randy Moss
9) Chad Pennington (3,653)- Ted Ginn Jr (790)
10) David Garrard (3,620)- Matt Jones (761)
2007:
1) Tom Brady (4,806)- Randy Moss, Wes Welker
2) Drew Brees (4,423)- Marques Colston
3) Tony Romo (4,211)- T.O., Jason Witten,
4) Brett Favre (4,155)- Donald Driver
5) Carson Palmer (4,131)- Chad Johnson (Ochocinco), T.J. Houshmandzadeh
6) Jon Kitna (4,068)- Sean McDonald (943)
7) Payton Manning (4,040)- Reggie Wayne
8) Matt Hasselbeck (3,966)- Bobby Engram
9) Derek Anderson (3,787)- Braylon Edwards, Kellen Winslow
10) Jay Cutler (3,497)- Brandon Marshall
2006:
1) Drew Brees (4,418)- Marques Colston
2) Peyton Manning (4,397)- Reggie Wayne, Marvin Harrison
3) Mark Bulger (4,301)- Torry Holt, Issac Bruce
4) Jon Kitna (4,208)- Roy Williams, Mike Furrey
5) Carson Palmer (4,305)- Chad Johnson (Ochocinco), T.J. Houshmandzadeh
6) Brett Favre (3,885)- Donald Driver
7) Tom Brady (3,529)- Reche Caldwell (760)
8) Ben Roethlisberger (3,513)- Hines Ward (975)
9) Philip Rivers (3,388)- Antonio Gates (924)
10) Chad Pennington (3,352)- Lav Coles
11) Eli Manning (3,244)- Plaxico Burress (988)*
12) Rex Grossman (3,193)- Muhsin Muhammad (863)
2005:
1) Tom Brady (4,110)- Deion Branch (998)*
2) Trent Green (4,014)- Eddie Kennison
3) Brett Favre (3,881)- Donald Driver
4) Carson Palmer (3,886)- Chad Johnson (Ochocinco)
5) Eli Manning (3,762)- Plaxico Burress
6) Kerry Collins (3,759)- Randy Moss
7) Peyton Manning (3,747)- Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne
8) Drew Bledsoe (3,639)- Terry Glenn
9) Drew Brees (3,576)- Antonio Gates
10) Matt Hasselbeck (3,459)- Bobby Engram (778)
2004:
1) Daunte Culpepper (4,717)- Nate Burleson
2) Trent Green (4,591)- Tony Gonzalez, Eddie Kennison
3) Peyton Manning (4,557)- Reggie Wayne, Marvin Harrison, Brandon Stokley
4) Jake Plummer (4,089)- Rod Smith, Ashlie Lelie
5) Brett Favre (4,088)- Javon Walker, Donald Driver
6) Mark Bulger (3,964)- Torry Holt, Issac Bruce
7) Jake Delhomme (3,886)- Muhsin Muhammad
8) Donovan McNabb (3,875)- T.O.
9) Aaron Brooks (3,810)- Joe Horn
10) Tom Brady (3,692)- David Givens (874)
* denotes top wide receiver that year to not get minimum 1,000 yards receiving
Assumptions:
1) Sample Size. I am assuming 50 instances will be enough to determine actual and "correct" conclusions. If I was doing a more scientific study, maybe I would go back a few more years, but having too much data is a hindrance as well. I am still confident that we can draw accurate conclusions though the data I have gathered.
2) Health. I am also assuming that QBs had the same wide receiver for all 16 games in a way. When trying to decide a corollary between at least one receiver and a QB, it would help if they played all the games, right? Well the thing is, if a QB has done extremely well and put up big yards over the course of 14-16 games, I don't really care how healthy his receivers are, because I'm looking at a final product (the QBs numbers) and see if a single instance (a 1000 yard receiver) is the cause. So if a receiver missed a game or two, I don't believe it has an impact on final numbers. (Plus, I know from watching games an paying attention to the NFL in recent years that some 1000 yard receivers on this list have missed multiple games, some have been healthy all 16 games, some non-1000 yard receiver have missed multiple games and some have been healthy which leads me to believe that health really is a non-factor)
Trends:
1) 80% of all QBs [in the top ten in passing yards] had at least one wide out with at least 1000 yards receiving
2) No quarterback who finished top 6 had a receiver catch for under 900 yards and only once (2005, Tom Brady) did a QB who finished top 8 and had a receiver catch for under 900 yards
3) Twice (2008, 2006) has the top QB had a receiver not catch for at least 1000 yards (although in 2006 Deion Branch was short by only two yards), and the top passing QB on this list (2008 Drew Brees) did not have a 1000 yard receiver nor was he really all that close
4) Only two QBs had at least three receivers get 1000+ yards and both times, that QB was #2 in passing yards
5) All but three QBs had their best receiver get at least 800 receiving yards
6) No QB who finished in the top ten in passing yards have had their best receiver go under 760 yards
7) No year had all top ten QBs have at least one of their receivers get 1000+ yards
8) All QBs who threw between 3,693 and 5,068 yards in a season (with the exception of Tom Brady in 2005 who had a receiver that was two yards short and 2007 Jon Kitna) had a 1,000 yard receiver.
Final Conclusion:
Well now it's time to re-evaluate our final question: can Jay Cutler be as dominant as he was in the past without having a single Bears receiver get at least 1000 receiving yards? Yes. But when you look at the last trend, you see that it's extremely hard to be truly good, not comparatively good, but good on your own, without a 1,000 yard receiver.
I was proven wrong at my first line of analysis when Drew Brees threw for 5000+ yards and didn't really have a close 1000 yard receiver. Brees had a phenomenal season and was awesome yet didn't have a 1000 yard receiver. He obviously had to throw it to multiple receivers but to not have ONE receiver catch about 20% of your passes (yardage wise) when you throw it that often seems absurd. But for the most part, if a QB is truly dominant, he will have a 1,000 yard receiver.
I think it's extremely important to note that if the question was changed to 900+ receiving yards instead of 1000, the circumstances would change. To be even the best QB in a particular year, you would probably need at least one receiver get a minimum of 900 yards. And, this seems easier to do than to be truly dominant on your own. And let's be honest, if Jay Cutler was even comparatively good, Chicago fans would probably call for his Hall of Fame vote.
It seems extremely hard to be the best of the best without a 900 yard receiver. The one time it was ever really done (a top 8 QB) was by Tom Brady (and you'd be hard pressed to find anyone, even people in Denver and Chicago to say Cutler is better than Brady, or even on par with him). So if Jay Cutler is to be an elite QB next year, I think one receiver on the Bears needs to get at least 900 receiving yards. And if he truly is awesome, I think one Bears receiver will get 1,000+ yards.
Now obviously as this data has proven, it is not without the realm of possibility to be an elite QB without really an elite receiver. On an individual basis, it certainly can happen where Cutler ends up being a Pro-Bowl worthy and the receiving corps still looks mediocre. You can point to many examples, not only within the past five years, but throughout the NFL history where this can occur. Last year alone was a great example of that.
However, I don't necessarily see that happening. The main reason I think this is is because of Cutler's receivers. In two years, Devin Hester has had 299 and 665 receiving yards, respectively. Rashied Davis has never gotten over 445 receiving yards (per year) in his career. The other Bears QB are ether going to be rookies or guys like Earl Bennett who haven't really gotten any playing time. Now, for me to say Cutler won't be top six next year because I don't think any of his receivers will be any good is just my own opinion as a Bears fan. It is certainly possible for Cutler to be just a good QB that makes his receiving corps better and thus at least one of his receivers will get 900+ yards, and if Cutler is an elite and a (deserving) Pro-Bowler, I think you will see at least one Bears receiver put up numbers not many people would expect.
So overall, will Jay Cutler, next year, (without getting Plaxico Buress, Brandon Marshall, or really any other proven wide out) put up numbers like he did in Denver? I absolutely don't think so. But will he be what I have called "comparatively good" and he a top 10 QB next year? I do think so. And will any Bears receiver get over 900 yards? My guess is no, but I don't think it's improbable at all.
Even More Reason To Hate Juan Uribe
Giants pitcher Jonathan Sanchez would have a perfect game (0 BB, 11 K) if it weren't for a Juan Uribe error in the eighth inning. Glad to know he's not on the ChiSox anymore.
Also, are the Giants collecting old White Sox players? Aaron Rowand and Juan Uribe; I'm surprised Joe Crede didn't join the team in free agency because it was rumored last year the Giants wanted to trade Noah Lowry for Crede...
Also, are the Giants collecting old White Sox players? Aaron Rowand and Juan Uribe; I'm surprised Joe Crede didn't join the team in free agency because it was rumored last year the Giants wanted to trade Noah Lowry for Crede...
The Managers players don’t want to play for……………….
Last week Sports Illustrated published a pole on baseball players during spring training which asked them what managers they would least want to play for. To my surprise Lou Piniella was number one with 26 percent. Ozzie Guillen came in second place with 21 percent. It is interesting to note that players could not vote for their own managers. Thus, Chicago’s two baseball managers, Lou Piniella and Ozzie Guillen are not managers players would not want to play for. They combined for an astounding 47 percent, almost half of the players polled. In a distant third place was Tony La Russa with 10 percent, fourth place was a tie between Joe Torre and Eric Wedge with 4 percent each.
I understand why Ozzie Guillen received 21 percent. He is known to say anything on his mind, including talking about his players to the media. He never protects his players and will throw them under the bus without a second thought. A manager should call out his player when he feels it is needed, but should try to handle it internally. For instance Lou handled the Bradley incident a few weeks ago with the water cooler in a private manner. He told him to go home and didn’t go into much detail with the media. Ozzie would have told them the entire conversation. Ozzie is also known for holding grudges like the Sean Tracey incident a few years ago. I don’t know why Lou is not well liked. He gives his players space and lets them do their own thing if they are performing. He will also protect his players to a certain degree with the media. He won’t completely hide everything from the media, but won’t go into full detail. Any thought why Lou Piniella was ranked first among players for manager they would least likely want to play for?
I heard about this story last week on three separate occasions in one day. The first time I heard about it was on The Score in the morning. The second time I heard about it was on Espn 1000am, and the third time was from Len Kasper during the Cubs game. I forgot the hosts for the radio show I heard report them on, but the first one said that the survey was out of 300 players. The second radio show said 380 players. Then Len Kasper said 400 players were surveyed. I would like to know how many players were actually surveyed. Obviously at least two of these three reports got their facts wrong and that is not acceptable. There is a big difference between 300, 380, and 400 players. That is a difference between 12 teams, 15 teams, or 16 teams. If 380 or 400 players were surveyed that is almost half of the league. Does anyone know the actual number? Why is there such a discrepancy between these three sources of information?
I understand why Ozzie Guillen received 21 percent. He is known to say anything on his mind, including talking about his players to the media. He never protects his players and will throw them under the bus without a second thought. A manager should call out his player when he feels it is needed, but should try to handle it internally. For instance Lou handled the Bradley incident a few weeks ago with the water cooler in a private manner. He told him to go home and didn’t go into much detail with the media. Ozzie would have told them the entire conversation. Ozzie is also known for holding grudges like the Sean Tracey incident a few years ago. I don’t know why Lou is not well liked. He gives his players space and lets them do their own thing if they are performing. He will also protect his players to a certain degree with the media. He won’t completely hide everything from the media, but won’t go into full detail. Any thought why Lou Piniella was ranked first among players for manager they would least likely want to play for?
I heard about this story last week on three separate occasions in one day. The first time I heard about it was on The Score in the morning. The second time I heard about it was on Espn 1000am, and the third time was from Len Kasper during the Cubs game. I forgot the hosts for the radio show I heard report them on, but the first one said that the survey was out of 300 players. The second radio show said 380 players. Then Len Kasper said 400 players were surveyed. I would like to know how many players were actually surveyed. Obviously at least two of these three reports got their facts wrong and that is not acceptable. There is a big difference between 300, 380, and 400 players. That is a difference between 12 teams, 15 teams, or 16 teams. If 380 or 400 players were surveyed that is almost half of the league. Does anyone know the actual number? Why is there such a discrepancy between these three sources of information?
Minor League Hitting Streak
Jamie McOwen has a 44 game hitting streak for class-A High Desert Mavericks. This is the longest hitting streak in the minor leagues in 55 years. It is still 12 games from Joe DiMaggio’s 56 game hitting streak, and obviously not as good because it is against minor leaguers and not major league pitching, but still impressive to have a streak for that long. Let’s see if he can extend it to 56 games. Jamie McOwen is a minor leaguer who was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the sixth round in 2007. Now the real question is will Joe DiMaggio’s record ever be broken?
The New Style
There seems to be a new trend growing in major league baseball, or at least in the Chicago Cubs bullpen. That is the new style of wearing glasses while pitching. Angel Guzman came off the DL the other day and now he has glasses instead of contacts. He said that he went to the eye doctor and he sees the catcher signaling the sings a lot better while wearing glasses over contacts. Most people believe the opposite and say you have better eye sight with contacts over glasses. Now the Cubs relievers have two/three players who wear glasses. They are Kevin Gregg, Angel Guzman, and Jose Ascanio who is currently in the minors even though he was effective in the majors. I know there are a few other relief pitchers who wear glasses like K-Rod. I wonder if this trend will keep on growing. I would think glasses would just get in the way. It would be interesting to know the exact number of players who wear glasses. To my knowledge there is only one position player who wear glasses and that is Brian McCann because he had a severe eye problem at the start of the season. You would think a catcher wearing glasses would just get in the way.
NBA Salary Cap
The NBA announced that it lowered the salary cap for next season. Now, the amount of money every team can spend on players without being taxed by the league is down for the first time in six years. This is the second time in the 26 years the salary cap has been in place in the NBA that it has gone down. This shouldn’t be a big surprise because of the economy, but it will make some teams who don’t want to go over the salary cap to make some hard decisions. The salary cap for last season was 58.7 million and it was cut to 57.7 million. That is not a huge cut, but instead of going up, it has gone down a tad. If it keeps going down next season it could affect the free agency of 2010. I guess time will only tell……………………………
Adam Dunn Home Runs vs. Washington Nationals Wins Update 7/9/09
The Nats won again without a Dunn homer. The Nats are starting to pull away...
Adam Dunn HR (22) v National Wins (25)
Adam Dunn HR (22) v National Wins (25)
More Places For Nobody To Look For Game Of Inches!
I have recently created a facebook group for GOI and I have created an email, gameofinchesblog@gmail.com, for people to email question to us. Look for us!
Also, Part II of my podcast with DME is up and I have recorded two podcasts with Journalissimo that I will post over the next two days
Also, Part II of my podcast with DME is up and I have recorded two podcasts with Journalissimo that I will post over the next two days
Cubs emergency catcher for 2009
Every team has an emergency catcher in case something happens to the other two. There can be many scenarios on why a team may have to use an emergency catcher. If one catcher starts and the second one comes into the game to pinch hit or on a double switch and something happens to them like an injury, then a team may have to use an emergency catcher. Rarely does a team actually have to use an emergency catcher. Most teams may not make it clear who the emergency catcher is and will deal with the issue if it does happen. For some reason the Cubs have a history of making it clear who that is. In the past the Cubs emergency catchers were Matt Murton, Ramon Martinez, Jose Macias, and I am probably forgetting a few. This year it is obvious that Jake Fox is the Cubs emergency catcher. The Cubs drafted him as a catcher and he played that position in the Cubs organization until three years ago when Lou came to the Cubs and saw him play in spring training. He was very impressed by Fox’s bat, but not is defense so he moved him. The Cubs starting catcher Geovany Soto is injured and day to day. The backup Hill is not that good offensively so the Cubs may start Fox at Catcher to get his bat in the lineup. If Fox is not terrible behind the plate I say they should play him more at catcher until Soto is healthy and then have him play there occasionally to give Soto a break.
Who is the White Sox emergency Catcher?
Who is the White Sox emergency Catcher?
Young Baseball Prospect can do it all
Young Baseball Prospect can do it all
I recently read a good article about Bryce Harper, a 16 year old top baseball prospect. This article in Sports Illustrated
http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1156215/1/index.htm talks about all the talent he has. We heard a lot about Stephen Strasburg in this year’s draft, but except to hear more hype about Bryce Harper in next years draft.
I recently read a good article about Bryce Harper, a 16 year old top baseball prospect. This article in Sports Illustrated
http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1156215/1/index.htm talks about all the talent he has. We heard a lot about Stephen Strasburg in this year’s draft, but except to hear more hype about Bryce Harper in next years draft.
Where In The World Is Bartolo Colon?
Today, Kenny Williams mentioned that they can not locate Bartolo Colon. Multiple choice of places Colon can be:
a) At home on the couch eating Cheetos
b) At Krispy Kremes
c) At the gym trying to lose weight
d) At Home on the couch eating Twizzlers
e) Teaching young guys like Manny Parra, Jonathan Sanchez, and Brandon Morrow how to pitch
a) At home on the couch eating Cheetos
b) At Krispy Kremes
c) At the gym trying to lose weight
d) At Home on the couch eating Twizzlers
e) Teaching young guys like Manny Parra, Jonathan Sanchez, and Brandon Morrow how to pitch
Paulie and Contreras Love
Last night, Paul Konerko hit 3 HR (one solo, one two run shot, and one granny). This year he hit his 300th HR and 1,000 RBI this year
Tonight, Jose Contreras had another amazing game: 6.1 IP, 1 BB, 9 K, 1 ER (1R) and had six straight amazing starts.
Just wanna say
Tonight, Jose Contreras had another amazing game: 6.1 IP, 1 BB, 9 K, 1 ER (1R) and had six straight amazing starts.
Just wanna say
New Podcast! Sexy Rexy and DME, Part I
Sexy Rexy and DME discuss players All-Star snubs and fantasy baseball players we love/hate going forward
Listen to the podcast via iTunes, link on the sides, or the website below
http://gameofinches.podbean.com/
Listen to the podcast via iTunes, link on the sides, or the website below
http://gameofinches.podbean.com/
Patton Injured?
On Monday the Cubs activated three players from the disabled list in Aramis Ramirez, Reed Johnson, and Angel Guzman. They had to make three corresponding moves. I thought they were going to send down Sam Fuld, Kevin Hart, and originally Mike Fontenot until I heard they were leaning towards sending down two pictures. The Cubs had 12 pitchers, but most teams have 11. Many teams shuffle back and fourth between 11 and 12 pitchers. There always seem to be a big debate (at least among the Cubs) to carry 11 or 12 pitchers or go with the extra bench guy. For as long as I can remember the Cubs always go with 12 pitchers for most of the season. When I heard the Cubs were probably going to send down 2 pitchers I thought they were going to send down Kevin Hart and Jeff Samardzija.
I turned out to be wrong. The Cubs ended up sending down Kevin Hart and Sam Fuld to Triple-A Iowa. Then they placed David Patton on the 15-day disabled list with a right groin strain, retroactive to July 5. Sam Fuld did well in limited action, but the Cubs have enough outfielders and there just wasn’t room for him. He batted .364 going 4-11including two doubles, 2 walks, and provided great defense. This was his first chance at the big league level since spring training last year when he lost the battle to be the everyday center fielder with Felix Pie. He never really had a chance then, and there just isn’t room for him now. Hopefully he’ll get another chance when we need him. We have a logjam of guys, who can play the outfield, especially the corner outfield with Johnson, Fox, and Hoffpauir who we have enough problems in finding playing time for.
Kevin Hart is another guy who has been up and down with the Cubs the last three years since we traded for him from Baltimore. In 2007 he looked like a great pick up only allowing 1 run in 11 innings pitched for a 0.82 ERA and also had 13 strikeouts. Last year he had a disappointing season pitching in 21 games going 2-2 with a 6.51 ERA pitching 27.2 innings, allowing 20 runs and 18 walks. Hart was called up for his first time this season on June 21st and had a 1.59 ERA in 5.2 Innings pitched. He looked good in limited action so hopefully he will be able to contribute when we go back to 12 pitchers or some one gets injured. I thought they should have sent down Jeff Samardzija over Kevin but knew they would send Hart down.
The third move the Cubs made was placing David Patton on the disabled List with a right groin strain. I didn’t even know he was unavailable, let alone injured. After the game on Sunday, Lou said it would be a very hard decision because everyone is playing so good. The players who aren’t playing good are signed to major league contracts or out of options and we don’t want to loose them. David Patton is a rule 5 guy. Thus, the Cubs have to keep him on the roster for the entire season or we would have to offer him back to Colorado. Patton was 3-1 with a 5.63 ERA in 24.0 innings pitched in 17 games this season. He has looked good at times, but was hit hard in a few outings. I think he will be good, but just needs time to develop. I wonder if he was really injured or the Cubs put him on the Disabled List to make room for others because he wasn’t doing that well. What do you think?
I turned out to be wrong. The Cubs ended up sending down Kevin Hart and Sam Fuld to Triple-A Iowa. Then they placed David Patton on the 15-day disabled list with a right groin strain, retroactive to July 5. Sam Fuld did well in limited action, but the Cubs have enough outfielders and there just wasn’t room for him. He batted .364 going 4-11including two doubles, 2 walks, and provided great defense. This was his first chance at the big league level since spring training last year when he lost the battle to be the everyday center fielder with Felix Pie. He never really had a chance then, and there just isn’t room for him now. Hopefully he’ll get another chance when we need him. We have a logjam of guys, who can play the outfield, especially the corner outfield with Johnson, Fox, and Hoffpauir who we have enough problems in finding playing time for.
Kevin Hart is another guy who has been up and down with the Cubs the last three years since we traded for him from Baltimore. In 2007 he looked like a great pick up only allowing 1 run in 11 innings pitched for a 0.82 ERA and also had 13 strikeouts. Last year he had a disappointing season pitching in 21 games going 2-2 with a 6.51 ERA pitching 27.2 innings, allowing 20 runs and 18 walks. Hart was called up for his first time this season on June 21st and had a 1.59 ERA in 5.2 Innings pitched. He looked good in limited action so hopefully he will be able to contribute when we go back to 12 pitchers or some one gets injured. I thought they should have sent down Jeff Samardzija over Kevin but knew they would send Hart down.
The third move the Cubs made was placing David Patton on the disabled List with a right groin strain. I didn’t even know he was unavailable, let alone injured. After the game on Sunday, Lou said it would be a very hard decision because everyone is playing so good. The players who aren’t playing good are signed to major league contracts or out of options and we don’t want to loose them. David Patton is a rule 5 guy. Thus, the Cubs have to keep him on the roster for the entire season or we would have to offer him back to Colorado. Patton was 3-1 with a 5.63 ERA in 24.0 innings pitched in 17 games this season. He has looked good at times, but was hit hard in a few outings. I think he will be good, but just needs time to develop. I wonder if he was really injured or the Cubs put him on the Disabled List to make room for others because he wasn’t doing that well. What do you think?
If A Rational Person Choose the All-Star Ballots: NL Version
C:
Brian McCann (Braves)
Yadier Molina (Cardinals)
1B:
Albert Pujols (Cardinals)
Prince Fielder (Brewers)
Adrian Gonzales (Padres)
2B:
Chase Utley (Phillies)
Freddy Sanchez (Pirates)
3B:
Pablo Sandoval (Giants)
Mark Reynolds (Diamondbacks)
SS:
Hanley Rameriz (Marlins)
Miguel Tejada (Astros)
OF:
Ryan Braun (Phillies)
Adam Dunn (Nationals)
Raul Ibanez (Phillies)
Brad Hawpe (Rockies)
Carlos Beltran (Mets) (DL)
Justin Upton (Diamondbacks)
Matt Kemp (Dodgers) (hmmm, maybe he does deserve to go)
Jayson Werth (Phillies)
Hunter Pence (Astros)
P:
Dan Haren (Diamondbacks)
Tim Lincecum (Giants)
Matt Cain (Giants)
Josh Johnson (Marlins)
Javier Vazquez (Branves)
Yovani Gallardo (Brewers)
Ted Lilly (Cubs)
Chad Billingsley (Dodgers)
RP:
Heath Bell (Padres)
Fransisco Cordero (Reds)
Houston Street (Rockies)
Ryan Franklin (Cardinals)
Trevor Hoffman (Brewers)
Last player in: David Wright (Mets)
My apologies to: Jair Jurrgins, Adam Wainwright, Lance Berkman, Todd Helton, Chipper Jones
Brian McCann (Braves)
Yadier Molina (Cardinals)
1B:
Albert Pujols (Cardinals)
Prince Fielder (Brewers)
Adrian Gonzales (Padres)
2B:
Chase Utley (Phillies)
Freddy Sanchez (Pirates)
3B:
Pablo Sandoval (Giants)
Mark Reynolds (Diamondbacks)
SS:
Hanley Rameriz (Marlins)
Miguel Tejada (Astros)
OF:
Ryan Braun (Phillies)
Adam Dunn (Nationals)
Raul Ibanez (Phillies)
Brad Hawpe (Rockies)
Carlos Beltran (Mets) (DL)
Justin Upton (Diamondbacks)
Matt Kemp (Dodgers) (hmmm, maybe he does deserve to go)
Jayson Werth (Phillies)
Hunter Pence (Astros)
P:
Dan Haren (Diamondbacks)
Tim Lincecum (Giants)
Matt Cain (Giants)
Josh Johnson (Marlins)
Javier Vazquez (Branves)
Yovani Gallardo (Brewers)
Ted Lilly (Cubs)
Chad Billingsley (Dodgers)
RP:
Heath Bell (Padres)
Fransisco Cordero (Reds)
Houston Street (Rockies)
Ryan Franklin (Cardinals)
Trevor Hoffman (Brewers)
Last player in: David Wright (Mets)
My apologies to: Jair Jurrgins, Adam Wainwright, Lance Berkman, Todd Helton, Chipper Jones
If A Rational Person Choose the All-Star Ballots: AL Version
I don't care who starts because they're all pretty damn good. I will admit the best of the best of the best won't be playing because we can only take 33 guys and every team needs to have a representative, but this list will be much better than the actual list
C:
Victor Martinez (Indians)
Joe Mauer (Twins)
1B:
Carlos Pena (Rays)
Kevin Youkilis (Red Sox)
Mark Texeira (Yankees)
2B:
Aaron Hill (Blue Jays)
Ian Kinsler (Rangers)
3B:
Evan Longoria (Rays)
Scott Rolen (Blue Jays)
SS:
Derek Jeter (Yankees)
Jason Bartlett (Rays)
OF:
Carl Crawford (Rays)
Jermaine Dye (White Sox)
Torii Hunter (Angels)
Adam Jones (Orioles)
Jason Bay (Red Sox)
Shin-Soo Choo (Indians)
Adam Lind (Blue Jays)
Ben Zobrist (Rays)
SP:
Zach Grienks (Royals)
Justin Verlander (Tigers)
Edwin Jackson (Tigers)
Jon Lester (Red Sox)
Roy Halladay (Blue Jays)
Felix Hernandez (Mariners)
Josh Beckett (Red Sox)
Dallas Braden (A's)
RP:
Matt Thorton (White Sox)
Joe Nathan (Twins)
Mariano Rivera (Yankees)
Jonathan Papelbon (Red Sox)
David Aardsma (Mariners)
Last man: Russell Branyan (Mariners)
My apologies to: Justin Morneau, Miguel Cabrera, Johnny Damon, Nick Blackburn, Jarrod Washburn, A.J. Burnett, Jered Weaver, Mark Buerhle
Now I will admit for the most part the real All-Star ballot was correct but some few notables like Ichiro and especially Josh Hamilton I don't like on the real team
C:
Victor Martinez (Indians)
Joe Mauer (Twins)
1B:
Carlos Pena (Rays)
Kevin Youkilis (Red Sox)
Mark Texeira (Yankees)
2B:
Aaron Hill (Blue Jays)
Ian Kinsler (Rangers)
3B:
Evan Longoria (Rays)
Scott Rolen (Blue Jays)
SS:
Derek Jeter (Yankees)
Jason Bartlett (Rays)
OF:
Carl Crawford (Rays)
Jermaine Dye (White Sox)
Torii Hunter (Angels)
Adam Jones (Orioles)
Jason Bay (Red Sox)
Shin-Soo Choo (Indians)
Adam Lind (Blue Jays)
Ben Zobrist (Rays)
SP:
Zach Grienks (Royals)
Justin Verlander (Tigers)
Edwin Jackson (Tigers)
Jon Lester (Red Sox)
Roy Halladay (Blue Jays)
Felix Hernandez (Mariners)
Josh Beckett (Red Sox)
Dallas Braden (A's)
RP:
Matt Thorton (White Sox)
Joe Nathan (Twins)
Mariano Rivera (Yankees)
Jonathan Papelbon (Red Sox)
David Aardsma (Mariners)
Last man: Russell Branyan (Mariners)
My apologies to: Justin Morneau, Miguel Cabrera, Johnny Damon, Nick Blackburn, Jarrod Washburn, A.J. Burnett, Jered Weaver, Mark Buerhle
Now I will admit for the most part the real All-Star ballot was correct but some few notables like Ichiro and especially Josh Hamilton I don't like on the real team
Hey, You're A Crazy Bitch, But You Killed Steve McNair So The News Is On Top Of It
OK maybe bad taste in my title, but if you know the Buckcherry song, you might find it slightly amusing.
But anyways, the Nashville police officially reported today that Sahel Kazemi, Steve McNair's mistress, shot McNair while he was sleeping and then shot herself. After hearing reports about how fucking crazy this bitch McNair was fucking was I feel I need to FJM this shit! (something we haven't really done in a while). I'm using reports from an ESPN.com article...
I think that little hiccup of McNair was married with four kids might have put a dent in Kazemi's plan of "building a life" with McNair
By other woman, did she mean STEVE McNAIR'S WIFE! Either McNair is a motherfucking P-I-M-P to convince a 20 year girl he was single or this girl is fucing wee-todd-did!
HAHA, bitch can't do anything right
What I heard on ESPN but didn't come up in this article was apparently the "financial problems" Kazemi had included paying rent on her condo because her roommate was leaving for another place and to make payments on an Escalade (of course) McNair had recently gotten her.
1) You're dating a long time NFL starter. You went on vacation with him. He's cheating on his wife. You can't get him to help you with your payments? Really!? And with her condo, you can't just move? You're roommate tells you she's moving and you decide not to sell the place? Really!? How fucking retarded are you! Move bitch and get you're cheating rich boyfriend to help you out in the short term!
2) You're a little stressed out so you kill yourself! Fuck you! I realize McNair is now a scumbag but he doesn't deserve to die. Michelle McNair just found out her husband not only cheated on her but was murdered, yet she's not killing anyone! You think you're the first person who's having money problems!
3) McNair is cheating on his wife with you and yet you're suspecting him of cheating on YOU! Hey, get this through you're head, you're the other woman! You're shocked that the married man you're fucking is a sleeze ball and fools around!
Couple other notes about this:
1) I hadn't really heard the full story and details until today. But up until today, I didn't realize McNair was married. I had assumed this because ESPN and other news outlets were calling Kazemi "McNair's girlfriend" and made no mention of his wife. I hate ESPN but not reporting that Kazemi was the mistresses is absolutely distasteful. And I respect McNair for all of his on-field accomplishments, but just like what people are doing for Michael Jackson, don't make this man out as a Saint.
2) Kazemi got a DUI a few days earlier when the Nashville police found out the Escalade Kazemi was driving was partially registered to McNair's name and Steve paid Kazemi's bail. TMZ has photos of Kazemi and McNair on vacation. The apartment Kazemi killed herself and McNair in had roommates. How THE FUCK did no one realize McNair was having an affair before this?
R.I.P. McNair (although I have lost a shit ton of respect for you) and I hope Sahel Kazemi burns in hell.
Have a good day.
But anyways, the Nashville police officially reported today that Sahel Kazemi, Steve McNair's mistress, shot McNair while he was sleeping and then shot herself. After hearing reports about how fucking crazy this bitch McNair was fucking was I feel I need to FJM this shit! (something we haven't really done in a while). I'm using reports from an ESPN.com article...
McNair, 36, a quarterback for the Tennessee Titans most of his career, met Kazemi six months ago at a sports cafe where she was a waitress and his family often ate. She seemed happy and eager to build a life with him, but something went wrong.
I think that little hiccup of McNair was married with four kids might have put a dent in Kazemi's plan of "building a life" with McNair
Serpas [Nashville Chief Police]said detectives learned that Kazemi recently found out about another young woman she thought McNair was romantically involved with and had even followed that woman home, though she did not confront her.
By other woman, did she mean STEVE McNAIR'S WIFE! Either McNair is a motherfucking P-I-M-P to convince a 20 year girl he was single or this girl is fucing wee-todd-did!
Before shooting herself, she sat next to his body and "tried to stage it so she would fall in his lap," Serpas said. She did, but her body slid to the floor and ended up at McNair's feet. The gun was found underneath her.
HAHA, bitch can't do anything right
Former NFL star Steve McNair was shot dead in his sleep last week by a 20-year-old girlfriend distraught about mounting financial problems and her belief that he was seeing someone else, police said Wednesday.
What I heard on ESPN but didn't come up in this article was apparently the "financial problems" Kazemi had included paying rent on her condo because her roommate was leaving for another place and to make payments on an Escalade (of course) McNair had recently gotten her.
1) You're dating a long time NFL starter. You went on vacation with him. He's cheating on his wife. You can't get him to help you with your payments? Really!? And with her condo, you can't just move? You're roommate tells you she's moving and you decide not to sell the place? Really!? How fucking retarded are you! Move bitch and get you're cheating rich boyfriend to help you out in the short term!
2) You're a little stressed out so you kill yourself! Fuck you! I realize McNair is now a scumbag but he doesn't deserve to die. Michelle McNair just found out her husband not only cheated on her but was murdered, yet she's not killing anyone! You think you're the first person who's having money problems!
3) McNair is cheating on his wife with you and yet you're suspecting him of cheating on YOU! Hey, get this through you're head, you're the other woman! You're shocked that the married man you're fucking is a sleeze ball and fools around!
Couple other notes about this:
1) I hadn't really heard the full story and details until today. But up until today, I didn't realize McNair was married. I had assumed this because ESPN and other news outlets were calling Kazemi "McNair's girlfriend" and made no mention of his wife. I hate ESPN but not reporting that Kazemi was the mistresses is absolutely distasteful. And I respect McNair for all of his on-field accomplishments, but just like what people are doing for Michael Jackson, don't make this man out as a Saint.
2) Kazemi got a DUI a few days earlier when the Nashville police found out the Escalade Kazemi was driving was partially registered to McNair's name and Steve paid Kazemi's bail. TMZ has photos of Kazemi and McNair on vacation. The apartment Kazemi killed herself and McNair in had roommates. How THE FUCK did no one realize McNair was having an affair before this?
R.I.P. McNair (although I have lost a shit ton of respect for you) and I hope Sahel Kazemi burns in hell.
Have a good day.
Ben Gordon walks
NBA free agency started July 1st 2009. Ben Gordon left the Chicago Bulls for the Detroit Pistons. The Bulls kept saying they wanted to bring Ben Gordon back and were trying to resign him. Considering he agreed with the Pistons the first day he could, the Bulls never seemed in the running. I don’t know they said they wanted him back if they had no intention of actually bringing him back. The Bulls will either start John Salmons at shooting guard or start Kirk Hinrich. If Hinrich started then he would still be the primary back up point guard to Rose and Salmons would back up shooting guard and small forward. If Salmons started he would give us a bigger backcourt and then Hinrich would back up both guard spots. This is all a result of letting the former number three pick, Ben Gordon leave via free agency. Ben Gordon was a great shooter and an important part of the Bulls going as far as they did to 7 games against the Celtics in the playoffs this past season. The other players like Deng, Hinrich, Rose, Salmons and Tryus Thomas will have to step up their game for the offense were losing. The Bulls will not target any big names this offseason because they have less than 2 million dollars before they hit the luxury tax.
Cubs have an All-Star
Last year the Chicago Cubs had a great year on their way to winning 98 games and their division! They had a great first half in which they seemed unstoppable having multiple games coming back from behind to win. They had eight All-stars last year and Lou Piniella on the coaching staff for the National League. This season has been much different for the Cubs and they only have one All-star. The Cubs are currently third in the central division and aren’t the favorite to win the central anymore after a disappointing first half. This year the Cubs only have two players that haven’t been terrible. One is rookie pitcher Randy Wells who has made 11 starts, including winning his last four games, and has a microscopic 2.48 ERA in 69 innings pitched. He has been the best player on the Cubs, but they aren’t going to send a rookie to an All-star game. Thus, Ted Lilly gets to go to St. Louis and represent the Cubs. Lilly has been the only consistent player on the team the entire season. Ted Lilly is 8-6 in 17 games pitching 111 innings (leads Cubs staff), with 97 strikeouts. This is Lilly’s second All-star game and he has quietly had a very solid season, just like the rest of his time in Chicago.
More Captcha Fail
So I was trying to add a comment on my post about a few guys who were snubbed during the all-star voting and forgot to log in and thus needed to enter a captcha to post my comments. Take a look at what the captcha read...
For those of you who don't speak spanish, "Chinga" means fuck. This is almost as funny as the time I tried to buy Brewers tickets online.
For those of you who don't speak spanish, "Chinga" means fuck. This is almost as funny as the time I tried to buy Brewers tickets online.
