Recently, American goalie Ryan Miller had his Olympic Hockey Mask painted for the games. The IOC caused a stir over what was painted on it. The International Olympic Committee has, to put it lightly, a shitload of rules. They are control freaks. They control the athletes, the wardrobes and equipment, and most importantly the money, and there is a lot of that. Two things, in particular, on Miller’s helmet were brought into question….
The first says, “Millertime”. He’s Ryan Miller, when the game starts it’s “Millertime”. The problem is it’s also “Millertime” when you crack open a beer. This could have some negative sentiment. I get that. It could also appear like advertising, which we know the IOC would shit their pants over. They control that too! The IOC’s verdict: Paint over it.
The second is the phrase “Matt Man”, which is an homage to Miller’s cousin who died at the age of 18 from complications from a bone marrow transplant. Miller has said publicly he will not cover that under any circumstances, and he shouldn’t. The IOC, who are all probably a bunch of uptight stiffs, has really crossed the line. The fact that they would even acknowledge the fact they were contemplating making Miller cover this portion of his helmet is just ridiculous. The IOC’s verdict: It can stay (Just because they didn’t want to look mean)
Ever since they were kids Miller and his family dreamed of one day representing their country. Miller amazingly has reached that goal, his brothers and cousin will never. To bring attention to the fact you were potentially going to strip Miller the privilege of honoring his cousin at the Olympics is not only uncompassionate, but just flat out wrong.
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The reason why the Big East won’t have the most teams in the NCAA Tournament…… They beat the shit out of each other during the regular season. Someone present me with an argument that this isn’t the toughest conference in the nation. With that said, I still told a colleague today that if I had to fill out a bracket today Kentucky is winning it all.
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This girl is 4. Yes, 4. What the hell were you doing when you were 4? I’m pretty sure I was shitting my pants and watching Mr. Rogers.
Does Oprah not watch football? Or at least, like, the Super Bowl? At least she didn’t ask him who shit on his face.
Is Green telling the truth? I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. From his Twitter, in which Green describes how he celebrated his 50th birthday:
By running the 40 yard dash in Orlando, Florida in a time of 4.43! FYI, all born between 1946 -1964 are baby boomers…
99% of men will never run the 40-yard dash in less than 4.5 seconds, regardless of how old they are. Green, who turned 50 yesterday, ran it in 4.43 seconds. If that doesn’t make you feel like a complete piece of shit, I don’t know what will. I can hardly play an entire game of full court basketball anymore without my calves cramping up, I can barely graze the bottom of the rim when I jump, and I’m lucky if I can get my girlfriend to moan just once during sex. Meanwhile, 50-year-old Darrell Green is running the 40 in 4.43 seconds.
If I end up killing myself, let this blog post serve as my suicide note.
Of all the female sports out there, soccer happens to be one of my favorites for girls I’d want want to party with. Along with field hockey and lacrosse these were always the most aggressive females of the bunch. There’s just something about a girl that’s in tip top shape and having the kinds of legs that can crush you that’s appealing to me.
So I’ve decided to troll around the country looking for NCAA squads who seem like they’d be worthy of a serious Unathletic fest. My first stop is Florida State University.
Not only is this a good soccer team but these girls seem to have a good sense of humor with the camera not to mention those legs I was talking about.
FSU Women’s soccer after the jump
This video isn’t anything amazing, it’s just funny. It’ll bring a smile to your face seeing it’s Monday. Shaq has been good for some laughs throughout his career.
Spring training is right around the corner, and the Mets still don’t have a first baseman. So who’s it going to be? From Brian Costa of NJ.com:
Minaya told me first base will be “an open competition” between Daniel Murphy and Mike Jacobs, who signed a minor-league deal with the Mets last week. Murphy is still the pre-camp favorite to win the job, but if he struggles over the next seven weeks and Jacobs impresses, the Mets could alter their thinking.
“He’ll compete for the job,” Minaya said of Jacobs. “I think it’s fair to say that Murphy has proven himself worthy of being considered, but he’s going to have to continue. It’s an open competition.”
I can pretty much guarantee what Jacobs is going to give you: a guy who struggles to reach base safely even 30% of the time, can hit a home run once every six games or so, and will without a doubt commit numerous errors in the field. And if you’re looking to advance runners, forget about that – Jacobs strikes out 132 times in 434 at bats last season! That’s pretty tough to do. Add in the fact that Citi Field is a fucking cavern, and Jacobs will likely hurt the Mets more than he can help them.
We’ve already seen what Murphy’s capable of at first base, and it ain’t pretty, either.
Basically, if you played baseball at the high school varsity level, you might as well dust off your cleats and show up to Spring Training in Port St. Lucie. Chances are you’ll be as productive as these two jokers. Christ, most middle infielders would be better at first than these guys. Fuck it, I’m trying out.
