Chargers to Win the Superbowl...of My Heart

LT getting is getting his groove on for real right here. I'm not gonna lie I sort of love this video: its got coordinated moves, fancy outfits, and dope lyrics to boot. Pay special attention to the lines "Say hi to the wife" and "Say Hi to your uncle." You of course can't beat the ending rhyme scheme trifecta: Take a knEEEEE, then VictoreeeEEEE, LT eeeeEEEE! Hell yes, take that Talib. I still love old man Ladanian, fading skills and all. With all the hullabaloo about LT being done and the Chargers dumping him in the offseason, he still ran for 884 all purpose yards and 12 TDs (5th best amongst backs) in basically 12 games or so. It's clean, it's crisp, its a Vizio....GET SOME!

"Both teams played hard...goodnight and godbless."

Oh hey

Hey guys, apparently the Big Mac was on roids.
"It's very emotional, it's telling family members, friends and coaches, you know, it's former teammates to try to get ahold of, you know, that I'm coming clean and being honest...It's time for me to talk about the past and to confirm what people have suspected."
Thanks for the admission Mac, in other news Tom Brady is good looking, water is wet, and the president is black. I have to say, however, that I give him credit for pseudo addressing his ridiculous "I'm not here to talk about the past, I'm here to talk about the future," stance he took when he testified in the senate. That was one of the most awkward and angsty CSPAN moments I have ever seen, and that's saying something.







"Both teams played hard...goodnight and godbless."

Rookie Respect

After the dust settled on all the Brandon Jennings hoopla it became clear that Tyreke Evans is the real deal rookie of the year. He's got confidence, he's got swagger, and he's got a killer nickname: Reke Havoc. In fact he's so confident that he pulled off this airball convincingly enough that JR Smith tried to inbound it afterwards. How terribly embarrassing.

"Both teams played hard...goodnight and godbless."

Gilbert's Shooting Woes

Despite the fact that Gilbert Arenas has an uncanny ability to draw pictures of Baron Davis in thin air (pictured) his penchant for flashing pieces in the locker room has inevitably drawn the ire of David Stern.

"I am suspending Mr. Arenas indefinitely, without pay, effective immediately pending the completion of the investigation by the NBA."

Ouch! Unless that investigation turns out well for Arenas he will have some serious splaining to do. If I were him i would prophylactically start talking to Dungy immediately.

"Both teams played hard...goodnight and godbless."

Viva Fidel!

I'm not gonna lie, I've been waiting a long time to write a post connecting Wilt Chamberlain to Fidel Castro. Though the big dipper is famous for scoring 100 points in a single game (a game that he touched the ball every possession and that his team lost) he is more known for another number: the 20,000 women he claimed to have slept with in his autobiography. When I was 14 i definitely though that was awesome, and though its still impressive (if not mathematically suspect) its somewhat gross. Well in any case the all-time leader in minutes per game, 60 point games, 50 point games, 40 point games, consecutive field goals made, and chicks banged can step aside as Fidel Castro (ewwww that guy?) has been privy to the spoils of 35,000 young ladies. Apparently a Cuban official claims that Fidel had at least two women a day for 40 years with the regular regimen of one for lunch and one for dinner. Oh hey, strong work Fidel Castro...just thinking about it makes my nuts hurt.

"Both teams played hard...goodnight and godbless."

Man Crush: The Big Unit...Nothing funny about that

22 years, a 303-166 record and 4,875 strikeouts in 4,135 1/3 innings. 2 no nos, a perfect game, 10 time all star, 5 cy youngs, world series champ, co-MVP of the world series, and one bird exploded. 'Nuff said.

"It's all been a bit of a whirlwind. I never really got caught up in what I did," Johnson said. "I never really dwelled on my achievements. They're nice. Maybe now I'll be able to reflect on them."

"Both teams played hard...goodnight and godbless."

OWNED

I must have totally missed this awesomeness during the holidays. I love the green suit maneuver it is pretty much the most annoying thing you could do to someone in the penalty box and makes for general hilarity in public situations. Being Canadian must be awesome.

Riding The Bel-Train

The migration of big name ballplayers to the big name teams has become so commonplace that we don't even bat an eye...Roy Halladay to the Phillies, Granderson to the Yanks, Jason Bay to blah blah blah. Its hard to bring yourself to pay attention to it all. But this morning I saw a news blurb about Adrian Beltre. I had totally forgotten about that dude! Mr. Beltre is entering the ranks of Red Sox nation on a one-year, $9 million contract with a $5 million player option for 2011. A seemingly small contract for a 30 year old coming of a 62 million dollar deal who is considered one of the better defensive 3Bs in the game. Unless of course you recall how Beltre earned that contract. Mr. Beltre entered the show with the Dodgers where he was your standard good defensive 3B until he had a contract year explosion to a .334 avg with 48 HRs and 121 RBIs in 2004. The Mariners were quick to "win" the sweepstakes there, only to be disappointed by the pooh-balls 5 years they got from Beltre's bat. This is the story of a guy that was quite obviously on steroids just to get made on one contract, and is one of the best examples of how the steroid era really screwed baseball. I can't believe I almost forgot about that guy.


"Both teams played hard...goodnight and godbless."

The Holiday Spirit In Washington

So, you may have heard about the investigation into reports that Gilbert Arenas stashed firearms in his locker. In the course of this investigation, it has come to light that on Christmas Eve, in the Wizards locker room, Agent Zero and Javaris Crittenton pulled guns on each other over an unsettled gambling debt.

"Citing an anonymous source, the Post reported in Friday's edition, however, that the standoff was sparked when Crittenton became angry at Arenas for refusing to make good on a gambling debt.

That prompted Arenas to draw on Crittenton, who then also grabbed for a gun, league security sources told the Post."

Oh hey. At least we can leave that 2009 nonsense behind us, right?

Happy New Year sporting nerds! May 2010 bring peaceful resolutions to our unsettled gambling debts and more posts from people not named Ganesh.