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TheBaker’s NFL Preview: Cincinnati Bengals
August 03, 2009 by
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Aside from Wade Phillips in Dallas, there is no one in the NFL on a hotter seat than Marvin Lewis. The Cincinnati Bengals head coach most likely has third-degree burns on his ass.
Oh, how quickly they forget.
In 2005, Lewis led the Bengals to their first winning season and division...
The Peavy Incident
August 02, 2009 by
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So it finally happened.
We’ve discussed it for months and now Jake Peavy has finally been traded from the San Diego Padres. Those of you who know me well, personally or from reading this site, know my feelings for the Padres front office right now.
Well, don’t worry…...
Link Dump! Brought To You By Sophia Bush
August 02, 2009 by
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Phillips Favorite Sophia Bush is bringing you the week-starting links. She looks exhausted from the effort. I know I am since I moved over the weekend.
I’m linking this because of the video at the end. Henry Rollins is the man - More Hardball
Your 2009 comback player of they...
Instant Analysis: Jarrod Washburn To Detroit
July 31, 2009 by
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The Detroit Tigers added Jarrod Washburn earlier in the day, surrendering left-handed starter Luke French and Class-A lefty Mauricio Robles to the Seattle Mariners.
Washburn immediately solidifies the Tigers’ rotation depth, and he’s an immediate improvement over the ...
Red Sox Get Victor Martinez
July 31, 2009 by
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Just about 50 minutes ago we got confirmation that the Boston Red Sox had acquired catcher Victor Martinez from the Cleveland Indians. Now Yahoo! Sports has jumped in, also reporting the deal as done.
The Red Sox were able to swing the deal without including young starter Clay Buchholz...
Link Dump! Brought To You By January Jones
July 30, 2009 by
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Mad Men comes back August 16. Apparently January Jones’ real first name is, in fact, January. Can’t her parents see she’s traumatized?!?!?
Is anyone really surprised by this? - New York Times
Apparently Simmons was - Twitter
Just for Brett: ten songs to get over...
Congress Pardons Jack Johnson; Health Care Still Not Solved
July 30, 2009 by
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On the day before it adjourns for a summer break it hasn’t earned, the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution calling for a pardon of boxing great Jack Johnson.
Johnson was the first black world heavyweight boxing champion and held the title from 1908 until...
The US Senior Open Is In Indianapolis. The PGA Tour Should Be.
July 29, 2009 by
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Hey everyone! It’s a major golf championship! Just two weeks after the British Open and a week after the Senior British Open! Man, those old golfers don’t waste any time between majors, do they?
It just so happens I got a free ticket to Wednesday’s practice rounds...
Link Dump! Brought To You By Camilla Belle
July 29, 2009 by
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Camilla Belle is single. Game on for other, non-happily-married bloggers!
Remember how the Brohm family all basically started working for the Louisville football team? Yeah, not anymore - Strait Pinkie
Carlos Boozer makes a lot of money, but he spends a lot of money too - Bootlegger...
Phillies Switch Focus To Cliff Lee
July 29, 2009 by
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The Philadelphia Phillies appear close to snagging a former American League Cy Young Award winner, but not the one they’ve been chasing for the better part of the month. Reports from all over the interwebs claim the defending World Series champs have switched their focus from...
TheBaker’s NFL Preview: Cleveland Browns
July 29, 2009 by
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O Romeo, Romeo. Wherefore art thou Romeo?
In the unemployment line where he belongs. Another overhyped New England Patriots assistant coach, Romeo Crennel went 10-22 in his first two seasons as Cleveland’s head coach before the Browns surprised the world with a 10-6 campaign...
So You Want To Be A Referee
July 29, 2009 by
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Finally some authoritative dissent from China.
During a soccer game Sunday between Beijing and Tianjin, the referee was chased and beaten by disgruntled Tianjin players after the referee, He Zhibiao, dished out three red cards.
Can you imagine Philip Rivers and LaDanian Tomlinson chasing...
Link Dump! Brought To You By What I’m Watching On TV Right Now!
July 28, 2009 by
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That’s right, I’m watching Maury. This is way better than pictures of hot chicks, right Phillips?
Northwestern v. Illinois at Wrigley Field? Yeah this makes perfect sense - Midwest Sports Fans
Could this be just a hint of a sign that “Da U” is back? - No Guts...
TheBaker’s NFL Preview: Detroit Lions
July 28, 2009 by
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It hasn’t been a bright 12 months in the Motor City. General Motors went belly up, the city’s mayor resigned amidst an avalanche of controversies and Robocop never showed up.
The city is so far in the dumps that Thomas Jane’s fictional enormous ***** in HBO’...
Make Sure To Hide The Cookie Jar From This Crew
July 28, 2009 by
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Rickey Henderson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday. It came as no surprise. Ricky is the game’s top base stealer with 1,406. He played forever (25 MLB seasons), is considered the best leadoff hitter in baseball history and was always entertaining with a mic in his...
Link Dump! Brought To You By Bill Gillespie
July 27, 2009 by
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Today’s link dump is brought to you by the OTHER Bill Gillespie. Chief Bill Gillespie, that is. What, you don’t want In the Heat of the Night at noon on a weekday? Loser.
Just give up and sign with LA, Lamar. Jeez - Sharapova’s Thigh
Now this is a ******* KO. No...
Baseball’s Most Immovable Players
July 27, 2009 by
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With all this talk about the baseball’s trading deadline and players who might be changing teams, Buster Olney had an interesting item in his blog today. I’m not the world’s biggest Buster fan, as evidenced by one several posts I’ve done ripping him in the...
At Least He Didn’t Spike Himself
July 26, 2009 by
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I know you all were watching Galaxy/Wizards last night, big-ass MLS fans that you are. But just in case you weren’t watching ESPN’s MLS game of the week, here’s what you (and I, because I left five minutes before it happened) missed:
The Spanish announcing makes...
Welcome To Manchester, Carlos!
July 26, 2009 by
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Man do I love soccer rivalries. Not only do they often make things like Cowboys/Redskins look like a Twitter-fight, sometimes they allow for wonderful, wonderful moments like the above billboard. This would be so much funnier if Manchester City weren’t the richest club in the...
Link Dump! Brought To You By Emmanuelle Chriqui
July 24, 2009 by
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Today’s link dump is brought to you by Sloan, or Emmanuelle Chriqui, who needs a nickname in a bad way. I’d call her “Manny” if we were, you know, cool
I was JUST complaining about how no one makes these anymore - The Legend of Cecilio Guante
Matt Holliday...
Why Is This A Controversy?
July 24, 2009 by
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For the past two days ESPN has been all a twitter over the fact that Florida quarterback Tim Tebow wasn’t a unanimously selected first team preseason All-SEC. Except for the brief few hours where Mark Buehrle’s perfect game was the lead story, the headline about Tebow...
Lakers, Odom Talking Again. Close To A Deal?
July 23, 2009 by
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A week after pulling their offer to him, the Los Angeles Lakers are once again talking to Lamar Odom about returning to the NBA Champions according to the Los Angeles Times.
Last week the Lakers actually had two deals on the table for the 6′10″ forward. The first was a...
The WNBA: It’s (paid off) faaaannntastic
July 23, 2009 by
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Now into its second decade of existence, the WNBA constantly begs the question, “How in the goddamn hell is the WNBA into the second decade of its existence?”
The once-marquee franchise of the league, the Houston Comets, no longer exists. Not because they moved or anything...
Link Dump! Brought To You By Sgt. Joe Friday and Officer Bill Gannon
July 22, 2009 by
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There are over five thousand men in this city who know that being a blogger is an endless, glamorless, thankless job that’s gotta be done. I know it, too. And I’m damned glad to be one of them.
TMZ just pissed me off for a completely different reason this time. 6:45 pm...
A Fun Little Comparison: Raul Ibanez vs. Milton Bradley
July 22, 2009 by
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Cubs fans will remember this very well: All the offseason talk about how the Cubs, who led the National League in runs last year en route to a division title, needed to add a left-handed power bat to balance an overly right-handed lineup.
Manager Lou Piniella was very, very adamant...
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