http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4655110&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines
I will start this by saying I am a huge Patriot fan and I dislike the Dolphins and especially Joey Porter. Every week he always has something to say especially when he is about to play the Patriots. He honestly believes that the Patriots cheated him out of 2 championships when we smoked the Steelers in 2 AFC championship games, both played in Pittsburgh. The commissioner, Roger Goodell, reviewed all the tapes from the infamouse Patriot spygate scandal and saw nothing there that would have actually helped give the Patriots the edge. The only reason the Patriots were forced to forfeit a draft pick was because they did tape during a game and that is illegal. So now that it is clear he is just a sore loser because the Pats seem to have their way with him each and every time they play him, lets go back to this past week. He came out to the reporters saying how much he truly hates the Patriots and that they are cheaters and he is better than them. Obviously coming into this game he had a huge bullseye on his chest from the team and the fans. He was going up against a rookie left tackle in Sebastian Vollmer so it seemed like Joey might be able to sneak in a few sacks. But the rookie took Porter completely out of the game. Joey Porter registered zero sacks and what's worse is he also had zero tackles. For a star linebacker to not have one tackle in a game is a huge deal. The Patriots jumbotron worker decided to pay tribute to Porter by posting his face at the end of the game and putting a big stat next to it that said "Joey Porter: 0 Tackles." Then Porter all of a sudden had nothing to say when reporters tried to talk to him. So him sitting down this week is not because of an injury, it's because the Patriots wrecked him last week and his mind is so mixed up he doesn't even know how to put on a jersey anymore. I wouldn't be suprised if he goes on IR for psychological issues. Point of it all, if you are going to try to trash talk the best coach and quarterback and football, you better damn well be able to back it up or they will make you look like a fool.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
No. 23
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4650907&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines
Everyone and their dog knows who Michael Jordan is. We all know how amazing of a player he was and what he was capable of doing anytime he touched a basketball. I still believe even in his mid 40's he can still play in the NBA. The idea of retiring his number league-wide just doesn't make sense to me. Of all the major pro sports in America (MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA) there is only one number that is retired league-wide, and that is number 42 in Major League Baseball for Jackie Robinson. His number was retired because he single handedly changed the game of baseball. He was a black man coming into an all white sport. Not only was he the first black player in the league but he was a very good player as well. As much as Michael Jordan has done for the NBA, he has not done for it what Jackie Robinson did for baseball. On another note, LeBron saying he is going to switch to number 6 kind of annoys me. Number 6 was Bill Russell's number. Russell won 11 championships in 13 years and was the first black head coach in the NBA. He has done more for the game than Jordan has. Jordan was a great player but he was a major marketing tool very much like LeBron is. Nike is the main reason why those two players have been so high profiled their entire careers. LeBron had a 90 million dollar endorsement signed before he even stepped foot on an NBA court. The point is if he is going to try to petition to get Jordan's number retired then why not petition to get Russell's number retired who clearly did more for the game he just did it in a time when marketing wasn't as big as it is in this time.
Everyone and their dog knows who Michael Jordan is. We all know how amazing of a player he was and what he was capable of doing anytime he touched a basketball. I still believe even in his mid 40's he can still play in the NBA. The idea of retiring his number league-wide just doesn't make sense to me. Of all the major pro sports in America (MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA) there is only one number that is retired league-wide, and that is number 42 in Major League Baseball for Jackie Robinson. His number was retired because he single handedly changed the game of baseball. He was a black man coming into an all white sport. Not only was he the first black player in the league but he was a very good player as well. As much as Michael Jordan has done for the NBA, he has not done for it what Jackie Robinson did for baseball. On another note, LeBron saying he is going to switch to number 6 kind of annoys me. Number 6 was Bill Russell's number. Russell won 11 championships in 13 years and was the first black head coach in the NBA. He has done more for the game than Jordan has. Jordan was a great player but he was a major marketing tool very much like LeBron is. Nike is the main reason why those two players have been so high profiled their entire careers. LeBron had a 90 million dollar endorsement signed before he even stepped foot on an NBA court. The point is if he is going to try to petition to get Jordan's number retired then why not petition to get Russell's number retired who clearly did more for the game he just did it in a time when marketing wasn't as big as it is in this time.
Flying Tacos
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/strange/news-article.aspx?storyid=129144&catid=82
Now I take my video games seriously at times but this is ridiculous. This kid really wasted an entire taco to try to show his mom what was up? I don't condone domestic violence one bit and I definitely don't condone throwing of tacos. This story just has problems all over it. First off the mom says she has tried to get her 19 year old out of the house before. If he is 19 that makes him an adult so why not just go through the proper methods in an effort to legally get him out of her house? He's obviously not doing much with his life if he is just playing games and hurling tacos left and right so she shouldn't have to much of a problem winning a case like that. Whatever happens in this case I hope we all learn one thing: Don't throw tacos at your mother.
Now I take my video games seriously at times but this is ridiculous. This kid really wasted an entire taco to try to show his mom what was up? I don't condone domestic violence one bit and I definitely don't condone throwing of tacos. This story just has problems all over it. First off the mom says she has tried to get her 19 year old out of the house before. If he is 19 that makes him an adult so why not just go through the proper methods in an effort to legally get him out of her house? He's obviously not doing much with his life if he is just playing games and hurling tacos left and right so she shouldn't have to much of a problem winning a case like that. Whatever happens in this case I hope we all learn one thing: Don't throw tacos at your mother.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Balloon Boy
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/12/balloon.boy.charges/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
So I know you all heard about the great balloon boy last month. Everyone thought a little boy named Falcon was in a silver balloon that was in the air. The whole time he was really in the attic hiding. A lot of people were skeptical of the whole situation and thought it may have been a hoax and finally it was revealed that these lovely parents did stage the whole thing. Apparently the dad is like a scientist and he was trying to get noticed or something, but either way they are now pleading guilty to hoax charges. They are getting very minimal sentencing and a big part of them making the deal to plead guilty to knock the charges down to misdemeanor is because the wife is not a U.S. citizen. She is a citizen of Japan so any felony charges would get her deported back to Japan. I really can't stand parents who try to use their children as a ticket to 15 minutes of fame. It is, in my mind, a sad act to attempt. The video on that page shows the boy, Falcon, basically say this was my parents telling me to do this and the father still tries to sit there and turn it around on the reporter who was just doing his job. It's no secret that this world has some interesting people in it to say the least, but I am definitely satisfied that this was displayed for what it was, a sad publicity stunt.
So I know you all heard about the great balloon boy last month. Everyone thought a little boy named Falcon was in a silver balloon that was in the air. The whole time he was really in the attic hiding. A lot of people were skeptical of the whole situation and thought it may have been a hoax and finally it was revealed that these lovely parents did stage the whole thing. Apparently the dad is like a scientist and he was trying to get noticed or something, but either way they are now pleading guilty to hoax charges. They are getting very minimal sentencing and a big part of them making the deal to plead guilty to knock the charges down to misdemeanor is because the wife is not a U.S. citizen. She is a citizen of Japan so any felony charges would get her deported back to Japan. I really can't stand parents who try to use their children as a ticket to 15 minutes of fame. It is, in my mind, a sad act to attempt. The video on that page shows the boy, Falcon, basically say this was my parents telling me to do this and the father still tries to sit there and turn it around on the reporter who was just doing his job. It's no secret that this world has some interesting people in it to say the least, but I am definitely satisfied that this was displayed for what it was, a sad publicity stunt.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
hijacking Facebook
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/10/facebook.groups.hacked/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
The above article talks about how a group of people called "Control your Info" has been "hijacking" facebook groups to show the Facebook universe that it can be done, basically. What they do is go into a group where an administrator has stepped down and take over. When an administrator of a group steps down and does not appoint anyone else as the new administrator then anyone can take over the rule of the group. I am split in my opinion of this hijacking. On the one hand it is showing a flaw in the Facebook system, but on the other hand why does this group feel the need that they have to do this? Why not just write to the Facebook creators and inform them of this flaw rather than filling the group with spam posting and potentially changing the cause of the group? My thoughts are that in any Facebook group the control should only lie in the hands of the administrator or administrators. When they step down they should either appoint a new administrator or if they don't, the group just stops existing. I don't like how these people can just come in and start posting whatever they feel like in groups that they really have nothing to do with. When it comes down to it, they are just "hijacking" these groups just to do it. It could be a simple process by writing to the creators but they are going about it in a way that is taking over something that isn't theirs.
The above article talks about how a group of people called "Control your Info" has been "hijacking" facebook groups to show the Facebook universe that it can be done, basically. What they do is go into a group where an administrator has stepped down and take over. When an administrator of a group steps down and does not appoint anyone else as the new administrator then anyone can take over the rule of the group. I am split in my opinion of this hijacking. On the one hand it is showing a flaw in the Facebook system, but on the other hand why does this group feel the need that they have to do this? Why not just write to the Facebook creators and inform them of this flaw rather than filling the group with spam posting and potentially changing the cause of the group? My thoughts are that in any Facebook group the control should only lie in the hands of the administrator or administrators. When they step down they should either appoint a new administrator or if they don't, the group just stops existing. I don't like how these people can just come in and start posting whatever they feel like in groups that they really have nothing to do with. When it comes down to it, they are just "hijacking" these groups just to do it. It could be a simple process by writing to the creators but they are going about it in a way that is taking over something that isn't theirs.
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