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The two guys, in this Associated Press photo taken from Game 2 of the Dallas-Phoenix series, are, according to the caption, examples of how fans “are drawn to intense game situations because of their need for a competitive outlet and get rowdy at games because they want to feel involved, say experts.” You forgot to mention the beer.
Anyway, tonight’s the pivotal Game 5 in the Mavericks-Suns series — we also hear rumors of some sort of hockey game — and we have to say, if we don’t see any Steve Nash chest hair, we’re going to be sorely disappointed.
Game’s on TNT. Fingers crossed that Kobe shows up the OutKast Smurf sweater vest again.
NealPollack.com Suns Coverage
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As soon as we get it fixed we’ll turn the moderation off. We know all that registration and TypePad junk is something we hate, so we’ll assume most of you do, too.
We put in an emergency appearance on AOL Sportsbloggers Live this morning, btw. Um, that’s all. We’re working on it.
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Former Minnesota Twins Bert Blyleven occassionally takes time out of pleading for Hall of Fame election — justifiably, if you ask us — to broadcast Twins games for Fox Sports. The other evening, he was put in the unfortunate position of having to talk to former “American Idol” contest Ace Young (a.k.a., “The One You’d Love To Curb”) in the booth. We can’t imagine what we’d possibly have to talk to Ace Young about, but if we had to ask something, we might have asked what Blyleven did.
After a brief moment of awkward silence, Blyleven blurted out, “Let’s talk about Paula Abdul … Did you get lucky with her?”
We’d pay good money to see a Blyleven -Rick Sutcliffe booth combo, wouldn’t you?
Um, Does He Know His Microphone Is On? [World Of B]
-And Here’s Your Rick Sutcliffe Video [Deadspin]
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In truth, Kellia Ramares is dangerously obsessed. The middle-aged woman from Berkeley, Calif. has an unlikely fixation on Diamondbacks outfielder Eric Byrnes, in a way that prompted us recently to purchase an extra deadbolt for our back door, for no real tangible reason, just because. But as Ramares herself points out, she has absolutely nothing on Buck Canyon.
Yes, it is now time to meet a man who has somehow decided to devote his life to Blue Jays’ outfielder Vernon Wells. Aside from being the proud owner of one of Wells’ jocks, which he painted gold, Canyon’s big project right now is to try and get Wells onto the All-Star roster. And there is nothing he will not do to get your votes, as you can see in this disturbing video from his website. It’s kind of hard to describe, but a reader tries:
The disappointing part is that “Maniac” from Flashdance comes on the PA just as he’s getting stopped by security. One can only imagine “it” flopping around in his wet boxer briefs as the sweet sounds of Michael Sembello are pumped through the stadium. Ugh. Good God, man.
We have a damp, gray feeling right now, as if we will never be cheerful again.
Vote Vernon Wells! [MLB Blogs]
Life, Baseball And Eric Byrnes [MLB Blogs]
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When you’re not busy listening to the newest Basketball Jones podcast, head over to Michael Wilbon’s column to get the lowdown on the crazy Miami nights and the scoop on this whole Arenas arrest from the man himself.
The man, in this case, being Gilbert, not Wilbon. That’s Gilbert Arenas, not Dan Gilbert, who is also the man. Just not in this particular situation - he wasn’t even there.
“I still don’t understand what for. I was in a limousine, stuck in really bad traffic going to this restaurant, Ago, when I decided to step out of the car. The limo driver said, ‘The guy who just got out is being arrested.’ I looked over and saw seven police officers arresting Storey. . . . I didn’t have the chance to say anything; an officer put cuffs on me from behind. . . . When I was taken in, I said, ‘I don’t mean to be rude, but can I talk to the officer who arrested me?’ And the officer says, ‘You were being nosy.’ And I said, ‘Are you putting that in your official police report, that I was being nosy?’ And then he keeps asking me questions:
” ‘Do you have tattoos?’ I said, ‘Yes, I have three.’ And then, ‘What is your street name?’ I laughed. Of course I laughed. My street name? What? Okay, it’s Zero Hero. [Arenas wears “0″ on his Wizards jersey.]
” ‘And he says, ‘Oh, everything is funny to you, huh?’ “
The thing is, it sounds like Gilbert does think it’s funny, which is why we love the dude. It’d be so easy and justified to scream “racism” or “limosinism” or “bad checks”, but he just is all okay with it - no biggie.
He also added that he never said the whole “do you know who I am?” thing.
The only thing we can really hold against Gil here is that he was apparently going to see X-Men 3 for the second time. How can someone see this twice? Despite making like a lot of badilliam dollars over the weekend, it’s still not the type of average movie we’ll even watch once.
If you’re wondering why we can say that without seeing it (Twice, no less!), it’s because we have a blog and you don’t. Unless you do have one, which we think many of you do. If that’s the case, just ignore the latter half of this post and focus on the first part.
Neither part is particularly good, which is a shame.
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One of our favorite, quietly sublime stories of the last couple months involved Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor and his battle with a prosecutor who worked as a DJ in his spare time. (His MySpace page included the immortal self-description as a bulging-biceps, headphones-wearing prosecutor looking for “brains and an ass” from a potential mate; he eventually resigned from the case.) Anyway, it appears Taylor is off the hook, pleading out to two misdemeanor charges that will require no jail time.
Taylor, whose violent style of play is already legendary, should be back and fine to play next year, which is much more a comfort to Redskins fans than it is to lithe NFC East wide receivers and potential pilferers of all-terrain vehicles. Or fellow football players averse to saliva in their face.
Sean Taylor Update [This Probably Isn’t Worth Your Time]
You Be The DJ, He’ll Be The Prosecutor [Deadspin]
Sean Taylor: Bad To The Bone [Google Video]
Continue Reading June 1st, 2006
One of our favorite, quietly sublime stories of the last couple months involved Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor and his battle with a prosecutor who worked as a DJ in his spare time. (His MySpace page included the immortal self-description as a bulging-biceps, headphones-wearing prosecutor looking for “brains and an ass” from a potential mate; he eventually resigned from the case.) Anyway, it appears Taylor is off the hook, pleading out to two misdemeanor charges that will require no jail time.
Taylor, whose violent style of play is already legendary, should be back and fine to play next year, which is much more a comfort to Redskins fans than it is to lithe NFC East wide receivers and potential pilferers of all-terrain vehicles. Or fellow football players averse to saliva in their face.
Sean Taylor Update [This Probably Isn’t Worth Your Time]
You Be The DJ, He’ll Be The Prosecutor [Deadspin]
Sean Taylor: Bad To The Bone [Google Video]
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This photo, from yesterday’s USA Today, features several Colorado Rockies players — including Matt Holliday, our official fantasy baseball find — looking up toward the heavens, saluting the real reason for their surprising play this year: God. (That seems like a good place to look, anyway.) No, seriously: The Rockies are running a faith-based business over there this year, banning Playboy and loud vulgar music from the clubhouse this year as they strive to field a team that embraces “a Christian-based code of conduct they believe will bring them focus and success.”
The team’s CEO and chairman says that “I believe God sends signs, and we’re seeing those,” which is good, because those godless heathens in the Royals clubhouse are finally receiving the rain of fire and brimstone that they obviously deserve. Meanwhile, some former Rockies say the new rules are a bit strange.
“Look, I pray every day,” former Rockie Mark Sweeney says. “I have faith. It’s always been part of my life. But I don’t want something forced on me. Do they really have to check to see whether I have a Playboy in my locker?”
When you read the story, though, it’s clear that reporter Bob Nightengale, anyway, at least somewhat credits the Rockies’ success this year with their collective faith. Still … why they gotta pick on Playboy?
Rockies Seek Revival On Two Levels [USA Today]
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