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Continue Reading December 31st, 2006
Unless something remarkable happens, like Bill Parcells deciding to publicly hang himself in Times Square tonight, this will likely be the last Deadspin post of 2006. What a disappointment. I was hoping it would be a better one.
Instead, it’s an invitation to join us here tonight for the Bears/Packers game (as well as the rest of the afternoon NFL action), which might be Brett Favre’s last, but I doubt it. Still, if you’re eager to see a game consisting of the Chicago Bears’ backups against the Green Bay starters (who would nearly all be Chicago Bears backups), you might as well do it here with fellow Deadspinners. Don’t be embarrassed by being here… a lot of you have kids (suckers), and are forced into being lame. Some of you are still on house arrest for what you did last New Years. It’s not your fault.
I wish you all the best for 2007, and do your best to stay safe out there tonight.
Continue Reading December 31st, 2006
• The Jets have done the not-so-impossible and beaten the Raiders to sew up a playoff spot. It doesn’t seem like beating the Raiders is an accomplishment worthy of getting someone a playoff spot, but you know, neither does going 8-8 in the NFC. Chadwick Pennington was 22 of 30 for 157 yards and a TD on the day, and Aaron Brooks had an interception and a fumble. Congrats, Jets fans. That picture of Rich Kotite is just so you can remember where you came from.
• On the clock for the first pick of the NFL draft… the Oakland Raiders. The Detroit Lions have beaten the Dallas Cowboys, 39-31. Roy Williams, Mike Furrey, and Jon Kitna were all… well, they were pretty good. I was going to say “brilliant,” but that seemed like a little bit of a stretch. Even little-used Mike Williams got in on things, catching a touchdown pass. I tell you, that guy has potential.
• Shayne Graham just shanked a 39-yard kick that would’ve given the Bengals the win at the end of the game. The Steelers and Bengals are headed to overtime now in what’s been honestly one of the best games of the year. The Steelers tied it up just about a minute before Graham shanked his kick, proving that kickers who have pictures of their dicks posted on Deadspin have a clear advantage in mental toughness. The Steelers won the toss.
UPDATE: That didn’t last long… Santonio Holmes just ended it with 13:27 to play in the overtime period with some blazing speed.
And we’re going to cut the NFL day a little bit short here, so I can go make myself pretty for whatever lucky young lady I’m forcing myself on at midnight.
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Continue Reading December 31st, 2006
• In the afternoon’s one important game, the Jets lead the Raiders 7-3 late in the second quarter. Give the Raiders credit, they’re not just going to lay there and take it. Chad Pennington has managed to complete 12 of 16 passes and only has 67 passing yards to show for it. This week’s Raiders featured scrub receiver is a fellow named Johnnie Morant, who has 3 catches for 24 yards.
• The Cowboys have managed to come back against the Lions, who actually led this one 13-0. I’m not sure how that happened, actually… it may have just been a clerical error on the part of the scoreboard operator. Marion Barber and Patrick Crayton have the touchdowns for the Cowboys, while Roy Williams made a beautiful tippy-toe catch in the endzone for the Lions.
• The deficit from which Vince Young must magically bring the Titans back this week is 16. The Patriots lead 19-3 with still about 5:00 to play in the first half. Tom Brady’s been fantastic. Vince Young has not. Brady’s completed 12 of 16 for 165 yards, and Vince Young’s completed 4 of 10 for 74 yards, 0 rushing yards, and he coughed up one fumble.
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Awesome.
That’s about all i can say this time around. There were few surprises except for the Jardine win; which - i must add - i was happy to see. It’s not that i’m a big Jardine fan, or that i hate on Forrest, but the fact of the matter is Forrest is more tough than he is skilled. If anything ever UNimpressed me about Ortiz, it was how BADLY he fought Forrest. Anyway…
The Bisping victory was expected and welcomed. Glad to see that. No surprises there; pretty uneventful fight as far as expectations were concerned.
Now as for the Liddell-Ortiz fight, i have a few things to say:
Until two nights ago i didn’t know who i really “wanted” to win this. However, the most often heard comment on Chuck was the cause for the balance tipping in his favor (both in my mind and in the reality of how the fight played out). Everyone always says “Chuck doesn’t look that strong, but he can hit harder than anyone in the game.” Very true.
So THIS is a lot of why i wanted Chuck to win. Tito is a strong dude and he’s matured a lot over the years. But he seems to look at fighting as a combination of Kickboxing and Greco-Roman wrestling. To him that’s about it. Add bodybuilding to the mix, and you have about as complete a picture of his game plan as there is.
Tito said it all when Chuck previously mentioned he’d fight him right then and there after his fight with Babalu: “i think we’ll wait till December so you can lose that gut.”
First of all, Chuck doesn’t have a gut. Chuck employs abdominal breathing; refusing to restrict air to his upper chest. This is part of the key to Chuck’s hard hitting. As such, Chuck has defined abdominal muscles, but his stomach pooches out, unabashedly.
Now Chuck ain’t in the shape Tito is, but Tito seems to think fighting has something serious to do with how big your muscles are. Chuck has proven time and time again that this is not the case; since he consistently generates MORE power whilst having smaller muscles than many of his opponents.
i’ve said it before, and i’ll say it again, Martial Arts is not about weightlifting.
This leads me to my next point in Chuck’s favor; which won me over on the Friday night “All Access” program. Chuck is formally trained in Kempo. i respect formal training. There’s not much more i can say about that.
To this day, Chuck’s instructor is his trainer, and he embodies “Wu Te” in promoting both his school and his teacher so publically. Because of his background in Kempo, he has properly learned how to use his whole body to strike, and to allow his waist to drive the strikes; rather than the arm-bound punches that Ortiz tends to throw like an sub par Western boxer.
Anyway, that’s that. Tito did better, but as he said, he fought about as good as he could fight this time around. In short, Chuck’s just a better fighter. End of story.
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Filed under: Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sports
On Christmas morning, little Kolton Mahoney tore away the wrapping paper on Uncle Dan’s gift, ecstatic to find a copy of Madden 07. But it wasn’t the familiar “It’s in the game” mantra that greeted Kolton upon loading the game into the tray of his Xbox 360. Instead, an explicit image danced before his naked eyes.
Confused, distraught, and perhaps overwhelmingly excited, Kolton ran to mommy and daddy, who quickly passed the concern over to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. “It wasn’t a pretty scene,” recounted Kolton’s father.
So far, the task force has been unable to track down the culprit of this cruel gag. The soiled Madden was apparently purchased by Uncle Dan on Dec. 2 from Circuit City. The disc is embossed with an official label and came factory-sealed in a standard game case.
[Thanks, Chronos_777]
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Continue Reading December 31st, 2006
Filed under: Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sports
On Christmas morning, little Kolton Mahoney tore away the wrapping paper on Uncle Dan’s gift, ecstatic to find a copy of Madden 07. But it wasn’t the familiar “It’s in the game” mantra that greeted Kolton upon loading the game into the tray of his Xbox 360. Instead, an explicit image danced before his naked eyes.
Confused, distraught, and perhaps overwhelmingly excited, Kolton ran to mommy and daddy, who quickly passed the concern over to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. “It wasn’t a pretty scene,” recounted Kolton’s father.
So far, the task force has been unable to track down the culprit of this cruel gag. The soiled Madden was apparently purchased by Uncle Dan on Dec. 2 from Circuit City. The disc is embossed with an official label and came factory-sealed in a standard game case.
[Thanks, Chronos_777]
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SPONSORED BY: Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. AOE3 introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. http://www.ageofempires3.com/
Continue Reading December 31st, 2006
Filed under: Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sports
On Christmas morning, little Kolton Mahoney tore away the wrapping paper on Uncle Dan’s gift, ecstatic to find a copy of Madden 07. But it wasn’t the familiar “It’s in the game” mantra that greeted Kolton upon loading the game into the tray of his Xbox 360. Instead, an explicit image danced before his naked eyes.
Confused, distraught, and perhaps overwhelmingly excited, Kolton ran to mommy and daddy, who quickly passed the concern over to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. “It wasn’t a pretty scene,” recounted Kolton’s father.
So far, the task force has been unable to track down the culprit of this cruel gag. The soiled Madden was apparently purchased by Uncle Dan on Dec. 2 from Circuit City. The disc is embossed with an official label and came factory-sealed in a standard game case.
[Thanks, Chronos_777]
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SPONSORED BY: Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. AOE3 introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. http://www.ageofempires3.com/
Continue Reading December 31st, 2006
The Chicago Bears ARE the team to beat in the NFC and these Green Bay Packers won’t stand a chance.
You read it, the Chicago Bears are THE team to beat in the weak NFC Conference. I know I know, we can make a case for the Dallas Cowboys or the New Orleans Saints but the fact of the matter is, the Bears have the most complete team in the NFC and here’s why.
In case you haven’t heard of it by now, the Chicago Bears win NFL Football games because of their defense. The Bears defense have that authority to shut down any NFL Football team, no matter how bleak the situation is.
Of course we all saw that when the Chicago Bears defense rallied from a huge 20-plus points deficit to beat the stunned Arizona Cardinals in the second half. This loss was disheartening for the Cardinals. They were looking quite good hovering around .500 then, but after what the Bears defense did to their rookie quarterback Matt Leinart, the Cardinals wasn’t the same since.
And who can forget the infamous ”the Bears are who we thought they were” line during that fateful post-game press conference? Now THAT was funny. Even funnier than defensive leader, Brian Urlacher, making any offensive lineman from the opposing team piss on his pants.
Special teams. Yep, these Chicago Bears have special teams that can…
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