- 03:29 PM
- 03/18/10
I can't imagine the skill set required for becoming a good team owner has anything to do with the skills required for becoming a great player.
That said, I guess anybody who has enough money can own whatever they can afford to buy. The fact that the Bobcats owner was arguably one of the greatest players ever really has little bearing on how the ownership thing works out.
posted by Atheist at 03:20 PM on March 18
Jordan Farmar was not in Space Jam
posted by geekyguy at 02:21 PM on March 18
If anyone cares, I'm 1 for 16 in Roll Up The Rim now ... won a donut. Sweet, hey?
posted by Spitztengle at 02:04 PM on March 18
I whole heartedly support the concept behind this idea. However, the way that they calculate the graduation rate need to be corrected before they can enforce it.
As it currently is calculated, a player still counts against the graduation rate as an ungraduated player even if they graduate from another school. Also, if a player transfers in and graduates from your university, they do not count for your graduation rate.
Edit: Will the education secretary be expecting the NCAA to use The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at Central Florida statistics or their own. The official NCAA graduation rates as found on their website do not account for transfers or the players who depart for the NBA. I do not see the NCAA allowing a third party to judicate this for them.
While it is a good thing for groups such as the IDES to be looking at the graduation rates, perhaps someone should be taking a much closer look at the percentage of "special talent" exemptions that are allowing these athletes who are not academically viable to enter the university in the first place.
posted by Demophon at 01:37 PM on March 18
First of all, I assume that Secretary Duncan was speaking of student-athletes and not the student population in general. If not, then it would seem that his idea would only serve to promote a lowering of academic standards. If he is addressing only the graduation rates in athletic programs, then I strongly agree with the sentiment in Secretary Duncan's idea, but until the NBA refuses to draft players who have completed only one year of college (and then usually with only 1 semester of real courses), the plan is doomed to fail. Perhaps the universities could refuse to allow any player who does not have the potential and the will to graduate to enter the school (this is called an academic selection process, and it's what your non-athlete kid and mine have to pass). Of course, the first school to do this would suddenly find itself subject to legal action on an equal opportunity basis. Maybe the only solution is to establish a real minor league system for the NBA (and perhaps the NFL as well). Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League seem to do well enough with kids who have remained in college, although too many NHL players enter college relatively late and stay for only a year or 2.
On edit, I see that NBA entrants and transfers have not been counted, but still there remains the lure of the NBA for some marginally academic players. These will drop out after a year when they realize that they aren't good enough and can't hack the studies.
posted by Howard_T at 01:25 PM on March 18
I like where he's going with this, but he also seems to be ignoring the fact that there are a lot of things affecting these numbers that are out of the colleges' control. There's nothing the school can do if a kid drops out as soon as his senior basketball season is over.
posted by hootch at 01:18 PM on March 18
dviking, maybe the best post ever! 1.2, 0.8 playing 3.9 sitting out because he studies too much and doesn't have time to get tatoos.
posted by gfinsf at 12:33 PM on March 18
All for it!
rcade, maybe each player's number should be their GPA.
posted by dviking at 12:24 PM on March 18
The NCAA should make schools put their graduation rate prominently on the uniforms. Let the whole world know the quality of education they're providing.
posted by rcade at 12:18 PM on March 18
And Dwight is 100% correct about Skip. Dude makes these absurd comments just about anybody and always thinks that he's always right. I love Tim Duncan as a player and think that he's one of the best PF to ever play the game but at this stage of both their careers, I rather have Dwight on my team.
posted by BornIcon at 12:08 PM on March 18
I one I was shocked at was Cal, 20%, one of the most highly regarded and difficult universities in the country to get into. I wonder what Mike Silver will say about this.
posted by gfinsf at 12:04 PM on March 18
I... can actually agree with that. The 'student' athletes for some of these schools are basically uncompensated employees of the school's valued revenue stream (even as the coaches are millionaires, the TV and gambling industry make billions, and the fans rave about the 'purity' of the sport).
I'd like to see the athletes compensated fairly or alter the NCAA rules such that if they or the school can't fulfill the student part of the student-athlete mandate, they ought not be wasting their time with recreational activities while their studies go untended!
posted by hincandenza at 12:03 PM on March 18
I love this. I love it double because I expect the number of women's programs from the above schools banned from the post season would be just about zero.
posted by Adept at 12:01 PM on March 18
Dwight Howard played the jock card on Skip Bayless.
posted by rcade at 12:00 PM on March 18
I wonder if these are the same douchebags that threw a banana at Kevin Weekes during the 2002 playoffs.
posted by NoMich at 11:35 AM on March 18
In(effective)!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:16 AM on March 18
The story he's telling -- that he was using it for the first time when he got caught -- is hard to believe. He's 57 years old and played 10 years in the majors. He turned it down for almost four decades of adulthood then finally said what the hell?
Yea, I would have to agree with that. A 57 year old former ballplayer who played in the 80's when coke was very relevant in the game during that era and in 2009 used coke for the first time ever? Sorry but that's a little far fetched.
Maybe he's telling the truth but it's too hard for me to fathom that he never used coke before and out of the blue, decided to try it this one time and got caught.
posted by BornIcon at 10:41 AM on March 18
Harmless humor. These guys look about the age where they were probably drunk and thought this would be funny. I have to agree. Looking back it may have not been the best idea, but if i saw them at the game , I would have laughed, not called the NAACP.
posted by Debo270 at 10:27 AM on March 18
When I said Washington had a coke problem, I assumed that he must have been a prior coke user who fell off the wagon. The story he's telling -- that he was using it for the first time when he got caught -- is hard to believe. He's 57 years old and played 10 years in the majors. He turned it down for almost four decades of adulthood then finally said what the hell?
posted by rcade at 10:23 AM on March 18
Yes, they were cheering for Subban - but insulting him at the same time.
I agree. I personally don't look at it as these two being racist but more or less just dumb. The blackface took it to another level even if they didn't mean for it to be viewed at as being racist but I sure can see why people would look at it as such.
posted by BornIcon at 09:56 AM on March 18
It's cool rcade.
I don't get why the Nats would give up on Dukes so quickly if it's not related to off-the-field junk.
Neither do I. It seemed to me that Dukes put behind his past issues and was thriving in Washington. Sure his stats fell off a bit but he played in over 100 games and is a pretty decent outfielder, and he's only 26 years old. I hope that another team gives Dukes a chance to play ball.
posted by BornIcon at 09:20 AM on March 18
Can we clear something up here? You all seem to be assuming that Washington 1: used cocaine on a regular basis and 2: continues to do so. To every assertion, he did so once and once only, and he came clean about doing so straight afterwards.
Well, it does sound suspicious.
He played during the hey-days of cocaine use (mid-eighties), he's in his 50's, and he's trying to say that he used cocaine for the very first time only time.
Also, it would be incredibly bad luck to try cocaine for the first time and then get picked to have a drug test less than three days after.
posted by grum@work at 09:05 AM on March 18
In !
posted by tommytrump at 08:30 AM on March 18
I guess Washington will use the old saying for his team ( Do as I say not as I do)
posted by Doehead at 08:29 AM on March 18
Reggie's time on the radio with Dan Patrick is always hilarious. He's a really funny guy.
You got that right! Reginald 'Alowishus' Miller (as Dan Patrick likes to call him) is absolutely hilarious when he's on the DP Show on Mondays.
I remember watching these games the Pacers had against the Knicks and can still see Spike Lee sitting there stunned after Reggie scored 8 points in 9 seconds. Reggie was at his best against the Knicks and John Starks.
One of my favorite moments of Winning Time was when former Pacers PG Mark Jackson was saying how he would tell Reggie all the things that journalists would write about #31 and how he would use that as a way to motivate Reggie.
"Can you believe what Mike Lupica wrote about you Reggie?"
posted by BornIcon at 07:43 AM on March 18
Absolutely racist. But the main problem with the article is the author, "Kyle", contnually apologizing for his thoughts. He should grow a ball or two and stand by his initial inclinations that the situation he was reporting was just wrong.
posted by bobfoot at 03:32 AM on March 18
You all seem to be assuming that Washington 1: used cocaine on a regular basis and 2: continues to do so.
You all who? I think the phrase "coke problem" was used once in passing. Other than that, what are you referring to?
And to give it a broader meaning, I think that getting caught doing coke is a problem.
posted by tahoemoj at 02:28 AM on March 18
When I used to actually pay attention, I was terrible at picking brackets. I haven't watched a game in years, but I bet I'm still terrible...but I'm in... =D
posted by MeatSaber at 01:56 AM on March 18
I only caught the back half of it, but it looked like a great watch. I certainly wasn't old enough to remember that, although technically I was alive.
posted by boredom_08 at 01:18 AM on March 18
Can we clear something up here? You all seem to be assuming that Washington 1: used cocaine on a regular basis and 2: continues to do so. To every assertion, he did so once and once only, and he came clean about doing so straight afterwards. So personally, I wouldn't call him a druggie, or say that he currently has a coke problem, or say that he's doing cocaine, as the evidence that's out right now says that's total bullshit.
posted by boredom_08 at 01:14 AM on March 18
Done!
posted by grum@work at 12:44 AM on March 18
Good diversity between countries in the last eight of the Champions League. France (Bordeaux, Lyon) and England (Man. Utd., Arsenal) get two teams in and four other countries get one apiece (Italy - Inter, Spain - Barcelona, Germany - Bayern Munich, Russia - CSKA Moscow).
Also, four of the last eight (ManU, Bordeaux, Barca, Inter) were champions of their domestic leagues last season, as a note to those who complain about the Champions League not having enough champions.
posted by boredom_08 at 10:31 PM on March 17
The technicality being discussed here is my fault, I know that. I made the notion in my first comment that cocaine and alcohol were not the same. Grum asserted that, in fact, they were both 'drugs'. That I can't argue with and I won't. What I am suggesting is that equating the two, in this case, doesn't answer the original question.
(BTW, I have a fresh sample of blueberry mist, I am very relaxed. And I will not be driving.)
posted by BoKnows at 10:05 PM on March 17
Or is an alcohol related test = to cocaine now.
Relax.
posted by tommytrump at 09:44 PM on March 17
The original question was:
Has any other manager failed a frickin' drug test?
So, the answer is no then?
Or is an alcohol related test = to cocaine now.
posted by BoKnows at 08:13 PM on March 17
grum, by an intelligence test, I just meant that getting a DUI makes one a bit of a dumbass.
I know of what I speak, having gotten one fifteen years ago. And I was a dumbass for doing so
posted by tahoemoj at 07:17 PM on March 17
3. Prisoner of Society The Living End
I love this song.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:44 PM on March 17
I'm surprised that managers are tested for Cocaine. What's the point? PED?
posted by tron7 at 06:22 PM on March 17
"You're going home in a Pompey ambulance... Assuming they can still afford one."
As a Saints fan all I can say is YES! SUCK IT POMPEY! I was born next door to Fratton Park and grew up with my idiot cousins being rabid supporters, and seeing how Pompey were when Saints got relegated, I am enjoying this immensely.
posted by Drood at 06:17 PM on March 17
No no, both alcohol and cocaine are recreational drugs, says so right in the article...recreation is good us, keeps us happy and in shape...so why the issues?
On a serious note, i think rcade's timeline does explain the reasoning behind why Washington wasn't disciplined beyond what he was. I just wonder if this puts more pressure on him this year. Last year of contract, and now Ryan has more control. I think the Rangers need to be a serious contender throughout the season for him to keep his job. If they repeat their performance of last year where they played well early and then faded by mid-summer, I think he's gone.
posted by dviking at 06:12 PM on March 17
Rob Neyer (kind of) makes the argument that the release of Dukes was justified on the between-the-lines merits.
posted by holden at 06:09 PM on March 17
Bleacher Report is one of the massive user-generated news sites that are popping up everywhere allowing anyone to write for them. The author of that piece is a 13 year old blogger and self-published author. Not to knock him for caring, but it's funny to note that he wasn't even alive for the events he describes.
posted by rcade at 05:36 PM on March 17
Josh Hamilton: Of all the teams in the league, I have to play on the one where the freaking manager is doing cocaine. Thanks Universe.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:34 PM on March 17
It is indeed in poor taste and is the height of ignorance, though, given the context I will give these guys the benefit of the doubt and will simply assume they are stupid.
Funny that if they had just worn the afros and jerseys, and not the face paint, no one would care. It's the specific blackface that changes the whole thing. It's the minstrel thing. I'm terribly ignorant of the history of blackface minstrel stuff in Canada, but given modern shared culture, I don't think they can ask to be excused from criticism. Yes, they were cheering for Subban - but insulting him at the same time.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:26 PM on March 17
The article from the link is brutal.
I'm hoping no one got paid for writing that.
Whatever this "Bleacher Report" website is about, it obviously isn't quality.
It was like I was reading an extended YouTube comment.
posted by grum@work at 05:20 PM on March 17
Yes, watched it last night too. A great film. It brings the drama and proves that Patrick Ewing has a personality.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:14 PM on March 17
Yeah, yeah - Gonzaga has four 'nucks. But it's not always about Canada. Sheesh, we are getting insufferable.
And I'd like to see Rautins bring home a championship strictly because his insufferable patronizing father did not. (Not that I don't respect his contribution to Canadian basketball, I do, I just can't stand him as a colour guy.)
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:08 PM on March 17
I would call getting a DUI failing an intellegence test, not a drug test.
No, it's a drug test. They test to see if you have too much (legal) drug in your system to do what you are doing. You have too much? You fail.
posted by grum@work at 05:02 PM on March 17
I'm with Harry Connick on this one. Blackface is deeply racist. They shouldn't have been allowed in the arena dressed like that.
posted by rcade at 04:53 PM on March 17
We posted this at the same time, so I merged the two posts. I don't get why the Nats would give up on Dukes so quickly if it's not related to off-the-field junk. Spring's only half sprung.
posted by rcade at 04:42 PM on March 17
I would call getting a DUI failing an intellegence test, not a drug test.
posted by tahoemoj at 04:04 PM on March 17
It was really enjoyable, and I'm not even a fan of the Pacers or Knicks.
posted by drezdn at 03:56 PM on March 17
As opposed to a frickin' class II controlled substance.
posted by mjkredliner at 03:52 PM on March 17
As opposed to a frickin' drug ?
posted by tommytrump at 03:47 PM on March 17
Alcohol is a drug.
Yes, a legal drug.
posted by mjkredliner at 03:39 PM on March 17
Reggie's time on the radio with Dan Patrick is always hilarious. He's a really funny guy.
Here, he speaks with Patrick about the rivalry.
posted by NoMich at 03:35 PM on March 17
'drug'
Alcohol is a drug.
posted by tommytrump at 03:33 PM on March 17
Josh Hamilton also fell off the wagon last year
You saying that Washington was the reason why Hamilton fell off the wagon last year? Hmmmm, interesting.
Hey son, try some of this here cocaine...it'll make you feel GOOD good good.....
/I kid
posted by BornIcon at 03:14 PM on March 17
For you Rugby (Union) fans in the USA, BBC America has been showing England's 6 Nations matches on the last two Saturdays and will do so again this coming Saturday.
I watched both. I don't really get Rugby strategy or rules and its not as fun IMO as Australian Rules Football. But I like the variety.
posted by billsaysthis at 03:00 PM on March 17
Heineken punk'd over 1,000 AC Milan fans and made this video to ensure continuing public humiliation of same.
posted by billsaysthis at 02:55 PM on March 17
For those of us north of the 49th parallel, looking for a team to cheer for.
I had assumed Weedy's support for the 'Cuse was a Rautins/Canada thing. Perhaps they are second choice.
posted by holden at 02:54 PM on March 17
racist. No way adults living anywhere, except maybe under a rock, can be ignorant to the fact that wearing blackface make up would be considered offensive. Not the biggest issue out there, but that doesn't excuse their behavior.
posted by dviking at 02:45 PM on March 17
I'm surprised Mr. Ryan tolerates this shit.
When Washington got his extension last year and the drug test was failed a month later, Ryan wasn't in ownership but was team president.
The team was winning under Washington at the time the news broke, so accepting his offered resignation would have thrown a monkey wrench into that. By the time the off-season rolled around, the team was severely hamstrung moneywise because of owner Tom Hinks' financial woes and the league-mandated sale. So it was an extremely tough time to make a change.
At this point, I think the right play is probably to keep Washington. They accepted his admitted coke use last summer and he's completed the league's program. Firing him now, when the team is predicted to be an AL West contender, would suck.
posted by rcade at 02:39 PM on March 17
Sorta.
I guess I was reading 'drug' to be the key word, not 'failed' or 'test'.
posted by BoKnows at 02:36 PM on March 17
Keep in mind that this happened in Quebec where they consider themselves more French than Canadian. Frankly I'm not surprised.
posted by Tinman at 02:26 PM on March 17
Has any other manager failed a frickin' drug test?
posted by rocketman at 02:26 PM on March 17
guffaw! Nice one, Howard!
posted by mjkredliner at 02:19 PM on March 17
Mastering the art of basting by age 8 iis very impressive indeed, I was at least 7th/8th grade by the time I got a handle on it.
It's good to really establish one's credentials. Now you could be called a "master baster".
posted by Howard_T at 02:12 PM on March 17
Never did give Canadiens' fans much credit for intelligence or sensitivity. This seems to fit my prejudices.
posted by Howard_T at 02:07 PM on March 17
I'm surprised Mr. Ryan tolerates this shit. At all. Has any other manager failed a frickin' drug test?
posted by mjkredliner at 02:06 PM on March 17
Jimenez gave up medicine to dispense pills.
posted by BornIcon at 02:04 PM on March 17
I wouldn't consider what these guys did as racist but I would call it idiotic and/or ignorant. They probably didn't mean any harm with this stunt but it sure as hell wasn't thoroughly thought out.
posted by BornIcon at 02:03 PM on March 17
I watched the documentary last night. Reggie is one of my favourite players of all time. I enjoyed it tremendously.
posted by tommytrump at 01:56 PM on March 17
Crud. The Rangers are in nice position to do well this year, but having a manager with a coke problem won't help matters. Josh Hamilton also fell off the wagon last year, so at least they'll have something to talk about.
posted by rcade at 01:55 PM on March 17
For those of us north of the 49th parallel, looking for a team to cheer for.
posted by tommytrump at 01:24 PM on March 17
I still can't believe what Scott Drew has done at Baylor. Some programs have rules violations problems. Baylor had corpses. And Dave Bliss.
The only more dire situation I can think of with a hoops team in recent memory is when the Oklahoma State plane went down.
No one wanted the Baylor job and Drew jumped at it. The rest has been stunning to see.
Because Drew is originally a Butler man, I'll tab Butler as my choice to go some distance in the tournament. Well into the second weekend anyway. They're seeded too high to be thought of as a bracket buster, though.
I also have an idea that New Mexico will go fairly far. But no big deal there - they are also a high seed. I think they can beat WVU.
posted by beaverboard at 12:01 PM on March 17
I will be selling T- shirts outside the enterance to Agusta. They will have pictures of all of Tiger's ladies on the front and "GET IN THE HOLE" on the back. I am taking pre-ordeers now if you want!!
posted by Debo270 at 11:28 AM on March 17
I have bought into a significant amount of the Baylor hype. I like them as a pseudo-darkhorse (they are a 3 after all). But I'm rooting for Syracuse.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 10:59 AM on March 17
Weird, just watched that episode for the first time about an hour after reading that comment.
posted by tron7 at 10:51 AM on March 17
and find Padraig Harrington on Tiger
Wait, he's into that too?
posted by smithnyiu at 10:34 AM on March 17
I can't seem to link the video, but if you go to youtube and find Padraig Harrington on Tiger. It is so....Irish and perfect.
posted by gfinsf at 10:14 AM on March 17
Portsmouth docked 9 points for going into the Championship administration.
posted by owlhouse at 08:56 AM on March 17
Besides being hilarious, wfrazerjr said that yerfatma mastered the art at age 8.
I was always an early riser.
posted by yerfatma at 08:46 AM on March 17
I agree with Kansas as #1 but I'm surprised, some of those 300/200:1 teams are not going to break some teams' heart and get further than one would expect. I think Siena, Utah State, San Diego State and St. Mary's may surprise. I hate Huggins but give me 10:1 I'll take that as my long shot. But Kansas has it all. Who is your bracket buster and champion?
posted by gfinsf at 08:44 AM on March 17
The link to the Times report of their #1 choice:
"Within a few seconds that were tucked inside the 55th minute, he scored a second goal of such dazzling beauty that it will be remembered forever by all those privileged enough to witness it. England in the end can have no complaints about effectively being knocked out by a moment of pure and irrestible genius.
Maradona, accelerating as swiftly as a bird on the wing, swayed and swerved his way past Sansom, Butcher, Fenwick and finally Shilton with effortless ease. With a nonchalant prod, he claimed not only the individual goal of the competition so far but he also ended England's journey towards the last four. "
That's a pretty damn good description.
I have no problem with their choice of #1. It's mind-boggling.
posted by grum@work at 12:34 AM on March 17
Last time Tiger played, his balls were getting a lot of respect, not so much anymore, we'll see how he handles that.
Mastering the art of basting by age 8 iis very impressive indeed, I was at least 7th/8th grade by the time I got a handle on it.
posted by dviking at 11:38 PM on March 16
Is anyone else watching the William & Mary-UNC game in the NITs right now? W&M's 3-point shooting is absolutely ridiculous.
posted by boredom_08 at 11:13 PM on March 16
I haven't gone through and looked at the chronology carefully, but I don't think Tiger had a multiple lady friend problem until he holed that round the world Duncan yo yo putt on 16 at Augusta a few years ago. The one that hesitated at the lip, then went in.
At that point, I think women just thought "this is ridiculous" and started taking off their clothes.
If I was a waitress and I saw that putt, I would have taken off my Waffle House uniform and started texting on the spot.
If you were a pro golfer and needed sex therapy, wouldn't you want your therapist to be named Rocco Mediate?
posted by beaverboard at 11:05 PM on March 16
Nice job in representing Aussie rock, owlhouse.
posted by NoMich at 10:16 PM on March 16
Geez-I was just going to pop in and tell everyone that I didn't give a damn about the thread, but this is unexpected. Master basters, questionable acts with chilled poultry, and general innuendo galore! Gosh, I guess it's o.k. for y'all to care about Tiger.
posted by tahoemoj at 10:15 PM on March 16
"I'm with you, in so many different ways."
I just got that uncomfortable feeling you get while being online sometimes...
posted by StarFucker at 10:01 PM on March 16
"Does anyone know of an athlete his age coming back from a torn Achilles heal?"
He's only 33-34...thats not old. I was playing some of my best soccer just 2 years ago when i was 39. Granted i wasn't playing as a pro, but i was playing against OTHER players who weren't either between the ages of 18 and 40. I was the fastest guy on the pitch, believe it or not... :P I was covered by 2 defenseman as a minimum most games.
Beckham, being a pro with all that training and physical fitness can surely go on until he's 40 or more. Especially in the MLS...coming back from this will be simple. Coming back in time for the World Cup may be more difficult...
posted by StarFucker at 09:59 PM on March 16
Disc 1 - No Clever Name
1. Horn Intro - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band 2. Get 'em Outta Here - Sprung Monkey 3. Bob - Primus 4. Smoke Two Joints - Sublime 5. Violent Opposition - The Urge 6. I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness 7. Bathwater - No Doubt 8. Business Cards - Mitch Hedberg 9. Something About Us - Daft Punk 10. Ancient Walls of Flowers - Marcy's Playground 11. Video Killed the Radio Star - Ben Folds Five 12. It's Getting Hectic - The Urge 13. Interface/Simulation Loop - Praxis 14. The Air is Getting Slippery - Primus 15. Skatanic - Reel Big Fish 16. Main Offender - The Hives 17. Got My Own Thing Now - Squirrel Nut Zippers 18. Jailhouse - Sublime 19. My Apology - The Urge 20. Reptilia - The Strokes 21. Flowing - 311 22. 1999 - The Urge 23. Tropicalia - Beck 24. "you go, Girl" - David Cross
Disc 2 - Even Less Clever Name
1. Family System - Chevelle 2. Crash Course in Brain Surgery - Metallica 3. Bad Religion - Godsmack 4. Stop! - Jane's Addiction 5. AntiChrist Superstar - Marylin Manson (Live) 6. 13 Steps to Nowhere - Pantera 7. Duality - Slipknot 8. Suck - NIN 9. Nowhere Fast - Incubus 10. Witchcraft - Wolfmother 11. Suffocate - Staind 12. Du Hast - Rammstein 13. Bitch - Sevendust 14. Know Your Enemy - RATM 15. Living Dead Girl - Rob Zombie 16. Down - Gravity Kills 17. Battery - Metallica 18. I'm Broken - Pantera
(The second disc is the cd that I currently listen to while driving to play adult beer-league hockey. I am not responsible for any damage caused after listening to this cd.)
posted by BoKnows at 09:28 PM on March 16
I'm pleased to say that I have mastered the art of basting.
Besides being hilarious, wfrazerjr said that yerfatma mastered the art at age 8.
posted by irunfromclones at 09:20 PM on March 16
Yo, can I get in on this? I played a few years ago in a SpoFi league and didn't do very well. I need to redeem myself.
posted by Venicemenace at 09:20 PM on March 16
1. Do The Pop Radio Birdman 2. Die Yuppie Die Painters and Dockers 3. Prisoner of Society The Living End 4. Come Saturday The Pains of Being Pure at Heart 5. Livin' in the Seventies Skyhooks 6. Broken Leg Bluejuice 7. The Love Song Died Pretty 8. How to Make Gravy Paul Kelly 9. Billericay Dickie Ian Dury and the Blockheads 10. Almost With You The Church 11. The Nosebleed Section Hilltop Hoods 12. London Bombs Eskimo Joe 13. Skulls and Flesh and More Fields 14. These Days Powderfinger 15. You Stole My Thunder Hunters and Collectors 16. Creaks The Panics 17. Into My Arms Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 18. (What's So Funny Bout) Peace Love and Understanding Brindsley Schwarz
There's 3 Poms and a Septic in there, for anyone counting.
posted by owlhouse at 07:40 PM on March 12
posted by BoKnows at 09:09 PM on March 16
CD One - A Badger, Platypus, and Kiwi Walk Into A Bar...
Ironside Excerpt - Quincy Jones
Empire State of Mind (Part II) - Alicia Keys ft. Stephen Colbert
My Curse - Killswitch Engage
Why Don't We Do It In The Road - The Beatles
Sleepyhead - Passion Pit
Anti Matter - N.E.R.D.
In The Belly Of A Shark - Gallows
Bucky Done Gun - M.I.A.
Violent Pornography - System of a Down
Stu's Song - Ed Helms
Everywhere I Go - Hollywood Undead
Dom, Lomp en Famous - The Opposites
If You're Into It - Flight of the Conchords
Twisted Nerve - Bernard Herrmann
Just Like U - D12
My Name is Boxxy - Atko
Liquid Dance - A.R. Rahman
Comfort Eagle - Cake
FCC Song - Family Guy
Happy Little Boozer - Korpiklaani
Natalie's Rap - The Lonely Island ft. Natalie Portman
Get It Up - Mindless Self Indulgence
Bestrafe Mich - Rammstein
Blame Canada - South Park
Holla If Ya Hear Me vs. Eye of the Tiger - Roc Raida & DJ Vlad ft. 2Pac and Survivor
Necromancing - Gnarls Barkley
CD Two - Chronicles of a Broken Heart
Everything You Want - Vertical Horizon
And He Gets The Girl - Lupe Fiasco
First Date - Blink-182
I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
Only Wanna Be With You - Hootie & The Blowfish
Nine in the Afternoon - Panic at the Disco
You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban
Fields of Gold - Sting
Breathe - Angels & Airwaves
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
The Leaving Song, Pt. 2 - AFI
Sorry - Buckcherry
Don't Leave Me - Blink-182
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
I Hate Everything About You - Three Days Grace
Hand of Blood - Bullet For My Valentine
Scars - Papa Roach
Heart of a Lion - Kid Cudi
It's My Life - Bon Jovi
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 08:49 PM on March 01
posted by BoKnows at 09:08 PM on March 16
I'm half dozing here as I read, so when I read "Beckham To Miss World Cup," I imagined David was writing letters or making calls to some sort of football related beauty contest winner.
posted by Joey Michaels at 08:27 PM on March 16
Education Secretary Wants No Post-Season Play for Low-Graduation Schools
My counter-proposal is that schools should be required to give any scholarship athlete fully paid tuition (doesn't have to include room and board, but maybe it should) until they earn their degree. Even if a student is there one year before they try for the NBA draft, then the school should be required to allow the player to still have the option of an education on the university's dime.