As we type, another network is pushing a segment on Title Town. Ok, them is fighting words, Vern. This is as stupid as claiming which NCAA football conference is the best. Several conferences need to travel TO bowl games instead of playing at home stadiums before the masses will offer total respect. Remember the four-letter network's terrible "Who's Now" segment last year? I'm still hosing down the living room to remove the stench. This is more of the same refuse.
No city owns the Title Town moniker and plenty of fine citizens will offer to fight over the name.
Green Bay was ONCE known by that name; it's lame to make a claim to a name that has applied only ONCE since the late 1960's. Let it go, Green Bay. Be happy you still have an NFL franchise. Los Angeles will be sniffing for an NFL team in a few years.
Please feel free to toss replies with team/franchise nicknames that really piziss you off. Yes, I live in DFW; I grew up despising the Cowboys, since Pearson pushed off on the Hail Mary pass against my beloved Vikes!
What franchise do you hate and why? Here are the leading contenders.
NFL-
America's Team! That was a name created for a NFL FILMS video. Tex Schramm and his Cowboys cronies jumped on it and the flea bag media and fans kept it going. Hey! Every sport needs a Dr. Evil franchise for everyone else to hate. Philly fans should be happy it's not them the rest of the leagues hates and is jealous of, too.
In the 80's the SuperStation, TBS, a Turner commodity, attempted to bogart the name, America's Team, for the Braves. Didn't work, did it. How can a team from a city that can't build a freeway to loop the city be hated? Well, unless Ray Lewis has a weapon, I'm not worried!
The New England Pats are rising on the hate charts, courtesy of the video camera and three, lame three point SuperBowl wins(?).
MLB-
The prissy Yankees and their astronomical payroll win in an uncontested match. How can we not hate the Yankees! It's as easy as ' A squared + B squared = C squared.' The highest payroll in the western hemisphere can't buy titles any more. I love it. Red Sox fans, quit your crying. You're the second most hated franchise in MLB, since your 'Johnny come lately' fans have a huge sense of entitlement. Go back to worshipping Dennis Leary, please. Anyone know who's the daddy of A-Rod's kids?
NHL-
Let's face it, Detroit is the bomb. This is the Title Town of the NHL. I respect the pizza franchise dictator's running of the Red Wings. This only leaves teams with dirty players and that leaves Sean Avery, dirtbag-turd. The NHL created a rule, during the playoffs because of this swine. Wait, he just signed with the Stars. Whoops! I'm not impartial any more. Fans are more jealous of the Red Wings than anything else.
NBA-
That's beyond easy, since Kindergarten kids hate the Lakers. There's nothing more to say. At least the Police Blotter has not included Lakers lately.
The lyrics will cause the Conspiracy Brothers to blog like crazy about the truth or consequences of this GREAT video. Prepare for the Laker bloggers to jump on this like it's Area 51. Shaq can be seen this Saturday on Soul Train, rapping his new #1 hit.
TMZ had the tape and ESPN showed it today.
I'd "pay a dollar" to hear that! (RoboCop reference, sorry!) I did like the tune.
It may be that Shaq and Kobe aren't the great friends the media makes them out to be.
Aftermath:
Shaq-Lost his Special Sheriff badge in AZ, due to "language, etc." in the video. I feel safer already.
Kobe-Ordered a special screening of Kazaam for L.A. area youths, which highlight's Shaq's real talent.
Suggestion: Check out the 2007 article on Kobe's tossing Shaq out of L.A. Link below:
In silent protest of the media's NBA game preview saturation and game fixing discussions, I boycotted the first half of Game 4. Hey, a guy's gotta watch a golf major and have dinner! I'm sick of the Stern talking head appearing, stating how much of a slime bag a certain, former official is. (Stern's job is to protect the league, period, not tell us any potential truths or lies that we may not know.) What could I miss in the first half, since the officials were sure to give the Lakers a huge lead.(That was a joke.)
"Click!" The U.S. Open is over for the night, time for some third quarter basketball.
"Whoa, L.A. has a huge lead!" Shocking.
A 20 point lead went boom in the third quarter and the Celtics likely locked up the title. (Note, I said 'likely.') The final eight minutes were entertaining as Kobe and the Three Bears pulled a big, fat, ahoga.
Whoops! Lakers fans have to be distraught after this choke job. It's time the Lakers have blown a lead, since they've often been the recipient of gobbling up a deficit this year.
Stay tuned for the "Conspiracy Posts" to populate blog-dom. The ghost of Red lives on.
Tonight the puck finally drops as the NBA Championship begins. The hypefest has been a runaway train on all the sports networks and media sites. Let's get on with the Basketball. I've had it with the preview shows and prognosticators.
While we remember and long for the days of "no easy layups," as seen in past Celtics/Lakers Finals, the NBA star system will protect the name brand players. The only question is how tightly the officials will call the game and will the star treatment be equal at the charity stripe.
In Boston, the cameras will pan on past Celtic greats, and in Lala land we'll be forced to see Hollyweirdos in prime seats, vying for camera time. We can't get enough of Jack! If Spike shows, someone slap him.
What subject will the television media wear us out with first, Bill Walton's loyalty to Boston and his son, the great Red vs. Phil debate, or Kobe is as great as MJ?
What I do know is that His Royal Highness, Commissioner Stern, will be perched in his booster seat, quietly reveling at the pomp surrounding this Finals. He'll smirk, yet barely smile knowing the ad revenue and overnight ratings will be huge.
Fans of the teams not in this Finals have to pick a team, like most of us do every year. This year it's easy. Just pick the team you hate and cheer against them from your couch, bar stool or cell block.
Beer? Check! Cheetos? Check! Remote? Toss it across the room!
Ok Boston Celtics, this seven game series garbage has got to stop!
Atlanta AND Cleveland took the Celtics to the mat. The cream of the 2008 NBA has stunk up the joint in two playoff series that should never have been as competetive. Boston played down to the level of their opponents. Yes, Cleveland is far superior to Atlanta, yet Cleveland wouldn't see the playoffs if they were in the West. (Hold the hate mail.)
Shocking in today's Game 7 was the point total. Both teams actually sniffed at 100 points. That was the heart stopper for me. Instead of watching the final minutes bored to tears at the brick laying, I paced the floor with a beer, then another.
Since when are players allowed to JUMP ON TOP OF opponents for a loose ball. You can't go through a dude for a rebound, so what's up with that! Two memorable loose ball exchanges resulted in a double technical and a double date. There were more peeps laying on top of each other than at an Indigo Girls concert. All that was missing was George "Scrap Iron" Skadaski or Ivan "The Polish Hammer" Putski!
Maybe this dude can make a shot and play D!
Hey Celtics, I've followed you guys for years and it's time for you to act like the East champs. It's too late for the garbage ball because the Pistons have been licking their chops waiting for you to bring your poor road play to their house. Who'd think that you could be b-slapped around by punk teams this playoff season. Today's Game 7 was far too close and you won't get another weak opponent. Step it up against Detroit or be crushed!
Ainge, get your butt down to the floor and give these guys a pep talk. Tell stories about your days vs. L.A. and playing with a great squad. Do something to motivate these fools! That tiny Most Valuable Executive trophy you received isn't worth squat if you lose. I have one just like it at the office and so do plenty of other dudes. If anyone wants one, they retail @ $29.95! Who will remember your 40 win improvement over last year if you continually play like a rec league team in the playoffs. Every other team is hungry and you're getting by on your 2007-8 wins rep. It's over baby. Step it up or get the fishing reels ready!
Ok, I really hate Boston. I'm already sick of the current successes in major sports. For decades, Boston fans have been the ones we really pitied. No more. Via recent sports emergence, we fans now hate Boston. Congratulations Boston, you can't use the 'pity card' any more. Please drop it off at the public library.
1 The Red Sox ARE the new Evil Empire. With the second highest sports payroll in the western hemisphere, why should a fan feel sorry for the Red Sox. The current Santana Sweepstakes is a prime example of Red Sox' deep pockets. Winning may make the country hate the Sox more than King George's Yankees.
2 The Boston Celtics(love em') are the darlings of the NBA and media. Add in the cute new uniforms and we have a Malibu Barbie sighting in the Fleet Center, or whatever it's called after the latest corporate takeover.
3 The New England Patriots. How can fans not dislike a team that won three SuperBowls because of a frickin' kicker! Then the team let the guy go to Indy, where he picked up another Ring. Way to go.
4 Did I mention three SuperBowls won by a kicker? All the wins could have been losses. Ok, it's the Salary Cap Era and only NE has dominated. I can't respect a NFL player who can perform his NFL duties and fire up a smoke at the same time. Sorry, that's how I feel. Hey, I saw that movie.
5 Junior Seau, the Dennis Erickson of players, jumped from the Chargers to Miami, to wherever, to retirement, then to New England, where he suddenly had the desire to play again. Sorry Junior, you lost my first ballot HOF vote for that panty waisted activity. Man up and admit that the Pats recruited you while under contract.
6 Video Gate!!! Did we need this atrocity to distort our beliefs of fair and pure competition in the NFL. Oh, the humanity(whatever that means). How could the Pats brass have the brass to give a coach a video camera during the game. Now all the Super Bowl wins are tainted in many eyes, forever. Pats fans will be forced to defend all those wins in bar fights. Wait, that's a normal Boston activity called Tuesday.
7 Randy Moss was stolen from the Raiders for the price of a slightly used lobster! The Pats coughed up more for Wes Welker, yes, Wes Welker, than they did for Moss. Blame the Raiders for helping New England re-load!
8 Coach Belichick. First, the spelling of the name and name itself is an issue. 'Chick? Then "The Hoodie" comes to mind. Ever heard of clothing named after a coach, other than the Tom Landry fedora? Nope. Who cares if the coach is a slob. We like to see chili sauce on the front. That makes us believe Coach B is human and has his wife yell at him too. What? Oh, really? Mrs. Coach B filed for divorce? See Bill, you should have dressed better.
9 Tom Brady Baby Daddy! This guy has the pick of the litter with all the kittens out there. That should be reason #1, yet I'll cut him some slack since Bridget probably yells at him enough. Baby Daddy! At least he doesn't have a bunch of bad prison tats of his family all over him, I hope.
(she cleans up nicely)
10 A major sports network is bombarding us with self-serving promo commercials, featuring a 'Boston guy' who is smarter than you. It comes off as poor man's Dennis Leary and was old after the second commercial, my friend.
Bonus Some day the Boston community may get an NHL franchise. Until then, they're incomplete.
Recently, a blogger has repeatedly referred to a 'clique' within the FOX Sports world. I have searched the FOX Sports databases and have found no membership application.
I'm opening the 'clique' to new members. No One Will Be Refused!
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Copy/Paste the line below into your reply; that's it! :
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SLS : Yes, Kim, you're accepted automatically.
Kim IL: "I'm happier than a little girl. Don't I get a secret question so we can keep the riff-raff out?"
SLS: OK, How do you feel about steroids and HGH?
KIM IL: "Are you crazy! You think I want my nutzak any smaller!"
SLS: Welcome to the clique. There are no membership dues or fees. Attempt to act with a little class when disagreeing.
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I love my wife, Vanessa! I got you another ring!
That's the actual size, honey!
I love Chicago, too. Always have, always will.
NO RETURNS OR REFUNDS. I will accept an exchange if you become president of my fan club.
If all you got is a Bulls jacket, I'll consider trading for that...haven't seen one since 1998.
Long Live Tupac!
Thanks from the Kobe family and hotel concierges everywhere.
Robert Horry is the only non-Celtic, circa 1960, to earn 7 rings.
EQUALS ?
A classic big body defender, Horry cemented his reputation for the big shots, and was appropriately nicknamed Big Shot Bob.
NBA Championships:
Rockets - 94, 95
Lakers - 2000, 2001, 2002 (Three Peat was my idea, I swear!)
Spurs - 2005, 2007
The bad news for your team is that Horry isn't ready to retire. Face the facts, we all want players like Robert on our teams. There aren't enough to go around.
Robert Horry, Version 2007, will be remembered for his mad hockey skills, putting Steve Nash into the boards during the West Conference Finals. (Weeeeeeeeeeee! A Canadian amusement park ride)
In the 2007 playoffs, Horry averaged 20 minutes, was seen clogging the clogging the defensive lane, and made timely blocks.
Like most success stories, Horry's NBA Championships almost never happened. Horry was in a package trade with Detroit for Sean Elliot, who didn't pass the team physical and the trade was terminated. Horry stayed a Rocket. Horry signed with the Lakers for their Three-Peat and saved plenty of games with clutch shooting. This is when he received his nickname, Big Shot Bob. Horry signed with San Antonio after the 2003 Championship and has been a winner and comsumate team player. The rest is now NBA folklore.
Trivia: A certain show business star is uncle to both Robert Horry and Cavs center, Anderson Varejao.
Knowing this trivia fact should win a few bar bets.
The Spurs shot 41% and were out stunk by the Cavs, who shot 37% from the field.
The halftime score was 40-38, Spurs. From there, it went down hill.
The 3rd Quarter featured a whopping 27 points and was appropriately sponsored by Acme Brick.
With four minutes remaining in the 3rd Quarter I was forced to put on a cup to avoid being hurt. (Lisa, this is not a gas mask.)
In the end, the Spurs prevailed by surviving the 4th quarter, after building a 10 point lead.
Down 3-0, the Cavs have a greater chance of winning this series than Ana Nicole's 89 year-old groom had of consumating his marriage on his wedding night.
Stick a fork in the Cavs, they're done!
The real tragedy is that by failing to score 100, the Cavs deprived their fans of dinner. Chalupa! Chalupa!
PETA called off its protest since no nets or rims were harmed during this game.
It was no surprise that the Spurs came out hot and motivated.
Cleveland acted like a bride on her wedding night and the Spurs made it happen.
Quarters 1-3 were a clinic on shooting by Manu Manu the Slender Ginoibil, blocking by Big Shot Bob and rebounding by Mr. Duncan. LeBron went out early with two fouls and Popovich pulled starters at the same time. The Spurs still increased the score.
It was a classic butt kicking, not likely to be on ESPN Classic.
The halftime score was the third highest margin in the history of the NBA Finals.
By the end of Q3, the Spurs jacked the lead to 27.
Suddenly in Q4, Cleveland replaced their starters, the Vienna Boys Choir and made it close.
That was, until Ginobili was fouled for a four point play with 1:30 remaining. Cleveland's run to within eight points was over.
The game isn't worthy of a write up on Cleveland.
The network's ratings in the second half were probably dismal, like Cleveland's chances of winning the series.
Ok, who'd have thought Cleveland would be up 3-2 after the beginning of this series. Only Cleveland fans, that's who.
LeBron scored the last 25 points for Cleveland in game 5. Double OT and the score actually made it over a combined 200 points. Vegas bookies took a beating. Cleveland fans and homers, start your rants about finishing off the woeful Pistons and b'slapping the Spurs next.
In reality, Cleveland is a couple buckets away from winning the series 4-1. Then again, the Pistons are a couple buckets away from winning the series, too.
That's why we play the game, sports fans.
Should Cleveland win the series, look for LeBron to receive the Dwayne Wade "breathe on me in the lane and it's a trip to the line" rule.
This has been a great, long weekend for sports fans. There's been something for everyone.
Ping Pong balls were actually important. Look for new ping pong leagues to start in the great NorthWest, while the East Coast bans ping pong forever.
The Utah Jazz showed that "It ain't over till it's over."
LeBron showed up for game 3 and actually played in the fourth quarter. The young gent hadn't been seen in quarter 4 during games 1 and 2. The facial LeBron gave Rasheed was a beautiful sight.
Kobe is taking smack about wanting Jerry West or leaving the team. Look for Jerry to rejoin the Lakers, as West said, "I am open to the subject."
ESPN's Stephen Jackson's rants show that he is the illegitimate love child of Jessie. Please recite Green Eggs and Ham.(obscure SNL reference)
MLB's American League has the usual suspects at the bottom:
Texas(I may try out for the pitching staff. Grab your glove and come too!)
Kansas City(The best farm team for the other MLB teams is in the tank.)
Tampa Bay(Enough said.)
New York Yankees(Holy Schneike! Western civilization will fall. We must find a way to allow the Yankees to draft players from other teams now. It's not fair that NY fans might some how suffer low self-esteem as a result of this fiasco. Oh well. Clemens will come in and win 20 starting next week. It may be a long, hot summer in New York.)
Boston swept the Rangers and moved 12 1/2 games up on NY.
This just in, Ichiro wants to pitch! It's raining cats and dogs.
Johns Hopkins scored just ONE second half goal and still won the NCAA Lacrosse Championship over Doooke. Call this sport soccer with actual activity going on. The refs even call penalties. I like this sport.
The Indy 500 was cut short after 166 laps and Ashley Judd's husband was declared the victor. Put an asterisk on it. Maybe we need to put a roof over this joint! Racing junkies think of this race as the holy grail, so do something to make it a full 500 or I'll stop watching the beginning and ending while channel surfing. How about some tires that stop hydroplaning.
The NCAA Softball World Series was set. You couldn't avoid these games on the ESPN family of networks. Replays were shown on channels between the 2006 US Poker Open and the 2004 US Poker Open replays. I had to use my TV's favorite button to avoid the softball game reruns. 3am tv on a holiday weekend is strange viewing.
The NCAA Baseball playoff brackets were set. My team wouldn't make it, due to a 30-25 record. I checked the brackets this morning and some crappy 30-25 team made it in the Arizona State bracket. Hey wait, that's my CornHoler team.
Rory Sabbatini, who talked smack about Tiger and looked like a fool, won the PGA Hogan Colonial. I was waiting for Tiger to come out of the crowd and B-slap him. When Rory won in sudden death, his wife and kids came out to kiss Daddy. I'd kiss Daddy, too, if he just picked up a $1,000,000 check, thank you.
Chuck Liddell took an early nap as Jackson sent him to sleepy land in the first round. First Chucky loses his girlfriend to Mike Modano and now he's treated like a punk in the ring. Chuck's next stop will be the ESPN football booth with Keyshawn. Knock him out, Chuck.
ESPN has shown tape of an undercover informant, fingeringMichael Vickas a criminal, who is heavily involved in dogfighting, and a leading bettor in the world of illegal, cruel, criminal, dog fighting. How about we put Vick in the ring with Chuck Liddell and let them fight to the death. I'd pay to see that. Michael Vick's situation is worse than Pacmans, due to Vick being the face of his franchise.
Tonight, the Ducks and Senators begin duking it out in the NHL.
Statistics are a dangerous when handled by zealots.
I believe Burnt Orange isn't a color, it's a disease.
The DH rule should be elimintated.
I like cats and dogs...cats taste more like chicken.
Women are god's greatest creation.
Barry Bonds was detrimental to sports.
The month after the Super Bowl is sports HELL.
March Madness is the best elongated sports extravaganza.
The Masters is great watching, in spite of Jim 'nancy boy' Nantz.
Anyone spouting political commentary should be barred from this site.
This is a sports blog!
I need a soma.
Maybe this dude can make a shot and play D!
1 The Red Sox ARE the new Evil Empire. With the second highest sports payroll in the western hemisphere, why should a fan feel sorry for the Red Sox. The current Santana Sweepstakes is a prime example of Red Sox' deep pockets. Winning may make the country hate the Sox more than King George's Yankees. 
5 Junior Seau, the Dennis Erickson of players, jumped from the Chargers to Miami, to wherever, to retirement, then to New England, where he suddenly had the desire to play again. Sorry Junior, you lost my first ballot HOF vote for that panty waisted activity. Man up and admit that the Pats recruited you while under contract.
9 Tom Brady Baby Daddy! This guy has the pick of the litter with all the kittens out there. That should be reason #1, yet I'll cut him some slack since Bridget probably yells at him enough. Baby Daddy! At least he doesn't have a bunch of bad prison tats of his family all over him, I hope.
With the signing of these three beauties, the only question would be...what number would Reggie wear.
Thanks from the Kobe family and hotel concierges everywhere. 
x 7 Can You Dig It!!!!!!
EQUALS ? 
Stick a fork in the Cavs, they're done!
The real tragedy is that by failing to score 100, the Cavs deprived their fans of dinner. Chalupa! Chalupa!
Makes you wonder?
"Barry is our love child with my head!" 
