Here's my top 5 games of all time that I've played. They are all multiplayer for good reason, playing games by yourself in my opinion should only be done for one reason, to get better at the game to kick your friends asses when you play multiplayer. Here it goes
5- Mario Kart (64 best, SNES 2nd best, Game Cube distant third)
4- Counter-Strike
3- StarCraft
2- Madden 06/07 (play me, I'll smoke ya)
1- Super Smash Bros. (Melee best, 64 a closecloseclose second, but the midair dodge puts melee ahead, and like Madden, play me, I'll smoke ya)
These games were what I came up with off the top of my head in about 10 minutes, so they could change, but it looks like a pretty damn good list to me.
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Hair and sports
Watching the NCAA Florida/UCLA game tonight, and something just struck me, how fucking stupid are you as an athlete to have long hair? Watching Jahomo Noah (gets the name for the hair and the flaming womens tennis-esque screams every 5 seconds, more on that in a minute) I realized how stupid it is to have long hair. Here's the reasons-
1. You look like a fucktard
2. It gets in the way
3. More hair=more sweat not getting off your body
4. You look like a humongous fucktard
There's other reasons I'm sure I missed, but those are a few good ones. It's even dumber in sports that involve helmets, why would you want something getting in the way of that piece of foam and plastic protecting your brain? I understand athletes brains aren't always the smartest, but they do trigger all the motor skills that get them athletes paid, so I'd protect mine as well as possible. Long hair makes the helmet slide and fit less snug, which in turn makes it protect your brain less, which in turn makes you a fucktard. You think Ricky Williams was always this dumb? Hell no, not until he started wearing his hippie dreadlocks or whatever you want to call them and got his brain scrambled a little did he become dumber than Anna Nicole.
On to the screaming, if it's a badass dunk, yell. If you swat a shot into the mezzanine, scream your heart out. If you're fouled under the basket, trying to throw a pass, don't yell. You look like a pussy. If you make a shot, get fouled lightly, and are granted an "And 1" at the line, don't yell for 10 seconds like you are the man, your screaming just looks retardedly stupid. If you're playing tennis, and you're a male (or a Williams sister) don't yell. Yelling in tennis should be reserved for Maria Sharapova and other women who are attractive like her so us men watching can imagine they are orgasmic screams, not an incredibly stupid part of the sport. What does yelling accomplish other than making people look at you and think "Jesus, that guy just scored 2 out of the 200 points that will be scored in this game, what the fuck is he yelling for?"
What I've realized from this post, and from watching this Florida game, is that Noah should be shot before there are more guys who try to be like him. He looks like a tall, scrawny guy that people focus on because of the yelling (announcers call it intensity, dumbasses) and the hair (stands out) instead of the fact that at the next level, he's gonna get torn up. On second thought, don't shoot him. Let him fail at the next level. On third thought, shoot him, because even if he fails at the next level, his yelling and faghair will have gotten him millions of dollars that he can yell at. Shoot him now
1. You look like a fucktard
2. It gets in the way
3. More hair=more sweat not getting off your body
4. You look like a humongous fucktard
There's other reasons I'm sure I missed, but those are a few good ones. It's even dumber in sports that involve helmets, why would you want something getting in the way of that piece of foam and plastic protecting your brain? I understand athletes brains aren't always the smartest, but they do trigger all the motor skills that get them athletes paid, so I'd protect mine as well as possible. Long hair makes the helmet slide and fit less snug, which in turn makes it protect your brain less, which in turn makes you a fucktard. You think Ricky Williams was always this dumb? Hell no, not until he started wearing his hippie dreadlocks or whatever you want to call them and got his brain scrambled a little did he become dumber than Anna Nicole.
On to the screaming, if it's a badass dunk, yell. If you swat a shot into the mezzanine, scream your heart out. If you're fouled under the basket, trying to throw a pass, don't yell. You look like a pussy. If you make a shot, get fouled lightly, and are granted an "And 1" at the line, don't yell for 10 seconds like you are the man, your screaming just looks retardedly stupid. If you're playing tennis, and you're a male (or a Williams sister) don't yell. Yelling in tennis should be reserved for Maria Sharapova and other women who are attractive like her so us men watching can imagine they are orgasmic screams, not an incredibly stupid part of the sport. What does yelling accomplish other than making people look at you and think "Jesus, that guy just scored 2 out of the 200 points that will be scored in this game, what the fuck is he yelling for?"
What I've realized from this post, and from watching this Florida game, is that Noah should be shot before there are more guys who try to be like him. He looks like a tall, scrawny guy that people focus on because of the yelling (announcers call it intensity, dumbasses) and the hair (stands out) instead of the fact that at the next level, he's gonna get torn up. On second thought, don't shoot him. Let him fail at the next level. On third thought, shoot him, because even if he fails at the next level, his yelling and faghair will have gotten him millions of dollars that he can yell at. Shoot him now
Fantasy Baseball Lineup
So I signed up for a fantasy baseball team on MLB.com, which has to be the easiest fantasy baseball program of all time. No indivdual pitchers, u draft an entire staff...crazy. I was not present for the draft. I figured i'd be free at midnight on Saturday Morning but instead was Passed out drunk in bed. All in all the Computer did a good job.
So heres my lineup(assuming all of my waivers clear, which they will):
Brian McCann
Bengie Molina
Jason Bartlett-Waiver-Released Cesar Isturis
Nomar Garciparra-Waiver-Released Mark Teahen
Freddy Sanchez
Edgar Renteria
Manny Ramirez
Jim Edmonds
Andrew Jones
Travis Hafner
Kaz Matsui- Waiver-Released Jorge Cantu
Josh Willingham- Waiver-Released Ryan Freel
Pitching Squads
Milwaukee Brewers-Waiver Released Ny Mets
Florida Marlins-Waiver-Released Ryan Garko
I could really care less about how i do, i'm probably going to go the Ron Popeil Route(Set it and Forget it) with the starting 9 and only sub for injuries or when i care enough to switch for whose actually playing....
So heres my lineup(assuming all of my waivers clear, which they will):
Brian McCann
Bengie Molina
Jason Bartlett-Waiver-Released Cesar Isturis
Nomar Garciparra-Waiver-Released Mark Teahen
Freddy Sanchez
Edgar Renteria
Manny Ramirez
Jim Edmonds
Andrew Jones
Travis Hafner
Kaz Matsui- Waiver-Released Jorge Cantu
Josh Willingham- Waiver-Released Ryan Freel
Pitching Squads
Milwaukee Brewers-Waiver Released Ny Mets
Florida Marlins-Waiver-Released Ryan Garko
I could really care less about how i do, i'm probably going to go the Ron Popeil Route(Set it and Forget it) with the starting 9 and only sub for injuries or when i care enough to switch for whose actually playing....
One game making your career (and bank account)
Read the new Sports Guy basketball blog, and came across an idea that I agree with, and will never understand. He says that Roy Hibbert of Georgetown will jump to the top 7 of the draft if he "handles Greg Oden" instead of being a late teens pick. Basically what he's saying is that one team in the NBA, will jump this guy 10 picks or so, based on one game instead of on his entire body of work. There are so many factors in him having a good game, defensive help, Oden having 1.5 hands at this point if you still believe his right hand is slightly injured, Oden just having a bad game... etc. that I will never understand this idea of one big game skyrocketing your draft stock.
The other guy who comes to mind with this, is JaMarcus Russell from LSU football, who jumped to potentially the number 1 pick after his game against Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl. Never mind the fact that he came to the combine at Big Van Vader size or whatever crazy weight he was (ESPN still has him listed at 255 just to prove my point a little more) Never mind that Notre Dame's defense was apparently not all it's cracked up to be, all that matters is he won the big one on the big stage, and impressed people. The experts are fully admitting that one game jumped him from the second-fifth best QB in the draft to the first-second best QB in the draft, and they're the experts? If I were an NFL drafter, and my team had to pick a QB, I would NEVER pick one who came to the combine weighing 270+, that does not bode well for his work ethic. A good history of his college career is here and you'll notice a rookie season, an injured season, and an excellent season. Pro scouts would be looking at that and saying "Hmmmm.... this guy isn't quite proven yet, is there another direction we can go?" if it wasn't for his huge win. I watched the LSU/Notre Dame game and what I was thinking during it wasn't how good Russell is, it was how overmatched ND was in every aspect of the game. 2 TD's were thrown to wide open receivers, the lines got blown off the ball, and LSU's D was excellent, and JaMarcus gets all the credit? Doesn't make sense.
On the flip side, we have Brady Quinn. He went from sure number 1 QB to probable number 2 or worse in one game. Never mind as I just mentioned that his TEAM sucked that day, it's all his fault. He had nobody open, was under pressure, and yes, made some mistakes. When you are hit like a NASCAR wife all day, you'd make mistakes too. Why do you think NASCAR husbands shirts are always dirty? The wife's making mistakes from being hit to much. Brady Quinn had an excellent college career, but his whiteside.... I mean his upside isn't as good as Russell's apparently. He's gotta stop being a smart QB with all the tools necessary to be a good QB. ESPN even had this dig "Quinn will need the right scheme and solid pass protection in order to reach his full potential" NO FUCKING SHIT. So he shouldn't run the option in the pros, or get knocked on his ass a bunch.
One game makes or breaks draft stock, and yet they're the experts.
The other guy who comes to mind with this, is JaMarcus Russell from LSU football, who jumped to potentially the number 1 pick after his game against Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl. Never mind the fact that he came to the combine at Big Van Vader size or whatever crazy weight he was (ESPN still has him listed at 255 just to prove my point a little more) Never mind that Notre Dame's defense was apparently not all it's cracked up to be, all that matters is he won the big one on the big stage, and impressed people. The experts are fully admitting that one game jumped him from the second-fifth best QB in the draft to the first-second best QB in the draft, and they're the experts? If I were an NFL drafter, and my team had to pick a QB, I would NEVER pick one who came to the combine weighing 270+, that does not bode well for his work ethic. A good history of his college career is here and you'll notice a rookie season, an injured season, and an excellent season. Pro scouts would be looking at that and saying "Hmmmm.... this guy isn't quite proven yet, is there another direction we can go?" if it wasn't for his huge win. I watched the LSU/Notre Dame game and what I was thinking during it wasn't how good Russell is, it was how overmatched ND was in every aspect of the game. 2 TD's were thrown to wide open receivers, the lines got blown off the ball, and LSU's D was excellent, and JaMarcus gets all the credit? Doesn't make sense.
On the flip side, we have Brady Quinn. He went from sure number 1 QB to probable number 2 or worse in one game. Never mind as I just mentioned that his TEAM sucked that day, it's all his fault. He had nobody open, was under pressure, and yes, made some mistakes. When you are hit like a NASCAR wife all day, you'd make mistakes too. Why do you think NASCAR husbands shirts are always dirty? The wife's making mistakes from being hit to much. Brady Quinn had an excellent college career, but his whiteside.... I mean his upside isn't as good as Russell's apparently. He's gotta stop being a smart QB with all the tools necessary to be a good QB. ESPN even had this dig "Quinn will need the right scheme and solid pass protection in order to reach his full potential" NO FUCKING SHIT. So he shouldn't run the option in the pros, or get knocked on his ass a bunch.
One game makes or breaks draft stock, and yet they're the experts.
Friday, March 30, 2007
The only baseball prediction that is guaranteed to come true
comes from Joe Sheehan of Baseball Prospectus:
"Good subplot to watch: Pat Burrell being blamed when Ryan Howard drops 12 homers and 40 points of batting average, which would happen if Howard was protected by Jimmie Foxx."
Can't wait!
"Good subplot to watch: Pat Burrell being blamed when Ryan Howard drops 12 homers and 40 points of batting average, which would happen if Howard was protected by Jimmie Foxx."
Can't wait!
Bald Pricks Picks
Let me preface this by saying that 99% of sports to me is gut instinct and thats how i pick winners from losers most of the time. I know, i could actually care and read stats: I don't, i have better things to do with my time. Besides, most of my enjoyment comes from yelling at all stars when they half-ass their fielding-which is why i loved right field when Abreu Played.
The Reds will win the NL Central hands down. Besides the fact that their outfield is crap, they have pretty decent position players , and great pitching. Plus who wouldn't want to see the return of the Big Red Machine?
I also am salivating for when the cubs finish out of the playoffs with that ridiculous payroll they have. It will be fun to laugh in the faces of the Wrigley faithful on Addison once again this year. I hate the cubs!
Al East will be taken down by the red sox. Let's admit it, they have a better team than the yanks, and the blue jays will only be competitive when they can afford Vernon Wells and a team for him to play with. Its sort of like the Cavs and Le Bron but at least in basketball you have a fighting chance with a guy that good out there with no team.
The AL Central will once again prove to be the most competitive and the most enjoyable to watch of all of the leagues. Besides the Royals, pretty much everyone has a shot. Nothing like teams going on 28 out of 30 win streaks and still not gaining any ground in their division. Gotta love it. If i have to pick, i gotta go with the Twins
I could care less about the AL West. Theres only four teams in the whole damn division. Hell, someone should throw the Dbacks a bone, and move them to the AL. The Angels will regain form and win the division. The A's will be hurting without the big hurt, even if Norristown Mike(His rookie card has Valley Forge, what a liar!) hits .285/89/30, which isn't going to happen.
The NL West will be handily won by the Dodgers, who could possibly end up with the best record in all of baseball. Imagine the Phillies with an OF: nuff said.
And Finally: The NL East. This could end up being one of the funnest divisions to watch come September. Pretty much every team has a shot, if certain stars align. Of course, I am saying this with the understanding that the Washington Nationals are not actually an MLB team, therefore my statement is still true.
Do the Mets simply repeat last year? Fuck no! Not with Pedro out till July.
Will the Braves manage to return to their former glory? Its possible, but highly unlikely. Still too many question marks in that starting rotation.
Will the Marlins manage to win on pure young raw talent? Probably not, now that Joe Girardi isn't their Jedi Master
Can the Phils manage to stop being misers and spend some cash come july and get a legtimate RP and OF? Well, they had six months to do it, so i don't see it happening now. This team is doomed until we can get rid of Pat the Bat. Of course, that nickname has absolutley nothing to do with his Baseball abilities and at the same time is the only reason he ever got a contract extension: he puts Poon in the seats.
In a side note about Pat: I would still trade all the money in the world to watch some 12 year old Japanese Kid strike him out with the same pitch, high and inside every time. Maybe after strike three the kid could fly off the mound and put a roundhouse in his face and then nationally televise Pat crying and sobbing like a little bitch just like I'm sure he did after that cop almost hit him before Pat ran away to his Bat Cave Esque Pussy Pad in Center City.
Fuck it. Nationals Win. Everyone else is going to self destruct.
World Series(Not going to go through entire Playoffs)
Safe Bet: Twins/Dodgers. Dodgers in five.
These are the two most complete teams in baseball. True, the twins have some issues with their starting five, but they have so much relief pitching, it shouldn't be to hard to swing a fifth starter in a trade. The dodgers are clearly the team to beat in the NL. In the end, the Pros win over the kids.
Doomsday Scenario: Phils/Whitesox. Sox in six.
The Phils will come out and win the first two, and then get swept. Why? Because its what we do. Also, at the end of the series, the two teams will transform into a two headed Voltron of Ruben Amaro Jr and Ozzie Guillien, and they will fly to Venezuela and break Urbina out of Prison. Also, Jerry Reinsdorf will just buy the Phils once and for all so we can officially be the AAA White Sox. I'd be ok with a AAA team called the Phillies. Has to be better than the newly dubbed "Iron Pigs'. Sounds like a fucking band of merry Leather Daddies to me. Then again, it is Allentown?
Its Very Late...sorry. Goodnight
Thursday, March 29, 2007
FANTASTY BASEBALL MOFOS
Yeah I meant to write fantasty. Because I just did fantasy drafts for two leagues, and lemme tell ya my rosters are looking pretty darn tasty. Check it out:
This is my ESPN league:
C -- Posada
1B -- Fielder
2B -- Kendrick
3B -- Zimmerman
SS -- Reyes
OF -- Andruw, Bonds, Cameron
Util -- Papi, Stephen Drew
Bench -- Ray Durham, Chris Young (D'Backs), Kouzmanoff, Sugar Shane, Iannetta
SP -- Peavy, Sheets, Chris Young (Pads), Kelvim Escobar, Anthony Reyes
RP -- Lidge, Jorge Julio
Bench -- Maddux
I admit this team is more offensively inclined. But darn, that's a good offense. The only pick here I wasn't in some way excited about was Julio, but what can you do. Rest is solid gold! Onto the Yahoo league:
C -- McCann
1B -- Kendrick (for some reason listed as a 1B in Yahoo, not sure what that's about)
2B -- Durham
3B -- Aramis Ramirez
SS -- Hanley Ramirez
IF -- Adam LaRoche
CF -- Beltran
OF -- Dunn, Brian Giles, Carlos Quentin
Util -- Alex Gordon
Bench -- Tulowitzki, Pedroia, Iannetta, Matt Kemp
SP -- Bonderman, Jered Weaver, Schill, Mussina, Capuano
RP -- Flash, Lidge
Bench -- Igawa, Broxton
This team skews way young (especially that bench), but I love the lineup and I love the rotation. Know what else I love? Dice-K is pitching at CBP this Saturday, and my ass will be there. Awww sit.
As far as season predictions go, let's say: Phillies win NL East in a squeaker over the Mets, whose rotation will be better than folks think. Brewers crawl out from a chaotic NL Central; meanwhile the Pads and D'Backs are the clear cream of the NL West. AL, well, can't go wrong with Yanks and BoSox in the East, the Indians will slug their way to the AL Central crown behind Pronk Hafner and AL MVP Grady Sizemore, and the Angels win the West by 15 games. Playoffs, let's go with...(I'm closing my eyes and pointing at the monitor)...Red Sox lose to...the Fightin' Phils! The finger has spoken. It is destiny.
This is my ESPN league:
C -- Posada
1B -- Fielder
2B -- Kendrick
3B -- Zimmerman
SS -- Reyes
OF -- Andruw, Bonds, Cameron
Util -- Papi, Stephen Drew
Bench -- Ray Durham, Chris Young (D'Backs), Kouzmanoff, Sugar Shane, Iannetta
SP -- Peavy, Sheets, Chris Young (Pads), Kelvim Escobar, Anthony Reyes
RP -- Lidge, Jorge Julio
Bench -- Maddux
I admit this team is more offensively inclined. But darn, that's a good offense. The only pick here I wasn't in some way excited about was Julio, but what can you do. Rest is solid gold! Onto the Yahoo league:
C -- McCann
1B -- Kendrick (for some reason listed as a 1B in Yahoo, not sure what that's about)
2B -- Durham
3B -- Aramis Ramirez
SS -- Hanley Ramirez
IF -- Adam LaRoche
CF -- Beltran
OF -- Dunn, Brian Giles, Carlos Quentin
Util -- Alex Gordon
Bench -- Tulowitzki, Pedroia, Iannetta, Matt Kemp
SP -- Bonderman, Jered Weaver, Schill, Mussina, Capuano
RP -- Flash, Lidge
Bench -- Igawa, Broxton
This team skews way young (especially that bench), but I love the lineup and I love the rotation. Know what else I love? Dice-K is pitching at CBP this Saturday, and my ass will be there. Awww sit.
As far as season predictions go, let's say: Phillies win NL East in a squeaker over the Mets, whose rotation will be better than folks think. Brewers crawl out from a chaotic NL Central; meanwhile the Pads and D'Backs are the clear cream of the NL West. AL, well, can't go wrong with Yanks and BoSox in the East, the Indians will slug their way to the AL Central crown behind Pronk Hafner and AL MVP Grady Sizemore, and the Angels win the West by 15 games. Playoffs, let's go with...(I'm closing my eyes and pointing at the monitor)...Red Sox lose to...the Fightin' Phils! The finger has spoken. It is destiny.
this has to be one of the best things i have found in a while
i came across this today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLQRv0RjBBM. which is hilarious, and in turn led me to http://www.myspace.com/sadkermit and http://www.sadkermit.com. i know this has nothing to do with sports or video games, but i couldn't not pass this along. peace out.
more overpriced crap from microsoft
I don't know if you have seen this yet, but microsoft announced the launch of the xbox 360 "elite". see it here http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/xbox360elite/default.htm. i guess it's not a bad deal if you don't already have a 360 and you have an hd tv. it's pretty much the same as the $400 system but you get 100 extra gigs, and an hdmi cable instead of component cables. seeing as i don't have an hdtv or the desire to own another xbox console, plus the wii kicks ass, i don't think i am going to pick this one up.
But, if anyone out there does, let me know how that goes.
beer o meter = 0
But, if anyone out there does, let me know how that goes.
beer o meter = 0
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
that's all folks
Looks like Urbina is NOT coming back to baseball anytime soon. 14 years to be exact. He was sentenced today to 14 years in jail for attacking workers on his ranch with a machete then setting them on fire.
The phillies will have to look elsewhere for bullpen help. It seems to be their achillies heel this year. I still think they should have held on to aaron fultz. I guess he was asking for too much money or something. Hopefully they can trade either leiber or rowand for something. The cubs are short a starter aren't they murph? Don't they have something they could trade in their bp?
Anyway, we'll wait to see what happens, i wouldn't be the least bit surprised if nothing happens between now and the end of april tradewise.
The phillies will have to look elsewhere for bullpen help. It seems to be their achillies heel this year. I still think they should have held on to aaron fultz. I guess he was asking for too much money or something. Hopefully they can trade either leiber or rowand for something. The cubs are short a starter aren't they murph? Don't they have something they could trade in their bp?
Anyway, we'll wait to see what happens, i wouldn't be the least bit surprised if nothing happens between now and the end of april tradewise.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
NFL conduct policy
Eventually this issue would get tackled here, so with Chris Henry getting caught driving with a suspended license, vehicle impounded, you know, just normal every month stuff for him, it's time to mention it.
Henry and Pacman Jones both have given the sport a "black eye", and you know what? It's time to stop. Henry specifically should have been more harshly punished for his providing minors with alcohol in his hotel room, that's worse than any drug, steroid, or traffic stop other than a DUI with a real alcohol content (.08 is nothing for a real man, try .15 or .2, that's a real DUI). An NFL player, using his fame and fortune to get underage kids drunk and, GASP, I bet he planned or did have sex with some of them. For that to get public, and with his history of pot charges, vehicle charges, whatever else I don't feel like looking up now, he should have gotten a year suspension.
There's how you police your league. What would happen to Dumbass Jones if Henry had gotten a year, and then Dumbass pulled that stunt in Vegas? He'd be gone a year, nobody would argue it because of the precedence, and the rest of the players would understand that when they mess up, there will be financial and playing time related repercussions, not what happens now where steroids are punished, and everything else is looked the other way. It's not a thug league, it's not a race thing (Kerry Collins comes to mind, go PSU!) but it is a problem that has festered due to the league trying to sweep character issues under the rug. It's the leagues fault they're in a tough spot with Dumbass, time to take a stand and put him and Henry on the sideline for a year.
Henry and Pacman Jones both have given the sport a "black eye", and you know what? It's time to stop. Henry specifically should have been more harshly punished for his providing minors with alcohol in his hotel room, that's worse than any drug, steroid, or traffic stop other than a DUI with a real alcohol content (.08 is nothing for a real man, try .15 or .2, that's a real DUI). An NFL player, using his fame and fortune to get underage kids drunk and, GASP, I bet he planned or did have sex with some of them. For that to get public, and with his history of pot charges, vehicle charges, whatever else I don't feel like looking up now, he should have gotten a year suspension.
There's how you police your league. What would happen to Dumbass Jones if Henry had gotten a year, and then Dumbass pulled that stunt in Vegas? He'd be gone a year, nobody would argue it because of the precedence, and the rest of the players would understand that when they mess up, there will be financial and playing time related repercussions, not what happens now where steroids are punished, and everything else is looked the other way. It's not a thug league, it's not a race thing (Kerry Collins comes to mind, go PSU!) but it is a problem that has festered due to the league trying to sweep character issues under the rug. It's the leagues fault they're in a tough spot with Dumbass, time to take a stand and put him and Henry on the sideline for a year.
Friday, March 23, 2007
NCAA tourney, viking obstacle course
Everyone I've watched the NCAA tourney with has gotten into the games, and these are people who never watch college bball (girlfriend, drinker, and a hippie) This tourney should be 128 teams big, at least, possibly the entire D1 lineup, there's no reason not to. OR do a preseason free for all tourney and have it be like NCAA championship II. Start the season with every team in D1 in a tourney together, end with the exclusive 64 tourney. Imagine the potential of a bracket pool type job with 200 teams or so, that'd have a crazy point system, and crazy swings in a pool. The last time I didn't watch a single elimination tourney was probably a women's sport. This is how i got into volleyball (indoor variety) tennis, and anything else. Tournaments rock.
Also, anybody seen the Viking Obstacle Course show? It's awesome and was on ESPN and ESPN2 a year ago or so.
Here's a link
http://youtube.com/watch?v=owPTalI3L4I
Anybody with information on where to watch this online or when it's coming on ESPN again or anywhere else, anything else like it, let me know. That shit's sweet and we should make one. That's what we need to video tape for this site, us making a viking obstacle course and each run it. Boo Aye
m8r
Also, anybody seen the Viking Obstacle Course show? It's awesome and was on ESPN and ESPN2 a year ago or so.
Here's a link
http://youtube.com/watch?v=owPTalI3L4I
Anybody with information on where to watch this online or when it's coming on ESPN again or anywhere else, anything else like it, let me know. That shit's sweet and we should make one. That's what we need to video tape for this site, us making a viking obstacle course and each run it. Boo Aye
m8r
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Thursday, March 22, 2007
A "hypothetical" day of Counter-Strike
Wow, I can't wait to get back to this game! (beats playing with my Wii by myself)
I've been playing for so many years and I'm still learning so much. (My scores used to be decent, now I'm a 10/30 kill/death ratio everytime)
My computer's not the best, but it's usable. (It's just good enough to run the game and since I'm to broke to buy a new game, or upgrade the comp, it's my only option)
I'm just going to start by closing all programs on the computer before playing to optimize performance. (My comp still sucks, and I convince myself this matters)
Once I'm in the game, I'm going to play the Gun Game mod cause it's fucking awesome. (The Gun Game mod's maps are all very simple and the only maps that don't lag on this POS a.k.a. my only option to play this game)
What's that? I don't get to choose weapons in this mod? No big deal, it's fun fighting with a pistol instead of an assault rifle. (After 7 years or so, I still can't kill people with a pistol, so sad)
Where'd that guy kill me from? Oh, sitting in a corner waiting for anyone to run through the door, great strategy. (I hate corner campers, esp. in small maps, real difficult, real challenge, real fun)
Another headshot? Man my head must be huge, I die by headshot 9/10 times in this game. Other people are very good. (So many cheaters in this game, yet I keep playing)
I killed someone! Wait, no, I just hit him 8 times for 96 damage, someone else came in and finished off his last 4HP, they got the kill. Good teamwork! (I'm awesome at averaging about 10 damage done for each bullet I put into someone, try shooting someone 9 times with an assault rifle and NOT killing them in a video game, I'm the king of it)
Ok, I just got knifed, fuck this stupid game, they all cheat, this game sucks, there's to much lag, what a shitty mod. (I'm going to leave the server I'm on, go find another crappy Gun Game server since it's all I can play on, and repeat this over and over again until I get hungry, tired, or see a good porno tag that gives me other ideas)
m8r
I've been playing for so many years and I'm still learning so much. (My scores used to be decent, now I'm a 10/30 kill/death ratio everytime)
My computer's not the best, but it's usable. (It's just good enough to run the game and since I'm to broke to buy a new game, or upgrade the comp, it's my only option)
I'm just going to start by closing all programs on the computer before playing to optimize performance. (My comp still sucks, and I convince myself this matters)
Once I'm in the game, I'm going to play the Gun Game mod cause it's fucking awesome. (The Gun Game mod's maps are all very simple and the only maps that don't lag on this POS a.k.a. my only option to play this game)
What's that? I don't get to choose weapons in this mod? No big deal, it's fun fighting with a pistol instead of an assault rifle. (After 7 years or so, I still can't kill people with a pistol, so sad)
Where'd that guy kill me from? Oh, sitting in a corner waiting for anyone to run through the door, great strategy. (I hate corner campers, esp. in small maps, real difficult, real challenge, real fun)
Another headshot? Man my head must be huge, I die by headshot 9/10 times in this game. Other people are very good. (So many cheaters in this game, yet I keep playing)
I killed someone! Wait, no, I just hit him 8 times for 96 damage, someone else came in and finished off his last 4HP, they got the kill. Good teamwork! (I'm awesome at averaging about 10 damage done for each bullet I put into someone, try shooting someone 9 times with an assault rifle and NOT killing them in a video game, I'm the king of it)
Ok, I just got knifed, fuck this stupid game, they all cheat, this game sucks, there's to much lag, what a shitty mod. (I'm going to leave the server I'm on, go find another crappy Gun Game server since it's all I can play on, and repeat this over and over again until I get hungry, tired, or see a good porno tag that gives me other ideas)
m8r
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Welcome to Philadelphia Sports!
This is how it is in Philadelphia. Leiber is finally told he will goto the bullpen, which everyone in Philly knew anyway because he's the one who is being dangled in trades, so on the day it's made official, Garcia doesn't last an inning before going down hurt. Phillies fans, be ready for a long season. That ends in a playoff berth.... somehow
Initial Rant
So, here we go, rant time
Direct TV/MLB package/NFL network- just the stupidest idea ever, not the direct tv part (who wants a dish anymore with on demand cable?) but the fact that it would ever be only for certain people. If you have a channel or package for a major sport, it's either available across the board or not available at all. Isn't that what's best for the growth of the sport, the American public, and the world? Oh, wait, not the 10 people who will make money from the deal, they are all that matter. Hopefully Congress gets this one right on March 27th, stay tuned.
Announcers- I'm 23. I know what an end around is vs. a reverse. I know what a layup is vs. a runner in the lane. I know what a slap shot/snap shot/wrist shot/backhand is. Professional announcers mess these types of things up ALL THE TIME. Football is the worst, much more terminology, but if I know what a fake toss is, when it's a FB fake handoff, then a toss, that is not a fake toss, the handoff was the fake. I'll stop here, but you know what I mean, announcers, if you are announcing, don't screw up the obvious. There's a new generation of football fans out there that think an end around is a reverse thanks to the ree-ree's we have announcing. (Worst announcers- what sport? I say football hands down, but hockey announcers almost all have the most annoying voices)
Hockey in general- I'm skewed living in Philly, the Flyers stink, we knew they'd stink when they signed Hatcher/Rathje/Therien (again) instead of quick defensemen, but where is the sport? The worst thing that could have happened to hockey was losing ESPN as a broadcaster, now it is shown after women's bball, high school sports, and soccer on SportsCenter. Watch SportsCenter from the beginning, and tell me when the first non-violence/fight related hockey story is. I bet after 25-30 minutes most of the time. The sports faster, higher scoring, and less congested than it has been in 20 years, and nobody cares. Do we need to bring the trap back?
Baseball players taking their time- It's time for a "shot clock" in baseball. Pitchers do not need to walk around the mound every pitch. Nomar does not need to readjust every piece of equipment every pitch. Batters can take less than 1 minute to get from the on deck circle to be ready at the plate. Pitchers should have 20 seconds from the time the ball hits the catchers mitt to throw the next pitch, or it's a ball automatically. This could also add to the hilarity of a pitcher not being able to keep his hands dry in 100 degree heat and throwing balls directly to the dugout by accident. Who wouldn't want that? And also, pitching coaches should not get a "trip to the mound." These are grown men who have studied film and scouting reports on every hitter, if the pitcher doesn't, the catcher definitely has, what is this trip for?
Soccer players- STOP FLOPPING, YOU UNDERSTAND THERE'S REPLAY AND WE ALL SEE YOU FLOP. FIFA has to put a stop to this by looking at film, and fining/suspending floppers. Heavier suspensions if a card was issued on the play. European bball players are awful at flopping too, a recurring theme you will find in this blog, I blame Europe. Specifically....... Portugal this time.
More rants to come
m8r
Direct TV/MLB package/NFL network- just the stupidest idea ever, not the direct tv part (who wants a dish anymore with on demand cable?) but the fact that it would ever be only for certain people. If you have a channel or package for a major sport, it's either available across the board or not available at all. Isn't that what's best for the growth of the sport, the American public, and the world? Oh, wait, not the 10 people who will make money from the deal, they are all that matter. Hopefully Congress gets this one right on March 27th, stay tuned.
Announcers- I'm 23. I know what an end around is vs. a reverse. I know what a layup is vs. a runner in the lane. I know what a slap shot/snap shot/wrist shot/backhand is. Professional announcers mess these types of things up ALL THE TIME. Football is the worst, much more terminology, but if I know what a fake toss is, when it's a FB fake handoff, then a toss, that is not a fake toss, the handoff was the fake. I'll stop here, but you know what I mean, announcers, if you are announcing, don't screw up the obvious. There's a new generation of football fans out there that think an end around is a reverse thanks to the ree-ree's we have announcing. (Worst announcers- what sport? I say football hands down, but hockey announcers almost all have the most annoying voices)
Hockey in general- I'm skewed living in Philly, the Flyers stink, we knew they'd stink when they signed Hatcher/Rathje/Therien (again) instead of quick defensemen, but where is the sport? The worst thing that could have happened to hockey was losing ESPN as a broadcaster, now it is shown after women's bball, high school sports, and soccer on SportsCenter. Watch SportsCenter from the beginning, and tell me when the first non-violence/fight related hockey story is. I bet after 25-30 minutes most of the time. The sports faster, higher scoring, and less congested than it has been in 20 years, and nobody cares. Do we need to bring the trap back?
Baseball players taking their time- It's time for a "shot clock" in baseball. Pitchers do not need to walk around the mound every pitch. Nomar does not need to readjust every piece of equipment every pitch. Batters can take less than 1 minute to get from the on deck circle to be ready at the plate. Pitchers should have 20 seconds from the time the ball hits the catchers mitt to throw the next pitch, or it's a ball automatically. This could also add to the hilarity of a pitcher not being able to keep his hands dry in 100 degree heat and throwing balls directly to the dugout by accident. Who wouldn't want that? And also, pitching coaches should not get a "trip to the mound." These are grown men who have studied film and scouting reports on every hitter, if the pitcher doesn't, the catcher definitely has, what is this trip for?
Soccer players- STOP FLOPPING, YOU UNDERSTAND THERE'S REPLAY AND WE ALL SEE YOU FLOP. FIFA has to put a stop to this by looking at film, and fining/suspending floppers. Heavier suspensions if a card was issued on the play. European bball players are awful at flopping too, a recurring theme you will find in this blog, I blame Europe. Specifically....... Portugal this time.
More rants to come
m8r
cause for alarm?
the phillies are 7-13 in spring training. is this reason for concern? maybe, the phillies have said that they want to start the season strong. the last number of years the phillies have played like crap in april. this has been typically blamed for the phillies not making wildcard for at least the past two years. while spring training doesn't really count for much, i think it might give a little indication of what we have to expect in the early season. 7-13. doesn't look so pretty and i sincerly hope that the phils don't go 7-13 in their first 20 games of the season. to be fair, a lot of the starters didn't neccesarily play as much this spring as they will in april. but neither did the starters on the other teams. hopefully the phillies can start the season like they started the second half of last year, they had the best record in baseball for the second half of last season. they played so poorly in the first half, that even the best record for the second half couldn't get them in for the wildcard. our starting pitching is certainly improved. our catching situation i think is better. barajas should be better than lieberthal was last year, it's a shame though, that they didn't at least try to go with coste. our outfield is more or less the same. our infield however i think is going to be better this year than last year. now to the bullpen. right now how it looks, we have gordon, madson, geary, alfonseca, castro, brito, condrey, and smith. compare that to last year at this time and i think it is better. we have madson back in the pen full time without a shitty curveball. the phils aren't going to use flash as often so his arm won't fall off in late august. geary is the same, solid middle reliever/possibly setup man. alfonseca is a huge question mark, but the phils aren't paying him much so not a huge gamble. castro was way under the radar last year, he had an era under three. i understand that he wasn't put into any high pressure situations, but he still faced major league batters. brito may or may not make the cut, he might be replaced by bisenius or segovia either way, that spot isn't that bad. we know what to expect from condrey he was in the pen last year. and lastly we have matt smith. if his performance last year is any indication of what he can do, he is a much better lefty specialist than rheal. so i think that despite what bald prick says the phils bp is not that bad off. i did however just read and something saying that robinson tejeda is throwing in the upper 90s like 97. possible we wanted to hang onto him i think. but he did come out of the farm system i believe. all in all, i'm not sure if the 7-13 record is an issue or not. it is spring training, but i can't help but be concerned that a team that hasn't performed well in april for quite some time isn't going to again this year. which means catchup ball until the all-star break. again. well i'll never stop believing that this is the year.
beer o' meter = 0
beer o' meter = 0
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Women's sports
Ok, women's NCAA tourney time, boy am I excited!
If you read that above statement, and concurred, please never read this blog again.
Women's sports are fantastic (and I mean that) womens soccer, tennis, volleyball (indoor or outdoor you pervs, not just because of the amazing bikini's those women wear.....) even women's track/swimming/olympic events.
Not basketball
Not hockey
Not softball (a sport where you can throw more than 1 perfect game in a season, let alone a career, has to be a joke)
Get any and all shows about any of those sports off of my TV. Forever. Title IX is beautiful, fair, but ESPN worthy they are NOT.
Basketball and hockey are problems to me because they are not the same sport. Sure women's bball is "more pure" and a "better game to watch" but those 2 items scream "crappy sport to anybody who knows anything about the sport." Hockey could easily be fixed, and actually possibly be a great game to watch on TV, if they ADDED CHECKING. 6 or 7 year old kids in canada body check each other, grown women can't? The talent at the top of the women's game is great, a good game to watch (and would improve drastically if they had a real sport, not just the hockey that 5 year olds are taught), and then it becomes a joke whenever they come near each other. Fighting for the puck is one thing, poking at it while the other woman shields it because you can't really touch her is another. This all said, I would give women's hockey a serious chance if it involved real hockey, esp. with the way the Flyers season has gone this year.
Basketball however, this is a joke of a sport for the following reasons
Smaller ball- grown women can't handle a regulation size ball? once again, there's 8 year olds making 3's with a regulation ball, deal with it or don't play the sport
How they shoot- the percentage of women who hoist awful looking shots (they work, but so do my sex moves with the woman, nobody wants to watch that either) I've been taught how to shoot a basketball properly from age 10 or so, grown women are COACHED to shoot like that? joke
Big fat women are unstoppable- Not even going to go further so i don't insult big fat women who don't play bball, not the point of this post, you know exactly what i'm talking about
The scores- If i were to tell you that men and women played college bball for the same amount of time per game (40 minutes) but women used a smaller ball, who would have the higher scoring games?
Get this shit off of my TV, isn't there a poker game/madden challenge/arena football game/fishing/golf on? I don't even like arena football/fishing/golf on TV much, but ANYTHING OTHER THAN FAKE SPORTS
Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis, Olympics/track/swimming- HORRAY TITLE IX
Basketball, hockey, softball (even Jennie Finch looks like a man in that sport, but someone had to be the poster girl) BOOOOOO TITLE IX YOU STINK BOOOOOOOOO
m8r
If you read that above statement, and concurred, please never read this blog again.
Women's sports are fantastic (and I mean that) womens soccer, tennis, volleyball (indoor or outdoor you pervs, not just because of the amazing bikini's those women wear.....) even women's track/swimming/olympic events.
Not basketball
Not hockey
Not softball (a sport where you can throw more than 1 perfect game in a season, let alone a career, has to be a joke)
Get any and all shows about any of those sports off of my TV. Forever. Title IX is beautiful, fair, but ESPN worthy they are NOT.
Basketball and hockey are problems to me because they are not the same sport. Sure women's bball is "more pure" and a "better game to watch" but those 2 items scream "crappy sport to anybody who knows anything about the sport." Hockey could easily be fixed, and actually possibly be a great game to watch on TV, if they ADDED CHECKING. 6 or 7 year old kids in canada body check each other, grown women can't? The talent at the top of the women's game is great, a good game to watch (and would improve drastically if they had a real sport, not just the hockey that 5 year olds are taught), and then it becomes a joke whenever they come near each other. Fighting for the puck is one thing, poking at it while the other woman shields it because you can't really touch her is another. This all said, I would give women's hockey a serious chance if it involved real hockey, esp. with the way the Flyers season has gone this year.
Basketball however, this is a joke of a sport for the following reasons
Smaller ball- grown women can't handle a regulation size ball? once again, there's 8 year olds making 3's with a regulation ball, deal with it or don't play the sport
How they shoot- the percentage of women who hoist awful looking shots (they work, but so do my sex moves with the woman, nobody wants to watch that either) I've been taught how to shoot a basketball properly from age 10 or so, grown women are COACHED to shoot like that? joke
Big fat women are unstoppable- Not even going to go further so i don't insult big fat women who don't play bball, not the point of this post, you know exactly what i'm talking about
The scores- If i were to tell you that men and women played college bball for the same amount of time per game (40 minutes) but women used a smaller ball, who would have the higher scoring games?
Get this shit off of my TV, isn't there a poker game/madden challenge/arena football game/fishing/golf on? I don't even like arena football/fishing/golf on TV much, but ANYTHING OTHER THAN FAKE SPORTS
Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis, Olympics/track/swimming- HORRAY TITLE IX
Basketball, hockey, softball (even Jennie Finch looks like a man in that sport, but someone had to be the poster girl) BOOOOOO TITLE IX YOU STINK BOOOOOOOOO
m8r
Its Beginning to Look alot like Last Year...
Remember how excited we all were when Pat Gillick brought Freddy Garia to the Phils in december? I remember. I remember thinkining: Finally, a GM whose decied to address pitching! Hell, we have one of the best rotations in the NL. We can beat the mets right?
Well unfortunatley, my high is gone. Pat Gillick obviously decided that getting Freddy Garcia was all that had to be done. Oh I'm sorry, i forgot about all the washups we signed. And the 900K slap in the face to howard.
Right now our setup man is a guy whose best stuff dried up three years ago(alfonseca), we have an aging closer with a bum shoulder(gordon), a guy whose never proven to have the CONSISTENT control neccessary to be a good pitcher(madson), a very solid, but mediocre LRP(Geary), and a bunch of kids who still need 2-3 years to even know if they got anything or not-and only one of them(castro) looks like he'll ever be anything special. Thats not addressing the bullpen
Raise your hand if you would have rather taken a chance on Dustin Hermanson(A 40 save closer for WS Champion) or Joe Borowski( a guy who had 38 saves last season) who both have only given up four hits through ST so far over fucking Alfonso Aflonseca and Jim Ed Warden? If your hand isn't raised its because just like Pat Gillick, its jammed squarely up your ass!
Now i understand that theres only so much that can be done via Free Agency-with that in mind, the blame must rest on the farm system. Yes, we have produced Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard. Something is obviously going right. What is going wrong is the pitching development. Who is the last phillies pitching product besides Cole Hamels, who has been anything even remotely decent. Floyd was a bust, little did we know he was such a freaking headcase who couldn't seem to figure out "If i have a 97mph fastball, i shouldn't pitch it down the middle".
If the phillies spend one more cent this year, it should be on scouts and coaches. Wheres our Chad Cordero? Wheres' our Benitez? For as long as I can remember, our biggest deficency has been pitching and yet, we don't focus on developing players to address our number one problem. Christ, if we had pitching, we could have gone somewhere in 03, or 04, or 05, or 06, or you get the picture.
So please, Pat, get Montgomery and Giles to see the light. A couple of 100,000's could get us some great pitching coaches and development specialists. Let's do it.
Well unfortunatley, my high is gone. Pat Gillick obviously decided that getting Freddy Garcia was all that had to be done. Oh I'm sorry, i forgot about all the washups we signed. And the 900K slap in the face to howard.
Right now our setup man is a guy whose best stuff dried up three years ago(alfonseca), we have an aging closer with a bum shoulder(gordon), a guy whose never proven to have the CONSISTENT control neccessary to be a good pitcher(madson), a very solid, but mediocre LRP(Geary), and a bunch of kids who still need 2-3 years to even know if they got anything or not-and only one of them(castro) looks like he'll ever be anything special. Thats not addressing the bullpen
Raise your hand if you would have rather taken a chance on Dustin Hermanson(A 40 save closer for WS Champion) or Joe Borowski( a guy who had 38 saves last season) who both have only given up four hits through ST so far over fucking Alfonso Aflonseca and Jim Ed Warden? If your hand isn't raised its because just like Pat Gillick, its jammed squarely up your ass!
Now i understand that theres only so much that can be done via Free Agency-with that in mind, the blame must rest on the farm system. Yes, we have produced Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard. Something is obviously going right. What is going wrong is the pitching development. Who is the last phillies pitching product besides Cole Hamels, who has been anything even remotely decent. Floyd was a bust, little did we know he was such a freaking headcase who couldn't seem to figure out "If i have a 97mph fastball, i shouldn't pitch it down the middle".
If the phillies spend one more cent this year, it should be on scouts and coaches. Wheres our Chad Cordero? Wheres' our Benitez? For as long as I can remember, our biggest deficency has been pitching and yet, we don't focus on developing players to address our number one problem. Christ, if we had pitching, we could have gone somewhere in 03, or 04, or 05, or 06, or you get the picture.
So please, Pat, get Montgomery and Giles to see the light. A couple of 100,000's could get us some great pitching coaches and development specialists. Let's do it.
A Pair of Shoes to Imagine Filling
I would like to thank the Sportswriters Association with all of the sincerity and gratitude possible of a lowly middle relief pitcher, for NOT nominating me for the Cy Young Award. Now, I know, it was a tough decision for all of you to NOT pick me. It must have been hard for you, to award instead, Roger Clemens, with this great honor. I mean, we couldn’t find Roger until July, when he had lost his last dollar in the ass crack of a skanky hooker at some shit hole, Podunk strip club in the middle of
So the rocket met with George and Joe, picked up a quick 20 mil, put on his pantyhose and Yankee pinstripes, lubed up with his Ben-Gay, and trotted out to the mound in the Bronx, on a sweltering July Afternoon, and somehow managed to work through the obnoxious chants of the fans, and the putrid smell of a sweaty Alex Rodriguez and pulled a two hitter out of his bloated, overpaid, fat ass. Then, we all wept and the rocket cradled us in his arms, and kissed us on the forehead, and slowly fell asleep with us, dreaming together of World Series Rings and Yankee’s Merchandise Receipts.
Meanwhile, I was rotting away in
Now, August in the Royals bullpen is what god had in mind when he created hell. There’s nothing worse than a 115 degree day, knowing that you’re sweating your balls off to lose by ten runs. And even if those worthless assholes you call your teammates manage to get off to a ten run lead instead of a deficit, by the 6th, were down by five.
When I think of what I did, in my life to deserve to be a member of the illustrious Kansas City Royals, I somehow seem to forget all those of children and puppies and priests I murdered while fucking myself with a crucifix.
So it’s the seventh inning and its time for me to shine ladies and deadbeat drunks. By this point, I’ve gotten through two, maybe three pints of wild turkey- My steroids come from an oak barrel in Kentucky thank you very much-, and I come out of that fence, and stumble onto the mound. Catch comes up and asks me if I’m going to vomit and shake no, with my head, and he pats me on the shoulder and walks back to the plate. I grab my rosin bag, give it a quick toss in my hand, stare the batter down, and let loose like a Hurricane, WA-HOO!, its going to be a wild inning. One, two, three, I knock em’ down like a fat wife in a trailer. I walk off the mound, puke on the pen catcher, and pass out in the locker room. I wake up, and everyone looks as somber as they always do, every single day from April to September, and I remind myself, that the Gun Shop is only a quarter mile away.
So please three cheers for the Rocket! Let’s give a big round of applause to the guy whose idea of a Journeyman is a hobbit, and covet him with more money, and more endorsements, and more praise for only doing a fraction of the job that a guy like me does day in and day out. So if you’re not going to give me any praise, the least you can do is buy me a drink. That is of course, if there’s any left, considering the company I am in.
Madden- PS2 Xbox Wii talk
Time to get some posts up here, time to ramble about crap I like to do and feel I'm an expert at. One thing I am an expert at is Madden (06 and 07, 2k5 is still the best, fuck you EA and NFL licensing, fuck you) Madden 06 and 07 on the ps2 and xbox were near perfect games. Of course you have minor problems, but the bottom line is that when playing your friends, the game almost never ever ever screwed you by being a bad game. Offense, defense, special teams, presnap audibles, they even added QB vision which was amazing (if you don't like the QB vision, you're not an expert, and yes, any challengers are welcome) After countless whoopings on my friends on the box, it was time to take the next step to the Wii and see how Madden could adapt.
Well, it did pretty damn well for a first game. There are glaring problems with the game (PASS DEFENSE) ok, so there's one glaring problem. but it's a huge one. unless you are champ bailey or someone almost as good, you cannot bat a ball out of the air. sometimes, you try to catch it, even though you only moved the Wiimote. sometimes, your guy doesn't move, and it says "swat failed" and other times, you go right up and just whiff (this would be OK if you actually hit it sometimes too.) Unlike the ps2 and xbox 06 and 07, where the pass defense was extremely well done, the Wii is lacking. What this leads to is no reason not to throw it deep every play. Add in that the computer on your team (i play on all-pro) will not stop a guy in quad coverage on an out, a comeback, a deep ball, a post, anything, and you have to play the defense yourself, which is fine, if it worked. Incase you couldn't tell, I play the safety, so pass defense WAS a huge part of how i won. Now i'm just back there to run away and tackle the guy after he makes another crazy catch.
Now for the POSITIVES
Highlight stick, less gay due to the motion needed (push wiimote and nunchuck forward at the same time) so if you pull it off, you earned it instead of just hitting up on the thumbstick
stiff arms- nothing better than actually making the stiff arm motion right next to your friend while he can't tackle you on screen (adding mocking words like "i waved my arm, and you weren't tackling me, how does that work?" add extra fun)
double jukes- move nunchuck and wiimote left or right together, SICK SICK double jukes
mini games- 2v2 or a 4 player passing skeleton mini-game, crazy fun in addition to rushing attack and 2 minute drill already there
taunting- now when streaking to the endzone, wave your controller, you wave to the crowd, swing the motes like you're double juking back and forth, the guy does that on the screen, taunting taken to a whole new level
passing- no more of this "pressure sensitive buttons" you want a bullet, snap it hard, you want a lob, lay it out there lightly
now for a few NEGATIVES
presnap adjustments- you have to click your guy/group that you want to adjust with the pointer. especially crappy for hot routing receivers, gee, who am i adjusting? the guy i highlighted and the big fuckin menu popped up? probably him
PASS DEFENSE- had to be mentioned again
catching- lift both remotes up like you're catching, but sometimes, on offense, you'll swat the ball. sometimes, on defense, you'll try to make a big hit (leading to PI, and hilarity sometimes) this way of catching also feels very weird trying to jump for the ball, cause you have to lift the remotes at the same time you'd time your Y button to leap in the xbox version, just feels strange not catching when the ball would hit your hands
not a pick up and play game- this is another huge disappointment. the learning curve is so steep, you can't just play anybody who has ever played a football game. if you play anybody who isn't extremely familiar with all aspects of the Wii controls, you will kill them with a Europe team
I'm done ranting now, can't wait for Tiger Woods on the Wii, waiting on MC to get that hopefully. Anyone gamers reading this, if you know where Ambler is and wanna meet up to play any games, let us know. Just hopefully not Madden, cause you will lose and hate us forever.
Well, it did pretty damn well for a first game. There are glaring problems with the game (PASS DEFENSE) ok, so there's one glaring problem. but it's a huge one. unless you are champ bailey or someone almost as good, you cannot bat a ball out of the air. sometimes, you try to catch it, even though you only moved the Wiimote. sometimes, your guy doesn't move, and it says "swat failed" and other times, you go right up and just whiff (this would be OK if you actually hit it sometimes too.) Unlike the ps2 and xbox 06 and 07, where the pass defense was extremely well done, the Wii is lacking. What this leads to is no reason not to throw it deep every play. Add in that the computer on your team (i play on all-pro) will not stop a guy in quad coverage on an out, a comeback, a deep ball, a post, anything, and you have to play the defense yourself, which is fine, if it worked. Incase you couldn't tell, I play the safety, so pass defense WAS a huge part of how i won. Now i'm just back there to run away and tackle the guy after he makes another crazy catch.
Now for the POSITIVES
Highlight stick, less gay due to the motion needed (push wiimote and nunchuck forward at the same time) so if you pull it off, you earned it instead of just hitting up on the thumbstick
stiff arms- nothing better than actually making the stiff arm motion right next to your friend while he can't tackle you on screen (adding mocking words like "i waved my arm, and you weren't tackling me, how does that work?" add extra fun)
double jukes- move nunchuck and wiimote left or right together, SICK SICK double jukes
mini games- 2v2 or a 4 player passing skeleton mini-game, crazy fun in addition to rushing attack and 2 minute drill already there
taunting- now when streaking to the endzone, wave your controller, you wave to the crowd, swing the motes like you're double juking back and forth, the guy does that on the screen, taunting taken to a whole new level
passing- no more of this "pressure sensitive buttons" you want a bullet, snap it hard, you want a lob, lay it out there lightly
now for a few NEGATIVES
presnap adjustments- you have to click your guy/group that you want to adjust with the pointer. especially crappy for hot routing receivers, gee, who am i adjusting? the guy i highlighted and the big fuckin menu popped up? probably him
PASS DEFENSE- had to be mentioned again
catching- lift both remotes up like you're catching, but sometimes, on offense, you'll swat the ball. sometimes, on defense, you'll try to make a big hit (leading to PI, and hilarity sometimes) this way of catching also feels very weird trying to jump for the ball, cause you have to lift the remotes at the same time you'd time your Y button to leap in the xbox version, just feels strange not catching when the ball would hit your hands
not a pick up and play game- this is another huge disappointment. the learning curve is so steep, you can't just play anybody who has ever played a football game. if you play anybody who isn't extremely familiar with all aspects of the Wii controls, you will kill them with a Europe team
I'm done ranting now, can't wait for Tiger Woods on the Wii, waiting on MC to get that hopefully. Anyone gamers reading this, if you know where Ambler is and wanna meet up to play any games, let us know. Just hopefully not Madden, cause you will lose and hate us forever.
Phillies winning 90+
WAYS THE PHILLIES WIN 90
Pat Burrell learns to hit the outside curveball
Pat the Bat learns not to cower like a biatcha on an inside fastball
Brett Meyers wife doesn't overcook the steak again
Jimmy Rollins doesn't swing for the fences OR
Jimmy Rollins doesn't lead off anymore
Our relievers understand they're relieving a ballgame, not just giving the guy a break and pitching batting practice
Chase Utley and Ryan Howard are on the team and uninjured (nagging injuries are just as bad)
Our over the hill pitchers pull a Jack and Jill and slide back a few years
Cole's "goosebumps" aren't from the KY being to cold (he looks like a pansy in those commercials, not the most imposing figure as of now)
Our 3rd baseman has half as many errors as Da-Bell's 20+
Shane Victorino plays like a starter, does not regress to bench status
Aaron Rowand hits the padding on the walls
Flash's fastball actually sets up his breaking ball by being fast again
They play in the NL
Utley and Howard are on the team
What did I miss?
Playoffs baby, playoffs
Pat Burrell learns to hit the outside curveball
Pat the Bat learns not to cower like a biatcha on an inside fastball
Brett Meyers wife doesn't overcook the steak again
Jimmy Rollins doesn't swing for the fences OR
Jimmy Rollins doesn't lead off anymore
Our relievers understand they're relieving a ballgame, not just giving the guy a break and pitching batting practice
Chase Utley and Ryan Howard are on the team and uninjured (nagging injuries are just as bad)
Our over the hill pitchers pull a Jack and Jill and slide back a few years
Cole's "goosebumps" aren't from the KY being to cold (he looks like a pansy in those commercials, not the most imposing figure as of now)
Our 3rd baseman has half as many errors as Da-Bell's 20+
Shane Victorino plays like a starter, does not regress to bench status
Aaron Rowand hits the padding on the walls
Flash's fastball actually sets up his breaking ball by being fast again
They play in the NL
Utley and Howard are on the team
What did I miss?
Playoffs baby, playoffs
really funny college quote from case in points
"I had this idea, and I'm not sure if it's really good or really awful. It'd be a System of a Down tribute band whose members all have learning disabilities, and they'd be called Syndrome of a Down... is that a good idea or a really really bad idea?"-Diarmaid, on losing combinations
this just struck me as really funny, i actually loled at work. anyway that's about it.
fyi beer o' meter = 0
this just struck me as really funny, i actually loled at work. anyway that's about it.
fyi beer o' meter = 0
the state of the phillies
i think that the phillies are legit this year. i predict 92 wins, it will be a tight race with the mets, and the phils will prolly get the wildcard if they don't get the division. the mets starting pitching is suspect, but it was last year and you can see where that got them. the only team in the nl that will be a problem in the wildcard race might be the dodgers. andywho, the phils upgraded their starters. last year at this time, they had lieber and myers at the top, then lidle madson and floyd. this year, still lieber and myers, but followed by cole hamels, who had a good year last year, freddy garcia, who had a good year last year, jamie moyer and adam eaton. which is a huge improvement. moyer is a work horse and will be a reliable guy. eaton and lieber are question marks. as it looks now, one of the two is going to the bullpen. eaton has some good stuff but is injury prone, and lieber is in a contract year. you can't have too much starting pitching. i think the phillies are hoping that someone will need a starter close to the start of the season that is willing to give up a good reliever. fat chance i think, looks like lieber or eaton is going to the bp. i think it should be eaton, lieber would be terrible in the bp, but eaton does take an inning or two to get going. so in reality it's a toss-up. i'm starting to like the looks of the bullpen, i think it needs some help, but all-in-all it doesn't look that hopeless. flash geary and madson are all solid pitchers. i did like matt smith's performance last season and i like him as the lefty specialist. he will most likely make the bp. they will also go with alfonseca. i believe that leaves 2 spots left. i really like fabio castro, he had some good numbers last year. they are a little deceptive though, he didn't pitch in any pressure situations and was only on the staff because he was a rule 5 draftee. the phillies have to decide if they would rather have him be a reliever in philly or a starter in AAA. i also like brito, he pitched for the first time this spring on sunday. he retired all three batters he faced, it looked really good concidering that he was in an automobile accident in late december and was unable to lift a spoon to eat for the first three weeks. there are some other pitchers that are making a bit of a splash, germano, happ and bisenius are showing that they might have some major league stuff, however they will most likely not play in the big leagues until september. but they are certainly worth watching nonetheless. that's about it for phils pitching right now. keep in mind that it's still spring training and that means almost nothing for pitchers. or almost any other player for that matter. the only other thing to discuss with the phils is the remaining two bench spots. werth and helms have guaranteed spots on the roster and with dobbs and garcia doing well and the aquisition of ruiz in the off season, a spot on the phils bench is look bleak for chris coste. that is really a shame, he had quite the cinderella story for 2006. he was on the 25 man roster up until the night before opening day in 06 until the signing of delucci on the eve of the opening game. he was then later called up and caught most of the games towards the end of the season when fasano was released and lieberthal was hurt. i really like coste. he hit over .300 last season and is a good catcher. however, his chances are slim with the garcia and dobbs doing well. one is a left hander, which they want on the bench, and the other is just flat out doing better. at the very least, we will see him in september. it really is a shame after what he was able to do for the phillies last year, but the phillies are gearing up to win this season, i think. i would not be surprised if you see the phillies in the world series. we have the best infield offensively, most likely the best starting rotation in the nl, and i think burrell will have a good season so the phils are going all the way, well at least to the world series, the al looks better than the nl again this year so yankees/red sox/detroit/white sox against the phils in the world series is going to be tought. just to reiterate, the phils 92 wins, close race for the division, guaranteed post season spot with the wild card at the least. the dodgers threaten a little bit, but i don't think that more than one team in the nl central will get close to 90 wins and the nl west is a joke other than the padres. the dodgers could do something, but if lieberthal plays more than 45 games, they are in trouble. anyway i think that is it for the phils in the time being. let me know what you think.
btw beer o' meter = 8 just fyi.
btw beer o' meter = 8 just fyi.
Monday, March 19, 2007
First post all about sports and games from ambler
My name's Alex, you will see me from now on as m8r. I'm sitting here with Mike who you will see from now on as mcbolger and we decided to start a blog. We read websites like ESPN.com and gamefaqs.com and realized, why don't we have a blog to top the crappy lists and shitty ideas from other blogs? gamefaqs.com top 10 lists suck, espn.com's page 2 has gone straight down the toilet, and the funniest shit we've seen on the internet was our fantasy football message board, which was basically the lamest, most inside jokey blog of all time. and it was awesome. we'll be here taking out the inside jokes, adding in outside jokes, whatever they are, and making plenty of asinine, unresearched comments on the world of sports and video games such as "Bobby Abreu sucks, he is SO NOT CLUTCH" to "Super Mario 3 is the most innovative video game of all time." either of those 2 things true? to us, YES (maybe, sorta) that's why it's our blog. if we ever learn about how to get other people to write posts for the blog, the writers will multiply exponentially (at least by 2 or 3) We'll be back tomorrow. Who the fuck am i talking to now? nobody reads this yet
but they will
m8r
but they will
m8r
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