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The Daily Dose: October 2008 Archives
what? you thought because it's close to Halloween means there are no glorious tales from the golf course?!
no no no - nowhere else can you find these stories....
Good thing the US doesn't view things this way:
From Korea: The Supreme Court recognized lower courts' ruling that Jung had violated the duty of due care to prevent injury to others while playing a sport.
"In events such as boxing or judo, injury to the opponent is to be expected so there is that mitigating circumstance," the court said.
"But in golf, it is unreasonable to expect a caddy should anticipate injury to him or herself."
Golf carts + highway = low speed chase
Man, of all the times you wished for video - this was it....
And "Two hinnies, a cross between a stallion and a female donkey, were found about two weeks ago" on an Iowa golf course. Of course they were.
Finally, what would a golf blog entry be without John Daly?
Headline: Drunk outside a Hooters, Daly taken into custody
Need we say more? I don't think so.
it's funny. last night the Beacon sports deskers were talking about the terrible situation The Beloved Bulls are in with Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich, Ben Gordon and Larry Hughes all being on the roster and how Our Cousin Vinny lucked out with Hughes' shoulder injury.
We all agreed that Hinrich should probably start, with Gordon being on the floor at the end of games to let Rose set up for shots (since he can't create his own). As for Hughes...ugh.
But anyway, we were talking about how the only person of those four that could handle coming off the bench was Hinrich.
and guess what? that's exactly what has happened.
The Bulls are in such a bad, bad way with Gordon and Hughes. Little Ben is going to what to start and play and chuck in order to get around 20 per game so he can try and work some team for more than the $50 mil over 5 he turned down a year ago. So you know he'd be a problem on the bench - just like last year.
And Hughes will be a problem if he's on the bench. I'm sure Pax would love to dump Hughes, but with his injury, it won't happen at least until the deadline. And while Hinrich might be enticing to some teams, he regressed so badly last year that he has no value.
Well, at least we've got Joakim. Right?
'nuff said!
Continue reading Daily Dose: Oct. 27 - Meatheads rejoice!.
alright alright- sometimes things get a little crazy at the Beacon and I can't throw up a dose for your quick fix...
but sports always comes to my rescue in situations like this and just provides gold - gold baby, gold - by way of ridiculousness...
like Gov. Sarah Palin already destroying one Legace without even being elected ....
and then on the (former and never were) Chicago Bulls front...
who's surprised that Eddy Curry is unhappy in New York with new coach Mike D'Antoni? What? You mean 300-pound "Fast" Eddy (you know, the guy with no work ethic) isn't a favorite of a coach who loves an up tempo style predicated on ball movement and crisp cuts?
ok Bulls fans, that was me being nice...
here's the kick in the Spaldings....
From this SI piece on Portland center Greg Oden...
"All our holes," says shooting guard Brandon Roy, a surprise All-Star last year in his second season, "are holes that Greg is going to plug."
The Blazers are good with plans. They had one before the Ping-Pong balls brought them Oden: to remake a team that had lost its nestling spot in the warm bosom of loyal Portland fans, having earned the sobriquet of Jail Blazers through the on-court and off-court misadventures of players such as Rasheed Wallace, Isaiah Rider, Damon Stoudamire, Bonzi Wells, Ruben Patterson, Zach Randolph, Qyntel Woods and Darius Miles. Pritchard (who arrived in 2004 as director of player personnel and was named G.M. late in the '06-07 season) and McMillan (who became coach before the '05-06 season) wanted to rebuild with what Pritchard calls "character guys." So far it has worked, not least because Pritchard pulled off some draft-day magic to get solid citizens Aldridge (from the Bulls) and Roy (from the Minnesota Timberwolves).em>
The highlighted parts are what will eventually get Bulls GM John Paxon fired.
He passed on Brandon Roy. He traded Aldridge away. Now, you can say with those two the Bulls never would been in position to draft Derrick Rose, but sorry - those two, right, have The Beloved contending in the East. There would be no need for Rose and I'm not sorry saying it.
Right now, the Bulls suck. Rose, if healthy, makes them less so. But already the kid has had a bum knee and now has a hurt hip/hammy. Not a good start.
it's unfortunate, but to me, it looks like Pax is kind of like Scott Skiles - an A-to-B GM...but his last few drafts have proven to be busts....and if Rose is consistently hurt...that won't help.
and just let this man do what he can do. Please?
I try not to think about the Bulls anymore. They sucked all the life out of me in the years after the final championship - and it took a long time for me to finally buy back in. I was all in heading into last season and woop! Suck again!
I had written them off (again) until they drafted Rose. I worry about his knees, but he's such a special player and unlike anyone the team has had in the back court since that 1998 team. Just watch him - you'll see it. And then you'll really realize that the rest of the team is crap.
Well, we knew Larry Hughes was crap, but really? These guys can't screen the right way and roll off to the right spot? These guys can't position themselves around the lane in the right area to catch a dish off a drive? Really?
The only good thing about the NBA is that one player can make a team, so hopefully Vinny will just let the kid run the show and be the show - and maybe, just maybe, Kirk Hinrich and Luol Deng might figure it out....maybe.
A story out of Charlotte says that the incredible M-Jeff is not really doing much in running the Charlotte Bobcats, that the roster is filled with bad players, that coach Larry Brown is griping already and owner Bob Johnson would love to sell this disaster.
There is little argument that MJ was one of the greatest humans to ever put on a pair of sneakers and put a round ball through a round rim.
Very rarely however, does that translate into success in the front office. Many great players suck at it. Isiah Thomas. Elgin Baylor. Larry Bird has watched the Pacers fall apart. Really, the only guy I can think of that pulled it off was Jerry West, but even he fell on his face once he didn't have a guy name Shquille O'Neal on his roster.
Look - MJ was always more interested in gambling, cars, golf, women, motorcyles, his clothing line....and he should be. That's what you do when you're MJ.
After the debacle in Washington, I figured if MJ wanted to get back in a front office, it would be as a figure head (a la Magic Johnson) and not really be involved with personnel. He's proven he doesn't have a knack for it, and it's sad to see him really destroy two franchises now.
I think I missed Friday's Daily Dose, but this one is so good I can't pass it up.
This thing says that Da Coach might have altered history had he decided to run against Obama for a seat in the Illinois senate.
"There's no way to know whether Ditka would have won but, remember, Obama was still a virtual unknown in Illinois in June of '04. Had Ditka run and won, Obama most-assuredly wouldn't be running for president today."
OOHhhhh, Coooach could've decided our future!!!!
Continue reading Daily Dose: Oct. 20 - Da Coach!?.
of all people, how could you forget?
In the 7th inning of tonight's Rays-Red Sox game and the Rays went up 7-0, good ol' Chip started talking about the Rays playing the Phillies in the World Series.
Oh Chip.
Did you really forget? You should know better.
he's available according to the Padres and published reports.
now, what makes this interesting is that right now, he's saying he won't approve a trade to the American League. My first thought is this: weak sauce.
Why?
This guy has so little faith in his stuff that he doesn't think it can translate to the big boy league?
I still think Trader Kenny should make an offer to Kevin Towers and then he and The Chairman should fly out to San Diego and convince Peavy to come to the Southside.
Cubs fans can hope though - the Cubbies were one of the teams Peavy's agent mentioned as one he would accept a trade to. While I think Cubs fans are irrational in their dream of seeing Derrek Lee traded, I'd offer D-Lee for a true ace.
should have been this: Kansas City Royals raise ticket prices
but then I saw this: Baker to manage son's youth team
That's right - Johnny B. Baker is going to be chewing toothpicks for Darren's team in a tournament in the Bay Area.
No word yet if Dusty will let little Brad Smith throw 137 pitches or look the other way when 10-year-old Lewis Bobblehead shows up sporting a hat three times the size of what he wore last year and a mustache.
Also, unconfirmed reports say Corey Patterson will be in centerfield.
As you've come to know, I love what sports has to offer....off the field that is. Athletes are just interesting people....and it seems like only they do stuff like this....
and naturally, headline writers around the world love it as well....
China's Wang to get help after karaoke club fight
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's national table tennis team will give Olympic medalist Wang Hao counseling after he reportedly got into a fight with a security guard for trying to stop him from urinating outside a karaoke club.
The best part of it? The "Do you know who I am?" moment....
"I am the famous Wang Hao! I am the world champion! Does it matter if I beat you?" shouted the 24-year-old
it happens!
but, never fear - here are some great sports headlines (yes, they're real!)
"A renewed Gus Frerotte is poised to save the Vikings." huh? What?
but the following video goes to show you just how ridiculous football fans are... Yes, you are about to take a wonderful ride on the "Gus Bus"
"NFL fines 3 Dolphins for celebrating" - never mind that these guys won ONE game last year! Who can blame them!?
"Don't Stop Believing" - Sorry, ESPN doesn't even get a link to this. It's a story on NASCAR. That doesn't fly here....
"Raccoon chase ends with Summitt having surgery" - what else can I add to that?
and finally....
"WWE suspends 10 for 'wellness policy' violations" - nooooooooo!!!!!1
how I feel about this piece from ESPN ...
it's supposed to give you a glimpse at how life is different for John Lynch after being told he sucked at football at age 37....and I think this paragraph does give you an insight into how drastically his life changed the moment he was cut from the Patriots this past preseason..
"So, like it or not, Lynch suddenly has a whole new life. The other day, he got a $743 Qwest cell phone bill. "I haven't had to pay for cell phones since ... they were invented!" Qwest also mentioned that he wouldn't be getting his yearly fat endorsement fee either. The new cars he got free every 3,000 miles are down the road too. The weekly free $2,500 suit deal he got from Saks for his TV show? No show, no suit."
On one hand, there's no way you feel bad about it. But on the other, it offes a little insight as to why some of these guys have such a hard time hanging it up. Sometimes, I bet, it has nothing to do with physical pain, their actual checks, or "tarnishing a legacy". I'd imagine it's the little things like this - you know, reality - that make it sting...
when a participant actually says he was paid to not fight the way, you know, MMA fighters are supposed to....
Now the guy is backtracking (don't ask me what his name is) and saying his original comments were "misconstrued" but whatever...this "sport" is a joke and it was only a matter of time before this type of stuff started coming out....
and when they start legit PED testing, call me....
especially Red Sawx fans...
but tonight was great....
we all know they have the goofy accents but when Anaheim's Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez came into the game, 40,000+ all started chating "K-Rod" at him....
only it was "K-Rawd, K-Rawd, K-Rawd"
It was freakin' hysterical.
Sometimes, you all are the best at this ....
Check out Freebird Jim's comment following last night's loss....an absolutely great piece.
For some reason, as I read his post - and remembered back some hours ago to all the faces in Wrigley Field - I couldn't help but think of this.....
good question.
it was posed by a female Cubs fan just moments ago on TBS as the station panned Wrigley Field for the famous "reaction shots" as the Dodgers are pounding the beloved.
and part of me kind of felt bad for them.
then they showed the guy with the Watermelon on his head.
Henry, he of the 9 kids by 9 mom's, didn't wait long to start moving weight. He could've resumed playing at some point, if he got off the weed...
but he joins this inglorious list of NFLers who couldn't help but get their hands dirty:
Nate Newton
Jamal Lewis
Matt Lehr and an unnamed member of the Atlanta Falcons
Troy Hambrick
Leonardo Carson
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