True geek alert #199: If you type Mark McGwire into your Google search, this is what shows up…
I think we’re going to be able to add ‘Mark McGwire and crying’ real soon.
At the moment, when you type Mark Mcgwire cr…Creatine is prompted before crying; I searched for Mark Mcgwire on Google, ask me anything.
The payoff to all this nonsense…hilarity.
I bet you thought that was going to be all legitimate, what with the AP chyron in there, right? Wrong again. To make up for it with something informative on the matter, check out SportsRadioInterviews.com’s post of Dave Henderson’s, former Mcgwire teammate with the A’s, interview today with ESPN 101 in St Louis:
I was going to spend my self-allotted blogging time today writing haiku about NFL Wildcard weekend, but then the levee broke and EA announced the glorious return of NBA JAM for Wii – you’ll have to wait until tomorrow for playoff poetics.
“NBA JAM is one of the most recognizable franchises in videogame history,” said Peter Moore, President, EA SPORTS. “Diehard fans of the original game have been asking for a remake for more than a decade. We’re very excited to give them their wish this year with the return of this iconic franchise.”
EA should probably just start working on the beard renderings now, because I don’t think Boom Dizzle has to worry that much about getting picked for BOOM-SHAKA-LAKA, the next generation. However, if I’m Baron, should I be somewhat offended that they’re putting it to a vote? He’s a ten year vet in the midst of serious 2010 campaign. And yes, there are some electric young guns to choose from here (and one older gentleman), but Baron is an established star, plus he has 2-3 other nicknames with the word boom in them.
For the record, I voted for Davis, Blake Griffin, and Camby for nostalgia.
Earlier I was reading the Washington Post’s latest on the Gilbert Arenas- Javarus Crittenton Mexican standoff, a.k.a. the sports story of the year. It’s a must read, very quotatious.
The Post is now reporting that the dispute began during a card game between Crittenton and JaVale McGee. Arenas was simply heckling Crittenton, who’s apparently not exactly the Teddy KGB of team bus hustling.
The dispute between Arenas and Crittenton began on the team plane during a popular card game between players called “Boo-ray.” Crittenton lost roughly $1,100 to JaVale McGee, a Wizards center, in the game, according to a player who watched the game and who also spoke on condition of anonymity. Crittenton, already angry over a dispute over the game’s rules, became irate when Arenas began needling him.
Their barbs escalated to a point where Arenas, smiling, said he would blow up Crittenton’s car, according to two players on the flight, who requested anonymity. Crittenton replied that he would shoot Arenas in his surgically repaired knee.
After reading this, I felt compelled to check out the rules of Boo-Ray, popular in Louisiana and seemingly a great way to piss away your bankroll. To give a quick and dirty explanation, first, each player is dealt three cards, then you go around the table and each player can decide to pass or play. Everyone antes a chip before the deal and regardless of whether or not they decide to play. If you pass, you’re out for the duration of that deal. If you elect to play, you can discard any of your cards and be dealt new ones.
When the game starts, the player to the left of the dealer selects the trump suit. Whoever plays the highest trump at the end of the hand wins the trick and gets to pick trump for the next pass. Once all the players have played three cards, the game ends and the player who took the most tricks wins the pot.
Now, the kicker, any player who won no tricks is said to be the “boo-ray,” which was initially meant to reference something like a borro or a donkey; those Cajuns put their own little flavor on the name. You’re considered the donkey because before the next game the boo-ray has to ante the equivalent of the last pot. So say you started playing with seven players, for the second deal, the boo-ray has to ante seven chips while everyone else ante’s one, making the new pot 13 chips. The boo-ray for the hand after that will have to ante 13 chips.
I know that was probably confusing, but I think the key takeaway is that boo ray sounds like it gets wild with pots growing exponentially. Even Charles Barkley was probably like too rich for my debt-ridden blood. However, with only two people it sounds like suited war and not really that interesting. It wouldn’t surprise me if it came out that more players on the bus were involved in the game, strictly from a level of enjoyment perspective. If you want the full run-down of the rules , you can read up on boo-ray here.
Sent from my man on the inside at the NHL who loves the arrogance of the subhead. As do I.
That winning streak that was snapped was five straight gold medals by the Canadians, or by my calculations, nearly 30 straight wins in World Championship competition.
Oh, did I forget to mention this momentous feat happened yesterday? Some of the hockey community is pretty enraged that we didn’t pay more attention to this. Personally, I’m surprised we didn’t get a plug for the junior team from the 1980′s Olympic heroes during the Winter Classic last weekend – you’d think Eruzione and friends would take an interest in a bunch of 20-somethings taking out a powerhouse in dramatic fashion. I guess there wasn’t time during the segment…possibly because they had to clear up the fact that the game against the Soviets wasn’t actually the gold medal game.
I was monitoring it pretty closely yesterday to see what sort of post-game bromance between Chad and Darelle Revis would ensue, strangely – mind-boggling inexplicably actually – nothing too excited came of that; he alluded he might make good on his promise to change his name back to Chad Johnson, then a few more bruh, bruh’s, and that’s about it.
In far more engaging, and whimsical, developments yesterday via Twitter, Ochocinco personally sought out Giants stadium staple, and the face of the J-E-T-S chants, Fireman Ed.
Chad’s query was answered by ESPN producer Jason Romano, which garnered him a shout out from a thankful Ocho who apparently is going to hook Fireman Ed with a trip to Cincy (“Enjoy the jungle”) for the game on Saturday.
Last week, Fireman Ed was made the subject of some of Ocho’s more inventive trash talk directed at the Jets and Revis, saying he was going to get his own Bengals fire hat made (no idea if he did), get up on the goal post or a linebacker’s shoulders, then quiet the Giants stadium crowd and get them to chant O-C-H-O.
“I have one that is going to be so good. Everybody listening? You know the guy in the stands with the fireman hat (Fireman Ed) that quiets the stadium? OK, I have my own fireman hat made, but it doesn’t say Jets. It’s a Bengals fireman hat. When I score, I’m going to sit on top of the goal post and then I’m going to quiet the stadium like he does…
“I had this planned in the offseason. All I could think about is the guy who gets on the big guy’s shoulders and he quiets the stadium and does the Jets-Jets-Jets thing. Hopefully the fans of New York will give me the same respect. When I score, I’m going to get on my lineman’s shoulders and I’m going to quiet the stadium.
“I want everybody to say Ocho, O-C-H-O. You guys write about that. Get it out there and tell them to please cooperate.”
After Sunday night’s loss, Ocho’s clearly showing Fireman Ed much respect – strangely so were the broadcast team of Chris Collinsworth and Al Michaels at one point during the game. Just don’t be surprised if this Saturday the Bengals win and Chad brings out a whole troupe of Hooters girls wearing orange fire hats.
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In other news, Collinsworth has a rapier wit. Did anyone catch this exchange?
Michaels: You think [Rex Ryan] has a layer of thermals on under there? Collinsworth: I think he was born with a layer of thermal.
And with that, we close the book on another NFL regular season.
