Steady Burn

Happy Birthday John Daly!

Mike — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:24:52 +0000

It’s the CEO of Murder Rock C.C.’s 45th birthday.

Guy has a great attitude. Personally, I’d love to see Daly back true to early-90s form. And so would you. Every time Daly flirts with contending in a tournament, you know you root for The Wild Thing.

Amber Rose, A Fan Of Black & Yellow

Mike — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:46:14 +0000

An excuse to post a photo of Amber Rose eating a burrito. She’s a Steelers fan (or she’s just dating Wiz Khalifa).

Either way, take that Kanye (read: excuse to post a sexy photo of Amber Rose and Kanye).

(H/T PSAMP)

Logistically speaking, Buzz Bissinger is still wildly confused by social media

Mike — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:24:12 +0000

Content aside, how many followers is it going to take before Buzz selects a Twitter pic other than the egg? I’ve already told the people at The Daily Beast that they should set him up with an outlandish avatar. I don’t think I’m the first person to make this suggestion.

We’ve been over and over Buzz’s behavior on Twitter. Frighteningly enough, he’s now using it to launch a mayoral campaign.

As for this, the title of the post pretty much covers what’s going on here:

I want to go to a Minnesota high school hockey state final

Mike — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:06:04 +0000

If Prince ever wrote a song about his home state’s illustrious hockey history, Saturday’s three-OT thriller between Eden Prairie and Duluth East for the class 2a title would be his muse.

I have no idea whether, like most Minnesotans, Prince enjoys hockey, but he loves muses.

Check out how this contest ended…

I would go to the Minnesota high school hockey state finals before I’d go to game seven of an NHL finals.

Deadspin has a video where you hear one of the announcers say this was a horrible way for this game to end. They watched three periods and 2+ OTs worth of this game, and I watched a shift, and I still say that guy is wrong.

Tweet this at Chuck Klosterman and help get his reaction.

Minnesota’s Mr. Hockey Scored A Diving Game-Winner In 3OT For The State Title (Deadspin)

Bill Clinton’s letter to Chris Webber, post-1993 NCAA Championship game

Mike — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:52:39 +0000

Bill Clinton is a huge NCAA basketball fan, as well as a fan of his own words of wisdom. So it comes as no surprise that after Chris Webber’s huge gaffe in the 1993 NCAA Championship Finals (of which you can revisit below), Clinton penned a heartfelt letter to the dejected Webber a couple days after the game.

Haven’t seen The Fab Five yet, but hearing a lot of good things and some great things.

Quiz: Name the 66 most successful teams in NCAA tournament history

Mike — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:56:26 +0000

H/T to Guyism’s Isaac for finding this highly mathematical quiz that asks you to name the 66 most successful teams in NCAA tournament history in 12:00 mins.

I was going to post my best gets, worst misses, and a photo of my board. Then I realized that would be giving everyone who sees that information a decisive advantage. Just know that I got 43/66.

Go take the quiz at Sporcle.com. Here’s one free hint:

This buzzer beater trumps all

Mike — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:49:58 +0000

I was going to post about the upcoming 30 for 30 on The Fab Five today, because I post about all of those awesome sports docudramas.

Then a few people tweeted this. Jalen Rose can wait patiently.

Who cares if he egregiously traveled? You’re king sh*t, #14 from Holy Trinity Catholic School.

Brian Wilson is back on Twitter! (When did that happen??)

Mike — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:58:25 +0000

After an inauspicious exit in 2009, Brian Wilson is back on Twitter. When did this glorious event occur?

To be precise, Feb 2. I didn’t find out about it until yesterday, March 2nd – when I investigated who Charlie Sheen is following.

Good to have Brian back and currently tweeting shout-outs to area codes and developing Twitter relationships with other crazy guys.

Charlie “The Answer” Sheen – “We talkin’ ’bout practice”

Mike — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:36:41 +0000

There were more humorous moments from the Today Show – Charlie Sheen interview – like when he referred to himself having “tiger blood” and “adonis DNA” in the same sentence – but this part really captured the crazy. I can’t wait for Part 2 tomorrow.

H/T to The Big Lead for cutting this.

Want to get paid to watch every game this baseball season under the MLB’s employ?

Mike — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:22:39 +0000

Simply, MLB wants to add a staffer tasked with watching every single contest of the 2011 season. Here’s the pitch:

I don’t have half the drive nor the passion for this. However, I’m deeply interested in how this plays out.

The most interesting bullet points in the job responsibilities:

Must reside in a location picked by MLB in New York City for the entire baseball season

Location on display, perhaps MLB? As an NYer, that would be well worth strolling by on occasion to see this person living the dream in action – say during a Kansas City-Baltimore double-header in mid-August.

I applaud anyone with the fan fortitude just to fill out the application. Good luck, baseball lunatics.

MLB Dreamjob