Full Metal Jackass

while the red team sports lannister colors, the hound is most likely pulling for the black team. joffery probably will root for the yankees.

with a cast that is a collection of bull riders, former military, horse riders, steer wrestlers, and theatrical jousters (a la medieval times) the show "Full Metal Jousting" at first seemed a lot like something the cast of Jackass would put themselves through..... some of the training methods are: ride a horse at full speed (in armor) as your coach smashes you with an aluminum bat as you pass him.... and having you teammates smash you in the chest with a battering ram so you can "get used to the impact"

yes, it was pretty entertaining... but it got old fast, as they were not really taking beatings that severe.

the show is 30 minutes too long.. the 'reality show' crap they try to add to show is a waste... most of these guys seem like they were not

Webster "Harley"s away the game...

so this 'highlight' has been popping up in a few places:




how has no one made reference to the classic 'kenny harley' move form the 2001 ncaa tourney? the NY post even had the BC logo with "Bonehead College" on the back page after this debacle.


the only difference here is webster made the dunk, harley somehow missed a layup....

classic quote from that 2001 article: "I was like, `What's he doing? They're down by three and he's going for two,' " - USC forward Sam Clancy

i gotta tell you, both webster and harley don't at all look like guys who would go for a dunk as time expired when they were down by 3 points. gotta go for the 'and-one' dunk at the buzzer.

What's this LA Clippers/Lob City crap?

Fortunately this graphic doesn't capture league rankings in "complete organizational failure" and "lamest name".

Facial, LA. Total Facial. You can have your cute "Lob City" title, apparently DC is "Neon Boudeaux Power Slam City". Just dunking all over the place. And losing, and disgracing themselves, and wearing jerseys that say Wizards on them...but also dunking the shit out of stuff as well I guess.

Avada Kedunkra!

J&N over on Metsblog... no big deal.

over the last couple of years matt cerrone has been kind enough to post a few images/illustrations i've sent him on metsblog.... always an honor. previously he had always asked if i had a portfolio or blog link for him to link to... and in those cases i never did... even still, it was nice of him to extend the offer... so it was super cool to see J&N get a mention, with a link no less, when i sent him the met/yankee/giants chart.

my only complaint.. .and its not really a complaint... is the 50/50 shot of matt getting my name right...

message to matt:

like i said, its not really a complaint... but it would just save me from the likes of sneaker or the littlest texting me about how cerrone keeps butchering my name... c'mon guys he gets it right sometimes too!

see!

but to be honest, its awesome just to be an occasional part of metsblog. misspelling included.... and if a link back to J&N is included, matt can spell my name anyway he wants.

Mann-To-Mann Offense coming to DC?

"i wonder if burgundy and gold will make my neck look less crooked"

rumors of a noodle-armed peyton, on his way to DC are apparently all over the place.

and one thing i've heard a lot of is that the giants wont give mario manninham a contract at the level that some are predicting he will get after his super bowl performance.... i will not be surprised at all if little danny snyder decides to overpay for the giants 3rd receiver.

"we just need to get a couple more guys like cruz and nicks in dc, and i'll make big catches all day!"

normally i would think signing away giants receiver is a bad idea. .... but if they can combine mario manningham with the second best manning QB? i think they might have something.

and if not? well then it will be just as enjoyable to watch them both crash and burn.... sorry mario... can't keep rooting for you if you go to dallas, philly or dc... its part of the rules.

it was pretty obvious to everyone, right?

it's all part of the plan.

i remember thinking after this game that this team was probably going to win the super bowl. its just one of those feelings you get.you just know when a team is primed to make that push for a title.

this is just so cool....

'winning isn't everything, but losing stinks'
- mr. tuttle

 just saw this banner ad on espn.com ... fannnnn-tastic.
hey, if seeing a congratulations ad from uggs doesn't cheer you up after losing to the giants in the superbowl again, nothing will.

yankee fans suck

chart courtesy of the elias sports bureau

i have heard nothing but "giants fans are talking like pats have no shot" the last week... and even though i have no evidence to back this up, i am saying that 100% of these "can't lose" giants fans are also 'douchier' yankee fans... and possibly some random 'just as douchier' red sox fans (yeah, sox/giant fans actually exist)

granted, most giants fans are probably yankee fans... but the mets/giant fans do exist, and there are a good amount of them, and i dont think any of them have this 'in the bag' mentality that their yankee-fan counterparts have. it's very irritating. 

as a mets/giants fan, my confidence level is ' i think we can win'.... but i am utterly terrified they lose... that eli lays an egg, that jacobs and bradshaw fumble twice each... basically, the mets still have me conditioned for "the worst is always possible"....

i am not saying i think those thing will happen. the run they are on has raised my confidence level to its highpoint this season. i like their chances.... but to think they are somehow unbeatable is utterly crazy.

that being said, i think no one has more to lose than patriot fans... if they somehow lose to the same team that ripped a perfect season away from the in the most improbable fashion.... my god. just flush those lombardi trophies down the turdlet... they will be meaningless to everyone, except maybe panther, eagle and ram fans.... (the teams they beat in their three superbowls, in case you forgot)

i think the two-week layoff leads to an ugly first half, followed by second half fireworks.

gostkowski wide right at the gun

giants: 31
pats: 28

Bryce Harper explains his favorite teams, confirms status as a total nozzle

My eyes lit up when I saw this post on the DC Sports Bog (which has just been posting some fantastic material as of late). Apparently Bryce Harper started getting hit up on twitter about his love for the Cowboys, Lakers, Duke, and the Yankees (just typing that made me gag a little bit). Let's just say he is no Gio Gonzalez. What a clown. Love the fact that people started killing him on this. His team loyalties are completely indefensible. Let's take a look.

Hey, the "inherited sports allegiance from a parent" is definitely a valid reason to pull for a team. Its why I'm a Mets fan living in DC. (Thanks for that, Dad. Its really worked out well)

This is where Harper completely loses credibility. He liked the Lakers and Cowboys because of his dad, but chooses to ignore USC and the Reds...and pull for Duke and the Yankees? Gross.

Who wouldn't like Duke in the 90's? I mean, pretty much everyone who didn't go there, right?

This just reinforces his love for front runners - the Caps are the only team in DC who finish in first place year after year...and then promptly lose in the playoffs. Still.

Pretty sure this is just an outright lie.

Umm, thanks.

Hotel TV channel guide: Where the hell are you??

Where are you in my hotel?? You've deserted me when I needed you most, jerkass.

I've been traveling a ton lately, and I've pretty much reached the breaking point on one particular issue in regard to hotels: why don't hotel tv's have channel guides? Seriously, WHY!!?? Its absolutley infuriating.

The hotel industry has adopted every other 21st century in-room technological amenity to make your stay as comfortable as possible - wireless internet, flat screen HDTV, digital heat/ac, outlets all over the room...then, suddenly, you turn on the tv and its like you are transported back to 1999 (that's a ballpark guess, I can't remember when exactly tv channel guides became the status quo. I just picked the beginning of the millennium). I have to blindly search/flip around the tv stations, a chore I find exasperating since I've been living off my DVR for the last 3 years. Is this how we used to live?? Bad times.

The logical reason is the hotels are trying to push/break you into purchasing one of their absurdly priced PPV movies. But, according to this article, hotels only bring in 10-15 percent off PPV purchases. So, then, what the hell is going on here?? I want my goddamn tv channel guide and I want it yesterday. This is bullshit.