Archive for March, 2009



13
Mar
09

Whistle Sound

_45562727_stens_getty_466Tiger Woods is making his return to stroke play golf at the World Golf Championships but Sweden’s Henrik Stenson made the big news when, on the third hole he stripped off his clothes down to his boxers. After his drive landed in some sticky mud, Stenson opted to go for it rather than taking the penalty strokes.

“Because of the mud I couldn’t really afford to play in any of my clothes as they would have been a real mess down the last six or so holes so I had no option.

“I was only wearing two things when I hit the shot, my jocks and my golf glove – that is the only thing that will appear in the picture aside from the golf club – just the way God created me.

“Shirt, trousers, socks, shoes, hat – the lot was off.”

Stenson was well-prepared for any of the jokes from the other golfers, saying “You never know, I might have a new endorsement with Playgirl or something like that.”

Now, all we have to do is make sure that someone gets Anna Rawson to hit a ball into a similar location and is forced to take off HER clothes… Please…

[BBC Sports]

13
Mar
09

Flip Sticks

This video is called “Extreme Pogo Tricks” although, really it should be called “guy does flips on pogo stick,” regardless, the flips are pretty awesome. Throughout all I can think about all the times that he practiced and landed on his head on concrete. Ah well, it ain’t me.

13
Mar
09

Hey LeBron, Buy Us a Chipotle for No Reason!

Remember Casey Weber, the high schooler who made the 90 foot shot for Dayton Christian High School, well, ESPN, after probably reading about him here, sent a camera crew to check out Weber, who for a local TV crew made another 80 foot shot during a practice. Now, he and his high school team are challenging LeBron James to a contest.

The DCHS team issued a formal challenge to LeBron saying, “Hey, LeBron, anytime, anyplace!” The contest would be the first player to make a full-court shot wins. If Weber does it, the team wants LeBron to buy them a burrito restaurant, of course, they don’t mention what’s in it for LeBron if (when) he wins. My guess is the kids ain’t buying HIM a restaurant. But I love the balls on these kids, after all, LeBron is rich why wouldn’t he just want to buy these kids a Chipotle just cuz right? (I’m assuming it’s a Chipotle because A) it’s Dayton, Ohio and I doubt there are any good real Mexican places, B) They’re high schoolers and Chipotle is the pinnacle of their lives currently.)

[SI]

13
Mar
09

Scare the Crap Right Out of You

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The Japanese truly are light-years ahead of us. This toilet is one of several at various Japanese ski resorts as part of a promotion from Coca-Cola for their Georgia Max coffee brand. You sit down, place your feet in the bindings and let ‘er rip! If that steep drop staring you in the face doesn’t loosen you up, you should probably see a doctor…

I sincerely hope we get these kind of promotions in the US, of course, I would never, ever use a public bathroom, but I might go in and check it out, careful not to touch anything.

[Gizmodo]

13
Mar
09

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12
Mar
09

MLB Will Use Anyone to Sell Merch

mlb-networkMLB has been working hard to move past the steroids era, distancing themselves from the players who have been tainted by the scandal. Unless of course, those players could help MLB make some more money still…

Teams couldn’t move fast enough away from Barry Bonds, despite him being the all time home run king. But then, for example, here is a screenshot from the MLB Shop where they have special sections for Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez. They also have a special section for Chien-Mien Wang, so I don’t know WHAT is going on.

However, I am willing to wager you that anything from the Derek Jeter collection will give you crabs.

12
Mar
09

Goalie Scores on Himself

European soccer is supposed to some of the best and most competitive in the world, of course, that’s the first divisions, Michael Melka is the goalie for Fortuna Dusseldorf of the third division, and it doesn’t look like he’s going to advance any time soon.

I was always under the impression when I played goalie that you should have a clear path to kick the ball. Melka apparently never learned that lesson…

[Sports Rubbish]

12
Mar
09

It’ll Never Get Better Than This

SP_302981_FOUN_GOLF_2 Unni Haskell, 62, moved to St. Petersburg, Florida to enjoy retirement, while there she decided to take up playing golf. After two months of lessons, Haskell felt ready to take on the course itself.

At the 100-yard first hole, she teed up her ball, swung her purple driver as hard as she could and watched as the ball went about 75 yards, then bounced to avoid the bunker, landed on the green and rolled into the hole. Her first swing in golf resulting in an astounding hole-in-one. “I didn’t know it was that big of a deal,” she said. “I thought all golfers do this.”

While not completely unprecedented, this is still pretty remarkable, the odds of an amateur hitting a hole-in-one on any par-3 hole are roughly 12,500 to one.

“We were going to do a putting lesson that day,” her instructor Rick Sopka said. “She said, ‘no,’ she wanted to play. She didn’t even hit a range ball. No warmup at all.”

“I haven’t played since, but I want to,” Haskell said.

Unni, learn a lesson from George Costanza, go out on a high-note. Take up Jai Alai or something instead.

[Tampa Bay.com]

12
Mar
09

Yankee Stadium (But Not Jeter) to be Disease-Free

When the new Yankee Stadium opens next month it will be the first antimicrobial facility in Major League Baseball. Undergoing a special treatment, the stadium itself will kill illness causing microorganisms, molds, fungi and bacteria for up to 3 years.

No word on what this means for Shelley Duncan’s future at the stadium…

[UPI]

12
Mar
09

Get Up You Wuss

Soccer players have the reputation that they hate contact, the slightest touch can set them to flopping and falling and complaining. That’s not the case with Brazilian midfielder Sergio Escudero who bravely soldiers on despite a breeze pushing the linesman’s flag to almost touch his face.

Nah, just kidding, he of course flops down like someone shot him and then looks up astonished at the linesman who I hope tells him to stop being a pussy and get up.

12
Mar
09

Will Perdue ALMOST Measures Up

Orlando Sentinel: You’ve spent your career complaining about floppers and how opponents aren’t man enough to guard you. Does this mean you’re not man enough to guard Dwight Howard?

Shaq: (Bleep) you. I have four rings. How many does he have?

OS: Will Perdue has four rings. Does that mean he’s as good as you?

Shaq: (Bleep) you again.

[Orlando Sentinel]

12
Mar
09

The Most Bad-Assed of Doppelgangers

If you haven’t watched The Wire, quite frankly you’ve missed some of the best television of the last 20 years. One of the shows standout characters was Omar Little (played by Michael K. Williams), a tough SOB who robs drug dealers and is one of the most feared people in Baltimore. When he walks down the street, everyone else runs away, he is infamous for using his shotgun on whoever gets in his way. When Randy Moss was traded to the Patriots in 2007 he instantly became a good citizen and the most dominant receiver in the NFL, putting up stupid video game numbers that are almost unfathomable. One of the absolute best when the ball is in the air, if it is near him usually Randy will pull it down. Please make sure to vote in the poll to let these doppelgangers move on.

And don’t forget to check out all the other excellent doppelgangers HERE.

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