Who Likes Steroids?
Brett Boone did, that’s who. Before the 2001 season, the diminutive second baseman had enjoyed a solid but not spectacular career as a good fielding shortstop with a decent bat. He was somewhat of a journeyman, playing for Seattle, Cincinnati, Atlanta and San Diego before coming back to the Mariners before said 2001 season. This is a player who had never hit more than 24 home runs or drove in more than 112 RBI in a season and has a career batting average of .266. In other words, nothing special. And then, “magically”, at age 32, Boone reeled off these numbers:
.331 average, 37 home runs, 141 RBI
I hope the face you are making is just as skeptical as the one plastered on my face, the one that should always accompany an unbiased review of Mr. Boone’s numbers. What a joke. This was a 5’10”, 180 pound joker of a second baseman who suddenly started hitting like Mickey Mantle at age 32. Me thinks Boone was juicing like nobody’s business.
Who Likes Steroids Even More?
Brady Anderson, that’s who. Another scrawny (6’1”, 180 lbs), scrappy fielder with a decent bat, Anderson hit between 12 and 24 home runs in a season eight times. This pretty much tells you what kind of threat he was at the plate; effective but not overpowering. Let’s briefly take a look then, at what happened in the year nineteen hundred and ninety six:
50 home runs, 110 RBI (29 more than 2nd best for his career), .297 average (.256 career)
Hilarious. It’s like his whole career was humming along right at sea level when all of a sudden he jumped to Everest for a year and then just as quickly came back down. I bet he got paranoid and was like “Man, I gotta lay off the juice. I’m Brady Anderson. There’s no way people will believe I can hit 50 bombs in a season.” Think of it this way. Anderson hit 23% of his career home runs in one season! 210 over his 15 year career. 50 alone in 1996! Preposterous.
Who Like Steroids The Most?
Well, it’s probably not Luis Gonzalez, but his Looney Tunes stats are still funny to look at. A career .284 hitter, whose second best career home run season was 31, he propelled the Diamondbacks to the 2001 World Series while jamming steroids in his ass between every inning:
.325 average, 57 home runs, 142 RBI
The 142 RBI is also 28 more than second best of his career. Oh, yeah, Gonzo was 34 when he found this little fountain of youth. The only thing funnier than looking at these stats? Knowing that Gonzalez finished 3rd in the National League MVP voting in 2001 behind…Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds. You can’t make this shit up.
July 10, 2008
July 07, 2008
Freedom Isn't Free
What’s up yall. Hope everyone had a good time celebrating their freedom this weekend. I sure did as SAE’s from around the country invaded the nation’s capital, and by Sunday morning everyone was strug-a-ling. The Oceanliner would like to send a special shout out to Mr. Joshua Davis Glubiak, who called this weekend to let everyone know of his engagement to Meg. I could not be happier for the pre-newlyweds and am ecstatic for the wedding in Dallas next year. Plus now we have an excuse to take Rubiak to Vegas…
In completely different tone and news, I got a drastic haircut about 2 weeks ago, which has been my norm for a couple of years now: let it get shaggy as hell and then cut it real short. I like to get my money’s worth with haircuts. After this particular butchering, I got a lot of awkward “Did you get a haircut?” questions. I normally get about 13 pounds chopped off my head, so I feel like people can skip the “Did you” question and move straight to the haircut analysis. When people ask “Did you get a haircut?”, I wanted to respond with a deadpan “No.” and see how they reacted. I mean, a stupid question deserves a stupid answer. I would much rather have people lead off with, “Dude, Old, your head looks like a Q-tip now” than the impossibly obvious answer generating “Did you get a haircut?” Moving on.
It got announced a week or two ago, but I’ve got to give my 2 cents on the USA basketball roster for the Beijing Olympics. First of all, they didn’t have any tryouts, which is a huge mistake. Nothing brings out competition and intensity more than an open tryout, which is exactly what a complacent Team USA needs before heading off to Asia to represent our country. Feeling entitled is exactly why we didn’t win gold in 2004. Not having tryouts is just an extension of that.
This is especially troubling given some of the questionable selections made by team VP Jerry Colangelo. Dwayne Wade got shut down by the Heat midway through last season and has not played any meaningful basketball in a long time. He made the team by having an “impressive” private workout with Colangelo. Hmmmm, what would be better than a private workout to gauge the status of a star player coming back from injury? An open tryout! That way the coaching staff could accurately judge how well Wade is doing in his rehab playing against actual players in a pressure situation. Giving Wade a spot has got to create animosity with other players in the league who didn’t get the call.
I also think Wade’s style of play is ill suited for the international game. Half of Wade’s game is getting to the free throw line, and international refs are simply not going to call the petty hand checks and swiped that get called in the NBA. The finesse finger roll drive (aka the D-Wade special) is going to get eaten up by foreign defenders who will be allowed to be physical with a driving opponent.
The fact that Jason Kidd is also on the team is also flabbergasting. Colangelo must not have been following the NBA when Kidd got traded to the Mavs and guided them to an impressive first round playoff exit. An open tryout would prove how much of a lame duck he is now. Chris Paul and Deron Williams are thankfully on the team, but I believe even point guards like Chauncey Billups, Baron Davis and Brandon Roy would be a better fit on the Olympic team than Kidd. Hell, give me Daniel Gibson over Kidd; at least Boobie can shoot the rock. You have got to be able to knock down jumpers in international competition, and Kidd’s current 38% field goal percentage (read: Yikes) last year is just not going to cut it.
Kidd is also a huge defensive liability at this point in his career, which is a big risk. One of the main reasons the US didn’t win gold in Athens is because we couldn’t defend the high pick and roll, and the marksmen foreign shooters killed us with mid range jumpers. Kidd will get rained on all day long out there on defense. Billups, Davis and especially Roy are much better on defense than Kidd. Kidd might dish out a couple more dimes a game, but he bleeds big-time in every other department. An open tryout would expose this flaw and we could correct it early. Oh well.
The only other complaint I had was that Tyson Chandler was left off the team. He is exactly the kind of bruiser we need in the middle. A guy who is on the court to rebound, hustle and play defense. A guy who wears his emotions on his sleeve and will get his teammates fired up. He would also be a perfect fit with Paul on the team, as Chandler has proven to be fairly efficient on offense when working together with CP3. I would have chosen Chandler over frail Chris Bosh, but this is not an egregious omission.
I have heard a lot of criticism for the selection of Tayshaun Prince, but this is one pick I wholeheartedly agree with. Prince is incredibly versatile, unselfish to a fault, and like Chandler loves to hustle and play defense. This is the kind of guy you want to see on your bench when 3 other players have fouled out and Prince can come in and play 3 different positions without being a liability on either end of the court. Great pick here in my opinion. Plus Prince can maybe sucker the opposition into going easy on him with his heroin addict good looks.
In summer doldrum news, Fox Sports signed recently retired Michael Strahan to join their NFL pregame show on Sunday. For those of you keeping score at home, that’s now five people around the table for the Fox Sunday morning show. When will the networks realize that more is not better in terms of broadcasting? Having five people trying to share airtime is such a stupid and inefficient idea, especially considering Terry Bradshaw and Jimmy Johnson are on that panel. Whenever you have more than two or three people, the show disintegrates into one-upsmanship and annoying laughter. There should never be more than two people in the booth during a live sporting event and never more than three people hosting a pregame show. College Game Day was perfect when it was just Fowler (the moderator), Herbstreit (the ex-player) and Corso (the ex-coach). Now they have ruined it by bringing in Desmond Howard plus some joker celebrity every week. People are so stupid sometimes.
For those of you, who, like me, are fascinated by the world of college football recruiting, check out this superb article that appeared on SI.com last week about the history of recruiting:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/06/19/recruiting.main/index.html?eref=T1
I was sad that Charles Schwab was one of the title sponsors of the Wimbledon coverage this weekend. Not because I don’t like the company, but because those weird animation ads they run are so freaking stupid. The ones where it is just a person talking, but there is some kind of crazy CGI effect going on. There is absolutely no point of doing that, it looks retarded and I’m sure it cost a lot of money. Why not just show us an actual person talking? I feel like this is one instance where the producers were trying to be trendy and failed miserably. And you know how much I like trendy.
Well, that’s it for this week folks. I feel like I need a weekend to recover from the weekend I just had. Oh well, back to work. Until next time friends, stay safe, keep it real and remember where you came from.
In completely different tone and news, I got a drastic haircut about 2 weeks ago, which has been my norm for a couple of years now: let it get shaggy as hell and then cut it real short. I like to get my money’s worth with haircuts. After this particular butchering, I got a lot of awkward “Did you get a haircut?” questions. I normally get about 13 pounds chopped off my head, so I feel like people can skip the “Did you” question and move straight to the haircut analysis. When people ask “Did you get a haircut?”, I wanted to respond with a deadpan “No.” and see how they reacted. I mean, a stupid question deserves a stupid answer. I would much rather have people lead off with, “Dude, Old, your head looks like a Q-tip now” than the impossibly obvious answer generating “Did you get a haircut?” Moving on.
It got announced a week or two ago, but I’ve got to give my 2 cents on the USA basketball roster for the Beijing Olympics. First of all, they didn’t have any tryouts, which is a huge mistake. Nothing brings out competition and intensity more than an open tryout, which is exactly what a complacent Team USA needs before heading off to Asia to represent our country. Feeling entitled is exactly why we didn’t win gold in 2004. Not having tryouts is just an extension of that.
This is especially troubling given some of the questionable selections made by team VP Jerry Colangelo. Dwayne Wade got shut down by the Heat midway through last season and has not played any meaningful basketball in a long time. He made the team by having an “impressive” private workout with Colangelo. Hmmmm, what would be better than a private workout to gauge the status of a star player coming back from injury? An open tryout! That way the coaching staff could accurately judge how well Wade is doing in his rehab playing against actual players in a pressure situation. Giving Wade a spot has got to create animosity with other players in the league who didn’t get the call.
I also think Wade’s style of play is ill suited for the international game. Half of Wade’s game is getting to the free throw line, and international refs are simply not going to call the petty hand checks and swiped that get called in the NBA. The finesse finger roll drive (aka the D-Wade special) is going to get eaten up by foreign defenders who will be allowed to be physical with a driving opponent.
The fact that Jason Kidd is also on the team is also flabbergasting. Colangelo must not have been following the NBA when Kidd got traded to the Mavs and guided them to an impressive first round playoff exit. An open tryout would prove how much of a lame duck he is now. Chris Paul and Deron Williams are thankfully on the team, but I believe even point guards like Chauncey Billups, Baron Davis and Brandon Roy would be a better fit on the Olympic team than Kidd. Hell, give me Daniel Gibson over Kidd; at least Boobie can shoot the rock. You have got to be able to knock down jumpers in international competition, and Kidd’s current 38% field goal percentage (read: Yikes) last year is just not going to cut it.
Kidd is also a huge defensive liability at this point in his career, which is a big risk. One of the main reasons the US didn’t win gold in Athens is because we couldn’t defend the high pick and roll, and the marksmen foreign shooters killed us with mid range jumpers. Kidd will get rained on all day long out there on defense. Billups, Davis and especially Roy are much better on defense than Kidd. Kidd might dish out a couple more dimes a game, but he bleeds big-time in every other department. An open tryout would expose this flaw and we could correct it early. Oh well.
The only other complaint I had was that Tyson Chandler was left off the team. He is exactly the kind of bruiser we need in the middle. A guy who is on the court to rebound, hustle and play defense. A guy who wears his emotions on his sleeve and will get his teammates fired up. He would also be a perfect fit with Paul on the team, as Chandler has proven to be fairly efficient on offense when working together with CP3. I would have chosen Chandler over frail Chris Bosh, but this is not an egregious omission.
I have heard a lot of criticism for the selection of Tayshaun Prince, but this is one pick I wholeheartedly agree with. Prince is incredibly versatile, unselfish to a fault, and like Chandler loves to hustle and play defense. This is the kind of guy you want to see on your bench when 3 other players have fouled out and Prince can come in and play 3 different positions without being a liability on either end of the court. Great pick here in my opinion. Plus Prince can maybe sucker the opposition into going easy on him with his heroin addict good looks.
In summer doldrum news, Fox Sports signed recently retired Michael Strahan to join their NFL pregame show on Sunday. For those of you keeping score at home, that’s now five people around the table for the Fox Sunday morning show. When will the networks realize that more is not better in terms of broadcasting? Having five people trying to share airtime is such a stupid and inefficient idea, especially considering Terry Bradshaw and Jimmy Johnson are on that panel. Whenever you have more than two or three people, the show disintegrates into one-upsmanship and annoying laughter. There should never be more than two people in the booth during a live sporting event and never more than three people hosting a pregame show. College Game Day was perfect when it was just Fowler (the moderator), Herbstreit (the ex-player) and Corso (the ex-coach). Now they have ruined it by bringing in Desmond Howard plus some joker celebrity every week. People are so stupid sometimes.
For those of you, who, like me, are fascinated by the world of college football recruiting, check out this superb article that appeared on SI.com last week about the history of recruiting:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/06/19/recruiting.main/index.html?eref=T1
I was sad that Charles Schwab was one of the title sponsors of the Wimbledon coverage this weekend. Not because I don’t like the company, but because those weird animation ads they run are so freaking stupid. The ones where it is just a person talking, but there is some kind of crazy CGI effect going on. There is absolutely no point of doing that, it looks retarded and I’m sure it cost a lot of money. Why not just show us an actual person talking? I feel like this is one instance where the producers were trying to be trendy and failed miserably. And you know how much I like trendy.
Well, that’s it for this week folks. I feel like I need a weekend to recover from the weekend I just had. Oh well, back to work. Until next time friends, stay safe, keep it real and remember where you came from.
June 26, 2008
Bu-Bu-buuwwwwhhhaatttt? Stat of the Week
This segment started as a look at revisionist stats that jump off the page, but Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo was soooooo bad in his Tuesday start against the Blue Jays that it deserves to be put in here as instant history. Let's take a look at what the emo rock guitar playing Arroyo did in just a single inning of work on June 24th:
1 inning pitched, 11 hits, 10 earned runs, 1 walk, 1 wild pitch, 3 home runs allowed
Talk about a bad day at the office. A historically bad day at the office. His ERA for the season rose over a whole point with that one outing. It was the shortest start of Arroyo's career. For those of you tracking at home, that's an ERA of 90. Not good.
Its a start like that that makes you think "Man, I really think I could have pitched better than that. Sure, I'd give up 7-8 runs, but not 10." Then you start thinking and realize you would give up 50 runs to major league hitters in one inning. Kind of like that commercial where the two guys were arguing over whether or not they could go one round of boxing against Evander Holyfield, and the the guy's head gets uppercutted off. Good stuff.
So yeah, Bronson Arroyo sucks.
1 inning pitched, 11 hits, 10 earned runs, 1 walk, 1 wild pitch, 3 home runs allowed
Talk about a bad day at the office. A historically bad day at the office. His ERA for the season rose over a whole point with that one outing. It was the shortest start of Arroyo's career. For those of you tracking at home, that's an ERA of 90. Not good.
Its a start like that that makes you think "Man, I really think I could have pitched better than that. Sure, I'd give up 7-8 runs, but not 10." Then you start thinking and realize you would give up 50 runs to major league hitters in one inning. Kind of like that commercial where the two guys were arguing over whether or not they could go one round of boxing against Evander Holyfield, and the the guy's head gets uppercutted off. Good stuff.
So yeah, Bronson Arroyo sucks.
June 23, 2008
In Your Face
It’s official. Tiger Woods made me his personal biotch in capturing his third US Open at Torrey Pines. If you can embarrassingly remember, in my last post I had the following to say about Mr. Woods and his chances heading into the Open.
I predict that Woods will miss the cut or withdraw from the tournament…US Open courses are completely unforgiving, and I think a rusty and gimpy Tiger, even as good as he is, will struggle mightily this weekend in Southern California.
Like the horrendous Vehix commercials, what actually transpired was the exact opposite of what I had thought was going to happen. Of course Tig didn’t withdraw even though he was playing on two stress fractures and a torn ACL (This is so ridiculous. I think I would be too tired to play video games with two stress fractures and a torn ACL, and this guy wins the US Open). And of course Tig didn’t struggle, staying near the top of the leader board for almost the entire tournament and being only one of two people under par for the week. And of course he won the damn thing.
I was actually rooting for Woods unabashedly the whole week, even though he was making me look like a total fool in the process. He’s such an animal that you know he’s going to win, but its insanely riveting all the same.
Playing against Tiger Woods is like guarding Michael Jordan in a playoff game. Can you imagine waking up knowing that you have to go one on one with the most indescribable force ever to hit your sport? As if that wasn’t bad enough, you knew you were going to be embarrassed on national television to boot. What do you think Byron Russell was thinking when he woke up before Game 6 of the 1998 Finals against the Bulls?
Oh crap, I have to guard Michael Jordan, *brushing teeth*, of crap I have to guard Michael Jordan, *shaving*, you’ve got to be kidding that I have to guard Michael Jordan, *eating breakfast*, there’s no way I can guard Michael Jordan, *driving to the arena*, Michael Jordan is going to completely roll train on me, and there is absolutely nothing I can do about it, *stretching*, do you think Michael Jordan even knows my name? Anybody’s name? I wouldn’t bother learning anybody’s name if I was Michael Jordan, because I’d be Michael freaking Jordan, *warm-ups*, shit, there’s Michael Jordan, he knows he’s going to win tonight, and he’s probably going to do it by drilling a shot right in my face, then holding the pose like an extreme badass before turning and getting mobbed by his teammates, *tip-off*, oh crap, I have guard Michael Jordan.
I think if anyone has ever felt the true meaning of helpless, it would be Byron Russell in the waning seconds against the Bulls with 20,000 people in the arena and millions of people around the world knowing that Michael Jordan was about to completely posterize him, and that there was absolutely nothing he could do about it. By the way, Jordan finished with 45 points in Game 6, including the last two over the gutted Russell.
Tiger Woods is at that level in golf. How Rocco Mediate even got out of bed on Monday morning is beyond me. An 18-hole playoff against Tiger Woods? Pffft, no. I’ll cash that second place check and be on my way, thank you very much. The fact that it took an extra hole of sudden death almost makes it worse, because you know you have absolutely no shot the whole time.
All of this was a long winded and roundabout way of saying I was totally wrong and that hurricane force freaks of nature should never be doubted, especially in their prime.
In lesser news, did anyone catch the celebrity US Open group that aired before Sunday’s final round coverage? Justin Timberlake, Tony Romo, Matt Lauer and some other guy played Torrey Pines the week before the tour players did, from the same back tees, to see if a 10 handicap could break 100 on a true US Open course. Leave it to golden boy Tony Romo to shoot a freakin 84. That might be more impressive that Tiger winning the real Open on one leg. An amateur golfer coming in and shooting 12 over? Incredible. This guy is the quarterback of America’s team, dates one of the best looking women on the plant, and shoots an 84 on a US Open course. Not too shabby. I was impressed by Timberlake and Lauer as well, who shot 98 and 100 respectively.
In much lesser news, I saw a guy at a Nats game a couple of weeks ago wearing a Babe Ruth jersey. Something tells me this 45 year old never saw the Bambino play. The guy was an idiot twice over though, as the jersey had the name “Ruth” spelled out above the legendary number 3. The Yankees have never, ever had names on their jerseys in the entire history of the team (Thanks to eminent Oceanliner roommate and Yankee diehard Schling for that one). I don’t know who this guy was trying to fool or what his intentions were, unless maybe he’s just a lunatic.
In hilarious news, two loser-bum ex-NFL players have been involved in drinking related arrests over the past few weeks. Everyone’s favorite convict sibling, Marcus Vick, was arrested in early June when “a uniformed bicycle patrol officer observed Vick and a female involved in an altercation in the car early Friday. When the officer asked for a driver's license, police say Vick sped away but was stopped minutes later.” I would pay a lot of money to see that arrest: Vick speeding away from a bike cop. Being the Vick family lawyer would be a good position to be in, as you know you will have fairly regular work.
The other hilarious alcohol related story involves Cedric Benson, the ex Chicago Bear who has been arrested twice in 2008, once for boating while intoxicated and the other for driving while intoxicated. Benson has been ordered to “install an ignition lock breathalyzer in his car”. Priceless. If I were Benson though, I would try and get DUI’s in as many different vehicles as possible. I mean he’s already got cars and boats; he should now try for motorcycles, horses, tractors and scooters. He could pretend it’s like Bingo. Something to pass the time, when you know, you aren’t in the NFL anymore.
Well, that’s it for this week folks. The Oceanliner just had a very middle school weekend, and it was awesome. I went to a surprise birthday party, played tennis, went bowling and watched a movie. All I needed was Mountain Dew, an acne breakout and a game of Spin the Bottle to complete it. But until next time friends, stay safe, keep it real and hug it out.
I predict that Woods will miss the cut or withdraw from the tournament…US Open courses are completely unforgiving, and I think a rusty and gimpy Tiger, even as good as he is, will struggle mightily this weekend in Southern California.
Like the horrendous Vehix commercials, what actually transpired was the exact opposite of what I had thought was going to happen. Of course Tig didn’t withdraw even though he was playing on two stress fractures and a torn ACL (This is so ridiculous. I think I would be too tired to play video games with two stress fractures and a torn ACL, and this guy wins the US Open). And of course Tig didn’t struggle, staying near the top of the leader board for almost the entire tournament and being only one of two people under par for the week. And of course he won the damn thing.
I was actually rooting for Woods unabashedly the whole week, even though he was making me look like a total fool in the process. He’s such an animal that you know he’s going to win, but its insanely riveting all the same.
Playing against Tiger Woods is like guarding Michael Jordan in a playoff game. Can you imagine waking up knowing that you have to go one on one with the most indescribable force ever to hit your sport? As if that wasn’t bad enough, you knew you were going to be embarrassed on national television to boot. What do you think Byron Russell was thinking when he woke up before Game 6 of the 1998 Finals against the Bulls?
Oh crap, I have to guard Michael Jordan, *brushing teeth*, of crap I have to guard Michael Jordan, *shaving*, you’ve got to be kidding that I have to guard Michael Jordan, *eating breakfast*, there’s no way I can guard Michael Jordan, *driving to the arena*, Michael Jordan is going to completely roll train on me, and there is absolutely nothing I can do about it, *stretching*, do you think Michael Jordan even knows my name? Anybody’s name? I wouldn’t bother learning anybody’s name if I was Michael Jordan, because I’d be Michael freaking Jordan, *warm-ups*, shit, there’s Michael Jordan, he knows he’s going to win tonight, and he’s probably going to do it by drilling a shot right in my face, then holding the pose like an extreme badass before turning and getting mobbed by his teammates, *tip-off*, oh crap, I have guard Michael Jordan.
I think if anyone has ever felt the true meaning of helpless, it would be Byron Russell in the waning seconds against the Bulls with 20,000 people in the arena and millions of people around the world knowing that Michael Jordan was about to completely posterize him, and that there was absolutely nothing he could do about it. By the way, Jordan finished with 45 points in Game 6, including the last two over the gutted Russell.
Tiger Woods is at that level in golf. How Rocco Mediate even got out of bed on Monday morning is beyond me. An 18-hole playoff against Tiger Woods? Pffft, no. I’ll cash that second place check and be on my way, thank you very much. The fact that it took an extra hole of sudden death almost makes it worse, because you know you have absolutely no shot the whole time.
All of this was a long winded and roundabout way of saying I was totally wrong and that hurricane force freaks of nature should never be doubted, especially in their prime.
In lesser news, did anyone catch the celebrity US Open group that aired before Sunday’s final round coverage? Justin Timberlake, Tony Romo, Matt Lauer and some other guy played Torrey Pines the week before the tour players did, from the same back tees, to see if a 10 handicap could break 100 on a true US Open course. Leave it to golden boy Tony Romo to shoot a freakin 84. That might be more impressive that Tiger winning the real Open on one leg. An amateur golfer coming in and shooting 12 over? Incredible. This guy is the quarterback of America’s team, dates one of the best looking women on the plant, and shoots an 84 on a US Open course. Not too shabby. I was impressed by Timberlake and Lauer as well, who shot 98 and 100 respectively.
In much lesser news, I saw a guy at a Nats game a couple of weeks ago wearing a Babe Ruth jersey. Something tells me this 45 year old never saw the Bambino play. The guy was an idiot twice over though, as the jersey had the name “Ruth” spelled out above the legendary number 3. The Yankees have never, ever had names on their jerseys in the entire history of the team (Thanks to eminent Oceanliner roommate and Yankee diehard Schling for that one). I don’t know who this guy was trying to fool or what his intentions were, unless maybe he’s just a lunatic.
In hilarious news, two loser-bum ex-NFL players have been involved in drinking related arrests over the past few weeks. Everyone’s favorite convict sibling, Marcus Vick, was arrested in early June when “a uniformed bicycle patrol officer observed Vick and a female involved in an altercation in the car early Friday. When the officer asked for a driver's license, police say Vick sped away but was stopped minutes later.” I would pay a lot of money to see that arrest: Vick speeding away from a bike cop. Being the Vick family lawyer would be a good position to be in, as you know you will have fairly regular work.
The other hilarious alcohol related story involves Cedric Benson, the ex Chicago Bear who has been arrested twice in 2008, once for boating while intoxicated and the other for driving while intoxicated. Benson has been ordered to “install an ignition lock breathalyzer in his car”. Priceless. If I were Benson though, I would try and get DUI’s in as many different vehicles as possible. I mean he’s already got cars and boats; he should now try for motorcycles, horses, tractors and scooters. He could pretend it’s like Bingo. Something to pass the time, when you know, you aren’t in the NFL anymore.
Well, that’s it for this week folks. The Oceanliner just had a very middle school weekend, and it was awesome. I went to a surprise birthday party, played tennis, went bowling and watched a movie. All I needed was Mountain Dew, an acne breakout and a game of Spin the Bottle to complete it. But until next time friends, stay safe, keep it real and hug it out.
June 17, 2008
Bu-Bu-buuwwwwhhhaatttt? Stat of the Week
Barry Sanders' Heisman Trophy winning senior season at Oklahoma State:
344 carries, 2,628 yards, 7.6 yards per carry, 238.9 yards per game, 37 touchdowns, four 300 yard games
This is the most ridiculous season in college football history and will never come close to being matched or broken. Sanders scored at least twice in every game he played. He had four or more touchdowns in 6 games. His least productive game of the season was a 25 carry, 154 yard, 2 TD performance against Missouri. Hard to say what his best game was. Barry had a 332 yard, 4 TD day against Texas Tech. Sanders must have had it in for the state of Kansas. In his two games in '88 against KU and K-State, Barry rushed for 632 yards and 8 touchdowns. Oh, and none of the previous stats account for the bowl game Sanders played in that year, where he rushed for 222 yards and 5 touchdowns...in three quarters. He sat out the fourth. The Oklahoma State coaches were not stupid. They gave Sanders the ball 31 times a game...for the whole season.
Totally unreal. And completely deserving of this weeks stat. Godspeed.
344 carries, 2,628 yards, 7.6 yards per carry, 238.9 yards per game, 37 touchdowns, four 300 yard games
This is the most ridiculous season in college football history and will never come close to being matched or broken. Sanders scored at least twice in every game he played. He had four or more touchdowns in 6 games. His least productive game of the season was a 25 carry, 154 yard, 2 TD performance against Missouri. Hard to say what his best game was. Barry had a 332 yard, 4 TD day against Texas Tech. Sanders must have had it in for the state of Kansas. In his two games in '88 against KU and K-State, Barry rushed for 632 yards and 8 touchdowns. Oh, and none of the previous stats account for the bowl game Sanders played in that year, where he rushed for 222 yards and 5 touchdowns...in three quarters. He sat out the fourth. The Oklahoma State coaches were not stupid. They gave Sanders the ball 31 times a game...for the whole season.
Totally unreal. And completely deserving of this weeks stat. Godspeed.
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