The Roundup: A-Roid’s Busy Valentine’s Day
Baseball, Drugs, Fans, Gambling, Golf, Media Gossip/Musings, NASCAR, NBA, NFL, Soccer February 17th. 2009, 8:00am
Isla Fisher here; after the jump, a fan favorite hits Conan … the “celebrity” real estate broker who went broke … Great Depression quotes vs. quotes from the last few years … chimpanzee attacks woman in Connecticut … Kansas is the new California …
A-Rod spent the afternoon of Valentine’s Day with model Melissa Britos; that night, he went out with three “chicks.” (Page 6)
Soccer violence in Brazil puts England’s hooligans to shame. (Dirty Tackle)
High school steroid testing stops in Miami due to … the economy, of course. (Miami Herald)
Here come the denials: Travis Hafner claims to have never done steroids. (Waiting for Next Year)
The ND student cheering section really let South Florida have it last weekend. (Journal Gazette)
The handy card-counting iphone app has been banned by Vegas casinos. (Review-Journal)
Forget drafting a DB – the Jets should just make a move on Chris McAlister, who was cut by the Ravens. (Baltimore Sun)
Maybe Goodell took the salary cut because he knew not everyone would take the buyout? (SBJ)
Natalie Gulbis is posting non-risque photos of herself on Twitter. (East Coast Bias)
Greg Oden’s latest knee injury: “not serious.” (Oregonian)
No arbitration for Ludwick – 1 year, $3.7 million. (Cardinal Beat)
Former teammate Jamie Moyer doesn’t see how A-Rod can get into the HOF. (Graney and the Pig)
Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Spoiled brat. (Orlando Sentinel)
Is Kentucky’s Billy Gillispie giving ESPN’s Jeanine Edwards the business because he previously asked her out and she said no? (Sports by Brooks)
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February 17th, 2009 at 8:18 am
This is a good morning if you are a leg-man
February 17th, 2009 at 8:20 am
is there such thing is a non-leg man?
February 17th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Yeah, he’s not washed up or anything!
February 17th, 2009 at 8:22 am
Isla is great. Dushku, meh.
February 17th, 2009 at 8:22 am
Slow news day when an odd chimp attack leads the newscasts in NYC.
February 17th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Someone played with porcelain dolls as a child.
February 17th, 2009 at 8:27 am
Ah, Dushku is my lesbian crush.
February 17th, 2009 at 8:29 am
Greg Oden’s latest knee injury: “not serious.€
Agent blowing smoke
February 17th, 2009 at 8:34 am
he’s not what he used to be, but at 31, he’s a significant upgrade over the garbage opposite revis
February 17th, 2009 at 8:37 am
TBL – you read Vecsey’s venom? Good stuff.
February 17th, 2009 at 8:38 am
It didn’t take gaming officials long to ban the card coutning app on the iphone. When I was in Vegas, last June, you could have your phone at the tables for texting, but no talking on it at the tables. By this summer, I am sure they will be completely banned again, if they’re not already…anyone know the current policy?
February 17th, 2009 at 8:38 am
He’ll be 32 by the time the season starts, he can’t stay healthy anymore (two straight season-ending knee injuries), he’s a double-move TD waiting to happen and his agent probably thinks he’s worth way more than any GM would want to justifiably pay him. If you were going to be sticking him in a Cover 2 where you could hide him, that’d be one thing, but in the Jets’ 3-4 he’d be screwed.
February 17th, 2009 at 8:42 am
sean jean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7I6-Uqje5I
(re: Dushku)
February 17th, 2009 at 8:46 am
Dushku was on Stern last thursday, fun girl, she looked smokin hot too.
February 17th, 2009 at 8:46 am
Sounds perfect for the Jets, he’d fit right in with all the other overpaid, over the hill “names” they signed last year.
February 17th, 2009 at 8:50 am
“But you ain’t got no legs, Lieutenant Dan.”
February 17th, 2009 at 8:55 am
Chimp = only a a salvo in the animal revolution.
SIRI = solvent.
All is well with the world today.
February 17th, 2009 at 8:59 am
dude, you sniffing a 7400 today? should be an interesting day in the markets …
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Spot-gold-hits-2009-high/story.aspx?guid={20A5EE6E-B892-4639-ABF8-540A566F0187}
timmy and barry are almost out of bullets ..
February 17th, 2009 at 9:10 am
I can’t view youtube at work (damn filters), but I’ll check that when I get home. Dushku is certainly nothing to scoff at, she just doesn’t really do much for me. A lot of hotter actresses out there.
February 17th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Save it all for a QB! Please.
February 17th, 2009 at 9:12 am
did anyone catch the Japanese Finance Minister drunk off his ass at a presser?
nothing sums up the state of affairs like your government finance leader drunk at the wheel…I’ll have another Suntory please.
February 17th, 2009 at 9:13 am
i like the wings.
February 17th, 2009 at 9:17 am
h8r – what QB? what FA qb other than mcnabb do you want?
more on gold
http://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html
February 17th, 2009 at 9:19 am
I really hope Jets fans aren’t delusional enough to think they’re getting McNabb. Enjoy Kyle Boller battling Kellen Clemens in training camp.
February 17th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Today’s going to be ugly. SIRI will be one of the few green spots at 4 barring new “drama.” Already tested its high in pre-market, though. I’m triggered to buy more if it falls back to .17.
I think we see the market turn around soon — maybe as soon as early summer. I don’t see why we’re not 9500 with momentum in December.
Then we can burst this gold bubble, which only serves to scare the crap out of people.
February 17th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Just tooling around that website you linked to TBL, Platinum was selling at 2200-2300 until fall ‘08 and then plunged to 900. Whats the deal with that?
February 17th, 2009 at 9:45 am
Billy Gillespie is not interested Ms. Edwards or anything else with a vagina. There’s a reason his UK contract remains unsigned. It’s the “morals clause”. The reason those 8th and 9th graders are getting recruited by Billy is that he really enjoys going to their games.
February 17th, 2009 at 9:59 am
Dale Earnhardt Junior has won as many races in the last 4 years as Danica Patrick. And yet these two and Michele Wie are “ambassadors of their sport.” Ridiculous.
February 17th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Funny. I prefer breasts. But, legs will do in a pinch.
February 17th, 2009 at 10:04 am
What, exactly, is going to spur the market up to 9500? Or, for that matter, up at all? Just curious, because I don’t see it. I don’t see any proof from anyone that states things will get better at the end of the year.
I don’t want to be a naysayer or a doomsday guy, but what exactly is going to be the lift? Convince me, because I need some good news from somewhere…
February 17th, 2009 at 10:12 am
comparing Earnhardt Jr. to Patrick or Wie is laughable. I’m not a fan of his but you should probably get your facts straight. Jr. has 3 wins in the last 4 years and 18 total in his career. He also remains a stable competitor for championships. Patrick keeps her name in the race but has 1 win in her entire career. Wie…now that’s a funny comparison.
February 17th, 2009 at 10:16 am
h8r – what QB? what FA qb other than mcnabb do you want?
Good point. Maybe they can swing a trade for that Pennington guy. He’s pretty good.
Call me crazy, I would try to nab Derek Anderson. Shouldnt cost too much, and he’s better than anything they have.
February 17th, 2009 at 10:24 am
if there are 2 guys that DEFINTELY did juice it is Ortiz and Hafner
February 17th, 2009 at 10:49 am
because STONE COLD SAYS SO!!!!!!
February 17th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Yeah, and Earnhardt has been racing professionally for 10 years. Danika, 3 years. And Wie is what, 18? Yeah youre right you can’t compare them, but not for the reasons you stated.
February 17th, 2009 at 10:58 am
maybe a dead cat bounce will get the market near 10000 … but i think it’ll head back down to the 7s or 8s after that.
February 17th, 2009 at 11:02 am
ok cj, let’s just compare the first three years then:
Jr: 2000-2002 = 7 wins, 23 top-5’s
Patrick: 2005-2007 = 0 wins, 7 top-5’s
Wie: 2005-2007 = 0 wins, 5 top-5’s
February 17th, 2009 at 11:04 am
this one, sponge?
http://www.kitco.com/scripts/hist_charts/yearly_graphs.plx
i got no idea. if that happens to gold, batten down the hatches
February 17th, 2009 at 11:05 am
I ain’t saying Junior sucks. I’m just tired of the media’s Junior/Gordon/Other coverage of NASCAR.
Jimmie Johnson owns the sport, and he barely gets more press than Joey Logano.
February 17th, 2009 at 11:18 am
There’s no doubt Junior wouldn’t have near the amount of pub without his last name. Just like Wie and Patrick get the pub because of their gender.
February 17th, 2009 at 11:20 am
ok cj, let’s just compare the first three years then:
Seriously, are we comparing Neckcar, a chick who is better known for her bikini than her race car driving, and a 19 year old LPGA headcase?
God, it really is a boring week of sports.
Need more college basketball, Association, and hockey news… This sucks.
February 17th, 2009 at 11:30 am
TBL promised hockey posts after “the holidays”, but alas they have yet to come.
February 17th, 2009 at 11:32 am
Seriously, are we comparing Neckcar, a chick who is better known for her bikini than her race car driving, and a 19 year old LPGA headcase?
Still better than talking about ARod and Brett Fucking Favre
February 17th, 2009 at 11:34 am
yea, because TONS of golfers win a lot when they’re 16-18 years old…
wie got overhyped, but her potential is downright FREAKY. her swing is part els, part TW and simply amazing, she’s going to be unstoppable in two or three years.
February 17th, 2009 at 11:42 am
No argument from me…
Only if the the mental side doesn’t do her in. Her parents and handlers have done her no favor. Talent-wise? Freakish. Mental-side? 6th grader-ish. She has never learned to win (really in her case, it should have been learn how to dominate). That goes a long way in a mental game like golf.
With sponsorship dropping like flies, I’m not convinced that the LPGA will be big enough to discuss in a couple of years. Then, Wie may REALLY need to play with the men.
February 17th, 2009 at 11:48 am
and hockey news
TBL promised hockey posts after “the holidaysâ€, but alas they have yet to come.
@crackerjack: TBL meant the JEWISH holidays in September
/hef’d
February 17th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
The recession affects rappers, too.
/two or three years ago’d
//Paula Creamer is better and is in her early 20’s
///Sad that I know who Paula Creamer is