The Roundup: Ovechkin vs. Crosby
College Basketball, Death, High School Sports, Media Gossip/Musings, NASCAR, NBA, NHL, Women's Sports February 23rd. 2009, 8:00am
Natalie Portman and another Oscar attendee after the jump … one of the first to pitch the idea of temporarily nationalizing of banks actually doesn’t make it sound terrible … Plaxico was in Vegas this weekend … why realtors get a bum rap: Steering a guy who makes $20k a year to get a $1.5 million condo … Heroes, anyone? … an FOIA that everyone will be watching … Cali can’t catch a break: State urges everyone to use less water … from Marine captain to the UFC … the list of Oscar winners …
Ovechkin and Crosby didn’t exactly get along last night in the Caps’ win. (DC Sports Bog)
DeJuan Blair’s chances of leaping to the NBA after this monster sophomore season. (Post-Gazette)
A week after winning Daytona, Matt Kenseth takes the Auto Club 500. (Auto Evolution)
Remember when the SI Swimsuit issue was controversial? (Chicago Tribune)
The Knicks’ Italian heritage night didn’t go over too well in Italy. (A Stern Warning)
Arizona misses two layups in the final seconds, loses to Arizona State. (Republic)
Two female college basketball players strive for a future talking sports on TV. (Wash Post via Fang’s Bites)
The admitted steroid user is just not that into you. (LA Times)
A complete breakdown of every 2009 NBA free agent. (Depressed Fan)
Tailgating ideas from now until the NFL starts again. (Gator Tailgating)
Sad tale from the plane crash in Buffalo. (ESPN)
Speaking of sad stories … (Mansfield News-Mirror)
Some of the greatest athletes named Oscar. (4th and Fail)
Scandals tarnish star endorsements. (USA Today)
The two big Philly papers file for bankruptcy. (Philly Inquirer)
We’ll be sad to see Defamer go. Been readin it since this guy (Yankees fan!) was running the show. (Gawker)
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February 23rd, 2009 at 8:33 am
Hayden Panettierre as Beth Cooper is a solid casting choice. Decent enough airplane read, but I doubt Hayden gives the kid a handie in the movie. That’d be Hathaway in Havoc surprising.
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:43 am
You need a realtor to tell you that you can’t afford a $1.5MM home while making $20k per year?
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:46 am
Steve Sarkisian should have to pay for that hot dog vendor’s condo.
/Commie’d
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:48 am
oscars hangover, huh? wish i had slept more. ended up watching old tyson fights and not sleeping enough.
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:51 am
Didn’t watch a second of the Oscars, but surprised Penelope Cruz won for “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.” She was only in the movie for about 45 minutes and she wasn’t very good, except for the 10 seconds she was making out with Scarlett, that was ok.
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:56 am
It wasn’t the realtor. Realtors don’t make financial decisions. They don’t ask/don’t want to know how you get the money. That part of the puzzle is the lender, in this case it was Chase.
It’s a two-fold problem… 1. Chase should have NEVER approved the loan, which is why banks are in deep shit. Chase, and every other bank, lent too much money to too many people that couldn’t afford it. There were no short term repercussions. 2. Mr. Limo Driving Hot Dog Server HAS to know that paying that mortgage is impossible. I hate the “America! Land of Dreams!” speeches that come from people who make a bad decision and are screwed because of it. THIS was a bad decision.
The least responsible person in this decision is the realtor, whose job is to find a home for the client, based on what they are qualified for. Realtors are sales folks, not financial wizards. The decision on how much to spend is on the customer (and their lender).
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:00 am
Cruz was great in Vicky Christina Barcelona, but she was even better in Volver a couple years back. Judi Dench won Best Supporting Actress for Shakespeare in Love for about six minutes of screentime and even Viola Davis’s nominated performance this year was for just two scenes.
Jon Gruden just said his favorite sports movie of all time is The Longest Yard. “Adam Sandler, good lineup…”
I think Chucky needs to get out of the film room once in a while. Oy.
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:05 am
At least the hot dog vendor has a hot, big-titted wife to console him.
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:07 am
realtor steered the people toward chase. realtor should have checked to see if the family qualified (they didn’t). blame is to be shared here, but the realtor gets some of that. what is 3% of $1.5 million? That’s the cut the realtor took from that deal.
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:09 am
Sounds like a reasonable excuse.
So … Harrison to the Eagles?
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:11 am
That’s the rumor. He gets seven million from the Colts this year whether he plays or not, so anything on top of that he can get from the Eagles is gravy for him. He wouldn’t be a bad fit in their offense as a third option. Still feels weird to say that.
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:20 am
Amen to that, brother. Life can’t be too bad with access to a rack like that.
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:20 am
Chase has the skin in the game on that loan, though. The realtor does not. Back when banks made loans based on common sense, Chase would have said NO CHANCE on that loan and told the realtor to guide the couple towards a starter home. In today’s bizarro finance world, where compensation is based solely on the short term, the mortgage broker got the loan pushed through and made his massive compensation (and thusly got the realtor paid as well). The real breakdown from the bank’s perspective came when the underwriters got in bed with the origination side of banks. The UW’s are supposed to be the credit check to make sure that the bank isn’t making a bad loan. That stopped happening in most banks about 7-8 years ago when the money got to be too great.
Sure, the realtor should feel some guilt about the process, but it isn’t their job to ask where they got the money to qualify… I don’t particularly care for realtors, but they are worthless in a situation like this if the bank does their job and turns down the loan.
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:40 am
At least the hot dog vendor has a hot, big-titted wife to console him.
Amen to that, brother. Life can’t be too bad with access to a rack like that.
I think to pay off the $75K, most of the men in Seattle will have access to that rack at the local “dancing emporium”.
Has any individual ever accepted responsibility for being an idiot and making a mistake? This guy should go back to selling hot dogs and realize that doesn’t qualify for a $1.5 million “American Dream”
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:47 am
Not in the past eight years, no.
February 23rd, 2009 at 10:04 am
except for the 10 seconds she was making out with Scarlett, that was ok
That’s Oscar-worthy material!
February 23rd, 2009 at 10:09 am
Nationalizing the banks is completely unnecessary. Just revoke the fair value accounting rules for banks that was implemented with Sarbanes-Oxley.
February 23rd, 2009 at 10:31 am
Natalie Portman was nails last night.
February 23rd, 2009 at 10:55 am
Really sad stuff, I live in the area this girl was from and it was all over the news.. she was a big time swimmer at the local high school.
February 23rd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article5747308.ece
February 23rd, 2009 at 12:21 pm
so, are you trying to lead us towards Tw1tter being a negative form of communication so your parody will feel insecure?