The Roundup: Kids vs. Alligator, Youk Tweets After he Fights, and Blame it on the Cat
Alligators, Baseball, Comics, Fighting, Movies, NBA, NFL, Olympics, Twitter, Video, Video Games August 12th. 2009, 8:00am
Amanda Bynes … excuses, excuses … don’t you dare call Megan Fox a coked-up tranny! … when you read deeper, the headline is a bit of an exaggeration, still, an unfortunate situation … man gropes Minnie Mouse at Disney World … pig swallows woman’s wedding ring … weird woman wants to marry a rollercoaster ride (really) … the cat downloaded all that NSFW stuff! … the baby elephant trapped in a manhole video … the good thing is that this isn’t the only food you can get at 4 am …
A bit surprised these Tank McNamara comic strips pertaining to Mike Vick were pulled from the Washington Post. (NYT)
Reminder: When you’re visiting MLB.com, it is the PR arm of the league. (Salon)
We’ll get to Youk charging the mound in Yardwork, but for now, he tweeted this after the game: “im sorry im getting into this. im gonna go before i get really angry. rough night.” (The Rookies)
Pretty neat: The worst possible team of players on Madden 2010. (ESPN)
Tug of war: Kids vs. an alligator. (St. Pete Times)
Alex Mortensen of the Titans threw a pick six Sunday, and was cut Tuesday. (Tennessean)
Yi Jianlian looks like he’s bulked up a bit, no? (Real GM)
The 100 different kinds of UCLA fans. (So Cal Sports Hub)
Man arrested for walking around nude except for sneakers and a Red Sox hat. (Red Sox Monster)
Catching up with Jason Lezak one year after he helped Phelps get that 8th gold medal. (ESPN)
Those Segways are becoming trendy among NFL QBs. (Sports Hernia)
Just a few days after quitting twitter, JR Smith is back, hopefully sans gang messages. (JRSwish5 via Woj)
Hey, the USFL is coming back! (Farther off the Wall)
This popped last month, but we only saw it yesterday on … Sportsnation!
[via Sportshumor23]
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August 12th, 2009 at 8:02 am
That Rick Pitino post is a helluva thing to see first thing in the morning over a bowl of cereal
August 12th, 2009 at 8:03 am
But those Megan Fox pics made up for it
August 12th, 2009 at 8:05 am
If I had to pick opne girl to look at everyday in the roundup, Amanda Bynes would definitely be in the mix
August 12th, 2009 at 8:09 am
how many different ways can you describe “frontrunner?”
August 12th, 2009 at 8:11 am
have a feeling it’s going to be a big day on the Pitino front. Massive surge of new readers last night after people started to google-up Rick and Karen. need some time to work up a new pitino post, but there’s good shit on the horizon
(though i WISH there was alligator vs. kids video, which would have blown away the pitino story)
August 12th, 2009 at 8:12 am
MLB Network is da bomb. The Yankees telecast mentioned the brawl last night, so I immediately switched over to MLBNet and sure enough, they were showing what happened.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:15 am
who makes a weekly trek with his friends from Monroe, N.J., and spends more on tolls than on the $6 platter.
What are the roads made of out in the Northeast? gold plated ashphalt? jaysus…
August 12th, 2009 at 8:22 am
What are the roads made of out in the Northeast? gold plated ashphalt? jaysus…
Yeah I was always surprised at how much it cost to use the turnpike in PA. Especially after coming from TX where all the roads are free.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:24 am
once you allow tolls on your roads, you almost never can get rid of them.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:26 am
nobody has been caught cheating more in international competition recently than the Chinese.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Ha! Going from Brooklyn to Staten Island on the Verrazano is $10 (tho I can’t figure why anyone would want to travel in or through that God-forsaken borough).
I do my best to avoid that dump at all costs.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:37 am
i used to not have a problem picking up people at LGA. but now it costs me something like $18 bucks in tolls. i rather drive the extra 20 mins to Newark instead.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:39 am
sparty – you’ve got some crappy friends/family members if they aren’t picking up that toll tab for you.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Why on Earth are a bunch of dudes hanging out by a pool in their underwear? These videos are starting to get real weird.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:40 am
something like $18 bucks in tolls.
That’s absurd
August 12th, 2009 at 8:40 am
not only are the roads full of tolls in NJ … but you have to pay to go on the beach.
as a kid who grew up going to the beaches in MD, VA and NC, this angers me to no end. on principle, i find it offensive to have to pay $8 to use the beach, regardless of how long you stay.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:41 am
I just had to drive to/from Harrisburg (from just east of Pgh) to testify at a hearing on Monday. Total tolls on PA Turnpike = $25 to travel about 360 miles.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:43 am
TBL – does someone maintian the beaches?
August 12th, 2009 at 8:43 am
$8 to use the beach? That makes me think of Spaceballs when General Screwb huffs a can of air. That is where we are headed.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:43 am
i have to pay twice to cross the TriBoro, er Robert F Kennedy Bridge.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:43 am
I just had to drive to/from Harrisburg (from just east of Pgh) to testify at a hearing on Monday. Total tolls on PA Turnpike = $25 to travel about 360 miles.
Yeah the first time I went to Philly with my roommate I was blown away that you had to pay money to use the interstate
August 12th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Pollution clean up. It costs a lot of money to get rid of all that Axe and self-tanning lotions.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:44 am
the junkiez.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:48 am
so it costs $8 to stroll on the beach and risk stepping on an AIDS needle? no thanks.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:48 am
the beaches are no more maintained in NJ than anywhere else, IMO.
NJ, as a state, is F’d. ive said it here before, but it’ll be the next california – bankrupt – within the next couple of years.
the first time we went to the shore, we invited 2 friends that were in the area to meet us. when we found out you had to pay, i felt so bad that i paid for friends when they showed up.
what if you have a family of 4? $32 just to get on the beach? that’s a joke.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:48 am
I’ve actually just gotten used to calling the former Interboro Parkway the Jackie Robinson Parkway.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:48 am
Not based on personal experience with these places, but I agree. Chicken and rice at 4:00 am doesn’t sound all that great. The rice probably helps with the hangover though.
TBL, what’s your late night preference?
August 12th, 2009 at 8:49 am
I crave hot dogs from the vendors after being out in the city
August 12th, 2009 at 8:50 am
Whoa – $8 per person? I thought you meant per vehicle. What a bunch of suck.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:52 am
I thought you meant per vehicle too. $8 per person blows.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Clown, that seems like a veritable bargain considering what Hef charged us to walk on his Mehqsicun beach.
/still shudders when i think of the back rubs
August 12th, 2009 at 8:55 am
Have you been following the gubernatorial election here TBL and sparty… Christie is gonna take down that biatch Corzine
August 12th, 2009 at 8:55 am
that’s why you don’t go to the jersey shore. i’ve lived in NJ for 20 years, been there once. It’s easier to go out of state, up to NH, to get to a nice clean beach than to deal with the shore traffic, tolls, and costs.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:56 am
LOL they almost bit off more than they can chew.
(please tip the waitress).
August 12th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Jersey is a very fucked up state in terms of how much they try to squeeze out of you. I love it here, I really do, but I’m eventually going to have to move if property taxes don’t come down (ha!) and if they stop trying to squeeze as much to pay state employees (double ha!).
August 12th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Oh and Youk is a bitch! Getting tossed by a 20 year old must have been pretty enlightening for him. Maybe next time he should charge someone with a build like Oswalt or Lincecum. Youk is a fat un-athletic bitch.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:58 am
So whats on tap for college football posts today, an NC State preview or maybe the Fla/Bama/LSU/OleMiss all in one because I’m a lazy blogger and one of them will probably win that conference?
/the OSU/PSU preview was terrible
August 12th, 2009 at 8:58 am
back when i was doing the late-night food thing, i usually just got a slice at thompson and bleecker (buddy lived there). it’s in the heart of the village and NYU and from sept-april the place is jumping until like 4 am.
there was this money Chelsea diner two blocks from another friend’s place. you could get anything at 3 am, and it was spectacular. usually, i went with a gyro.
beach: yeah, $8 a person. dont know if they charge for babies, though.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:59 am
hopefully it isn’t too late.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:00 am
The trade off though is if you are dance music loving,20-something d-bag like me… there is no comparison to the jersey shore
/God I’m gonna not deal with getting old well
August 12th, 2009 at 9:00 am
lol
not sure. might not have one, lotta other stuff happening
August 12th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Are they state beaches that you are paying for or local/ town ?
August 12th, 2009 at 9:03 am
California is what happens when you tax the shit out of people and have many welfare programs. There is no state tax in texas, land is cheap and we arent much of a welfare state compared to others. We mostly keep what we work for. We are one of the best states at handling this recession. Paying an 8 dollar toll per person is a crock of shit. I think we can all agree that new jersey and new york are next
August 12th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Re Petino: This is funny.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:04 am
This blows my mind. I have never paid to go to any beach. I honestly can’t believe this.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:08 am
It’s jersey, I’m trying not to be stereotypical, but everyone is trying to get paid for something around here… it’s the only thing I hate about it
/along with the lack of country stations up north
August 12th, 2009 at 9:10 am
and for $8 you get to sit on a beach with grey sand and medical waste.
seriously, NJ is way too expensive to live in. Rent is rediculously high for what you get, houses are so expensive, and i quickly learned the price tag for a wedding is excessive.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:11 am
winner, winner, chicken dinner
August 12th, 2009 at 9:12 am
that was great, clown.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Fellas, we pay for bottled water. so huffing air is a reality already. and as for paying for beach access–how much do you spend to fly to the bahamas, cancun, aruba or any other place with beaches? bet it’s more than 32 bucks. of course i understand the aruba experience may be more tingly than Jersey shore
August 12th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Who would want to go to a public beach anyway?
I say this as I scramble to find my private beach pass.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:17 am
you do?
sucker.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:19 am
I leave for my honeymoon in Aruba on Sat. It does cost slightly more than $16 for the 2 of us, but by the time I add in the PA/NJ turnpike tolls it’ll be fairly close to break even.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:19 am
The medical waste thing is absurd though. Never come across anything like that in Jersey.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:23 am
I leave for my honeymoon in Aruba on Sat. It does cost slightly more than $16 for the 2 of us, but by the time I add in the PA/NJ turnpike tolls it’ll be fairly close to break even.
Dude, you’re one high roller. Vegas bachelor party, Aruba honeymoon. That’s pretty big ballin’ Congrats.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:25 am
anyone else think that the pitch that hit cabrera was just barely inside? his hands were over the plate. porcello acquitted himself nicely
August 12th, 2009 at 9:26 am
You lucky man. I went on my honeymoon in late April and wish I could go back every day.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Fuck all that shit. Florida is where its at. Even with all the criminals its still good livin’.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Wow – I think that’s the first time anyone called me a “baller”. Actually – we didn’t have too many choices. She wanted to go to the Caribbean, and I wanted to make sure we were out of the hurricane zone this time of year.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:31 am
First of all NJ has Free Beaches, they are just not the one’s people want to go to. Second, the cost controls the flow of people because the beach is limited in space (Mike NYC, where are you???). Third how can you talk about NJ beaches and not link to this?
August 12th, 2009 at 9:32 am
ditto, best vacation you’ll ever have
August 12th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Roeth – aruba’s great. i highly recommend this restaurant
http://www.madamejanette.info/
you’ll need a rental car to get there (you’ll want one anyway – you have to go to baby beach! http://www.threebestbeaches.com/blog/512/baby-beach-aruba/ ), but the food was great. i still maintain that a blueberry cake/ice cream thingy that i had for dessert there was a top 3 of all-time
hernia, if you stay at some B&B’s, do they give you a free pass for the beach? i think that’s the case sometimes.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:41 am
The foreclosure story? Bunk. Willing to bet that the couple was constantly behind and used the .07 as an excuse. Happens all the time. The extra costs? Those are the mortgage servicers costs to start foreclosure proceedings. Bottom line is that they didn’t pay up what they owe, period.
Megan Fox = Modern Day Elvira… Take it for what it’s worth.
Amanda Bynes is nice.
Good work on the Pitino stuff last night… That’s just sleazy all the way around. The whole story makes me want to hop back into the shower. And, yes, there are some Louisvile boosters that will never forgive the abortion angle. Not a lot, but there is always a few in the crowd…
Beaches in Jersey = suck… with or without the fee to get in. Too much meathead, not enough peace and quiet.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Hey-ohh!! I just got word that my press credential was approved for the Vt-Bama game in Atlanta. Too bad I can’t go.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:49 am
@TBL: yeah, they usually hook up the passes.
@Wally: you’re concentrating on a couple awful areas which are basically Belmar, Seas Side, Point Pleseant. That’s guidotown. No gudios is you steer clear of those.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Mike Greenburg just called Pitino’s situation an “embarassing little *pauses* situation”
understatement of the day.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Sorry you took the coked-up tranny comment personally, TBL, but the only pics I’ve seen of her are either coked-up tranny or whore-in-training. Neither does anything for me (other than make me shiver to think how many STDs the poor girl carries), but I recognize I may be in the minority. I appreciate you didn’t lead with her, though, and gave me the option to either click (which I did to see if I could see the appeal … nope, still don’t … she was rocking the whore-in-training look this time) or not. Thanks for the Bynes pic instead!
August 12th, 2009 at 9:53 am
spence, i meant we as in society. i don’t. i’m the cheap bastard who re-uses a Propel bottle for workouts. it’s my b-day today. Leos rule
August 12th, 2009 at 9:54 am
I was fighting off those pitches
C’mon hernia, d’jais in belmar, jenkinson’s in point pleasant, all the kick ass places in seaside… exits 98 to 82 on the parkway is where its at
August 12th, 2009 at 9:56 am
fox as i’ve said before is one in a million. i see women every day, mainly MILFs, that i’d gladly pick first. and mizerle, greeny does not have the wherewithal or stones to say anything but that
August 12th, 2009 at 9:58 am
happy birthday, vezina. I’ll raise a glass to you tonight.
August 12th, 2009 at 10:02 am
@Jersey: I’ve definitely been, but it’s been a couple years. D’jais consistently has a ridiculous amount of ass there.
August 12th, 2009 at 10:03 am
preciate it. i sure wish i could get on here more. i like most of youse and sports. but got laid off in june and have 4 kids to watch, three of them are 3, 2 and 2, so no blogs for daddy except the one i started on being a laid-off Mr. Mom. if annyone’s interested, it’s at senyormadre.blogspot. it’s a google blog. i was a posrtswriter at a major daily for 12 years, covered one of the Marlins farm teams during the Willis, Cabrera, A. Gonzalez, Beckett, Burnett years and wrote for Baseball America during that time. still freelance sports, business. that’s enough, this is no job application. just letting you know i have some connection to sports
August 12th, 2009 at 10:04 am
what’s a posrtswriter?
August 12th, 2009 at 10:09 am
vezina needs a copywriter…
/what’shisname’d
//glad I forgot it already
August 12th, 2009 at 10:19 am
There are two fantastic laws in Massachusetts
1. All beaches are public. Not only that, but you need to provide access to them, so in a lot of places there are public paths going through rich peoples lawns.
2. Trucks have to stay in the right lane – awesome principle but mitigated by the traffic gestapo enforcing an unreasonable speed limit
August 12th, 2009 at 10:19 am
leave for my honeymoon in Aruba on Sat.
congrats Roeth. When you go swimming, say hi to Natalee Holloway for me
August 12th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Well played, but too early?
August 12th, 2009 at 10:34 am
congrats Roeth. When you go swimming, say hi to Natalee Holloway for me
Well played, but too early?
Wally: I don’t think so. She’s been gone longer than Duckworth
August 12th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Fair enough. That’s why there was a question mark there.
Again. Well played…
August 12th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Bingo. I gladly pay $10 to get into Long Beach if it means it will keep all the bums off the sand begging for empty beer cans.
August 12th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
This is probably the first time I have ever agreed with anything Mike NYC posts here. And don’t complain again Mike NYC rejoice and be glad.
August 12th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Jersey, sure I know it’s home for you, but RUN! PA is still without a passed state budget like CA, but it is larger and more diversified in landscape and even agriculture than NJ to stay intact once Metro Philly tanks with Jersey.