The Roundup: Low NCAA Ratings, New TBS Pair
Athletes and Celebrities, Baseball, College Basketball, Courts, Legal, ESPN, Media Gossip/Musings, Movies, NFL, Tennis, Video March 27th. 2008, 4:58am
We like action photos, and this one qualifies as arresting – Jessica Simpson stepping out of a limo to attend Eva Longoria’s birthday party. Reminds us of that line in Clueless: “Nice stems.” How can we watch Clueless but not the Hills? Easy – anything’s better than reality TV … we are often asking, ‘what would Izzo do?’ … funny photo of a Clemson recruit and a large bag of cash … Richie Sambora continues to give Bon Jovi a bad name – a DUI with his 10-year-old daughter in the car … Roger Clemens, the “Unsexiest Man of the Year” … Placido Polanco is projected to hit 96 homers this year … hey young people – investment advice! …
NCAA tourney ratings are down. (USA Today)
In court, some pretty gruesome details emerge in the story of the Texas fan who got his sack torn by an Oklahoma fan. (SF Gate)
Cal Fires Ben Braun, though one wonders if Josh Shipp’s over-the-backboard shot didn’t count … (SF Gate)
Chip Carey’s going to be working with Ron Darling and Buck Martinez on TBS games. (USA Today)
“In many ways, it would be better if the housing correction would happen more swiftly and sharply. The pain might be worse, but it would be over quickly.” Yes. (NYT)
Arizona State is voted the school with the best-looking coeds. (Campus Clicks)
Pretty neat quiz – we came up as Ichiro. (Liquid Generation)
Bobby Abreu – was he worth it? (A Large Regular)
Curtis Conway and Ali’s daughter are having a kid. (YBF)
“Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson, walking through the crowd with a bottle of champagne Saturday at Prive.” (Review-Journal)
Nadal and Serena Williams play tennis … on water. (Lion in Oil)
Who knew: ESPN’s Matthew Berry co-wrote Crocodile Dundee. (You Been Blinded)
Anyone else see Brandon Jennings in McDonald’s game last night? The 90s haircut was funny, but the kid is exciting to watch, and if Arizona’s Budinger and Bayless stick around … (Fanhouse)
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March 27th, 2008 at 8:25 am
I thought Sarah Jessica Parker won “Unsexiest Man of the Year?”
March 27th, 2008 at 8:29 am
That USA Today article also mentions the blackout for Direct TV customers during the Sox game the other morning that so many people here were bitching about. I guess they were telling the truth.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:31 am
…if Arizona’s Budinger and Bayless stick around…
… they’ll finish with a .550 winning percentage, yet still comfortably make the tournament due to their “brutal schedule” where they didn’t actually beat anybody, and then lose their first round game by about 10? For the third year in a row! That’s an accomplishment.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:34 am
How do you hit 96 homers with only 64 RBI’s?
March 27th, 2008 at 8:36 am
Darling started doing color on Mets games last year and he’s amazing. He offset Keith Hernandez’s quirkiness, is very articulate and manages to be informative without being boring while showing some personality. I hope he doesn’t leave SNY to go national full-time because he makes the Mets booth one of the best in the business.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Bayless won’t stick around. He’s a top 5 pick.
96 homers and only a .433 SLG? Does he get 5,000 at-bats this year?
March 27th, 2008 at 8:42 am
Wilbons kid is gonna be an athlete. He weighed almost 10 pounds and is 22″.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Maybe he can ask Keith Hernandez to help him move.
I’m Ron Darling, I won a Gold Glove in 1989, I can do what I want to.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:44 am
Richie Sambora was cheesed out of his mind.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:45 am
@Roethlishotdog – Should he shake his hand?
March 27th, 2008 at 8:45 am
@Roeth: I thought that ep last night was one of SP’s worst. It was so weird.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:45 am
Berry co-wrote “Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles“–the third in that gripping trilogy.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:46 am
it would be nice if they took away the dunk from the McDonalds Game and make these kids focus on jump shots and defense
Kid from Kid and Play put on a nice show last night if i may add
March 27th, 2008 at 8:47 am
The high top fade was a 1990’s hairstyle? I seem to remember Big Daddy Kane rocking it in the mid to late 80’s.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:47 am
I just dropped Chase Utley and picked up Placido Polanco. Can’t lose this year.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:47 am
They tried that. It’s called the WNBA; didn’t go over well.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:48 am
I’m Hanley Ramirez? Screw that.
I’m psyched that opening day is in only 4 days though. Maybe the Reds can even last through May this year.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:48 am
irish – I’ve been saying the same thing about basketball (not just the McD’s game) in general for years.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:49 am
Harang, EV, and Cueto will finish 1-2-3 in the Cy, WhoDey.
Easy Central winners.
/Delusional
March 27th, 2008 at 8:50 am
I’m Alfonso Soriano for what it’s worth.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:50 am
I wish MLB guys would bunt more. And golf really needs to go back to wooden drivers. Tennis, while we’re at it, needs to make those damn rackets smaller.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:55 am
I’m Jake Peavy. Apparently they forgot to ask, “Are you a little too open about your religious beliefs?” That would’ve cleared things up.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:58 am
@NickP – I actually have a wooden driver in my bag.
And the Harang part may not be that delusional after all.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Anyone who helps bring back the Gumby is a true American hero.
March 27th, 2008 at 9:04 am
I’m Corey Lidle.
March 27th, 2008 at 9:05 am
@CRM – So you were just activated by the Blue Jays, eh?
March 27th, 2008 at 9:06 am
As a South Carolina grad, the pic of the Clemson dude made my morning. Trolling MySpace for incriminating photos seems to be getting easier and easier. Thanks goodness that wasn’t around when I was young.
March 27th, 2008 at 9:06 am
@WhoDey – No, I’m just dead tired.
/boos self
March 27th, 2008 at 9:10 am
@ JAX22- When did you graduate from USC ? I graduated in 94
March 27th, 2008 at 9:22 am
Didn’t anybody else notice the hand covering up Simpson’s goods in the pic? Looks like somebody trying to prevent the classic upskirt pose.
March 27th, 2008 at 9:23 am
not as dumb as she looks ?
March 27th, 2008 at 9:24 am
@irish
Thanks for that Krista Fracke real estate link. The wifey and I found out we’re moving to JAX in a couple of months so we’ve been wearing that site out.
March 27th, 2008 at 9:33 am
@mizerle06- no problem man. good luck to you and your family. At least you got your choice of where to live
March 27th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Fuck…I am A-Rod…I am not happy about that…any way…Ron Darling is awesome for SNY and I thought both he and Keith signed exclusive deals with them…I am happy for him…its better than the lot of losers I heard during the playoffs last year…but I would hate to lose him…Gary, Keith and ROn are the best in the business.
March 27th, 2008 at 9:38 am
TBL…I am going to register a complaint…Can the Baseball previews be moved up like an hour or so….you are posting them close to 5:30 eastern time and I think if the post was moved up we could get more comments out of it…granted the regular Tits and muff sightings we get in the afternoon are fun…but I am asking for like and hour earlier…get the convo going…especially when we get to NL east…Gonzo already slapped me with the white glove…the duel is to begin…talley ho.
March 27th, 2008 at 9:43 am
I’m Russell Martin. How blah is that?
March 27th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Braun still would have been fired, I don’t think they would have made the NCAA Tournament even with that win, and that is the reason he was fired.
March 27th, 2008 at 10:06 am
hey, uh, just so y’all in the TBL fantasy league know…im going wire to wire.
March 27th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Still, that’ll happen. Like CBS, notes Aresco, having lost TV star Duke: “The Duke people don’t like us comparing them to the Yankees. But unfortunately, that’s the comparison.”
I know I’ll get stuff from the same people, but if you were more concerned with giving us the best games from the best teams instead of “branding” Duke basketball, you wouldn’t be left with your dick in your hands when they lose on the first weekend. This is basketball, not fucking toothpaste.
March 27th, 2008 at 10:17 am
I’m A-Rod. Pretty weak.
March 27th, 2008 at 10:19 am
I got Vlad. I am actually cool with that.
/proceeds to piss on hands
March 27th, 2008 at 10:24 am
It’s Chip CARAY, not Chip Carey. Please learn how to spell the last name of one of the greatest baseball broadcasters of all time.
March 27th, 2008 at 10:27 am
I got Hanley Ramirez? What?
March 27th, 2008 at 10:35 am
@sportsgal: Caray isn’t even the best in town. You can put it on the boooooooard, yes!
@All: I took the quiz twice, once getting Hanley Ramierz, once Vladimir Guerrero. Meh.
March 27th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Jennings was the biggest ball-hogging point guard I think I’ve ever seen. (somewhere Stephon Marbury smiles) Even when he was going for assists, it was all about him and how cool he could make the pass look, even as he was just passing it to the other team. Jennings was the biggest reason the West lost last night.
March 27th, 2008 at 11:12 am
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March 27th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Thought it would show the picture, I am Brandon Webb
March 27th, 2008 at 11:13 am
The Berry thing isn’t exactly a scoop. Bill Simmons references it a lot.
March 27th, 2008 at 11:29 am
I got Hanley Ramirez, I can live with that
March 27th, 2008 at 11:57 am
@Ben- Please tell me you’re not a fan of that toad Hawk Harrelson. He makes me long for Al Hrabosky, for Christ’s sake.
And I’m Brandon Webb. Geez, I really am boring…
March 27th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
I don’t know, guys … I’m thinking that this might be a top 5 photo in the history of the roundup.
March 27th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
I’m not even a huge Jessica Simpson “fan”, but that is an awesome picture. Makes up for some of the Brooke Hogan round-up pics.
March 27th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
i’m King David Wright. I can live with that.
March 27th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
What’s so good about the pic? It’s just her legs… Seriously what gives
March 27th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
What do you expect to see: vag? Who do you think you are? Johnny Knoxville?