The Roundup: MLS Players Act; are Obnoxious
Blogging, College Basketball, ESPN, Jacking off, MMA, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, Soccer, Track & Field, Video April 17th. 2008, 8:00am
Sean Avery wants distractions? How about Elisha Cuthbert in Maxim? … wow, some debate last night, huh? Here’s one reaction, and here’s another … would you buy this Knicks t-shirt? … anyone watch the Colbert Report and feel compelled to google the Eagles cheerleaders? Fantastic job by the team giving each girl a video to express themselves … this is depressing: only 17 percent of Americans pay off their CC balance each month … employers are watching your myspace and facebook accounts, and your blog, too … ok, enough with the intern “applications” – we’ll get through all of them and pick five people to write a post and then probably pick one or two to be chosen as the intern, and if we’re lucky, VH1 will televise it! …
Soccer star Ben Olsen has taken to acting, as has budding DC TV starlet Lindsay Czarniak, whom we had a few classes in college with. (Behind the Badge)
Fantastic breakdown of the McShay-Kiper showdown, which remains a rout as we near halftime. (Sports Yenta)
MLS players are tossed from Fenway for being obnoxious. (Boston Herald)
Wow, Joel Sherman lands a couple pulverizing shots at ESPN’s Joe Morgan. (NY Post)
Travis Ford leaves UMass to coach Oklahoma State, which we’re certain will be a 20-win, NCAA-bound team next year. (Red Moon Cafe)
Eli Manning is getting married this weekend in Cabo. (NY Daily News)
The funniest line about Allison Stokke in the history of the internet: “[Her Dad's] message: You won’t be masturbating to Allison on our bandwidth. Go elsewhere with your unwieldy erection, you pervert.” (Deadspin)
Blogger burnout! (Boston Herald)
Female teacher on female student in North Carolina. (WRAL)
Trey Wingo vs. Mort over the Jacksonville Jaguars. (Awful Announcing)
Kevin Love will officially declare for the NBA today. (SI)
Is Jenna Jameson the reason Tito Ortiz is fighting just once more? (Page Six)
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April 17th, 2008 at 8:19 am
Bye Tito…anyway, do you guys know anything about the ipod/itouch? Are there fees for using the net with it and such? I figured yall would know..
April 17th, 2008 at 8:22 am
Obnoxious fans? at a sporting event in Boston?
Whooda thunk it.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Elisha is so hot. My eyes are on fire.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:24 am
that chick you went to school with is pretty easy on the eyes.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Elisha is really stepping it up lately. I approve.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:28 am
I would gladly step up and help Elisha film that sex tape – the problem may be that it would only be roughly a 20 second clip.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:28 am
spencer, she won some stand up comedy contest for charity in DC last year. i heard her jokes were very dirty. that’s a positive in my book.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:29 am
dirty huh? i like the way that sounds.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Could Elisha Cuthbert become the next generation’s Alyssa Milano? We can only hope.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:35 am
that teacher is scary looking
April 17th, 2008 at 8:36 am
guinessgirl: It has built in wi-fi. The only fees you would incur are those that you might pay to get on a pay-per use wi-fi network.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:39 am
I can’t fucking believe Ape got shit canned. I’m floored.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:43 am
As an HR manager who hires people all the time, I can say I always go to Myspace/Facebook first. You can find out so much about a person, stuff you can’t necessarily ask. And if people are stupid enough to leave all of that public, then that’s their own fault.
In response to your question yesterday, TBL, about why so many people have private profiles on those sites, there’s your answer. At least that’s why mine are private.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:44 am
CRM…yea, that’s crazy. one thinks he had to expect it’d happen.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:47 am
1) Nobody watched the debate?????
2) please, please tell me you guys don’t carry a CC balance. By the #’s above, 82% the people around you carry one!
April 17th, 2008 at 8:47 am
I’d like to wave my stick in her face.
/keeping it classy
April 17th, 2008 at 8:48 am
The Joe Morgan issue is becoming more ridiculous by the day (the issue being he’s still on the air). At first it was just everyday people and then bloggers making fun of the fact that he rarely knows what he’s talking about, but the mainstream media never said anything. Now you regularly have major papers poking fun at him (Mushnick comes to mind rather quickly). At what point does ESPN go, “Wow, not even our peers think he’s reputable. We need to get him off the air?”
April 17th, 2008 at 8:49 am
No credit card balance here. In fact, the only reason we have a credit card is for the sky miles. We pay it off every month.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:50 am
I have a CC balance at the moment, but I usually don’t. Just paid for an international trip on it to get miles, so it’ll be paid off in the next month or two.
I didn’t even know there was a debate. I don’t have much interest in two grown ups calling each other names for 2 hours. Politics are pathetic.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:51 am
i use my credit cards for gas and groceries. Same as ATL, pay it off at the end of the month. Its all about building that score up
what are we debating so early in the morning?
April 17th, 2008 at 8:51 am
TBL – that Allison Stoke line isn’t her dad’s, it’s Deadspin’s reaction to Cal pulling her photos off their website.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:52 am
I honestly don’t think they care…until people change the station. They still employ Emmitt Smith, right?
April 17th, 2008 at 8:52 am
Despite living in PA – Penguins Game 4 took precedent. Nice to FSN Pgh AGAIN failed to broadcast in HD. Did read the various roundups though and flipped to the debate between periods. Sounded like a whole lot of nothing we haven’t heard before.
Do not carry a CC balance and have never, not once, had a balance carry over to the next month.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:52 am
Its weird when the real world and the internet intersect
Atlantasportsfan….can I get a job? I’m lazy, like to drink and have a foul mouth. I do however love A-Town’s Briana…
April 17th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Isn’t that how it reads? Just put Dad in brackets because ‘Cal’ might have thrown some people off.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:54 am
Didn’t see the debate and haven’t read any analysis yet. I’ll print off this articles and bring them to the shitter later.
Anything of real meaning (i.e., any statements that might actually sway a handful of voters either way) said last night?
April 17th, 2008 at 8:55 am
i only use CC for traveling and bar tabs. It’s cool because you feel like you drink for free til the bill comes at the end of the month. But i always pay it off in full. Fuck interest.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:55 am
@CRM–Of course. I know a guy that’s hiring an intern…
I should clarify what I said above. If I go to a candidate’s Facebook page and one of their main activities is “Gettin’ tanked” or something like that, I don’t necessarily take them out of the running. As a matter of fact, I like to see some personality–because I know that I like to drink like crazy on the weekend…that doesn’t affect how I perform my job during the week (well, usually). But looking at their profile helps me to get a better idea of what their personality is like, what kind of fit the might be, etc…
Oh, and I’m going to interview Briana for my blog before I die. I swear.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:55 am
You’re the journalist, I’m just the crackpot.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:57 am
Have the other PA residents here made up their mind yet for next week (if registered on the Dem side)? Don’t have to disclose who – just curious to see if you’re minds are made up. I’m pretty close to decided, but will likely do a little bit more research this weekend before the vote on Tues.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:57 am
no CC for me…straight cash homey.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:57 am
I read the Stokke line the same way. I actually read that post just to see if her dad actually said that.
No, I don’t carry any balances now…but absolutely crushed the cards when I was just out of college. Dumb, I know…but not as dumb as the people who have made credit cards a crucial part of their existence. I would say these same people will be eating cat food in their “golden years”…but, in truth, we’ll probably be bailing these assholes out.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Have never not paid the CC off. Just use is as cash to get points/miles/credit.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:59 am
@ASF – I’ll be your fluffer….I mean…oh hell. There’s no coming back from that.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Have never not paid the CC off. Just use it instead cash to get points/miles/credit.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Roeth – Yes, I’ve decided and the regular readers knew long ago that I’ve decided to throw my support behind Obama. For the first time in my life I’m proud of my country.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:00 am
I did have cc debt after college…I couldn’t help it. Had to pay my own way through school, and could only work so much. But after college I kept getting new cards with 0% transfer balance rates, and just kept transferring just before the 0% period would run out. I eventually paid it all off, and vowed to never have cc debt again. Of course, I don’t have children yet…
April 17th, 2008 at 9:02 am
Guiness- no fees for the I-touch, safari runs anytime you are in a hotspot, or around some idiot’s house that has wireless without a password.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:02 am
@CRM…um, let’s just pretend that never happened
April 17th, 2008 at 9:03 am
About time Elisha got her hair back, she looked awfully dykish(sp) with that butch cut. She looks like she wants it in that pic.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:05 am
I’m still waiting on The Big Corporate Amex.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:05 am
TBL — I watched the first 20 minutes of the debate then turned it back to the Blue Jays/Rangers game. I’d rather watch April baseball than have to hear any more about Obama’s pastor or Hillary’s Bosnia trip.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:06 am
I had to go to the faded youth blog, but I saw Elisha…yes! That’s my girl
April 17th, 2008 at 9:06 am
@TBL – A little CC debt can be a good thing assuming you have a plan to reconcile it in a timely manner. I am carrying a balance right now (<1k, er..slightly more than 1k) knowing I have the cash to pay it but my money can generate more in my savings account than just paying this card off. I will pay it down eventually, but I dont think I have once paid off a card. Still have a credit score in the high 7s. Of course if you charge 5k worth of stuff and cant afford it, thats another problem.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:08 am
What kind of savings account earns 13%+ a year? And even if it does, is $13 a year worth it?
April 17th, 2008 at 9:11 am
Holy Shit, did anyone check out the tatoo link on KSK?
April 17th, 2008 at 9:13 am
Re: Stokke. The [Her Dad's] is misleading. It’s Cal’s bandwidth and they pulled her off of their sites. I didn’t read anything that said her father forced Cal to make that decision (though that is certainly a possibility).
April 17th, 2008 at 9:13 am
NSFW
didn’t check it out, something about nakedcity.com leads me to believe my firewall won’t let it thru.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Haha, I won’t be fired for looking at that. But damn…I should be.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:20 am
Re Stokke: It wasn’t her dad’s “message.” It was Deadspin’s interpretation of U. Cal’s message.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:22 am
1. Saw some highlights – Hillary is shameless. Was shocked at how hard ABC went after Obama.
2. Put everything on my CC, make sure to absolutely pay off in FULL by month’s end. Get the reward points + you allow that $$ to earn some ING interest for 30 days.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:33 am
What do you get at ING now in terms of savings? I have E*Trade and I was earning 4.35%, it is now down to 3.01% or so. Still better than nothing.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:38 am
About the same, Tuna. That shit dropped like crazy. Not much of a “high interest” account, but as you said, better than nothing.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:38 am
Sean Avery is a dbag but, if he actually did this, I give him a +1.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:39 am
My Emigrant rate has dropped from 5.05 to 3.5 in the past year, sucks, but thats the market. I have a Schawb Brokerage/Savings account. I can pay off my credit cards, but the balance is small enough that interest isnt hurting me and I would rather play in the market and try to pay off the interest that way. When it comes time to make a major purchase, then I will pay off the balance (or I just dont use the card, and auto payments pay it off).
April 17th, 2008 at 9:40 am
“1) Nobody watched the debate?????”
Not here. I’ve watched 3 Dem debates and it is all the same nonsense. Somehow, the Democrats are finding a way to lose to the Republicans. Unbelievable after the past 7 1/2 years of them bitching about everything the Republicans have done.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Thanks all for the info on the Itouch…sadly we have cc debt. First slowly paying off the wedding(only around 6K)..second-he had a very expensive divorce and we are finally getting stuff paid down. But I am with you guys..I only use debit..
April 17th, 2008 at 9:43 am
OK, normally I do not comment on the decorations but damn, that is one fine picture of Elisha.
I could not even find my credit card to buy stattracker on Yahoo last night. I have to go look for it. Debt is evil.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:51 am
The debate was a joke, ABC is getting killed by main stream media and bloggers, George S. tried to blindside Obama with the Ayers question which Sean Hannity planted and Obama handled it well and even managed to take a swipe at the Clintons on the issue.
I do carry a CC balance but altogether, under $300.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:52 am
ah, Kim Bauer.
no balance here. AMEX everything possible, write one check a month, get the rewards.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:57 am
whoops…emigrant down to 2.75…should probably check it more often.
April 17th, 2008 at 10:00 am
The Indians are ecstatic they didn’t run up a bigger balance on their CC. When they pay it off this year, they’re done with ‘em.
April 17th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Watched the debate…meh. I’m a John Edwards guy so I don’t really care for either of these two left. I used to like John McCain but he took a turn to the right and now…
Credit Card balance is minimal and usually paid off each month.
April 17th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Yeah, he went so far to the right that he’s almost a Republican now. Seriously, how did he become more conservative? Just wondering…
April 17th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Looking at it from the left side of the aisle, my guess would be immigration.
Yes, it was quite fun seeing them play “I’m friendly with homegrown terrorists less than you are!”
April 17th, 2008 at 10:27 am
McCain-Kennedy was more or less amnesty for all, was it not?
April 17th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Going through grad school got my CC debt up pretty high. The cost of living loans around here didn’t do much (really? 10 grand a year? On the Main line? that’ll cover 8 months rent). So I had about 5 k on the card. Got it consolidated w/ my student loans so now I pay about 3.5 interest and get to count that off on my taxes
but then again, i’ve got over 50k in loans… bummer.
April 17th, 2008 at 10:29 am
The best part of the debate was when the crowd booed Charlie Gibson toward the end when they came back from commercial, provided some fairly useless analysis for a minute, then broke for more commercials.
Priorities, priorities.
April 17th, 2008 at 10:29 am
@MikeNYC – Not only immigration but tax cuts, basically instead of embracing his independant views that won him the nomination he is trying to get the neo-con vote which i think will cost him the election because independants will go to Obama, who else are far-right conservatives going to vote for regardless, he doesn’t need to pander to them.
April 17th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Right but he has backtracked on it. So now we get, “I used to like McCain, but now …”
Clinton might just hand this whole thing to McCain. She is one feisty opponent. It almost makes me feel sorry for BHO.
April 17th, 2008 at 11:07 am
I think we are screwed either way…..
April 17th, 2008 at 11:11 am
Just thought I’d drop back in to re-state my undying love for Elisha Cuthbert.
April 17th, 2008 at 11:12 am
I can’t stop looking at that photo CRM. I don’t even know what I would do if she was here right in front of me. My brain might explode.
April 17th, 2008 at 11:18 am
I can’t stop looking at that photo CRM. I don’t even know what I would do if she was here right in front of me. My urethra might explode.
/fixed
April 17th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Still staring…..
April 17th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Keep coming back to this picture.
April 17th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
My schlong has been slowly clapping and wiping his eyes with a hankerchief since this photo was posted.
April 17th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
its about time she got rid of her dyke haircut and got back to her beautiful self