The Roundup: Enjoy the Long Weekend, Folks
Baseball, Boxing, College Football, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, NFL, NHL, Video May 23rd. 2008, 8:05am
Hate to do this, but we may have to ban Marissa Miller after this photo on account of too-hot. If it doesn’t make sense, well … wait, what just happened? … they’re calling this the most expensive home in the world … because there was no Office last night – every ‘that’s what she said‘ in the show’s history … everybody tap their feet night! … boo the Mets …
Home runs in baseball are way, way down from 2006, which seems like a good thing! (Washington Post)
Why does Charles Barkley get away with stuff no other announcer could dream of? (USA Today)
This part of the home run derby sounds awfully lame. (NYT)
Even if you loathe the Hurricanes, you must love one of their players who killed an alligator with a shovel. (Sports Point)
Oscar de la Hoya’s sister niece is schtooping Dave Navarro, apparently. (Faded Youth)
Magic Johnson is entitled to as many whoppers as he pleases, but please hammer, don’t hurt ‘em. (Marine Times)
Oprah gives opinions to the NHL. (Cloud Nine Sports)
Is this Jason Taylor situation with the Dolphins blown out of proportion, or is there legit cause for concern? (Sun-Sentinel)
Some of our opinions compare favorably to those of Mike Wilbon. (Where I Stand)
Indeed, the new SI cover is pretty kick-ass. (A Large Regular)
In Rip Hamilton’s exit interview last night at the Garden, he called Michelle Tafoya ’sir.’ (Real Clear Sports)
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May 23rd, 2008 at 8:10 AM
Marissa Miller makes me happy to be a man.
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:12 AM
That’s not the beset photo of Marissa there in the roundup.
…and I thought I heard Rip say Sir last night. I wondered if anyone would catch it.
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:14 AM
Yikes! I got a “restricted site” message (I’m at work) when I clicked on the Office link. What is that site anyway?
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:16 AM
not sure … but if you google, ‘that’s what she said the office’ you should find other links
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:16 AM
Allen Bailey is a MAN. He may literally kill someone on the field. Irish? Cortes? You ready to hunt some Gator on Sept. 6? lol
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:20 AM
Isn’t she married to some douchebag?
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:22 AM
I love that the Pistons actually played hard last night. I haven’t seen that since uhhhh… 2003?! I never thought I would see the day that McDyess actually carries a team, but he has been so consistent in his scoring in this years play-offs we go to him in those times when nobody is hitting a shot. McDyess should win some kind of award or something. What?! This isn’t ballin’?
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:22 AM
That’s Rip’s … I don’t want to say “catchphrase,” but, I mean, it basically is. He says “yessir” all the time, in myriad situations.
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:27 AM
A woman is never too hot to be on this site…
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:34 AM
gotta agree with Big Nuts for once. A woman like that is never too hot for this site
Love that story about the Cane killing gators at 10 years old. I dont think eating possum and squirrels can be that good for you. I have tried blackened gator bites and i would have to say thy arent that bad
@gangsta D- great way to get the year going against Tebow and the Gators in the Swamp on Sept 6.
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:34 AM
Why didnt Parcells trade Taylor in April for a second rounder? Like Taylor would want to be playing for a 1 win team at 34 yrs old. And like Parcells would want Taylor playing for him.
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:38 AM
That pic of Dave Navarro and Oscar’s niece is flat out nasty. Promise us you’ll never put that chick in the roundup.
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:44 AM
Dave Navarro makes me want to get sanatized.
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:48 AM
so she looks like a whore…but she has nice abs.
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:52 AM
No please, senor, it’s TOO sexy!
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:54 AM
@broseph – classic
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:55 AM
My favorite is when Cheryl Miller or Michele (one “l”) Tafoya asks a player a question and say something like “I don’t know man.”
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:01 AM
jondewar, the site is fine, it just has a few phrases (sexual in nature) that a strict proxy picks up on. It’s actually pretty rare for anyone to even review blocked hits, and even if they did there’s no need to worry on that one.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:08 AM
SO TBL…as slightly insane and mad as I was yesterday…I am looking for a bell tower to fire out of today…The Mets are not only killing me..they are going to take out collateral damage..I think I am kidding but I am not sure
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:08 AM
so have 75% of regular commenters here taken the day off?
sheet, son…i might be outta here by noon, theres 4 people here in my office.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:16 AM
Same here spence. I’m thinking I’ll be “working from home.” Also known as, “checking my email once an hour while I play GTA.”
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:17 AM
we’re here … all day! And a few posts monday. Next week will be a big one, we think.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:17 AM
I wish I could work form home today….I will most likely be out early afternoon though I have very littel to do except write another 2500 word tome on Major League Jerk
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:19 AM
TBL…next week is a big one? What do you have wall to wall coverage of the Willie Randolph firing?
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:20 AM
Today seems like a fine day to take a “long lunch” and sit on a patio somewhere drinking cold beer.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:22 AM
Yeah guys, its a ghost town at work and in the TBL offices. I’m going to shoot some ball for a few hours over lunch.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:22 AM
I’ll be out of here by noon today. Then it’s off to the driving range to hit some balls and have a beer.
Spring in Minnesota-Gorgeous!
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:23 AM
I was at the range last night here in DC putting a hurting on the deep drive.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:24 AM
at least we got the main group here right? we can make it work still with over 100 comments on each post. I dont work, i slack
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:25 AM
Irish I am here so if no one is in ballin I will fight with you over something…you pick the topic and I will pick the opposite then we can go 20 or 30 comments
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:26 AM
the range eh? sounds rovery.
i got a big golf weekend planned. fucking cant wait.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:26 AM
I cant fucking wait for Indy on Sunday. For anyone within a 4-hour drive of the race, I highly recommend going.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:28 AM
@spencer- is it this weekend your going to Seminole? that course is very nice i have heard
@roman- where the hell have you been?
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:28 AM
i’m here til noon. then it’s off to Quizno’s and then a golf outing. 70 degrees in WI today. seems to be almost summer.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:29 AM
irish…naw, that’s the 2nd week of october. i got some time to wait, unfortunately.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:33 AM
It’s not Rip’s catchphrase as much as it’s his ’shout out.’ I heard him on the Tirico show at lunch either yesterday or the day before, and apparently that phrase is a ’shout out’ to his old neighborhood. He didn’t explain it too much, so I don’t know what the significance is, but I’m guessing it’s a popular saying where he’s from, and he said it’s his way of making sure that everybody back home knows he hasn’t forgot them, or where he came from.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Irish…between me being part of a major project/disaster cleanup at work…the Mets blowing and firing off 2500 word posts like they are water at MLJ…starting a blog war with TBL and an infant that needs to be fed I have been sparce in my appearances this week…I hope next week blows so I can spend more time not working at work
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:42 AM
So the minor league team here has a “thirsty thursday” campaign where you can get $1 beers, which seems like a good deal, except that it is the High Life. Yeah, it sounds great, until Friday morning when that godforsaken alarm goes off at 6:30. I swear I only drank 8 of those things (10 oz.) but it feels like my head is in a fucking vice. Stupid minor league baseball and there damn gimmicks.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:45 AM
Titty Bingo! I saw it again!
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:47 AM
@ark: If you’d like to borrow some testicles, I’m sure someone on here could help you drink like you had a pair. Just having fun. The idea of thirsty Thursdays should be implemented nationwide.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:50 AM
@Ben. It seemed like a good idea, it’s the whole High Life thing that got me. Damn, that shit is horrible, and I can drink about anything. Champaigne of beers my ass.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:52 AM
There’s no need to bad mouth High Life. Just because they cold-filter it through frozen horse urine doesn’t make it bad beer.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:55 AM
Rip did it at halftime too, it’s just his thing. Tafoya laughed about it the first time.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:01 AM
They have thirsty thursdays here for the jacksonville suns…for a dollar we get 14 oz yuenglings though…along with the budweisers and miller lites and such…plus 2 dollar liquor drinks
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:05 AM
I’m here for basically half a day – but I have to visit a construction site in the afternoon. So, technically I’ll still be working. Still, out in the sun is much better than sitting in the office on a Friday.
Haven’t been around much this week, but has anyone seen these photos of Laura Vandervoort in a bikini on a film set. I thought they were spanktastic.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:05 AM
I can throw in a few random comments during the day. No holidays for Me, so sir. Not even Christmas.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:08 AM
@roeth- not bad at all. She has no chest, but her ass makes up for it
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:10 AM
Working from home today and wondering how the F it’s 70 degrees in Wisconsin when it’s 55 in Chicago and cloudy. Global warming is a bunch of bullshit.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:11 AM
and sunny. very sunny.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:14 AM
Damn. Who is Laura Vanderwhatever and why have I never seen her before. Like irish said, not much in the way of biscuits, but very nice indeed.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:17 AM
It’s raining in Phoenix again. Global Warming is real!!!
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:22 AM
Rip definitely said sir…don’t know if it was disrespectful or he just wasn’t thinking.
Navarro will bang anything with a hole. He probably only married Carmen Electra because it was like having sex with Rodman.
And yes, that Miller pic sucks.
Oh, and FU MLB…read that last night about Ortiz..what a load of crap.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:31 AM
It would take about 10 of those High Life’s to make the chick in the picture look good. Maybe it’s just me but chicks who look like men are NOT attractive.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:33 AM
I second…third…the other posters mention of that being his catchprase.
Listen during Game 3. They play “yessir” over the PA everytime Rip makes a shot.