The Roundup: Major League, the Danger in Internet Comments and a Charles Rogers Comeback
Baseball, Courts, Legal, Former Athletes, Golf, Jason Whitlock, Movies, NBA, NBA Draft, Video June 18th. 2009, 8:20am
Maria Menounos, the only reason to like Boston … a 5-foot alligator became too large to have as a pet … early candidate for parent of the year? … police called to out-of-control bat mitzvah … a cheating politician? No way! … play Let’s Make a Deal with your credit card companies … bid on a round of golf with CNBC hottie Rebecca Jarvis … very NSFW – a bunch of topless models in GQ … Continental had no idea where it was sending this kid … big shock: Billy Joel’s 3rd marriage (this time, to a 27-year-old) didn’t work out …
Paul Pierce did not enjoy the NBA Finals. (Twitter)
Recasting Major League with today’s ballplayers. Cool. (America’s White Boy)
Eight days after saying that SVG would outcoach Phil Jackson in the Finals, Jason Whitlock takes a 180 degree turn on facebook. (Joe Sports Fan)
Be careful what threats you make in the comments … never know who is watching. (LVRJ)
Disgraced NBA ref Tim Donaghy entered a halfway house this morning; will the mob or David Stern have him rubbed out first? (USA Today)
Agents fighting over Cuban baseball free agents. (ESPN)
Will Sergio Garcia recently breaking up with Greg Norman’s daughter have an impact on his US Open? Either his head will be cleared or cluttered. (Bulls n Balls)
Fall asleep in the tattoo chair, wake up with 56 stars on your face. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Artie Lange, banned from HBO sports. (NY Post)
Don’t call it a comeback: NFL bust Charles Rogers. (Sparty and Friends)
Rocco! Rocco! People love that guy. (Bergen Record)
video via Deadspin
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June 18th, 2009 at 8:25 AM
seems like something fucked up is always happening with continental. please lord, let me get hired by southwest. anyway..i like me some maria
June 18th, 2009 at 8:31 AM
Yeesh, even as an avowed Patriots hater I think this is a little xenophobic.
June 18th, 2009 at 8:37 AM
roundup is a bit late, but it actually worked out perfect … next post will emerge just as the usa game is starting.
June 18th, 2009 at 8:37 AM
Plus, what about Eliza Dushku?
June 18th, 2009 at 8:40 AM
I once woke up at a tattoo/piercing parlor with a Prince Albert
June 18th, 2009 at 8:41 AM
Just read the credit card – Let’s Make a Deal article. Some VERY large details missing (I work at in strategies at a major c/c issuer)…
1. You’re credit is probably scorched-earth before or after the settlement. Enjoy paying 10% on a mortgage and 20% on a car loan b/c you decided to settle your smaller credit card balance.
2. The amount you save in a settlement has to be claimed as taxable income on your next tax return.
3. The amount written off by the c/c issuer in the settlement can and most likely will be sold to a collection agency. The collection agencies can let that sit there, let you regain financial footing, and then call you in 5-10 years from now.
I’m pretty pro-consumer, but this article is very mis-guiding. Sure the banks will settle but the long-term financial implications on you are much worse.
Bottom line: Sack up, get a 2nd/3rd job, quit spending so freaking much and dig yourself out of debt the old fashioned way – you’ll be much better off.
June 18th, 2009 at 8:41 AM
forgot to set the dvr – fuck. its the new “biggest disappointment in the morning at work” moment, passing I forgot to put on deodorant.
June 18th, 2009 at 8:41 AM
dana jump!
June 18th, 2009 at 8:44 AM
are you crazy? this is america dude, people don’t have to work for shit. file chapter 7, sit back and wait for the citi card offers to start rolling in.
this is pretty much how it works right?
June 18th, 2009 at 8:46 AM
thats whats great about directTV…you can set your dvr from your phone or computer
June 18th, 2009 at 8:47 AM
but its harrrrrrrddddddddd.
June 18th, 2009 at 8:49 AM
Rockos Modern Life > Rocco Mediate
June 18th, 2009 at 8:54 AM
no belt is still the king. it seems like every wednesday is “no belt wednesday.”
seriously…he had his run, can’t he and his butt ugly swing just go away now?
June 18th, 2009 at 8:55 AM
Nasty storms last night here in Western PA – lots of flash flood damage.
Thank god there’s an Artie Lange link, it’s been over 12 hours!
June 18th, 2009 at 8:56 AM
obviously i don’t have dtv but thanks for letting me know. i used to have it until the age of HDTV and their compressed signal and lack of hd locals is a non starter. to continue the bitch – my ps3 blu ray lens is doa .. i f’n hate sony.
June 18th, 2009 at 8:56 AM
herdatious Says: this is pretty much how it works right?
I won’t say you can’t get credit after a chap 7 filing, but the rates are going to be absolutely brutal. Also, mortgage lenders are now taking this into consideration (great work there fellas). Sure, some slimy jack-hole making six figures will always get credit, but most people will not. Debt sucks, but that’s on you.
I would definitely say the mythology of recovering from bankruptcy has been largely exaggerated by media.
June 18th, 2009 at 8:57 AM
isn’t this only the case when they have closed your credit line? still seems like it is a better deal than letting it go to collections. though i think your second point would piss me off.
AMEX has been doing this for awhile. they will ask you to pay of your balance in full and then reinstate you with the Blue Card, or settle at like 50% of your balance.
June 18th, 2009 at 8:57 AM
TBL, who is the intern?
June 18th, 2009 at 8:59 AM
i believe you can do this with FiOS as well.
June 18th, 2009 at 8:59 AM
scripty – depending on the amount you owe, i think it’s not a terrible idea. esp in this economic climate. no point in dumping your cash reserves into paying off old bills … just file bankruptcy and rent for 7 years. and i guess prepare to juggle cars, unless you’ve got a good one.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:00 AM
my ps3 blu ray lens is doa .. i f’n hate sony
herd, what model do you have? 40, 60, 80, or 160?
June 18th, 2009 at 9:01 AM
agreed that was the inspiration for my sarcasm.
i know people who were idiots and ended up in bankruptcy and told everyone how great it was and how much free shit they got out of it. smart people with long term plans know its a disaster and a black mark thats hard to recover from.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:01 AM
Sony: We make sure you have to replace anything we make within 2 years.
/thank god my PS3 is still working
June 18th, 2009 at 9:02 AM
@badger I have the 40 with dual lenses. the red still works, plays dvds/cds.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:02 AM
Odom – still no decision. busy week here at the site. i have narrowed it considerably and will be hopefully going with 1-2, maybe a 3rd guy very soon.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:02 AM
Spencer – when does the U.S. Open start?
June 18th, 2009 at 9:04 AM
tkmsu – starts today.
/not spencer
June 18th, 2009 at 9:04 AM
i have owned nes/snes/nes64/wii/ps1/ps2/sega gen + cd and none have ever died. besides blowing in nes cartridges none have needed trouble shooting.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:04 AM
tk msu…already started. tiger’s E thru 2 holes.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:05 AM
depending where you are living, it ain’t that easy. If you live in Florida, they will let you anyone sign-on (not a guarantor) with you in a rental community, doesn’t matter what state that other person lives in. not so in NJ or NY. this means you have to hope you find a landlord that doesn’t do a credit check and is not using a real estate company to find him tenants. if that is the case, the place is probably going to be pretty shitty.
what does this mean? if you don’t have the cash to pay off the balance at the end of the month or two, don’t fucking put it on credit.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:06 AM
Delta > Continental
June 18th, 2009 at 9:07 AM
Hope Billy Joel had a solid pre-nup, and that he learns his lesson and quits slapping rings on young gold diggers.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:07 AM
@ Sparty – there are some legit times to settle (spouse runs off having ran up your debt, brtual medical situation, natural disaster ruined your livlihood, etc)… but a settlement is the 2nd worst mark on your credit after a bankruptcy – FACT.
Here’s a scenario I suggest worth trying. Scratch up some dough and offer to pay-off your balance MINUS YOUR LAST YEARS FINANCE CHARGES. They might say no, but the account manager might be able to waive those, saving you $$$ and avoiding the settlement – less savings but no more damage to your credit.
Really, settling is B-A-D. If you have your cars and mortgage locked in – MAYBE AT BEST. But please see points 1-3 again. It’s penal.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:07 AM
No TurboGrafix or Neo Geo? Weak.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:08 AM
neo geo was the shit.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:09 AM
Seems that I remember saying this about Chris Dimarco about 3 or 4 years ago.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:09 AM
my buddy had bonk on turbo – major envy issues when i was 10.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:10 AM
*they will let
youanyoneJune 18th, 2009 at 9:10 AM
Owned all of those, and fun fact, ps1 and ps2 are the only ones to crap out. PS1 just wore down, got an extra year out of it by flipping it over, but finally died. PS2, had to open it up and fiddle with the assembly wheels, got an extra 6 months out of it. I’m just waiting for the day that my PS3 craps out…won’t be long.
My NES/SNES/N64/Gamecube all still work fine, my genesis is iffy though. Nintendo just makes quality, long lasting consoles. If you ever go to the Nintendo Store in NYC, check out the Gameboy that got hit by a Scud missile in the first Gulf War…it’s still playing Tetris!
June 18th, 2009 at 9:10 AM
neo geo had the best baseball game ever .. arcade only for me.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:10 AM
a.k.a. personal responsibility.
I know, I know…it’s a crazy concept.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:10 AM
Anyone see PTI yesterday, they talked with Big Ben about Bethpage Black, pretty cool. He also said he’s winning 3 more rings, sounds about right.
herd, if your place is dusty/smokey, there is a chance you just have to open it up and clean the laser head. I fixed a friends that way, step by step vids on youtube.
clown, no love for dreamcast?
June 18th, 2009 at 9:12 AM
fuckin’ gaytor…where’s he now? missing cuts like a mofo, that’s where.
tho when he challenged tiger at the open at hoylake right after his mom died, that was pretty cool. i got a lil choked up.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:12 AM
is it true that you can aggressively dispute this after the settlement and get it off your report?
June 18th, 2009 at 9:12 AM
No TurboGrafix or Neo Geo? Weak.
Neo Geo had Metal Slug, one of the best side scrollers in the history of video games. I must have wasted 200 dollars in quarters playing that game in the arcades…
June 18th, 2009 at 9:12 AM
I know – I keed, I keed. You’ve been pretty locked in on today all week. I’m pretty geeked too. Looks like it was raining there this morning. Hope the weather holds.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:13 AM
yea…the interview surprised me. big ben was actually good throughout instead of just at the end.
/zing!
June 18th, 2009 at 9:14 AM
Anyone see PTI yesterday, they talked with Big Ben about Bethpage Black, pretty cool. He also said he’s winning 3 more rings, sounds about right
1 more than Terry
@spencer- did you see who Dr Andy North picked to win the Open?
June 18th, 2009 at 9:14 AM
@coop -
thought about cracking it open and putting in a new lens/tray @ $80 for the part. Sony wants $150 to fix. If I open they wont work on it all even if its out of warranty.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:15 AM
I turned that shit off when i saw him. fuck big ben
June 18th, 2009 at 9:16 AM
tbl, i know you don’t give a shit about college baseball, but how about a little love for the Razorbacks? Great fucking game last night.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:16 AM
had that system…best game was Nights
June 18th, 2009 at 9:16 AM
tk msu…it’s my favorite sporting event and nothing else is really close.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:21 AM
herd, I’d try cleaning it first before I even screwed with a new part. I fixed many a PS2 that way, and 1 PS3.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:21 AM
The headline of that Italian article is very interesting. “Nudity is scandalous! Why isn’t war?”
June 18th, 2009 at 9:22 AM
I’m with ya, although I do also enjoy the British Open quite a bit.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Lakers vs orlando. Looked like a german sherperd vs a poodle that’s ok the rotwieler celtics will b back in 2o10
KG already predicted titles in 2010 and 2011. and now the “best player on the planet” predicted they will be back in 2010. When will these guys shut the hell up?
June 18th, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Michigan/Ohio State game?
June 18th, 2009 at 9:24 AM
is the Open on tv today?
June 18th, 2009 at 9:24 AM
Still hate Boston.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:26 AM
i agree…masters is 3, players is 4, quail hollow is 5, and the PGA champ is 50th until they go back to match play like they fucking should.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:27 AM
Home of the only basketball videogame that actually played like actual basketball, NBA 2K…I played the shit out of that game during highschool.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:31 AM
I got a Gamecast!
June 18th, 2009 at 9:31 AM
not as fun seeing as michigan can’t uphold their end. it’s more gratifying than beating northwestern, but just about the same thing these days.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:32 AM
@coop – did you open the ps3 to clean it?
June 18th, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Love the LBJ MVP shirt The One was rocking yesterday..
June 18th, 2009 at 9:32 AM
I think ESPN picks it up at 10 am.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:33 AM
spencer – The Masters is way too low on your list, and the PGA is way too high.
1. Masters
2. U.S. Open
3. The Open Championship
4. The Players
5. The Tour Championship
65468463468463486. PGA Championship
June 18th, 2009 at 9:34 AM
Hell yeah, those cleaning disks are worthless. Just browse youtube for ps3 lens cleaning, its not that hard.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:37 AM
@coop – ive been checking the diy vids and its not crazy. i hate losing the ability to have sony work on it if necessary.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:37 AM
who is the one?
June 18th, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Arkbadger, it won’t surprise you, but I loved last night for selfish reasons. I initially pulled for UVA because I knew we weren’t going to face Hultzen again. In the end I was pulling for Arkansas because the longer it went, the less likely Keuchel was starting against LSU. Ever.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:41 AM
lefty…the masters is 3 because they fucked up the course by trying to make it harder. it plays it’s best at 7,200 yards and that’s the way it should be. even then, the US Open and British Open would still be higher. Oakmont, Winged Foot, Carnoustie and St. Andrews are all cooler courses than Augusta, imo.
tour champ is great because of east lake, but i still like the green mile better.
at least we’re in agreement that the PGA sucks. tho in 2010 it’ll be sweet cuz it’s at whistling straits. if they could get bandon dunes in the rota, get rid of oakland hills, and go to a 5 course rota with whistling, baltusrol, valhalla, bandon and a wild card every now and then, it’d be cooler. but they need match play back.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:43 AM
jay – college baseball isnt on my radar. to put it there, email me links to interesting stuff.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:47 AM
I’d like to see them use courses like Kiawah as well.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:47 AM
TBL, not much there right now. I’ll take a cursory look around.
The biggest question remaining in the CWS is how will Texas pull the next game out of their ass. They’ve been doing it for 3 weeks now. Their run of coming back in the clutch after looking like trash is incredible.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:47 AM
There. Now we’re in complete agreement.
/homer’d
June 18th, 2009 at 9:49 AM
@ Sparty – here’s what we get a lot. Husband & wife are co-appliants. One does the bills. That person charges the cards up. They decided to divorice and they see all the debt. Whoops. While going through the divorice they both blame the other and neither pays – debt goes bad and both their credit ruined. Or, one is assigned the debt in the divorice decree – but that is pretty much non-enforcable. THIS IS THE KICKER: Banks do not remove the person not responsbile b/c the divorice decree does not override the loan agreement you took out for the credit card.
So when the person is struggling to pay child support, their new life and all this debt – the cards go unpaid and that one person’s credit is still A.F.U. So in short, no – it won’t come off. Sure there’s maybe an exception but I’ve been immersed in this for over a decade and can’t recall an example.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:49 AM
C’mon now. I enjoy being able to attend a major tourney every couple of years.
I’m going to try to get to Whistling Straights this summer – hear its amazing in person – anyone here play there?
June 18th, 2009 at 9:50 AM
oh absolutely. as long as the USGA keeps their hands off of kiawah, we’ll be fine…nobody wants to see a US Open where the winning score is +12.
lefty…do you belong to a club?
June 18th, 2009 at 9:52 AM
british is better than the us
June 18th, 2009 at 9:53 AM
tk msu…sorry to be a dick, but oakland hills is absolute garbage. it’s tricked up for the sake of being tricked up with no characteristics. i absolutely hate that place.
never played whistling but want to make it there once i get a bigger paycheck. i hear it’s like 5 hours in ireland.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:57 AM
tiger with a double at 5?
ruh-roh.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:57 AM
I wish. I worked in the industry for a while, and got to play a bunch of places I would otherwise never have played. I just moved to DC about 6 months ago, and I don’t even have my sticks here.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:00 AM
jay, agreed. they are saying that keichel could possibly go a couple innings, which he will probably try, but it’s going to be a pieced together pitching staff the rest of the way for sure. either way, after last nights game anything can happen.
tbl, i find it pretty tough to find a whole lot of decent college baseball sites around. the college baseball blog is ok, but it’s all pretty cut and dry stuff. same with baseball america. just watch the games and you’ll get into it.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Already have a pact with my boys that the year we all turn 40 we’re going to Ireland to golf.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:01 AM
no! 1/4 down the road from the folks.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Oakmount, Pebble, Pinehurst, Bethpage, Whistling, Shinnecock, Torrey, Olympic, Valhalla (for PGA only) & Winged Foot. That’s 10. Take all the other courses and make them get in every 6 years at best.
I don’t think Valhalla deserves to be in there, but I like to rate the courses by excitement at the tourney. The last PGA at Valhalla and the Ryder Cup were awesome.
Also, get Firestone in the mix. And I’d like Riveria back in for the PGA.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:06 AM
IMO, college (tink) baseball (tink) sucks (tink).
June 18th, 2009 at 10:11 AM
its fucking POURING at bethpage right now, hate playing golf in the rain.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:15 AM
“Absolute garbage” is a little harsh. I would have rather seen them leave it alone, but they were forced to make changes to it to deal with the increase in distance that the game has seen. There’s a significant amount of history there, plus the membership does a great job at running tourneys.
Sparty, I’m about a mile away.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Fuck BOSTON and as long as BB is there I’m a Patriots fan
And ‘World Heroes’ was the Shit (Neo Geo reference…)
June 18th, 2009 at 10:21 AM
Okay for the record, I wanted to get my picks down in ink. I went Tiger to win by multiple strokes. I went Adam Scott out of exile for a big finish. Going young and long. Would love to see A. Kim and Stricker in the mix.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:25 AM
that made me laugh.
firestone, even tho it’s in NE Ohio and im supposed to like it, is pretty awful as far as golf course design goes. 18 super long, super straight holes? yay!!!
and even tho torrey pines’ US Open was exciting, it’s not a good enough course to deserve a US Open again. olympic is great tho and when the USGA gets up to chambers bay in washington state, it’ll be amazing. that place is just begging for the USGA to vamp it up.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:28 AM
tk- where you do you live?
June 18th, 2009 at 10:31 AM
I’ve been a much bigger fan of how the USGA has selected their venues for their other championships. It seems like for a bit they ran out of ideas, and wanted to take all the PGA courses. US Amateur rota > US Open rota (adjusting for skill level)
June 18th, 2009 at 10:32 AM
valid, but “absolute garbage” is when compared to other major venues. it’s just not anything special. and if we’re knocking major courses, id like to add merion and oak hill (ive played there…it’s hard as shit) in rochester, ny.
personally, i know it’s impossible because of either the membership or the courses’ suitability for that much traffic, but id love to see a major at pine valley or colonial.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Bwahahaha just for you spencer, go to usga.org, and check out Today in Golf History.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:34 AM
that’s not fair…the US Am is like the soft opening for the US Open.
the PGA just sucks in general. tim finchem needed to be fired years ago.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:36 AM
johnny miller is such a fucking bonerholster. even when he shot his pimp as tits 63, he was still wearing houndstooth pants. and nothing pisses me off like houndstooth pants.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:44 AM
If you make a settlement, and you let this happen, then you are a fool. Any settlement you make with your CC company should be FINAL.
Scripty, are you a bankruptcy attorney? Because I am, and while I agree with some of what you are saying, I disagree vehemently with some of it.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:46 AM
@Sparty – B’ham – Off of Maple east of Cranbrook. Where are your parents?
June 18th, 2009 at 10:59 AM
Jay – I’m a credit card opeations/strategiest. And I speak mainly here as what I seen happen daily from 10 years of working in a major bank card division. I’m ambivalent either way and like to think I’m pretty open minded. Professional speaking, where I am wrong? / curious.
June 18th, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Bloomfield. Off Maple, 3 Blocks down from Telegraph.
June 18th, 2009 at 12:13 PM
I feel awesome. I just talked shit to Paul Pierce on Twitter.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:42 PM
I’ll go with the bankruptcy attorney on this one. Pretty much now you can tell the larger creditors to take the money and run now or take their chances later even whilst making the payments on time.
There is nothing like the feeling of sticking it to those who change deals on you like the scum they are at the core. Fuck ‘em and more power to those using these strategies I say after their years of abuse.
I worked on the other end of the phone for a major bank card division for awhile before being laid off, and I saw how the scams are run including paying folks about $2 per hour at best overseas to offer you shittier service and so forth. Did they pass down any of the savings or profits to us before being bailed out due to largely their own greed? They have the money folks so fuck ‘em now and fuck ‘em hard.
Even after you make a bet in a casino they don’t change the terms or odds on you once the cards are dealt or wheel has spun and so forth.