It's interesting to see how quickly the Tiger story went away now that Ben Roethlisberger is a rapist...seriously, he hasn't been convicted officially but the details of that story are scary. Many stories about celebrities being sued for sexual harassment are written off as nobodies looking to get rich, but I think this one is different. This is why:
1. This is not the first time he was almost convicted of pushing things too far.
2. Ben is a douche. Everyone knows it, including Steelers fans. If you are 28 years old, you should not be hanging out in college bars.
3. The details are fuzzy, but this is what I've gathered. Ben takes chick into bathroom and pulls out his penis. Both are drunk. (missing details) Girl leaves bathroom, tells friend they need to call the cops. Off-duty Sergeant is there and curses girl out, then suspiciously resigns a few days later. The girl drops the charges because there is not enough evidence against Ben. Meanwhile, there is no DNA evidence because the bathroom was scrubbed clean a few hours after Ben left the bar. (again, suspicious) Other girls come out to talk about Ben's sexual aggression.
There is that one side of the bill where you say this person is trying to get rich, but I'm on the other side on this one. Ben used his celebrity status to get out of trouble. Just like Kobe, just like O.J., just like Ray Lewis. If they can't settle out of court, they hire the best lawyers and they win their cases. I still don't know if any of them did it.....but YES, they did it.
The NBA Playoffs started. It seems like this season flew by really quickly for some reason. The Cavs are clear favorites to win the championship, but the Magic are really close in terms of talent. And the West is loaded. I can see any team come out of the West except the Blazers and Thunder.
The career paths between Lebron James and Michael Jordan are lining up. Lebron is in his 7th season, and he's going to win his 2nd MVP award. Jordan won his 2nd MVP in his 7th season. Both started to hear a little pressure from the fans that they were great individual talents but can't win the big one. Jordan obviously silenced the critics by winning his first that year, then 5 more. Can Lebron follow?
The Yankees are hot, and so are the Rays. The Red Sox are cold. It's still too early. Chan Ho Park has diarrhea though. It's okay, we've all given up runs once in a while.
Congrats to Ubaldo Jimenez, who pitched the first no-hitter in Rockies history. On the same night, the Mets-Cardinals played a 20 inning 6 hour-53 minute game. Brings a question to my brain. Which game would you rather be in attendance at? A regular-season no-hitter pitched by a player on your favorite team, or Game 7 of the World Series that involves your favorite team but you don't know the outcome of? In the first case, you are guaranteed a win and history is set. You can brag about being there your whole life. The Mets still haven't pitched one in their existence. It's a pretty rare occurrence, and you'll be there front and center. However...that's just a regular season game. Game 7 of the World Series is for all the marbles. And that's why I'd choose it by a hair over the no-hitter. I'd take the gamble. I'll risk the heartbreak of my team losing in game 7. Though that would REALLY suck.
Sporcle:
50 point games in the 90s
http://www.sporcle.com/games/cedarites/50pts1990s
30/44
Youtube Clip of the week:
If you haven't seen it yet, Eastbound and Down is a pretty funny show about a former baseball player. Don't watch it if you get offended easily. It is like It's Always Sunny but worse because it's HBO. The following is a short clip.
-jk
Monday, April 19, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
It's all over
Ultimate Fail:
I can't even describe how dumb and funny that was...looks like something out of the UConn-Stanford championship game.
-jk
I can't even describe how dumb and funny that was...looks like something out of the UConn-Stanford championship game.
-jk
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
A Gem
Duke wins the NCAA Championship. Congrats to those cocky, elitist assholes. I think the reason most people hate Duke is because of the way the media portrays them, especially Dick Vitale. Oh, god, Duke does it the RIGHT WAY. They are STUDENT-athletes, they play with PASSION, they play as a team, etc. It's hard to keep race out of this argument. Duke primarily recruits white guys, and white guys who play well are considered "gritty" and "team players", while black guys are "athletic". So because Duke is filled with these white guys, the media is on their nutsacks because they don't have these athletic monsters who just overpower their opponents. I hate Duke for a lot of the reasons why people hate Harvard or Yale. These guys just think they are much better than the rest of us. I was reading the other day a story about how a Duke alumni emailed Elton Brand in 1999 when he decided to leave Duke after his sophomore season. Here is the full email:
I graduated from Duke last May and just wanted to express my disgust for your decision to leave the Duke program after only two years. As an alum, not only do I hold the school in high regard, but the basketball program as well, especially since both have deservedly garnered such a great deal of respect for their accomplishments.
As part of our basketball program, you represent Duke as a whole. We are first and foremost an academic school, you clearly did not belong at Duke in the first place if this was the extent of your commitment to Duke and a college education in general. You have not only insulted the current students who are putting in four years at a school they love, but also the thousands of alumni who have realized the value of a Duke education and what an honor and privilege it was to be there for four years.
If you do not realize the opportunity you has infront of you to play for Coach K and at the same time attain a Duke diploma, then that is certainly your loss. I just wish that you has spared us the notion that you were continuing in the tradition of being a Duke student-athlete, in emphasizing excellence in both academics and athletics. You will not be considered part of the Duke family, in my mind as well as many others. You have by no means proved yourself worthy of that title.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Taylor
Hmm...so imagine you are a college sophomore and you have the opportunity to become the #1 draft pick in the NBA. You are most likely going to play basketball for the rest of your life, but it would also be nice to finish your degree at a great University. If there was any doubt at the time, I think this email made his decision for him.
Elton Brand went on to become the #1 draft pick in the NBA, became the Co-rookie of the year that year, and emailed that girl back with this response.
Thank you very much, for reminding me of the reason why I left Duke. People like you can not and will not ever understand my situation. I'm sure daddy worked very hard to send your rich self to college. While real people struggle. I would also like to extend an invitation for you not to waste your or my time ever agin. Never being considered a part of your posh group of yuppies really hurts me to the heart. Yeah, right. Because I don't care about you or your alumni.
Sincerely, Elton Brand #42 NBA
pwned! Fook duke!
UConn women had a scare last night, but managed to come back and win their second consecutive national championship. Congrats to them, but nobody really cares anymore.
Chris Bosh fractured his face in an NBA game yesterday. Ouch.
Time for two crazy plays:
This pitcher gets hit with a line drive straight to the kneecap. He actually SHATTERS his kneecap but he still has the mindset to flip the ball to first base before he rolls over in pain.
Mark Buehrle of the White Sox makes an unbelievable play. Kicks the ball out, chases it down, flips it between the legs without looking, and the first baseman barehands it. Crazy. Which is your favorite?
Tiger Woods is coming back tomorrow at the Masters! The press conference was weird.
Donovan Mcnabb to the Redskins. What a move! I think this helps both teams. The Eagles had 3 quarterbacks, Mcnabb is getting old, they have a young team, they need to pass the baton to their young gun, Kevin Kolb. The Redskins just need a quarterback not named Jason Campbell. I think McNabb was never fully appreciated in Philly. This guy was never accepted from the day he was drafted. McNabb was awesome, led the team to the NFC Championship many times, once to the Superbowl. He's hall-of-fame material.
That's all for now! I'm mailing it in today, so I'm skipping the sporcle.
Youtube Clip of the Week:
Steve Nash so funny.
-jk
I graduated from Duke last May and just wanted to express my disgust for your decision to leave the Duke program after only two years. As an alum, not only do I hold the school in high regard, but the basketball program as well, especially since both have deservedly garnered such a great deal of respect for their accomplishments.
As part of our basketball program, you represent Duke as a whole. We are first and foremost an academic school, you clearly did not belong at Duke in the first place if this was the extent of your commitment to Duke and a college education in general. You have not only insulted the current students who are putting in four years at a school they love, but also the thousands of alumni who have realized the value of a Duke education and what an honor and privilege it was to be there for four years.
If you do not realize the opportunity you has infront of you to play for Coach K and at the same time attain a Duke diploma, then that is certainly your loss. I just wish that you has spared us the notion that you were continuing in the tradition of being a Duke student-athlete, in emphasizing excellence in both academics and athletics. You will not be considered part of the Duke family, in my mind as well as many others. You have by no means proved yourself worthy of that title.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Taylor
Hmm...so imagine you are a college sophomore and you have the opportunity to become the #1 draft pick in the NBA. You are most likely going to play basketball for the rest of your life, but it would also be nice to finish your degree at a great University. If there was any doubt at the time, I think this email made his decision for him.
Elton Brand went on to become the #1 draft pick in the NBA, became the Co-rookie of the year that year, and emailed that girl back with this response.
Thank you very much, for reminding me of the reason why I left Duke. People like you can not and will not ever understand my situation. I'm sure daddy worked very hard to send your rich self to college. While real people struggle. I would also like to extend an invitation for you not to waste your or my time ever agin. Never being considered a part of your posh group of yuppies really hurts me to the heart. Yeah, right. Because I don't care about you or your alumni.
Sincerely, Elton Brand #42 NBA
pwned! Fook duke!
UConn women had a scare last night, but managed to come back and win their second consecutive national championship. Congrats to them, but nobody really cares anymore.
Chris Bosh fractured his face in an NBA game yesterday. Ouch.
Time for two crazy plays:
This pitcher gets hit with a line drive straight to the kneecap. He actually SHATTERS his kneecap but he still has the mindset to flip the ball to first base before he rolls over in pain.
Mark Buehrle of the White Sox makes an unbelievable play. Kicks the ball out, chases it down, flips it between the legs without looking, and the first baseman barehands it. Crazy. Which is your favorite?
Tiger Woods is coming back tomorrow at the Masters! The press conference was weird.
Donovan Mcnabb to the Redskins. What a move! I think this helps both teams. The Eagles had 3 quarterbacks, Mcnabb is getting old, they have a young team, they need to pass the baton to their young gun, Kevin Kolb. The Redskins just need a quarterback not named Jason Campbell. I think McNabb was never fully appreciated in Philly. This guy was never accepted from the day he was drafted. McNabb was awesome, led the team to the NFC Championship many times, once to the Superbowl. He's hall-of-fame material.
That's all for now! I'm mailing it in today, so I'm skipping the sporcle.
Youtube Clip of the Week:
Steve Nash so funny.
-jk
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Pan! Pan!
There are so many things happening in sports at this time of year. However, instead of updating more, I have chosen to update less. Kind of a big F-YOU to my readers, right? Well, I'll try to make it up with this super-post. I hope you guys understand it's tough to entertain an entire nation with my busy schedule filled with basketball and modern warfare.
A few thoughts first: Is it just me or do you also hate when you're on the bus and suddenly you see a handicap or wheelchaired person waiting to get on? It makes me feel guilty feeling those feelings, but it adds like, 5-10 minutes on your trip depending on how many people have to move from their seats, how lazy the bus driver is, how slow the bus platform moves, and whether the person is in a remote control wheelchair or a walker. Also, double the time if that person gets off before you too. I feel like such an ass thinking about it but I can't help it. (Clearly it is WAYY more of an inconvenience for me to wait an extra 5 minutes when this person has to deal with his/her handicap EVERY SECOND of the day.) It's just one of those weird situations where you are conflicted inside but you control it by distracting yourself. Sometimes to avoid feeling bad I think of something much more fun and random, like golf, or sometimes I'll think of something much dumber and worse, like Tiger Woods.
Another self-inner-guilt-conflict (yeahhh that's the psychological term) is when you jump to stereotypical racist thoughts when in a certain situation. You see an Asian getting a traffic ticket, you think, "typical". Indian person smelling bad? "Man, which ones don't?" It's not that these thoughts are always circling my mind, but when the stereotype fits, you tend to notice it. And in a diverse America with a black leader and all, I really don't think we've gotten any less racist as a whole. If anything, we may have gotten worse. Some of the things you read on the internet by anonymous posters are incredibly offensive and mind-bogglingly insane. Entertaining, though. Makes you wonder who these people are. Not everyone is a fat old perv who stalks little kids. Some of these people are normal-looking modern family type people.
This also applies to sexual stuff. We're in the middle of the "that's what she said" era, and you can't say anything without it being taken out of context. Everyone's mind is in the gutter. I guess I don't mind though because it always leaves me smiling and satisfied..
Onto some sports:
Like I said, this is an exciting time for even the casual sports fan, as the NCAA Tournament is coming to a close, baseball starts TOMORROW night, the Masters begin next week, NBA and NHL seasons wrapping up with playoffs looming, the NFL draft coming up later this month, and much more.
The Final Four begins tonight. Butler vs. Michigan State and Duke vs. West Virginia. Winners meet in the Championship game Monday night. Both should be great games and each team has a great coach leading the way. Many think that the winner of Duke/WV will be the eventual champion, and I would tend to agree except for the fact that I've proven that I am no expert when it comes to sports.
The Yankees and Red Sox kick off the baseball season tomorrow night on ESPN. I think they're both clear favorites once again to make the playoffs and possibly do some damage when they get there. The Red Sox definitely improved their defense with the addition of Mike Cameron and Adrian Beltre, but I don't think their offense is even close to that of the Yankees. The Yankees, even with a few changes, stayed the same in terms of talent. They added Vazquez, who was great last year, but now comes back to the toughest division in baseball, the AL East. They lost Damon and Matsui, but gained Nick Johnson and Curtis Granderson, among others. The Yankees have the most talent but can they all stay healthy? Can Vazquez adjust? Can Sabathia and Burnett keep it going, or will their arms eventually fall off? How will Nick Johnson do in the 2 spot, and Cano in the 5 spot? Will the Yankee pitchers continue to pitch worse to Posada?
In the end, I think talent will win out and they'll win the division with the Red Sox and the Rays fighting for the Wild Card (with the Red Sox getting it yet again). I think the White Sox will win the AL Central, and the Mariners will win the AL West (though Texas is good). My AL MVP is A-Rod and my AL Cy Young goes to Felix Hernandez of the Mariners.
In the NL, things are a bit more simple. The Mets suck and I think they'll finish 4th in the division behind the Phillies, Braves, Marlins. I think the Braves are going to be really really really good and they'll eventually snatch the Wild Card. The Phillies will win the division, the Cardinals will win the Central, and the Rockies will win the West (though the D-Backs and Dodgers will be close). The NL MVP will be Pooholes, and the NL Cy Young winner will be Roy Halladay.
One thing about the Rays. Their farm system is amazing. They have a small window right now because some of their core players are probably leaving after the next few seasons, but they still have great great prospects to replace them. David Price was a lights out prospect 2 years ago and there was so much hype that he was going to be amazing in the big leagues. Now he is only the 3rd best pitching prospect on the Rays. If they spent money and resigned their players, they could be a threat every year.
The Masters will be a huge draw this year, with even the non-sports fan possibly tuning in to get a glimpse of Tiger's return. The press conference should be a treat, where the people working for the Masters will attempt to stop the reporters from asking anything non-golf related to Tiger, and the reporters will attempt to find a way to work in the non-golf stuff into their golf questions. It should be fun watching the reporters talk very slowly and cautiously. ("Tiger...so how have you...adjusted your game..and your habits..on and off the course? How have you prepared...differently from the past tournaments?..AH, screw it, How could you BONE ALL THOSE GIRLS YOU D-BAG?")
A running joke that's become common among my friends is the Asian accent. Russell Peters perfected it, and we've all tried imitating him. "I geeb you good deal. Surtee-fou fifty." Pablo Francisco is also very good, especially at imitating Jackie Chan.
It's pretty much a done deal that the NCAA tournament is expanding to 96 teams next year. Most people are opposed to this. Why change something that's been so good? People love the 65 team bracket, and expanding to 96 is going to make it even harder to have a good bracket. The tournament is going to be watered down even more. I hate the NCAA because everything is driven only by $$$. People hate the current college football system, yet they refuse to implement a playoff. People don't want to change the college basketball system, yet they refuse to keep it the way it is. The only way to get them to listen to the public is if we stop watching...and that won't happen because we are stupid noobs.
By the way, if you ever have a suggestion or a question or you want to write a post yourself, feel free to let me know. I'm definitely open to any sporcle quiz or youtube clip or any questions/comments. It'll get YOU more involved, and it will motivate me to update more often. jkang0825@gmail.com
Ok, on to the good stuff,
Sporcle Quizzes of the Day:
Most Common 2-letter words:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/boyochels/twoletterwords
19/25. I always seem to have a brain freeze when put under pressure by these sporcle quizzes.
Athletes by Picture:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/Wexicant/athlete_names
15/16.
Things you should know:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/gateau/youshouldknowthis
40/50. Annoying quiz.
Youtube Clip of the Week:
From the NCAA Women's tournament comes Xavier vs. Stanford. Game is tied 53-53 with 20 seconds to go. Girl from Xavier misses 2 WIDE OPEN layups and Stanford goes ahead and wins the game. Heartbreaking. If the women were trying to gain respect in the game of basketball, this really set them back. This is Division I basketball, mind you.
I like the sound effects added.
Enjoy the games/events coming up!
-jk
A few thoughts first: Is it just me or do you also hate when you're on the bus and suddenly you see a handicap or wheelchaired person waiting to get on? It makes me feel guilty feeling those feelings, but it adds like, 5-10 minutes on your trip depending on how many people have to move from their seats, how lazy the bus driver is, how slow the bus platform moves, and whether the person is in a remote control wheelchair or a walker. Also, double the time if that person gets off before you too. I feel like such an ass thinking about it but I can't help it. (Clearly it is WAYY more of an inconvenience for me to wait an extra 5 minutes when this person has to deal with his/her handicap EVERY SECOND of the day.) It's just one of those weird situations where you are conflicted inside but you control it by distracting yourself. Sometimes to avoid feeling bad I think of something much more fun and random, like golf, or sometimes I'll think of something much dumber and worse, like Tiger Woods.
Another self-inner-guilt-conflict (yeahhh that's the psychological term) is when you jump to stereotypical racist thoughts when in a certain situation. You see an Asian getting a traffic ticket, you think, "typical". Indian person smelling bad? "Man, which ones don't?" It's not that these thoughts are always circling my mind, but when the stereotype fits, you tend to notice it. And in a diverse America with a black leader and all, I really don't think we've gotten any less racist as a whole. If anything, we may have gotten worse. Some of the things you read on the internet by anonymous posters are incredibly offensive and mind-bogglingly insane. Entertaining, though. Makes you wonder who these people are. Not everyone is a fat old perv who stalks little kids. Some of these people are normal-looking modern family type people.
This also applies to sexual stuff. We're in the middle of the "that's what she said" era, and you can't say anything without it being taken out of context. Everyone's mind is in the gutter. I guess I don't mind though because it always leaves me smiling and satisfied..
Onto some sports:
Like I said, this is an exciting time for even the casual sports fan, as the NCAA Tournament is coming to a close, baseball starts TOMORROW night, the Masters begin next week, NBA and NHL seasons wrapping up with playoffs looming, the NFL draft coming up later this month, and much more.
The Final Four begins tonight. Butler vs. Michigan State and Duke vs. West Virginia. Winners meet in the Championship game Monday night. Both should be great games and each team has a great coach leading the way. Many think that the winner of Duke/WV will be the eventual champion, and I would tend to agree except for the fact that I've proven that I am no expert when it comes to sports.
The Yankees and Red Sox kick off the baseball season tomorrow night on ESPN. I think they're both clear favorites once again to make the playoffs and possibly do some damage when they get there. The Red Sox definitely improved their defense with the addition of Mike Cameron and Adrian Beltre, but I don't think their offense is even close to that of the Yankees. The Yankees, even with a few changes, stayed the same in terms of talent. They added Vazquez, who was great last year, but now comes back to the toughest division in baseball, the AL East. They lost Damon and Matsui, but gained Nick Johnson and Curtis Granderson, among others. The Yankees have the most talent but can they all stay healthy? Can Vazquez adjust? Can Sabathia and Burnett keep it going, or will their arms eventually fall off? How will Nick Johnson do in the 2 spot, and Cano in the 5 spot? Will the Yankee pitchers continue to pitch worse to Posada?
In the end, I think talent will win out and they'll win the division with the Red Sox and the Rays fighting for the Wild Card (with the Red Sox getting it yet again). I think the White Sox will win the AL Central, and the Mariners will win the AL West (though Texas is good). My AL MVP is A-Rod and my AL Cy Young goes to Felix Hernandez of the Mariners.
In the NL, things are a bit more simple. The Mets suck and I think they'll finish 4th in the division behind the Phillies, Braves, Marlins. I think the Braves are going to be really really really good and they'll eventually snatch the Wild Card. The Phillies will win the division, the Cardinals will win the Central, and the Rockies will win the West (though the D-Backs and Dodgers will be close). The NL MVP will be Pooholes, and the NL Cy Young winner will be Roy Halladay.
One thing about the Rays. Their farm system is amazing. They have a small window right now because some of their core players are probably leaving after the next few seasons, but they still have great great prospects to replace them. David Price was a lights out prospect 2 years ago and there was so much hype that he was going to be amazing in the big leagues. Now he is only the 3rd best pitching prospect on the Rays. If they spent money and resigned their players, they could be a threat every year.
The Masters will be a huge draw this year, with even the non-sports fan possibly tuning in to get a glimpse of Tiger's return. The press conference should be a treat, where the people working for the Masters will attempt to stop the reporters from asking anything non-golf related to Tiger, and the reporters will attempt to find a way to work in the non-golf stuff into their golf questions. It should be fun watching the reporters talk very slowly and cautiously. ("Tiger...so how have you...adjusted your game..and your habits..on and off the course? How have you prepared...differently from the past tournaments?..AH, screw it, How could you BONE ALL THOSE GIRLS YOU D-BAG?")
A running joke that's become common among my friends is the Asian accent. Russell Peters perfected it, and we've all tried imitating him. "I geeb you good deal. Surtee-fou fifty." Pablo Francisco is also very good, especially at imitating Jackie Chan.
It's pretty much a done deal that the NCAA tournament is expanding to 96 teams next year. Most people are opposed to this. Why change something that's been so good? People love the 65 team bracket, and expanding to 96 is going to make it even harder to have a good bracket. The tournament is going to be watered down even more. I hate the NCAA because everything is driven only by $$$. People hate the current college football system, yet they refuse to implement a playoff. People don't want to change the college basketball system, yet they refuse to keep it the way it is. The only way to get them to listen to the public is if we stop watching...and that won't happen because we are stupid noobs.
By the way, if you ever have a suggestion or a question or you want to write a post yourself, feel free to let me know. I'm definitely open to any sporcle quiz or youtube clip or any questions/comments. It'll get YOU more involved, and it will motivate me to update more often. jkang0825@gmail.com
Ok, on to the good stuff,
Sporcle Quizzes of the Day:
Most Common 2-letter words:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/boyochels/twoletterwords
19/25. I always seem to have a brain freeze when put under pressure by these sporcle quizzes.
Athletes by Picture:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/Wexicant/athlete_names
15/16.
Things you should know:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/gateau/youshouldknowthis
40/50. Annoying quiz.
Youtube Clip of the Week:
From the NCAA Women's tournament comes Xavier vs. Stanford. Game is tied 53-53 with 20 seconds to go. Girl from Xavier misses 2 WIDE OPEN layups and Stanford goes ahead and wins the game. Heartbreaking. If the women were trying to gain respect in the game of basketball, this really set them back. This is Division I basketball, mind you.
I like the sound effects added.
Enjoy the games/events coming up!
-jk
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