Month: November 2005 (Page 9 of 11)

      Sex in the bathroom, punch in the face

      November 7, 2005 /

      Two Carolina Panther cheerleaders spent the night in jail after getting into an altercation with another patron of Banana Joe’s nightclub in Tampa, Florida.

      Clipped from a more descriptive article without photos:

      Club patron Melissa Holden said she and other women became angry while waiting for the restroom. Holden said she could see the two women in the stall and heard moaning. After about 15 minutes, she said, the two women emerged. Another patron complained and then “the blonde hit me in the face,” Holden said. Holden said she grabbed that woman’s arms, held them behind her back and called for security.

      “I have a big black eye now and I have to go to work on Tuesday,” said Holden, a nurse.

      The moral of the story? If you are on the road and have a hotel, just go there to have lesbian sex with your cheerleader friends. Don’t hog a stall at Banana Joe’s.

      General Sports, NFL

      Gigi is a Prophet

      November 5, 2005 /

      At the beginning of the NFL season, a group of us at Bullz-Eye decided to pick one overrated team and one underrated team. I picked last, so I wound up picking St. Louis as my underrated team (they need to win out in order to live up to my prediction of 12 wins). Just to be perverse, I chose Philadelphia as my overrated team, claiming:

      “…the entire organization has made the fatal mistake of relying on enfant terrible Terrell Owens, the most self-centered player in football, to save them. Which means the team is one (inevitable) temper tantrum away from complete and utter chaos.”

      Complete and utter chaos happened this week in an interview with ESPN.com’s Graham Bensinger. T.O. pointed fingers far and wide (though never at himself, of course), and burned every single bridge that ever existed between him and Eagles management and teammates. His apology was hilarious in its cluelessness, saying, “It has been brought to my attention that I have offended the organization and my teammates. Therefore, I would like to apologize for any derogatory comments toward them.” Someone had to bring it to your attention, T.O.? Wow, dude, you’re even dumber than I thought, and I already thought you were pretty dumb.

      I never thought I’d say these words, but the battery-throwing Philadelphia fans deserve better than this.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Shaq out 2-4 weeks

      November 5, 2005 /

      Shaquille O’Neal is going to miss 2-4 weeks with a sprained ankle. This isn’t good for the Heat, who need every opportunity to play as a unit before the playoffs. With newcomers Antoine Walker, Jason Williams, James Posey and Gary Payton, it’s going to take a while for the team to gel.

      O’Neal’s injury gives fantasy owners an opportunity – Alonzo Mourning. He’s in good shape and is playing with good energy. Projecting his stats from his stint with Miami last season to 30 minutes a game, he should average around 11 points, 9 boards and 3-4 blocks.

      Go get him.

      Fantasy Basketball, NBA

      Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hype

      November 4, 2005 /

      Man, the Cavaliers SUCK.

      Eric Snow may be the most irrelevant starting point guard in the NBA. Damon Jones looks like nothing more than a three-happy gunner. Larry Hughes has apparently never met a jumper he didn’t like. And even with an improved roster, LeBron James tries to do way too much by himself. Worst of all, after watching Tony Parker shred the Cavs’ defense one trip down the floor after another, it’s clear Mike Brown hasn’t taught this team squat about playing D.

      …

      Okay, so now I’m overreacting to a 102-76 loss tonight after overreacting to a 109-87 win Wednesday night. Tonight’s game (on national TV, ugh) proved that Cleveland still has a long way to go, but the good news for Cavs fans is the season just started.

      So was I hyping the Cavaliers too much Thursday night by saying they’ll overtake Indiana for the third seed in the East? I may very well have been. But I knew that Thursday night, and just like the win over the Hornets didn’t dramatically sway my opinion (I believed they had a chance at the #3 seed before the season started), tonight’s loss (on the road…against the defending champs) also has little effect on my outlook for this team. I still say they’ll be the East’s third seed.

      But they’ve got a lot of work ahead of them.

      NBA

      Shame on you, NFL Sunday Ticket

      November 4, 2005 /

      As I sit here and ponder the future of my 1-6 Green Bay Packers, I am reminded of the blood pact that was signed by DirecTV and NFL Sunday Ticket last year. The deal is worth 3.5 billion over 5 years, averaging out to 700 millon per season. For that price, DirecTV buys exclusive access to NFL Sunday Ticket, making it impossible for non-DirecTV customers to enjoy any out-of-market games at home. Prior to the deal, I sent off several emails to the folks at NFL Sunday Ticket, asking why they disregard fans who do not (or are not able to) subscribe to DirecTV. I already know the answer – money. At 700 M per season, they would have to sell an additional 4.7 M Sunday Ticket subscriptions to offset the loss of the exclusive deal with DirecTV. Boy that seems like a lot, but divide that by the 32 NFL teams and it comes to around 150 K subscriptions per NFL market, which seems much more do-able. Consider that approximately 50% of Americans pay for cable television, only 1.6% of cable TV subscribers would have to subscribe to NFL Sunday Ticket to offset the difference.

      Some fault lies with the cable companies. They had an opportunity to bid on access but they apparently scoffed at the asking price. DirecTV has to bid that much to stay afloat, otherwise they have little to offer over the other satellite and cable providers. But you have to wonder what NFL Sunday Ticket is thinking. Surely, they have close ties with the NFL – wouldn’t it be better for the league if more people had access to the games of their favorite team? Wouldn’t their ratings increase if fans can change the channel from a blowout on local television to a tight game in the fourth quarter of a game across the country?

      As I mentioned earlier, my favorite team, the Packers, are 1-6. Do I want to go down to the local sports bar to watch their games with a bunch of screaming fans rooting against me? Not really. Would I watch the game at home? Absolutely. Can I? Nope, because I live in a condo and can’t point a dish at the Southern horizon. Thanks a lot, Sunday Ticket.

      NFL

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