Author: Anthony Stalter (Page 1207 of 1503)

      Where’s PETA? Jeff Burton vaporizes some birds

      July 28, 2008 /

      Jay Busbee of YAHOO! Sports sent us some unpleasant (but hard to look away) video of Jeff Burton at this past weekend’s NASCAR Allstate 400 race at the Brickyard. No, Burton didn’t crash into anybody.

      He just vaporized some birds.

      Busbee also sent us some video of Tony Stewart going ape-crap on several racing officials. (Total shocker, we know.)

      (See the video after the jump.)

      Hmmm. Wonder why nobody made a big deal of this one at Sunday’s Brickyard telecast? Not quite the kinder, gentler politically correct image that Smoke has been trying to project now that he’s an owner, huh?

      On one hand, it’s an incredibly stupid and immature move that’s going to get him fined, without a doubt. On the other, Smoke’s looking like a serious challenger to Mark Cuban and the ’70s-era Ted Turner for most awesomest owner ever.

      One of those race officials should have backhanded him.

      NFL to be less stingy in ’08 – viewers can see select games online

      July 28, 2008 /

      The NFL has made a ton of money off being frugal with which broadcasting networks can air their games. The league has also pissed off a ton of fans by limiting regional games to only those who have DirecTV satellite service.

      But maybe the NFL is starting to soften up a bit and share their coverage. The league is going to webcast 17 regular-season games this season in conjunction with NBC Sports.

      NBC will sells the ads across the webcasts, and will share the revenues. Viewers will be able to choose from among at least four live camera angles and review stat updates in real time. NFL Network CEO Steve Bornstein called this a one-year experiment to figure out user habits, and any cannibalization effects.

      Playoff games and the Super Bowl will not be offered online, nor will the regional games televised by Fox Broadcasting and CBS (NYSE: CBS). These networks together pay the league $3.7 billion a year in fees for exclusive rights to carry its games. Even though it is only 17 games and excludes the 239 other games on CBS, Fox and ESPN (NYSE: DIS), not sure whether these networks would be happy about the exclusion, or if they were approached for a similar experiment.

      Per the article, the 17 games are mostly going to be Sunday Night matchups, which most fans get to see anyway. But still, this is a step in the right direction for the league opening up more to its fans.

      NFL, Television

      Mike Tomlin – doing things the right way in Pittsburgh

      July 28, 2008 /

      When the Pittsburgh Steelers chose former Minnesota Vikings’ defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin to replace “The Chin” Bill Cowher as head coach last year, many folks said, “Who?”

      But in his very first move as head coach, Tomlin did something classy and better yet, smart. Tomlin retained many of the assistant coaches that had worked under Cowher in previous seasons, even if they didn’t fit into his football philosophies. The prime example was keeping defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau around, even though Tomlin had very contrasting ideas on what made a defense effective. The idea behind keeping most of Cowher’s assistants was so that the team kept its chemistry. How many times do we see new head coaches hired and in their first move as commander and chief, they exile every assistant from the previous regime to the unemployment line?

      The idea worked, because the Steelers went 10-6 last season and even though he made several mistakes in Pittsburgh’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the postseason, Tomlin proved that he could succeed Cowher.

      In his latest move, Tomlin is also proving that no player is above the team. After only completing five of the required eight 100-yard jogs in a recent training camp practice, Tomlin placed Pro Bowl defensive tackle Casey Hampton on the physically unable to perform list. Tomlin told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that when Hampton is in shape, he’d come off the PUP list.

      Now, this might not seem like a big deal, but it shows that Tomlin is making all of his players accountable. Look at the issues teams like the Bengals and Lions have had over the years with the “prisoners running the asylum,” so to speak. Statements like the ones with Hampton are going to carry Tomlin a long way as a head coach.

      NFL

      Problem solved? Trade Manny Ramirez for Brett Favre

      July 28, 2008 /

      TIRICO SUAVE has the answer to the Boston Red Sox and Green Bay Packers’ problems regarding Manny Ramirez and Brett Favre. Just trade the two superstars for each other and call it a day.

      Manny wouldn’t know the difference. Ship him to Green Bay, have ‘new’ manager Mike McCarthy hold a morning meeting explaining to Manny that the rules and strategy of baseball have been completely modified. He’ll be excited as if he were in gym class and it was a new school week and was time to move on and play a different sport. And playing in Wisconsin, he’s certainly guaranteed to lead the league in snow angel production, definitely this kind maybe even of this sort.

      As far as Favre and the Packers go, it’s a win-win. He gets traded out of conference and to a contender and when it comes to men who are revered for playing like children, there’s simply no way Favre doesn’t at least equal David Eckstein’s production. You’re looking at a rich man’s Joe McEwing at worst.

      The idea is so simple and brilliant not to work. And TS is right – Manny wouldn’t no the difference.

      General Sports, MLB, NFL

      Monday MLB Headliners: BoSox end Yankees’ streak

      July 28, 2008 /

      – The Boston Red Sox avoided a sweep at the hands of their rivals when they beat the New York Yankees 9-2 Sunday night. David Ortiz homered for the Sox and starter Jon Lester picked up his ninth win of the season. With the Tampa Bay Rays’ 6-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals, Boston is now one game out of first in the AL East, while the Yankees sit three games back.

      – Mike Jacobs went 3 for 4 with two home runs, five RBI and two runs scored for Florida on Sunday, but the Marlins couldn’t hold on to a 5-0 lead and lost to the Chicago Cubs 9-6 at Wrigley. Derrek Lee (17) and Alfonso Soriano (16) each homered for the Cubs while former Notre Dame wide receiver Jeff Samardzija picked up his first big league save.

      – With the Cubs’ victory, the Milwaukee Brewers dropped a game back in the NL Central after losing 11-6 to the Houston Astros. Jeff Suppan dropped to 5-7 on the year in a losing effort, but Ryan Braun did hit his 28th home run of the year. The difference in this game was a Geoff Blum two-run shot in the fifth that gave Houston an 8-4 lead.

      – Johan Santana threw a complete game in the New York Mets’ 9-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Santana gave up just one run on six hits and struck out five to improve to 9-7 on the year. He got help from Fernando Tatis (7), Ramon Castro (6) and David Wright (20), who all homered in the win. Albert Pujols hit his 20th dinger of the year in a losing effort for the Cards.

      – The Big Unit picked up his fourth straight victory as the Arizona Diamondbacks swept the San Francisco Giants with a 7-2 win on Sunday. Chad Jackson (12) and Mark Reynolds (21) each homered for Arizona while Johnson gave up no runs in seven innings pitched. Barry Zito continues to be a waste of roster space and cold hard cash in San Fran, yielding six runs on six hits in just five innings of work to drop to 5-13 on the year.

      – Oakland A’s starter Brad Ziegler set a MLB record for scoreless innings to start a career. After pitching two innings the A’s 6-5 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday, Ziegler has not given up a run in 27 innings. Nice job rook.

      MLB

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