BBBBB Coverage.

This weekend I will be seeing the NLL Championship game. The Portland LumberJax v.s. the Buffalo Bandits @ HSBC Arena @ 7:30 PM. I am going with 3 friends for a weekend of sports and shuffleboard.

Along with the Bandits game, I will also be seeing a Buffalo Bisons game. Pics and commentary to follow.

Nice try, Don Cherry.

Like, that tan isn't even close to a job well done.

Did he want to save money and only get his face done?

Clear it out.

original image (flickr)

Sorry aboot that!

Alright, a lot to talk about, and some very tired fingers to do it. Expect more tomorrow.

• Let's go Jays. But can't we all just get along? ... And drunk?


• Let's go Canadiens. Vive le cup! :-S


• Meh... Screw fantasy baseball. The End Guard's are already 8.5 games back, going a stunning 9-20-5 H2H.... Must be the End Guards.

Tonight, watch the Jays (naturally). And the Senators take another one up the ass from the Penguins.

Lasorda is trying to steal Torre's thunder.

For some reason, Tommy Lasorda was in the Dodger's dugout during a recent spring training game, and actually rolled out onto the field to argue a call. Call me crazy, but I thought that was Joe's new job... Tommy is really just becoming a big parody of himself.

In the blogosphere

• How to heckle the Los Angeles Dodgers. [Heckler's Prospectus]


• The ESPN Intern Application has leaked. No, really. [Deadspin]


• Illinois may buy Wrigley Field (Pic totally unrelated, but awesome.) [With Leather]
  

For the last one, if buying Wrigley Field is a serious option, I can't imagine why taxpayers wouldn't be all for it. Everyone likes the Cubs, because they are going to win the World Series, right, Ryan Dempster?

Favre calls it quits.

The Green Bay Packers recently confirmed a story originally reported by FOXSports.com saying that quarterback Brett Favre has decided to retire.

"Brett Favre has informed us of his intention to retire from the Green Bay Packers and the NFL," Packers GM Ted Thompson said in a statement released by the team. "He has had one of the greatest careers in the history of the National Football League, and he is able to walk away from the game on his own terms — not many players are able to do that.

"The Packers owe him a tremendous debt of gratitude. He has given Packers fans 16 years of wonderful memories, a Super Bowl championship among them, that will live on forever. ... The uniqueness of Brett Favre — his personality, charisma and love of the game — undoubtedly will leave him as one of the enduring figures in NFL history."

I really don't know what else to say about this story. I really didn't car about Favre in the first place. I mean, I rooted for the Packers in the playoffs, but I was never really a Brett Favre fan.

Sure, he will be missed, and sure, he may be the "most storied quarterback in NFL history", but I would argue that things like this happen all the time. Everyone has a favorite player, and every player retires sometime, so why is it so special that when Brett Favre retires, there is this media-gong-show?

If you know me, you know I'm just pulling your leg. Go Favre.

Here are his career numbers:
G - 257
GS - 253
Comp - 5,337
Att - 8,758
Yds - 61,655
TD - 442
Int - 288

OOOOO! Drama over at Deadspin!

Not to make the blog a complete tabloid, but it seems that there's some drama at Deadspin.com

In the recent State of the Commentarait post by Rob, it is told said that:

Writer A contributed a column to Deadspin and Commenter B left a comment on said column, to which Writer A took offense. So Writer A contacted the boss of Commenter B, whom we'll call Boss C and complained about Commenter B. So now Commenter B has retreated into the shadows because Boss C is monitoring his Internet usage. Commenter B was a longtime member of the Deadspin community and will be sorely missed. Deadspin Editor W got involved and kindly asked Writer A not to fuck around with his commenters anymore, and then politely asked Combudsman R to write a column about the whole incident, with this vital piece of information: Writer A already knew Commenter B's sekrit identity because they have a history of correspondence outside of Deadspin.

Said comment actually occurred in the Toronto Blue Jays season preview.

What this all means is quite a mystery, but we do know that Kid Canada will be sorely missed. (Banned).

Well then...

My poor retinas.

6:00 pm - NHL - Red Wings @ Sabres.

6:00 pm - NBA - Toronto @ Charlotte.

Since WHEN are games held at 6:00? Honestly.

SlamBall is coming back. Can't see how this could end wrong.

Everyone remembers Slam Ball, the quasi-basketball league where padded rims, trampoline-laden courts, and slam dunks prevail. It was on Spike TV for two seasons and then canceled.

Well, according to the New York Times, SlamBall is coming back in 2009 with eight teams.

This should be fun.

From the New York Times:

"One reason for bringing SlamBall back was the success it had when it was licensed as a league last summer in Italy. TV ratings outstripped projections.

The goal in SlamBall’s second go-round in the United States is to elevate its quality and establish a viable league that could spin off leagues in Asia and Europe. “It’s a start-up, yes, but its appeal is unique and broad-based,” said Tollin, who recently produced “The Bronx Is Burning” miniseries and the “Bonds on Bonds” reality series for ESPN.

The league is holding tryouts in April at Brooklyn’s Aviator Sports and Recreation facility; in Los Angeles; and at the IMG Academies in Bradenton, Fla., where training camp will winnow the field that survived the tryouts to 64 players, or eight per team."