I usually don't post about non-rigged events, but this basically dovetails into a number of the same issues in which it goes.
NICE COLUMN, GENE. Way to eat your foot. I hope you are FIRED tomorrow, because that's a Dewey Beats Truman moment!
The United States just pulled off a reverse-Brookline, choking away a 10-6 advantage and not only losing the Ryder Cup, but losing it OUTRIGHT when Mr. Tin God himself chokes the 18th so that Europe wins the singles 8 1/2 - 3 1/2, for a 14 1/2 - 13 1/2 win.
Europe has now won 10 of the last 14 Ryder Cup matches. Before that, Europe nor Great Britain had won since 1933!
Why has this happened? That's easy!!
The United States, and it's golf associations, with the full sport of the corporate backdrop and the sports media of every conceivable company, have made the entirety and totality of American golf around one Eldrik Tont "Tiger" Woods.
Until this changes, you're going to keep losing. Worse, you're going to keep embarrassing yourselves.
And it's the PGA...
And it's ESPN....
And it's SI...
And it's FOX Sports...
The Golf Channel...
Etc.
And on...
And on...
And on...
Tiger Woods has been on seven Ryder Cup teams since 1997.
He is 1-6.
He got one-half point this weekend and was benched for one session.
He is, historically, one of the worst Ryder Cup players in history.
Why, ESPN? Because Tiger Woods is nothing short of a corporate whore who is the perfect embodiment of everything, and everything wrong, with United States sport in the late-20th and early-21st centuries. Tiger Woods only plays for the United State of Tiger Woods.
So why, then, sports media, is he the only story in every tournament he goddmaned plays?
The ONLY reason he's got as many majors as he has had is that there are a number of golfers who are completely stealing paychecks out on the PGA these days (and have been for quite a while!) and either can't handle real pressure or their styles of play allow for no margin of error -- and they usually err.
That's the second time in four Ryder Cups that Europe has gone 8 1/2 - 3 1/2 on the singles. The last time, they won in Europe 18 1/2 - 9 1/2.
But you've got a bunch of guys (and this is most of the established American names) who just aren't cutting it, for one reason or another. And until you realize, American sports fans and media, that Tiger Woods does not equal and define US golf, this isn't changing.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
I've seen criminality and bullshit in football -- this might just take the cake...
(Another hat-tip to an anonymous friend...)
We had the Texas youth team with all the insane letter stuff...
We had the football riots in Georgia...
Hell, we even had the youth football in Florida being a cover for drug and gang money changing hands in gambling...
But I think I have seen it all with this article from Sports Illustrated, and the shitheads are less than fifty miles from me right now...
Dateline: Tustin, CA
Bounty-Gate 2: The Youth Football Edition
THIS FUCKING SHITHEAD OF A COACH WAS PAYING TEN YEAR-OLDS TO MAIM OTHER TEN YEAR-OLDS.
Head coach Darren Crawford and an assistant were running a bounty program. He and the league's president have been suspended by the National Pop Warner Association.
He literally paid his charges, 10 and 11 years old, to hurt rival players in a playoff game.
One of them was paid $20, apparently, to give another kid a concussion??
Have we gone that stark-raving mad???
The only reason the guy probably didn't get away with it was that he actually paid the money to one of the parents and TOLD THE PARENT WHY! Honestly!!!
This piece of shit actually believes it's OK to pay kids that age to hurt other kids.
I think I better cut this off here before I get angry enough that the next post made is about ME.
We had the Texas youth team with all the insane letter stuff...
We had the football riots in Georgia...
Hell, we even had the youth football in Florida being a cover for drug and gang money changing hands in gambling...
But I think I have seen it all with this article from Sports Illustrated, and the shitheads are less than fifty miles from me right now...
Dateline: Tustin, CA
Bounty-Gate 2: The Youth Football Edition
THIS FUCKING SHITHEAD OF A COACH WAS PAYING TEN YEAR-OLDS TO MAIM OTHER TEN YEAR-OLDS.
Head coach Darren Crawford and an assistant were running a bounty program. He and the league's president have been suspended by the National Pop Warner Association.
He literally paid his charges, 10 and 11 years old, to hurt rival players in a playoff game.
One of them was paid $20, apparently, to give another kid a concussion??
Have we gone that stark-raving mad???
The only reason the guy probably didn't get away with it was that he actually paid the money to one of the parents and TOLD THE PARENT WHY! Honestly!!!
This piece of shit actually believes it's OK to pay kids that age to hurt other kids.
I think I better cut this off here before I get angry enough that the next post made is about ME.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Fine Blotter, Week Three, Part Four: The last round of replacement ref fines...
Source: Footballsfuture.com NFL News forum
$268,875 for 13 people this week so far.
That puts the yearly wastebasket at $768,625.
- Seattle Seahawks/Seahags: Brandon Browner fined $7,875 for throwing Packers' Greg Jennings to the ground and starting a fight between the two. Jennings was not fined for his reaction in the clip.
- The NFL announced two days ago that the players on the Packers WILL NOT BE FINED for their Twitter outbursts.
- Detroit Lions: Steven Tulloch: $21,000 for a helmet-to-helmet on Craig Stevens of the Titans.
- Tennessee Titans: Scott Solomon: $15,750 for a low (probably knee) shot on Matthew Stafford of the Lions.
- Tennessee Titans: Leroy Harris: $10,000 for unnecessary roughness.
- Baltimore Ravens: Ed Reed: $21,000 for a helmet-to-helmet. Deion Branch of the Patriots got his bell rung by that cheapie.
- Denver Broncos: Von Miller: $15,750 for roughing the passer on Matt Schaub.
- Philadelphia Eagles: Jason Babin: $15,750 for a horse-collar tackle on Arizona's LaRod Stephens-Howling. This makes Babin a TWO-TIME LOSER.
- Philadelphia Eagles: Dominique Rodgers-Cromatrie: $7,875 for hitting an opponent. After a $21,000 pre-season fine for a cheapie on Byron Leftwich of the Steelers, that makes him a TWO-TIME LOSER.
- Carolina Panthers: Charles Godfrey: $7,875 for unnecessary roughness versus Martellus Bennett of the Giants.
$268,875 for 13 people this week so far.
That puts the yearly wastebasket at $768,625.
A Perfect Skewer, and a Too-Perfect "Performance"...
If you want to see a perfect editorial on the disconnect between our culture and reality vis-a-vis football, I point you to South Park Studios and this week's episode: "Sarcastaball".
Not going to say anything more, except they get the concussions, the alumni players, the replacement referees, the discussion on eliminating kickoffs, and Roger Goodell.
---
And I will let Brian Tuohy and his Twitter talk about Thursday Night Mass... err, Football...
Not only did it take half a quarter for a punt returner to get his head near-taken off (the real refs flagged it), but Brian had this to say about the other end of a 23-16 Raven victory in which the Ravens were favored over the Browns by double-digits (more screwing the betting public):
Tweet 1: "Really NFL? You got rid of the replacements and now we get a 2nd chance at a hail mary ending?"
(Much like the Packer-Saint game from the opener last year, a last-play penalty gave the Browns one more chance to tie the game.)
Tweet 2: "And people don't think the NFL is all about showbiz? Check the ending of BAL-CLE. The real refs gave CLE multiple chances to stay in it."
And then in response to my telling him of the refunds on the Packer straight and money-line bets by The D in Vegas, Tweet 3: "@darkstar7646 Yeah, they refunded it so they could win it back on the Browns Thursday night - with no questions asked...."
Nothing more need be said. Sounds like a big Fine Blotter later today!
Not going to say anything more, except they get the concussions, the alumni players, the replacement referees, the discussion on eliminating kickoffs, and Roger Goodell.
---
And I will let Brian Tuohy and his Twitter talk about Thursday Night Mass... err, Football...
Not only did it take half a quarter for a punt returner to get his head near-taken off (the real refs flagged it), but Brian had this to say about the other end of a 23-16 Raven victory in which the Ravens were favored over the Browns by double-digits (more screwing the betting public):
Tweet 1: "Really NFL? You got rid of the replacements and now we get a 2nd chance at a hail mary ending?"
(Much like the Packer-Saint game from the opener last year, a last-play penalty gave the Browns one more chance to tie the game.)
Tweet 2: "And people don't think the NFL is all about showbiz? Check the ending of BAL-CLE. The real refs gave CLE multiple chances to stay in it."
And then in response to my telling him of the refunds on the Packer straight and money-line bets by The D in Vegas, Tweet 3: "
Nothing more need be said. Sounds like a big Fine Blotter later today!
Thursday, September 27, 2012
One piece of business before the Fine Blotters start up again...
Scoring update for week 3:
45.6875 per game for Week 3 in 2012.
Highest since 2008, 3rd most since 2001.
3 week per-game average: 47.65
Almost a field-goal higher than last year, or any year since 2001.
Yeah, keep cheering, people...
45.6875 per game for Week 3 in 2012.
Highest since 2008, 3rd most since 2001.
3 week per-game average: 47.65
Almost a field-goal higher than last year, or any year since 2001.
Yeah, keep cheering, people...
Three Examples of Why One of the Problems With American Sport is the Fans Themselves
Yes, the Internet fandom has been running amok for far too long with no consequences.
Don't believe me?
1) Take this dipshit that posted this on Twitter after the Ravens "defeated" the Patriots:
“Hey, Smith, how about you call your bro and tell him all about your wi----ohhh Wait. #TooSoon?”
Katie Moody of Baltimore sent that to Torrey Smith about his brother's death.
Katie Moody is a New England Patriots "fan".
I have no problem with threats against someone's life for an action so egregiously callous and classless that it is clear that no one's life is important to this female asshole than her own and that of her Holy New England Patriots.
Maybe if one of these completely idiotic fans was actually physically taken to task and that taking-to-task made public, maybe -- just MAYBE -- we can get some semblance of sanity back.
But who am I kidding when we get this just a few hours later!!
2) Jim McMahon, the former Bears quarterback, says he would've played baseball if he had another go-round at life.
Jim McMahon has beginning stages of dementia due to the hits he took.
That doesn't stop this collection of animals from going off on him...
One actually told McMahon to "man up" about his dementia.
Another basically said to anyone calling him and his animal-squad out that they were complete tools.
Basically, this whole thing about anyone questioning "The Game" is now treated as if they were a domestic terrorist.
The man has dementia because he tried to entertain you motherfuckers. In a RIGGED SPORT which clearly has been a fraud for it's entire existence.
But you don't care -- these people either need to nut up or shut up and die.
And this is not even limited to football!!
3) Adam Greenberg got one at-bat in the major leagues.
He took a 92-MPH fastball to the dome. He has vertigo spells ever since.
All he wanted was one more at-bat, and the Marlins are giving it to him, with approval of the Commissioner. What salary he's getting is being given to the Marlins Foundation, who will give it to brain research.
You can guess what the Internet Warriors have to say about this one...
"What a joke. So many other professional players work hard every day playing many years in the minors and never get the call to the big leagues, Others get injured and also dream of the chance to get back there, but dont. All these other players have enough class to accept their fate. Apparently Mr. Greenberg thinks he deserves something more. He should be happy with the fact that he was a minor leaguer who was not a "prospect" and got a chance."
(And 45 fans gave that a "Like".)
"how do i campaign for a major league at bat? or a technical free throw in the nba? or an opening kickoff return that flies over the end zone for a touchback for that matter?"
(42 fans "Liked" that one.)
FUCK YOU, MOTHERFUCKERS.
That's the only way to put it. You are so invested in the FRAUD that is corporate sport in this country that you are so completely disconnected from reality and anything which might intrude on your sorry little enjoyment of "The Game".
You make me literally sick sometimes, and I know for a fact that I am not alone. (Two of these stories were alerted to me by an anonymous friend who is similarly sickened.)
This is one of the reasons that I do not believe that the replacement refs being gone is going to improve the NFL these days.
Why? Because there are three parts to the problems with the NFL:
1) The corruption at the top (which is where the replacement refs came in).
2) The criminality of the players.
3) and the complete and utter disconnect of anything real by the criminal/violent element of the fans.
Don't believe me?
1) Take this dipshit that posted this on Twitter after the Ravens "defeated" the Patriots:
“Hey, Smith, how about you call your bro and tell him all about your wi----ohhh Wait. #TooSoon?”
Katie Moody of Baltimore sent that to Torrey Smith about his brother's death.
Katie Moody is a New England Patriots "fan".
I have no problem with threats against someone's life for an action so egregiously callous and classless that it is clear that no one's life is important to this female asshole than her own and that of her Holy New England Patriots.
Maybe if one of these completely idiotic fans was actually physically taken to task and that taking-to-task made public, maybe -- just MAYBE -- we can get some semblance of sanity back.
But who am I kidding when we get this just a few hours later!!
2) Jim McMahon, the former Bears quarterback, says he would've played baseball if he had another go-round at life.
Jim McMahon has beginning stages of dementia due to the hits he took.
That doesn't stop this collection of animals from going off on him...
One actually told McMahon to "man up" about his dementia.
Another basically said to anyone calling him and his animal-squad out that they were complete tools.
Basically, this whole thing about anyone questioning "The Game" is now treated as if they were a domestic terrorist.
The man has dementia because he tried to entertain you motherfuckers. In a RIGGED SPORT which clearly has been a fraud for it's entire existence.
But you don't care -- these people either need to nut up or shut up and die.
And this is not even limited to football!!
3) Adam Greenberg got one at-bat in the major leagues.
He took a 92-MPH fastball to the dome. He has vertigo spells ever since.
All he wanted was one more at-bat, and the Marlins are giving it to him, with approval of the Commissioner. What salary he's getting is being given to the Marlins Foundation, who will give it to brain research.
You can guess what the Internet Warriors have to say about this one...
"What a joke. So many other professional players work hard every day playing many years in the minors and never get the call to the big leagues, Others get injured and also dream of the chance to get back there, but dont. All these other players have enough class to accept their fate. Apparently Mr. Greenberg thinks he deserves something more. He should be happy with the fact that he was a minor leaguer who was not a "prospect" and got a chance."
(And 45 fans gave that a "Like".)
"how do i campaign for a major league at bat? or a technical free throw in the nba? or an opening kickoff return that flies over the end zone for a touchback for that matter?"
(42 fans "Liked" that one.)
FUCK YOU, MOTHERFUCKERS.
That's the only way to put it. You are so invested in the FRAUD that is corporate sport in this country that you are so completely disconnected from reality and anything which might intrude on your sorry little enjoyment of "The Game".
You make me literally sick sometimes, and I know for a fact that I am not alone. (Two of these stories were alerted to me by an anonymous friend who is similarly sickened.)
This is one of the reasons that I do not believe that the replacement refs being gone is going to improve the NFL these days.
Why? Because there are three parts to the problems with the NFL:
1) The corruption at the top (which is where the replacement refs came in).
2) The criminality of the players.
3) and the complete and utter disconnect of anything real by the criminal/violent element of the fans.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Fine Blotter Week Three Part Three: Belichick Pays the Piper, and the player fines start
- New England Patriots: Bill Belichick fined $50,000 for his tirade.
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Ryan Mundy is fined $21,000 for a helmet-to-chin injurious (concussion and strained neck) knockout blow to Oakland's Darius Heyward-Bey. The hit was not flagged.
That said, the season has been irreparably tarnished anyway. The league would effectively have to rig most of the rest of the season to pay back some of the teams who have been damaged, and two wrongs don't make a right.
And how many people actually believe that they will be able to jump right in to a regular-season environment and keep the players under control. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....
$146,000 this week so far.
44 people have been fined, including four coaches.
$645,750 is the charity toteboard so far this year.
It was so bad last week that a Vegas casino (The D, the former Fitzgeralds) is REFUNDING all Packer bets for Monday night's stupidity from their casino.
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