tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86734136270907617792024-01-11T16:52:14.198-06:00The Ghost of Roy HobbsYour source for sports and culture analysis from the Natural himself.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1046125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-41121994055458531542012-07-05T12:34:00.002-05:002012-07-05T12:41:33.698-05:00Independence Day!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IrV8QPQAhxo" width="400"></iframe>
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I know that today is July 5th, but I wasn't on my computer yesterday, and nobody else should have been either.<br />
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But anyway, I'd like to let you all know that yesterday was filled with beer, grilled meats, and contained explosives.
Moreover, I'd like everyone to watch the video above. Rick Monday had an 18-year career in the majors, garnering two All-Star appearances. In 1976, he batted .272 with 32 home runs. He also received 3 percent of the MVP votes, the only time he ever received a single vote. This play is why<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. It doesn't show up on any box score, but it'll be the reason we always remember the name.</span><br />
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When Monday got up to bat in the following half-inning, he received a well deserved standing ovation. The scoreboard behind the left-field bleachers flashed, “RICK MONDAY… YOU MADE A GREAT PLAY…” To this day, Rick Monday still has the flag he rescued.
When asked about that play (pretty much the only play he's ever asked about), he says, "After the guys left, there was a buzz in the stands, people being aghast with what had taken place. Without being prompted, and I don’t know where it started, but people began to sing ‘God Bless America.’ When I reflect back upon it now, I still get goose bumps.”Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-72007604575896723922012-05-03T16:05:00.000-05:002012-05-03T16:05:28.447-05:00Up Yours, Bro!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two for one, chumps!
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Gonna walk my gay dog off somewhere, you keep snapping photos, beeeotch! I RULE!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-78657662474825474462012-05-01T11:55:00.001-05:002012-05-01T11:55:56.762-05:00Chris Bosh is creepy, still a dinosaur of some sort<iframe width="400" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MdKEqEp0I-0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-85115928742463077962012-04-26T10:02:00.000-05:002012-04-26T10:04:35.741-05:00Of Course This Happened<iframe width="400" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FoYlrxA-RX4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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I say "Of course this happened," but I don't mean it like "guh, this shit again." I mean it in the way that Metta World Peace has lived a life tailor-made for being ridiculed by Taiwanese weirdos that live inside computers.<br />
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On a side note, if they made their depiction of the Malice at the Palace into a video game, in which you can play as Austin Daye (*cough* not on the team at the time *cough*) shooting Michiganders with a flame-spewing ray gun, while babies that look like Hillary Clinton huck molotov cocktails at you, I would buy that game.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-26051095881474954112012-02-21T22:48:00.003-06:002012-02-21T22:56:05.900-06:00GRH HobbcastI know, I know. We've been away for a while but today we came back with a vengeance. On Today's episode we discuss the best*/worst sports movies. We didn't have time to get to all the things we wanted to talk about, but it's a good primer for your netflix queue.<br /><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase='http://download.adobe.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0' width='210' height='105' name="206335" id="206335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf?file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogtalkradio.com%2Ftheghostofroyhobbs%2F2012%2F02%2F22%2Fgrh-hobbcast%2Fplaylist.xml&autostart=false&bufferlength=5&volume=80&corner=rounded&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/flashplayercallback.aspx" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="menu" value="false" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogtalkradio.com%2Ftheghostofroyhobbs%2F2012%2F02%2F22%2Fgrh-hobbcast%2fplaylist.xml&autostart=false&shuffle=false&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/FlashPlayerCallback.aspx&width=210&height=105&volume=80&corner=rounded" width="210" height="105" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" wmode="transparent" menu="false" name="206335" id="206335" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 10px;text-align: center; width:220px;"> Listen to <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com">internet radio</a> with <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theghostofroyhobbs">Theghostofroyhobbs</a> on Blog Talk Radio</div><br /><br />Have fun and hobb on.<br /><br />*"Angels in the Outfield" blowsSteve Lattimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16150473421615296165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-7234195604097280542012-01-18T10:35:00.002-06:002012-01-18T10:44:48.417-06:00You win this round, Boston.<iframe width="400" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/S0U77Udqsfw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />We all like to hate on Boston sports fans. It's easy and they deserve it. I mean seriously, they call themselves the best fans in the world, but then not a single one shows up at the airport to greet the Red Sox home after they lost to the Rays in the 2008 ALCS. Just a bunch of fucking johnny-come-lately bandwagon douchebags.<br /><br />Fast forward. After helping Boston win an NBA title in 2008, and bringing them back to the finals in 2010, Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson are shipped out of town to the Thunder for Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic. Seriously. Even after that, several people maligned Perkins as out of shape (sort of true) and not a real interior factor (completely untrue). Word has it that Doc Rivers told Kendrick to his face that he sucked and that's why he was traded.<br /><br />So understandably, there is bad blood between Perkins and the Celtics front office (Nate Robinson, meanwhile, is just happy that he makes enough money to eat at Chipotle. He's a simple man that way). So what happened in Boston when Kendrick Perkins made his return for the first time? The Celtics played that video and the fans gave him a standing O. Pretty classy. Keep up the good work, NBA fans.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-77423476789923592712011-12-27T10:17:00.004-06:002011-12-27T11:02:58.202-06:00Stop Pissing in my Cheerios<a href="http://images.quizilla.com/E/EL/ELE/EleniDePrincess.xox/1135374848_preppy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 366px;" src="http://images.quizilla.com/E/EL/ELE/EleniDePrincess.xox/1135374848_preppy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Oh hello, you must be a fringe college football fan who complains about bowl games. You hate them you say? No attendance? No playoffs? Would you allow me to offer a simple rebuttal?<br /><br />Get fucked.<br /><br />I love football I love everything about it, and this time of the year I get to sit on my ass and watch football every day. EVERY DAY!!! Look I get it, some of the games are not appealing, but it doesn't take a fucking rocket scientist to figure out that people do not want to travel to Shreveport Louisiana the day after Christmas.<br /><br />And can we stop complaining about not playoffs? Yes the BCS is bass ackwards. It sucks, I get it. However, the closest thing we'll ever get is a plus one formula. This year we'd have LSU, Bama, OSU, and Stanford. I'll take that final four.<br /><a href="http://mt.nesn.com/.a/6a0115709f071f970b0162fe01ace0970d-400wi"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://mt.nesn.com/.a/6a0115709f071f970b0162fe01ace0970d-400wi" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />(<span style="font-style:italic;">Without bowl games we would have never known about Rusty Whitt</span>)<br /><br />Lastly, most players I've talked to love bowl games. Why? Well football players typically like playing the game, for some teams it may be their only chance to be on national TV and they get free shit. Let me make my point clear. 18-22 year olds and Best Buy shopping sprees. <br /><br />In summary, go buy some shitty wine for your next pathetic dinner party and stop cluttering up my twitter feed with your incessant bitching.<br /><br />Love,<br />LattimerSteve Lattimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16150473421615296165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-8362443878916142322011-12-25T13:15:00.001-06:002011-12-25T13:16:35.663-06:00God Bless Us, Every One!<iframe width="400" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/O-TXe6cWidA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Merry Christmas from the Ghost of Roy Hobbs.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-30728811709391823552011-12-07T09:37:00.004-06:002011-12-07T09:49:06.899-06:00GRH Investment Opportunity<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HuKva8GUwBk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />I'll admit, I had way too much fun watching this video. First of all it's foreign which automatically increases the humor level by 25%. Secondly, HAHAHAHA ELECTRIC DOG COLLARS ON SOCCER PLAYERS.<br /><br />Really the idea is brilliant. So brilliant that I now want to start an electric sports league. The ESL if you will. Think about it, we're just scratching the surface here. The tactics, the competition, the ELECTRICITY!!!<br /><br /><br />And it's not just limited to soccer, could you think of the fun you could have during a basketball game? it would be unreal. Oh and no probations in our league. You get in trouble and the collar goes on a different body part* for several games. So go ahead and send your money to us, and we'll get this thing rolling.<br /><br />*Nut sack<br />**This will become an actual thing in JapanSteve Lattimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16150473421615296165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-50184596969691340802011-12-01T06:54:00.002-06:002011-12-01T07:01:30.087-06:00GRH Hobbcast<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase='http://download.adobe.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0' width='210' height='105' name="206335" id="206335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf?file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogtalkradio.com%2Ftheghostofroyhobbs%2F2011%2F11%2F30%2Fgrh-hobbcast%2Fplaylist.xml&autostart=false&bufferlength=5&volume=80&corner=rounded&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/flashplayercallback.aspx" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="menu" value="false" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogtalkradio.com%2Ftheghostofroyhobbs%2F2011%2F11%2F30%2Fgrh-hobbcast%2fplaylist.xml&autostart=false&shuffle=false&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/FlashPlayerCallback.aspx&width=210&height=105&volume=80&corner=rounded" width="210" height="105" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" wmode="transparent" menu="false" name="206335" id="206335" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 10px;text-align: center; width:220px;"> Listen to <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com">internet radio</a> with <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theghostofroyhobbs">Theghostofroyhobbs</a> on Blog Talk Radio</div><br /><br />Aaaaaaaaaaand we're back. Sorry for the absence Hobbers, we've been neck deep in shit and haven't had the time. We have a guest on tonight, James, who reps the aTm and Broncos. Tonight we talk College football, and the impending rematch between LSU and Alabama. Then we talk a little NFL, and kneel before the altar of Tebow. <br /><br />So sit back with you're favorite refreshment and join us in while our soothing voices heal your broken soul.Steve Lattimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16150473421615296165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-56850956483323866262011-11-16T14:07:00.002-06:002011-11-16T15:07:46.128-06:00And Now A Word on Tim Tebow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1msmakECCDDPxnodMjB3b4xx85SdY9nxTiY6IeNsKEkiXjORbE_JDgrU55rdjTKUBWTBorOljRh4BXzT4mu15Rxgu7VUB8MycJommkxXvP4YhohDorGga64cBK2PllJhxDx__I_muD0N/s1600/tebowing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1msmakECCDDPxnodMjB3b4xx85SdY9nxTiY6IeNsKEkiXjORbE_JDgrU55rdjTKUBWTBorOljRh4BXzT4mu15Rxgu7VUB8MycJommkxXvP4YhohDorGga64cBK2PllJhxDx__I_muD0N/s400/tebowing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675687957703404818" border="0" /></a><br />For some reason, everybody only wants to talk about Tim Tebow. Every single goddamn talking head on ESPN is apparently paid per Tebow reference. Which is ok with me, because at least it's not Jerry Sandusky.<br /><br />The only real problem is that every single person that talks about Tebow tries to view him through the lens that they force down our fucking throats.<br /><br />How about we think outside that box for a second?<br /><br />First, they regard this Bronco's scheme as some sort of batshit insane scheme - the likes of which we have never seen before. Don't they call this the wildcat in every other offense? Is there something I'm missing that makes this different? Oh yeah, Tebow's white.<br /><br />Furthermore, they can't help themselves from sensationalizing EVERYTHING. The dude is 24. Why not actually try watching him play a little football, instead of skipping all the steps and asking "CAN THE BRONCOS WIN THE SUPER BOWL WITH TEBOW?!" Why not ask whether or not the Broncos can make the playoffs first? (Spoiler: Yes, the Broncos can make the playoffs. The AFC West is like the derpshit teenagers in Scream: EVERYBODY'S A SUSPECT) Why not ask if the Jaguars can win a Super Bowl with Blaine Gabbert? Or the Vikings with Christian Ponder? Aren't they his peers?<br /><br />What would be nice and refreshing would be if we could all take a step back to look at Tim Tebow.<br /><br />Believe it or not, there was a time when quarterbacks didn't just sit in the pocket and throw the ball, benefiting from the myriad of rules that protect them. They were just one of several ball carriers, and didn't need to slide if they ran. Tim Tebow happens to be a football player, and that's what nice about him.<br /><br />I'm really sorry he flies in the face of the Tom Brady and Peyton Manning NFL that pundits and writers have been pushing at us for decades. Sorry you're having a tough time explaining him to the Sportscenter crowd. It might make it a little easier if you showed more games, and less Around the Horn.<br /><br />People like to talk about how awful he is at throwing the ball. He's pretty bad at it. But so are 20 or so other starting quarterbacks. At least Tebow's useful besides that. And instead of comparing him to current pass-only quarterbacks, why not try to talk about what his strengths are?<br /><br />Because they're haters. I don't exactly like Tebow or the Broncos, but I hate the haters, and I like watching somebody who's going to stick his face into the pile to try and score touchdowns.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-55947144630876298192011-11-01T22:46:00.004-05:002011-11-01T22:53:06.130-05:00GRH Hobbcast<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase='http://download.adobe.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0' width='210' height='105' name="206335" id="206335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf?file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogtalkradio.com%2Ftheghostofroyhobbs%2F2011%2F11%2F02%2Fgrh-hobbcast%2Fplaylist.xml&autostart=false&bufferlength=5&volume=80&corner=rounded&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/flashplayercallback.aspx" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="menu" value="false" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogtalkradio.com%2Ftheghostofroyhobbs%2F2011%2F11%2F02%2Fgrh-hobbcast%2fplaylist.xml&autostart=false&shuffle=false&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/FlashPlayerCallback.aspx&width=210&height=105&volume=80&corner=rounded" width="210" height="105" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" wmode="transparent" menu="false" name="206335" id="206335" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 10px;text-align: center; width:220px;"> Listen to <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com">internet radio</a> with <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theghostofroyhobbs">Theghostofroyhobbs</a> on Blog Talk Radio</div><br /><br />We brought in a special guest tonight for our Hobbcast. AND SHE'S A GIRL. Tonight we wrap up the World Series, talk a little about the LSU/Bama deathmatch, and finish off with some NFL football. <br /><br />Tell your friends, spread the word. Hobbs Akbar.Steve Lattimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16150473421615296165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-74122773212736704022011-10-25T22:52:00.005-05:002011-10-25T22:59:18.735-05:00GRH Hobbcast<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase='http://download.adobe.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0' width='210' height='105' name="206335" id="206335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf?file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogtalkradio.com%2Ftheghostofroyhobbs%2F2011%2F10%2F26%2Fgrh-hobbcast%2Fplaylist.xml&autostart=false&bufferlength=5&volume=80&corner=rounded&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/flashplayercallback.aspx" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="menu" value="false" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogtalkradio.com%2Ftheghostofroyhobbs%2F2011%2F10%2F26%2Fgrh-hobbcast%2fplaylist.xml&autostart=false&shuffle=false&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/FlashPlayerCallback.aspx&width=210&height=105&volume=80&corner=rounded" width="210" height="105" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" wmode="transparent" menu="false" name="206335" id="206335" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 10px;text-align: center; width:220px;"> Listen to <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com">internet radio</a> with <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theghostofroyhobbs">Theghostofroyhobbs</a> on Blog Talk Radio</div><br /><br />Stovall was out tonight so I had to take over the moderation duties. topics include NCAA football, MLB baseball, and fuck Sewanee. <br /><br />Enjoy.Steve Lattimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16150473421615296165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-30743076105326278672011-10-12T10:36:00.012-05:002011-10-12T12:23:58.566-05:00Investigating the perils of unemployment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWl3BiPqcQXsiXPUXIhJ5GZJ-Dlqg4iLaU7tdj6TeZR2gMIOkqtQBCm8h38w3Gwp4scViNSEOdl0PcqSC5V9L42FgPqa1WpZ7qvuiWiEM6G-eRHQUWuk5M6hnhroj8w2HrbtUJx49mqzg/s1600/original.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWl3BiPqcQXsiXPUXIhJ5GZJ-Dlqg4iLaU7tdj6TeZR2gMIOkqtQBCm8h38w3Gwp4scViNSEOdl0PcqSC5V9L42FgPqa1WpZ7qvuiWiEM6G-eRHQUWuk5M6hnhroj8w2HrbtUJx49mqzg/s400/original.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662630746916547906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">[Gawker Office]</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Reporter: </span>Um, hello? Sir?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gawker Editor:</span> Whadda you want? Look, for the last time, if you have pictures of athletes' penises, just email them to AJ Daulerio. I don't want to see them anymore.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Reporter: </span>Um, no sir, I'm... I'm your new writer?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Editor:</span> Hm? Oh, that's right. Have a seat. Let's see here. Graduated summa cum laude from University of Wisconsin Madison, did your graduate work at University of Chicago J-school. Not bad, not bad. What makes you think you have what it takes to make it here?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Reporter:</span> Well, I curated UW's arts magazine, was the editor of the newspaper there, and have had several pieces published in the Trib and Sun-Times.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Editor:</span> CHILD'S PLAY. This. THIS. Is Gawker. NEW MEDIA. Have some goddamn respect. What we do here changes the way people look at the world. YOU SEE THIS?! MILLIONS OF HITS. We are leading the revolution, my friend, and I don't need any more idealistic mama's boys whining about the days of typewriters and wistfully pondering what it was like to be a newsman back in the day. I need a foot soldier for the front lines of the battle against the traditional forces. Can you be that foot soldier for me?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Reporter:</span> Yes, sir.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Editor:</span> You're not gonna blow your finger off just to get out of duty, are you?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Reporter:</span> Um, no sir.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Editor:</span> Good. Now here's what we got. People are all about this Occupy Wall Street business. They're out there, fighting the good fight. But we need the human element. I need you to go out there and show the world the victims. Too long have the unemployed remained faceless. Let's show the fat cats up in their ivory towers the damage that they're causing. Now there's a largely elusive group of people, virtually all unemployed, who are aching for an opportunity to speak up.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Reporter:</span> Disabled veterans?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Editor: </span>No, you halfwit! If we had paper in this office, I'd roll some up and smack you across the mouth with it. I'm talking, of course, about NBA players. Look at this chart.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqH-meXcPWFREwp7wrXYZgSLxGTcB-77NZePp9pid81NZ7dj-l0Gs9oLvq9y-cgnMvB7fVMxuhKC9WcAxK_ld1-LaVkDjXcTUcEn0JuR3qAQkGjrLce4WhxtVrUllMcDnxMOPu-9HsawY/s1600/2011_NBACBA_Negotiations_576_2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqH-meXcPWFREwp7wrXYZgSLxGTcB-77NZePp9pid81NZ7dj-l0Gs9oLvq9y-cgnMvB7fVMxuhKC9WcAxK_ld1-LaVkDjXcTUcEn0JuR3qAQkGjrLce4WhxtVrUllMcDnxMOPu-9HsawY/s400/2011_NBACBA_Negotiations_576_2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662634374447353538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Editor:</span> You see, these owners are trying to demonize their employees for falling profits. No matter that they have plenty of extra sources of income elsewhere, through concerts, circuses, TV deals and the like. They just want to squeeze their employees out of every cent they earn for them. IT'S JUST LIKE SLAVERY. Actually, figure out a way to work the word "slavery" into your piece. More controversy, more clicks.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Reporter:</span> Um, I don't really feel comfortable with--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Editor:</span> Well what would you feel comfortable with, hm? A world where newsboys in their jaunty caps peddle newspapers for nickels apiece and there's no other avenue for people to absorb current events and opinion? Oh, we'd all like that. We'd enjoy the hell out of that. But that's not reality. This world has changed. I've had to adapt to survive. So many of my colleagues have fallen along the way. That's just the way the world is. Someday you'll understand.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Reporter:</span> Sir, aren't you 25 years old?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Editor:</span> I sure am. Now get out there and bring me some sob stories about these players. And try to work a Hitler reference or two in, also. That always tends to boost traffic.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Later that day...<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reporter: </span>Hi, with whom am I speaking?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEyoIDHLvgjwbQjqCzE0nqm-DTnU8S3NgDH-KctJZsIaUU9Trk0LD-noT7DL2Wr_7oeYVwjfhyphenhyphen06qFtfTh0abOjTtpEf0pYFYlE7M2xl08PgYG-j07hWzG1ZSQkucF0BkhnXtSU2rbi02/s1600/deron-williams-turkey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEyoIDHLvgjwbQjqCzE0nqm-DTnU8S3NgDH-KctJZsIaUU9Trk0LD-noT7DL2Wr_7oeYVwjfhyphenhyphen06qFtfTh0abOjTtpEf0pYFYlE7M2xl08PgYG-j07hWzG1ZSQkucF0BkhnXtSU2rbi02/s400/deron-williams-turkey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662638341922195026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deron Williams:</span> Yeah, this is Deron Williams. That's D-E-R-O-N.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reporter:</span> Yes sir, I'm aware of the spelling of your name.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deron:</span> Man, thank goodness. You wouldn't believe how many times they spell my name wrong over here in Turkey.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reporter</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">: </span>I see. And what is it that you are doing in Turkey?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deron:</span> My job. I play over here until the NBA comes back.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reporter:</span> So you're not suffering any hardships of unemployment?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deron: </span>Hell no. I show up, cross some cats, dunk on people. Win some games, then go home. Easy money, man.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reporter:</span> Ah ok, well, thank you for your time.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Later...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIslQAgsHZdWMpPckzb9vCsphS2BJyhkI3bOQonSMeG8Wy3PgjmigxkbXVlRxlEwI-THR-WkuF0BHfpfEjc63B5n4d6HSe6ZdClmwf51WK4p9m2sQbPOX6GfLpTupI07nmpRrd68zHjW6p/s1600/124732300.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIslQAgsHZdWMpPckzb9vCsphS2BJyhkI3bOQonSMeG8Wy3PgjmigxkbXVlRxlEwI-THR-WkuF0BHfpfEjc63B5n4d6HSe6ZdClmwf51WK4p9m2sQbPOX6GfLpTupI07nmpRrd68zHjW6p/s400/124732300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662639303252999586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Carmelo Anthony:</span> Who dis?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reporter: </span>Hi, I'm with Gawker media.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Carmelo:</span> Not my penis, man.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reporter: </span>Ha ha! Very good sir, no I'm doing a story on the hardships of unemployment for NBA players.<br /><br /><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Carmelo:</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span>Ok, well I'm at New York's fashion week and these skinny bitches are making fun of my red pants. Shit's hard, man.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reporter</span><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">: </span>Thank you for your time, sir.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />Later...</span><span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYV-gUS4vxN4wDh0OuKMYIKy2dPdS1X74WExXq7cVvx2SwFexFL__nKDtt4sD9KoO6ePQWQwVq7eD7cgkyqiYUpo8-4_ysgT1uh_kc4D21jzItQv8AQDBxr_3KRch8oPECSpDspnc7rjA/s1600/tumblr_lq36dzW3xM1qzb7vjo1_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYV-gUS4vxN4wDh0OuKMYIKy2dPdS1X74WExXq7cVvx2SwFexFL__nKDtt4sD9KoO6ePQWQwVq7eD7cgkyqiYUpo8-4_ysgT1uh_kc4D21jzItQv8AQDBxr_3KRch8oPECSpDspnc7rjA/s400/tumblr_lq36dzW3xM1qzb7vjo1_500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662640785946226402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Russell Westbrook:</span> [Whispering] Hello? I really can't talk right now.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Baron Davis, Kevin Love, P. Diddy:</span> SHHHHH!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Baron Davis:</span> Tryin' to learn, cuz.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Russell Westbrook:</span> Gotta go.<br /><br />[click]<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Later...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpCHcJdW5PLapI4L38IeEfevCnJZCMgVk9hUEmymJvtcRl3bVTOJ3xOh9c4a4xLZfPl-AijWu9yd3Oo2cVlHwCrOLMf1jM-54L4JFskBVjDui2OpRpe7kB2EIfQ9nCEtdKf8Wf5PylJ2P/s1600/tumblr_lsvna9EW9o1qm9ryp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpCHcJdW5PLapI4L38IeEfevCnJZCMgVk9hUEmymJvtcRl3bVTOJ3xOh9c4a4xLZfPl-AijWu9yd3Oo2cVlHwCrOLMf1jM-54L4JFskBVjDui2OpRpe7kB2EIfQ9nCEtdKf8Wf5PylJ2P/s400/tumblr_lsvna9EW9o1qm9ryp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662641441961223106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reporter: </span>Mr. James, can you give me some examples of how the NBA lockout has affected your life?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LeBron James:</span> Hasn't really, I still play basketball, make commercials and give wedgies. And not necessarily in that order, YAKNOWWHATIMSAYIN? Up top!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Much later...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reporter: </span>I don't suppose you have a story about hardship related to the lockout do you.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Joakim Noah: </span>Keeeeeyahhhh habbada na na!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkn6maXLLbKVg4IRuZ5Pg48OyVt6l38a6oUw8e2ZxNtDDXmgfEElcHxACbBJPcuzvMgJuzHUzDHk6TW7gICdrHHWMqYHg3Z6npVaJiGYbB-wmE7RXYXbENdEPhMdJXPkfvRqFL3ucL-wRE/s1600/tumblr_lshbc1Lm9x1qzb7vjo1_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkn6maXLLbKVg4IRuZ5Pg48OyVt6l38a6oUw8e2ZxNtDDXmgfEElcHxACbBJPcuzvMgJuzHUzDHk6TW7gICdrHHWMqYHg3Z6npVaJiGYbB-wmE7RXYXbENdEPhMdJXPkfvRqFL3ucL-wRE/s400/tumblr_lshbc1Lm9x1qzb7vjo1_500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662656193046598354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reporter</span>: Fuck this.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-29313298114129891962011-10-12T08:01:00.002-05:002011-10-12T08:03:41.116-05:00GRH Hobbcast<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase='http://download.adobe.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0' width='210' height='105' name="206335" id="206335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf?file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogtalkradio.com%2Ftheghostofroyhobbs%2F2011%2F10%2F12%2Fgrh-hobbcast%2Fplaylist.xml&autostart=false&bufferlength=5&volume=80&corner=rounded&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/flashplayercallback.aspx" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="menu" value="false" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogtalkradio.com%2Ftheghostofroyhobbs%2F2011%2F10%2F12%2Fgrh-hobbcast%2fplaylist.xml&autostart=false&shuffle=false&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/FlashPlayerCallback.aspx&width=210&height=105&volume=80&corner=rounded" width="210" height="105" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" wmode="transparent" menu="false" name="206335" id="206335" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 10px;text-align: center; width:220px;"> Listen to <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com">internet radio</a> with <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theghostofroyhobbs">Theghostofroyhobbs</a> on Blog Talk Radio</div><br /><br />Here's the latest edition of the Hobbcast. Today we talk Baseball, Football, and Post apocalyptic sporting events. I think you'll enjoy it very much.Steve Lattimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16150473421615296165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-39001436277692847212011-10-10T11:29:00.004-05:002011-10-10T12:07:21.255-05:00Live Tweeting Auburn and Arkansas' Football Contest, October 8th, 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqXMFLUzm9nWVerJXPtdVj0KFc4D5DBvePQvPQJGuJ_2rjkqt6blturRBP0zy9zaqpM2fVd25rWW63cr8whgdnChb8myl4md5oGKyYpQFF7QtmYWyP_OUVWKvO2NMiIbL-KOEq9YxKTg/s1600/beebop.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqXMFLUzm9nWVerJXPtdVj0KFc4D5DBvePQvPQJGuJ_2rjkqt6blturRBP0zy9zaqpM2fVd25rWW63cr8whgdnChb8myl4md5oGKyYpQFF7QtmYWyP_OUVWKvO2NMiIbL-KOEq9YxKTg/s400/beebop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661911020954033538" border="0" /></a>As many of you may know, in a past life I was a journalist. It may also interest you that in this current life of mine, I ALSO made a living by journaling for publications at one point. While I don't do that anymore, I must confess, the bug to fill people's brainholes with knowledge hitherto unknown still gives me quite the itch from time to time, as well as the bedbugs that have infested my bed (NATURALLY).<br /><br />Such was the case Saturday evening, when I watched the Arkansas Razorbacks play the Auburn War Eagle Tigers (I'm assuming this is some indiginous Native American mythological beast that is part tiger, part eagle, part soldier and part brown, that is able to receive large sums of money without people caring). I began tweeting behind-the-scenes facts about the game and its players. It received a BEVY of responses, and thusly, as per my journalistic mandate, I am sharing them with a larger audience to create even more responses, all of which will grant me a larger profile. Huzzah!<br /><br />While some may protest my allegiances, know this: a true journalist is one who is objective almost all of the time, except when he is not.<br /><ul><li>Auburn Coach Gene Chizik looks like a flesh Muppet Jim Henson aborted and flushed down an oft-used toilet. Pretty sure that's all true.</li><li>It's a shame that the Auburn players holding the play-calling numbers on their sideline are only getting just above minimum wage.</li><li>Michael Dyer burned every bridge he had in the vertically challenged community for using lifts to alter his height. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stand_In">Lifts, in that community, are lies</a>.</li><li>Arkansas RB Broderick Green gets eight to nine hours of eat a night.</li><li>Arkansas RB Dennis Johnson, who suffered a <a href="http://www.sportsgrid.com/ncaa-football/dennis-johnson-arkansas-bowel-injury-video/">season-ending bowel injury last year</a>, opted for an experimental, speed-enhancing prosthetic during his surgery, hence his nickname "<a href="http://starsmedia.ign.com/stars/image/article/963/963707/red-triangle-gang-member-20090317062709089_640w.jpg">The Batmobile.</a>"</li><li>Auburn QB Kiehl Frazier's favorite show, naturally, is "Frasier," even though he doesn't understand what a psychiatrist is or how to spell "Kyle."</li><li>Auburn's starting freshman center, No. 50, is none other than Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Adele.</li><li>Auburn's Barrett Trotter, QB, is currently under NCAA investigation for starring in one of those Toyota commercials where the parents are having a great time without him.</li><li>Gene Chizik's pregame pep talk fell flat when he told a too-soon, albeit hilarious, leprosy/Al-Davis joke. Clearly, his team is still shaken.</li><li>Auburn LB Eltoro Freeman's nickname "The Narrator" come from his ceaseless in-game orations, NOT because his dad is Morgan Freeman, which is also true.</li><li>Auburn's TE Philip Lutzenkirken is pregnant. Please do not tell his parents or the homecoming committee.</li><li>Arkansas Coach Bobby Petrino's genius does not stop on the gridiron. Not only did he invent Groucho Marx masks, but he has invested those earnings BRILLIANTLY.</li><li>Auburn's DeAngelo Benton was that kid in your 10th grade biology class that got way too into dissecting frogs. Also, he always blinks twice when he blinks.</li><li>HALFTIME: Chizik is going back to the Al-Davis-leprosy jokes to fire his team up again, this time using props. This does not bode well for Auburn.</li><li>Auburn's offensive coordinator Gus Mahlzahn has never once used toilet paper, which is somewhat disgusting. However, in his defense, he's never needed it before.</li><li>Auburn QB Kiehl Frazer went through fifteen blue mouthpieces before Gus Mahlzahn convinced him they weren't Airheads, or even edible.</li><li>Sources claim the funniest joke Auburn's Barrett Trotter has heard or told is pronouncing his favorite treat as "Famous Anus Cookies." Get it? Me neither.</li><li><del>Arkansas' Joe Adams has one rush for 92 yards, the second-longest rush in Arkansas history.</del> Sorry, that bit of trivia was irrelevant.</li><li>Kiehl Frazier has been downing Mike's Hard Lemonades since about halfway through the third quarter. This hasn't impaired his ability at all.</li></ul>And BEFORE YOU KNEW IT, the game was over. Arkansas had scored 38 points, while Auburn had only scored 14. After some quick statistical analysis from replay officials, aided by the <a href="http://math.uark.edu/">University of Arkansas' Department of Mathematical Sciences</a>, it was determined that Arkansas had more points, and was therefore, the victor.<br /><br />DID I MISS ANYTHING? Of course not. But if there were some other aspect of this game I neglected to mention due to unimportance, and you would like mentioned, mention it yourself here in our unimportant comments section.<br /><br />Good day! Godspeed! Cheeseburger!Zack Stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16622157607930062439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-51446686402101987562011-10-10T06:49:00.005-05:002011-10-10T07:26:30.264-05:00Monday Morning S--t StormI know I've been gone for a while, but every shit stormer needs their own walk about as it were. While I was gone I've been doing things like podcasting, analyzing the offensive tendencies of 14-18 year olds, and I've joined a protest or two. Today I'm protesting work, you can follow me on twitter at #occupylattimerscouch <br /><br />However, I have had some time to pursue my 7th favorite past time which is watching TV. During one of my sessions, I wondered why there weren't more TV shows centered around sports? I kind of felt like some of the humor and drama was already there, and the writers could also address some of the issues facing the sport. <br /><br />To be sure, we've had shows like that. <span style="font-style:italic;">Playmakers</span> was probably the first I can remember. The show really addressed the dark side of professional football, and it's cancellation coincides with ESPN's transition from a 20 something bachelor into a suit wearing company man. <br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mWXxRQOapns" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />I'm sure you all know about Friday Night Lights. (the TV show)It was fun and all. Icehouse was an extra, but let's be honest. FNL was essentially Glee for jocks. <br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cW9tkofihBc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />As you can see these two great TV shows follow the same path of most sports TV shows and movies. They just blatantly throw stereotypes and issues right in your face and lack an accurate portrayal of the games. The quick and easy solution to this dilemma is fairly clear, but unfortunately David Simon is busy right now. <br /><br />So our job for the shit storm is to get together and create a sports drama. In the spirit of the shit storm's triumphant return I say we work together on this one. Someone start off with a sport, and we'll just brainstorm from there.<br /><br />Shit storm begin.Steve Lattimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16150473421615296165noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-57669796759614592022011-09-29T10:08:00.004-05:002011-09-29T10:46:22.306-05:00Delonte West has a plan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9_A8GHxlQ8zCkBLBuGy-qlE5CisAyUv-CnZnoNQnc-7gaFPvzKo8nOL1_ErP1RlpfBdkcaS81a_ak-hEwOs-jALgLExxiV91ehjCxvnnBTQ52H8VJH4HSc9VIMea4HifiOh72weKojWp/s1600/delonte.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9_A8GHxlQ8zCkBLBuGy-qlE5CisAyUv-CnZnoNQnc-7gaFPvzKo8nOL1_ErP1RlpfBdkcaS81a_ak-hEwOs-jALgLExxiV91ehjCxvnnBTQ52H8VJH4HSc9VIMea4HifiOh72weKojWp/s400/delonte.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657800616376326050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If someone had asked me how Delonte West was spending the lockout, I would have taken that as creative license to make up whatever bonkers activity my feeble and withered brain could have come up with in five minutes. Heck, I might have even turned it into one of Booker Pogue and I's lists.<br /><br />But no. No, according to his twitter feed, and the application above, he is now an employee at Regency Furniture. Somehow, this baffles me more than any other alternative.<br /><br />True to form, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYtjpIwamos">Delonte West is the wild card</a>. A few highlights of the past few years:<br /><ul><li>Boned LeBron's mom</li><li>Punched a teammate in practice</li><li>Recorded a freestyle rap <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVA00Fngvmg">about KFC in the parking lot of a KFC</a><br /></li><li>Was arrested for speeding on a <a href="http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/photogallerys/Can-Am_Spyder_5.jpg">Spyder</a> with two handguns and a shotgun in a guitar case</li></ul><br /><br />RELEVANT:<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tCmMDd8T5fg" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="400"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-7636820975647018882011-09-27T22:52:00.003-05:002011-09-27T22:56:35.255-05:00GRH Hobbcast<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase='http://download.adobe.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0' width='210' height='105' name="206335" id="206335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf?file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogtalkradio.com%2Ftheghostofroyhobbs%2F2011%2F09%2F28%2Fgrh-hobbcast-2%2Fplaylist.xml&autostart=false&bufferlength=5&volume=80&corner=rounded&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/flashplayercallback.aspx" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="menu" value="false" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogtalkradio.com%2Ftheghostofroyhobbs%2F2011%2F09%2F28%2Fgrh-hobbcast-2%2fplaylist.xml&autostart=false&shuffle=false&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/FlashPlayerCallback.aspx&width=210&height=105&volume=80&corner=rounded" width="210" height="105" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" wmode="transparent" menu="false" name="206335" id="206335" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 10px;text-align: center; width:220px;"> Listen to <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com">internet radio</a> with <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theghostofroyhobbs">Theghostofroyhobbs</a> on Blog Talk Radio</div><br /><br />Tonight on our podcast the original 3 hold down the show and continue the fine tradition of Hobbcasting. We get into some Football discussion, while examining the curious habitat of the "Fan Bar." Later we talk a little baseball and look forward to the MLB playoffs. <br /><br />Have Fun, give us feedback.Steve Lattimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16150473421615296165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-26461897849484224442011-09-24T09:41:00.000-05:002011-09-24T09:41:10.011-05:00College Football Blitz Week 4Last Week: 5-1<br />
On the season: 9-3-1<br />
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Played Cincinnati -7 Thursday Night and Central FLA -1 and the Under 45.5. Central Florida's defense gives up 10, but the special teams gives up 14. Tough loss for Don Delaware and the Golden Knights. But 2-1 is a good way to start the week, so let's go get that bookie money....<br />
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<strong>San Diego State +10.5 @ Michigan</strong><br />
Active coaches are 1-4 against the number versus their former team. Michigan is 6-15 in their last 21 ATS. The Aztecs will bring it against their former coach and will give a soft Wolverine defense all they want. Michigan 34-31<br />
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<strong>Ohio +4 @ Rutgers</strong><br />
UPSET ALERT! Frank Solich's Bobcat team is firing on all cylinders and is hands down the best team in the MAC. Rutgers is coming off a much needed bye week after being throttled by UNC. Bobcats offense is too much, Ohio 24-21<br />
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<strong>Notre Dame -6.5 @ Pitt</strong><br />
The Irish played how they should have played all season in last week's win vs Michigan State. This game is being played at Heinz Field, so no real advantage here for the home team. Notre Dame looks to get to .500 today, 31-17<br />
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<strong>Under 55 Tulane @ Duke</strong><br />
Two of the nerdiest programs in football face off today. You tell me how they'll score 8 touchdowns.<br />
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<strong>Arkansas +11.5 @ Alabama</strong><br />
The Hogs have been preparing since spring practice for this one at Tuscaloosa. Bobby Petrino is 10-1 against the number in his last 11 conference games. But the edge has to go to 'Bama and the defense at home. Alabama 20-17<br />
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<strong>Colorado +17 @ Ohio State</strong><br />
Ohio State scored 6 points last week and if the Buffalos create any sort of a lead the Buckeyes will go straight into panic mode. OSU starts a new QB today, but I don't think that equates into a 3 TD win. Ohio St. 20-10<br />
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<strong>Oklahoma St @ Texas A&M -4</strong><br />
The Aggies opened up with a bye week and two cupcakes. The Pokes wrapped up their game against Tulsa at 3:30 AM on Saturday due to weather. A&M has had the extra prep time and OKSt has had an unusual week. A&M and the 12th man 46-38<br />
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<strong>Kansas St +13 @ Miami FLA</strong><br />
Like A&M, Kansas State has had extra time to get ready for this game. The Hurricanes are coming off an emotional win and I think will be a little flat for this matchup. Miami's speed open up the game in the 2nd half. Miami 35-24Don Delawarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740722830484278960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-12888695747579050602011-09-20T22:48:00.006-05:002011-09-20T22:55:04.460-05:00GRH Hobbcast<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase='http://download.adobe.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0' width='210' height='105' name="206335" id="206335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf?file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogtalkradio.com%2Ftheghostofroyhobbs%2F2011%2F09%2F21%2Fgrh-hobbcast%2Fplaylist.xml&autostart=false&bufferlength=5&volume=80&corner=rounded&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/flashplayercallback.aspx" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="menu" value="false" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogtalkradio.com%2Ftheghostofroyhobbs%2F2011%2F09%2F21%2Fgrh-hobbcast%2fplaylist.xml&autostart=false&shuffle=false&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/FlashPlayerCallback.aspx&width=210&height=105&volume=80&corner=rounded" width="210" height="105" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" wmode="transparent" menu="false" name="206335" id="206335" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 10px;text-align: center; width:220px;"> Listen to <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com">internet radio</a> with <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theghostofroyhobbs">Theghostofroyhobbs</a> on Blog Talk Radio</div><br /><br />As always, we bring the thunder today. We talk College football, and a little NFL. I let my rage fly on Washington Redskins fans. Don Delaware again shows why he's the best in the business. Icehouse shows up late dropping bombs, and Stovall again shows us why he's the only one allowed to moderate the thing.Steve Lattimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16150473421615296165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-14460419832248990572011-09-15T10:32:00.002-05:002011-09-15T10:32:39.245-05:00Your daily reminder that the NBA is locked out<object width="400" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EqCXgUXy1n8&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EqCXgUXy1n8&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="400" height="390"></embed></object><br /><br />Brought to you by Samuel L. Jackson.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-29516495490182992312011-09-13T23:43:00.007-05:002011-09-14T00:41:01.423-05:00College Football Blitz Week 3It's been a while, but I'm back. I make picks and you make $$$, it's as easy as that. So go grab your wallet, bet next month's rent and lets get this bookie money.<br /><br /><strong><em>LSU Tigers -3.5 @ Mississippi State Bulldogs (Thursday Night)</em></strong> <br /><div><br /><div>Preparation is key to having success in football. LSU has had that luxury, Miss St. has not. While the Bayou Bengals were at home last week vs N'western St.,<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DgdYX0P1elwO-kO_n0Jzh5TO3-nIEHAYRjhF5qtjUx-g4O4pCa7SI7zKm3eQM-t1BolStuEzHIMZeOz0l2YZ9rEt8VU16p47cm5_tUpZh1Z_o4TM2Hbx8hmFGob4RummZuZa63NURcU/s1600/lsumsu.jpg"></a> Miss. St went on the road and lost to Auburn. Now in the short week, LSU will have the extra preparation time for all the looks a Dan Mullen offense will throw at you, while Miss St. began install for LSU on Sunday. At 3.5 points, you can't afford to not play LSU. Tigers win 27-14<br /><br /><br /><div><strong><em>Auburn Tigers @ Clemson Tigers -3.5</em></strong></div><br /><div>We're betting against Auburn here, more than we are betting for Clemson. Remember this Auburn team was a 5.5 point dog at home last week for a reason: they are a team of mostly freshman. A critical error will be made and Clemson will capitalize. Book It. Clemson 27 Auburn 16</div><br /><br /><div><strong><em>Ole Miss Rebels @ Vanderbilt Commodores +1.5</em></strong></div><br /><div>Houston Nutt does not cover as a favorite. Period. (see Jacksonville St.) James Franklin is leading a fired up Commodore team who is looking to go 3-0 for the first time in forever. The Music City and Dr. Joe T will be rockin come Saturday. Ole Miss 13 Vanderbilt 17</div><br /><div><strong><em></em></strong></div><br /><div><strong><em>Tennessee Vols +10 @ Florida Gators</em></strong></div><br /><div>Backing Volunteer QB Tyler Bray and the trends in this one. Bray has thrown for nearly 700 yards and 7 TD's in his first two games. He is a true sophomore, but carries himself like a 5th year senior. Tennessee is 6-1-1 in their last 8 games overall and the road team is 7-3-1 in the last 11 meetings between the Gators and Vols. Its hostile in the swamp, but Bray and company cover the spread late. Florida 28-20</div><br /><br /><div><strong><em>Michigan State Spartans @ Notre Dame Fightin' Irish -4.5</em></strong></div><br /><div>Love me or hate me for this pick, but I am on Notre Dame this week. Brian Kelly's squad starts off 0-2, but could very easily be 2-0. Turnovers and Denard Robinson have plagued Notre Dame in its first 2 games. I don't see either of those playing a factor in this game. Touchdown Jesus! ND 38-17</div><br /><br /><div><strong><em>Don Delaware's </em>"I just feel lucky" <em>parlay of the week: Florida St. +3 and the under 55</em></strong></div><br /><div>No explanation, I just feel lucky. Its a big game on Saturday Night for this Top 5 match up. Emotions run high, bootyholes get tight, playcalling gets conservative. FSU 24 Sooners 21</div></div></div>Don Delawarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740722830484278960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-72611605299463743032011-09-13T22:48:00.003-05:002011-09-13T22:52:57.638-05:00GRH Podcast<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase='http://download.adobe.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0' width='210' height='105' name="206335" id="206335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf?file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogtalkradio.com%2Ftheghostofroyhobbs%2F2011%2F09%2F14%2Fgrh-podcast-9%2Fplaylist.xml&autostart=false&bufferlength=5&volume=80&corner=rounded&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/flashplayercallback.aspx" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="menu" value="false" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogtalkradio.com%2Ftheghostofroyhobbs%2F2011%2F09%2F14%2Fgrh-podcast-9%2fplaylist.xml&autostart=false&shuffle=false&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/FlashPlayerCallback.aspx&width=210&height=105&volume=80&corner=rounded" width="210" height="105" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" wmode="transparent" menu="false" name="206335" id="206335" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 10px;text-align: center; width:220px;"> Listen to <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com">internet radio</a> with <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theghostofroyhobbs">Theghostofroyhobbs</a> on Blog Talk Radio</div><br /><br />WHOOOOOOO BOY!!!<br /><br />We have a good one this week. Contributor, and friend of the program, Don Delaware drops by to give us some knowledge bombs on the NFL and NCAA weekend. We give you a little of what we think about the past weekend. Share our opinions on the coaching change at our Alma Mater. And freely hand out the best tailgaiting advice you'll ever receive. <br /><br />You're welcome.Steve Lattimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16150473421615296165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673413627090761779.post-12002120648774257322011-09-08T14:15:00.003-05:002011-09-08T14:53:02.085-05:00Mark Cuban Doesn't Understand College Football<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfZFF8iBZdOIbp0_Bk5MEzzio6SO49o9Vp6BwyMCZWT2HylDsRrqs0wlBikQNtx7j4Ku9CIBVjcwuNPA1zeZE5gv2fYUSsKGUJaMS8F0ynFqIklUU9t3DSHGmw59T6FV8ijEICpQkSdS3/s1600/mark_cuban.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfZFF8iBZdOIbp0_Bk5MEzzio6SO49o9Vp6BwyMCZWT2HylDsRrqs0wlBikQNtx7j4Ku9CIBVjcwuNPA1zeZE5gv2fYUSsKGUJaMS8F0ynFqIklUU9t3DSHGmw59T6FV8ijEICpQkSdS3/s400/mark_cuban.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650069592925277730" /></a><br />Cubes. You won a championship. That was cool. I like that you are all about your organization and your players, but this <a href="http://blogmaverick.com/2011/09/04/so-what-should-big-12-schools-do-say-no-to-super-conferences/">last blog post</a>... man you're way off. <br /><br />Let's see what he has to say.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Here is some unsolicited advice to the Big 12.</span><br /><br />Your job is to own an NBA team. ALL of your advice is unsolicited if it is not directed at 29 other people in the world.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />With Texas A&M trying to leave the Big 12 (It doesn’t happen until the SEC accepts them) every remaining school is trying to decide in the immortal lyrics of The Clash “Should I Stay or Should I Go”. The quick answer? They should stay.</span><br /><br />I'm hip! I'm cool! I'm down with it!<br /><br />*Does Macarena*<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1. More schools will NOT mean more TV money.</span><br /><br />Considering how Cuban is only rich because he sold his free television internet service to Yahoo! for $6 billion, I'm just going to go ahead and assume his understanding of "TV money" is different than those of us here in reality.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />The big college TV networks, Fox, ESPN, CBS pay for quality, not quantity. They need marquee matchups</span><br /><br />This whole conference shuffle began because ESPN signed a $300 million contract for a team that finished 5-7 last season. Furthermore, every SEC fan watches EVERY SEC GAME. Mississippi State v. Kentucky? FUCK YES. Because outside of college football, Southeastern Americans have nothing to live for.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Adding Texas A&M to the SEC is not going to add a single dollar’s worth of value to the owner of the SEC TV contract, regardless of sport.</span><br /><br />Yes it will, in potential dollars, because now the SEC has access to a major city. Something they have heretofore lacked, outside of Atlanta.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Maybe the SEC has an escalator in their contract that increases the total value of the TV contract</span><br /><br />They do. If the SEC increases past 12 teams, they renegotiate. And now they have Houston's TV market and the past five national championships to drive up the price.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2. Fans will hate the scheduling impact</span><br /><br />Possibly. Explain yourself.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">You know how there is midnight madness in college basketball?</span><br /><br />Yes, stupid NCAA rules prohibit them from practicing until the stroke of midnight, October 15th.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">And late night and games scheduled at weird times for basketball?</span><br /><br />All professional games are scheduled at 7:00 pm, local time. ZOMG! WHY IS THIS GAME STARTING AT 9?! Time zones, buddy. Those of us that don't fly on private jets to attend every game of our favorite team have learned to deal with them.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />I’m guessing that the only way to get all those games through a single TV network partner is to start very, very early or to go very very late.</span><br /><br />Or have regional broadcasts, like they already do. Cubes probably has no idea that when the Mavs are on Fox Sports, the Rockets are on Fox Sports in Houston and the Spurs are on Fox Sports in Central Texas.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3. Say Goodbye to Cupcake Football Games</span><br /><br />THANK GOD!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sure Utah State can take Auburn to the wire every now and then, but the reality is most BCS title aspiration (not all) schools have 3 or 4 cupcake games on their schedule.</span><br /><br />Gotcha, so really good teams will have to play really well to go undefeated. Again, THANK GOD.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4. Goodbye Geographic Rivalry Games</span><br /><br />Because Notre Dame/USC made sense.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">All those natural rivalries of Texas A&M in and around the state of Texas will be impacted. </span><br /><br />Possibly. Although A&M only has two actual rivals in the state. One is The University of Texas, and there's no way they stop playing each other. The other, by sheer technicality, would be TCU ("Gig 'Em" became a rally cry because "Frog gigging" is something hillbillies do for fun/when they are hungry. Hence, "Gig 'Em" essentially means "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3rhQc666Sg">Kill the TCU Horned Frogs</a>"). Oh, and before you say Texas Tech, they have no rival, because we all forgot about them.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">And as far as new rivalries, it’s a long drive for fans from College Station to Alabama, Florida, South Carolina</span><br /><br />*Looks at map*<br /><br />College Station to Baton Rouge is 340 miles. Gainesville to Athens is 340 miles (yes I know they play in a neutral location, shut up).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I don’t care how good a game OU vs Oregon could hypothetically be...</span><br /><br />Possible championship quality.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">fans from both sides are going to second guess the economics of going to the games.</span><br /><br />Cubes has clearly never met a Sooner. Their whole thing is road trips, straight down to their mascot.<br /><br />IN CONCLUSION: <br />Things Cuban is good at:<br />-Cashing in on the dotcom boom<br />-Investing in tequila companies (note: fiction only)<br />-Getting role players from shitty teams in exchange for overrated players who don't fit into the Mavs<br /><br />Things Cuban is bad at:<br />-Class<br />-Tact<br />-Haircuts<br />-Wearing cool clothes<br />-Understanding College FootballUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2