Previously on THE REAL WORLD…
Vlad and Cailie do some karaoke and all seems right with their relationship again. They walk hand in hand to a cab, make out a bit in the cab and arrive home. They walk by Kevin and Carly, snuggling up on the front porch, next to the fire pit.
“Dude, you don’t have any hard feelings that I hooked up with Carly last night?” Kevin asks, half bragging.
“You hooked up with Carly last night? You mean sex?” Vlad is a little slow to catch up.
“She didn’t mention it this morning.
“You didn’t say anything to Cailie or Vlad this morning about last night?” Kevin asks, almost hurt.
“I’m not going to brag about what I do. We Do. Kevin. It is none of their business,” Carly explains. Would I be seen with you right now like I am if I was ashamed?” Carly asks. “PS, you were a monster last night. We are doing that again.”
Carly, Cailie and Vlad are trying to come up with two characters for the Tyler Perry show “WHATEVER! I don’t care!” Carly shouts as she throws her hands up.
“F-This. Fine. WHO CARES CAI. New, old, whatever. Let’s go with it,” Carly says
This is the TRUE STORY, of Seven strangers (you’re a rapper?), picked to live in a house (ATL BABY!), and have their lives taped (get the F*** out my face!) to find out what happens when people stop being polite (say it again, I DARE YOU!) and start being real. The Real World: Atlanta!
Shots of the Westin, the Hilton, and the state capitol are shown. We see cars stuck in traffic and the roommates are in a car on 85 near Turner Field.
“Freaking traffic,” Todd says from the backseat. “We should have left earlier.”
“We’re gonna be late,” Dani adds.
“Just shut it. There’s traffic. We’ll get there when we get there,” Jimmy barks from the driver’s seat. “But maybe we should have left a littler earlier..” he cuts a glance at Carly.
“Whatever, we had to get our data together to do this stupid presentation that you guys aren’t helping with,” Carly says.
“Well we COULD have helped if you guys had helped last time,” Jimmy singsongs back.
“Hey, let’s can it!” Kevin says as he is trying to defend his new girlfriend. Dani and Todd roll their eyes.
“I can honestly say that I don’t think any cast has EVER hooked up as much as this one has. Way to go guys!” Jimmy congratulates. A shot of Todd and Dani, Kevin and Carly, and Vlad and Cailie is shown. Cailie is embarrassed.
The Element pulls up to Tyler Perry studios and Vlad, Cailie and Carly file out and head towards the conference room. Dani and Todd are right behind them as Jimmy holds Kevin back.
“Dude, just so you know, you have to watch out for her. She flirts with anything that moves, and I don’t want you to get your heart broken,” Jimmy warns.
“I won’t. We’re just having fun. Plus have you seen her? I am the luckiest dude in the world right now,” Kevin responds.
“You can’t think like that man. She’ll sense that and take advantage of you. Stand up for yourself man. Let her know she can’t walk all over you. Because she will. I know girls like that. They will. You can be happy, but get out when you get unhappy. Promise?”
“Yeah man.” They bump knuckles and we possibly see Jimmy as a real human being and not the puppetmaster.
In the meeting, Carly pitches her idea for a white character as a younger Sunday School teacher. She goes through and predicts that this character will draw in viewers that may not typically watch Tyler Perry’s work. “I mean this is the only character I could identify with,” says Carly. Next Cailie and Vlad pitch the granddaughter character who is taking care of one of the main characters. She is forced to go everywhere with the older lady. “She would also bring in some of the younger viewers,” Cailie offers.
“And she would be attractive,” Vlad throws in.
They show charts of how casts of ONLY older people don’t do well with the younger demos PTV and TBS are after and even reveal several potential plots that the characters can get into. They wrap up the meeting and ask Chris the producer for feedback.
“Uhh, yeah. Carly, it is clear you don’t watch Tyler Perry shows and I get the feeling you aren’t 100% interested in this project. We need people 100% in and those that aren’t need to at least fake it……”
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“We need people 100% in and those that aren’t need to at least fake it,” says Chris. “That said, Carly, what you pitched was perfect!” a surprised Carly raises her eyebrows and breaks into a smile. “You are the person we are trying to reach as an untapped market and a character like this is perfect. You can help develop this character because I think she will be the type of character that could potentially get us one Carly per neighborhood. And if we get that, we a successful show. Vlad, Cailie, I love your idea for a younger hot nurse too. These two characters are probably the two best that any of our creative team has come up with and I know they will be excited to begin working on this. As for the rest of the presentation, WOW. Great job breaking down the demos and the plot ideas. Todd, I know you spearheaded the other work, you will need to certainly incorporate this into what you are doing or let these guys take this part of the assignment. Guys, this is a great job. Let’s meet back in two weeks to begin with Episode two. I’ll send you guys the pilot and you can bounce ideas of where the show should go from there. THANKS EVERYBODY!”
Carly, Cailie, Vlad and Kevin are all smiles. Todd is clearly stewing and Dani rubs his arm a bit to cool him down.
On the car ride home, Vlad and Carly are laughing and Cailie and Jimmy are starting to talk about the show. Todd doesn’t say a word, even when Kevin asks for his input. “Whatever,” is all he can muster.
Todd and Dani exit the car and head out to grab a bite at Nickymoto’s but fail to invite anyone else.
“Well I guess he didn’t want any input just yet,” Carly says with a sarcastic head bob. Cailie laughs and Jimmy says congrats to Vlad. Kevin is standing in the kitchen when suddenly Carly sneaks up behind him and wraps her arms around him. It kind of takes Vlad and Cailie by surprise but then Carly asks if the two of them want to go on a double date with Kevin and Carly?
“umm, sure,” Vlad says, nodding his head in approval at Kevin.
“Alright boys, tonight, 7 p.m., Garrison’s. Pick us up. You know where we live. Come on Cai, let’s go get ready.” Carly and Cailie head to the other room.
“Wow. I didn’t realize you were serious?” Vlad says.
“I guess we aren’t just fooling around,” Kevin replies. A smile breaks out over his face.
At Nickemoto’s Todd and Dani are eating and Todd is pissed. He slams his glass down. “Oh, Todd, maybe you should just have Carly do that part of the assignment,” Todd mimics Chris at TPS.
“Todd, I am sure he didn’t mean any disrespect. He was probably trying to just boost their egos to get them more involved with the show.”
“And their characters? They are exactly the same. OK, one is a young white girl and one is a young black girl. How about you combine the characters and have a young white nurse. You freaking KNOW no old black ladies are going to go to a Sunday school class taught by a young white girl.”
“Todd, just relax and we can work this out. Don’t worry. Let them do the boring stuff and you can do the creative stuff. It will work out,” Dani reassures but Todd is still kind of pissed.
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The house is shown and suddenly the doorbell rings. Cailie heads to the door as Carly is still blow drying her hair. She opens the door to find Vlad and Kevin at the door. They laugh and Vlad compliments Cailie on her outfit. She gives him a kiss and “invites” them in. Carly comes out of the bathroom and after a quick drink they head out.
At dinner, Carly and Kevin are in their own world, just as Cailie and Vlad are. They make small talk about the Tyler Perry show. They discuss Jimmy and his split personalities and they discuss Todd’s relationship with Ray and Dani. “I think he has a thing for chicks with guys’ names,” hypothesizes Vlad.
The group decides that Todd NEEDS to put everything on the table with Ray. They also think that Jimmy is an alright guy that likes to cause mischief when bored. “Let’s just keep him away from the drama and not let him get bored,” Cailie suggests.
Back at the house Todd and Dani are back and Jimmy is in the kitchen fixing some chicken.
“Hey guys, thanks for asking me to go out with you for dinner. No really, I’m fine. It’s date night, but I’m cool,” Jimmy pokes.
“Sorry, I was a little steamed from the meeting,” Todd admits.
“No, it’s alright. I’ll just eat here, BY. MY. SELF,” Jimmy mops.
“Actually, you know why we didn’t ask you to go with us?” Dani finally says after rolling her eyes. “Because we are still mad at you because your girlfriend in a bitch.”
“What?” Jimmy is surprised.
“Jimmy, she was a little rough on both of us. We didn’t appreciate it that much, Bro.”
“Stop being nice Todd. She was a freaking bitch,” Dani cuts Todd off.
“She was just speaking the truth. Not sure how that makes her a bitch,” Jimmy tries to hide his anger.
“She can have her opinion, but why is she throwing it in our face?” Todd asks.
“You should ask her,” Jimmy says, turning away from the two.
“Actually if I EVER talk to that bitch again, I’ll punch her in the face,” Dani threatens.
“Well sorry she isn’t a dy*e like you. She’s a lady,” Jimmy fires, but Dani throws a plate over Jimmy’s head and then slaps him before Todd can pull her back.
“&uck you, assh0le. Go to hell @$$hole!” Dani shouts as Todd is carrying her back to the room. Jimmy is standing there tending to his nose, which is bleeding.
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A replay of Dani slapping Jimmy is shown. Jimmy heads to the white phone and calls a producer. Will the Producer shows up and goes over Jimmy’s options with him. Jimmy can have Dani sent home, Dani can stay but go to anger management, Jimmy can leave.
Meanwhile Randall the Producer tells Dani to pack her bags at least for one night. Her fate will be up to Jimmy to decide. Dani starts to cry and begins to pack her bags. Todd comes in and asks her what Randall said. She explains that she must spend the night out of the house. Todd offers to come, but she says she will be fine.
Todd walks Dani to the door and into the van, then returns to the house. Jimmy is waiting there and Todd asks if he is OK.
“Yeah, I’m fine. She had a mean slap there though. A little slow on the rescue there,” Jimmy says.
“Sorry man. I don’t think that anger was intended at you initially. It was probably meant for Abby. But then you set her off with the d-word,” Todd tries to stick up for Dani.
“That was probably out of line, but she hit me man. And you don’t talk about someone like that after it is clear that it is upsetting,” Jimmy finally says.
“Maybe Abby could follow that advice,” Todd counters. “So where is your head right now?”
“I don’t know man. I’ll ask around and get everyone’s input,” Jimmy answers.
In confessional Jimmy predicts that Dani is GOING HOME.
When everyone returns, Jimmy and Todd explain what happened. An informal vote is taken and Vlad, Carly, Cailie and Kevin all vote for Dani to stay. Jimmy is a little put-off that no one is taking his side. The meeting ends with Cailie and Carly consoling Todd while Vlad asks Jimmy if he is OK. Kevin says that Jimmy shouldn’t have called her that. “Dude, you baited her into that,” Kevin opines.
The next day Randall and Dani return and Jimmy brings everyone together.
“Listen everybody. I’ve been thinking about this. Our contracts say we aren’t allowed to hit anyone, lest you go home. I think that Dani was a bit provoked but she said some nasty things to me about Abby and I managed to restrain myself.”
Dani starts to say something, but Jimmy waves her quiet.
“No Dani. You spoke last night with your hands. I talk now, otherwise you go home immediately. OK? Shut up.” Dani bites her lip and Jimmy continues.
“Like I said, I may have provoked you, but you provoked me and I wonder now if you’ll hit me again. Will you hit Carly if you ever found out she called you the same name? Would you hit Kevin if you knew he thought you were never a lesbian to begin with?”
Dani looks around and Carly is looking at the ground. Kevin seems mad that Jimmy is spilling dirty laundry.
“So my decision is….”
CREDITS
NEXT time on THE REAL WORLD: ATLANTA.
Todd is on the phone with Ray. Kevin and Carly both have beef with Jimmy. Jimmy is on the phone with Abby and is pondering leaving. And the big decision on Dani: will she stay or will she be sent home?
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Biggest requirement for new UGA basketball coach
As a proud alum and donor to the University of Georgia, I feel that I can weigh in on this and in the past I have never been ashamed to weigh in. (Hey, my money is going to the athletic department, along with the Grady College, so I feel I have the right to talk) I read where Georgia may or may not have offered Mizzou coach Mike Anderson the gig as men's coach. He apparently met with Damon Evans, fresh off his appearance in the Elite 8 and could be looking at a deal worth 2M per season.
Apparently UGA may also be chasing Jeff Capel of OU, but I doubt that is happening. What NEEDS to happen with whomever the Dawgs hire though is the team MUST be able to score points (something it did under Harrick but failed to under Felton) AND it MUST MUST MUST tap into the rich in-state talent. When Harrick had Georgia cooking (and it WAS while I was there!) it was with home-grown GEORGIA talent in the lineup. Rashad Wright-Statesboro. Ezra Williams-Marietta. Jarvis and Jonas Hayes-Atlanta. Steve Thomas-Carrollton. Chris Daniels-Albany. Even Damien Wilkins had the Georgia ties.
For whatever reason Felton thumbed his nose at in-state talent, instead going to Wisconsin for Dave Bliss; NY for Sundiata Gaines; Virginia Beach for Terrence Woodbury; Texas for Singletary, Louisiana for Jacobs, Maryland for Stukes.... Don't get me wrong, there is NOTHING wrong with plucking a prospect here and there from out-of-state, but build the foundation from IN-STATE. There is CERTAINLY the talent in the state of Georgia with which to do what. Heck, Anderson at Missouri saw the talent that JT Tiller (Marietta) had and brought him out to play for the Tigers! But Felton couldn't have gotten him to Athens?
Look at what Mark Richt did with the football program: his first few years he built a fence around the state, then after being successful, he decided he could go OUT-OF-STATE to get the cream of the crop, but he still gets nearly ANY in-state prospect he wants. That should be the way that the new coach handles his business. Build a strong in-state pipeline then go out of state every now and then to grab a prize guy.
Also, something Felton never realized: in this day of one-and-done possibilities, PLAYERS WANT TO PLAY OFFENSE, not defense. Yes, defense wins championships, whatever. The players want to score. Get a couple of scorers then teach a few of the role players to play defense, OR get talented enough guys that can do both and if they really buy in to what you are selling, they will play D. Or just try and could score them until the very end and just bring a "lock-down" defender off the bench for a stretch towards the end of the game. That's what I would do. Make EVERY game a 79-76 score-fest. You'd get the local kids to what to come and play and that would make you better in the long run and ....(See above).
The next coach MUST tap into the local talent. Georgia is a talent-rich state that one of its big-time programs should be able to thrive on in-state talent. Once a coach realizes that, he'll turn Georgia's arena into the place to be like it was from 1999-00 thru 2002-03. Back when basketball mattered.
Apparently UGA may also be chasing Jeff Capel of OU, but I doubt that is happening. What NEEDS to happen with whomever the Dawgs hire though is the team MUST be able to score points (something it did under Harrick but failed to under Felton) AND it MUST MUST MUST tap into the rich in-state talent. When Harrick had Georgia cooking (and it WAS while I was there!) it was with home-grown GEORGIA talent in the lineup. Rashad Wright-Statesboro. Ezra Williams-Marietta. Jarvis and Jonas Hayes-Atlanta. Steve Thomas-Carrollton. Chris Daniels-Albany. Even Damien Wilkins had the Georgia ties.
For whatever reason Felton thumbed his nose at in-state talent, instead going to Wisconsin for Dave Bliss; NY for Sundiata Gaines; Virginia Beach for Terrence Woodbury; Texas for Singletary, Louisiana for Jacobs, Maryland for Stukes.... Don't get me wrong, there is NOTHING wrong with plucking a prospect here and there from out-of-state, but build the foundation from IN-STATE. There is CERTAINLY the talent in the state of Georgia with which to do what. Heck, Anderson at Missouri saw the talent that JT Tiller (Marietta) had and brought him out to play for the Tigers! But Felton couldn't have gotten him to Athens?
Look at what Mark Richt did with the football program: his first few years he built a fence around the state, then after being successful, he decided he could go OUT-OF-STATE to get the cream of the crop, but he still gets nearly ANY in-state prospect he wants. That should be the way that the new coach handles his business. Build a strong in-state pipeline then go out of state every now and then to grab a prize guy.
Also, something Felton never realized: in this day of one-and-done possibilities, PLAYERS WANT TO PLAY OFFENSE, not defense. Yes, defense wins championships, whatever. The players want to score. Get a couple of scorers then teach a few of the role players to play defense, OR get talented enough guys that can do both and if they really buy in to what you are selling, they will play D. Or just try and could score them until the very end and just bring a "lock-down" defender off the bench for a stretch towards the end of the game. That's what I would do. Make EVERY game a 79-76 score-fest. You'd get the local kids to what to come and play and that would make you better in the long run and ....(See above).
The next coach MUST tap into the local talent. Georgia is a talent-rich state that one of its big-time programs should be able to thrive on in-state talent. Once a coach realizes that, he'll turn Georgia's arena into the place to be like it was from 1999-00 thru 2002-03. Back when basketball mattered.
One more Thing that FREAKS me out
Tall women.
Yep. They just freak me out. Don't know why. Whenever I am flipping around and I mistakenly stop on ESPN2 when the WNBA is on and I see one of those She-giants, I just get the willies.
Tall men don't bother me so much; I took classes with some of the UGA basketball players during my time in Athens, but I never attended a class with chicks from the women's team. They ACTUALLY look like giants to me. The guys, not so much, but the tall women do for some reason. ACTUAL GIANTS. Maybe it is because they are semi-manly as well....
Those tall drinks of water just scare me. I keep looking around for a beanstalk to chop down to get rid of them.
REALLY Creeps me out for some reason.
(This however ISN'T the reason I hate women's basketball. That is because they aren't as talented as the guys that play. According to my friend and Furman-standout Josh Cole aka the Pride of Dalton, it is because Men's brains are bigger than women's brains. He says that you can look it up: just google "science" or something. And I trust Josh. His No.80 jersey may not be retired at Furman, but it probably is the most famous unretired jersey there!)
Yep. They just freak me out. Don't know why. Whenever I am flipping around and I mistakenly stop on ESPN2 when the WNBA is on and I see one of those She-giants, I just get the willies.
Tall men don't bother me so much; I took classes with some of the UGA basketball players during my time in Athens, but I never attended a class with chicks from the women's team. They ACTUALLY look like giants to me. The guys, not so much, but the tall women do for some reason. ACTUAL GIANTS. Maybe it is because they are semi-manly as well....
Those tall drinks of water just scare me. I keep looking around for a beanstalk to chop down to get rid of them.
REALLY Creeps me out for some reason.
(This however ISN'T the reason I hate women's basketball. That is because they aren't as talented as the guys that play. According to my friend and Furman-standout Josh Cole aka the Pride of Dalton, it is because Men's brains are bigger than women's brains. He says that you can look it up: just google "science" or something. And I trust Josh. His No.80 jersey may not be retired at Furman, but it probably is the most famous unretired jersey there!)
Chipper and Braves agree to contract to keep Jones in ATL
After watching several of his longtime teammates such as Andruw Jones, Greg Maddux and John Smoltz leave via free agency, Chipper Jones won’t have to worry about calling U-Haul as the reigning batting champ and his only organization came to terms on a three year extension with a vesting option for a fourth year. The deal is believed to be worth roughly $40M and will keep the 1999 MVP in Atlanta possibly through 2013 and his 41st birthday. Jones is a five-time all-star and two-time WBC participant. The deal is scheduled to be announced at a press conference this afternoon.
for more info, check back with www.scoreatl.com after this afternoon's press conference.
for more info, check back with www.scoreatl.com after this afternoon's press conference.
House is HEATING IT UP
House was starting to flatline. it really was. Wifey was off of House and I was holding on by a thread (that thread being Olivia Wilde) but last night a Code was called and the House MIGHT JUST BE BACK. The first season (Vogler episodes excluded) were quite good and the second season was superb as well. Season three started the slip and while last season's finale was great, the others leading up to it were quite enh.
But last night with Mos Def was a great episode. The producers/directors were taking chances, especially with going mostly from the angle of Mos Def with voiceovers. He was funny!
I liked that House is making Talb his new Chase.
It was good to see Cameron and Chase back in the episodes.
We also got a tease that MAYBE House is really sick. What was with the last camera shot with House on the elevator with the blurry shot of Wilson? And next week's episode promises to be "one that will have people talking." That is fun.
Could House have seen that Lie to Me had overtaken him on his own network so the creators decided to fight back? MAYBE. House is by FAR the most interesting character on TV and it is good to see him back on a show that I look forward to seeing every week.
But last night with Mos Def was a great episode. The producers/directors were taking chances, especially with going mostly from the angle of Mos Def with voiceovers. He was funny!
I liked that House is making Talb his new Chase.
It was good to see Cameron and Chase back in the episodes.
We also got a tease that MAYBE House is really sick. What was with the last camera shot with House on the elevator with the blurry shot of Wilson? And next week's episode promises to be "one that will have people talking." That is fun.
Could House have seen that Lie to Me had overtaken him on his own network so the creators decided to fight back? MAYBE. House is by FAR the most interesting character on TV and it is good to see him back on a show that I look forward to seeing every week.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Would a title push Roy past Coach K?
IF and that is a big IF...Ole Roy Williams makes it past Villanova and then by either Tom Izzo or Jim Calhoun, would a second title push the UNC coach past Coach K in the pantheon? I know I've had this discussion before and I had it again last night with Daddio and my brother-in-law.
I say that another title would put Roy along side Coach K, despite the fact that K and Duke has three titles to Roy's current one and possibly two. My argument remains that K won it with two teams. The back-to-back in 1991 and 1992 champs were the SAME team, then he went one decade later and took the 2001 team with a different team. Yes, three titles, but two teams. K has also been to three more title games, going 0-3 (1990 with same team as title teams, then in 1994 and in 1999). Meanwhile ole Roy would have a second title with a completely different group of guys, along with a dynasty he built at KU (which btw won a title with players he recruited to Kansas). He appeared in a title game with the Jayhawks as well.
I would put RWill's two titles ahead of Billy Donovan's two (the same team), even though BDon went to a title game with a different crew in 2000.
UConn's two titles (No.3 if he gets one this year) would TO ME put Calhoun past Coach K's three as they were with three different cores at UConn. But UConn doesn't seem to be as storied a program as Duke and UNC. It seems like they are like the Marlins in that they pop up every few seasons and win a title, but you don't hear much from them otherwise.
Finally, Tom Izzo of Michigan State is quite a coach. If he were to snag No.2 I might have to consider putting him on K and Calhoun's level, and past Donovan. Izzo has had MSU in the 99 F4, 01F4, 03? and 05F4. Quite a coach that gets it done. It's never pretty, but he gets it done.
My list right now, tier-wise would be
CLASS A
Coach K (3 titles, 3 losses in title game)
Knight (3 titles)
Calhoun (2 titles)
Dean Smith (2 titles. were there more?)
Class B
Roy Williams (1 title, 1 loss in title game)
Rick Pitino (1 title, 1 loss in title game)
Billy Donovan (2 titles, 1 loss in title game)
Tom Izzo (1 title, multiple F4)
Class C
Tubby, Gary Williams, Bill Self, Jim Boeheim
But I believe that ole Roy Williams career has been just as impressive as Coach K's if Roy is able to snag this title. If he falls short yet again, then I have to say that Williams might drop into Class C of "hey, he got lucky that one time." Coach K is the standard RIGHT NOW, because of sheer numbers but Calhoun would pass him or Izzo or/and Roy would equal him in my opinion with a win next Monday.
I say that another title would put Roy along side Coach K, despite the fact that K and Duke has three titles to Roy's current one and possibly two. My argument remains that K won it with two teams. The back-to-back in 1991 and 1992 champs were the SAME team, then he went one decade later and took the 2001 team with a different team. Yes, three titles, but two teams. K has also been to three more title games, going 0-3 (1990 with same team as title teams, then in 1994 and in 1999). Meanwhile ole Roy would have a second title with a completely different group of guys, along with a dynasty he built at KU (which btw won a title with players he recruited to Kansas). He appeared in a title game with the Jayhawks as well.
I would put RWill's two titles ahead of Billy Donovan's two (the same team), even though BDon went to a title game with a different crew in 2000.
UConn's two titles (No.3 if he gets one this year) would TO ME put Calhoun past Coach K's three as they were with three different cores at UConn. But UConn doesn't seem to be as storied a program as Duke and UNC. It seems like they are like the Marlins in that they pop up every few seasons and win a title, but you don't hear much from them otherwise.
Finally, Tom Izzo of Michigan State is quite a coach. If he were to snag No.2 I might have to consider putting him on K and Calhoun's level, and past Donovan. Izzo has had MSU in the 99 F4, 01F4, 03? and 05F4. Quite a coach that gets it done. It's never pretty, but he gets it done.
My list right now, tier-wise would be
CLASS A
Coach K (3 titles, 3 losses in title game)
Knight (3 titles)
Calhoun (2 titles)
Dean Smith (2 titles. were there more?)
Class B
Roy Williams (1 title, 1 loss in title game)
Rick Pitino (1 title, 1 loss in title game)
Billy Donovan (2 titles, 1 loss in title game)
Tom Izzo (1 title, multiple F4)
Class C
Tubby, Gary Williams, Bill Self, Jim Boeheim
But I believe that ole Roy Williams career has been just as impressive as Coach K's if Roy is able to snag this title. If he falls short yet again, then I have to say that Williams might drop into Class C of "hey, he got lucky that one time." Coach K is the standard RIGHT NOW, because of sheer numbers but Calhoun would pass him or Izzo or/and Roy would equal him in my opinion with a win next Monday.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Sportsbyfletch Bracket challenge update
After the first night of Sweet16 games, Roomie's Final Four and final game picks took a MAJOR hit with Dook losing to Villanova (they got killt, Roomie. You should have known better than to pick the Dookies!) and ESPECIALLY with Memphis losing to Mizzou. I had Memphis knocking off Mizzou, but EVERYONE knew that Memphis was going to lose before the Championship game. Coach Cal didn't care about free throws and while that wasn't why they lost, it certainly didn't help.
Meanwhile, Sleazy P is trying to make a comeback, but it will ONLY be for second place.
Yes, I am PROUD to say that this year one FLETCHER PROCTOR will be the champion of the 1st ever Sportsbyfletch Bracket Challenge.
I have so many people to thank.
First off, my competition for not picking better than me.
I'd also like to thank Mizzou and Villanova. Nova, you keep it up. You might just win me a pizza party!
I'd also like to thank Klimpsen for sucking at ALL of the major sports. WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR! (Oh, you mean when you guys go 17-0, only to end the year 20-15 with loses in the first round of the ACC and the NIT? OK!)
Gosh, Tim Riggins, Pacey and JT. Without you guys, celebrating this win wouldn't be as fun.
Levance Fields and Jamie Dixon. You guys at Pitt just keep on chugging. Now just lose to Nova, and I get PIZZA!
Jimmy Calhoun and Thabeet, without you guys, I might really have been sweating a hard charge by Roomie for the Final Four. (But you guys NEED to take out Mizzou. That would clinch it for me, if my math is correct.)
Tom Izzo. I picked you guys and how about you do me a favor and knock off Louisville. make me look smart could ya please?
OU and Blake Griffin. I love wearing my OU hat. (It fits so well). Let's take out Da Cuse then fall to UNC in a great game. Could we do that?
I want to thank JC. MY BOY! Don't worry Bro, I've got this Lent thing in the bag. You needn't worry about me chillin' with Lou Lou for all eternity.
Oh, I would be remiss if I didn't thank my wife. She was my inspiration, my muse when I filled out my bracket. Without her, I would have probably picked a final four of Radford, Dayton, Maryland and Stephen F Austin.
Thanks for Chimer for nearly eating my bracket. Also, a big thank you to Le Duck for being so needy.
I want to that that prick waiter at George's in La Jolla who didn't know Atlanta was bigger than San Diego.
How could I forget all of the people who, in the rain, turn their hazards on while driving and in the process, disable their brakes so you cannot see when they slow down.
Thank you to the staff at Garrison's for making Calamari that isn't disgusting.
Thanks to Archie and Jughead for providing so many laughs over the years.
A shoutout to Jon Richt. Stick with it baby. You'll catch on somewhere. I can just see you tearing up Furman's depth chart!
Much love should be extended to Damon Evans for FINALLY firing Dennis Felton. (though I am still not sure what my next cause should be.) Let's get a quality coach in there though. I guess we are thinking about the Mizzou coach who might be another Felton. Could we PLEASE break the bank for Jay Wright?
Thanks to Katy Perry for giving us such good music.
And finally, thanks to MYSELF. I FILLED OUT THE DADGUM BRACKET SO I SHOULD GET ALL OF THE CREDIT! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I am the smartest man ALIVE!
Meanwhile, Sleazy P is trying to make a comeback, but it will ONLY be for second place.
Yes, I am PROUD to say that this year one FLETCHER PROCTOR will be the champion of the 1st ever Sportsbyfletch Bracket Challenge.
I have so many people to thank.
First off, my competition for not picking better than me.
I'd also like to thank Mizzou and Villanova. Nova, you keep it up. You might just win me a pizza party!
I'd also like to thank Klimpsen for sucking at ALL of the major sports. WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR! (Oh, you mean when you guys go 17-0, only to end the year 20-15 with loses in the first round of the ACC and the NIT? OK!)
Gosh, Tim Riggins, Pacey and JT. Without you guys, celebrating this win wouldn't be as fun.
Levance Fields and Jamie Dixon. You guys at Pitt just keep on chugging. Now just lose to Nova, and I get PIZZA!
Jimmy Calhoun and Thabeet, without you guys, I might really have been sweating a hard charge by Roomie for the Final Four. (But you guys NEED to take out Mizzou. That would clinch it for me, if my math is correct.)
Tom Izzo. I picked you guys and how about you do me a favor and knock off Louisville. make me look smart could ya please?
OU and Blake Griffin. I love wearing my OU hat. (It fits so well). Let's take out Da Cuse then fall to UNC in a great game. Could we do that?
I want to thank JC. MY BOY! Don't worry Bro, I've got this Lent thing in the bag. You needn't worry about me chillin' with Lou Lou for all eternity.
Oh, I would be remiss if I didn't thank my wife. She was my inspiration, my muse when I filled out my bracket. Without her, I would have probably picked a final four of Radford, Dayton, Maryland and Stephen F Austin.
Thanks for Chimer for nearly eating my bracket. Also, a big thank you to Le Duck for being so needy.
I want to that that prick waiter at George's in La Jolla who didn't know Atlanta was bigger than San Diego.
How could I forget all of the people who, in the rain, turn their hazards on while driving and in the process, disable their brakes so you cannot see when they slow down.
Thank you to the staff at Garrison's for making Calamari that isn't disgusting.
Thanks to Archie and Jughead for providing so many laughs over the years.
A shoutout to Jon Richt. Stick with it baby. You'll catch on somewhere. I can just see you tearing up Furman's depth chart!
Much love should be extended to Damon Evans for FINALLY firing Dennis Felton. (though I am still not sure what my next cause should be.) Let's get a quality coach in there though. I guess we are thinking about the Mizzou coach who might be another Felton. Could we PLEASE break the bank for Jay Wright?
Thanks to Katy Perry for giving us such good music.
And finally, thanks to MYSELF. I FILLED OUT THE DADGUM BRACKET SO I SHOULD GET ALL OF THE CREDIT! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I am the smartest man ALIVE!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Hanson and Jo-Jo bound for Gwinnett
“The Future” will have to remain just that for the Braves, at least for right now. In the latest round of roster cuts, starting pitchers Tommy Hanson and Jo-Jo Reyes were both optioned to AAA Gwinnett where both are expected to begin the season. The moves come as Javier Vazquez and Jorge Campillo have both returned from WBC play and Tom Glavine is starting to get more reps in spring training as he tries to recover from shoulder surgery. Hanson was 1-0 this spring but had 14 strikeouts in just 14.2 IP with just a 2.45 ERA. His blazing fastball had many fans chirping for his insertion into the rotation, but the organization told the media that Hanson, as well as Reyes, needs more innings to prepare for the season, which both will get in minor league camp. Reyes was quite a surprise this spring, boasting a 2.08 ERA with just three walks in 13 innings. Reyes was 2-0 after going winless over his final 13 starts in 2008.
David Ross also appears to have locked up the backup catcher spot on the roster as Clint Sammons was sent to minor league camp. Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman were also sent to the minor league camp. Heyward and Freeman are both 19 years old and should see action in both Class A and AA this season.
For more info, visit www.scoreatl.com.
David Ross also appears to have locked up the backup catcher spot on the roster as Clint Sammons was sent to minor league camp. Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman were also sent to the minor league camp. Heyward and Freeman are both 19 years old and should see action in both Class A and AA this season.
For more info, visit www.scoreatl.com.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Midweek Entertainment report 3/25/09
TV sucks when the Prez is on, Three new shows tickle my fancy (oooo-weeeeeeeeee) and Schwartz/Savage are AT IT AGAIN!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AS PROMISED...THE MIDWEEK ENTERTAINMENT REPORT!
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Last night I went to hit golfballs with Ricklace, Christie, and Wifey and didn't have to worry about missing Idol or ANYTHING ELSE because the Prez was on TV. I didn't watch but I hate it when the Prez is on TV. Networks ALWAYS feel the need to pre-empt REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING so we can hear the guy talk. (And not just this prez, but all of them. It stinks.) HEY, if I REALLY CARED, I'd watch CNN. But I don't. Sorry. Just fix the stuff and then you can preempt AI to tell me my 401k is healthy again.
Three new shows have or will soon debut and Sportsbyfletch wants to weigh in on what the editors are watching...
Kings on NBC (Sunday 7pm). I still think this show is going to be cancelled in about three weeks, but it was mildly entertaining yet again last week. The King is turning out to be a bit of a douche and now I am sort of pissed that the Princess and David are "fighting." Really? They need to hook that up worse that Booth and Brennan on Bones.
Roommates on ABC Family (Monday 9pm) This show was sneaky funny Monday, just cut the laugh track out. I am intelligent enough to know when to laugh and if you use canned laughter, it makes me NOT want to laugh. I get it, you have a comedy that you want to succeed, but the borderline jokes just aren't funny. Actually the show had moments that were legitimately funny that you didn't need the laugh track. And PS, do we think BOTH of the SISTER/SISTER girls are playing the one part, like the Olson twins used to do? Or did the casting director say, "yeah, we think YOU look the part, but not YOU. Sorry." Ouch.
SouthLAnd on NBC (Thursday 10pm) This show debuts next week or the week after, and I am pretty pumped about it. Ryan Atwood apparently gave up his Architect firm and relationship with Taylor Townsend to move to LA to be a cop. Well, I guess he will now patrol the Chino streets. Good for him. This show looks to have a dynamo cast and I am excited mainly because I don't normally watch anything else during that time slot. I've never really gotten into a Copshow, but maybe I can with this one. WE SHALL SEE!
And finally, Wifey and I decided to Netfle-ox Gossip Girl, the first season. Schwartz and Savage are at it again and this time, THE OC is the Upper East Side of NYC. But the first four episode were bumping. (Well, the first three, as the fourth got a little...enh with the poker and the photo shoot.)
I see that Schwartz and Savage decided to give the "fish-out-of-water/non-rich kid enters the life of rich kids" angle another shot. Actually, this one is a BIT more believable than the way Ryan Atwood ended up in Newport. And Dan Humphrey seems to have a bit more going for him than Atwood did. I also got a little uncomfortable with the casting of Marissa Cooper as a dude in Nate Archibald. Oh, I'm a rich kid with the world being handed to me. My life sucks. And I like that Chuck Bass is there (in PJs mostly. That is funny. I want some matching PJs!) to call him on it.
But the best part of the show is that it is based on the Traveling pants girl and her relationships with SBFF/rival Blair as well as BF? Dan. The triangles that we've already gotten into in just four episodes have been splendid. Nate/S/B. Dan/S/Nate. Chuck/Jenny/Dan. S's mom/Rufus/Mr. Bass. Good stuff. I like it. Even the parents are getting in on it. And the music is great, the dialogue is believable and this could OVERTAKE The OC (well, not the first 7 episodes) for Sportsbyfletch's TV editor.
Other notes from the show: Did Nevan base his City character off of Chuck? Does anyone else think that Blair's character is the lovechild of Minka Kelly (Lyla from FNL) and Rachel Bilson (Summer from The OC)? WOW that is crazy.
That's it, have a great rest of the week. TT and Daddio are in town, so Real World and Survivor might be delayed a day or two.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AS PROMISED...THE MIDWEEK ENTERTAINMENT REPORT!
CLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAP!
Last night I went to hit golfballs with Ricklace, Christie, and Wifey and didn't have to worry about missing Idol or ANYTHING ELSE because the Prez was on TV. I didn't watch but I hate it when the Prez is on TV. Networks ALWAYS feel the need to pre-empt REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING so we can hear the guy talk. (And not just this prez, but all of them. It stinks.) HEY, if I REALLY CARED, I'd watch CNN. But I don't. Sorry. Just fix the stuff and then you can preempt AI to tell me my 401k is healthy again.
Three new shows have or will soon debut and Sportsbyfletch wants to weigh in on what the editors are watching...
Kings on NBC (Sunday 7pm). I still think this show is going to be cancelled in about three weeks, but it was mildly entertaining yet again last week. The King is turning out to be a bit of a douche and now I am sort of pissed that the Princess and David are "fighting." Really? They need to hook that up worse that Booth and Brennan on Bones.
Roommates on ABC Family (Monday 9pm) This show was sneaky funny Monday, just cut the laugh track out. I am intelligent enough to know when to laugh and if you use canned laughter, it makes me NOT want to laugh. I get it, you have a comedy that you want to succeed, but the borderline jokes just aren't funny. Actually the show had moments that were legitimately funny that you didn't need the laugh track. And PS, do we think BOTH of the SISTER/SISTER girls are playing the one part, like the Olson twins used to do? Or did the casting director say, "yeah, we think YOU look the part, but not YOU. Sorry." Ouch.
SouthLAnd on NBC (Thursday 10pm) This show debuts next week or the week after, and I am pretty pumped about it. Ryan Atwood apparently gave up his Architect firm and relationship with Taylor Townsend to move to LA to be a cop. Well, I guess he will now patrol the Chino streets. Good for him. This show looks to have a dynamo cast and I am excited mainly because I don't normally watch anything else during that time slot. I've never really gotten into a Copshow, but maybe I can with this one. WE SHALL SEE!
And finally, Wifey and I decided to Netfle-ox Gossip Girl, the first season. Schwartz and Savage are at it again and this time, THE OC is the Upper East Side of NYC. But the first four episode were bumping. (Well, the first three, as the fourth got a little...enh with the poker and the photo shoot.)
I see that Schwartz and Savage decided to give the "fish-out-of-water/non-rich kid enters the life of rich kids" angle another shot. Actually, this one is a BIT more believable than the way Ryan Atwood ended up in Newport. And Dan Humphrey seems to have a bit more going for him than Atwood did. I also got a little uncomfortable with the casting of Marissa Cooper as a dude in Nate Archibald. Oh, I'm a rich kid with the world being handed to me. My life sucks. And I like that Chuck Bass is there (in PJs mostly. That is funny. I want some matching PJs!) to call him on it.
But the best part of the show is that it is based on the Traveling pants girl and her relationships with SBFF/rival Blair as well as BF? Dan. The triangles that we've already gotten into in just four episodes have been splendid. Nate/S/B. Dan/S/Nate. Chuck/Jenny/Dan. S's mom/Rufus/Mr. Bass. Good stuff. I like it. Even the parents are getting in on it. And the music is great, the dialogue is believable and this could OVERTAKE The OC (well, not the first 7 episodes) for Sportsbyfletch's TV editor.
Other notes from the show: Did Nevan base his City character off of Chuck? Does anyone else think that Blair's character is the lovechild of Minka Kelly (Lyla from FNL) and Rachel Bilson (Summer from The OC)? WOW that is crazy.
That's it, have a great rest of the week. TT and Daddio are in town, so Real World and Survivor might be delayed a day or two.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Paul Mac's weekly NFL Draft thoughts
I think the Falcons could be going Offensive Tackle in the first should one be there. (Maybe Andre Smith of Michael Oher?) There isn’t much talk of it. I know most people are Larry English/Linebacker or Corner Back… They still need serious help on the right side of the line and could upgrade from Clabo. If a good one is available… don’t be surprised if the Falcons go offensive tackle at #24 because of the value for the money based on the level of talent available in the need positions.
As far as the Wake Forest LB Curry...I know Sportsbyfletch's own Fletcher Proctor agrees with me and said as much on Score Atlanta Sports Sunday two days ago (Sundays from 10-1 on Sports Radio 790 The Zone!). Peter King is now in my camp when it comes to Curry. Quote King: I think you look at that and say, "Aaron Curry fifth? I thought he might go to Detroit first.'' Well, he might. But here's the question you ask yourself with Curry: Do you want to take a linebacker who doesn't sack the quarterback first overall and hand him $34 million? Can you justify that financial outlay for a three-down linebacker, but a linebacker who doesn't rush well, a linebacker who averaged one sack for every 17 quarters of college football he played?
I think he will be an absolute tackling machine in the NFL. The guy should be a quality backer for years to come in the right system… but there are a lot of those guys that get 150 tackles a year taken in the 2nd round and they don’t cost 34 million. If the player doesn’t make game changing plays or enable my other really expensive already in place player to make plays I don’t want them in the top 5 picks.
If you’re picking in the top 5 you are there because you lack playmakers. Franchise QB is by far #1 if one isn’t available, Franchise Offensive Tackle, Franchise Defensive End, World Changing Safety, Pass Rushing OLB (3-4) in that order are who I’d take If there is a Patrick Willis I might consider top 5 ILB if the others aren’t there. Wide Receiver and Corner to me are not really worthy except in a very unique situation like Calvin Johnson and that’s really rare.
Paul Mac is a regular contributor to Sportsbyfletch. Be sure to check back for more from Paul MacPaul's new Sports Radio and Blogging Ethos...."Tomorrow's Conjecture TODAY!"
As far as the Wake Forest LB Curry...I know Sportsbyfletch's own Fletcher Proctor agrees with me and said as much on Score Atlanta Sports Sunday two days ago (Sundays from 10-1 on Sports Radio 790 The Zone!). Peter King is now in my camp when it comes to Curry. Quote King: I think you look at that and say, "Aaron Curry fifth? I thought he might go to Detroit first.'' Well, he might. But here's the question you ask yourself with Curry: Do you want to take a linebacker who doesn't sack the quarterback first overall and hand him $34 million? Can you justify that financial outlay for a three-down linebacker, but a linebacker who doesn't rush well, a linebacker who averaged one sack for every 17 quarters of college football he played?
I think he will be an absolute tackling machine in the NFL. The guy should be a quality backer for years to come in the right system… but there are a lot of those guys that get 150 tackles a year taken in the 2nd round and they don’t cost 34 million. If the player doesn’t make game changing plays or enable my other really expensive already in place player to make plays I don’t want them in the top 5 picks.
If you’re picking in the top 5 you are there because you lack playmakers. Franchise QB is by far #1 if one isn’t available, Franchise Offensive Tackle, Franchise Defensive End, World Changing Safety, Pass Rushing OLB (3-4) in that order are who I’d take If there is a Patrick Willis I might consider top 5 ILB if the others aren’t there. Wide Receiver and Corner to me are not really worthy except in a very unique situation like Calvin Johnson and that’s really rare.
Paul Mac is a regular contributor to Sportsbyfletch. Be sure to check back for more from Paul MacPaul's new Sports Radio and Blogging Ethos...."Tomorrow's Conjecture TODAY!"
Fletcher's Rat Pack, Version 3.0
Anyone who knows me know I dig the Rat Pack. Frank, Dean, Sammy, Joey, Peter. All of those cats. Loved the music, the movies, everything. Those guys were icons and the fact that they banded together and made for such cool posters and inspired movies like Swingers and Reservoir Dogs is even better. The Original Ocean's 11 was really good and the ending was sweet. Love those twist endings. I also believe that the original Rat Pack inspired groups of actors to realize that it is OK to be in each other's movies. Sometimes it is alright to take less money if you are enjoying doing something and that has made numerous movies far more watchable over the years. Pitt, Damon and Clooney. Pacino and DiNero. The guys from Kevin Smith's movies, Ferrell, Wilson Bros and Vaughn with Stiller in there too. Apatow and Rogan. It allows you to KNOW that the movie will be good because you KNOW the actors ALREADY have a chemistry together.
Well a few years back 2004, I decided to bust out the first ever Fletcher Rat Pack. Not that I was friends with these people, but they seem like the kind of guys that I'd want to hang with. They could be in my entourage, if you will. The first Rat Pack was Heath Ledger (pretty good in Patriot and Knight's Tale), Vin Diesel (hot from XXX) and Brad Pitt (fight club, et al.) Those guys were rock stars in my mind, until Diesel's fall from grace with such movies as The Pacifier. Then Brad Pitt left Jen for Angelina...OUT!
I needed the Rat Pack version 2.0 and I decided to keep Heath but I added Wentwork Miller (loved him in Prisonbreak. Those eyes are Cal Ripken-like) and Jim from the Office. NOT John Kransnicky or whatever his name is, but JIM. I liked that Jim said, ENOUGH OF YOU PAM! I AM GOING WITH KAREN! But then I watched Season2's special features of PB and season3's and realized that Wentworth is a bit of a tool. Badass in the show, but a bit of a tool in real life. AND he decided to be a GAP model. GONE! And Jim decided to get back with Pam, a girl that dumped him TWICE! And Heath died, so a new Rat Pack was needed.....
Oh, the options. The line was out the door of candidates lining up to be involved with Sportsbyfletch's Rat Pack. Folks were beating down the door. It was crazy. Well the SBF editors managed to sort through all of the resumes and decided on three individuals.
Before we meet who made the cut, let's take a look at the near misses....
Seth Cohen/Adam Brody. I like the sarcasm, but ultimately decided that Seth has gone too cold since THE OC ended. Where has Adam Brody gone? Is he hiding somewhere?
E!'s The Soup host Joel McHale. This guy is freaking funny. Love his bits, love the dog, spaghetti cat...I think I could do The Soup, but I couldn't do it as well as he can. He is 10X funnier than I could even dream of being. And for that (pure jealousy) is why he isn't in Rat Pack 3.0
Ryan Atwood-Chino Style. Ben McKenzie is making a comeback with SouthLAnd in just a few weeks (VERY excited about that btw), but I cannot put Ben in there-too short. I would ONLY consider including Atwood if it was the Chino version. After he moved to The OC, he got too soft IMO. I liked the combative Atwood, not the marshmellow-neutered Atwood that he became with Lindsey and Marissa. I think they took the boy out of Chino AND the Chino out of the boy....that's a shame.
Michael Cera. I love his style of humor from Arrested Development and Superbad. The self-deprecating humor that MADE Superbad but was overshadowed by Jonah Hill's penis jokes. That's a shame. He is only appreciated by people with a real sense of humor. But he is funnier than I am, so he is OUT! (I am shallow)
Matt Damon. The guy is JASON BOURNE. Need I say more? But then I remember he is in the Film Actors Guild. Can't have that. Matt Damon! I loved his character in Ocean's 11, but he was a little too anti-Semitic for my tastes in School Ties. Dude, you are a fullback, just block. Do your job for the team and enjoy the victory. Golly!
Casey Affleck. Loved him in Gone Baby Gone, and in Ocean's 11, but I am having a hard time with his part in the JPhoenix prank. Plus I believe he gave Burger King the idea to call the Whooper a "Whooper sandwich." IT IS A FREAKING HAMBURGER BURGER KING! NOT A SANDWICH! YOU ARE BURGER KING, NOT SANDWICH KING! QUIT TRYING TO TRICK THE AMERICAN PUBLIC INTO THINKING YOU ARE SUDDENLY HEALTHY! And for this, Casey is OUT!
Brian McCann, aka Lumpy aka Heaps. My favorite Braves player. 3 full seasons in the bigs, 3 all-star teams. he is clutch at the plate. best young catcher in the game (YES I AM INCLUDING JOE MAUER IN THIS STATEMENT). Really the only reason to go see the Braves last year. Should be an all-star for many many more years. Got his nickname Heaps because apparently he eats heaps of cheesefries. I can't have someone stealing all of my fries! He's out!
Dr. Greg House. He is a smart ass but a genius at the same time. Back in the day if would have been nice to have his British accent to pick up girls, but I am married now and his bald spot drives away the ladies anyways. The only bad part would be if I wanted to play some sporting activity with my Rat Pack. He couldn't do it.
Tim Tebow. The pluses, he is dominating Survivor:Cuba. His tears can cure cancer. He has a heisman. He can do circumcisions. the cons, he is a Florida Gator, he has a lisp, and he is a Florida Gator. Out.
Anthony Kim. This golfer is the next big thing on the PGA tour. I'd love to see AK and Paddy Harrington staring each other down. This guy made Sergio crap his pants in the Ryder Cup and the only other person I've ever seen do that is Tiger Woods. Anthony is only the second golfer EVER to win two tourneys in a year before the age of 25. But he doesn't have any major titles yet, and as a THREE-TIME DFBGC winner, the Rat Pack already has a golfer.
James Blake. The tennis star is always on People's Sexiest athlete list. But he cut the dreds and he's never won a Grand Slam event. He is the male version of Anna Kournakova. I am just as handsome and I too have never won a Grand Slam event. He's out.
Taylor Townsend. Yep, that's right. I ALMOST invited a girl to be in the Rat Pack. (Hey, it is 2009. I figured a woman could be involved) She single-handedly carried The OC's season 4, made it watchable while overcoming Chris Brown, Willa Holland's Marissa impression, and Summer's heel turn. But she couldn't get the show extended a full season, and for that, she falls just short.
Jay from The City. The Aussie singer's band was actually pretty good, those few times they showed him. PLUS I LOVE how Australians speak. Well, actually I just like Outback cheesefries, but you get the point. Jay came up short though because I don't think he has staying power AND did he really cry to try and get Whitney back then she didn't take him back? COME ON JAY. YOU LET GUYS DOWN!
David Cook. The American Idol was everything Chris Daughtry tried to be and was ACTUALLY a rocker. True Daughtry has had more success since the show ended, but Cook's Light On song is pretty good. AND Cook WON. But I want Cook to release the stuff he did while on the show. Hello, Elenor Rigby, Always be my Baby. Can he do that? release those and maybe we'll talk about 4.0
Kyle Chandler. Not only does he impart wisdom as Coach Taylor on FNL, but his stint on Grey's Anatomy made that Code:Black episode the best TV of the year. He always seems to know what to say to make you feel better and his relationship with his wife and daughter is how i want to be when I have kids. He can be funny, serious, sad, everything. AND he went to Georgia. But he might be just a touch too old for the Rat Pack.
WHO MADE THE CUT?
Pacey from Pacey's Creek. It was really called Dawson's Creek, but it was PACEY that carried it and even took the main character's girl at the end. He took her V-Card over Dawson and then got her at the end. Why did Joey keep going to Pacey? Because Dawson was a D-bag and Joey (despite being a d-bag herself), realized that Pacey was the true hero of the show. Pacey was NOT the loser his family thought he was. He was a winner. He just needed some motivation in the classroom. He was a kickbutt chef, a sailor, a great stockbroker (except when he lost DCreek's money, but that was just a bump and the fact that Pacey cared so much is what did him in there.) and quite the LOVAH! Just ask the ladies. He bagged a teacher, Dr. Cameron, Joey, Audrey, his coworker waitress, his boss...the guy could close ANY deal. And you KNOW he'd have your back in a fight.
Justin Timberlake. Do you even remember that he was in N*Sync? The guy can act, be funny, sing, play guitar, piano, dance, host Victoria's Secret Fashion shows, the ESPYs...he can do it ALL. You put him on your song, BOOM, it's on the radio. Sexyback might end up as the SONG OF THE DECADE. The guy is a triple threat that could OWN Broadway if he wanted to...or movies if he wanted to...or music...you get the idea. He is FRP3's Dean Martin.
finally, the first pick I made and got a BROner about...Tim Riggins. Dude is a badass. He gets the girls, wins the fights, makes plays on the football field and has become the best character on the show. PLUS the actor who plays him is from Canada, which is PROBABLY why Riggins is so funny. I don't believe Riggins has ever been turned down (Lyla came back to him. She did!) and he bagged his Cougar neighbor. He was great with Bo and he helped his Brother even when it meant breaking the law, so you know he is loyal. Did he sleep with his crippled best friend's girl, but he also gave her up (after she came on to HIM!) because he knew it was wrong. When his teammates beat him up, he still delivered a crushing block to spring Smash and win the game, DESPITE a separated shoulder. Riggins owns that school and good for him, getting Lyla as well as a scholarship to play at the next level. If I was ever in trouble, you know Riggins would be there with a six pack to help me through my tough time. I don't think I am cool enough to hang with Riggins, but I'd certainly try to if I lived in Dillon. He's one bad@ss motherfu--HUSH YOUR MOUTH! Just talking about Riggins.
Well a few years back 2004, I decided to bust out the first ever Fletcher Rat Pack. Not that I was friends with these people, but they seem like the kind of guys that I'd want to hang with. They could be in my entourage, if you will. The first Rat Pack was Heath Ledger (pretty good in Patriot and Knight's Tale), Vin Diesel (hot from XXX) and Brad Pitt (fight club, et al.) Those guys were rock stars in my mind, until Diesel's fall from grace with such movies as The Pacifier. Then Brad Pitt left Jen for Angelina...OUT!
I needed the Rat Pack version 2.0 and I decided to keep Heath but I added Wentwork Miller (loved him in Prisonbreak. Those eyes are Cal Ripken-like) and Jim from the Office. NOT John Kransnicky or whatever his name is, but JIM. I liked that Jim said, ENOUGH OF YOU PAM! I AM GOING WITH KAREN! But then I watched Season2's special features of PB and season3's and realized that Wentworth is a bit of a tool. Badass in the show, but a bit of a tool in real life. AND he decided to be a GAP model. GONE! And Jim decided to get back with Pam, a girl that dumped him TWICE! And Heath died, so a new Rat Pack was needed.....
Oh, the options. The line was out the door of candidates lining up to be involved with Sportsbyfletch's Rat Pack. Folks were beating down the door. It was crazy. Well the SBF editors managed to sort through all of the resumes and decided on three individuals.
Before we meet who made the cut, let's take a look at the near misses....
Seth Cohen/Adam Brody. I like the sarcasm, but ultimately decided that Seth has gone too cold since THE OC ended. Where has Adam Brody gone? Is he hiding somewhere?
E!'s The Soup host Joel McHale. This guy is freaking funny. Love his bits, love the dog, spaghetti cat...I think I could do The Soup, but I couldn't do it as well as he can. He is 10X funnier than I could even dream of being. And for that (pure jealousy) is why he isn't in Rat Pack 3.0
Ryan Atwood-Chino Style. Ben McKenzie is making a comeback with SouthLAnd in just a few weeks (VERY excited about that btw), but I cannot put Ben in there-too short. I would ONLY consider including Atwood if it was the Chino version. After he moved to The OC, he got too soft IMO. I liked the combative Atwood, not the marshmellow-neutered Atwood that he became with Lindsey and Marissa. I think they took the boy out of Chino AND the Chino out of the boy....that's a shame.
Michael Cera. I love his style of humor from Arrested Development and Superbad. The self-deprecating humor that MADE Superbad but was overshadowed by Jonah Hill's penis jokes. That's a shame. He is only appreciated by people with a real sense of humor. But he is funnier than I am, so he is OUT! (I am shallow)
Matt Damon. The guy is JASON BOURNE. Need I say more? But then I remember he is in the Film Actors Guild. Can't have that. Matt Damon! I loved his character in Ocean's 11, but he was a little too anti-Semitic for my tastes in School Ties. Dude, you are a fullback, just block. Do your job for the team and enjoy the victory. Golly!
Casey Affleck. Loved him in Gone Baby Gone, and in Ocean's 11, but I am having a hard time with his part in the JPhoenix prank. Plus I believe he gave Burger King the idea to call the Whooper a "Whooper sandwich." IT IS A FREAKING HAMBURGER BURGER KING! NOT A SANDWICH! YOU ARE BURGER KING, NOT SANDWICH KING! QUIT TRYING TO TRICK THE AMERICAN PUBLIC INTO THINKING YOU ARE SUDDENLY HEALTHY! And for this, Casey is OUT!
Brian McCann, aka Lumpy aka Heaps. My favorite Braves player. 3 full seasons in the bigs, 3 all-star teams. he is clutch at the plate. best young catcher in the game (YES I AM INCLUDING JOE MAUER IN THIS STATEMENT). Really the only reason to go see the Braves last year. Should be an all-star for many many more years. Got his nickname Heaps because apparently he eats heaps of cheesefries. I can't have someone stealing all of my fries! He's out!
Dr. Greg House. He is a smart ass but a genius at the same time. Back in the day if would have been nice to have his British accent to pick up girls, but I am married now and his bald spot drives away the ladies anyways. The only bad part would be if I wanted to play some sporting activity with my Rat Pack. He couldn't do it.
Tim Tebow. The pluses, he is dominating Survivor:Cuba. His tears can cure cancer. He has a heisman. He can do circumcisions. the cons, he is a Florida Gator, he has a lisp, and he is a Florida Gator. Out.
Anthony Kim. This golfer is the next big thing on the PGA tour. I'd love to see AK and Paddy Harrington staring each other down. This guy made Sergio crap his pants in the Ryder Cup and the only other person I've ever seen do that is Tiger Woods. Anthony is only the second golfer EVER to win two tourneys in a year before the age of 25. But he doesn't have any major titles yet, and as a THREE-TIME DFBGC winner, the Rat Pack already has a golfer.
James Blake. The tennis star is always on People's Sexiest athlete list. But he cut the dreds and he's never won a Grand Slam event. He is the male version of Anna Kournakova. I am just as handsome and I too have never won a Grand Slam event. He's out.
Taylor Townsend. Yep, that's right. I ALMOST invited a girl to be in the Rat Pack. (Hey, it is 2009. I figured a woman could be involved) She single-handedly carried The OC's season 4, made it watchable while overcoming Chris Brown, Willa Holland's Marissa impression, and Summer's heel turn. But she couldn't get the show extended a full season, and for that, she falls just short.
Jay from The City. The Aussie singer's band was actually pretty good, those few times they showed him. PLUS I LOVE how Australians speak. Well, actually I just like Outback cheesefries, but you get the point. Jay came up short though because I don't think he has staying power AND did he really cry to try and get Whitney back then she didn't take him back? COME ON JAY. YOU LET GUYS DOWN!
David Cook. The American Idol was everything Chris Daughtry tried to be and was ACTUALLY a rocker. True Daughtry has had more success since the show ended, but Cook's Light On song is pretty good. AND Cook WON. But I want Cook to release the stuff he did while on the show. Hello, Elenor Rigby, Always be my Baby. Can he do that? release those and maybe we'll talk about 4.0
Kyle Chandler. Not only does he impart wisdom as Coach Taylor on FNL, but his stint on Grey's Anatomy made that Code:Black episode the best TV of the year. He always seems to know what to say to make you feel better and his relationship with his wife and daughter is how i want to be when I have kids. He can be funny, serious, sad, everything. AND he went to Georgia. But he might be just a touch too old for the Rat Pack.
WHO MADE THE CUT?
Pacey from Pacey's Creek. It was really called Dawson's Creek, but it was PACEY that carried it and even took the main character's girl at the end. He took her V-Card over Dawson and then got her at the end. Why did Joey keep going to Pacey? Because Dawson was a D-bag and Joey (despite being a d-bag herself), realized that Pacey was the true hero of the show. Pacey was NOT the loser his family thought he was. He was a winner. He just needed some motivation in the classroom. He was a kickbutt chef, a sailor, a great stockbroker (except when he lost DCreek's money, but that was just a bump and the fact that Pacey cared so much is what did him in there.) and quite the LOVAH! Just ask the ladies. He bagged a teacher, Dr. Cameron, Joey, Audrey, his coworker waitress, his boss...the guy could close ANY deal. And you KNOW he'd have your back in a fight.
Justin Timberlake. Do you even remember that he was in N*Sync? The guy can act, be funny, sing, play guitar, piano, dance, host Victoria's Secret Fashion shows, the ESPYs...he can do it ALL. You put him on your song, BOOM, it's on the radio. Sexyback might end up as the SONG OF THE DECADE. The guy is a triple threat that could OWN Broadway if he wanted to...or movies if he wanted to...or music...you get the idea. He is FRP3's Dean Martin.
finally, the first pick I made and got a BROner about...Tim Riggins. Dude is a badass. He gets the girls, wins the fights, makes plays on the football field and has become the best character on the show. PLUS the actor who plays him is from Canada, which is PROBABLY why Riggins is so funny. I don't believe Riggins has ever been turned down (Lyla came back to him. She did!) and he bagged his Cougar neighbor. He was great with Bo and he helped his Brother even when it meant breaking the law, so you know he is loyal. Did he sleep with his crippled best friend's girl, but he also gave her up (after she came on to HIM!) because he knew it was wrong. When his teammates beat him up, he still delivered a crushing block to spring Smash and win the game, DESPITE a separated shoulder. Riggins owns that school and good for him, getting Lyla as well as a scholarship to play at the next level. If I was ever in trouble, you know Riggins would be there with a six pack to help me through my tough time. I don't think I am cool enough to hang with Riggins, but I'd certainly try to if I lived in Dillon. He's one bad@ss motherfu--HUSH YOUR MOUTH! Just talking about Riggins.
Monday, March 23, 2009
The Sportsbyfletch Bracket Challenge update
After the first weekend of games, the race to claim the first annual Sportsbyfletch Bracket challenge is ON like DONKEY KONG (or like the BREAK OF DAWN, if you hail from the Carpet Capital of the World...DALTON).
After the first round, Fletcher held an early lead 26-6 (15-1 after the first day), with Roomie (25-7) nipping at his heels. Sleazy P was pulling up the rear with a 22-10 record.
After Round two, not much had changed, except Paul Mac decided to come to play. He registered a 13-3. Impressive, but not as impressive as Roomie's 14-2 mark, MATCHED by one Fletcher Proctor. This included an 8-0 mark on Saturday, which is also what Obama scored and the AJC reported about. For whatever reason, the ajc didn't feel the need to mention that I too picked all 8 games correctly. Whatevs. The Prez went 11-5 the first day and was in the bottom 25% after the first round. (I bet Mitt Romney would have at least been in the top 50%. Just saying....)
The scoring by the way....
Fletcher 54points
Roomie 53.5 points
Sleazy P 48.5 points.
THIS IS THE YEAR! I CAN FEEL IT! ROOMIE IS GOING DOWN!!
After the first round, Fletcher held an early lead 26-6 (15-1 after the first day), with Roomie (25-7) nipping at his heels. Sleazy P was pulling up the rear with a 22-10 record.
After Round two, not much had changed, except Paul Mac decided to come to play. He registered a 13-3. Impressive, but not as impressive as Roomie's 14-2 mark, MATCHED by one Fletcher Proctor. This included an 8-0 mark on Saturday, which is also what Obama scored and the AJC reported about. For whatever reason, the ajc didn't feel the need to mention that I too picked all 8 games correctly. Whatevs. The Prez went 11-5 the first day and was in the bottom 25% after the first round. (I bet Mitt Romney would have at least been in the top 50%. Just saying....)
The scoring by the way....
Fletcher 54points
Roomie 53.5 points
Sleazy P 48.5 points.
THIS IS THE YEAR! I CAN FEEL IT! ROOMIE IS GOING DOWN!!
Goodwin Zooks Johansson like its 2007!
He's Just NOT that Into You. Pretty good flick, I must say. Call it a chick flick if you'd like, but there is enough comedy and stuff for guys that it is a movie I didn't mind seeing. The cast is quite impressive (though I feel bad that Jen Aniston and Ben Afflick's careers have hit the crapper that they were arguably the 4th storyline in this film) and the comedy is actually funny. I could actually see this stuff happening, opposed to some RoCos that could never happen.
But the biggest story was Ginnifer Goodwin pulling a 2007 Illinois in regards to Scarlett Johansson. I have never figured out why all the hype surrounds Johansson. She is always #1 or 2 on Maxim or FHM's "sexiest women alive" lists. I guess she is sort of attractive, but dropdead hot? Ummm, no. Sorry. Can't say that. Much like Ohio State, especially in 2007, just one season after getting SCHMACKED by Florida in the National Championship game, they were STILL #1 the following year!
Meanwhile Goodwin is everything that is right with Maggie Gyllenhaal with none of the wacky baggage. Goodwin has a great smile, nice style (clothes, hair and purple nail-polish) and a really cute face (Sorry I'm shallow). I think and hope she has a bright future because I've enjoyed her stuff (Walk the Line, several episodes of Big Love, Mona Lisa Smile). And I think that she is under-the-radar hot. Check out her pics on IMDB for further proof. I think she outdid Scarlett in this movie. She was the in the A storyline and she deserved it, playing the quirky lovesick puppy that ends up with the guy and is never annoying like Johansson is halfway through the movie.
Goodwin was like the 2007 Illinois football team that walked into Columbus and handed #1 Ohio State its first loss of the season. Scarlett Johansson in this case was Ohio State, someone that doesn't deserve the hype but gets in anyways based on PAST success (Lost in Translation or the 2002-03 BCS Title). Anyways, people always gave Scarlett/Ohio State the benefit of the doubt but a little upstart like Ginnifer showed Scarlett for what she was:overrated and not able to compete against a team with substance.
Now would Ginnifer be able to compete looks-wise with a Jessica Alba? No. Just like Illinois lost in the Rose Bowl to USC, Goodwin would lose to Alba in a similar situation. But Goodwin showed she deserved to be the lead in HJNTIY and is good at what she does: leads in RoCos with a future Academy Award for an Erin Brockavich-type role. Goodwin could easily be this generation's Julia Roberts. That's not a stretch to see that.
We are on the Ginnifer Goodwin bandwagon here at Sportsbyfletch and encourage you to jump on the bandwagon too! Go Ginnifer, you keep making the movies and we'll keep watching!
But the biggest story was Ginnifer Goodwin pulling a 2007 Illinois in regards to Scarlett Johansson. I have never figured out why all the hype surrounds Johansson. She is always #1 or 2 on Maxim or FHM's "sexiest women alive" lists. I guess she is sort of attractive, but dropdead hot? Ummm, no. Sorry. Can't say that. Much like Ohio State, especially in 2007, just one season after getting SCHMACKED by Florida in the National Championship game, they were STILL #1 the following year!
Meanwhile Goodwin is everything that is right with Maggie Gyllenhaal with none of the wacky baggage. Goodwin has a great smile, nice style (clothes, hair and purple nail-polish) and a really cute face (Sorry I'm shallow). I think and hope she has a bright future because I've enjoyed her stuff (Walk the Line, several episodes of Big Love, Mona Lisa Smile). And I think that she is under-the-radar hot. Check out her pics on IMDB for further proof. I think she outdid Scarlett in this movie. She was the in the A storyline and she deserved it, playing the quirky lovesick puppy that ends up with the guy and is never annoying like Johansson is halfway through the movie.
Goodwin was like the 2007 Illinois football team that walked into Columbus and handed #1 Ohio State its first loss of the season. Scarlett Johansson in this case was Ohio State, someone that doesn't deserve the hype but gets in anyways based on PAST success (Lost in Translation or the 2002-03 BCS Title). Anyways, people always gave Scarlett/Ohio State the benefit of the doubt but a little upstart like Ginnifer showed Scarlett for what she was:overrated and not able to compete against a team with substance.
Now would Ginnifer be able to compete looks-wise with a Jessica Alba? No. Just like Illinois lost in the Rose Bowl to USC, Goodwin would lose to Alba in a similar situation. But Goodwin showed she deserved to be the lead in HJNTIY and is good at what she does: leads in RoCos with a future Academy Award for an Erin Brockavich-type role. Goodwin could easily be this generation's Julia Roberts. That's not a stretch to see that.
We are on the Ginnifer Goodwin bandwagon here at Sportsbyfletch and encourage you to jump on the bandwagon too! Go Ginnifer, you keep making the movies and we'll keep watching!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Survivor: Cuba, battle of the Sports Stars Episode three
AhhhhhhhhhhuhhhhhhhhAHHHHHHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, ooohdelah, ohdelAHHH ohdelay ohdelay AH aaaa ahh yah a a yah…
Previously on SURVIVOR!
The Chumba tribe saw Rebecca approach Tebow about an alliance. “I was wondering though how you felt about us possibly teaming up? Everybody needs a partner in this game, a team, and I thought I’d reach out to you,: Lobo levels with the Heisman winner.
In a confessional Lobo admits, “He is the youngest out here and the most dominant. I’d be stupid not to try and hitch my wagon to his star. I am a former women’s basketball player. You’ve seen the WNBA. We are all gangally out there.”
“Thanks Rebecca, but I think it is a little too early to be thinking about that stuff. When we get to the merge I think is when we’ll have to start worrying about that. We just need to take care of our business out there and we’ll be fine. Don’t worry.”
In his own confessional Tebow unveils his alliance. “I didn’t want to tell Becca but I’m already in an alliance. I’ve got the Holy Trinity on my side with God, His son Jesus and the Holy Spirit. That’s all I need.”
In Wumba, TO and Maria are watching the Hulk/Beard/Nash team. “Could they BE any more obvious with their alliance?” Maria asks.
“That’s why we are playing it right, keeping Danica away from us until it is time to tell her who to vote for.” TO nods at his own idea.
In the rewards challenge, Tebow holds the most weight and TO costs his team the reward by showboating. This upsets Hulk who wants TO gone. Meanwhile even the winners find some drama when Sean Avery, Rebecca Lobo and Bruce Jenner get into over the rice.
In the immunity challenge, the Chumba tribe once again wins immunity and Wumba must vote out another one of its members. In a surprise twist, Nash gets floater Sergio to go along and save Hogan by sending Maria home.
AhhhhhhhhhhuhhhhhhhhAHHHHHHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, ooohdelah, ohdelAHHH ohdelay ohdelay AH aaaa ahh yah a a yah…
Chumba Tribe….Tim Tebow, Brandi Chastain, Sean Avery, Ichiro, Bruce Jenner, Rebecca Lobo, Misty May, Kerry Walsh. Wumba Tribe…Amanda Beard, Steve Nash, Danica Patrick, Sergio Garcia, Hulk Hogan, TO
Day 7.
Beard and Nash are checking tree mail when Hogan runs up behind them. “Hey Nash. How’d you get Sergio to come over? Is he a part of us now?” Hogan asks.
“Listen Hulk, you’d better be glad I got him on board for that vote. You’d have been gone. I did some sweet talking to save your butt. I don’t think he’s with us, but he does have immunity from our side on the next vote,” Nash responds.
“What, whoa wait!” Hogan starts.
“Hulk, you need to shut up dude. If not for him, you’d be at home. I got him to go with us by saying we wouldn’t write his name down at the next council.”
In a confessional, Nash seems a tad annoyed with Hulk. “I don’t know why he is talking. He gets saved and he is all ‘is he in? is he out?’ Shut up Hulkster. You can EASILY be replaced.”
TO and Danica are walking together and TO seems a bit lost without Maria. Danica isn’t much consolation. “I didn’t see that one. I guess I should have thought maybe, but I didn’t think they could pull Sergio.”
“They had to have thought that maybe I had the idol, otherwise I think I’d have been the target,” Danica reasons.
“We need to see where Sergio’s head is at right now. I think they like me as a competitor and you could have the idol so I think they target Sergio next.”
“Well then should we stay away?”
“No I think we need him on our side and we go after Hulk again,” TO ends the talk.
In Chumba camp, Tebow is praying while Ichiro is walking in his zen garden. Lobo and Jenner are eating rice that Avery provided. Ichiro finally walks over and Lobo tries to talk to him.
“So Ich, how are you going?” Lobo starts. Ichiro just looks blankly at her.
“Are you having fun here?” Jenner tries. Ichiro cocks his head at Jenner.
“DO YOU WANT SOME RICE?” Lobo nearly shouts, very slowly. Nothing.
In confessional, Ichiro admits. “I understand what they are saying, I just have nothing to say to Rebecca Lobo or Bruce Jenner. Those two are the weak members of our team. I just don’t want anyone to think I am pals with them.”
Sean Avery sneers that maybe he doesn’t have anything to say to you two. “I don’t!”
“Then why did you just talk to us Sean?” Jenner asks.
“Why did you just talk to us?” Avery mimics.
“Are you serious?” Jenner asks.
“Are you serious?” Avery repeats.
“Great, my son is here!” Jenner sighs.
“Oh, is there an untalented socialite whore for the spotlight here?” Avery mockingly asks.
“Only you,” Lobo tries to cut him down.
“I’m sorry, I thought this was Survivor: Sports Stars. I didn’t realize mascots were allowed to compete.”
Tebow comes over and reminds people that they are teammates and should be more Christian towards each other.
Chastain, May and Walsh get Jenner and they go to seek water.
“Bruce, try and stay under the radar. Please,” May requests.
“I will not stand for that pondscum to make remarks like that,” Bruce defends himself.
“Bruce, he is writing his own ticket home. But if you jump in there like that, you are putting yourself potentially on the block with the other members of the tribe. You aren’t making friends,” Chastain explains.
“We need to fly under the radar as much as possible,” Walsh continues. “Stay low, pick off everyone else, make the merge in tact and get to the final four.”
“OK OK.” Bruce exhales.
In a confessional Bruce is clearly frustrated. “I am the greatest athlete in the world. I can speak my mind. I am an adult. I don’t need these three ladies pulling my strings. I’m no Pinocchio.”
Avery and Tebow are having words alone in the water.
“You know Sean, you could catch more flies with honey,” Tebow suggests.
“Timmy, I know how you play. This is how I play. I may be a pest, but my teammates love me. I don’t consider those two my teammates,” Sean explains.
“Sean, they are in this tribe, just as much as you are. You don’t want to alienate yourself. That could make your stay short once we merge.
“Well that’s when my team will have my back,” Avery counters.
“Not if you piss off everyone,” Tebow sighs.
“Timmy, let’s just win every challenge and not worry about it, huh?” Avery laughs.
“Alright!” Tebow agrees and they bump knuckles.
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At the reward challenge, Jeff Probst welcomes the two tribes in and explains the game. The two teams will play in essence dodge ball. Each team will pick a thrower to aim with paint balls to try and knock out the other team. If you get knocked out, you get to help throw at the other team. The team that lasts the longest wins a special reward. Chumba must sit two players out, they elect to sit out Walsh and Lobo.
Tebow will throw for Chumba while Nash will throw for Wumba. Probst says go and Tebow fires two balloons and nails Hulk and Danica. Meanwhile Nash hits May but misses Jenner. Tebow fires next at Amanda Beard and hits her, but the paint doesn’t splatter. Nash evens it up with hitting Chastain but Tebow recaptures the lead by drilling Beard. Hulk splatters Jenner and Nash connects on Avery. Ichiro is the only one left for Chumba while Wumba has TO and Sergio. Tebow fires and hits Sergio while the crew is having trouble hitting Ichiro. He is just too fast. Avery and Jenner try to get TO to feed in close, but TO goes long, ONLY to get nailed by Tebow. CHUMBA WINS REWARD!
Probst reveals that instead of leaving with something new, Chumba will get to raid and take two items from Wumba’s camp. The Chumba tribe will send two members and each will grab one item to take back to Chumba camp. Chumba says that Tebow and Sean should go, but Tebow says that stealing is wrong and he won’t go and take anything from Wumba. “Alright, Sean and Rebecca will go,” Chastain says while rolling her eyes.
Probst then makes Chumba decide who is going to exile. “Easy,” Jenner says. “Hulk Hogan. See ya BROTHER!”
Hogan shakes his head, but Jenner mocks Hogan’s in-ring theatrics by pointing to exile.
Avery and Lobo head to Wumba camp and decide to take a bag of beans and the large pot, leaving just one bag of beans and the small pot.
“Dude, this is BULLCRAP!” Nash shouts.
“And they just smile as they take it away,” Sergio sneers.
TO waits for Avery and Lobo to leave and approaches Sergio and Nash. “So how about we go and get some stuff back?”
“What? What do you mean?” Nash asks.
“We go to their camp and steal some stuff back,” TO answers.
“That’s not a bad idea,” Nash says.
“We wait until nightfall, then make a raid of our own,” TO plots.
“It’s on like Donkey Kong.” Nash and TO bump knuckles. Sergio also likes the idea.
Nash tells Amanda of the plan. “That is genius,” Beard smiles.
“TO came up with it, and I like it,” Nash nods.
Meanwhile TO and Danica are walking alone. “We are going on a raid and I think we might have an ally with Nash. If we are at council, I think you should maybe float the fact that you have the idol and I’ll remind Nash that I came up with food. We would be safe. Plus I think that we might have Sergio on my side now. Hulk would be gone.
“Good work Terrell,” Danica praises.
“Well, I beat to my own beat sometimes. I LOVE ME SOME ME!”
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Under the cover of nightfall, most of the Chumba tribe is asleep. TO, Sergio and Nash are hiding behind a tree. The fire is still going but Jenner seems asleep by the fire. TO and Nash find the bags or rice and grab both, leaving a small bag of beans plus the beans that were taken from Wumba. “I’m sick of beans. They can keep ‘em,” TO whispers to Nash.
“Grab some of those spices,” Nash instructs Sergio. TO has the rice, Sergio grabs about four jars of spices. Nash takes the coffee pot, coffee beans and a cup. The three bolt before anyone can wake up. Back at Wumba camp, they make a kitchen. The tribe now has four spices, rice, beans, and coffee. The entire Wumba tribe is pumped now.
The next morning, Avery goes to the kitchen to make everyone breakfast when he sees that the rice is gone, as is the coffee and most of the spices.
“Um Bruce. BRUCE! WAKE UP!” Avery shouts. Jenner mumbles something.
“WHERE IS OUR STUFF?” Avery shouts at Jenner.
“What are you talking about?” a tired Jenner asks.
“You were supposed to take care of the fire last night, right?” Avery questions as other tribemates now start heading over.
“Yeah.”
“Well our stuff is GONE,” Avery snaps.
“Are you sure?” Lobo asks.
“No, I’m not. Maybe we just put it under our invisible cloak!” Avery screams at Lobo.
“Holy crap, our coffee and our rice. They are gone,” May finally realizes.
“Freaking Wumba tribe. I KNOW they did this. TO and Sergio probably.” Avery figures.
“They were pissed when we left yesterday,” Lobo recalls.
“That’s OK guys. We’ve still got beans and some spices. Let’s just win the next few reward challenges and then in the merge, we knock every one of them OUT!” Tebow tries to comfort his tribe.
“Tim, you are turning the cheek way too fast,” Walsh says. “It’s OK for you to be pissed.”
“I’ll just take winning the next few challenges to getting revenge. Them going home, THAT’S my revenge,” Tebow says before walking off.
A exile, Hogan is searching for the idol under all of the Y shaped trees. He cannot seem to find it and is getting frustrated. Finally, he thinks he has something. He finds the fake idol that Danica left and studies it. “Is this it? Holy crap. Good job Hulkster.” Hogan finally decides it is an congratulates himself.
At the immunity challenge, the two tribes meet at the beach and Hogan winks at Amanda and Nash. Danica smiles at TO as they know what is going on: Hogan found the fake idol and thinks it is real.
Chumba meanwhile all seem to be giving Wumba an eat-sh!t look. Probst asks if everyone is eating well and the Chumba say that they bet Wumba is on THEIR RICE. TO wonders what they are talking about.
Probst gives the rules of the game: the teams will build human pyramids to get several flags at the top of different poles. The only problem, each survivor can only be used in two flag capturing missions and there are four poles with flags. Once all of the flags are captured, one team member will race across the water to the flag pole and raise the four flags on their correct poles and the first team to do so, wins immunity. Ready, GO!
The Wumba tribe decides that on the first, short pole, Danica will stand on Hulk’s shoulders. Chumba sends May up Lobo’s shoulders. On the second pole, Wumba has Sergio at the base, with Nash next and Beard on top gets the second. Chumba has Tebow at the bottom with Avery on top and Walsh on the top. On the third, Hulk and Sergio form the base with Beard and Danica on top. For Chumba, Jenner and Avery form a base with Ichiro and Lobo second sent May up top. On the last one, Nash and Jenner form the base with TO next on and TO climbs up the pole to grab the flag. Meanwhile, Tebow and Ichiro go with Walsh and Chastain, but Chastain falls. They try and the pyramid falls again. The Wumba tribe is sending TO across the water and he drops a flag. He realizes and races back. Tebow meanwhile just starts climbing the pole and grabs the final flag. He has it and grabs the rest of the flags and races across the water. TO has the flag and starts raising up the poles. Tebow has caught up and is trying to get the flags attached. TO has three and Tebow starts to work on his third. TO is having trouble getting it attached and Tebow is onto his fourth. He starts to raise the flag and the rope snaps. TO has the flag attached. He raises it and Tebow finally is able to jump and grab the broken rope, he starts to pull, but TO gets his flag to the top first and WUMBA wins immunity. Tebow falls to the ground and smacks the sand.
Probst says that Chumba will have its first tribal council while Wumba will all live to fight another day.
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At Chumba camp, Tebow is mad at himself but Chastain is trying to tell him it isn’t his fault. “If that rope hadn’t snapped, we would have won.” Meanwhile Jenner and the Femme Fatals are discussing who might leave. “I vote for Avery. Guy is an ass,” Jenner argues.
“Bruce, you’ve got to let personal agendas go,” May says.
“Avery cooks the food. He is strong in the challenges, and he would be nice to go against in the final three,” Walsh says.
“Everyone is winning over him. You’d win over him in the final pairing, and you know it,” May finishes.
Tebow and Chastain are talking with Chastian pushing the Femme Fatals’ agenda. “Ichiro isn’t really a part of our tribe. But Avery is a cancer. What do you think Timmy?” Chastain asks.
“At this point, I think we should trim the fat. Ich is a good guy. Sean is a good guy. I think there are members of this tribe that are holding us back. I think that’s who I’ll vote out,” Tim says without mentioning who.
At tribal council, Probst asks what it feels like to be at tribal council for the first time. “It sucks,” answers Jenner.
“You guys have been so dominant, how does it feel to lose to a tribe that seems so dysfunctional in Wumba?” Probst probes.
“Those guys deserve credit. They came up with the idea to raid our camp and they used that good momentum to win a challenge,” Chastain says rather matteroffactly.
“You’d have thought that karma would have bitten them, but … They’ll get what is coming to them,” May says.
“Tim, you were pretty upset when TO beat up in that flag challenge,” Probst asks a clearly distraught Tebow.
Tebow is starting to tear up and is shaking his head. “I want to apologize to my tribe and just say this: I will work harder and push this team harder than ever. There has never been a tribe that has worked as hard as we will work and we won’t be denied. We will be successful and I promise that I will put everything onto my shoulders and this tribe will be the hardest working and we will finish this the right way. I promise you that and I promise my tribemates that,” Tebow spews, while wiping away tears.
OK, let’s vote. Probst goes to tally the votes
“you guys haven’t done this before, so I will tell you that once the votes are tallied, the Survivor voted out will leave council immediately.
First vote: Ichiro. Second vote: Rebecca. That’s one vote Ichiro, One Rebecca. Third vote: Bruce. Fourth vote: Rebecca. One Ichiro, One Bruce, Two Rebecca. Fifth vote: Rebecca. Three for Rebecca now. Sixth vote: Rebecca. One more and Rebecca is out. Seventh vote and third person voted off Survivor: Cuba…Rebecca.
Probst reminds her that the tribe has spoken. “Perhaps the fat has been trimmed, perhaps you guys will now be better off, but I tell you this: I wouldn’t want to be Tim Tebow’s enemy right now. You can grab your torches and head back to camp.
On the next Survivor: Cuba.
Tebow is a man possessed in the rewards challenge and he is shown on the beach running harder than ever. Nash and Beard as starting to rethink Hulk being in their three, perhaps Sergio would make a better third. TO and Danica are also making a play for Sergio. Tebow’s efforts are starting to scare the Femme Fatals who tell him to calm down some, otherwise he could hurt himself. In the immunity challenge, Tebow picks up Hulk and throws him off of a dock into the water.
Previously on SURVIVOR!
The Chumba tribe saw Rebecca approach Tebow about an alliance. “I was wondering though how you felt about us possibly teaming up? Everybody needs a partner in this game, a team, and I thought I’d reach out to you,: Lobo levels with the Heisman winner.
In a confessional Lobo admits, “He is the youngest out here and the most dominant. I’d be stupid not to try and hitch my wagon to his star. I am a former women’s basketball player. You’ve seen the WNBA. We are all gangally out there.”
“Thanks Rebecca, but I think it is a little too early to be thinking about that stuff. When we get to the merge I think is when we’ll have to start worrying about that. We just need to take care of our business out there and we’ll be fine. Don’t worry.”
In his own confessional Tebow unveils his alliance. “I didn’t want to tell Becca but I’m already in an alliance. I’ve got the Holy Trinity on my side with God, His son Jesus and the Holy Spirit. That’s all I need.”
In Wumba, TO and Maria are watching the Hulk/Beard/Nash team. “Could they BE any more obvious with their alliance?” Maria asks.
“That’s why we are playing it right, keeping Danica away from us until it is time to tell her who to vote for.” TO nods at his own idea.
In the rewards challenge, Tebow holds the most weight and TO costs his team the reward by showboating. This upsets Hulk who wants TO gone. Meanwhile even the winners find some drama when Sean Avery, Rebecca Lobo and Bruce Jenner get into over the rice.
In the immunity challenge, the Chumba tribe once again wins immunity and Wumba must vote out another one of its members. In a surprise twist, Nash gets floater Sergio to go along and save Hogan by sending Maria home.
AhhhhhhhhhhuhhhhhhhhAHHHHHHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, ooohdelah, ohdelAHHH ohdelay ohdelay AH aaaa ahh yah a a yah…
Chumba Tribe….Tim Tebow, Brandi Chastain, Sean Avery, Ichiro, Bruce Jenner, Rebecca Lobo, Misty May, Kerry Walsh. Wumba Tribe…Amanda Beard, Steve Nash, Danica Patrick, Sergio Garcia, Hulk Hogan, TO
Day 7.
Beard and Nash are checking tree mail when Hogan runs up behind them. “Hey Nash. How’d you get Sergio to come over? Is he a part of us now?” Hogan asks.
“Listen Hulk, you’d better be glad I got him on board for that vote. You’d have been gone. I did some sweet talking to save your butt. I don’t think he’s with us, but he does have immunity from our side on the next vote,” Nash responds.
“What, whoa wait!” Hogan starts.
“Hulk, you need to shut up dude. If not for him, you’d be at home. I got him to go with us by saying we wouldn’t write his name down at the next council.”
In a confessional, Nash seems a tad annoyed with Hulk. “I don’t know why he is talking. He gets saved and he is all ‘is he in? is he out?’ Shut up Hulkster. You can EASILY be replaced.”
TO and Danica are walking together and TO seems a bit lost without Maria. Danica isn’t much consolation. “I didn’t see that one. I guess I should have thought maybe, but I didn’t think they could pull Sergio.”
“They had to have thought that maybe I had the idol, otherwise I think I’d have been the target,” Danica reasons.
“We need to see where Sergio’s head is at right now. I think they like me as a competitor and you could have the idol so I think they target Sergio next.”
“Well then should we stay away?”
“No I think we need him on our side and we go after Hulk again,” TO ends the talk.
In Chumba camp, Tebow is praying while Ichiro is walking in his zen garden. Lobo and Jenner are eating rice that Avery provided. Ichiro finally walks over and Lobo tries to talk to him.
“So Ich, how are you going?” Lobo starts. Ichiro just looks blankly at her.
“Are you having fun here?” Jenner tries. Ichiro cocks his head at Jenner.
“DO YOU WANT SOME RICE?” Lobo nearly shouts, very slowly. Nothing.
In confessional, Ichiro admits. “I understand what they are saying, I just have nothing to say to Rebecca Lobo or Bruce Jenner. Those two are the weak members of our team. I just don’t want anyone to think I am pals with them.”
Sean Avery sneers that maybe he doesn’t have anything to say to you two. “I don’t!”
“Then why did you just talk to us Sean?” Jenner asks.
“Why did you just talk to us?” Avery mimics.
“Are you serious?” Jenner asks.
“Are you serious?” Avery repeats.
“Great, my son is here!” Jenner sighs.
“Oh, is there an untalented socialite whore for the spotlight here?” Avery mockingly asks.
“Only you,” Lobo tries to cut him down.
“I’m sorry, I thought this was Survivor: Sports Stars. I didn’t realize mascots were allowed to compete.”
Tebow comes over and reminds people that they are teammates and should be more Christian towards each other.
Chastain, May and Walsh get Jenner and they go to seek water.
“Bruce, try and stay under the radar. Please,” May requests.
“I will not stand for that pondscum to make remarks like that,” Bruce defends himself.
“Bruce, he is writing his own ticket home. But if you jump in there like that, you are putting yourself potentially on the block with the other members of the tribe. You aren’t making friends,” Chastain explains.
“We need to fly under the radar as much as possible,” Walsh continues. “Stay low, pick off everyone else, make the merge in tact and get to the final four.”
“OK OK.” Bruce exhales.
In a confessional Bruce is clearly frustrated. “I am the greatest athlete in the world. I can speak my mind. I am an adult. I don’t need these three ladies pulling my strings. I’m no Pinocchio.”
Avery and Tebow are having words alone in the water.
“You know Sean, you could catch more flies with honey,” Tebow suggests.
“Timmy, I know how you play. This is how I play. I may be a pest, but my teammates love me. I don’t consider those two my teammates,” Sean explains.
“Sean, they are in this tribe, just as much as you are. You don’t want to alienate yourself. That could make your stay short once we merge.
“Well that’s when my team will have my back,” Avery counters.
“Not if you piss off everyone,” Tebow sighs.
“Timmy, let’s just win every challenge and not worry about it, huh?” Avery laughs.
“Alright!” Tebow agrees and they bump knuckles.
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At the reward challenge, Jeff Probst welcomes the two tribes in and explains the game. The two teams will play in essence dodge ball. Each team will pick a thrower to aim with paint balls to try and knock out the other team. If you get knocked out, you get to help throw at the other team. The team that lasts the longest wins a special reward. Chumba must sit two players out, they elect to sit out Walsh and Lobo.
Tebow will throw for Chumba while Nash will throw for Wumba. Probst says go and Tebow fires two balloons and nails Hulk and Danica. Meanwhile Nash hits May but misses Jenner. Tebow fires next at Amanda Beard and hits her, but the paint doesn’t splatter. Nash evens it up with hitting Chastain but Tebow recaptures the lead by drilling Beard. Hulk splatters Jenner and Nash connects on Avery. Ichiro is the only one left for Chumba while Wumba has TO and Sergio. Tebow fires and hits Sergio while the crew is having trouble hitting Ichiro. He is just too fast. Avery and Jenner try to get TO to feed in close, but TO goes long, ONLY to get nailed by Tebow. CHUMBA WINS REWARD!
Probst reveals that instead of leaving with something new, Chumba will get to raid and take two items from Wumba’s camp. The Chumba tribe will send two members and each will grab one item to take back to Chumba camp. Chumba says that Tebow and Sean should go, but Tebow says that stealing is wrong and he won’t go and take anything from Wumba. “Alright, Sean and Rebecca will go,” Chastain says while rolling her eyes.
Probst then makes Chumba decide who is going to exile. “Easy,” Jenner says. “Hulk Hogan. See ya BROTHER!”
Hogan shakes his head, but Jenner mocks Hogan’s in-ring theatrics by pointing to exile.
Avery and Lobo head to Wumba camp and decide to take a bag of beans and the large pot, leaving just one bag of beans and the small pot.
“Dude, this is BULLCRAP!” Nash shouts.
“And they just smile as they take it away,” Sergio sneers.
TO waits for Avery and Lobo to leave and approaches Sergio and Nash. “So how about we go and get some stuff back?”
“What? What do you mean?” Nash asks.
“We go to their camp and steal some stuff back,” TO answers.
“That’s not a bad idea,” Nash says.
“We wait until nightfall, then make a raid of our own,” TO plots.
“It’s on like Donkey Kong.” Nash and TO bump knuckles. Sergio also likes the idea.
Nash tells Amanda of the plan. “That is genius,” Beard smiles.
“TO came up with it, and I like it,” Nash nods.
Meanwhile TO and Danica are walking alone. “We are going on a raid and I think we might have an ally with Nash. If we are at council, I think you should maybe float the fact that you have the idol and I’ll remind Nash that I came up with food. We would be safe. Plus I think that we might have Sergio on my side now. Hulk would be gone.
“Good work Terrell,” Danica praises.
“Well, I beat to my own beat sometimes. I LOVE ME SOME ME!”
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Under the cover of nightfall, most of the Chumba tribe is asleep. TO, Sergio and Nash are hiding behind a tree. The fire is still going but Jenner seems asleep by the fire. TO and Nash find the bags or rice and grab both, leaving a small bag of beans plus the beans that were taken from Wumba. “I’m sick of beans. They can keep ‘em,” TO whispers to Nash.
“Grab some of those spices,” Nash instructs Sergio. TO has the rice, Sergio grabs about four jars of spices. Nash takes the coffee pot, coffee beans and a cup. The three bolt before anyone can wake up. Back at Wumba camp, they make a kitchen. The tribe now has four spices, rice, beans, and coffee. The entire Wumba tribe is pumped now.
The next morning, Avery goes to the kitchen to make everyone breakfast when he sees that the rice is gone, as is the coffee and most of the spices.
“Um Bruce. BRUCE! WAKE UP!” Avery shouts. Jenner mumbles something.
“WHERE IS OUR STUFF?” Avery shouts at Jenner.
“What are you talking about?” a tired Jenner asks.
“You were supposed to take care of the fire last night, right?” Avery questions as other tribemates now start heading over.
“Yeah.”
“Well our stuff is GONE,” Avery snaps.
“Are you sure?” Lobo asks.
“No, I’m not. Maybe we just put it under our invisible cloak!” Avery screams at Lobo.
“Holy crap, our coffee and our rice. They are gone,” May finally realizes.
“Freaking Wumba tribe. I KNOW they did this. TO and Sergio probably.” Avery figures.
“They were pissed when we left yesterday,” Lobo recalls.
“That’s OK guys. We’ve still got beans and some spices. Let’s just win the next few reward challenges and then in the merge, we knock every one of them OUT!” Tebow tries to comfort his tribe.
“Tim, you are turning the cheek way too fast,” Walsh says. “It’s OK for you to be pissed.”
“I’ll just take winning the next few challenges to getting revenge. Them going home, THAT’S my revenge,” Tebow says before walking off.
A exile, Hogan is searching for the idol under all of the Y shaped trees. He cannot seem to find it and is getting frustrated. Finally, he thinks he has something. He finds the fake idol that Danica left and studies it. “Is this it? Holy crap. Good job Hulkster.” Hogan finally decides it is an congratulates himself.
At the immunity challenge, the two tribes meet at the beach and Hogan winks at Amanda and Nash. Danica smiles at TO as they know what is going on: Hogan found the fake idol and thinks it is real.
Chumba meanwhile all seem to be giving Wumba an eat-sh!t look. Probst asks if everyone is eating well and the Chumba say that they bet Wumba is on THEIR RICE. TO wonders what they are talking about.
Probst gives the rules of the game: the teams will build human pyramids to get several flags at the top of different poles. The only problem, each survivor can only be used in two flag capturing missions and there are four poles with flags. Once all of the flags are captured, one team member will race across the water to the flag pole and raise the four flags on their correct poles and the first team to do so, wins immunity. Ready, GO!
The Wumba tribe decides that on the first, short pole, Danica will stand on Hulk’s shoulders. Chumba sends May up Lobo’s shoulders. On the second pole, Wumba has Sergio at the base, with Nash next and Beard on top gets the second. Chumba has Tebow at the bottom with Avery on top and Walsh on the top. On the third, Hulk and Sergio form the base with Beard and Danica on top. For Chumba, Jenner and Avery form a base with Ichiro and Lobo second sent May up top. On the last one, Nash and Jenner form the base with TO next on and TO climbs up the pole to grab the flag. Meanwhile, Tebow and Ichiro go with Walsh and Chastain, but Chastain falls. They try and the pyramid falls again. The Wumba tribe is sending TO across the water and he drops a flag. He realizes and races back. Tebow meanwhile just starts climbing the pole and grabs the final flag. He has it and grabs the rest of the flags and races across the water. TO has the flag and starts raising up the poles. Tebow has caught up and is trying to get the flags attached. TO has three and Tebow starts to work on his third. TO is having trouble getting it attached and Tebow is onto his fourth. He starts to raise the flag and the rope snaps. TO has the flag attached. He raises it and Tebow finally is able to jump and grab the broken rope, he starts to pull, but TO gets his flag to the top first and WUMBA wins immunity. Tebow falls to the ground and smacks the sand.
Probst says that Chumba will have its first tribal council while Wumba will all live to fight another day.
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At Chumba camp, Tebow is mad at himself but Chastain is trying to tell him it isn’t his fault. “If that rope hadn’t snapped, we would have won.” Meanwhile Jenner and the Femme Fatals are discussing who might leave. “I vote for Avery. Guy is an ass,” Jenner argues.
“Bruce, you’ve got to let personal agendas go,” May says.
“Avery cooks the food. He is strong in the challenges, and he would be nice to go against in the final three,” Walsh says.
“Everyone is winning over him. You’d win over him in the final pairing, and you know it,” May finishes.
Tebow and Chastain are talking with Chastian pushing the Femme Fatals’ agenda. “Ichiro isn’t really a part of our tribe. But Avery is a cancer. What do you think Timmy?” Chastain asks.
“At this point, I think we should trim the fat. Ich is a good guy. Sean is a good guy. I think there are members of this tribe that are holding us back. I think that’s who I’ll vote out,” Tim says without mentioning who.
At tribal council, Probst asks what it feels like to be at tribal council for the first time. “It sucks,” answers Jenner.
“You guys have been so dominant, how does it feel to lose to a tribe that seems so dysfunctional in Wumba?” Probst probes.
“Those guys deserve credit. They came up with the idea to raid our camp and they used that good momentum to win a challenge,” Chastain says rather matteroffactly.
“You’d have thought that karma would have bitten them, but … They’ll get what is coming to them,” May says.
“Tim, you were pretty upset when TO beat up in that flag challenge,” Probst asks a clearly distraught Tebow.
Tebow is starting to tear up and is shaking his head. “I want to apologize to my tribe and just say this: I will work harder and push this team harder than ever. There has never been a tribe that has worked as hard as we will work and we won’t be denied. We will be successful and I promise that I will put everything onto my shoulders and this tribe will be the hardest working and we will finish this the right way. I promise you that and I promise my tribemates that,” Tebow spews, while wiping away tears.
OK, let’s vote. Probst goes to tally the votes
“you guys haven’t done this before, so I will tell you that once the votes are tallied, the Survivor voted out will leave council immediately.
First vote: Ichiro. Second vote: Rebecca. That’s one vote Ichiro, One Rebecca. Third vote: Bruce. Fourth vote: Rebecca. One Ichiro, One Bruce, Two Rebecca. Fifth vote: Rebecca. Three for Rebecca now. Sixth vote: Rebecca. One more and Rebecca is out. Seventh vote and third person voted off Survivor: Cuba…Rebecca.
Probst reminds her that the tribe has spoken. “Perhaps the fat has been trimmed, perhaps you guys will now be better off, but I tell you this: I wouldn’t want to be Tim Tebow’s enemy right now. You can grab your torches and head back to camp.
On the next Survivor: Cuba.
Tebow is a man possessed in the rewards challenge and he is shown on the beach running harder than ever. Nash and Beard as starting to rethink Hulk being in their three, perhaps Sergio would make a better third. TO and Danica are also making a play for Sergio. Tebow’s efforts are starting to scare the Femme Fatals who tell him to calm down some, otherwise he could hurt himself. In the immunity challenge, Tebow picks up Hulk and throws him off of a dock into the water.
Friday, March 20, 2009
First day with few surprises....GOOD!
When I opened up my Sporting News daily newsemail, I saw the headline "March Blandness."
I SAY GOOD! Screw this madness stuff. Why in the WORLD would a TRUE college basketball fan NOT want to see THE BEST matchups in the sweet 16 and elite 8 and final four?
Why in the world do I want to see an upset? The only upsets I like seeing is when SOMEHOW a midmajor claims a 7 seed or 8 seed and the major conference 10 or 9 beats them.
I guess I did enjoy seeing Michigan (10-seed) beat Clemson (7-seed), but I didn't think that should be classified as an upset. EVERYONE knew Clemson would lose in the first round (and if you didn't you have been ignoring SBF, to which I say SHAME SHAME. I called this back in DECEMBER!). Would I have liked to have seen Memphis lose in the first round? NO. (Though it would help me in my bracket pool since Roomie has memphis in the final game i think. That would have helped.) Honestly though, I want to see great basketball over the next few weeks.
An upset? The only people that like the upsets are people that hate sports but watch because their better halves/other family members really like sports. That way, when the good games down the line are ruined, the sports fan is less likely to watch and will more likely want to watch HGTV or do yard work, or go to the Opera. (That is their logic, but odds are the sports fan will still watch, only a little bit will be dead inside from having to watch Florida play George Mason when he could be watching Duke/UConn in 2006).
"March Blandness?" I say "March the way it should be!" You can stuff your upsets in a sack. I prefer good basketball!
PS, 15-1 after day one. Now that is sure to fade away but I can gloat for one day. (PS, hey VCU, thanks for douching up my perfect day yesterday. Three missed shots in the final 30 seconds or so. Thanks. Anthony Grant, consider your name OFF the Georgia list!)
I SAY GOOD! Screw this madness stuff. Why in the WORLD would a TRUE college basketball fan NOT want to see THE BEST matchups in the sweet 16 and elite 8 and final four?
Why in the world do I want to see an upset? The only upsets I like seeing is when SOMEHOW a midmajor claims a 7 seed or 8 seed and the major conference 10 or 9 beats them.
I guess I did enjoy seeing Michigan (10-seed) beat Clemson (7-seed), but I didn't think that should be classified as an upset. EVERYONE knew Clemson would lose in the first round (and if you didn't you have been ignoring SBF, to which I say SHAME SHAME. I called this back in DECEMBER!). Would I have liked to have seen Memphis lose in the first round? NO. (Though it would help me in my bracket pool since Roomie has memphis in the final game i think. That would have helped.) Honestly though, I want to see great basketball over the next few weeks.
An upset? The only people that like the upsets are people that hate sports but watch because their better halves/other family members really like sports. That way, when the good games down the line are ruined, the sports fan is less likely to watch and will more likely want to watch HGTV or do yard work, or go to the Opera. (That is their logic, but odds are the sports fan will still watch, only a little bit will be dead inside from having to watch Florida play George Mason when he could be watching Duke/UConn in 2006).
"March Blandness?" I say "March the way it should be!" You can stuff your upsets in a sack. I prefer good basketball!
PS, 15-1 after day one. Now that is sure to fade away but I can gloat for one day. (PS, hey VCU, thanks for douching up my perfect day yesterday. Three missed shots in the final 30 seconds or so. Thanks. Anthony Grant, consider your name OFF the Georgia list!)
Paul Mac's take on the Falcons draft.
I think they can go a lot of ways but they aren’t drafting Brandon Pettigrew in the first. I think they will be defensively heavy but unless they see someone falling they want to grab they might trade up.
I still think like I did months ago that they like Chase Coffman in maybe the 3rd kind of like how they picked up Harry Douglas. Apparently they also interviewed Louis Delmas but if you have a bad year next year don’t you want a chance to take Eric Berry or Taylor Mays?
It’s really wide open but the most need for the Falcons is really on the inside of the line or at outside linebacker. I think the #1 pick is probably the best player (on their board) at one of those positions they can get. If someone does fall I think they take an offensive tackle especially if Oher is available. I think from Georgia they might try and pickup Brannan Southerland to replace their extremely expensive fullback.
Other than that, it’s really very open like last year. They can really afford to take whatever they want on defense.
Paul Mac will be blogging about the Falcons through the draft. Check back for more of Sleazy P. He stays classy.
I still think like I did months ago that they like Chase Coffman in maybe the 3rd kind of like how they picked up Harry Douglas. Apparently they also interviewed Louis Delmas but if you have a bad year next year don’t you want a chance to take Eric Berry or Taylor Mays?
It’s really wide open but the most need for the Falcons is really on the inside of the line or at outside linebacker. I think the #1 pick is probably the best player (on their board) at one of those positions they can get. If someone does fall I think they take an offensive tackle especially if Oher is available. I think from Georgia they might try and pickup Brannan Southerland to replace their extremely expensive fullback.
Other than that, it’s really very open like last year. They can really afford to take whatever they want on defense.
Paul Mac will be blogging about the Falcons through the draft. Check back for more of Sleazy P. He stays classy.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Real World Atlanta: Episode 8
Previously on The REAL WORLD…
Abby and Jimmy go out to dinner with Vlad and Carly. Abby doesn’t let Carly get too close to Vlad, constantly interrupting their conversation. Once home they head to the porch for a smoke and a drink. Cailie comes out, looking very nice in a skirt with neatly styled hair and a nice, low cut top and revealing bra. The heels she was wearing showed off her legs which go ALL the way to the floor. Vlad couldn’t help but notice. The crew of five decides to hit up the hot tub and Carly kisses Vlad, in front of Cailie. The crew gets into the hot tub and Carly is taking forever to come out of the bedroom. Vlad can’t help but kiss Cailie in the tub. When Carly tries to sit in between, Vlad pushes her away.
In the hot tub Jimmy and Abby are watching Cailie and Vlad make out. Jimmy and Abby sneak off. At the compound, Kevin and Carly are dancing. A guy tries to dance with Carly, but she says she is with Kevin. She starts to grind on Kevin.
This is the TRUE STORY, of Seven strangers (you’re a rapper?), picked to live in a house (ATL BABY!), and have their lives taped (get the F*** out my face!) to find out what happens when people stop being polite (say it again, I DARE YOU!) and start being real. The Real World: Atlanta!
The morning after the big night of hookups finds Abby and Dani cooking eggs and talking. Abby is wearing just boyshorts and an apron, revealing quite a bit.
“So have you had a good time since you’ve been here?” Dani asks.
“Yeah, it’s been a blast. I miss Jimmy, but I know he is having a once-in-a-lifetime experience here. I’m happy for him.”
“Is this how you normally cook breakfast?” Dani asks after checking out Abby.
“No. Normally I don’t wear the boyshorts, but James told me to cover up from your wandering eyes,” Abby says then slides around to come face to face with Dani. “But that was back when you were a lesbian. Now you are straight? Is that right?” Abby asks.
“I don’t like to define myself with labels,” Dani trots out her old line.
“Whatever. I think you should just pick one. You are just screwing yourself up. And hurting the people you are in a relationship with too. How is Todd going to feel when you guys break up and you go back to chicks? Or how does your ex feel now that you are on to men?” With this Dani turns on the blender and decides to ignore Abby. A sly smirk appears on Abby’s face.
In confessional, Abby, still in her apron and Jimmy talk about Dani. “I don’t have a problem with lesbians. I like them. But make up your mind, you know?” Abby states point blank.
“The homewrecker just wanted to explore her options. Do you really think she’d have gone after Todd if he didn’t have a girlfriend?” Jimmy asks. “She is seeking drama. Drama-seeker. Drama drama drama.”
“Oh, so kind of like you!” Abby playfully hits Jimmy.
“When the Puppetmaster goes about his business, it is under the radar. She craves the spotlight.”
Dani enters Todd’s room and plops down on the bed. Todd throws on a Mariners hat and sits up. “I am really starting to not like Abby,” Dani admits.
“What did she do?” Todd grumbles.
“Questioning my sexuality. Wondering aloud if I am a lesbian or not. Just pissing me off,” Dani lets loose.
“Just ignore her. She is leaving soon,” Todd says as he turns over. Dani puts a protein shake under his nose to try and entice him to get up. “No working out today. I have to work on the show.”
“No, the other roommates have to do that. Remember?” Dani reminds him.
“Crap. That was going to be my excuse. Curses!” Todd shakes his fist at the sky.
“I tell you though, if Abby says something else to me, I’ll curse her!”
A shot of Jimmy spanking Abby in the kitchen is shown.
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Carly, Cailie and Vlad are trying to come up with two characters for the Tyler Perry show while eating at F2O. “WHATEVER! I don’t care!” Carly shouts as she throws her hands up. Several people shoot her a glance. Cailie tries to calm her down. Vlad could care less. “Carly, you cannot be that loud. I don’t like doing this either, but we have to do it,” Cailie whispers.
“F-This. Fine. A white woman that moves into the old woman’s neighborhood and joins the church, maybe as the Sunday school teacher. I can write her,” Carly unloads.
“That is good. I like that. Maybe she isn’t new, just the Sunday school teacher?” Cailie offers.
“WHO CARES CAI. New, old, whatever. Let’s go with it,” Carly says.
“How about the granddaughter of one of the other characters that has taken a job as a nurse of one of the other characters. She has to be with her at all times, including at the church and at the bingo halls?” Vlad throws out. “You can write for a young girl 22 years old right? Vlad is laying the sarcasm on thick.
“Yes Vlad. I can do that,” Carly snaps. “Are we done here? I’m going to go and make an outline of the white teacher. Can you two keep your hands off one another to do the outline of the young nurse?”
“I think we can,” an embarrassed Cailie answers meekly, without looking at Carly.
“Good. See you two at home.” Carly picks up and leaves. Kevin is walking by and sees Carly and he runs to catch up.
“Hey Car, wait up!” Kevin shouts.
“What, are you stalking me?” Carly says, then semi-smiles. She slows down to let Kevin catch up.
“What’s up girl?” Kevin starts.
“No. Stop that. I saw Kevin last night and that’s who I want to walk home with. If you pull that a-hole K-Dawg out, you can walk by yourself,” Carly threatens.
“OK, OK. That’s cool. I’ll be cool,” Kevin reassures. “You know, I didn’t think you’d like me when we first met. I’m glad you gave me a chance.”
“Well, I’m gonna be honest. I was tipsy and you WERE a bit of a rebound.
“Hey, I’ll be used!” Kevin shouts. “I don’t mind.”
“Don’t act desperate Kev,” Carly says, before breaking out a smile. She grabs Kevin’s arm and he “escorts” her home.
Commercial. Be sure to check back this weekend for the next episode of SURVIVOR: CUBA! Is Tim Tebow crying? I hear his tears can cure cancer!
Todd is working out and Abby and Jimmy are also in the weightroom. Dani is on the treadmill with her iPod on. She put the earbuds in when Abby walked in.
Abby realizes that Dani cannot hear so she pulls up beside Todd. “So, what’s it like to be with a lesbian?”
Todd ignores her.
“I was just wondering in case I wanted to pull a Dani and flip to the other team.” Jimmy laughs at this.
“You know, that is pretty disrespectful,” Todd grunts as he continues to work his legs.
“I think your hooking up with a lesbian is pretty disrespectful to your girlfriend,” Abby counters.
“Hey Jimmy, does this one have an off-button?” Todd says between clinched teeth. Dani sees Todd is upset and takes out the earbuds.
“Oh I see you are back with us,” Abby says to Dani, who is still ignoring her.
“Come on Honey. Let’s just work out,” Jimmy finally says to Abby.
“I’m just having fun. Gosh. Kind of like these two,” Abby says, motioning towards Todd and Dani. Todd is trying his hardest to ignore Abby.
“Abby, let’s just work out in quiet. Cool?” Dani asks.
“Sounds good to me,” Todd says before Abby can answer.
“Amazing Jimmy, how she has him on a leash when his leash is supposed to be held by someone else,” Abby cuts.
“Hey Abby, when are you leaving?” Dani asks.
“She leaves tomorrow morning. She is my guest, and I’d appreciate it if you respected her,” Jimmy defends Abby.
“How about she respect your roommates?” Todd barks at Jimmy.
“Listen, if Ray came for a visit, I’d respect her. She’s kidding. Learn to take a joke guys,” Jimmy is exasperated. Todd and Dani just roll their eyes.
“Sorry if you guys don’t get my joking,” Abby offers, with a shrug of the shoulders.
Vlad and Cailie are on a date at the Twisted Taco for Happy Hour and Cailie is trying to have the talk with Vlad. Vlad though seems more interested in the group’s friend Denise they met at compound. She just happens to be at Twisted Taco with some of her friends. They are on a bachlorette party and it is Denise’s turn to get a kiss from a guy at the bar. She picks Vlad and Vlad lays one on her cheek. Cailie laughs but Vlad appears that he might have liked it.
After Denise and her crew leaves, Vlad and Cailie do some karaoke and all seems right with their relationship again. They walk hand in hand to a cab, make out a bit in the cab and arrive home. They walk by Kevin and Carly, snuggling up on the front porch, next to the fire pit. Kevin leaves Carly and runs after Vlad.
“Dude, you don’t have any hard feelings that I hooked up with Carly last night?” Kevin asks, half bragging.
“You hooked up with Carly last night? You mean sex?” Vlad is a little slow to catch up.
“Yeah, you didn’t hear?” Kevin asks.
“She didn’t mention it this morning. But I don’t care,” Vlad says and turns back to Cailie. “You want to go down the water slide?”
“Only if you go! NAKED!” Cailie shouts. She had a Vault-ka at Twisted Taco. (From what we hear, it IS a bitchin’ after-party!)
Kevin returns to the porch and Carly pulls him close.
“You didn’t say anything to Cailie or Vlad this morning about last night?” Kevin asks, almost hurt.
“I’m not going to brag about what I do. We Do. Kevin. It is none of their business,” Carly explains.
“You aren’t ashamed are you?” Kevin asks.
“Would I be seen with you right now like I am if I was ashamed?” Carly asks. “PS, you were a monster last night. We are doing that again.”
Commercial. Be sure to tune in to NPR this Friday morning. Score Atlanta’s Braves Beat reporter Fletcher Proctor will be appearing on an interview about the team. The local Atlanta affiliate is WABE. Check out the WABE website for more details or to hear the interview after it airs.
Abby and Jimmy are headed to the airport. “Babe, thanks for coming and I’m really going to miss you.”
“I will see you before you know it,” Abby says as she squeezes Jimmy’s hand. At the airport Jimmy gives Abby a big hug. They are both crying. “I will see you soon Abbs.”
“James, have a blast. I love you SO MUCH,” Abby says. Suddenly an Airport cop honks his horn at them as they stand at the trunk. Jimmy waves the cop to pass them, but the cop honks again. Jimmy once again motions and the cop once again honks. “You are a FREAKING AIRPORT COP! YOU HAVE NO POWER MOVE ALONG!” Jimmy shouts. The cop honks again and Abby says, “Jimmy, don’t get arrested. I’ll go. I don’t want that prick to ruin this.”
“Arrest me? How is he going to arrest me?” Jimmy shouts. The cop honks again. The two hug and Abby walks away. Jimmy yells “a-hole” at the cop before getting into the car and driving away.
Back at the house, a plane is shown flying overhead and Dani wonders aloud to Todd, “Do you think that’s Abby leaving?”
“Nope. It isn’t a broom!” They laugh as we cut to credits.
NEXT time on THE REAL WORLD: ATLANTA.
Carly and Cailie lead the discussion with Tyler Perry’s people. They receive some surprising feedback which irks Todd. This leads to a bit of tension in the house. Meanwhile Vlad and Cailie go on a double date with Kevin and Carly. Finally Jimmy is confronted by Dani. The D-word is brought up and Dani physically goes after Jimmy. We see producers talking to Dani. A tearful Dani tells Todd she may be leaving.
Abby and Jimmy go out to dinner with Vlad and Carly. Abby doesn’t let Carly get too close to Vlad, constantly interrupting their conversation. Once home they head to the porch for a smoke and a drink. Cailie comes out, looking very nice in a skirt with neatly styled hair and a nice, low cut top and revealing bra. The heels she was wearing showed off her legs which go ALL the way to the floor. Vlad couldn’t help but notice. The crew of five decides to hit up the hot tub and Carly kisses Vlad, in front of Cailie. The crew gets into the hot tub and Carly is taking forever to come out of the bedroom. Vlad can’t help but kiss Cailie in the tub. When Carly tries to sit in between, Vlad pushes her away.
In the hot tub Jimmy and Abby are watching Cailie and Vlad make out. Jimmy and Abby sneak off. At the compound, Kevin and Carly are dancing. A guy tries to dance with Carly, but she says she is with Kevin. She starts to grind on Kevin.
This is the TRUE STORY, of Seven strangers (you’re a rapper?), picked to live in a house (ATL BABY!), and have their lives taped (get the F*** out my face!) to find out what happens when people stop being polite (say it again, I DARE YOU!) and start being real. The Real World: Atlanta!
The morning after the big night of hookups finds Abby and Dani cooking eggs and talking. Abby is wearing just boyshorts and an apron, revealing quite a bit.
“So have you had a good time since you’ve been here?” Dani asks.
“Yeah, it’s been a blast. I miss Jimmy, but I know he is having a once-in-a-lifetime experience here. I’m happy for him.”
“Is this how you normally cook breakfast?” Dani asks after checking out Abby.
“No. Normally I don’t wear the boyshorts, but James told me to cover up from your wandering eyes,” Abby says then slides around to come face to face with Dani. “But that was back when you were a lesbian. Now you are straight? Is that right?” Abby asks.
“I don’t like to define myself with labels,” Dani trots out her old line.
“Whatever. I think you should just pick one. You are just screwing yourself up. And hurting the people you are in a relationship with too. How is Todd going to feel when you guys break up and you go back to chicks? Or how does your ex feel now that you are on to men?” With this Dani turns on the blender and decides to ignore Abby. A sly smirk appears on Abby’s face.
In confessional, Abby, still in her apron and Jimmy talk about Dani. “I don’t have a problem with lesbians. I like them. But make up your mind, you know?” Abby states point blank.
“The homewrecker just wanted to explore her options. Do you really think she’d have gone after Todd if he didn’t have a girlfriend?” Jimmy asks. “She is seeking drama. Drama-seeker. Drama drama drama.”
“Oh, so kind of like you!” Abby playfully hits Jimmy.
“When the Puppetmaster goes about his business, it is under the radar. She craves the spotlight.”
Dani enters Todd’s room and plops down on the bed. Todd throws on a Mariners hat and sits up. “I am really starting to not like Abby,” Dani admits.
“What did she do?” Todd grumbles.
“Questioning my sexuality. Wondering aloud if I am a lesbian or not. Just pissing me off,” Dani lets loose.
“Just ignore her. She is leaving soon,” Todd says as he turns over. Dani puts a protein shake under his nose to try and entice him to get up. “No working out today. I have to work on the show.”
“No, the other roommates have to do that. Remember?” Dani reminds him.
“Crap. That was going to be my excuse. Curses!” Todd shakes his fist at the sky.
“I tell you though, if Abby says something else to me, I’ll curse her!”
A shot of Jimmy spanking Abby in the kitchen is shown.
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Carly, Cailie and Vlad are trying to come up with two characters for the Tyler Perry show while eating at F2O. “WHATEVER! I don’t care!” Carly shouts as she throws her hands up. Several people shoot her a glance. Cailie tries to calm her down. Vlad could care less. “Carly, you cannot be that loud. I don’t like doing this either, but we have to do it,” Cailie whispers.
“F-This. Fine. A white woman that moves into the old woman’s neighborhood and joins the church, maybe as the Sunday school teacher. I can write her,” Carly unloads.
“That is good. I like that. Maybe she isn’t new, just the Sunday school teacher?” Cailie offers.
“WHO CARES CAI. New, old, whatever. Let’s go with it,” Carly says.
“How about the granddaughter of one of the other characters that has taken a job as a nurse of one of the other characters. She has to be with her at all times, including at the church and at the bingo halls?” Vlad throws out. “You can write for a young girl 22 years old right? Vlad is laying the sarcasm on thick.
“Yes Vlad. I can do that,” Carly snaps. “Are we done here? I’m going to go and make an outline of the white teacher. Can you two keep your hands off one another to do the outline of the young nurse?”
“I think we can,” an embarrassed Cailie answers meekly, without looking at Carly.
“Good. See you two at home.” Carly picks up and leaves. Kevin is walking by and sees Carly and he runs to catch up.
“Hey Car, wait up!” Kevin shouts.
“What, are you stalking me?” Carly says, then semi-smiles. She slows down to let Kevin catch up.
“What’s up girl?” Kevin starts.
“No. Stop that. I saw Kevin last night and that’s who I want to walk home with. If you pull that a-hole K-Dawg out, you can walk by yourself,” Carly threatens.
“OK, OK. That’s cool. I’ll be cool,” Kevin reassures. “You know, I didn’t think you’d like me when we first met. I’m glad you gave me a chance.”
“Well, I’m gonna be honest. I was tipsy and you WERE a bit of a rebound.
“Hey, I’ll be used!” Kevin shouts. “I don’t mind.”
“Don’t act desperate Kev,” Carly says, before breaking out a smile. She grabs Kevin’s arm and he “escorts” her home.
Commercial. Be sure to check back this weekend for the next episode of SURVIVOR: CUBA! Is Tim Tebow crying? I hear his tears can cure cancer!
Todd is working out and Abby and Jimmy are also in the weightroom. Dani is on the treadmill with her iPod on. She put the earbuds in when Abby walked in.
Abby realizes that Dani cannot hear so she pulls up beside Todd. “So, what’s it like to be with a lesbian?”
Todd ignores her.
“I was just wondering in case I wanted to pull a Dani and flip to the other team.” Jimmy laughs at this.
“You know, that is pretty disrespectful,” Todd grunts as he continues to work his legs.
“I think your hooking up with a lesbian is pretty disrespectful to your girlfriend,” Abby counters.
“Hey Jimmy, does this one have an off-button?” Todd says between clinched teeth. Dani sees Todd is upset and takes out the earbuds.
“Oh I see you are back with us,” Abby says to Dani, who is still ignoring her.
“Come on Honey. Let’s just work out,” Jimmy finally says to Abby.
“I’m just having fun. Gosh. Kind of like these two,” Abby says, motioning towards Todd and Dani. Todd is trying his hardest to ignore Abby.
“Abby, let’s just work out in quiet. Cool?” Dani asks.
“Sounds good to me,” Todd says before Abby can answer.
“Amazing Jimmy, how she has him on a leash when his leash is supposed to be held by someone else,” Abby cuts.
“Hey Abby, when are you leaving?” Dani asks.
“She leaves tomorrow morning. She is my guest, and I’d appreciate it if you respected her,” Jimmy defends Abby.
“How about she respect your roommates?” Todd barks at Jimmy.
“Listen, if Ray came for a visit, I’d respect her. She’s kidding. Learn to take a joke guys,” Jimmy is exasperated. Todd and Dani just roll their eyes.
“Sorry if you guys don’t get my joking,” Abby offers, with a shrug of the shoulders.
Vlad and Cailie are on a date at the Twisted Taco for Happy Hour and Cailie is trying to have the talk with Vlad. Vlad though seems more interested in the group’s friend Denise they met at compound. She just happens to be at Twisted Taco with some of her friends. They are on a bachlorette party and it is Denise’s turn to get a kiss from a guy at the bar. She picks Vlad and Vlad lays one on her cheek. Cailie laughs but Vlad appears that he might have liked it.
After Denise and her crew leaves, Vlad and Cailie do some karaoke and all seems right with their relationship again. They walk hand in hand to a cab, make out a bit in the cab and arrive home. They walk by Kevin and Carly, snuggling up on the front porch, next to the fire pit. Kevin leaves Carly and runs after Vlad.
“Dude, you don’t have any hard feelings that I hooked up with Carly last night?” Kevin asks, half bragging.
“You hooked up with Carly last night? You mean sex?” Vlad is a little slow to catch up.
“Yeah, you didn’t hear?” Kevin asks.
“She didn’t mention it this morning. But I don’t care,” Vlad says and turns back to Cailie. “You want to go down the water slide?”
“Only if you go! NAKED!” Cailie shouts. She had a Vault-ka at Twisted Taco. (From what we hear, it IS a bitchin’ after-party!)
Kevin returns to the porch and Carly pulls him close.
“You didn’t say anything to Cailie or Vlad this morning about last night?” Kevin asks, almost hurt.
“I’m not going to brag about what I do. We Do. Kevin. It is none of their business,” Carly explains.
“You aren’t ashamed are you?” Kevin asks.
“Would I be seen with you right now like I am if I was ashamed?” Carly asks. “PS, you were a monster last night. We are doing that again.”
Commercial. Be sure to tune in to NPR this Friday morning. Score Atlanta’s Braves Beat reporter Fletcher Proctor will be appearing on an interview about the team. The local Atlanta affiliate is WABE. Check out the WABE website for more details or to hear the interview after it airs.
Abby and Jimmy are headed to the airport. “Babe, thanks for coming and I’m really going to miss you.”
“I will see you before you know it,” Abby says as she squeezes Jimmy’s hand. At the airport Jimmy gives Abby a big hug. They are both crying. “I will see you soon Abbs.”
“James, have a blast. I love you SO MUCH,” Abby says. Suddenly an Airport cop honks his horn at them as they stand at the trunk. Jimmy waves the cop to pass them, but the cop honks again. Jimmy once again motions and the cop once again honks. “You are a FREAKING AIRPORT COP! YOU HAVE NO POWER MOVE ALONG!” Jimmy shouts. The cop honks again and Abby says, “Jimmy, don’t get arrested. I’ll go. I don’t want that prick to ruin this.”
“Arrest me? How is he going to arrest me?” Jimmy shouts. The cop honks again. The two hug and Abby walks away. Jimmy yells “a-hole” at the cop before getting into the car and driving away.
Back at the house, a plane is shown flying overhead and Dani wonders aloud to Todd, “Do you think that’s Abby leaving?”
“Nope. It isn’t a broom!” They laugh as we cut to credits.
NEXT time on THE REAL WORLD: ATLANTA.
Carly and Cailie lead the discussion with Tyler Perry’s people. They receive some surprising feedback which irks Todd. This leads to a bit of tension in the house. Meanwhile Vlad and Cailie go on a double date with Kevin and Carly. Finally Jimmy is confronted by Dani. The D-word is brought up and Dani physically goes after Jimmy. We see producers talking to Dani. A tearful Dani tells Todd she may be leaving.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Midweek entertainment report 3/18/09
Whora-the explorer? Stacy Keach won't be returning to Prisonbreak anytime soon, Idol goes country and is Sportsbyfletch shutting down?
Ladies and Gentlemen, the midweek entertainment report!
SLIGHT CLAPPING AS PEOPLE ARE WORRIED....
Nickelodeon and Mattel recently came under some fire from angry mothers across America when the new Dora the Explorer doll's updates leaked onto the internet. Apparently, Nick and Mattel were ready for Dora to grow up from age 5 to age 10, and in the process, look a bit more like a 10 year old. No mas would Diego's galpal have the bowl cut hairdo with orange t-shirt and short, but instead Dora would be wearing a dress with, reportedly nice legs.
Well parents were OUTRAGED! HOW DARE Dora the explorer look like a typical 10-14 year old these days. She was possibly wearing makeup with a dress? Is she some sort of whore? Ummm parents, have you seen what your ten year-old is wearing? Probably not, because you are protesting a doll. PS, Mattel released the image of what Dora would potentially look like and YES, she was wearing a TUNIC with Marissa Cooper leggings under it. Way to overreact there parents. Dora is NOT a whore-a. get over yourselves.
Stacy Keach was hospitalized Tuesday morning out in California with for undisclosed reasons. Keach is probably better known for a whole bunch of things OTHER than Prisonbreak, but to ME he is the Warden from Prisonbreak. Sportsbyfletch wishes him well as he was one of the better characters when Prisonbreak was a watchable show. I've said this before and I'll say it again. I am the only person STILL watching PB and I think Fox is paying me back for their cancelling Reunion. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW HOW THAT ENDED!
American Idol went country last night, but when Adam Lambert apparently thought that country was Egypt. I hate country week, yet for some reason Idol ALWAYS goes back to it. Regardless. I was not a fan of Michael Sarver or the blind guy. I think they are the bottom two and if either goes home, that's fine with me. I thought Kris Allen did well, I though Adam Lambert was weird (I actually thought his performance was a big middle finger to everyone, as if he was saying, "I can do what I want so F YOU!" He is good, but good enough to go Jason Castro in the SECOND week of the competition?) I get Allison and Alexis are interchangeable. Sorry. I can tell the difference in their appearances, but they are the same person. Both "dirty" rocker chicks. Whatever. As far as Lil Rounds, I don't buy into the hype. I think she is really talented, but the knockout that the judges think she is? She is NO Jennifer Hudson or even Latoya London or Melinda Doolittle. She should make top 5, but then I think she's gone. Anoop, Sorry friend, but I wasn't in love with your song last night like the judges were. Not sure if maybe all of Bollywood threatened Simon or something after last week....
Best of the night...Kris Allen with Matt at #2. Going home...Sarver or Blind guy.
Finally, I have started editing the Score Atlanta website and that might take a little bit of my time away from Sportsbyfletch. Don't worry, the site isn't going anywhere, but I MAY only be able to post once per day. I apologize in advance. You can still catch episodes of RW:ATL and Survivor:Cuba, but between going to the gym and www.scoreatl.com I may not be posting multiple times per day. Sorry but PLEASE keep reading (and you might also want to check out the score atlanta website! The link is at the bottom!)
Ladies and Gentlemen, the midweek entertainment report!
SLIGHT CLAPPING AS PEOPLE ARE WORRIED....
Nickelodeon and Mattel recently came under some fire from angry mothers across America when the new Dora the Explorer doll's updates leaked onto the internet. Apparently, Nick and Mattel were ready for Dora to grow up from age 5 to age 10, and in the process, look a bit more like a 10 year old. No mas would Diego's galpal have the bowl cut hairdo with orange t-shirt and short, but instead Dora would be wearing a dress with, reportedly nice legs.
Well parents were OUTRAGED! HOW DARE Dora the explorer look like a typical 10-14 year old these days. She was possibly wearing makeup with a dress? Is she some sort of whore? Ummm parents, have you seen what your ten year-old is wearing? Probably not, because you are protesting a doll. PS, Mattel released the image of what Dora would potentially look like and YES, she was wearing a TUNIC with Marissa Cooper leggings under it. Way to overreact there parents. Dora is NOT a whore-a. get over yourselves.
Stacy Keach was hospitalized Tuesday morning out in California with for undisclosed reasons. Keach is probably better known for a whole bunch of things OTHER than Prisonbreak, but to ME he is the Warden from Prisonbreak. Sportsbyfletch wishes him well as he was one of the better characters when Prisonbreak was a watchable show. I've said this before and I'll say it again. I am the only person STILL watching PB and I think Fox is paying me back for their cancelling Reunion. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW HOW THAT ENDED!
American Idol went country last night, but when Adam Lambert apparently thought that country was Egypt. I hate country week, yet for some reason Idol ALWAYS goes back to it. Regardless. I was not a fan of Michael Sarver or the blind guy. I think they are the bottom two and if either goes home, that's fine with me. I thought Kris Allen did well, I though Adam Lambert was weird (I actually thought his performance was a big middle finger to everyone, as if he was saying, "I can do what I want so F YOU!" He is good, but good enough to go Jason Castro in the SECOND week of the competition?) I get Allison and Alexis are interchangeable. Sorry. I can tell the difference in their appearances, but they are the same person. Both "dirty" rocker chicks. Whatever. As far as Lil Rounds, I don't buy into the hype. I think she is really talented, but the knockout that the judges think she is? She is NO Jennifer Hudson or even Latoya London or Melinda Doolittle. She should make top 5, but then I think she's gone. Anoop, Sorry friend, but I wasn't in love with your song last night like the judges were. Not sure if maybe all of Bollywood threatened Simon or something after last week....
Best of the night...Kris Allen with Matt at #2. Going home...Sarver or Blind guy.
Finally, I have started editing the Score Atlanta website and that might take a little bit of my time away from Sportsbyfletch. Don't worry, the site isn't going anywhere, but I MAY only be able to post once per day. I apologize in advance. You can still catch episodes of RW:ATL and Survivor:Cuba, but between going to the gym and www.scoreatl.com I may not be posting multiple times per day. Sorry but PLEASE keep reading (and you might also want to check out the score atlanta website! The link is at the bottom!)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Tuesday's grab bag blog
Some much to get to....so little time....
My NIT picks are....just kidding. I really do feel bad for South Carolina right now. Darrin Horn, the first year coach for the Gamecocks basketball team managed to take his talented team with potential conference POY Downey and a talented PG in Fredrick STRAIGHT to the NIT in a down year for the SEC. Gosh a first year coach at an SEC East school that just came over from Western Kentucky inherits a team with talent that prolly should make the Big Dance, and underachieves right into the NIT? Where have I heard THAT one before???????? Good luck there Gamecocks!
My Women's NCAA picks are....just kidding really. No story with this one. Did UGA even make it? THAT'S how much I DON'T follow women's college basketball. My pick to win it all...UCONN. (Like that was a hard pick...)
The City's finale aired last night. I have to say Whitney lost some major cool points. She didn't care about Jay, but she let it affect her work OVER AND OVER. OLIVIA ISN'T YOUR FRIEND, SHE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT JAY! STOP TALKING ABOUT IT! Was Olivia a thief, yes, but get over it, Whit. You should have been in there with that London rep, talking yourself up instead of sulking on a couch, pondering Jay. You lost out to Olivia and you know what.....you deserved it.
BUT THEN WHEN JAY CAME BACK, YOU SAY NO? You just missed your chance on a trip to London for this cat, then you say NO when he comes back? YOU FOOL!
PS, I have to tip my cap to Adam for calling out Erin. She needed it. Erin went from BEST character on the show to uberbitch. I was rooting for her to get fired over Adam's showing up. Would have been great. Oh well. But Adam had a point, who was SHE to judge Adam for merely talking to women. He wasn't having sex with them like Erin was with ANY guy that hit on her. Good for you ADAM! GUY POWER!
And lastly, I watched the premiere of Kings on Sunday. True the show will be cancelled in three weeks, but I sort of got into it. I DID need to make fun of it for several reasons such as, if destroying the tanks was that hard, why didn't they do it more? Also, how come the enemy was that lax with letting a dude sneak across the enemy lines that easily? That must be the Dumbest enemy EVER! Why did it take so long to "conquer" them? All they had were tanks that could easily be blown up? They also had soldiers that didn't pay attention to the front line? I question Gilboa's army intelligence. I really shouldn't get THAT into this show though, since it will be cancelled by May 1. Sorry Wifey.
My NIT picks are....just kidding. I really do feel bad for South Carolina right now. Darrin Horn, the first year coach for the Gamecocks basketball team managed to take his talented team with potential conference POY Downey and a talented PG in Fredrick STRAIGHT to the NIT in a down year for the SEC. Gosh a first year coach at an SEC East school that just came over from Western Kentucky inherits a team with talent that prolly should make the Big Dance, and underachieves right into the NIT? Where have I heard THAT one before???????? Good luck there Gamecocks!
My Women's NCAA picks are....just kidding really. No story with this one. Did UGA even make it? THAT'S how much I DON'T follow women's college basketball. My pick to win it all...UCONN. (Like that was a hard pick...)
The City's finale aired last night. I have to say Whitney lost some major cool points. She didn't care about Jay, but she let it affect her work OVER AND OVER. OLIVIA ISN'T YOUR FRIEND, SHE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT JAY! STOP TALKING ABOUT IT! Was Olivia a thief, yes, but get over it, Whit. You should have been in there with that London rep, talking yourself up instead of sulking on a couch, pondering Jay. You lost out to Olivia and you know what.....you deserved it.
BUT THEN WHEN JAY CAME BACK, YOU SAY NO? You just missed your chance on a trip to London for this cat, then you say NO when he comes back? YOU FOOL!
PS, I have to tip my cap to Adam for calling out Erin. She needed it. Erin went from BEST character on the show to uberbitch. I was rooting for her to get fired over Adam's showing up. Would have been great. Oh well. But Adam had a point, who was SHE to judge Adam for merely talking to women. He wasn't having sex with them like Erin was with ANY guy that hit on her. Good for you ADAM! GUY POWER!
And lastly, I watched the premiere of Kings on Sunday. True the show will be cancelled in three weeks, but I sort of got into it. I DID need to make fun of it for several reasons such as, if destroying the tanks was that hard, why didn't they do it more? Also, how come the enemy was that lax with letting a dude sneak across the enemy lines that easily? That must be the Dumbest enemy EVER! Why did it take so long to "conquer" them? All they had were tanks that could easily be blown up? They also had soldiers that didn't pay attention to the front line? I question Gilboa's army intelligence. I really shouldn't get THAT into this show though, since it will be cancelled by May 1. Sorry Wifey.
Monday, March 16, 2009
A busy Braves Monday
Position change for McCann? Chipper back in camp and Glavine throws strikes.
Tom Glavine threw a simulated game for Atlanta Monday, the lefthander’s first “game action” since last September. The soon –to-be 43 year old Glavine spent time on the disabled list for the first time of his career last season and the 300-game winner is looking to start the season as the team’s 5th starter. Glavine tallied 26 strikes in 38 pitches. His final stat line read two hits, one run, and two strikeouts in two innings of work. Glavine is tentatively scheduled to pitch again on Saturday.
Third baseman Chipper Jones is back in Braves camp after leaving Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. Jones apparently reaggravated an oblique strain he suffered earlier in the WBC, and he will receive treatment from Braves trainers. Jones expects to be back in the Braves spring training lineup by the end of the week with manager Bobby Cox predicting next week.
If Garrett Anderson’s calf injury doesn’t heal and Matt Diaz proves he cannot hit righthanders, Bobby Cox now has another option for leftfield: Brian McCann. The three-time All-Star catcher for Atlanta was inserted into leftfield in Team USA’s elimination game against the Netherlands over the weekend. Injuries have taken its toll on Team USA and manager Davey Johnson was forced to move McCann into left for the ninth inning. In the team’s previous game, McCann drove in the Americans only run in an 11-1 loss to Puerto Rico. Braves pitcher Javier Vazquez started the game for Puerto Rico and picked up the win, his second of the WBC.
The Braves made several more moves in its quest to trim the roster down to 25. One day after releasing starter Phil Stockman, the team reassigned 8 players to minor league camp. RHP James Parr, Todd Redmond, Stephen Marek and Luis Valdez were all optioned to AAA-Gwinnett, while Francisley Bueno, Mariano Gomez, Phillip Britton and Matt Kennelly were sent to the Minor League camp. Parr and Redmond are expected to headline the Gwinnett starting rotation, possibly with Tommy Hanson. Britton and Kennelly are both catchers in the Braves system.
Tom Glavine threw a simulated game for Atlanta Monday, the lefthander’s first “game action” since last September. The soon –to-be 43 year old Glavine spent time on the disabled list for the first time of his career last season and the 300-game winner is looking to start the season as the team’s 5th starter. Glavine tallied 26 strikes in 38 pitches. His final stat line read two hits, one run, and two strikeouts in two innings of work. Glavine is tentatively scheduled to pitch again on Saturday.
Third baseman Chipper Jones is back in Braves camp after leaving Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. Jones apparently reaggravated an oblique strain he suffered earlier in the WBC, and he will receive treatment from Braves trainers. Jones expects to be back in the Braves spring training lineup by the end of the week with manager Bobby Cox predicting next week.
If Garrett Anderson’s calf injury doesn’t heal and Matt Diaz proves he cannot hit righthanders, Bobby Cox now has another option for leftfield: Brian McCann. The three-time All-Star catcher for Atlanta was inserted into leftfield in Team USA’s elimination game against the Netherlands over the weekend. Injuries have taken its toll on Team USA and manager Davey Johnson was forced to move McCann into left for the ninth inning. In the team’s previous game, McCann drove in the Americans only run in an 11-1 loss to Puerto Rico. Braves pitcher Javier Vazquez started the game for Puerto Rico and picked up the win, his second of the WBC.
The Braves made several more moves in its quest to trim the roster down to 25. One day after releasing starter Phil Stockman, the team reassigned 8 players to minor league camp. RHP James Parr, Todd Redmond, Stephen Marek and Luis Valdez were all optioned to AAA-Gwinnett, while Francisley Bueno, Mariano Gomez, Phillip Britton and Matt Kennelly were sent to the Minor League camp. Parr and Redmond are expected to headline the Gwinnett starting rotation, possibly with Tommy Hanson. Britton and Kennelly are both catchers in the Braves system.
Braves pitching staff off to a strong spring start
Note: This article is the back cover story for this week's Score Atlanta. Check it out this Wednesday on one of 1300 outlets in the greater Atlanta area...
Twelve different pitchers started a game for the Atlanta Braves last year. The team entered the 2008 season with a starting rotation of John Smoltz, Tim Hudson, Mike Hampton, Tom Glavine and Jair Jurrjens and all spent time on the disabled list with Glavine, Hudson and Smoltz having their seasons end early due to injury. Chuck James, Jo-Jo Reyes and Charlie Morton experienced growing pains and Jeff Bennett and Buddy Carlyle moved from starters to relievers and back so often they needed passports. Braves GM Frank Wren knew that the rotation needed an overhaul and the winter before the 2009 season saw him take a jackhammer to the overall staff.
Wren’s first move was to acquire Javier Vazquez and the durable righty has shown his potential on the Puerto Rico World Baseball Classic squad, recording a win with 4.1 innings of shutout ball. The Braves brass is hoping that Vazquez lives up to his track record of 200+ innings and 200+ strikeouts every season. Thus far in WBC play, Vazquez has three strikeouts and that was on a pitch count.
Wren next inked Kenshin Kawakami from the Japanese major leagues and Kawakami has appeared in three innings over two games, allowing just one hit while striking out three. The Japanese import got roughed up in an intrasquad game but luckily he won’t have to face Jason Heyward when the regular season starts.
Derek Lowe was brought in by Frank Wren to be the team’s ace until Tim Hudson returns from Tommy John surgery in late August. Lowe’s arrival may prove to be quite serendipitous as he was signed only after the team failed to acquire San Diego’s Jake Peavy and free agent AJ Burnett. Just last week Lowe pitched four scoreless innings, allowing zero hits while striking out six Astros. In just six innings this spring, Lowe has nine strikeouts. He is another pitcher capable of going 200+ innings with 200+ strikeouts.
Those three will join returning starters Tom Glavine and Jair Jurrjens. The former will likely start out the season in the No.5 spot while Jurrjens, despite leading the team in wins last season should begin the year in the No.3 spot. Jurrjens won 13 games in 2008 in 188 innings pitched and he has shown he has the stuff to be a potential No.2. Thus far this spring Jurrjens has two starts and has given up eight hits in 5.2IP.
Several starters from last season may begin the year in the bullpen or in Gwinnett, but it won’t be for lack of effort this spring. Jo-Jo Reyes has been a pleasant surprise so far with a 2-0 record. Against Philadelphia, the lefthander went four innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out four. Some pundits thought that Reyes may have been passed by other pitchers in the system after Reyes went 0-7 over his final 13 starts with a 7.81 ERA. Jorge Campillo was in some danger of suffering from Jorge Sosa syndrome (coming out of nowhere to record a winning record, only to fade the next season) after a rough first spring training appearance, but Campillo has come on for Team Mexico in the WBC. The righty has a 1-0 record with a 1.93 ERA while striking out two in 4+ innings.
The major storyline though with this pitching staff has been the phenom Tommy Hanson. The youngster has eleven strikeouts over 10.1 innings and was blowing smoke in his debut. Hanson has shown he can blow it by hitters (99 mph against Carlos Lee); he can drop the huge curve (Lee again); he can uncork a nasty slider (Ryan Howard was fooled by one of Hanson’s offerings); and Hanson can even dominate when he doesn’t have his best stuff (4.2 IP, 5 hits, 1ER, 2K 2BB, 1HBP v Florida Friday). In any other season Hanson might be getting a long look for the No.5 spot in the rotation, but with Wren’s off-season upgrading spree, Hanson will likely start the 2009 season in AAA-Gwinnett. The legend will only grow with every dominating start against overmatched minor leaguers.
Entering the season Wren called his bullpen one of the team’s strengths. Rafael Soriano has looked good in several of his appearances and Mike Gonzalez appears to have picked up where he left off last season, which was Lead Conductor at the Domination Station. If Campillo and Reyes head to the bullpen, the staff will have something that it lacked last season: depth. So far Atlanta’s pitching performance has made Wren’s decisions look very smart. If the Braves are to have a chance at the postseason, this success must continue when the games count.
Twelve different pitchers started a game for the Atlanta Braves last year. The team entered the 2008 season with a starting rotation of John Smoltz, Tim Hudson, Mike Hampton, Tom Glavine and Jair Jurrjens and all spent time on the disabled list with Glavine, Hudson and Smoltz having their seasons end early due to injury. Chuck James, Jo-Jo Reyes and Charlie Morton experienced growing pains and Jeff Bennett and Buddy Carlyle moved from starters to relievers and back so often they needed passports. Braves GM Frank Wren knew that the rotation needed an overhaul and the winter before the 2009 season saw him take a jackhammer to the overall staff.
Wren’s first move was to acquire Javier Vazquez and the durable righty has shown his potential on the Puerto Rico World Baseball Classic squad, recording a win with 4.1 innings of shutout ball. The Braves brass is hoping that Vazquez lives up to his track record of 200+ innings and 200+ strikeouts every season. Thus far in WBC play, Vazquez has three strikeouts and that was on a pitch count.
Wren next inked Kenshin Kawakami from the Japanese major leagues and Kawakami has appeared in three innings over two games, allowing just one hit while striking out three. The Japanese import got roughed up in an intrasquad game but luckily he won’t have to face Jason Heyward when the regular season starts.
Derek Lowe was brought in by Frank Wren to be the team’s ace until Tim Hudson returns from Tommy John surgery in late August. Lowe’s arrival may prove to be quite serendipitous as he was signed only after the team failed to acquire San Diego’s Jake Peavy and free agent AJ Burnett. Just last week Lowe pitched four scoreless innings, allowing zero hits while striking out six Astros. In just six innings this spring, Lowe has nine strikeouts. He is another pitcher capable of going 200+ innings with 200+ strikeouts.
Those three will join returning starters Tom Glavine and Jair Jurrjens. The former will likely start out the season in the No.5 spot while Jurrjens, despite leading the team in wins last season should begin the year in the No.3 spot. Jurrjens won 13 games in 2008 in 188 innings pitched and he has shown he has the stuff to be a potential No.2. Thus far this spring Jurrjens has two starts and has given up eight hits in 5.2IP.
Several starters from last season may begin the year in the bullpen or in Gwinnett, but it won’t be for lack of effort this spring. Jo-Jo Reyes has been a pleasant surprise so far with a 2-0 record. Against Philadelphia, the lefthander went four innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out four. Some pundits thought that Reyes may have been passed by other pitchers in the system after Reyes went 0-7 over his final 13 starts with a 7.81 ERA. Jorge Campillo was in some danger of suffering from Jorge Sosa syndrome (coming out of nowhere to record a winning record, only to fade the next season) after a rough first spring training appearance, but Campillo has come on for Team Mexico in the WBC. The righty has a 1-0 record with a 1.93 ERA while striking out two in 4+ innings.
The major storyline though with this pitching staff has been the phenom Tommy Hanson. The youngster has eleven strikeouts over 10.1 innings and was blowing smoke in his debut. Hanson has shown he can blow it by hitters (99 mph against Carlos Lee); he can drop the huge curve (Lee again); he can uncork a nasty slider (Ryan Howard was fooled by one of Hanson’s offerings); and Hanson can even dominate when he doesn’t have his best stuff (4.2 IP, 5 hits, 1ER, 2K 2BB, 1HBP v Florida Friday). In any other season Hanson might be getting a long look for the No.5 spot in the rotation, but with Wren’s off-season upgrading spree, Hanson will likely start the 2009 season in AAA-Gwinnett. The legend will only grow with every dominating start against overmatched minor leaguers.
Entering the season Wren called his bullpen one of the team’s strengths. Rafael Soriano has looked good in several of his appearances and Mike Gonzalez appears to have picked up where he left off last season, which was Lead Conductor at the Domination Station. If Campillo and Reyes head to the bullpen, the staff will have something that it lacked last season: depth. So far Atlanta’s pitching performance has made Wren’s decisions look very smart. If the Braves are to have a chance at the postseason, this success must continue when the games count.
Sportsbyfletch NCAA bracket challenge
There will be no cash prizes, only the pride of winning the 1st ever SBF bracket challenge. I will reveal my picks and you are encouraged to put as many picks as you'd like under the comments section. Winner will get my respect and when Roomie wins again, I am sure I will owe her yet another fondue dinner.....after June 13th likely.
Here we go....Fletcher's picks and breakdown.
Midwest
1st round
1Louisville over 16Alabama State (I have the Hornets beating Morehead State in the playin game). Come on. I DID read that Bama State has a PLUS-size dance team called the Honey Bees that perform at halftime of the football games. I hope the Honey Bees come to the Big Dance. Their cousins will likely have to bring them....
8Ohio State over 9Siena. Really Siena? Isn't that a color in the Crayola box? Burnt Siena or something? Siena will be burnt after this game. HA!
12 Arizona over 5 Utah. On a side note, look at Utah's jerseys. Where the name normally is, they have UTAH written on them. At first I thought, "Wow, a kid named Utah went to UTAH. That's funny." then I realized everyone was like that....unless this is a Big Love situation.
4 Wake over Cleveland State. First appearance since Prosser died for Wake. Let's just hope Aminu doesn't celebrate by going out and shooting people with a bb gun.
6WestVa over 11 Dayton. Know why they call a toothbrush a toothbrush? If it had been invented anywhere other than West Va, it would be called a teethbrush!
3KU over 14North Dakota State. Gotta go with the defending champs here. I wonder if UND is jealous of its "State" brother.
10USC over 7 BC. Taking the upset. USC is SOOOOO hot right now. Thanks, Mugatu.
2Michigan State over 15Robert Morris. I don't care how good Robert Morris is, Michigan State plays 5 players. Robbie is going to have a tough time 1 on 5.
2nd round
Louisville over Duh Ohio State. Gosh, tOSU losing against a real team after feasting on weak competition? Is it Bowl season already?
Wake over Zona. Yep, this seems about right for Arizona to bow out...
KU over West Va. You know what a WestVA divorce and an Oklahoma tornado have in common? In both cases, you're losing the trailer!
Michigan State over USC. Not THAT hot, Mugatu!
Third round
Louisville over Wake. I just hope Aminu isn't so depressed he goes out and shoots a lady with a bb gun
Michigan State over KU. Anddddddd the defending champs are donezo!
Elite 8
Michigan State over Louisville. I hope Pitino comes out in his Col. Sanders suit. Sparty in the F4 YET AGAIN. Izzo should just set up an apartment there.
WEST
1st round
1UConn over 16Chattavegas. They don't like to be called UConn. It's Connecticut...cut UConn is SO much easier to spell!
9TAMU over 8BYU. Big Love goes down. PS, do we think Billy Gillespie maybe wishes he never left College State for the Bluegrass state!
5Purdue over 12Northern Iowa. Didn't Kurt Warner (Future HoFer) go to Northern Iowa? Why is a football school in the big dance?
4U-Dub over 13MissState. Last year's SEC Champ was a 14 seed. This year is it a 13 seed. So in 2018, we'll have a 1 seed! GO SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE!
6Marquette over 11Utah State. I think marquette was too high as of right now. No Dominic James means Marquette sucks. But they're still better than the Aggies.
3Mizzou over 14Cornell. In life, a team of Cornell students is clearly better than a team of Mizzou students. Too bad this is basketball. Tigers win.
10Maryland over 7 Cali. I like to see Gary Williams smile. It is like a solar eclipse. It is rare. It could happen after this game...
2Memphis over 15Cal St Northridge. Is CSNU in Memphis' conference? Might as well be
2nd round
UConn over TAMU. Jim Calhoun brings 12M into that school PER YEAR! 4M for this one game!
Purdue over UDub. This is a safety pick as Miss state might upset UDub in the first round. Covering my bases here!
Mizzou over Marquette. A Tiger would crush an eagle in a fight. Especially when the eagle is injured and cannot fly (like James is)
Memphis over Maryland. The scowl is BACK! Coach Cal takes this one. BOY I wish Robert Dozier was allowed to play at UGA...
3rd round
UConn over Purdue. "I have a suggestion, shut up!" THANKS Coach Calhoun!
Memphis over Mizzou. a lineup of Toney Douglas (from Jonesboro, GA but went to FSU!),TWood,Thompkins,Dozier and AJax....not bad.
Elite 8
UConn over Memphis. Hey Coach Cal, you either lose in the elite 8 to UConn or in the F4, take your pick!
EAST
1st round
1Pitt over 16East Tennessee State. A 16 has NEVER beaten a 1. This game won't be the first.
9Tennessee over 8OkieState. Sorry Pokes, but Tennasty has Bruce Pearl and SHOULD have been SEC champs.
5FSU over 12Wisco MAN Toney Douglas would look good in a UGA jersey. He poured in 25+ after 25+ in the ACC tourney....crud. THANKS FELTON! Ass.
4Xavier over 13Portland State. The Musketeers should beat Portland State. One for all and ALL FOR ONE!
11VCU over 6UCLA. GO ANTHONY GRANT! But don't do TOO well. Do well enough for recruits to want to come and play for UGA, but not too well that UGA has to shell out1M+ to get you!
3Nova over 14American. Daddio said that he would have American's coach Jeff Jones back at UVa if they could castrate him first. WOW. That's something to think about...
7Texas over 10Minny. Hey Tubby, good for you. Way to make Kentucky fans wish you were still there! Good for you!
2Duke over 15Binghamton. Tony from PTI went to Binghamton. That won't help them in THIS game.
2nd round
Pitt over Tennessee. And I hope Pearl wears his orange jacket for this loss!
Xavier over FSU. The french v the indians. Old allies now squaring off. Normally I wouldn't think the French would win anything but a frogleg eating contest, but they are playing a group that sold NYC for a bunch of beads.
Nova over VCU. There you go Anthony Grant. Way to stay in that 750K/yr range!
Duke over Texas. The Rat King v Rick Barnes....advantage Dookies.
3rd round
Pitt over Xavier. Jamie Dixon keeps driving that price tag up for Arizona. Don't worry Mr. Pierce. It just may cost a little more.
Nova over Duke. Yep, seems about right for this Dook team. Sweet 16.
Elite8
Pitt over Nova. And cue all of the stories about how strong the Big East is....NOW!
SOUTH
1st round
1UNC over 16Radford. Hey Ty Lawson, why don't you sit this one out too....
8LSU over 9Butler. I have to have SOME conference pride here....
12WestKY over 5 Illinois. Yet ANOTHER WKY coach that is better than Felton. COME ON GEORGIA!
4Gonzaga over Akron. Don't the Zags have a guy that was kicked off the team a few years back for shrooming it up?
6Arizona State over 11Temple. Is my anti-Philly bias showing up here?
3DaCuse over 14 Stephen F Austin. I know Syracuse is tired, but 5 beats one ANYDAY of the week!
10Michigan over 7 Clemson. Called this one back in January-check that November. Easiest pick of the first round!
2Oklahoma over 15 Morgan State. It stinks my pick for the title game will happen in the Elite8. I guess I am no Brackatologist!
2nd round
UNC over LSU. UNC will only need Lawson for the first half. REST THAT TOE!
Zaga over WKU. Freaking shrooms?
Arizona State over Cuse. HEY HEY, Fletcher is picking an upset that will come back to bite him in the butt!
OU over Michigan. Blake Griffin is good, man. And I am trying to get that guy to comment on my blog again with another wrestling reference (hopefully nothing about Test dying though. PS, cause of death not known at this time. Ummmm DRUGS?)
3rd round
UNC over Gonzaga. Could UNC's road to the E8 BE any easier?
Oklahoma over Arizona state. Because of Willie Warren though. I think Hardin outplays Griffin. Just throwing this out there!
Elite8
UNC over Oklahoma in the first of 3 grueling contest for the Heels. Great game. ratings thru the roof!
FINAL Four predictions...
UNC over Pitt. The Panthers are a great team with Blair and Fields, but UNC is just too good. THIS is what Lawson and Ellington and Psycho T came back for! (That and to boost draft status.)
UConn over Michigan State. An easy game for UConn, setting up the game EVERYONE wanted to see at the start of the season....
UNC over UConn. Roy gets his second and denies JimmyC his third.
Here we go....Fletcher's picks and breakdown.
Midwest
1st round
1Louisville over 16Alabama State (I have the Hornets beating Morehead State in the playin game). Come on. I DID read that Bama State has a PLUS-size dance team called the Honey Bees that perform at halftime of the football games. I hope the Honey Bees come to the Big Dance. Their cousins will likely have to bring them....
8Ohio State over 9Siena. Really Siena? Isn't that a color in the Crayola box? Burnt Siena or something? Siena will be burnt after this game. HA!
12 Arizona over 5 Utah. On a side note, look at Utah's jerseys. Where the name normally is, they have UTAH written on them. At first I thought, "Wow, a kid named Utah went to UTAH. That's funny." then I realized everyone was like that....unless this is a Big Love situation.
4 Wake over Cleveland State. First appearance since Prosser died for Wake. Let's just hope Aminu doesn't celebrate by going out and shooting people with a bb gun.
6WestVa over 11 Dayton. Know why they call a toothbrush a toothbrush? If it had been invented anywhere other than West Va, it would be called a teethbrush!
3KU over 14North Dakota State. Gotta go with the defending champs here. I wonder if UND is jealous of its "State" brother.
10USC over 7 BC. Taking the upset. USC is SOOOOO hot right now. Thanks, Mugatu.
2Michigan State over 15Robert Morris. I don't care how good Robert Morris is, Michigan State plays 5 players. Robbie is going to have a tough time 1 on 5.
2nd round
Louisville over Duh Ohio State. Gosh, tOSU losing against a real team after feasting on weak competition? Is it Bowl season already?
Wake over Zona. Yep, this seems about right for Arizona to bow out...
KU over West Va. You know what a WestVA divorce and an Oklahoma tornado have in common? In both cases, you're losing the trailer!
Michigan State over USC. Not THAT hot, Mugatu!
Third round
Louisville over Wake. I just hope Aminu isn't so depressed he goes out and shoots a lady with a bb gun
Michigan State over KU. Anddddddd the defending champs are donezo!
Elite 8
Michigan State over Louisville. I hope Pitino comes out in his Col. Sanders suit. Sparty in the F4 YET AGAIN. Izzo should just set up an apartment there.
WEST
1st round
1UConn over 16Chattavegas. They don't like to be called UConn. It's Connecticut...cut UConn is SO much easier to spell!
9TAMU over 8BYU. Big Love goes down. PS, do we think Billy Gillespie maybe wishes he never left College State for the Bluegrass state!
5Purdue over 12Northern Iowa. Didn't Kurt Warner (Future HoFer) go to Northern Iowa? Why is a football school in the big dance?
4U-Dub over 13MissState. Last year's SEC Champ was a 14 seed. This year is it a 13 seed. So in 2018, we'll have a 1 seed! GO SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE!
6Marquette over 11Utah State. I think marquette was too high as of right now. No Dominic James means Marquette sucks. But they're still better than the Aggies.
3Mizzou over 14Cornell. In life, a team of Cornell students is clearly better than a team of Mizzou students. Too bad this is basketball. Tigers win.
10Maryland over 7 Cali. I like to see Gary Williams smile. It is like a solar eclipse. It is rare. It could happen after this game...
2Memphis over 15Cal St Northridge. Is CSNU in Memphis' conference? Might as well be
2nd round
UConn over TAMU. Jim Calhoun brings 12M into that school PER YEAR! 4M for this one game!
Purdue over UDub. This is a safety pick as Miss state might upset UDub in the first round. Covering my bases here!
Mizzou over Marquette. A Tiger would crush an eagle in a fight. Especially when the eagle is injured and cannot fly (like James is)
Memphis over Maryland. The scowl is BACK! Coach Cal takes this one. BOY I wish Robert Dozier was allowed to play at UGA...
3rd round
UConn over Purdue. "I have a suggestion, shut up!" THANKS Coach Calhoun!
Memphis over Mizzou. a lineup of Toney Douglas (from Jonesboro, GA but went to FSU!),TWood,Thompkins,Dozier and AJax....not bad.
Elite 8
UConn over Memphis. Hey Coach Cal, you either lose in the elite 8 to UConn or in the F4, take your pick!
EAST
1st round
1Pitt over 16East Tennessee State. A 16 has NEVER beaten a 1. This game won't be the first.
9Tennessee over 8OkieState. Sorry Pokes, but Tennasty has Bruce Pearl and SHOULD have been SEC champs.
5FSU over 12Wisco MAN Toney Douglas would look good in a UGA jersey. He poured in 25+ after 25+ in the ACC tourney....crud. THANKS FELTON! Ass.
4Xavier over 13Portland State. The Musketeers should beat Portland State. One for all and ALL FOR ONE!
11VCU over 6UCLA. GO ANTHONY GRANT! But don't do TOO well. Do well enough for recruits to want to come and play for UGA, but not too well that UGA has to shell out1M+ to get you!
3Nova over 14American. Daddio said that he would have American's coach Jeff Jones back at UVa if they could castrate him first. WOW. That's something to think about...
7Texas over 10Minny. Hey Tubby, good for you. Way to make Kentucky fans wish you were still there! Good for you!
2Duke over 15Binghamton. Tony from PTI went to Binghamton. That won't help them in THIS game.
2nd round
Pitt over Tennessee. And I hope Pearl wears his orange jacket for this loss!
Xavier over FSU. The french v the indians. Old allies now squaring off. Normally I wouldn't think the French would win anything but a frogleg eating contest, but they are playing a group that sold NYC for a bunch of beads.
Nova over VCU. There you go Anthony Grant. Way to stay in that 750K/yr range!
Duke over Texas. The Rat King v Rick Barnes....advantage Dookies.
3rd round
Pitt over Xavier. Jamie Dixon keeps driving that price tag up for Arizona. Don't worry Mr. Pierce. It just may cost a little more.
Nova over Duke. Yep, seems about right for this Dook team. Sweet 16.
Elite8
Pitt over Nova. And cue all of the stories about how strong the Big East is....NOW!
SOUTH
1st round
1UNC over 16Radford. Hey Ty Lawson, why don't you sit this one out too....
8LSU over 9Butler. I have to have SOME conference pride here....
12WestKY over 5 Illinois. Yet ANOTHER WKY coach that is better than Felton. COME ON GEORGIA!
4Gonzaga over Akron. Don't the Zags have a guy that was kicked off the team a few years back for shrooming it up?
6Arizona State over 11Temple. Is my anti-Philly bias showing up here?
3DaCuse over 14 Stephen F Austin. I know Syracuse is tired, but 5 beats one ANYDAY of the week!
10Michigan over 7 Clemson. Called this one back in January-check that November. Easiest pick of the first round!
2Oklahoma over 15 Morgan State. It stinks my pick for the title game will happen in the Elite8. I guess I am no Brackatologist!
2nd round
UNC over LSU. UNC will only need Lawson for the first half. REST THAT TOE!
Zaga over WKU. Freaking shrooms?
Arizona State over Cuse. HEY HEY, Fletcher is picking an upset that will come back to bite him in the butt!
OU over Michigan. Blake Griffin is good, man. And I am trying to get that guy to comment on my blog again with another wrestling reference (hopefully nothing about Test dying though. PS, cause of death not known at this time. Ummmm DRUGS?)
3rd round
UNC over Gonzaga. Could UNC's road to the E8 BE any easier?
Oklahoma over Arizona state. Because of Willie Warren though. I think Hardin outplays Griffin. Just throwing this out there!
Elite8
UNC over Oklahoma in the first of 3 grueling contest for the Heels. Great game. ratings thru the roof!
FINAL Four predictions...
UNC over Pitt. The Panthers are a great team with Blair and Fields, but UNC is just too good. THIS is what Lawson and Ellington and Psycho T came back for! (That and to boost draft status.)
UConn over Michigan State. An easy game for UConn, setting up the game EVERYONE wanted to see at the start of the season....
UNC over UConn. Roy gets his second and denies JimmyC his third.
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