Happy St Patrick's Day!, Idol does the STONES, Corey Feldman writes a letter that won't be delivered, Arrest warrant out for Lil Wayne and DMX gets 6 months in jail
Ladies and gentlemen, THE MIDWEEK ENTERTAINMENT REPORT!
Fans scream like Justin Bieber walked into a mall!
St. Patrick's Day is today. AKA another day that Beer companies love and people with quasi-drinking problems invented just to have an excuse to get drunk. You know, Cinco De Mayo, Mardi Gras, MLK Day (where college kids at Georgia get together, drink 40s and watch Friday), Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Halloween(Ok, so the last one was really an excuse for chicks to dress slutty and for guys to not judge them before trying to sleep with them)...you get the idea. Honestly, do we REALLY need a holiday to celebrate a guy that drove some snakes out of Ireland? We need to celebrate that in America? Or we need to drink beer. OK. That's what I though.
American Idol did the Rolling Stones last night. Does that mean that Keith and Mick will be strutting around tonight on the results show? Did I watch last night? No. Instead I watched Couples Retreat. REALLY funny, FYI. Vince Vaughn's best work since Old School.
Can someone please explain to Corey Feldman that Corey Haim is dead and cannot read a letter anymore? Feldman "wrote a letter" to Haim and posted it on his website, explaining why he didn't go to the funeral. Here is a bit of it: You also know the only reason I am truly not there is out of respect for your mother and her wishes to minimize the media attention as much as possible. I want your family to have a calm peaceful day. Hopefully we will not see one shot of the funeral on the news. Don't worry Corey, there WAS no media attention. Odds are you couldn't afford the plane ticket, that's why you didn't go. And I don't think if you HAD have gone, ANYONE would have cared.
You continued: I miss you so much already. When I think of something funny I don't know who to tell it to. I find myself trying to call you but then remember your not there. I think about the new movies we will soon be doing together and then suddenly realise [sic] that the dream is over. You think you aren't doing movies because he died?
Nobody will ever understand the brotherhood we shared. Nobody will ever get the inside jokes we told. They weren't funny.
"My mission in life became saving yours. I never gave up, I tried... MISSION NOT ACCOMPLISHED.
I have been so hounded by the media and barraged with condolences since your death that I have not been given my own time to [grieve]. I was still in shock while cameras were chasing me down the street looking for my feelings on the matter. When I did Larry King I could barely form sentences, but knew I had to be strong to send a message. /get back INTO the limelight.
I would go on, but it seems kind of mean. Especially when he said that Haim and his death have meant so much to the world.
Let's just move on.
An arrest warrant was issued for Lil Wayne. Umm, if you really need to find him, I THINK HE'S IN JAIL!
And finally, DMX was sentenced to 6 months in jail and a mental exam after violating probation for his previous felony charge of cruelty to animals. I guess just like babies and DUIs were the hot thing for white 20ish Hollywood starlets several years back, going to jail is now hot for rappers. OK.
Have a great rest of the week everybody. Be careful out there tonight when you're pretending to be Irish.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Brian Jones' top WR in GHSA class of 2011
Big B, Brian Jones unveiled a brand new top ten list last night on Score Atlanta's The Official Visit on Sports Radio 790 The Zone. In case you missed it, the top ten rising senior Wide Receivers in Georgia are.........
10) Michael Showers: 6-2, 185 out of Camden County. Interest in Georgia, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt. Was one of the top performers at the recent Jacksonville NUC event. Great size and strength, with solid hands. Great at making touch catches in coverage.
9) Vincent Dallas: 6-0, 176 out of Cedar Grove. All about speed and explosion. Great track athlete.
8) Jeff Greene: 6-6, 200 out of Starr’s Mill. Offer from Duke. Interested in Georgia, Georgia Tech, Alabama, UCLA, Vanderbilt and Maryland. 33 catches, and 622 yards, 3 tds as a junior.
7) Zack Walker: 6-1, 185 out of Johnson County. Interest in Georgia and Georgia Tech. Caught 72 passes for 1,172 yards and 12 scores. Physical for his size, great hands, good blocker, good with jump balls and poses a deep threat. Shiftier than fast, lacks elite top-end speed.
6) Zach Witchett: 6-0, 185 out of Washington high. Offers from Georgia, Toledo, and West Virginia. Great hands and at going up for jump balls. Good speed, good quickness, decent size. Impressive deep threat. Like him as an all-around athlete.
5) Malcolm Mitchell: 6-1, 170 out of Valdosta. Offers from Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. Good hands, great focus as a receiver. Good at going up for jump balls. Quality speed and power. Lacks great elusiveness.
4) Nile Daniel: 6-0, 165 out of Griffin. Offer from Maryland. Good hands, solid speed and quickness, but nothing great. Quality possession receiver.
3) Chris Conley: 6-3, 180 out of North Paulding. Offers from Bama, Clemson, Georgia, Tech, Maryland, Stanford, Tennessee, among others. Good quickness and agility for a player his size, very physical, good on jump balls and at using his body. Pretty good after the catch, in space.
2) Justin Scott: 5-11, 190 out of Mitchell County. Offers from Georgia, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Stanford, Wake, East Carolina and South Carolina. A dynamic athlete with solid strength and build. Tremendous speed. Great deep threat.
1) Alex Chisum: 6-2, 185 out of Sandy Creek. Offers from Cincinnati, Kentucky, Louisville, and Mississippi State. Great at adjusting to the ball in the air, good on jump balls, good hands. A dominant possession guy at this point.
10) Michael Showers: 6-2, 185 out of Camden County. Interest in Georgia, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt. Was one of the top performers at the recent Jacksonville NUC event. Great size and strength, with solid hands. Great at making touch catches in coverage.
9) Vincent Dallas: 6-0, 176 out of Cedar Grove. All about speed and explosion. Great track athlete.
8) Jeff Greene: 6-6, 200 out of Starr’s Mill. Offer from Duke. Interested in Georgia, Georgia Tech, Alabama, UCLA, Vanderbilt and Maryland. 33 catches, and 622 yards, 3 tds as a junior.
7) Zack Walker: 6-1, 185 out of Johnson County. Interest in Georgia and Georgia Tech. Caught 72 passes for 1,172 yards and 12 scores. Physical for his size, great hands, good blocker, good with jump balls and poses a deep threat. Shiftier than fast, lacks elite top-end speed.
6) Zach Witchett: 6-0, 185 out of Washington high. Offers from Georgia, Toledo, and West Virginia. Great hands and at going up for jump balls. Good speed, good quickness, decent size. Impressive deep threat. Like him as an all-around athlete.
5) Malcolm Mitchell: 6-1, 170 out of Valdosta. Offers from Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. Good hands, great focus as a receiver. Good at going up for jump balls. Quality speed and power. Lacks great elusiveness.
4) Nile Daniel: 6-0, 165 out of Griffin. Offer from Maryland. Good hands, solid speed and quickness, but nothing great. Quality possession receiver.
3) Chris Conley: 6-3, 180 out of North Paulding. Offers from Bama, Clemson, Georgia, Tech, Maryland, Stanford, Tennessee, among others. Good quickness and agility for a player his size, very physical, good on jump balls and at using his body. Pretty good after the catch, in space.
2) Justin Scott: 5-11, 190 out of Mitchell County. Offers from Georgia, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Stanford, Wake, East Carolina and South Carolina. A dynamic athlete with solid strength and build. Tremendous speed. Great deep threat.
1) Alex Chisum: 6-2, 185 out of Sandy Creek. Offers from Cincinnati, Kentucky, Louisville, and Mississippi State. Great at adjusting to the ball in the air, good on jump balls, good hands. A dominant possession guy at this point.
Monday, March 15, 2010
2nd annual SBF Bracket pool
After last season when I pulled a Boston Rob and DOMINATED the bracket pool on SportsbyFletch's first EVER tourney, I figured Roomie and Paul would probably be scared to challenge me. I still thought that perhaps they would enter OTHER bracket pools, (one with fellow plebians that they have a shot at winning) so I thought I'd post my picks so, IF THEY CHOOSE, they can swipe my picks and win those pools and feel good about themselves.
Hey, what can I say, I'm a nice guy.
With no further ado, my picks....
Midwest Region
First round
1 Kansas over Lehigh. KU has the most talented team in the bracket. (Was that a spoiler? you'll have to wait and see....)
8 UNLV over 9 Northern Iowa. In honor of Mikey and Trent I say UNLV doubles down and beats NIU by 11.
5 Michigan State over 12 New Mexico State. Sparty as a 5 seed? too low!
4 Maryland over Houston. In Georgia, it would be pronounced How-stun. Everywhere else it is pronounced DAY ONE LOSER.
6 Tennessee over 11 San Diego State. I LOVE San Diego....as a honeymoon destination
3 Georgetown over 14 Ohio. I wonder if the president will be on THIS CBS broadcast too like he was when the Hoyas beat Duke? Take the Hoyas.
10 Georgia Tech over 7 Okie State. What? You don't think I'm not still pissed that the Pokes beat Georgia then lost the next week to Houston? I AM! Their b-ball team suffers.
2 the Ohio State over 15 UC Santa Barbara. UCSB looked like a fun place on Newport Harbor (the short lived MTV show which was The REAL Real OC.) why did that show not get picked up for a second season? That one guy Clay was a drip but Grant seemed REALLY cool.
Second Round
Kansas over UNLV. The most talented team in the county against UNLV? Seriously? You question this pick?
Michigan State over Maryland. Sorry General Grevious, but you suffer the same fate as the cockroach from Star Wars: you lose to Sparty. Wait, was that what happened?
Georgetown over Tennessee. The Vols should have lost twice to Georgia. DQ. You are out
Ohio State over Tech. Don't worry Tech fans. Paul Hewitt WILL mess this one up.
Third round
KU over Michigan State. Sorry Sparty, but this one turns into 300-2 and Tom Izzo is NO Gerry Butler
Georgetown over Ohio State. Why? Because Obama threatens to leave Ohio out of the new health care plan unless the Hoyas win.
Fourth Round
KU over Georgetown. Come ON, Kansas is the most talented team in the field!
WEST REGION
1st round
1Syracuse over 16 Vermont. Hey citizens of Montpelier, you guys beat Da Cuse in 2005. This is payback
9 FSU over 8 Gonzaga. I have Gozaga overload disease. I've been told for SO many years that these guys are plucky and tough. PLEASE, they are the Boise State of college basketball. People are sick of rooting for this Cinderella. Is it midnight yet?
12 UTEP over 5 Butler. Butler is Gonzaga's stepbrother. We don't like your entire family!
6 Xavier over 11 Minnesota. Sorry Tubby, but I think you cashed all of your chips in during the Big11 tourney
3 Pitt over Oakland. Imagine being from Oakland and you get to GO TO THE TOURNEY all the way to...Milwaukee. Ouch.
7 BYU over 10 Florida. As Janovy said yesterday to me in a text, Florida cannot shoot.
2 K-State over North Texas. I still say Frank Martin was a "keep the player" hire.
2nd round
Da Cuse over FSU. Sorry Hitman.
Vandy over UTEP. SEC! SEC!
Pitt over Xavier. I'll be honest. I cannot name a SINGLE PLAYER on Xavier. (Or Pitt)
K-State over BYU. They will play this game on a Saturday because of the Mormons...
3rd round
Da Cuse over Vandy. I think the Orange's big man is back in time for this one, no sweat.
K-State over Pitt. The greatest K-State team since Beaz and Bill Walker! (Wait that was two years ago?)
4th round
Da Cuse over K-State. Syracuse is one of the three best teams in the country. K-State crumbles when it has to play the top teams. Sorry Frank
EAST REGION
First round
1 Kentucky over East Tennessee State. They are NOTHING without Gerald Robinson Jr., who transfered to Georgia. Well, they'd have lost to UK even with him.
9 Wake over 8 Texas. Boy did Rick Barnes drive this team into the ground. Plus I needed another upset.
12 Cornell over 5 Temple. And I needed a 12 to beat a 5.
4 Wisco over 13 Wofford. Don't think I'm not still angry about the Terriers beating Georgia earlier this season!
6 Marquette over 11 Washington. The Pac10 is TERRIBLE
3 New Mexico over 14 Montana. did they REALLY name a state after Joe?
7 Klimpsen over 10 Mizzou. Oliver Purnell pulls a Tommy Bowden and wins this one to keep himself off the hotseat ala Tommy Bowden
2 West Va over 15 Morgan State. After the Neers won the Big East title, I heard burning couches were FLYING off of roofs all over West Va. Most people though thought it was just Saturday night
Second round
Kentucky over Wake. They have the BEST PLAYER in the tournament. JOHN WALL.
Wisco over Cornell. I'm going with a guy named BO everytime. Sorry Smarties
Marquette over New Mexico. Seriously? We needed a new one? Wasn't the old one enough?
West Va over Klimpsen. That's OK Clemson fans, you'll start out next season 17-0!
Third round
Kentucky over Wisco. JOHN WALL
West Va over Marquette. Could Bob Huggins make his first final four?
Fourth Round
Kentucky over West Va. No
SOUTH REGION
First round
1 Duke over 16 Winthrop (who beat Ark-PB). A 16 has NEVER beaten a 1. Won't happen here.
9 Louisville over 8 Cal. The Pac10 SUCKS
5 TAMU over 12 Utah State. I've already picked 2 #12s. Enough!
13 Siena over 4 Purdue. Why are the Boilermakers even going? Hummel is hurt. Your season is OVER!
6 Notre Dame over 11 Old Dominion. As much respect as I have for the CAA, their champ goes down. Sorry Dave Cohen.
3 Baylor over 14 Sam Houston State. SHSU may be my favorite college name every year. Way more than Austin Peay. Maybe right behind Stephen F Austin.
7 Richmond over 10 St. Mary's. Giving the Spiders some LOVE
2 Nova over 15 Robert Morris. Robert Morris is NO Sam Houston!
Second Round
Duke over Lou-a-vul. And Rick Pitino leaves after the game to go to the Raptors?
TAMU over Siena. Siena gets Burnt! HA!
Baylor beats ND. Those people in WACO are CRAZY!
Nova beats Richmond. Not THAT much love Richmond
Third Round
Duke beats TAMU. Did I REALLY have Texas A&M in the S16?
Nova beats Baylor. Scottie Reynolds
Fourth Round
Nova over Duke. And Dickie V cries a little bit.
Final Four.
Kentucky beats Nova. JOHN WALL
Kansas beats Da Cuse. The best collection of talent in the field!
Title game:
Kentucky beats Kansas. John Wall will NOT BE STOPPED by Kansas. Carmelo part TWO!
Hey, what can I say, I'm a nice guy.
With no further ado, my picks....
Midwest Region
First round
1 Kansas over Lehigh. KU has the most talented team in the bracket. (Was that a spoiler? you'll have to wait and see....)
8 UNLV over 9 Northern Iowa. In honor of Mikey and Trent I say UNLV doubles down and beats NIU by 11.
5 Michigan State over 12 New Mexico State. Sparty as a 5 seed? too low!
4 Maryland over Houston. In Georgia, it would be pronounced How-stun. Everywhere else it is pronounced DAY ONE LOSER.
6 Tennessee over 11 San Diego State. I LOVE San Diego....as a honeymoon destination
3 Georgetown over 14 Ohio. I wonder if the president will be on THIS CBS broadcast too like he was when the Hoyas beat Duke? Take the Hoyas.
10 Georgia Tech over 7 Okie State. What? You don't think I'm not still pissed that the Pokes beat Georgia then lost the next week to Houston? I AM! Their b-ball team suffers.
2 the Ohio State over 15 UC Santa Barbara. UCSB looked like a fun place on Newport Harbor (the short lived MTV show which was The REAL Real OC.) why did that show not get picked up for a second season? That one guy Clay was a drip but Grant seemed REALLY cool.
Second Round
Kansas over UNLV. The most talented team in the county against UNLV? Seriously? You question this pick?
Michigan State over Maryland. Sorry General Grevious, but you suffer the same fate as the cockroach from Star Wars: you lose to Sparty. Wait, was that what happened?
Georgetown over Tennessee. The Vols should have lost twice to Georgia. DQ. You are out
Ohio State over Tech. Don't worry Tech fans. Paul Hewitt WILL mess this one up.
Third round
KU over Michigan State. Sorry Sparty, but this one turns into 300-2 and Tom Izzo is NO Gerry Butler
Georgetown over Ohio State. Why? Because Obama threatens to leave Ohio out of the new health care plan unless the Hoyas win.
Fourth Round
KU over Georgetown. Come ON, Kansas is the most talented team in the field!
WEST REGION
1st round
1Syracuse over 16 Vermont. Hey citizens of Montpelier, you guys beat Da Cuse in 2005. This is payback
9 FSU over 8 Gonzaga. I have Gozaga overload disease. I've been told for SO many years that these guys are plucky and tough. PLEASE, they are the Boise State of college basketball. People are sick of rooting for this Cinderella. Is it midnight yet?
12 UTEP over 5 Butler. Butler is Gonzaga's stepbrother. We don't like your entire family!
6 Xavier over 11 Minnesota. Sorry Tubby, but I think you cashed all of your chips in during the Big11 tourney
3 Pitt over Oakland. Imagine being from Oakland and you get to GO TO THE TOURNEY all the way to...Milwaukee. Ouch.
7 BYU over 10 Florida. As Janovy said yesterday to me in a text, Florida cannot shoot.
2 K-State over North Texas. I still say Frank Martin was a "keep the player" hire.
2nd round
Da Cuse over FSU. Sorry Hitman.
Vandy over UTEP. SEC! SEC!
Pitt over Xavier. I'll be honest. I cannot name a SINGLE PLAYER on Xavier. (Or Pitt)
K-State over BYU. They will play this game on a Saturday because of the Mormons...
3rd round
Da Cuse over Vandy. I think the Orange's big man is back in time for this one, no sweat.
K-State over Pitt. The greatest K-State team since Beaz and Bill Walker! (Wait that was two years ago?)
4th round
Da Cuse over K-State. Syracuse is one of the three best teams in the country. K-State crumbles when it has to play the top teams. Sorry Frank
EAST REGION
First round
1 Kentucky over East Tennessee State. They are NOTHING without Gerald Robinson Jr., who transfered to Georgia. Well, they'd have lost to UK even with him.
9 Wake over 8 Texas. Boy did Rick Barnes drive this team into the ground. Plus I needed another upset.
12 Cornell over 5 Temple. And I needed a 12 to beat a 5.
4 Wisco over 13 Wofford. Don't think I'm not still angry about the Terriers beating Georgia earlier this season!
6 Marquette over 11 Washington. The Pac10 is TERRIBLE
3 New Mexico over 14 Montana. did they REALLY name a state after Joe?
7 Klimpsen over 10 Mizzou. Oliver Purnell pulls a Tommy Bowden and wins this one to keep himself off the hotseat ala Tommy Bowden
2 West Va over 15 Morgan State. After the Neers won the Big East title, I heard burning couches were FLYING off of roofs all over West Va. Most people though thought it was just Saturday night
Second round
Kentucky over Wake. They have the BEST PLAYER in the tournament. JOHN WALL.
Wisco over Cornell. I'm going with a guy named BO everytime. Sorry Smarties
Marquette over New Mexico. Seriously? We needed a new one? Wasn't the old one enough?
West Va over Klimpsen. That's OK Clemson fans, you'll start out next season 17-0!
Third round
Kentucky over Wisco. JOHN WALL
West Va over Marquette. Could Bob Huggins make his first final four?
Fourth Round
Kentucky over West Va. No
SOUTH REGION
First round
1 Duke over 16 Winthrop (who beat Ark-PB). A 16 has NEVER beaten a 1. Won't happen here.
9 Louisville over 8 Cal. The Pac10 SUCKS
5 TAMU over 12 Utah State. I've already picked 2 #12s. Enough!
13 Siena over 4 Purdue. Why are the Boilermakers even going? Hummel is hurt. Your season is OVER!
6 Notre Dame over 11 Old Dominion. As much respect as I have for the CAA, their champ goes down. Sorry Dave Cohen.
3 Baylor over 14 Sam Houston State. SHSU may be my favorite college name every year. Way more than Austin Peay. Maybe right behind Stephen F Austin.
7 Richmond over 10 St. Mary's. Giving the Spiders some LOVE
2 Nova over 15 Robert Morris. Robert Morris is NO Sam Houston!
Second Round
Duke over Lou-a-vul. And Rick Pitino leaves after the game to go to the Raptors?
TAMU over Siena. Siena gets Burnt! HA!
Baylor beats ND. Those people in WACO are CRAZY!
Nova beats Richmond. Not THAT much love Richmond
Third Round
Duke beats TAMU. Did I REALLY have Texas A&M in the S16?
Nova beats Baylor. Scottie Reynolds
Fourth Round
Nova over Duke. And Dickie V cries a little bit.
Final Four.
Kentucky beats Nova. JOHN WALL
Kansas beats Da Cuse. The best collection of talent in the field!
Title game:
Kentucky beats Kansas. John Wall will NOT BE STOPPED by Kansas. Carmelo part TWO!
Friday, March 12, 2010
The ALL NEW expanded Scanning the Dial
Score Atlanta has decided to push Scanning the Dial UP A NOTCH. Apparently I'm pretty good or something. Regardless, this sneak peek of Scanning the Dial is a bit longer than usual and will now contain a "CAN YOU BELIEVE HE SAID THAT?" feature. Hopefully this will become a sports version of what Rodney Ho does for the AJC. Be sure to grab a copy of Score Atlanta at metro area QuikTrips, Krogers and Blockbusters.
NASCAR has gotten a lot of play on Atlanta radio recently. Both sports radio stations in Atlanta have a weekly racing program (Full Throttle on Monday nights for 680 The Fan and Speed Zone on either Monday or Tuesday nights for 790 The Zone) but each station has been including circuit talk into regular conversation. The Zone’s Pollack and Bell program was live from Daytona recently for the Great American Race, and Mike Bell was live at the Atlanta Motor Speedway last week leading up to the Kobalt 500. Bell was able to grab crew chiefs, commentators and a few drivers, including Carl Edwards. The Fan meanwhile was promoting a big contest to send “lucky” fans to the race. Then after the race took place over the weekend, both stations were talking about the huge crash between Edwards and another driver where it appeared that Edwards purposely crashed Brad Keselowski. Hearing these local programs that are not up on their NASCAR try and discuss the “sport” is quite humorous and it actually makes me want to stick with their program moreso than the guys who DO know about it and attempt to teach the average listener who has no desire to learn. On the flip side though, if there is a topic that people care about and the co-hosts don’t know about it and refuse to learn anything about it before commenting, that gets annoying.
I found the recent flipflopping from AJC columnist Mark Bradley to be a little disappointing. Several weeks back Bradley wrote a column that talked about Georgia Tech head basketball coach Paul Hewitt and was critical of the team’s performance on the court, and Bradley wrote the piece so that it was all backed up by facts. Hewitt however took the column as a personal attack and went on 790 The Zone and fired back after also tweeting on the subject. Hewitt earlier this week appeared on 680 The Fan and noted how he didn’t really want to talk about it before proceeding to talk about it and try to make himself out to be the good guy. On the AJC’s website Bradley released several pro-Georgia Tech blogs that are clearly an attempt to get back in Hewitt’s good graces. I ask WHY? Why would you go back against your own researched-based, non-personal attack article just to get “back inside” with this coach? Coaches are bullies sometimes and every now and then a watchdog is needed. Bradley was serving as that watchdog. Stand strong next time, especially since it didn’t read to me as a personal attack.
The Atlanta area news organizations got a taste of the national sports media when Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was accused of sexually assaulting a twenty-year-old female at a Milledgeville bar. ESPN swooped in to do live standups in front of the Capital City Bar in Milledgeville, GA and major news stations across the country have picked up AJC stories ever since the event took place last week. On our weekly radio show Score Atlanta Sports Sunday on 790 The Zone, we started our show with the topic and the calls poured in. Folks were wanting the Steelers to do everything from suspend him (the length ranged from two games to four games to, as one caller wanted, the season) to cut him to even draft another QB and make Roethlisberger train his replacement. One caller made the point that sexual assault could mean anything from grabbing a female’s tush to forcing yourself on her just short of sex. The caller said that if it was the former, this would be much ado about nothing. Several callers responded to this one gentleman, saying that if Roethlisberger had even done so much as touch his daughter on the arm and she didn’t want him to, he would have a beef with the quarterback. The Steelers have told the local Pittsburgh papers that the organization will wait until the investigation concludes, but personally, I say they must do something now. This is three incidents in the last four off-seasons, after the motorcycle crash, the alleged rape and now the claim of sexual assault. This twenty-eight-year-old must learn that he is putting himself in the wrong situation constantly and something must change. I made the point on Sports Sunday that you keep hearing about Roethlisberger doing these things, even if no charges are filed or charges are dropped, but you never hear about Matt Ryan doing these things, you never hear about Peyton Manning doing these things. They are smart enough not to put themselves in those situations and maybe Roethlisberger, who has more rings than both combined, should strive to be a bit more like those two.
Braves minor league phenom Jason Heyward will be featured in an upcoming article in Sports Illustrated. According to the team website, the writer was on hand earlier this week and witnessed Heyward crush his first spring training home run for approximately 440 feet that cleared the team’s batting cages before bouncing once on a shed room and then shooting straight over the facility behind the outfield wall. Jeff Francoeur was featured during his rookie season by the magazine before the SI jinx hit Frenchy, eventually costing him the Rookie of the Year award to Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard.
Finally, an interesting decision may force the program director at the 680 The Fan to hurt some feelings. The Fan has trumpeted its stance as “Home of the Atlanta Thrashers,” for years now, however the hype has been even more extreme as the Braves now call the Fan its flagship station. The Thrashers are hovering near the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, and should the Thrashers make the postseason, what will the station do? Putting Thrashers games on a sister station for the Braves is fine during the regular season, but if the Thrashers make the postseason, are you really going to bump the Thrashers again? And if you put the Braves on the sister station, that would be curious, considering the massive (and sometimes annoying) campaign the station put on to let everyone know that The Fan is the new home of the Braves. The decision will be one to keep an eye on.
CAN YOU BELIEVE HE SAID THAT?
Can anyone tell me what or where Mettenberg is? Is it a town in West Virginia? Oh, Pollack and Bell, did you guys mean Zach MettenbergER? The redshirt freshman competing for the Georgia starting quarterback position? Ahh, I bet you guys did. Here is the thing though: shouldn’t you guys know the name of the person you are talking about? I mean it was only plastered all over ajc.com, the Athens Banner-Herald, ESPN.com, macon.com, etc., but somehow you guys called him Mettenberg? What? Even David Hubbard doing the updates was getting it right. Who is Mettenberg?
NASCAR has gotten a lot of play on Atlanta radio recently. Both sports radio stations in Atlanta have a weekly racing program (Full Throttle on Monday nights for 680 The Fan and Speed Zone on either Monday or Tuesday nights for 790 The Zone) but each station has been including circuit talk into regular conversation. The Zone’s Pollack and Bell program was live from Daytona recently for the Great American Race, and Mike Bell was live at the Atlanta Motor Speedway last week leading up to the Kobalt 500. Bell was able to grab crew chiefs, commentators and a few drivers, including Carl Edwards. The Fan meanwhile was promoting a big contest to send “lucky” fans to the race. Then after the race took place over the weekend, both stations were talking about the huge crash between Edwards and another driver where it appeared that Edwards purposely crashed Brad Keselowski. Hearing these local programs that are not up on their NASCAR try and discuss the “sport” is quite humorous and it actually makes me want to stick with their program moreso than the guys who DO know about it and attempt to teach the average listener who has no desire to learn. On the flip side though, if there is a topic that people care about and the co-hosts don’t know about it and refuse to learn anything about it before commenting, that gets annoying.
I found the recent flipflopping from AJC columnist Mark Bradley to be a little disappointing. Several weeks back Bradley wrote a column that talked about Georgia Tech head basketball coach Paul Hewitt and was critical of the team’s performance on the court, and Bradley wrote the piece so that it was all backed up by facts. Hewitt however took the column as a personal attack and went on 790 The Zone and fired back after also tweeting on the subject. Hewitt earlier this week appeared on 680 The Fan and noted how he didn’t really want to talk about it before proceeding to talk about it and try to make himself out to be the good guy. On the AJC’s website Bradley released several pro-Georgia Tech blogs that are clearly an attempt to get back in Hewitt’s good graces. I ask WHY? Why would you go back against your own researched-based, non-personal attack article just to get “back inside” with this coach? Coaches are bullies sometimes and every now and then a watchdog is needed. Bradley was serving as that watchdog. Stand strong next time, especially since it didn’t read to me as a personal attack.
The Atlanta area news organizations got a taste of the national sports media when Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was accused of sexually assaulting a twenty-year-old female at a Milledgeville bar. ESPN swooped in to do live standups in front of the Capital City Bar in Milledgeville, GA and major news stations across the country have picked up AJC stories ever since the event took place last week. On our weekly radio show Score Atlanta Sports Sunday on 790 The Zone, we started our show with the topic and the calls poured in. Folks were wanting the Steelers to do everything from suspend him (the length ranged from two games to four games to, as one caller wanted, the season) to cut him to even draft another QB and make Roethlisberger train his replacement. One caller made the point that sexual assault could mean anything from grabbing a female’s tush to forcing yourself on her just short of sex. The caller said that if it was the former, this would be much ado about nothing. Several callers responded to this one gentleman, saying that if Roethlisberger had even done so much as touch his daughter on the arm and she didn’t want him to, he would have a beef with the quarterback. The Steelers have told the local Pittsburgh papers that the organization will wait until the investigation concludes, but personally, I say they must do something now. This is three incidents in the last four off-seasons, after the motorcycle crash, the alleged rape and now the claim of sexual assault. This twenty-eight-year-old must learn that he is putting himself in the wrong situation constantly and something must change. I made the point on Sports Sunday that you keep hearing about Roethlisberger doing these things, even if no charges are filed or charges are dropped, but you never hear about Matt Ryan doing these things, you never hear about Peyton Manning doing these things. They are smart enough not to put themselves in those situations and maybe Roethlisberger, who has more rings than both combined, should strive to be a bit more like those two.
Braves minor league phenom Jason Heyward will be featured in an upcoming article in Sports Illustrated. According to the team website, the writer was on hand earlier this week and witnessed Heyward crush his first spring training home run for approximately 440 feet that cleared the team’s batting cages before bouncing once on a shed room and then shooting straight over the facility behind the outfield wall. Jeff Francoeur was featured during his rookie season by the magazine before the SI jinx hit Frenchy, eventually costing him the Rookie of the Year award to Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard.
Finally, an interesting decision may force the program director at the 680 The Fan to hurt some feelings. The Fan has trumpeted its stance as “Home of the Atlanta Thrashers,” for years now, however the hype has been even more extreme as the Braves now call the Fan its flagship station. The Thrashers are hovering near the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, and should the Thrashers make the postseason, what will the station do? Putting Thrashers games on a sister station for the Braves is fine during the regular season, but if the Thrashers make the postseason, are you really going to bump the Thrashers again? And if you put the Braves on the sister station, that would be curious, considering the massive (and sometimes annoying) campaign the station put on to let everyone know that The Fan is the new home of the Braves. The decision will be one to keep an eye on.
CAN YOU BELIEVE HE SAID THAT?
Can anyone tell me what or where Mettenberg is? Is it a town in West Virginia? Oh, Pollack and Bell, did you guys mean Zach MettenbergER? The redshirt freshman competing for the Georgia starting quarterback position? Ahh, I bet you guys did. Here is the thing though: shouldn’t you guys know the name of the person you are talking about? I mean it was only plastered all over ajc.com, the Athens Banner-Herald, ESPN.com, macon.com, etc., but somehow you guys called him Mettenberg? What? Even David Hubbard doing the updates was getting it right. Who is Mettenberg?
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Midweek Entertainment report 3/10/10
One Corey down and one to go, Lohan is suing E-Trade, David Archuleta writing his life's memoirs and is anyone watching Idol?
Ladies and gentlemen, the midweek entertainment report!
BEATLES-like screaming!
So Corey Haim died last night/this morning. He was 38. The cause of death is not known though reports are saying that he was with his mom. Couldn't the coroner just ask her? I am sorry but I don't remember Corey Haim. I remember Feldmen because of the Goonies. But Haim? Apparently he was in The Lost Boys and Lucas, but I've never heard of those. I've heard of Corey Hart (The sunglasses at night guy), and I've heard of Corey Matthews (Ben Savage, if you will), but Corey Haim? His "work" doesn't stand out to me. I know he was on Two Coreys or whatever that crap A&E show was, but again that was with Feldmen. I guess I just feel that this guy's life probably went off track at some point and he tried to blame it on being a child actor. Ummm, wasn't John Cusack and Charlie Sheen and all of the kids from The Breakfast Club and ummmm EVERYONE ELSE from that Brat Pack era that seemed to do OK and not go off the deep end? I don't feel sorry for him because I never knew his work, just as a screw up that would do anything to stay in the limelight. Actually, it is a shame this didn't happen last week because he would have ended up in the Oscars montage...the closest he's ever been to the Oscars.
Speaking of child actors that are screwed up yet only have themselves to blame...Apparently Lindsay Lohan is suing E*Trade for $100M for the commercial using the name Lindsay for a "boyfriend stealing baby" who is a "milkaholic." Lindsay's PR people (who should be fired for this stunt) say that EVERYONE KNOWS that the "milkaholic" baby is a parody of her. And Lindsay Lohan apparently is ONLY going by Lindsay these days, so that is the reason EVERYONE KNOWS it is her? IT IS?! Wait, first off Lindz, you are an AL-co-holic, not a milkaholic. you should have been flattered that they weren't calling you a lush. Milk is GOOD for you. Secondly, it was a BOYfriend-stealing baby. You dated a GIRL named Sam. Quasi-lezbinen=you; boyfriend-stealing baby=NOT you. Third, it was a BABY, not a 23-year-old redhead that was so desperate to get her name out there that she came up with this stupid story. Seriously Lindz, are you THAT desperate to be relevant again? Actually, if E*Trade REALLY wanted to make a commercial spoofing a celebreality person, they'd likely choose one of the Kardashians. Sorry Lindz, you aren't relevant anymore.
Now if Lindsay was suing E*Trade to get them to STOP DOING CREEPY BABY Commercials JUST BECAUSE, that would be fine. I'd be on board, but stop trying to get money.
Finally, David Archuleta is writing a memoir. What is he? 14? How long is this book going to be? 8 pages?
And is anyone watching Idol? I tried last night, but I had to turn it off. These chicks stink. I could care less who wins this season.
Ladies and gentlemen, the midweek entertainment report!
BEATLES-like screaming!
So Corey Haim died last night/this morning. He was 38. The cause of death is not known though reports are saying that he was with his mom. Couldn't the coroner just ask her? I am sorry but I don't remember Corey Haim. I remember Feldmen because of the Goonies. But Haim? Apparently he was in The Lost Boys and Lucas, but I've never heard of those. I've heard of Corey Hart (The sunglasses at night guy), and I've heard of Corey Matthews (Ben Savage, if you will), but Corey Haim? His "work" doesn't stand out to me. I know he was on Two Coreys or whatever that crap A&E show was, but again that was with Feldmen. I guess I just feel that this guy's life probably went off track at some point and he tried to blame it on being a child actor. Ummm, wasn't John Cusack and Charlie Sheen and all of the kids from The Breakfast Club and ummmm EVERYONE ELSE from that Brat Pack era that seemed to do OK and not go off the deep end? I don't feel sorry for him because I never knew his work, just as a screw up that would do anything to stay in the limelight. Actually, it is a shame this didn't happen last week because he would have ended up in the Oscars montage...the closest he's ever been to the Oscars.
Speaking of child actors that are screwed up yet only have themselves to blame...Apparently Lindsay Lohan is suing E*Trade for $100M for the commercial using the name Lindsay for a "boyfriend stealing baby" who is a "milkaholic." Lindsay's PR people (who should be fired for this stunt) say that EVERYONE KNOWS that the "milkaholic" baby is a parody of her. And Lindsay Lohan apparently is ONLY going by Lindsay these days, so that is the reason EVERYONE KNOWS it is her? IT IS?! Wait, first off Lindz, you are an AL-co-holic, not a milkaholic. you should have been flattered that they weren't calling you a lush. Milk is GOOD for you. Secondly, it was a BOYfriend-stealing baby. You dated a GIRL named Sam. Quasi-lezbinen=you; boyfriend-stealing baby=NOT you. Third, it was a BABY, not a 23-year-old redhead that was so desperate to get her name out there that she came up with this stupid story. Seriously Lindz, are you THAT desperate to be relevant again? Actually, if E*Trade REALLY wanted to make a commercial spoofing a celebreality person, they'd likely choose one of the Kardashians. Sorry Lindz, you aren't relevant anymore.
Now if Lindsay was suing E*Trade to get them to STOP DOING CREEPY BABY Commercials JUST BECAUSE, that would be fine. I'd be on board, but stop trying to get money.
Finally, David Archuleta is writing a memoir. What is he? 14? How long is this book going to be? 8 pages?
And is anyone watching Idol? I tried last night, but I had to turn it off. These chicks stink. I could care less who wins this season.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Brian Jones ranks the rising QBs for GHSA football in 2010
Big B Brian Jones of Score Atlanta and 790 The Zone fame gives Sportsbyfletch a new recruiting top ten list every week. For a breakdown of this list, tune in to 790 the Zone tonight from 8-10pm for Score Atlanta's The Official Visit as Scott Janovitz will break down the list with his thoughts.
10. Kent Rollins
9. Alex Ross
8. Carson Bennett
7. Tony Daniel
6. Austin Brown
5. Ronnie Bell
4. Akil Dan-Fodio
3. Martay Mattox
2. Nick Marshall
1. C.J. Uzomah
10. Kent Rollins
9. Alex Ross
8. Carson Bennett
7. Tony Daniel
6. Austin Brown
5. Ronnie Bell
4. Akil Dan-Fodio
3. Martay Mattox
2. Nick Marshall
1. C.J. Uzomah
Monday, March 8, 2010
Roethlisberger should be smarter than that, right?
Ben Roethlisberger (I made sure to include his last name in case the CBS football commentators read my blog, because they never say it. I thought there was a chance they didn't know it...) made an ass of himself YET AGAIN at the tail (no pun intended) end of last week, this time in Milledgeville, GA when he reportedly sexually assaulted a twenty-year-old in the Capital City bar.
This comes two years after he allegedly raped a female in Colorado....
which is just years after he rode a motorcycle sans helmet and went through a car's windshield. PS, his contract explicitly prohibited him from riding motorcycles.
And since he is the QB of the Pittsburgh Steelers who has been under center when the team won a pair of Super Bowl titles, who knows how much stuff he's gotten away with in the Steel City that was swept under the rug.
But let's leave that thought for a moment and just consider the three incidents that we KNOW of. You ride a motorcycle WITHOUT A HELMET? A real brainiac. Maybe that's why he went to Miami (OH) instead of a higher institute of higher learning.
Then you allegedly rape a girl?
Then after no charges were filed in that case you STILL put yourself in harm's way by reportedly sexually assaulting another female? I realize it could be as "harmless" as just grabbing this woman's tushie, but what if it was more? If she didn't want you to do that, you DON'T DO IT.
My co-host yesterday on Score Atlanta Sports Sunday (on Sports Radio 790 The Zone. Tune in this Sunday from 3:30-6pm, after the ACC tournament championship game. Shameless plug, sorry.) agreed with one of our callers that said that if Roethlisberger grabbed his daughter's butt and it was JUST THAT, he'd be furious. Could you imagine if Big Ben did anything more? I don't have a daughter, but I think I would be pretty pissed if I did.
Roethlisberger isn't smart and while he does have a pair of rings, I say the Steelers should seriously consider firing a warning shot across the bow and draft a QB. Tell Roethlisberger that if he messes up again (after serving a two-game suspension, not for the sexual assault, but for continuing to be a fool), he is gone. He is giving the Steel City's pride a black eye, time after time, and that might be the only way he'll learn to grow up. The dude is 28. He should know better.
If I am a Falcons fan, I am happy that I have Matt Ryan. You've never heard Ryan's name in connection to a rape, sexual assault or motorcycle accident. For all I know, Ryan has never even BEEN to Milledgeville. Last Thursday night, where was Ryan while Roethlisberger was chasing Milledgeville townie tail? Likely studying the playbook.
Yesterday on our show we actually went around to all of the team whose QBs weren't Peyton Manning, Tom Brady or Drew Brees (and Brett Favre) and played the "would you rather have Roethlisberger with his two rings or your guy!" Aaron Rodgers or Roethlisbeger? AR. Rivers or Roethlisberger? Rivers. Carson Palmer or Roethlisberger? Palmer. Eli Manning, yes. Matt Ryan, yes. Romo? Well maybe there I'd take Roethlisberger.
This isn't hard. Tell him to keep his nose clean and quit being such an idiot. And if he cannot and he continues to make your team look bad, then cut him. Make a statement. Do it. Come on. You are the Steelers. Don't stand for that crap.
This comes two years after he allegedly raped a female in Colorado....
which is just years after he rode a motorcycle sans helmet and went through a car's windshield. PS, his contract explicitly prohibited him from riding motorcycles.
And since he is the QB of the Pittsburgh Steelers who has been under center when the team won a pair of Super Bowl titles, who knows how much stuff he's gotten away with in the Steel City that was swept under the rug.
But let's leave that thought for a moment and just consider the three incidents that we KNOW of. You ride a motorcycle WITHOUT A HELMET? A real brainiac. Maybe that's why he went to Miami (OH) instead of a higher institute of higher learning.
Then you allegedly rape a girl?
Then after no charges were filed in that case you STILL put yourself in harm's way by reportedly sexually assaulting another female? I realize it could be as "harmless" as just grabbing this woman's tushie, but what if it was more? If she didn't want you to do that, you DON'T DO IT.
My co-host yesterday on Score Atlanta Sports Sunday (on Sports Radio 790 The Zone. Tune in this Sunday from 3:30-6pm, after the ACC tournament championship game. Shameless plug, sorry.) agreed with one of our callers that said that if Roethlisberger grabbed his daughter's butt and it was JUST THAT, he'd be furious. Could you imagine if Big Ben did anything more? I don't have a daughter, but I think I would be pretty pissed if I did.
Roethlisberger isn't smart and while he does have a pair of rings, I say the Steelers should seriously consider firing a warning shot across the bow and draft a QB. Tell Roethlisberger that if he messes up again (after serving a two-game suspension, not for the sexual assault, but for continuing to be a fool), he is gone. He is giving the Steel City's pride a black eye, time after time, and that might be the only way he'll learn to grow up. The dude is 28. He should know better.
If I am a Falcons fan, I am happy that I have Matt Ryan. You've never heard Ryan's name in connection to a rape, sexual assault or motorcycle accident. For all I know, Ryan has never even BEEN to Milledgeville. Last Thursday night, where was Ryan while Roethlisberger was chasing Milledgeville townie tail? Likely studying the playbook.
Yesterday on our show we actually went around to all of the team whose QBs weren't Peyton Manning, Tom Brady or Drew Brees (and Brett Favre) and played the "would you rather have Roethlisberger with his two rings or your guy!" Aaron Rodgers or Roethlisbeger? AR. Rivers or Roethlisberger? Rivers. Carson Palmer or Roethlisberger? Palmer. Eli Manning, yes. Matt Ryan, yes. Romo? Well maybe there I'd take Roethlisberger.
This isn't hard. Tell him to keep his nose clean and quit being such an idiot. And if he cannot and he continues to make your team look bad, then cut him. Make a statement. Do it. Come on. You are the Steelers. Don't stand for that crap.
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