Ryan Braun Is Milwaukee’s Best

The Milwaukee Brewers should think about starting Ryan Braun’s season in mid-May every season. They called him up last year in mid-May for his rookie season and he hit the cover off the ball for the rest of the season. He won the National League Rookie Of the Year award easily and helped the Brewers to their best record since Robin Yount wore yellow and blue. Braun’s 2008 season wasn’t anything spectacular, until this week. He has hit six homers and batted over .500 over the past week.

As a Cubs fan, this is something I didn’t want to see from Braun. As a fan of the game of baseball, I love it. I think the baseball needs a few more young players that could possibly carry the game like Lebron James and Sidney Crosby does for their sport.

Braun signed an extension this week that will keep him in Milwaukee until Miley Cyrus is cold enough to buy alcohol. I think it is good to see some of the smaller market teams invest in their younger talent, rather than trade them before their contracts end for new prospects. If the Brewers can hang onto their core players from this young team, they will be a force in the National League and could contend make Milwaukee relive their past success with homegrown talent (Paul Molitor and Robin Yount).

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Song Of The Day – Shwayze (Buzzin)

You may have heard the name Cisco Adler before, but mostly for the wrong reasons. Adler has been linked to many ladies, mostly Mischa Barton, and he is known for showing off his junk at a concert for his band Whitestarr. I have to give dap for Adler for landing Barton in her prime (I’m thinking it could be over after her O.C. days), but he teamed up with Shwayze and made a pretty catch song called “Buzzin.” The track emcompasses summertime happiness and could be a major player on the airwaves this summer.

I want to say this song sounds like an old Rehab song called “It Don’t Matter.” I think I only say this ’cause I liked the song and also I was deeply entrenched in the music scene with that particular song came out. Rehab did okay that summer, but I think they aren’t together anymore.

Here is the video for “Buzzin”

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High Fives Are Up 250% In Boston

ESPN loves Manny Ramirez today. It started with Mike Greenberg on “Mike & Mike In the Morning” around 6:30am this morning. He started that he once despised Manny for his antics and lack of hustle, but now he loves him. He can’t question that he loves to have fun, but couldn’t say if Manny actually knew that there were only 2 outs. If you didn’t see the play, Manny makes a great catch, runs about 6 steps after he catches the ball, jumps on the wall and high fives a man wearing a Red Sox jersey (they were in Baltimore), then throws the ball in to the cut-off man and doubles up the runner at first.

I think the thing that shocked me the most was that Skip Bayless thought it was hilarious and didn’t say a bad word about Manny. Bayless is one of the most polarizing figures on ESPN and I would have put money down that he would have went against the grain and found something moronic about the play.

I want the record to state that I love Manny, I think he’s a great hitter and looks like he probably doesn’t care 96% of the time. The 4% of the time that he actually tries, he is great. When he makes the Hall of Fame, I hope he actually shows up and realizes what is going on. He will be one of the players people talk about 100 years from now.

Here is the video of the play.

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Song Of The Day – Brandtson (Nobody Dances Anymore)

I’ve been a casual fan of Brandtson for the past few years. They are on a indie label, The Militia Group, which started out as a management group. The Militia Group was the management group for bands like Slick Shoes and then they decided that they wanted to expand to a label. The band Acceptance, now defunct, started their career on TMG. I always liked Acceptance, but seemed like once the band released their debut major label album, “Phantoms,” they broke up a week later.

I like the track “Nobody Dances Anymore,” because it’s a very true statement. If you go to a club, no one dances anymore. They are always looking around waiting for something to pop off or they don’t want to make a fool of themselves. I’m a big fan of letting it all loose and try and have a good time. I’m the guy that drives down the road and bobs around in the car as he drives. (Yeah, I’m that dude).

Here is the video for “Nobody Dances Anymore” by Brandtson.

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Indians Starters Close In On My Scoreless Streak

My own personal “scoreless” streak is tad longer than 43 1/3 innings, but I count my streak in terms of months rather than innings. I don’t want to seem like an Ohio homer (I’m originally from Indiana, so I don’t want to convey falsehoods), but Cleveland seems to be a hotbed of sports topics lately. You have the Cavs in the playoffs, Cabrera’s triple play, and 23 cent pizza.

I think this 43 1/3 scoreless streak is more impressive than Orel Hershiser’s 59 inning scoreless streak, because the Indians’ streak have used their entire 5-man starting rotation. The Indians needed strong pitching from their starters, especially since Joe Borowski is on the DL and Rafael Betancourt isn’t doing a great job filling in as closer. C.C. Sabathia has clearly rebounded since his first two starts were horrible. Cliff Lee is pitching like Sandy Koufax, which is something the Indians didn’t count on. Lee was sent to the minors for a portion of last season and was a risky 5th starter coming into this season.

The AL Central has taken around 100 wins to win the last few season, but looks like you could take the division at a discounted rate this year. If the Indians get a consistent output from their starters and don’t fade away, looks like they are setting themselves up for a fun summer.

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Bonds Lied About Steroids? What?!

The federal perjury case against Barry Bonds just got a whole lot bigger. The judge wanted to revise the charges against Bonds and charge him for each falsehood (that’s judge talk for lie) that Bonds allegedly said under oath when he testified for a grand jury. He was just facing four charges, but they didn’t feel like lumping them together would work in their favor.

I think this is the smartest move since Brown v. Board of Education. It’s like if you were going 15mph over the speed limit and the cop hands you 15 tickets for each mile you were over the speed limit. If it were up to me, Bonds would have 762 federal charges against him, one for each home-run.

Are you worried Barry?Yeah, didn’t think so.

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Song Of The Day – The Starting Line (Island)

The Starting Line played their “final” show at Bamboozle on May 4th, 2008. I’ve always been a fan of the band since I saw them at Warped Tour in 2001. I had the chance to see them a couple times and I’ve corresponded with their manager over AIM many times. The band is going to concentrate on their two side-projects, Person L and The 76.

The Starting Line have been signed to three different major labels, but couldn’t match their success that they had with Drive-Thru/MCA. MCA disbanded and they moved over to Geffen/Interscope. The band didn’t think Geffen marketed them very well and they ended their relationship after one album with the label. They released their final album on Virgin Records, which they thought was a better artist/label situation. Their album didn’t do as well as planned.

I don’t think this will be the end of The Starting Line. They will try their side-projects out and probably release material independently as a band in a few years. I don’t think they trust major labels anymore, which I don’t blame anyone for that.

Here is their video for “Island”

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Asdrubal’s Unassisted 3-Way

The Cleveland Indians’ 2nd baseman may not be having a good season, but he did something that hasn’t been done by an Indian since Little Big Horn. Asdrubal Cabrera, which in Spanish means “pearl necklace,” but I’m only speculating on that, completed the rare unassisted triple-play. The feat was only the first time it has been done since, um, last year, but Cabrera is only the 14th person to do it. Troy Tulowitzki did it last year, but no Cleveland Indians player since 1909 accomplished the unassisted triple-play.

I know there are a million dirty things I could say about the term “unassisted triple-play” or the fact the man wears a pearl necklace everyday when he plays. I think I will leave it alone and hopefully he gets an “assisted triple-play” with two of Cleveland’s finest ladies tonight. (Once again I’m speculating, I’m not sure what Cleveland has to offer in the lady department)

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Home Sweet Home

Home-court advantage has played a very significant role in the NBA playoffs this season. In the conference semi-finals the home team is 15-1 (the Orlando Magic had to mess up the perfect record). The Celtics did look like the team to beat, until they arrived in Cleveland. Boston appeared like they had too many 23 cent pizzas on thursday and look sluggish. Lebron James hasn’t played very well at all, yet they tied the series 2-2 tonight. The Celtics are getting flashbacks of the Atlanta series, but Cleveland is an actual NBA team, not an NBA D-League team that currently plays in Atlanta. Ray Allen has disappeared and Pierce looks like Antoine Walker lately. If the trend of home teams winning stays true, this series should go seven games.

The New Orleans/San Antonio series looked like a possible sweep after the first two games. Tim Duncan played like Jerome James and he wasn’t getting help from Manu Ginobli’s bald spot or Mr. Eva Longoria. Chris Paul was playing his best in the biggest games of his career so far. Peja Stojakovic was forgot that he was washed up and playing like he did while with the Kings. Unfortunately for the Hornets, Duncan woke up and the Spurs had hard to beat at home. The Hornets/Spurs series appears to be a possible seven game series.Kobe Bryant at the Lakers have their hands full with the Utah Jazz. The Jazz didn’t show up in Los Angeles, but Utah only lost four games at home all season. Kobe injured his back in Game 4 and had to stand up during the post-game conference. If Kobe isn’t 100% for Game 5, I think Utah could sneak a win and clinch the series in Utah. David Stern will probably hate to see Utah advance, but Andrei Kirilenko started actually playing again and he will break you.

The Detroit/Orlando series will not go seven games. Orlando is a good team, but Detroit’s experience is proving to be too much for them to handle. The Magic will be a contender next season, but Dwight Howard needs another big man to help him in the low-post. Howard’s offensive skills start and end with his dunking ability. If they draft or sign a free-agent who can score 15 a game and can hit a 20-foot jumper, Howard will benefit. They need a player like Mehmet Okur, who can take shots from the outside that would leave Howard one-on-one to fight for the rebound.

I would like to see Jazz/Hornets and Celtics/Pistons Conference Finals, but I am afraid I couldn’t stomach another Pistons/Spurs in the NBA Finals. They are both good teams and deserving to be there, but I would like to see something new and fresh. I feel like the NBA Finals have been stuck on repeat the last few seasons and I want to push the shuffle button and see what happens.

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Idolizing – McRib

My “Idolizing” section was meant for people who are innovative or whose career I wish I had. I will make this exception and put the McRib in my Idolizing section of the site.

I think the McRib is one of those things you want when you can’t get one, but when they are available, you get one here and there. I’m still not sure why McDonalds doesn’t add the sandwich to their regular menu. I’m sure they could replace the Filet O’Fish and no one would even notice. Do you know anyone who has ordered a fish sandwich at McDonalds in the last ten years? I’ll wait…I didn’t think so. Continue reading →

Song Of The Day – Above & Beyond (Can’t Sleep)

I know what you’re thinking, “It’s Mother’s Day, where is Boyz II Men’s “Song For Mama” at?” Well, I didn’t want to wuss up the page today.

Above & Beyond are a techno/trance group from London and their song “Can’t Sleep” always rings a bell with me. You may notice that I don’t really post from 9am-5pm like most sports/music blogs. I have an extreme case of the “I can’t sleep worth craps,” which doctors like to call insomnia. Sometimes I like to think that I live a double-life when I think I’m sleeping, a.k.a. Tyler Durden. I think I’ve watched Fight Club way too much. Note to self: I think I’m breaking the first rule of Fight Club by speaking out it.

When I have trouble sleeping, I apparently enjoy songs that deal with people who can’t sleep either.

Here is the song “Can’t Sleep (Original Mix)” by Above & Beyond.s

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Richie Sexson Gets UFC Try-Out

Richie Sexson is the tallest player in the majors and also the biggest target. After Felix Hernandez, the ace of the Seattle Mariners, plunked a couple players on the Texas Rangers, many expected some retaliation. Kason Gabbard was pitching for the Rangers when Sexson came up to bat. Gabbard’s pitch was very high in the zone and Sexson took offense to the pitch and charged the mound. He threw his helmet at Gabbard’s head and tackled him to the ground. Not much damage was done to anyone in the bench-clearing brawl, but Sexson received a 6-game suspension.

Kason Gabbard doesn’t seem like a very bright guy. If you look at the Mariners line-up there are plenty of guys much smaller and scary than Sexson. Jose Vidro and Adrian Beltre are both around six-feet tall and easier to throw a pitch that looks like a mistake. You cannot fool anyone if you throw the ball towards the head of a 6’8 baseball player. If you put Sexson and Gabbard in the octagon, Gabbard would be destroyed and possibly maimed. I do give him some dap, he definitely has his team’s back and balls the size of Texas.

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