Believe it or not, I’ve actually gotten a complaint that the photos I’ve been running are too tame. Hopefully Canadian model Daria Werbowy will satisfy all.
I’m no baseball fan by any stretch of the definition. However, even I thought the final day of the regular season was amazing. If you missed the final minutes of the season (or just want to relive it), here are the final two games in the AL wild card chase as they happened in real-time. (Deadspin)
A study says that hockey players are more aggressive when wearing black jerseys. That can’t be right. Philly wears orange jerseys. (Larry Brown Sports)
Florida Panthers prospect Rocco Grimaldi isn’t making a splash for trying to make the league as a 5’6″ forward but for his Twitter rants. Grimaldi is a pretty serious Christian and doesn’t like women running around in revealing clothing. (Puck Daddy) Two things: 1) Rocco, your team doesn’t suck because they’re distracted by pretty ladies; and 2) Ladies, keep wearing whatever you want. He’ll see the light eventually.
After the jump, Ken Dryden talks head injuries, political stupidity and what would happen if computer problems were real?
Ken Dryden is an absolute legend and almost as amazing a writer as he was a goalie. However, his column about headshots loses a lot of steam when he talks about fighting. That and he wrote this for Grantland which means you can’t take it too seriously. (Grantland)
This year’s playoff run for the Yankees, Tigers and D’Backs is actually the result of a three-way trade in 2009. Who would’ve thought that we could still have trades that benefited all teams involved? (Detroit Free Press)
Speaking of baseball, Jose Canseco is keeping busy. Not by playing baseball, though. He’s on a celebrity boxing megacard. (With Leather)
If this was a story about a baseball GM, I wouldn’t have been surprised. However, there’s an NBA GM out there that’s confused by Google. (That NBA Lottery Pick)
San Diego Chargers DT Antonio Garay drives a convertible Smart ForTwo. That normally would be the most bizarre part of the story but you really have to see what’s on the side of his car. (Deadspin)
The Pentagon doesn’t think that building a Death Star is a good idea. Oh, how wrong they are. (Death Star PR)
Both Rick Perry and Michelle Bachmann are stupid and crazy. But why is Bachmann catching more heat for her idiocy/lunacy? (Slate)
Speaking of politics, have you ever seen the list of the 106 things you can’t say in the House of Commons? It’s a pretty comical list. (iPolitics)
Fortunately, there’s still a few months between now and the Battleship movie. But in case you’re really looking forward to hearing Liam Neeson say “You sunk my battleship,” here are seven things you can learn on the set of Battleship. (Moviefone)
This post is a little old but this is still the most amazing/expensive house I’ve ever seen in my entire life. (Twisted Swifter)
We all know there are lessons to be learned from South Park for the viewer but there are also lessons learned by the creative team behind the show. There are nine things that Trey Parker and Matt Stone have learned in their first 15 seasons of South Park. (Vulture)
What would happen if computer problems were real?
George just can’t stop making changes to Star Wars for the Blu-Ray. At least this one we can live with. Now we’ve got more Porkins.