It’s been about two months since I last wrote a Humanoids column. What better time that the end of the year to drop another set of ridiculous opinions about the year that was and some more recent events. This year may just go down as one of the more depressing years on record. Bad news seemed to dominate the world in 2010. Of all the top news stories of the year, the only one that you could actually classify as good or even neutral is the rescue of the Chilean miners. But let’s take a look back at the year that was and toss in a random story for the fun of it. Continue reading
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Best Screencaps of the World Series
The World Series is in the books and the San Francisco are the unlikely world champions despite the better, though almost non-existent, efforts of the Texas Rangers. After the last drop of champagne was sprayed in the Giants’ clubhouse and Tim Lincecum smoked the first of many joints on the night, I thought it would be a good idea to look back on the series through the magic of TV screencaptures. So here’s a look at the best images captured from the TV coverage of the fall classic. Continue reading
Sunday Link-Off: List-Off
Here’s Adriana Lima in a $2 million bra. She pulls off this look far better than Sue Ellen Mischke.
I hate to disappoint you but the legendary curveballs that fall off a table on the way to the plate are all optical illusions. (Wired)
Remember that camera that got shattered during Game 4 of the ALCS? I never saw a replay that showed what really happened. Fortunately, we have freeze frame to help us. (Big League Stew)
The NBA banned a shoe for enhancing player performance this week. All that did was send sales through the roof. But what made this thing so special? (Tauntr)
After the jump, Top Gear on US TV, the legend of James Hunt and Gordon Pinsent reads Bieber’s “memoirs.” Continue reading
Sunday Link-Off: The Gossip Guys
Here’s Olivia Munn to remind you that G4 isn’t all for the nerds.
Let’s take a break from Favre for a moment. Hear about that Tiger Woods sex tape with Devon James? Well, smart money says that it’s a fake. (Sports By Brooks)
And back to Brett. Deadspin’s latest Favre story can be summarized with: But wait! There’s more! More Jets employees say the old dongslinger wanted a piece of them. (Deadspin)
And tangentially related to the above, the president of Bolivia isn’t the cleanest soccer player in the world. While the ref wasn’t looking, he kneed an opponent in the groin. (Out of Bounds)
After the jump, the start of the new NHL season, more Cigar Guy and the return of Taiwanese animated news. Continue reading
The Humanoids: Drop The Puck
Now that we’ve had our morning dose of the Old Dongslinger himself, let’s get back to regular programming. This edition of the Humanoids was supposed to be all about hockey. That plan got derailed thanks to Messrs. Halladay and Moss. Mostly the good Doctor because it’s not everyday that there’s a no-hitter in the playoffs. That just started a downward spiral for this column. But one thing I can guarantee is that this one is all about sports and their big stars. Whether they deserve the attention they’re getting or not. Continue reading
Sunday Link-Off: Diamond Gems
Taylor Swift has nothing to do with baseball but she’s one of American Idle’s few gems. Yes, I know how to spell.
After two awful prelude fights, negotiations are still happening to make Pacquiao vs. Mayweather. However, the Pacman isn’t quite on the up and up on what’s happening in discussions. (Yahoo Sports)
It’s been 28 years since Gilles Villeneuve died at Zolder. Here’s a look at some of the best Gilles stories from his manager. (MotorSport Magazine) And, yes, he still is the greatest driver in F1 history.
Best job of all-time? Eric Byrnes will collect his big league money while playing in the beer leagues. (The Big Lead)
After the jump, scads of baseball links, hockey fan signs, and the best rant of the season. Continue reading
Lowdown Radio: April 13, 2010
We enter our second group of 50 episodes starting tonight. Tonight’s episode is all about keeping you active. The show starts with some exam tips for people that couldn’t care less about how their exams go. Next, Jackie drags Steve to the Campus Rec Centre for a day of working out to get in shape for summer. Naturally, this doesn’t go as planned. After that is the news which includes a story about a man who thinks he’s a vampire and one about a woman who was arrested for having loud sex. Norway takes over Jackie’s single of the week and It Came From YouTube features Bob Costas. After the break is the 2010 Major League Baseball preview. The guys predict the Jays’ fortunes for the year, who will make the playoffs and who will take home the big awards.
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On the Extra, the guys give a special welcome to the folks on LionsDenU.com and explains what The Lowdown and The Lowdown Extra are. There are more exam tips and stories to go with those tips. The news has two more stories. Justin Bieber picks up his first Worst of Music award and the guys discuss how badly reaching puberty will be for his career. After the break is all sorts of baseball talk. There’s more banter about everything including a lengthy discussion about Bud Selig’s proposed floating realignment. In all, there is 67 minutes more of Lowdown Extra action this week. There’s over three times the amount of action in this edition of the Extra than they let us have on radio. And, unlike the radio version of the show, the Extra comes to you uncut and uncensored.
The Humanoids: Excuse The Abbreviation
Sorry but today is a slightly shortened edition of The Humanoids. By slightly shortened, I mean that I could only think of eight instead of nine victims. Mind you, with the readership number I usually get, I would have to think that no one will notice. But I’m sure that someone cares that my column was abbreviated because I had to be elsewhere today. I figure that, even though we have more visitors to the blog in a day than listeners to our radio show in a season, most people are here for the pretty pictures.
Anyway, we’ve been working hard on the radio show over the last week. For the next season, we are planning on launching a Facebook fan page, a Twitter account, a Talkshoe account, and a YouTube channel. That’s all the fun technical stuff that involved in running a crazy bi-weekly radio show. Meanwhile, we’re still pulling together segment ideas for the next season. Expect a lot more of us and less of those big feature segments. One new segment we’re going to frequent is “It’s New But Is it Any Good?” where we’ll review new products on the market to see if they’re worth buying. It’s not a great idea but we’re working on it. I’m sure we’ll have a great season upcoming. But that’s then, this is now so let’s roll on. Continue reading
Do Politics and Sports Mix?
Tonight, U.S. President Barack Obama is throwing out the first pitch at the MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis. He’s following this with an appearance in the FOX broadcast booth where he’ll likely talk all things sports and baseball related. During the 2008 election campaign, the media kept mentioning that Obama would try to get college football to abolish the BCS and institute a playoff. That’s not even mentioning that championship sports teams all get invites to the White House to meet the President. But is there any reason why politics and sports should mix? Continue reading
Weekend Link-Off: The Password is Epic Fail
It’s the weekend and I’ve got nothing better to do at the moment, so here’s some nice weekend reading while you wait for the World Baseball Classic games today.
Man tries to smuggle drugs into Spain using a cocaine cast. (BBC)
Ten Florida State teams will forfeit wins from the last two years for committing widespread academic fraud. It serves them right for getting caught. (New York Times)
In Soviet Russia, potato peels you. (Moscow Times)
The lord and master of sports blogs breaks down A-Fraud’s injury. (New York Magazine)
And while looking up an A-Fraud story on CNBC, I found a slideshow to help everyone pass the time this weekend. After all, the best selling porn DVDs have to be worth a look. (CNBC)
One last A-Fraud story: Brian Cashman wanted to send A-Rod packing when he opted out of his contract in 2007. (New York Post)
The Yankees, Mets, and Cowboys still have seats begging for asses at their new homes. (Wall Street Journal)
Hey look! Someone agrees with me about the WBC. (St. Petersburg Times)
And because we posted some good Wrestlemania moments earlier in the week, here’s one of wrestling’s more embarrassing moments.
I remember reading (probably on WrestleCrap) that maybe Hogan isn’t the crazy one for seeing Warrior in the mirror. After all, not only did Hogan see Warrior but so did the commentators and everyone at home. The crazy one must have been Bischoff because he is the only person in the world who didn’t see Warrior in the mirror. And people still wonder how WCW died…
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