This is not my dad

September 19th, 2007 | Posted by PostmanE

Though my dad had a very similar reaction when Michael Jordan retired for the first and second times. I still can’t look at a World’s Greatest Dad t-shirt without twitching like Carlos Zambrano on three days’ rest.

(HT: MZone)

Case of the Mondays: Nursing your alcoholic wounds

January 2nd, 2007 | Posted by PostmanR

Welcome to 2007, friends.

Hopefully, your booze-induced hangover has fully departed your system, ensuring you a fresh approach to the new year. If not, then dude, let’s hang out this weekend. Give me a call, OK?

You may or may not have noticed, amid the throng of patrons at the 100-dollar-a-head bar you were at Sunday night, but Rex Grossman reverted back to Mr. Turnover while Brett Favre shined.

I’d give you a myriad of reasons as to why, despite Chicago’s rather quality record, the Bears are probably destined for another playoff disappointment. But frankly, I can’t stomach it at the moment.

Instead, here’s Brett Favre getting rather emotional in his post-game interview with Andrea Kramer. Will he or won’t he retire?!?!! The suspense is kiiiilling me.

Hey you. Yes you. The guy who thought Michigan deserved another shot at Ohio State. I agreed with you for the most part. However, it looks like we were somewhat foolish in our choice of logic, as USC took over in the second half and downed the Wolverines in the Rose Bowl.

Our friend Bob Knight tallied career win No. 880 yesterday. If you happened to catch the post-game festivities, you would have seen a love fest between the General and Dick Vitale. So sexy.

I’ll leave you with Peter Schrager’s bold and not-so-bold 2007 sports predictions. He even got help from some bloggers!

Here’s one of my favorite ones from the lot:

Gilbert Arenas does something really, really weird — prompting bloggers the world over to write about it.

The man knows those of our ilk far too well. Good play, my friend. Good play.

In favor of Michigan-OSU II

November 21st, 2006 | Posted by PostmanE

If there’s one thing the BCS is good for - in fact, perhaps the only thing it’s good for, since it ain’t so good at distinguishing the best two college football teams every year - is open-ended conversation. It’s like you can’t be wrong:

Dude 1: Hey, I think Florida should go to the National Championship.

Dude 2: WHAT!? USC is by far the better team, nimrod. USC should go!

Dude 1: Well, um, I have no real understanding of the system, so I guess I can’t argue with you there. I respect your point of view, sir.

Dude 2: And I respect yours.

Dude 1: Wow…OK.

Dude 2: Yeah. So. This got awkward.

Dude 1: A bit.

Dude 2: Yeah.

Dude 1: FUCK THE BCS!!!

Dude 2: Yeah, fuck it!!!

Dude 1: We’re friends now!!!

And…scene. You see? There are no really wrong answers, except to say that you like the BCS. And I think Skip Bayless usually does that once right around this time of year…

But here’s the point I want to get around to making. And Bomani Jones, a very likable, level-headed Page 2 contributor (who even - gasp! - has his own blog), made halfway for me yesterday.

Why shouldn’t Michigan play again for the BCS title? What would possibly be bad about this? Well, two quick things: USC, who has a much tougher schedule than Michigan, would lose out; and Florida (or Arkansas) would get screwed. Once again, the SEC - the country’s best conference, by far - would be left out of the National Championship.

But in examining those three teams, do you see either Florida, Arkansas, or USC as summarily better than Michigan? Do you think any of those teams could have realistically taken Ohio State to the wire in Columbus? I say no. Michigan’s the second best team in the country, hands down, and they should be afforded the opportunity any second-best team should ever get - the chance to compete for first-best. (Not a word.)

In fact, this year might be easier than BCS years past. We’ve already seen the best two teams play each other in the regular season. There’s no need to calculate anything, really. Just send ‘em back out there again. And rest assured that no matter what happens, a tournament has to, and soon. Or silly little blogs like ours will spend a bit too much time writing about the BCS, and that’s not good for anybody.

UPDATE: MJD has a good take on this - as well as some thoughtful commenters rounding out the discussion.

It’s not exactly SexyBack, but it’s got a beat…

September 19th, 2006 | Posted by PostmanE

So I’m sitting here, being the brunt of my roommates’ ridicule for bumping that new Justin Timberlake album - which is the hotness, by the way - and I’m scouring for some sort of Notre Dame-driven gloating Youtube, and then bam. Yakety Sax hits me, and JT, like a ton of bricks.

Via MGoBlog, and also apparently via Dangerous Logic, comes this rather funny, entirely appropriate ND-hater sploogefest. Watch Brady run. Watch Brady quiver. Watch Brady lose the Heisman.