Just saw this pass through my Twitter stream (as RT’d by the great Greg Bedard) and lol’d.
It’s a tweet from Jeff Duncan of the Times-Picayune in New Orleans quoting New Orleans Saints’ defensive coordinator Gregg Williams:
New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams delivers today’s sports quote of the day
January 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Baron Batch and Operation Random Christmas Blessing
December 15, 2011 By 2 Comments
Following sports is so much fun, but occasionally, negative situations sour us to the athletes involved and even athletes in general.
In fact, it seems like there are so many athletes that are doing things “the wrong way,” that when an athlete like Tim Tebow comes along who is doing things “the right way,” he gets beaten into our heads so much that we end up turning on him as well.
Personally, I think that there are just many good guys in the sports world as there are bad guys; it’s just that they don’t make as compelling of a story.
Everyone loves to read about the guy that choked his coach, or broke a television, or stomped on a dude’s arm…so an athlete reading to a bunch of kindergartners isn’t that big of a story.
However, there is one athlete – maybe an athlete that folks outside the Midwest have never even heard of – who is doing things the right way.
Meet Baron Batch.
Chad Ochocinco’s Twitter avatar makes up for his poor season
November 15, 2011 By 5 Comments
Chad Ochocinco has not had a good first season in New England. He has just 11 catches through 9 games, hasn’t gotten into the end zone, and has made a number of key drops in crucial situations for the Patriots.
But Tom Brady is sticking by his embattled receiver, and as Jimmy Traina pointed out on Twitter today, @Ochocinco’s Twitter avatar is all kinds of awesome.
So…what kind of vitamins is Jim Irsay taking?
September 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I haven’t done a Jim Irsay Tweet of the Day in a while, mainly because it became too hard to choose which one to feature with so many awesomely ridiculous options, but an Irsay tweet passed through my feed today that I found particularly…interesting.
And now I’m curious to know: what kind of vitamins is Jim Irsay taking?
Hey Chris Johnson, you STFU
August 31, 2011 By 16 Comments
You will never, ever hear me criticize an athlete for maximizing their earning potential. Never. I might criticize them after the fact if they sign a big contract and don’t produce, but I’ll never begrudge someone their right and their ability to play for the highest bidder.
As far as Chris Johnson’s case is concerned, I do not have a problem with him holding out for a new contract. I don’t particularly like it, but it’s the way business operates in the Machiavellian world of NFL football; and Johnson plays running back, the position with the most risk and least security of any other. Running backs have to use their leverage the few times they have it. Johnson has it, he’s using it. Fine.
With all of that said, after reading this tweet by Johnson, screencapped below, I’d like to echo his sentiments but boomerang them right back at him. you shut the fuck up Chris.
“You Know You’re a Canucks Fan If…” – Chicago Blackhawks Fans Taunt the Vancouver Canucks Over Twitter
August 30, 2011 By 6 Comments
Chicago Blackhawks season is right around the corner. Do you know why I know this? Because Blackhawks fans are lighting up my Twitter feed with nothing but jokes, attacking the Vancouver Canucks.
And if you don’t know about the Vancouver/Chicago rivalry by now, you need to…ASAP.
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U.S. Olympic legend @DominiqueDawes wins Tweet of the Day
June 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Remember Dominique Dawes? She stole the hearts of Americans and the world during the 1996 Summer Olympics by winning a gold medal and by looking just so damn cute doing it.
Seriously, who didn’t think Dominique Dawes was adorable?
Anyway, she came through a great tweet this morning (h/t/ @ryanstephens), and it definitely deserves Today’s Best recognition.
The key to a successful life is…wait, what?
February 18, 2011 By 8 Comments
A few minutes ago I saw an intriguing tweet pop up from Gordon Keith (@GordonKeith – follow him), one of my favorite radio personalities here in Dallas, Texas. You may remember Keith from his, shall we say, awkward interview with Zach Galifianakis, but those of us who live in the DFW Metroplex know him as the co-host of the morning Musers show on 1310 The Ticket.
One of the many qualities that make “the great Gordo” compelling to listen to is his ability to make keen, concise observations about human psychology. I don’t know if he studied this formally in his past, but I find myself nodding in agreement with him often. Whether that makes him right, I don’t know. I just know I agree with him a lot.
And, in general, I agree with a point he made today, although I’m not sure I agree with his specific take on the topic that was being discussed.
“Gray and Scarlet” by Rikk Reighn – Ohio State Basketball Highlight Video
February 8, 2011 By 5 Comments
I saw the video below re-tweeted by Ohio State basketball frosh phenom Jared Sullinger. There has been a run of recent MSF posts about Midwest Universities and their lame white students trying and failing to sing/dance/rap some street cred into their programs; this actually does the job well.
Rikk Reighn is not a young, dumb student at tOSU and he recorded a song that is very good and NOT annoying to the ears. That is, unless you are from Michigan or have #1-basketball-program-and-six-straight-Big-Ten-football-championship-envy.
The video includes: a good beat (sampled from Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow”); well-rapped verses that drop 2010-2011 Ohio State basketball names without sounding forced; and a great 2010-2011 highlight reel.
Sports Tweet of the Year: Antonio Cromartie threatens to smash Matt Hasselbeck’s face in (no, really)
January 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
OHHHH…SNAP!
Here’s the quick rundown:
Recently, Antonio Cromartie said that both the NFL and the NFLPA were acting like assholes. Soon thereafter, Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck tweeted “Somebody ask Cromartie if he knows what CBA stands for” before quickly deleting it. Then this happened:
One tweet to woo them all, sent by @TigerWoods
January 25, 2011 By 8 Comments
While driving to the office today, I heard Dick Vitale on Mike & Mike in the Morning lamenting the negatives of Twitter as highlighted by Jaycutlergate. And in some respects Vitale was right: there are some negatives to Twitter, especially when it comes to knee-jerk overreactions that can harm reputations.
However, Twitter can also be awesome. Very awesome. One great example: Jim Irsay. Another great example: the tweet Tiger Woods sent out earlier today that may do more to humanize him than anything else since last Thanksgiving. (And I think I may actually be serious about that.)
@JimIrsay Tweet(s) of the Day – Jim gives away a trip to the Super Bowl before being attacked by a flying cactus and getting pooped on
January 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Twitter has done many things since it exploded onto the scene a couple of years ago. From the perspective of a die-hard, obsessive sports fan like myself, one of the great effects of Twitter has been to give us peeks behind the curtain, so to speak, at what our favorite athletes and sports figures are like.
Well, there is perhaps no more entertaining and off-the-rails curtain to peek behind than that of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. He joined the micro-blogging site not too long ago and quickly became a prolific, must-follow tweeter. Knowing a little something about Irsay’s backstory – especially his indefatigable love of music – will help you to put his tweets into context. This quick Irsay biography tells you all you need to know.
The @JimIrsay Tweet(s) of the Day is our daily (for the most part) segment that celebrates the most compelling of Irsay’s tweets. In today’s episode, Jim sends a fan/follower to Super Bowl 45 and also regales us with a tale of a hike in the Sedona desert during which, among other wild and crazy occurrences, he gets pooped on.
@JimIrsay Tweets of the Day: How Jim impacted the new season of American Idol and why Steven Tyler is a wanker
January 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
Twitter has done many things since it exploded onto the scene a couple of years ago. From the perspective of a die-hard, obsessive sports fan like myself, one of the great effects of Twitter has been to give us peeks behind the curtain, so to speak, at what our favorite athletes and sports figures are like.
Well, there is perhaps no more entertaining and off-the-rails curtain to peek behind than that of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. He joined the micro-blogging site not too long ago and quickly became a prolific, must-follow tweeter. Knowing a little something about Irsay’s backstory – especially his indefatigable love of music – will help you to put his tweets into context. This quick Irsay biography tells you all you need to know.
The @JimIrsay Tweet(s) of the Day is our daily (for the most part) segment that celebrates the most compelling of Irsay’s tweets. In today’s episode, Jim regales us with tales of a talk he had with Steven Tyler, formerly of Aerosmith and now of American Idol, and why the famous singer is actually a “wanker.”
