10.27.2011

Mars Rover strikes again!!!



So I was sending out my LOCK IT IN PICKS link to our show's adoring fans and who do you think just HAS to make a comment? If you said Spooge Master 615 then you guessed correctly. Here is what he replied....




Subject: RE: LOCK IT IN



We should all listen to Jose’s picks… after all he picked 4 correct last week.



Mars Rover

Spooge Analyst

  
Mind you MR is a circle jerk away from last place yet he still has the cum covered cojones to make a comment at my picking prowess.  After pointing that out to him, here was his retort....


Subject: RE: LOCK IT IN



Considering I didn’t make my picks the first 2 weeks of the season and got a 3 and a 4 on those weeks, I’m only, what 5 behind you?  You should be SO proud of yourself.



Out of the 5 weeks I did my picks, I scored better than you in 4 of those weeks… and I know >NOTHING< about football.  What does that tell you





Mars Rover

Spooge Analyst




Maybe there is something to be said to making your picks while holding a bong in one hand and your testicles in another. I really wouldnt know. In any case Mars Rover felt the need to force his way onto our show so congrats!

J-ROD OUT!!!

-J-Rod

NFL Week 8 "LOCK IT IN" Picks of the Week



Hello everyone and welcome back to my LOCK IT IN segment. Lets get right to it!!!!!

NY Giants 9.5 over Miami



The NY Giants stand alone at first place in the NFC East. Yes they've had their ups and downs but the injuries haven't helped. But even with all the adversity the Giants remain in first. Reports are that Bradshaw, Tuck, Umenyiora, Bosley and Amukamara all had light practice this week and are questionable for week 8. Even with the question marks take the G-Men to trounce the win less Dolphins.



New Orleans Saints 11.5 over the Rams



The Saints DEMOLISHED the Colts last week and I believe they are a way better team than the Rams. Look for another blowout by Brees and Co.




Green Bay Packers 23.5 over the bye week

 This area down here is reserved for Will


I am taking the Pack to cover



Bye Week 6.5 over the Jets



Take the bye week as the Jets falter again.




 J-ROD OUT!!!


-J-Rod











The following is a presentation of HBO Sports

For those who dont have HBO <glances at Da Man>

10.26.2011

What Dreams Are Made Of

The new Pusha T track "What Dreams Are Made Of" (here) off the Fear Of God 2: Let Us Pray (Nov. 8th). And if you don't recognize that intro, here you go...


-DM


10.24.2011

WTF-OTD

This "WTF Of The Day" comes from Tairon. Enjoy...


-DM

Drake vs the World

I just happened to stumbled upon this funny ass shit from Complex.com and figured I'd share. Who has the better sweaters?? Drake or.......

Drake sweater battle

Weekend Stats





This would normally fall under the "Things I learned this weekend..." category (which it still does technically) but everything I learned was from a stat. So let's start in New Orleans...


- The Saints scored 62 points last night (against the Colts), tied for most points scored in a single game since the [NFL-AFL] merger. Last team to score 62 in a game, the 1973 Falcons against... correct, the Saints.


- Last night's 62-7 win also tied the record for largest point differential in single game, 55 points. The first time a team won by that many points was in 1973 in that same Falcons v. Saints game.


- But the absolutely insane stat of that game, Drew Brees' stat line: 31 for 35, 325 yards and 5 TDs. Read it again. 31 for 35, 325 yards and 5 TDs. Brees had more TDs (5) than incompletions (4). To top it off, not only did Brees have more touchdowns than incompletions but his 5 scores matched the combined total of every new starting QB in Week 7.


- Which brings us to the Greek god, Tebowian.  Tebow led the Broncos to his 2nd career 4th qtr comeback in his 4th career start. John Elway made 18 starts before his 2nd.


- Cam Newton's 7 Rush TDs match the Panthers total from all of last season.


Plaxico Burress' 3 Rec TDs for Jets. 2nd career game with 3 Rec TDs (Wk 1 2007 season). 1st Jets player with 3 Rec TDs since Laveranues Coles in 2008.


- The St. Louis Cardinals scored 16 runs. That matches the most points the St. Louis Rams have scored in a game this season.


- Albert "The Machine" Pujols is 3rd player with 3 HR in a World Series game. Babe Ruth (1926, 1928) and Reggie Jackson (1977).


- The Machine also had 14 total bases, most ever in a World Series game. Previous record was 12, done by Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson. (Yankees, of course).


- Derek Holland came within two outs of pitching the first complete-game shutout in the World Series since Josh Beckett's gem for the Marlins to clinch in '03. (Yankees, of course).


- The World Series is tied at 2, I'm not sure everyone knows that.


- DeMarco Murray (that is a "who?" to most of us, though not to Riley) set a Cowboys franchise record with 253 yds and the 2nd longest TD run in franchise history with a 91 yarder.


- The Rams gave up the most yards by a single player in franchise history to DeMarco Murray (253) beating the previous mark of 237 set by Jim Brown.


- As Riley eluded too, the Raiders threw 6 INTs and 0 TDs against the Chiefs, first time in franchise history. Also, 2 of those INTs were returned for TDs...


- ...that marked only the 2nd time in team history they had 2 INTs for TDs against them at home. The 1st time that happened, '98 vs. Dolphins. That also marked the last time the Raiders threw 6 INTs.


- (fret not Raider-nation) One other team in NFL history has thrown 6 INTs without throwing a TD. The 2009 Jets (none of those were Sanchez's fault, right?). They ended up reaching the AFC Championship Game.


- The "and that means what exactly?" stat goes to Roy Williams, first player in NFL history to catch a TD for both the Lions and Bears.


- UNC was one first-place vote away from being a unanimous preseason No. 1 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll.


- The NBA lockout is at day 116.




-DM

Ryan Leaf "Make It Rain" League

Ryan Leaf "Make It Rain" League - Week 7

It's getting towards the end of the year, so naturally I must appease my producers and bosses to get my raise. Which means columns must be handed into editing on-time and multiple posts during the week. Anything for the "MAN" or shall I say "MANO" to be happy. With that being said, I left the crib knowing Kyle Boller threw three picks with a pick 6. So to my surprise I see the ESPN headline, "Palmer's 3-INT debut dooms Raiders". Huh? So thats 6 picks already and I didn't even check the boxscore. That's 6 fucking picks. SIX. That's one less than 7. So of course, Cassell added two picks of his own. 8 Picks and counting people....Why breakdown the worst three quarterbacks when I can just watch the  Chiefs/Raiders game. I mean THREE QB's combine to throw ZERO TD'S. But of course, Everybody is a hater of Boller. He is the equivalent to Justin Beiber and Tebow. Ain't do shit to anybody, but nobody likes them. Boller is that DUDE, *You will see why at the end of the post* that he is actually excused from all his mistakes today. And for the video breakdown ........



Matt Cassell First Interception
:03 left in the 2nd Quarter, Ball on the Chiefs 40, 1st and 10

-This is basically a Hail Mary before the half. I need to check his Madden Rating for Throwing Power, the ball didn't even reach the end zone. Why call a Hail Mary if your quarterback can't even throw the ball 65 yards?

Matt Cassell Second Interception
1:45 left in the 3rd Quarter, Ball on the Raiders 41, 1st and 10

-Shotgun Formation. Cassell CLEARLY airmails the throw. Not only did Cassell lead him too much, the safety was just sitting in the wings waiting to ROCK his shit. Way to lead your receiver young man. The best part of this whole ordeal was this safety was in excellent position and show impeccable technique picking the ball off. Of course the man name is DeMarcus Van Dyke aka DVD otherwise known as 4.25 40 hailing from the school that invented swagger and home of the best college team EVER.

The Carson Palmer Watch......

Kyle Boller First Interception
12:47 left in the 1st Quarter, Ball on the Chiefs 48, 3rd and 6

-I'm going to go out on the limb and say this interception wasn't his fault. I blame Carson Palmer and Tyrelle Pryor. Carson Palmer is one for obvious reasons. But Tyrelle Pryor just goes to show you how valuable THE OHIO STATE educational system is really worth. Its 3rd and 1 and this SIMPLE SIMON comes in and manages to have a negative impact without hiking the ball. Let's take a guess on what the play will be.

A) QB Draw
B) QB off tackle
C) QB Dive
D) Pryor will jump offsides cause he is from the same school as Maurice Clarett.

So Boller left when it was 3rd and 1, went to the sidelines got the evil stare from his back-up. Then proceeds to watch his back-up's back-up jump offside. *Seriously when was the last time a QB jump offside in a game?* Then is forced to go back in the game and it's 3rd and 6th. WTF? Of course he is going to throw into double coverage on a out route. Boller is a man of principles.

Kyle Boller Second Interception
7:05 left in the 1st quarter, Ball on the Raiders 16, 2nd and 8

-I'm going to go out on the limb and say this interception wasn't his fault as well. I blame Al Davis *RIP*. The route was a GO ROUTE/FLY ROUTE/9 ROUTE. Three different ways to say the same thing. Go deep and as fast as you can. So What does Al have to do with this? Cause Boller actually overthrew the receiver and since Al Davis has a fascination with receivers and their 40 times, then said receiver should've been in position. What a waste of a first round pick, AL.

Kyle Boller Third Interception,
1:02 left in the 2nd quarter, Ball on the Chiefs 36, 1st and 10

-Fuck the limb, this interception was on the Oakland Raiders organization. The coach already bench him for the back-up's back-up. The owner wastes first round picks on slow-footed receivers and you done gave up a 1st round pick for my BACK-UP. *Cues GoodFellas Spider's Scene* "Atta Boy Boller, don't take no shit off your back from nobody."

Carson Palmer First Interception
14:32 left in the 4th quarter, Ball on the Chiefs 45, 1st and 10

-So Boller left when it was 3rd and 1, went to the sidelines got the evil stare from his back-up. Then proceeds to watch his back-up's back-up jump offside. *Seriously when was the last time a QB jump offside in a game?* Then is forced to go back in the game and it's 3rd and 6th. WTF? Of course he is going to throw into double coverage on a out route. Boller is a man of principles.  USC quarterbacks sucks.

Carson Palmer Second Interception
11:32 left in the 4th quarter, Ball on the Chiefs 16, 2nd and 10

-Ball bounce off the receiver hands. But I will blame Palmer cause it look like Palmer threw the ball too hard. USC quarterbacks have a tendency to do that. As Palmer walks off the field, I couldn't help but realize, Carson Palmer probably made more money in college then he did in the NFL.


Carson Palmer Third Interception
7:29 left in the 4th, Ball on the Chiefs 37, 1st and 10

-Palmer is in shotgun and he calls out the blitz. But since he didn't take his lineman out for dinner like Boller does on a minimum wage salary, of course the blitz will get through. So what does this great "Veteran" do? He gets happy feet and throws off his back foot. Another USC QB tendency.

Kyle Boller deserves better......The kid can definitely pick them off the field.


Carson Palmer Wife 

Kyle Boller Wife

The Riley Factor is Still on pace for this week......

10.21.2011

Gotta love Pro Boxing


From ESPN.COM:

The WBC did not wait for the California State Athletic Commission to have a hearing on the bizarre outcome of last Saturday night's Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson light heavyweight championship fight at the Staples Center.
Instead, the Mexico City-based sanctioning organization reinstated Hopkins as its 175-pound world champion and declared the fight a technical draw on Thursday.
"I feel very happy. I feel that justice was done," Hopkins told ESPN.com.
The fight ended in a storm of controversy with Dawson being declared a second-round winner by technical knockout. It happened after Hopkins, who missed a right hand, wound up draped over Dawson's back during his follow through. Dawson then grabbed Hopkins by the leg, lifted him and shoved him down to the canvas. Hopkins landed awkwardly on the edge of the ring, suffered a dislocation of the joint connecting his left shoulder to his collar bone and was unable to continue.

Referee Pat Russell did not rule that Dawson had committed a foul -- be it on purpose or accidentally -- and awarded Dawson a TKO victory despite no punch landing. Had a foul been ruled, Hopkins would have retained the title on a no contest. 

As much as I love the sport of boxing, fights like this are the reason I along with many other fans are turning to MMA. There is so much BS and drama with boxing now a days it feels more like WWE than anything else. With that being said I will be ordering the next two HBO Boxing PPVs.

I will leave you with this little medley to enjoy over the weekend for those of you have yet to joined the MMA Nation.
 


 -J-Rod
Riley Factor......

So what I'm late with this week edition. Very Late in fact. I haven't made a deadline for a keyboard-inspired writing piece since college. Yet my producers and bosses expect me to make a deadline. These fools are crazy. One time my teacher ask me to describe myself in one word, so I said "Real Ass Nigga". She said, "That was three words". My response was "Young Reezy don't follow instructions".

-This week edition of the Ryan Leaf Make It Rain league has been postponed until further notice. I really wanted to comment on how bad Rex Grossman played, but every time I started to write a sentence all I could type was "How the fuck did Eagles only win by a touchdown". Four turnovers and all you can is score 20pts and win by a touchdown.

-I'm taking BETS on who will finish with a better record: Giants or 49ers. Whose coach will win in a fight. Whose QB is more hated by their fan base. As well as whose division is worst.

-Random Tidbits

Sammy Watkins is the best True Freshman in college football since Maurice Clarett.
345 ALL-Purpose yards with 3 TDS against Maryland is Pee-Wee Football Numbers.  Against Florida State who was ranked #11 and Auburn who was ranked #21 at the time of their respective games, Watkins combined for 17catches, 296yards, 4tds. HE IS ONLY 18 by the way.

-My homey just text me as I write this
Him: Floor Seats to Ye and Hov?
Me: True Story, I never even heard the album
Him: What are we 12, you need to sing along with their lyrics

I've been working on a comeback for the past 10 minutes.

-Who would've thought that there will be a week in history in which, Bryant Gumble stands up for black people and Magic Johnson is racist against black people.

YouTube Video of the Week

10.20.2011

Signs the World is Coming to an End

Singer, Actor..... RAPPER?!?!?



And The Trilogy is Finally Here

Pacquiao vs Marquez 3
November 12 Live on HBO PPV


Then the following month the rematch...
Cotto vs Margarito 2
December 3rd

Falls From Grace


Dwight "Doc" Gooden was an absolute monster breaking in with the New York Mets in 1984.  He won the Rookie of the Year in 84, the Cy Young the following year then capped it off with a World Series title in 1986.  But we all know Doc's "story" too well. Fame and fortune destroyed by drugs and alcohol.

Scott Hall (a.k.a Razor Ramon) didn't make out Top 10 Wrestlers list but he had a huge impact on wrestling, especially being apart of the legendary N.W.O. But his epic fall from grace is an all too common story in sports and entertainment. Again, fame and fortune destroyed by drugs and alcohol.

The ESPN news show E:60 aired these two stories last night on ESPN. Both show how fragile life can be sometimes and long journey it takes to try to (hopefully) overcome it.



-DM

(note: the above video on Doc is a excerpt from the episode. The Scott story is the full video)



<J-Rod's comments> Great documentary by ESPN. Scott Hall was definitely a man who could have made top 10. I was fan of Razor in the WWF and of the NWO incarnation. I still remember his last stint on WCW. Scott was clearly in need of rehab so the WCW used it as a story. Scott Hall (the character) would enter the ring drunk carrying a plastic cup full of booze. Most thought this was just an angle but alot of us knew he was seriously in trouble. I remember Kevin Nash helping Scott to and from the ring on Nitro. After about a week or two Scott was never seen in a WCW ring again. Props to the McMahon family for trying to get him into rehab even after he was no longer with the company.   




Before there was a NWO and DX.... there was The Kliq


A Real American Hero?



No, sorry. A Real Mexican Hero...

-DM


Cmon, I had too.....

Donde esta

Almost two weeks in and we've had only ONE edition of "The Riley Factor". The whereabouts of this column and columnist remain to be seen. More on this as it develops...


-DM

10.19.2011

PopCult Capsules

This comes to us from The High Definite via /Film. 315 total (133 when the groups are counted). So far when counting by groups as well, I'm up to 88 and counting...



How many can you name?

-DM


Freestyle



Typically when I'm out to eat at fast food restaurants I know what food I want going in. A burger. A slice. Maybe a chicken sandwich. Maybe some tacos. Not all at the same, I'm not my dad (j/k Pops. Though I'm realizing now he doesn't know what "j/k" means). The real test of "undecidedity" is choosing a drink.  The Gods like to play this game of "chance" with me all the time. The Coke machine is there when I want Pepsi. I have a taste for Sprite and it's Sierra Mist. The machine has Barq's and no root beer comes out. Ahhhhhh, root beer. The choice made 8 out of 10 times.  The sweet taste of caramel and vanilla carbonated into a frothy beverage. One sip sends me back to CYO camp <record scratch> [Ed's note: get back to the story].


Anywhooooo.


This decision on picking a beverage is tough to make when the machine is outside of the counter. Meaning the people working there don't dispense it for you. Meaning you have to choose. This is easy right? The choices are typically some sorta dark-based beverage (cola), some clear-based beverage (lemon/lime), a "Pepper-ish" one, a juice and water. And maybe, just maybe an orange soda. Done. NEXT! But wait. I enjoy more than just 5 or so types of drink. I have a certain distinction for vanilla Coke. Or maybe grape soda (queues up the stereotypes). So I can only enjoy these drinks in plastic bottle from the grocery? I thought we were in the future? I got a phone that answers my questions and does video chat but I can't get a effing grape soda while out?!?!


Strap in bitches, time to get your mind blown...

Top Movie Comedies of the 80s

Da Man came up with the brilliant idea that we should come up with a top 10 movie comedies of the 80s list. Mind you I was born in 1975 and thus was a mere young lad during the 80s. Da Man was still a fetus I believe. Anyways I decided to do some research into this topic and decided I needed to go to an expert. A man who lived the 70s/80s era. A man who rocked out to KISS and Van Halen. A man, who is not only a expert of 80s mainstream trivia, but also of all the top grossing adult films of that era. A man, in essence, whose best years are behind him. The man who made the phrase "YOU"RE ALL GONNA PAY!!!!" legendary. He is none other than.....Mars Rover, Satchel, Circle Jerk King, Spooge Master, etc. Here are what he believes are the top movie comedies of the 80s in as he said "no particular order".....




"There are way more than 10, here are the first I thought of, some of my favorites.  In no particular order: 

Caddyshack
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
The Breakfast Club
Stripes
Airplane
 Beverly Hills Cop
Spaceballs 
Revenge of the Nerds
NL Vacation 
*Take Me, I'm Hairy



An official J-Rod and Da Man list with be forthcoming.

- J-Rod


* Ok the last one I made up but he only gave me 9 movies

10.18.2011

Ketchup

I know it's been a week or so since J-Rod and Da Man have graced your screens with content but we had some productions issues, mostly computer related. It seems the lack of production was affected by Latency Across Zenith Interfaces and this LAZI was the reason for no posts in a week.  Hopefully, LAZI-ness won't affect this show going forward.


Sooooooooo, should we jump right into the 5-1, NFC West leading, 4th best DEF in the NFL, just took out the 5-0 Lions at DET, paving their way to the playoffs, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS?? Nah, let's save that for an upcoming post about 3 very specific teams and whom will finish with the best record (one might not even make the playoffs...).


In a week:


Kyle Orton and Tim Tebow won the Week 5 top spot in the "RL - Make It Rain League", then causing the Broncos to start Tebow for W7.


The Packers moved to 6-0 and looking alot like the 49ers of old (this won't be a 9ers post, I promise). [Ed's note: yea right]


The Red Sox having already fired Terry Francona, let Theo Esptein sign with the Cubs to be their GM. Then reports came out their top pitchers "partied" in the clubhouse during the September collapse and Big Papi is considering free agency and possibly "pinstripes"? Best statement I heard to summarize this debacle, "the Red Sox are more like the Mets than Yanks." Indeed.


The NBA is still in a lockout (not news) and shows no signs of ending anytime soon (also not news). The real question is with the NFL back and well into its "almost locked out season" does anyone really care about the NBA?? (not at 5-1, I don't) [Ed's note: told you he couldn't]


The Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals are in the World SeriesWho ya got? Cards in 6.


Midnight Madness started this past Friday, which officially kicks off the 2011-12 NCAA College Basketball season, look for The Riley Factor to post a preview of this year's top teams.


If your not watching "Community" you're sorely missing out on a great show*. This past Thursday's ep proved that.


Philly's very own Fresh Prince, Will Smith has part ownership of the 76ers. No word if Jazzy Jeff is doing the intro music.


The Jets beat the winless Dolphins 24-6 on MNF but the offense continues to be anemic behind Mark Sanchez. At least he didn't throw in INT, first time this season going 2 consecutive games without one.


ESPN ranked the NBA's 500 players but the only ones who matter are in the Top 6-10 and 1-5.  This is a great list but Dirk at #5 is a slap in the face.


I had to renew my Time Warner Cable extortion subscription (ask Tairon about that sorry) but ended up paying the same price for an added HD-DVR and HBO. Hello Boardwalk Empire.


Watched Sunday's ep of Boardwalk Empire (was gonna start at the beginning but fuck it, I'll watch one ep then start over). Who the fuck is that dude with the "face"??


Batman: Arkham City released today. If you never played the first one, slap yourself.  If you have no desire to play this one, then this blog might not be for you.


Apple dropped the iPhone 4S last Friday. It sold more than 4 million units this past weekend. [Perspective 1] The iPhone 4 was hugely successful and took 3 weeks to sell 3 million. 74 days for the original iPhone. [Perspective 2] Samsung sold 10 million Galaxy S II phones in 5 months.


Staying with Apple, I'd like to take this time to thank Siri for allowing me to pass blame to it for future inappropriate texts sent. Sorry ladies, that dude crazy.


J-Rod was recently quoted as saying "the NFC East is the new NFC West and the Giants would win by default." For one, the NFC West IS STILL the NFC West with teams not in first place combining for 3-12 (see how I didn't mention the 49ers. Fuck. My bad). The NFC East is better at 7-9. Secondly, his point about the G-Men winning the div by default just might be true. PHI is awful, having played one good half en route to 20-13 win over Washington... who threw 3 INTs against the Eagles. Dallas had the Patriots on the ropes but the lack of faith in Favre Jr. Romo to get it done and Brady "making it do what it do baby" ultimately led to another 4th quarter loss for Big D.  The Giants have played poorly in 3 games this year (with an inexplicable loss to SEA) and managed to only escape with 2 losses and are still better that everyone in the division. "We shall see".


NFL stat of the week: The Lions and 49ers (I'm sorry, sue me) met with 9-1 records after being 1-9 at the same point last season.


-DM


*See Arrested Development.

10.11.2011

The Riley Factor Vol. 1.0


Ryan Leaf "Make it Rain" League

My job is by far the best job on the planet.  It's like playing fantasy football but backwards. Or better yet watching Eli vs. Cooper in a game of accuracy. Or better yet yet watching Pablo Sandoval run the bases.



I seriously thought Mike Vick had the Inaugural Title wrap up. Throwing (4) Picks with one being a pick Six pretty much guarantees a landslide victory any other week. Then the Afternoon games happen.

-Josh Freeman (46 points) isn't a good quarterback. It's really simple. Racism and Culturally Insensitivity aside,  He is light skin. LIGHT SKIN DUDES DONT MAKE GOOD QUARTERBACKS. Go ahead and named ONE.

-Kevin Kolb (47 points) was definitely jealous of Flacco/Sanchez success last week. I mean McNabb completed less then 50% of his passes, threw for under 200 yards with 0 Touchdowns and still had a better game then Kolb. He was outplayed by a man that is famous for "Chicken Chunky Soup" who is older then everybody on this blog. Any more sentences devoted to Kolb would actually be doing him a favor. I'm done.

And the winner is.........

Kyle Orton/Tim Tebow (57 points)

This team is a fucking circus. Kyle was bad. Historically bad. A YPA of 2.3 is the baseball equivalent of Jason Bay hitting a home run in a 30-game span. But it's get better. MUCH BETTER. Tebow comes in a nearly wins the damn game by being the best Tight End you will ever see behind center. Ignore the comp% (40) or the TD that he threw. T.T. had more rushing attempts (6) then he had completions (4). He is going to change the game. He already did it in college. TWICE. He created the jump pass. Then added a double-clutch at the same time just for shit and giggles. SWAGGGGGGG.




Tebow 3:16: For God (He is a football fan) so loved the world (Created Football and secretly named it Sabbath) that he gave his one and only Son (TIM MOTHERF&$&#*G TEBOW), that whoever believes in him (ALL Gators alumni) shall not perish (Rest of the SEC) but have eternal life.

Tim Tebow Post Coming Soon.....

10.07.2011

You get what you pay for

So check it....  why am I a work trying to download Laugh At My Pain from the internet..... find it broken into 3 separate rar files. Download all 3 files, extract them, converts into one avi file, I launch it getting ready to laugh and its FUCKING GREEN LANTERN!!!!! FML.

Thats for you K Hart!


Enjoy your weekend

-J-Rod

The Fundraiser

Joining us on a probationary period is Riley Freeman. Riley will be on once a week in a new segment on our show called "The Riley Factor".  He will bring keen insight on topics such as sports, music, food, having D.R. chicks cook up all your ground beef prior to fuckin.... etc. Without further adieu, J-Rod and Da Man give you.... Riley Freeman!


- J-Rod


F your blog, I'm Riley Freeman:

I didn’t want to dick ride yall guys on your posts nor did I want to change the title of this blog that features a Puerto Rican that is confirmed and another who isn’t (Da Man has yet to show proof of this ancestry history). But I digress. The problem with the NFL is that the Rodgers/Brady/Manning (SINGULAR as in ONE MANNING) of the worlds are glorified to the point of no return. Brady threw 500 yards in Week 1 - Front Page News. Brady threw 4 picks two weeks later - Let’s talk about if the Lions are real. Let’s face it, not everybody is going to be a franchise quarterback. There are some people in the world that just have to be Jamarcus Russell, Joey Harrington, or better yet Charlie Ward on a good day. So since we live in a copycat world, I just took the idea from another website Grantland.com[shameless plug] one of the top –three if not best sports blog out there. In memory of Steve Jobs, I will just "Bill Gates" The Bad Quarterback League idea and rename the league after the best QB of All Time…

Mr. Ryan Leaf.



The Ryan Leaf - Make It Rain League honors the THREE worst QB performances of the weekend. To be fair across all boards, the league doesn’t honor sacks so no excuses on I don’t have an offensive line <looking at you Mr. Mexican QB for the Jets>. The league also takes in context the roster of QB’s rather than an individual. ie: If Eli ever got hurt, then his backup's stats will count as well, hell even the practice squad QB stats count if he ever sees a snap in a regular season game. FREE TEBOW. The league also recognizes 24/7 points which is non-football activities such as press conferences meltdown, problems with the law and other teammates, and sexting.



So for example last week, the stellar play of Sanchez netted him a cool 150! 4 TOs (16), fumble kept (2), fumble lost (5), fumble return TD (20), no TDs (10), pick6 (25), under 40% comp (15) and under 150 yds (12).  Wow, way to go Mark!!

All results will be posted sometime Tuesday.


The Scoring System

POSITIVE POINTS

  • Benched during game (non-injury): 35
  • Concussion: 10
  • Pick6: 25
  • Interception (non-TD): 5
  • Fumble lost: 5
  • Fumble kept: 2
  • 3-turnover game: 12
  • 4-turnover game: 16
  • 5-turnover game: 24
  • 6-turnover game: 50
  • No passes of 25+ yards: 10 
  • No passing/rushing TDs: 10 
  • Under 200 passing yards: 6 
  • Under 150 passing yards: 12 
  • Under 100 passing yards: 25
  • Under 50 percent completion rate: 5 
  • Under 40 percent completion rate: 15 
  • Under 30 percent completion rate: 25
  • Teammate/Coach/Fan argument on sidelines replayed on SportsCenter: 15
24/7 POINTS
  • Arrested: 50
  • Detained/questioned by police: 10 
  • Practice/locker room fight (physical): 20 
  • Apology press conference: 75 
  • Penis picture on blog: 150
  • Official vote of confidence from coach: 10
  • Bitching about his linemen: 10
  • Suspended: 50/game 
NEGATIVE POINTS 
  • 300-349 yards passing: -6
  • 350-399 yards passing: -9
  • 400+ yards passing: -12
  • 75+ yards rushing: -8
  • 3 passing/rushing TDs: -5
  • 4 passing/rushing TD’s: -10 
  • 5 passing/rushing TD’s: -20
  • Game-winning drive (last two minutes): -12
-Young Reezy


Everything is a Remix



Talking about The Matrix on J-Rod and Da Man never gets old. (Does it?) Or are we just old(er)? (We are, smh.) I found this video on /Film today which basically breaks down The Matrix film indicating where different scenes throughout the movie were influenced from.

Kirby Ferguson produced the series Everything is a Remix highlighting scenes from our favorite movies and visually showing how "everyone steals from everyone, that's movies." Good piece of work done here, enjoy after the jump.

NFL Week 5 “LOCK IT IN” PICKS OF THE WEEK

My week 5 "LOCK IT IN" picks of the week go out to Scott "If I had reversed all my picks last week I would have won" Smith.

NY Jets at New England (-9.5):  Yes, the NY Jets and NE Patriots have once again made it to my LOCK IT IN segment. The Jets are coming off of back to back losses. In a situation like this I would give the Jets the nod but unfortunately for them they're facing Brady and company at NE. This one should be a blow out. Take the Pats.

Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers (-7.5): As we stay in the AFC, Big Ben may get the day off due to injury but even if he does start he will be pretty banged up.  Tennessee at 3-1 could have easily been undefeated at this point of the season. Chris Johnson is coming off a big game and the fact that the Steelers gave up 155 yards to Arian Foster last week doesn't bold well for them. I like the Titans for the upset.

- J-Rod

What Have We Done

He's coming...  Are you all ready??


-DM

Why the shock?? (Yankees eliminated by Detroit)

Last night Alex Rodriguez SHOCKINGLY struck out to the end Yankees playoff run. There have been alot of talk about why did this happen? How could the Yankees lose? What I don't understand is why there are questions to begin with? Lets face it, the Yankees over achieved this season and this isn't a shot at them at all. Their starting pitching rotation was weak and they were plagued with injuries. The fact that they won the AL East out right and had home field advantage throughout their short post season is a credit to Joe Giraldi and his staff.

I'm not going to sit here and bash the Yankees (even though I am pretty damn good at it being a Mets fan and all). I was honestly surprised at the way they played this year. I was pretty sure Boston was going to run away with the division. But through all the problems, injuries and questions, the Yankees mounted an unbelievable run, along with a colossal Red Soxs collapse to take the AL East title. Yankees fans should be happy with what their team accomplished this year.


 Lets not get on the A-Rod sucks bandwagon either. I mean that bus comes by every year. All you Yankee fans know what A-Rod is already. Striking out last night was probably not a surprise to most die-hard Yankee fans. A-Rod is a great player and will definitely go to the Hall of Fame. The one thing he is not, never has been and never will be is clutch. He has never been the hero. For all his stats every Yankee fan out there thinks OH NO whenever they see its up to A-Rod to save the day.


They know its just not going to happen. 




 
So to you upset Yankee fans.... cheer up!!!! Your team had a great run despite all the problems they faced. One more quality starter on that rotation and it would be Detroit going home. No need to yell, scream, curse the baseball Gods. The fans and the team should be proud with what was accomplished this year. I mean things can be worse.......










 Right????

- J-Rod

10.05.2011

The Top 10 Wrestlers of the Past 25 Years

"Ladies and Gentlemen. Boys and girls. Children of all ages. D-Generation X J-Rod and Da Man proudly brings to you it's..."




J-Rod and Da Man are running down the greatest of the greats. The people's champions. A list of the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be among wrestlers of the past 25 years. Professional wrestling has seen its share of great talent through the last 25 years but not everyone can make the list.


We included in our panel one of the most distinguish members of wrestling knowledge around...  Though he couldn't participate.  Who we did get was Tairon, a connoisseur of professional wrestling for almost 30 years (the kinda guy that still has epic matches on VHS... and watches them). The three of us sat around (via email) and discussed (argued) how we'd come up with this fair list (unfairly).  To be fair to each person who participated, it was decided each person would display their own Top 10 then have a collective Top 10 based upon the numbers given. All the scores can be seen below.


How we rated each wrestler


We wanted to rate everyone in several categories so different attributes can be define for each wrestler.  We awarded points on a 1-5 scale within each category, then added the total points for each wrestler from each panel member.  Then the total from each panel member made up the average score for a wrestler. Confused? Perfect.  


Highest number points that can be awarded, 40. The categories are:


Popularity (obvious)
Skill (ability to execute moves)
Longevity (career length near or at the top)
Success (titles, different belts, x number held)
Charisma (crowd appeal - even heels were loved)
Matches (epic fights - won or loss, often contended)
Impact (their stamp on wrestling history)
Overall (everything above, the wrestler as a whole)

Tha Carter IV takes over The Throne

 
















The numbers for Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV came in and as predicted: Lil Wayne smashed Jay Z and Kanye’s Watch The Throne sales. At 940,000 copies sold in the first week,Tha Carter IV comfortably sits atop the Billboard 200. Also known as The Throne. 

According to  Zack Greenburg of Forbes , there is a more analytical reason for Lil Wayne's succcess....
Hard work and experience aside, there were a number of other factors that contributed to the comparative success of Carter IV. Jay-Z and Kanye pursued a complicated release strategy that  included exclusive windows with Apple’s iTunes and BestBuy, in part to safeguard against the possibility of a leak (and angered some retailers in the process). The Young Money/Cash Money team did nothing of the sort, and didn’t expend much energy on security, either.
Although Carter IV did leak a few days before its debut—unlike Watch The Throne, which remained airtight—many people, believe the leak actually helped. It always depends how much time you have with a leak.  This one was two or three days. When you have a project like this and it’s three weeks to a month, it can really hurt you … but in this case the leak didn't hurt at all and actually increased sales.

What's your opinion?? Did the leak help Weezy??? Is the Carter 4 a better lp than WTT?? Comment as you see fit.....


-J-Rod





Why Hulk Hogan is the greatest pro wrestler of All Time

He is a 12-time world heavyweight champion being a six-time WWF/WWE Champion, six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, as well as a former WWE World Tag Team Champion with Edge. He was also the winner of the Royal Rumble in 1990 and 1991 and the first to win two Royal Rumbles in a row. In his first reign as WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Hogan held the title for 469 days from July 17, 1994 to October 29, 1995. It is the longest reign of all time for this championship. He also held the WWF/WWE World Heavyweight championship for 4 consecutive years (1984-1988), a feat that will probably never be repeated again.

Possessing incredible charisma and physical stature he helped transform wrestling from a niche pastime; spread out over several regional promotions to a mainstream brand of entertainment. Hogan’s marketability and appearances in movies and television helped turn the WWE into a billion dollar industry and paved the way for today’s high paid stars and elaborately produced shows.  If it wasn't for the Hulkster, stars such as Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock and so many others would never have been able to achieve the level of success they reached in their careers.