Get out of the way dog!

This video, from the Tour de France, is kind of hysterical, though dog lovers might cringe a bit.

Some brief thoughts on the NBA Draft over at The Sports Note.

Quote of the Day

Has there ever been an international player you did like, Bill? You’re the Lou Dobbs of NBA sportswriters. I’m waiting for your new book “War on American Hoops.”
Too bad they can’t build a wall around every NBA arena.
—Chad Ford, referring to Bill Simmons dislike of drafting foreign players.

This mock draft back and forth thing Chad Ford and Bill Simmons was actually really funny, loved the digging up of old quotes to use as ammunition.

Well I’ve done 10

ESPN.com’s Jim Caple today has come out with that staple of the summer slow sports news day: the 101 Sporting Events you should see before you blah blah blah. The 101 he picks are fairly typical of such lists, though the later ones skew towards the obscure (you get the sense he picked the number [...]

Updating a previous post on LaVar Arrington’s motorcycle accident, he appears to be doing pretty well and did not break his leg.

This post over at Deadspin is why MJD is so good.

LaVar in motorcycle crash

Just got this gchatted to me from my buddy The Cooler. Not good news, hope he’s alright:
LaVar Arrington, a former member of the Washington Redskins and New York Giants, has been seriously hurt in a motorcycle crash Monday afternoon.
Prince George’s County Fire tells WTOP that Arrington is in serious condition after the crash near Route [...]

Bye Sam

This is not a surprise: Sam Perlozzo has been fired. I’m not the biggest Perlozzo fan but I’m not sure exactly what he could have done differently, its not like he was working with the Red Sox’s roster here. Our high-priced bullpen has been awful, our hitters can’t hit generally and can’t hit for power [...]

The Irony is painful

Freddie Bynum started in center field for the O’s yesterday. The WaPo has a little notebook accompanying the game story about Bako, Bynum and Gomez starting yesterday that includes this tidbit:
An infielder by nature, Bynum said he has grown accustomed to roaming the outfield grass and that he preferred playing the role of traffic cop.
“I [...]

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