Whatcha Lookin' At?
Love this picture for so many reasons. First, this whole “ice girl” thing has really turned into a craze. Whenever you figure out a way to put women in skimpy outfits at a sporting event, the idea is going to catch on pretty quickly. At first hockey doesn’t seem conducive to any type of “cheering” or “dance teaming,” but then some genius just handed the hot marketing intern a snow shovel and a culture was born. As you can see, these maintainers of the ice surface draw plenty of eyes, but I have to give some respect to the kid 3 from the left. Obviously, the Flyers are losing this game. Obviously, this kid is die-hard and can’t be bothered to look at some tart skating around the ice. That would only make him more furious. But, his girlfriend is checking out what’s up, and the other guy, my goodness, Sir. Act like you’ve been there before. Flyers are 3-0 by the way. Giroux, Bryz and company are going to cleanse the city.
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Did the Cardinals jump out to a 4-0 lead in game 3, then completely shut down offensively, but still manage to win? Oh, that happened? Did Tony LaRussa stick with an obviously not sharp Chris Carpenter until he blew the game, or did he take him out while the Cardinals still had the lead? Oh, he took him out? Weird.
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This is it for Justin Verlander. The Tigers may be cooked anyway. This Nelson Cruz guy–I think he might turn into something. He keeps hitting the ball with a great deal of authority in extra innings, but the Tigers are facing a 3-1 hole and are trying to defend their home field for possibly the last time. Your everyday stat geeks have told us that Justin Verlander should be the AL MVP after his dominant season, but where has that Verlander been? Did that game-one rain out in NY throw him out of rhythm for the entire playoffs? Doubtful. The guy just isn’t getting it done. The Cy Young is his, but if he wants to elevate himself to the upper echelon, he can give the Tigers a game when they really need one. He’s facing off against C.J. Wilson and his quest for 100-million this winter. Would I give Wilson that much money? No, but Bartolo Colon isn’t my 4th starter.
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Taking a poll. Should I start Tom Brady this week against Dallas, or should I play Eli Manning-Face against Buffalo? Eli outscored Tommy Boy last week, and Tom has back-t0-back 16 point efforts after leading the universe in scoring at the start of the season. The Bills despite all their W/L success, ain’t afraid to give up points to opposing QBs. I believe they may lead the league in this stat. This is the classic example of, “You didn’t draft Brady to sit him,” vs. “Getting cute with your Fantasy Lineup is fun.” I’m looking at a must-win, and I don’t want to be responsible if I play the wrong guy.
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Has everyone seen the Dr. Pepper 10 commercials? Apparently they’ve put 10 calories into a Diet Dr. Pepper and that makes it manly? They’re marketing it like it’s Paul Bunyan’s magical elixir. It’s an Old-Spice commercial. What’s my problem with this? Well, I’d make the argument that real men don’t drink soda–period. Kids love soda. Women love diet soda. Clowns love Mountain Dew. I used to love soda. Orange Crush. A nice Root Beer. I’ve pretty much grown out of the phase. I probably have about 5 sodas a year, and that’s when I’m trapped eating some type of extra-value meal and I buckle and get the Coke. What I’m saying is, Dr. Pepper Ten is going to fail, hard.
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Esquire named Rihanna the sexiest woman alive. What I’ve always wanted to know about these “honors” is if the magazine has to approach Rihanna first before everything goes in motion. Do they say, “If we happen to name you the sexiest woman alive, would you pose in very little clothing in our magazine and make a video for our website?” Or, is it a given that she’d accept? I don’t know any celebrities who would turn down this type of publicity, but it would be pretty funny if Rihanna stone-walled them and they announced the thing and were like, here’s a picture of her we got off the internet. Runners-Up to Rihanna included Mila Kunia, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Emma Stone, etc.
3-Putt Territory 