tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276286682009-06-25T21:25:15.500-07:00I Dislike Your Favorite TeamInformative hate (and a little love, too)Miwacarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761513119319217828noreply@blogger.comBlogger1810125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-80560589156534633052009-06-25T20:27:00.000-07:002009-06-25T21:25:15.614-07:00Timberwolves Draft: Who Shot Who in The What Now?I'm nonplussed, but in a good way.When Ricky Rubio falls to you at #5, after you were planning on moving up to grab him or Thabeet, you take him, that makes sense. But I'm not sure I get drafting the exact same position at #6, again at #18, and again at #45.As Wolves beat writer Jerry Zgoda points out, following up Ricky Rubio with Jonny Flynn because of the questions around Ricky Rubio's Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-5945058989567201282009-06-24T20:21:00.000-07:002009-06-24T22:47:10.348-07:00USA 2, Spain 0 AnalysisBelieve it or not, the USA did win and did shut out Spain. These are two related, but different events, superimposed over the same patch of grass and the same 90 minutes.First let's talk defense--the US was giving up a lot of the same crap it has been giving up, and some of it started with their own defense--instead of outlet passes, they were just sending long balls up relatively blindly, whichBig Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-36176430843110426672009-06-23T19:35:00.000-07:002009-06-23T20:50:17.870-07:00Wolves Move Foye, Miller AnalysisIt is now being reported pretty widely (but first broken, it appears, by Ian Thomsen at SI) that the Wolves have traded Mike Miller and Randy Foye to The Washington Wizards for their #5 Pick, and a bunch of lightly used, slightly irregular basketball players--Etan Thomas, Darius Songaila, Oleksiy Pecherov. No disservice to those guys, but they are clearly not linchpins of the trade--presumably Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-91018963655836450472009-06-19T22:47:00.000-07:002009-06-19T22:52:35.705-07:00Kevin Slowey Wins 10th Game--National Media NoticesCongrats, National Media, for finally noticing. Someone tell the PTI boys there's another pitcher in the running for the Cy Young besides Justin Verlander or Zach Greinke or CC Sabathia (they threw out fatty fatty fat-fat as a dark horse, ahead of our Kevin Slowey, for fuck's sake. Admittedly, back when they were discussing it, Slowey was only 9-2!)Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-61128428605989345452009-06-19T22:42:00.000-07:002009-06-19T22:45:09.581-07:00Just for the Hell of It--Live Blog of $25,000 PyramidJoin us whilst we watch dated game shows on the Game Show Network on Friday Night/Saturday Morning--1:30. It will be fun, and kind of stupid. Or stupid, and kind of fun. Hard to say. Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-81545138249285066532009-06-18T23:31:00.000-07:002009-06-18T23:34:20.825-07:00Ladies and Gentlemen, Kris Kristofferson!Thank you, Sundance and Elvis Costello for putting this on TV.Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-36270107038865121102009-06-18T22:27:00.000-07:002009-06-18T22:47:10.475-07:00Your Finest Role Yet, My FriendHead Coach of Brazil, and former player Dunga may not be an actual person, but simply the finest performance by a Portugese actor ever.Here's "Dunga"Here's actor Joaquim de Almeida. CONSPIRACY?Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-48727980412281544282009-06-18T20:23:00.000-07:002009-06-18T22:43:48.544-07:00Brazil 3, USA 0 AnalysisTo quote The Iron Sheik, "America, Ptooey." Once again, the US succumbed to a shockingly early goal, and an overzealous, stupid foul, leading to a somewhat harsh red card, leaving the US down a man for a good chunk of the game. Both of those aspects should sound familiar--one part Costa Rica, one part Italy games coming together against an opponent that is far too talented to give one such Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-27988825405173426252009-06-18T08:58:00.000-07:002009-06-18T10:36:26.262-07:00Hold Onto Your Hats, Timberwolves fansWe've already seen one big trade rumor floated and then busted (Al Jefferson + #6 Draft pick for Amar'e Stoudemire). We didn't think that one made a whole lot of sense--as Garwood B. Jones said to me, "That can't be for real; Amar'e doesn't want to be here, and he's a similar player to Jefferson, just older. That's a bad trade." The folks at Ball Don't Lie might not agree, but we win the day, Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-59739352862598055622009-06-17T20:53:00.000-07:002009-06-17T23:48:20.486-07:00US vs. Brazil PreviewBrazil Wins 3-1. Goal.com wants you to believe that Brazil is going to come out more cautious than they did against Egypt, and that the US proved in a 3-1 loss to Italy (with two goals coming from an American born Italian player) that they were "formidable". I won't say that the US isn't potentially formidable in areas, but I have a hard time believing that Brazilian head coach Dunga is worriedBig Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-8305964960591827662009-06-17T13:08:00.000-07:002009-06-17T14:10:56.997-07:00Smell Ya' Later, Kevin McHaleThe inevitable separating of ways has finally happened. Kevin's disappointment aside, it really really, really had to happen. Once an owner declares that you have his ear no matter what your place in the organization, you've got to go. Especially when between you and the owner, you've made such decisions as:1. Risk draft picks (and lose them) by giving Joe Smith a huge illegal deal. 2. TradeBig Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-73763512138134174722009-06-14T00:17:00.001-07:002009-06-14T01:16:56.773-07:00Two Possible Transfers to Keep An Eye OnFellow IDYFT'er miwacar already discussed the biggest transfers in recent/all memory. Speaking with me, he also dismissed the Ronaldo/Paris rumors, with a blithe acceptance of their truth, "They're perfect for each other." I don't think he meant that in a good way.But let's talk about who Paris will be banging in a couple of years--or if you prefer, up and coming footballers. Fox Soccer Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-38821503027612762262009-06-14T00:00:00.000-07:002009-06-14T00:29:04.213-07:00Get Up, Gates of Shinto!Congratulations to one of our favorite former Twins ever, Torii Hunter, aka "T-Hunt", aka "THUNT", aka "The Gates of Shinto" on his first career 3 home run game. We miss you, Gates of Shinto Hunter.Also, congrats to the current Twin squadron, who have a nice 5 game winning streak against the National League in general, and the National League Central in particular--eat it, Brewers and Cubs. In Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-54866045699317220522009-06-12T22:53:00.000-07:002009-06-13T00:09:36.197-07:00MIlton Bradley and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayBetween the Penguins Game 7 win (the first Game 7 win on the road in any major US sport since 1979's Pittsburgh Pirates) and Luis Castillo's humbling fielding error that gifted the Yankees a win over the Mets, it is possible that Milton Bradley's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad day went unnoticed by a good chunk of the sporting nation. It's a shame, because it was a pearler of a bad Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-30417285775820505402009-06-11T22:51:00.001-07:002009-06-11T22:54:27.991-07:00Superbowl XLIII: Xmas in June!NFL training camp begins in a month. Before the previews, prognostications and pith drowns us in excitement for the 2009 season, I thought it would be worthwhile to return to Superbowl XLIII for a final farewell.With arguably the most exciting 4th quarter in Superbowl history, the Steelers v. Cardinals conflagration has begun to fade from our collective conscious. And so I'd like to bring y'all Andrew Wicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159657912317375124adw4h@aol.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-64272330005950868632009-06-11T21:14:00.000-07:002009-06-11T21:24:17.263-07:00Brad Childress has a Beard, Is Not on DrugsWhen Brad Childress was asked if he was stressed out about the Favre thing, he said, "I'm not on mood elevators, or anything."Mood Elevators! I hope that phrase comes back, thanks to the new beardy Brad.Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-78563516473806785912009-06-11T06:46:00.000-07:002009-06-11T08:15:42.591-07:00Ronaldo Goes KakaThe "Portuguese Piledriver", no that doesn't work...how about the "Portuguese Pistol", nah...anyway Cristiano Ronaldo, 24 year-old soccer phenom is now on his way back to the Iberian peninsula. For a record setting price, $131.5 Million, Manchester United has agreed to ship Ronaldo to Real Madrid. The idea of Ronaldo playing in the midfield with Kaka is very interesting. They both posses the Miwacarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761513119319217828noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-75360978748841228492009-06-10T20:41:00.000-07:002009-06-10T21:40:50.125-07:00Hey Rocky, Watch Me Pull a Farmer Out My HatI watched Jeopardy today and I learned something that I didn't know and didn't want to know--apparently, there are dairy farmers who cover themselves in the stink of baby moose so that they can milk moose.Ladies and Gentlemen, I ask you--if you have to coat yourself in the stink of the calf of an animal just to get close enough to milk it, isn't that a sign from nature that that particular animalBig Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-8460083503366168882009-06-05T23:32:00.000-07:002009-06-05T23:55:11.466-07:00Awesome Test of Live Blogging: Late Night GSNI've never liveblogged before. I'm not saying that in a coquettish way--it's just the simple truth, man. And whilst I'm pondering liveblogging the USA vs. Honduras game Saturday night, I'm not sure I want to learn on the job, given the fact that the US could give up 2 goals in the first 10 minutes. So why not try it out with something very definitely old, but incredibly entertaining? Like Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-37499914263422677152009-06-04T23:17:00.000-07:002009-06-04T23:19:04.180-07:008 Ball BunnyFor reasons too convoluted to go into at this late time, I've had this cartoon in my head all day. Enjoy!Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-26174123705883043542009-06-03T20:57:00.000-07:002009-06-04T07:54:04.447-07:00Costa Rica 3 - USA 1Never you mind the goal in the 90th minute off a foul in the box off a fucking throw-in that gave the US its first goal in Costa Rica since 2000. Never you mind how tough it is to play in Costa Rica's stadium, with the artifical turf from the 70's, hostile crowd, and brutal heat. This was an ugly game from the United States. Alexi Lalas just called the game "Garbage--total garbage. From top Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-91932755061447055422009-06-03T12:00:00.000-07:002009-06-03T12:00:01.602-07:00USA! vs Costa Rica Soccer Qualifier TonightIf you've had your full of pretty, dazzling European football, than you are in luck--The US playing Costa Rica is never pretty, and frequently brutal. ESPN, 10 pm EST. This is not your typical CONCACAF match-up either, in which the USA goes to a place, mops the floor with them, and leaves feeling good about themselves. They are playing in one of the toughest stadiums to play as a visitor (Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-87913497491712009182009-05-31T00:04:00.000-07:002009-05-31T00:15:17.284-07:00Lakers Vs. MagicI was wrong when I said this:"In all the NFL Draft hype and NBA Playoffs hype (which we haven't covered at all, because not a one of us seem to be able to care when we all know that the Final is about 90% certain to be Cleveland vs Lakers, with the Lakers winning in 7)"Now, it will be Lakers over Magic in no more than 6 games. Big Fucking Yawn. If the Magic win this Final, I'll admit that Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-33554218787643120472009-05-30T23:14:00.000-07:002009-05-30T23:21:54.764-07:00Falco Sings About...SomethingVia a friend of mine, enjoy this Falco piece of art, titled "Wiener Blut" or Vienna Blood.Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27628668.post-12647320089960403442009-05-29T23:03:00.000-07:002009-05-29T23:07:28.003-07:00OK, NOW Hip-Hop is DeadThanks to these white dummies. By the way, hip-hop was on the verge of making it back from the brink, until this happened: "I don't speak lines but I spit the facts28%, the new capital gains tax."It just couldn't fight that kind of shittiness. It tried, ya'll, it tried. Just remember, these guys did what Vanilla Ice couldn't do, what Christian MC Hammer couldn't do, what fucking Snow couldn't Big Blue Monkey 2: The Quickeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739333020122709982noreply@blogger.com0