The Morning After: March 10, 2009
I really had no idea what to write as an intro when I sat down to get TMA going. Then I just waited for the final buzzer in a basketball game that took place yesterday. You may have heard the saying, “there are two certainties in life; death and taxes.” Well that is not the only thing you can count on There is one that happens on the hardwood, and that is the Pistons beating the Magic.
Only in hockey does a team fire its coach while they are still a playoff contender, and it is always the GM that heads down to the box.
ESPN has very little NHL coverage, but what is going on with Scott Burnside?
The NHLPA is trying to protect its own players by trying to ban hits to the head. You paying attention NFLPA?
3 Hockey links to start the day????
BARKLEY IS FREE!!! BARKLEY IS FREE!!! That was a nice 36 hour waste of tax payer money.
Who wants a 3pt shooting chucker on their team? Anyone? No. Didn’t think so. Sorry Ben.
Don’t let your girlfriend run with scissors. She might just be a crazy out of her mind bitch.
I will never hold it against Eagles fans for booing their own team. The organization is run by a bunch of c words.
Cleveland Browns are talking to NY Jets free agents. HA! Sorry Browns fans, that ain’t the answer. Seriously, that’s funny. Not getting any better in Cleveland.
But as bad an inept as management may be in Cleveland, it stil isn’t worse than Detroit. They are changing their logo, they think it will mean more wins. Of course when you have zero wins, anything can be attributed to improvement if you win one game.
Dan Patrick is still the man.
Memphis is still pulling in the big time recruits. They won’t be leaving the top 10 anytime soon.
JRod has lost his mind over at Midwest Sports Fans. He has Wisconsin winning the Big Ten Tournament. HA!
The New Broad Street Bullies. OMG! A 4th hockey link.
Pedro Martinez showing he still has something left in the tank.
Commenter Tampa Bo is the latest recipient of the MLJ Jerk of the Month. I won that way back when.
Sparty is Editor-in-Chief and Founder. He can be reached at sparty@spartyandfriends.com
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clowns? cooks? crazies?
I’m terrible at this game.
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sorry, miz. I am trying to keep the words as clean as possible, for all of our advertisers. every last none of them.
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clean? cantankerous? corny?
I’m not getting anywhere.
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i like how JRod thinks, but he’s probably wrong
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JRod is a little jaded right now, he’s a Hoosier fan. Wouldn’t it be hysterical for Indiana to go on a run and win the Big 10 tourney? then i would be right.
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+24 to me. My psychic abilities are amazing.
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I’m sad, silent clock…
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To Wong Foo…it’s not even fun to watch the Magic lose another close one to the Pistons, can we please have one late shot go in?
Thanks for everything.
Julie Newmar
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Paul Pierce > Wong Foo
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Richard Hamilton was on his way to #1 stud, then Dwayne Wade had to do what he had done do.
/miz is a redneck’d
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what?
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miz- you have to watch 24 to understand.
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your biological clock is ticking? your ovaries are drying up? I’m confused…
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I prefer to pretend you’re sad about your ovaries.
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Rip went 10-25 last night. He has no shot (get it?) at the Studs list.
/GITC’d
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miz, I think the c word you’re looking for is Cowboys. That has to be it.
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kwsn – you’re probably right. told you I was terrible at that game.
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Would the damn firing of that guy in Philly have even been such a “sad” story if the guy didn’t have health problems? He vented about his employer in a rather public setting…he was asking for it…while the treatment is a bit harsh, he shouldn’t have done it…he knows it was stupid and deleted the comment once he realized he made a mistake.
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Glad the Lions picked the logo they did…some of those other ones are terrible…one of them looks like a seal and a bunch of others look like saber-tooth tigers.
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Ya…plus he was being guarded by JJ Redick the whole 4th. That disqualifies him.
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That was very disappointing…I really didn’t expect him to go down quite yet…at least he went out with a bang.
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rek-dude, he was a gate attendant. come on.
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He might suck as a coach, but you can’t say he isn’t entertaining…
A peek into recruiting with South Carolina’s Jeffrey
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sparty–I don’t care if he was the bathroom janitor…he still said it.
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ahhhh…Lane Kiffin. the class of the state.
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Eagles suck.
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Wow hockey being discussed. I actually watched the Burnside video this weekend and yeah it as semi creepy
Big game in that the Canes beat the Rangers to jump over them into the playoffs. It’s going to be an interesting close to the season to see who gets in at the bottom of the east. By the way if you’re one of the top 4 teams you better hope that you miss Pittsburgh. They’re not as good as they were last year but at the same time they’re a much better team than they were at the beginning of the season right now. This team is going to be a tough out
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Wrong.
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Johnny, tight race for the presidents trophy.
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rek- no really, they do. win a super bowl.
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Damn Sparty! Congrats…again! The Pistons out-hustled the Magic in the last quarter and their shots were falling. I only have this to say about the game – I thought the officiating was a little uneven last night. Not saying it favored either of the teams, just that it seemed that they were letting them play playoff basketball for stretches (which I don’t mind at all) and then calling ticky-tack stuff for a while. Magic definitely need to play more physical at times which Detroit is good at.
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knightro, the magic did have twice as many foul shot attempts as the pistons.
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Yea, yea…I know…someday they’ll stop disappointing…but they don’t suck.
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I’m actually paying very little attention to the president’s trophey. I just want to get in
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You and me both, Johnny. Wild are down in the 8-11 place in the West.
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i am concerned about the Red Wings defense as of late. well as of the whole season. they have these games where they are like swiss cheese.
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the eagles have gone from suck to blow
/mega-maid’d
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I’d be more worried about your goaltending. Ozzy and Conklin? *shudder*
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sparty – again, I’m not complaining about anything other than the lack of officiating consistency throughout the game. I don’t think it affected the outcome. Of course we missed Turkoglu and you missed AI….sorry couldn’t say that with a straight face. I am really starting to think it’s mental for the the Magic when it comes to the Pistons.
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we also didn’t have Sheed for most of the game.
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the little i did pay attention to the game last night, st mary’s looked like crap
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sparty, you’re probably better off without sheed in the game, kinda like ai
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One of the things that really bugs me about the Magic is their lack of toughness. When the game was being officiated “playoff style” last night (which I enjoy), the Magic just can’t play that style well. That will limit them in the post-season until they get that toughness instilled in them.
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The Celtics won’t have KG, Rondo, Big Baby, Tony Allen and Scalabrine tomorrow against the Heat. Can I use that as an excuse if they only win by less than 10 points?
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no way. when Sheed’s head is in the game, he is great.
/fixed
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Yeah I wouldn’t want to go into the playoffs with Ozzie and Conks playing like they are. Especially with the swiss chese defense that Sparty alluded to
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Ozzie looked a lot better last year because the defense was unreal.
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Yeah their defense was unbelievable last year. That and they way that they always seemed to have the puck
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I am anxious to see the Lions new uniforms. In the meantime, everything must go! http://www.detroitlionsstore.com/
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What can I say? Bo Ryan scares me. I see his scowl in my most horrific of nightmares. I feared a good two weeks of haunted dreams and paranoid days if I picked against Sir Evil and his Expression of Death. Plus, I had just gotten done watching them dismantle IU — which I realize is nothing to write home about this year, but I’ll blame the prediction on the recency effect.
And did I mention that Bo Ryan scares me?
Hence, the Wisconsin Angryboryans will win. That’s my pick and sticking to it.
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fair enough, jrod. don’t ever back down.
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Come on we all know that Penn State is going to win the big ten (+1)tourny
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That Philly employee is a good lesson on knowing that you are always being watched these days. The guidance counselor at my son’s high school said that before your kid applies to college, punch in his name and see what comes up. Kids have been rejected by colleges since there was a picture on their or a friend’s myspace or facebook page with them partying or doing something else frowned upon.
Many employers have fired people who posted info on the company online in chat rooms or bulletin boards.
Also, assume there is a camera everywhere these days. Look at Michael Phelps. He was partying with some friends and some asshole photographs him and sells it to a tabloid.
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cycledan–That’s what I’m saying…you don’t do stuff like that and expect to not suffer consequences…it’s too easy for your employer to see it and take action.
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