Well, that was a comforting game for myself and the Philly nation. The phillies looked like composed, collected, confident champions. The Yankees on the other hand looked up tight and tense. You could see it in their body language throughout the game. Perhaps it was the fact that Cliff Lee continues to shut down teams in this post season.Did anyone see those two plays he made also? The most casual catch in WS history id say.
CC came out throwing, dont get it twisted. he actually had a decent night up until late. However it doesnt matter how many tuns you allow, if your teams cant make any of them up. Utley took the big man deep twice and exemplified what the Phillies have done all year, hit the long ball. 68% of their wins this year have come off the homerun, so why not keep hitting them.
I feel great going into tonight game. I feel like there is a tremendous amount of pressure lifted off of Pedro's shoulders and I look for him to step up to the challenge of beating these Yankees.
by the way, cool fact: Charlie Manuel has filled out his lineup card with the exact same pen since last season. Its just another piece of the puzzle. This guy. Wow. The Phillies.
Whats good Whats good Whats good. Dueling Couches' Versus is back. The hiatus is my bad, i have a broken computer and im too lazy to use another. Regardless, DP finally got on my ass about writing a new edition and its one im pretty sure you're going to like....well everyone but maybe BMack. Simply because this segment features: our very own BMack
Vs.
Meg Griffin
I know what your all thinking....'Woot, how can Bmack...a real person...possibly go up against a fictional animated character?' Well the answer is simple, cuz its funny, so fuck off.
Now, lets break this down.
Strength: I have seen Bob in situations that require some exertion of strength, whether it be playing a game of backyard football, beating up his former roommate Beerman, and finally, although i did not witness it he engaged in bedroom activity with a female lacrosse goalie and future lesbian which would suggest he had to have a physical presence.
As far as Meg, she is one of the weakest characters in the show. She gets shit on every episode and simply put, spends more time running away, then being the aggressor.
Advantage Mack.
Next is a frequently overlooked element, and that is pent up aggression.
Bob Mack is so relaxed its retarded. I have never seen the man explode with any intense emotion. Instead he keeps it real and is upfront with shit, and brushes the rest off for the most part. But in a true battle, there is no way a man that looks like this can properly defend himself.
Meg has flipped out in the past. She has yelled, she has screamed, she has put her foot down at least a few times. Whatever reason, Meg has at least gotten some anger out in the form of brutal physical experiences.
So if it came down to it, here is my final decision. And this is kind of a cop out, but it is what i decided so once again, go fuck yourself. THAT BEING SAID, I have decided that they both would be victorious if they were to actual fight. If Bob was turned into a cartoon, i think Meg would whoop the shit out Bob, because becoming a cartoon means your personality traits are accented, which means bob would be very lethargic and not easily worked up. However, if Meg was a real person... I think Mack would beat the shit out of her. But thats not saying much, cuz Bob would just be beating up a girl when all is said and done.
Now go forth having over thought an issue of minuscule importance, and get ready for the Celtics game. God bless the World Champions.
Today I finally get around to presenting the next edition of DC Versus. This version features two of the all time great monsters in cinematic history. We are talking one that scaled a building like it was a jungle gym, and another that still strikes fear in the hearts of panicking Asian people. Im no racist, hes the one that picked on strictly Asians. back to business.
In this corner, standing tall as what can only be described as a prehistoric ape with human like instincts.... the legend,
King Kong.
they dont make em like that anymore.
And in this corner. A giant racist dinosaur that terrorized Japan in over 38 films. he is known as the 'king of monsters'. he is, Godzilla.
This is an amazing battle to be sure. Two of the most fears characters ever conceived. Sure, they may have been surpassed in terms of modern threats, but i guarantee if they were real right now, nothing would surpass them.
So lets discuss the showdown.
Strength, who has the upper hand? I dont think anyone could give either the advantage in this category. You gotta make this category a push.
Mobility. Hands down Kong. Not only is he more nimble, but Godzilla aint climbing any buildings. King Kong can move side to side, or turn quickly, Godzilla requires an opponent that can do none of this.
Versatility. Again, I am forced to go with King Kong. Look at the arms Godzilla is forced to work with. He has these little sausage link arms, they simple do no good. They arent as bad as the arms of a T-rex, but still hes at a dissadvantage here. On the other hand Kong actually has 2 sets of very useful appendages. He has hands for feet, and feet for hands, its a combination most Homosapiens wish we hadnt evolved out of.
Intangibles. Im going with Godzilla. King Kong has a soft spot for blond white women...then again who doesnt. However, Godzilla loves nothing. He in fact hates everything so much he cant stand it. Kong was portrayed as almost an 'antihero'. You wanted to root for him, because in a way you felt like you didnt fully understand him...like there was something under the mean exterior that would allow you to forgive his actions. I mean, look how much he protected that lady. Godzilla? Na, this motherfucker hates everything. I mean, he hates EVERYTHING. Any women of any hair color, race, height, cup size, anything, could walk up to him and he would have either A: stepped on her, B: thrown a fire ball at her, or C: bite her in half. This son of a bitch is bad to the motherfuckin bone. This is him eating....a train. Thats right, hes eating a train.
So who wins?
ATTENTION DC FAITHFUL
This is where DC has decided to insert a new development in DC Versus. A March Madness breakdown of all the DC battles to date. You will decide the ultimate DC warrior. It could end up being anyone from Scrooge McDuck, to George Washington. What Im going to do is a make a bracket featuring all the prior DC Versus matchups. I declared a winner in all of them, but that means very little. So what i want to do is have the DC faithful vote on who they think should have won each fight. It will be single elimination until we have an undisputed DC Versus Champion. I will design a bracket to post so that everyone can see the matchups.
We Start today. Comment and Vote on who you think wins between King Kong and Godzilla. Insulting one another is encouraged.
Film: Watchmen Staring: Malin Ackerman, Billy Crudup Directed by: Zack Snyder (300, Dawn of the Dead)
Bmack came to visit this weekend for our movie premiere and im pretty sure the trip was a success....but at one point we wasted 3 hours of our lives inside a movie theater....watching this film.
Garbage. This movie is absolute garbage. Three hours it runs, and during this torturous amount of time they drag you along the impossibly boring tale of a group of superheros. If you read the book and liked it, i understand...i get it, its probably a great book. But trust me, the story in no way translates well on the screen. The plot jumps around from point to point with careless abandon and it is consistently attempting to have a deeper meaning throughout, almost having to bed the audience to hang in there and pay attention. Some of the characters are pretty cool, but because of the story they are in, they lose effectiveness.
Its rated R, so i was hopeful of some hardcore shit to happen. There were some pretty hardcore killings, and a very hardcore sex scene that could easily be classified as pornographic. However, one of the reasons the movie was rated R is because of a giant blue dick. That's right, one of the superheroes is this all knowing being who glows blue. Well, he walks around naked throughout the film and we have to watch his super member the whole time....its horrible. You see plenty of this and begin to ask yourself.....why?
Don't see this movie unless you need to take a nap and you have no where else to do it. Its a waste of time, and a waste of money, and a waste of a potentially good storyline. As a young filmmaker, this film is all the inspiration i need. If this movie got made, anything can get made.
Film: The Wrestler Starring: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei Directed by: Darren Aronofsky (Robocop, Requiem for a Dream)
Now you listen to me world of DC faithfuls, go see this movie. If its not playing around you anymore, wait for it to come out on demand, or at the movie store and buy it. Dont rent it, fucking buy it.
'Real' is the best word to describe this movie, but it doesn't do it justice due to the terms' daily overuse. The story is obviously about a wrestler who is coming to terms with the fact this his wrestling days are numbered due to a heart condition he has developed over a long period of steroid and drug use, drinking, and over exertion. The job Rourke did is phenomenal, simply phenomenal. he is this role. The film completely pulls you into the story and you forget that its a fictional story all together. Its realistic basis and natural process of events allows us to believe in the reality being expressed.
And welcome back Marisa Tomei. Dear lord, welcome back indeed. She plays a stripper/friend to Rourke and struggles with crossing the line from customer to love interest. Her characterization is well crafted and supports the lead role very well. And also, we get to see her tits numerous times, that which are both accented by pierced nips....yes its true. But aside from her breasts, her performance was stellar.
Fantastic movie. Dont rent it, spend a few more bucks and buy it.
Chalres Barkley is going to be facing some jail time....about 5-10 days. Sportingnews.com reports that it will be 5 days if he decides to take alcoholic classes in an attempt to change his ways.
I love this man, and i hope he beats up the biggest guy in there on his first day and leaves later that week.
I hope he comes out with so much street cred its ridiculous.
I hope he comes back to TNT and punches Van Gundy in his throat for seemingly no reason besides annoying me every national broadcast.
But most of all, I hope he changes absolutely nothing about himself.
Jim Bowden, the GM of the Washington Nationals is under FBI investigation in regards to possibly skimming money off the top of signing bonuses of Latin American players. Apparently they are looking into the records of this guys work all the way back to 1994 when he was GM of the Reds. Bowden responded on Monday: 'I'm innocent of any wrongdoing," Bowden said. "Aside from that, no comment." (ESPN.com)
First of all, DC usually promotes the theory of innocent until proven guilty...but this quote leads me to believe this guy found some legal loophole that allowed him to make off with mucho denero. Like, since the signing was not on US soil it ok or some bullshit like that. But I mean come on, talk about beating around the bush. If you or I were accused of doing something this illegal and we knew we didn't do it, obviously we would have more to say than this.
I hope its not true though, for the sake of the game. God knows that the hardship the MLB has gone through is too much to bear a story like this becoming truth.
Film: Coraline Staring: Dakota Fanning, Terri Hatcher Director: Henry Selick (Nightmare Before Christmas)
Fuck the haters, this movie is awesome.
You wanna talk about creative story telling? You wanna talk about depth of moral dilemmas? You wanna talk about a story that on so many levels relates to reality through the imagination? Then you wanna talk about Coraline.
This three Dimensional tale is one of the best stories i have ever heard. And yea, its a children's story, and yes its a cartoon, but it transcends the stereotype of animation. As Selick did with Nightmare Before Christmas, this take is captivating from the opening scene. The 3-D effects are that which have never been done before, and are sure to entertain you even if the story somehow doesn't.
The film is a tale about a young girl named Coraline. She is the only child to two struggling writers. Consequently the parents spend most of the time writing and working on their latest work and have little time to pay attention to Corlaine. However, having just moved into a new house Coraline has a huge historic home to explore, and explore it she does. She uncovers a door that leads into a parallel universe of sorts that features the same characters in her normal life, but seemingly better. They openly discuss the differences in each world and contest that Coraline should stay with them in this fantasy life where she gets anything she wants. But Coraline soon realizes this world is not all it seems to be and she comes to the realization that reality is better than fantasy.
Follow Coraline as she journeys to resurrect her true existence and free herself from the fantasy she thought she wanted to become truth. The array of characters is seemingly endless, from an Austrian circus ring leader, to two busty, over the top opera singers. She utilizes them all as she seeks out the life she always wanted, and then realized she always had.
have a heart. Relax. Don't expect something that its not, and you will enjoy it.
This afternoon is a great lazy afternoon. So lazy that when the Celtics play the Suns this afternoon the best players for both teams wont even be suited. KG and Amare are both out with injuries so it will be up to the side kicks this afternoon.
The Celtics need a win. Plain and simple. We pooped the bed against the Jazz and now its time to bounce back with some authority....and we will make the Suns respect our authority.
The Suns are in the midst of an identity crisis. They are supposed to be so much better than they are its sad really. on the other hand, the Celtics technically should be better than they currently are as well, in terms of them losing games they should have won. So its a two way street to be sure.
Obviously when you play the Suns there are some guarantees. Nash is good for 10+ assists, Shaq will shoot 90% from the floor and Jason Richardson will have either have a highlight dunk or key 3s. Those three threats should be the major focus of the Celtics. I look at the match ups in the back court to make the difference in this game. Can rajon not only run the offense but get his as well? Can Ray shake loose to get the open shots and continue his hot season from the the floor? the answer to these questions and more as we get set to enjoy a nice lazy Sunday afternoon the with Celtics.
Film: Taken Staring: Liam Neeson Directed by: Pierre Morel
This film was a great popcorn thriller. I wont say it was like the Bourne movies, because it wasnt that good, nor that well thought out. However, the action sequences were pretty cool and Liam neeson whooped some serious ass in it. Only at one point did he even remotetly face an even opponent. The story line is that his daughter is kidnapped in Paris by a bunch of Albanians in order to sell as sex slaves in the lucrative underground human trafficing world that is europe. Liam Neeson a former employee of the govenment goes to Paris to seek out his daughter and reign vengance upon those that are responsible.
Some of the scene were a bit rediculous. There are times when he should have been killed hands down, and yet manages to escape. Great for entertainment purposes, but put a strain on the overall believablility of the tale. If your looking to go to the movies and want to see some sweet action scenes and the story of an overall badass, this is your film. However, if in the season of the Oscars, you want to see a quality film that deserves recognition from the Acadamy, you may want to search elseware.
The Celtics head out to Salt lake City this evening to take on the Utah jazz. I will be honest, you shouldnt sleep on the jazz and neither should the C's. these guys like to play at home standing strong at 22-6. they are always the pesky type of team that came sort of fly in under the radar and come out with a win. but dont think the Celtics mind living in hotels, as they aim for their 10th straight away win dating back before the allstar break.
i expect the Celtics to win the game obviously, especially since the best player on utah aren't exactly on top of their game right now. Boozer isnt even playing and Kirilenko is fresh off a return as well this being his second game back. I am going to go with the safe prediction and say Paul is going to take over this game. I see him coming into the land of the Mormon and walking away with a double double...i see 32 pts, 10 assists and 6 rebounds.
The celtics need to start the second half of the season strong as they push towards their efforts to seal home court advantage throughout the playoffs in a few months. And as we all learned last year, they need such things. its important from here on out to consistently beat the teams we should, and a few that people think we shouldn't. its statement time, and its time to reclaim the dominance that has been called into question as of late.
This weeks edition of Versus pins two of the funniest cartoon fathers of all time, and will most likely maintain that status for all time.
First is Springfields own, Homer Jay Simpson
And Cohog Rhode Islands, Peter Griffin
im talking about an all out brawl. I would love to see these two go at it and once and for all settle the debate as to who (and consequently whos show) reigns supreme in the cartoon comedy world.
Both of these guys have the IQ of a small rodent, so as far as overall intelligence, its a push. But that makes for an even greater battle. they are both idiots.
yea, a push indeed.
Next lets look at basic fighting experience. Homer once fought the heavyweight champion of the world because he could take a punch. remember that episode where he almost died because of all the hits he was taking and then burns or someone came into the ring with a helicopter parachute thing? i cant find a clip of that but then theres Peters battles. Well all know who he fights the most. That crafty crafty chicken. in case you have other things to do than watch the whole fight, heres just the beginning, how it started with the careless handing out of expired coupons.
This is also a tough category simply because Family guy is a much more violent show than is the simpsons. its not homers fault he never fought a life size chicken. Even so, it looks like Peter may have more experience. but as we know, experience isnt everything.
How about heart. Who has the will to see this battle through to the end? Who will get up the most after being knocked down repeatedly. I am one to believe Homer has the edge in the section because at times Peter can be a little over dramatic when it comes to pain.
Homer, while sometimes emotional, would probably have a better threshold for pain when all is said and done.
You want to talk comedy, i dont care what anyone says, Homer is the Godfather of cartoon comedy. hes funnier than Peter because he did it all first. he is the original fuck up father who is outlandishly inappropriate and horrible to his wife. his adventures and numerous careers paved the way for future characters like Peter Griffin to even come into development. Peter griffin is hilarious, and endlessly entertaining, but Homer is the original 'don-donna' and if you cant recognize that then we have nothing further to discuss.
HOWEVER on the grounds of an all out fist fight, i would go with peter. Peter has more evil in him and is surprisingly talented at fighting. He is very unpredictable and even if he pauses frequently as he does in the show for a comedic reference and a cut away, homer would just sit and listen (do to his low IQ). I pains me to say it, but i declare Peter the winner of this physical battle of nitwits.
This game was more exciting than the score would indicate through most of this game. This is always a huge ACC match up and always a game worth watching, whether or not you re a fan of either team. I am not, and yet i watched the whole thing. Here is what I gathered.
UNC would be THE best team in all of college hoops hands down if they could play defense. its no surprise that they have struggled on that side of the ball and have more or less relied on their offense clicking as well as it usually does to get them wins. A strategy that has been working thus far, but tonight it almost got away from them as Duke started out very strong and went into the locker room at half up 52-44. The second half was a different story, and it began like this: Once upon a time there was a guy named Ty Lawson....
Ty Lawson blew up in the second half scoring 21 of his 25 pts in the half and giving UNC the boost they needed to pull away. UNC also decided to play some defense. they started trailing the Duke shooters off the ball much better and Duke failed to make a 3pointer the whole 2nd half. UNC then methodically and yet dominantly pulled away from Duke and has now won four straight games in Cameron Indoor. Furthermore Tyler Hansbrough and Danny Green have won at Duke all four years of their collegiate career, an impressive accomplishment.
Duke is one of the top defenses in the NCAA and tonight they gave up at least 100 points for the first time since 2005 against UCLA, a nice little stat for ya. Well if they want to go on a nice little run like that again they need some post presence. Duke has no big man threat down low in the pain. Although they have Singler, he more of a threat from outside. Im talking about a guy who can muscle and bump down there and work hard for the deuce. tonight it seemed like they couldn't answer back to UNC's strength under the boards down the stretch. Duke has now lost 3 of their last 5 and is sitting within a 4 way tie for 2nd in the ACC standings.
Side Question: This game featured a handful of NBA hopefuls. Between Hansbrough, Lawson, Singler, and Henderson I'm sure an MBA scout or two were watching this game. My question is who do you think will have the best NBA career? I think Lawson. Something about this guy just feels right. He is like a cross breed of Chris Paul and Derek Rose and I feel like hes only going to get better. Your thoughts?
First things first...the Celtics won, word up. Secondly, Ray Allen left the game with a hyper extended right thumb and did not return. talk about some scary news. Of all the appendages i would want to stay out of harms way on Allen's body, it would be a finger on his shooting hand. Prolly not going to be a big deal, but scary none the less. i go a game where he makes the buzzer beating 3, and DP goes there and he gets injured...thats all im gonna say.
The Celtics needed this win tonight. We needed a little West Coast confidence after loosing to the lakers and Spurs. however it has now become clear that NO is not a championship contender. They just dont seem to have all the pieces yet. Chris Paul returned tonight and had a cosi cosi game with 13 and 5, low for him. he did have some ridiculous circus shots as he usually does, but the Celtics all around team ball was too much for NO. Paul had a big night dropping 30 and rajon had 11 assists.
Its nice to see the Celtics beat a good team and come out with a win, but at this point in the season teams' identities are being solidified in terms of their strengths and post season expectations. The Celtics need to win against teams like this the rest of the season; teams that are in the upper echelon, but not up to the Celtics level.
DP feel free to throw an update in with some first hand accounts of the game.
Check out what Roy Oswalt said about all the A-rod steroid shit.
"A-Rod's numbers shouldn't count for anything," Oswalt said in a phone interview with MLB.com. "I feel like he cheated me out of the game." "The ones that have come out and admitted it, and are proven guilty, [their numbers] should not count. I've been cheated out of the game. This is my ninth year, and I've done nothing to enhance my performance, other than work my butt off to get guys out. These guys [who took PEDs] have all the talent in the world. All-Star talent. And they put times two on it..." "The few times we played them, when he got hits, it could have cost me a game. It could have cost me money in my contract. He cheated me out of the game and I take it personally, because I've never done [PEDs], haven't done it, and they're cheating me out of the game." (Fanhouse.com)
Ya gotta love this kinda honesty coming from other players. All the Yankee bullshit makes me sick, all the 'we support him through this' and 'hes our friend and we admire his courage in coming out and admitting it.' Shut the fuck up, he came out only after he was already caught...congradulations.
Big ups to Roy. DC loves candid athletes, especially when they have sexy wives.
And now DC versus introduces a new twist on this segment. A three way battle. A menage a trois of death if you will. This week we have 3 characters facing off and they are as follows.
Mr Peanut:
The Monopoly Guy
and finally,
Scrooge McDuck
Ok.
We have some subtle badasses here. You may not know it to look at them, but these three run shit. No one has ever come close to being the face of the peanut, why is that? because mr peanut is in actuality a peanut and no one else would be better as the mascot? no. wrong. the answer is that hes a badass and muscles anyone else out of the way that tries to step up.
Then theres the monopoly guy. this son of bitch has been running his own universe for decades. our parents used to play this game of economic domination and it is still around today. Somehow this man gained control of all the property from Baltic Ave to the elustrious Boardwalk Ave and all he does is let boots and cannons and bags of money run around and buy the property for a little while and fuck with one another. this guy is so badass he created a situation where he can be god. The Monopoly Guy
And then you have scrooge mcduck. this grimey bastard is a money loving duck if there ever was one. although he raised the young ducklings, his example that he set for them was far from superb and and his temper tended to get a little out of control from time to time. especially dealing with issues he cared very much about; money...and apparently icecream. Anyone that gets this excited over this situation is not to be taken lightly
so then if these three faced off who would come out on top? At times there would obviously be some one-on-one fighting with the third spectating, but im not going to go over every scenario.
Mr Peanut has a mysterious strength to him, and honestly i think he would scare me the most. However i feel like the monoploy man is the sleeping giant in this battle. Something about that cocky old man just spells dominance to me. Scrooge i have to put as the underdog. he is a little out of control and two well kept characters like Peanut and Monopoly Man would use that against him.
I'm going to go with Mr Peanut. Theres something about this guy that simply spells winner. He has the height and presumably the strength over both of his competitors in this battle. Dont be fooled by his cane, its for style and thats all. And you know what the true sign of a warrior is? Its that you never actually see him fight. no one messes with this motherfucker and they are all the wiser for doing so. Monoply guy is too obsessed with finances to be physically dominating, and look at how ace ventura took care of him
And Scrooge would just splooge if he ran into a talking peanut.
I declare Mr Peanut the well deserved victor in this edition of DC Versus.
What a game. The Steelers are now the world champions of football and Big Ben has made one step closer to becoming a sure thing for a spot for all eternity in Canton. But lets be honest, the Cardinals made it very interesting, to say the least. Honestly i was glad i wasn't watching with DP because i got to watch without tension, just simple, univested enjoyment. i wouldn't want to be with him as the Cardinals seemed to attempt a game plan not involving Larry Fitz and then BANG across the middle, splits the two deep backs and 6 points later your boy is doing the two arm raise to the sky yet again this postseason.
But i know i was excited when Holmes made that catch to win the game, and in that way i do wish i got to see DP's reaction. What a catch. An all time great catch at an all time great time. No matter what he does for the rest of his career, that will undoubtedly become the single most important thing hes ever done. the presence of mind to keep both feet inbounds is something that boggles my mind. Arguably the most impressive thing in the game. And you know what the coolest thing about all that is? They tried the same play like 3 plays earlier in the opposite corner with Holmes, and it was JUST missed...he didn't miss the next one.
The Cardinals proved that they deserved to be there, and fuck all the haters, they did their thing and almost came out with a win. They know what its like to be winners and they showed alot of heart last night. they never gave up, Warner had a great game statistically. And even though his stats were more impressive on paper than bens, it just goes to show its not what you did, but when you did it.
The Superbowl is supposed to be like this. two great teams battling it out head to head for the trophy. fuck all those years we had to watch boring games and hope the commercials would make the experience semi enjoyable. this year the commercials were sub par, and this year, i was actually getting up during them so that i wouldn't miss a second of this fantastic, historic, and memorable Superbowl.
And now, this is a clip of Santonio Holes and Hines Ward smelling a fart on the bench during the divisonal championship game against the Chargers this year.
The AP on ESPN.com reports at 6:42 last night: "agles trainer Rick Burkholder told The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News that Johnson on Monday was diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer that has formed a tumor in his back. Johnson has begun radiation treatments at Bryn Mawr Hospital, the trainer said."
The tumor is said to be in the same spot where he had one back in 2001. The trainer also said he has some cancer in other parts of his skin but neglected to ellaborate. He will begin radiation treatment but is not schedualled to have surgery which is good news. Furthermore the doctors believe the cancer has and will not spread to the brain or spinal fluids.
You gotta feel for the guy. Hes one of the best defensive minds in the world and is very well liked by his players, fellow coaches and the city of Philladelphia, and has been for his whole 10 years there. He could easily pick up a head coaching gig, but likes his situation. Infact its reported that Johnson plans to be on the sideline next season.
DC wishes Jim Johnson all the best and a speedy recovery.
