Word of the Day: Sports Hate

Just another reason to hate Greg Paulus

Sports Hate, noun: To hate a player, coach, or a sports team.

Usage Example: I hate the Los Angeles Dodgers. I hate Vin Scully. I hate their blue uniforms. I hate their fans. I hate Kirk Gibson. I hate Mike Piazza. I hate everything about the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Word History: Sports brings out the hate in us. We are so passionate about our own teams, that we hate anyone who could possibly stand in their way. Also though there will always be a certain player or coach that we just hate. A lot of people hate Bill Belichick. We hate that he wins and we hate the fact that he cheated to win. No will ever forget SpyGate and that will always be a dark cloud hanging over his head. Also there is certain types of hatred.

Real hatred is never a good thing. That is how most crimes are committed. Sports hate is fine. Let Bill Simmons explain Sports Hate.

"There's hate and there's sports hate. Real hate is not OK. Sports hate is OK. We are fans. We are allowed to "love" certain athletes and "hate" others. It doesn't mean we actually love them or hate them."

So there you go. Every sports fan hates a certain team, player, or coach. Let's take a look at Coach K and Duke. I think I can say positively, the majority of people in this country hates Coach K and Duke. We hate both of them because of the over-hyped coverage they get from ESPN and Dick Vitale. We hate the fact that a bunch of UN-athletic white guys playing basketball get so much coverage. We hate Greg Paulus because Dick Vitale said he would be the greatest college basketball player ever, when he came out of high school. That's why we love this video so much.

College athletics have always amassed me this way. A lot of people either hate or love a certain college team or player. Let's look at Tim Tebow. I would say that their is a majority of people that don't like Tebow. We don't like him because of that speech. We don't like him because he circumcises babies in the Philippines. We don't like him because he has won two national championships.

College athletics, MMA, and NASCAR all have that certain someone that you hate. But it's a different story with professional teams.

If you love a certain professional sports team, then most likely you hate their rival. Like I said above, I hate the Los Angeles Dodgers. And I am sure their fans hate me right back. It doesn't matter that I am better than them. Either way there is a certain team that you hate. If you love the Phillies than you hate the Mets. You love an NFC East team besides the Cowboys, than you most likely hate the Cowboys. That's just who we are as fans. Our fathers hate a certain team and that is breed into us. It's a part of life.

Remember hatred is never a good thing. Sports hatred on the other hand though, is always a good thing. We are fans and we are passionate about sports. Hatred is brought out of us and sports is always a good way to vent.

Who Do You Hate?: Who in the sports world do you hate. Leave a comment or e-mail me why you have sports hate for a certain athlete, team, or coach and I will post it.

UPDATE!: JFein of Fire Andy Reid Now! has given me a list of teams he hates.

*Dallas Cowboys - Jerry Jones, Tony Homo (Artie Lange was not the first person to ever think of that), arrogant, obnoxious, media bias, and they actually brought in Pacman Jones and T.O. (okay, I can understand T.O., but Pacman?????)

*New York Mets - It's fun to pick on losers!

*Sidney Crosby - Not to be sexist or chauvinistic, but girls should not be playing hockey.

*New Jersey Devils - Game 7 of the 2000 Eastern Conference Finals is forever embedded in my mind.

*Duke Basketball - Dickie V, Mike Patrick, Jay Bilas, and everyone else at ESPN become hard when they think of Duke.

*North Carolina Basketball - See Duke.

*University of Michigan football - Idiot coach and stubborn superiority

*Ohio State University football - See Michigan.

*Dick Stockton - Old, can't keep up with the game anymore, and despite being from Philly, has an anti-Philly bias...

*Colin Cowherd - I need to give an explanation for why I hate this douche bag?

*New England Patriots - Obnoxious to the nth degree. ESPN's constant cumming over them does not help either.

*This is probably one of the first times in my life I would not have included the New York Yankees on this list....

Foul Ball: Timmy!, Gavin Floyd!, Jon Lester!

Foul Ball is your daily baseball recap

10 Giants 0 Cardinals: Tim Lincecum blew away the Cardinals. Lincecum pitched a complete game two-hit shutout. Lincecum struck out eight while not walking a single hitter. Travis Ishigawa hit a three-run home run and the Giants added five more runs in the seventh inning. Then Juan Uribe homered in the eighth inning to put the final nail in the Cardinals coffin.

6 White Sox 3 Indians: Gavin Floyd went 7 2/3 innings giving up five hits and no runs for Chicago. The White Sox defense turned two double plays and picked up an outfield assist in the game. Phenom Gordan Beckham knocked in two runs for the White Sox. Scary moment happened in the game when White Sox's hitter Alexi Ramirez was beamed in the head. Of course Indians manager was thrown out of the game. Wonder when Cleveland finally fires that lame duck?

4 Red Sox 0 Orioles: Boston has owned Baltimore lately, and nothing changed in this game. D.L. Drew hit a two-run homer and Jon Lester went seven innings, striking out eight in the game. Boston stole three bases off of Baltimore phenom Matt Wieters.

4 Rays 1 Blue Jays: The Rays beat Roy Halladay and are now only a 1.5 games behind the Yankees in the AL Wild Card standings. Carl Crawford and Pat Burrell each homered in the game for Tampa Bay. Jeff Niemann went 7 1/3 innings giving up four hits and one run for Tampa Bay. The Rays stole three bases in the game and were caught twice.

10 Brewers 6 Mets: The Brewers took a 1 1/2 game lead over St. Louis in the NL Central standings with their win over the Triple-A Mets. Casey McGehee hit a grand slam in the game, right after he committed a costly error at third base. Braden Looper picked his sixth win of the season and Trevor Hoffman picked up his 18th save of the season.

3 Cubs 1 Pirates: What's a way to break out of the slump? Play the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hell even Mt. Milton Bradley went 2 for 4 in the game with one RBI. Rich Harden pitched in seven innings giving up nine hits, one run, and nine strikeouts. And more good news for the Cubs, Aramis Ramirez will make a rehab start and is expected to be back in the majors by early July.

4 Royals 2 Twins: Royals catcher Miguel Olivo homered, tripled and drove in two runs for Kansas City to help them pick up the win. Alberto Callaspo also homered in the game for Kansas City. Luke Hochevar went seven innings giving up two hits and no runs.

Create a Caption: Tim Lincecum made Albert Pujols look like a joke in the first inning of the Giants-Cardinals game.

The Links

Lindsay Marie to start the mourning.... Rudy Guilani, the next New York Governor?.... Shocker! Michael Jackson was not the biological father to his kids.... 'Medical evidence' was taken from Michael Jackson's house.... With Yao injured, the Rockets are now targeting Chris Bosh.... Tim Lincecum was really good last night

John Feinstein had bypass surgery yesterday (Deadspin)

Giants are interested in Jermaine Dye and Victor Martinez (MLB Daily Dish)

A 13-year-old kid committed to Lane Kiffin and Tennessee (Go Vols)

Anna Kournikova has a drink thrown in her face in Las Vegas (The Big Lead)

Happy 43rd Birthday, Atlanta Falcons (The Falcoholic)

Rickey Rubio & Jonny Flynn meet face-to-face (Troy Nunes is an absolute Magician)

Jason Kidd to meet with the New York Knicks (Posting & Toasting)

Billy Mays was about as good a guy, as their gets (CNBC)

Top 10 Moments of when animals attack sports (Real Clear Sports)

The San Francisco Giants are in great shape, compared to the rest of the National League (SF Chronicle)

Botchamania! I suggest if you have time and you are a wrestling fan, to watch the Botchamania series

Baseball Update: NL West

The Baseball Update takes a look at the happenings around Major League Baseball

At the beginning of the year, did you think the NL West would be the most competitive division in baseball? I am assuming no. I, like the rest of you, thought the NL West would be a one-man show with the Dodgers. And after the first month it looked like that was going to happen. But since the beginning of June, the NL West has become the best division in the National League. The Los Angeles Dodgers have the best record in baseball, the Giants have the second best record in the NL and lead the Wild Card, while the Rockies are only a 0.5 game behind the Giants.

Fortunately for these teams, injuries have not decimated them. All three of the teams have sorta of remained healthy throughout the year so far. This of course could all change. But for right now, the NL West is the best division in baseball right behind the AL East.

They are going to regret this: The San Francisco Giants are going to regret not trading for Mark DeRosa. And to make matters worse, the team they will battle for the Wild Card spot, the Cardinals, picked DeRosa up in a trade. DeRosa is only batting .267, but he has hit 13 home runs and 50 RBI's. And the one problem the Giants have is the one bat in their lineup that can drive in runs on a consistent basis. DeRosa would have fit in perfectly for the Giants, because he can play multiple positions. Also the Cardinals gave up next to nothing for him. The Giants could have given up a couple of prospects to pick up DeRosa. They will regret not trading for him.

They miss Manny: The Los Angeles Dodgers did quite well at first without suspended star Manny Ramirez. But right now, they miss his bat in the lineup. Opposing teams are not afraid of the Dodgers lineup without Ramirez. With Manny in the lineup it's a different story. The other Dodger hitters can relax at the plate and mash with the best lineups in baseball. The Dodger hitters will be glad to see Ramirez return at the beginning of July.

The Panda!: San Francisco Giants 3rd baseman Pablo 'Panda' Sandoval has finally turned into the hitter the Giants expected at the first part of the season. Last season the Giants called up Sandoval in the September call-ups. He impressed the team so much, that he was almost guaranteed a starting spot at the end of last season.

At the beginning of the season Sandoval struggled mightily. He swung at too many bad pitches and struck out a lot. But since the beginning of June, Sandoval has turned into the hitter the Giants expected. He is still young, Sandoval turned 23 last week, and he has the potential to be a Manny Ramirez type of hitter. Right now, Sandoval still hasn't figured out how to hit with runners in scoring position but in time he will. Whenever Sandoval figures out how to be a complete hitter, he will be one of the best players in baseball.

Red hot: After starting the season off poorly and firing their manager, the Colorado Rockies have been red hot. In June the Rockies have a 20-6 record. The big reason the Rockies have turned around their season is because their starting pitching has turned things around. The team ERA is at 4.47 with 489 strikeouts. The addition of Houston Street as their closer has also improved the staff mightily. Street has only one blown save in the season.

The Rockies will stay in the hunt for a playoff spot for the rest of the season. The majority of their lineup played in the World Series two years ago. So they do know how to win.

Foul Ball: Here Comes the Giants, Lidge Returns, Joe Mauer is My Hero

Foul Ball is your daily baseball recap

7 Giants 0 Brewers: Brian Wilson didn't have to worry about blowing a save in this game. Because the Giants actually held the Brewers scoreless with only four hits in the game. Some guy named Ryan Sadowski made his major league debut shutting out the Brewers in six strong innings. Nate Schierholtz continues to shine for the Giants going 4 for 5 with a home run and an RBI. Also 2nd baseman Matt Downs hit his first career home run for the Giants. Right now the Giants have the second best record in the NL and are leading the Wild Card standings by 0.5 games.

5 Phillies 4 Blue Jays: Old man Jamie Moyer has now won back-to-back games for the first time in more than two months. Chase Utley's two-run triple in the fourth inning would prove to be the game winning hit. The Phillies bullpen pitched four innings of scoreless relief, including the return of Brad Lidge. Lidge pitched walked and allowed a hit in the ninth inning, but held on for the save.

3 Royals 2 Pirates: Zach Greinke picked up his 10th win of the season as the Royals beat the Pirates. Greinke went 6 1/3 innings giving up seven hits, two runs, no walks, and three strikeouts. David DeJesus homered and drove in another run for the Royals.

2 Braves 1 Red Sox: Tommy Hanson pitched brilliantly for the Braves against Boston. Hanson went six innings giving up two hits, no runs, and two strikeouts. Chipper Jones went Emilio in the game, committing his 13th error of the season. Chipper redeemed himself though by hitting a home run off of Brad Penny. Garrett Anderson also homered in the game for Atlanta.

6 White Sox 0 Cubs: Carlos Zambrano stunk up the place for the Cubs against their cross-town rival White Sox. Zambrano went five 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and five runs. But at least the water cooler was safe. Alexi Ramirez hit a two-run home run off of Zambrano in the third inning. Jon Danks went 7 innings giving up four hits and no runs for the White Sox.

6 Twins 2 Cardinals: Two good things happened for the Twins in the game. They took two out of three games from St. Louis and Albert Pujols didn't homered. Justin Morneau on the other hand did homer for the Twins. Also Joe Mauer went 2 for 5 in the game raising his batting average to .395 for the season. You know Yankees fans are counting down the days for Mauer's free agency for they can sign him.

4 Mariners 2 Dodgers: The Dodgers lost is all you need to know. And Ichiro is still a freak with the bat. Even though Ichiro only got one hit in the game, he is still batting .372 this season. Too bad he plays in the land of rain and grunge music.

5 Rays 2 Florida: The Rays completed the sweep of Florida and now have won five straight and 7 of 10 games. They are 5 games behind Boston in the AL East and 1.5 games behind New York in the Wild Card standings. David Price went 6 1/3 innings only allowing one run for the Rays. Five different Rays hitters had an RBI in the game.

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Video of the Day: Even the A-Rod cutout can't hit in the clutch.

The Links

Carli Banks to start off your work week.... the future of Joe Mauer.... Bernard Madoff to learn his fate later today.... Michael Jackson's family members turn out to his BET tribute.... 'Transformers 2' made a lot of money this weekend.... Cellphone/video game hybrid.... Congrats to Joey Lagano

Chris Cooley blew up a cow (The Cooley Zone)

Free Agency in hockey is about to start, and today we look at the goaltenders (From the Rink)

A look inside the NFL broadcasting boot camp (Awful Announcing)

Evgeni Malkin's girlfriend is quite the looker (Big League Screw)

William 'The Fridge' Perry's tough road to recovery (Charlotte Observer)

Roger Maris deserves another look at the baseball hall of fame (SF Chronicle)

Trent Green filled in for Peter King's Monday Mourning Quarterback (SI)

Bobby Lashley beat Bob Sapp over the weekend (Camel Clutch Blog) video below

Memorialize Michael Jackson by getting ink (Ugliest Tattoos)

A look at the traditions in baseball stadiums (The Big Picture)

Foul Ball: THE RETURN OF MAGGLIO !!!!

Foul Ball is the your daily baseball recap

6 Tigers 5 Cubs: Magglio Ordonez magically improves his hitting by getting an hair cut. Ordonez ended his homer less streak with a go-ahead shot against the Cubs. Armondo Galarraga picked up his first win since late April.

Quote of the Century: From Jim Leyland from the AP, “If I had hair like that, I’d still be single,” Leyland joked. The Marlboro Man was talking about Ordonez's hair. but that is an aw some quote.

6 White Sox 5 Dodgers in 13: Lisa Dergan's husband knocked in the winning run for Chicago in the 13th inning. The Dodgers blew a 5-0 lead in the game. Let's just say that made my day.

6 Twins 4 Brewers: Yes! Keep losing Milwaukee for San Fransisco can increase their Wild Card lead. Joe Mauer continued his awesomeness by going 2 for 5 with an RBI. Mauer is now batting at .395 for the season. Scott Baker pitched six strong innings for Minnesota giving up four hits and three runs. The Twins left nine men on base, but still won.

9 Nationals 3 Red Sox: I don't think John Smoltz wanted to start his Boston career off by losing to Washington. Smoltz, who made his first start of the season, went five innings giving up seven hits and five runs to the NATINALS! Four Nationals players had two RBI's in the game. Surprisingly, the Nationals bullpen didn't blow the lead.

3 Mets 2 Cardinals: Johan Santana looked like his dominate self going seven innings giving up seven hits, two runs, and struck out three. Nick Evans two RBI's in the fourth inning would be the winning runs of the game. Mets catcher Omir Santos was called for a catchers interference in the game.

10 Rays 4 Phillies: Antonio Bastardo, his name translates to Bastard, was roughed up by the Rays last night. Bastardo blew an 4-run lead and gave up six runs in the first two innings. Ben Zobrist and Willie Aybar each homered for the Rays. Andy Sonnanstine settled down after giving up four runs in the first inning to pick up the victory. Tampa Bay still won despite leaving 11 men on base.

9 Rangers 8 Diamondbacks in 12: After tied the game at six, the Rangers-Diamondbacks played three innings of scoreless play. Then in the 12th inning the Diamondbacks scored two runs. Only to watch their relievers give up three runs to lose the game.

Create a Caption: Bobby Cox with a magic trick with his hat.

The Links

Hello, Christina Hendricks.... Billy Bob Thornton's daughter was denied bail.... Craig Sager's suit interviews Ricky Rubio.... Indianapolis Cols players on Twitter-Peyton Manning isn't on Twitter.... In defense of the Kings drafting Jon Brockman.... The final days of Michael Jackson

Bill Simmon's annual draft diary (ESPN)

Rickey Rubio isn't feeling Minnesota (Deadspin)

Tyreke Evans will be better than Rickey Rubio (Sac Bee)

Let's just say Jordan Hill wasn't the most popular person at last night's draft (Daily News)

Are the Magic better with Vince Carter instead of Turkoglu (Pro Basketball News)

Are the Houston Rockets cursed? (Houston Chron)

Face tattoo's taken to an extreme (Ugliest Tattoo's)

Tyler Hansbrough fits in with the Pacers (Larry Brown Sports)

Tiger vs. Jimmy Fallon (Online Sports Guy)

Joe Dumars drafted for good character. What Sheed and Iverson aren't good character guys? (Detroit News)

Winners & Losers of the Draft

R.I.P. Michael Jackson

"The King of Pop" Michael Jackson has died at the age of 50.

He was rushed to the UCLA medical center earlier today after having an heart attack. A family friend confirmed later that Jackson had indeed died.

Say what you want about this guy's personnel life, he was one hell of a singer. His album 'Thriller' is one of the highest selling albums of all-time. He entertained millions of people and his songs are still played on the radio today. I leave you with two of my favorite Jackson songs.

Eddie Van Halen played the guitar in Jackson's song 'Beat it'

Jake Locker to Play Baseball?

Well not exactly. University of Washington quarterback Jake Locker, has meet with the Anaheim Angels to talk about his future in baseball.

The Angels picked Locker in the tenth round of the MLB draft a couple of weeks ago. Locker and his father Scott meet with the Angels to see what type of direction the Angels want to take him. If the Angels sign him, they hold his rights for six years. So even if he stays with the Washington football team, the Angels still hold his rights and he can show up anytime to play for them.

"It will be our first chance to see what direction thisis going," Scott Locker said on Tuesday morning before heading to Seattle for the meeting. Locker is acting as his son's adviser as Jake Locker cannothire an agent without losing his football eligibility.

One thing that has remained clear is, Jake Locker is committed to football and the Washington Huskies.

"His main goal in life is to be a next-level football guy," Scott Locker said. "He wants to play on Sundays, and that's the goal."

Locker is one of the best two sport prospects in a long time. Locker was highly recruited bycollege football teams coming out of high school and has the potential to be an NFL quarterback. He is also a top flight baseball prospect. He was drafted as a centerfielder and his baseball prowess has been called "hall of fame, type stuff."

Locker though may want to sign with the Angels to have another career to fall back on. Washington is rebuilding their football program which could hinder Locker's chances of being drafted in the 1st round of the NFL Draft. At least by signing with the Angels there is a back up plan for his future.

However, right now Jake Locker will be the starting quarterback of the Washington Huskies next fall.

Football is still his priority, but Jake Locker to meet with Angels (Seattle Times)

Shaq to Cleveland

Jeez what took so long Danny Ferry? You should have traded for Shaq four months ago to help LeBron in the playoffs. Could you have imagined a LeBron/Shaq vs. Kobe in the finals. David Stern is pissed this mourning because this trade didn't happen sooner. Anyways the trade was finally made, and we are plenty of story lines heading into next season.

- We finally get to see Shaq face off against Dwight Howard and Stan Van Jeremy four times a year. Remember Shaq put on blast both Howard and Van Jeremy during last season.

- What type of impact will Shaq have on the team? Orlando will be the same. Boston will improve once they are healthy. Philadelphia should improve under new coach Eddie Jordan. Can Shaq be a force for Cleveland? And can he help them win the championship?

- Can Shaq stay healthy? Last season Shaq was healthy and played in a majority of the games for the first time in a long time.

- You have to love Shaq not hearing about the trade until someone asked him about it through Twitter. You have to love stories being broken through Twitter.

- The Cavs gave up nothing for Shaq. They gave up Ben Wallace, and his bad legs, and a bag of beans. They didn't give up Delonte West, Mo Williams or J.J. Hickson.

- Lastly, I can't wait for a dance-off between Shaq and LeBron.

Foul Ball: Burrell Strikes Back, Big Unit Deals

Foul Ball is your daily baseball recap

6 Giants 3 A's: Randy Johnson looked like his old dominate self last night. After giving up a 1-0 lead in the first inning, Johnson didn't allow another run in seven innings. Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run home run and Aaron Rowand added another RBI in the same inning. Brian Wilson picked up his 20th save of the season. The Giants have a full one game lead over Milwaukee in the Wild Card standings. These two teams play each other this weekend.

7 Rays 1 Phillies: After being humiliated Tuesday night, the Rays came back in full force against Philadelphia. Pat Burrell beat his former team with a two-run home run and then added another RBI in the game. Rays pitcher Matt Garza went eight innings giving up three hits, one run, and struck out seven. Garza redeemed himself after not pitching well in the past couple of games.

4 Royals 3 Astros in 11: Kansas City catcher Miguel Olivo homered in the 11th inning to beat Houston. A Lance Berkman error helped the Royals tie the game in the ninth inning. Kyle Farnsworth was injured in the game. I guess that is better than trying to fight someone.

11 Mets 0 Cardinals: The Mets B team looked good last night against St. Louis. Recent call-up Nick Evans hit a two-run home run off of Cardinals pitcher Brad Thompson. Mets pitcher Fernando Nieve pitched six scoreless innings, only giving three hits in the game. The Mets did hit into four double plays in the game.

10 White Sox 7 Dodgers: Josh Fields hit two home runs for the White Sox. In total the White Sox hit six home runs last night. White Sox pitcher Gavin Floyd went six innings giving up six hits and three runs.

4 Mariners 3 Padres: If these two teams play, doesn't anyone notice? Franklin Gutierrez hit a game winning home run, his fourth home run against the Mariners.

Quote of the Night: From the AP, “We have too many good hitters to stay in a slump,” Girardi said.

No kidding Joe. Your team is consisted off a 300 million dollar payroll. I would expect your lineup to be hitting and not slumping.

Create a Caption: Man-Ram playing in the minors for New Mexico

The Links

Ashley Bulgari to start the mourning.... That South Carolina Governor's press conference was something else.... Obama's Presidency hasn't helped race relations.... Finally! We can get porn on our IPhone.... Shaq has been traded to Cleveland.... The Yankees aren't ready to fire Joe Girardi yet..... U.S. victory over Spain a sign of things to come?

Shaq learns off trade through Twitter (Awful Announcing)

Sexism strikes on Wimbledon's website (Fanhouse)

Top 10 schools producing NBA talent (Real Clear Sports)

Congrats to the LSU baseball team (LSUSports.net)

The ladies love Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer (Busted Coverage)

Proper gym etiquette (The Big Picture)

Of course, when the Giants had Barry Bonds on the team, Dodgers fans booed. But they love and still cheer for Manny (LA Times)

The Mets junior varsity team is better than the varsity team (NY Post)

The Pistons could be major players in free agency (Detroit News)

Transformers 2 movie trailer


ShamWow guy in prison

Word of the Day: Milton

Milton, noun: An baseball player who is inherently insane.

Usage Example: Jose Guillen is an Milton.

Word History: Of course this word of the day is named after Mt. Milton Bradley. Not the board game maker, the baseball player. Good ole Milton is flat out insane. His blowups are legendary and well talked about. Let's take a look at them.

- While with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Milton blew up at an umpire and threw a bag of baseball's on the field.

- While with the San Diego Padres, Milton blew out his knee arguing with an ump and was out for the season. This was a crucial injury to the Padres because they blew their lead to the Colorado Rockies and eventually lost out on a spot in the playoffs after that memorable one-game playoff.


- Last season while with the Kansas City, Milton attempted to confront the Royals tv announcer. He was eventually stopped in the locker room.

There are so many Milton Bradley meltdowns that I couldn't possibly list them all.

Characteristics of an Milton: There are characteristics of an player you have to look at to decide whether or not, that player is an Milton.

1) How many teams have they been on? Milton has been on seven teams in his nine year career.

2) How long they are with a team. Milton has never been on a team longer than two years.

3) How often do they have a meltdown? Bradley himself has at least one good meltdown a year.

4) Has to of been injured in a strange or weird way. See above for Bradley. My favorite though is another famous Milton, Jose Guillen. Jose decided to remove an ingrown toenail by himself. Needless to say he injured himself and had to sit out a couple of days. The best though is his description of removing the toenail.

"The doctor saw me (Wednesday)," Guillen said, "and he said we’ll see how it feels in the morning. If it wasn't any better, he wanted me to have surgery. I thought, 'Whoaaa.'

"So I went on my own (Wednesday) to the pharmacy, got some tweezers, came home and pulled it out myself. Let me tell you, I cried. I had one tough hour. But I got it out."

5) Has to of had a run-in with a manager. Guillen most famously clashed with Angels manager Mike Scioscia in 2004. And of course Milton himself has had run-ins with his managers over the years.

There are several Miltons playing baseball today. Carlos Zambrano, Kyle Farnsworth, and Brett Myers immediately come to mind. Who's your favorite Milton?

College Football Preview: Coaching Carousel, Part 2

With the college football season rapidly approaching, KSJ will looks at the teams, players, coaches, and issues surrounding college football

Yesterday I looked at part 1 of the coaching carousel in college football. And today we continue to look at the new coaches in college football.

Mississippi State, Dan Mullen
Previous Job: Offensive Coordinator, Florida
Previous Coach: Sylvester Croom
Analysis: Mullen was the man behind Urban Meyer all these years. He is also known to groom great college quarterback(see; Alex Smith & Tim Tebow). Mullen though has no coaching experience and is going into a rough place to coach at Mississippi St. I think it's a great hire because he wants to be in Starkville and willing to find the right players to fit his spread offense.

Oregon, Chip Kelly
Previous Job: Offensive Coordinator, Oregon
Previous Coach: Mike Bellotti
Analysis: Kelly was named the coach-in-waiting last season and former coach Bellotti decided to step down earlier this season to become the AD at Oregon. Kelly has no head coaching experience but he has been an successful assistant coach and recruiter. Oregon shouldn't miss a beat, because they are familiar with Oregon. I personally thought Oregon should have tried to hire Boise St. coach Chris Peterson instead of naming Kelly as the successor. And Kelly hasn't exactly gotten off to a hot start as several members of the team decided to transfer. Oregon still returns a talented team so the jury will still be out on Kelly as a head coach.

New Mexico, Mike Locksley
Previous Job: Illinois
Previous Coach: Rocky Long
Analysis: Well the excitement in New Mexico completely dissipated after being accused of sexual harassment. He is of course Innocent until proven guilty, but that is not the way to start at a new job. Locksley is one of the best recruiters in the nation and was a crucial part of the turnaround at Illinois. If he can get past the sexual harassment charges, this should be an excellent hire.

New Mexico State, Dwayne Walker
Previous Job: Defensive Coordinator, UCLA
Previous Coach: Hal Mumme
Analysis: Walker wanted to be a head coach and he got his wish. Only one problem though, New Mexico St. hasn't been to a bowl game in over 40 years. Walker did an excellent job as the defensive coordinator at UCLA. His teams were always ranked near the top of the Pac-10 in overall defense. He is ready to be a head coach, but he will face a mountain of a challenge at New Mexico St.

Purdue, Danny Hope
Previous Job: Assistant Head Coach, Purdue
Previous Coach: Joe Tiller
Analysis: Hope was another coach-in-waiting. He was named the successor to former coach Joe Tiller last season. Hope was an head coach for five seasons at Eastern Kentucky has been an offensive coordinator at Purdue and Louisville. He will look to turnaround a program that has fallen on hard times since the bearded one Kyle Orton was the quarterback.

San Diego State, Brady Hoke
Previous Job: Head Coach, Ball St.
Previous Coach: Chuck Long
Analysis: San Diego St. better hope Brady Hoke is a lot better than predecessor Chuck Long. Of course nothing could be worse than the 9-27 record that the Chuck Long tenure produced. Hoke is a very good coach, producing a great turnaround at Ball St. But San Diego St. is completely different. First of all they have to compete with both UCLA and USC for recruits. And second they play in a decrypted stadium which is hard to convince recruits to come and play there. Hoke is known as a quality recruiter and an excellent defensive coach and he has put together a great coaching staff. Excellent hire.

Syracuse, Doug Marrone
Previous Job: Offensive Coordinator, New Orleans Saints
Previous Coach: Greg Robinson
Analysis: Another this coach can't be as bad as the last coach situation. Greg Robinson was an complete disaster in his tenure at Syracuse. Of course Syracuse did beat Norte Dame last year, but that's another coaching disaster. So what does Syracuse do to replace Robinson? They bring in another NFL assistant coach. Like Robinson, Marrone was an NFL assistant before landing in Syracuse. Morrene though is an graduate of Syracuse, so he knows the recruiting landscape. Marrone is also very passionate about the school and will do everything in his powers to make Syracuse a contender again.

Toledo, Tim Beckman
Previous Job: Defensive Coordinator, Oklahoma St.
Previous Coach: Tom Amstutz
Analysis: Beckman has never been an head coach and never produced a great defense at Oklahoma St. He's spent time coaching in Ohio, so he knows the landscape, and Toledo is one of the best coaching jobs in the MAC.

Utah State, Gary Anderson
Previous Job: Defensive Coordinator, Utah
Previous Coach: Brent Guy
Analysis: Anderson is highly regarded as a recruiter and an defensive coordinator. He also has coaching experience and has spent the majority of his coaching life in Utah. Utah St. will be a difficult to turnaround, but Anderson is the right man for the job.

Washington, Steve Sarkisian
Previous Job: Offensive Coordinator, USC
Previous Coach: Tyrone Willingham
Analysis: Another this coach can't be worse than the previous coach. Tyrone Willingham was an disaster in Seattle. So enter Sarkisian, who is familiar with the Pac-10 after spending time on the USC coaching staff. Sarkisian has also put together an hell of a coaching staff, convincing Nick Holt to jump from USC to Washington for the defensive coordinator spot. Washington has the recourse's to be a contender in the Pac-10, and it will be Sarkisian's job to get them there.

Wyoming, Dave Christensen
Previous Job: Offensive Coordinator, Missouri
Previous Coach: Joe Glenn
Analysis: A lot of great coaches in college football history once stopped in Wyoming. Could Christensen be the next? Christensen was a key ingredient in Missouri's turnaround the past couple of seasons. He groomed Chase Daniel into one of the best quarterbacks in college. Christensen though hasn't been an head coach, and Wyoming hasn't had a winning season in a while.

Foul Ball: Pineiro Deals, Gregg Blows Save, Phillies Pound Price

Foul Ball is your daily baseball recap

3 Cardinals 0 Mets: Joel Pineiro pitched an complete game two-hit shutout for St. Louis. Pineiro actually had the same amount of hits in the game as the Mets(2). Albert Pujols continues to rule over the world hitting a two-run home run.

5 Tigers 4 Cubs: This was a back and forth game from the seventh inning on. Mike Francesa's favorite player hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning giving the Tigers the lead. Then Micah Hoffpauir hit a two-run home run for to give the Cubs the lead in the eighth inning. Then Ryan Raburn hit a game-winning two run home off Kelly Gregg to give the Tigers the win.

11 Red Sox 3 Nationals: Boston exploded in the eighth inning, scoring six runs. Jason Bay and Jacoby Ellsbury each had three RBI's in the game. The Nationals have without a doubt the worst bullpen I have ever seen.

10 Phillies 1 Rays: The Phillies pounded David Price in the first inning scoring six runs. In total Price allowed ten runs in 4 1/3 innings. Raul Ibanez's replacement John Mayberry homered in the game as did rain man Chase Utley. Old man Jamie Moyer pitched an solid game going six inning giving up five hits and one run. The Rays committed three errors in the game and hit into one double play.

4 Braves 0 Yankees: Chien-Ming Wang lost his sixth straight game, going five innings giving up three runs and six hits. Brian McCann homered in the eighth inning and had two RBI's in the game. The Yankees continue to struggle against NL East opponents going 2-5 in the past seven games. The Yankees really struggled at the plate in this game leaving 11 men on base.

7 Marlins 6 Orioles in 12: Jorge Cantu singled in Emilio Bonifacio in the bottom of the 12th inning to give Florida the win. The Orioles scored three runs in the ninth inning to tie the game. Hanley Ramirez had a great game with a home run and four RBI's. The Orioles grounded into three double plays in the game.

2 Royals 1 Astros: Zach Greinke pitched eight innings giving up eight hits, but he only gave up one run. Billy Butler and Migeul Olivo drove in the only runs of the game for Kansas City. The Astros left eight men on base in the game.

4 Giants 1 A's: Tim Lincecum pitched another complete game against the A's this season. Lincecum gave up a Jason Giambi home run, then didn't give up anything. Lincecum was helped out by the A's who hit into two crucial double plays in the game. At the end of the game, Lincecum struck out 12 and allowed seven hits. Pablo Sandoval improved his average in the game bringing it up to .336.

Create a Caption: This is Davonte Kelly an 11-year-old from Brooklyn. He threw out the first pitch at the Mets game after being shot in the head by a stray bullet earlier this month.

The Links

We can always use more Megan Fox in our lives.... Obama will throw out the first pitch of the All-Star game... Oregon rolled out their traditional ugly football uniforms... "Jon & Kate" breakup is a huge ratings win.... Several teams are interested in Cardinals Troy Glaus... The Chiefs will finally retire Derick Thomas' jersey

Why colleges are staying away from high school basketball star Lance Stephenson (Daily News)

Phil Jackson may only coach Laker home games next year (SRI)

The best looking wives and girlfriends of the NBA (The Big Lead)

Ryne Sandberg weighs in on Sosa's hall of fame worthiness (MLB Daily Dish)

Happy Birthday J.J. Redick (Third Quarter Collapse)

U.S. Soccer will face a tough battle today in South Africa (Fox Sports)

With Minnesota trading up in the draft, dashes the hopes of Knicks drafting Ricky Rubio (NY Post)

Dave Stewart rips Jose Canseco (Fanhouse)

The worst of November in the NBA (Basketbawful)

Best sports blowups in song

Word of the Day: Grab Some Pine, Meat!

Grab some pine, meat!, noun: A phrase typically used to taunt a baseball player after he strikes out.

Usage Example: "Strike three! Grab some pine, meat!"

Word History: San Fransisco Giants announcer Mike Krukow has popularized this phrase over the years. Via Grabsomepinemeat.com.....

And the famous four-word phrase -- “Grab some pine meat…”

Anyone that has ever played the game -- at a competitive level -- is familiar with the term, “meat,” but Krukow has made the word part of the vernacular for San Francisco Giants fans.

So much so that you will find countless signs dotting the sea of orange at AT&T Park proclaiming, “Hey Meat!”

The word "meat" is a way to describe a baseball player. If you remember the movie 'Bull Durham' the Kevin Costner character always called the Tim Robbins character "meat".

The picture: I had no idea Krukow once played for the Phillies. I knew he started his career with the Cubs. But apparently he did play for the Phillies. In 1982, Krukow was traded from the Cubs to the Phillies. During the season Kruk was second on the team in wins behind Steve Carlton. But after the end of the year, the Phillies traded Krukow, Mark Davis, and Charlie Penigar to San Fransisco for Joe Morgan and Al Holland. Morgan and Holland helped the Phillies reach the World Series in 1983, which they lost to Baltimore, and Krukow and Davis became a big part of the Giants success in the late 80's.

College Football Preview: Coaching Carousel, Part 1

With the college football season rapidly approaching, KSJ will look at the teams, players, coaches, and issues surrounding college football.

Every off season in college football sees coaching changes. In every sport you see coaching changes. But this past off season, we saw the coaching carousel in college football spin faster and faster. In total 22 schools replaced their head coach. Out of the 22 coaching changes 13 are first time coaches. We even had two retreads in Bill Snyder and Stan Parish. And out of the 22 changes we saw 4 African-Americans become head coaches.

In today's college football, coaches are faced with more and more presser. They are expected to turn around the program in shorter amount of time, and if they have one bad season they are already on the hot seat. Plus, schools expect more loyalty from their coaches. Show none, and you are gone. That's just the way it is in college football today.

Let's take a look at part 1 of the coaching carousel in college football.

Tennessee, Lane Kiffin
Previous Job: Head Coach, Oakland Raiders
Previous Coach: Phillip Fullmer
What's the deal?: To say Kiffin was the most high profiled coaching hire of the off season is an understatement. First Kiffin was fired as the Raiders head coach last September in a high profiled press conference. Kiffin fighting with Al Davis will always be a classic. But it was after he arrived in Knoxville is where it got interesting.

First he decided to pick a fight with the Old Ball Coach. Then he starts a fight with Nick Saban. Then Urban Meyer and Florida was next on the hit list. Oh and there was that recruiting violation via Twitter. Another recruiting violation and the list goes on and on. The story of Lane Kiffin never ends and he is the single reason why a lot of people are interested in Tennessee football this season.

Analysis: He is young(34) and willing to do anything to win. Kiffin put together a top-flight coaching staff with his fater, Monte, running the defense. Also during the off season Kiffin put together one of the best recruiting classes in the nation. Also the program became stale under Fullmer and Kiffin is the perfect replacement. He doesn't fear the big names in the SEC and he immediately injects that program with an energy that had been missing. I will and a lot of people will be interested to see how Kiffin does in his first year in Knoxville.

Kansas St., Bill Snyder
Previous Job: Retired
Previous Coach: Ron Prince
Analysis: After three years away from the Ag. school, Snyder made his triumphant return. Everyone in the Little Apple, that's what the people of Manhattan, Kansas likes to call their town, was excited to welcome back the coach who resurrected their previously morbid program. But in the past weeks, Snyder's legacy has been tarnished by a secret deal between the former AD and former coach Ron Prince. While Kansas St. tries to live past these secret deals they are hoping Snyder can return for the second act of a turnaround. Definitely the most intriguing hire of the off season.

Auburn, Gene Chizik
Previous Job: Head Coach, Iowa St.
Previous Coach: Tommy Tuberville
What's the deal?: After the high profiled firing of former coach Tommy Tuberville, is where the spit hit the fan. Auburn flirted with Turner Gill before finally settling on Gene Chizik. This hiring did not go well with a lot of people. With the hiring of Chizik, a lot of people saw this as the good ole boys picking the white guy over the black guy. And while they might be right, Chizik is still the man who is in charge of turning around Auburn.

Analysis: I give Chizik a lot of credit. He took all of the controversy in stride and showed a lot of class in the process. Oh, and he managed to piss off Alabama fans which immediately endured himself to Auburn fans. He has also put together a great coaching staff, starting first with the hiring of offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn. The environment around Auburn seems to be improving after the bad taste left over from the end of the Tuberville years and the controversy around the Chizik hiring. Still a curious hiring though.

Boston College, Frank Spaziani
Previous Job: Defensive Coordinator, Boston College
Previous Coach: Jeff Jagodzinski
Analysis: Boston College was another school who was surrounded by controversy in the off season. They gave previous coach a choice, interview for an NFL job and your fired. And sure enough Jagodzinski interviewed for an NFL job and was promptly fired at Boston College. Enter Spaziani who has spent 12 seasons at Boston College serving under both Tom O'Brien and Jagodzinski. One knock right out of the gate on Spaziani is that he has never been a head coach. But on the plus side, he wants to be at Boston College. Spaziani is one hell of a defensive coordinator, but does he what it takes to be an head coach?

Army, Rich Ellerson
Previous Job: Head Coach, Cal Poly SLO
Previous Coach: Stan Brock
Analysis: While at Cal Poly, Ellerson ran the option offense to perfection. And that is exactly what Army was looking for. These military schools have to run option offenses to stay competitive with their competition. This hiring reminds a lot of people when Navy hired Paul Johnson. Like Ellerson, Johnson was an FCS coach who ran the option offense. Great hire all around.

Ball St., Stan Parish
Previous Job: Offensive Coordinator, Ball St.
Previous Coach: Brady Hoke
Analysis: This hiring has to be one of the worst hiring's of the off season. First Ball St. runs off Hoke, a graduate of Ball St., but then they hire Parish. He is a great offensive coordinator but he hasn't been an head coach in 20 years. And when he was an head coach it was an disaster. Bad moves all the way around for Ball St.

Bowling Green, Dave Clawson
Previous Job: Offensive Coordinator, Tennessee
Previous Coach: Gregg Brandon
Analysis: Clawson is a former head coach at Richmond university. His recruits at Richmond won the FCS championship last season. So he knows how to recruit to a small school. But also he is a great offensive coach. His offense is a mixture of pro-style and spread. He creates gameplans centered on getting playmakers the ball. Plus he is known to run a clean program, something that was the downfall of Brandon.

Clemson, Dabo Sweeney
Previous Job: interim coach, Clemson
Previous Coach: Tommy Bowden
Analysis: He was known as a recruiting guru at Clemson before being promoted. While is still young, he brings enthusiasm to a program known to underachieve. He will breathe new life into a program that was stale during the last days of the Bowden reign.

Eastern Michigan, Ron English
Previous Job: Defensive Coordinator, Louisville
Previous Coach: Jeff Genyk
Analysis: E. Michigan is in desperate need of defensive coaching, which is why English was the perfect choice. English was the defensive coordinator at both Michigan and Louisville. Also English knows the state well after coaching in Ann Arbour. Just a good hire all around, especially with the youth and enthusiasm English brings.

Iowa State, Paul Rhodes
Previous Job: Defensive Coordinator, Auburn
Previous Coach: Gene Chizik
Analysis: After Auburn took their head coach, Iowa St. struck back by taking Auburn's defensive coordinator. Rhodes is a graduate of Iowa State, so he knows the area. Also he is a defensive guru, who knows how to build a program.

Miami (Ohio), Mike Haywood
Previous Job: Offensive Coordinator, Norte Dame
Previous Coach: Shane Montgomrey
Analysis: There is a lot of unknowns about Haywood. He was a career position coach, who just recently became the offensive coordinator at Norte Dame. But lucky for him, Miami(Ohio) is a great place to coach. Only two coaches in the history of the school have had losing records. Also coming from an academic school like Norte Dame, Haywood knows what he has to work with at Miami.

Part II, tomorrow

Foul Ball: Why Isn't there more games?

Foul Ball is your daily baseball recap

For two Monday's in a row, MLB only scheduled a small amount of games. There should have been more games. This Monday, there was two National League games and two interleague games. Anyways, here are some headlines.

- Carlos Beltran is the latest Mets player to go on the DL

- Ryan Howard could return to the Phillies lineup after staying in the hospital with flu-like symptoms

- The Yankees filed a protest after loss to Florida

- Donald Fehr is stepping down as the MLB Union head. A lot of people blame him for the troubles that faces baseball right now.

6 Mets 4 Cardinals: Daniel Murphy homered and Omir Santos went 4 for 4 to help the ailing Mets beat the Cardinals. Tim Redding went seven innings giving up five hits and four runs for the Mets. New York reliever Brian Stokes got Albert Pujols to ground into a crucial double play in the seventh inning. Redding was making a spot start for New York, because of all the injuries affecting the Mets.

2 Braves 0 Cubs: Nate McLouth and Chipper Jones knocked in the only RBI's of the game. Javier Vasquez went 6 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and zero runs. Three Braves relievers combined with Vasquez for the shutout.

5 A's 1 Giants: I hate Jonathon Sanchez. He is the one weak link in the Giants rotation. He gives up too many walks and then he starts losing control. And once he loses control he starts giving up a lot of runs. Sanchez was suppose to be good this year, for we could trade him for a bat. Now he has no trade value. So once again, I hate Jonathon Sanchez. By the way, oft-injured Bobby Crosby knocked in three runs for the A's.

11 Rockies 1 Angels: No one is stopping the Rockies at this point. The Rockies tied an NL-record by going 17-1 in the last 18 games. Brad Hawpe hit a three-run home run and celebrated his 30th birthday. Vlad Guerrero has not hit a home run in 25 straight games for the Angels. Where's those magical eye drops that Big Papi used?

Create a Caption: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Pujols

The Links

Here's one of the Kardashian girls- I have never gotten the apeal of these girls, but a lot of people seem to like them..... Nick Swisher more focused on other issues instead of the Yankees.... Check out Corrie Loftin.... Thoughts & Prayers to those who lost loved ones in the Metro crash in D.C..... Did Steve Jobs get a live transplant faster because he is rich?- Typical class warfare article..... Obama signs the Tobacco bill, then promptly lights up a Camel..... Of course Chris Brown reached a plea deal for beating the crap out of Rihanna

R.I.P. Ed McMahon (MSNBC)

Everything you need to know about the coverage of the 2009 NBA Draft (Awful Announcing)

Warren Sapp will appear in a movie as Forest Whitaker's brother (The 7TH Floor)

Washington Nationals third-baseman Ryan Zimmerman speaks to a blog (Federal Baseball)

Donald Fehr's legacy: More money, less ethics (Philly.com)

Soccer gives the residents of Myanmar a reason to hope (Wall Street Journal)

Serena Williams is bringing down Venus Williams' legacy (Fanhouse)

Donald Trump sold back WWE RAW back to Vince McMahon (Camel Clutch Blog)

D-bags Mark Sanchez and Sean Avery battling over the same girl (The Big Lead)

I can't believe someone did this. They made a tribute video to Tim Rattay's career. Needless to say he was the first 49ers quarterback to suck after the team released Jeff Garcia.