On tap for tonight:
MLB Action
NFL Preseason Football
Also, the On the Road with Raven shoot won the poll with 49% of the vote and that will be reviewed Thursday
MLB Action
NFL Preseason Football
Also, the On the Road with Raven shoot won the poll with 49% of the vote and that will be reviewed Thursday
Is Roddy Piper the best historical comparison for CM Punk?
ReplyDeleteJust saw on Hardball Talk that MLB.tv may get rid of the blackout restriction next season. If that's true, so long cable! Everything I need will be internet exclusive!
ReplyDeleteI wish google would haul ass on google fiber roll out, you just know Comcast is chomping at the bit to get a download cap in place
ReplyDeleteHell yes. I'm cutting out the satellite after this season and going back to cord-cutting. If that is accurate then when the Sox face the Astros, I won't be searching for a half-assed quality stream.
ReplyDeleteMatt Ryan feeling all froggy after a slide.
ReplyDeleteHeard it's OK; it logistically fails to be NFL Moneyball (because the NFL Draft is a crapshoot; just ask the Browns) but everyone says Costner makes it watchable by himself
ReplyDeletea pin monkey does sound like a great job!
ReplyDeleteMidlife crisis? Or is that considered the rap album? (and considering he died relatively quick after, not a mid-life crisis after all)
ReplyDeleteAnd Maggie Makes Three is one of the great Simpsons endings ever. Also, the episode drew a 10.3 back in the day; suck it RAW
ReplyDeleteRap album? I'm scared to hear about this...
ReplyDeleteMan, WCW was really into tasers in 1999.
ReplyDeleteyea a couple eps her antics irkd me this is one of them, the other was the free cable that come to mind.
ReplyDeletewho rigs every oscar night...
ReplyDeleteAs I recall, Homer accepted his old job back with shame. He had to put all the photos of Maggie in his office to remind himself it was all worth it.
ReplyDeleteDO IT FOR HER
ReplyDeleteYeah, by the time Russo and Ferrara came in, the writing was on the wall. Not saying the company couldn't have been saved, just that it would have taken one hell of an effort.
ReplyDeleteAnyone else excited for the race at Spa tomorrow, or am I the only one that cares about F1?
ReplyDeletethinking about it but Herman the arms seller is probably the must underrated and underused side character in all of springfielf. what he gets the one ep in season 1 where he steals the show teaching bart war tactics. Than he's rarely seen unless he's yelling with his one fist in the air.
ReplyDeleteJust think, they could have been YEARS ahead on the "Don't tase me, bro!" meme.
ReplyDeleteHe was dating Gorgeous George (and I believe he bought the rights to the Georgeous George gimmick for his BROTHER, who was signed to a guaranteed contract but never used) and I guess they remembered they had Medusa under contract (she hadn't been used since 97). Where Nora Greenwald came from I have no idea.
ReplyDeleteYou've never heard it? Its on Youtube, and its as bad as you'd expect. The one track where he shits all over Hogan is pretty funny though.
ReplyDeleteHow do you think it could've been saved? Hitch their wagon to Goldberg? Create a new star? Introduce a new way of thinking by putting the smaller workrate guys on top?
ReplyDeleteI am, especially if the weather stays like it is. It'll be two races though, the mercedes's fighting among themselves and everyone else going for 3rd.
ReplyDeleteThat could be the final domino to fall in terms of everyone surpassing cable and getting on the online bandwagon.
ReplyDeleteI agree on google. I've thought about moving to Chattanooga just for their high speed internet.
ReplyDeleteMichael Buffer did the "Drivers, start your engines" thing (and of course "Let's get ready to rumble") for the NASCAR race at Bristol. I'm like pumped to watch this race now.
ReplyDeleteIn 1995, Bischoff wrote down a list of all the things that the WWF was not and programmed that.
ReplyDeleteSo, maybe try that?
There's a 2nd UFC card on today (1st card main event was Bisping vs. Cung Le in a pretty decent fight) if anyone cares.
ReplyDeleteMain event is Henderson vs. Dos Anjos. Not bad for a free card, should at least be fun to watch.
That's been pretty much the whole season.
ReplyDeletePerfect race to use him for... Bristol's a rumble no matter what.
ReplyDeleteThe pregnancy/hair line thing was a good gag as well.
ReplyDeleteMeta commercial break!
ReplyDeleteAnd Dixie should have done the same thing in 20XX... just pick ANY year.
ReplyDeleteWhat's really worse: the fact that Nash was the first person to defeat Goldberg and then handed the title to Hogan. Or just the Finger Poke of Doom angle itself? I think it's the former that was so irritating about it.
ReplyDeleteMichael Jordan sees the new Foot Locker commercial and is probably working out like a crazy bastard so he can drop 50 on some random team this year.
ReplyDeleteVague memories she was there to train GG how to wrestle. This might be wrong though
ReplyDeleteThey should have rebuilt Goldberg as unstoppable force. That shouldn't be too hard, while building up Benoit to be the future of the company. I know "Put Benoit on top!," is cliche on the internet (Well, it used to be, anyway), but I honestly feel that's the way they should have gone. Plus, I would have thrown a lot of money at Jericho a few months prior to get him to stay.
ReplyDeleteI also strongly feel that building a strong tag division- something that's never been WWF's strong suit, would have been a good idea.
Getting it back on Hogan like that was beyond stupid.
ReplyDelete"where Nora Greenwald came from I have no idea."
ReplyDeletei think minnesota
Those two work IF Goldberg gets to tear down the NWO member by member. But Because WCW... that obviously never had a prayer in hell of happening.
ReplyDeleteKnowing that it would be tough (maybe impossible) to get Nash, Hogan, and some of the other older guys to go along with that and put the younger, smaller guys over, do you just fire them or what?
ReplyDeleteas well as dr hibberts hair during all the eps of how the kids were born.
ReplyDeleteMONORA...
ReplyDeleted'oh!
(doin' it late in true homer fashion)
Yeah. But at least Hamilton & Rosberg are on the same level so it's never a foregone conclusion. And the racing down the field has been really good this year.
ReplyDeleteOr sits on a throne of hundreds laughing at Pippen's stupidity
ReplyDeletehave they gotten to the ep where homer is doofus, bart acts up, marge is stern, and lisa is self-righteous?
ReplyDeleteSince Goldberg was being booed then, they should have turned him heel and then had some babyface finally end the streak. It would have made a star. Although I'm sure if they did this, Hogan would have been the one to end the streak.
ReplyDelete......hey wait a minute
ReplyDelete....I forgot to punch out of work!
ReplyDeleteThey haven't gotten to Season 20 yet.
ReplyDeleteLet's say Sting jumped to WWE around the time of the Invasion angle. How would you have used him if you're WWE?
ReplyDeleteWHAT?!
ReplyDeletei've been calling her KRANDLE!
This fucking ending, so great.
ReplyDeleteThe only episode that I can still remember that I want to see is Scorpio.
ReplyDeleteMade him *the* guy.
ReplyDeletetowards the end of the marathon you'll have the ep where they call judas priest death metal, and then the next ep, the chalkboard gag is "judas priest is not death metal"
ReplyDeleteReally? Ha HA!
ReplyDeleteya know, i always thought that the "x days since an accident" should have been 6 going on 7, to reflect that it was a week since the last episode
ReplyDeleteEvening.
ReplyDeleteMovies that I watched today
Escape from NY-First time
Escape from LA- Saw it before
The campaign- First time
Looper- Second time, I enjoyed more this time than in the first viewing.
Do It For Her
ReplyDeleteDem Feels!
Fuck Bristol. 2/3 of the race will be run under yellow. Fucking hate that track.
ReplyDeleteApparently, Dana was so pissed with a few decisions that he literally fired a judge. UFC is its own athletic commission outside NA (dafuq?), so Dana finally got to lay down justice.
ReplyDeletethere was actually a huge backlash online about it. priest makes a brief appearance and the guy talking about them calls them death metal, and the internet assploded b/c hey, we metal take our snooty sub-genres seriously
ReplyDeleteThat was my favorite early episode of The Simpsons. His war tactics were great.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed Looper when I saw it in the theaters. It did nothing for me on the second viewing.
ReplyDeleteAmong wrestlers who regularly used the choke-slam, am I right that Sid had the worst?
ReplyDeleteright in the feels
ReplyDeleteI saw Looper this time with my family, they hated but I know like the film.
ReplyDeleteVery good, grasshopper. You did well with the choosing of Escape from New York. Unfortunately, Escape from LA was a thing that happened.
ReplyDeleteUndertaker's kinda sucked because for awhile all he was getting was fat asses and could barely get them off the mat
ReplyDeleteI don't remember the timelines of the show anymore. This could be the last of the great episodes.
ReplyDeleteKane can hardly get guys up for it anymore.
ReplyDeleteI think most of the suspense was from the twist and turns, so it doesn't really have that much re-watch value.
ReplyDeleteso one thing i'm noticing is that a lot of the intro credits are cut already
ReplyDeletethey definitely have started doing that 1st run these days, but were they already doing that in the 90's?
Escape from LA it's basically a remake of NY, not as bad as people think. I like the satire tone, and it has Kurt Fucking Russell in his best character.
ReplyDeleteLet's just start blaming Kane for everything. No sarcasm.
ReplyDeleteNo sooner I type the above, I look at the guide.
ReplyDeleteBart sells his soul hasn't aired yet!?! Holy fuck.
Was there any way of Edge knowing that he had to retire before WM 27?.
ReplyDeleteI had a different feeling, knewing what was gonna happen made me see the film with another view.
ReplyDeleteI'm way ahead of you on that one.
ReplyDeleteOn a related note, I'm playing the F1 360 game right now. Fuck Monaco right in the ass.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm curious as to why Vettel sucks this year. Its not the car, his teammate is the only guy not driving a Petronas car to win this year.
where'd you get 5 bucks? i want 5 bucks
ReplyDeleteMonaco was my favorite in the PS1 I played.
ReplyDeleteFuck no! A case could be made for Season Eight, defenitly season ten. But we have some great episodes to come.
ReplyDeleteI think that's why he went over Del Rio.
ReplyDeleteThat fighter pilot bit is a top-tier overly-long-gag.
ReplyDeleteIt would be best for the sport if he could handle stuff like that in the US. Same for boxing. Everyone knows who the bad judges are. Even if they don't have the name recognition of Cecil Peoples or CJ Ross in boxing, there are judges who have ruined hundreds of fights but they're in good with the right people in athletic commissions so they keep getting fights. Bad refs also, Dana would love to be rid of the female ref with the braid or Dan Miragliotta but there's not much he can do other than ask they not work his shows and try to play politics. He can't shut one ref or one judge out of his promotion forever even if they suck, that's just not how it works.
ReplyDeleteI know it's bad in the long run for a promoter to have power over the inner workings of a sport but screw it, Dana would be 100x better for business than these clowns.
I think it was just S5&6. More room for gags. Unlike today, where they have to get GDT and Banksy to do 10 minute intros to cover for the lack of gags.
ReplyDeleteEnd of work, thus ends my marathoning
ReplyDeleteIt's not as consistently good but lots of classics 7, 8, and beyond
ReplyDeleteDON'T YELL AT ME! I'M OLD!
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of Kane, it's a surprise that Hell No worked.
ReplyDeleteFuck that, escape from LA is awesome. Great soundtrack too.
ReplyDelete"Sting jumped to WWE around the time of the Invasion angle. How would you have used him if you're WWE?"
ReplyDeletehey, how come no one else said it with me?
You are wrong, because Sid was awesome and did nothing wrong.
ReplyDeleteI think overall Kane has the best choke-slam.
ReplyDeleteI just laughed out loud the gag where Santa's Littler Helper and Snowball 2 are watching TV and then turns it off when Bart wakes up.
ReplyDeleteAkira Taue had a pretty awful basic chokeslam, but some good variants (backdrop suplex into chokeslam etc.)
ReplyDeleteThat's right Mr....Adam.
ReplyDeleteThat's an episode I was thinking about. Also 22 Short Stories, Grimes
ReplyDeleteHiptoss to chokeslam was cool.
ReplyDeleteMan, ADR might've still been in the company had that not happened. He'd be able to build genuine heat as the guy who beat and retired Edge, and then that nullifies the stupidity with Christian's gold watch title reign.
ReplyDeleteyeah, the new avant garde gags suck
ReplyDeleteGRIMES! I thought it pass already. God I hope I get to see it.
ReplyDeleteKane was a big part of getting that angle over. Kane's delivery during the anger management skit where he calmly laid out all the random and stupid stuff that his character had done in 10 years was probably the funniest WWE comedy since Booker and Golddust go to the movies. Without Kane acting as the semi-straight man for Bryan to play off of that doesn't work nearly as well.
ReplyDeleteI honestly felt there was a point where they would have been better off to let guys like Hogan and Nash sit at home and get paid. It's not like either one would have complained too loudly. I believe Flair still had value, but only as a means to help get others over.
ReplyDeleteHis doctors working faster? (I tend to suck on timelines but though he went to the doctor before Mania but didn't get results until after?)
ReplyDeleteIts the one track I can never win on. Wish I could just skip it.
ReplyDeleteThe way I remember the story going, he knew that he was hurting and went to the doctor to get it looked at and maybe he knew that it didn't look good but there was no way of knowing for sure until they got the results back.
ReplyDeleteIt was easily the best usage of Kane since his debut as the gimmick.
ReplyDeleteHe made Hell No being the straight man, it was a nice contrast.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed when he was with RVD for some short time.
ReplyDeleteI would just joke in that track trolling the NPC's.
ReplyDeleteHe only sucks in relative terms, he's still had 2 podiums and 4 other top 5 finishes, but we're so used to him dominating that it seems jarring. I think his trouble is that the old cars had the rear diffusers designed to blow air out of the back of the car which have been banned this year, so the cars slide about much more in the corners, and I don't think he's ever driven a car without one, at least not since hi rookie year.
ReplyDeleteMr. Curry is fine. "Hey Curry!" is an instant "fuck off!"
ReplyDeleteat least we got some really good matches out of orton vs/ christian, though
ReplyDelete2020 Scott Sez on Hell No is gonna be interesting.
ReplyDeleteI see, Fuck XPW.
ReplyDelete(Quietly hoping Scott and/or us have found better things to do with our time by then)
ReplyDeleteAlbeit being one-sided, the feud was awesome.
ReplyDeletesomeone linked an article about how the grimes ep was the official jumping the shark moment for the show
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Monday Night Live!
ReplyDeleteMAAAAAAATTTTTTTTLOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKK
ReplyDeleteOrton's best moment as face was in MITB, the expressions he had in that match was great. That was a great "Babyface does a mistake" moment.
ReplyDeletePlace your bets
ReplyDeleteHenderson or Dos Anjos.
"He can start fires by lowering his arms" is like my favorite wrestling line ever.
ReplyDeleteWhoever UFC wants to win.
ReplyDeleteRob Black's porn sucked too.
ReplyDeleteThese days in the UFC the guy that they want to win is a stone cold lock to tear an ACL and not even make it to the fight.
ReplyDeleteBut there's more money in Bendo and he's probably the better guy anyways so maybe they can get lucky.
But UFC is real deal it's not wrestling.
ReplyDelete-MMA fanboy.
Kane can bring the comedy when needed.
ReplyDelete"Lisa On Ice" is airing for me on the West Coast, which is a favourite of mine.
ReplyDelete"HA! Competitive violence! That's why you're up here!"
He's won like three fights in a row off controversial judging decisions.
ReplyDeleteI miss Dr. Shelby.
ReplyDeleteHenderson
ReplyDeleteUFC needs go cut 50% of their roster and be more like Pride.
ReplyDeleteGrimes is on at 1:30 AM Monday morning. What's nice is, the FXNow App will have all the episodes up October 1st. So even if you miss any everything's going to be up then. Although I do hope they make this marathon a yearly thing kinda like the Twilight Zone for SciFi.
ReplyDeleteI agree. They need to go out of business.
ReplyDeleteTake me out to the ballgame! Take me out to the ball! Soooooooo... How's it goin', Grimey?
ReplyDeleteTaking the fact that he's a libertarian, Kane seems to be nice.
ReplyDeleteThey were awesome.
ReplyDeleteIIIIII AM THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
When I mean more like Pride I mean cut some rules.
ReplyDeleteI thought that Christian was going to bring back Tomko during that.
ReplyDeleteNo, I'm the TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS.
ReplyDeleteUfc is awful
ReplyDeleteNo, I AM THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!
ReplyDeleteI honestly didn't mind the Thomson or Melendez decisions. Bendo's offense just looks like crap even when he's effective. The 2nd Edgar decision I hated though.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm backwards from like 90% of MMA fans. I find that lots of people liked the Edgar win but hated the Thomson one.
The crime solving boat!
ReplyDeleteIt was great in 2007-2012 ish.
ReplyDeleteYou are wrong. Escape from LA is scientifically proven to be a large, steaming pile of regurgitated dogshit.
ReplyDeleteCavs in the finals for sure this year
ReplyDeleteKinda shocked that this is the best they can do with Benson, but hes gonna be like Faber where anyone he loses to is up top so it'll be hard to really use him as anythign other than a gatekeeper/occasional TV headliner.
ReplyDeleteSure but they won't win.
ReplyDeleteThey can't change their rules, they're a state sanctioned sport. Dana can't just decide headbutts are now legal.
ReplyDeleteBout to start that Power Hour drinking game to see what it does.
ReplyDeleteWill smoke some weed too to get sufficiently fucked up.
Hey, the NBA loves themselves an underdog.
ReplyDeleteI also love the Maison Derrière song.
ReplyDeleteIDK, just want some agression, the fights are so boring with these D+ players.
ReplyDeleteI know I said this earlier, but fuck Time Warner, and fuck doing this on my phone.
ReplyDeleteWeed=evil.
ReplyDeleteWatched Amazing Spider Man 2 on blu-ray last night. and saw Guardians of the Galaxy this morning. Liked Spider Man better. Guardians had some nice moments, but on the whole, I found it to be "meh."
ReplyDeleteAnd, no way ANY fucking cassette tape survives 26 years of repeated listening. NO WAY.
I'd like to see him in a comedy one day.
ReplyDeleteBulls match up great with them assuming they stay healthy. Gasol+Noah vs. Love/Varejao? Good luck. Nobody on the Cavs this year plays defense besides LeBron and Marion and Marion is like 40 years old by now.
ReplyDeleteI think it's going to be a revelation for the general NBA public how bad on D Love is. I know "Kevin Love doesn't play defense" has been a meme among the NBA smark fan base but once casuals actually see him give up wide open baseline shots to get into rebounding position he's going to get killed in the press.
So the arguments begin....
ReplyDelete....Public downvote from a worshiper of the cult of Marvel
ReplyDelete:: group powerbomb ::
ReplyDeleteSTFU.
Power hour seems way easier than it is. In my experience you'll make it to :20 or :30 without even feeling a thing. Then you feel it. 5 minutes later you really feel it. By :45 you're hurting bad.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe I'm just a pussy.
Or...just on...all the time.
ReplyDeleteThose first two spider-man movies are going to be forgotten about, which is a shame because they were both really good. Especially 2.
ReplyDeletebear in mind I don't actually read comics. With very rare exception.
ReplyDelete"Guardians had some nice moments, but on the whole, I found it to be "meh.""
ReplyDeletemarv cresto, part 2: this time, he's a hoss
If it was up to Dana they'd have allowed grounded knees and 12-to-6 elbows 10 years ago. They're dumb rules held over from the 90s that just make the refs job harder.
ReplyDeleteBut there's nothing he can do. The sport isn't even legal in NY and the worst possible thing would be to have certain techniques allowed in some states and not all.
Yeah, I believe I liked the 2nd one better, which is really not the norm.
ReplyDeleteHas there been a better comedy movie since Superbad?
ReplyDeleteI do not understand this reference.
ReplyDeletequick question: how do you feel about the simpsons?
ReplyDeleteThe loser will be taunted and booed until my throat is sore!
ReplyDeleteEh, Guardians were new to me. Just didn't like Amazing 2 at all. Overbooked nonsense with Sony trying to build there own universe
ReplyDeleteIrredemable?
ReplyDeleteI think Meekin, I mean Ebert (always get those two confused) called it the best superhero movie he's ever seen (at that point).
ReplyDelete....well clarify my cult as the Disney/Marvel variation. Fuck Sony
ReplyDeletei love superbad, but there's been tons of great comedy movies
ReplyDeleteTropic Thunder.
ReplyDeleteYes.
ReplyDeletePretty much pick any comedy.
But, if you're going to press me - Blazing Saddles, Dogma, Mallrats, Clerks, and the video I made of one of my cats attacking one of the dog's tales.
I suspect this may be a generational thing....
Peace,,,and good evening.
ReplyDeleteWell, Meekin does own some of Ebert's wardrobe.
ReplyDeleteEvening.
ReplyDeleteWhat is power hour?
ReplyDeletehe said SINCE superbad, folks
ReplyDeleteas in, the movie came out after superbad
Evening.
ReplyDelete:top 5 handshake.:
Anything ending in the word Movie!
ReplyDeleteNone of those movies came out after 2007 lol.
ReplyDeleteSince Superbad....though nothing wrong with those choices before Superbad
ReplyDeleteI just came from the comic book store and Spiderman 2099 is out and it's good so far.
ReplyDeleteI know there hasn't ever been a more overrated comedy.
ReplyDeleteLike 'em. Really like Treehouse of Horror episodes. But, I haven't gone out of my way to watch them for...ummm...years. Bear in mind I started watching when the first aired, shorts on Tracy Ulman's show not included.
ReplyDeleteHaven't seen Guardians, but I liked ASM a lot. I thought it was a really fun movie.
ReplyDeleteLMAO
ReplyDeletehttp://i62.tinypic.com/favvhh.jpg
Hangover says hi.
ReplyDeleteShotglass of beer every minute on the minute for an hour.
ReplyDelete