Aziz Ansari is a funny fucker. That’s the bottom line. He is hosting the MTV Movie Awards this Sunday (promo below) and that shit is going to be amazing. I highly recommend spending 20 minutes checking out his stand-up clips on Youtube. He will put you in stitches. He was also the funniest character on Parks & Recreation which unfortunately didn’t get renewed (I think)… too bad.
There is this new documentary out that’s all about NYC Street Games. Go to the site and check it out. I really can’t stand when you can’t embed videos… makes no sense to me at all.
With both my parents growing up in the Bronx, they have regaled me and my siblings with NYC street game stories our entire lives. Mainly my father… who played Johnny Rides a Pony, which isn’t as gay as it sounds (and to have heard him explain how to play it would have had you on the floor laughing).
Another “game” my father used to play was called “let’s jump down manholes or off bridges”. It’s kind of complicated to play, but to put in layman’s terms… basically you go to a bridge or manhole and jump. If you don’t break any bones you win. Sounds like a blast.
As previously stated, Mikhail Prokhorov is by far the greatest owner of all time. Yes, I know he has only owned the New Jersey Nets for a few weeks and his team has yet to play a game but check out the above video he made? How can an owner who does 360 nose dives on a jet-ski all while screaming “YEAAAAAH” into a camera not be? The production value alone of this video makes him the man. He makes my heart a flutter.
These “Dude Perfect” screw had some pretty cool videos when they first came out. Now they are just annoying as shit. I mean, how many takes did this take? If me and my numbnut friends had nothing better to do, got sponsored by GMC and lived where crop dusters till exist, we could have done this.
J-Bay droppin some Sunday Night bombs A-Rod continues to amaze with social awkwardness
Well, well, well…didn’t see it happening, and as most Mets fans, I had zero confidence it would happen. But because I’m a Mets fan and I have some balls, I took Arthur up on his “Slap Bet.” And look what happened, the Mets took 2 out of 3, capping the series with a trademark Santana performance, solidified by 2 much needed bombs from Jason Bay, and some ballsy pitching by K-Rod. Winner…Money.
Needless to say, I am going to slap the shit out of Arthur the next time I see him. Maybe I’ll give him all 5 at once, maybe I won’t. Either way it’s not going to feel good. It could be Jimmy Tap time folks. But back to the baseball at hand.
I’m going to keep this short and sweet, but a couple of comments from the weekend’s Subway series.
1. Mike Pelfrey is a God Damn stud. The kid is looking like El Truth. His team has swag when he’s on the mound and they fucking should. Very studly.
2. Johan is still a stud. He had us all wondering a few weeks ago in Philly. But I’m not wondering anymore. Fucking studly as usual.
3. A-Rod celebrates very homosexually, but he didn’t get to do any helmet hunting this weekend at Citi; thank the lord. The guy’s a stud but I wish he didn’t act like such a D-Bag on the field. But he’s a Yankee, so who gives a shit. I did think he was going to take K-Rod deep Sunday night with 2 on and 2 out in the 9th.
4. David Wright stinks. I’m not going to sugar coat it. The guy is awful. The worst. I’m sick to my stomach over it. I was actually mad that Mets fans were wearing his jersey at the game on Friday night.
5. So Yankee fans, its not so fun when your team is playing injured. Even with Jeter, Texiera and A-Rod rounding out the line up, not to even mention Cano, it’s still not enough. Now you know how the Mets only mustered 70 wins last year when all we had was D-Wright. And he stinks. Man he stinks.
Arthur I am going to slap the sit out of you!! Until next time folks…
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Besides the Slap Bet I have with Money, I don’t really care that much about this weekends series against the Mets. Just another forced rivalry to sell tickets and ad spots. I’m fine wit hit, I just don’t get too excited.
With that said, I didn’t want Money’s “Mets fans are suffering REAL fans” post as the lead item all weekend so… Let’s Go Yanks.
In light of this weekend’s Subway Series I thought I would iron out the true differences between the Yankee fan and the Met fan. I have been a suffering Mets fan for the last 25 years, so if you sense a slight bias or any bitterness, your probably spot on. This is all in good fun and is certainly open for debate. Money welcomes your comments. Holla!
The Mets Fan
Being a Mets fan is a job, almost a chore actually. Most likely you were grandfathered into this mess and there is no turning back now. Nobody really chooses to be a Mets fan. You think about leaving your fandom over and over again but you rationalize your miserableness by saying something like, “It will be that much better when we finally win one.” A true statement, but who really wants to wait what a lifetime for the payoff? You’ve had some joyous moments, thought the tides were turning a few times, and believed that several years would be THE year…but they weren’t. Most of us thought that David and Jose would be our generation’s Doc and Daryl, Endy’s catch would equal National League Champs and that the Phillies were nothing to worry about…we were wrong. You have thought many times in your career, “What else could go wrong” and then promptly, you found out. You’ve watched can’t miss prospects like Alex Escobar, Butch Huskey and Alex Ochoa, well, simply miss. By a long shot. You’ve seen a slew of incompetent GM’s come and go, each leaving their own disastrous legacy. You’ve watched almost all of your live baseball in a pleasant dump called Shea and now in Cookie Cutter Stadium called Citi. I could go for days here people. But I’ll quit while I’m ahead.
With all of the hardship and pain there is to be endured as a Mets fan, we are a knowledgeable bunch. We know our team, our players, our organization, our farm system. We also tend to know what’s happening across the league. Because our team is usually dog shit, or at best, an adventure, we actually have to watch games. And when our team really shits the bed we just watch other teams play. We’re tough as fans and in life. We are survivors!
The Yankees Fan
The Yankees fan has various origins. Some were grandfathered in, but most aren’t. I feel as the majority (starting to put the bulls eye on my back and I could care less) joined in Yankee Nation because of the glitz and the glamour. The majority of Yankees fans don’t watch baseball nightly, don’t know who’s pitching when you go to the game with them and couldn’t tell you who leads the team in batting average or RBI’s. Most go to games to prove something or just to say they went. It’s a social thing not a baseball thing. The majority of Yankees fans can’t debate baseball, adequately assess their team’s talent, their short comings or anything else that requires true baseball knowledge. The majority of Yankees fans wear their team’s gear to Mets games even when it is not a Subway Series (I have even seen this in the playoffs, 2006, disgraceful). The majority of Yankees fans had no team affinity until the mid 90’s when they figured, “Hey why not?” everyone else is doing it. I have never once sat with a Yankee fan (and I have some friends that do not fit the above mentioned criteria) and debated pitch selection or baseball strategy. Why? because the majority don’t have a fucking clue (there, one curse word, had to do it). Most Yankee fans feel the need to post a Spring Training victory, a meaningless homerun or other exaggerated, out-of-whack statement about their team on Facebook. The majority of Yankees fans don’t win with class, they win with arrogance. We know you’re the best, you’ve been the best. You’ve gotten the credit, enjoy. Celebrate where applicable. The list goes on…
The Disclaimer and the Close
All this being said (and I think I just did a pretty good job breaking all of this down on both sides) there are many Yankees fans outside of the MAJORITY, who know the game, understand it and have a true passion for it. Am I being tough on Yankee nation, of course, but that’s because I can’t deal with half-ass fans of any kind. And the majority of Yankee fans personify this. Are there Mets fans like this you ask? Probably. But they’re probably girls, not men. Because again who really chooses to be a Mets fan. You have to yearn for the suffering, the embarrassment, the envy. You could root for the Yankees with your eyes closed. What’s the fun in that? You have to work at being a Mets fan.
That being said, good luck to all this weekend and enjoy. It’s always a doozy.
Oh,and in unrelated news why does A-Rod celebrate in such a homosexual fashion? I’m open to theories.
So let me preface this with the following: I am neither gay nor a 14 year old girl. Phew, that felt really good to get off my chest. I finally feel comfortable in my skin. With that said, I am a fan of Justin Bieber (JB)
So once this JB craze really hit the mainstream I was just like everyone else. I thought it was funny and he was just some cheesy teeny bopper that Late Night Hosts made corny jokes about. Well, you know what happened? I became a fan. It all started with the following:
Song is fire. I don’t care what you say. you know what else? He is a talented kid that puts out hits. I can’t hate on him.
So my question is this: is it weird/awkward that I like JB? I mean I don’t feel totally comfortable with it so that may be a sign that it is a little weird. When my 12 year old niece and I have the same new favorite song, you know things are bad. With that said… I’m going to go upload “Baby” and Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the USA” onto my IPOD and go for a run.
And just to up the “creepiness” of this post:
Thanks Kieran for the above link. You love JB.
Today marks the first day of the first Subway Series of the 2010 series. As you may have mentioned, SLT took on a new blogger (Money)… and unfortunately he is a Mets fan. I really need to review credentials in more detail moving forward. Nonetheless, the Yankees are in a slump having just got swept in a 2 game series with the best team in the majors and a horrible splits with the SAWX. Down the 7 train, the Mets are… well… the Mets are the Mets. They suck.
With that said, I would like to propose a bet with Money. This is what I’m thinking:
Slap Bet Montage
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If the Yankees win I get 5 slaps anywhere/anytime for eternity and vice versa.
So what do you think Money? You in?
***UPDATE*** By “anywhere” I meant any place… not like any location for the slap. You guys are freaks.
Buzz Bissinger has a great article in the NY Times today on where he thinks Lebron’s next move will be. He co-wrote Shooting Stars with Lebron so I guess that gives him a better idea of what LBJ will go… or not. Who the hell knows. In any rate, this is the best article/opinion I have seen about where Lebron will go… until now.
There are only three teams where LBJ will go:
A lot of people are saying he is going to go to Chicago (best chance to win immediately) or stay in Cleveland (was born in Akron, home town hero, etc) and I couldn’t disagree more. As I have mentioned, LBJ does not care about anything but his brand. He could care less about winning. He wants celebrities sitting courtside and to become better than Jordan (as a Global brand). I don’t hate on him for it, as a fervent capitalist I applaud his effort… sooner or later everyone will realize the same thing.
Prediction: LBJ will be a New York Knick. Lock it down.