Jim Johnson, Eagles defensive coordinator, dies

Amid all the Brett Favre circus and Michael Vick sympathizers, the NFL lost a great assistant coach...

Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson died yesterday at the age of 68-years-old after a six month battle with cancer...if the Pro Football Hall of Fame ever inducted assistant coaches, Johnson would be a first ballot hall of famer...

Johnson coached last season from his familiar spot on the sidelines...however, he coached in the press box in Week 17 and throughout the playoffs...he was suffering from severe back pain and had a difficult time standing for a long period of time...after the Eagles lost in the NFC title game, Johnson went to the doctor and was diagnosed with cancer...

It will not be the same this football season in not seeing Johnson dialing up the defensive schemes for the Eagles...Favre and Vick may be getting the headlines, but the real story of the NFL this week was the loss of a great coach...

Jim Johnson Obit

Rich Hofmann

Gwen Stefani - Is she hot?

Gwen Stefano Bio
Birthday - October 3, 1969 - Fullerton, California

Background
Stefani was raised in a Roman-Catholic family...as a kid she had weight problems and joined the high school swim team in order to lose weight...her first job was working at the local Dairy Queen...nowadays she is a mega-star as the lead singer of No Doubt...she has also been successful as a solo artist...

She was once married to a member of the band...after a divorce, she married Gavin Rossdale and now has two kids...Stefani is a natural brunette, however she has been a platinum blond for the last 15 years...she likes hanging around Japanese woman called Harajuku Girls...

Is Gwen Stefani hot?
At first look, she is someone who can easily be picked up at any bar after she gets a few drinks in her...I will say, her mid-section is phenomenal...she seems like a nice person and would probably be wild in the sack...she is not super hot, but I would give her thumbs up...

Tom Hamilton of the Cleveland Indians is the worst baseball announcer

There are many annoying baseball announcers...the first that comes to mind is the New York Yankees John Sterling with his "Yankees Win...thaaaaaaaaaaaa Yankees Win"...the Chicago White Sox play-by-play man Hawk Harrelson gets under my skin with his "He gone" call after a White Sox pitcher strikes out a batter...but the most annoying and worst baseball announcer in the sport is the Cleveland Indians Tom Hamilton...

Hamilton calls every Indians homerun like it is a World Series clinching blast...Ryan Garko can hit a solo shot in the first inning and Hamilton will be screaming and yelling...as a kid I used to listen to Herb Score call the Indians games...Score was not perfect as he made many errors in calling the game...but at least he was professional and did not act like every homerun was the "mother of all homers"...this weekend the Tribe is honoring Hamilton as fans will be receiving a Tom Hamilton bobblehead...the Indians will then have fireworks after the game with a replay of Hamilton's greatest play-by-plays...if anyone gets one of those bobbleheads, please send it to be so I can bust it into pieces...

These announcers need to take a lesson from Los Angeles Dodgers great Vin Scully...Scully is the best baseball announcer ever...he was praised by the media for his call on Manny Ramirez's pinch-hit grand slam last week...check it out:

Vin Scully

Cleveland Indians become major player on trading deadline with Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez

Cleveland Indians have become a major player as the trading deadline looms...with Toronto asking for your blood in their demands for Roy Halladay, the Indians may be the beneficiary...

Talk on the internet states that the Philadelphia Phillies are interested in Indians pitcher Cliff Lee...what makes this possible deal intriguing for the Phils is that they don't have to give up their top pitching prospects in J.A. Happ nor Kyle Drabek...

There are also reports the Los Angeles Dodgers are talking to the Indians in a blockbuster deal...supposedly the Dodgers will send either Chad Billingsley or Clayton Kershaw along with James Loney, and prospects to Cleveland for Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez...talk is that Joe Torre would like to have a veteran in his rotation for the playoffs...

Supposedly the Indians have another offer from the San Francisco Giants...the Giants would send prospects to Cleveland for Lee...

Tony Kubek, former NBC broadcaster, to be inducted into the Baeeball Hall of Fame

Richard Sandomir of The New York Times writes about former New York Yankees shortstop and NBC broadcaster, Tony Kubek, who will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame today as the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award for his 30 plus years of broadcasting... "Apart from the banter, Kubek and his wife, Margaret, are using the weekend as a family outing, with his two sons, two daughters and five grandchildren in attendance. Underlining Kubek’s individuality, they are staying in a house separate from the Hall of Famers’ headquarters at the Otesaga. And when the weekend ends, the Kubeks will drive back home with one of their daughters to continue their lives without baseball and resume helping the Hmong community in Appleton, Wis., where they live most of the year." ...

Richard Sandomir

The top porn stars you would take home to mom

Here is an interesting post I saw on Spike TV's web..."the top 7 porn stars who you would take home to mom"...first, I wonder why this person just chose 7...he might have wrote about the reason in the blog, but I did no reading, just checking out the 7 women...check out the site Porn Stars for Mom...

I'm not up to date with the top porn stars of today...back in my day the top of the line was Amber Lynn, Tori Welles (photo) and Nina Hartley...

Erin Andrews peephole nude video - new safe link

First off, I have nothing to report on Erin Andrews...the headline is just a test to see how many hits I would get today compared to the rest of the week just because I used Erin Andrews name...sorry if I deceived you...

Michael Vick
All the talk about the NFL is centering on Michael Vick...I don't understand how Vick is being presented as some type of "hero"...one idiot called the Dan Patrick Show and said that Vick is a "success story of this country"...he said that Vick grew up with nothing, lost it all, and is now going to come back...if Vick is a "success story" then this country is in deep trouble...

The fact is that Vick lost his fortune because he was a brutal, lying, heartless, scum who was doing an illegal activity over the course of years...it's not like Vick lost his money to Bernie Madoff...

I do believe he should be given a second chance in the NFL...I believe Roger Goodell should suspend him for 10 games then allow him to rejoin the NFL...everyone deserves a second chance...

Personally, I do not like Vick...flat-out - I want Michael Vick to fail...in fact, I would like to see Vick get his leg broken to the severity of Joe Theismann...I am a dog-lover and a member of the Humane Society and what he did was cruel and unforgiving in my book...the photo above is of a dog who was involved in a dog fight...I still cannot understand how some people defended Vick when this story first broke and are now making him out to be a hero...

Tom Watson
This Tom Watson lovefest needs to stop...I was rooting for Watson to win the British Open...it was remarkable that a 59-year-old with an artificial hip almost pulled off one of the greatest wins in golf history...but the fact remains, he choked...if this was Tiger Woods, and God forbid Phil Mickelson, the media would have flat out stated they choked...Watson had the British Open title in his hands, even at the start of the playoff, but he melted down...

Why are some idiots making Stewart Cink out to be a villain...Cink made his birdie putt on the 18th, unlike Watson who missed his putt for par on 18...Watson could have closed the deal, but he didn't...he left the door open and Cink smashed it in...

Michigan
The Michigan football program is seeking an opening game for the 2010 season, which will be the first game in the newly renovated stadium...this scheduling issue has brought up an area of weakness within the Michigan football program...

Michigan needs to start scheduling games against other big-time programs...I know the Wolverines have Notre Dame slated in as one of their four non-conference games...however, in order to get more national attention and to play games in other parts of the country, Michigan needs to start doing more home-and-home games with elite teams...

I give Ohio State credit, they have scheduled home-and-home games with many elite teams...they have played Texas and Southern Cal...in the future, their schedule will include games with Miami (Fla), Cal, Oklahoma, Virginia Tech, and Tennessee...when Ohio State plays these games, the games are usually featured on prime time television which allows their football program even greater exposure...

Michigan needs to expand their schedule...imagine these home-and-home match-ups:
Michigan vs. Texas
Michigan vs. Texas A&M
Michigan vs. Georgia
Michigan vs. Clemson
Michigan vs. Nebraska
Michigan vs. LSU
Michigan vs. Florida State
Michigan vs. Virginia Tech

Athletic director Bill Martin needs to have the Wolverines play not only in the midwest, but throughout the country...

Michigan Stadium shaping up

MICHIGAN STADIUM
Here are some updated photos of Michigan Stadium and the ongoing rennovations...

Michael Jordan avoids a penis

Former NBA great Michael Jordan, in the white pants, cautiously avoids a woman with a huge penis...this may have been MJ's best move of his life...

Chief Nokahoma: the great mascot of the Atlanta Braves

Before all this politically correct bullshit, the Atlanta Braves may have had the best mascot - Chief Nokahoma...

The name was a play on the phrase "Knock a Homer"...The Chief would leave his tipi and perform a dance whenever a Braves player would hit a home run...I found this tidbit on the internet about the Chief:

In 1982, the Atlanta Braves management ordered that Chief Nokahoma's teepee (which was then located on a platform in the field seats) be taken down. The Braves were on a winning streak, and team officials wanted to free up the seats blocked by the large platform. After the teepee came down, the Braves lost 19 out of the next 21 games. Officials then directed that Nokahoma's teepee be erected again, and the Braves went on to win the division.

Erin Andrews of ESPN to sue after nude video of her was taken of her in her hotel room

The public's obsession with ESPN's Erin Andrews may have finally went over the edge as she is suing after a nude video of her appeared on the internet...the video was taken through a peephole while she was in a hotel room...the following was reported by AOL:

A lawyer for the popular ESPN sideline reporter says that she was unwittingly videotaped through a peephole in a hotel room without her consent and that she intends to take legal action against the still unknown perpetrators.

The video, which was later posted on the Internet, showed a woman in the nude. Reports say the initial video posting made no direct reference to Andrews being that woman, but her attorney later confirmed it.

"While alone in the privacy of her hotel room, Erin Andrews was surreptitiously videotaped without her knowledge or consent," Andrews' attorney, Marshall B. Grossman, said in a statement via PR Newswire. "She was the victim of a crime and is taking action to protect herself and help ensure that others are not similarly violated in the future. Although the perpetrator or perpetrators of this criminal act have not yet been identified, when they are identified she intends to bring both civil and criminal charges against them and against anyone who has published the material. We request respect of Erin's privacy at this time, while she and her representatives are working with the authorities."

It was not clear from the reports what hotel the video was filmed in or when it was made. The video has since been pulled from the Internet.

ESPN also came to Andrews' defense.

"Erin has been grievously wronged," ESPN spokesman Mark Mandel said. "Our people and resources are in full support of her as she deals with this abhorrent act."

Andrews has been a subject of fascination ever since bursting onto the scene with ESPN. She was voted America's Sexiest Sportscaster by Playboy in 2007 and 2008.
She started working for ESPN in May 2004 as a member of their NHL coverage and has since covered numerous other sports, including college football and basketball, MLB and the College World Series.

Andrews also made headlines just 10 days ago when she was taken to a hospital after being hit on the chin by a foul ball during an MLB telecast.

Jillian Michaels - Is She Hot?

Stiles Points is bringing back an old favorite - Is She Hot?...the first woman to be analyzed, prodded, and reviewed is Jillian Michaels...

Jillian Michaels Bio
Born - February 18, 1974, Los Angeles
Age - 35 years old
Job - Personal trainer and beast on "Biggest Loser"

Jillian is the scary workout trainer who does not take crap on "The Biggest Loser"...I only watched the show 3 times and she scared the crap out of me...believe it or not, by the time she was an adolescent, she was overweight...her mom encouraged her to take part in physical activities...she soon began attending martial arts classes...as they say, the rest is history...she is only 5'1" - so she is not some Chyna-like beast...Jillian also is the author of two physical fitness books...

Is Jillian Michaels Hot?
Okay, I could see a lot of men being turned off by her because she is so physically fit...fit or not, she is hot...she has that "I'll fuck the shit out of you" look in her eye...I guarantee that sex with her would not be soft and cuddly, but hard and rough...I would have to keep my cellphone by the bed because I would probably need to call 911 for cardiac arrest...beside her smoking eyes, she has nice color to her skin, not pale, and wonderful dreamy lips...she is muscular, but not overly built...so yes, Jillian Michaels is hot...

So what do you think?...

Audrina Patridge - I want a Carl Jr's now!!!

Over the weekend I was watching the Los Angeles Dodgers - Milwaukee Brewers game on the Dodgers network when a commercial came on for Carl Jr's...I guess it is a hamburg joint on the west coast...all I know, I could give a damn about any hamburger while watching the commercial...

Sit back and enjoy 33 seconds of bliss with Audrina Patridge...then go take a cold shower...

Erin Andrews showing some rack

Erin Andrews at the ESPYs - in a short little dress

Cincinnati Reds - my visit to their ballpark

A few weeks back I was fortunate enough to attend a conference in Cincinnati with three of my co-workers...during our time there we attended a Reds-Diamondbacks game...here are some photos from the trip...

At Great American Ballpark...


Rosie was a little tart who was flirting...she had a nice rack...I wanted to grab her ass...


Hanging on Pete Rose Way...

Sheryl Crow at the All-Star Game

Sheryl Crow from the All-Star Game...

All Star Game - Pre-game thoughts

Quick thoughts on the pre-game:

- I loved watching the pre-game...it was nice that MLB honored the average person who works hard in their community...

- Sheryl Crow did an excellent job with the National Anthem...plus she still has great legs...she makes us 40 something year olds proud!!!!...

- I loved the Stan Musial moment...

- I thought it was cool that President Obama wore his Chicago White Sox jacket...that's his team...I loved it...

- FOX blew it though by not showing the first pitch!!!...the producer and director should get their asses ripped for not being prepared to have the correct camera angle...how often does a sitting U.S. President throw out the first pitch at an All-Star Game...

All-Stars come to Busch Stadium 43 years ago

St. Louis has long been considered a baseball town, however tonight's All-Star Game will be the first time that it will be played in the Gateway City in 43 years...

The game was played at the new Busch Stadium (photo, right) on July 12, 1966 in 105 degree heat...here are some facts about that game:

- National League won 2-1 in 10 innings...

- Despite the NL winning, the MVP went to the AL's Brooks Robinson from Baltimore who went 3 for 4...

- The starting outfield for the National was comprised of Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Roberto Clemente...

- St. Louis' Bob Gibson was supposed to start for the NL, however he was injured...the starting pitchers were Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers and Denny McLain of the Tigers...

- The National League used only four pitchers: Sandy Koufax (Dodgers), Jim Bunning (Phillies), Juan Marichal (Giants), and Gaylord Perry (Giants)...

- Gaylord Perry got the win...Pete Richert of the Orioles got the loss...

- FOX baseball analyst Tim McCarver scored the winning run...McCarver, who played for the hometown Cardinals, started the 10th inning with a single and later scored on a base hit by the Dodgers Maury Wills...

Stan Musial - the most under-rated baseball Hall of Famer

Tomorrow night's All-Star Game will be played in St. Louis...long before Albert Pujols owned the Gateway City, another player was the heart and soul of St. Louis - Stan Musial...Musial may be the most overlooked and underappreciated Hall of Famer of all-time...Major League Baseball should honor Musial on Tuesday just as they did Willie Mays when the game was played in San Francisco and Ted Williams when the game was at Fenway...

Williams is considered by most baseball experts to be the greatest hitter of all-time...but many forget the numbers that Musial put up during his 22 seasons as a Cardinal from 1941-63...his numbers are very comparable to Teddy Ballgame...

First off, I understand that Williams missed 3 seasons because he was in the military and only played in 43 games, combined, in 1952-53...but when comparing raw number, Musial is right there...here are some quick numbers:

Williams finished with 2,654 hits and never led the league in hits...Musial finished with 3,630 hits and led the N.L. six times in hits...

Williams finished with a .344 batting average and won six batting titles including the last person to hit over .400...Musial finished with a .331 batting average and won seven batting titles and including a high of .376 in 1948...

Williams had 521 homers to Musial's 475...

Williams was a two-time MVP and finished second four other times...Musial was a three-time MVP and finished second four other times...

Williams was a 17-time All-Star...Musial was a 20-time All-Star...

Williams appeared in only one World Series in which the Red Sox lost to Musial's Cardinals in 1946...Williams had a miserable Series in which he batted .200 with no homers and one RBI...Musial did not do much better in the Series as he batted .222...however, Musial played in four World Series with his Cardinals winning three times...

By no means am I trying to diminish the legacy of Ted Williams...however, Major League Baseball should do a better job in promoting the legacy of another great player - Stan "the Man" Musial...