Well at least I don't have to explain how my pick failed to win the championship (article here on Deathrattle http://deathrattlesports.com/NBA-Basketball/News/2007-08-NBA-Regular-Season-Review-and-Playoff-Preview.html) since I only predicted the first round in each conference before I disappeared from Deathrattle in self imposed exile. But I will be honest here and tell you that my picks to reach the finals were in fact the San Antonio Spurs in the West and Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference, with the Spurs cementing their legacy by winning back-to-back championships. Hmmmm!!

Holy F, this is a wild picture that's been lurking around the web for awhile now. 14 People injured, 1 died when this car plowed through a bike race. We can only wonder if he/she was drunk. My guess is he was drunk, talking on the cell phone, changing tapes (old car), and getting a blow job all at the same time. It's basically the only explanation that would explain the scene.

I found the pic on The M Zone, a Michigan propaganda blog who just recently called it quits. It was an entertaining blog, headed by "Yost." Note to Yost: Quit bringing it weak dude. Step it up and blog, son. Apparently blogging about Rich Rodriguez was not all that gratifying. Go figure.

Over at Eleven Warriors I saw that Jay Paterno now has a blog on the Barack Obama website, which has lead to people ripping on him, specifically in this posting.

I understand JayPa's desire to get all wrapped up in Obama fever, but c'mon dude make up your mind. I'm a blogger hack but you're a coach for Penn State for the love of god. Plus, your offense has sucked forever. For these reasons, JayPa made a dumb decision. Maybe he should get into politics. He should move to Michigan, I hear they love him.

This all takes me back to a quote by Woody Hayes to reporters, "I could do your job but you sure as hell could not do mine." Or something like that.

JayPa, let me break it down to you like this: Some people get to live it, some people have to watch it. You, my friend, should just get the fuck out of the way and give someone who cares a shot at winning.

Shaq wants Kobe to touch his ass, or something...

This video is spreading like wild fire. I hear ESPN is playing this like mad but I've yet to watch. I don't get Shaq. First he leaves Orlando for LA and now he says he wants to run for Mayor in Orlando. But really, he just wishes he were in LA winning titles with Kobe. It's obvious and too bad their egoes continue to get in the way. Bottom line: if kobe had Dwayne Wade on his team they would dominate. Shaq needs to let it go, retire and rap about other shit. It was kind of funny, I'll admit but it's Shaq overall that just kind of is annoying these days.

Every Thursday I've been involved in a kickball league where sobriety is frowned upon and good times are had by all. It is the World Adult Kickball Association and it is a great time. My team, I'd Hit It, just finished out the regular season undefeated after drilling the only other undefeated team 11-3--our biggest victory yet. We have a bye week this week but will return next week in a 4 team playoff, where the winning team will go to Las Vegas. The excitement is unreal.

In addition, my old college roommate and I just entered a beer pong tournament (The First Annual "Big Knockers" Beer Pong Tournament), which some kickass organized people held at a house party in celebration of a friends 30th birthday party. There were 20 teams in all and we played under the name I'd Hit It and we tore shit up. That's right, just like our college days, we steamrolled through the competition, beating "DJ's" 10-3 in the final round, resulting in a $100 cash prize (supposedly--gonna have to follow-up on that one). Anyways, we were naturally team I'd Hit It because have had so much success under that name in kickball and we are now a combined 11-0 between sports.

What I'm trying to say is team I'd Hit It brings it hard on a daily basis. What I'm trying to say is we turn it up until the ear drums pop out. What I'm trying to say is--we are about to take over the planet.

In celebration, I was really loud, obnoxious, chugged a can a beer and smashed it over my forehead. Clearly Lloyds Apple stands for "Class Act."

More updates concerning the Kickball Tourney will follow. People say that my teammates and I, whom consists of 20+ people of guys and girls evenly distributed, are overly "intense." I just say 11-0. We prove it on a daily basis. Get Some! And I pretty much say that stuff on loop, driving all the people I work with absolutely mad (aka annoyed in a subtly amused, clearly jealous way). If they happen to disagree with my premise that the things I'm involved with are not completely redefining what it means to be awesome, I tell them they are haters. And yeah, personally speaking, I'm fucking out-of-control and would not have it any other way.

In a truly inspirational display of competitiveness, Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer in 5 sets of what John McEnroe declared the greatest tennis match ever. It is pretty much impossible to disagree. I could care less that neither guy was American, we witnessed a true passing of the torch as Federer came up barely short of winning his sixth straight Wimbledon. After watching the match in its entirety I can only conclude the better player won. Still, this rivalry is not over yet as Federer has his 27th birthday coming soon and Nadal is hitting his prime, just turning 22 in June.

Nadal has long been declared only great on clay, which is of course not true: he is actually UNBEATABLE on clay. Now you can argue he is the best on any surface, with a backhand and forehand worthy of any ones respect. It seemed like he played slightly better throughout, where his points came with more dominance. To Federer's credit he dug deep and somehow, some way almost pulled out his sixth straight Wimbledon.

John McEnroe is Good for the Game

McEnroe was absolutely cracking my ass up by the end of the match with his obvious admiration of these tennis phenoms. He said repeatedly it was the greatest tennis match ever and I'm more than happy to agree. He hugged Federer and thanked him in his post game interview and continuously thanked both players for what he had witnessed. He also talked about how great this was for the sport of tennis, which is true because I seriously want to play tennis right now. It's worth noting though that McEnroe is the best for tennis. His analyses and enthusiasm for everyone involved is a true pleasure.

If you have been one to hit the snooze button on the sport of tennis, it is encouraged that you watch Nadal play sometime. The dude is brilliant and Federer has finally met his true nemesis.

I think we can all expect Wimbledon 2009 to draw record numbers, assuming Nadal and Federer go at it again.

Throw some brats on the grill and make sure you've got enough beer in the fridge (and I mean PLENTY of beer), folks, because Saturday's 3:30 showdown at Michigan Stadium has a slight chance of being one of the top 500 most entertaining games of the year.

That's right, you can throw out the records when these two teams get together. And in this case that would be a very good idea.

"Maybe the game has passed me by," Lloyd Carr, Michigan head coach.