Beware of Dumb Redskins Players

Chris Samuels and Clinton Portis must not be the brightest boyz in the Skinz locker room these days. Both defended Michael Vick and his ties to dog fighting in an interview with WAVY-TV 10 in Norfolk. Apparently, Animal Planet and dog fighting are synonymous (Clinton, that means identical.) In the Commonwealth, dog fighting is a felony. To Samuels and Portis it's fun.

Here's a few of their comments (which of course were later taken back by a blank PR statement from the Redskins)

"I don't know if he was fighting dogs or not," Portis said. "But it's his property; it's his dogs. If that's what he wants to do, do it."Portis went on to say that dog fighting is a "prevalent" part of life.

Adding, "I know a lot of back roads that got a dog fight if you want to go see it. But they're not bothering those people because those people are not big names. I'm sure there's some police got some dogs that are fighting them, some judges got dogs and everything else."

"Haven't you seen Animal Planet?" Samuels added with a giggle.

Dumb fools

In the Past Year...

The year of the Dolphin and The year of the Dog are observed …the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series…US Embassy in Athens was attacked with a rocket propelled grenade…Paris was sentenced to time behind bars…Warren Buffett donated over $30 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation… NASCAR’s Benny Parsons and Bobby Hamilton died…Microsoft released Windows Vista…The Croc Hunter became the hunted…Mel Gibson gets a DUI and then some…The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI…Bam Bam Bigelow died…Michael Richards got anything but laughs at the Laugh Factory…Virginia Tech massacre took place and 32 people are shot dead by Cho Seung Hui…Anna Nicole takes too much TrimSpa...Shaq won a NBA title with the Heat…The Dow Jones broke 13,000 for the first time…A new home for us...John Paul Jones Arena opens in C’ville…Jet Blue in RIC…Barney Fife passed away…Spiderman 3 destroys the box office…Saddam was shown on a camera phone with a rope around his neck…Comair Flight 5191 crashed in Lexington, KY…Florida Gators won everything (again)...My wife and I celebrated our one-year wedding anniversary…Taylor Hicks won Idol…Borat…Andre Agassi left the court…Randoph-Macon Women’s College went Coed…The Queen visited Richmond…The transportation funding fiasco continues at the GA...King of Queens ends its run...Boris Yeltsin bit the dust…Duke LAX players were aquitted…Richmond’s murder rate drastically dropped in the start of 07…Britney and Kevin got a divorce…After winning the CAA title, VCU defeated Duke in the NCAA tournament…Lynchburg’s Jerry Falwell died…Bonds continued his quest for the HR title...Bush announced a plan to send 21,500 additional troops into Iraq…The Pope sparked protest over Muslim comments…The Superdome reopened after Katrina…Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle was killed in a plane crash…Nintendo launched the Wii…Former President Gerald Ford died…Richmond’s own Elliott Yamin earned fame on American Idol…PKEIP’s HYPE WAS BORN

"The Office" Season Finale Tonight at 8

“The Job” One-Hour Episode

Season three is in the books. The folks at Dunder Mifflin Scranton are still getting the sand out of their pants after a crazy day at the beach. In another Survivor like episode, a job opening in Corporate pits coworker against coworker as Michael, Jim, and Karen all head to New York for final interviews. (New York is also home to Michael’s favorite pizza joint, Sbarro)

Meanwhile in Scranton, Dwight's leading the office and institutes sweeping reforms, a Jim-less Pam plays an interesting role, and Jan comes in with “exciting news.”

Speaking of news, NBC has announced its plans for the 2007-2008 season and they are good ones.The network has ordered a whopping 30 half-hours of the hit series, including five hour-long episodes. In addition, “The Office” has been given a new time slot at 9 p.m. (Much better)

Until September…

Throw Vick to the Dogs

It’s one of the most inhumane acts: dog-fighting. It isn’t a sport. It’s sick. I’m no PETA sympathizer by any means, but turning innocent dogs into cruel animals has no place in our society.

That’s unless you have a $750,000 house in Smithfield, VA. You can buy a lot of dogs for that amount of change. And with all those Benjamin’s, you can gamble on which Bull Terrier will destroy the Sharpei.

Ironically, former Virginia Tech Hokie Michael Vick owned a $750,000 house in Smithfield. (shown above) He has a few dollars in his bank account. Vick recently scrambled away from the house by recently selling it. Why’d he rush out of the pocket and put the house on the market?

Last month, dozens of mistreated dogs allegedly used for fighting were found at a home owned by Vick. Vick says he wasn’t involved in the despicable crimes.

Instead he pointed the finger (possibly the middle finger he used towards a fan following a 31-13 home loss to New Orleans last season) at family and friends.

Now the lead investigator in the Vick dog-fighting case is searching for videotapes that could link the NFL QB directly to the despicable crime and a possible felony charge. Reports also indicate that Vick was tied to dog-fighting while growing up in Newport News. In Virginia, a conviction can carry up to five years in prison and/or a fine of up to $2,500.

But then again, trouble always seems to surround the rich and uneducated. Vick is the perfect example. He’s the poster boy for guilty by association. He’s younger brother Marcus is on the brochure.

Vick IS the Atlanta Falcons. Any negative publicity involving him obviously reflects poorly on the franchise.

A memo to Mike: Clean up or you’ll be in deep dog shit

photo courtesy of hamptonroads.com

NBA Handles Fights the Right Way

Chances are you didn't tune in and watch the Phoenix Suns and San Antonio Spurs tangle in Game 4 of Western Conference Semifinals. (Neither did I) But after getting my daily cup of SportsCenter this morning, I realized that the NBA handles fighting on the court better than any other professional sport. (Please note that hockey does not count, because slugfests are what most fans pay for.)

Here's a reset the situation from last nights donnybrook:

Spurs forward Robert Horry hip checked Suns guard Steve Nash hard into the scorers table with 18 seconds to play. While the foul was definitely flagrant, Nash did a great acting job as well. Horry was subsequently ejected and a brawl was avoided. The Suns won the game.

But it doesn''t end there. Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw, two very important and talented players for Phoenix, did leave the bench to assist Nash which could result in suspensions for the hugely important Game 5. In the NBA, if you leave the bench during a fight, it's an automatic one game suspension. According to reports, Stoudemire said he was on his way to the scorer's table to check in when the incident happened. Brilliant.

Will the NBA live up to is strict rules even though the players left the bench to check on a teammate? Will Horry get suspended for his hard foul? The league commissioner David Stern has some work to do before Game 5.

Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig should look at how this most recent NBA tussle plays out. Base-brawls are hands down the largest and sometimes ugliest sports brawls. Pitchers and catchers run from the bullpen(which in most parks isn't close to the fracas) to join the fight. If players couldn't leave the dugout, it would eliminate much of the problem by making them think before running on the field.

The Office "Beach Games"

We're down to the final two episodes of the season. Womp. Womp.

“Beach Games” Super Sized Episode, 8:40-9:20pm

It’s “Survivor” meets Scranton, Michael Scott style. Dunder Mifflin’s head honcho is being considered for a position in the corporate office in New York. Instead of a nice outing at Lake Scranton for his hardly working employees, Michael turns a relaxing day in the sun into a competition to find his successor. On the Jam front, Pam is not asked to join in any of the activities and is forced to watch Jim and Karen have fun together

Enjoy!

Dunder Mifflin Racing

I think I would have enjoyed the 12 lap 70 mph shootout on Saturday night at RIR if the announcer had mentioned this:



Starting on the pole, from Scranton, PA, driving the Dunder Mifflin/Vance Refrigeration Dodge Charger, Michael Scott.





Incredible.

...And I'm a Wiki Addict

I’m addicted to Wiki. It’s the sad truth. Whether it’s WikiQuote, Wikiversity, and the mother ship Wikipedia, I can’t get enough of it.

Let’s see, today already found out that Jon Bon Jovi is 45 years old. And I also read up on the Air Florida Flight 90 disaster that killed 78 people in Washington D.C. in 1982.

Random, yes.

Most of my Wikithoughts come from the obvious. Things I hear or see, or through conversation with others. Jon Bon Jovi was on American Idol last night. And the Air Florida disaster was on the National Geographic Channel last night from 11-12. (A great channel by the way)

I know. It’s not all factual. And people have contests to see how quickly an event can get updated.

Even my favorite show, “The Office” did a little diddy about Wikipedia. Read up on negotiation. It’s there.

Spending hours on Wikipedia is nothing new. Why? Addicts like me can link to anything and everything. Before you know it, you’ve broadened your random knowledge.

As part of my intervention, I will NOT provide any links to Wikipedia in this entry.