Gilbert

Gilbert's blog has moved here. Looks like the timetable for his return has been pushed back from February to sometime mid-March. The Wiz are currently 3 games above 0.500 which is great in my opinion. I said before that if the team can stay at or above 0.500 while Agent 0 is out then that would put the team in a great position for maybe the 7th or 8th seed in the East. By the way, how bout that win last night???

Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point and Blink and writer for the New Yorker, has recently has written a series of posts about the inherent contradiction in the use of the word performance-enhancing drug.
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In the end, what is the difference between caffeine and greenies? protein shakes and HGH?

"So foul and fair a day I have not seen"
Bisciotti, King of Owings Mills, has at long last released Billick, Thane of talking too much. Assuring him of his position in December, heads roll in January. Newsome and Cass along with Moriarty have been commissioned to find a new Court Jester. One that will amuse the King.

Rex Ryan: JOvial like bacchus, defensive-mind fit to lead the 300 against the evil empire.

John Harbaugh: brother of a sissy-armed QB, coach of punters and kcikers.

Brian Schottenheimer: son of SS captain, coach of sissy-armed QB and one of the ETS

Jason Garrett: princeton is in new jersey

Jim Caldwell: colts belong in baltimore.

Josh McDaniel: didnt want you anyways, ill-begotten son of CZar belichek.

WHO IS FIT TO RUN THE CASTLE???

Playoffs? Playoffs?? Playoffs???

Washington Redskins are in the playoffs. I'll be honest, I never thought the Redskins would be here but they are. This never gets old:



I think I'll take the Seahawks today. Qwest Field is unbelievably loud. I've been on the outside of it during a pre-season game and the noise was just amazing.


1st quarter
[4:07] FUMBLE Shaun Alexander. Might be reversed. Good return by Smoot though. Call overturned. Holmgren has won 5 of 6 challenges.
[3:45] TOUCHDOWN. Weaver 17-yd TD run. Who is this guy??? Seattle 7, Washington 0.
[2:39] Good stop by Kerney. UVA grad.


2nd quarter
[14:55] FUMBLE. Collins by Kerney. I thought that should have been an incomplete pass. Recovered by Seattle. Call overturned. Incomplete pass. I think that's the right call.
[10:40] Punt Redskins. 4 possessions, 4 punts.
[9:00] 50-yd field goal Josh Brown. Seahawks 10, Redskins 0.


3rd quarter
[4:30] Josh Brown field goal. Seahawks 13, Redskins 0.


4th quarter
[14:55] TOUCHDOWN. Collins to Randle-El. Seahawks 13, Redskins 7.
[13:57] Interception. Landry. They said he was down. I would disagree.
[12:38] TOUCHDOWN. Collins to Moss. Wow what a turn of events. Redskins 14, Seahawks 13.
[12:36] Kickoff recovered by the Redskins. Wow.
[11:40] 30-yd field goal attempt no good.
[9:42] Interception. Landry.
[6:06] TOUCHDOWN. Hasselbeck to Hackett. Going for 2. Conversion good. Seahawks 21, Redskins 14.
[5:38] INTERCEPTION. Holy crap. Where the hell was that pass to? haha. TOUCHDOWN. Take it to the house. Trufant. Seahawks 28, Redskins 14.
[2:41] No 4th down conversion. Game over.
[0:27] INTERCEPTION. Insult to injury. TOUCHDOWN return. Seahawks 35, Redskins 14.

Well it was a better season than I expected for the Redskins.


Chris Collinsworth
"It's such a difference between 2nd and 5 and 2nd and 10".
"This is like a form of the west-coast offense where you get the ball in the hands of your playmakers".
"He said I know exactly where you're supposed to go, and I'm not sure we're able to tell you where he told him to go".

New Year's Eve

4:35 PM I dont have a stated goal, but I am going to drink whiskey and watch sports. Well I guess I just stated my goal right there. Starting with Orlando @ Chicago in 01/16/93, Florida State vs Kentucky in the Music City Bowl, and Georgia Tech vs Fresno State in the Humanitarian Bowl. I refuse to refer to the sponsors of said college bowls because I am not a corporate shill.

4:40 PM James Johnson catches a long pass for Georgia Tech. Not related to Calvin Johnson. Maybe he is related to Keyshawn Johnson, RIGHT? LIKE CHAD JOHNSON. I mean they are the same color and have the same last name, that rule always works. On a related note, I am related to the great General Robert E. Lee.

4:45 PM I hate the blue field. Also pass interference rules need to be adjusted so that the same rules apply in college and pro football. Also BRIAN BILLICK HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA! I am just gonna refer back to this and this. My favorite part of this is Biscotti's quote, "I just changed my mind." Tell me why that shouldnt be the headline in the Sports Section tomorrow. At some point I will have to expand upon what I think this means for the Raven's future.

4:50 PM During the timeout of the Orlando/Chicago game, I hear Rockit. Shoop Shoop Shooooooooooooop. Sorry thats the inner turntablist speaking.


4:55 PM OH NO MICHAEL HURT HIS HAND. MJ will bounce back. He always does.

So, a couple option for the Ravens at QB for next year....

Option 1: Andre Woodson as the Raven's first round pick. I would like them to trade down in the first round and draft him.
Option 2: Sign Donovan McNabb. Assuming Philly lets him go, veteran QB with something to prove, basically depends on who the Ravens bring in as head coach next year....what sort of offense the Ravens look to run (another alternative would be Byron Leftwich, since Ozzie liked him way back when anyways).
Option 3: Stick with either Kyle Boller or Troy Smith. Like the emergency QB, this is a last resort option.

5:00 PM Is there anything better than hearing players curse on the field/court microphone? Especially when its the F-bomb after a horrible call? Cheating on the OL negates a BIG run for Kentucky. Hitting a player outside of the play....damn, thats actually a good rule.

5:10 PM Mickey Andrews is still defensive coordinator. Bobby Bowden is still coach. My uncle still has a dick and thus isnt my aunt.

5:25 PM Made an ate a Tuna Cheddar hoagie. It was delicious. MJ is still clutching his wrist. Scott skiles is wearing white sneakers and tight shorts. DAWAYNE IM NOT WEARING YOUR RING.

5:35 PM Fresno St trying to kill clock....LONG TD run. Then Fresno St with a pick to close the game. WOOOOOOOOO HUMANITARIAN BOWL CUP or whatever.

5:45 PM NICK ANDERSON HITS A THREE to tie up the game!!! Leaving 1.4 seconds left in the game. OOOOOOOOFFF, MJ misses the 20 footer to win the game at the end.

5:50 PM Drew Weatherford would be the greatest QB in the world if WRs were 12 feet tall. Who am I kidding, he'd still manage to throw a pick to the CB that is half the size. HEHE the ravens started a trend of stealing official's flags and throwing em. Its a good trend, a GOOD trend I say. Now they get to kick off from the 7.5 yd line.

5:55 PM OMG If you flip and land on your head, its a safety issue? No, its not, if you flip and land on your head its HILARIOUS. How do I know this? 1,300 hits
my favorite is:

6:00 PM Shaq looks so athletic and scary in 1993. Bulls down three with 36.1 seconds to go. BTW America votes 54% in favor of Texas Tech for tomorrow's Gator Bowl, which UVA did not sell out their allotment of tickets for...LAME UVA fans. Oh, my excuse....I am a poor grad student? KENTUCKY takes points off the board and misses the ensuing FG. DUMB. Crap and I missed the end of the Bulls/Magic game. DAMN, now its halftime.

6:05 PM OK, so I am watching high school basketball on ESPNU. Yates vs St. Patricks? The PG for St. Patricks is not being guarded at all. There is a permanent double team on their center. This is like rec league or something. Oh wait, it is high school. Where does a high school get the budget to travel on New Years Eve from NJ to Houston??? Sneakers?


6:15 PM Flomax sounds like a feminine product. All I am going to say.

6:25 PM OOOO Insight Bowl. Wait, I dont care.

6:30 PM Mike Conley Sr. might be a little new to the agent game.

7:00 PM K, time to do somethin else. Go Wildcats, Go Tigers (Clemson) tonight.

Quotes for the Year

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"This game ain't basketball anymore, it's entertainment. It's starting to get like the WWF. There ain't no real wrestling anymore, either. It's all fake."

Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace, after Detroit lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals. Two months later, the FBI announced that it had learned NBA official Tim Donaghy bet on games he refereed.

"Eighteen is to 19 what four is to three. Gehrig was great, but he wasn't Ruth."

Former Baltimore Colts and New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi, making the comparison between Peyton Manning (18) and John Unitas (19) to Lou Gehrig (4) and Babe Ruth (3).

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"Yeah, well maybe next time, you will estimate me."
- Michael, to Jan, who said she underestimated him, on The Office

Happy Holidays and New Year

Ed's favorite player of all time:

'Sheed and the Three Tenors

Happy Holidays and New Year everyone.

Be great in '08.

HALLOOOOO PAIGE

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Whats creepier, that someone took all these photos, or that i actually watched it all the way through?

Ravens vs Miami

i had a bad feeling on saturday about this game. i only watched the last 5 min of regulation and overtime. the hopes that troy smith brought, were dashed with a 64 yd TD. also, on the road, on the 0.5 yd line, with your last shot, you go for the win. billick and groh = partners in making me miserable since 2000

Be Jealous...Be VERY Jealous

Gilbert just showing his appreciation for a dedicated fan...