Peyton Manning Yelling?!?

This does not come as a surprise to anyone who has played competitive sports past the 8th grade. Getting pissed off and feeling the need to yell at your teammates is so common and so natural in sports, I'm sure these linemen don't even remember it happening. It is fun to see Peyton Manning explode like that though. After all those Gatorade, DirecTV, Oreos, etc. commercials... this just feels more real. Nay?

Sports Vid: Is that even a legal catch?

You may or may not be happy to know there's no musical guest tonight. I'm not sure how those videos are received. I do, however, have an excellent sports-related video, and I apologize to those of you who come here looking for a sports blog, only to find a Live Blog of The Hills. It's why I restrained myself from mentioning that today marks the release of GTA IV. I could go on for hours about that gam... I'll stop. From the 11pm Sportscenter, which is one of the only things on ESPN that is still bearable and mostly untouched:



"They're hammered. They're just clearly hammered." I've never met a man who dislikes Scott Van Pelt.

No, the Cubs Will Not Stop Jinxing Themselves

"Big ups" to The Big Lead for this one. What did I say five days ago? The Cubs just love to jinx themselves. Maybe this time it was Sports Illustrated who jinxed them, but I blame the Cubs for starting all this "It's gonna happen" trash. Morons. Don't they want to win? Maybe the lovable loser shtick is more marketable.

I highlighted a few things going right for the Cubs in my Power Rankings about a week ago. All of the points I made seem to still be relevant, but let me add that they're f-ed now. Totally f-ed.

One Droo Hill Doghouse: Keeping Up with the Kardashians

I've said multiple times before how face-meltingly terrible Keeping Up with the Kardashians is. It's, as I've said before, why terrorists want to do bad things to this country. It represents all that is wrong with American culture and I'm sick of it. Being a sl-t can make you successful. Do a sextape, there's a future in it! Great themes we teach our teenage daughters. And people wonder why 15-year-old Miley Cyrus goes and does a topless photo shoot. As much as I condone sextapes, if you make a one and then become sucessful... you're a porn star, Kim Kardashian, not a celebrity. You have no skill and no talent, besides looking smoking hot and having a delectable derriere (alliteration = sweet). I'm not saying porn stars are bad people. They're my friends. I just don't respect a chick that gets a reality TV show solely because of a sextape, then denounces the thing that made her famous. So get this, KIM. As of today, you and your dump of a show are officially in the One Droo Hill Doghouse (first ballot, first entry).



If you stuck around to the end -- and I can't blame you if you didn't -- how about the little brother's comment. He's never seen his sisters fight like this? They didn't even throw a punch. No blood was drawn. Not even a scratch. I remember watching my oldest brother repeatedly bash my other older brother in the face with a baseball cleat. The suburbs is a mutha.

Justin King is Faster Than You, and Rashard Mendenhall

After what appears to be one of the worst drafts in franchise history, sans the Chris Long pick, this may be soft-core porn for Rams fans.

Watch Penn State's Justin King, the Rams 3rd round pick, run down Illinois' Rashard Mendenhall (No. 23 to the Steelers).



This is cliche as hell, and King should have stayed another year at Penn State, but YOU CAN'T TEACH SPEED.

Konerko Gets 10-and-5 Rights, I Find Out What Those Are

Paul Konerko was granted his 10-and-5 rights today. I saw that headline somewhere and thought "damn, I've heard of that, and I sort of know what it means, but not fully." So, I did some research. A player is granted their 10-and-5 rights after 10 years of MLB service time and 5 years playing on a single team. The "rights" that go along with this are 1. the player can veto any trade that involves him, and 2. the player is not eligible for the Rule 5 draft or an expansion draft. What this means for Konerko? Well, if the White Sox begin to fall from where they sit now, atop the AL Central, it's possible he becomes bait around the trade deadline. So, he could pretty much have a choice of what offers he wants the team to pursue. If they start talking to the... Mariners, and Konerko doesn't like how much it rains in Seattle, he can tell them "it's not even worth talking to the M's, 'cause I'm not going to that hell hole." (I have nothing against Seattle, though the Seahawks' uniforms are gross). If they start talking to the Dodgers and Konerko likes that So. Cal twanky twank, he can be like "yea, holla' at them Dodgers." (The meaning behind my usage of the word "twanky twank" is open to your interpretaion.... you sick f-cks.)

Music Vid: Muse "Map of the Problematique"

Tonight's musical guest is Muse. They're bloody massive in England, but I'm not quite sure they've hit the big time in the U.S. Actually, I know they haven't. They have a nice, little following, but they deserve much more. They're like Radiohead with a touch of AC/DC. 'Das a heckuva combo.

Thanks for the shout outs today from The Big Lead, Sports Illustrated, Busted Coverage, and The Sporting News. Just saying thanks to those sites seams unreal to me. I can't get over it. I am honored they've found even a crumb of something I've written that they find valuable.

The Hills Live Blog

8:44. I thought these episodes were an hour long? My guide-thingy shows it's only going to be a half hour. Heh, and I'm gettin' paid for this? (No Droo, you're not).

8:47. Whatt? Justin/Bobby is back? Audrina, girl. Come the f-ck on. I'm single. My face is on a hundred dollar bill. I have a week-old blog! Ditch the zero, get with this HERO.

8:48. I guess it's a good thing I tuned in a couple minutes early. I had no idea some of this stuff was going on. Lo is moving in? I thought she was one of those smart girls... you know, not going to have a career in reality TV.

8:49. Damn, I really backed myself into a corner with this one. There's baseball on, and I have to watch Justin/Bobby douche it up on the screen. YOU'RE NOT JOHNNY DEPP, TOOL! Take a shower, cut your hair, and try speaking up a little bit.

8:54. I'm so done with Audrina. What a dumb w-ore. "He's cleaned up. He's doingg really goood."

8:56. Does anybody have an update on the situation between Heidi and Spencunt? I'm not following this situation...

8:57. Oh, he totally thought that "you look great" line was gonna get him some play. That was his go-to line. He had that sucker all queued up in that greasy noggin.

8:59. Justin/Bobby stopped drinking? So he doesn't even have an "edge" now... what's the deal, Aud? (Aud = Aurdina).

8:59. Okay, I mostly understand what's going on. Lo is moving in with L.C. and Aud. Spencunt and Heidi are "taking some time off" or "enjoying their space" or something. Heidi is now hangin' with Aud. Oh, the drammma.

9:00. Yesss. Feel the rain on your skin...

9:01. Lookin' hot in the business-casual get-up, Audrina. Loves it.

9:02. They totally deserve this house. They've worked so hard. Seriously. All those days at Teen Vogue gossiping... and traveling to Paris and New York. These girls work hard for their money.

9:04. Yes! I can't wait for the return of Stephen. Guy's the man.

9:04. I really miss the original seasons of 'Guna (Laguna Beach). Get Spencunt's sister outta here. No 6's on this show. Only 8-10's.

9:05. Spencunt loves that line "I have nothing more to say to you." It's not a great line when used so often. It's a home run when used sparingly. Word.

9:07. Aww, Justin/Bobby is coming to this party. Shoot me. I hope Stephen knocks him out with his surfboard (dumb).

9:08. I can't believe these episodes are only a half an hour. With MTV's love for commercials, that gives us like 18 mins. of programming. Piss poor. I feel chiggitty cheated. About as cheated as Roger Clemens' wife when she takes a look at this picture of the chick her husband's been bangin'.

9:13. Somebody tell me why this chick, Spencunt's sister, is on the show... this 6. To stir up trouble, no doubt. Like Pop Rocks. Those things really get going.


9:15. Yess, Stephen. My man. What's happenin, bra?

9:15. L.C. is so in love with Stephen. Check out how she's lookin' at him. Adoorrable.

9:16. I hate this Justin/Booby. (He actually doesn't deserve to be called a booby. Nowhere near as cool or fun.)

9:18. I think we're sitting at about 10 mins. of The Hills, 3 mins. of IronMan, 2 mins. of Wendy's, and 2 more of Acuvue Contacts. I didn't sign up for this sh-t.

9:20. Tila Tequila is not hot.

9:21. Where are they now? "On campus?" What does that mean? Any ideas? I think they strayed from the written script. The directors are pissed.

9:22. Okay, I seriously think this 6, Spencunt's sister, is like The Real World's confessional... just someone for people to vent to. Good observation, eh? Yeah, I'm on fire.

9:24. Make fun of Justin/Bobby, Stephen! Grill that son of a bitch. Roast that poser. Roast that Poser! ROAST THAT POSER! ROAST THAT POSER!

9:25. Don't you miss how Kristen used to say "Steeeuvvun." I sure as hell do.

9:26. "I never drove too crazy though. I had precious cargo." Now that's a line, son. Take note, Spencunt.

9:28. Lo has no place on this show. She's too nice. She isn't going to start sh-t with anyone. Way too optimistic for reality television. And only like a 7. I said only 8-10s.

9:30. Heidi's going to Vegas, eh? Good. She's not an 8-10 either. I'm so let down right now. Not only was that way too short, but this show has taken a nosedive. When does Newport Harbor get going again? I neeed me some Chrissy.

Appetizer: The Burger King Rap

To tide you crazy kids over until the "The Hills Live Blog" begins... in just 30 mins. !!

Don't forget the chicken frieesss.

Announcing One Droo Hill's First Ever Live Blog

Boys and girls (mostly girls for this one), tonight is the first ever One Droo Hill live blog! I know what you're thinking: "YESSSS!" Other great sites do this type of thing for sporting events like the Super Bowl, NCAA Championship games, NBA Playoff games, maybe even golf. Well I say F- that sh-t. I'm live blogging The Hills. Tonight's a big episode. The previews tell me Stephen is coming back. Can you believe it? Chances that L.C. and him hook up? Are they running lines for that on Bodog? 'Cause I'd be a rich man. I'd be bathing in benjamins, dowg.

The end of that paragraph was totally a segue to me re-running this picture. I posted it before One Droo Hill started going wild. And note how I didn't actually make a prediction on whether Stephen and L.C. would hook up... it's because I have no f-ing clue. I haven't seen the Hills in a while. I do love it though, I'm not ashamed.

Check back around 9:45 ET for the gayest thing in the history of the in'rnet.

NL Central: It's Heattttinnng Up!

I hope you caught the NBA Jam reference in the subject line. You wouldn't want to miss that. Anyway, things are getting hot in the once-docile NL Central and it seems like most of the tension revolves around the St. Louis Cardinals. They currently have a feud brewing with every team in the division, with the exception of the Pirates, because... they're the Pirates.

The most hostile current feud is with the Astros. The benches cleared twice in this weekend's series. In the first incident Saturday, Cardinals' ace Adam Wainwright threw behind Astros' catcher Brad Ausmus as retaliation for Jason LaRue getting grazed earlier in the same game. Ausmus walked slowly toward the mound, bat in hand, and the benches cleared. Nobody got violent. Yesterday, Astros' pitcher Brandon Backe threw at Yadier Molina's head. Both benches and bullpens cleared. Molina shoved Astros' catcher J.R. Towles multiple times, but that's as physical as it got. Much of this stems from a series earlier in the year when Albert Pujols and Brandon Backe began yelling at each other and had to be separated while discussing a collision at the plate from the night before. Ausmus and Cardinals manager Tony La Russa have exchanged words in all three incidents. This one's not over and might be the most compelling rivalry in baseball right now.

Brewers' manager Ned Yost and Tony La Russa reportedly despise each other as well. They sat next to each other at the winter meetings but exchanged nothing more than a "hello." Their beef began in a series last year when the teams exchanged retaliatory pitches. Yost was especially pissed that La Russa decided to bean Brewers slugger, Prince Fielder.

The Cubs... the Cardinals are always ready to go at it with the Cubs. There aren't many feelings of love between the franchises, and that goes back a couple decades.

Now, with the promotion of former Cardinals GM Walt Jocketty to the position of Reds GM, a new rivalry has started. Here's what Walt said last week at a press conference announcing his promotion: “Trust me, me and (manager Dusty Baker) are very motivated. We’re both guys who have a vendetta, a little chip on our shoulders.” Much has been made in St. Louis over Jocketty's use of the word vendetta. Props to Derek Goold of BirdLand for this one... here's the definition of that word:

ven-det-ta
1. A feud between two families or clans that arises out of a slaying and is perpetuated by retaliatory acts of revenge; a blood feud.
2. A bitter, destructive feud.

I've heard a few people claim that the elevating amount of feistiness in the division is a result of some new-found parity. The Cubs, Brewers, Cardinals, then Reds and Astros to a lesser degree all have aspirations of winning the NL Central. Whatever it is, here's to hoping punches get thrown. It'd be a tragedy if all this got settled in a civilized manner. Especially as UFC ratings continue to climb.

Zito is Like a Mosquito -- He sucks

Barry Zito became the first major league pitcher to go 0-6 in the month of April when he got shelled by the Reds Sunday. That's as bad as it gets for a guy who is signed to a seven-year, $126 million contract. He has a 7.53 ERA, a 1.95 WHIP, and has only struck out 11 in 28.2 innings. At this point, most teams would have to make some sort of move. Actually, after he moved to 0-5 a week ago, most teams would've made a move. But here's what pitching coach Dave Righetti had to say the other day when asked if Zito will be removed from the rotation: "No, because who the hell is going to pitch?" Thus is the state of the San Francisco Giants -- the WORST team in baseball. Yeah, they don't have the worst record in MLB, but I stand by that comment. They easily have the worst lineup. Bengie Molina is their cleanup hitter, man. True, he has been a pleasant surprise in that role, but there's no way that guy is putting up a .310/30/120 season. There's no way he puts up a .290/20/85 season. The Giants are terrible. Their only bright spots are in the rotation (Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Jonathan Sanchez) and will be brought down, if they haven't already, by poor run support. Zito's contract will hold back the future of the organization as well. It's hard to sign good, young players when you're paying some bum with a pretty curveball $126 million. It's too bad, because I hear that stadium is a dandy! (San Francisco lingo).

The Biggest Reach: Kiper and McShay Weigh In

Who was the biggest reach in this year's NFL Draft? Donnie Avery was the first receiver to come off the board. That was uh... a stretch, considering he wasn't even in Mike Mayock's Top 10 from that position. Todd McShay asks "are you kidding me?"



Guy has no idea how to run routes. Sheesh. Tell us what you really think, Todd.

Tampa Bay Rays: The Real Deal Holyfield?

Before I get to the Rays, let me make one short comment on this Roger Clemens -- Mindy McCready affair situation. Even if it's true, the report was put out by McCready's people. I'm sure of it. She has a new CD, a documentary about her life, and a reality TV show coming out shortly. She wants publicity and sometimes the media really sucks when they report that crap. They're giving into the dumb whor... I won't finish that.

The Devil Rays moved into a tie for first place in the AL East last night after finishing a three game sweep of the Red Sox. The juggernaut of baseball royalty that is the Tampa Bay Devil Rays! In first place at the end of April! It's the latest they've ever held or shared the first place spot. They've now won six straight and are looking like a legitimately good baseball team. Tropicana Field, once a vacation spot for Yankees and Red Sox fans is now actually a rocking baseball arena/dome/building/piece of concrete. The popular thing at The Trop right now is banging cowbells, which can best be explained by a lack of experience with good baseball. The fans haven't quite figured out that those things are annoying, but with a few more wins they might! B.J. Upton is hitting .289 with 18 RBI and Carl Crawford is on a tear. He has 23 runs scored to go along with a .300 average. F-ing Eric Hinske has five home runs and an OPS just under 1000. Where did that come from? He was terrible for the Red Sox in '07. The real story, as it usually is with good teams, has been the Rays' pitching. James Shields threw a two-hit shutout to beat the Red Sox last night and is now 3-1 with a 2.54 ERA. They'll also improve when Scott Kazmir returns to the rotation in about a week. Evan Longoria adds some pop and could steal the starting 3B job from Willy Aybar for the rest of the year. Their biggest slugger, Carlos Pena, hasn't even begun contributing (.200 avg., 13 RBI). Once he gets going, and if they can get something out of 2B Akinori Iwamura, that lineup will have very few holes. I'm not saying they'll just up and take the AL East, but I can promise you the Rays are going to be near the top of the standings 'til the end. Those cowbells won't stop either, I was just hoping. West Floridians love their cowbells, and probably NASCAR too.

Delgado Hates Being Liked

Carlos Delgado exploded out of a slump for two bombs last night. After the second, the fans at Shea Stadium were cheering for a curtain call. Delgado, however, decided not to pop out of the dugout for a salute. He said it didn't feel like the right spot. Are players allowed to determine that? I was always under the impression that it's an honor, as a player, to be cheered on by fans. That if they call you out for a wave, you go out and wave. Delgado was clearly trying to prove a point. Mets fans had been booing his sub-.200 average and single digit RBI total the past week or two. But how can he blame Mets fans for being upset with his performance? He knows how bad he's been. Delgado should be excited, along with the fans, that his slump is over. What a jerk. Apparently, after the snub, David Wright exchanged words with Carlos in the dugout. Delgado claims they were "talking about pitch sequence" from the at-bat, but that's about as believable as saying Keeping up with the Kardashians isn't scripted. (That show is why terrorists hate us) Delgado said he only does curtain calls on special occasions. He went on to explain that the only times he has saluted the fans in such a way was after his 400th HR and when he hit four in one game a while back. I doubt this is true, and One Droo Hill no longer supports Carlos Delgado. He's a liar. And he didn't stand for "God Bless America." (I could care less about that, I just needed to end the post with some solid negativity).

Billick Hired As FOX Analyst

FOX announced today they've signed Brian Billick as a game analyst for this season. He'll do eight games as a color guy. His play-by-play partner has not yet been named. He will also do a couple additional games as the third man on a three-man team, which I'm guessing is about the same thing as being a color but you only speak half as much. Easy money. Billick has always seemed like a good guy. Ravens and Rodney Harrison fans might disagree. But I get the feeling he's an excellent dad. Like if you did something wrong, he'd handle it really well. Maybe you came home plastered one night and instead of yelling at you, he heated you up some leftovers. And waited to tell you "you're grounded" in the morning. Or, um, you wrecked the car. He'd make you work all summer to make up for the loss, but then let you keep the money once summer ended. Just to prove something about hard work. Damn, I'm going to be a hell of a father. Billick did some work for the NFL Network during the draft, and did a fine job. He wasn't awkward (Emmitt Smith) and wasn't bland (celery/lettuce). I wouldn't be too upset to hear the guy on my FOX broadcast... Dad.

Jay-Z Sings a Song for LeBron (rhyme?)

LeBron James and DeShawn Stevenson have been trading verbal, and sometimes physical jabs all series. Obviously there's no contest on who's the better player. It's laughable that LeBron is even affected by DeShawn Stevenson at all. Before the series started, DeShawn Stevenson called LBJ "overrated." LeBron shrugged it off saying "It's almost like Jay-Z saying something bad about Soulja Boy. There's no comparison." Uh oh. When you involve rappers, it gets real. Soulja Boy took offense to the comment calling it "disrespectful" and then screamed "youuuuuuu!" for some odd reason (terrible joke). Well now Jay-Z has come out in defense of LeBron... and actually made a song.

DeShawn Stevenson is from Oakland, if you're wondering about the first line.

I thought Jay-Z retired? No? Ah, it's not the worst song I've ever heard. The song Soulja Boy will put out in response... that will be the worst song I've ever heard.

Music Vid: Kanye West "Flashing Lights"

Another great day for One Droo Hill. Happy one week anniversary. I am, once again, humbled as ever that people have enjoyed the things I've put up.

I'll leave you with two nuggets of awesomeness. First, a movie poster for the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight. No way this film (gay word) is going to be anything short of tight as heyll.

Second is our musical guest, Kanye West (rhyme - I can rap too). I'll have to apologize if this is old news, but his video for "Flashing Lights" is very cool and abstract. You'd think Quentin Tarantino directed it.



Flashin. Lights Lights Lights.

Where's The Over-Sized Baseball, Nats?

The Nationals' new stadium is beautiful and has received great reviews. But FederalBaseball asks "where's the huge twirly baseball?"

Take a look at this 3D rendering of Nationals Park below. First of all, what's with the red sky? Are they expecting a plague this summer? They're rendering plagues for 3D baseball stadium blueprints now? Those are questionable flying skies for that blimp up there. But the important thing to notice in this picture, once you've gotten over the imminent death of D.C.'s first born, is that slightly over-sized baseball out in left-center field.

Here's a reverse angle 3D shot (I love video games):


Now here's a real life picture. NO BIG BASEBALL.

There's no official word from the Nationals as to why the baseball was not included. My guess though? It looked retarded. You can't just start traditions like that. The big apple at Shea stadium is cool because it has been there as long as most Mets fans can remember. Somebody should notify the Astros. Having a flag pole and a hill in center field is something that should happen by accident... you know, if it was there before they built the stadium and they had no way to level it... ? No. There's just simply no excuse for it. A career is going to be ended (see: torn ACL/MCL) on that hill one of these days.

A Reason To Care About College Baseball's Top 5

This is a lot more fun to do during football or basketball season. Maybe 2% of the sports fan population cares about college baseball, and 98% of those people are scouts. But anything having to do with beautiful babies (sup Swingers) is fun. So the One Droo Hill staff combed the bowels of Facebook to find some choice biddies from the top 5 baseball schools. Here goes hotties:

According to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's most recent poll (records included so you can pretend that you care):

1. Miami (33-4)

It's much harder to find pictures of hot chicks from "The U" than you might think (imagine). It's not really that big of a school (just under 10,000 undergrad) and uh... I mean, I'm sure they're there. Above is Miss Univeristy of Miami. Apparently there's a pageant for that? Kewl.

2. Florida State (34-5)

Florida State? No Jenn Sterger picture!?! I told you this was an original sports blog. Actually, she told me she doesn't like FSU baseball, only football... when I called her... like I do every weekend... because I'm working on that shit.

3. North Carolina (34-7)



I'm thinking Girl on Left > Girl on Right, but I'm no math major.

4. Arizona State(31-6)



Oh, you girlss. You crazzy girlss. Cones as hats. Hulllariousss.

5. Georgia (27-12)

She might just make One Droo Hill's next Blammitty Blam list. Can you say Georgia peach?

This is a college baseball post, and One Droo Hill brings you only the best and most relevant sports coverage (lie), so here she is with Georgia shortstop and projected top 10 pick Gordon Beckham.

Happy Draft Day Two!

We're about halfway through the fifth round and some big names still on the board include Colt Brennan, Andre Woodson, Mike Hart, Josh Johnson, Erik Ainge, and my favorite, Owen Schmitt:

Check out the :40 mark. Woah. Woah. Woah. Woah. Easssy.

Prince Can't Keep a Secret, Rickey Keeps a Check

With the bases loaded in the second inning of the Brewers-Marlins game and pitcher Carlos Villanueva at the plate, Brewers manager Ned Yost called for a suicide squeeze. This wouldn't normally be a big deal, it happens plenty. The Brewers hadn't scored in sixteen straight innings to that point, so getting a run was something they probably needed psychologically. The good part is that the man on third base, Prince Fielder, weighs about 300 lbs and runs like a... I don't know, a train? We'll go with a freight train. The great part is what happened next. Yost signals for the play, then third base coach Dale Sveum leans into Fielder's ear and whsipers "squeeze" Fielder jerks his head around and loudly replies "REALLY?" "I thought for sure he gave it away," Sveum would say after the game. The play went off without a hitch as Villanueva's bunt was a beauty and Fielder easily waddled home. But Prince, you can't respond out loud to play calls in baseball. That's like Ricky Henderson getting a steal sign then pointing down to second base, nodding, and yelling "Aww yeee. I got it." Shit, Rickey probably would have swiped that bag anyway. He was just a bit full of himself. Or should I say Rickey was just a bit full of Rickey. Which brings me to the One Droo Hill official favorite Rickey Henderson story (wow this post did a 180, eh?): In the early '80s, the Oakland A’s accounting department couldn't figure out why the books were off $1 million and were freaking out. They had to give the whole franchise a self-audit. The accountants checked everything from stadium costs to concession revenues, then decided to interview every player. When they got around to Rickey Henderson, they found their answer. Instead of cashing a $1 million bonus check he had received from the A's, the modest Rickey Henderson had it framed and hung on a wall in his house. Rainy day fund?