Chamberlain Protocol v3.0.1?

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2009/08/30/2009-08-30_threeandout_for_joba_but_yankees_cruise.html

See link above for recap of the Yankees latest win and Joba Chamberlain’s latest starter.

The Joba Rules are a real tired subject amongst Yankee fans and the New York sports media, mostly because the rules don’t ever make sense fully and change on a monthly basis.  The latest plan limits Joba Chamberlain to 3 innings per start for the rest of the regular season so that Chamberlain does not exceed 150 innings this season.

Angry Pitino says scandal ‘pure hell’ for family

Angry Pitino says scandal ‘pure hell’ for family

Please click link above for any background on the Rick Pitino sex-scandal story.

I hate reactions like this and I never understood why someone like Pitino would come out angry in a situation like this.  When you are a public figure, you have to know that when you screw up, you are going to open yourself up to all sorts of public criticism, scrutiny and embarrassment that most regular people will never deal with when they screw up.

Two Things – 8/25/2009

1)  In NPR’s Planet Money podcast from last Wednesday, the featured segment was an interview with an exectuive from Crazy Eddie’s Electronics, regarding the financial crimes perpetrated by Crazy Eddie’s top management which ultimately led to the companies downfall in the 1980s.

The interview is a good listen, but mostly the piece just made remember the ridiculous advertisements that Crazy Eddie’s had on television when I was a kid.  As Crazy Eddie’s was a chain in the greater-New York Metropolitan area, these crazy commercials were always on the local TV stations, especially Channel 11, the old WPIX.  The video above captures the frantic and, well, crazy pace and tone of a Crazy Eddie’s ad.  Enjoy. 

Four Things – 8/23/09

1)  Love watching the Yanks take two of three from the Red Sox in Boston.  Seven and a half up in the standings.  Don’t know what else to say about the Yankees and their play of late.  I’m quite pleased. 

Chad Ochocinco = Jan Stenerud?

In Cincinnati’s Preseason Week 2 game versus the New England Patriots, Chad Ochocinco (nee Johnson) actually kicked the Bengals lone extra point AND the ensuing kickoff, and twice performed respectably.

Half-Dozen Things – 8/21/09

1.  Brett Favre.  The most overrated NFL player…ever?  Favre last reached a Super Bowl in 1998.  In both the years prior to and following his prime as a Green Bay Packer, Favre could be characterized as a coach-killing, mistake prone, knucklehead, who was always primed to make huge, gaffes in the big spot and cost his team a game.  I’m probably being too harsh on the NFL’s career leader in touchdowns, yards, completions, etc., but I feel like its necessary just to combat all the hyperbole spewed talking up this guy.  Just to prove a point as to how overrated this guy, here are 10 quarterbacks (in no order) who are definitely better than Favre: