BOD - Viva Bianca ("I didn't recognize her with all those clothes on")
CSzem:
Of course, I’m talking about that guy who played “Wild Thing” Rick Vaughn (can’t place his name at the moment). Is it sad that out of the whole crazy series of interviews, the thing that has me most excited is that he says they’re making “Major League 3”…? Never mind that they actually already made Major League 3 (How pissed is Scott Bakula right now? He’s still alive, right?), or the fact that “Wild Thing” could probably barely crack a senior-ball game at this point, or the fact that he’s likely completely delusional and it’s not even happening……I’m still excited. “I want….Parkman.”
Slow news week in the world of sports. The NHL trade deadline came and went Monday, with barely a whimper. Basically TSN’s worst nightmare came true, with all of the trades leading up to deadline day making for a ridiculously dull 8+ hours of coverage. Evidently that didn’t stop record numbers of viewers from tuning in. How about scrapping Family Day, and replacing it with Deadline Day as a stat holiday? Although, really that’s like “Anti-Family Day” since I (along with millions of other men in Canada) would literally be ignoring our familial responsibilities for an entire day in favour of watching Bob McKenzie check his Blackberry and Pierre McGuire close-talking with everyone on the set.
Quick hit NHL thoughts:
1) Who has a better shot of getting in the playoffs: NJ Devils or Leafs? (I say neither, but you’ve gotta pick one)
2) Cup Finals will be _______ v. ________, with the winner being ________.
3) Surprise playoff team (a la my Habs last year) will be __________.
Gretzpo:
I'm excited to see what will happen to Charlie Sheen ... will he go the way of Robert Downey Jr, get sober, and re-invent his career? Or will he just keep spiralling downward until he finally implodes ... let's be honest here... it wouldn't shock anyone if tomorrow's headline was "Sheen Found Dead in Cocaine Haze with 14 Prostitutes"
"I tell you what - if you can hit it, you can name it."
"How about 'The Masturbator'?"
The only thing that could have been funnier than the Major League 3 comment is if he would have come out and said "We're making a sequel to 'Hot Shots'." Which, of course, was already done... and starred Charlie Sheen...
If Major League 3/4 were to happen, I'd be just as intrigued to see who they'd bring back to play Willie Mays Hayes. Would Wesley Snipes trade in his superhero costume? Or would Omar Epps trade in his labcoat?
That and Jake Taylor ... did you see Tom Berenger in "Inception"? I legitimately thought he was wearing a fat suit and that was part of the whole 'dream-like sequence':
"In the 4th level of the dream, the guy from Platoon and Major League weighs 300 pounds."
One thing's for sure... everyone can agree they could use more Roger Dorn back in their lives... "enough of this olay bullshit!"
I follow the trade deadline now purely for the over-reaction of Leafs fans to every move. Will they be "buyers" or "sellers"? The fact that this team is fooling anyone into labelling them anything other than "awful" is a miracle. With the exception of their win over the Habs, all of their points have come against substandard/injury plagued teams, and when they meet Philly this week they're going to get blown out. I'm going with the hot hand and say the Devils have more of a shot ... but at the end of the day the Sabres will pass the Hurricanes, and it will be Buffalo and NYR in the 7th and 8th seeds, respectively.
Cup Finals will be: Vancouver vs. Philadelphia ... with the winner being Philadelphia.
Surprise playoff team will be: Buffalo.
CSzem:
The thing about Sheen right now (and I find this hilarious, by the way) is that unlike every other famous person who’s been “caught” in these types of situations, he’s not even remotely showing any sense of remorse or desire to “get better”. He’s not even saying that he wishes he could change. He literally just wants to live this way until he’s 90. Let’s put our Devil’s Advocate hat on for a second: Is it really THAT crazy for a person – who clearly has the means to do so – to live however they choose, regardless of society’s view on the immorality of it all? Obviously, the question of legalities is relevant, but assuming (for the sake of the argument) no laws are broken, is it our job to tell him to change? If you had all the money you could ever need to support whatever lifestyle you chose, how would you live? I’m not suggesting you’d live your life exactly the way he does (although I’m not NOT suggesting that), but wouldn’t you only do things that you really, really enjoyed? Obviously, for Sheen that list is headed up by hookers, cocaine….and winning.
No one who is actively working is coming back for Major League 3, so that means Epps and (I guess) Snipes are out. So we’ll have a replacement Willie, once again. Roger Dorn seems like a lock to come back, unless he’s upset about it being called Major League 3, since y’know, he was already in that movie once.
I agree with your assessment on who will end up in the playoffs, as the Sabres are playing better than Carolina, Atlanta, and the rest right now. Your call of them as a “surprise” team makes no sense though, when you’re picking the Flyers to win the Cup. That means that (at best) the Sabres upset the #2 seed (looking like Boston or TB), and then lose to the Flyers. Obviously that first round series would be an upset, but I don’t think it would be earth-shattering. It’s pretty much a fact of life in the NHL that at least one (most likely more than one) division winner is going down in the first round.
With that said, it does seem like we’re due for a “chalk” type year, so I’m not arguing with your Vancouver v. Philly Cup Finals. Those have been the clear-cut best two teams all year, and I think they’re both equipped for the run. I’ll take the Canucks, though.
Gretzpo:
Quick hitter:
Prediction for tonight's Leafs / Flyers game?
I think the Flyers are going to knock the Leafs down a peg. They haven't played a team the calibre of the Flyers in weeks, and I wouldn't be surprised if the Flyers won by 3-4 goals.
CSzem:
If the Leafs DO get smoked tonight, I’ll say it has more to do with going on the road, in a back-to-back situation, to play against the best team in the conference. There’s lots of teams that would get killed in that scenario. (I can’t believe those paragraphs just happened)
The best (worst?) part of this is that we’re posting it after the game has happened. How did it seem like a good idea to get onto this line of questioning? We’re almost guaranteed to look like idiots. Although, I think I managed to set things up so that if:
a) The Leafs win, I can say “See, I said they were playing well.”
b) They lose a close game, I can say “I told you they’d play them tough.”
c) They get shelled, I can say “Well, I said that might happen.”
So I think I’m covered.
Gretzpo:
Lovin' those streaking Habs right now. Considering the Bruins are only a season removed from one of the greatest sports embarrassments in history (blowing that 3-0 lead against the Flyers last season) you can't really put much confidence in their ability to close that Northeast Division.
Is James Reimer for real?
It appears as though I ask more questions than I answer in these banters ... probably because outside of baseball (and football) my sports knowledge and interest is actually quite limited.
"What do you know about Gretzpo? Do you know he doesn't even really like sports?"
I've also recently been watching 3 hours of "Spartacus" a night. And I know that you're not looking to pick up any new shows... because you have real life responsibilities like a wife and a child... but this show is fantastic. Every episode is the same:
Graphic Battle / Female Nudity / Graphic Sex Scene / Sword fight / Tough Guy Talk / Flashback Sex Scene / Revenge Kill
Plus you get to see a whole lot of naked Lucy Lawless. Which, honestly, would have excited me a lot more ten years ago... but she's still got it.
*** Update at time of posting - the Leafs (much like Ivan Drago) are for real.
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