Hollywood Manny - Ramirez to Dodgers in Deadline Deal

SI.com is reporting that Manny Ramirez has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers just before the 4PM trade deadline. The Boston Red Sox will get Jason Bay from the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a three way deal. There may be other players involved but that is all that is available right now. The Pirates will end up getting four minor leaguers and bag of dirty jock straps. Man, they are pathetic. Weren't they already in a rebuilding mode? WTF.

Initial thoughts: This kind of sucks. I know Manny has been a pain in the ass recently but honestly, I still like what he brings. He is one of the best hitters of all time and he is a way better defender than for what he gets credit (at least when playing the Green Monster at Fenway). I think he somehow made it work in Boston where as a new player coming in (Bay) will have a lot on his shoulders as he will be expected to fill Manny's void. I don't know much about Bay at all but I've heard that he is a solid LF and a decent power hitter. We will see how this all plays out.

Step Brothers 2: Ebony and Ivory

I think I may have found one of the coolest and most unexpected videos of all time this morning. This is Steve Nash and Baron Davis doing their own version of the Step Brothers Trailer while out in Santa Monica recently. I'm not even sure why this was made but I thank God that it was. I’ve already watched this 5 times and may watch it another 20 times before the day is over. It is unreal. Watch for the sick Steve Nash robot and dancing too. The guy can do it all.

Here's some other Baron Davis videos I found along the way that are almost as random:

Nike Hyperdunk Victim No 2: Terry (Banned Ad?)

I'm not sure this ad was even banned considering it is 1:30 long and would never be on TV at this length but that is how it's presented on YouTube (probably to get more views).  I'm still trying to figure out if this whole uproar about the Hyperdunk ads being homophobic are even real or if it is just to create publicity around the new shoe.   I could easily see both being true as people are super sensitive about everything these days and companies will do just about anything to create hype about their products.  Hey, wait a minute.  HYPErdunk?  Connection?  Who f'n knows.

There is nothing I can see that would make these even close to offensive for anyone, gay or not.  If you get dunked on, there is a high probability that you are going to catch some dude's nutsack in your grille.  That's part of basketball life.  It's not fun and it's definitely embarrassing.  If you don't want it to happen, step your game up and play some D.  Since I don't have enough time to elaborate any further, I thought the dude at Basketbawful did a great job of summarizing this situation and said a lot the same things I would have said.  You can find links to other related stories there as well.  (Dope site by the way, so check it out on the regular).

Paul Pierce is the Best Player On Earth (According to Me and Him)

If you are a real Celtics fan (and not someone that just jumped on the bandwagon this season) you will know that Paul Pierce is shall we say, "confident". He will definitely tell you that he is the best player on the court at any time and the best part is that he is usually right.

Paul used to be arrogant to a fault, meaning he thought he was so good that he didn't trust his teammates and he would try and do to much himself. That's one of the reasons why they sucked for so many years before this season. It also didn't help that he had zero talent surrounding him so I guess he had to take the team on his back but it got to a point that people in Boston were actually OK with him potentially being traded.  It almost happened two years ago during the draft and no one would have criticized the move.  I think most people at that time would have been more than happy to get Chris Paul in return (they would have gotten a draft pick from Portland that would have turned into CP3) because they were sick of Pierce's antics and attitude.

Paul really grew up this season in terms of maturity and his willingness to play team ball. The funny thing is, a lot of people expected Pierce to defer to Garnett and Allen and end up with lower overall stats and potentially get upset because of it all. Instead, he had the best all around season of his career and he ended up becoming the on court leader and taking the big shots when they were needed.  He was the freakin' man, to say the least. 

The point of this rant is basically to back up my man Paul in his recent admission that he feels he's the best player in the world at this time. In my opinion, HE IS THE BEST PLAYER in the world at this time since he just won the NBA Finals MVP trophy and he was one of the main reasons why the Celtics brought home Banner 17.  I think he has every right to be a little arrogant right now, even if it turns some other people off.  Fans and players can't say a thing because they didn't do what the Celtics and Pierce just accomplished.  The Celtics are now the defending world champions and our man Pierce was the best player in the world for a stretch of a few months.  I think he has the right to say that no one is better right now.  Until next season starts, he can say whatever the hell he wants!  Go ahead Paul!

Here is the original story and translation from RedsArmy.com: http://redsarmy.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/the-spanish-interview/

Spurs Fans and Lakers Fans already have something to say about it.  I'm sorry but you both lost.  Get over it, bitches!

We are the Champions MoFo's!!!!
 

59% of Americans Now Email from the Throne

I thought this was a pretty funny stat from AOL Mail's fourth annual Email Addiction Survey. Email usage in the bathroom is up 6% from last year to 59%. I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one. I knew people were doing it with their blackberries (those button clicks are very loud and distinct) but 59% is a huge number. That probably means that your average cellphone user (non-blackberry) is also checking their emails from the throne as well. Gotta love it.

I get everything accomplished from the toilet at work and home, especially with my new iPhone 3G. I check sites and apps for the latest news and sports information, I watch videos and movies, I listen to music and I check email. I could pretty much work from there all day if I wanted to. It's the one place where I can get some peace and quiet and not have people all up in my face bothering me every 5 minutes. I have to worry about the auto-light switch going off in the work bathroom after 7 minutes but that's another story. I can't tell you how many times I had to jump up and wave my hands to turn that thing back on. WTF!!!

I wonder what percentage of bloggers post from the toilet? Whatever that number may be just went up a few percentage points...

2008 Beijing Olympic Kicks Roundup

The Olympics are just around the corner and almost every custom colorway or specialty sneaker has been spotted or released, so I figured I would round up as many as I could find and highlight some of the best.

This seems like one of the more commercialized Olympics (especially for sneakers and athletic gear) in recent memory and we haven't even started the opening ceremonies yet! I think this new trend is because of the fact that so many great players are finally playing for Team USA again and they all seem to have their own shoe.

Don't forget that China is a huge market and they definitely likes their custom kicks and colorways just like the US Sneakerheads, so this is a perfect time and place to drop some dope kicks on the world.

Stressed Out at Work? Try Not Giving a F$&K!!!

I don't give a F$&K about 12-18 hours a day so this video was right up my alley. It's a perfect video to play when you are pissed off at work, have no money or if your girl just left you for some jackass with a Benz. I highly recommend not giving a F$&K as much as possible and just doing whatever the hell it is you want to do. You might end up dead or in jail but at least your life will be a lot more stress free.

You may recognize Jon Lajoie from the two classic rap videos "Normal Guy" and "Normal Guy 2":