When I was heading to school the other day, I was listening to "The Herd" on espn and Colin had an interesting take. I'm pretty sure it was after Lebron and D-Wade went toe to toe for 50 points apiece and he wanted to know which one was more "Beer Can Wait" or "Bathroom Can Wait" worthy. In other words, who are you most glued to your tv when that person has the ball that pretty much anything else in life gets put on hold for those few seconds or minutes.
So I decided to come up with a list of my own. I wanted to do one for each MLB, NFL, NBA, and NCAA football and hoops. Problem is I don't follow NCAA hoops til March and can't honestly name more than 10 guys who actually play (excluding my NIT-tany Lions). I even tried outsourcing to it my roommate J-Dub but he came up with Hansborough and that dude isnt BCW in my opinion. So I'll do 2 College Football guys. And besides is there anyone is golf other than Tiger...
And without further adieu:
NBA- Dewayne Wade- OK, this wasn't exactly a rocket science pick. It's either him Lebron or Kobe. What i love about Wade is his ability to drive to hoop and slash his way in. The guy isnt as consistent as the other two, but when he is on late in a game.... kid is on!!!
NCAA Part 1- Tim Tebow- He is not be any certainty the most athletic or dynamic football player out there, but I LOVE his energy, fire, and emotion on the field. He is just fun to watch, and that jump-pass is pretty awesome.
NCAA Part 2- Terrelle Pryor- The kid is extremely raw, but there may not be a better athlete in the game. He runs so smoothly it looks like he is jogging... and he's a QB! If this guy can learn how to throw, I hope it doesn't happen until he leave Ohio State because he'll make Vince Young look like Jon Moxon.
NFL- Tom Brady- Another one of those "i hate to say it" picks. But he has lead 2 game-winning super bowl drives and almost pulled off a 3rd against the Giants (inches a way to 60 yard bomb to Moss). If he's down 4 with 2 min to go, I'd want him to have the ball.
MLB- Mariano Rivera OK, you got me, this guy is the sole reason I did this entry. But he is just SOOOOOO money, even despite his recent seasons as he ages. I once took my Norwegian boss to a Yanks-Sox game and when Mo came into warm-up he told me "I know nothing about baseball, but I can tell this guy is REALLY GOOD." Bottom line, if you are at Yankee Stadium in the 9th inning and Enter Sandman comes on.... YOU....DO...NOT...LEAVE!!!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Cutler on the Chopping Block
3 entries in a day?! Yeah, im nuts (big whoop, wanna fight about it?) but like I said I have a lot of material that I've been chompin at the bit to get out. Again, its' about consistency... let's see how it plays out.
Anywho, it looks like Jay Cutler may be on his way out in Denver. It's a shame considering this is a team that looked to have their franchise QB and potentially lethal offense once they got healthy and firmed up that offensive line. Now it looks like they are starting from scratch. Do I blame the Broncos, not really considering there are only a handful of guys in the NFL who are absolutely untradable (I may come up with this list later) and he's not one of them. Still it's a head scratcher considering they lost out on Cassel and really don't have much of a plan B. But I have one....
This whole thing got ugly because New England took a significantly lesser deal for Matt Cassel to go to Kansas City and failed to help out their former assistant. Tells me there is some sort of rift here between Belicheck and his ex-assistants. Now perhaps the biggest Belicheck rival is Eric Mangini, who is now the head coach in Cleveland. Guess what? Cleveland has a QB to spare. Guess what? One of them is Brady Quinn who played at Notre Dame under Charlie Weis, who was McDaniels predecessor with the Pats, and knows the new Broncos offense. So you have two teams who can work to screw the Pats over but they need a 3rd trading partner who also needs a quaterback. Only one team comes to mind: The J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS!!! How bout that for a soap opera!
PS- Rock of Love is absolutely becoming one of my favorite guilty pleasures. These girls are CRAZY!!!
Anywho, it looks like Jay Cutler may be on his way out in Denver. It's a shame considering this is a team that looked to have their franchise QB and potentially lethal offense once they got healthy and firmed up that offensive line. Now it looks like they are starting from scratch. Do I blame the Broncos, not really considering there are only a handful of guys in the NFL who are absolutely untradable (I may come up with this list later) and he's not one of them. Still it's a head scratcher considering they lost out on Cassel and really don't have much of a plan B. But I have one....
This whole thing got ugly because New England took a significantly lesser deal for Matt Cassel to go to Kansas City and failed to help out their former assistant. Tells me there is some sort of rift here between Belicheck and his ex-assistants. Now perhaps the biggest Belicheck rival is Eric Mangini, who is now the head coach in Cleveland. Guess what? Cleveland has a QB to spare. Guess what? One of them is Brady Quinn who played at Notre Dame under Charlie Weis, who was McDaniels predecessor with the Pats, and knows the new Broncos offense. So you have two teams who can work to screw the Pats over but they need a 3rd trading partner who also needs a quaterback. Only one team comes to mind: The J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS!!! How bout that for a soap opera!
PS- Rock of Love is absolutely becoming one of my favorite guilty pleasures. These girls are CRAZY!!!
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Cramer vs. Stewart: Post-Game Analysis
There's been a heated debate lately between Jon Stewart vs. CNBC and by proxy Jim Cramer of CNBC's Mad Money. Pretty much Stewart is wondering how the network missed this whole financial crisis and (Cramers) wrongful predictions about the stability of companies like Bear, Lehman, and AIG.
Thursday night I watched The Daily Show and watched Stewart tear up Cramer a new one. It was so amazingly one sided of a debate, so yesterday I wanted to watch the unedited version online here. After watching this take, it was much less one sided, although you still saw that Stewart won. It was pretty much like going from a 2nd round KO to a 10th round unanimous TKO. It is really a shame the way that it was edited in such a manner that it was.
I'm sure The Daily Show will get a significant ratings boost and Mad Money will see that of a decline. It's a shame because I really appreciate the work that Cramer has done. Through his show and website (Thestreet.com) I enjoy that he makes things simple to learn about the market and get some insights on particular companies. That does not mean (and he says so himself) that what he says is gospel, his advice is just that and nothing more. I certainly disagree on many opinions and truth be told he doesn't come up with anything that people on Wall Street hasnt thought of. You still need to do your homework and formulate your own opinions. He has gotten people into the game and made it entertaining at the least. The guy just simplifies things and communicates to a beginner's level audience. Let's take that at face value.
While I don't watch Stewart on a regular basis, I admit he is a funny guy who is well versed in debate. I hope this rivalry comes to an end soon. I ask (cause I don't know) has he brought on Buffet, writers for Wall Street Journal and The Economist, and everyone else who missed this? It's really easy to point the finger in hindsight, but its another to acknowledge these mistakes before it happens. If I had his magic eight-ball, I'd be filthy rich from it. Where were you a year ago buddy?!
PS- I've been calling before that we'd hit 6500 on the DOW before it be time to start thinking about pumping money in... looks like a good move, but a shame I have nothing to play with (yay tuition). Didn't think that would happen until the summer. I don't think we've hit bottom, i'd be surprised if we didn't have a down week this week. Tomorrow will be a key day.
Thursday night I watched The Daily Show and watched Stewart tear up Cramer a new one. It was so amazingly one sided of a debate, so yesterday I wanted to watch the unedited version online here. After watching this take, it was much less one sided, although you still saw that Stewart won. It was pretty much like going from a 2nd round KO to a 10th round unanimous TKO. It is really a shame the way that it was edited in such a manner that it was.
I'm sure The Daily Show will get a significant ratings boost and Mad Money will see that of a decline. It's a shame because I really appreciate the work that Cramer has done. Through his show and website (Thestreet.com) I enjoy that he makes things simple to learn about the market and get some insights on particular companies. That does not mean (and he says so himself) that what he says is gospel, his advice is just that and nothing more. I certainly disagree on many opinions and truth be told he doesn't come up with anything that people on Wall Street hasnt thought of. You still need to do your homework and formulate your own opinions. He has gotten people into the game and made it entertaining at the least. The guy just simplifies things and communicates to a beginner's level audience. Let's take that at face value.
While I don't watch Stewart on a regular basis, I admit he is a funny guy who is well versed in debate. I hope this rivalry comes to an end soon. I ask (cause I don't know) has he brought on Buffet, writers for Wall Street Journal and The Economist, and everyone else who missed this? It's really easy to point the finger in hindsight, but its another to acknowledge these mistakes before it happens. If I had his magic eight-ball, I'd be filthy rich from it. Where were you a year ago buddy?!
PS- I've been calling before that we'd hit 6500 on the DOW before it be time to start thinking about pumping money in... looks like a good move, but a shame I have nothing to play with (yay tuition). Didn't think that would happen until the summer. I don't think we've hit bottom, i'd be surprised if we didn't have a down week this week. Tomorrow will be a key day.
R.I.P. K-Rock
Today I went into iTunes radio and went to put on NY's K-Rock since the local radio out here is less than stellar. At first I heard that new Eminem song, which I'm not a huge fan of but still tolerable. Then another hip-hop song came on, and I was like "WTF?" So I check out k-rock online and use their listen now feature and it's a coldplay song (You know how I know you're gay..... you like Coldplay). I figure it will catch up eventually, but 5 min later its another pop song.
Then I find this link on the site to 923now.com (not link worthy, you'll see why) and its for a pop station. Ok, this must be in some other city, right? Wrong! How can there be 2 92.3 FM stations?... Cause they f^&$$%n' cancelled K-ROCK!!! It's now only available on HD Radio and over the internet.
This is really a shame, as K-ROCK was hands-down (pants-down) the best station on the radio. Now we have another BS pop station that I won't listen to. Great, we've sold out as a society again.
Thanks radio, i dont think im going to listen to FM for awhile, at least AM still has WFAN, 1050, and the news stations. So not all is lost, but I guarantee my iPod is going to get a lot more usage.
Then I find this link on the site to 923now.com (not link worthy, you'll see why) and its for a pop station. Ok, this must be in some other city, right? Wrong! How can there be 2 92.3 FM stations?... Cause they f^&$$%n' cancelled K-ROCK!!! It's now only available on HD Radio and over the internet.
This is really a shame, as K-ROCK was hands-down (pants-down) the best station on the radio. Now we have another BS pop station that I won't listen to. Great, we've sold out as a society again.
Thanks radio, i dont think im going to listen to FM for awhile, at least AM still has WFAN, 1050, and the news stations. So not all is lost, but I guarantee my iPod is going to get a lot more usage.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Breathe In, Breathe Out
Ok, so i've been gone for a while... good to know that I was going to get off to a not so hot start here. Unfortunately been way too busy with everything going on here and just haven't been able to take a deep breath and actually relax. Truth be told, this is my first free weekend in a while. I have nothing actually due for class this week with the exception of a 40 page case for M&A, at least I'll get to take a mental break.
Last weekend I had 18 hours of Financial Modeling, which dont get me wrong was a great learning experience but also a time-suck that could have been helpful to chill, study, and get my shit together. This is also on the heels of a late night at The Rack, which was actually one of the most fun nights I've had here so far. Check this place out: http://www.thesaddlerack.com. Before that Randy was in town for the weekend, which was really awesome and well needed, but still didnt get much done. You get the point...
Asides from not getting an internship so far (and lets not get me started on that), I'd have to say im the most disappointed with myself for not being able to balance myself out and get some things done that I wanted to. This blog being one, but more to reading the journal everyday, reading more period, being more social, getting to the gym, etc. I really need to go on an ESPN diet (good luck during tourney time)and cut some of the extraneous crap and multi-task better. Having a TV in my room is not helpful as i stay up a little later than i should and spend 20 min watching the tube before i get out of bed. An extra hour a day goes a long way.
OK, so I will try to do a better job of updating this, it only takes 10 min a day at max. Watch for some updates in the next few days.... before I head back to New York for Spring Break!!!!
Last weekend I had 18 hours of Financial Modeling, which dont get me wrong was a great learning experience but also a time-suck that could have been helpful to chill, study, and get my shit together. This is also on the heels of a late night at The Rack, which was actually one of the most fun nights I've had here so far. Check this place out: http://www.thesaddlerack.com. Before that Randy was in town for the weekend, which was really awesome and well needed, but still didnt get much done. You get the point...
Asides from not getting an internship so far (and lets not get me started on that), I'd have to say im the most disappointed with myself for not being able to balance myself out and get some things done that I wanted to. This blog being one, but more to reading the journal everyday, reading more period, being more social, getting to the gym, etc. I really need to go on an ESPN diet (good luck during tourney time)and cut some of the extraneous crap and multi-task better. Having a TV in my room is not helpful as i stay up a little later than i should and spend 20 min watching the tube before i get out of bed. An extra hour a day goes a long way.
OK, so I will try to do a better job of updating this, it only takes 10 min a day at max. Watch for some updates in the next few days.... before I head back to New York for Spring Break!!!!
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