Random Thoughts
Heidi and Spencer EA Video Game?
US Weekly - Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have more than just music in the works. “We’re definitely developing the Heidi and Spencer video game,” Pratt told Usmagazine.com last week at video game giant Electronic Arts' Burnout Paradise pre-Valentine’s Day lounge in L.A. Pratt, who said he is collaborating with EA on the game, told Us, “it's top secret. Let's just say that everyone will be addicted.” Good news to those who love-to-hate The Hills pair: “You can definitely play as us or you can play against us,” Pratt said. “You can even torture me.” Expect the game to hit shelves in 2009, Pratt said, “right around Christmastime, probably.” EA did not return e-mails for comment.
A video game of Heidi and Spencer? This makes no sense to me on any level. Don’t only dudes play video games? And don’t mostly girls watch the Hills? So my question is who is going to buy this game besides me?
PS - All girls should be forced to wear the pants Heidi is wearing in this picture 24/7
Five Greatest Fictional TV Bowlers
Tonight Team Barstool kicks off the playoffs in the Media Bowling League. I 
won't give free publicity to our opponents by mentioning their names, but suffice to say they once said something scathing about Kati Cawley in that fishwrap they call a newspaper, so this time it's personal.
So with the stakes this high, it's as good a time as any to draw inspiration from the greatest fictional bowlers in TV history. And take special notice how on TV, bowlers are always stupid lower middle class schlubs, never a Niles Crane or a McDreamy. Only in real life will you find bowlers that are smooth, sophisticated Babe Magnets like us.
Click here to see the five greatest fictional bowlers in TV history...
Hoboken SWAT Team: We Were Forced To Go To Hooters
HOBOKEN, N.J. (CBS) ― The racy photos of cops cavorting with Hooters waitresses rocked the Hoboken Police Department. Now, officers face disciplinary charges after a scathing report on their conduct was released. The photos embarrassed and brought unwanted attention to the Hoboken police. Officers of the disbanded SWAT team and their chief are seen in the photos having a ball during Mardi Gras, and with Hooters waitresses during the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. "All are being held to account for their actions," Hoboken Mayor David Roberts said. That could be bad news for five officers who are suing the department and SWAT leader, Lt. Angelo Andriani. The officers claim Andriani intimidated them into attending the outings documented in the photos. Andriani firmly denies the allegations.
You know I was on the SWAT team’s side before I read this story. I thought at most they should get a little slap on the wrist and that’s it. I mean the whole point of going to Hooters (except in Boston where the chicks are gross) is to flirt with the waitresses. It’s actually an insult if you don’t at least grope them and fondle their tits a little bit. So in my book the cops were just doing their job. But the second you say your boss “forced” you to go to Hooters is the second I lose all respect for you. Tell me you don't like my firm, tell me you don't like my idea, tell me you don't like my fuckin neck tie, but don’t tell me that you were forced to go to Hooters. Bottom line is that if “bosses” can suddenly be held accountable for their employees acting like jackasses around scantily clad chicks then I better find myself a good lawyer.
LET THE REVENGE BEGIN! Moss About To Sign 3 Year Deal With The Pats
ESPN.com - The New England Patriots and Randy Moss are finalizing terms on a three year, $27 million deal, a source told ESPN's Chris Mortensen.
People who think the Pats were good last year haven't seen anything yet. Now we're pissed! Didn't anybody learn anything from that old Jim Croce song? "You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit into the wind, you don't pull the mask off that ole' Lone Ranger and you don't mess around with Belichick" The Giants fucked it up for everybody next year. We probably would have taken it easy on people if we won the Superbowl. But now 18-0 will be a major disappointment. We not only have to be undefeated but people need to die on the field while we are playing them. Literally die.
In Preparation of our Cover Model of the Year Party on Thursday Here is A Mechanical Bull Riding Showdown….Who Ya Got
In case you’ve been a living in a closet the Barstool Sports Cover Model of the Year party is this Thursday at the Liquor Store. And in case you’ve been living inside a closet inside of a closet the Liquor Store also is the only bar in Boston with a mechanical bull. And while the Bull really doesn’t have anything to do with what we’re doing on Thursday it’s still going to be there and therefore has to be accounted for. Because if I know one thing about chicks and bulls, it’s that once people start drinking the bull becomes a factor. So without further ado here is are the best bull rides I could find on the web. Also, here is a link to an article I wrote a couple years ago called the Anatomy of a Bull Ride.
PS - If you haven’t registered and you plan on going I highly suggest doing so today. RSVP to covermodelparty@barstoolsports.com. Nobody has received confirmation emails so people can stop freaking out. You'll get them today or tomorrow.
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Okay let me tell you how I broke this down. First of all, I ruled out all the staged rides. That means videos 2,6, and 7 are all out. After that my favorite was the chick on spring break. I think what we learned from that video is that you can never have enough shimmy in a bull ride. I promise you I’ll pass out if anything remotely similar to this happens at our party on Thursday. My second favorite is the chick in jeans because I think she’s the hottest girl out of all them. Maybe I’m old fashioned but there is still nothing hotter than a hot chick in jeans riding a mechanical bull. It’s as American as apple pie. Finally I have a message for all the ladies out there. Take a good look at video #5. I don’t care how hot you are. I don’t care whether your skirt has flipped up and your ass is hanging out. Once you fall off the bull at our party your ride is over. None of this people coming out of the wood work to push you back up. That’s totally illegal and I won’t stand for it on Thursday.
Celtics Blog: Wake Up Boston, the Pistons Are Coming
Psyched up for Wednesday’s colossal showdown with the Pistons? The hype for this game rivals the Colts-Patriots or Yankees-Red Sox. Okay…maybe in my dreams. Actually, I’m not even sure the local Boston media is aware the teams with the two best records in the NBA are playing at the Garden Wednesday night. Sports coverage on the local TV and radio shows breaks down like this: 50% Red Sox, 30% Patriots, 15% Celtics, 4% Roger Clemens and 1% Bruins. Why talk about the Celtics or surging Bruins when you can tell me about the Red Sox cookie contest? (Sorry Dan Roche, but your station’s obsession with the Sox is absurd) Enough about my gripes, we have a game to worry about. After toying with Atlanta last night, the C’s have won 5 straight. KG is rounding back into form, Ray Allen is shooting lights-out, Perk is a beast again and help is on the way. Sam Cassell and PJ Brown could both see minutes against Detroit. I put a lot of stock in home court advantage, which is why I see this as a big game for the C’s. A win puts us up 5 games in the loss column over the Pistons. Not to mention, Rasheed Wallace is a major douchebag and I enjoy watching him bitch and moan while the Pistons are getting smoked. Keep this in mind, Detroit is hosting Seattle Tuesday night. That game may be a cake-walk, but we all know how hard it is for NBA players to play on back-to-back nights.
Chuck - Red's Army
Is "In Treatment" The Worst Show In the History of Television?
Has anybody seen this new show on HBO called In Treatment? It is on every weekday at 9:30pm. Essentially it follows a therapist’s treatment for the same four patients Monday through Thursday culminating with the therapist going to his own therapist at the end of week. Then it starts all over again with the same patients coming back for their weekly sessions. So basically the viewer gets to watch everybody's progress. Anyway The First Lady loves it. And I have seen some critics give it great reviews. Personally I think it is by far the worst show in the history of television. It is so boring and painful to watch that it literally made me nauseous the other day. It is beyond me how anybody could think this is entertaining? Listen I don’t need cars crashing into each other and chicks dyking in the street for me to like a show, but In Treatment is like watching paint dry. Am I crazy or does everybody feel this way. Nobody likes this show right? Hopefully whoever green lighted this at HBO has already been assassinated.
Anyway it's time for the Stoolies to weigh in on this show. Vote 1 for the worst show ever and 10 for this show rules which frankly is impossible.
Michigan Women's Hoop Coach Is Frustrated About Lack of Offensive Rebounding
Talk about an entrance!
Now I know that offensive rebounding has nothing to do with bowling, but I'll be damned if team Barstool doesn't come out physical tonight in the media league bowling playoffs. Nobody out offensive rebounds us in bowling. NOBODY! I'M FRUSTRATED!
PS - If we lose, I'm not going to sleep tonight.
High School AD in Minnesota Tackles A Kid Who Interupts Basketball Game
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. (WCCO) ― An unruly fan at a high school basketball game got a rough reprimand for an incident that happened on Tuesday night. It was captured on tape and posted on YouTube. It shows a student from Prior Lake High school on the court in the middle of a game when the Shakopee athletic director uses a no nonsense approach to get him off -- he tackles him. "It was a situation where we just reacted and I don't know if I would do it any differently if it happened today," said Shakopee athletic director John Janke.
This is like the most uplifting story we’ve had on the Stool in over a year. Finally an adult throwing all that PC bullshit out the window and just smashing some punk who deserved to be smashed. And the best part is that there is no outrage about what he did. Nobody is debating whether the AD should be punished for tackling that fat bastard. Everybody agrees the kid got exactly what he deserved. It’s a great day to be from Minnesota. It's a great day to be from America.
- Thanks to Dave for the link
John Henry The Prankster Strikes Again; Sends Hank Steinbrenner a Membership Card To Red Sox Nation
Bostonherald.com - Shortly after the Yankees’ new Boss, Hank Steinbrenner, complained about “what a bunch of (expletive)” Red Sox [ team stats] Nation is, Red Sox principal owner John Henry has responded. Sensing jealousy, Henry is killing Steinbrenner with kindness. He’s adopting him as one of his own - an offer Steinbrenner has already rejected“I’m a big Hank fan,” wrote Henry in an e-mail to the Herald. “Just to ensure he knows how cool Red Sox Nation is, (Saturday) we officially inducted him as a member of Red Sox Nation and we are sending him his membership card giving him access to an array of options including our newsletter, bumper stickers, pins, Green Monster seats and a hat personally autographed by David Ortiz [ stats].” When told about the offer, Steinbrenner said no thanks. “I am not joining Red Sox Nation, honorary or not,” Steinbrenner told the New York Post yesterday at Yankees headquarters at Legends Field. “I’ll respond to that later. Trust me, I am not joining Red Sox Nation.”
Can’t you just picture John Henry and Tom Werner sprinting into Theo’s office right after they sent this package to Hank Steinbrenner giggling like little school girls about what they did. And Theo probably had to fake laugh like he thought this was the funniest thing he’d ever heard. I mean did John Henry really think this was funny? Well newsflash John. It’s not funny and neither are you. So do me a favor and stick to being creepy and chasing chicks half your age. This way nobody gets hurt.
Best Catch Ever?
First of all, I love how the guy who makes this grab acts like it's not big deal. He just pops up, flips the ball back onto the field and starts jogging it in. His wife even looks like she's to busy give him a high five. If I made that catch I would have been doing the Diamond Cutter and the black frat symbol in everybody's eye for at least 2 hours.
As a side note, I'm always confused on the rule on catches like this. I feel like if you catch a ball and land over the fence than it should be a home run. I mean if you can catch the ball on the other side of the fence what's to prevent somebody from just playing on the other side of the fence? Or can you do that?
Pres, is the text bold now or just my computer?
same with that Jeter catch where he runs into the stands 5 rows deep to catch a foul ball... shouldnt it be that u need to get one foot on the playing field for it to be a catch? This clearly shows why football is the greatest sport in the world. It has rules that make sense.
>>> As a side note, I'm always confused on the rule on catches like this. I feel like if you catch a ball and land over the fence than it should be a home run. I mean if you can catch the ball on the other side of the fence what's to prevent somebody from just playing on the other side of the fence? Or can you do that?
I had the same question when I saw this catch on TV the other night. Every year I see close calls in Fenway around the bullpen, and I've always wondered if someone caught the ball up in the air if it would be an out or a home run if they landed in the bullpen with the ball.
I dislike the bold new look of the stool. But I fear change so maybe I'll warm up to it.
Does this help at all? looks like its a good catch as long as they start in play and end up out of play
Rule 7.04(c) Comment: If a fielder, after having made a legal catch, should fall into a stand or among spectators or into the dugout or any other out-of-play area while in possession of the ball after making a legal catch, or fall while in the dugout after making a legal catch, the ball is dead and each runner shall advance one base, without liability to be put out, from his last legally touched base at the time the fielder fell into, or in, such out-of-play area.
If you catch the ball in the field of play before going out of play then it is an out. Example being Jeter's drama catch where he caught the ball in the field then made his way into the stands. Any shortstop with range would have been planted underneath that ball waiting, but Jeter with avg speed had to make a spectacle of it. This looks like guys messing around in the video, in a real game it would have been no catch.
bold here too. i thought it was me. as for the catch, in high school wiffleball in my back yard, that would have been called a homerun. happened a few times, so we made the rule that if the ball leaves the park it's a homerun.
right, but el pres wants to know what constitute a legal catch.
my old man's an ump in MA. D2 & 3 colleges and high school leagues. unless it's changed recently, to have a legal catch you must have 1 foot in the field of play. note that the foot does not have to be touching the ground.
it's hard to tell from the vid, but if the dudes got one foot before the wall while the ball is in his glove it's a good catch.
Jeter's catch was overrated. Pokey made the exact same play two innings before but was athletic enough to hold up before face planting it in row 1.
this is a no catch, and any runners could advance 1 base based on the rules. i bet they purposely leave the rule vague so they don't have to define all the possible scenarios.
"This clearly shows why football is the greatest sport in the world. It has rules that make sense."
Yes, it makes perfect sense for players to be penalized when they celebrate too much. How dare they hurt other players feelings like that!
"this is a no catch, and any runners could advance 1 base based on the rules. i bet they purposely leave the rule vague so they don't have to define all the possible scenarios."
If this is no catch in your opinion then all runners would score because it would be a homerun...
The bold text is not on purpose. We have an error right now. It will be fixed eventually
Internet Pirates again, Prez?
Not sure what is happening at this point. Rumor is that Irish Threesome ad is doing it somehow
The Bold is make me dizzy....
One foot in in college. Two feet in MLB??? Wait what sport are we talking about? Backyard whiffle ball???
I believe the rule states that you can't make the catch for an out while established in aposition of the field. As, you can't dive into the stand, lands on some guy, reach out, then make a catch. I've actually never seen a catch get thrown out from thsi rule though.
Dont talk to me about personal foul penalties... Im a Ravens fan, I think we average 4 a game.
so you're agreeing that your first comment is pretty full of shit then? Every sport has stupid penalties and rules that shouldn't be.
Ted Dancin is absolutely correct. Pokey's catch in that game was HANDS DOWN a better catch than Jeter's. Jeter did not have to dive into the stands after catching that ball. Pokey's catch was near the tarps I believe, and overall a much harder play.
1. Jeter's catch was good, but a lot of shortstops can make a running catch and then proceed to run into the stands. Thats why theyre major leaguers. Aaron Rowand's catch last year > Jeter's.
2. The "foot in play" thing stands- but it doesnt have to be on the ground. As long as his foot or any body part is in the "field of play" its a catch- no matter where he lands. If he jumped over the fence and stood there to catch the ball...fielder wouldnt be in play. No catch - Home run.
3. The "advance one base" rule applies to making a legal catch and then taking the ball out of the field of play. If someone is on base when Jeter hops into the stands...they advance. Almost like Trot Nixon flipping the ball into the stands after he thought there were 3 outs- runners advance because the ball went out of play. Also like an overthrow going into the stands- runners advance. Catch still stands though and the batter is out (if its the third out obviously the runners dont advance).
That my friends is a home run.
this is a no catch, and any runners could advance 1 base based on the rules. i bet they purposely leave the rule vague so they don't have to define all the possible scenarios.
— ramblin man, Mar 03 2008, 10:15 am
No...It is a judgement call. IF a fielder is above the ground, i.e. diving, and makes a catch, the umpire can rule him out. (This is for NFHS, NCAA, MLB) The fielder can at no time make contact with "out of play" area...Hence the reason you cannot stand "Behind the fence" to make a catch. ALso why you can't "lean" into the stands, put a hand on a seat, and then catch a ball. In this case, say there's runners on 1st and 2nd, and less than 2 outs, the runners would move up one base, and the batter would be out.
F*ck I'm knowledgeable...
Brock,
Not like an overthrow into the stands...Base +1 rule applys there. (i.e. at the time of the throw, runners get base they are heading to + the next one...)
Nice how the camera angle didn't show the mini trampoline dude used to get up over the fence.
He makes the catch before being legally out of the field of play.
Out. Runners can advance after the catch.
There is no other interpretation.
God out.
Damus,
When has a fielder ever been below the ground?
Brock basically got the rule correct in part 3 except all runners move up 2 bases from where they started at the beginning of the play.It's the same theory as a ground rule double.
Stay Classy
No, what I was saying is that at least the NFL clearly states it rules, while the MLB doesnt.
NMU Yooperdome rules state that that is not an out or a home run. It's a ground rule double and the guy that caught it drinks Old Style for free and/or until he boots in a snow bank.
yeah, the runners on an overthrow get ONE base (plus the one they were going to anyway). Same theory behind the rule though, just a different exact award/penalty. The batter was going to first and gets second base. Runner on first gets second and awarded third. If the runner had already made it to second when the ball goes out of play, he is considered going to third and his awarded home. Most of the time its semantics, but sometimes its a little trickier.
Ron Burgandy - a field has been below ground, just not Ted Williams.
Butch Hobson was below ground when he made a catch (I think in the 78 season) against the Yankees. He caught the ball as he was falling into the Yankee dugout and ended up halfway down the hallway into the yankees lockeroom. His hand was above the dugout when he caught it but he was either below ground or heading below ground when he landed.
Stay Classy.
er - typo in first line field = fielder
Butch Hobson was not below the ground. He had one foot in the field of play and he wasn't touching anything out of play thus making it a legal catch.
Stay Classy
Ron - I agree - his last foot was in bounds - but his next foot was underground - therefore a fielder can be below ground answering your question to Damus of
Damus,
When has a fielder ever been below the ground?....
— ron burgandy, Mar 03 2008, 10:38 am
A player can be below ground in the dugout and make a catch or a play of some kind on a foul ball.
LJB,
A player with any part of his body touching out of play is considered out of play. End of story
Stay Classy
hilarious how this clip started a "jeter's catch wasnt that good" debate, you could see that coming a mile away. red sox fans are so predicatable..
Dude was air born, unless you consider "air" out of bounds. I still say his feet were hitting the padding as he made "the catch".
I also think he used a mini trampoline to get that high and parallel to the ground.
From th MLB rule book
Rule 5.10
When a fielder, after catching a fly ball, falls into a bench or stand, or falls across
ropes into a crowd when spectators are on the field. As pertains to runners, the
provisions of 7.04(c) shall prevail.
If a fielder after making a catch steps into a bench, but does not fall, the ball is in
play and runners may advance at their own peril
7.04
Rule 7.04(c) Comment: If a fielder, after having made a legal catch, should fall into a stand or
among spectators or into the dugout or any other out-of-play area while in possession of the ball after
making a legal catch, or fall while in the dugout after making a legal catch, the ball is dead and each
runner shall advance one base, without liability to be put out, from his last legally touched base at the
time the fielder fell into, or in, such out-of-play area.
Stay Classy
By "above ground," I meant "Leaving their feet."
It's a common misconception that you have to "get feet down," similar to football.
Baseball has a lot of whacky rules...For instance, a ball that is hit off of the "rubber" and goes into foul territory before a base is considered a foul ball...
Ron B
You are misinterpreting what I am saying - your question to Damus implied that it was impossible for a player to be below ground. I was merely telling you that a player can be below ground and make a play (make a play = touch, catch, throw) on a ball - I could give a crap less if it is an out or not - a player can be below ground.
Stay classy
LJB,
A player cannot be below ground and make a play.
Stay Classy
Burgandy,you're quoting sections From the MLB rule book, when the highlight is not even from an MLB game? ...makes perfect sense. (i guess)
Sully,
read the thread.
Stay CLassy
Burgandy, EXACTLY! Since you're border line retarded, I'll help you. The point is once you start posting rule books and paragraphs in a blog, it's a sure sign that you should probably just crawl on over to the message board or start your own blog.
"A player cannot be below the ground and make a play."
I think that is my favorite rule of all time. It sounds like either a rule for Baseball for the Undead, or a poem where the next line reads "Carpe Diem!" (See picture of Krystal Forscutt, below)
manzo, see the first post. I'm a Sox fan. But, shitty range or not---one foot it or not, Jeter let it all hang out there. Could've easily maimed himself. I don't care whose uni he's wearing, that takes balls.
I'm confused...I thought the 'original' Ron Burgandy capitalized his first initials. Will the real RB/rb please stand up?
If the ball doesn't touch the ground its a catch. They would never call it otherwise and never have.
The strike zone is supposed to be letters to just below the knees. Look how that is called.
i'm a bit late here, but EC, football doesn't even come close to having rules that make sense. You can hit everyone on the field but the quarterbacks and kickers. The ground can cause a fumble. Illegal formations. Etcetera etcetera.
This catch looked like it was during practice. We are talking about parctice man. .....practice!
Best catch ever was the kid in the Texas HS playoffs (I think-youtube doesn't seem to have it anymore). Big game, kid layed out completely. It was on ESPN as the No.1 play.
someone touched on the rule earlier. I had a bet with my friend last summer about the rule and did some heavy research to figure it out. The rule seems to be that part of the fielders body must be on or over the field. This works like the goal line in football where it extends to the sky. Too tough to tell from this angle in the video but i would say it is a legal catch as it appears part of his leg is still over the field of play.
"I mean if you can catch the ball on the other side of the fence what's to prevent somebody from just playing on the other side of the fence?"
Ground balls maybe?
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I'll take cat-killer Kevin Mitchell's barehander, Jeter's potential broken neck into the stands, or even "The Catch That Shall Not Be Named" over this.