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hotchickswithdouchebags.com - As to the goofy-ass clown you've acquired during your 'bag-sweep of the club, please cast him back to Frat Row where he can acquire a Ubiquitous Red Cup in peace. His beads and hat tilt smell like desperation.

His beads and hat tilt smell like desperation! Ha so true! Hey....wait a minute.

Introducing Kara from Springfield College. I'll tell you what. For a school that I didn't even know existed until a week ago that is a pretty good accomplishment to have two smokeshows already. Maybe I should send them a banner to hang in the gym to honor the achievement.

As a reminder Smokeshow of the Day would not exist without people sending in nominations. This is code for send us some hot bitches now! All nominations to randomthoughts@barstoolsports.com

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Atlanta - GHSA executive director Ralph Swearngin said Tuesday that it likely would be another day before he ruled on whether a high school baseball catcher intentionally missed a pitch that struck an umpire in the face mask last weekend in the Class AAA championship series in Cartersville.  The incident took place in the fourth inning of Saturday's third and deciding game of the series, won by Cartersville 13-1. Stephens County catcher Matt Hill ducked and pulled down his mitt down on a pitch that struck umpire Jeff Scott, who was not injured.  The previous inning, Stephens County shortstop Ethan Martin, the brother of the pitcher, Cody Martin, had argued with Scott and thrown his batting helmet after becoming the ninth consecutive Stephens County batter to strike out. Stephens County principal David Friend apologized to the GHSA on Monday and said he would interview players and coaches and make a report to Swearngin this week. "With school out, it takes awhile to find students and talk to them, so it might take a few days," Swearngin said. "We could have a ruling by the end of the business day Wednesday."

Come on.  Can’t you come up with a better excuse than school is out and you can’t find the players?   This isn’t the Major Leagues.  The players aren’t flying all over the country and going on vacation.   Give me a break.    But more importantly why do you even need to talk to the players?   I watched this video once and knew that the catcher missed that pitch on purpose.  I mean that was the worst case of acting I’ve ever seen in my life.   Hey kid just move your glove towards the ball and let it sail over it.    Don’t fake like you think it’s in the dirt or a curveball.    Bottom-line is that the catcher deserves whatever he gets just based on that pathetic fake out move.    Although I am curious how you punish him if he is a senior?

Thanks to DW for the tip

PS - MIAA needs to go to a best of 3 state championship format. The one and done thing cost me a state title my senior year when we were clearly the best team in the state. Don't worry I still got a ring my Sophomore year though.

From the Herald:

If the Red Sox are going to repeat as world champions this season and win their third title in five years, they may have to do it without David Ortiz. After injuring his left wrist during the Red Sox’ victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night, Ortiz learned yesterday he has tendon sheath damage that will keep him sidelined indefinitely. According to a source, Ortiz’ wrist will be immobilized for roughly the next month to determine whether the injury can heal on its own. If it cannot, the Red Sox and Ortiz very well may face a harsh reality: Season-ending surgery.

Let me get this straight, because I sort of nodded off halfway through reading that. So the Red Sox are saying that Papi will likely be out a month, and others are suggesting he might need surgery that would end the season for him. The Sox might have to go the rest of the year without greatest clutch hitter in their history, you say? They could lose the most feared left handed bat in the American League, you say? They might have to make do without their emotional leader and the most respected player in the game? Yaaaawwwn. Sorry. I don't mean to be rude, it's just that this story is boring me.

There was a time when news like this would incite panic in the streets, cause a run on the banks and make it Standing Room Only on the ledges of every high rise in Boston. But that was a long time ago. When you're living in the sports mecca of the world, smack in the middle of one dynasty (the Patriots), the early stages of another (Sox) and the ascendancy of yet a third (Celtics), you don't let something like the potential loss of the city's most beloved athlete get you down. You persevere, move on, and pencil Sean Casey's .302 career BA (.351 with the Sox) into the 3-hole. The loss of Papi, for however long it lasts, is just another bump in the road for the Sox; something you overcome that makes winning all the sweeter. A challenge to add drama to their inexorable march toward Team of the Decade status. Like the thing Rocky has to overcome in every sequel (loss of Eye of the Tiger, Mick's death, punch-drunkeness, old age) losing Ortiz will just make this year's World Series Championship DVD that much more interesting.

Bostonherald.com - It was a game-changing moment no Celts fan could forget - Kevin McHale clotheslining L.A. Lakers bruiser Kurt Rambis in Game 4 of the heated 1984 playoffs. But the bespectacled Rambis didn’t limit his dust-ups to Celtics [ team stats] players that playoff season. Paul Baribeau claims he was sucker-punched by the hulking Rambis as soon as the game 7 ended and fans flooded the court in 1984. The Lynn father is eager for a reunion with Rambis at the Celtics-Lakers match-u Thursday night.  “I’ve got a sign for him and everything,” Baribeau said, who plans to take poster asking ‘Where’s Kurt?’ in yellow and purple for the Lakers assistant coach Thursday night. Baribeau, who won a settlement in a lawsuit against Rambis, remembers the testosterone-filled Game 7 like it was yesterday. The clock wound down and the Celtics came out on top, thanks in part to McHale’s rough play. Fans flooded the court, ripping down the baskets and surrounding the players. Fueled by pals and ramped up by the win, Baribeau saw Rambis and decided to go for the ultimate souvenier. “I wanted to get the shirt off his back,” said the 49-year-old Lynn resident. As Baribeau tugged on the back of Rambis’ jersey, the 6-feet 8-inch power forward swung at him, breaking his nose and giving him a shiner on his left eye. “They say you shouldn’t try and take the cape off of Superman’s back,” Baribeau said, referencing the mustached Rambis’ nickname. “I should have listened.” Baribeau was knocked to the floor and trampled on by the swarm of fans who stormed the court, leaving him with a bloody nose and footprints on his back.He filed a lawsuit later that year, and Rambis settled in 1987. Baribeau won’t say exactly how much, calling it “some pocket change.”

I love it.   People can reminisce all they want about the Lakers Vs. Celtics rivalry, but when push comes to shove this is what it is all about.      Guys from Lynn getting their face bashed in while trying to rip the shirt off Kurt Rambis’s back.    I’m sure broken nose and all this guy doesn’t regret it for a second.  I mean imagine if he succeeded?   That would have been the best memento of all time.  Plus he still got an awesome story out of the deal.  Broken noses heal.   Rivalry stories live on forever.

PS - I’m not sure how this guy was able to sue Rambis though?  Doesn’t it kind of seem like he deserved to get clobbered?     And what's up with Boston Rob being in the picture?

I could just tell by the ominous music that something great was about to happen and sure enough right at the 2:00 minute mark this little brat open hand slaps his mother in the face. Listen lady, I may not know much about motherhood and I'm not Dr. Phil, but I do know that if you have two options when your kid slaps you in the mouth.

Option #1 - You better teach him a lesson and fucking drop him right then and there so it never happens again.

Option #2 - Shut your bitch ass up when he tells you to so he never has to do it again.

Man, that Jason Whitten really has a great ass.

When it comes to romance, it appears Mike Tyson is out for the count after falling for former Big Brother contestant Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace. The former boxing champion, who famous bit a chunk off Evander Holyfield's ear in 1997, was spotted nibbling at the blonde D-lister's lobe during a night out at London club Chinawhite. The two sat at a table tucked away out of sight of most party goers, but their canoodling didn't go unnoticed. Despite Mike's notorious reputation - he was convicted of rape in 1992 - Aisleyne has been won over by his apparent charm... She has said: "Mike's really not like people think. He's made out to be this scary, fearsome person but he's nothing like that. He's a great guy and a perfect gentleman..."

Like Nicholson says in South of the Border "A woman takes to an outlaw like a little boy takes to a stray dog." I'm sure Aisleyne is a nice girl and all, but I'm going to have to call shennanigans on her claiming Iron Mike is a "perfect gentleman," unless the definition of gentleman has been broadened to include guys who like to make girls bleed like Tyson has admitted he does. Call me cynical, but until proven otherwise, I'm going to assume Mike is still roofless, his style impetuous and his defenses inpregnable.

So what's going on here? Why would Hogan-Wallace go date a guy who wants to eat Lennox Lewis' kids? I can only assume that every single soccer player in England is either spoken for or out of her league. By British law, they get first crack at all hot UK celebrity chicks. And apparently psychotic, homicidal, obese, has-been US boxers get the leftovers. (British pop singers must come last because for some reason you never saw Elton John, Boy George or George Michael with a girl. Go figure.)

Anyway, how hot is this chick? Here's a few more pictures to help you vote.

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You know when I first saw that Paul Pierce play I just assumed it had to be the worst call in the history of basketball. But I think the 2nd video has it beat. I've watched it 10 times and I still don't even understand what happened.

Vote 1 for Pierce and 10 for High School Game

Boston.com - NESN today announced that SportsDesk anchor Hazel Mae will leave the sports network at the end of the month.

“After four incredible and exciting years at NESN, I’ve decided now was the right time for me to make this difficult decision to leave,” Hazel Mae said in a statement released today. “It has been both a personal and professional privilege to be a part of NESN and the dedicated SportsDesk team. During my time with the network, I’ve had more than a few once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, including the chance to cover two World Series and a Super Bowl. I am grateful to the Red Sox and Bruins ownership groups, NESN president, Sean McGrail, and all the players and staff who have supported and challenged me. Most importantly, I’d like to thank the amazing and passionate sports fans of New England, who have welcomed me into their homes and given me a chance to do the kind of work I enjoy.”

Poor Hazel Mae. First Tina Cervasio gets whacked and now Hazel has fallen under the sword of the Boston Blond Mafia. She probably never even saw it coming either. That's how blonds work. They act all cute and giggly and then rip your balls off when you least expect it. I'm sure that somewhere in a smoke filled room Kathryn Tappen, Heidni Watney and Julie Donaldson are sipping dirty martini's getting a good chuckle out of this. But while they may have been able to force Hazel out of town, her legacy will live on forever. Because make no mistake about it. Hazel Mae was a pioneer in terms of bringing sex to the Boston Sports scene. Ironically without her Double D tits blazing the trail we'd never have the likes of Julie Donaldson, Heidi Watney and Kathryn Tappen today. So for that I say thank you Hazel Mae and Godspeed.

Foxnews.com - A car driven by an alleged drunken driver plowed into a bicycle race along a highway near the U.S.-Mexico border Sunday, killing one cyclist and injuring 10 others. Juan Campos was apparently drunk and had fallen asleep at the wheel before crashing into the race in Monterrey, Mexico, police investigator Jose Alfredo Rodriguez said. A photograph taken by a city official shows the horrifying moment of impact. The force of the collision sent bicyclists and equipment high into the air and Matamoros newspaper El Mañana described children crying, women shouting for help and men trying to lynch Campos before police arrived to arrest him.

What's that saying? A picture is worth a thousand words? I think this is one of those times. Anyway I’m sorry to report that Lance Armstrong was NOT involved this crash. I repeat Lance Armstrong was not involved in this crash.   Kind of seems like a waste of time to go smashing into a bike race if Lance ain’t involved right?   Anyway you got to love the Mexicans.   None of this mammy pammy due process bull shit.    You drive your car into a crowd of people and they’ll lynch your ass right on the spot no questions asked.   That’s why you got to respect Mexico.   They got great fighters and a take no prisoner’s attitude.

Thanks to Ryan M. To see much more of Misa, click here...

Yikes, not a good time to be a Detroit sports fan huh? First your basketball team gets eliminated on their home floor on Friday, then tonight your hockey team is moments away from winning the Stanley Cup... until the other team ties the game with 30 seconds left, then wins it in 3 OT. Ouch. I just hope none of the Red Wings fans had the under, too.

Also, Hal Gill... looking good!