Nah... Sit the fuck down A-fRaud because it's going to be cold this winter!!!

Now to try and find a way to get BdUbs idea of the 9th-inning Rub into the mix.

S.

That's the link taking you to the whole story on ESPN... Where they get paid to write less awesome stuff then our writers put out... And our writers put out!

My opinion of Syracuse and Pitt going to the ACC??? From a competition point of view, it's a smart move. Syracuse has already proven it can hang against ACC teams. Now it's another level of opponents for them to battle with each season.

Downfall? Bad idea? Devils Advocate?

Sure, they now have to battle Duke, UNC, Maryland, Miami, and other teams that have 'been there, done that'... The ACC tournament is a gauntlet of tough teams leading up to the NCAA tournament. The good part of the BigEast is that the BET was finished on Saturday night. The ACC tourney goes into Sunday afternoon and most brackets are waiting for them to finish to see who is selected from the ACC to fill out the pool of 68.

The Orange is going to have to pull out some serious sac when they step on the field with the likes of Maryland, FSU, GeorgiaTech, and other ACC powerhouse teams. They will be going from 'climbing their way up' in the BigEast to being a lower-tier team in a strong conference. The MiamiU and BostonCollege rivalries will be renewed and definitely add to the highlights of the season.

I do believe if this does take place it will be effective next seasons, as the article does not state specifically when the 'move' will take place.

Be safe, stay warm.

S.

With 5 minutes to go before draft time, Bo FINALLY returned my text to tell me I had the 3^rd spot… Oh baby!!! I know A.Petterson and A.Foster wouldn’t make it that far so I set my eyes…er, text message on Ray Rice! No word from Bo after about 20 minutes and then I got the return… With the 3^rd pick, YaGata NGata drafts Ray Rice! My #1 pick is set… Time for me…er, Bo, to build a franchise!!! This is my first time having RayRay... don’t let me down...

Here is how my draft went…

Hey look... Wimbeldon... Who cares...

CWS... PINNNG... Switch to wood already before someone else gets killed.

OhioSt... Like I said last time... There will always be evidence.

NFL lockout... Stop fucking around and just sign the papers.

NBA draft is this week... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Did I just watch SpOrTsCeNtEr and NOT see a single story about LeDouche??? You have got to be kidding me. Scratch that. Pat Riely had to open his mouth.

Hey Cubs... Thanks for rolling over against the Yanks this weekend in 'Inter-League' play. You win the Friday night game and then decide that letting them hit BP off your bullpen the next two game would be fun... The Sunday night game was the MOST baseball I have watched in one sitting this year. Looks like it will be the high point for the season. Thanks for ruining it again, Cubs.

Oh, fuck... That's right... Soccer is in it's pre-round-warm-up-round-robin-play-for-2-years-to-not-qualify-for-World-Cup-play

Fuck off soccer...

...And the WNBA
...And the BCS
...And...

Ah, crap... Looks like I have run out of sports to offend...

Wait for it... Wait for it... Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaait for it...

Hey NASCAR... Mix in a right turn will ya! It's starting to get old again. No wonder your ratings are down and no one is in the seats at the track. However, when you DO go to a road-coarse, it is a snooze-fest. Who ever qualifies first or second is most likely going to win.

That's it for me... I got shit to do.

Enjoy your summer Gab!!!


S.

Let's just say my ADD-Tunnel-Vision has had me busy doing other things. Like clearing out a half-acre of woods from behind the house. I'm currently in what could be the longest home-re-fi EVER... By the time the weekend is over, it will have been 2 months since the first phone call was made. Oh, yeah... And it FINALLY STOPPED FUCKING RAINING!!! BRING ON SUMMER!!!

Enough of that garbage...

I can say for certain that we are all in the same boat on this... Fuck you LeDouche'. Even IF you win this NBA title... THAT'S ONLY ONE!!! I will be that guy that will argue that LeDouche' isn't even in the same conversation as Jordan when it comes to listing the Who's-Who in NBA history because Jordan has 6 Titles... LeDouche'... 1... Maybe... And now with Dirk messing up his finger, it just galvanizes my theory that the NBA is one big WWE on wood. Gawd-fobid the 'chosen-one' doesn't win to help sell jerseys... Give them all a ball so they will stop fighting over it.

Anyone notice a new team in fRag's Baseball League??? Yep... www.MYTEAMBLOWS.com is rocking the cellar like no one else can!!! I better be careful, they are on a hot streak right now and have won a matchup. My bats are cold, my arms are limp, and the manager is gonna get fired. However... One of my relievers in Jeff Thomas' league posted an ERA of 165.00 last night. Thanks Cubs... Fuck me... 6 hits and 5 earned runs in 0.1 innings pitched. AWESOME!!!

Congrats to UVA for winning the NCAA Lacrosse Title this past weekend. I was hoping for a new Syracuse Orange National Champions t-shirt... But an un-ranked Maryland pulled out the 'shocker' on Saturday and sent the Orange home with an overtime miracle. My family in Maryland was on my ass all weekend talking trash about the game and I told them that MD deserves to win it all because they earned it. The title game was a good one... However, I will support a shot-clock in lacrosse. Eliminate the 'Stall' and give them 45 seconds. Incorporate some of Basketballs rules and modify. 15 seconds to get it across mid-field, that leaves 30 seconds to shoot. A lifetime when it comes to the fastest game on two feet.

Hey... NFL... you're fucking killing me here...

Hey... OhioState... there is ALWAYS going to be evidence...

Hey... World of Cycling... Lance will NEVER get caught...

Hey... Atlanta... A little LATE on the support of the Thrashers...

Hey... NHL... GO BRUINS!!!

Hey... Gab... I'M BAAAAAAAACK!!!

S.

Good-ole-boy-JR's riding around in boats that cost as much as my house gettin' a line wet wearing decked out fishing shirts with college colors and logo's. The questions are flooding my head to max-capacity. I might not be able to sleep unless I get another 5 or 6 beers in me and forget what I was watching.

First off... How do I get signed up to be accepted to this curriculum? Do I have to be in Eastern Kentucky University? Whom, by the way is destroying the other schools. One kid in a fancy shirt, the other in camo-shorts, red T-shirt, and cap slightly askew. Both wearing their tattered flip-flops and you can see the black spot on their chins from where the producers told them to 'please, take out the dip'... These guys started talking smack about the LSU team and the announcers were just eating it up. Hell, the two from EKU didn't even have on the $500 custom polarized fishing goggles everyone else had. So what do they do... Go cruising around the other schools with their feet up and trolling slow. The only thing missing was the kicker-speaker playing thumping music and the fuzzy dice.  

What is the rest of their class schedule like?

M-W-F 900-1000 HO101. How to sleep in flea-bag hotels every weekend and not catch a skin disease.

T-Th 1000-1200 KN201 Blind-Folded Knot-Tying Advanced. Participants in this class need to bring their swimmies because it's held under water.

M-W-F EX110 Acceptable excuses for not catching fish.... Apparently the boys from Alabama just finished this class before heading out to the water because the one was rambling  about how the transducer on his depth-finder was messing up and and he couldn't do what he wanted while on the water... blah blah blah... go back to Bama' you slacker. Excuses are like assholes... Everyone has one and they usually stink. Geezus he is still crying about it. Grab a stick and mark some lines on it and push it in the water till it hits bottom.

My opinion... Good for them. Get an education while catching fish. Then get PAID to catch fish. Isn't that the dream of everyone South of the Mason-Dixon line???

.....WOAH.... Wait one cotton-picking minute... What... The... Fuck... Is... This??? Did someone change my cable provider to one from Oklahoma??? Get this... COLLEGE RODEO... Oh, wait. I am on ESPiN-U. All college, all the time. But Rodeo??? Ok, ok. I deserve it. I turned it to this channel because I was in need to see what the College BASS Fishing had in store.

All right... Screw this crap... It's 4:15, time for RobotChicken. Ba-bawk-bawk-bawk. Someone once told me that the theme music to RC makes them want to kick puppies. Break out the shit-kickers and kick some shit!!!

Oh, yeah... And I have a clambake and pig roast to go to Saturday... Something tells me this should be a very interesting day... My ticket:

S. 

The NBA is freaking because of all the big name free agents and the owners are messing their shorts over who is going where and what the contract numbers are going to look like...

Here is a thought... And a preface... I may write one or two NBA posts per year. This thought struck me as odd and felt the burning urge (not when I pee) to put this together and see what falls out because the parts don't fit together.

What if...

What if the free agents in this years pool formed their own team? No contracts. No coach. Use a local college gym for a home court while Nike builds Swoosh Court. Where? Everywhere. Nike could build one in NY, Miami, Dallas, LA... Hell make Vegas their home city.

First off, let's take a look at the possible roster for the Las Vegas Lightning. (That is my pick for a team name). The 'Top 25 Free Agents are:

LeBron James SF
Dwyane Wade  SG
Dirk Nowitzki PF
Chris Bosh PF
Joe Johnson SG
Amar'e Stoudemire PF
Carlos Boozer PF
Yao Ming C
Rudy Gay SF
David Lee PF
Paul Pierce SF
Josh Childress SF
Luis Scola PF
Tyrus Thomas PF
Ray Allen SG
Shaquille O'Neal C
Josh Salmons SG
Brandan Haywood C
Udonis Haslem PF
J.J. Redick SG
Ronnie Brewer SG
Raymond Felton PG
Josh Howard SF
Matt Barnes SF
Richard Jefferson SF

Now it would be impossible for all of them to be on one team. But to build a roster and a starting 5 is VERY possible and might look something like this.

G: Dwyane Wade
G: Joe Johnson
F: LeBron James
F: Amar'e Stoudemire
C: Brandon Haywood

I put Haywood in Center because Shaq is on his way out via retirement in my opinion. Yao Ming has yet to play a full season, effectively. One could pick and choose others for the starting 5 but this is my post dammit and I say give them all a ball and get them to stop fighting over it. I know... There are other free-agents that might be better than some of these guys, but I took this published list and built from there. If you don't like it... tough. Write your own blog then.

A full roster might look something like this.
Starters:
G: Dwyane Wade
G: Joe Johnson
F: LeBron James
F: Amar'e Stoudemire
C: Brandon Haywood
Bench:
Chris Bosh PF
Rudy Gay SF
Paul Pierce SF
Ray Allen SG
J.J. Redick SG
Shaquille O'Neal C

Being a non-fan of the NBA and only getting the bits and bites from ESPiN on SC and the ENews, I see these guys continuously fighting with their coaches and wanting to do what they want. One would think that this group could get together in the off season, write up some plays, practice... We're talking about practice... get a bench rotation together. But my guess is that everyone would want to be a starter. Sorry guys, only 5 on the floor at once. Obviously a training staff and medical crew for the team would be necessary. However... I would think that with this group, there would be enough money to pull the Zen-Master from LA and make him the man behind the clipboard. Phil Jackson might be the ONLY person who would be able to mix these ego's and make it work.

How would they get paid. Shoe deals and Gatorade. Nike and Remmington Arms logo's everywhere. Welcome to the Remmington Pregame Shoot-Around, we are here in Vegas at Swoosh Court getting ready to tip off the inaugural season for the Las Vegas Lightning. These guys get paid enough from their other contracts and sponsors that they wouldn't affect the NBA's salary cap because their salaries wouldn't come from the league. The unfortunate part would be that the ticket prices would be through the roof because Nike Stadium would in turn have to pay them their salary. What was that about a salary cap issue?

Where would the team be positioned in the league. Why the West, of course. Either dissolve the Clippers or just change the locks on the doors so when they show up for practice they can't get in. Put a sign on the door. "Sorry, you've been evicted from the league because you suck."

Now I am sure I may have missed a few "important" issues concerning free-agency and what "rules" the league may have in place. But I don't give a shit... This is what I think might get a casual fan such as myself to either get more involved or shut me out altogether. I might lean toward being shut out. Why would I want to watch two teams with no talent on it because the top 10 or 11 players are all on one team? Half of their games would be like the Globetrotters vs. Generals. Who would want to watch that garbage... Not me, that's for sure.

Oh, well...

S.

Click the link... Go ahead... Help me make sense of this...

A local drunk serving his first day with a suspended license decided he wanted to do 65 up a city street while half in the bag and bonked out of his gourd on the hippie lettuce. He crosses the center line, drifts back, rear-ends  a car that pushes it into another then he flips his SUV into a restaurant. A laundry list of charges are slapped on him. So, you think to yourself... SELF... This dolt-muffin is gonna be sitting in the tank for a few days maybe even weeks while the judge decides what he wants for lunch.

Oh...SELF... That is where justice fails... we are talking MEGA F.A.I.L.

This fuck GETS OUT OF JAIL THIS MORNING... Gets home, gets into his other vehicle, then bombs it up another road and goes head-on into another vehicle!!!

I AM NOT MAKING THIS SHIT UP!!!

Not 24 hours after being cut out of one vehicle... He is being cut out of a 2nd. Unfortunately, the car he went head long into had 2 occupants that were air-lifted with life threatening injuries.

So WHO is at fault here??? Is the judge at fault for giving this guy bail in the first place? Should the family be in question for not letting this guy get his shit together for a day or two in county? At what point do they NOT put a sherrif outside his house to make sure nothing stupid happens?

WHAT

THE

FUCK!?!?!?

S.

I am no baseball genious, so someone explain this to me. The Crankees are crying about the way the Sox changed pitchers during the MARATHON 4hour, 9minute game (that didn't include the hour rain-delay). The way I read it, the pitching coach came out and saw that Beckett was hurt and signaled to bring someone in. The rest of the Boston coaching staff saw this and quickly went to the mound. NY is claiming that there was no indication of an injury and that Manny Delcarmen should not have been able to take as many warmup pitches as he did. Waaaaaaaaaah. I guess their outfielders should learn to catch with too hands also. Squeeze that!

What the hell is going on in the NL West??? The Cubs, who are 3rd in the NL Central would be in dead last in the West. That noise? That was the Nats bubble bursting.

Amare Staudemire has no comeback when someone yells: Your mom's a drunk!!! She actually was kind of sneaky smart with this one. She was cruising at 60, while using both lanes, and with out an ignition interlock device. Guess which one she got in trouble for the most... That's right Gab... No interlock device. Well, that, and refusing to take a field sobriety test with 'Glassy and watery eyes.' But officer, she was on her way to an alcohol class. Apparently when the nice judge tells you that it's mandatory to have one, you can't drive unless you have one. RENTALS included. That's where she gets my vote of approval for getting all McGuyver on the situation.

And now for a random clip...
 

Thank you 'Attack Of The Show'...

Once again. 4am, internet, and alcohol don't always mix.

Isn't this setting you up for more dissapointment when you actually DO score that chick at the bar? Get her back to your mom's basement, get the wine-coolers out of your dads office fridge, make her say directly to the hidden camera "Yes, I am over 18". Convince her that the blue pill fizzing in her drink is just a tic-tac. Off come the pants and cue the 'losing' music from 'The Price Is Right' Wah-Wah-Wahhhhh. That's no booty. That BOOTY-POP!!! No, my pretty... That's a 'souvenier' the police will collect as evidence.

S.

Or friend Mr.B re-posted his blog over at the 'other' place this week. Seems he may have burned a few bridges on his way out the door and some folks think he should just get bent.

You're such a jerk Beeze. Grow up... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA... douche clamp!

Any-who... I may have started a rumor that SN might be laying off some support staff at the end of the year and then shutting down the blog community... oops. You're welcome.

S.

The last 'game' of the season was on the road in Louisville. This was the first time she wore the shirt in question and L'ville smacked the Cuse all over the floor. OK. One loss. Last game of the season, no problem, still get the #1 seed in the NCAA's and a 2 round bye in the BigEast Tourney. Get the loss out of the way and reset the mojo. WRONG!!!

The next game was a 'no-see' game for us. We were on vacation and were in Key West the day of the game. Now, now. I know what your going to say... But Steve, it's Key West. There are a ton of bars and TV's to see the game... And you're all correct with that statement. The only exception is the mindset of 'Oh, it's only Georgetown' and 'The Cuse shouldn't have any trouble with the Hoyas'. That was until I saw what shirt the wife was wearing. Mental note alarm. She wore that shirt during the L'ville loss. Crap. We were already off the ship and on the trolley tour around the town, too late to convince her to change. The tour was nice, right up until we were at the Hemmingway House and ran into some hoops fans with mobile web on their phones who informed us that the Cuse were down by 5, G-Town was shooting 73%, and Arinze Onuaku was hurt... FML!!!

Time to get nervous. That's 2 loses for the shirt. But the Cuse still got their #1 seed and lit up their first two opponents. The punching bag known as the Catamounts, and then a clinic on how to shoot the 3 against Gonzaga. Bring on Butler.

Flash to Thursday afternoon. I went against the option of wearing Orange to work. Simple black polo. Sit down to put my shoes on and in she walks from work... Wearing THAT shirt... Oh, no... I didn't say anything. Just shut my mouth and went to work. I should have spoken up right there.

5 minutes into the game and the Cuse have yet to show up. It was an AAU game at best. 12 turnovers in the FIRST HALF!!! 18 over all... Nuf said.

I send her a text telling her to change... NOW!!!

No reply.

Send again: You change yet?

Reply: I am at Mom's. I am not stripping.

Crap...

Game over... Cuse lose...

Incoming Text from the wife:

Time to burn the shirt.

YA THINK???

This week...

Second half... Change TV's to help the Kharma.

Just tell me when it's over...

Thanks for playing...

It's been a pleasure to be knocked out by the 2010 Super Bowl Champions and MVP.

S.

THANK YOU FOR PLAYING!!!

DON'T FORGET YOUR HOME-VERSION ON YOUR WAY OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW... That's all I can say at this point.

What a year it has been. YouGabSports has grown so much and it could not have been done without YOU... Yeah, you. All the members of our humble and beloved site. Many had said we were crazy and it was a ploy to deconstruct 'that' site. But to all those doubters ..l.. I am proud to say YouGabSports is here to say!!!

This time last year Sully, Kyle, and myself were burning the midnight oil putting together what we felt would be the best year long gift to those who would come here. Our hearts are swollen with pride to be able to give this gift day after day and know that you accept it for what it is and take full advantage of it... Which is what a gift should be.

Ok... enough of that crap... Who has been naughty and who has been offered the gift of going down that ol' dirt road??? Line em' up, we got something for everyone! Sure, our 'Santa' might smell of Whiskey and cheap cigars, but at least ours doesn't have to reregister with the state everytime he moves! You want a gift? I said get the fuck in line, bitches!

For Kevin: Valium. A big freaking 55 gallon drum of the shit. Easy big guy, easy. Oh, yeah. And a pamphlet on meditation for dealing with customer service reps...

For Kyle: A longer commute to work. Nothing says Christmas love like being left the fuck alone for more than 5 minutes. Santa also has the newest up-grade of 'Photo-shop' for you as a stocking stuffer.

For oldharry: A new bar stool. Hide the keys and disconnect the mandated ignition locking breathalyzer, this one is motorized. Twist the grip and off you go. Just make sure you wait a bit after that last Fred-Lite before heading down the road... Wouldn't want anything bad to happen.

For Mo: A years worth of cleaning services from the local house-maid service. The Taverns gonna need it after this years Festivus party! They will stop in once a month to dig the peanut shells out from behind the Karaoke machine.

For Lanz: SpellChecker... Enough said.

For Scottjax77: Tickets to next weeks WWE event at the Dome here in Syracuse! Can't guarantee delivery by the time the matches start. Oh, and and full day of no Yankee bashing... Can't guarantee that either... But it's the thought that counts, right?

For Dominic00: A brand new Blackha.... What? How in the hell is a fricking Blackhawks jersey on backorder... Really?.... 

 hotch - for our buddy north of the border, an upgraded anti-virus software for all the porn he sends us! Just our way of saying keep 'em coming!!!

IHM: A shelf for that nice new GabCup... Congratulations on the achievement. You earned it!

For fan82: A spit guard for your computer monitor. You keep up those rants and the doc might step in and increase your blood pressure medicine too.

For Harvey Dakota: A brand-spanking-new Welcome mat... Welcome to the Gab!!!

For B-Dub: A gift card to Dick'sSportingGoods for some new 'Pong' gear. But remember, acceptance of said gift releases the Gab and it's affiliates from any and all possible law-suits either active or pending.

For Broncs: Santa is an odd fellow... One gift is a box of ammo for your next big hunt. The other is a box of tissues for when your Broncos get booted from the first round of the playoffs.

For Beeze: Salad and Slim-Fast... Ground control to Major Tom. Let me be the first to congratulate you on becoming the Gab's first 'Ass-tronaut'

For TenaciousFranz: A free years' membership to the YouGab Day Care Center. We aren't quite sure if the background check has cleared on the baby-sitter yet... But drop off the boys anyway, someone will be here to watch them.

For Bandit: A free subscription to our version of the 'Vegas-Insider' We will give you a years worth of point spreads and pick-em's in one big, fat book. Sure, we may not know the schedule for the NFL next year, but what the hell... Make your picks anyway!

For PBK: A tub of Tums, a pound of Goodies Headache Powder, and a trunk full of Tylenol to ease the pain that is the Steelers 09-10 season, and a knock-off Championship Terrible Towel. Stillers is mis-spelled on it. I think MemberX was selling them.

For Last: But not least...HA.. Santa Gab is such a cut up. Must be the TavernNog. A new keyboard... or two. You keep up all the posting and we are gonna have to re-name the site after you.

Well now... Looks like SantaGab needs a pee-break and a smoke. For those still in line, the TavernElves will be passing out the rest of the gifts. Feel free to trade amongst yourselves. I think the only things left in the gift bag are stale Fruit-cake from last years party and $5 gift cards to businesses that aren't even in your part of town. Nothing says Merry Christmas like a cheap card to a Sonic when there isn't even one in your city.

Thanks SantaGab... YOU SUCK! Who bought all these DHL Delivery hats? What is this receipt of $245.31 from the OliveGarden doing in here? Now who's here... ARE THOSE STRIPPERS??? NO, turn that music off... Hey, wait a minute... No, keep it going, I am headed to the back with this one... see you in 5 minutes guys!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAAAAAAAASSSSSS!!!

PS - if your looking for any last minute gift ideas for the guys behind the scenes we have a suggestion. In the coming year when you pay us a visit would you mind clicking on GOOGLE ads, say one or two. This helps us from digging deep and aids us in keeping things afloat! Just a little shameless huckstering from the powers that be!

At what point does it seem OK to be seen with money in your hand while standing near the replay booth on the side-line while YOUR OWN PLAY is in question???

Answer? NEVER!!!

...Now the fucking talking heads on EsPn say it's OK...

Are you fucking kidding me??? It's OK to be perceived that you want to bribe a ref?

The NBA is in it's own quagmire (Giggity) with their refs being accused of fixing games. Does Goddel REALLLLLY want this on his watch? As commishioner of the NFL, ol' Ocho-Asshole should be set down for a few weeks and fined a few HUNDRED-THOUSAND of those singles...

Absolute garbage...

S.

This video get 2.5 MILLION clicks a week... 

 Keep watching... It just keeps getting better as it goes...

Hope Ms. Willson 'shows' up...

http://www.t-wilson.org/

S.

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Edit: I am a fucking idiot... I need to know about starting Brandon Jacobs (NYG) not Barber.... DUH!!!