FULL CIRCLE FRIDAY-SUPERTHUG!

All the stories you know and ones you don’t, but should. Welcome to FULL CIRCLE

MONDAY

            -What’s weirder?

That.

Or this…

As always, you decide.

            -Candace Parker got a little too hyped up and headbutted teammate Nneka Ogwumike Sunday Evening.

That’s just how Parker shows affection.  Not her fault her Ogwumike’s head isn’t as sturdy as her husband’s...

TUESDAY

-Lamar Odom apparently has a crack addiction…

Really? Fucking Crack? 

Lamar, you’re rich.  If you’re going to have a drug addiction, it should be something trendier than the BASE.  Crack is so 1989.  This isn’t New Jack City.

            -Oregon Indie group Wild Ones' premiered their official music video for “It’s Real” and features lead singer Danielle Sullivan exchanging creep gazes with members of the Heat and Celtics taken from Miami’s 2011 Game Six victory in the Eastern Conference finals.

Personally, I’m not impressed, people from Portland have been watching other teams during the NBA Postseason for years.

WEDNESDAY

              -Question…

Would you severely discipline an employee for illegally making a few stacks on the side when he has already made you Millions and will continue to make even more?

Dumb question right?  The NCAA thinks so too.

            -Jabril Peppers of Paramus (New Jersey) Catholic H.S. has already made a verbal commitment to Michigan where he’ll play Defensive Back but I doubt anyone will mind too much if he asks to carry the rock a couple times.

THURSDAY

            -Football is back!  Well College Football…still gotta wait a week for the real shit though.  10 days until Kickoff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

           -An entire High School team in Tempe, Arizona decided to prank the QB and play dead during practice.

Interesting, that’s exactly how Adrian Peterson feels whenever he gets a handoff.

FRIDAY

            - If you went to bed early last night, you missed an instant classic in Nashville as Ole Miss edged Vanderbilt  39-35.  The game featured second-half points by the Commodores and two lead changes in the final three minutes including a 75-yard game winning TD.  Those SEC kids never fail to disappoint.

WEEKEND WATCH!

What you should be doing this weekend if you know, you’re not drunk or doing something better…

DON”T STAY INSIDE!!!!!!

It’s the last national holiday until Thanksgiving so get out and do something because in about three weeks time, we’ll be in full hoodie, scarf and cap mode.

 Go to the beach, the pool, have a BBQ, sit outside, drink outside, go to the park, go watch a Football game, look at the stars (if you can see any), just do SOMETHING!  ANYTHING!  GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER!

Which brings me to…

FRIDAY SHOUT-OUT!

Recognizing whomever the hell I want!

Shout-out to Summer 2013 along with the people, places and things who made it one for the books.

Thank you for your continued support of the WST.  As always, be safe on those streets this weekend and be good to each other.

-WST

THE TEN COOLEST SPORTS CLIQUES OF ALL TIME!

Today the WST pays tribute to the coolest cliques in sports.  These groups had it all: attitude, loyalty, personality, skill, style.  Most importantly, they weren't just teammates, they were friends. 

10. The Four Horseman

Members: Ric Flair.  Arn Anderson.  Tully Blanchard, Barry Windham and J.J. Dillon (manager)

-The first gang of Pro Wrestling.  They had all the titles.  They dressed in the best clothes.  Ate at the best restaurants and partied with the prettiest girls. They also stomped the shit out of any and all challengers and made it cool to be a villain.

9. Cincinnati Nasty Boys

Members: Ron Dribble, Norm Charlton, and Randy Myers.

-The three relievers Combined for 44 saves during 1990 season along with 8.5 scoreless innings en route to the Reds World Series sweep over the Oakland A’s.  Seriously, all three dealt more fire than your local herb man.

8. The Purple People Eaters

Members: Alan Page, Carl Eller, Jim Marshall, and Gary Larsen.

-One NFL MVP, two Hall of Fame jackets, and 19 Pro Bowls between the Vikings' D-Line.  If you ever heard the phrase “Meet at the Quarterback,” you have these brothers to thank.  Personally, I prefer their alternate “Purple Gang” nickname.

7. The Broad Street Bullies

Members: Dave “Hammer” Schultz, Bobby Clarke, Bob “Hound” Kelly, Phil Esposito, and Bill Barber.

They may not be number one, but they have the best nickname by a mile.    The Philadelphia Flyers of 1975 and '76 were skilled enough to win back-to-back Stanley Cups and mean enough that the starting line kicks it in eternal Hell with the likes of John Dillinger, Lizzy Borden, John Wilkes Booth, Benedict Arnold and of course, Nixon.

6. The Bermuda Triangle

Members: Mike Singletary, Otis Wilson, Wilbur Marshall.

-The Linebacking corps of the 85 Bears vaunted “46” defense would be higher but with so many stars on that unit, it’s not really fair.  Nice Shorts though fellas. 

On a side note; Singletary may be the Hall of Famer of the trio, but I hear Marshall and Wilson were so tough that season; they’d cut your throat and bang your wife.

5. The Fab Five

Members: Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson.

-The GREATEST College hoops class ever recruited.  Baggy shorts, black socks and a genuine hate for the system.  Take it away Jalen…

4. RUN-TMC

Members: Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, and Chris Mullin.

-Bet you forgot these three balled out together.  The Warriors triad only combined forces for two seasons, but they could run, gun, play team ball and were the highest scoring trio in the NBA in 1991.  And do you see those Huxtable sweaters?  SWAG.

3. The Fearsome Foursome

Members: Deacon Jones, Merlin Olsen, Lamar Lundy, And Rosey Grier.

-The most dominant defensive line of all time was also the most Hollywood.  All four got their acting and singing on, which is a little weird when you take into the account the chaos created when they took the field together.

2. The Bad Boys

Members: Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer, Dennis Rodman, Joe Dumars, John Salley, Adrian Dantley, Mark Aguirre, Rick Mahorn, Vinnie Johnson.

-Many fellow Chicagoans will string me up for this… 

I mean the rivalry with the Bulls, the “Jordan Rules,” the fact that a team from punk-ass Detroit cracked the top two.

But when you really think about it, the Pistons were pretty fucking cool.  They were tough, hard-nosed Midwestern answer to the glitzy Lakers of the West Coast and insufferable Celtics of the East Coast.

For all the heat guys on that Detroit endure; people here in the windy city would change their tune real quick if one any of them had ever ended up in a Bulls-oh wait…

 

Fuck Isiah though. I wish him nothing but misery.

1. The Dream Team

Members: Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Karl Malone, John Stockton, Chris Mullin, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Scottie Pippen, Christian Laettener.

-Honestly, what’s cooler than getting together with friends of similar high skill to take the world by storm? What’s cooler than being so good, your foes want to take pictures with you…BEFORE competition.  What’s cooler than running a group of Alpha Males; no weak links?

The dream team was like a real life Justice League and will go down as the coolest collection of athletes ever assembled.

-WST

FANTASY MADNESS!

Aaron Rodgers. Peyton Manning. Calvin Johnson.  Doug Martin.

I’ve really jagged this time…

Bit off more than I can chew.  If this was one of those old anti-drug/alcohol PSAs, I’d be dicked because I couldn’t just say no…

Torrey Smith.  Matt Forte.  J.J. Watt.  A.J. Green.

Eight damn fantasy football leagues…and I agreed to be in every one of them.

Admirable?  Maybe.  Dumb?  Yup.  Interesting?  Sure.  Frustrating?  Hell Yeah.

Lance Moore.  Pierre Thomas.  David Wilson.  Pierre Garcon.

Flipping to the Redzone channel every two minutes at the crib.  Heading to a bar and asking buddies to the check my score since my phone will be dead before halftime.

Mike Wallace.  Jordy Nelson.  Stevan Ridley.   Martellus Bennett.

San Francisco Defense with five sacks and a pick-six?

“YES!  WAIT, NOOO!  SHIT!!”

Stephen Gostkowski.  Owen Daniels.  Dez Bryant.  Matt Ryan.

Gronkowski has a multi-TD game?

“NO!  WAIT, YEAHHHH!  KISS MY ASS!”

Cincinnati Defense.  Kenbrell Thompkins.  Jared Cook.  Ray Rice.

It’s a given that there are some leagues I care about more; the ones with more money on the line, the ones with more people I know because talking shit to some random co-worker of a friend does nothing for me.

But I’m too competitive to not want to win every one.  Tanking is not an option. Effort to GM each team MUST be put forth damn it.

Greg Jennings.  Demaryius Thomas.  Greg Olsen.  Jimmy Graham.

I’ll be spending the entire 2013-2014 NFL season more conflicted than Billy Ray Cyrus…

 But while the headache is great, the entertainment and potential profit are greater.

-WST

FULL CIRCLE FRIDAY-DEFINITION!

All the stories you know and ones you don’t, but should. Welcome to FULL CIRCLE

MONDAY

            -Football is a game of violence...

Correction: violence before the whistle is blown Antonio Smith.  What the hell are you doing?  On the plus side, it is Richie Incognito he’s trying to hit, and Richie Incognito is a royal dipshit.

            -School is back in session and say hello to Ball State Freshman Markus Burden who just won himself a semester of out-of-state tuition with this half court shot…

That’s about $11,000, but he’ll still owe well over a $100,000 through senior year.  Until then, enjoy the moment Markus.  Natty Ice and Taco Bell Crunchwraps are on you.

TUESDAY

-Cardinals and Cubs fans HATE each other and sometimes shit pops off…

Figures…the Cubs are NEVER within striking distance.

            - Nuggets Guard Nate Robinson had a nice 2012-13 NBA season so you know he’s not missing any opportunity to put in some work and hone his skills…

Even at the Airport.

Some might say that’s weird but let’s be honest, take a trip to any college campus on a Sunday morning and you’ll find hundreds of co-eds waking up next to something worse.

WEDNESDAY

            -Dude...what did Jason Heyward do to anyone to deserve that?

Broken Jaw.  Kanye West feels your pain bro.

-NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!

Sleeveless? Shocker.  Have you ever been outside downtown in the D.C.-Virginia area?

THURSDAY

            -Roy Hibbert (all 7’2 of him) can’t fit into an Airplane bathroom…

Hibbs gets to play pro ball and is rich.  If that’s his biggest problem in life, he gets no sympathy from me.  Hold it in you King Xerxes looking fuck.

-Ryan Braun issued an apology for using PED’s and being an all-around cocksmoke.

            However, Aaron Rodgers is still somewhere in a dark room looking at pictures of the two, wondering where it all went wrong as NE-YO’s “So Sick” plays in the background.

FRIDAY

            -Kobe turns 35 today…Yay!

Heard his teammates wanted to get him a cake but decided against it after realizing he probably wouldn’t share and PASS any.

WEEKEND WATCH!

What you should be doing this weekend if you know, you’re not drunk or doing something better…

SEE YOU’RE NEXT!

No, it’s not a Bill Goldberg Bio!  It’s the new slasher flick that’s actually getting rave reviews, so check it out.

SEE DRINKING BUDDIES!

            -Rom-Com for the chicks.  Olivia Wilde for the dudes.  Craft Beer for everyone!

FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFT!

            -Whole lotta drafts will going down this weekend.  Hope you got those team names ready.  Ray Fried Rice anyone?

FRIDAY SHOUT-OUT!

Recognizing whomever the hell I want!

Shout-out to Ben Affleck:  I don’t know what studio executive you know, blew, paid, or maybe you’re just that good, but you won; you are the new Batman.

Enjoy this weekend Benjamin.  Eat well, party, smoke a bowl with Damon, drunk-dial J-Lo, we all know you’ve thought about it…

Because I promise you, if 2015 comes and you do the caped-crusader like you did Daredevil, I’m coming for you sucka, and distributing my own brand of vigilante justice!

Thank you for your continued support of the WST.  See you next week!

-WST

PICKUP BASKETBALL STEREOTYPES

The bros from Dude Perfect have done it again…

This time the trick-shot specialists hit the web with a pretty funny video showcasing the various stereotypes you encounter during a pickup Basketball game.

I haven’t played a pickup game since College (because I suck) but I know no matter what gym or park you go to, you’ll easily find one of these guys.

BTW, I was easily "The Football Player."

-WST

Smart and a pussy or broke and a badass? Pro injuries and the overreaction from fans.

I had a conversation with an old friend last night…

Smart guy.  Great family. Known each other since grade school. Even played on a couple Baseball and Soccer teams together…

So what was I doing looking at a Facebook post of his cockeyed and engaging in a 20-minute debate regarding a Pittsburg Steelers Running Back who may not even be on the team’s roster in three weeks?

The opinion that got me so worked up? 

That Byron Batch, a 2011 seventh-round draft pick out of Texas Tech was a pussy after exiting the fourth quarter of last night’s preseason (yes, preseason) game against the Washington Redskins with a “stinger” when compared to…

Greg Campbell, the Boston Bruins center who made headlines this past June during the NHL’s Eastern Conference Finals when he broke his leg defending a slapshot by Pittsburgh Penguins Center Evgeni Malkin. 

Campbell stayed on the ice for the duration of the penalty kill, skating on one leg for over fifty seconds.

First of all: let’s make it clear; my friend is a hardcore hockey fan, and while hardcore hockey fans do know their shit, they carry an inferiority complex towards any sport that’s not Hockey. 

Hockey fans get MAD at the fact that people prefer to watch Football, Basketball and Baseball...

(Actual quotes from Hockey people I know)

“I don’t see why people think dunking is so cool, they’re 6’9!”

“Only cons and thugs play Football.”

“Another Cuban off the banana boat to pitch.”

Hard to compare the two situations; second game of the NFL preseason versus a crucial moment of an NHL conference championship game, but yes, Campbell’s feat is pretty AWESOME.  You can watch it here. Respect all the way.

But I think this is where my friend and I get a little criss-crossed…

You see, he felt I was trying to defend the toughness of Football but truth is, I could care less if NHL players are truly less, more, or just as “tough” as NFL players…

Because Pro Football is just better, there’s no argument.

16.6 million viewers a game can’t be wrong.

Besides, if Brian Campbell skating on one broken leg is the definition of a badass…

Then I'm sorry, but Lawrence Taylor BREAKING a man’s leg on live TV is the definition of a monster.

Hov said it best, “ya’ll respect the one that got shot/I respect the shooter.”

Hockey is the ginger-faced stepchild in this country, sorry puck people.

For the record, that’s coming from a guy who has put forth an admirable effort to learn and intelligently watch.

Fact remains the game lies exactly where it belongs in the hearts of Americans...just above Major League Soccer. 

Now what ACTUALLY bothered me about my friend’s statement is that it represents the idea that athletes should “tough it out” and finish every game with a limb hanging off.

Yes, these are the same clowns who feel like hardasses because their dipshit high school or college coach once pressured them to play with an injury and want a pro to display the same disregard for their bodies and “love for the game” that they once did.

Only problem is they’re not a vital part of a pitching rotation…

Or on the third line…

Or a five-time pro-bowler…

They’re not a $90 million dollar face of a franchise…

Pro Sports is a business and risking your long-term career to please some 35 year-old has-been jock in the stands isn’t a smart business decision.

 MLB has a 162 game regular season, 82 for Hockey and Basketball, 16 for the NFL.  That’s a lot of games and even tough guys get banged up.  

Yet, they DO continue to play through sprains, fractures and bruises.

That information is never revealed and for good reason.

Teams are playing for the playoffs, not the regular season, and any player who sits out a game doesn’t necessarily suffer from a lack of toughness.

But fans have become spoiled to the idea of athletes performing theatrical feats when it comes to pain.

Michael Jordan’s flu game in 1997.  Kirk Gibson limping around the bases in 1988.  Duncan Keith stopping a puck with his teeth in 2010.  Willis Reed hobbling on the court in 1970.  Byron Leftwich getting carried by his linemen to the huddle in 2002.  Shit, Adrian Peterson’s 2012 season.

The result?

Jackasses who jizz their pants at the fantasy of their favorite player tearing an ACL, rubbing some dirt on it, taking a pull of whisky, and jogging back out to put the team on their backs.

Never mind four out the six events I mentioned occurred during the Post-SEASON and in the heat of the moment.

That’s not realistic though.  Athletes are not just paid to entertain, but entertain over an extended period of time, what good is that if they’re on a shelf because they choose “not to be a pussy?”

-WST

HEADS UP! THE TOP TEN HIT BY FOOTBALL MOMENTS!

So if you missed last night’s preseason Giants-Colts tilt on Fox (be real, you did) you also missed sideline reporter Pam Oliver getting smoked on that laser by backup Quarterback Chandler Harnish.

Footballs are light enough to nail someone from long distances without inflicting any serious damage like a say, a baseball. In fact, the only thing that usually hurts is your pride because it’s so damn funny.  Go to YouTube and you’ll find hundreds of videos dedicated to the genre.

So today, WST recognizes the 10 moments that will live infamy when it comes to getting smacked around with a pigskin.

10. The Amendola Spike!

Patriots fans expect Danny Amendola to see the endzone quite a few times this year now that he's in New England.  Ushers and on-field security may be wise to keep their distance though.

  9. Brett Farve nut shot

That will teach you to send dick pics creepo.  Notice no one is helping him.

  8. Straight to the dome

Remember when I said this was all about people getting hit with Footballs?  Never said it was limited to American Footballs. Just cause we call it soccer in the States, doesn't mean the rest of the world does.

  7. There’s the wind up…

And just like that; Michael Boley ruined two nights.  Double Kill!

  6. How to meet an attractive Blond

"Hi, my name is" is lame.  Now there's a way she'll always remember you.

  5. “Did you guys just see that Football?”

Yes, Ian Rapoport, yes we did.  Did you?

  4.  Flip-Throw Fail

The worst part if you're the coach of the Blue team?  That's out of bounds on your kid's face.  White team gets another throw.

  3.  Oh Canada.

Hits himself in the nuts, gets shoved, and eats ass in seconds.  Welcome to the CFL.

  2.  Marcia Brady gets FUCKED up

Yeah, you should probably call ol' boy back and rain check that date sweetheart.

  1.  Hans Moleman presents…

Homer's got taste.

WST