Padres Bold Strategy

This whole strategy of not scoring runs is a bold way to win games. Can't say I agree with it yet but I also think we all might be getting roped into a multi layered rope-a-dope play here by the boys. My other theory is we are simply saving all our runs to impress Don Orsillo. That would be another good idea IMO. Don is cool and you always want to impress the new cool guy.


P.S.  Darren Smith (1090AM) finally verbally locating the actual problem with this organization was so refreshing today it hurt.

Hint...

P.P.S.  Dan Sileo (1090AM) apologizing for asking questions about his team (Mike Creepy Dee) performance was also just too perfect.

Lets Talk About Monday Night

Who had a worse Monday night?...

Chargers or Charger Fans

Monday night was the epitome of San Diego Sports and the following days have cemented the national outlook on this sunny beach town. Just a happy soft town that gets pillaged by more passionate sports towns.

Quick P.S.  Real weird that this is even a topic this week in town. THIS HAPPENS EVERY YEAR. Last year when Brady came out of the tunnel at the Q the earth moved. Massholes commandeered the stadium and did whatever they pleased all week long.

The Chargers were the typical Chargers. Had a must win home game and pooped themselves. It was a must win because they had a good team in town that happened to not have their elite qb playing. You simply cannot lose to Mike Vick at home. Especially on a national stage. I am more accurate peeing in the middle of the night drunk with no lights on than Vick is at passing a football.

Another quick P.S. - When does Tom Telesco start getting serious heat for one of the worst jobs in recent memory of building a functional team in a sport that continuously proves you need some depth because of injury attrition. Don't even get me started with his lack of focus of having a NT or a Center. Not having a NT in a 3-4 defense is bananas stupid. Not having a real center and expecting things to work out at all on offense is also crazy dumb. Not sure whats dumber to be honest. Prob the whole idea of running a 3-4 IMO. He runs his drafts like a 14 year old playing Madden. 

Why are San Diego locals so defensive about admitting the town is not very passionate about their professional sports teams???

Do they think these people don't travel to Lambeau when they play there?  They just can't get 70% of the stadiums tickets. It's that simple.

The locals excuses literally make no sense that its a nice town to visit. OBVIOUSLY. But, Locals act that a city that has 1.4 million residents can't fill a 71k seat stadium with real fans. Somebody please do some math.  There has to be 70k of the 1.4 million people that are from SD.

That game couldn't have played out better for Dean Spanos. It was a 4 hour free commercial for him to show the NFL the lack of hope he has of having a public vote and/or money fund a new stadium. It literally couldn't have worked out better for the Spanos family.

Last Note:

The Phil Rivers apologists were out in force regarding his Pick 6. I am not a Rivers guy but think he's a top 10 NFL QB (Much closer to 10 than 5 BTW). 

1. He decided where he was going with that play before they broke the huddle. Painfully obvious. 

2. When have you ever seen Malcolm Floyd run a productive/non injury route over the middle that's within 20 yards of the line of scrimmage?

3. It was one of Phils worst pre snap reads of all time. The Steelers were caught with run personnel on the field and had to split 100 year old James harrison out of slot on man coverage. Harrison could've cover a pregnant women running in heals. Harrison got shook of the route somehow before the slot even made a cut. Could've been a simple 10-15 yard gain. But, Phil decided otherwise and got lazy at the line and didn't crosscheck mismatches. Rewatch the play. It is a juvenile read for a pop warner kid. Watch Here

The fact that everyone blamed the whole thing on Floyd is probably the reason that Rivers has WAY too much power publicly and obviously with how this offense is run. He is clearly driving the formation calls. He is ALWAYS in the Gun. Limiting the run game and making the team so much easier to eat up from a defensive game plan.

P.S. DJ Fluker was a fucking warrior in that game. Much respect to Fluke.

P.P.P.S. Flowers is doing a bang up job of masking how bad Weddle is at playing football.

Also if you're a Charger fan and don't think your fanbase is poop on a stick you should just look at Phil Rivers post game comments about the fans. BRUTAL.

San Diego Gulls Home Opener

UT San Diego - At 7:02 p.m. Saturday, Bruce Binkowski, one of the leading voices of San Diego sports, approached a podium set up on the ice of the Valley View Casino Center. 

He paused, took the microphone. And then, with six words that boomed throughout the arena, he announced very simply what was on everyone’s mind.

“Hockey is back in San Diego,” Binkowski said, and the sellout crowd erupted.

Yes, after months — no, years — of waiting, of expectation, the newest incarnation of the San Diego Gulls opened their season on Saturday night against the Grand Rapids Griffins, and won, 4-2.

I purchased full season tickets to this show for so many reasons and I can flat out tell you it is easily my best buy of my life. Nothing made too much sense at the game and I was on my toes the second entered the parking lot to the second I left that dump. 

It was basically the Super Bowl of people watching throughout the pre game festivities. ALL walks off life having a good old time down at the shitty Sports Arena. The scene amongst the fans will undoubtedly be the best part of this experience moving forward throughout the season. 

The promotion schedule is simply outrageous. It's simple a bunch of 2 dollar beers night with a sneaky night called "Bar Olympics" which could be the end of minor league hockey in San Diego. The people that will show for these nights are my kind of people.

P.S. The Sports Arena might be the most perfect venue for a minor league sport. Its old, shitty, and absolutely perfect for the scene for hockey in a beach community in SoCal.

The Ice broke literally before they dropped the puck which led to one of several delays. Absolutely perfect timing because minor sports are supposed to be a bit of a disaster and the Ice definitely stole the show. Very quickly into the game it became VERY apparent that the technology in the area might not be up to par because the ice started melting and it turned into a fog. They made the players take breaks and skate in circles to help clear the fog. I was loving every second of the show. I couldn't stop clapping and laughing.

The Goalie (Gibson) was pissed about the fact his net poles were clearly not properly drilled. Easily the best player on the ice and also my favorite because he gave off the vibe off "Why the fuck am I playing hockey in a melting rink in San Diego" the whole game and I couldn't get enough of it. Love that he is probably an asshole. Need those assholes in this town.

The Tailgate scene was a disaster and that's exactly how it should be. I almost ran over at least 13 children running around the parking lot when I entered. It was a lawless scene with no stadium employees to be found anywhere.

Also the Gulls tweeting out 2 dollar beer tailgate and then charging 5 bucks was a business move that I sneaky respect. The tailgate bartenders workers called me soft for only ordering 2 beers and I like that peer pressure. No regards for my safety and just won't me lit to yell at some hockey players from some random AHL town. Grand Rapids Michigan hockey Griffins got all they could handle from this Masshole.

P.S. There is like a club/lounge for Full season ticket holder that me and a buddy hit up for every intermission and the scene got weirder/drunker every period. Big plus in my book.

P.P.S.  Pray for the AHL team from Bakersfield because they're coming to town on Friday and its 2 dollar beer night. They should be happy to get out alive with all their stuff IMO.

PadresHatGate

I tried my hardest to be done with the 2015 Padres but this story is so Padres it hurts. The Padres mass produced a cross branding hat to include in a group ticket purchase of a Padres hat along with the Logos of the 2 most prominent LA colleges(UCLA & USC). This group and hat ticket package just happened to coincide with the LA Dodgers being the opponent on the night of this "deal".

Now, My honest feelings on this hat situation is that it is a smart move to sell more tickets and completely understand why thing are done like this because sports is a business and enticing the market to buy more of your product(tix) is always smart in a for-profit business.

My huge issue is the Padres message to the obvious outcry from their fans being upset that their logo is being shared with LA fans on a night with an LA team in town.

Solution: Honest in your face Public Relations regarding the Hat Intentions...


"We would obviously like to have Petco Park filled with all Padres fans every night but that is simply not happening and only happens on very very rare occasions. We, as any other business, need to attract customers in any way possible to sell our product. If its not a Padres fan in a seat, we still need to make sure a paying customer is in as many seats as possible. The Padres selling more seats is good for all involved. The more profit we can make means the more percentage of profit we can spend to improve the team. Again, We would love to have the place packed with all Padres fans and we are not dumb enough to think that a good percentage of this group promotion will in fact be cheering for the Dodgers, but that money is going into our pockets and we need to improve the team next year."

Instead the angle they took on their message either insinuates that the Padres organization thinks the fanbase is stupid or the organization is too dumb to gauge public reaction to sales strategies. Organization simply can't get out of its way to succeed.

The older I get the more I realize that A LOT of people at the top of the food chain in any business organizations aren't always the smartest people in the room. They just found a way to get there by saying "Yes" and agreeing with whoever was a above them no matter what. Businesses set up like this will never ever succeed.

Time is a flat circle.

Lions vs Chargers Preview Pod

Jumped on the Tube very early morning today with everyones favorite Alter boy Eddie "Bigtime" Quinn. Real quick hitter on a preview of todays tilt from two short pasty Irish bums.

Real quick shoutout to Baby Cam. Cam was tittering on a full blown meltdown the entire taping. She more or less self fed herself which is a story in itself being under 100 days old. I also would like to Blame Baby Cam as well for me calling (Ladarius Green) Ladarius Thomas.

No time to sleep when Baby Cam demands to wake up early to bet European soccer.

Official Bets today as of 645am...

DET (+3) @ SD

Saints (+2.5) @ ARZ

St Lu (+4) vs SEA



* I will probably bet the entire board at 6 minutes before kickoff bc I get WAY to excited and just start firing bets like a machine gun fishing in the ocean.

P.S.  Possible post game show podcast based on my sobriety. 17% chance it goes down.

Real Quick (Long) Patriots Hate Rant

The hate and media firestorm of anything that happens with the Pats is officially out of control. I first had a great time with the banter. Now their success has gotten so far away from the fact that they have a Top 2 QB of ALL TIME that might be the best when its all said and done. Also, the success has gotten so far away from the simple fact the coaching staff is just better than the opposing coaching staff almost every week.

Tomlin woke up this morning and was hoping he quick press rant still masked the fact that his coaching performance was embarrassing. If Big Ben didn't wasn't as good as he is(Massively Underrated QB) this game would have been an absolute blood bath. Todd Haley single handily killed their first drive. Tomlin managed the clock as well as a drunk Andy Reid. The fact that the Steelers made basically ZERO halftime adjustments is SHOCKING. Tomlin doubled down in the second half with calling probably the worst hurry up and 2 minute offensive sets. Also, someone please call Tomlin and let him know that the Pats will split Gronk wide on every GL set and throw him the ball when you 1 man D him up. Someone please for competitive sake tell him to Match an LB on him pre shift and then have safety or DB roll to double coverage when he splits wide. (I get up and get a beer when I see Gronk get 1 man'd up on GL because I know whats going to happen 100% of time. It's a suicide mission lining a LB up wide alone with ground. Just ask KJ Wright even on non GL sets Suicide Defense)


I wish I could perform that badly at my job on projects that I'm unprepared for and get away with an excuse that gets eating up like my dog eating his breakfast. Straight inhaling and smiling no matter what.

A story that will obviously not get reported today is this one...  OOOPS. Steelers Headset Issues.

It wasn't reported or a big deal because the story would not drive ratings.

* I was actually shocked to learn that Tomlin ever had his headset on to begin with. I just assumed he did it for looks. Never looks like he actually is doing anything at all. Straight presence coaching.

* Also Props to Big Ben - "“There were a few plays that either didn’t come in, but that happens,” Roethlisberger said. “That’s nothing new. I didn’t think there were too many issues tonight with communication between (offensive coordinator) Todd [Haley] and myself.” 

I blame the media at this point and mostly ESPN. The average fan has his morning coffee and fruity pebbles while listening to Sportscaster. Whatever SC says that guy eats up, drives to work, walks to closest cube monkey that is also trying to avoid working, and regurgitates whatever he just hear on SC and truly believes he is an expert who is fully informed.

Local media guys here in SD suck for the most part. Jason Pierre Paul can count on his bad hand how many legit good media members there are in San Diego. Local guys on radio (Looking at Steve Hartman and Mike Costa) are lazy reporters who jump on the Pats hate train either because they know that it gets ratings or that they are lazy at reporting. One segment they will say that Belichick is basically the biggest fraud in the world and follow that up with Gates talk of being in the Hall of Fame. They will talk about less than .5 PSI or usually incorrectly source 2lbs of air pressure and then dismiss the fact that the Chargers manipulated equipment 2 years ago. No shot Rivers could feel that substance on the balls. No shot.

I officially lost it in the last week and I'm not sure I will ever go back on the right end of sanity regarding the Pats. I feel like I'm in a constant court room defending my hometown against everyone. "Everyone" does 3 mins of listening to actually facts and then think they are well informed or just like gang mentally thinking.

Here is me manhandling local sports radio guys per usual... Go to 11:16 Min Mark

I would've been even more enraged but that intro I got was too flattering and I was smiling to start call. Real hard to mad yell when smiling ear to ear.

Not much media talk about how Brady has basically been perfect the last 2 games he has played while every football has been on high security. He is a combined 62 for 82 (76%) with 8 TD's and 617 yards throwing. No one will talk about that because people hate the best when its someone who has won for a long long long time. I guarantee a lot of hacks had to delete pre scripting "Brady Stinks Without Deflated Balls" articles. Like a sad kid not getting picked in kickball and walking back home with his tail between his legs.

Real hard for anyone to just buck up and say the Pats might win a lot because they have arguably the best QB and Coach of ALL Time. Do yourself a favor and watch NFL Networks "Do Your Job" documentary. The preparation this team does makes other coaching staffs around the league poop in their pants. I guess I'll source that fact like ESPN... "Multiple Anonymous Sources".

Live Look at me understanding that all this hate only will fuel my good friends Bill, Brady, Ernie, and everyone else inside the Foxboro compound....

So in recap, I have officially come full circle. I would like to thank all these mouth breathing people who hate on pats and especially the media. Tom and Bill will eat this up and literally try to kill everyone this year. Keep feeding that train because this Pats team this year isn't great but the "Hate" might help them do it again.

P.S.  The Game got a TV rating of 18.0. That is ABSURD.

Official Statement Regarding DeflateGate

(Combining My Fav Movie w/ Fav Male = Chaos In My Pants)

I would be remiss not to at least mention the day America finally woke up and realized that we just spent FEDERAL resources (money) on .5 PSI in a football. That's the real story right there. That statement should scare our society that collectively we can be so so dumb.

I know I know, I'm the forefront leader on San Dieg/SoCal sports reporting and this story is centered 3 thousand miles away. Well you sir or Ma'am, you're wrong. This story was in all our living rooms and in our brains. You think if the Tennessee Titans were accused of having illegal cleats on that the story would even reach either coast. No way No how. Our "beloved" Chargers got caught with a stickum like substance to improve grip on the ball for skilled players and the story was basically not reported. It's because the team at hand is the king of the sports world. You either love/admire them (smart people) or you hate/despise them (simple people or fans of teams that continually get their face kicked in by Pats. It truly is that simple.

Do I think the Patriots manipulated footballs to their QB's liking?  

100% Yes

Do I think every QB manipulates the footballs to their specific liking? 

100% Yes

If you think It's odd how many current NFL QB's have been dead quiet on commentating on the record about football prep is peculiar then you are a fucking moron.

Do cold weather teams probably do it more given the conditions?  

YES

Lastly, Do you think that there are a bunch of QB's not excited about the new pre game ball security measures? 

1,000,000% YES.


If you happen to gamble. I would suggest looking at total number of turnovers this year vs last year league wide. Should be a VERY interesting stat.

Conspiracy theorist now coming out of the woodwork claiming this is all a stunt by the NFL for keeping the league in the news 24/7/365 and a master promotion of marketing of their opening night (Patriots Game) can shut the fuck up. Yes, the TV viewer numbers will be through the fucking roof. It will have more eyes on it from non football fans because of Deflategate. No denying that. But,  the NFL top Execs are too stupid to be that smart. They stumbled into publicity.

This whole process is a GIANT black eye for Roger Goodell. He is officially the guy now that tells you to sit down in class and you just keep walking around and talking. He is a mascot/punching bag for the owners who happens to be paid 45M per year. (I would 100% allow a bunch of billionaires to throw me on the flames at all times if it meant cashing checks for 2M Bi monthly)

Also, ESPN is a fucking joke reporting the story from day 1. At no time have they communicated to the common casual fan that they are not the best outlet to report on the matter since they have BILLION dollar TV deal with the NFL. That might lead to favorable treatment of reporting.

Finally, A lot of people are asking/chirping me how this will actually effect the Patriots season and if everyone should run/hide and come out of their holes next year because they're afraid of the wrath the Golden Boy and the Hooded one will unleash over the next 6 months...

Here is the deal. The Patriots as a whole organization are as vindictive as they come. They ALL hold grudges and rile up things in their heads like no team in modern history. They somehow keep all this hate within the walls of Foxboro and rarely have a media slip up which is more impressive than their record over the last 15 years. Seriously.

But, their secondary sucks again. The Patriots only win titles when they can cover. Every title team could cover people. That is the HUGE questions mark for the 2015 Pats. But, if you didn't bet the Pats to be in AFC title game again before the Judges ruling, I feel bad for your bank account.

Patriots have been involved in the AFC title game 9 times in 13 years. The Patriots season doesn't start basically until January every year. They will also be involved in the 2015 Conference title game and it will be 50/50 if they appear in the SuperBowl again. I would not bet against them.

P.S.  The most offended I got over the past 7 months from this whole Deflategate thing was easily that court room sketch. Hope Tommy hangs that pic over his locker because he might go out and throw for 75 TD's and set the postgame podium on fire with his blazing Good looks postgame every week. #Pray4theNFL #Pray4Fashion

P.P.S. I am also firmly on the #TeamDivorce regarding Brady and Gisele rumors. I like my Brady as mad as possible. Good things happen in my life the madder TB12 gets.

P.P.P.S.  How on earth has Chris Mortensen gone media silent all of a sudden?  You are a NFL reporter for ESPN. You broke the False story over the extent of deflation that the league falsely let you leak. You could not look worse and to go silent is such a sad sad look that I actually feel bad for you if you see yourself in a mirror.