10.17.2007

Is that You John Madden?


He did it again. Why anybody thinks its a GOOD idea to be on the cover of Madden is beyond me. Vince Young got hurt in last weekend's game, and is now officially listed as day to day. Thanks Madden and EA for potentially f*cking over Tennesee and the general viewing public.

So ok, Vince could bounce back from this and still have a great year, and the chances that someone in the NFL gets hurt are pretty high considering what they do, its still kinda weird that this happened. again. this year.

so lets rundown who else Madden has f*cked over since EA took him off the cover (and how come all those years he was on the cover nothing ever happend to him? Every week we still have to hear his obvious, thoughtless commentary) anyways, i digress:

Garrison Hearst (1999) - For real? i forgot that Garrison Hearst used to really be aite. And it started off so well too. Hearst was having a great year until the first game of the playoffs. when he broke his ankle. never to be heard about again really.

Barry Sanders (2000) - well, he didnt get hurt, but he never played football again.

Eddie George (2001) - from frenetic to fragile. way to take that superbowl appearance and turn it into a career of injuries and mediocrity.

Daunte Culpepper (2002) - almost broke his back. seriously injured it. and now he plays for the raiders. ouch.

Marshall Faulk (2003) - ankle injury took him out for over half the season. fans of faulk's nfltv commentary rejoice.

Michael Vick (2004) - the only way Mike Vick could have a worse season than this one when he got injured in the preseason and only played 5 games the entire year would be to run an illegal dog fighting community and the chance to wind up in jail. wait, was he on the cover of madden this year too?

Ray Lewis (2005) - he didnt get injured, but people really

Donovan McNabb (2006) - ankle, sports hernia, back, INT's, you name in. he got it that year. and they shouldnt have let jeff garcia go.

Shaun Alexander (2007) - went from NFL leader in TD's in one season to a fractured foot, and not even 1000 yds. Oh, and LT also broke the record within a year.

Vince Young (2008) - hurt his hamstring. Oh, and also the reason I lost on the Titans last weekend. Thanks Madden.

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10.15.2007

Fight Pics

For Analysis or thoughts about the fight, scroll down for older posts.

Some Pics from the fight.. i know, its late.. but still.







Huge Poster in Mandalay Bay.


















Kyla singing the National Anthem.














PacMan's entrance.












The Fight.













Me and Nessa... reppin.






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10.10.2007

Pride.


Exhaustion has set in. For anybody reading; touring, eating, and gambling all day in Vegas + a late night red eye flight + going straight to work from the airport = NOT a good idea. Granted, this isn't the first time I've done this, but for some reason, when I'm actually planning the trip, I always seem to think "it'll be ok this time."


So the real question is, what would make a person do all this? Well, besides the obvious reasons for a trip to Vegas (and there are always many), this past trip had one reason stand out from the rest, the Main reason. The same reason thousands of other Filipinos had to be in Las Vegas this past weekend. The same reason Mandalay Bay looked oddly like Araneta Coliseum. The same reason that united us all. Manny Pacquiao.


Ok, so it sounds a little dramatic. But if there was one word to describe Manny Pacquiao's life (in and out of the ring), dramatic would be it. From his knockouts to his personal life to his political aspirations, it captures you. They say there's no bad publicity, and whether people are talking about him praising him or talking about him negatively, there remains one constant, people are talking about him, because people are interested in him.


Now, I'm guessing there weren't too many of the haters there at Mandalay Bay that night, although I'm sure there were some, to witness what Manny Pacquiao means to the Philippines and Filipinos in general. Love Him or Hate him, you have to admit that we have nothing else to compare him to in our home country. He is our World Cup team, our international superstar, our entire Olympic Team (both Summer and Winter). Yes, we do have actual people and teams that do compete in international games, and this is by no means a post to degrade them, but before Pacquiao, I never got to feel the passion that Italy felt a year ago in Germany, or that older Pinoys might remember with Gabriel “Flash” Elorde or Pancho Villa. And while boxing may be in a decline in popularity, Manny Pacquiao has become our national idol and hero, our nation's son that we can be proud of, especially since he's not just good at what he does, he's really good. That's why when I'm one of 10,000 people at the arena chanting "Man-ny! Man-ny!", I'm not just chanting and cheering for Manny, I'm chanting and cheering for the Philippines.


Cheering for the Philippines... hmm. I was gonna go on about how I'm still Filipino even though technically I'm a Fil-Am, but it digressed from the main point of this post. I've lived in both a place where there weren't many Filipinos around you (except for family) and within a large Filipino community. And while it's definitely a good feeling to be around other Pinoys, for the most part, you still go around and do your own thing, you're able to walk around having a feeling of familiarity because you're around people who have the same roots as you do, but really, we're still strangers. But when we're all in the same place, for the same purpose, all wearing the colors of OUR country, we're all family just rooting for our brother.

I mean, I love being Filipino. There aren't any specific things I can my finger on right now on why I do, I just do, it's because it's who I am. And any chance I get, you better believe I'ma let you know that I'm proud of who I am. So if you're telling me, not only do I get to do this while cheering on Pacquiao, but I get to do it with thousands of other people at the exact same time??? I'm in.

I understand that some people may not like boxing, some people may prefer to be doing other things than watching a fight, that some people may not care that Pacquiao is as good as he is. But we all should be proud of being Filipino. If only we all could be so lucky to be proud of who we are and to exclaim it on a world stage. And that's exactly what Manny does for the Philippines on an international level for Filipinos all over the world. So Macau, San Diego, Las Vegas, Wherever, just let me know when his next fight is, so I can start looking for some daytime flights this time.

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Pacquiao Fight

Ok. so since I'm not live bloggin anymore, i'm jus going to sum up all the posts in one.

Round 1: Hard to tell, pacman?
Round 2: good round both got sum in. Barrera? i dont think so
Round 3: gotta go wit pacman
Round 4: that one has to be manny
Round 5: Got damn. I hav no idea. ALOT of punches from both
Round 6: WOW. Pacman has to have gotten that round. Even wit all the barerra punches
Round 7: maybe barerra got one there, not as much action
Round 8: hard to tell they both got sum ok hits in there
Round 9: both of them warriors. Id give it to pac but i wudnt be surprised if they gave it to barrera
Round 10: Barerra finished that one kinda strong, was it enough?
Round 11: barerra got docked a point cuz he a dirty bitch
And we wait
Pacman wins

So I actually had it the same score as 2 of the judges, which was 118-109 for Pacman. The other judge had it at 115-112, which is A LITTLE suprising. but whatever. i'll write a longer update later (which will also include all the pictures)

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10.03.2007

I Rolls Dolo Pt. 1 (Carrier Neutral)

so after...

3 years...
52,500 minutes...
38,500 texts...
500,000+ flips...

not including that fling i had with the SLVR, i am officially sidekick-less.

it wasnt that i couldnt stand the phone (like i hear many former SK users say), and it wasnt that i was pissed that you couldn't do more...

but i wanted more.

and really.. there was no one better to turn to.. or should i say Curve to than...


so now i'm part of the BB family. is it any more fitting that Big Boi got a BlackBerry?

i really made this decision in the span of about 2 days. for a while i was thinkin about upgradin to the Sidekick LX, but all it is is a slightly larger screen and thinner device. GREAT.

is that really worth a 1 year ext and $400?

It's been 2 days that i've had this phone now and im still pretty much clueless as to all its capabilities and what i can do with it.

It does have alot more expandibility than the sidekick, more functionality, -worse keyboard (im sure it just takes some getting used to), not to mention the fact that I had to downgrade my plan to keep it at the same price because the BB unlimited data plan dont come wit texts. but oh well. i dont have to worry about constant SK freezing anymore, not being able to get calls, not worrying if my "G" will come back on soon or whether I'll be stuck on 2 dots forever .

It's just simple math really.. here's how it breaks down:

i dont know if you can really see all the things there, and i really dont feel like resizing the image any better, but its comparing a Sk3, BB, and SK-LX. You can pretty much judge it by the amount of check marks. haha. so needless to say, minus that little month and half or so at the end of last year ( a weird period in my life where I actually found myself really wanting a SLVR, getting it, then realizing that I really didnt want anything to do with the phone) , i'm without a sidekick.

so now that im writing this, im trying to think of my progression of cell phones since i started.. a visual history.





1.) Bell Atlantic Mobile (now VZW)- Nokia 2110
703-967-2564 (?)



- my very first phone ever. it definitely wasnt the coolest phone, but it was pretty cool that I could make a call anywhere I wanted.

didnt really think much about it. i dont even really remember what my plan was, momz paid for it. i think i went a good 9 months with this phone.





2.) Sprint Wireless - Samsung SGH-500
703-855-4812




- i really thought i was the shit with this phone. a tight flip phone, MY first real phone (that first nokia was my moms that she jus dumped onto me). had it at the very end of senior year (all mah friends was jealous) and it was also the first phone that I had in Norfolk. Maybe a blessing in disguise that I lost it one day running from Webb to BAL. I realized in class I didnt have it but had to wait thru the entire class to retrace my steps and try and find it. needless to say, it was nowhere.






3.) AT&T Wireless - Nokia 8210
703-623-9854




I had this phone for a minute.. prolly around 2 years. i went thru all sorts of different phases wit this phone. i was the first to have music ringtones on my phone (Darude - Sandstrom) in the monobit sound. haha. i had the matrix slide faceplate on it. had the flashing blue lights, it had it all. What with all the customization, the phone ended up dying, but i really did ALOT with this phone, it was great while it lasted, but all good things do come to an end.








Coming Soon.. The End of my days with AT&T, and The T-Mobile Era..

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Even Stephen.

a little late.. but my LOCK did cover when the Pats beat Cincy.


They also pushed my record for last week to 7-7.

Also, this week's picks will be made live from the sports betting capitol of the world, Las Vegas.

if that doesn't increase my statistics, i dont know what will.

Leavin tonite for Boom City. (i actually dont think LV has ever been called that, but thats what ima call it). Holla!

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10.02.2007

Imaginary Foundation

Somewhere Something Incredible is Waiting to be Known


Imaginary Foundation is officially my new shit.

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10.01.2007

soo. this weekend sucked.


So besides having to watch the 1:00 and most of the 4:00 games at work, the weekend for football pretty much blew.

ok, ok.. my lock pick still hasnt played yet, but it really wasnt that good of a weekend.

I ended up taking
CLE
TB
PIT
SF

so 2 wrong, 2 right. but my survivor pick.... yup, i guess i'll still make them, pick it as if the chargers had actually won this weekend, and see how i woulda ended up doin if i decided to go wit GB instead (my second choice this week).

so a little recap of what i said and what actually happened.

BAL (-4) @ CLE
- partly because last week i knew the cards would cover against the ravens, and they did. The Browns are playing at home against the old Browns. Granted the Ravens are NOTHING like the old Browns, but McNair's old, Ray Lewis is hurt, and Jamal Lewis is pissed that Baltimore let him go. They might not win, but they'll cover. Pick: BROWNS

excluding the fact that the browns actually win, i was spot on.

TB @ CAR (-3)
- Jeff Garcia looks like the 06 playoffs Jeff Garcia or the early 2000's regular season Jeff Garcia, even in Carolina, no TB cornerback is gonna give the Panthers the gift that DeAngelo Hall gave them last week. Pick: BUCS

The panthers did give the bucs a sour ass gift, losing cadillac williams for the season. sore losers.

CHI (-3) @ DET
- Kitna has alot of heart, but heart only takes you so far (Bernard Hopkins against Winky Wright doesnt count), and while Griese is a brand new starter this year, and the Lions offense looks good, i mean, they are still playing the Chicago Defense. Pick: BEARS

i really might have to start changing my 'heart and nothing else' theory.

STL @ DAL (-13)
- I hate the Cowboys. but no stephen jackson and the way the rams been playing, Dallas wins and covers at home. Pick; DALLAS

these are the times i hate when i'm right. f*** dallas.

GB (-1.5) @ MIN
- Dan Marino Who? Brett Favre is about to break Marino's touchdown record. But the Vikings are still division rivals, and they're playing in Minnesota. but its Kelly Holcomb, Green Bay shockingly moves to 4-0 and covers. Pick: GREEN BAY

could he challenge the golden arm as best qb ever? favre is good bro. he's still really good.

HOU (-3) @ ATL
- Whats up with former Hokie Falcons? Matt Schaub is gonna feel like he's got something to prove. and without their best corner for a quarter or two, and Andre Johnson coming back, yup, they shouldn't of let Schaub go. At least we're gonna get to see Leftwich in the game. Pick: HOUSTON

two weeks ago, i said that joey harrington wouldn't be able to handle the pressure with leftwich coming in. i've always been a fan of joey harrington, always believed in him. and when i stop, that's when he starts showing up. go figure.

DEN @ IND (-9.5)
- Am i the only one who thinks the broncos look suspect this year? apparently not, since the vegas is giving them 9.5. it's still not enough points, Indy's been in two close games since blowing out the saints, and theyre due for another. Pick: COLTS

they are still the defending champs. and denver still likes to suck.

OAK @ MIA (-4)
- OK, they're playing at home. and they havent won a game yet. and the raiders have blown two close games, and we're still nowhere closer to seeing JaMarcus Russel on the field yet. it doesnt matter tho. raiders don't just cover, they win. Pick: RAIDERS

its kinda funny since back in the day, playing NFL2K1 on the dreamcast, my personally drafted team had Daunte Culpepper running all over the league to a super bowl season. i finally got to see what my personally picked qb for raider nation would do in real life. only its 7 years later..


NYJ (-3.5) @ BUF
- Ok, so I hear that Thomas Jones just got his girl Megan Goode pregnant. That would almost be enough to make me pick the Bills alone, but JP Losman, i dont know you think you are. Pick: JETS

damn you thomas jones. losers dont deserve megan goode.

PHI (-3) @ NYG
- NY looked better in the second half last week than they have all season, call it a sign of things to come or call it a fluke. these are both two teams i really dont like, but PHI put up 56 last week, and even if it was against the lions, they're playing teh Giants defense this week. Even at the meadowlands, wouldn't suprise me to see the eagles hit at least 40. Pick: EAGLES

im mad that we really couldve ended the giants season last week realistically, and now at 2-2, they're right back in the thick of things.

PIT (-6) @ ARZ
- Man, seems like I've been pickin all the favorites, but there's a reason, they're the better bet with these lines. Steel Town's been playing out of its mind lately, and whoever is back there for the Cards, Leinart or Warner, is gonna feel like a third string this week. Pick: STEELERS

i really dont know what to say about this one. every week im like, i should take PIT, they'll cover, but i never do, and they always cover. this week, i actually took em, how's that for a slap to the face.

KC @ SD (-11.5)
- That's what you get for hiring Norv Turner. The Bolts need SOMETHING, and it might just be a game, at home, against a team that sucks. Congratulations SD, you've been granted both them things. just don't think you're making a statement by covering against KC, cuz well, you're not. Pick: CHARGERS

Norv Turner. you cant keep f***in me over like this.

SEA (-2) @ SF
- Don't let last week fool you. Shaun Alexander's playing hurt, and Frank Gore's gonna hit at least 110 against the seahawks. Pick: NINERS

yeah. so much for that.



Total (so far): 6-7
so now i need NE to win tonight to just break even in my picks for this week. shootout, here we come.

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