Cool logo.
This is a logo for T Bar T Miniature Horse Farm. Here is their website.
Honestly...you need to check out their site just to look at how your cursor changes. Ridiculous. I need to find a way to get that to happen when you visit PSaMP.
In honor of the best blog post of all time, I decided to track down my original attempt at a website. This was many, many moons ago, so please be nice.
http://wickedawesome.20m.com/
It seemed like a good idea at the time. I was totally wrong. I can't believe I actually found it.
I suck.
(Pic ripped from the dominating BP at AA. Read his take on this as well.)
I briefly mentioned my distaste for the mainstream media's handling of the Sean Taylor tragedy in my MMCNY post (its at the very bottom). Before I ever got a chance to follow up my comment, Will at Deadspin beat me to the punch. He's right on with the argument. Read and learn.
I'm absolutely sick over the way the MSM is constantly bringing up every past wrong in Taylor's life, as if all his problems contributed to his death. Do we really need to be talking about his prior DUI, or his legal battles?
Here's an excerpt from ESPN's report about Taylor's passing:
[Taylor] had a drunken driving charge that was later dismissed. He skipped part of the NFL's mandatory rookie symposium. He fired two agents. He didn't like his contract. He refused to return Gibbs' calls during the offseason. And he was fined at least seven times for late hits, uniform violations and other on-field infractions.
In 2005, he was accused of pointing a gun during a fight over all-terrain vehicles near his Miami home, a legal battle that ended a year later when he pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors and was sentenced to probation.
Why the need to mention this? If something tragic happened to anyone of us, I'm sure our families would be devastated if the local newspapers peppered our obituaries with a bulleted list of every traffic ticket, college-party infraction or minor squabbles with the law. This is a time to reflect on Taylor's life, not a vehicle to point out that he wasn't perfect.
However, kudos to Jeff Chadiha for only briefly mentioning Taylor's early immaturity as a way to show how much he grew in the past few years. Articles like this show that you can mention Taylor's problems without reading off a laundry list of offenses and altercations.
And I'm not just picking at ESPN. Every news source felt the need to mention every run-in with the law or questionable decision.
Taylor wasn't perfect. I challenge anyone to prove that they are.
The MSM handled this poorly. To say the very least.
R.I.P. to Sean Taylor, the human.
...Things that are small.
This Garmin commercial rules. Look at the very beginning. Yup...that's a mini pony.
Garmin...friend of PSaMP.
Not sports-related, but I needed to share this piece of news. It shows how crazy things are in my area (South/Southeast of the 'Burgh).
N. Versailles Woman Stabbed In VCR Fight, Suspect Jailed.
I thought this was an Onion headline, not Post-Gazette. My apologies for straying from sports.
Not even a DVD player? Come on...
We all know Thomas Jones ended the Steelers streak of not allowing a 100 yard rusher 2 games ago. Its been some time since the feat happened, actually, since the Super Bowl season. Edge James did it when he was with the Colts, and the Steelers were obviously pissed. He failed to reach the plateau in the playoffs, and again this season with Arizona.
Without allowing a 100 yard rusher to anyone (pothead or not) on the Dolphins squad, the Steelers D is on the path to starting a new streak of not allowing a 100 yard rusher in a game. Here's a look back at those who tried and failed during the past streak, simply because its an astounding list to look at.
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Name. Date. Rushes, Yards, TDs. W/L. (p. denotes playoffs.)
Rudi Johnson. 12-4-05. 21, 98, 2. L.
Thomas Jones. 12-11-05. 14, 72, 1. W.
Michael Bennett. 12-18-05. 11, 43, 0. W.
Rueben Droughns. 12-24-05. 10, 36, 0. W.
Kevin Jones. 1-1-06. 18, 78, 0. W.
p. Rudi Johnson. 1-8-06. 13, 56, 1. W.
p. Edgerrin James. 1-15-06. 13, 56, 1. W.
p. Mike Anderson. 1-22-06. 9, 36, 1. W.
p. Shaun Alexander. 2-5-06. 20, 95, 0. W.
Ronnie Brown. 9-7-06. 15, 30, 2. W.
Fred Taylor. 9-18-06. 22, 92, 0. L.
Rudi Johnson. 9-24-06. 19, 47, 0. L.
Michael Turner. 10-8-06. 11, 56, 0. L.
Larry Johnson. 10-15-06. 15, 26, 1. W.
Warrick Dunn. 10-22-06. 26, 26, 1. L.
Justin Fargas. 10-29-06. 18, 55, 0. L.
Javon Walker. 11-5-06. 1, 72, 1. L.
Deuce McAllister. 11-12-06. 14, 56, 1. W.
Jason Wright. 11-19-06. 18, 74, 0. W.
Jamal Lewis. 11-26-06. 17, 66, 1. L.
Earnest Graham. 12-3-06. 4, 35, 0. W.
Rueben Droughns. 12-7-06. 5, 6, 0. W.
DeShaun Foster. 12-17-06. 7, 42, 0. W.
Jamal Lewis. 12-24-06. 24, 77, 1. L.
Rudi Johnson. 12-31-06. 13, 47, 0. W.
Jamal Lewis. 9-9-07. 11, 35, 0. W.
Marshawn Lynch. 9-16-07. 18, 64, 0. W.
Frank Gore. 9-23-07. 14, 39, 0. W.
Edgerrin James. 9-30-07. 21, 77, 1. L.
Shaun Alexander. 10-7-07. 11, 25, 0. W.
Travis Henry. 10-21-07. 17, 51, 0. L.
Kenny Watson. 10-28-07. 19, 88, 0. W.
Willis McGahee. 11-5-07. 12, 50, 1. W.
Jamal Lewis. 11-11-07. 16, 35, 0. W.
In this span, Willie Parker has surpassed 100 yards 15 times, 200 yards twice.
Javon Walker, a WR, had nearly 40 more rushing yards than the top RB of his team.
LaDainian Tomlinson, a future HOFer, was bested by teammate Michael Turner.
Edgerrin James and Jamal Lewis have tried and failed with 2 different teams.
Both Rudi Johnson and Jamal Lewis have had team-high totals below 100 yards on 4 separate occasions each.
The lowest yardage output was 6 yards on 5 carries by Rueben Droughns.
No hockey score jokes. No ripping on the offenses. No historical analysis of how low-scoring the game was.
You're not getting any of that in this Tuesday afternoon edition of Monday Morning Chrysler New Yorker.
At the end of 60 minutes, the Steelers finished with 3 more points than the opposition. That equals a win, no matter who the opponent was. The 3-0 shutout moved the record to 8-3.
Tale of the tape: Persevering the elements. Underlying theme: Ridiculous defensive game.
The stats weren't gaudy, but the team weathered the storm (literally and figuratively), kept the dolphins at bay and did just enough to win.
One more thing before I get into specific performances. What was up with ESPN rooting for marine mammals? Were they trying to side with the winless Dolphins? I mean, they kept playing that ridiculous Seal song at every commercial break. Seals...Dolphins...conspiracy?
Bennifer. Aside from the early interception, Ben did everything right given the poor weather and turf conditions. He didn't force long passes, which was critical without San Antonio in the lineup. Ben repeatedly threw 3-5 yard passes, which resulted in high percentage receptions that slowly moved the sticks. Sure, nearly every drive stalled, but that can be contributed to the potholes and standing water on the field. Ben reprised his "Game Manager" role, and let the game come to him. When he absolutely needed a drive to win the game, he produced. 4 of 5 motorcycle helmets for the conservative play.
RBs. I was a little confused by the RB system we used against the fish. With the awful weather, I was expecting to see more of Najeh early, letting Willie benefit from a worn-down defense. No knock on Willie, who put up solid numbers on a less-that-desirable field of play. However, when Najeh finally was used, he sputtered on a drive-ending 3rd down, and finished with 3 carries for 2 yards. Willie picked p the RB corps with 24 carries for 81 yards. Willie played well, Najeh did nothing. I'll give 3.75 out of 5 motorcycle helmets since Willie went over 1,000 rush yards for the 3rd consecutive season.
Hines. #86 played out of his mind all game. He was catching everything thrown his way, and on a sloppy night, caught 9 passes for 88 yards. That's huge in a game like this. Had this been a typical, 24-21 game, Hines' stats would've been something like 10 catches for 160 yards. There was no breaking long gains in the rain, and every catch was critical. He extended a few drives that should've resulted in a punt, and was clearly the go-to-guy. 5 of 5 motorcycle helmets. Couldn't ask for more out of Hines.
D. For those doubters who love to complain about the 3-0 win, the Steelers D pitched their 2nd shutout of the season. Add that to 3 other games in which the opposition scored a touchdown or less. All Miami needed was one drive for a score in order to win the game or at least force overtime. The D didn't allow that much. Tyrone Carter subbed for Troy perfectly, and he, James Farrior and Larry Foote were on acid all night. James Harrison continued his Monday night dominance with another sack in front of his predecessor, Joey Porter. Sure, Jeff Reed recorded the game's only points, but the D won the game. 5 of 5 motorcycle helmets. Sick game.
Bengals next week. We are Dey.
Love and prayers to Sean Taylor and his family. My buddy lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland and is a huge 'Skins/Sean Taylor fan. The news made me sick, and the mainstream media's reports about this has turned my stomach. I'll dedicate a post to this later.
Its possible that I've used this photo before, but I can't remember.
This is Bluebell, the guide horse. Bluebell looks so fake.
Huzzah...PSaMP's The National Scoop has finally made a comeback. Here's the original version, if you fell the need to research PSaMP's TNS's roots.
A little background, PSaMP's TNS centers around text message conversations between me and my sports-enthusiast sister, Sheena Beaston. With that being said, please excuse spelling/grammar/capitalization and the like. Stupid texts only give you like 160 characters or whatnot. Bullshit.
This episode came during the Broncos/Bears game and concluded during the Eagles/Patriots game last night.
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Tec: devin hester [is] goin nuts
SB: sauerbrun is gonna have his feet torn off again
Tec: U watchin this game?
SB: no...im conjuring it up in my mind...lol...yes
Tec: Here we go
SB: rex grossman is a chinese precious moments doll
Tec: Haha tim tebow looks exactly like rex
SB: little porcelain twerps
Tec: Haha
Tec: What a catch berrien
SB: devin hester is a fruit
Tec: Sauerbrun is gona get fired lol kr td pr td and blocked punt
SB: brian dawkins needs to decapitate tom brady tonight
Tec: I was just thinkin the same thing. my madden 2000 boy better come up huge
SB: if he knows whats good for him
Tec: Him and his scary ass facemask shield
SB: american gladiators is coming back
Tec: Ya just saw that ad. i have a horrible gut feeling that its gonna suck. like in the later years of the original when they added pyramid
SB: and skytrack
Tec: And snapback
SB: and gauntlet
Tec: And tug o war
SB: or whiplash
Tec: Haha i think thats all of the later additions
SB: there were the mid series ones like hang tough and the wall
Tec: Haha and atlasphere
SB: oh shite...how could we forget swingshot...that one was my jam
Tec: Assault and the other [originals] will always tear at my heatstrings
SB: original eliminator took like 30 secs to complete and then they went and added that stairclimber nonsense in the beginning
Tec: Ya that was in the crazy late episodes. the reverse conveyor belt at the beginning was the best. although the huge red and blue balls were clutch
SB: and then thy added the cargo net...but the balance beam with glads throwing medicine balls was so primitive and suite
Tec: Early mid series with wesley 2 scoops berry was the tightest
Tec: 3:49 left in the first and im already sick of hearinf madden say 'tom brady'
SB: i know...i also hate the name wes welker
Tec: Unrelated, but i love the name phil pfister, from met rx worlds strongest man
SB: lets go on the amazing race
Tec: Haha no. id rather chill out and take my time at airports rather than lose my mind making spot decisions
SB: i think it would be hilarious
Tec: More or less. i guess id do it
SB: im in love with the eagles right now
Tec: Cool onside kick recovery philly
Tec: Ive grown numb to seeing peyton manning in commercials
SB: i dont even see him in commercials anymore...i erased those rods and cones permanently
Tec: john madden is so fat
SB: aj feely is eating up the pats d for snicky snack
Tec: Aj felly is thinkin hes wearing an orange shirt in miami (reference to when feely beat ne when he was with the fish)
SB: aj feely thinks koy detmer couldnt have thrown that td
Tec: Koy detmer thinks colt brennan couldnt throw that td (reference to brennan breaking ty detmers collegiate td record)
SB: ty detmer thinks he found inspiration in win tested furbee making a start at the ripe old age of 63
Tec: Kent graham is starting to hit the weight room
SB: jim miller was talking to eric crouch about them both coming out of retirement
Tec: tim couch told them they were crazy
SB: tim biakabutuka told them otherwise
Tec: Erric pegram is mulling a comeback
SB: only if jon whitman blocks for him
Tec: John fiala #57 is needed for special teams then
SB: and eric green #86 can haul in passes in the grand tradition of wild ass te's
Tec: Bam morris can then trade coke for tree with nate newton
SB: jamal lewis can oversee the trafficking...he has the experience
Tec: And if anything goes awry, ray lewis can murder the offender
SB: on that note rae carruth says peace out and im going to bed...ill talk to you tomorrow
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Fun times. Oh what happens when I try to discuss national sports happenings.
Um...are we serious?
This poll is on CBS Sportsline's NFL page today. It asks readers to voice who they think can stop the Patriots on their quest for the perfect season and the Super Bowl.
Let's look at the choices available, and the selections made by 42,000+ idiots.
Aside from our Steelers, CBS offers the Packers, who aren't guaranteed to play the Patriots, the Colts and Cowboys, who have both already lost to New England and New England themselves.
The dorks chiming in on this box of stupidity have picked the Packers as the consensus team to stop the Patriots. Sure, if the Packers were even scheduled to play New England. Oooh...let's base our argument on what we hope is going to happen! 28%...gimme a break.
Next in line is Nobody. Glad you are all thinking positive. Nerds.
Third is the Cowboys. Last I checked, the 'Boys already lost to New England, and will only meet the Patriots if the Packers (who were picked to stop New England earlier in this stupid poll) fail to reach the Super Bowl. Are you even thinking when you highlight your choice?
Fourth position finally brings us to the Steelers. This is the only team on the list that is actually guaranteed to play New England this season. Yet, only 13% of the sample, or less than half of those who picked the not-guaranteed Packers, decided to choose Pittsburgh. I'm so lost at this point.
Fifth is the Colts. They, too, have already lost to New England, and will only play the Patriots again if several scenarios iron out so that the teams meet in the postseason. However, that didn't stop 11% of the poll-takers from picking the already-vanquished Colts. That's only 2% less than the only team that will positively play New England this season. As we continue to move through the picks of the people, I find myself seething. Are CBS Sportsline readers this dumb?
Sixth is the Patriots. What?! No Giants, Dolphins, Jets, Eagles (Philly hasn't played New England as of my writing this) or Ravens? And 9% of the jerk sample picked the Patriots to beat themselves, or only 4% less than those who picked the Steelers. I'd be offended, but its hard to get offended by people with little to no brain.
So what have we learned? A whole bunch of nothing. CBS Sportsline readers are ridiculously horrible at polls, which might be the simplest things ever. Its a test, but the answers are provided for you, and none are technically wrong. Unless you read CBS Sportsline and take their polls. Then you are wrong. A lot.
I think Who's Now was better...
Awesome mode of transportation.
...Hey, baby.
CLARIFICATION: That was directed at the Mom, not the kid. Sicko dweebs.
