I thought had a fantastic fake token hot chick lined up for this morning's link dump, but I'm afraid it will have to wait for another day. The reason being, I thought it through, and I really can't waste an opportunity to post a pic of Gina Carano. In case you weren't aware, Carano is a female mixed-martial-arts fighter who somehow manages to be both insanely hot and actually really good. During Saturday night's EliteXC card she pounded some girl* into a bloody mess-- all while looking pretty much exactly like this. Clearly, that shouldn't be possible, and I'd like to throw it out there that, for the good of humanity, maybe we ought to be studying her as closely as possible, to try to find out what her secret is. I can do this. I have time.
* Kelly Kobold, if you really wanted to know. But you totally didn't care, am I right?
I'm As Big A Fan Of These Newfangled Stats As Anybody, But...
Somehow, presumably with a straight face, the folks at NBADraft.net have crunched some numbers and declared that Jamario Moon was "the best rookie in the NBA last year, and it wasn’t even close." On it's face, that don't sound right. However, I guess if you think about his defensive contributions to the Raptors last year maybe it's not so insane.
What is insane? Their formula has Moon ranked as the 10th best defensive player in the league, and the 15th best overall. In the league. The NBA. Jamario Moon. 15th-- slotted right in between Steve Nash and Dwight Howard.
No, seriously.
HNIC Anthem Scandal!
If you've been paying attention to the Hockey Night anthem contest-- and if you haven't, good for you for having a life-- you'll notice right away that this entrant, titled "Hey (The Ballad of Bob Mackenzie)", is easily superior to the five songs that have been named finalists. So how come it didn't make the cut? According to SaveJamie.ca, that answer is easy: conspiracy. And they're pissed about it...
"To start with," they write, "it is now widely known that the 3rd of the final 5 to be announced (Gerry Mosby) had and indeed HAS a fairly close working relationship with not only Bob Rock, the contest’s proverbial David Koresh, but the CBC itself."
A-Rod: Douche or Super Douche?
Here we see Alex Rodriguez wiping his ass with a $100 bill. . .
The Chicago Cubs
If you work or live with any Cubs fans, today is probably a good day to hide any sharp objects you might have hanging around. Finally winning again 100 years after their last World Series championship was just too perfect a scenario-- so you knew the Cubs would blow it. And boy, they sure did. And in that spirit, Epic Carnival presents ten things a Cubs fan doesn't want to hear right now...
Morning Link Dump?
Yeah, sorry.
Quickly...
- The World of Isaac gives us NFL players and the South Park characters they most closely resemble.
- For some reason, they're making a sequel to Bull Durham-- or as the New York Post bizarrely calls it, a "long-awaited" sequel. And for some reason Costner, Robbins and Sarandon are all game. And for some reason, I'm mentioning this.