Obligatory Sports Babe

Busted Coverage has declared Florida State soccer player Margo McAuley here “America’s Hottest Sophomore Student-Athlete”. Um… yeah, OK, I’d buy that.

Who Needs The Playoffs?

Apparently every year EA Sports uses its NHL Hockey video game series to simulate the NHL playoffs, and tell us who’s going to win the Stanley Cup, without all the mess of having to actually watch six weeks of awesome intense on-ice battles. I mean, who needs that? And this year, according to this Fan IQ post, it’s going to be the Bruins over the Blackhawks in six.

You Guys Like Baseball?

Honestly, I have no concept of how many people who read this little blog here are also reading my other blog, Drunk Jays Fans. If you don’t, you missed the announcement that, right over on the Score’s MLB page, you can now listen to the second DJF podcast of the new season, with this week’s guest, ex-Jays assistant GM Bart Given—now of Inside the Majors. And while you’re there, you can check out our week one podcast, with Keith Law of ESPN.

The Story of a Dickhead

So did you hear that awful story about a multiple-shooting in Binghamton, New York, last week? Well, now a Department of Social Services employee who was “confined by bosses to the Department of Social Services' building during the April 3 massacre at the nearby American Civic Association wants to be paid for his lunch hour.” Um… can I get a go fuck yourself?

Padres Pitcher Hates ESPN

Good on Heath Bell, who, according to Rumors and Rants, had some curious words for the four-letter. "I saw ESPN’s promo for tonight’s game. They mention the Mets are opening Citi Field, they mentioned the starting time, but nowhere did they mention the Padres. That gave me the (expletive).”

That gave him the what?!?! What did it give him???!?

Goooooooooool

OK, now that’s pretty nice. Hat tip to the Offside. This, FYI, is Luis Ángel Landín of Mexico’s Cruz Azul.