Pure Gold!

please help the south africans US americans!!! the iraq such as!!!!!!! we need help the south african asian and the iraq!!!

Pure Gold i say, Pure Gold!

I can hear the Roflcopter in the distance... (Oh yeah Bradley)

Fantasy Football Draft Results

Well the AWFFL Fantasy Football Draft was yesterday. I went into it with much scrutiny from the likes of one, Bradley Hunt. Berated for a trade that involved me picking up two picks for Brandon Jacobs and Roy Williams, I was in the spotlight. Little did he know of my plan....(thank God it worked out).

With my spirits high I walked into the draft with knowledge of a trade that didn't make much sense to anyone. The trade was so lopsided in my favor it was a wonder if it was just whispers, because if it were anything more, it would vanish. Well, to my surprise, and intense skepticism, I made a move for the deal. The Faulkens, who's real name will be withheld, (I wouldn't wish on him the kind of scrutiny he would get, Cubs Style) took notice of my offer, and pondered. Futile attempts were made from the Pick Whores the Crunch. But it wasn't enough. After minutes of calmness, the words came to the mouth of the Faulkens, who were on the clock at this point, "do you want to do it?" . I replied, "yes", and we commenced the transaction. Brilliant.

The deal was this. My 3rd and 6th picks, for his 1st pick, the 1st overall in the draft, and the guarantee at superstar rookie prospect Adrian Peterson. Also included in this deal was the rookie sensation Marques Colston.

Lets look at the facts. I would have never got anything that good for those picks. Even Calvin Johnson is no match for Colston's talents. Adrian Peterson is better then Brandon Jacobs in my opinion. He may not start in the first few games, but he will be the feature back in a run-happy offense by the 5th or 6th week. Needless to say, I raped that trade hard. It was brilliant.

My next picks weren't for a while, 42 and 43 awaited and I was retired to my chair with a cold brew in my hand. Sitting beside Brad proved humorous, and educational. I respect Brad's opinions on football, as i have been away for a few years from the NFL and needed a little help catching up with the draft trash.

Pewp hit the fan early, 4th pick early. The Terriers must have had their tails between their legs for this one, but nonetheless proceeded to trade away Brian Westbrook, top 5 RB when not injured, for Rookie Brandon Jackson. WOW WEE!! Silence and jeers lit up the patio. Food was spit, Beer was sprayed everywhere...well ok, it wasn't that bad. The trade was lopsided, and even when I found out Owens and Santana Moss were also switched, it still didn't make much sense.

The fun didn't stop there either, Picks 6 and 7 brought more raised eyebrows then two blonde's in a electronics shop. For the 6th pick, the already distraught Faulken's chose the Buffalo Bills Defense, a dicey move, considering the talent left on the board at that early stage. The 7th pick was even more interesting as he took the spoiled brat Brady Quinn. Dicey and bold as well, to say the least.

The Crunch then took over, and had too many picks, it was ridiculous. They seemed to be in cahoots with their brother, the Dream team. Trading up and up and up higher, which made no sense, but made me happy because I could get what I wanted.

Since I was unprepared for the draft, I decided I would go check out some stuff while I was waiting for the my picks to come. I figured out bye weeks and such, and left a little present on Duane's chair.

I came back and it was almost my turn to pick. When the time came i picked up my backup QB to relieve me during his bye week. I chose Superbowl flop Rex Grossman. I like this pick though, he has a great match up during that week, and he will learn from his mistakes. With the 43rd I took LenDale White, dicey, but there wasn't much left and he will be splitting carries, and will be a viable replacement during bye weeks.

The party then took a turn for the worst, the Terminators had gotten into the cooler a few too many times. He proceeded to dance and drop a can of an unknown beverage. This was to be expected as before the cooler was cracked, he proceeded to take of his shirt, saying, and I quote, "I'm bringing sexy back." He Failed.

My next picks were 73 and 76. I took the Cardinals D, which were ranked middle of the pack in most Magazines. For my 76 picked i just missed out on D.J. Hackett, but was happy to settle with Bronco's starlet, Brandon Marshall.

I proceeded at this point to pick up scrap picks that moved myself up because people were tapped out. (had not more available spots on their roster) I gained the rights to the 87 and 97 and 100 and 107 picks and picked up Jerry Porter, a good WR and Randy Moss-less, Marcedes Lewis, a decent TE to cover for Ben Watson, and two kickers, Jeff Reed and Lawrence Tynes. Both decent enough, it's kickers, they are spit in the bucket.

My final roster looks like this. And I'm quite happy for a first year team in a keeper league.

Starters

Slot

QB Matt Hasselbeck SEA
RB Adrian Peterson MIN
RB/WR Ladell Betts WAS
WR Marques Colston NO
TE Ben Watson NE
D/ST Minnesota MIN
K Jeff Reed PIT

BENCH

Bench LenDale White RB Ten
Bench Rex Grossman QB Chi
Bench Jerry Porter WR Oak
Bench Cardinals D/ST Ari
Bench Brandon Marshall WR Den
Bench Lawrence Tynes K NYG
Bench Marcedes Lewis TE Jac


All in all it was a great draft, lots of fun. Thanks to Duane and Odette for letting it all happen. Can't wait 'till next years.

Goal of the Week!

It had to be, Stevie G!

Gerrard, Gerrard!!!!

(since youtube is now gay, i couldnt get the embeded video. Copyrights are stupid)

EPL Week 1 Review

What a week! The start of the new Premier League campaign started off with a bang on saturday at lunch hour. New boys Sunderland, led by Manchester United legend Roy Keane, pulled out a late victory over Top 4 hopefuls Tottenham. Brilliant.

Liverpool beat Aston Villa to get off on the right foot. A late penalty from Villa that leveled the game, was dismantled by a Steven Gerrard cracker from a 25 yard free kick. Next up Chelsea, who scraped a victory together against other new boys Birmingham City. Arsenal also produced a victory, thanks to late penalty from Van Persie.

Shock of the week was the fixture of Manchester United and Reading. The game was clinical by United, great possession and chances aplenty BUT they couldn't find the back of the net. So much for all the money they spent on Nani, and Tevez, after all the whining they did to get him, rod the pine. Love IT!!!!!!!!!

Here's the rest of the results from the weekend:

Manchester United 0 Reading 0
Chelsea 3 Birmingham City 2
Arsenal 2 Fulham 1
Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 2
Middlesbrough 1 Blackburn Rovers 2
Bolton Wanderers 1 Newcastle United 3
Everton 2 Wigan Athletic 1
Derby County 2 Portsmouth 2
West Ham United 0 Manchester City 2
Sunderland 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0

EPL 07/08 Preview and Predicitons

The EPL season is set to begin on Saturday morning at lunch time. Sunderland and Tottenham open up what is surely going to be one of the better seasons in recent memory. First off, a lot of the teams in the EPL have strengthen. Manchester United and Liverpool has shown the most about of ambition going into the current season, spending large amounts of cash to mount a new title challenge. Chelsea have been relatively quiet, no big names like Shevchenko or Ballack this summer, but they still splashed some cash on a Frenchie and a Brazilian. Arsenal lost arguably the best player in recent years in the Premier League in Henry. Filling his shoes (or at least trying to) is Da Silva, who is of decent talent.

Out of the top 4 we see Tottenham, who will be striving to oust massive rivals Arsenal form the top 4 this year. Picking up Darren Bent, and keeping Dimitar Berbatov have showed ambition to oust their north London counterparts. Liverpool blue boys Everton have shown willing to improve on their sixth place effort by buying Leighton Baines from Wigan.

Newcastle will have a new look this year beginning with their new manager. Sam Allardyce joins the Magpies after his tenure at Bolton ended last season. Big Sam will be looking to improve on Newcastle's mediocre performance last year. With a healthy Michael Owen, and new signings like Joey Barton and Mark Viduka, Newcastle will be looking to secure European football once more.

As for the newly promoted teams, the most likely to succeed is Sunderland. Relegated at the end of the 05/06 season, they are back, and with a new outlook. Roy Keane, Manchester United's former Captain, has turned Sunderland into a powerhouse in the Championship, and will be looking for a great year in the Premier league. Birmingham City also went down in the same year, but like Sunderland, are back for more. Steve Bruce's side will be looking to hold onto a place in next years league. Derby will have the toughest challenge, and I don't seem them staying up.

Now for the Predictions: Du Du Duh

1. Chelsea - Strong side, good players.
2. Liverpool - Will surprise this year, could even win the league
3. Manchester United - I don't see Ronaldo being the same as last year
4. Arsenal - Will be good without Henry
5. Tottenham - Just not a top 4 team, yet...
6. Newcastle - Good team, good fans, good manager
7. Everton - Good signings, good teams as a whole
8. Portsmouth - Great manager, decent players
9. Aston Villa - Good Manager, ambition
10. Manchester City - Sven, Sven, Sven, nuff said
11. Reading - No Sidwell
12. Blackburn - MEH
13. Fulham - Not enough gas in the tank
14. Bolton - A New Sam, but still going to be a hard season.
15. Sunderland - Roy Keane, but needs time to adapt
16. West Ham - TRASH
17. Birmingham City - Steve Bruce will keep them up
18. Middlesborough - No more Viduka, not sure about Yakubu either
19. Wigan - ROFL
20. Derby - Just not good enough, good Championship team

Chelsea, if healthy, I predict as Champions in May. Liverpool will be a close second. They have shown great ambition this summer. I wouldn't be surprised if Liverpool win it actually. If they beat Chelsea in week 2, anything could happen. It's hard not having Man U at 2, let alone 1, but they are going to have team problems. Way to many midfielder's, starting to have to many Ego's, turning into the Chelsea of last year. They couldn't entirely be winners in May. But I can't see Ronaldo being that good this year. If he is, then expect a strong chance.

This year is going to be special I think, and the title chase is going to being a thing of beauty. Liverpool have it all to gain, Chelsea and Man U have it all to lose. Many pundits are plotting a Liverpool Championship. I will wait till May to see what happens, but its a big possibility.

Cheers everyone, and enjoy the season. Good Luck to your teams.

New iMac = Poop

- AHHH, Now i can make my photo Album 24" WIDE, AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apple has released their new line of popular-to-people-who-want-to-be-cool-but-actually-aren't computers.

YAY!

This time, they have done nothing to improve the actually computer. And besides making it look good, which it does, it has failed to actually make a computer that educated people would use. Basically its a big camera and a photo album in one package, too bad you pay through the teeth for it. Though, i guess to make users, they think 2 in 1 is a good deal.

The new iMacs are starting 1,199 for the base model (POOP), not worth getting in any stretch of the imagination. The "beefed" up version (just a bigger piece of POOP, but still POOP regardless) costs 2,299, both American prices.

The computer itself is less then stellar. For 2,299, you can build a top of the line PC. But if you like Apple, you can settle for something that is middle of the pack, at best. Processing power got bumped up in the new models. The 20-inch model will be available with Intel Core 2 Duo chips up to 2.4-GHz, while the 24-inch iMac will have the option of a Core 2 Extreme 2.8-GHz at the highest end. Graphics are also bumped up thanks to the inclusion of ATI's newest generation of graphics cards. The 20-inch iMac will include a Radeon HD 2400 XT (ZOMG HD!!!! MUST BE GOOD) (128-MB GDDR3 memory), and the 24-inch model will rock a Radeon HD 2600 Pro (WHA!!!2600 is better then 2400, MUST BE GOOD) (256-MB GDDR3 memory) - IGN

Problem. For a computer that boasts itself on the smoothest and best graphics around, what are they thinking? This is nowhere close. How are they going to make complicated photo albums? 128 MB GPU's are a thing of the past, and 256 ones are joining that group. Where is a dual video card option? Where is a better processor? Even the RAM is less then what most PC's come with these days.

Why do Apple charge so much for something you can build for a grand. Do you pay an extra $1,300 for the name? Or the cool looks?

This is pathetic. Like most Apple computers, this will be eaten up. Just because it looks cool, people will give limbs to have one. If PC users are nerds, Apple users must be retarded. At least a nerd can pick out a rip off. You can say what you want, but you get nothing for the price you pay. Apple users will contest that their computer don't crash, or that their photo albums are so nice. Well I have had my comp for 4 years, and not once has it crashed. The problem i think is Apple users cant handle simplistic operations, so they have to revert to Apples childish controls. Fisher Price anyone?

Like all Mac's though, you get something that is overpriced, and underwhelming. When will they make a computer that is half decent, for a good price? That's the million dollar question.

Fantasy Football (Soccer For you Yanks)

This isn't the most popular fantasy sport, but nonetheless, it is my favorite for sure.

So I've decided to rank out the top players for every spot going into this season, which starts this weekend.

Defenders:


1. John Terry: Top man, strong, great decision maker, strong in the challenge. Has great fantasy value, not only because of his solid rear guard, but because he also scores goals. He will be out for the first month or so, so act accordingly.

2. Jamie Carragher: Some will disagree here, but as far as points go, hes actually rated higher then Terry. Again has the convenience of a great back line and a great keeper. What keeps him from top spot is his lack of goals.

3. Joleon Lescott: Finished top last year on a middle of the table team. Great defensive prowess. A quality pick up. Only problem is he plays for Everton.

4. Nicky Shorley: A Reading product, he was a top sleeper last year, and he didn't disappoint. Readings breakthrough season made this guy into a class defender. Solid, dependable pick.

5. Steven Finnan: Great Defender, aggressive, and is apart of a Liverpool rear guard which is prone to runs of clean sheet games.

Defender Sleepers:

Daniel Agger: Great player, scores goals, again, part of Liverpool's defense
Ricardo Carvalho: Should be in the top 5, but i cant do it. Too Risky for me
Rio Ferdinand: If he can not score on himself, hes also a top 5 canidate
Richard Dunne: Fluke? Not sure, otherwise hes a great choice

Midfielders:

1. Christiano Ronaldo: Even though hes playing a strikers role most of the time, you have to stick with him. He's this years LT of soccer.

2. Steven Gerrard: Had a less then stellar season last year. Otherwise hes my number one choice. He's dependable, and unlike Ronaldo, doesn't dive and get yellow cards as much.

3. Cesc Fabregas: Ahead of Fat Frank because he is the new maestro at Arsenal. Without Henry this year, he will be leading the attack and will be full of assists and goals.

4. "Fat" Frank Lampard: Im not sure about him, but every year he doesnt disappoint. Will score goals, will get assists. Solid Pick.

5. Michael Essien: If he stays healthy, he will be good. Kind of like Lampard, just not as many goals.

Sleeper Midfielders:

Mikael Arteta: Good player, not up in the top 5 yet, but good pick regardless.
Garry Speed: Older, yet still a good player, likes to put the ball in the net. Nuff said.
Gamst Mort Pedersen: Good good player, needs to do a little more in a not so good team, but a solid pick here.

Forwards:

1. Didier Drgoba: Scores a lot of Goals, wins games. Your first pick

2. Wayne Rooney: Not a great season last year, but still your next best. He will do much better this year.

3. Dimitar Berbatov: Came out of nowhere last year, and had a brilliant season. Expect nothing less from him this season, he will only get better.

4. Robin Van Persie: Without Henry this year, he has to shine. Good skill and pace, and great shooter. Expect a lot out of him.

5. Dirk Kuyt: This is a risk, with a good reward. A decent player who knows where to be.

Sleeper Forwards:

Fernando Torres: Tremendous pace, skill, shooting ability. This player would be in the top 5 if this wasn't his first year.
Michael Owen: If he stays healthy, hes a brilliant choice. Will feature prominent in the Newcastle front.
Nicolas Anelka: Time will tell, he has flashes of brilliance every now and then
Robbie Keane: Solid pick, scores a lot of goals, plays opposite of Berbatov.

Goalkeepers:

1. Pepe Reina
2. David James
3. Petr Cech
4. Edwin van der Sar
5. Doug Friedel

Sports Musings

A few things that have been on my mind in the world of sports this week...


Fernando Alonso is a dink, Just because a young, and more talented driver in Lewis Hamilton is better then you, and McLaren has taken to Him instead of you, doesn't mean you should get all pissy and block him in the pit lane. Now you fell back to 4th in the race and Hamilton took the checkered flag. So you lost points, lost position and now lost a good teammate because of your retardedness....smooth...

Barry Bonds, what can I say, congrats for tying the record set by Hank Aaron. Good for you, we all know you had help, and that Aaron didn't, but thats okay. It must suck, however, that everywhere you go, people boo the Scheisse out of you. You will probably break the record, soon too, but the fact remains most people couldn't care less. The fact of the matter remains you needed your good friend 'roids to help you out. Regardless of whether it is legal or illegal, it will still sour your so-called record.

The Tour De Dope should take a look at itself. You have, in the last 3 years, had one guy rumored probable to have taken performance enhancing drugs, who won. One positive tester and winner of the '06 Tour, and now this years leader until the second last day go out because he failed to make a test. Not to mention all the others that tested positive this year.

And finally HAHA to all the "supposed" Toronto FC fans this weekend. Poor morsels, cry some more. "I want my Money back", "We got screwed". WHAAAA!!!!!!! And how so, because you didn't get to see Beckham play??!?!? Oh this is just peachy. Nothing makes me happier then seeing the MLS's fan base based on...yup, you called it, one player. What did i say all the long? OH but Scott, the MLS is a good league... But Scott, Beckham just adds to the success of the MLS... ROFL. Beckham just pissed a lot of fans off. These so-called MLS fans blew a fuse when they couldn't see Beckham and had to actually watch the MLS game instead. I can't blame them either, I mean when you pay for a nice steak, you don't want a manure sandwich instead right? The MLS seriously needs to look at their league. The soccer is lackluster and the only things bringing it popularity is a player who is too good for the league. Beckham is bigger then the MLS, that doesn't say a lot about the league.