Sunday Blogdome: The Maple Leafs: humiliating Toronto since 1967
Jun 13, 2010, 2:00 PM EDT
We’re No. 1!! In any event, with the Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup victory, their 49 year drought was finally brought to an end. And you know what that means, Leafs fans – we’re number 1!!! That’s right, beatches – our 41 year drought is now the longest in the NHL. Couple that with the Leafs’ swollen payroll, its horrible prospects, its missing draft picks and its seemingly unparalleled ability to disappoint its legion of fans, and you have yourself a franchise that you can be proud of. The Toronto Maple Leafs: amassing profits on the backs of broken dreams since 1967… [Food Court Lunch]
BP Cup Name Change Suggestions. I don’t think any person who has a soul would want any association with BP after what they have done to the Gulf of Mexico. Although I’m sure there are complicated contracts that bond both teams to having BP sponsor the Crosstown Cup, I really think it needs a name change. I mean what does oil have to do with baseball anyway? So below I have listed some of my suggestions for the new cup name, feel free to submit your own. [Larry Brown Sports]
Dad, Son Celebrate Stanley Cup Win With a Few Shots, Jail. Mark W. Steinbrecher, 54 and his son Mark S. Steinbrecher, 20, were arrested after a few shots following the Blackhawks Stanley Cup win. Both face felony reckless discharge of a firearm charges and Mark was also charged with underage consumption of alcohol after the two shot off rounds into the ground in their backyard. [Bob's Blitz]
Florida Wideout Gets Arrested for DUI, Early Jump on “Lawless Gators 2010″ Meme. Frankie Hammond, Jr. might have been a contributor to the Florida receiving corps this fall. But blowing a .18 and getting caught ridin’ dirty with a fifth of Crown Royal probably won’t help him in that respect. [The Sporting Blog]
Bill Simmons, Adam Carolla Make US Weekly. Adam Carolla taped an evergreen episode of Bill Simmons’ BS Report last week. The podcast went up on Thursday and US Weekly wrote about it Friday. The subject that garnered US Weekly’s attention had to do with Carolla’s remarks about Jennifer Aniston “banging her way through Hollywood” because she might have too much testosterone. [The Big Lead]