Archive for the ‘More Sports’ Category
New Vikings stadium? Not with my money.
Saturday, December 26th, 2009Let Ziggy Milf build it.
NYT:
In 1996, voters in Hamilton County approved an increase of half of one percent in the sales tax that promised to build and maintain stadiums for the Bengals and the Reds, pay Cincinnati’s public schools and give homeowners an annual property tax rebate. The stadiums were supposed to spur development of the city’s dilapidated riverfront.
But sales tax receipts have fallen so fast in the last year that the county is now scrambling to bridge a $14 million deficit in its sales tax fund. The public schools, which deferred taking their share for years, want their money.
The teams have not volunteered to rewrite their leases. So in the coming weeks, the county plans to cut basic services, lower its legal bills and drain a bond reserve fund with no plan for paying it back.
Setting aside the fact that public funds are being used to create a system where more people sit on their ass and WATCH sports, instead of creating a system where more people get off their ass and PLAY sports, I fail to see any reason why public funds should be used in order to make private citizens wealthier.
Seriously, people who allow their entire week to revolve around what millionaires do on Sunday need to get a grip. But if that’s what they choose to do then whatever. There is no reason that I need to be forced to subsidize this behavior and help make Ziggy Milf richer however.
Major League Awesomeness
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009Just saw a video of some Twins ballplayers signing autographs for the fans. All of them had on sunglasses…
Take off your stupid ass sunglasses if you are meeting the fans. These people pay your salary, show a little gratitude and humility once and a while.
Major League Sports Heroes are major league assholes.
new sport
Thursday, August 6th, 2009It’s a variation of triathlon but it focuses on the transitions:
100 foot swim
Transition 1 from swim to bike
Bike 1 mile
Transition 2 from bike to run
Run 5 feet to finish line
Win a prize!
Who is in for this new sporting adventure?
coming around
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
OK, so maybe I am warming up to the look of the ‘09 cars.
Racing starts this month! Apparently I need to phone Comcast and upgrade my cable service in order to get Speed network. total bullshit…
Photo via Clip the Apex.
F1 Site
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009Clip the Apex added to my blogroll.
Photos of all the new cars for 2009.
2009 F1 cars
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Left – BMW F1.09 Formula One car
Right – BMW F1.08 Formula One car
Changes from 2008 to 2009 include the narrower rear spoiler, more simplistic front wing specification, removal of air control devices from the car nose and body and the allowance of the use of slick tires.
The FIA controls numerous aspects of Formula One car design.
The slick tires will dramatically increase the cars ability to adhere to the road as compared to the grooved tires used last year. But the mandatory restriction or removal of air control wings and devices will result in an overall loss of performance in cornering.
The goal for 2009 was reducing the role of aerodynamics in the cars’ performance; making overtaking easier; and keeping lap times in check.
Making the cars less attractive seems to be an added benefit…
UPDATE 1.26.09: Image courtesy Clip the Apex. Click through for more F1 images and news.
ugly time!
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Someone just chatted me up about this topic, so here it is.
Ferrari is the first to display their new F1 car for 2009 incorporating the changes that the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) have demanded for the coming race season.
Yuck!
The slick tires are pretty cool, the front wing is interesting, but that rear spoiler? Horrible, horrible, horrible…it looks like a toy.
Maybe when there are 20 of those things going around the track it will look ok…probably not though.
desperation
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Sure, it’s kind of cool.
But when you have to resort to this, maybe it’s time to find another sport.
