Archive for February, 2010

The Tiger Woods Interview

You don’t have to wait till 11am on Friday to see what Tiger has to say about his “indiscretions” here’s a sneak peak…a Fatpickled exclusive:

Cheers and Hail

Janikowski Can Buy Lots Of Roofies

Sebastion Janikowski just inked up on the largest contract in the history of the NFL for a Kicker, worth $16 million over 4 years with $9 million guaranteed. So, we have a kicker with a history of drinking, getting arrested and who in 2 years may weigh close to 3 bills. What owner would sign such a player to such an unheard of some of money? The same guy who became the first owner in 20 years to draft a kicker in the 1st round and the same owner who last off-season awarded the largest contract in the history of the league to a punter. And that man, of course…is Al Davis (the Church Lady.) Oh well, it pays to be a special teamer in Oakland. And in Janikowski’s defense he has played very well the past couple seasons. He also has a bad ass nickname, C-Bass. Congrats SJ, $14 million will buy a lot of potato Vodka.

Orioles…Magic?

I have all kinds of reasons to be excited and optimistic about the 2010 Orioles. The O’s are loaded with young talent, they’ve added some key veterans and have moved their spring training home to within an hour drive or so from my house. Sure they haven’t had a winning record in the last 12 years and I’ve dropped a $1,000.00 or more watching a 60-70 win team play on the MLB ticket during that time…but this is the time of year that I can be excited for my O’s.

It’s not unrealistic to think the Orioles have a chance to make a run at the wild card, just look at the 2008 Rays as an example. I know playing in the AL East makes it extremely difficult to break .500, let alone make the playoffs…but this O’s squad has talent.

OK, maybe I’m talking out my ass about the playoffs, but take a look around the diamond with me concerning the talent.

C- Matt Wieters - Batted .288-9-43 last season. No reason to believe that he can’t double those numbers this year. He’ll be moving up in the lineup, playing a full season and he’s only going to get better.

1B- Garret Atkins - No question Garret had a sub-par 2009 season, but Terry Crowley is known to get the best out of hitters. In the 3 previous seasons to 09′ Atkins averaged .305-25-110. If he approaches those numbers in 2010, he’ll be a steal for the O’s.

2B- Brian Roberts - Everyone loves Brian for good reason, he’s just a hard nosed, gritty and talented ballplayer entering his 10th season in an Oriole’s uniform. You can book him to score 100 runs, steal 30+ bases and hit 50+ extra base hits.

SS- Cesar Izturis - Cesar is not going to put up big offensive #’s, but he does play solid defense and handles the bat well. Cesar struck out less than 10% of the time last season and if he can duplicate that again this year while stealing 15+ bases…I’ll take it.

3B- Miguel Tejada - I’m happy to see Iggy back in an O’s uniform. The power may be gone..hmmmm, I wonder why…but he’s still a pure hitter. I expect Iggy to make the adjustment well to 3B and hit somewhere in the neighborhood of .300-15-80.

LF- Nolan Reimold - After years of stalling in the minors, Nolan got his chance last season and made the most out of it. I think his game fits well at Camden Yards and he reminds me of Bill Ripken…so I naturally love him. I’m still not sold completely.

CF- Adam Jones - Adam broke out in a big way last year, making his first All-Star team and showing all of his 5-tool abilities. Expect more this season. 30-30…I’m just sayin.

RF- Nick Markakis - My current favorite player, you can write it in cement that he hits .300-20-100 or better. I hope the beard is gone for spring training.

DH- Luke Scott - He may be the streakiest hitter I’ve ever seen. He can hit 5HR’s one week, and not get 2 hits the next…just bat him in the middle of the lineup when he’s hot.

OK, that’s the good news…unfortunately you have to pitch in baseball, more on that later.

Cheers and Hail

Happy Bday Darrell Green

Who’s to say Darrell couldn’t run down Seattle Slew?

Happy birthday Darrell Green…Darrell turns 50 today. What can I say about this HOF player and person? A NFL record 20 seasons with 1 team, our team. I am totally convinced this guy could shutdown 75% of the WR’s in the NFL, right now! At the age of 40 Darrell was still the fastest guy on the Redskins roster and he’s been threatening on Twitter for months to run it again on his 50th…my money says he runs a sub 4.5. Happy 50th Mr. Green and thanks for the memories.

Happy birthday Patrick Ramsey. Patrick played 4 seasons for the Redskins from 2002-05. #11 appeared in 34 games at QB, going 10-14 as a starter. Patrick threw for 5,649 yards and 34 TD’s during his Redskins tenure. Patrick was a 1st round draft pick out of Tulane, hand picked by Spurrier, Snyder or was it Cerrato? A lot of finger pointing on that one. Patrick is currently playing for the Lions. Happy 31st Mr. Ramsey.

Happy birthday Brig Owens. Brig played all 12 of his NFL seasons with the Redskins from 1966-77. #23 appeared in 158 games and intercepted 36 balls during his career. Brig is one of the 70 Greatest Redskins. In retirement Brig finished law school and went to work for the NFL Players Association. Happy 67th Mr. Owens.

(WARNING! STRONG LANGUAGE)

Happy birthday Terry Crowley. Terry played 12 seasons for the Orioles from 1969-82. Terry has also served another 15 years as the Orioles batting coach. Terry batted .253 with 40 HR’s and 194 RBI’s during his O’s tenure. The beauty of Terry’s birthday is that it allows me to play Earl Weaver’s Manager’s Corner. Earl gives a better description of Terry than I ever could. Happy 63rd (he’s looked 63 for 20 years) Mr. Crowley.

Cheers and Hail

Six Degrees Of Fatpickled

Above, a must see, Wade Phillips doing the YMCA. (FWG NFL)

One of my favorite athletes ever has tested positive for steroids…does it count if it happened in Spain? (Balt Sun)

Orioles pitcher Brad Bergesen hurt himself while filming a commercial, a commercial for the Orioles and their upcoming season…of course he did. (Deadspin)

Top 10 Sexy Valentines of the Sports World. (The Wife Hates Sports)

Mayne Street is back. (ESPN)

Jimmy Buffett may be a part owner of the Dolphins, but he’s a Saints fan. (Hot Clicks)

Cheers and Hail

Feb 7-10 Happy Bdays

Happy birthday Raleigh McKenzie. Raleigh played 10 seasons for the Redskins from 1985-94. #63 played every position on the line but played most of his 144 games as a Redskin at center or guard. Raleigh is a 2-time Super Bowl Champion and one of the 70Greatest Redskins. In retirement this “Hog” became a teacher and high school football coach in Herndon, VA. Happy 47th Mr. McKenzie.

Happy birthday Joe Lavender. Joe played 7 seasons for the Redskins from 1976-82. Joe was a 2-time Pro-Bowler at cornerback for the Redskins. #20 appeared in 99 games and accumulated 29 INT’s (5th all-time) during his Redskins tenure. Joe is a Super Bowl Champion. Happy 61st Mr. Lavender.

Happy birthday Juwan Howard. Juwan played 7 seasons for the Bullets/Wizards from 1994-01. Juwan was drafted #5 overall and wore #5 while playing Forward for the Wiz. Juwan averaged 18.4 PPG 7.4 RPG and 3.3 APG. Juwan was an All Star in 96′ and was rewarded with a $105 million contract (after briefly signing with the Heat.) Juwan is currently playing for the Trailblazers, in his 16th NBA season. Happy 37th Mr. Howard.

Happy birthday Felix Pie. Felix is entering his second season as an Oriole, having finished the 2009 season strong. Felix looked lost at the plate early last year, but hard work with O’s hitting coach Terry Crowley produced final #’s of .266-9-29. Felix also became only the 4th Oriole to hit for the cycle last season. Happy 25th Mr. Pie.

Happy birthday Lenny Webster. Lenny played 3 seasons for the Orioles from 1997-99. The former catcher was the last Oriole to wear #42 before the # was retired by MLB in honor of Jackie Robinson. Lenny batted .265-17-86 during his Orioles tenure. A native of New Orleans I’m assuming Lenny is pretty happy about the Saints right now. Happy 45th Mr. Webster.

Happy birthday Benny Ayala. Benny was a DH/OF who wore #27 and played 6 seasons for the Orioles from 1979-84. Benny batted .257 with 33 HR’s and 120 RBI’s during his O’s tenure and had a WS ring from the 83’ Champs. His best season came in 1980 when he went .265-10-33. In retirement Benny recently sold his WS ring, so I’m going to assume he’s not doing to well. Happy 59th Mr. Ayala.

Cheers and Hail