Jamie Mottram's Sports Blog - www.misterirrelevant.com

I subscribe to email entry alerts for dozens of AOL sports blogs, so I get a new mail every time one of them makes a post. Usually I'm on the ball, checking each post within a couple hours of it being made. But this week, with SBXL and all, I've fallen behind. In a desperate attempt to keep up with the times, here are a bunch of posts made over the past few days that should be shared:

· 8's All Around pays attention to tennis:

"Marcos Baghdatis lost in four tough sets to Roger Federer last night in the final of the Australian Open.  We won't remember the final.  We'll remember the road Baghdatis had to get there.  We'll remember his infectious smile.  We'll remember after he beat number 2 seed Andy Roddick he was asked on court (for the entire Rod Laver Arena to hear) what he was going to do and he said 'Consult with my coach and then sleep with my girlfriend."

· Saved by the Blog calls said girlfriend (Camille Neviere be thy name) the hottest gf/wife/mistress in sports:

 Bombs over Baghdatis!

· Minnesota Sports is feeling good about the Wally-for-Ricky Buckets deal from last week and has this to say about dearly departed Michael Olawakandi:

"All Kandi does is completely disappoint the fans, owners, coaches, and his teammates...what a waste of talent he is.  The problem with Olowikandi is that he doesn't care.  He could have been a very good player in the NBA, but he's just an incredibly lazy guy"

· Premature Jockularity, a Celts fan, feels good about the Wally-Buckets trade as well:

"Hey, we eventually managed to spell Yastrzemski. Why not Szczerbiak? The big Celtics-Timberwolves trade looks good on both ends so far. Wally 2 Zs practically hopped off the shuttle from Logan and hit a big three-pointer to spoil Ron Artest's Sacramento debut."

 No love loss

· High Above Courtside, another C's fan, calls for Danny Ainge to be fired:

"Danny Ainge had better watch his nuggets, because I fully plan on kicking him square in the pants if our paths should ever cross. In case you're wondering how to wreck an NBA franchise, you could do no better than to spend a little time following the career of Boston Celtics GM Danny Ainge."

· Saved by the Blog craps his pants over GW being ranked in the top-10:

"Don’t get me wrong, I like GW. They are one of my hometown teams.  Nana “Pops” Mensah-Bonsu is my favorite non-Maryland college player.  In fact, I plan on naming my second-born son Nana Mensah-Mottram (first-born being De’Lamontgelo; a natural hybrid of De’Angelo and Lamont), but how they are ranked ahead of teams like WVU, BC, Michigan State, NC State,  etc. is beyond my (albeit feeble) level of comprehension."

· Diecast Dude breaks down Rusty Wallace (2 car!), ESPN NASCAR analyst:

"If never meeting a disliked microphone was the sole considering factor in determining a broadcaster's quality, Wallace would be a natural.  He's also never been shy with the opinions.  Not much for toeing the company line, that one. However, his occasional previous forays into the talking head realm haven't been much to write home about.  While he certainly knows his stuff, Wallace has come off as being both tentative and overly talkative; an odd combination, but there you are."

· Farley Malorrus, "media astrologer since 1983," handicaps SBXL:

"Take the Hawks and the 4 Points, is my pick. The Upstart Seattle Seahawks, may not have Super Bowl experience, but Grant Wistrom, and Mike Holmgren have a ring. This game should be high scoring and close. If they use Joe Jurevicious, I think it's a LOCK they win."

· George Coztanza thinks Ron Artest needs to be in L.A., not Sacramento:

"Kudos to the Pacers for moving Artest and getting something of value in return. The team has had success without Ron the past two years. Adding Stojakovic to the mix makes them more dangerous. Hopefully Artest can find the help he needs in Sacramento because he has as much talent as anybody. He just needs to find a way to channel his anger and think of others before himself. Sadly, the Kings don't appear to be a team capable of creating such an environment. The team that could have plays not in the state's official capital but the city Shaquille O'Neal once called the real capital of California."

· Ohio LeBlog, with a little help from yours truly, selects a winner in the LeBlog-a-thon nickname contest:

"**The Akron Assasin** Thank you Paul for adding to the King's current collection of nicknames.  This one hits home while stating that LeKing is simply a bad-ass."

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• #2 Comment from diecastdude24 
  2/1/06 4:03 PM | Permalink

  Are you referring to the guy over at http://www.yaz8.com/ or the '80s duo of Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke?
  
• #1 Comment from monponsett 
  1/31/06 9:43 PM | Permalink

  The blogosphere needed more Yaz references.