Being at a university up in the mountains and away from most towns, I don't get to listen to the radio very often and don't have the opportunity to listen to new music. Today I got a chance to travel back home for a school project and turned on the radio. I found this song by Cage The Elephant and loved it. Apparently it's been out for a little while, but of course I never got to hear it. I first heard of Cage The Elephant when they released their single Ain't No Rest for the Wicked.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Found this yesterday...
This guy claims the Orioles will be lucky to win 65 games this year. Seriously? As much as the O's have improved they're going to win less games than last year? Haha. However this guy got a blog on ESPN I will never know.
"And how about the Orioles in Baltimore? Is there any reason to "Fear the Bird"?Link to article: http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/7403/who-can-knock-off-sox-yanks-in-al-east
Short answer: no. But that offense has been stacked up with some nice offensive pieces and Camden Yards is pretty favorable for home run hitters. The additions of Vladimir Guerrero, Derrek Lee and J.J. Hardy will certainly help them score runs and Mark Reynolds may even churn out 30 homers this year (with 250 strikeouts). How many times will Clay Buchholz strike Reynolds out this year? Seven, eight times maybe? Reynolds is already 0-for-3 against him with three strikeouts.
The real problem for Baltimore is that pitching staff. Good luck keeping opponents to fewer than five runs per game when you are trotting Jeremy Guthrie to the mound as your ace. Sure he might give you 200 innings, but that’s about all you're getting unless he can continue to post sub-30 percent hit rates.
O's fans better hope that Brian Matusz can wear the crown as he's been anointed (much like Matt Wieters) but the team is built as a dichotomy -- offense for today and the pitching for tomorrow. It's doubtful that Baltimore will win 65 games in 2011."
Monday, February 21, 2011
Busy Weekend in Sports
What a weekend! Had the Daytona 500, some top NCAA basketball teams went down, NBA Dunk Contest and All Star Game, and finally the Terps pull out a victory against NCST while honoring the 2001 Final Four team and Greivis Vasquez.
How about the 20 year old Trevor Bayne winning the Daytona 500, in only his second career start at that?! There were a ton of cautions, but the ending was pretty exciting. With Bayne in the lead the final lap, I didn't think he stood a chance against some of the veterans behind him; especially when Carl Edwards made a charge towards the front. Surprisingly he held on for the win. I was very excited for him.
What went on last week with the top ranked teams in NCAA basketball? First Kansas lost to Kansas State on Monday night. Then Texas loses to Nebraska. Next we saw Pitt fall to St. Johns and finally Ohio State lost to Purdue on Sunday. The last time the top-four ranked teams lost all in the same week was Nov. 25, 2003 when UConn, Duke, Michigan State and Arizona all went down. With the losses this past week, Duke regains the number one spot.
Please tell me I wasn't the only one not impressed by Blake Griffin's dunk over the hood of a car to win the dunk contest. I mean come on, the hood of that car was what, three feet? It was nothing more than a regular dunk with a three foot obstacle in the way; not impressive at all.
I was happy to see my Terps play a good game against the Wolfpack on Sunday. What impressed me the most was the great play by Stoglin and the great free throw shooting (23-25). I was also glad to see Gary start the two freshman guards. We should have a bright future at that position. Talk about nostalgia though! The Terps honored their first final four team from 2001 and hung Vasquez's jersey from the rafters. It would be great to get back to those glory days of the late '90s and early '00s!
How about the 20 year old Trevor Bayne winning the Daytona 500, in only his second career start at that?! There were a ton of cautions, but the ending was pretty exciting. With Bayne in the lead the final lap, I didn't think he stood a chance against some of the veterans behind him; especially when Carl Edwards made a charge towards the front. Surprisingly he held on for the win. I was very excited for him.
What went on last week with the top ranked teams in NCAA basketball? First Kansas lost to Kansas State on Monday night. Then Texas loses to Nebraska. Next we saw Pitt fall to St. Johns and finally Ohio State lost to Purdue on Sunday. The last time the top-four ranked teams lost all in the same week was Nov. 25, 2003 when UConn, Duke, Michigan State and Arizona all went down. With the losses this past week, Duke regains the number one spot.
Please tell me I wasn't the only one not impressed by Blake Griffin's dunk over the hood of a car to win the dunk contest. I mean come on, the hood of that car was what, three feet? It was nothing more than a regular dunk with a three foot obstacle in the way; not impressive at all.
I was happy to see my Terps play a good game against the Wolfpack on Sunday. What impressed me the most was the great play by Stoglin and the great free throw shooting (23-25). I was also glad to see Gary start the two freshman guards. We should have a bright future at that position. Talk about nostalgia though! The Terps honored their first final four team from 2001 and hung Vasquez's jersey from the rafters. It would be great to get back to those glory days of the late '90s and early '00s!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
New Eminem Song - Fly Away
Not a big fan of this one. Seems to me like a lot of his music is either hit or miss nowadays. The chorus, in my opinion, is just awful especially with the autotune.
Tough Day for the Terps
First, Randy Shannon declines the defensive coordinator job. Shannon told Maryland that he stood to lose about $1.5 million in buyout money from Miami if he signed with Maryland. The hiring of Shannon would have completed the staff of Maryland coach Randy Edsall, who was hired last month. I can't wait to see who the next defensive coordinator will be now at Maryland (sarcasm).
*UPDATE*
Maryland promoted ILBs coach Todd Bradford to defensive coordinator. UMass defensive coordinator Keith Dudzinski will now join Maryland and take over the ILB coaching position
Next, the Terps lost a tough one to VT. Unless a miracle happens and we win the ACC Tournament, it looks like the Terps will be headed to the NITs for the fourth time in seven years; pretty unacceptable at a school like Maryland with such a rich basketball history. At least on the bright side of things, Stoglin looked great last night. Our freshman guards look like the real deal. Next year should be better.
Just found out this morning that DB Travis Hawkins will be transferring from MD. Hawkins was regarded as a top-20 CB coming out of high school. Pretty big blow to the Terps' secondary... I'll have more once more news comes out about this.
*UPDATE*
Maryland promoted ILBs coach Todd Bradford to defensive coordinator. UMass defensive coordinator Keith Dudzinski will now join Maryland and take over the ILB coaching position
Next, the Terps lost a tough one to VT. Unless a miracle happens and we win the ACC Tournament, it looks like the Terps will be headed to the NITs for the fourth time in seven years; pretty unacceptable at a school like Maryland with such a rich basketball history. At least on the bright side of things, Stoglin looked great last night. Our freshman guards look like the real deal. Next year should be better.
Just found out this morning that DB Travis Hawkins will be transferring from MD. Hawkins was regarded as a top-20 CB coming out of high school. Pretty big blow to the Terps' secondary... I'll have more once more news comes out about this.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
O's Pitchers and Catchers Report
Today marks the day in which pitchers and catchers report for the O's. I'm pretty optimistic about our young arms coming into this season. They did nothing but impress under Buck towards the end of the season and I have confidence that they can continue that upward trend.
Under Showalter the starting pitching stats:
It is obvious that the Orioles lineup is going to be good this year, the major question facing the O's is the pitching. Will the young guns be able to step up and can the bullpen hold leads? This season will be fun to watch.
Under Showalter the starting pitching stats:
- Arrieta - 8 starts, 5.96 IP/start, 3.78 ERA, 5.10 K/9IP, 2.60 BB/9IP, 63% QS
- Bergesen - 11 starts, 6.82 IP/start, 2.88 ERA, 4.92 K/9IP, 2.52 BB/9IP, 64% QS
- Guthrie - 11 starts, 7.03 IP/start, 3.14 ERA, 5.47 K/9IP, 1.63 BB/9IP, 64% QS
- Matusz - 11 starts, 5.64 IP/start, 2.18 ERA, 7.55 K/9IP, 2.32 BB/9IP, 73% QS
- Tillman - 5 starts, 5.73 IP/start, 4.08 ERA, 5.97 K/9IP, 5.65 BB/9IP, 40% QS
It is obvious that the Orioles lineup is going to be good this year, the major question facing the O's is the pitching. Will the young guns be able to step up and can the bullpen hold leads? This season will be fun to watch.
Go O's!
Friday, February 11, 2011
Hennessey Venom GT
Over 1200 HP and a top speed of 267 mph. Amazing.
Based off of the Lotus Elise/Exige.
0 -- 60 mph 2.5 sec.
1/4 Mile 9.9 sec. @ 162 mph
0 -- 200 mph 15.9 sec.
Top Speed 267 mph
Based off of the Lotus Elise/Exige.
0 -- 60 mph 2.5 sec.
1/4 Mile 9.9 sec. @ 162 mph
0 -- 200 mph 15.9 sec.
Top Speed 267 mph
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Maryland close to getting Randy Shannon for DC
Looks as though the Terps may be adding a big name to the defensive coordinator vacancy. IMO, this would be a great move for Maryland after the whole Mike Leach fiasco that took place. Not only is Shannon a pretty big name, his defenses at Miami were consistently one of the best in the country and his recruiting ties to Florida would be huge!
"Maryland and former Miami coach Randy Shannon drew close to an agreement Thursday that would make Shannon the football program's defensive coordinator, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told the Post's Eric Prisbell.
Shannon, who interviewed for the position with Maryland coach Randy Edsall earlier this week, would replace Don Brown, who abruptly ended his two-year stint as the team's defensive coordinator last week to take the same job at Connecticut. Should a deal with Shannon be finalized, Edsall's staff would be complete.
In four seasons as Miami's coach, Shannon compiled a 28-22 record. He was fired at the conclusion of last season.
Prior to his stint as the team's head coach, Shannon served as the Hurricanes' defensive coordinator for six seasons. During that time, Miami ranked lower than No. 7 in the nation once in total yards allowed per game.
The Baltimore Sun reported Thursday that Maryland had offered Shannon the job."
From the Washington Post
Shannon's defensive rankings at Miami (From Wiki):
"Maryland and former Miami coach Randy Shannon drew close to an agreement Thursday that would make Shannon the football program's defensive coordinator, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told the Post's Eric Prisbell.
Shannon, who interviewed for the position with Maryland coach Randy Edsall earlier this week, would replace Don Brown, who abruptly ended his two-year stint as the team's defensive coordinator last week to take the same job at Connecticut. Should a deal with Shannon be finalized, Edsall's staff would be complete.
In four seasons as Miami's coach, Shannon compiled a 28-22 record. He was fired at the conclusion of last season.
Prior to his stint as the team's head coach, Shannon served as the Hurricanes' defensive coordinator for six seasons. During that time, Miami ranked lower than No. 7 in the nation once in total yards allowed per game.
The Baltimore Sun reported Thursday that Maryland had offered Shannon the job."
From the Washington Post
Shannon's defensive rankings at Miami (From Wiki):
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