Gone Quiet

Sorry for the recent lack of activity around these parts, life keeps getting in the way. If any of you know of a good way for us to make a lot of money doing this so that we can quit work, please do no hesitate to contact us at the email address listed in the upper right-hand corner.

That being said, we do not want to leave you completely empty handed. For starters, we thought we would switch things up and, instead of the usual Marisa Miller picture, go with one from a Hollywood up-and-comer. She can currently be seen [Editor's Note: GameTime, TBD© guilty pleasure spoiler alert] on one of our favorite shows, Gossip Girl, and last week gave thousands of comic book nerds, young and old, their first man moment. Here, for your viewing pleasure, is Blake Lively at Comic Con last weekend.



Also, we have a couple videos for you. The first is embedded into this post because (1) it is fun to see Jeopardy acknowledge the futility of the Detroit Lions, and (B) the woman's reaction is priceless.



The second video has been making the rounds this week and chances are you have already seen it. Although it is animated and looks like it is meant for kids, the language becomes extremely not safe for work. That being said [Editor's Note: twice in one post? really?], it is a 100% accurate depiction of how consumers respond to new Apple products. Enjoy.

We hope to be back up to full capacity next week. In the meantime, have a great weekend everyone!

Run (Not as) Fat Boy, Run!

What? Where am I? What day is it?

Yeah, it has been one of those weeks around the GameTime, TBD© "office". But do not worry, we are not here to make excuses. Unlike Notre Dame, who only plays like champions five to six Saturdays per year [Editor's Note: that's probably a little generous these days, no?], we play like champions all day, every day. And since it is Friday, and we are playing like champions, we have got to do what we do . . . and that is your weekly source of entertainment, our Link Dump. And what a week in sports it was.

Let us see [*flipping through sports sections*] . . . [*dead silence*] . . . ah, yes here we go. The Kings signed Ilya Kolvachuk have made no progress on on the Kolvachuk front. [expletive deleted.]

The Yankees lost two members of their family this week with the passings of Bob Shepard and George Steinbrenner. [*awkward silence*]

The National League won home field advantage at the World Series by beating the American League . . . wait a second, the All Star Game was this week? [*shrugs shoulders*] Oh well.

Ah, here we go the Golden State Warriors were sold to . . . hahahaha . . . hahahahaha . . . someone was willing to pay $450 million for the Golden State Warriors? Are we sure that was not for the entire Golden State? I think that is all California is worth these days.

My goodness. This was, quite possibly, the most boring week in the history of sports. Can anyone find anything entertaining that happened this week related to sports? What is that you say? The ESPYs were this week and it was actually somewhat entertaining? Well, of course it was, Seth Meyers was hosting and he called on all his Saturday Night Live friends to help him out. He was even able to make a joke connecting Cheech and Chong, LeBron making his television special a charity event, and the infamous Greg Oden (that's not a bong, it's for my) schlong photo all while talking about the epic (this one goes to) eleven-hour John Isner/Nicolas Mahut Wimbledon match. It went a little something like this:

That match was so long that the ballboys became ballmen. That match was so long Greg Oden took a picture of it and sent it to his girlfriend . . . You may not care for that joke but all the proceeds from it went to the Boys and Girls Club of America. That match was so long that the only guys who ever spent more time on grass together were Cheech and Chong.

That, my friends, is one well put together joke. And, as it turns out, the ESPYs were not the only entertaining thing that happened in sports this week. Here are some of the other things that you might have missed:

• We start off with a non-sports related article. A long, but amazing, read on the day The Price is Right got beat.
• Well established GameTime, TBD© favorite Marisa Miller was out and about not once, but twice this week.
  
• Speaking of lovely ladies, Erin "Pageviews" Andrews finalized her new deal with ESPN/ABC this week, setting up a classic showdown between Erin and Kirk Herbstreit for the "Most Attractive Woman on the Set of College Gameday With the Least Amount of College Football Knowledge" title.
• Now you can watch Michigan home games with 109,900 of your closest friends.
• Here is a status update from the University of Florida.
• We here at GameTime, TBD© have long been a proponent of requiring all schools have a live version of their mascot at all home games. That is why this article makes us said.
• Pacers screw Indianapolis; refuse to cuddle after.
• This story has it all: sports, the United States still screwing over Native Americans, the British being whinny wankers (I've always wanted to use that word in a sentence), and a touch of World/American History.
• It appears time we start protecting baseball players from themselves, as evidenced by this and this.
• Speaking of injuries, gentlemen, if you make it past paragraph six (6), you are a better man than I.

So, as you can see, it was indeed a slow week in sports. But there were some good things in there, right? Right? Oh well. On a happier note, while the sports was busy letting us down, the video Gods were busy blessing us with a wide variety of videos to choose from. But we figured why bother, post them all.

• Do not forget to stretch before your weekly aerobics lesson. [Editor's Note: I feel better already.]
• In a very un-ESPN-like move, ESPN poked fun at itself at the ESPYs.
  
• Dude Perfect (yeah, those basketball "dudes" are still sponsored by GMC) came out to Los Angeles for . . . the donut shot?
• Cheerleader fail . . . twice . . . live on the news.
• Who comes up with products like this and, more importantly, who buys them?
• Ichiro, a female fan, and the greatest reaction in player-runs-into-fan history. Also, props to TSN in Canada for this great highlight.
• And last, but certainly not least, the video that has been making the network rounds this week from some guy who is definitely high on . . . err . . . life, and the inevitable music tribute that followed. Double rainbow all the way! [Editor's Note: sound is a must for both of these very safe for work and very entertaining videos. You. Are. Welcome.]
  

Have a great weekend everyone!

Run, Chief Run

It is one of those days. When we arrived in the office, we had a decision to make: was today's Link Dump going to be (1) heavy on intro, short on links; or (b) short on intro, heavy on links? We decided on the latter. Do not get me wrong, I have no shortage of love for my own writing; I love me some me. But GameTime, TBD©, is not about me. This site is for you, my avid readers, which is why we always encourage you to contact us with anything and everything you would like see done around here.

We have to be short on the intro because, as can happen from time-to-time, actual work in getting the way. While we would have loved to dive into the LeBron love fest that went down last night on the Evil Empire, time is not on our side today. But we do have time to squeeze in a few quick comments. First, I love that ESPN got out-scoped on LeBron's choice by both Stephen A. Smith (on June 28th), and former-hockey writer/current-Knicks writer Marc Berman of the New York Post (early morning of July 8th). Say what you will about Screamin' A., but that man did not hedge against his sources and was willing to go down with the ship. Second, LeBron, if "loyalty" and "unfinished business" were two of the main factors you considered in making this decision, you should have clarified that you were being loyal to yourself, and that you personally had unfinished business, otherwise you would still be a Cleveland Cavalier. As this whole process has shown, LeBron is a lot more self-centered than we all once thought. But he made that perfectly clear when he talked about not having to share the spotlight with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh, but rather each player having their own spotlight. And here I always thought basketball was a team game.

One last note, if you happen to be in the Chief's presence anytime soon, I strongly recommend not mentioning the words "Ilya Kolvachuk". Kolvachuk and Kings' GM Dean Lombardi are still dancing the free agency dance. The Kings have been in and out of the negotiations more times than the guy that took the head cheerleader to prom (HEY-OH!). I think the Chief has aged about five years in the past week. But if you have about three hours to spare, want to see some post-4th of July fireworks, and are in the presence of the Chief, go ahead and mention it. We double dog dare you.

Well, that was a little more of an intro than we anticipated. But like I said, I love me some me. I am the LeBron James of GameTime, TBD©. So while I go plan my own hour-long television special, here are some things you might have missed from this past week:

• FHM readers voted Marisa Miller the "Sexiest Woman in the World". No. Argument. Here.
• Connie Britton and Kyle Chandler finally got what they have long deserved.
• This headline says it all about the Matt Millen era. From this, Deadspin decided to put together a fun little game.
• Now that LeBron has officially screwed over Cleveland, I think it is time the real story come out. Who is with me?
• If you have not read Dan Gilbert's open letter to Cleveland Cavaliers fans, here is your chance.
• Death threats against Paul the Octopus? Man, the World Cup just got real.
• How seriously do the Dutch take soccer? Apparently their loss in the 1974 final "has often been compared to the assassination of JFK on America".
• This sounds like a scene out of Road House . . . only, Patrick Swayze would have come out ahead in his 1-on-10 Tennessee football players brawl.
• Dick Vitale has taken up residence in Cameron Indoor Arena until at least 2022. Congrats to you, Duke.
• Rick Reilly's bromance with Lance Armstrong continues.
• "Even sniffing glue calls Purple Drank stupid."
• Is it too early to call this the "Headline of the Century"?

Okay, since I took too long with the intro, we are skipping any witty banter (Ilya Kolvachuk), and moving right into (Ilya Kolvachuk) a set of clips sure to make your Friday afternoon (Ilya Kolvachuk . . . man, if you could only see the Chief's face right now) that much more enjoyable.

• I guarantee one of these girls could have sealed the deal with Ilya Kolvachuk by now . . . or was the head cheerleader on prom night (HEY-OH!).
• With Jimmy Kimmel in re-runs this week, I decided to go with one of my all-time favorite "This Week in Unnecessary Censorship" clips: the Sesame Street edition.
• This video has been declared "the best own goal" in soccer history. I can not say I disagree.
• Yes, this video may make you feel uncomfortable. Yes, it is totally worth it.
• Jason Werth, expanding the vocabularies of young kids everywhere since July 2010.
• I call fake. You be the judge.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Happy Birthday America!

Long weekends are the best, are they not? You usually get to leave early from the office, and then you get that extra day off, and then the following week is shorter as well. It is a win-win-win in our book. But even with the early departure, we know that work still has to get done. And if work has to get done, that means you all are in need of at least some entertainment to get you through your Friday. Which is why, of course, we here at GameTime, TBD© started our weekly Link Dump.

It is well documented that the Chief is a big fan of the 4th of July. His parties are, well, legen . . . wait for it . . . dary, and, if his invitation to this year's festivities is any indication (it's hard not to get excited for party when the invitation starts "Setting aside the fact the Declaration of Independence wasn't officially signed until August 2, 1776, that ID4 was released to some theaters on July 2 (wait, what?), and Zach Morris voted for Kelly Kapowski over Stacy Corroci at the Miss Malibu Sands pageant, that special time of year is right around the corner." . . . but I digress), we are in for another great one. After all, America deserves to celebrate its 234th birthday in style.

That being said, their are whispers floating around the office that the Chief is not as ready for the party as he usually is, that he is distracted. To those whispering I say, "Well, duh". Everyone knows the lone wild card in the Chief's 4th of July party planning is that July 1st marks the start of the free agency signing period in the NHL. Usually, the start of free agency serves as only a minor distraction to the Chief, just a blip on the radar. But not this year. Everyone knows the biggest name on free agent market is Ilya Kolvachuk, a player who is a legitimate threat to score every time he steps on the ice. He is the type of player the Kings have not had since Ziggy Palffy was in his prime, and the type of player they avoided trying to invest to heavily in during the rebuilding process (which, the Chief readily admits was both frustrating and the right decision). Well, the rebuilding process is over, the Kings are one of the up-and-coming franchises in the league, and for the past week the news has all been about how the Kings are the front runner in the Kolvachuk sweepstakes. Do you know what that kind of hype does to a die-hard Kings fan?

Well, if you were here in the GameTime, TBD© office yesterday, you would have see what that type of hype does. A man who has steadfastly opposed Twitter and a GameTime, TBD© twitter account, was *this* close to opening an account yesterday so that he did not have to keep searching for and refreshing the twitter pages of various NHL insiders. He was following not one, not two, but three live chat feeds for the better part of the day. It was ugly. Worst of all, nothing happened, and we are back at it today. Have you ever tried to get a man to approve a set of links to be published on his blog at a time like this? Mark my words, practically impossible.

But rest assured, dear readers, approve them his did. Of course, that was immediately followed by a string of expletives when Kevin Allan of the USA Today posted "Kings apparently were bridesmaid on Hamhuis and Paul Martin on Day 1. They wanted one of the big name D Men." on his twitter page. Seriously people, we are at DEFCON 2 here; I am worried we may see a grown man cry by the end of the day and we can not say for sure whether they will be tears of joy or tears of sadness. Do you ever look at yourself in the mirror and ask, "Is this really my life?" Do not answer that. Rather, just enjoy these things you might have missed from the past week:

• The GameTime, TBD© family would like to send its congratulations (and a video camera) to Kyle Boller, who is marrying anti-gay marriage/pro-solo sex tape family values Carrie Prejean today in San Diego.
  
• Marisa Miller attended the Eclipse premiere for God knows what reason, but at least she looked good doing it . . . and managed to give some oogling teenager his first . . . er . . . "man moment".
• There is a porn star participating in the 2010 World Series of Poker. Insert poke-her pun here.
• It should not be hard to spot the reason this Q&A with Erin Pageviews is getting posted. Here is a hint, it is not because of the pictures.
• Rumor has it we finished a close second in the voting. At least we lost out to one of the best around.
• Only in Canada do parents attempt to profit from their inability to pass along athletic genes to their children.
• "No, you stay classy, anonymous Phish fan who took cell phone pics of a bottomless teenager." [Editor's Note: (1) the girl is of-age, and (b) there is a story associated with the link.]
  
• MLB has found a way to legalize gambling on baseball while also screwing over its fans. Bravo to you, Bud Selig.
• He pulled a hammy doing what?
• Early candidate for "Best Name of 2012 College Recruiting Class" has committed to Tulane; hopes to be drafted by Green Bay.
• "But I feel very comfortable with it and it also helps my physical performance." [Editor's Note: that's what she said!]
• What? No Kobayashi? What has Major League Eating come to? [Editor's note: nice picture choice Wall Street Journal.]

We usually head to lunch not long after the Link Dump goes live, and normally the Chief is very opinionated about where we go. Well, you can throw that out the window today: "I don't care where we go, as long as it has ESPN News on." This from the guy who has been driving the anti-ESPN bandwagon for past two years. NHL free agency, it is fantastic. Speaking of fantastic, here are some clips for your viewing enjoyment:

• It would not be Friday without some vigorous thrusting. [Editor's note: that's what she said (sometimes it's just too easy)!]
• Might as well get our other weekly tradition out of the way now. Here is your weekly dose of mocking of FCC.
• From the YouTube description: "A cinematic study on the social phenomenon that is 'Man Smacks.' The application of 'Man Smacks,' in simple English, allows two men to embrace each other affectionately while preserving their desire to be perceived as heterosexual."
• This will come as a surprise to exactly no one: we are nerds. Thus, we are posting the trailer for the last Harry Potter movie(s). That is all.
• "There are no grenades in Miami." Oh, Jersey Shore, welcome back.
• I will never drive a minivan. Oh, it is a Swagger Wagon? Nevermind then.

Happy Birthday America! Please be safe. Have a great weekend everyone!

Runnin' Down A Dream

Things are a bit crazy right now here at the GameTime, TBD© offices. We are going to be dark all next week on account of a vacation, and so we are frantically trying to finish up some last minute work so that we can shut things down at a reasonable hour today. But do not think for one second that a vacation next week is going to stop us from getting you a Link Dump this week. It does mean, however, that our short, pithy introduction is going to be even shorter and pithier today. And it goes like this:

It is amazing how much things can change over the course of a forty-five minute drive into work. I got up extra early this morning so I could get to the gym, get home, get showered and shaved, and be ready for work in time to watch the first half of the (now-infamous) United States versus Slovenia World Cup match. Then I would get in my car and listen to the second half on the radio while I drove (because, you know, as ESPN has told us all throughout the World Cup, this game is available on ESPN, ESPNRadio, and ESPN3.com). Well, after the first half, I was all set to write an introduction about how it is just another disappointing run for the US at the World Cup. But now, thanks to that forty-five minute drive, I get to complain about ESPN instead, which is even better.

You see, listening to the game on ESPNRadio apparently means listen to the game streaming over the internet via ESPNRadio, NOT listen to the game on your local ESPNRadio affiliate. No sir. In case you did not know, the Lakers won the NBA Championship last night, and our local ESPNRadio affiliate here in Los Angeles also happens to be the home station of Los Angeles Lakers basketball. So what was on ESPNRadio here in Los Angeles this morning? "Twenty-four hours of Lakers' championship coverage." That right there is their words, not mine. So, while most of you [Editor's Note: if you have been fastidiously avoiding all mention of the final results of the US/Slovenia game, please skip to the next paragraph] were enjoying the United States' dramatic comeback/subsequent referee hose job (when is a win a draw? well, apparently we learned that today), I was frantically surfing the radio searching for at least some score updates. Thankfully, my boy Dan Patrick came through, like he always does, with "World Cup-dates" after every commercial break. As if I was not over ESPN enough already, maybe next time they will make sure all their affiliates are on board or be a little more specific as what "listen to the game on ESPNRadio" means. (Side note: and, as if I needed one more reason to hate 710ESPN here in Los Angeles . . . I don't even think die-hard Lakers fans want 24 hours of coverage).

Welcome back to those of you who skipped ahead to avoid learning the results of the game. Even with all that venting, I am still a little fired up. So, in order to avoid possibly saying something that will get me in trouble, I am just going to dive into the stuff you came to see:

• Erin Pageviews is ready to play the field. What a . . . err . . . nevermind. [Editor's Note: SUCK IT, ESPN! . . . yup, still bitter.]
• FIFA is, perhaps, the only organization in the world that would be angry about a group of thirty hot, Dutch blonds showing up at their event.
• Speaking of hot blonds associated with the World Cup, my money is on Clancy . . . but you knew this already.
  
• "Because nothing says good old fashioned Christianity than beating a loved one to death over a remote control."
• BleacherReport, a GameTime, TBD© favorite, has really gone the extra mile this time: Comparing Tiger Woods' Mistresses to His Rivals.
• Gentlemen, listen closely: compassion and cash go a long way with women and groupies. Who knew?
• Instrument of torture? Utah executes a guy by firing squad and you want to call the vuvuzela an instrument of torture?
• "Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill."
• I smell Lifetime original movie.
• A lot has been going in the NFL . . . the what? . . . over the past few weeks. I will let Deadspin summarize it all for you.
• So let me get this straight, the whole team was suspended and then two players were suspended on top of that? Suspended from what at that point?
• "Sometimes you think you have true love and then you catch the early flight home from San Diego and a couple of nude people jump out of your bathroom blindfolded like a goddamn magic show ready to double team your girlfriend . . ."

Man, I know that last one is not really sports related, but still . . . damn. Also, anything that gives me the opportunity to throw in an Old School reference is deserving of a spot in the Link Dump. Speaking of deserving of a spot, here are some videos that fit that description quite nicely:

• Admit it, after four weeks, your Fridays are not bearable until you have had the chance to watch this.
• Speaking of great, entertaining music videos, OK Go made another one.
• Ron Artest is crazy. If you could possibly need any more proof of this, check out Ron-Ron's post-game interview from last night.
• I am going to say this is fifty percent real, fifty percent fake, and one hundred percent awesome.
• Oh Jimmy, I love when you [censored] the FCC.
• Your "Marisa Miller Link of the Week" comes courtesy of a banned Guitar Hero commercial. [Editor's Note: insert "Marisa Miller can bang my drum any day of the week" joke here . . . wait, what?]

Have a great weekend everyone!

It's A Celebration

Well, my dear readers, it is a week of celebration here around the GameTime, TBD© offices. Today, my Better Half is celebrating her [censored] birthday and tomorrow, we culminate two years of hard work on her part as she graduates from UCLA with a Masters Degree in Public Health.

Unfortunately, all of this celebrating is going to leave us with no time to get out our weekly dose of entertainment, otherwise known as the Link Dump, for you tomorrow. But we did not want to leave you empty handed like we may have done a couple weeks ago. Since this post is in honor of my Better Half and her birthday, I offered her the opportunity to pick a picture to tide people over for the next week; you know, give our lady-readers something to appreciate. I told her to pick one of her "Celebrity 5". So, here is our offering to you, in honor of my Better Half. She would like you all to take a moment and enjoy a look or two at Kristen Bell . . . wait, what? Nice!


Everything is right in the world. The sun rose in the east this morning (I think), USC got what it deserved (and then some) from the NCAA, and my Better Half wants to spend her birthday oogling pictures of Kristen Bell (and send my fantasy radar to record levels). If some one could please figure out what I did to deserve all this awesomeness, and let me know, I would greatly appreciate it.

Seriously people, this week can not get any better. Oh wait . . . it can.

To all of our avid readers, have a great weekend!

To my Better Half, "congratulalations", happy birthday, I love you.

Running on Empty

[Editor's Note: In support of the Chief's half marathon training, we have decided all Link Dump titles will be running related, usually drawing inspiration from movies or song. Also, training seems to be going pretty well for the Big Guy. You track his progress over there to right . . . now down a little . . . to the right . . . there you go.]

So, we ended up taking an unexcused absence last week on account of Memorial Day weekend and some trouble with the "standard" maintenance my car went in for last Thursday. Long story short, it looked for a brief moment like I was going to be taking the dealer's loaner car to Palm Springs for "Sausagefest 2010", but they got it done in time. And, yes, we dropped the ball by not even getting you at least a little eye candy to make, what I am sure was, a short Friday at the office even better (As a token of my goodwill, I present to you a gift: these two droids).

Before we get to the goods (other than the ones we just gave you), the staff here at GameTime, TBD© would like to send out our thoughts and prayers to the Wooden family. As I am sure you all know by now, "The Wizard of Westwood" was recently admitted to the UCLA Medical Center. Most people wonder how I became such a big fan of UCLA since I did not go there and did not have an family go there until much later in life (when my sister married a Bruin and my Better Half went to grad school). Well, as a young basketball fan growing up in Southern California whose only NBA allegiance was to a team playing thousands of miles away (the Pistons), it was pretty easy to learn to love UCLA basketball and the great tradition of the program created by Wooden. I have printed his pyramid of success more than a few times and refer to it often. I can still pick up my (personally-signed) copy of A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court, read a chapter or two, and instantly feel motivated to be the best I can be. If you have not seen the documentary on Wooden's time at UCLA, The UCLA Dynasty [Editor's Note: no, we do not own shares of Amazon.com], do yourself a favor and pick up a copy and check it out. The man truly was, is, and always will be the greatest coach in the history of sports. So, Coach, we are pulling for you. Get well soon. After all, Steve Lavin will probably need some advice on how to actually coach a basketball team. Who else will he be able to call?

Well, it certainly is not our intention to bum anyone out on a Friday. So we feel it is only appropriate to find the best, most entertaining stories from the past week or so to help get you through the rest of your Friday. What is that you say? You would not mind some more attractive ladies? Well, I think we can accommodate that:

• We start with a small request: help us get some GameTime, TBD© buzz going. We would like to retire sooner rather than later.
• If England seems a little tense during its opening match against the United States next week, I think we will all know why. In related news, Abigail Clancy--fiancee to English striker Peter Crouch--is hot.
• Surprise, surprise. No one likes the new ball designed specially for the World Cup.
• Even Brazilian sex workers are trying to cash in on the World Cup craze (no, we are not talking about that . . . get your mind out of the gutter).
• Apparently we all need to be paying a little more attention to women's tennis . . .
  
• . . . and the Women's College World Series.
• So you got robbed by a couple "professional" ladies, what is the big deal? Oh, I see.
• The Florida Marlins cordially invite you to a game that already happened.
• Apparently steroids do not have as great of affect on the player's ability to go deep as we thought. And, yes, cropping that photo was totally uncalled for by Yahoo!. Allow us to correct their mistake.
• As much as I dislike the San Francisco Giants, I do love me a good, funny Tim Lincecum story.
• I actually strongly disagree with this man's suggestion. Believe it or not, they do actually hate each other that much.
• As if the sport of cycling was not enough of a joke already.
• The pussification of youth sports continues.

I actually have a lot to say on that last topic, and it is something we plan on addressing in the upcoming weeks. First, we have to get the Chief [Editor's note: *insert sheepish grin and shoulder shrug here*] to finish up the Kings year-in-review piece he has been writing, re-writing, and re-re-writing for the past few weeks. So, while we go lecture him on the art of closing [Editor's note: which I, myself, did not master until I met my Better Half], here are some videos for you all to enjoy on this fine Friday:

• Today does feel like it is going to be a great day, but probably not for the same reason as his. . . .
  
• . . . I think it has more to do with this.
• I sincerely hope you bit the bullet and proposed to your better half before this video hit "the net". If not, sucks to be you . . . or, do whatever you can to make sure she never learns of its existence . . . but let us be honest, twenty of her girlfriends have already forwarded it to her saying something like, "he's made you wait 5 years, so he better do something like this." Yes, my friend, you. are. screwed.
• "This is why women aren't in charge of sports." Yikes.
• I wonder how many drinks it took to get this guy to go all Dukes of Hazard on his way out of the airport.
• We close with the greatest (cover band) drummer ever. EVER.

Have a great weekend everyone!

I . . . Was . . . Ruh-ning

Announcer Voice: "Hailing from Redondo Beach, California, he measures in at six feet, two inches and weighs a svelte 230 pounds. He runs a popular sports blog out of his mom's basement office. Wearing bib number [censored], please welcome Th-uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Chiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-ef!" [*fanfare, fanfare, fanfare . . . trumpets, trumpets, trumpets . . . applause, applause, applause*]

That is right, my friends, in just under ten weeks [Editor's Note: TEN WEEKS?!?!?!?!?!], the Chief will hit the streets in his first official half marathon. I do not know how it happened exactly, but one Monday, a little over a month ago, the Chief walked into the office and declared "I'm running the San Francisco Half Marathon." At first there was laughter; it was just the Chief trying to lighten the mood around the office on a Monday. The look on his face, however, made it clear this was not a joke. The laughter was not because we thought he could not do it. This is a guy who can accomplish anything he actually sets his mind to. It is just . . . well . . . the things he normally sets his mind to do not involve running 13.1 miles. Beat Goldeneye in a single night? Sure. Tackle the "Century Club"? Naturally. Create a moderately successful blog focusing on hot chicks and sports? Consider it done. But, run a half marathon? Get out of here.

Well, as it turns out, he was serious about it, and is now seriously preparing to pound major pavement on July 25th. He has spent the last month working on his overall fitness (something he has been doing most of the year) and this week he started his official ten-week training program. His goal is to finish in under two hours, which translates to just over nine-minute miles. He did run cross country in high school, so that is not a completely unrealistic goal. But high school was ten years ago [Editor's Note: TEN YEARS AGO?!?!?!?!?!?!?!] and about fifty pounds. Regardless, we are behind him one hundred percent and we hope sincerely hope all our dedicated readers will get behind him as well . . . except, of course, for all of our hot female readers. The Chief would like you to stay in front of him . . . you know, as motivation. Especially my Better Half . . . wait, what?

Anyways, we think he can do it. And we will do what ever we can to make sure he keeps pushing through all the ups and downs of training. That means we better get started on finding ways to keep him motivated (A video remix of Forrest Gump running to Flock of Seagulls? Sure, why not?). So while we start our search for motivation (and, please, feel free to email us with anything you think might help), here some news stories you might have missed from the past week:

• We lead off with a hot girl from Massachusetts [Editor's Note: They exist?] with a sports connection. What could be better?
• Finally, someone was willing to write a well thought out piece about performance-enhancing drugs . . . to which the average person will respond: "Oh yeah? Well, Barry Bonds still sucks."
• At this point, it appears Armstrong is the only person in the Tour de France NOT using PEDs. Interesting . . .
• Daniel Nava [Editor's Note: who?] is hopelessly devoted to Erin Andrews. GameTime, TBD©, on the other hand, is just hopelessly devoted to pageviews.
• The sad truth that baseball games take far too long was recently scientifically proven as true as only such things can be scientifically proven: an amazing bet amongst friends.
• It is always nice to see a local sports team support the other local teams of the other sports. And then there is Pittsburgh. First there was the unsolicited offer to buy. Then there was the article by someone who has never heard of the concept "proportional response". And now its the public/other journalists turn to respond. You stay classy, Pittsburgh.
• Huh, a country enforcing its own immigration laws with little-to-no uproar. Weird.
• "They call it importing." As Mike Florio astutely points out, the Government would probably call it something else.
• Golf Cart 1, NFL Lineman 0.
• Anyone who thinks you can capture Gus Johnson's greatness in a non-live situation is sorely mistaken. Yeah, I am talking to you EA Sports.
• Dear Fellow Australian Rules Footballers, It is cool if you are gay, but please keep it to yourself . . . forever. Sincerely, Dude Rocking Bleached Hair With A Dark Beard.
• Shrimp with a fake gun versus giant rugby player with a chair. Who you got? [Editor's Note: with video goodness.]
• Snap into a SlimJim a second wedding.
• Guerdwich Montimer was truly committed to his lie.

You know, all this PED talk has got us thinking: maybe we should consider a little HGH/blood doping regimen for the Chief during his training. What do you think? Do you think they drug test amateur runners for inconsequential half marathons? Okay, we are just kidding . . . but seriously . . . kidding . . . seriously. You know what we think? You will enjoy this regimen of entertaining videos:

• If your coffee was not enough to get you going on this Friday . . .
• "Dude Perfect" (those basketball trick shot "dudes" from Texas A&M) now has corporate sponsorship. Really?
• This Nike commercial for the World Cup has been described as "bloated, overwrought, meta-referential, but sorta awesome". Indeed.
• Preteen? Wipes out on skateboard. Board? Snaps in half, jabbing him in a tender area. Balls? "[F-bomb]ing bleeding!" [Editor's Note: Language is, obviously, NSFW. If you want to see just how (un)supportive this kid's friends are, feel free to check out the full version. Maybe he should have stopped after the second try, no?]
• A week old, but still funny.
  
• WHAT?!?!?! No new "Week In Unnecessary Censorship"? What are we to do? Go with an old one? Good call.
• Wasted guy versus flip flops. Who you got?

Have a great weekend everyone!

Ever Heard of a Calendar?

So there we were, at our "office" meeting last weekend. My Better Half had prepared some nice homemade treats and put some beer on ice. The Chief was settled in, ready to watch some sports and lay out GameTime, TBD©'s strategy for surviving the dog days of summer. Believe you me, he has got some great ideas. It will not be long before we are back providing you the kind of hard-hitting, insightful, revolutionary content you all became so accustomed to. And the Chief was ready to lay it all for you, the avid readers, in this week's Link Dump. That is when I had to ask the tough question: have you looked at the calendar Chief?

At first I thought I was going to lose my job. But the Chief . . . he is a gentle soul. Plus, I think he realized it was more his oversight than anyone else's. The oversight I am referring to is this. Tomorrow the cast and crew of GameTime, TBD© are headed to Music City, USA (that's Nashville if you didn't know) for Agman's wedding. We only had to change our hotel reservations twice in light of the recent flooding, but everything else is a go. And we have remembered to pack our floaties just in case the water decides it wants to come out and play some more. And just when he seemed to be coming to terms with a one week delay for the 'big reveal" (Editor's Note: that's what she said!), I had to remind him that next week his actual office retreat. I can not say I have ever officially delivered a cock punch, but this could definitely be the closest I have ever come. That was when the "office" meeting went from battle plans to beer pong, and beer pong turned into a long Sunday morning on the golf course.

Please do not shoot the messenger, but we have to delay our . . . um . . . reboot for a few weeks. The Chief is putting the finishing touches on his season review and promised to finalize it during the plane ride home. So expect at least some fresh prospectives on life sometime next week. Unfortunately, you will have to live without an official Link Dump both this week and next. However, we do not want to leave you completely empty handed. Here are three videos to help you at least pass a little time on your Friday:

• With all the silicone and saline in that room, those girls certainly do not have to worry about drowning in a flood.
• Hoist his sack? Why do you think my Better Half is going to Nashville with me?
• I will certainly never forget the epic "Cheating Wife Game".

Have a great weekend everyone!

Where to Next, Chief?

I will be honest with you (as we here at GameTime, TBD© always are), the Chief took his Kings' defeat last Sunday night and, thus, the end of the Kings' season pretty well. Sure, on Monday there were a few "I can't believe the season's over" and "Man, they had them", but other than that, we were quite surprised there were no random outbursts or wasted time where he just stared out the window into nothingness. The Chief is a trooper.

That being said, we do not have much of an introduction for this week's Link Dump. The end of the hockey season means we are now stuck with NBA playoffs (which don't become interesting until June) and the second (of seven) month of Major League Baseball's regular season. The Chief did admit that it was too soon to be writing his end of season review, after all, a man has to grieve. But he did promise he already has a theme and an outline and his epic season in review will be forthcoming, just not yet. But once that is done, the dog days of summer really set in and we have to get creative to keep you all entertained (you are entertained, right?) and coming back for more. So the Chief has called a "team meeting" this weekend at his place so that we can lay out a battle plan for the upcoming months until the actual sports of the sports world getting interesting again. My Better Half has even promised to be there, as she hopes contributing more to this wonderful site might be the much needed stress relief she been looking for during the weekdays.

So, while we all start brainstorming some ideas that we can discuss this weekend [read: take a "lawyer lunch" and go home early], here are some things you might have missed to help you pass the time until your Friday comes to an end:

• With the Nightmare on Elm Street remake (which happens to feature Friday Night Lights hottie Tami Taylor) hitting theaters today, Bleacher Report put together a list of the "25 Worst Nightmare Moments in Sports".
• This is good stuff all around. Enjoy.
• Looking for a new pair of shoes?
• If you want to boycott Arizona, boycott Arizona. But the 2011 All Star Game? That is getting a little ridiculous. [Editor's Note: also, it's important to check your facts before calling for a boycott of certain products.]
  
• "Said Tracy: 'When I went out there to check on him, I asked if (the foul tip) knocked anything else loose that I need to know about.'”
• It looks like there is a budding bromance between two hoodie-loving coaches.
• Zack Follett is rapidly rising my list of "Favorite Lions Players". The reason? See for yourself. [Editor's Note: with video goodness.]
• Nothing like a little home-city gamesmanship during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
• "They're striking, yes! But in a regular kind of way." My, you truly know how to flatter the ladies.
• Speaking of the Capitals, it is nice to see their devastating Game 7 loss did not stop at least one player from doing the right thing.
• Horse fans, here is a simple yet thorough guide to the most important parts of this weekend's Kentucky Derby.
• He might not be repeating as "Coach of the Year", but he should get a few votes for team MVP.
• What were they driving, a clown car?
• This story comes as a surprise to no one.

I do not know about you, but I would not mind seeing a little more of Tami Taylor around these parts over the next few months. I wish my fictional principal looked that good in aviators at my fictional high school. Certainly would make all the fictional trouble I would have gotten into more worthwhile. Speaking of good looking, here are some good looking clips we picked out to help make your afternoon go by a little faster:

• These chicks are hot in a nonfiction sort of way. [Editor's Note: The Chief and a couple of his friends pass this video along every Friday morning to help them make it through the final push. A rough estimate indicates they account for 1 million of the 6.1 million views. I can't say I blame them. And that's why you've gotten it three weeks in a row now.]
• While people go nuts over Bango the Buck's recent dunk, Seattle Super Sonics fans (or people who used to be anyways) wonder: "Haven't we seen this before?" I just wonder who thought this would be a good idea during a basketball game.
• David Stern is getting upset with all this criticism of officiating during the NBA Playoffs. Dave, if things like this did not happen, we would not be talking about it.
• I hope Duncan Keith has as good of aim on the ice as he does off of it.
• While we generally try to avoid political discussion around here, GameTime, TBD© fully supports this call to action by a Purdue University student.
• Since you all seemed to like it last week, here is this week's "Week in Unnecessary Censorship" from Jimmy Kimmel.
• "To protect against chemical weapons." Brilliant.
• [Editor's Note: UPDATE! We had one glaring omission from this week's video section, and we feel terrible. Do not forget to support the men and women of the armed forces who proudly serve our country . . . and make videos like this. ]
  

Have a great weekend everyone!