2BS Blog - This is it.

Almost black pants time… T-Minus a few seconds. Gosh it’s so hot outside and I’ve only been outside 10 minutes. Time to get my game face on and strap on the black pants.

FOURTH LEAGUE | Fourth Team
1. (2) L. Tomlinson
2. (19) T. Owens
3. (22) M. Vick
4. (39) T. Brady
5. (42) A. Crumpler
6. (59) W. Dunn
7. (62) Da. Clark
8. (79) Atlanta
9. (82) Carolina
10. (99) L. Evans
11. (102) B. Stokley
12. (119) L. Johnson
13. (122) L. Fitzgerald
14. (139) M. Vanderjagt
15. (142) J. Porter
16. (159) T. Duckett
17. (162) J. Harrington
18. (179) Jacksonville
19. (182) K. Gbaja-Biamila
20. (199) E. Hartwell
21. (202) P. Kerney
22. (219) D. Hall
23. (222) B. Dawkins
24. (239) R. Coleman
25. (242) M. Robinson

Not much going on..

Interesting Draft

I like the Bobcat’s picks a lot. Anytime you can team together one of the most dominant big men (Sean May) last year in the NCAA with the point guard (Raymond Felton) that also lead you to a National Championship from the same state that your 2 year old franchise who just moved into a new arena can be done… You do it. They are going to improve quickly.

I’m okay with the Lakers picks. I don’t know much about Bynam. I just know he is young and could have lots of talent. I sure hope he does. I just didnt think they’d him with all the talent that was available at the time. However, they needed a PG or a C and there weren’t any decent point guards available. The guys I wanted Warrick, Jack, Garcia, Hodges, Green, weren’t projected as high as pick 10 plus they already have a lot of players like that. Except for Jarrent Jack who was drafted by Denver but then dealt to Portland for the rights to two later picks.

Charlie Villanueva is a thug and I can’t believe he went that high.

I was hoping Hakim Warrick wouldn’t go to a crappy team or at least one of the teams that I could semi-root for. I’m just going to hope he gets traded soon which probably won’t happen. At that point I was hoping that he would slip 1 more spot to play with Melo but oh well..

I am interested to see how well these Point Guards do. Deron Williams, Chris Paul, and Felton. How well Marvin Williams will live up to the hype? How many of these players will even make an impact at all?

Bynam is rocking cold pizza as we speak. His favorite subject in high school was Physics.

1 Milwaukee Bucks Andrew Bogut, Utah
2 Atlanta Hawks Marvin Williams, North Carolina
3 Utah Jazz Deron Williams, Illinois
4 New Orleans Hornets Chris Paul, Wake Forest
5 Charlotte Bobcats Raymond Felton, North Carolina
6 Portland Trail Blazers Martell Webster, Seattle Prep HS
7 Toronto Raptors Charlie Villanueva, Connecticut
8 New York Knicks Channing Frye, Arizona
9 Golden State Warriors Ike Diogu, Arizona State
10 LA Lakers Andrew Bynum, St. Joseph (NJ) HS
11 Orlando Magic Fran Vazquez, Spain
12 LA Clippers Yaroslav Korolev, CSKA Moscow
13 Charlotte Bobcats Sean May, North Carolina
14 Minnesota Timberwolves Rashad McCants, North Carolina
15 New Jersey Nets Antoine Wright, Texas A&M
16 Toronto Raptors Joey Graham, Oklahoma State
17 Indiana Pacers Danny Granger, New Mexico
18 Boston Celtics Gerald Green, Gulf Shores Acad (TX)
19 Memphis Grizzlies Hakim Warrick, Syracuse
20 Denver Nuggets Julius Hodge, North Carolina State
21 Phoenix Suns Nate Robinson, Washington (to New York)
22 Denver Nuggets Jarrett Jack, Georgia Tech (to Portland)
23 Sacramento Kings Francisco Garcia, Louisville
24 Houston Rockets Luther Head, Illinois
25 Seattle SuperSonics Johan Petro, France
26 Detroit Pistons Jason Maxiell, Cincinnati
27 Portland Trail Blazers Linas Kleiza, Missouri (to Denver)
28 San Antonio Spurs Ian Mahinmi, STB Le Havre (France)
29 Miami Heat Wayne Simien, Kansas
30 New York Knicks David Lee, Florida

Everyday I try and start my day to Woody and Skip.. Mostly Woodrow. That dude cracks me up.

Ho-Hum

sounds like

1. Adruw Bogut, Bucks
2. Marvin Williams, Hawks
3. Deron Williams, Jazz (traded for pick earlier today)

Lakers pick tenth. Personally i think they need to trade up and either get Deron Williams, Chris Paul, or Raymond Felton. We’ll see.

I’m interested to see who the Charlotte Bobcats take at #5 and #13 and where all the Tar Heels fall to.

hoe-hum after the lottery..

whoever drafts HAKIM WARRICK is getting a serious PLAYER

and after that whatever…

Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall
All you got to do is call.
And I’ll be there.
Yeah yeah yeah.
You’ve got a friend in me.

I consciously think about things that I want to post on this page, but more often than not I forget to put it here. Oh well. The creators of this web site and I have agreed to try and at least post some bullshit each day this week. I’m sick of all the rehashed info that I could have and did get from some where else. I want more b.s. Let’s make it happen now.

Third Team has drafted.. And I am pretty happy about the results.

THIRD LEAGUE | Third Team
Draft Time: Mon Jun 27 10:00am EDT
Draft Results
1. (7) S. Alexander
2. (10) W. McGahee
3. (23) M. Vick
4. (26) R. Wayne
5. (39) A. Crumpler
6. (42) J. Witten
7. (55) Mi. Clayton
8. (58) L. Evans
9. (71) J. Delhomme
10. (74) Atlanta
11. (87) C. Benson
12. (90) J. Peppers
13. (103) E. Reed
14. (106) M. Bennett
15. (119) C. Palmer
16. (122) D. Branch
17. (135) W. Dunn
18. (138) E. Kennison
19. (151) T. Spikes
20. (154) Do. Edwards
21. (167) L. Johnson
22. (170) M. Campbell
23. (183) Detroit
24. (186) D. Hall
25. (199) R. Harrison

Not sure how I feel about the receivers. I’m pretty solid at running back with the steal of the draft Alexander at #7. Brett Favre was drafted right before him. Getting McGahee in the second round was the icing on an already sweet cake. The chant at the screen in third round round was “please don’t pick michael vick”. It worked. I should have taken my second defense somewhere between round 13-16. I’m not exactly sold on having Detroit as my defense so I won’t be suprised if that changes. I am in the process of dropping Mark Campbell (TE, Buf) for a kicker. Most likely Elam.

Andruw Jones leads the majors with 24 home runs!!

Johnny “Blackbeard” Smoltzie pitched his second consecutive complete game and shut the o’s to 1 run.

East W L PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST AL L10 STRK

Washington 44 31 .587 – 26-10 18-21 16-13 8-8 8-4 12-6 6-4 L1
Atlanta 41 34 .547 3.0 24-12 17-22 20-15 11-5 3-6 7-8 8-2 W3 Florida 38 34 .528 4.5 21-15 17-19 16-18 7-6 5-5 10-5 6-4 W4 Philadelphia 39 37 .513 5.5 23-16 16-21 13-20 12-7 7-2 7-8 3-7 L4 New York 37 38 .493 7.0 22-15 15-23 17-16 11-10 4-2 5-10 5-5 L1

Wild Card Standings
Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST AL L10 STRK
Atlanta 41 34 .547 – 24-12 17-22 20-15 11-5 3-6 7-8 8-2 W3

Florida 38 34 .528 1.5 21-15 17-19 16-18 7-6 5-5 10-5 6-4 W4 Chicago 38 36 .514 2.5 19-17 19-19 5-7 16-14 11-6 6-9 4-6 W2 Philadelphia 39 37 .513 2.5 23-16 16-21 13-20 12-7 7-2 7-8 3-7 L4 Arizona 39 38 .506 3.0 20-17 19-21 4-9 5-5 22-14 8-10 4-6 W1 New York 37 38 .493 4.0 22-15 15-23 17-16 11-10 4-2 5-10 5-5 L1 Los Angeles 35 40 .467 6.0 19-17 16-23 3-6 8-8 19-13 5-13 2-8 L3 Milwaukee 35 40 .467 6.0 21-15 14-25 4-9 16-16 7-8 8-7 6-4 L1 Pittsburgh 34 40 .459 6.5 17-19 17-21 6-4 14-21 9-8 5-7 4-6 W1 Houston 33 40 .452 7.0 24-13 9-27 4-11 16-17 6-4 7-8 7-3 W1 San Francisco 30 44 .405 10.5 17-22 13-22 2-7 7-6 15-19 6-12 3-7 L4 Cincinnati 30 45 .400 11.0 23-19 7-26 10-10 11-20 2-7 7-8 4-6 L2 Colorado 25 48 .342 15.0 20-17 5-31 4-5 7-13 8-21 6-9 4-6 W3

Happy Birthday Michael Vick

My first two fantasy football drafts have already been conducted. Here is the info and my intial day lineups.
I still need a kicker on my second team…

There will be a third league draft this coming Monday at 10 AM if anyone is interested…
Join Custom League ID#: 116428 / Password: third
Click Here to SIGN UP

FIRST LEAGUE / First Team

Draft Time: Wed Jun 15 12:00pm EDT

QB, WR, WR, WR, RB, RB, TE, K, DEF, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN Draft Results / Round Team

Round 1
1. P. Manning Raiders
2. S. Alexander I*0*w*A
3. L. Tomlinson pat?
4. P. Holmes niners
5. C. Dillon Pro-ash Chal…
6. D. Culpepper Arrowheads
7. R. Moss Mean Machine
8. D. McAllister AllProForShow
9. E. James Highlanders
10. W. McGahee First Team

Round 2
11. T. Owens First Team
12. T. Barber Highlanders
13. M. Harrison AllProForShow
14. A. Green Mean Machine
15. C. Portis Arrowheads
16. T. Brady Pro-ash Chal…
17. J. Lewis niners
18. D. Davis pat?
19. C. Martin I*0*w*A
20. D. McNabb Raiders
Round 3
21. R. Johnson Raiders
22. T. Holt I*0*w*A
23. T. Green pat?
24. C. Johnson niners
25. J. Jones Pro-ash Chal…
26. K. Jones Arrowheads
27. M. Vick Mean Machine
28. J. Horn AllProForShow
29. J. Walker Highlanders
30. B. Favre First Team
Round 4
31. A. Johnson First Team
32. R. Wayne Highlanders
33. D. Brees AllProForShow
34. B. Westbrook Mean Machine
35. T. Gonzalez Arrowheads
36. H. Ward Pro-ash Chal…
37. A. Gates niners
38. M. Bulger pat?
39. D. Bennett I*0*w*A
40. C. Chambers Raiders
Round 5
41. L. Coles Raiders
42. Baltimore I*0*w*A
43. D. Jackson pat?
44. A. Boldin niners
45. D. Branch Pro-ash Chal…
46. J. Porter Arrowheads
47. M. Muhammad Mean Machine
48. Mi. Clayton AllProForShow
49. K. Collins Highlanders
50. A. Crumpler First Team

First Team
1. (10) W. McGahee
2. (11) T. Owens
3. (30) B. Favre
4. (31) A. Johnson
5. (50) A. Crumpler
6. (51) S. Jackson
7. (70) Atlanta
8. (71) L. Evans
9. (90) Cincinnati
10. (91) B. Leftwich
11. (110) L. Smith
12. (111) T. Duckett
13. (130) E. Manning
14. (131) T. Houshmandzadeh
15. (150) M. Robinson
16. (151) M. Campbell
17. (170) J. Hanson
18. (171) K. Barlow

SECOND LEAGUE, Second Team

QB, WR, WR, WR, RB, RB, TE, K, DEF, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN Draft Time: Fri Jun 24 10:00am EDT
Draft Results:
Round 1
1. P. Manning Jacksonville…
2. L. Tomlinson Minnesota Vi…
3. D. Culpepper Super Manning
4. S. Alexander fireballs
5. J. Lewis Byron
6. P. Holmes yeah
7. R. Moss Second Team
8. W. McGahee The Baron
9. D. McNabb the’SMALLTOW…
10. E. James Norfolk Bulls
Round 2
11. C. Dillon Norfolk Bulls
12. D. Davis the’SMALLTOW…
13. D. McAllister The Baron
14. J. Jones Second Team
15. T. Barber yeah
16. T. Holt Byron
17. A. Green fireballs
18. M. Harrison Super Manning
19. C. Portis Minnesota Vi…
20. R. Johnson Jacksonville…
Round 3
21. K. Jones Jacksonville…
22. T. Owens Minnesota Vi…
23. C. Martin Super Manning
24. T. Green fireballs
25. C. Johnson Byron
26. J. Horn yeah
27. M. Vick Second Team
28. J. Walker The Baron
29. T. Bell the’SMALLTOW…
30. T. Gonzalez Norfolk Bulls

Second Team
1. (7) R. Moss
2. (14) J. Jones
3. (27) M. Vick
4. (34) W. Dunn
5. (47) A. Crumpler
6. (54) Atlanta
7. (67) L. Evans
8. (74) B. Stokley
9. (87) S. Jackson
10. (94) R. Brown
11. (107) Carolina
12. (114) M. Robinson
13. (127) B. Roethlisberger
14. (134) L. Johnson
15. (147) A. Randle El

The San Antonio Spurs are now 3 time champions within the past 7 years.

1999
2003
2005

Tim Duncan won his 3rd NBA Finals MVP trophy
(joining Magic, Jordan, and Shaq as the only 4 to have done so)

Robert Horry has won 6 championships

BEN WALLACE IS A MANAMAL

Go Detroit!

East W L PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST AL L10 STRK

Washington 41 30 .577 – 24-9 17-21 16-13 7-8 8-4 10-5 6-4 L1 Philadelphia 38 33 .535 3.0 22-12 16-21 12-19 12-7 7-2 7-5 5-5 L3
Atlanta 37 33 .529 3.5 20-11 17-22 19-14 11-5 3-6 4-8 6-4 W1 Florida 34 33 .507 5.0 21-15 13-18 15-17 7-6 5-5 7-5 5-5 L1 New York 34 36 .486 6.5 22-15 12-21 16-15 11-10 4-2 3-9 3-7 W1

Remember. It isn’t a sprint. It’s a marathon.

Wordpress design is based on themes, This current design is based on a theme.

here are the ones i have right now
Connections 1.0 Patricia Muller A Theme from wpthemes.Info
Green Marinée 1.0 Ian Main Green Marine was designed and built specially for Alex King’s WordPress 1.5 themes competition.
Ocadia 1.1 Becca Wei A two column blue-grey theme, clean yet stylish.
Pool 1.0.6 Borja Fernandez A two columns blue theme for the best CMS, WordPress.
WordPress Classic 1.5 Dave Shea The original WordPress theme that graced versions 1.2.x and prior.
WordPress Default 1.5 Michael Heilemann The default WordPress theme based on the famous Kubrick.

The NBA is going to have its first Game 7 in the NBA Finals this year since 1994.
The NBA and the players union have agreed to a new 6 year collective bargaining agreement.

The NHL is still on hold.

KEY POINTS

The following are the key points agreed to by the NBA and the Players Association in their new 6-year collective bargaining agreement:

Players will be guaranteed to receive 57 percent of league revenues (BRI), the same percentage paid to players the last two seasons. (This is the first time the league has ever agreed to guarantee the players an agreed-upon percentage of revenues.)

The Salary Cap will increase from 48 percent of BRI to 51 percent of BRI. All Cap exceptions will remain unchanged, including the Mid-Level Exception ($4.9 million per team this past season).

The amount of money that can be withheld from player salaries under the “escrow” system will be reduced from 10 percent of salaries in year 1 of the new deal to 9 percent in years 2 through 5 and 8 percent in year 6. The 57 percent escrow level will increase with revenue growth.

The effect of the existing luxury tax on teams will be reduced and there will be no additional taxes. The tax level will be set at 61percent of league revenues (the same level as in the 2001-02 – 2003-04 seasons). Tax treatment for injured players and minimum salary players will be liberalized.

The maximum length of a player contract will be reduced by 1 year, from 7 years for a team’s own players and 6 years for other players to 6 years and 5 years.

The league will guarantee that, on average, all teams will have 14-player rosters.

The maximum annual increases in multi-year player contracts will be reduced from 12.5 percent for a team’s own players and 10 percent for other players to 10.5 percent and 8 percent.

Players will be subject to 4 random drug tests per season and penalties for use of performance-enhancing drugs will be increased.

The age limit for entering the draft will increase from 18 to 19 (plus one year removed from high school).

Players will have the right to an arbitrator’s review of Commissioner suspensions for on-court misconduct of more than 12 games (currently, no arbitrator review is permitted regardless of the length of the suspension).

Players in their first two seasons in the league may be placed on teams in the NBA Development League for skills development.

There will be an increase in the minimum salary and benefits. Pension benefits will be increased subject to IRS approval.

It’s true!

The Braves offense was unstoppable last week, scoring an NL-best 44 runs in seven games and batting a whopping .316 in those contests. So it only makes sense that the National League Player of the Week award would be given to one of Atlanta’s hot hitters.
Enter Kelly Johnson, the Braves’ rookie outfielder who batted .417 with three home runs and a league-leading 11 RBIs in 24 at-bats during games played June 13-19.

The three home runs were Johnson’s first three in the Majors and two of them came in the same game Friday in Cincinnati, one of them a grand slam. Johnson also tallied half of his 12 career RBIs in that game, making him just the fourth Atlanta rookie to accumulate six RBIs in one game.

“Kelly can hit and he hits lefties as well as he hits righties,” Braves manager Bobby Cox told MLB.com after Friday’s game. “He’s so fundamentally sound it’s unreal. I love the way he goes about his hitting techniques.”

Johnson began the week in his home state of Texas against the Rangers. The 6-foot-1 right-handed thrower, left-handed batter resides in Austin, Texas, during the offseason.

The rookie made his Major League debut May 29, but it wasn’t until five games later that he recorded his first big league hit, snapping an 0-for-15 streak. He then played in six more games without a hit before coming to Texas.

It seems the familiar territory was exactly what Johnson needed to get his stroke going because he hasn’t stopped hitting since returning home and enters the week with a six-game hitting streak. The stellar week raised Johnson’s batting average .177 points from .033 to .204.

“We know Kelly can hit and he was getting tough luck immediately when he got called up,” said Cox early last week. “He’s really starting to stroke it nice, really nice.”

Johnson becomes the first National League rookie to win the award since Giants pitcher Noah Lowry received it last August.

Three other Braves players were in contention for the weekly award. Wilson Betemit, Julio Franco and Andruw Jones all received consideration. Each batter hit better than .350 last week with two or more home runs and at least four RBIs. The Cubs had three players considered for the award while the Cardinals had two players and a pitcher in contention.

The award will be presented to Johnson by Bank of America, the official bank of Major League Baseball.

Officially.

Okay, so maybe more like 3AM.. but so what. We’re back and that’s it. To all we saw, it was great. To all we did not get a chance to see, sorry. Next time hopefully there is more time. Alrighty then… Time to get the dog tired so she can go to sleep. She has been in the car for well over 10 hours today. I’m beat.

Time to bust it.

In Holley, NY right now.. We gotta go the rest of the way home now. So….

We are about to bounce.

I’ll post when we get back so all you listeners of the world of brian smith do not need to worry about whether or not we made it.

So… figure a little bit later on tonight.. 2AM or so.