Tip-In Points Isolation: Ty Lawson
The 2010-11 season is a ways off and TIPs will do its best to be the bridge to the end of October. (Bridge to the End of October is also the name of Oprah’s next book club recommendation – housewives unite!) For the next few months, we’ll be isolating a handful of sleepers and dissecting their worth to your team. Think of us as your fantasy “Antiques Roadshow,” with 50 percent fewer decorative ceramics.
Vuvuzela Horns Distract … Well, Everybody In Florida
“It was awful, awful. I can’t tell you how awful it was,” said outfielder Cody Ross.
It makes sense for you to assume Ross was referring to having to play in front of only 450 people for most home games, but in fact you’d be wrong. Actually, Ross was decrying the fact that his home field was too damn noisy.
It’s those vuvuzelas. They done crossed the ocean. And no one is happy about it.
Obama Just Can’t Win (Unless You Count Being America’s President A ‘Win’)
This picture tells you everything you need to know about how you see the world. It’s a Rorschach blotting, really. Is this a positive picture of the President not engaging in the wave – a gimmick widely viewed as dumb. Or is this just further evidence that our president is an emotionless automaton unable to connect to most “common folk?”
Pub Argument: Soccer Goalie Or Hockey Goalie
As anyone who’s drunk and dispassionate about the sport they’re forced to watch knows, the best way to pass the time is to pick a fight.
With that, let’s pick apart which goaltender has the toughest job: the hockey goalie or the soccer goalie. Add to the argument down in the comments, muchachos.
Tip-In Points Isolation: Rodrigue Beaubois
The 2010-11 season is a ways off and TIPs will do its best to be the bridge to the end of October. (Bridge to the End of October is also the name of Oprah’s next book club recommendation – housewives unite!) For the next few months, we’ll be isolating a handful of sleepers and dissecting their worth to your team. Think of us as your fantasy “Antiques Roadshow,” with 50 percent fewer decorative ceramics.
