Lift Me Up

Baseball Trip

So, has there been any more discussion? Just curious, since I'm about 500 miles out of the loop.

The Tumbler

Today at while on lunch break from work we were discussing my coworker's new vehicle, a Jeep Patriot, which is a pretty nice ride. Somehow the conversation turned to the Batmobile from Batman Begins and how it was constructed. I didn't know the answer then, so I had to find out. This article gives you a pretty good idea as to how the car was made. Now if I only had a spare $250,000...

Be Afraid

So, you're thinking one of the young QBs from last year's draft might be a good sleeper to help you rule fantasy football this season. Don't bet on Vince Young. You see, he's been chosen to be on the cover of Madden '08. And there's a curse. That's right, he could be the next Daunte Culpepper. Good luck, Vince. You're gonna need it.

10-6?

Mike O'Hara of the Detroit News thinks the Lions could go 10-6 this season. He gives a formula for making it to the big one-oh, though "avoid losing streaks" and "win on the road" are pretty obvious for any team. Kitna has mentioned this offseason that he think the team can win 10 too. So what's in the water in Detroit? From here, it smells like crazy.

Rebirthing

Desktop Tower Defense

Timewasters, simple but addictive flash games, are all over the internet. Most of them aren't all that great, but some rise to the top. Desktop Tower Defense is one of them. You set up various defensive weapon emplacements to protect your battlefield, a desktop, from the incursion of different enemies. Simple and really addictive. Check it out. Just not before work. (Hat tip: Joystiq)

I am Iron Man

I'd seldom send you to AICN, but I think this time it's worth it. Why? Because it gives you a look at the first Iron Man suit that will be seen in the new movie, due in May '08. And there's even music (Just enjoy the Ozzy!). Check it out. Just don't get sucked in to the swamp of idiocy that is the comments. Seriously, it gets pretty silly over there.

Old School

Sometimes college students do crazy things. Sometimes those things aren't desctructive. Take these students at UC Santa Cruz. They decided to make a large scale version of Donkey Kong on their dorm windows. The fact that the game was popular in arcades before they were even born was apparently not a deterrent. Sixty-four thousand Post-It® notes and 5 hours later they were finished. Sigh. I miss college. The same group has also done Mario in the same format. This is true artistry folks. They need to do Contra next. (Hat tip: Joystiq)


UPDATE: And now to the video.

The Punisher

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has laid the smack down on Pacman Jones and Chris Henry. Both were suspended for mulitple breaches of the NFL's personal conduct policy, Henry for 8 games and Jones for the season. That's right, the entire season. Both are suspended without pay. For Jones, that's $1.3 million he won't be making this year. Ouch. An excerpt from Goodell's letter to each of the players:

"Your conduct has brought embarrassment and ridicule upon yourself, your club, and the NFL, and has damaged the reputation of players throughout the league. You have put in jeopardy an otherwise promising NFL career, and have risked both your own safety and the safety of others through your off-field actions. In each of these respects, you have engaged in conduct detrimental to the NFL and failed to live up to the standards expected of NFL players. Taken as a whole, this conduct warrants significant sanction."

In other news, Joey Harrington is now a Falcon. He will compete for the #2 QB spot in Atlanta.

Statuesque

Mr. Hockey has been honored by the Detroit Red Wings with a statue. The 12-foot tall bronze sculpture has been placed inside the west entrance of the Joe Louis Arena, which was renamed the Gordie Howe Entrance last October. The statue was sculpted by Omri Amrany, who you might recognize from such statues as the Detroit Tigers Hall of Fame players at Comerica Park, Magic Johnson at the Breslin Center, and The Spirit: Michael Jordan at the United Center.

Victory for MSU!

The Michigan State Spartan hockey team has won the 2007 National Championship. Justin Abdelkader scored at 19:41 in the 3rd period to break a 1-1 tie. The Spartans added an empty-net goal to cap a 3-1 victory over Boston College, who was playing in their second straight national title game.

UPDATE: Here's the summary of the game from Spartans Online.

UPDATE 2: More on the Spartan victory from the Detroit News and ESPN.com.

Ocean Floor

100

Devin Hester is the fastest football player ever. At least according to the development team of Madden '08. No one has ever achieved a perfect 100 rating in the "Speed" category. That's right, Hester is faster than Barry Sanders, Michael Vick, or even that Tecmo Super Bowl god Deion Sanders. According to Hester, "Deion has told me a bunch of times that I was as fast as he was." Does that mean he'll be able to run circles around the offense? (Hat tip: Joystiq)

Win #1

On the day the Detroit Tigers received their AL Championship rings they got their first win of the season, beating the Blue Jays (they are still blue, not just the Jays, right?), 10-9. They barely managed to hang on after giving up 7 runs in the 8th inning. Curtis Granderson had his first career grand slam and also hit an RBI triple.

Mmmm... comfy.

I used Windows Vista for the first time this weekend. My experience? Well, this comic pretty much sums it up.

Q&A with T.J.

The official Lions site has a Q&A up with recent acquisition T.J. Duckett. Check it out here.

A Flowery Song

How Not To Be Seen (Halo Style)

Instant Replay

Do you like the NFL's system of instant replay? I could understand why not; it's pretty awful compared to the Big Ten's implementation of the same idea. However, it's better than no replay at all, and apparently it's here to stay. Check out the story here.