Headlines, We Got Headlines

[Swampy Meadows]

BEVERLY HILLS (MI) – Time for a look at the latest headlines from the WWW (and no, that does not stand for ‘World Wide Wes’):

-- The “Deceiving Headline of the Week” award goes to the DDN:

“UD, WSU to Hold Scrimmages”:

http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/university-of-dayton-flyers/ud-wsu-to-hold-scrimmages-260918.html

-- Hot off the presses, Doug Harris of the DDN on Wayne HS Class of 2011 prospects Travis Trice II and Markus Crider:

http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/university-of-dayton-flyers/flyers-keeping-tabs-on-two-highly-touted-wayne-stars-261708.html

-- Not a big fan of Twitter, but BG seems to be getting the hang of it, especially during his trip to Iraq:

https://twitter.com/UDCoachBG

-- The NationalHoopsReport.com with a profile of my favorite recruiting blogger who also happens to work for a great metropolitan newspaper, Jody Demling of the Louisville Courier-Journal:

http://nationalhoopsreport.blogspot.com/2009/08/just-minute-with-jody-demling-of.html

-- Is the Shaq/LeBron marriage already on the rocks? The Wall Street Journal is there with the dirt:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550604574360980472540364.html

-- Think poker tournaments on TV are going away anytime soon? Don’t double down on it:

http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/poker-games-on-network-television-get-used-to-it-254921.html

-- When you think of fast cars, the names that immediately come to mind are marques like Ferrari, Maserati, Porsche (you’re welcome, Chris) and Gumpert. Wait…what?

http://jalopnik.com/5341051/gumpert-apollo-sport-sets-nurburgring-production-lap-record

-- In the online advertising game, it’s all about placement. Or not:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/24-badly-placed-internet-ads

-- Ever wonder what you would look like as a cartoon? Now you can find out:

http://mywebface.mywebsearch.com/download/index.jhtml?partner=GRxdm016

-- My look-alike is getting ready for prime time:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550604574360503853566592.html

-- I’m sure if you’re like me you’ve wondered to yourself “Who the heck is that goofy lady in the Progressive Insurance commercials?” Her name is Stephanie Courtney and here’s a profile:

http://specials.msn.com/A-List/Progressive-Insurance-Woman-Stephanie-Courtney.aspx?cp-searchtext=Progressive%20Insurance%20lady&FORM=MSNSEA&gt1=36010

-- Best baseball website on the Intrawebs, period:

http://www.fangraphs.com/

-- Britney Spears will be introducing the latest inductee of the “Attention Harlot Hall of Fame” at his installation, none other than Brett “Look at Me” Favre:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4409512

-- Worst strike zone for an umpire in all of MLB? This goofball:

http://www.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/umpires/bio.jsp?id=2357

Proof? Right here:

http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfx/szone.php?xml=http://gd2.mlb.com/components/game/mlb/year_2009/month_08/day_19/gid_2009_08_19_bosmlb_tormlb_1//pbp/pitchers/136880.xml&innings=yyyyyyyyy&s_type=3&sp_type=1&h_size=700&v_size=500&extraStr=|8/19/2009|Boston%20Red%20Sox%20@%20Toronto%20Blue%20Jay s

I watched this game and you know it’s really bad when pitchers, batters and managers from both teams are complaining about the strike zone.

-- Former Cincy Reds and Boston Red Sox player Sean “The Mayor” Casey is making his mark at the MLB Network:

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2009/08/21/casey_on_the_case_for_mlb/

-- My man Yaz turned 70 the other day:

http://www.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/umpires/bio.jsp?id=2357

-- Do you think Yaz knows about this?

http://www.yaz-us.com/index.jsp

That’s it “From the Swamp.”
You can email me at: swampy@udpride.com