Good afternoon folks. Thanks for stoppping by. I have nothing better to do today, so I’ll be live-blogging the University of North Dakota vs. University of New Hampshire game.

It is the first round of the NCAA tournament and the 2nd seeded Sioux have to go on the road to Manchester, New Hampshire to face the 3rd seeded Wildcats. I know, it seems fair to me too.

Anyways, I’m off for a quick lunch, but after the Maryland-Virginia lacrosse game is over I’ll be off and running.

Game starts 1pm real time on ESPN2

The lacrosse game is going into OT, so after that ends we’ll be off and running.

It’s already 1-1. Mike Sislo for UNH and Jason Gregoire for UND. Read the rest of this entry »

In their first match up in the 2009 WBC, USA takes on USA Jr. at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. USA will be out for blood after an embarrassing 8-6 defeat at the hands of our neighbors to the north. This upset was one of the reasons that the US failed to qualify for the semi-finals in 2006. Those results better be different this year as the USA team has as much talent as any team in the tournament.

The starting pitchers today will be Mike Johnson for Canada and Jake Peavy for the US. I don”t know much about Mike Johnson, only that when I googled him, the first athlete to come up was Michael Johnson, the sprinter, followed by Mike Johnson, a hockey player. The third athlete was the pitcher Mike Johnson, whose career record (Ed. note: that Mike Johnson pitched in 1974, so I don’t think it’s the same guy) I can’t find. I’m hoping the powerhouse lineup for the USA can get to this guy often and early. The USA roster can be found here and the Canadian roster here. My one concern is that the USA has slated the right-hand throwing Peavy to face Canada’s lefty heavy lineup. I don’t blame the manager, the US team doesn’t have much left hand starting pitching. Their pitching overall looks a little weak. Where is Lincecum, Webb or Cliff Lee?

One nice thing about the WBC this year is that you can scout for your fantasy team. I like it because there is no need to look up stats and projections, simply give it the eyeball test. For instance, I saw Tejada hit a home run earlier. You might want to draft him. Also, Edinson Volquez didn’t look so hot so probably shouldn’t draft him. Sidney Ponson had a solid outing so you best believe I’ll be looking to scoop him up late in my draft.

Awful Announcing says that we’ll be getting Dave O’Brien and Rick Sutcliffe in the booth. Sutcliffe is alright, but he’s no Joe Morgan. Why wouldn’t you get Jon Miller and Joe Morgan for such an important game like this? Come on ESPN, get your shit together. At least put Erin Andrews in the stands, or is her restraining order against Dave O’Brien still valid? Live blog after the jump: Read the rest of this entry »

MLJers Hef, Clown and Rex (as well as Hef’s gay, magician friend) are taking a trip to the MLJ beachhouse in Mexico for a weekend of partying, drinking, Super Bowling and rape.  The over/under on organ thefts is .5.  I’m taking the over.

By the time you read this post, Rex’s plane should have landed.  Or crashed.  Either way I’m still going to Mexico this weekend and I’m pretty sure Clown agrees.  Do you know how much dedication it requires to leave your pregnant nauseous wife alone for 3+ days with two other kids in order to drive to another country with your fake internet friends to watch a sporting event that is also available in your own living room?  That takes finesse.

I’m just saying, I could be shot at by the Federales and I would drive until the blood loss caused me to pass out and drive into a ditch (hopefully my car would explode and take out Rex and Clown too).  So there’s no way in hell I’m going to junk the trip because Rex was stupid enough to get on a plane that was destined to blow up.

I’m bringing the camera for blackmailing purposes.  I figure it’ll make a great bartering tool in helping me get my kidney back later.  But ideally, this is a business trip.  We’ll be talking site design and the future of our editorial direction and beer beer beer.

Please stick around for the comment section as I try to liveblog the awkwardness of my first encounter with my fake internet friends.  $50 says Rex is unbearable.  I’m also betting that Clown and I are going to be best friends forever.

Since I’m stuck at home with the kids, I’ve decided to do my part and make this the livebloggiest entry in the history of Major League Jerk. Although it will really lack in comparison to our world-famous debate thread, I will still try to bring some heat, unless of course I have to take a break because one of the kids got sick.

If anyone has a link to the PPV, feel free to leave it in the comments because I don’t want Dana White and the Fertitta brothers to send any lawyers to my shack’s front door. And please take it easy on me if I don’t get the terminology correct (I’m looking at you, cursed). I just really got into MMA a year and half ago.

Things will get started around 8:50 God’s Time (Central) so we (probably won’t) see you after the jump. Oh, and if there’s anything you want to contribute, holla: majorleagueclown at gmail. Read the rest of this entry »