The Picksperiment: April 13th, 2009

I know, I know, I’m lagging.

The Live Blog, Squared

I’ve done this before. Sort of.

For Masters Sunday, I’m doing it again.

Lamar Odom’s Twitter Scavenger Hunt Is Really, Really Difficult

This is harder than Martian calculus.

Athletes have been using Twitter to give away tickets for the better part of 2009. Shaq is infamous for “Twitter tag,” and Paul Pierce had a fairly simple ticket-winning procedure.

So what on Earth is Lamar Odom doing?

The Picksperiment: April 10th, 2009

So I’m a little late in doing this. Sorry, loyal reader(s).

Entrails: April 10th, 2009

This is heartbreaking.

Fantastic top four reads in this Entrails, in spite of how the material came to be.

Rest in peace, Nick Adenhart, Henry Pearson, and Courtney Stewart. My heart and best wishes go out to your families and friends.

A beautiful tribute to a friend. (Sharapova’s Thigh)

Sobering thoughts on the tragedy. (Dave Lozo)

Vin Scully’s simple remembrance. (Will Leitch)

The story surrounding Adenhart’s start. (LA Times)

And my two cents: The three people in the Mitsubishi were innocents felled by fate, outrageous fortune colliding with stupidity and calamity. It’s a natural tendency to want the person who drove drunk, ran a red light, and ended three lives to be brought the most justice possible.

But punishing one person does not solve the problem, just as putting murderers to death has not curbed killing. There is a fundamental difficulty in America with alcohol being a social lubricant and a idiocy accelerant.

Perhaps, while venting our spleen at someone whose colossal mistake took promise from us, we should make promises to prevent that from happening to those we love in whatever way possible. Remembrance through action is a powerful thing.

The Picksperiment: April 10th, 2009

I can’t possibly actually be good at this, right? Yesterday indicated as much.

Entrails: April 9th, 2009

Preston Tucker's on the right. He can hit. (Andrew Stanfill/Alligator Staff)

Send me tips. Twitter works.

UF’s Preston Tucker goes off against UCF: Three homers, two grand slams, and 11 RBI in the course of three innnings. (4th and Fail)

Kanye West and fish sticks. (South Park)

WNBAer writes about sports and sex appeal. (Yardbarker)

More on Simmons’ insane 9/11 remark. (Hey Jenny Slater)

Rest in peace, Nick Adenhart. (ESPN)

The Picksperiment: April 9th, 2009

Yesterday was a good day.