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28 May 2010
You wouldn't think it, but we get hundreds (if not thousands) of emails a week from StadiumDrives.com readers. Some of them tell us how great we are, others how bad we are. Often, we'll get tips of stories. Sometimes, sites will even let us know that they stole our work, it was a hit on their site and thank us. Others just write in for advice or have questions about their life. I decided to give the old inbox a cleaning again and pick out some of the best (and worst) emails.* If you can't decipher our e-mail address from the sidebar and would like to send something in, send it via Twitter to @JoshCohron.
It's the weekend. I (and probably every other girl in Lexington) would appreciate if you didn't text me, like usual, at some ungodly hour. I'll let you know now, I'm not coming over. - (name withheld)
That was helpful. Will it change anything tonight at midnight? Of course not.
After a stellar week of NBA basketball, what do you think would be the most competitive: an NBA Finals with the Celtics and the Lakers, an NBA Finals with the Celtics and the Suns, or a Rubik’s Cube contest between Dwight Howard and a goat? - @TylerKY
Great question! I will rank these.
- Rubik's Cube contest between Dwight Howard and a goat: I'm going to side with the goat on this one in a close match. I'm pretty sure Dwight Howard would find a way to foul out of this.
- Lakers vs. Celtics in the NBA Finals: A rematch from two years ago is what I'm expecting, and what ABC and NBA executives are praying for. This is probably the last run the Celtics have in their old legs, so they would be playing with a certain sense of urgency (assuming they don't massively choke against the Magic this weekend). I could definitely see this series going seven games.
- Suns vs. Celtics in the NBA Finals: I'm not sure Phoenix would have it in them to compete at a high level after a seven game series with the Lakers. Plus, I don't see them winning the last two games of this series.
Can someone set the Howad/goat contest up? This could be for charity or something. I would pay good money to see that goat get fouled by Dwight Howard.
Do you think Entourage has run its course as a TV show or that it has a couple good seasons left? - @samx1605
Great question, little brother. I could write a lot about the ups and downs of the show and really break it down, but I won't.
Sloan (Emmanuelle Chriqui) is back. The show has as many seasons left as she does. She'll also be our Hot Female of the Week! Great job, baby! Great job!
Being a father of daughters, I am cheering for Danica on Sunday at the Indianapolis 500. Do you feel that she is legitimate or are you just watching in hopes that her outfit will deteriorate during the race leaving her naked when she climbs out of the car? - Scott, Georgetown, KY
First of all, I won't be cheering for anyone. Watching people drive around in a circle for hours on end sounds like an awful way to spend a day, let alone a holiday weekend.
If I were to cheer for someone, it certainly wouldn't be Danica Patrick. What a loser she is. She's won one race in 5+ years of racing. Hell, I think I could do better if given the opportunity. I would make a joke about women being bad drivers, but I think Danica is making all them for me.
And as for seeing Danica naked? I'll pass, gladly. She is not attractive. Those GoDaddy commercials always crack me up. They show her in some skimpy outfit and then give some line like, "Go to our website for the UNRATED footage!" Who in their right mind would want to see that? If you saw Danica Patrick walking down the street and didn't know she was famous, she might be a 6. Now, because she's famous, I'm supposed to think that she is some sex symbol? That's disgusting.
There are a lot of women in sports that are attractive, Danica Patrick isn't one of them.
Is it better to recruit a good nucleus that is around 3/4 years with a few blue chips or have to get 4 new blue chips every year? - @bandave
Great question! I assume this was in response to Kentucky signing Terrence Jones last week.
I think a perfect recruiting class would have a couple premier players and a couple players that will be in the program for 3-4 years. A lot of Kentucky fans are freaking out about the loss of four freshmen after the past season. I think that class will be more of the exception than the norm. The cupboard was bare, Calipari brought in freshmen and the freshmen had to play, and play a lot. Kentucky was very successful, so the freshmen were noticed and moved up draft boards.
Think back to when you were a freshman in college; if someone had offered you $10 million to leave school, wouldn't you have done it? Of course.
Kentucky's 2010 class is more balanced than 2009. There are some probable one-and-dones: Brandon Knight, Enes Kanter and (more than likely) Terrence Jones. But, there will be guys that will be around the program for a while as well: Doron Lamb, Stacey Poole and Eloy Vargas.
Over/under 2.5 seasons until Strasburg ends up like Mark Prior, young 'n' busted? (Or was it Kerry Wood? I can never remember.) - @scott_ish
Anyone that makes fun of the Cubs will always get in the mailbag. Who am I kidding? Anyone that sends a question is getting in, but making fun of the Cubs is fun... and easy.
Oh, I'm taking the WAAAAAY under. Can anyone remember the last young pitching phenom that didn't have some sort of flameout? Prior and Wood are two great examples. Francisco Liriano missed two seasons with an injury. Tim Lincecum loves marijuana and it's showing this year. I'm sure Ubaldo Jimenez's arm will fall off before the All-Star break.
If baseball weren't so boring, I would break down more pitchers, but I'm getting tired just talking about it.
By the way, I wasn't prepared to agree with @scott_ish on anything... ever. I mean, the guy likes Dave Matthews!
That's it for this week's version of the mailbag. Enjoy your holiday weekend with your favorite beverage, your favorite pool and your favorite people that supply the first two things. Thanks for reading, thanks for submitting.
