Los Angeles Sports Musings for the Sneaker Inclined. // The Drunken Audible is an RSS feed from CLH and Sharky H. Towers with an emphasis on the Lakers, the National League West, the various Fútbol leagues of the world and how much money we’re losing during the NFL season. And shoes. Tumblr (3.0; @theaudible)http://drunkenaudible.com/<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FskjbPZdeoQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FskjbPZdeoQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Casey Blake (and the parrot!) at the 58 second mark is worth the price of admission alone.</p>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/259625613http://drunkenaudible.com/post/259625613Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:57:39 -0800“Can Manny Pacquiao beat me? Absolutely not. Easy work, easy fight. I don’t see no versatility in Manny Pacquiao. I see just a fighter, you know, a good puncher, but just one dimension.”<br/><br/> - <em> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/nov/16/floyd-mayweather-jr-manny-pacquiao-fight">Floyd Mayweather Jr.</a>  This fight would, unbelievably, knock World Cup 2010 off the top for <i>Event of the Summer</i>.  This HAS to happen…</em>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/246229408http://drunkenaudible.com/post/246229408Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:44:59 -0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_vUhSYLRw14&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_vUhSYLRw14&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://askjerves.tumblr.com/post/242899270/paying-tribute-to-dock-ellis-ridiculous-1970-no">askjerves</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>paying tribute to dock ellis’ ridiculous 1970 no hitter on acid.</p> </blockquote>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/246221920http://drunkenaudible.com/post/246221920Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:35:09 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krh1h6XbaX1qz92nzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Stadio Artemi Franchi, Siena, Italy.  When in doubt, take a self-guided tour of a stadium.</p>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/212237754http://drunkenaudible.com/post/212237754Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:10:18 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krgzm9nJNk1qz92nzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/212211527http://drunkenaudible.com/post/212211527Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:30:09 -0700<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpqk0a4TV71qz92nzo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Did Chad Johnson just cry about having to shut down his Twitter account? Unprecedented.</p>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/184203214http://drunkenaudible.com/post/184203214Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:21:32 -0700<script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/48da874c873c4ae9/4a8e512ec8c03042/48e672f6ca3545aa/9c362c9b/widget.js"></script><br/><br/>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/168015559http://drunkenaudible.com/post/168015559Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:49:29 -0700<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kokisfQy2z1qz92nzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Xang!</p>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/165610181http://drunkenaudible.com/post/165610181Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:36:15 -0700<a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lakers-rambis6-2009aug06,0,6343255.story">The Lakers dodge a bullet. I wish him well, but I'm glad he won't be coaching the Lakers until we know if he can coach.</a>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/156949614http://drunkenaudible.com/post/156949614Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:26:23 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/3jyJNmGr1qa0v2i3ycaxLQIbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/148053785http://drunkenaudible.com/post/148053785Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:34:12 -0700<a href="http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/07/08/lebron-gets-dunked-on-nike-rep-allegedly-confiscates-the-video/">Nike Confiscates Video of Lebron Getting Dunked On</a>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/138041525http://drunkenaudible.com/post/138041525Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:00:00 -0700<script src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/js/1.1/xmp/module.js?vid=/video/channels/nba_tv/2009/07/08/nba_20090708_artest_presser.nba" type="text/javascript"></script><br/><br/><p>I sure hope Ron-Ron’s clothes make it to Los Angeles</p>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/137940604http://drunkenaudible.com/post/137940604Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:37:31 -0700<object width="400" height="237"><param name="movie" value="http://www.2ksports.com/swf/Player.swf?id=220" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.2ksports.com/swf/Player.swf?id=220" width="400" height="237" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br/><br/>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/133281642http://drunkenaudible.com/post/133281642Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:45:43 -0700http://drunkenaudible.com/post/102132260http://drunkenaudible.com/post/102132260Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:59:01 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/keMBascrkm0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/keMBascrkm0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Our President FUCKING SHREDS.  Basketball is the source.  Deny it at your own peril.</p>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/87818447http://drunkenaudible.com/post/87818447Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:52:19 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7adyWRtWoFM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7adyWRtWoFM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Smush trashes Kobe.  I would hate being told I was garbage everyday at work, too.  but Kobe was right…  just ask the rest of the league who aren’t exactly banging down Smush’s door for his services.</p>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/87208324http://drunkenaudible.com/post/87208324Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:47:26 -0700<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="220" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3625472&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3625472&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3625472&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="220"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Kobe vs. Artest - The Lost Trashtalk Audio</p>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/86438896http://drunkenaudible.com/post/86438896Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:00:00 -0700<p>Again with the announcers…  upon the officials reviewing a Rockets 3 pointer at the end of the game the Rockets announcers said that if it was Kobe the announcers wouldn’t even bother to check and would just call it a 3.  This is a trend.  You’d never hear anybody question Jordan’s calls back in the day.  Ever.  Superstars get the benefits in this league.  Kobe ain’t alone in that.<br/><br/>You’d never know that if you were to believe the hack announcers most NBA teams have on the payroll.</p> <p><a target="_blank" title="Lakers/Rockets Box Score" href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/viewcast/2009/03/11/index.html?contestId=23849&vendorId=2009031110&vendorVisitTeam=13&vendorHomeTeam=10&pageType=boxscore">Lakers/Rockets Box</a></p>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/85715869http://drunkenaudible.com/post/85715869Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:06:16 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jUENlW0s0Ow&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jUENlW0s0Ow&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>NBA League Pass is fine I guess, even if I have to listen to Lakers away games with the opposition’s announcing teams.  Most of them are such ridiculous homers it’s just insane.  The Portland announcers are no exception.  In fact they are the worst.  They spent less time calling the game than pointing out how in their mind the Lakers cheat every day of the week and twice on Sunday.  My favorite is how one of them said not once, not twice but THRICE how Kobe was going to have to “bring a knife from the bench” if he wanted to get fouls called on him.  They also acted as though Trevor Ariza was conducting a mob hit on Rudy Fernandez.  That foul was, in fact, ANYTHING but a flagrant two.  It was debatable if it was even a flagrant.  Ariza clearly played the ball.</p> <p>It’s too bad Oden wasn’t in the game.  I’d love to see these clowns make excuses for him all game long.</p>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/85146347http://drunkenaudible.com/post/85146347Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:23:00 -0700“When Matt Kemp walked into the clubhouse this morning, Manny greeted him with, “I was here at 6 a.m., where were you?” To which the ever-witty Kemp responded with, “I was here three weeks ago.””<br/><br/> - <em>A winter’s worth of baseball indifference is starting to thaw.  Expect rivers in about 3 weeks.</em>http://drunkenaudible.com/post/85121400http://drunkenaudible.com/post/85121400Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:05:38 -0700