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Luis Mendoza Throws a No Hitter, No Wait, Actually We Were Kidding

Luis Mendoza of the AAA affiliate of the Kansas City Royals threw a No Hitter and was told two days later that it didn’t count. Minor League Baseball Officials reviewed the play and decided that the play which was awarded and error originally was in fact a base hit. In the 9th inning of the game a line drive was hit hard at the left fielder; who misplayed it, had to dive and had it go off of his glove.

Click this link to watch the play. No Hitter Reversed

First thing first; when the fuck did Luis Mendoza switch sports? Did he finally give up trying to stop and make a career change? I wonder if he gets asked in the bullpen if Julie the cat Gaffney was a freak in bed? But seriously though, this dude got hosed. If you watch the video its so obvious that the left fielder misplayed this ball. Im pretty sure the back up left fielder at the UNH Club team would have made this play hung over as fuck. Its not even like it was an important hit for the hitter anyway. I bet his batting average went from .183 to .185, whoopidy fucking do…. Give the kid his No No. He had to of fucked the MILB Officials daughter or something to deserve this… I hope she was worth it…

Here is a pic of the real Luis Mendoza

Ochocinco Gets Pulled Over Tweets Picture

Yahoo- Chad Ochocinco(notes) was pulled over by Cincinnati police on Thursday for driving with tinted windows that were too dark. Like any citizen in trouble with the law, Ochocinco tweeted about his ongoing traffic stop to his 2.3 million Twitter followers.And because the Internet is such a visual medium, Chad also included a picture of the offending police car in his side view mirror.

Oh Chadwick, you never cease to entertain me. Like seriously; you have some serious balls to do this type of shit. It proves that 1. He doesn’t give a fuck, 2. He definitely didn’t have drugs or guns on him and 3 He really thinks he runs the show. Lets be honest; any other guy pulls this and they are getting some serious lip from the cop for it, any other Bengals player does this and he’s in cuffs, we all know how squeaky clean all their players are…..Nhhhhaaaattt.

Morning Music: Chiddy Bang

I know I know, I suck again. Ive been swamped at work, the owner of the company is here and I am working on the new site. Here is Chiddy Bang, good beats, good lyrics, good music. Check out a few of my favorites.

Weekend $wag List (Vol. 2)

To kick off week two of the $wag list I thought I'd share some Gorilla Warfare Tactics with you guys. Their great sound + flow = SWAG. Hit the SWAG for 4 more tracks including some Dubstep, Indie, and Lil Wayne.

Hoodie Allen: The Chase Is On Video

Sorry I have been crazy busy at work all day and instead of blogging I have been building the new website. It's A lot harder than it looks.... Anyways here is the new Hoody Allen video... Surprised J.Co didn't beat me to this; this is his joint right here.... Anyone else surprised he is white? He has ridiculous flow. Enjoy.

Kanye and Jay-Z Fresh Leaked Track!!! For the Second Day In A Row I Beat Barstool to Something Awesome

That wasn't a dig to Barstool because I am a Stoolie til death but more of a pat on the back to myself. They pretty much run the blogging world and if I can beat them to cool shit like this when I am a one man crew vs their 30ish employees then im doing a pretty good fucking job.

Anyway, for those of you Swaggers (that just happened) that didn't know, Kanye and Jay-Z are releasing a joint album. Obviously the hype on this is ridiculous and rightfully so. They just leaked a track called "Otis". Check it out. Not too bad, not too bad.

Hit the SWAG to download

Week 1 Update at Swag $old Separately

So we made it through one week here at S$S. I guess I should say, I made it. Swagnew hasn't posted once yet, more like SwagWHO?  J.Co hit me up for his weekly playlist, kudos to him for doing what he said he would do. The new College Sports guy who has yet to come up with a cool code name started to write and article and saved it, but it's only a paragraph... Not sure how I feel about that.

So here is how it looks from our end. Its been a week and we are right around 1000 hits for the week; not too bad using a free site and no prepromotion of the site. So I made an impulse decision to expand/ make S$S better. We will be moving to a real domain name and a real site; hopefully this will give us more flexibility when posting videos and music. I really want the music experience to be easy to listen and download tracks so hopefully this works. I just dumped a bunch of money into this so the least you guys can do is click my shit. In the mean time, keep the SWAG up high.

Sir Swag himself, MK3

Morning Music: Kid Cudi

Good morning all, I some how survived and am awake after driving to Logan Airport at 3 AM this morning. Sucked because it was prime sleeping time for most normal people but was good because I didn't have to deal with any bullshit in Boston. On the way home I kept cranking out "Dat New New" by Kidder and shit blows my mind every time (listen to the song, pun intended). Anyway I give you Kid Cudi; he has a pretty wide variety of songs that range from his first hit Day N' Nite to his smash hit with David Guetta "Memories". Check em' all out but definitely check out Dat New New.

All of my favorite songs in order of most favorite top to bottom can be found on the right in the Music Player.

Look at me mom! I can fly!

Look at me! Look at me! you think he was blasting RKelley in his helmet? "I believe I can fly!"
Legit though, guy is one tough Mofo

Hope Solo and Alex Morgan: Back in the US and Making Noise

Look who just happened to be at the Entourage Premier? The two sexiest soccer players in the world (Sorry Beckham). When I'm right I'm right and shit, I was right....

Also check out both of them doing an Intro for SportsNation.

I dont give a fuck that they messed up; look at them. No Sleep for 48 hours and still sexy as fuck and plus it's kind of cute how they messed up.

JT and Jimmy Fallon :History of Rap

So I am posting this for a few reasons; 1. it's pretty funny/ cool and 2. I have this friend thats a girl (what ever that means) who is obsessed with JT so I guess this might get me a couple brownie points? I'll keep you posted on that. Anyway they do this 4 ish minute skit bouncing from song to song and its pretty cool. Plus, Timberlake is a boss, guy has so much $wag its not even funny. And lastly, when JT goes into the crowd I couldn't believe how controlled those teenage girls were... I went to the Taking Back Sunday concert last night with this friend of mine and when I was jamming out with the lead singer I swore she was going to rape him, but she didn't, so I was proud of her, but she had that look in her eye.
The video can be found on the right side on the sidebar.

Patriots Owner's Wife, Myra Kraft Dies of Cancer

Patriots.com – “Words cannot express the deep sorrow that we feel in learning of the passing of Myra Hiatt Kraft. Myra passed away early this morning after a courageous battle with cancer. We are all heartbroken. The global philanthropic community and the New England Patriots family have suffered a great loss.”


Well this is my first real "news" type blog and it really is sad. The Kraft family has been so good to New England and our deepest sympathies are with the family. Robert Kraft, the Patriots owner, has been one of the best owners in the NFL for a long time and for numerous reasons. Not only does he put a great product on the field, he gives back to the community and has always been the type to talk to fans. I had the pleasure of talking to him 3 years ago and he is a great guy. Our thoughts are with him and the Kraft family.

Morning Music: Taking Back Sunday... Wait what???

Unlike most blogs we are not defined by one thing or when it comes to music, one genre; hence the reason I have J.Co to give you all the more indie stuff that I'm not into. Ironically enough both J.Co and myself have a pretty wide range of music taste and over the years our music preference has gone from rock to hip hop/electronic. But last night was a throw back and a half for me. I went to see Taking Back Sunday at the Casino Ball Room in Hampton, NH and holy fucking shit was it a show. The lead singer walked around the whole club at the end and I may or may not have sang their closing song with the lead singer....I really did actually but anyway. Taking Back Sunday has been around for a long time and even though I like more of their old stuff, they have hits on all their CDs. Check the Playlist for my favorites plus a few new tracks of their new album. As always the playlist order is in order of my favorites starting at the top.

Leisure Diving. Best Thing Ever.

MSNBC-Planking, you’ve had your time in America. Consider yourself replaced. After weeks of tracking the rise of planking as it made it’s way from Australia into the minds and homes of America, your proud planking correspondents here at OTB are sorry to announce that planking it kaput. In its place is something much cooler; a concept called “Leisure Diving”, in which one launches his or her body into a pool of water while trying to strike the most nonchalant pose possible, sometimes while wearing actual leisure wear. In other words, white people are acting crazy again.

Do it right and it’ll make you a star. Do it wrong and everybody will know you’re a poser. Choose wisely.

You can take a look at more Leisure Diving examples on their website’s gallery. Yes, it has already become self aware.

This is legit the coolest fucking thing ever. I have a pool at home, i go to a lake house all the time; why haven't I thought of this??? Last Sunday I was at a Lake house doing swan dives making Becca, my personal photographer take pic after pic of me gliding through the air trying to get the perfect swan dive photo. Eventually we got it, and it was my profile pic for the past 9 days but i did change it today; time to move on. But all that time i spent trying to get the perfect swan dive pic, I could have had the illest Leisure Dive photo.... Im going to work on some hardcore Leisure Dive pics in the coming weeks. If anyone has any send them to swag.sold.separately@gmail.com

Hit the SWAG to see a bunch of cool Leisure Dives

Jersey Shore Season 4 Trailer Has Arrived

You've got to be fist fucking me with this trailer. Shit is fucking bananas, b-a-..... ana anas. I mean just when i think this shit can't get any better it somehow does. This season looks like its more sex and violence which is what has made this show the hit of my 4 years of college. But it almost sounds too violent... Listen to the trailer without watching it and all you hear is people screaming, Snookie being  bleeped out, 2 cops going to the hospital, Mike having roid rage and Snookie screaming some more. But hold up. Lets recap this Trailer. Things we can expect to happen this season.

1.They are going to Italy
2. Jwowws Boobies are going to Italy -(Yahhhhtzee)
3.Mike is cocky and old as ever
4.The Girls shouldn't be left alone in the city, nevermind driving
5.They have a bidet (I also have one in my house, so points for me)
6. Pauly and Deena get ridiculously sloppy
7.Mike is a creep and somehow gets pussy
8. Snookie shouldn't drive, does, runs into a cop car
9. They fight...a lot
10. Snookie and Mike??? WTF? What happened to Vinny?
11. Snookie has a boyfriend? WTF?
12.Mike and Ronnie are juicing more than ever
13. Ronnie looks at Mikey and says  "One punch bro"
14. Vinny and Pauly run show

Ok now that I recapped the video for you a couple things I found to be profounding observations; Notice the names that are mentioned multiple times: Ronnie, Snookie and Mike. Who would have fucking thought those 3 provide 90% of the drama for this show. The only shocker is that we didnt see much if not any footage of Sammy in this trailer. I did some research and it looks like she is in the season so I am very surprised to not see any Sammy drama. Lastly this just shows that Vinny and Pauly are the only people in this show who are somewhat normal. Those two just go where ever when ever and have a fucking blast. They go balls to the walls and are happy drunks unless people piss me off. If I had to pick a Jshore posse to go out on the town with itd be so easy; Vinny, Pauly, Jwoww and Deena. I got my 2 bro's to kick it with and have a blast and two chicks with bombs to stare at all night. Winning.

Can't wait for August 4th!

Arab Bro Shows Off, Kicks PK in Backwards....

Yahoo- The United Arab Emirates crushed Lebanon 6-2 in a friendly on Sunday. So maybe in an effort to make things interesting or maybe just because he simply does not conform to acceptable standards of penalty kicks, the U.A.E.'s Awana Diab decided to attempt an absolutely ridiculous penalty. And it worked.

Diab's setup seemed like any other for a penalty, but as he ran up to the ball, he stopped, turned around and backheeled the it toward the goal. Stunned by the audacity, madness and nerve it takes to try and score a penalty with your back to the goal, the keeper just stood and watched as the ball trickled into the net.

Acrobatics aside, the back-flip penalty kick has nothing on this.

U.A.E. manager Srecko Katanec did not appreciate Diab's creativity, though. He immediately substituted the player out of the match and after the game said that he would be disciplined for the "disrespectful act."

Ok, sweet bro, you twirled in the air and kicked a ball in the net backwards, real fucking tough. Like seriously, his team was already up 5-2, isn't that the equivalent of 52-10 in football? or like 7-1 in hockey? or like 15-4 in baseball? So if you're already up by that much do something cool, like dougie all the way up to the ball then when you score just start bernie-ing all over the field, make the goalie be like WTF? This dude can dance.Seriously though how did this goalie not stop this? The ball was going 1/2 a mile per hour and he just looked at it. This must be the special olympic tryout tournament or something right? Im pretty sure the goalie a Berlin High in NH which is D3 can make this save. Shit is weak. Put your turban back on bro and sit the fuck down.

Morning Music: Childish Gambino

Sorry it took me until 12:30 to post the Morning Music, but I was swamped at work and some lady couldn't figure out how to turn the volume up and down on her phone, shit was unreal. Anyway, I give you Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover. Donald Glover is a Comedian and an Actor on the show Community. Gambino's beats are unique and his flow is off the charts. He will rap about anything and everything and he has the type of originality to catch your attention. Ive been waiting for new Gambino for months and you can be sure that when he releases it, we will put it up on S$S.

Im trying something new today, let me know how you like it... leave comments under here or the FB page so I know what you like and don't like. On the right side of the home page I put a playlist of his tracks instead of putting up Youtube Videos of all the tracks. Let me know what you like better.

The music video for "Freaks and Geeks" can be seen below. Hit the SWAG for download links

The Ten Southern Football Party Schools You Wish You Went To

Alright everyone, so as you know from em kay tree, I am going to be the new college sports guy on this Swag Sold Separately Steez. Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be posting conference previews, top 25s and all that cool shit.

For now however, for all of our day drinking, booze loving, sundress staring sports fans. I have compiled a list of ten southern schools that we are all going to wish we went to this fall. Get out your lax pinnies, snapbacks and fresh shades fellas.

Not only do these schools get real weird each Saturday, they also boast the cheapest beer, best looking women and most exciting football teams in the country. So while, I'll be sipping a warm Keystone Light out of a Dunkin' Donuts cup at Boulder Field like a pussy this fall, students at these schools will be having the time of their lives.

10.) West Virginia University Morgantown, WV

Let's play a little word association, I say WVU, you say: Burning Couches. How classic is that. West Virginia was the #1 party school in 2008 and these boozebags in Morgantown can drink with the best of them, and they prove it each and every Saturday.

Being in downtown Morgantown, you would never know you were in hick ass West Virginia. The abundance of bars and clubs is where the students get shitty before each game. Not to mention for all of the kids who aren't 21 or somehow couldn't get their hands on a fake, Grant Street and Spruce Street boast some of the craziest house party tailgates you'll ever see.

I will leave you with this, can you think of anything better than getting all liquored up, and singing your school's unofficial anthem by no other than John Denver after a big W?

#9 Clemson University Clemson, SC

Clemson is the only school I've been to on this list, and lemme tell ya, its a shitshow. The bars on campus were all packed the Friday night before a Saturday game. The RVs with all the southern die hard fans were getting rowdy and playing music as well. On gameday, the amount of gongshows around campus should be illegal. I've never seen so many smokes in orange in my entire life.

The thing about Clemson is that its half southern die hard football fans, and half New England assholes who just all love to booze, it makes for some great times.

Not to mention, when it finally is game time Clemson has a tradition that will make you want to make it to the stadium in time for kickoff, touching Howard's rock and running down "the hill" is one of the coolest sights in college football.

#8 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL

The reason FSU gets so many props on this list is mostly because of their students. FSU sells the most student tickets out of any school in the nation. Therefore, you know the entire campus just loves getting after it on Saturdays. And that tomahawk chop chant, yeah that's not bad either.

The 'Noles had a 37 home game winning streak from 1992-2001. That's Unreal.

Not to mention FSU is a perennial contender each year on the hottest student body surveys that playboy, maxim and all those other mags do. I think Brett Favre knows one of the alumni? Dick Pics? That's right, Jen Sterger, the "Brett Favre" girl, started teasing football players right here at Doak Campell Stadium.

Oh and by the way, if the Seminole planting a giant flaming spear into the ground doesn't get you fired up, then you don't have a pulse.

#7 Ole Miss Oxford, MS

You know, Ole Miss take a lot of shit, their mascot was racist, they are usually at the bottom of the SEC, they wear dress shirts and ties to games, and their only claims to fame are Eli Manning and the movie The Blind Side.

But, these goofy southerners know how to rage (#5 party school in the nation in 2010). Have you ever heard of the grove before? Yeah me either until now. Apparently its the best tailgating area in the country according to SI...fuck me right? Thousands upon thousands of people rush this area to set up tents at 5 o'clock Friday. The party goes on all day and night before the game. Sounds sweet right, well then, the football team does some shit where they walk right through the tailgate, saying hi to thousands of hammered fans. Cue dixie baby.

Oh, by the way from here on its only SEC schools, buckle up ladies and gentleman.

#6 University of Georgia Athens, GA

You're not gonna not put the #1 party school on this list. Yup, UGA barked their way to #1 on Princeton Reviews top party school list. I wish UNH could get back to #7, fuckin Durham PD. Anyways, if you told me I was going to go watch a football game "Between the Hedges" I'd look at you crazy.

But Georgia is a friggin party on gameday. They, like FSU are notorious for their women. And these girls invented a new drinking game when Smirnoff Ice came out, Ice Pong. Kinda gay, but alright I like the effort. (Whatever happened to brosicingbros.com btw?)

You know you're a football party school when one of you're games is known as "The World's Biggest Outdoor Cocktail Party". Every year, when Georgia plays Florida in Jacksonville, the two rabid fan bases make for one of the most badass, southern tailgates of the year. (Think colonial clash, just better)

#5 Auburn University Auburn, AL

The 2010 Natty' Champs are #6 on this list. You wish you went to Auburn, you wanna talk about swag? Look at their recently graduated QB Cam Newton. Dude asked for loot to play there, probably got it, won a title and peaced. You don't fuck with that kind of swag.

Auburn has two traditions that stand out from any other school. The Tiger Walk and the TPing of the tree on Tumor's corner. Here's a classic story, you know how crazy football is in the south? Some asshole from Alabama poisoned it, this past year, who does that?

The Tiger Walk may be the coolest walk in all of college football. Mind you, these fans have been drinking since as early as Thursday in their RVs (always a good time). All of the sa-rahwr-uh-tee girls set up this tiger walk, that goes all around campus where these smokes lead the football team around. Booze, women, and football, leggo.

Oh, and the war eagle entrance isn't the worst thing in the world either...

#4 University of Florida Gainesville, FL

You know your fanbase is boss status when your stadium is nicknamed "The Swamp". Florida has had unbelievable success over the past few years with 2 Natty' Ships (06,08) and a 56-11 record. Alright, now enough of this on the field bullshit.

Who is the coach who led the Gators to two championships? Urban Meyer? Fuck no, Bourbon Meyer! UF students put this shit in Gatorade (get it) coolers to drink by the gallon on game days. It consists of two things, 2/3 bourbon and 1/3 sweet tea. I'd be on the ground.

The bars in Gainesville are sick because they are right next to campus and less than a five minute walk from the stadium. So whether it be tailgating outside, or posted up at the bar, the fans get real liquored up before they watch their Gators in the swamp.

#3 University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN

What's the best college football fight song? If you didn't just say Rocky Top Tennessee than you're a fuckin lame-o. Every Saturday a bunch of drunken students sing this shit all day and night for Vols games.

What other school has a friggin Navy to represent their tailgaters. The Volunteer Navy, is a bunch of crazy tailgaters that post up in their boats and get shitty along the Tennessee River.

That's just a small part of the Saturday shitshows in Knoxville. What is the drink of choice for students and alumni at Vols game, a little Jack Daniels! What drink better than Tennessee's own JD Whiskey, woof.

The funny part about Vol's games is that the team has pretty much sucked lately. However, this is still one of the craziest football atmospheres in the entire nation. If the Vols can ever get back onto their 1998 level, shit will be crazy.

#2 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL

I know this will be MK3's favorite post. 2 Words baby: Roll Tide! (y'all didn't even know he was a virgin until he was 28...and now? Roll Tide)

Your 2009 National Champions, your 27 time SEC Champions, the Crimson Tide have arguably the best coach in college football: Nick Saban. Oh and by the way, since Saban's been at Alabama, the tide are 43-11.

The tailgating in Tuscaloosa starts at 6 o'clock on the main quad on Friday night. This isn't some off campus bullshit, these kids booze in the middle of campus for almost 24 hours before a game. Bama was ranked the 13th biggest party school in 2010, which people viewed as a bigger screw job than Tyrelle Pryor's recruiting package.

Bottom line is, when you think college football, you think Bama', these fans are as passionate as they are fun and it makes for a hell of an atmosphere each Saturday.

#1 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA

This blog won't even give Death Valley the full credit it deserves. LSU is the loudest, funnest, and toughest stadium to play in, throughout the entire nation.

Here's a fun fact: these motherfuckers caused an Earthquake. In 1988 the Tigers beat Auburn 7-6, when LSU scored to take the lead, this stadium was so loud that it registered an earthquake. Are you shitting me? A fucking earthquake, wow. That probably explains why LSU has a .713 winning percentage at home during the night.

These Bayou people can party, each week they make the food of the team they are playing against. How about some Gator stew or duck gumbo? These southerners don't fuck around.

LSU is also a proverbial member each year of the top party school lists. These kids just get at it all day and all night, drink lots of beer, eat good food, and make some loud noise, making them the top dogs of southern college football schools.

John Lackey & JD Drew: #2 & #3 Highest Paid Red Sox and Why JD Drew Takes All The Heat For It.

And with the 5th pick in the 1998 Major League Baseball Entry Draft, the St. Louis Cardinals select J.D. Drew, Outfielder from Florida State University.

Who would of thought that pick, a kid from Tallahassee, Florida with so much potential would be a major let down time and time again. A Career .279 hitter, his best .323. and his worst .225 (currently) he has never consistently been a power hitter or an average hitter. His smooth swing and intangibles have had scouts raving and shaking their heads for 13 years and JD even got Theo, the Boy Wonder, Epstein to fall for his trick. $70 Million over 5 years and thank god we are in the fifth year of this deal. JD is owed $14 Million this year; the third highest paid player on the Red Sox. He makes $1.5 Million more than David Ortiz, $1.725 million more than Youk, and makes a ridiculous $7.7 Million MORE THAN ADRIAN GONZALES. 100% one of the worst moves Theo has ever made, he bought in to what Scott Boras was selling and we have been paying for it since.

Now onto John Lackey. Lackey hasn't had the amount of time to prove himself like JD has but his performance was nothing short of disappointing. Lackey is the second highest paid Red Sox with a salary of $15,950,000. I 100% was and still am for John Lackey's acquisition but I do feel like they over paid by 3-6 million per year. Last year, his first year in a Sox uniform Lackey had a 4.40 ERA and a 14-11 record. This year his ERA is 6.70 and he is 7-8. His last 3 starts have been a lot better and I am looking for him to finish the year around the same ERA and record as last year; if I had to predict, I would say a 4.65 ERA and a record of 15-11. 

When you really look into the numbers its easy to see a resemblance of his 2003 season and his 2010 season.

YEAR      2003      2010

ERA         4.63       4.40

WHIP       1.42       1.42

W-L         10-16      15-11

IP              204         215

H              223          233  

R              117         114

ER           105          105

BB            66           72

SO            151         156

As you can see, freakish similarities in those seasons. In 2004 Lackey did slightly worse than he did in 2003 and then turned it around for the 2006-2009 seasons; I am expecting the same thing to happen with him this year and the years to come. He has straight up sucked this year so far, but I see him starting to finally be comfortable in Boston and start to put solid starts together. I can see him finishing this year on a roll, getting his ERA down and having a great 2012 season.

Its very clear that both JD Drew and John Lackey have both underachieved and are way over paid, but why is JD Drew the only one taking the heat for it? Well it's pretty simple; He never was and never will be a Boston player. Boston fans love their dirt dogs; Trot Nixon, Dustin Pedroia, Youk, Tek, Pap, etc. They love the guys who go balls to the wall and comes through in the clutch. JD Drew comes off lazy, a pre madonna and acts like he could care less about baseball. He always has the stupid grin on his face after he strikes out, never throws a tantrum, never shows emotion. There is no way JD Drew isn't a competitive guy; you don't make it to the big leagues without being a competitor, he just doesn't show it. On top of all those reasons, he has plain and simple sucked. One of my favorite JD Drew stories is in the 2007 ALCS you will recall the Red Sox we trailing Cleveland 3-1 coming back to Boston. I just so happened to be at Game 5, Curt Schilling vs Fausta Carmona. In the first inning with 2 outs, bases loaded, the score 0-0; JD Drew comes to the plate. Everybody and their mother was pissed he was the one at the plate. The guy behind me starts screaming "Get Nancy Drew out of there!", "This guy is a Bum!", "He's going to watch 3 strikes go by!". I was thinking to myself that 1. this guy was already in the tank and it was only the first inning so I was probably in for a long night, 2. He's probably right because JD Drew sucks. about a minute later JD hits a line drive to center and by some act of God, it carried and carried and carried, and barely went out for a grand slam. The Fens erupted, people high fiving people, babies being consummated, girls flashing the crowd. Ok, well, not the last 2 but you get it.  Im high fiving everyone around me and the guy who was yelling before grabs me and screams "I KNEW HE COULD FUCKING DO IT!!!!" in my face.  Maybe you had to be there? I thought it was funny, but true story.

Now everything I just said about JD Drew is the complete opposite for John Lackey. Lackey is a gamer; he shows emotion, he doesn't like to be taken out of games and he will scream at Tito if he's not happy. That's what Boston fans love; a guy who wants to grab the game by the balls and own it. Not to mention Lackey's wife is an Alum of UNH (My School) go cats, and she is what one would call.... hotttttttttttttttttt.

The $wag List

Here at S$S we take our Swag seriously, which is exactly why I headlined this post with the Cool Kids. The unique sound they produce has solidified a well respected seat in the Hip-Hop/Rap game. "Swimsuits ft. Mayer Hawthorne" is off their new album "When Fish Ride Bicycles."

Hit the SWAG for four more songs.. We put a little something for everyone in there with Indie influences and some crazy remixes.

Fat Kid Tries to Prove He Has Bigger Tits than the Japanese Players...

I hope I wasn't the only one who saw this yesterday. I literally spit out my Lucky Charms fell to the ground and started giggling. May have even felt a little poop come out, but thats neither here nor there. Like seriously bro, what were you trying to do? Show the Japanese that you have bigger tits than them? Sweet bro, you succeeded, but it's not like we didn't know already....

Morning Music: Matt Easton

Yet another college kid making waves in the Music Industry; Matt Easton a Kansas student, can absolutely kill the mic and is one of my favorite artists right now. He turns "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones into a catchy upbeat track that is addicting. My favorite track by far is probably "Midnight Rider"; a sample from the Alman Brothers, unbelievable skills at producing combined with incredible flow and smooth lyrics. He samples "Sing out Loud" by the Golden Age ( you may have heard it in the Heineken Commercial ) and once again makes an awesome track out of it. His Original "Live Life" is a must have and he recently put out a song called "Welcome to the Show" ft TeeJay.  His unique style separates him from anyone else putting out mixtapes right now. Hit the Swag to view all the songs and download them.

USA Loses, Hope Solo Looked Sexy and The USA Did Win At Something...

Im not going to say I called it, but I called it. I feel like I wasted 2 hours of my life watching the majority of that game. USA 100% gave that game away and I don't know if I will ever recover and watch soccer again; If I do, the US will have to really revamp their roster with some ridiculously sexy players.  Back to this game for a second; people are saying that they choked or that they didn't choke, etc. Stop kidding yourself they choked. I never felt that Japan earned any of their goals, we gave them away. USA dominated at least 80% of this game, just like Averman from Mighty Ducks said "They're bigger, faster, stronger, they have more facial hair." Shit, Averman knew we were better, we knew we were better and we lost. We were up 2-1 against a team we beat 25 times in a row with 5 minutes left; shits unreal. Put 6 people in a line in the goal to make a fucking wall or something, don't let them fucking score. But one thing I will say is that USA was the last team to qualify for the Women's World Cup so them reaching the final was an accomplishment but they did choke a fat one in the final.

On the good side of things, hit the SWAG to see how the USA won and why they should keep their heads high.

Weekend Music: OCD: Moosh & Twist

OK ok ok, I know; its not the morning and that's when I normally post my music but someone was hung over, woke up late and had to go to the ER before going to work so this is why im posting late. Anyway, get over it, it's Saturday; most blogs don't even operate on the weekend. Anyway, i give you OCD: Moosh and Twist. This Duo from Philly knows how to make music.  Their track "City Kids"samples Journey's Don't Stop Believing and is addicting as fuck. Can't stop listening to it. "Live it Up" and "Black Forest Gummy Worms" are awesome tracks as well. The City Kids Music Video can be seen below and the Music Videos and downloads for the other two tracks can be found by clicking the SWAG.

"Well That Didn't End Well"

We see a lot of shit here on the internet these days, but I can't decide if this is pure comedy or if its pathetic how bad these people are at their jobs. This is the "Today" show in Australia and after there was some possible sightings of a shark in a lake where people swim every day, the "Today" show had shark expert Paul Burt on the scene at the lake for some expert reporting. It just so happens that Paul acts like he has never been on TV before, makes numerous jokes about his sex life and then tries to catch the shark but catches a Duck..... Only in Australia....

Hit the SWAG to watch the video

Adding a 3rd Writer

So we are in our 3rd day and a bunch of stuff has become very clear to me. 1. We are actually getting a lot of hits, which is cool. 2. This is very quickly turning into more music based than anything else, and im not saying its a bad thing but I need to put up more other stuff. 3. Im pretty funny. 4. I live a very hectic and busy life and can't write 5 + posts every day and Swagnew hasn't posted shit yet so I need to add a 3rd writer. Welcome aboard JCO. JCO is a music freak because it speaks to his soul... not really but he will be bringing different types of tracks to S$S to bring different readers in... Look for him to put out a weekend playlist every Friday called the "Weekend Swaglist".

Where does Brian WIlson come up with this stuff?

So I know I already put this pic up from the ESPYs but what I am writing about is his post game interview at the All Star Game. I recorded it and forgot to put it up the other day. Shit is fucking hilarious though. This is how it breaks down:

Pedro Gomez hits Brian Wilson in the Beard with the microphone and says
"I don't want to get in there with what ever else is in there"

Brian Wilson's Response
"There's Garden gnomes cutting down trees and apparently there is an Irish Gig lady dancing but I haven't met her yet; But she is in this Quadrant over here. You're going to see some consistent baseball in the second half....."

1. What is up with the original statement Pedro? "I don't want to get in there with what ever else is in there."????? What the fuck is that? I guess that's the best a white dude with the name Pedro can do? Anyway, where the fuck does brian Wilson Get this shit from... Garden gnome and Irish Gig lady?????  Not only does he not even come close to smiling, he doesn't even pause and just starts talking baseball like what he said was completely normal. The only way this interview would have been better is if he said "Gottt Heeeeeem" at the end.

Click the SWAG to see the Interview.

Swag $old Separately Presents: The Espys 2011, Best Dressed

The Espy's are probably one of my most favorite award shows period. No other award show brings in the full spectrum of stars; artists, actors, dancers, NFL, MLB, NHL, Golf, etc. With that fact, you know there is going to be tons of fine looking women there. So we as S$S have taken it upon ourselves to crown a few winners of our own; including, Hottest, Hottest Athlete, Best looking ESPN Employee, and  Worst looking.

Hit the SWAG to see the winners and runner ups!

Question of the Day: Beach or Lake House?

Here is a question that has been a topic of discussion lately, if you have the day off and its 90 Degrees, blue skies, the perfect day; are you driving to a lake house or the beach? I think its very cool living in New England we have the option to do both.  There are a lot of things to consider here. Lets start with the Lake house; Parking is probably the most annoying thing about going to the beach, so when going to your own/ a friends lake house that isn't an issue, park in the driveway, no money, no hassel. One of the key points for me is having all the room for activities and the toys to play with. You can go on the boat in the middle of the lake and chill, you can go tubing, you can go on a water trampoline, ride jet skis, etc. Also tons of fun lawn games are at your dispose. Not to mention the house is right there if you have to go #2 or make some food. Lastly you can do what ever you want, drink, be loud, create a scene, its your way all day.
Now how about the beach? The beach has a pretty compelling case because it's the beach, you can just go. You don't have to know anyone with a house on a lake or etc; pack up your car and go. There is just something about being at the beach that makes it really cool. Not to mention when it's low tide and you can play bocce, polish horeshoes, frisbee, wiffleball, or be like my roommates and bring the cornhole set and ruin the bean bags by getting them wet and full of sand. The #1, hands down best thing about the beach are the girls. Every which way you look, all shapes and sizes, colors, its a field day for anyone. Just sit back in your chair, sip on a beer discretely and analyze all the fine dimes around.

It's a tough decision but for me I will take a Lake house any day of the week and twice on Sundays. There is nothing like chilling in the middle of a lake on a boat just doing random shit. Then again not everyone knows someone with a Lake house so I guess that makes me lucky? Well thats not my fault and that isn't really part of the equation for the question. so for me, Lake House= Winning.

Thoughts? Leave comments. dont forget to Vote on the Poll on the Right!

Morning Music: It's The Dean's List

Wake up this morning with It's The Dean's List. These guys are young and very talented and have done nothing but impressed me. Their smash hit "Dear Professor" samples from The Band Perry's If I Die Young and turns it into an awesome party track. These guys are bound to blow up soon. Hit the SWAG to listen and to download Dear Professor and my other favorite song, Light Up the Sky. As well as watch the new Music Video for Dear Professor.

Morning Music: Big Sean- FInally Famous

I guess I never really realized how much I like music until I started this blog. I love sports more than anything but I find myself wanting to share my music and my thoughts on it with the world. I am trying to be consistent on here so I am hoping to have a song every morning for you to wake up to. This morning I happen to have a whole CD so, yeah; you're welcome.

I first heard big sean about three years ago when he was featured on a bunch of Mike Posner's tracks including one song you may have heard of... Cooler than me. When he was collaborating with Posner, Poner was at his best in my opinion, but thats another blog for another day, onto the album. After putting out mixtapes for years, Big Sean met Kanye West and Kanye liked what he heard so he signed him to his label G.O.O.D. Music.  This album is unbelievable for a couple reasons; 1. It's produced by Kanye, 2. It has a wide range of songs 3. There is a stupid amount of people featured in this album (Kanye, Roscoe, John Legend, The Dream, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, Chiddy Bang, Chris Brown, etc) and 4. It is getting a ton of attention for a debut album.

Easily the most recognizable song for this album is My Last ft Chris Brown (Video Posted Below), but some of my favorites are:
-Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay ft Kanye West and Roscoe
-High ft Wiz Khalifa and Chiddy Bang
-Wait for Me ft Lupe Fiasco
-Get It

Hit the SWAG to listen to all these songs via Youtube.

Timflies- Just Can't Get Enough (Freestyle)

Timeflies has been on my radar for about 2 months now and I have really liked what I have heard. They came on to the scene right around late to mid may with their graduation smash hit "Never Grow Up" and recently came out with "Cars, Money & Fame". Every Tuesday they release a video update and this week they released a freestyle and boy oh boy do they nail it. They freestyle over the Black Eye Peas "I Just Can't Get Enough" and it s a must download. The video is above. Hit the SWAG to download all 3 tracks as well as see the music video for Cars, Money & Fame.

Hope Solo Tells France " Gotttttttt Heeeeeeem "

Did I watch the game? Maybe. Okay, for like 5 minutes, but I kind of listened to it. I was kind of busy building my empire from scratch here. You tell me whats more important? Exactly what I thought.... Listening to tracks for your enjoyment and trying to make this free site look like I paid for it isn't the easiest thing in the world so back off. I can always watch the finals. Without watching I know one thing and that is Hope Solo looked sexy and stood on her head, Timmy Thomas style, like a true American. Women's sports lives to see another day and I hope Hope has some bling by this time next week, and I am not talking about that cheap silver shit.

No Sleep Remix (MUST LISTEN)

So this is a track by a guy I have never head of before, Quincy Kwalae. If he is as good at producing as this song makes him look then I am already a huge fan. Calling this a "No Sleep Remix" is such a slap in the face to this track as he totally creates his own beat from scratch and only uses part of the original No Sleep Chorus by Wiz. Regardless, download this; another Instant Summer Jam.  Gottttt Heeeeeeeeeeem

Hit the SWAG to download this track