End of the Week: 10/03/10- 10/09/10

END OF THE WEEK:

Another week, another seven days of memorable moments. But which moments were the best? Here now are my picks for the best people, stories and moments from week 40 of the 2010 calendar. Enjoy.

Picture of the Week: Tiger Woods Hitting Shot Into Camera at 2010 Ryder Cup


One of the best golf photos you will ever see? One of the best golf photos you will ever see. First of all, it wasn't staged or Photoshopped, so this was an actual golf ball being played in the 2010 Ryder Cup. Second, it is arguably one of the luckiest photographs in sports history. After all, if Woods hadn't hit the ball so terribly that it hit the camera of the photographer (in this case, the Daily Mail's Mark Pain) and if Pain hadn't taken the shot mere nano-seconds before the ball hit his camera, this photo would never had been shot. Third, it is so good that it may be a more memorable moment from the 2010 Ryder Cup than Graeme McDowell giving Europe the victory in the final match of the tournament. And let's not forget that this photo also gave us...

The Internet Meme of the Week: Smiling Cigar Guy


Isn't he just wonderful? The journey of "Cigar Guy" into Internet stardom began once someone on Reddit did the appropriate thing of replacing the faces of everyone else in the photo with this Indian Groucho Marx impersonator's reaction. Once that happened, this once nobody became the Internet's newest star and the new Sad Keanu in that people could Photoshop him into almost, well, everything as you can see here, here, here, here, and here. And why shouldn't he? He's as extremely photoshop friendly as Sad Keanu or Sad Don Draper, only a more happy looking one. The real identity of Cigar Guy is not official just yet (some people have Sacha Baron Cohen and Rob Schneider as possible suspects), but whoever it is, I would just like to give him a big thank you. The Internet has become a much better place thanks to you.

Stories of the Week:
- The Actual Story of the Week: Chile Mining Minister Says Wednesday Rescue for Trapped Miners Might Happen
Hope it works well for them.
- The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Report of Brett Favre-Jenn Sterger from August is (Probably) Confirmed on Deadspin
[Note: Link is NSFW-ish, so if you do not want to see pictures of Brett Favre's (alledged) penis, you might not want to click on it]
Ironically, the photos of his penis are not nearly as big of a dick as he is.

Video of the Week: "'Family Feud' Contestant Thinks That "Penis" Is a Good Answer to a Question"
If this were on the Playboy Channel, she would have gotten a lot of points for that response. Unfortunately for her, this was on syndication.





Ironic Revelation of the Week: Lou Dobbs Hired Illegal Immigrants Before
A hypocritical conservative radio host? Why, that's unheard of!

People of the Week: Roy Halladay and Tim Lincecum
The legends of Mr. Doctober and Lincecumtober (working title) have begun! It all started on Wednesday afternoon when 2003 Al Cy Young award winner and soon-to-be 2010 NL Cy Young award winner Roy Halladay of the Phillies, who never played in a postseason game before, threw the second no-hitter in postseason history against the Reds in game 1 of the NLDS, the second that Halladay threw this season (making him the fifth player in MLB history to throw two no-hitters in the same season) and the first postseason no-hitter since Don Larsen's perfect game in game 4.

Now, let's put that into perspective. This is a guy who asked to be traded and eventually was traded to Philadelphia specifically for the chance to finally play postseason baseball before. Now, fast forward ten months after that trade. The Phillies reach the postseason and Halladay has such a great year (21-10, 2.44 ERA, league leader in complete games and shutouts, 219 Ks, and a perfect game in May) that he is given the game 1 start by manager Charlie Manuel in hopes that he could limit one of the best offenses of the season (the Reds). And what does he do? He joins Don Larsen in the list of pitchers who have throw a no-hitter in the postseason, that's what he does! Oustanding.

Speaking of outstanding, that is a word that you could have used to describe Tim Lincecum's performance Thursday night against the Braves. Also playing in his first postseason game, Lincecum too had a dominating performance, throwing a complete game shutout in which he struck out 14 batters, the third most strikeouts ever recorded by a pitcher in the postseason. It was so good that some people like Dan Rosenheck of the New York Times and sabermetrics godfather Bill James would argue was more impressive than Halladay's the day before because of the s14 strikeouts and because of the fact that he did it in a 1-0 ballgame whereas Halladay had a 4-0 cushion throughout the game. All I can say is, I hope the Reds and Braves don't screw up a potential NLCS matchup between these two teams. Seeing these two face each other should be must-see TV.








-Runner-up: Bill Simmons
Began the entire Randy Moss trade rumor on 10/5 with an accidental tweet that was supposed to be a DM. The Internet then ended up going crazy, leading to some NFL insiders trying to find out whether this was indeed true. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk said that this wasn't true, but then Jay Glazer of FOX Sports confirmed that the Pats were in trade talks with the Vikings for Moss. Then, before you know it, more people confirmed that these trade rumors were true, Moss gets traded and Simmons looks like Stephen A. Smith when he said that Lebron James would go to Miami two weeks before "The Decision." So,congrats, Billy! I think.

And that's the way it is! Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everybody!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15




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