End of the Week: 04/24/11- 04/30/11 (a.k.a. Blog Post Number...300!)

END OF THE WEEK:

The last week of April 2011 sure didn't wrap up with a dull ending. From a wedding that was supposedly watched by two billion people to boos that would warm any football fans heart, this week was memorable on so many levels. Here, now, to break down the best of these moments is this brand new installment of "End of the Week." Let's begin:

Departure of the Week: Steve Carell as Michael Scott on "The Office"
Michael Scott is gone after 7 seasons and 148 episodes, and with it goes away one of the ten best comedies of the early 21st Century as we know it. Now, I'm going to save my thoughts on what worked and didn't work in "Michael Says Goodbye" during my weekly NBC comedy power rankings on Monday. However, I will say that (at least in the parts featuring Michael Scott) the episode was perfect, and a fitting end for were some great years of acting from Carell, a man who the Emmy committee should finally decide over the summer to give him that award he has been deserving for many years now.

Jeer of the Week: NFL Fans at the 2011 Draft
I could honestly listen to this all day. Just the fact that Roger Goodell was finally able to hear what football fans really thought of his actions during this past offseason, being a pawn for his league's greedy owners, and not from his cronies like Peter King and everyone at Pro Football Talk. Though, I will admit, he did find himself a sneaky loophole with the moment of silence.



Hat of the Week: Princess Beatrice's Topper at the Royal Wedding of William & Kate
Even peacocks find the hat design to be insane. Oh well, at least she managed to take some of the spotlight from Kate Middleton.














Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: Tornadoes and Storms Tear Through South; Kill At Least 292
Thursdays tornadoes in Alabama is reportedly the worst to take place in the entire continental U.S. in around 40 years.That really is all you need to know in how devastating the storm was. Our hearts are with those struck the hardest by the earthquake. May they all have a well and speedy recovery.
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Duke Prince William of Cambridge Marries Longtime Girlfriend Kate Middleton
So...that happened. Now what?

Video of the Week:" 'Jersey Shore' Gone Wilde"
I only watched one full episode of this series in my entire life, and even I thought that this was brilliant, especially part four.



Person of the Week: Barack Obama
for shutting up (temporarily at least) most of the idiot/racist "birthers" that have been unnecessarily clogging up the airwaves with ideas of the President being born in Kenya by proving that he was, in fact, a full-blooded 'Mericun. On Wednesday, in what (in hindsight) was probably one of the most pointless moments in the man's term in office, the President finally the big issue raised by a startlingly large amount of people over the years, most notably Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, and went on a press conference to actually reveal his birth certificate (pictured here, courtesy of Best Week Ever). Now, while this was obviously not something that he was proud of doing, at least he did the right thing by finally alleviating this really dumb conspiracy theory (dumb in that it was sparked by racism and disproved months beforehand) that has been going on as long as he has been the Commander in Chief. Sure those "birthers" will still continue to hate him, but at least they will look for some other, hopefully more logical, way to hate him the next time around. Second, he ended this "birther" situation with class and maturity, not with this arrogant "That take, mofos!" speech, but with a simple press conference (just like an adult should). All that's safe to say now is...you're move, Donald!
-Runner-up: Attorney Gloria Allred, for running the awkward press conference to end all awkward press conferences this past Friday. Man, that's an all-timer, if there were such a think for that category of press conferences.

And that's the way it was! Also, since this is the 300th blog post in this website's history, I would just like to take this time to once again thanking you for reading these site for the past twenty months, no matter how bad in quality it might have gotten during that timespan. Now, go out into the world and have fun won't you? You absolutely deserve it for your loyalty.
Sincerely,
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Five Years Ago Today, Stephen Colbert Had Balls the Size of Lady Liberty

Scene: The 2006 White House Correspondence Associations Dinner at the Washington Hotel in Washington D.C. Stephen Colbert, at the time halfway through his first year as host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," wherein he plays his far-right conservative alter ago of the same name (but with a French accent), is the night's final post-dinner guest speaker following then President George W. Bush. The room is surrounded by members of the media, famous celebrities including tennis player Anna Kournikova and actor George Clooney, the President, members of his cabinet, and several pro-Bush sympathizers. Many in the room, and I assume the few hundred watching it on C-SPAN, are certain that Colbert will deliver an act that will feature plenty of light jokes and humor not to heavy on criticism and satire of "Dubya" and his policies.

What instead follows is a brilliant (and gutsy, considering that the President was less than ten feet away) twenty four minute comedy act in which Colbert wonderfully satirizes Bush's philosophy, beliefs, and lifestyles as President, along with the negative aspects of his administration over the past five years, all while still acting in character as one of Bush's staunchest supporters. Take a look for yourself...









Five years later, and that (to me, at least) is still one of the ballsiest things that a comedian has ever done. I mean, for God's sakes, Bush and his cronies were literally within walking distance from him and he spent the time cleverly criticizing them directly to their faces! And the fact that all President Bush could do was sit back and take it, appearing to not having been hurt or shocked at all by Colbert's word, makes the speech even more marvelous!

Since that twenty four minute comedy act five years ago, Colbert has gone on to become part of other great and hilarious moments, whether it was on "The Colbert Report," or on NBC during his memorable three-man "fight" with Jon Stewart and Conan O'Brien during the '07-'08 Writer's Strike and parody of Rebecca Black's "Friday," or (more recently) as co-host of the 215,000 strong (or, if Glenn Beck were counting, 750,000 people) Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. Yet, no matter what has happened in these past five years, I still feel like nothing in his career has yet to what he did on that unforgettable Saturday evening in April, 2006. It's just one of those things that no man of his professions has had the guts (and the smart writing staff) to do before or will probably ever do again unless the circumstances were perfect like it was for Colbert in '06. Plus, he was just basically saying what nearly 68 percent of Americans were thinking about George W. Bush at the time who weren't members of the WHCA press or Kanye West, whether it was his administration's actions following Hurricane Katrina or his "Mission Accomplished" speech that still remains one of his biggest embarrassments as President to date. And that is why you can't help love that man!

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Damn.

NHL Western Conference Quarterfinals- Game 7:
Chicago Blackhawks- 1
Vancouver Canucks- 2 (OT)

Well, that was a rip-off. Sure, it was another great game from the wonderful 2011 NHL playoff (the thirteenth playoff game in ten days), with a fabulous ending. But for myself, a Blackhawks fan who watched the series in its entirety, from Canucks victories in game 1-3 to Chicago's subsequent victories in game 4-6, it was like watching the movie "Die Hard," and seeing John McClane doing all of those heroic and improbable deeds (killing all of Hans Gruber's henchmen, rescuing the hostages, escaping from the FBI helicopter that thought that he was one of the terrorists, escaping from the building's roof just as it was blowing up, surviving all those of the bruises and bleeding that he had to go through), only this time it ends with McClane dying of a surprise heart attack just before he could save his ex-wife, Holly.

Let me recap all of the moments that led to the series winning goal by Alex Burrows (Burrows!) in overtime last night:

April 17th: The Canucks defeat the Blackhawks in a close 3-2 final score to start the series off with a three games to none series lead. Vancouver is basically playing like a Presidents Trophy winner, one who not only scored more goals than any other team this season but also gave up the least as well. Sure, none of those wins came by more than two goals, but what team really does that in the NHL Playoffs (arguably the best postseason in all of sports)? Also, it finally appears that the Canucks goalie, Roberto Luongo, has finally exercised his '09 and '10 playoff demons, when the Blackhawks dominated him in games like Bill Russell dominated Wilt Chamberlain in the 1960s. All directions point to the Canucks winning in the next few games.

April 19th: Blackhawks center Dave Bolland plays his first game of the series after a lengthy injury due to a concussion he suffered in early March. It proves to be a big key in this game, and during the remainder of the series, as the Blackhawks finally win their first game of the series in game 4, 7-2.Six different players score a goal, including Bolland (he would finish the series with 2 goals and 4 assists). Not a big surprise. After all, Chicago is a team with pride and was not prepared to get swept at home in the United Center. The real test would come two days later, with Chicago playing on the road in Vancouver.

April 21st: Another Blackhawks beatdown of the Canucks, this time coming at the Rogers Arena with a 5-0 victory. Suddenly, it appears that momentum has swung the way of Chicago. Not only have they scored 12 games in two days, but now they're coming back to the Windy City with an arena getting behind them and smelling a possible miraculous comeback. Oh, and played the game without one of their key players, defenseman Brent Seabrook, as he left early on due to injury. Oh, and Luongo? He gave up nine goals during those two losses. In other words, he was basically looking like the Luongo of old. As a result, the team announces that he will not start in game 6.

April 24th: Vancouver plays the game with three different leads, and actually looks like the better team throughout, but Chicago still manages to end all of them (including one by Mike Frolik, who scored the Blackhawks' first penalty shot goal in franchise history). The game ends up going to sudden death overtime, one of the most nail-biting and thrilling aspects of the playoffs if you aren't watching the contest in neutrality, only to end with a Blackhawks goal by Mike Smith over, you guessed it, Luongo (the starting goalie for the Canucks, Schneider, gets injured during the Frolik goal). 3-3 tie. Vancouver's once insurmountable series lead is over.

Which brings us to last night, game seven. The game starts with Alex Burrows scoring a goal in the first three minutes of the contest, making it a 1-0 score. And then, nothing. Not a single goal for another fifty five or so minutes, with Robert Luongo and Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (the MVP of the game, as it really should have been a blowout for Vancouver the way they were bringing everything, plus the kitchen sink, to the fight) playing their best games of the series. And then, with three minutes left in the third period, a Chicago players takes a trip to the penalty box (Duncan Keith). All of a sudden, the Blackhawks now had to play two-thirds of the remainder of the game shorthanded. The Rogers Arena crowd can feel. A 1-0 win is 180 simple seconds away!

Of course, with the defending champs playing like Hickory High these past four games, you knew what was going to happen next. With :40 seconds to go in the Vancouver power play and with 1:56 to go in the 3rd period, 2010 Conn Smythe trophy winner Jonathan Toews steals the puck from Vancouver, passes it to Hossa, and then rebounds the saved shot from Luongo for Chicago's first goal of the game, his first overall of the playoffs. All of a sudden, this game seven goes to overtime. The miracle comeback is looking more and more likely by the minute.

And then, in the first five minutes in overtime, the comeback was finally-and suddenly- put to rest. A defensive screw-up, followed by the end of Chicago's power play, leads to Burrows finally coming out of the penalty box, smartly chasing after it, and then scoring the game winner. Canucks win the series, and the defending champs are eliminated from their quest for a repeat. Great game, thrilling series...not the ending that my homer self would have liked or thought it would be. Oh, well, I suppose. The fact that this team, not even close to the Stanley Cup winners that they were last season, could actually go this far into the series after being down 3-0 is a huge achievement in itself.

Still...if this were, say, a movie or a comedy, it would have left any viewer (with the exception of Canucks fans) with a bitter taste in their mouth (other recent examples in sports: the 2010 Olympics gold medal hockey game ending, the Uruguay-Ghana match in last year's World Cup). Now I know how Stan Marsh felt after his pee-wee hockey team lost, killing his cancer-stricken player.

Anyways, congrats to the Vancouver Canucks and their fans for the win. Can't wait to see their inevitable fourth straight matchup in the playoffs next season. And let's go, Bulls!



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Random Thoughts: 04/18/11- 04/25/11

RANDOM THOUGHTS:

The following were on my mind between Monday, April 18th and Monday, April 25th:

-Tyler Perry should just stop teasing us and admit that he's been dreaming of having a sex change for the past few years.

- Hitler's birthday, 50 year anniversary of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, 12 year anniversary of the Columbine shootings, and now the 1 year anniversary of the BP oil spill. Geez, no wonder 4/20 is considered to be a cannibus culture holiday! With history apparently making this such a depressing day over the past century, I would want to take my mind off of it by getting high, too!

- Tell me again why the Chicago Bulls signed Carlos Boozer in the offseason?

- I just realized, if Chicago does the improbable and defeat the Vancouver Canucks, coming back from 3-0 down to win the seven game series, the Blackhawks will be the NHL version of what the New England Patriots were to the Indianapolis Colts were pre-2007, with Roberto Luongo filling in for the role of Peyton Manning.

- Rhetorical question: if you ever had the choice between a name brand light beer that promises more taste, and a generic brand light beer that promises less taste, why in the world would you ever respond with an answer like "doesn't matter"?
/the Miller Lite commercials are stupid

- I wish all personnel of my nation's law enforcement would operate as quickly and as efficiently as the folks working in MLB who shut down any game footage on the Internet that isn't on MLB.com.

- Look, I don't have to remind you that these NHL playoffs have been exciting. In my opinion, it has made this year's NCAA tournament look like the NBA playoffs. But, just in case you need reasons why, here are some reasons from this past week alone:
1) Six overtime games
2) Three double overtime games, including two on the same day (Wednesday, 04/20: PIT vs. TB, WAS vs. NYR)
3) The San Jose Sharks coming back from a four goal deficit to win their game.
4) The Washington Capitals coming back from a three goal deficit with 13 minutes to go in the third period (including two goals in the final 4 minutes of the 3rd) to win their game.
5) A goalie (Buffalo's Ryan Miller) stopping 29 for 29 shots to maintain his team's 1-0 lead throughout the game.
6) This sick goal by Anaheim's Bobby Ryan, easily the best goal of the NHL in 2011 (even though it came during his team's OT loss to the Predators.
7) The Chicago Blackhawks coming back from a 3-0 game deficit in their series against the Vancouver Canucks, the NHL's best team during the regular season, with three wins of their own (two blowouts and one thrilling overtime game) to force an improbable game 7, of which you can make the case that they have the momentum heading into it.

And to think, we still have two months to go before the quest for Lord Stanley's Cup officially comes to an end!

-And now, to wrap things up once again, here is my weekly NBC Thursday Night Comedies Power Ranking for the episodes that aired on 04/21:
1. "Community"- "Paradigms of Human Memory" (40 points)
Where to begin? Well, for starters, its the funniest episode that I've seen so far out of the four shows in 2011. I don't remember laughing that much from beginning to end since, well, an episode of "Community" last year ("Modern Warfare"). Second, while Thursday's episode wasn't the first time that a comedy spoofed the genre's staple clip show episode ("South Park" and "Clerks: The Animated Series" are a few examples), I don't think any show took as much effort in making it as this show did. In other words, the episode had around 90 or so clips that was never seen on this show before, and the makings of 10 different or so plots rolled into one episode. Third, I enjoyed that the show was able to also commentate on the entire season itself, whether it was the meta humor of Abed or the Jeff/Annie/Britta "love triangle." Fourth, it was a nice little treat for the fans who stuck around with the show from the very beginning. So, yeah, one of the best episodes of the season, and one of the best of the series.
2. "Parks and Recreations"- "Soulmates" (30 points)
A great episode for Aziz Ansari to shine mixed with Ron showing Chris the true awesomeness of unhealthy cow meat, some nice awkward humor and, of course, the funnies. Honestly, if "Community" didn't air the single funniest episode of television in 2011 this week, I might have put this under consideration to first place.
3. "The Office"- "Michael's Last Dundies" (25 points)
It's the second to last episode of Steve Carell's tenure as Michael Scott on "The Office" (and the second to last episode of "The Office" as we know it, according to John Krasinski), and an episode that was...well, mixed to say the least. Yes, the whole office singing a parody of Rent's "Seasons of Love" in honor of Michael was tender and would make any longtime fan of Carell and the show choke up, and, yes, there were certain hilarious moments like Michael parodying all of the other characters in a taped bit. However, most of the show was just underwhelming as a whole, and Ferrell continues to bring the show down in my opinion. Now, let's all hope that the show sends the Michael Scott era out in style this week with a wonderful episode!
4. "30 Rock"- "100" (20 points)
Ironically, the episode that I was actually most excited for entering the day (it is the 100th episode, after all!) ending up disappointing me the most. Overall, this episode (which spent a lot of time reminiscing through flashbacks and clips from episodes past) was kind of ruined by the fact that, just two hours ago, "Community" basically had a brilliant takedown of traditional clip shows. Also, a lot of the jokes in Thursday's milestone episode (a milestone that not many thought would happen 100 episodes ago) felt a little flat, while there were a few moments that made me feel like the episode was basically being dragged down in pacing. In other words, for every Tom Hanks cameo and Jack Donaghy doing a wonderful meta-commentary on Alec Baldwin since 2006, there was the Michael Keaton cameo and the boring, repetitive "let's create a gas leak" joke; the episode was good, but a little bumpy as a whole.

The new cumulative tally:
1. "Parks and Recreations" (330 points)
2. "Community" (295 points)
3. "30 Rock" (245 points)
4. "The Office" (245 points)

So, I guess what started off as a four man battle for the top of the night's comedy pantheon has now winded down to a two show struggle between the sweet, evermore groundbreaking "Community" and the smart, on-top-of-its-game "Parks and Recreations," with the two veteran shows ("30 Rock" and "The Office") in a battle for the "show" position. Its like the final moments of this year's Masters, only with less people and that it doesn't involve golf at all. Can't wait to see how these final four weeks unfold!

See you with more RTs next Monday!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15



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End of the Week: 04/17/11- 04/23/11

END OF THE WEEK:

Hey, hows it going? You, uhh, you enjoying your Easter weekend? That's good. Hey, I'm going to spend the remainder of this post revealing my picks for this week's best and most memorable moments. You sticking around to read it? All right, here it is...

Photo of the Week: Hairstyle Made With Actual Money
Money may not bring you happiness, but it sure does get you noticed.
















Goal of the Week: Bobby Ryan of the Anaheim Ducks In His Team's Western Conference Playoff Series Vs. the Nashville Predators
Trust me, this is the coolest thing that you will see anybody with such a non-threatening name like Bobby Ryan ever do in their lifetimes.



TV Show Premiere of the Week: "Game of Thrones"
The ratings may not have reflected the hype that the show's pilot episode was getting for months, but the overall product did (for the most part). It had everything you could want in an HBO fantasy: Great acting, great characters, good writing, wonderful looking sets and scenery, blood, multiple beheadings, gratuitous nudity, sex (of many kinds), sexism, adorable wolf puppies, AND THEN SOME. In other words, a good start to a promising series.

Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week (Besides the Fighting in Libya): Syria Experiences Worst Day of Bloodshed Since Uprising Began Last Month
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Oregon Man Caught Taking a Dump on Person's Lawn
I'm pretty sure that "What can brown do for you?" isn't a slogan of the United States Postal Service.

Dumbass Quote of the Week: This week, NFL writer Peter King in an article for Sports Illustrated reported this question asked by an anonymous NFL scout on the topic of draft prospect QB Andy Dalton of TCU:

"Has there ever been a red-headed quarterback in the NFL who's really done well? It sounds idiotic, but is there anyway that could be a factor? We've wondered."

Sounds like someone has taken that famous "South Park" episode a little bit too much to the heart. Well, let's see...Sonny Jurgensen wasn't too shabby of a quarterback (Hall of Fame, 18 year career). Also, Carson Palmer did have a few good years in him back in Cincinnati, so there's that. In other words, red heads do have the ability of doing stuff other than prop comedies and being busted secretaries on "Mad Men." Besides, Dalton is a daywalker QB, not a ginger QB, so not only does he have the fire, but he also has a soul to lead the team to victory. By the way, I wonder what this kid thinks about the whole ordeal?

Video of the Week: "The Tornado Took My Hamburger, Fries, and a Drink!"
I will pray for you.



People of the Week: Apple
for proving that they one of the closest things to Big Brother that we have in this country. This week, news surfaced across the country and around the globe that the very popular tech company has tracked and monitored every single location that a person has taken their iPhone 4 OSs and iPads since last June. The company also created a very detailed and state-of-the-art map for the purposes of pinpointing the locations as well. In other words, if you want to know whether you went to Six Flags with your family in June or July, or if you want to know where your special someone has been secretly going behind your back with their iPhones, there's a good chance that Apple has the info and you can use it to find out for yourselves. So, what does this all mean in the end? Is this just a simple case of a tech company tracking down where a person is so that they can make their web-connection services in pristine conditions throughout its use...or is this a case of paranoid genius Steve Jobs tracking down your every move like some ever-powerful ruler? It's probably just the former, but at least its fun to make fun of the situation by posting your tracking data to the Internet...right?
-Runner-up: Turkish-German actress Sila Sahin, who this week became the first ever Turkish woman to pose for Playboy magazine. So, yeah, freedom, women's cultural liberation, and what not. Now, how long before I can see this brave act taken place in photos?

And that's the way it was! Enjoy your Easter Sunday everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15




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Random Thoughts: 04/11/11- 04/18/11

RANDOM THOUGHTS:

The following were on my mind between Monday, April 11th to Monday, April 18th:

-So, I'm guessing that the entire two months period in the WWE leading up to WrestleMania 27 was just some great lead-up to WrestleMania 28 in Miami next year.
(http://www.businessinsider.com/the-rock-vs-john-cena-set-for-wrestlemania-28-2011-4)

-While I'm still on the topic of the WWE, I would like to give my sincere happy trails (as a fan, even though it has turned to casual as of late) to Adam Copeland a.k.a. "Edge" on his retirement due to previous neck complications. I wasn't as huge of a fan with "Edge" in his hey-day as I was with other WWE superstars, but I will admit that the guy had one hell of a career resume:
-14 time WWE tag team champion (with Christian, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio and Hulk Hogan)
- 2 time Money-in-the-Bank Ladder Match winner (the only wrestler to do so)
- 2001 King of the Ring Tournament winner
- 2010 Royal Rumble winner
- WCW United States champion during the WCW/ECW Invasion storyline of 2001
- 5 time Intercontinental champion
- 7 time World Heavyweight champion
- 5 time WWE Champion
- One of the few wrestlers in the business who played both the heel and the face really well
-Only wrestler to both permanently shave Kurt Angle's hair off and Spear Mick Foley onto a flaming table during a WrestleMania match

Now that's a resume that even the best of professional wrestlers would be dying to have as their own. And the man's not even 38 (while going out on top as the World Heavyweight champion, too)! I hope that man enjoys his retirement. He deserves it for risking his body every week just to make quite a few people like me happy.

- Alright, so after months of hype and rave reviews from critics all-around, "Game of Thrones," the HBO series based on the book "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R. Martin, finally debuted yesterday to television. Now, I never read the series of books by Martin, nor will I ever read it until maybe after two or three seasons (not a big fan of the fantasy genre, with the exception of "Lord of the Rings"). However, with that said, I still found the first episode of the series to be an enjoyable hour of television; not as good of a pilot compared to, say, those of "Boardwalk Empire" and "The Walking Dead," but still better than most things on television these days. I found all of the characters on the series well acted and enjoyable, the visuals looked like that of a Romantic era painting, and I thought that those behind the series did a good job introducing Martin's world and its major players to newcomers like myself. Also, it had blood, head cutting, and plenty of bare female breasts. What more could one possibly ask from an HBO show?

- Sucks to see that such a loyal fanbase like Sacramento about to lose their Kings to Anaheim. I would hate to see anyone of Chicago's sports team leave (even one of our baseball teams), so to see this happen to a small market that has had a team ruled by incompetent owners just makes me tear up a little (especially the clip of the Kings announcers tearing up when saying their final goodbye for the season). I know people are going to counter my argument by saying something like "well, if they're so loyal, then why couldn't they sell out a single game this year that wasn't against the Lakers?" Well, if your team has been in the lottery every year since 2006, I would probably not show up to the games either. However, I suppose that the NBA is a business first and foremost, and if the Maloofs want to move the team from a broke city like Sacramento (and its old arena) to Anaheim, then I suppose they have the right to do so.

-Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa....whoa! Two good "Family Guy" episodes in a row (first last week's "Tiegs for Two" and now yesterday's "Brothers and Sisters")?!?! What year is this? 2006?

-I hope that Derrick Rose's remarkable one-man show Saturday against the Pacers can finally put the MVP debate to rest.

-And now, after a three week hiatus, time for this post to wrap up with a brand new installment of the NBC Thursday Night power rankings (and, no, I will not be including the awful "Curb Your Enthusiasm" wannabe "The Paul Reiser Show" into the list) for the episodes that ran on April 14th:
1. "Parks and Recreations"- "Andy and April's Fancy Party" (40 points)
God, this was such a fantastic episode! Like, honestly, the best half hour of comedy that I've seen since the "Modern Warfare" episode of "Community"! From the great cold opening (the show's best so far, in my opinion) with Ron Swanson pulling his tooth out to the awe, shock, and disgust of all, to the almost perfect surprise wedding between Pawnee's favorite young surprise to the wonderful dinner party scenes that came along with it (my favorites: Chris talking with April's deeply emo friend and then getting into it when the DJ play "Jump Around," Ron giving instructions on how to operate a proper ex-wife ethegy, and Tom's friend Jean-Ralphio giving his thoughts on the perfect best man's speech). It was a wonderful episode that had a perfect mix of humor and heart, and one that featured another great leading actress performance from Amy Poehler. Honestly, it made me completely forgive NBC for revealing this spoiler to viewers a couple of months ago. No other episode on Thursday really came close, except for maybe...
2. "30 Rock"- "I Heart Connecticut" (30 points)
...but only because it was the episode out of the other three that brought the most laughs.
3. "Community"- "Competitive Wine Tasting" (25 points)
While this episode will not go down as one of the funniest, or most memorable, episodes of season two, it was a very enjoyable episode filled with some great laughs ("It's hard to be Jewish in Russia, yo!"), and entertaining plots bouncing off of each other all around, like a satisfying early season one episode. Furthermore, Stephen Tobolowky did a wonderful job in his guest role as Abed's teacher in the Greendale "Who's the Boss?" class, and it was kind of nice to see Chevy Chase play a Pierce Hawthorne that was less of the scorned asshole that he has been in recent weeks.
4. "The Office"- "Training Day" (15 points)
If this episode was a taste as to how this show was going to be like once Steve Carell officially exits two weeks from now, then count me in among the current fans feeling really pessimistic about the show's future. It wasn't that it was bad and unfunny, but it wasn't good either, like a borderline C+. I mean, I thought that Michael Scott was supposed to be this guy that had matured (finally) following the showing of "Threat Level Midnight," but apparently he's just the same Michael Scott who still behaves like an insecure, jealous child whenever his delusional greatness seems threatened (in this case, when everyone tried their best to woo Will Ferrel's character to the best of their abilities), even though he knows that he's going to be the Dunder Mifflin branch's temporary (I assume) replacement after his last day. But knowing that Ferrell is only on the temporarily and that Carell's final episode two weeks from now should be great, I'm not getting too worked up about it.

And now, the new, updated tally of the rankings:
1. "Parks and Recreations": 300 points
2. "Community": 255 points
3. "30 Rock": 225 points
4. "The Office": 220 points

With around five or so episodes left to go for all four of these shows, I think it's safe to say that it's "Parks and Recreations" to lose in the race for my official/unimportant title of "Best Comedy on NBC: Early 2011," with the other three shows desperate to catch up.

Easter Sunday, the one time of the year where every Christian celebrates by telling Judas Iscariot to suck it following the Resurrection Mass, is six days away! Enjoy the buildup to the holiday, everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15





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End of the Week: 04/10/11- 04/16/11

END OF THE WEEK:

What a week! We've had the nuclear disaster in Japan reach Chernobyl levels, the mayor of Washington D.C. arrested, Warner Bros. announcing that they will never have Charlie Sheen come back to "Two and a Half Men," ABC cancelling longtime soap operas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," a proffesional golfer shooting a 16 in a hole, and more! Unfortunately, none of these things will be appear on this week's installment. So what did? Scroll down this post and find out.

"Friday" Parody of the Week: The Heavy Metal Cover by "331ERock"
I think that this will be the last time I run this segment. Not only have all the good ideas starting to become run out, but you can start seeing Rebecca Black's famous for being awful song "Friday" losing its popularity into new fads (like people dancing in Apple stores). Sure, "Glee" has announced that they will perform their version in a future episode, and Black has agreed to sing in an EP, but how many times have you heard the lyrics to "Friday" sung this week compared the last few weeks? Less, I'm sure. Personally, it took me until 5:35 p.m. to hear someone sing it out loud whereas in the past few weeks it was around 9:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m. Still, this has been fun, and one which will go down among the Internet's biggest accomplishments this 2K11. Now, onto this week's installment (a nice way to end this segment, no?), which is just basically some guitar player turning the melody into an epic, three and a half minute rock salute. As the video description on Today's Big Thing (a go-to for the Web's top viral videos) states: "He still needs his cereal, but he eats it out of a skull."



Dumbass Quote of the Week: I know that this took place late last week during the budget battle, but I have just got to mention it nonetheless. From Arizona (a state that has had its share of moronic politicians in the past few weeks) Senator Jon Kyl, about the supposed abortions performed by Planned Parenthood, one of the heated topics that almost led to a government shutdown:

"Everybody goes to clinics, to hospitals, to doctors, and so on. Some people go to Planned Parenthood. But you don't have to go to Planned Parenthood to get your cholesterol or your blood pressure checked. If you want an abortion, you go to Planned Parenthood, and that's well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does."

Wow, that is quite a bold statement. I sure wish that someone can find out whether its true or not. Oh wait, someone already has (along with many others). According to Politifact, a great website for finding out whether statements by politicians and media pundits are factual or not, Planned Parenthood provides only 3 percent of its services are abortion-related (around 332,000), not 90 percent. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that Kyl just insulted the intelligence of him fellow Senators and millions of Americans. During the week, the office of the Senator released another statement, saying that his inexcusable quote was "not intended to be a factual statement." Well, that fixes the whole mess completely! It was supposed to be a hyperbolic lie! Then I suppose that its fair to say the following: Jon Kyl is a closeted mental retard.

Ad Placement of the Week: "The Walking Dead" Billboard Next to a Funeral Home
In a way, the billboard is sort of optimistic. Sure, you're loved one may be dead, but at least there might be some kind of afterlife for him.













Video of the Week: "Czech President Vaclav Klaus Steals Pen"
Oh my God! Their flags look so alike!



Story of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week (Besides the Fighting in Libya): House of Representatives Passes Pual Ryan's 2012 Budget Plan
This thing is going to get killed in the Senate, but at least the Wisconsin Rep. is feeling like a total congressional badass right now.
- The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: China Bans Time Travel
Damn! And I was so looking forward to watching "Bill and Ted 3" at a Beijing movie plex with some of my Chinese brethren!

Curser of the Week: LA Lakers Superstar Kobe Bryant
I think its pretty fair to say that no athlete is allowed to say any swear word to "gg" in the middle.

Person of the Week: Former BALCO Trainer Greg Anderson
for proving that he is the bestest best friend in the whole wide world now that we know the final verdict of the Barry Bonds trial (one conviction out of four, and that was for rambling on about being the son of an athlete growing on, temporarily obstructing the criminal prosecution). The man, currently doing jail time for not saying anything, could have just easily gotten out of bars and helped the prosecution in the case of his old pal by breaking his long-standing silence at any point, and I mean any point, and just admitted that he injected steroids into Bonds' body with him willingly allowing it. But, he didn't, and as a result Bonds was convicted innocent on the charges of lying about not knowing that steroids and HGH was being injected into his body because they weren't given Anderson's testimony. Sure, the court of public opinion will forever have a different ruling on the case of Barry Bonds for as long as the sport of baseball remains current and profitable, but when it comes to the federal court, and Anderson will have to continue to serve his jail time, but Bonds is innocent to any charge relating to perjury and will probably not go to jail, and I have a feeling that when Anderson gets himself out, Bonds will reward him heavily. Then again, I don't see how Bonds won't do such a thing. For all we know, if Bonds shows no sign of appreciation to Anderson after his jail sentence, Anderson would get pissed off and then come clean to the prosecution. But for now, he's your model of what is a loyal friend.

And that's the way it was! enjoy the remaining two hours of your weekend, everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15





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Random Thoughts: 04/04/11- 04/11/11

RANDOM THOUGHTS:

Before I begin, I want to thank the twelve of you who stuck around Sunday afternoon to read my Masters final round live blog (both halves). Yesterday was quite a finish to golf's biggest tournament, and I'm glad that you were able to spend it with me. Now then, who's ready for some random thoughts? Anyone? Well, screw you, then, 'cause I'm gonna do it anyway! The following were on my mind between Monday, April 4th and Monday, April 11th:

- Why do all high definition channels seem to always have simultaneously worse sound that standard definition channels?

- The folks at "The Office" hiring a bunch of notable guest stars for their season finale (Ricky Gervais, Will Arnett, Will Ferrel, James Spader, Ray Romano, etc.) reminds me a lot of what the folks at "Dexter" did last season. They knew that the show couldn't possibly think of a villain as creepy and as well performed as John Lithgow's Trinity Killer, so they followed it up with a season in which Dexter Morgan had to hunt down a team of five serial killers/rapist. Why do I bring this up? Because it appears that "The Office" showrunner(s) have realized that they can't replace Steve Carell, so they're just going to fill his gaping hole in the season finale (his final episode comes two weeks before) with a sh*tload of guest stars. Hopefully, the show doesn't start copying that model throughout the next couple of post-Carell years.

- The more I watch the ads for the "Arthur" remake starring Russel Brand and Helen Mirren, the more hatred and angry sentiments that I have towards it. Universal, if you're goal was to try to make someone like me become more unlikely to watch it in theaters, then I am proud to say that it worked.

- Since when has every professional writer of the English language seemingly made a truce to stop using the word "mystery" and replacing it with the use of "enigma"? Or am I just suffering a case of the crazies again?

- The more that I've been thinking about Alec Baldwin's surprising news (true or not) that "30 Rock" will wrap up next season, the more I'm actually becoming more lenient towards that possibility. Whereas I've come into agreement that "The Office" can move on without Carell, I don't think that "30 Rock" can possibly survive without the dynamic relationship of Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy. If Alec Baldwin does leave the show in 2012, as he has cited repeatedly, than Tina Fey and company should make the right choice in planning their departure as well.

-I cannot begin to describe how ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" has vastly improved with the departure of Joe Morgan. Such a shame that Bobby Valentine isn't much better.

- Is there a better way to say goodbye to Glenn Beck's weekday afternoon TV show on FOX News than a sequel to Jon Stewart's legendary takedown of the conspirator last year on "The Daily Show"? I say no.

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Glenn Beck Announces His Departure
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Glenn Beck Was Sent by Jesus
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Barack Obamayan
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook

And...there you have it. More RTs to come next Monday, so enjoy the workweek, I suppose.
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The 2011 Master Final Round LIVE! Blog (PART TWO)

(Tiger Woods dominated the front nine at Augusta with a 31 so far. But, can he keep his impressive comeback going?)

The following is the second half of a live blog of the final round of the 75th Masters golf tournament held on Sunday, April 10th, 2011. It was written between 3:35 p.m. and 6:10 p.m. Central standard time.

Hello, again! In case you want to read part one, click here. Otherwise, let's keep this mofo' going!

3:36 p.m.- The leaderboard before we get any further:
1. Rory McIlory: -11 (8)
2. Charl Schwartzel: -10 (9)
2. K.J. Choi (who made the birdie attempt at the 9th): -10
3. Tiger Woods: -9 (12)
3. Adam Scott: -9 (9)
3. Angel Cabrera: -9 (8)
3. Luke Donald: -9 (10)
8. Jason Day: -8 (9)

3:40 p.m.- A very disappointing chip shot at the 13th hole for Tiger Woods. Now he has to hit a lengthy putt to get a birdie. Remember, the 13th hole has been the easiest hole all week. If Woods doesn't make this, it appears that the momentum which he gained in the front nine might be gone.

3:48 p.m.- After hitting one of his worst shots all week, Woods misses a lengthy birdie putt at the 13th hole. His score remains at 9 under par. Meanwhile, both McIlroy and Cabrera both pared the 9th. You know what that means? We are officially at the back nine at Augusta, my friends! Let's the fun begin!

3:51 p.m.- McIlroy hits a tee shot wide left at the tenth to start off his back nine. Could we now see a four way tie for first. Meanwhile, fellow U.K. native, Luke Donald (from England), who has quietly been in the pack this whole time, hits one into the water at the 12th. Not the type of shot you want to have when you're down by two strokes. Let's hope that isn't the shot that officially eliminates him from competition for the rest of the afternoon. To summarize, not a good previous five minutes for residents of the British Isles.

3:54 p.m.- My goodness! I knew that McIlroy's tee shot was bad. However, I never knew that it was this bad.












By the way, that is an original photo taken by me. See, I can post some of my own photos and videos, too!

3:58 p.m.- Ouch! A painful birdie miss by Woods at the 14th. Then again, that seems to be the story all week, hasn't it? Either his putts have gone the right trajectory, but have finished rolling a foot or two short, or he hit it with the right speed, but it always ended up a bit to the right or a bit to the left. Now, he HAS to do something at the 15th if he wants to get into double digits. If not, I'm afraid that the epic front nine was just a case of a golfer peaking too early at a tournament where the golfing gods despite it.

4:00 p.m.- It is now 5 p.m. in Augusta. What many people thought would be the afternoon where we crown golf's newest superstar with the sport's top prize has turned into anyone's ballgame. This is especially the case now with McIlroy making a complete mess at the 10th hole, even hitting a damn tree, and looking like he will drop at least two strokes when he gets finally finishes it! And that, my friends, is what makes Masters Sunday better than every reality TV competition combined and one of sport's best annual events, because you have drama that really can't be compared.

4:06 p.m.- Well, it's happened: a triple bogey from Rory McIlroy at the tenth. So in a span of four hours, McIlroy hsa gone from the 21 year old poised to win his 1st Major to the this tournament's version of Nick Watney. Watney led the 2010 PGA by three strokes, only to end up finishing out of the top five. And that, my friends, is why you should never leave any doubt of a young golfer winning golf's biggest prize.

4:09 p.m.- The roar were reverberating all around Augusta as Tiger Woods, struggling for most of the back nine, hit a wonderful second shot on the par-five 15th hole. He now has a really good chance at getting an eagle and solo possession for the lead. As this was happening, K.J. Choi makes a par putt at the 11th to remain tied for first while Adam Scott and Angel Cabrera join him and Schwartzel at the top. If you're not loving every minute of this, then you're not a golf fan. The current leaderboard in what has been a very thrilling afternoon in the golfing world:
1. K.J. Choi: -10 (11)
1. Adam Scott: -10 (12)
1. Charl Schwartzel: -10 (11)
1. Angel Cabrera: -10 (10)
5. Tiger Woods: -9 (14)
5. Jason Day: -9 (12)
7. Rory McIlroy: -8 (10)
7. Geoff Olgivy: -8 (14)

4:14 p.m.- No eagle for Tiger Woods at the 15th, but he still gets the follow-up birdie. Now, there are FIVE golfers at the top of the leaderboard. Can this afternoon possibly get any better?

4:20 p.m.- Bo Van Pelt, a man that I have yet to mention until just now, eagled the 15th to get into -8. Meanwhile, Scwartzel pars the 12th to remain at the top while Woods hits a decent first shot at the 16th. Last time he won The Masters, he made one of the most greatest shots in golf history at the 16th. Can he create some more magic in the coming moments?

4:24 p.m.- No birdie for Tiger at the 16th, but what a tense and suspenseful moment it was! Also, it seems that Tiger's tone seems to have changed from confident to desperate. He knows that -10 isn't going to cut it, so he's reacting to every missed eagle and birdie opportunity in the past few holes with his usual dramatics and, yes, slight immaturity. He does make the par putt, though, which keeps him in that five-way tie for first. Overall, you're looking at eight players within two shots of the lead; eight potential players sitting in Butler Cabin within the next two-three hours. I tell you, folks, this tournament is making the 2009 Masters look like the 2010 PGA Championship!

4:27 p.m.- Choi bogeys the 12th, while Day birdies the 13th. In other words, five players still remain on top of the leaderboard, it's just a different combination this time.

4:28 p.m.- CBS decides to take a break from the suspense going on in holes 12-16 to show Phil Mickelson tapping a par putt at the 18th to finish the tournament at -1. Boy, could you imagine how this tournament would've been like had Mickelson had a Tiger-esque round of his own? It would be like a cherry on top of a delicious chocolate sundae!

4:29 p.m.- Cabrera bogeys the 12th, meaning there are now four people at the top. Yes, I know that I'm blogging some new info every minute now. Why shouldn't I?

4:32 p.m.- The situation with Rory McIlroy has now gotten sad. He has double bogeyed the 12th hole, meaning that he is now +6 in the tournament, and +5 in the past thirty minutes. Now, he looks like he's rushing to finish the round. I feel for him, like one would have felt for Norman in '96. But, on the bright side...at least the crowd on top of the leaderboard has declined by one, so...

4:35 p.m.- The big winner of the day so far is the country of Australia, still looking for its first breakthrough victory at The Masters. Currently, with the help of Geoff Oglivy's birdie at the 16th his fourth straight), there are five people on top of the leaderboard at -10, three of which are Aussies. This country has had three second place finishers in Masters history. Could this finally be the day the "Aussie, aussie, aussie...oi,oi,oi" chant can be heard throughout the course's Georgia pines.

4:38 p.m.- And, finally, for the first time since McIlroy's triple bogey at the 10th, we have our solo leader: Adam Scott, who has far too long had a career that could best be described as underachieving, birdies the 14th to take the lead at -11. The question now remains...how long can he hold it?

4:40 p.m.- Here comes Bo! Bo Van Pelt, who only seems to show up on the TV screen whenever he putts an eagle, has himself another eagle at the 15th to get to -10. Meanwhile, Choi, who once was tied for the lead at -11 a few hours ago, now has himself another bogey to get back down to -9. The current, updated leaderboard, complete with the amount of holes completed:
1. Scott: -11 (14)
2. Schwartzel: -10 (13)
2. Day: -10 (13)
2. Woods: -10 (17)
2. Van Pelt: -10 (15)
2. Oglivy: -10 (16)
7. Cabrera: -9 (12)
7. Choi: -9 (12)

4:45 p.m.- Jim Nantz: "Boy, we're gonna need an emergency 18th! This is just too good." I completely agree, Jim. I completely agree.

4:48 p.m.- Adam Scott hits it into the 15th hole stands with his second shot. Not the kind of thing that you would want to do as the leader by one. Does anyone want -11 at this point? Meanwhile, Charl Schwartzel pars the 14th to remain at -10. Schwartzel is playing the round like his reputation: quietly. After coming out of the gate with a birdie and eagle in the first three holes, he goes +1 for the rest of the day and has remained at -10 for the longest time. You talk about seen but not heard...this is it!

4:51 p.m.- Remember the shot Luke Donald hit into the water at 12th, and how that was supposed to eliminate him from contention? Well, he's come back, and is now tied for the lead at -10 with a birdie at the 16th. Unbelievable. Another update the leaderboard, which I now apparently have to do every ten minutes:
1. Scott: -11, even though he's in trouble
2. Woods/Day/Donald/Schwartzel/Oglivy/Van Pelt: -10
3. Cabrera/Choi: -9

4:54 p.m.- After a round that has seen a 31 on the front nine, multiple fistpumps and cheers from the Augusta patrons, Tiger Woods has finally wrapped up his impressive Sunday with a par putt at the 18th hole at -10 (and a day-best 67). He's now the leader at the clubhouse, with eight players between -11 and -9 left to finish their day. Overall, it's one of the best performance that Tiger Woods has ever had trailing at a major. Geoff Oglivy, too, finishes with a 67 and a final score of -10. Now, they wait....as do we, to see what more drama unfolds next.

5:02 p.m.- 2004, 2005, and 2009. These are the years where my three favorite Masters tounrament have been held since I started following this sport. If the drama continues the way it is, the 2011 Masters should surpass all three of them as my favorite. Here is the leaderboard as CBS enters hour five of their Masters coverage (note: finished round are now highlighted in italics for now on):
1. Scott: -11 (15)
2. Woods: -10 (F)
2. Schwartzel: -10 (14)
2. Oglivy -10 (F)
2. Van Pelt: -10 (16)
2. Donald: -10 (16)
6. Van Pelt: -9 (16)
6. Cabrera: -9 (14)
6. Choi: -9 (14)

5:04 p.m.- Your leader, Adam Scott, after overcoming a bad second shot at the 15th with a par, hits a masterful shot at the 16th to get himself within three feet of the whole and a chance to get to -12. I think this drama might be coming to an end with a decisive birdie at that hole very soon.

(By the way, what was up with the poor crowd reaction at the 16th hole? Come on, you guys, you're watching one of the most exciting Masters tournaments in recent memory! You should be into EVERY shot at this point, good or bad.)

5:07 p.m.- It's moments like these where I'm actually glad that CBS decided to air the IBM/AT&T/Exxon-Mobil ads.

5:08 p.m.- A bogey for Bo Van Pelt, his second in two straight holes (16 and 17). He is now at -8. Thanks for playing, Bo. Now the field of players with a chance is down to eight.

5:11 p.m.- Ten seconds after Charl Schwartzel birdies the 15th to get to a tie at -11, Scott counters with a birdie of his own at the 16th to get to -12. At this point, the tournament has gone from a five-way tie at -10 to a two horse race for the lead, with the others catching up. Still, there's still plenty of things that could happen within the next half hour, so I'm not officially considering it a Schwartzel vs. Scott battle for the rest of the tournament. After all, the 17th hole has been known to give a few golfers some trouble over the years (ask Kenny Perry).

5:16 p.m.- Wow, what a tough break for the Englishman, Luke Donald! After bogeying the 17th, he hits a beautiful second shot at the 18th, actually hitting the flagstick, only to see the ball roll down dozen of yards.The birdie attempt to get to -10 is ruined. One down, seven left with a chance.

5:19 p.m.- That roar that you heard while watching Rory McIlroy make his par putt at the 15th to get to -5? It was at the 16th, where Charl Schwartzel made a birdie putt to tie Scott at -12. Alright, so NOW it's a battle of Schwartzel vs. Scott, with the others just hoping that both of them screw up somehow.

5:21 p.m.- You know what's the most beautiful thing about a live blog? Writing someone off during a sporting event, only to see them come back not once, but multiple times. That has been the case with me and Luke Donald. I call him done after his shot into the water at 12th? He comes back to get to -10. I call him done after the unlucky second shot at the 18th? He counters with a magnificent birdie putt to end his day tied for the clubhouse lead at -10. Mr. Donald, I would like to be the first to officially apologize to you for my rapid reactions, and may I just say: LUUUUUUUKE!

5:25 p.m.- All of the day's happenings are at seventeen, which is where both Scott and Schwartzel are. Before I update you on the happenings over there, one more update on the leaderboard:
1. Scott/Schwartzel: -12
3. Day/Woods/Oglivy/Choi/Donald/(and now) Cabrera: -10

5:27 p.m.- Scott remains tied for the lead at -12 after a great par putt at the 17th hole. Jason Day, his playing partner, get a birdie of his own to get a solo possession of 3rd place. I'm afraid to say it, since I have seemingly been hoping for the first ever nine-man playoff in golf history to make the day even better, but it appears that it has now become a five man race, with Scott and Schwartzel tied at -12, Day one back at -11, and both Cabrera and Choi still playing with a -10 score. The players that ended their day at 10 under par (Woods, Oglivy, Donald)? I'm afraid that they're out of contention.

5:30 p.m.- Schwartzel goes from hitting his tee shot into the second cut to being ten feet away from a birdie and the outright lead.. Fantastic. Angel Cabrera, who has been within two shots of the lead seemingly all afternoon, bogeys the 16th, which puts him at -10 and (barring two miraculous birdies at 17th and 18th) out of contention. The remaining golfers with a shot at winning it are Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott, Jason Day, and K.J. Choi. The horse race for the 2011 Masters final crown is heading towards the final 100 meters, my friends! As always, should be exciting to see how it unravels.

5:31 p.m.- Tough break for Choi, bogeying the 17th hole. His score now drops to -9. It's now officially a three man race for the finish.

5:35 p.m.- And now, for the first time in the tournament, we have a golfer at -13: Charl Scwartzel, who makes a brilliant twelve footer to take the solo lead. Could it be that this unknown South African, whose biggest accomplishment before hand was winning the 2008 Madrid Masters and being Louis Oosthuizen's best friend, will actually come out of this dogfight as the victor? We shall find out in less than fifteen minutes.

5:38 p.m.- All eyes now on the 18th hole, where both Schwartzel, Scott and Day are playing. Schwartzel starts the hole off right with a tee shot down the middle. Meanwhile, at the 18th green, Scott and Day both have some difficulty birdie putts.

5:40 p.m.- Scott misses his birdie opportunity, setting up a must-make par putt for him. Meanwhile, Day birdies the hole to finish the tournament at -12. Now, it's Scott's turn for a par. Will we see Day go back to the scoring table with the clubhouse lead by himself, or will Scott join him?

5:41 p.m.- Scott drills his par putt right down the middle, tying him with his playing partner, Jason Day, for the clubhouse lead at -12. The current scoreboard, with the remaining three players that have a shot at winning this :
1. Schwartzel: -13 (17)
2. Scott: -12 (F)
2. Day: -12 (F)

The question of whether this tournament will end in regulation, or in a playoff, lies solely in the hands of Mr. Schwartzel.

5:43 p.m.- A good second shot for Schwartzel, whose shots for the fairway have been fantastic all week. He now has 15 feet to go for a birdie, and two putts away from a victory in regulation. Here it we go, folks. This is the decisive moment that we have been waiting for the past three hours of this grueling fight to the finish.

5:46 p.m.- This is Jim Nantz's worst nightmare. Usually, he has about 15-20 minutes to think of a final quote to put this tournament to a close. This year, he doesn't even have five minutes!

5:48 p.m.- And there you have it. With the time at Augusta National around 6:50 p.m./ET, Charl Schwartzel, the 26 year old South African, winner of just 7 tounraments total before this week, hits that 15 feet birdie putt that he needed to finish the tournament at -14, and become the winner of the 2011 Masters. It took a three hour long drama that golf fans have never seen before in this tournament, and birdies at 15,16, 17, and 18 from Mr. Schwartzel, but by God, he did it. Not, the only thing left to do is for the man to hand in his scorecard, and pray that he didn't have a De Vicenzo moment during the afternoon.

5:49 p.m.- Jim Nantz's call of the victory? Just a simple: "He needs to get it in two to win...and he gets it in one!" Come on, Jim! Not even a "And Charl finishes Augusta...in Charge!" That was practically set up for the taking!

5:50 p.m.- Is that Schwartzel's wife that he's hugging? If so, looks like he has gotten himself another victory that Tiger Woods couldn't get this afternoon.

5:51 p.m.- Looking back at what has transpired in the past hour and a half, I can't think of a player ending a major championship more perfectly and how Schwartzel ended this tournament. Not only did he birdie the eighteenth, becoming only the sixth player to ever win The Masters in that fashion, but he also birdied the previous three as well. If my knowledge of the sport is accurate, then that's something that no one has done since Jack Nicklaus' unforgettable victory in 1986! Just makes what has happened in this riveting Sunday afternoon look better and better in retrospect.

5:56 p.m.- And now, we officially end play with Rory McIlroy bogeying the 18th, the stamp on what has been a day that he will think back in horror for the rest of his life. Final score: -4, with a final round score of 80. Cringe worthy, to say the least. Let's hope that this young and talented player gets back on his feet and redeems himself as soon as possible. Instead of repeating Tiger's victory in '97, he ends up repeating Greg Norman's choke in '96. Good thing that the boy's of proper drinking age. I'm sure that he's going to want a drink...or eight, to get over it.

5:58 p.m.- Thank goodness that McIlroy still has his humility in tact. That's a good thing to see from a young player.

6:01 p.m.- CBS airs their final commercial break of the event as we are now moments away from the annual presentation of the Green Jacket at Butler Cabin, or as I like to call it the most cheesiest five minutes in all of sports. And now, one final update of today's leaderboard, specifically the top sixteen players who will be getting automatic invite into next year's event:
1. Charl Schwartzel: -14
2. Adam Scott: -12
2. Jason Day: -12
4. Tiger Woods: -10
4. Luke Donald: -10
4. Geoff Oglivy: -10
7. Angel Cabrera: -9
8. K.J. Choi: -8
8. Bo Van Pelt: -8
10. Ryan Palmer: -6
11. Lee Westwood: -5
11. Steve Stricker:: -5
11. Eduardo Molinari: -5
11. Justin Rose: -5
15. Brant Snedecker: -4
15. Trevor Immelman: -4
15. Ross Fisher: -4
15. Rory McIlroy: -4
15. Fred Couples: -4

6:06 p.m.- The best score by a young amateur this week was Hideki Matsuyama from Japan, who finished at -1. When asked what he's going to do when he comes back home, Matsuyama said that he will be helping out in the relief effort for his country following the devastating earthquake that they suffered. Another feel good moment at a Masters Instant Classic.

6:10 p.m.- 2010 champion Phil Mickelson helps Schwartzel put on the Green Jacket, Jim Nantz signs off, and with that CBS's telecast of the dogfight that was the 2011 Masters officially comes to a close. As recent as an hour and a half ago, we had ten players within contention, with no one having a clue as to how this thing is ultimately going to end. We've seen multiple lead changes, the charges of men like Tiger Woods and Geoff Oglivy, the sad, Norman-esque fall of Rory McIlroy from leading by four to finishing in a tie for fifteenth, and numerous, numerous moments lead changes, ties on top of the leaderboard, and thrilling moments to add to the higlights special that will be airing on ESPN Classic next year at this time. And then, with less than ten minutes to go before the clock at Augusta struck 7 p.m., we finally had our answer as to who was going to win. Charl Schwartzel, continuing the international domination in major championships over the past two years (five of the last six majors have been one by a native of a country outside of the U.S.) with one of the most fantastic closing finishes in major championship history (birdieing 15, 16, 17, & 18), by winning the 2011 Masters Tournament 50 years after Gary Player became the first player from his native South Africa to win it. Oh, and that Schwartzel-Mize similarity that I talked about earlier? Now we can add the fact that both are forever Masters champions into it.

It has been quite the afternoon, my friends. Thanks for joining me in my almost six-hour quest to detail every single important moment of what has been arguably the most thrilling Masters final round in recent memory. I will be back tomorrow night, as usual, tomorrow night with a new installment of random thoughts. Until then, let me be the 10,512tth person in the past twenty minutes to congratulate Charl on one hell of a victory! The most consistent, mentally focused players usually end up winning major championships, and that's just what happened this afternoon. Now, if you will excuse me, I'm going to be intently watching tonight's Dallas Stars/Minnesota Wild game in hopes of seeing a Stars loss, giving my beloved Blackhawks a third straight playoff berth and a chance to repeat as Stanley Cup champs. Oh, and make sure to watch "The Killing" if you haven't. That show has the potential to become TV's next amazing drama.

Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15

UPDATE (04/11): Here are the highlights of yesterday's epic final round, courtesy of ESPN. Now, you can finally see why yesterday was one of the most riveting, thrilling, dramatic, and heartbreaking final rounds of a major championship in recent memory through moving pictures!




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The 2011 Masters Final Round LIVE! Blog (PART ONE)

(Rory McIlroy, leader through the first three rounds of the 2011 Masters, aims to become the second youngest man to ever win the Green Jacket.)

The following is the first half of a live blog of the final round of the 75th Masters golf tournament held on Sunday, April 10th, 2011. It was written between 12:30 p.m. and 3:35 p.m. Central standard time.

Two live blogs in one week?!?! You bet your sweet bippy! In a week on this site that has already seen me giving WrestleMania 27 the live blog treatment (just, you know, only four days after this time), I've decided to do another one for what is arguably the best annual occurrence in all of sports, along with Super Bowl Sunday, the first day of the NCAA tournament, and the official Brett Favre will he or won't he decision day: Masters Sunday, where great memories are made, careers become defined, and golfers make history in America's most prestigious of golf courses. And this year is no exception. Granted the names on top the leaderboard aren't as star-studded as usual as they are mostly filled with young amateurs and old farts that not many people outside of passionate gold fans know (Day! Choi! Cabrera! Van Pelt!), but tonight could see the start of a brand new era in the sport: the Rory McIlroy era. Through the first three rounds, the 21 year old Northern Irishmen, hyped for the past couple of years as the sport's newest star, stands on top of the leaderboard as -12. Can he hold on to win the first of what should be many majors to come, or will someone in the hunt rise out of the pack with a brilliant round of their own (the likes of, say, Phil Mickelson's bogey-free round last Masters Sunday) to capitalize on McIlroy neccessary struggles? Either two things can happen: we can see a dominating performance by McIlroy which will makr the dawn of a new era, or another close finish at Augusta. But which one? Only one way to find out for ourselves, and that is to watch these next few hours live. Live blog, commence!

12:30 p.m.- Hello, friends! It is a beautiful Sunday afternoon, not just in Augusta, Georgia by what I'm seeing on the Amen Corner feed on Masters.org, but also right here in the Windy City, Chicago, Illinois, where I will be bringing this live blog to you, the reader. I'm sitting here in my home's upstairs living room, sitting alongside some Chinese food, a bottle of Dr. Pepper, and special guest star, mj50. mj50 is rooting for either Jason Day and Tiger Woodsto win, and doesn't like the idea of seeing McIlroy winning this tournament. Why doesn't he want McIlroy to win, you ask? "I don't know, I just want to him to," says mj50, glib-like. Funny, that would be my way to describe my dislike of Phil Mickelson. Like father, like son, I suppose.

12:45 p.m.- The first of many updates of the scoreboard just as CBS is twenty minutes away from beginning their final round telecast:
1. Rory McIlroy: -12 (tees off at 1:40 p.m./CT)
2. Angel Cabrera: -8 (tees off at 1:40 p.m./CT)
2. Charl Schwartzel: -8 (tees off at 1:30 p.m./CT)
2. K.J. Choi: -8 (tees off at 1:30 p.m./CT)
2. Jason Day: -8 (tees off at 1:20 p.m./CT)
6. Adam Scott: -7 (tees off at 1:20 p.m./CT)
6. Luke Donald: -6 (tees off at 1:20 p.m./CT)
8. Bo Van Pelt: -6 (tees off at 1:10 p.m./CT)
9. Bubba Watson: -5 (tees off at 1:00 p.m./CT)
9. Ross Fisher: -5 (tees off at 1:00 p.m./CT)
9. Geoff Oglivy: -5 (tees off at 12:50 p.m./CT)
9. Fred Couples: -5 (tees off at 12:50 p.m./CT)
9. Tiger Woods: -5 (just teed off)

So, in other words, it's McIlroy and a dozen people chasing him from behind. While I do think that McIlroy is going to come out on top in the end, there are still a few in the hunt that I do think has a really good chance to catch up to him, specifically Argentinian Miguel Cabrera Not only did he win this very tournament two years ago, but the winner has come out of the final group 19 times out of the past twenty years. Plus, he seems to be the most mentally ready out of the all of the challengers.

12:45 p.m.- Currently, CBS is re-airing the 1975 Masters as part of their annual "Jim Nantz Remembers Augusta" special. Watching the telecast back then and comparing it to today, one thing that struck me was how classier some of those announcers were back then. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that most of them had those aristocratic British accent. It's accents like those that turned "The King Speech" from a great movie to Oscar winner.

12:50 p.m.- For McIlroy to crush the competition, it all depends on how he starts off on the first five or six holes. If he can maintain his great play, and not get his mentality weakened, then I think it should be smooth sailing from then on out. However, if he bogeys the first few holes, while some of the guys at -8 or -7 catch up to him with a few birdies, then it's on.

12:55 p.m.- Five minutes left!

12:59 p.m.- One minute left!

1:00 p.m.- It's time...



1:03 p.m.- CBS begins its Masters Sunday telecast with a replay of the opening tee shots Thursday morning with Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, followed by a replay of Tiger Woods's eagle attempt at 2nd, which ended up missing to the right. That birdie putt really exemplifies Tiger's week at Augusta. He has driven the ball really well, and has been striking the ball into the green respectfully, but his putting continues to bring him down. Unless he can improve his putting the rest of the afternoon, he has no shot at winning this.

1:08 p.m.- Once again, Jim Nantz and Nick Faldo introduces themselves as the lead commentators in today's cast of eight. As much as I like to mock Nick Faldo, he really has become one of my favorite announcers in the game (second favorite behind NBC's Johnny Miller). Sure, his may overreact sometimes and treat the most miniscule of mistakes into the end of the world (specifically, during Masters Sunday), but he really is passionate about the game and seems to get into it at every tournament.

1:10 p.m.- Woods makes his birdie at the 2nd to move up to -6. Still a long way to go for him to catch up.

1:20 p.m.- Beautiful second shot from Tiger Woods at the third, setting up about six feet for a birdie. Meanwhile, Phil Mickelson misses a par putt attempt at nine, so he should go back to -3. You can hear the sense of surprise by Nantz and Faldo at how tough of a time the defending champ. is having trying to have an insane front nine. Obviously, they have become spoiled after seeing Mickelson dominate in the previous two Masters final rounds.

1:23 p.m.- My dream final round for today: Woods goes 31-32 in the round to shoot a course record of 63. McIlroy, meanwhile, shoots 70, meaning that the final round will end with both tied at -14. This will result in an unforgettable, four hole sudden death playoff battle in a battle versus golf's #1 star trying to return to glory and golf's rising star trying to make a name for himself. Now THAT would be a Masters moment to remember!

1:28 p.m.- I'm sorry CBS, but could you tell me one more time as to how McIlroy's possible victory today would be similar to Tiger's first Masters win in '97? Even though you've been constantly mentioning it, I keep forgetting.

1:33 p.m.- Sorry if some of the lengths between updates will be pretty lengthy for the next few hours. It just so happen that on the same day golf's biggest day occurs, four Chicago sports teams have games during a four and a half hour window (the White Sox vs. the Rays, the Cubs vs. the Brewers, the Bulls vs. the Magic and the Blackhawks in a critical game against the Red Wings that could potentially decide whether or not they get the West's final playoff spot). In other words, this day has become an embarrassment of riches in sports and a burden because of this live blog.

1:36 p.m.- Just realized that I had the chance of turning this Masters final round live blog into a four sports mega live blog. I think it's safe to say that I didn't think things through well enough.

1:40 p.m.- The final pairing of McIlroy and Cabrera has just teed off McIlroy's shot was just as you'd expect from someone leading this tournament by four while Cabrera hooks it wide left. Meanwhile, Charl Schwartzel, the South African who started the four back, made an incredible birdie shot at the first hole to claim (if only temporarily) sold second place at -9.

1:49 p.m.- So, after knocking his tee shot into the trees, Cabrera barely misses a long birdie putt at the first. In other words, it's a lucky par to start the day off for Cabrera. If there's anyone who can make the claim of being the luckiest golfer in Masters history, it's that man. Meanwhile, Donald birdies the 2nd to move to -8 while McIlroy bogeys the first to drop to -11. The current leader board:
1. McIlroy: -11 (1)
2. Schwartzel: -9 (2)
3. Cabrera: -8 (1)
3. Donald: -8 (2)
3. K.J. Choi: -8 (1)
3. Day: -8 (2)

While this has been an entertaining start to the final round, I'm going to respectfully step aside to watch the final four minutes of the Hawks-Wings game. Chicago is down by one, needing anything but a loss in regulation to clinch a playoff spot. See you in twenty minutes!

2:11 p.m.- Well, it now appears that tonight I'm going to have be a Minnesota Wild fan. Anyways, here's a quick update of what happened while I was gone.
-McIlroy: Pars the second, remains at -11.
-Schwartzel: Eagles the third hole, and not all of a sudden is tied with McIlroy for the lead at -11.
-Cabrera: Birdies the second, goes to -9.
-Woods: Birdies the sixth, rises up to -7.

So, basically, the four shot lead by McIlroy falls in a span of forty minutes. By the way, how many packs of cigarettes and glasses of whiskey a day does it take to get the deep voice of Pat Summerrall?

2:16 p.m.- Tiger birdies the seventh to improve to -8. He fist pumps as the ball rolled to the hole. The leaderboard:
1. McIlroy: -11 (2)
1. Schwartzel: -11 (3)
3. Cabrera: -9 (2)
4. Woods: -8 (7)
4. Choi: -8 (3)
4. Donald: -8 (3)
4. Scott: -8 (3)

In other words, we have a 21 year old rising star, the '09 winner of this event, a relative unknown, and golf's most dominant player of the past 15 years within three shots of each other. Ladies and gentlemen, the final round of the 2011 Masters has officially begun.

2:18 p.m.- While I am glad that Woods is on the charge and am cheering him on, the CBS crew has got to tone it down with the "Tiger's back!"comments. Yes, he's had a few holes. However, he hasn't won a tournament in around eighteen months, and he's had problems with the putter at times. Call me skeptical, but I'm willing to wait a few more holes to make such a judgment.

2:20 p.m.- Oh, dear! It appears that rory McIlroy is going to bogey for the second time in four holes! Well, I'm not shocked. The person with either the most experience, the momentum, and/or the mentality is usually the one who will come out on top. McIlroy has not been either of those three things today.

2:21 p.m.- A magnificent second shot by Tiger Woods at the eigth, setting up a good eagle opportunity to move up to -10, one behind the leader, Charl Schwartzel. This Masters Sunday keeps getting better and more exciting by the minute!

2:31 p.m.- Tiger Woods gets the eagle at 8th, putting him at -10. He isnow tied with Schwartzel and one behind leader Rory McIlroy (who has made the par putt, by the way). His fists pumps have now become bigger, he has played bogey-less in every hole except in the fourth, the gallery has become more louder, and the other top golfers in the field are now finally starting to feel his intimidation. I repeat: this Masters Sunday is getting better and better!

2:33 p.m.- By the way, all throughout the day I will be embedding clips of some of the day's best shots as fast as I possibly can. Here is the first of these embeddings, with Schwartzel's amazing shot at the third that put him at 11 under par:




2:40 p.m.- Sorry for the delay. Some technical difficulties are not allowing me continue on. Please be patient for a moment.

2:49 p.m.- Thank you for being patient for these past nineteen minutes. Anyways, it appears that the nerves appear to have finally won the youngster, McIlroy, as he has now bogeyed the fifth hole, making him +2 for the day and -10 for the tournament. He has now gone from leading by four at the start of the day to tied with Charl Schwartzel and Tiger Woods, who has made an eleven foot putt for par at the ninth hole. Woods, as you can assume, has been on fire this round. He went 31 in the front nine, better than anyone thought. His swagger and confidence is back for the first time since 2009. His fist pumps have continued to become firmer and more powerful, while his midset appears to be as good (if not better) than during his last major victory (at the '08 U.S. Open, when he famously won it with one broken leg). So, yes, he's looking unstoppable so far.

2:52 p.m.- Two other reasons why this Woods performance has been remarkable so far:
1) In his fifteen years as pro, he has NEVER won a major while trailing heading into the final round. All of his 14 major victories have come with him as the leader through three rounds. If he can pull this remarkable com-from-behind victory, it will not doubt end up being one of his greatest display of will in any tournament.
2) Most of the birdies and eagles that Woods has had in the Masters come in par-5 holes. This time, he is doing it in par four holes, where he has been around +20 in his career.

3:00 p.m.- Another look at the leaderboard at when now head into the third hour of CBS's coverage of this thrilling final round:
1. Woods: -10 (9)
1. McIlroy: -10 (5)
1. Schwartzel: -10 (6)
3. Day: -8 (6)
3. Choi: -8 (6)
3. Cabrera: -8 (5)

3:03 p.m.- Jim Nantz makes a good point. For the past few months, there have been countless occasions of media personnel and current players talking about how Woods no longer intimidates them during the tournaments. Now, it appears that this theory has been debunked with Woods charging and 21 year old McIlroy struggling both on the course and psychologically. So, what the lesson here? As always, don't trust the pundits.

3:06 p.m.- Veteran golfer K.J. Choi birdies the seventh hole, putting him at -9 and one behind our three leaders. Choi is another golfer that you shouldn't keep you eye off throughout the round, like Angel Cabrera. He has finished in the top five through the last seven round in the Masters (including last year), has had a consistent play all tournament long, and looks like he's unharmed psychologically by Woods's charge.

3:09 p.m.- Over at ESPN.com's "Championship Chat," golf writer Jason Sobel is comparing Charl Schwartzel to 1987 Masters champion Larry Mize. Interesting. Then again, he has a point, as Schwartzel (like Mize) was an unknown by many heading into the week, and his confidence doesn't seem to be declining. Who knows, maybe it could be him defeating McIlroy and Woods out of nowhere later on.

3:10 p.m.- A birdie by Rory McIlroy at the seventh, giving him solo possession of the lead at -11 as Tiger Woods enters Amen Corner at the 11th (the hole where he has had the most problems during his career) and Charl Schwartzel heads to the ninth. Huge putt by McIlroy! Perhaps this will be the putt to knock the nerves out of his system.

3:14 p.m.- Another video! Here's the Tiger Woods eagle at the 8th hole about 45 minutes ago that put him at 10 under par:



3:17 p.m.- Woods attempts a long birdie putt at the 11th hole. He has only one birdie in his last 24 appearances at the 11th. If he makes this putt, I don't think that there's any doubt that he's going to win this.

3:18 p.m.- No birdie for Woods, but he still gets the important par putt to escape the 11th hole at -10. Now, he's heading into the 12th hole (the hole that Gary Player calls "the toughest par-three in all of golf"), while Schwartzel, McIlroy, Choi and Cabrera are at the par-five eighth.

3:22 p.m.- Interesting juxtaposition between final pair-mates Rory McIlroy and Angel Cabrera. McIlroy is as serious as he's been all week, while Cabrera is walking like he's taking an easy Sunday stroll. That man (Cabrera) is as cool as Mike in "Breaking Bad" whenever he's performing a task for Gus Frings. Has he ever been nervous, or is he just calm during majors when I can actually watch him?

3:24 p.m.- With all this talk about McIlroy, Schwartzel, Woods and Cabrera, I have forgotten to give credit where credit is due to the consistent play of Adam Scott. The man is now two back of McIlroy at -9, and has a good birdie opportunity to put him one behind. Scott, for all of you casual golf fans, was supposed to be the Rory McIlroy of five years ago. Instead, he has become just an average golfer, winning a few second rate tournaments but never winning one golf's biggest stage (with the exception of his Players Championship victory a few years back). Could this finally be the day that Scott proves his critics wrong?

3:25 p.m.- LIVE! blog JINX! Just as I talked at length about Scott for the first time today, he misses a very makeable birdie putt, and now remains at -9 as he makes the turn...

3:30 p.m.- Woods misses a very make able par putt at 12th to drop back to -9, very reminiscent of his questionable par putt miss at the 11th hole yesterday. Suddenly, with three hours past the start of this live blog, the leaderboard looks like this:
1. McIlroy: -11
2. Schwartzel: -10
3. Choi/Scott/Cabrera/Woods: -9

3:33 p.m.- Luke Donald, who has remained quiet for most of the day, makes a birdie to get him into the pack at -9. Meanwhile, McIlroy misses a birdie at the 9th hole while K.J. Choi hits a fabulous second shot at the ninth hole to set up a very easy birdie chance to get him at -10.

3:35 p.m.- You know something? The page length of this live blog has gotten pretty lengthy. I've decided to stop this by splitting this live blog into two parts. I hope you enjoyed these past hours, everyone. Now, come along with me to part two, won't ya!


Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15

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