Vaden Arrested

I'm just guessing that the fight was over who was going to eat the last cheeseburger.

Former Hoosier Vaden arrested in Alabama

From Staff Reports, Indiana Daily Student
September 5, 2007

(CSTV U-WIRE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Former IU men's basketball player Robert Vaden was arrested early Friday morning at a Birmingham, Ala., nightclub. Vaden was one of five University of Alabama-Birmingham players arrested after they began to argue and fight among themselves. Vaden posted $500 bond after being charged with disorderly conduct.

UAB coach and former Hoosier coach Mike Davis said in a statement that the matter will be handled, but did not specify any punishment for the players.

"We are aware of the situation and will handle the matter internally and appropriately," Davis said in the statement. "There were several other basketball players there who were trying to calm their teammates as well."

Vaden came to IU as a member of the 2004 recruiting class, which consisted of current IU players D.J. White, A.J. Ratliff and Adam Alhfeld, current standout IU football player James Hardy, who played one season with the basketball team before leaving to focus on football and transfer Lucas Steijn. Davis left IU at the end of the 2005-2006 season, Vaden followed his coach to UAB.

Vaden was a solid contributor during his two seasons in Bloomington, as he started every game in his career as a Hoosier. Vaden led the team in steals and assists while finishing second on the team in scoring (13.5 points per game) and rebounding (5.5 rebounds per game) during his sophomore campaign, his last as a Hoosier.

Are you ready for some football!

The Colts kick off their bid to repeat as Super Bowl champs tonight when they open up the NFL season against the New Orleans Saints.

I'm ready.

I never thought I would be as big as a football fan as I am. I still like the sports of baseball and basketball better but I really like professional football (and the Colts). I'll concede that I didn't always like football but two things propelled my fondness of the sport--fantasy sports and Sunday gathering on 127 S. Vine. The fantasy sports speak for itself. I'm a fantasy dork. The key really lies with the routine football watching that occurred when Andy (and then Mike) and I lived on S. Vine. It was never really planned at first...but Sunday's just became "hey let's just watch the Colts day." It blossomed after that...ultimately culminating in last year's Super Bowl win. It was just the perfect apex of those weeks of hanging out and having a good time. I had a feeling that would be the last game at 127 S. Vine and it was a perfect way to end it.

Now with friends more spread out...we now have a rotating schedule that I'm looking forward too. I'm also looking forward for the Colts to have another outstanding year.

As Hank says (via Chris Farley)...The Saints and Colts are coming over tonight.

Go Horse!

Ultraviolet Not So Hot

I absolutely loved Kurt Wimmer's Equilibrium so last night I decided to watch his follow up, Ultraviolet with Milla Jovovich. It is a similar movie in terms of being a futuristic sci-fi tale with lots of action (including gun-fu martial arts--apparently something Wimmer himself came up with).

While Equilibrium is awesome, Ultraviolet is not. Even for a futuristic sci-fi flick the premise and story in Ultraviolet is just out of control. Even worse...was that the film looks like it was thrown together by a group of junior high kids. There is absolutely no coherent flow to the movie. The scenes are edited together in a fashion that makes no sense...just not in terms of the narrative but in terms basic movie-making 101. There are several transitions between scenes that defy logic. And there are just many head-scratching moments that one normally doesn't have when watching a Hollywood feature film.

Furthermore, the special effects in the film add to the 0ut-of-controlness because they are so absurd in nature. Beside not looking real...most of the CGI scenes are just there to look cool...and they don't.

I'll concede that Jovovich makes for a sexy action female star but damn...it would be nice for her to flex her muscle in some decent movies. (Although to be fair...I haven't seen the Resident Evil movies.)

I'm not sure what director/writer Kurt Wimmer has up his sleeve for his next project but I hope he gets it together.

Bruce Springsteen - Radio Nowhere (Videoclip)

Here's the new video for Springsteen's Radio Nowhere.

And yes, Bruce and Little Stevie do their thing at the mic.

Greg Maddux ... 400 Wins?

MLB.com has a short article theorizing that Maddux has an outside chance of winning 400 games (only Walther Johnson and Cy Young have passed this mark)...I'm not making this up. One can read the article by clicking here.

I agree with the article that he would need to pitch at least 5 more years...and if he averaged 10-12 wins a season than he would reach the mark. But that would require him pitching until the age of 47. That's possible but I don't know how likely that would be.

I think a more realistic goal would be passing Warren Spahn. Spahn won 363 games. That is the the most for a pitcher that has pitched in the modern era (Post-WWII). So if Maddux were to pass that number it would still be very impressive (and more achievable).

Nonetheless...to even be talking about a pitcher with a chance to win 400 games is unfathomable in this day of age of 5-man rotations, pitch counts and jacked-up hitters. It truly is unbelievable.

Padres Wallop Diamondbacks

In Greg Maddux's career, he had only one win against the Diamonbacks. Now he has two. Maddux pitched yet another quality start (6.1 innings/2 ER) as the Padres defeated the Diamondbacks on Sunday evening 10-2. It was a dominating performance by the Padres as they hit five homeruns. Even Maddux helped in the scoring department with a double and run scored. It was career win #344. Maddux also extended his streak without issuing a walk to 48 1/3 innings.

The game puts the Padres alone at top of the division...although there are two more games in the series. Nonetheless it is always good to take the first game of a series.

Photos courtesy of (AP Photo/Paul Connors)

Songs to download

Pitchfork had a positive (so that is saying something) write-up about Schooner, the band that rocked Andy and Elizabeth's reception. Click here to read. They reviewed their latest single, Carrboro. It can be downloaded from itunes.

If you go to itunes I have a new more suggestions.

--If you like the Killers's song Ready My Mind (if you don't...than you should) than check out the Read My Mind EP. Of note is the acoustically driven remix "Like Rebel Diamonds Mix." It's pretty solid.

I guess if you like techno music than you might be inclined to like the mix entitled, "Pet Shop Boys Stars are Blazing Mix." It's not my cup of tea but Jenny does like it. It does have more of the Killers's sound from their first album.

--Springsteen's latest, "Radio Nowhere" is still a free download. The song is growing on me. I like it.

--Paul McCartney also has a free download, "Nod Your Head." from his latest album ....Hey it was free.