1st Annual Winthrop SSOP November 27th

Alright so we finally have Salvy's Series of Poker for the non contact event we've been waiting for to accompany the Hatzisavas Roundball Classic, HSZ Winter and Summer, Strikeout Kingz Wiff, Tennis Open and anything else considered to be kind of affiliated. Salvy's is  a tennis restringing company (?)  run by THE Kenny Hodge and he took the initiative with the help of some other people to get this thing going.


If you've already been invited, this was the official text you should've received:

"You been invited to the 1st annual Salvy’s Series of Poker will be held at St Johns hall in Winthrop Friday November 27th at 7PM. Entry is 40$, a portion of the money will go towards the WHS girls tennis team.  This is a BYOB event, (there will be a silent auction, and everyone who enters will be entered into a raffle for a prize at the end of the night.) Please let me know asap if you are in or out, It will be maxed out at 50 people in the tourney. Prize pool will be decided at the tournament, most likely top 4 or 5 will be paid."

Some of the money will go to whatever expenses are needed. Getting Tables, card, chips, all that shit.


PS: Might as well plug some friends as they are one of the sponsors, the Wrestling Podcast @KickOutat3. Developed and produced by Joe Wallace, Kenny himself, and with input from Pat Delaney/Kevin Cash whenever necessary. Figured why not mention the boys since they're up n coming and will be part of this whole operation. Check out their two KOA3 live videos done by @LostInSpaceENT

Part 2

                                                 


PPS: Anybody pretty much is allowed in this, "strictly Winthrop" type stuff doesn't apply here. More players = More Money. See you guys then. Hit up @napKEN2044, @kickoutat3, or @bobbyswansonn with any comments/concerns/fuck yous.

TBT: Best of Vine 2013- Bridgewater State & Some Winthrop

Okay so i got a new phone and i went from a 4S to a 5C (i know thats poor shit), but my GB doubled from 8 to 16. Theres about 10 apps i didn't get to have because i chose to have my iTunes library since I'm a big music guy. So, one night i redownloaded Vine and went on a binge copying down some funny ones i saw from Junior year of college. In 2013, Vine had just came out and was HUGE. Now IG and snapchat were pretty much in the rotation but anything hilarious that people had forgot about is deep in the vine archives. If you don't know these people I'm sorry this post isn't really going to be funny at all. I chose the Top 20  i thought i should reshare with some friends. Some of these you may have seen, some you haven't. Go Bears.

PS: i didn't include any of Declan Howard,TJ Jordan (even though he's in 7) or Matt Bagley's older ones because i was looking to spread around the focus to some underrated people.

20. Bad Boy Benson


19. Smackcam


18. Deeb catching a drunk rando dude sleeping in Benson's car on Elmwood


17. Also Nothing special, just a couple bros


16. Saint Michaels. This makes me want to get Shitfaced



15. 1st Vine


14. Wheels





13. Ready for the 4th?


12. Saint Michaels Sundays..Where is the Booze Vaughan??


11. Yung Jordan twerkin'


10.  WWE Vallee and Billy getting after it on Springfest



9. TJ Whats That?!




8. Sammy & Mick chirping The Meathouse


7. Jonny & TJ- Goodwin Pong butt bros

6. Mappa w. Leaf blower

5. Howard Scarecam on TJ Jordan

4. TJ getting down without knowing.



3. WAKE UP BENSON




2. The Most interesting Man in the world.....Al Buds




1. Meathouse showing versatile Dance Skills

Chinese dude Bong Rip's Salvia, turns to Tripping BALLS

                                          


I found this video honestly hilarious and somewhat enjoyable (at least the first half). From the opium/salvia hit from wiffleball bat sized bong, to the falling off the seat, to not knowing what the fuck the other dude is saying. Chalk this one up as a "Been there, Done that" moment for those who went to school. I had 3 instant comments when i found this:
 1. Is this the good shit Dante's talking in Grandma's Boy?

 2. Is this the kid from 21 & Over?

3. Is this guy dead?


YES

Ive come to the conclusion that upon further review all 3 answers are yes

Dad Runs over Son's Xbox 360 for Stealing

                                    "You want the Ass whooping or the Xbox?" Uhh the Xbox Dad?

I'd watch the video before you check my take on this video, because this is a no brainer I would 100 out of 100 times take the ass beating than have my Dad run over my 360 for the whole world to see. Pain is just weakness leaving the body, not having an Xbox for this kid could last forever.  I understand the crying because sometimes when your in trouble emotions run high. But hopefully this guy realizes the shit his son is going to take at school this week is far more worse than that belt, could scar him for an extended period of time. I do appreciate this making it seem like he wants to show off his good parenting skills, when he clearly is doing this for the internet fame. But the confusing thing to me is that he "stole" a Now and Later out of a newspaper from his Dad? And they set him up too? Fuck outta here with that. Hopefully his Mom comes through in the clutch at some point. Santa's only 3 months away.

PS: The little girl chiming in with "That was awesome!" at the end got me so mad. Sounds exactly like Kelly when i used to get myself into shit all the time growing up. Salt in the wound.

Jordan Spieth with a Photobomb i'd kill for

So this weeks FedEx Cup tournament is The Tour Championship and this morning Jordan Spieth gave these girls a hell of an instagram pic. Just to let everyone know i am so fucking jealous, like really jealous. Me and some friends went to Deutsche Bank a few weeks ago and he wasn't there when we did because he didn't make the cut. I can imagine all of the old farts in the gallery saw this happen and gave a "oh hunny isn't this young man so great", and honestly yeah he fucking is. I checked this girls IG and i think they're planning to be around him all day from the range to the 18th green, so congrats to these cleat chasers. #RollSpieth Had to enlarge the pics by a lot or this post is pointless**

Squirrels and Rats are giving 0 fucks in NYC right now

Survival of the Fittest. Couple of days it was Master Splinter grabbing that piece of pizza down the subway, now its his buddy grabbing a Shake Shack milkshake for dessert. I honestly didn't think he had the arm strength to grab this to get out of there, but i learn something new from the internet everyday. This lady recording has some serious balls though, like I'm not getting near this squirrel he's hungry as fuck and paranoid too. Pretty much this guy brought to life.

Anyways, its a cool video i guess. Decent humor with no really bad outcome unlike most news these days. Pretty sure the milkshake is going to get him sick as fuck but oh well thats his problem. First its out the trash then outs out your hand, head on a swivel from now on. 

Bring it On: Dallas HS Drill Teams

Once somebody's weave is touched, the gloves are off. Plain and simple. Just like in Drumline where the football game means nothing, this situations no different. This went from 0 to 100 literally real quick and i wish the video had better quality once shit starts going down. Nobody krumps in my girls face.Nobody.The big girl who turned around then was touched is 15? And is a blue belt (not that hard) but Jesus Christ she looks like she doesn't take shit usually. Good thing they're weren't any batons or other accessories or teeth would've been knocked out. I got a kick out of the Mom's name being Deshannon, all i thought was "Dan Shannon" which is the complete opposite of whats going on. Go Compton Clovers!

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Next Up: 6 God Marcus Stroman comes back in 6 months from ACL injury

For those of you who don't know Marcus Stroman, the next few months you'll be seeing this kid and his Toronto Blue Jays making a serious MLB playoff run this year. In terms of underdog story you really can't find much better low key story right now in professional sports. I noticed him because he's still good friends with former Duke pitcher now Rapper, Mike Stud, where they seemed to push each other to get to the next level in their respective fields. These two are the most recent Dukies to be named All Americans for the Blue Devils baseball program. Stroman is no lie a updated version of Tim Linceum from back in the day when were were teenagers. He's 5'7 or 5'8, throws gas (his 94mph looks like 97 in my opinion), and at times his off speed pitches can make it look like he's playing wiffleball. Only 6 pitchers under 5'10 have made it to the MLB level in the 21st Century******

                                    

Living through the hashtag #HDMH (Height Doesn't Measure Heart), i watched this kid rehab from a torn ACL in early March fielding a bunt at Spring Training, with his whole 2015 season predicted to be done. Whether it be Instagram or twitter, he was updating his social media accounts to the point where it was excessive. Saw this guy lift, sprint, stretch, fucking everything. Along with this, he was away from the Blue Jays and headed back to Duke to get his shit together. Rehabbing just wasn't enough, he took 5 summer classes and finished his degree in Sociology as well.

I know this isn't a Boston guy or anything really relative, but since I'm trying to get back into this i thought id shed some light on a guy who deserves it. Peep some highlights and you'll see what I'm taking about. Dude is crazy. Ive seen him make Papi foolish numerous times.

Most recent stat line:
7 innings, 5 hits, 5 K's against the Yankees in a legitimate race for the AL East.

PS: He's one of Nike's best guys for Vapor cleat color designs (These aren't even the good ones I'm talking about) as well as he's got the "in" with OVO from what I'm assuming.

                                                                        FILTHY

Attempted Celtics 2015 NBA Draft Predictions: Swan

 Alright so im aware i have no real credibility & my only sources are through social media, but i still feel that i have a somewhat grasp on Sports. 

Celts in the 2015 NBA Draft are put in a position where Danny Ainge can be aggressive with his moves. The team is young with last year being a surprise in terms of overall scheme for the future.Boston does not have much lottery hope unless some strings need to be pulled but there always ends up being good value at 16 and 28. Three recent examples of this are the sudden emergence of Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green and Hassan Whiteside. 

Toughest part of this end of the draft is that anything can really happen, meaning literally each of the mock drafts i checked out (SI.com, ESPN, Bleacher Report,Yahoo) didnt have a predictable order. Most NBA teams go best avaliable talent, not relying on position as much. So heres the prospects i noticed that floated around 16 and 28.

16th pick-

Sam Dekker

Stanley Johnson

Kelly Oubre

RJ Hunter

Trey Lyles

Cameron Payne 

Ultimately i think Dekker and Stanley Johnson will be gone so i'd like to see the Celts take Kelly Oubre or if still there Trey Lyles. Although neither of these guys are NBA ready, only way you can trade for the Horse is by gathering the ponys. 

28th Pick:

Cliff Alexander

Montrez Harrel

Justin Anderson

Rakeem Christmas

Dakari Johnson

ONE answer here, CLIFF ALEXANDER.

I seriously wouldnt care if the C's took him at 16. This guy is a Monster and will be the rim protector were looking for. He has some similarities to Fab Melo (bust), with some past Academic problems as well as being some serious raw talent. If Kansas had him this March theyre a lock for a Final Four spot. All in all i think its worth it.

No matter who we get were trending in the right direction, GO C's. 

 

Jordan Spieth: You Motorboatin Son of a Bitch

To put it in simpler terms: This kid is a beauty. For the normal 21 year old, being in your final stages of College with your shit semi together is very praiseworthy. Nope says Texas' Golden Boy Jordan Spieth. I don't even really care about how he played Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or even the first 10-12 holes today. Jordan Spieth is a great story and something Golf really needs since Tiger has completely lost it. The 18th at Chambers Bay is a perfect finishing hole in terms of TV ratings with a potential captivating finish (Reachable Par 5) which hopefully can make up for the awful conditions guys were complaining about.

                                                                    "Fuck you pay me"

In my opinion Spieth is on such a high right now, that things can literally only get worse. This is a too good to be true situation. Could compare him to the instagram models with 5,000 likes a pic. I usually ask myself "Alright so whats the catch? Theres gotta be something wrong or fucked up here." Like yeah his hairline's  a little suspect but other than that i have nothing bad to say about this kid. He keeps backing it up playing very simple and mature method of probably the most difficult sport ever, while doing it with a smile on his face and awesome press conference answers. No reason why he doesn't make some noise at St. Andrews, he's just playing that well. He's not like a young Tiger or Phil where they swing out there ass but still gets results. He's athletic but smooth at the same time, something that will translate results for a VERY long time. Im not even going to talk about Dustin Johnson because that shit sucks. And he's going to get his ass eaten by Paulina Gretzky until its time for Practice Rounds in next weeks event. Think Fast. Who would you rather be right now, Jordan Spieth or Steph Curry? Hmmm fuck that TB12

Yirrell Symphony

Alright so its obviously almost summer for everyone. People go back to their respective towns, but thats nothing like back to the Ville. One of the few things Winthrop provides other than a tremendously short commute to Fanueil Hall is Yirrell beach. Heres my strictly country playlist, which i feel even the lesser fans of the genre can fuck with it. Hip Hop line up will be later since thats tougher to please the crowd with. #RollVikes

In No Likeness Order:
It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere- Alan Jackson feat Jimmy Buffet
Sunshine & Whiskey- Frankie Ballard
Beat Of the Music- Brett Eldredge
Beats a Million Bucks- Chase Rice
Best Beers of Our Lives- Chase Rice
Party Up Feat. Colt Ford- Chase Rice
Ready, Set, Roll- Chase Rice
You Aint Living Yet- Chase Rice
Chillin' It- Cole Swindell
Let Me See Ya Girl- Cole Swindell
Whatever She's Got- David Naill
Where It's At- Dustin Lynch
Get Your Shine On- Florida Georgia Line
Hell Raisin Heat of the Summer- FGL
Round Here- FGL
Every Storm Runs Out of Rain- Gary Allen
My Kinda Party- Jason Aldean
When She's says Baby- Jason Aldean
Keg in The Closet- Kenny Chesney
Friends We Wont Forget- Lee Brice
Hard To Love- Lee Brice
Country Girl Shake it For Me- Luke Bryan
Crash My Party- Luke Bryan
I don't Want This Night to End- Luke Bryan
If you Aint Here to Party- Luke Bryan
Play it Again- Luke Bryan
Sorority Girl- Luke Bryan
Wild Weekend- Luke Bryan
Cop Car- Sam Hunt
Single for the Summer- Sam Hunt
Break up in a small town- Sam Hunt
Ex to see with- Sam Hunt
House Party- Sam Hunt
Leave the Night on- Sam Hunt
Make You Miss Me- Sam Hunt
Chicken Fried- ZBB

MLB Talk: Should the NL adopt the role of DH? Yes/No

This has been quite the topic of discussion lately among baseball fans and i can honestly say I'm completely on the fence about it. Baseball writers seem pretty split about it too from what I've seen on ESPN and MLBtv. You either love the strategic complexion of the NL, or you like the slugging home run filled AL games from having that big bat in the middle of the lineup. Such a shame of how much influence TV Ratings & contracts seem to have in this, as baseball faces the popular criticism that its slow as shit and lacks the excitement factor that the NFL and NBA earn their loot on. Im going to attempt to play devils advocate and explain some pros and cons for whether or not the NL should get a Designated Hitter.

Why NL should get the DH

An argument point for the pro DH people came last night as they had their "aha see that?" moment with Adam Wainwright . Wainwright who's a top 5-10 pitcher in the MLB, tears his achilles stutter stepping out of the batters box, ending his season and a huge blow to Cardinals fans. A majority of these guys are top prospects through high school/college/minors but eventually have an ultimatum to which they chose to ditch being a position player /hitter and focus on pitching. So why have the automatic out once every 3 or so innings? Seems pretty easy to me seeing as pitchers are hitting .095 this year and that stat doesn't seem to be getting better anytime soon. From a Boston Red Sox point of view, the last 10 or so years wouldn't mean shit without the DH in the lineup. No DH, no break out David Ortiz performances, no World Series runs. Yes, Front Office moves would be altered to put out a successful ball club, but thats beside the point. Along with the DH is a scenario which makes it easier to work a guy back from injury or fatigue into the lineup. An example of this is Rockies SS Troy Tulowitzki. Guys been hurt the past few years, and being able to put him at designated hitter can get him more AB's, in turn playing in more games, all of this without rushing his rehabilitation and furthering his career. Having a DH has grown the dependance on specialists in opposing teams bullpens (which is a good thing). The assumption of late inning lefty on lefty situations are personally something i like during playoffs.Another point that can spin off of using Papi and Tulo pertains to contracts and payroll. Big Market teams that spend $$ tend to be in the AL because these are the teams that can take chances on big offensive sluggers because when in doubt? Throw them at DH and take whatever offensive production ensues. Offensive numbers are certainly more of a priority in the AL because of this, and the financial flexibility of NL teams becomes handcuffed, forcing small market teams to stay small market teams( aka losers). This topic could literally go on forever so ill cut it there. Overall, bring in the fucking DH, MLB.

What kind of Music do they play at Drakes Coachella House Party? uhh Drake.

So Coachella to me is something that  Celebrities/Musicians/Kardashians do to justify, as well as remind people, that they are rich and wealthy. Tickets from what I've seen are a few thousand dollars with limited availability, go do drugs and listen to one big long concert, while doing all this dressed like a fucking hippie/asshole. All of Coachella for these #blessed individuals is the intention to "take some time off from their daily lives". A place kind of similar would be the Olympic Village once all the events are done. For those unfamiliar this where all the athletes stay for the period of time while competing, but just all fucked up with a good percentage of the people there having little to no discernible skills (thots). The more interesting part of this event is where Stars will rent timeshares or mansion type houses and just go wild. No schedules, no meet & greets, just the performers doing whatever the fuck they want on their down time. I normally wouldn't even bother attempting to touch upon anything from Coachella (since the rest of the world already does), but a tweet by a free lance photographer/videographer and Mike Stud tour member Ben Foley got me thinking. Is this a Hardo move by the homie Aubrey?

Drake supposedly threw a great house party to close out Coachella 2015, which seems fitting. But like you really want to walk around attempting to have a good time, while listening to the music you already put in countless hours to make? I understand not wanting to network anyone but yourself, but why not play some PND or some affiliates of the OVO family? Kind of a Dylan Dylan Dylan situation. But Oh well theres a reason why I'm where i am and he's where he is i get. As for this kid Ben Foley i completely consider him a credible source when it comes to this shit. His go to calling is a professional photographer, and he was invited to join Conrad's (singer) camp for Coachella 2015. He's only 19 and it still very up and coming, so the shit he says really can't be untrue or it'll come back to bite him later. Anyway follow him (BYFOLEY) because otherwise i wouldn't have seen this shit.

Breaking: Hit It n Bounce SG Sampson & SF/PF Jordan likely on the move.

Whether it be lack of focus or lack of effort, two veteran players from Hit It N Bounce are likely to be apart of different organizations by weeks end. Shifty two way guard Jon Sampson and High Energy swingman Thomas "TJ" Jordan's career's in Bridgewater are coming to an abrupt halt. Sampson has had flashes of stardom on the defensive end the past few seasons, but plaqued by his potty mouth and awful treatment towards referees puts him between a rock and a hard place. In definite need of a player coach and a laid back (stonery) situation, ideally attempts by the Los Angeles Clippers to take a look at swapping for the Silver Lake High class of 2009 product. Undoubtedly to serve a bench role, Sampson will take over what minutes bum ass Austin Rivers  has been getting since he reunited with his Father, Doc. There is a no trade clause in his contract but it seems that it has been overridden by Team President and Owner Nick Equi. JS7 is in the last of a three year deal at 56 grams per.

Forward TJ Jordan is in a much better situation than that of his old roommate & butt buddy Sampson when pertaining to the 2015 trade deadline. Raw Talent accompanied by injury has been his calling card since his rookie season for Hit It N Bounce in 2011, but don't worry. Certainly a viable locker room guy as well as an off the court gentleman, there isn't really any place that wouldn't want him for a playoff push. Looking for only 5 minutes a game as well as a pizza a week, he truly is the ideal example of a low risk high reward player. Viable options for the Marshfield High legend to be pursued by Philadelphia 76ers as well as the New York Knicks to battle for the kid as the tanking for Jahlil Okafor is still alive and well.