Sports Brew

LeBron & the Heat deliver, Jordan's Killer Instinct, KY Wildcats + NBA Draft, & Greg Oden's legacy

The Degenerate Statistician gets his Sports Brew introduction.  Welcome aboard, D-Stats!  Props to the Heat's chemistry, give credit to Erik Spoelstra, & LeBron delivers.  LeBron carries the Heat at the right moments.  LeBron and D-Wade picking their spots, but also working to elevate the games of their teammates: Big Shot Battier, Chalmers, & Mike "Bring out the Gimp" Miller.  The Thunder get rolled right out of the Finals plus Shannon goes OKC and comes up short.  D-Stats lays down the jibba jobba.  Learning from your mistakes and let downs - developing the heart of a champion!  PacMan gets jealous of Mike Miller and LeBron James rocks the Eye of the Tiger. Would LeBron be a bigger star/icon if he had delivered a Championship in Cleveland?  When was the last time Cleveland won a championship in anything (and we don't mean Major League).  The sports media machine, Jordan's killer instinct and the inevitable LeBron comparisons... can we let the man savor his first championship?  Juwan "Fab Fiving" Howard certainly will.  Jordan's sheer will to win - one of the definitions of sports greatness. The Kentucky Wildcats dominate the NBA Draft plus speculating about the future of Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.  Take the money and run - the Greg Oden legacy.  Jim Sorgi love triangles, Sports Brew fails, and fun with Billy Madison sound bites.  7-1-2012, Part 1.  Mp3 format. This is how we Brew it! Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: vasportsbrew

Pacquiao & Bradley Boxing Fail, Redskins Training Camp in the RIC, Farmeralls, MJD, Diehl, & Durant

Manny Pacquiao & Bradley boxing nonsense brings out Twitter madness in the sports world.  Dan Wetzel on Pacquiao's strategy.  Stats and the CompuBox fall on deaf ears (or fat wallets).  Boxing works against its own best interests.  Boxing needs big personalities but not manufactured hype - if you want a sweaty soap opera, watch the WWF/WWE.  Wouldn't you love to bring back old school boxers?  Guys like Foreman, Tyson, Joe Lewis, & Ali.  Let the boxers make their legacy in the ring to legitimize the sport again. (21:17 )  The from crappy to happy or from fail to hail debate.  The Redskins bring training camp to Richmond in 2013.  Possibly rehabbing Richmond's City Stadium.  Will this benefit the VCU Rams?  Perhaps setting the stage for long term plans to start a football program?  CA - Vineyards and Football - if you can't crush your opponent, crush some grapes.  Rehabbing the City of Richmond & generating revenue streams. (33:23) Andrew Luck boning up on the Colts playbook, Shannon disposes of his Curtis Painter jersey, & Farmeralls are born.  MJD angling for a new contract, the grind of NFL players and the cut throat nature of contracts - deciding when to resign, hold out, or let a player walk.  The Patriots raid the Giants and sign Jake Ballard.  Chad Johnson to Miami & the re-launch of the OCNN = a win for HBO's Hard Knocks, and Seneca Wallace versus Colt McCoy (really?).  The David Diehl DUI - do not take the Diehl of the day at the bar. Stanley Cup Finals - LA Kings Win, Hockey needs people to jump on the band wagon.  Early thoughts on the NBA Finals - pro-OKC and the power of Durant.  6-12-2012 - 6-19-2012 Part 1.  MP3 Format. Sharing is caring - this is how we Brew it. Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: @vasportsbrew

Sports Brew - NFL Locks out the Refs, Ed Hercules, P. Diddy & Son, Master P Legacy 6-5-2012 Part 1

The NBA Playoff Streak Ends, Ed Funkmaster Flex Hochuli, the NFL locks out/strong arms the refs, The Replacements - Referee Edition, Fun with Favre's TwitBic, Justin Blackmon - Dummy Under the Influence, Diddly Poo - P. Diddy's son (Justin Combs) accepts a scholarship to UCLA, Shannon supports natural gas, The Avengers, Justin Week, Make 'em Say Ugh, Ricky Williams and the Master P Legacy.  6-5 - 6-11-2012.  MP3 format. Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: @vasportsbrew

Doc Rivers, Garnett, Shannon Rips the Heat, Colts Rebuilding, Maracop Cornhole Sanctions 6-5-12 II

Doc Rivers, coaching excellence, Kevin Garnett, $100 bills y'all, Shannon tells a few stories from Kevin Eastman then rips the Heat, the Colts - reloading versus rebuilding, Shannon's funny bone, following Jim Irsay plus the Sports Brew has a contest for Irsay, tailgating all day & Cornhole all night at Colonial Downs, Maracop sanctions beers and bags in Cornhole.  6-5-2012 Part II.  MP3 Format. Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter @ vasportsbrew

John MaraCop vs. NFC East, Redskins - Cowboys Cap Penalties, OK-Must-C TV, & a Johnny Carson Tribute

Enjoy some Sports Brew Boomshakalaka: John MaraCop versus the NFC East, Redskins-Cowboys cap penalties, CBA Poison Pills, Haynesworth stomp-a-thon, Roger the Richard Goodell, Fantasy Football Hall of Fame, NFL Mid-Majors, NBA Playoff chatter, Shannon on the NBA Playoffs, the Heat respond, OK-Must-C TV, a tribute to Johnny Carson. 5-24 through 6-1 2012. MP3 format. Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: @vasportsbrew

Shaka Smart bootstraps VCU, Rams to the A-10, Branding, VT Hokies Should Stick to Football 5/15/12

The Sports Brew returns! Shaka Smart bootstraps VCU, the Rams to the A-10, branding the Rams and bringing home the big bucks. UVa plays basketball plus a Hokie hating on the Rams. Stick to football, VT. The Sports Brew hits the Twitterverse @vasportsbrew and a plug for Kevin Eastman. 5-15-2012 Part 1.  MP3 format. Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: @vasportsbrew

NFL Draft Recap, RGIII, Luck, Redskins QB disasters since 1994, & the Kirk Cousins pick 5/1/12

The Sports Brew is back with another slice of boomshakalaking excellence. We discuss the NFL Draft (Skins and Colts, of course!), the fail of Redskins Quarterbacks since 1994, Kirk Cousins, and other bits of randomness. We also offer this Public Service Announcement - don't play with the ponies. ;) 5/1/2012. MP3 format. Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: @vasportsbrew

The NFL Schedule, a Kurt Warner Fail, the Kentucky Wildcat NBA Pipeline, & Shannon's tears 4/17/12

The Sports Brew hammers on the NFL schedule release, The NFL Network drops the ball, a Kurt Warner fail, Marshall Faulk's weird beard, the Kentucky NBA pipeline, & Shannon needs a tissue during the End of the Road. 4/17/2012. MP3 format. Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: @vasportsbrew

Parcells rumors, the Saints, Tebow vs. Sanchez, QB Pressure Cookers, not wacko for Flacco 3/27/12

The Sports Brew hammers on the Parcells rumors, how the Saints will respond in 2012, Tebow & Sanchez in NY, QB pressure cookers across the league (Sanchez, Luck, Griffin, Manning), & not so wacko for Flacco.  3/27/2012. MP3 format. Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: @vasportsbrew

The Redskins - Rams trade, Robert Griffin III, Leaf vs. Manning II, rocking the fail horn 3/10/2012

The Sports Brew on the Redskins - Rams trade, Robert Griffin III, the Redskins front office, Leaf/Manning II, & rocking the fail horn.  Whitfield pops in for a Sports Brew visit.  3/10/2012.  MP3 format. Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: @vasportsbrew