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Friday Fryer (May 25, 2007)

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by user Guest Host Manny Stiles

A look at the sports week's biggest losers…
by guest host Manny Stiles



Welcome to late night edition of the Friday Fryer, where we take a look at who was the sports world's biggest idiot(s) this week. So without any additional delay, let’s go take a look at our three finalists and, of course, the person or team who is being dunked into the Fryer....

THE FINALISTS
Phoenix Suns fans
It's not the end of the world, you don't need to trade Amare for an aging KG, Barbosa had a bad series, he isn't a bad player. You don't need to blame David Stern that the players forgot the rules that have been imposed for years.

Yeah, yeah Duncan stepped on the floor too. Waaa. One game does not lose a seven game series. They got beat by a better team and nothing's changing it. Yes, it sucks. The Suns didn't need the Hawks pick at #4, so stop crying about that too. The Suns still have picks, youth and assets to move on their side. Let's just see what owner Robert Sarver is really made of...

Losing really heartbreakingly (more like nutkickingly) three years in a row is the kind of thing that builds Championship teams, afterall.

So get out of the Sun, get a cool beverage and act a little Shady; please shut up, pleas shut up, please shut up!

 
Carl Pavano
It might blow the Friday Fryer budget to fry something as expensive and worthless as Carl Pavano's contract. I loved it when you signed it, Carl. I love it now, it's gonna be a great sticking point all next season too. So basically, you're prime achievement in pinstripes was giving up a MONSTER HR to Elijah Dukes in his first Official MLB At Bat. Well, Carl... I'll always remember it, anyway!

I can't wait 'til you come back and get healthy and have your career defining game in a win over the Yankees ending their season. Irony is funny like that.

BUT, you helped perpetuate the Milano Curse, damn you! That's reason enough to fry you, but we'll chuck you in for not being infectious to the rest of the Yankee staff and for not being worth a crap to the game of baseball (Ha ha Yankees!!)... at least we'll get one crispy wing out of you!

 
Cornucopia of Stilish Fryables
When taking time to light up a big vat of oil, there is always temtation to experiment with "other" food items to see what comes out. Since this is my first time tending the fryer, I wanna make a mess!

Let me see what else we can chuck in here...

  • Manny Stiles - I wanted to be a two-time nominee! Plus, I had it coming... Vwoom! Up in oily smoke!
  • Roger Clemens - Go away already! Seriously. Sizzle!
  • Barry Bonds - You did nothing controversial this week, Barry. What's up? Fry for it!
  • Elijah Dukes - don't threaten to kill your dawg and two of your kids. Here's hoping it was just off the cuff and not a sign of more serious issues. (He HR'd tonight in his return to play)... bubblin'
  • Rafael Nadal - How could you let that chump Federer beat you on clay? Plop!
  • Tim McCarver, Joe Morgan, Jim Rome, Skip Bayless, Chris Berman, Bob Ryan and Woody Paige - for not having well organized detractors when clearly they are very worthy... boily oily!
  • Cycling - you're a mess... splash!
  • The entire Philadelphia Sports scene - Somehow, we'll get it all in there so Christof can re-fry whatever he chooses next week! kersplash!
  • Jason Giambi - For not knowing how to lay low... doink!
  • NBA - just go to top 16 format. The four best teams in the league (West teams) shouldn't beat each other for the right to play the 7th best (at best) team in the league (East Champ). The time has come... dip it in there!
  • Cancer - recently took the life of Kelly Jo Dowd. Her 13 year old daughter Dakoda got to play in a tournament just a little over a year ago. Manny says "Eff Cancer!"... Fry piggies, fry!
  • ArmchairGM.com - for not having a "rough draft" or 'save without posting' feature that would have saved my first attempt earlier today that vamoosed into bolivion when 'Old Trusty' went to the Blue Screen o'Death... or I can fry myself again for refusing to write in Word or some other program and saving often. "I'm a loner Dottie; a rebel..." It's only the 4th article lost in a year, not bad... It's my fault, but in the spirit of blaming people I give you the Loser...
AND THE LOSER IS . . .
Josh Hancock's Family
Dean Hancock, father of recent drunk driving (self-inflicted) victim Josh Hancock is suing the restaurant that served Josh on the fateful night. Now, I've learned first hand that the media NEVER tells the whole story.

Maybe the restaurant refused to let Hancock leave and force fed him more libations. Maybe they neglected to inform Hancock that drinking and driving is illegal. It's possible that they could have shoved him in his truck, thrown in some empty beer cans and put a brick on the accelerator. Maybe they called his celly while he was driving to distract him. They must be at fault for something.

It reminds me of the Steve "I eat two bottles a day" Bechler. After he (self-inflicted) OD'd on ephedra tablets (while wearing a rubber suit and taking SIX times the recommended dosage), his family took it to Congress to get ephedra banned (and conveniently a hefty settlement). Maybe Mr Hancock can go to Congress and have them make drunk driving illegal... whoops?!?!

Well, the whole family gets chucked in there for not calming Daddy down and stopping him. He is sad because Little Johnny Mealticket is gone. So you get the Montana Tendergroin treatment. Hop in the vat, the Hancocks... no, no... just get in.. get, I said get in... there's a check for you in there, seriously.... there you go!

There! We made it! Manny Stiles signing off. For Christof and the Friday Fryer... keep cool or you might get fried too!

peace and good tidings (oh, yeah..)

Until next Friday, AMF. }

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JuTMSY4Legend
920 days ago
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Trust me...losing in a hearbreaking style that close doesn't build champions... And where's the NBA!?
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
920 days ago
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Wilt, Erving, Bird, Jordan, Shaq and says what? All lost hard and painfully before winning big.
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JuTMSY4Legend
920 days ago
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Every championship team i've ever (seriously) rooted for in my life
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JuTMSY4Legend
920 days ago
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So Erving...et al
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JuTMSY4Legend
920 days ago
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You got one on pavano, good call...
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
920 days ago
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Somehow Kyle Farnsworth always gets missed for his horrendous contract... Perhaps it's because he'll get in a fight with you if you bring him up?
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SashaDiv-I Stud
920 days ago
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I think I predicted Pavono would go down but I think I said he would get smallpox and infect the whole club house.
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
920 days ago
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unfortunately, there's a cur for smallpox...
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ChristofMVP
919 days ago
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Very good work Mr. Manny!
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
919 days ago
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Thank you sir! The first "draft" was better... =( I was channelling the power of the Schuylkill Punch, the nectar of hatitude, Mmmm mmm, SouthEast PA Wuter...
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KelsdadAll-Star
919 days ago
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Yes, Leandro Barbosa is a bad player.
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Davis21wylieMVP
916 days ago
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Why would you say that? The Suns play a lot better when he's on the floor, and you can't ask for more than that...
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KelsdadAll-Star
919 days ago
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Two things. First, in the past two weeks David Stern has gone from fixing the NBA playoffs by eliminating the league's best team, has chosen to award the League MVP award to a player whose team had already been eliminated, instead of doing so in front of 20,000 appreciative fans, and has fixed the outcome of the NBA draft by awarding the top two picks to two lame duck teams in two of the smalles markets in the league. So to beat Mr. Stern this week, you really had to be a loser, so congratulations to Mr. Hancock. Second, there is actually one bigger loser in all this Hancock mess, and that would be the ambulance chaser who agreed to take his case. Every citizen has the right to due process, but there should be a law against filing a suit with no merit.
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JuTMSY4Legend
919 days ago
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That's quite a statement kelsdad...

I don't believe that civil trials apply to the whole "due process" thing (I could be wrong) but to suggest that there should be a law against potential frivilous suits is quite the statement. (not that the suit is frivilous, but in general)

Although, the NBA is bull...why would stern fix the draft for 2 northwest teams? The knicks i get...but the sonics and blazers?
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DNLLegend
919 days ago
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There are laws against filing lawsuits without merit. See, e.g., Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 11. This one is meritorious.

In order to prevail on a wrongful death claim, the Hancock family is going to have to show (among other things) a duty owned to Hancock by the restaurant owner. The only reason (probably) that the owner had a duty to Hancock is because of the statute which prevented the owner from lawfully serving Hancock once the latter was intoxicated.

So, don't blame the lawyer -- blame the legislator. It'd have been trivial to put into the law a safeguard that prevented this type of lawsuit.
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KelsdadAll-Star
919 days ago
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From the restaurant owner point of view, the guy in this case fulfilled his "duty" to Hancock by a) offering to call him a cab, twice, and b) making the decision to no longer serve him. Each person responds differently to the consumption of alcohol, so there is no legal statute to my knowledge which holds anyone with a liquor license liable based strictly on the number of drinks consumed. The only determining factor in which I made decisions on cutting someone off was the change in demeanor, the size of his bar tab did not consider in the equation.

The experiences I had were this. There will be a pre-trial hearing which determines if a criminal act took place. Since there is no liability to the tow truck owner or the owner of the other vehicle, their cases will be dismissed at this point.

The restaurant owner will testify in an informal setting, almost like a job interview. The judge, opposing attorney's, and anyone else with relevance to the case can pose questions, including Mr. Hancock. Once everyone has had their chance to answer questions, the judge, and the judge only, will determine based on the evidence presented whether or not the restaurant is in any way liable for what happened. In my experiences, I only went to trial once, out of at least two dozen cases, and that was because the party was only at my establishment. The more places Hancock was drinking, ie, the Cardinals clubhouse, his apartment, stopping at a market for a 12 pack, whatever, the less likelihood of there being a trial.

I doubt seriously there will be any criminal charges filed against anyone, and all suits will be dismissed on lack of evidence, or merit, whichever term you prefer.

And if I'm the restaurant owner in this case, I turn around and immediately file suit against Mr. Hancock for needlessly dragging me thru the mud. And that suit will have merit.
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
917 days ago
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Elijah Dukes gets my vote. Dickhead of the week!
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False ProphetAll-Star
916 days ago
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Yeah where's Dukes ManRays? And you can use a draft page, I.E. User:Manny Stiles/Draft as a save without posting page, or use the preview feature.
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