Ian Mahinmi does it again!

World Champion, NBA man-beast, and TDZ regular Ian Mahinmi is making waves once again, this time in his native language of French. Here's what he had to say about the sport's top two stars:

"Kobe is super arrogant but everybody loves him. To me, Kobe is more arrogant (than LeBron James)."

First, Ian was doing all the right things on the court. Now he's saying all the right things off it. Anyone who's seen Kobe play or give a post-game interview knows how highly he thinks of himself. He thinks he can get away with anything (Iguodala bag tag), constantly treats his teammates like crap (example 1, 2), and is only too willing to throw them under the bus to sate his superiority complex. For LeBron, it's just another title he's unable to claim.

Ian Mahinmi has spoken the truth. There's no telling how high this guy can go!

New Trivia!

Congrats to 2 people for getting last week's trivia answer. Theseus was indeed the Minotaur-killin' mortal.

Greeks do everything nude.

This week's trivia question is more current and takes a turn for the morbid:

• Of the following animals, which one kills the most people in the U.S. each year?

Good luck.

MLB Power Post - Part IV

Much like the 4th Pirates of the Caribbean movie, the MLB Power Post is back for an installment that no one asked for. The All-Star game rosters are filled barring the final vote, and it wouldn't be an MLB All-Star game unless there was griping about how it determines home-field for the World Series or how certain players were snubbed. I'll let the lamestream sports media take care of the former while I call out for justice on behalf of the latter.

Let's take it away with the current rosters!

MLB Power Post - Part III

A lot of ideas have been bandied about regarding the MLB realignment and what should happen. Before jumping in with my own opinion, I think it's important to clearly outline the reasons realignment is being discussed, as well as the implications that would face the selection of the plan currently at the negotiating table.

MLB Power Post - Part II

More MLB Power Rankings after the break, but I'm warning you, it gets ugly from here on out. Like, bad guy dying at the end of Indiana Jones ugly.

They told me not to look at Carlos Lee playing the outfield, BUT I DID. AUGHHH!

MLB Power Post - Part I

We're at around 81 games in the books for many teams, which makes it only fitting that TDZ offers it's official MLB Power Rankings. While I could stop there and earn my usual top marks for excellence in blogging, I'll also talk about negotiations for MLB realignment and its potential impact on the league.

"What's going on here? The MLB Realignment Story," starring MLB, with Nolan Ryan

More trivia! Plus, taking requests.

This week I gave a tough trivia question, especially for the non-Trekkies out there. The actor that has never made an appearance in any of the Star Trek shows or movies is Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad and Malcolm in the Middle fame.

• The Rock was a guest star as a gladiator-type character in an episode of Voyager. 
• Before she was ****ing Matt Damon, Sarah Silverman also made a guest appearance as an astronomer in a time travel related Voyager episode. (She's also 40 years old, isn't it weird to think of her as that old?) 
• Lastly, Andy Dick needed some money and I guess Rick Berman was only too willing to give it to him to play the Emergency Medical Hologram Mark II, an update for "The Doctor" in use in the Alpha Quadrant.

Moral of the story: Voyager had a ton of guest stars to try to boost ratings. Congrats to Matt O. for the correct answer!

This week's question is for all the Greek mythologians out there: Which of the following was not the name of a Greek deity? Hopefully it's not too easy (see below for choices).

I also want to mention that I am taking requests for future articles. My coverage of the Gold Cup was on special request, and having requests actually gives me the impetus to write, so I enjoy it. They can be on any subject, just comment or email me directly!