Archive | February, 2009

What does Favre do next?

12 Feb

Since Brett Favre bothered everyone with another retirement announcement, you can do one of two things: camp outside his enormous crib like one of our writers, Jack Maxwell, has decided to do, or you can pitch some ideas to The Max and hope they somehow make it to Brett’s ear. Here’s some options we came up with for him:

Stay on Broadway
Favre is perfect for the lead in a one-act play that we’ve tentatively titled “The Lost Season of the Fallen Man.” Hopefully you’ll know what we based the plot on.
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(Un)-motivational Speaker
Like SNL’s Matt Foley before him, Brett Favre has credit to his name and could get a gig talking to people about the proper way to ruin a legacy, and also why attempting to stretch a career out beyond its lifespan is an awful, terrible, no good idea. To add star power, we’ve heard that Michael Jordan will be an occasional guest speaker.
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Seek solace as a caveman
Nothing personal, Brett, but having read something about you and the Jets’ downfall for the second half of the football season until the day you decided to retire (again), we kind of just want you to GO AWAY. Again, nothing personal, but please get lost and stay out of the media. (Nice Photoshop work, we know.)

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They played for who?

12 Feb

Now that the Brett Favre experiment is finally over in New York (result: failure), The Max takes a look back at some other notable bad decisions by your favorite athletes. Who do you think look most weird in their new uniform?

Swimsuit edition … for the ladies

12 Feb

If your office is anything like The Max offices, you sent an intern out yesterday to pick up a copy of Sports Illustrated’s highly-anticipate swimsuit issue. You then took turns thumbing though the pages without trying to look like too much of a pervert.

And if your office is anything like The Max offices, you have a female in the crowd wondering why there isn’t an issue just for the ladies. You know, an issue with male athletes showing off their bods. Well, here’s the visual answer to that question:

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First on the scene

12 Feb

The Max has never prided itself on being a breaking-news service. But in this instance, we have sent Jack Maxwell to the Favre compound in Mississippi to be the first on the scene when Brett Favre announces his unretirement. So, if you actually care to be the first to know when Brett comes back to the NFL, keep it here. The Max will be the first to report the news (take that, Yahoo! Sports). And yes, that’s Jack at the bottom left.

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The real Joba vs. The phony Joba

11 Feb

Ryan Ward, a 30-year-old dude from Toms River, N.J., pleaded guilty to scamming businesses for saying he was Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain. Ward’s punishment was $2,518 in fines and he got placed on two years’ probation for doing snagging free drinks at bars and getting food comped because he told people he was the Joba Chamberlain.

Let’s run through the major differences between the man and the myth:

  • One: Joba wears a Yankees hat. Ryan Ward wears a receding hairline.
  • Two: Joba wears a pinstriped uniform. Ryan Ward wears a powder-blue checkered shirt from the bargain bin.
  • Three: Restaurants go to Joba, he doesn’t go to them. Ryan Ward isn’t afraid to hit the drive-thru window multiple times per day.
  • Four: Joba receives checks for endorsement deals. Ryan Ward writes checks and gets probation because he gets caught pretending to be other people.
  • Five: Joba is the real deal. Ryan Ward is OK with being a phony, and would have probably kept acting like Joba if he didn’t get into trouble.

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Which Big League Chew flavor should The Max endorse?

11 Feb

We’re getting out the vote. Well, we’re actually seeking YOUR votes, so pitch in and let us know which Big League Chew flavor you stand behind. Vote in the poll below and leave a comment to let us know why you chose a certain flavor.

originalchew.jpgThe Original. Never in gum-chewing history has there been a product that made kids feel as if chewing tobacco would taste so good. Of course, when those same kids actually graduated to munching on tobacco products they either barfed or got incredibly faint, which rendered them useless on the playing field. Shoulda stuck with some BLC gum, dudes.

grapchew.jpgGrape. The taste is sweet, like if you dumped six pounds of sugar and added a hint of grape onto the shreds of Chew. We’re not huge fans of the color purple (not the movie, of course) because everyone at The Max despises the Vikings, but we won’t hold that against grape.

strawberrychew.jpgStrawberry. It’s strawberry-delicious. At least that’s what one test subject said when asked how he enjoyed his sample of strawberry BLC. In fact, he enjoyed it so much that he kicked The Max’s own Jeff Maxwell in the groin, snatched the entire pouch and ran off. Don’t believe us? It happened. Would we lie?

watermelonchew.jpgWatermelon. A nice refresher to combat our normal bad breath and the looming threat of the gum disease Gingivitis! Well, not really. Watermelon fights no disease and like all BLC, it’s loaded with sugar which doesn’t exactly help fight cavities. But watermelon did rank high in flavor and juiciness. Not gonna lie, we were upset that the seeds were removed. We love spitting them.

Which Big League Chew flavor should The Max endorse?
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