Email Author Sean Pendergast

2009 Stories by Sean Pendergast

• Game Time: Global Thermonuclear War In Lubbock

  published Dec 31, 2009

  Remember the movie War Games where Matthew Broderick's character hacks into some online set of games, decides to play Global Thermonuclear War and sets of a chain reaction that nearly launches actual ... More >>

• Game Time: 2009 -- A Celebration In....Deathr

  published Dec 30, 2009

  Every year around this time, it's not uncommon to stumble across a retrospective of some sort that pays tribute to those who have passed away, typically those with some modicum of celebrity status. I... More >>

• Game Time: Try As You Might, No One Can Take Down Tiger Woods

  published Dec 29, 2009

  I start this post with the premise that we all love attention. We crave it. Even if you don't openly admit it, there's a small part of you that likes it when you're recognized for, as J. Peterman wou... More >>

• Game Time: Texans Playoff Rooting Manifesto 3.0..."Jim Caldwell Sucks" Edition

  published Dec 28, 2009

  There will be no need for 2,000 words to explain the various permutations of things that need to happen this week for the Texans to make the 2009 NFL Playoffs. Thanks to the various dominoes falling y... More >>

• Game Time: The Decade's Five Most Lucrative Miracles

  published Dec 25, 2009

  First, I want to wish everybody out there a very happy holiday, and thank all of you who have read my stuff here on HoustonPress.com since I started up a couple months ago, especially those of you who... More >>

• Game Time: Cranking Up The Skank-O-Meter, Your 2009 Boggsies

  published Dec 23, 2009

  It's December 23, and thus 'tis the season of "Best Of..." lists and "[fill in noun here] of the Year" rundowns. Bonus points for any year ending in the number 9 because that means we also get (drum r... More >>

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  Game Time: My Plea To In-N-Out Burger...Let Me Speak For You

  published Dec 22, 2009

  rI host a sports talk show for a living, four hours a day, five days a week. That's a lot of air time to fill, so you can imagine the number of hotly debated topics that arise during a regular twe... More >>

• Game Time: Brett Favre's Record Is 1-2 This Season...Look It Up!

  published Dec 21, 2009

  "Chain of command is very important in our thing." -- Tony SopranoIn the fifth season of The Sopranos, a bunch of old-time gangsters are released from prison back into the wild of North Jersey and the... More >>

• Game Time: Texans' Playoff-Rooting Manifesto 2.0

  published Dec 18, 2009

  "So you're saying there's a chance..."  -- Lloyd ChristmasA couple weeks ago, when the Texans were sitting at 5-6, I spent the better part of about four hours constructing an easy-to-follow guide... More >>

• Game Time: Five NBA Games That Need "Dollar Beer Night"

  published Dec 17, 2009

  Back in the day, Arco Arena in Sacramento used to rock pretty good. Even when it was hosting a perennially lottery-bound squad, and the Sacramento brass was drafting the likes of Pervis Ellison first... More >>

• Game Time: Review Of ESPN's 30 For 30: The U

  published Dec 16, 2009

  Whenever people ask me what the best sporting event is that I've ever been to, the answer is always an easy one: October 15, 1988...Notre Dame 31, Miami 30. It had all the critical elements of a p... More >>

• Game Time: Five Jobs The Rockets Can Give Tracy McGrady

  published Dec 15, 2009

  I'm all about people earning their money. From an accountant punching up debits and credits to a custodian cleaning the bathroom stalls to a CEO of a Fortune 500 corporation, every position in any co... More >>

• Game Time: Defend Gary Kubiakr I'll Take A Stab At It

  published Dec 14, 2009

  Much has been made about Gary Kubiak's alleged hell, fire and brimstone speech he gave to the Texans in Saturday's team meeting before Sunday's workmanlike 34-7 win against the Seattle Seahawks. Actua... More >>

• Game Time: Sure Thing...Betting The Opposite Of The Village Idiot

  published Dec 11, 2009

  If you're keeping track, you know that I've been sucking on my football picks since I started posting here at Hair Balls. My sincere hope is that all of you are doing the smart thing and running to th... More >>

• Game Time: Previewing College Football Awards Night

  published Dec 10, 2009

  Last night, the Rotary Lombardi Award for the top lineman in college football was given to Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. To anyone who watched him play this year, or even just watched him r... More >>

• Game Time: Jose Valverde's Decision -- Dumb For Him, Great For The Astros

  published Dec 09, 2009

  On our show sometimes, we'll get things given to us by the local teams or maybe a sponsor for us to give away to listeners. You know the kind of stuff I'm talking about. The occasional Wild Wing Cafe ... More >>

• Game Time: Longhorns, All I Ask Is That You Take Your Ass-Kicking Like Men

  published Dec 08, 2009

  First and foremost, I want to congratulate the University of Texas football team, their fans, their alumni. Regardless of how it got done, on Saturday night you scored 13 points, Nebraska scored 12, ... More >>

• Game Time: "Oh My God....He's Gonna Throw It.....NOOOOOOO!!!!"

  published Dec 07, 2009

  "That's the thing about defining moments -- when they define you as really, really good or really, really bad, you pretty much know them the minute they occur; when the jury is still out on whether yo... More >>

• Game Time: The Week In Tweets

  published Dec 04, 2009

  Maybe I'm biased because I use it all the time, but I'm going to make the bold statement that Twitter has surpassed "fad" status and that it's here to stay. Even at this point, people who don't use Tw... More >>

• Game Time: Your Texans Playoff Rooting Manifesto, 2009 Edition...Yeah, You Heard Me!!

  published Dec 03, 2009

  The internet has been a wonderful invention. It's allowed us to do all of our Christmas shopping in our underwear, go to college in our underwear, hell even go to work in our underwear. Basically, it'... More >>

• Game Time: Tiger, Why Can't You Be More Like Jeterr

  published Dec 02, 2009

  I have very few sports allegiances that drive me to either end of the emotional spectrum, especially professionally. Honestly, in the business that I'm in, I think it actually helps me think and asse... More >>

• Game Time: Tiger Woods And John Daly Role Reversal...Oh, This Is Gonna Be Good

  published Dec 01, 2009

  I have to admit, I love a good train wreck. When you're driving down the freeway, and traffic is at a standstill because there's a five-car pile up on the OTHER side of the interstate, I'm the guy wh... More >>

• Game Time: Defining Texans Coach Gary Kubiak

  published Nov 30, 2009

  "When a defining moment comes along, you define the moment... or the moment defines you." -- Roy McAvoyCertainly, I'm not asking Gary Kubiak to make like the source of the above quote and take multip... More >>

• Game Time: Thanksgiving Leftovers -- Longhorns Vs, Aggies, Sports-Talk Shuffle, Best Bets

  published Nov 27, 2009

  I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I want to belatedly thank everyone who listens to my show (3-7 weekdays on 1560 The Game, just in case), thank everyone who takes the time to read my post... More >>

• Game Time: A Hand Of Blackjack At The "Atrocious Football Game Management" Convention

  published Nov 25, 2009

  EXT. HO-CHUNK CASINO IN BARABOO, WISCONSIN -- NIGHTThe sun is setting behind the main casino building and the marquee at the front of the parking-lot entrance reads "2009 ATROCIOUS FOOTBALL GAME MANAG... More >>