Singles Match with MPX's WASP

Let me introduce to you to a new weekly feature on my Big Bad Blog called The Singles Match. The Single Match blog is something new I have decided to do once a week. Every week I am going to meet up with a person of interest in the DFW area and blog about them. Some of the people will be Sports Figures and some will just be people who I think are kick ass and deserve to be blogged about.

This week I caught up with MPX Wrestling WASP before this weekend's MPX King of The Beach.

King of the Beach is Saturday Night @ Metroflex Gym MidCities in Bedford. You can find all the detalis on King of the Beach at http://www.metroplexwrestling.com/. Not to mention for you wrestling geeks & autograph seekers former WWE & TNA Superstar Brain Kendrick will be in action at King of the Beach.

Singles Match with MPX's WASP



LS: Why did you get into Wrestling?
WASP:I wanted to do something athletic, I've never really been much for sports but I have always loved wrestling, I saw some indy shows and really believed that I could do it. I believed I had the drive and determination to become a wrestler and I did.

LS: Which Wrestlers did you look up to growing up?
WASP: I was a huge fan of the gimmick age of wrestling, Doink, Duke the Dumpster Droese. But as far as looking up to, Shawn Michaels for his charisma and skill and the big men, like Bam Bam Bigelow and Vader, guys who didn't fit the "bodybuilder" mold but were still able to do what they love.

LS: Who did you learn the most from watching?
WASP: Everyone, everyone has something to teach, even those who people consider "bad" can teach you what not to do. It is an art form, there is no right or wrong way, you take everything you see and you learn and you create a style that works for you.

LS: How did your family and friends react to you when you told them you were going to become a wrestler?
WASP: Surprised, but not too surprised. They knew I had always loved wrestling, but I don't think they ever thought I would actually do it.

LS: What is the difference between the Indy circut and the guys you see on TV?
WASP: Budget... if the Indies had budgets like TV you would see a whole lot of different things than what you do. Indies generally have really good ideas but lack execution or the funds to create that execution. Talent and drive is very similar... also body styles, not everyone on the indies is cut and looks like a body builder, which I don't think is a bad thing.

LS: What made you come to MPX?
WASP:The atmosphere and the management.

LS: Who imperess you the most in MPX and why?
WASP: Gregory James, he is not what you think of when you think professional wrestler, but his drive, determination, creativity and skill are unmatched in any company I have seen or worked for.

LS: What makes MPX Stand out from other Indy Wrestling Organzations?
WASP: They care, they've lasted and they put thought into what they are doing.

LS: If you could face one wrestler (dead or alive) in a dream match who would you wrestle?
WASP: Easy, Bam Bam Bigelow, hands down.

LS: Do you watch WWE or TNA? If so what do you think?
WASP: I have watched WWE and TNA for years... it's harder now due to a lack of cable TV in our house (personal choice) but I catch it when I can. As always there are good things and bad things about any product. I wish focus was elsewhere at times but they make the big bucks, they obviously know what they are doing.

LS: What do you see in the future for MPX?
WASP: Growth and more opportunity, every show MPX gets bigger and better, eventually the Metroflex Gym won't be able to contain all of the fans who come out and see us.

LS: What are your predictions for this weekend's MPX King of the Beach?
WASP: Pay Day is my tag partner, so despite Kenny's skill, I have to say Pay Day is going to retain the Prospect Championship. Obviously I believe I am going to DESTROY Carrion Arcane, I don't put challenges out very often but when I do, I plan on making the most of it. I have been virtually winless in MPX in 2012, and I aim to change that. Brian Kendrick versus Gregory James, everyone wins, the fans especially, it will be a GREAT match. And Frankie Fisher loses his title to Jerome, no doubt.

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Larry's Blog: Why 4? College Football Playoffs.

Larry's Blog: Why 4? College Football Playoffs.: At 5 p.m CST on Tuesday, the powers that be of the college football world stood together at a press conference and I have a hot take on the out come!

Why 4? College Football Playoffs.

At 5 p.m CST on Tuesday, the powers that be of the college football world stood together at a press conference to officially announce the creation of a new system featuring a four-team seeded playoff, which will go into effect beginning in the 2014-15 season. The new playoff contract is set to last 12 years.

Is it better than the BCS?
Yes it is!

Is it a quick fix?
Yes it is!

Is it a permanent solution to a lifetime epidemic that has plagued college football fans since the beginning of time?
No it isn't!

I have two problems with the new system. The first is; only four teams make the playoffs. Baseball figured out this was garbage a long time ago.

The second is why a selection committee? The committee opens up all kinds of bribes and conspiracy theories that we will hear about all over ESPN as this thing plays out. The cold hard truth is College Football and corruption go hand in hand.

As my daddy always told me when I was young "Son, life isn't about problems, but about the solutions". In this case there happens to be an easy solutions.

Are you listening NCAA? Here is your solution for free!

All you have to do is raise the number of playoff teams to 8 and combine the selection committee with something else. For example have a selection committee,Some computer generated Power Rankings(like the BCS) and the AP Poll all count. Take all those polls and create a formula. Then you could shake it up and have a true college football national champion come out! Think about it for a second, A true COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPION!

If you are #5 in the country you can probably make a convincing case to be in the top 4. If you are #9 then I don't want to hear it. If you were good enough to be there you should have been in the top 8 with no questions asked.


So what caused the NCAA to get off their collective arses and do something about the College Football National Champions this year? I mean the general public,Local NBA owners named Cuban,Politicians,the media and a BigBadSportsDaddy.com blogger named Larry have bitched for years about how things have been ran in the NCAA Football World. So what changed this year?

I think when two S.E.C. teams made the BCS Championship game 6 months ago the other conference stood up and said "Wait a freaking minute!". All of sudden the Big-10,Pac-10,and Big-12 said this isn't fair! Let's do something about it. When that many powers stand up and start moaning people should listen. IN this case they did.

In two years we will get our "precious" college football playoff we have been craving. This will last for 12 years. Through conference reallingmenst and the building of Super Conferences we will have this system. I just hope in 14 years around 2027 the NCAA actually gets it right!


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Larry's Blog: Who is Justin Grimm?

Larry's Blog: Who is Justin Grimm?: Due to injuries on Saturday the Texas Rangers will wheel out a young pitcher by the name of Justin Grimm to take on the Houston Astros in...

Who is Justin Grimm?

Due to injuries on Saturday the Texas Rangers will wheel out a young pitcher by the name of Justin Grimm to take on the Houston Astros in the "prestigious" Silver Boot Series. Who is this Justin Grimm?

Justin Grimm is 23 years old.

Justin Grimm has been pitching for the Frisco Roughriders the Texas Rangers AA affiliate this season.

Justin Grimm is 8-3 with a 1.87 ERA in 13 starts. Justin Grimm has 67 strikeouts against only 14 walks, and opponents are batting .228 against him.

Justin Grimm was a fifth-round draft pick in 2010 out of the University of Georgia.

Justin Grimm was 7-3 with a 3.39 ERA in 25 starts split between Class A Hickory and
Myrtle Beach in 2011.

Here are some Justin Grimm Facts

The movie "8 Men Out" is actually based on Justin Grimm's first 7 batters he faced in AA Frisco. The 8th man dropped his bat in the on-deck circle and went back to the dugout. This was the first intentional out in AA History.

Justin Grimm has 99 problems but a pitch ain't one

Chuck Norris jokes are based on Justin Grimm's reality

Justin Grimm once throw a pitch so perfectly it counted as two strikes.

Justin Grimm is Scott Boras agent.



The Rangers general manager Jon Daniels had this to say Thursday "We're going to put our best guys out there if they're ready to help us win. We feel Justin
is. We're trying to win ballgames. We wouldn't call up Justin if we
didn't think he could help us."


Go Kill Em Justin & GO Rangers!


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Belmont Updated (I'll Have Another Scratch)

For the 2nd time in 24 Hours I am blogging about the Belmont Stakes. This is because America got the stunning announcement this morning that I'll Have Another has been scratched due to a tendon issue. He may never run again. As much as I want to yell conspiracy Theory I'll save that for another Blog.

This has to be one of the biggest scratches in the history of the sport. With this scratch it changes the race completely. You can take what I blogged about 24 hours ago and toss it.

While I am at it Yes, Mike Quaglietta I do consider Jockeys as well when I am doing my research. You can find really good info on the jockeys elsewhere on the net. My blog yesterday was long enough I wanted to get to the meat. Do you dig? Thanks for the comment though! Keep reading!



So without I'll Have Another breaking on the outside I think the horses and the jockeys on the inside can hold back. As I stated yesterday look for Unstoppable U & Union Rags to set the pace early. Even with a good jockey like Johnny Velazquez I don't think this is Rags race. These two will fade down the stretch.

Down the stretch look for Dallhan to pull away and break. He should Charge like I'll Have Another was running besides him. He'll win by at least two links.

Bob Baffert's horse Paynter should also be up front early. The diffrence between him & Rags is he'll have enough late to hold off all but Dullhan. Baffert will have horses place and in all 3 Triple Crown Races this year. That's something!

My Show Pick doesn't change. For some reason I have a gut feeling about Guyana Star Dweej. I know he's over matched and yada,yada,yada. He's the long shot that will nail that show.

If you want to bet the Super I'll put another out there. I think Union Rags will stay in the top 4 most of the race and finish 4th when it's all said and done.

Belmont Picks are
Win #5 Dullhan
Place #9 Paynter
Show #8 Guyana Star Dweej
#3 Union Rags.

5-9-8-3

Happy Betting & Good Luck

The Belmont Stakes

On Saturday for the first time in my life I could see a Triple Crown Winner in the Sport of Kings. I'll Have Another makes a dash for immortality on Saturday as he attempts to go down in the history books with great thoroughbreds like Seattle Slew,Secretariat, and Affirmed. If I'll Have Another comes up short by even one link he will be linked infamously with War Emblem, Funny Cide, Smarty Jones, The Buffalo Bills and Your 1st Place Texas Rangers.

My love affair with Horse Racing begun in 2001 as a 22-year-old kid. My old roommate Shawn and I went out to Lone Star Park to drink and "celebrate our birthdays" (not gay they are two days apart). On that night I knew jack-squat about horse racing but none the less I walked away ahead $750 at the end of the night. My roommate was almost as lucky as he came home with a cool $500. We both hit two trifectas out of dumb luck or something like it.

I was so green I didn't even box one of my tris. I walked up and cashed it in and the cashier said "You didn't even box it". To which my response was "What's a box?".

After that night I became an instant expert. I spit out some bs and acted like I knew what I was talking about. After many hours at the track somewhere along the way I meet true Horse Gamblers like my Dad's buddy Johnny,my Grandfather and my buddy Duck. They taught me a little here and there on our trips out to the track. So I added some knowledge to my bs which made me dangerous.

Fast Forward 11 years in the future. Two weeks before the derby I call my buddy and old roommate Shawn and tell him I'll Have Another is going to win the Kentucky Derby.

Then on May 2,2012 I'm sitting in my corporate office talking racing with another true horse gambler my co-worker Jason. Jason was a little older than I was (mid 50s) and always wore his long gray hair in a pony tail. He looked like the type of guy you would see at the track at noon on an average Wednesday. He and I constantly had conversations about the ponies and talked racing.

This day we were sitting around waiting for the Kentucky Derby Post Draw instead of working. I kept on talking about I'll Have Another being the best Horse in the Derby. You can call Jason or Jen (another co-worker that was listen to Jason and talk Derby) at the office @ 1-866-870-6992 and ask them if you don't believe me. You'll have to catch Jason before noon because I think he cuts out and goes to the track most days after that.

Back to that day we were talking Derby and I was placing my bets and I had I'll Have Another,Creative,Cause and Bodemister tagged as the money. Then the draw happen and I'll Have Another drew Post Position #19. No Horse in the 138 year history of the Kentucky Derby has ever won from the 19 position. Rule #1 in gambling never bet against a streak. I being a pretty smart gambler yanked I'll Have Another from all of my bets except one tri.

On that Saturday in May I was watching the Derby eating Larry's Kick Ass Meatballs with my mom then I'll Have Another hit his stride. You should have heard the explicit string of profanity I put together once he won! I would never talk like that in front of my mother unless Horse Racing or football was involved. She screamed LARRY DEAN and practically choked on her meatballs.

I wasn't mad at I'll Have Another. I was mad at myself for not trusting my gut. When the Preakness rolled around I made one bet. You know what? That bet was the winning Tri and it only paid pennies. I stuck to my gut and it was right.

This week I have studied and studied the horses at the Belmont and I think there are only 3 that have a realistic possibility to win. They are #3 Union Rags (who also was a Derby Favorite), #5 Dullahan (Showed in Kentucky Derby) and of course on the outside #11 I'll Have Another.

After all my number crunching,stat studying and research this week I have come to this conclusion; On Saturday June 9th 2012 for the first time in 34 years we will have a Triple Crown Winner! Circle your freaking Calenders!

The problem for the #5 and #3 is the #2 horse Unstoppable U. The #2 is a sprinter that has only ran short distances before. He has won both of his prior starts. If the #5 Dullahan and the #3 Union Rags try to keep the pace with Unstoppable U they are going to get swallowed up in the end as the #2 will. This leaves the door wide open for the #11 I'll Have Another to run his race and close from the outside.


Here are my picks for The 2012 Belmont Stakes.

Win-#11 I'll Have Another
Place- #9 Paynter
Show- #8 Guyana Star Dweej

That's Right I have a 50-1 to Show! Bet Him.

Enjoy The Belmont Stakes. Let me hear your winners! larry@bigbadsportsdaddy.com

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Fantasy Etiquette

I've spent way to much of my time on this planet focusing on fantasy sports. I played in my first football & baseball leagues back in 1999 and have been going ever since. Call me a dork,geek or nerd if you will but I love Fantasy Sports!

Now over the years I have become commissioner of our keeper fantasy baseball league. This league is known as the Big South and goes back to 2002. In the Big South we play for a little cash (just to keep it interesting) money. The Big South isn't for the little wussy players either! It is winner take all. One Winner,One Champion,One person getting all the cabbage at the end of the season! When the league is over I make it my top priority to get the winner paid ASAP,as any good comish should do. To me this is good Fantasy Etiquette.

Now let me take you over to our Fantasy Football League. This too is a keeper league and very complicated. Two divisions of 10 teams each. This league dates back to 2003. Like the Big South we throw a little bread on the table to make that adrenaline rush a little bit better on those Sundays in the fall.

Our commissioner Rodney has been the comish since the league's inception. Overall I would say he has done a good job,well until this year that is. In Rodney's RT Sports football league if your money isn't in by week 3 your roster gets locked. It's pretty strict but, I don't have a problem with it.

As time marched on over the past few years we have had owners come & go. As we have had open teams that need to be filled I often recommend my friends. I'll talk the league up and tell my friends how great the league is. One of my recruit's happened to be John Conner.

You may know John from our ShowStoppers Podcast here on BigBadSportsDaddy.com. They tell me he is a blogger too but I haven't seen anything from him in a year or so! Who knows? Anyway I digress.

Now in 2011 my hat is off to John Conner. He won his division and went all the way through the playoffs and made the Fantasy Super Bowl! In only his second year that is pretty impressive. There are people who have been in the league since 2002 and only made the playoffs a couple of times. Unfortunately for John he came up short and only got 2nd place. Unlike the Big South 2nd place is supposed to get paid in RTSports. However here it is June and John still hasn't got paid. WTF?

To my knowledge no one has ever had problems getting their cash from Rodney before. Why would we think this year was going to be any different. Oh and Rodney has went all David Copperfield on us and disappeared.

No returned emails,no returned calls,no returned text, or facebook messages. He has flat-out vanished with the cash!For all we know he has joined the witness protection program. No matter what happen to me this is horrible piss poor Fantasy Etiquette! Unbelivable! How can you do that to guys you have played with for years? Rodney didn't even give us a F-U I'm done type of thing. Just disappeared like Kaiser Soze.

Having played Fantasy Football and Baseball with Rodney for years I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt, but how can I? It's June! The League was over in December? Where is John's Money?

The Winner of RTSports Shawn got paid in February. A little slow but I guess acceptable. At least he got his money.

Now John and the rest of us in the league are left out in the cold wondering what the hell is going on? Is this 10-year-old league done? Who wants to play in a league where you don't get paid? I sure as hell don't!



Rodney we are getting tired of you ducking us! What you got money for fake moustaches but can't pay John?

Fantasy Players take note and DON'T BE A RODNEY!

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