Afternoon Blogdome: The Jimmy Clausen Blowback

• You do not mess with our quarterback: The Big Lead's been getting some vituperative emails from angry Notre Damers who were not happy with him posting the Clausen "drinking" photos: Hey, What kind of scum sucking cunt posts pictures of college kids drinking beer at a party? I don’t give a shit if it was Jesus Fucking Christ, only a worthless cocksucker trades in this kind of shit... [ The Big Lead] • Pat Neshek: Metalhead: "Just going into a CD store when I was 13, seeing the clearance section and trying something out, you know? Trying out old Metallica or Megadeth—or even Biohazard back then—was kinda scary for a lot of kids, so it was cool to listen to. I remember kids were walking around with those Guns N’ Roses [Charles] Manson shirts. Seeing that image being thrown out there, it was kind of neat and it made me curious as to what it was." [ Deciblog] • K-Rod for MVP? Possibly, but no. : "His saves are legit, unlike many closers he actually pitches in close games, in large part because the Angels can’t score runs (they currently rank eighth in the AL). Fifteen of his saves have come in one-run games, and only 8 occurred in games the Angels have won by more than two runs. He’s also durable. 17 times he’s saved games on back-to-back days, which is the exact kind of thing that allows a team to go on a run and separate from the pack." [ Crashburn Alley] • All you need to know about Philadelphia's championship drought exists in this headline: "Did BOB Jovi's "soul" break the curse of Billy Penn?" [ Philadelphia Will Do]