A Y2K Year In Review

(Note: Cheddar Ben counts down the five top football movie ending plays following this piece from Sip. Also, please note that the post below features a pair of vaguely NSFW pictures.)

2006, SEE YA.

Happy New Year, all. Hope your vacations were great and that you are now readjusted to your office chairs.

If the Boise St. Oklahoma game is any indication of the year ahead in 2007, then we are in good shape.

But 2006 was a great one, especially for us here at Y2K. After AFOMG received the award for "Best Grammar" and Cheddar and I were both nominated for People Magazine's 50 Sexiest Bloggers we felt it was time to dish out awards here, as a recap for the great year of 2006.

Most Exciting Player, 2006: Mr. Glass

Glass turned the corner in 2006, changing from a player who got hurt a lot and refused to get on base to a player that made a lot of other teams sick. His numbers were outstanding across the board, he learned how to draw walks and he played great defense. He is the early favorite for Y2K NL MVP, 2007.

Best New TV Show: MTV's Two-a-Days

Say what you want about The Office, Heroes or Yo Mama, but Two-a-Days really took the two best things in the world -- high school football and MTV reality programming -- and put them together.

While I loved my NYC upbrining this show has inspired me to raise some little Sip's in Hoover, AL.

Biggest Chicken: Tom Coughlin and Isiah Thomas (tie)

Coughlin is the worst. I don't hate coaches but I hate this one. He looks like he is going to cry every two minutes of this game.

Meanwhile, Isiah Thomas saved his second franchise this spring, the Orlando Magic, when he traded Trevor Ariza and the expiring contract for that man they call Franchise.

Now the Magic are healthy under the cap. So are the Suns, thanks to the Marbury deal, and basically every team that has made a deal with Isiah since he jumped on board for his 9-year rebuilding project.

Citizen of the Year: Carmelo Anthony

This guy donated $2.5 million to Syracuse, another $1 million to his hometown of Baltimore, but served his greatest role as a citizen with his actions in the December brawl at the Garden.

The Garden has the most insane ticket prices in the world. Desperate Knicks fans sink in millions of dollars a year to see a really mediocre team. At least Melo, with his sucker punch, gave us something to smile about.

Anyone else excited for Melo vs. Iverson, live frm Denver on Valentine's Day? They will stop the game and J.R. Smith will referee this 12-round heavyweight fight. The winner gets to take the remaining 30 shots.

Best Film: The Departed

Just really liked this one. How's that for film criticism? Great cast included Y2K Favorite Matty D turning in another A+ performance. Jack Nicholson was awesome and the movie was just really fun and exciting. The lady in it from Boston pushed Boston accents forward about 20 years, so well done for her. All in all, two thumbs up.

Chicken Films of the Year: Miami Vice and Date Movie (tie)

Miami Vice was the worst movie ever made, period. It was thoroughly unwatchable. If my buddy hadn't smuggled in a bottle of Jack into the theater, I may have gone mad.

Date Movie. Made it through 8 minutes one lazy Saturday afternoon and I had to turn it off. And I am the all time biggest fan of spoof movies. I spoof. That's what I do.

Best DVD: Wedding Crashers

I'm no movie expert. But this movie had it all. It had weddings, dudes who crashed them and girls that attended them.

That is all I need.

Everytime this movie shows up on HBO, my eyes widen. It may not have been the most artistic or tasteful of films, but for those who know me, you know, that means very little to me.

I want to be entertained. This one did the trick.

Best Up and Comer: Duaner Sanchez and Jaden Smith (tie)

Everyone loves Duaner. Can he be our closer this year?

But Jaden Smith really was about the cutest kid I have ever seen in Pursuit of Happyness.

Maybe the most depressing movie I have seen in years, you guys should all see it too. It really makes you wonder why we complain every day, when we are all doing pretty ok.

Best Actor: Jason Wahler, Laguna Beach/The Hills

They called Heather Locklear a hero for doing Dynasty and Magnum PI at the same time. Yet J Wahl gets no credit for doing both Laguna beach and The Hills. Come on guys.

Some say it is not acting. I don't care. This guy knows how to steal a silver screen. He has it all: charisma, words and a fantastic goatee trimmer.

"I like Lauren." Need I say more?

Best Actress: Diora Baird

I just IMDB'd her yesterday because I needed to know. She was the temptress in Wedding Crashers, Vivian, who asks Owen Wilson if he is completely full of shit. Close your eyes and think of young Diora.

Then remember, buy low, sell high. It's the key to good business.

Best Song: When You Were Young, The Killers

This song always gets my emotions going. Me and AFOMG used to toast a few steveweisers to this song before we would head out to Shea. I really thought it was the one that I would remember. Either way, heck of a song and the drummer has the sickest mustache I have ever seen in my life.

Honorable Mention: All Team Facelift songs.

They are the best in the game.

Chicken Song of the Year: Show Me What You Got, Jay Z, and London Bridge, Fergie (tie)

I love Young hov. Where do you think Young Sip came from? But man oh man -- this song is terrible and considering that this guy has about 20 amazing singles, this is pretty sad.

Me and my buddies from the U were brushing shoulders off for about a year, well before it became popular even. But I have yet to show anyone what I got.

As for Fergie, I only have room in my musical life for one giant sellout, the GGD's. Fergie just annoys me. I don't find her attractive and I just really don't like her. Sorry Ferg.

Y2K Reader of the Year: Coop

This one was tough. It came down to Coop and Worndownboyboy -- don't worry Ed from Westchester, you were close too.

Chipper and Hound, you guys are both pretty sweet and when S.O.A.F.O.M.G made a post, it warmed my heart like none other.

But the reader of the year has to go to Coop. She stole our hearts much like Elisha Cuthbert did in The Girl Next Door.

Coop, we love you.

Best Game of the Year: Columbia @ St. John's, Saturday, Dec. 23

Columbia, +17, was my good pal and resident Insano Yanni from the Gym's five star lock of the week. We trekked up to Queens and checked this one out. The arena was buzzing. They heard one local celeb, Sippy, Momo was in the building. And of course, Columbia covered with ease.

Other more realistic nominees: Beltran's 16th inning game winner. The David Lee tip in. Any Warriors game.

Chicken Game of the Year: Giants vs. Saints last Sunday

This was the first sporting event I have left early in 20 years. I hate you, Coughlin!

Team of the Year: The Mets

New Mets! We really had an awesome run. Think back to a year or two ago (see pic above) and now think of where we are now. We used to be chickens. Now we just don't have pitching.

Chickens of the Year: The Yankees

Old Yankees! What a bunch of stiffs.

Steroid Abuser of the Year: Barry Zito

He doesn't take steroids, but his wallet certainly just did. Just wanted to put Zito and steroids in the same sentence for those googling it. Zito is a good guy who took more money to stay where he wanted to stay. Can't really fault him.

Parents of the Year: The Momo's

Thanks for putting up with the Sip. It's not easy being a world famous blogger and I would imagine it to be much more difficult to raise one. Now with all the paparazzi and groupies storming the house, all I can say is thank you.

People of the Year: You

If Time Magazine can do it, so can we. Keep reading, we'll keep writing.

Stay strong everyone.

Vaya con dios,

Sip

(Pics courtesy of art.com, humidityent.com, Scout.com, Espndeportes.com, ctv.ca, movieblog.com, miamivice.com, guardian.co.uk,photobucket.com, wikipedia.org, wma.com, davault.com, neuromancerwp.free.fr, coumbia.edu, cnn.com, espn.com, helicon7.com)