Not really sure what that title means, but seriously, I'm bored out of my skull. Might be time to take in an afternoon movie.
The weather in Denver has been lovely...It was 82 just two days ago, and it snowed last night. Good luck to everyone not getting sick around here. Oh, and now the snow is almost melted. By the time I hit the 'Publish' button on this, it will all be gone.
So, here's what on tap for your reading pleasure/pain, you decide:
Single Parents
Mortgage Crisis
Obama and his crew
Alicia Keys..one more time!
Jimmy Carter
Kareem has a blog, and I think he's Ka-razy
Sports-Ocho Stinko, CC Sabathia is losing money, The Sox, The Sonics potential move and some other acts of randomness.
Here we go!!
Single Parents-
So I have a few friends that are single parents. One is the caregiver to her child, the other never gets to see his kid. Different scenarios, different people, different everything. But if you read this article on CNN, let the tears start flowing. Yet another group of people I'm supposed to feel sorry for. Wrong again! Look, there are things I can't comprehend anymore, they are just out of bounds to me. In the year 2008, who is fucking without protection? (sidebar-in case no one noticed, I'm going to get a lil' bit ugly today, I'm tired, I'm bored, and hell, it's my blog. Don't like it, don't read it, I'm still typing it) Look, we've all done it, some of us are still doing it, but all the while people are out screwing randomly, and face it, a lot of it is randomly, we only get to see and hear ads on TV and radio telling us about Herpes Simplex 10, AIDS, and other STD's, no one seems to mention the other scenario that will most likely play out having unprotected sex....that in 9 months, you'll be a biological parent! Ta-Da!! If you get syphilis or gonorrhea you can take some penicillin and get that knocked out in 7-12 days. A kid is forever. Don't believe me? Ask your parents. No matter what happens, be it a knock-down, drag out fight, a disagreement, a racist banter about your differently colored/nationality/religious zealot significant other, or whathaveyou, you will always be their child. You don't have to claim them and vice versa, but that doesn't change it, it's fact. All this needs to be said so I can tie it in to what I think this study really is grasping at, and that is that the government wants some more single moms on the government tits. Think I'm kidding?
Why do you think we have certain presidential candidates telling us that we will have governmental health care? Do you really think it's because they give a rats ass about you? Nope, they want your vote. And none of them seem to mention socialized medicine, just that the government will take care of you. They want you from cradle to grave. They want more of your earned money, so that they can pay for some other slackers who won't get off their ass and do something.
Same thing with this so-called Mortgage 'Crisis', another bunch of crap, in my opinion. For a little history lesson, I'll hark back about 10-15 years ago, when we had members of Congress pushing banks and other financial institutions to take on what was then (and now) considered a bad loan, or a bad prospect. So you had these institutions flood the subprime market. And now that those fine folks who shouldn't have gotten a loan in the first place are foreclosing left and right, killing the hopes and dreams of the dopes that gave them the loan in the first place are getting laid off, what do we get to hear? "The government will solve this problem. These banks need to pay!" Or better yet, the government will bail you out! Awesome...but one question...Where's the money for this proposed bailout coming from? Oh that's right, the people that pay taxes and their mortgages on time. Silly them, they should've defaulted and waited for someone else to take the brunt of their inabilities for logic and reason. It's simple math, in two steps. First step, ask if you really need this much house and can afford it (it's a two-part question). Next, and here's the really awesome part about simple math, if you have a 100% pie of mortgages, and 95% of them are getting paid on time, how much does that leave for a crisis? That's right, 5%. When the hell did 5% of anything get the word crisis tied to it? I'm here to tell, you...it was as soon as the government knew that your uneducated ass would flock like a moth to a flame for a hand-out.
So for the single parents that are out there doing the damn thing, good for you. You are to be commended, and a big thank you from me for not leaching off the system like way too many of your ilk are doing. I don't lump you all together. If I did I'd be no better than the bigot that hates all blacks, or the person protesting Columbus Day saying that all Italians are connected to the Mafia....trust me, we aren't.
Obama and his crew-honestly, if you vote for this clown, best of luck to you in your future endeavors. Also know that I plan on showing up to your house in black-face and call you a honky. And blame you for things that aren't going well in my life. Puh-lease. Have you heard the latest on this guy? He was at a fundraiser in San Francisco, that bastion of reasonable thought (quit laughing, it could be true), and decided to let everyone know that all those people he had met previously in Pennsylvania are bitter, and because they are bitter, they believe in God and guns. I had a friend of mine ask me why I thought John McCain hasn't done a lot of campaigning, and my answer was twofold. 1) he pretty much has that Republican nomination all but gift-wrapped up, and 2) why campaign when your potential opponent is giving you pure gold everytime he opens his mouth? Besides, HusseinObama can't even bowl. Think people in the midwest respect someone that can't break 100? Not freakin' likely.
So, people who believe in God and like guns are bitter. Pal, I've got news for you, I'm thinking any self-respecting human would tell you the opposite. Have you ever met a true believer? Not one of those whackjob Christian Coalition uber-rightwingers. I mean someone who believes in God and trusts that their path has been laid out for them. They are refreshing. And Obama, you really shouldn't mock those that believe. I can, because I'm not running for anything...yet. But I'd still know that wouldn't be the smartest idea. You just lost the vote of everyone who believes in a God, a supreme being. Get it yet? That means that the same folks who listened, along with you, to that bigot of a preacher, Jeremiah Wright, and believes what he believes, is bitter (crap, that may actually be true...damn). You've insulted Muslims, Baptists, Lutherans, Mormans, Catholics, Protestants, Jews, etc.
Add to that now you've managed to insult the people in this country that believe in the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, that darned 2nd Amendment. Brilliant. Just flat out brilliant. You know what I firmly believe no athlete, politician or entertainer completely understands right about now? That with the advent of the internet, anything can and will be held against you. I fully expect this blog to come and bite me in the ass someday. And that would be great, because that means more than 10 people read it.
If I could carry on about the sheer stupidity that is BHO's campaign, well I'll have to file this under the 'company you keep', his pastor was delivering a eulogy, and then some quotes that are attributed to his now former pastor, Jeremiah Wright. But you've only recently found out that he's crazy, right Barack? Riiiiiigggghhtttt.
Obama can claim he didn't mean to come of as a snob, stating that he grew up poor. What's that got to do with anything? Based on that kind of rationale, because Jesse Jackson was around Martin Luther King, it's okay that today he is one of, if not the preeminent race-baitor in America? Now that's just plain stupid.
I just was trying to check for the last link for Jeremiah Wright and his continued nuttiness and came across this.....this broad is perverse beyond reproach. So many assholes, so few bullets.
Jimmy Carter is going to meet with the leader of Hamas, a very well-known terrorist organization. I'd write how the peanut man needs to go away, and even a group of 50 bipartisan folks in Congress have subtly told him this might not be the smartest idea in the world, the liberal Washington Post is giving an editorial, 'Dude, WTF??' to the former president. Wow, that's about all I've got.
It may be time to start thinking about moving out of this state. What the hell is in the drinking water around here? This is what happens when the "every kid gets a trophy" starts graduating high school. There is nothing wrong with rewarding those that actually achieved something in their academic career. Life sucks, get a helmet. I can't wait to outwork these piss-ants in a few years. Reality is going to be like a steel-toed boot to the cranium. You could bet your ass that if my kid was graduating with a 4.0 I'd be shooting off bottle rockets after their name was announced, or perhaps a flyover from a plane with a banner screaming 'Special' behind it.
So, um, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar writes a blog for the LA Times, and in a word...wow. How 'bout 2 words? Freakin' Awesome. Please go to the entry entitled "Horton hears a racist". I mean, just wow. Read it, especially the Horton hears a Hoo part. Now playing left field, Kareem!!!! Oh, and a quick response to KAJ's last little snide comment about the presidency-Hey Lew, Bush has the most diverse cabinet, ever. Look it up, those people that used to sell subscriptions to the LA Times probably have some spare time.
Yesterday was the one year anniversary of the massacre at Virginia Tech. Of course, some fine folks decided it would be a good time to tell you that guns kill people. And that they think some people need to have their guns taken from them, nor should they ever be on school grounds, like at a University of some sort. Are these people on something? I know I've typed this before, and I'll type it again--criminals don't follow the law, hence they are called criminals. VT was a 'no gun zone' last year, and look what happened. Same thing at Northern Illinois a few months ago. What do you think the chances are of someone trying to do that attack if they know someone else might have a gun? I'm going to go with minimal, at best, for my response. Let these people mourn, show some respect, let them grieve.
And Alicia Keys has gone to the Roger Clemens school of misremembering....just stop, really.
Okay, enough of some of this serious stuff...on to the sports!:
Herschel Walker is clinically insane. I don't care what anyone else tries to tell me, but anytime you get brought to the point where you'd put a gun to your bride's head (Look, I know some of you married guys have thought about it, but that's not a big deal...the actual putting a gun to someone's head, might be construed as 'having issues'), or better yet, play russian roulette, you are certifiable in my book. Jason Whitlock has an interesting take, made me giggle.
Does anyone want to ask Red Sox manager Terry Francona why he continues to bring in Mike Timlin to face Jason Giambi? I love the Sox as much as the next nutjob, but why, oh why, is Timlin pitching to the guy that has his only hits of the year off of him? I turned off the Sox last night after the first pitch landed in the upper deck, albeit foul. I knew how the rest of that game was going to go.
As for the Sox, they are just fine, and Manny is raking. As soon as Papi finds his groove at the plate, the summer will be just fine. I realize Bucholz didn't pitch great last night, but now he's been through a couple of Sox/Yankees games, so he knows what to expect.
Has anyone noticed that so far CC Sabathia is costing himself a few bucks. He's 0-3 and his ERA is hovering around 9. Not good, not even remotely good. It could be due to him pitching so much last year, a combined 256 innings. That represents quite a jump from the 193 the previous season. I think he's got dead arm. Don't worry, the Yankees will get him next year for a truck load of money. For their sake, they better test out that arm.
Why does Maurice Greene have to prove anything? You have to catch him doing something wrong. Just because he knew people that were shady (in track and field, you don't say!) doesn't make him guilty of anything. I can't follow the logic on the IAAF in this piece.
An interesting legal take on the Sonics and their potential move. Do I ever hope that the rest of the owners stick it to David Stern when they vote for this tomorrow.
It's funny how these two stories have nothing to do with each other on the surface, but if you think about it long enough, maybe, just maybe, Chad Johnson needs to learn to shut it.
In case you've been under a rock for a bit of time, Chad Johnson, who will be called by his given name, Ocho Stinko, from here on out, has really come up with a doozy. He has now stated he wants out of Cincinnati, before the draft, or very shortly after it. He wants his QB, Carson Palmer, to stay out of his business. Let me see here...you wanted to be paid like you were the best receiver in the league, and they took care of you. You have a top 10 QB throwing you the ball, even when you embarrass him on national TV. You're not even the best receiver on your team (that would be TJ Houshmazilli), and if they were to trade you, the Bengals would have to eat $8 Million in cap space. The links that you need to read are here, here, and here.
My take? You've got options, Cincy, and I advise you to either fly Stinko into your town, or you fly to him, and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. Advise them of the following choices-play or don't, but you aren't getting traded. And if you choose to go "T.O." on us, be prepared to face legal recourse. Or throw them a bone-you have a 30 day window to work out a trade, one in which we won't take a cap hit. Those would be the three options. End of story. Quite frankly, I'd be happy to see his narrow behind not ever show up, because then he doesn't get to collect a paycheck, either. Let him rot. This is not just sports and entertaining, it's big business. The people of Cincy, and more importantly, Stinko's teammates, deserve better. You're paid, you big baby. Look at your splits from last year. How many drops did you have? And who is trading for you? You're a WR, a position that quite frankly is just as likely to be found in the 1st round of the draft as it is in the 5th round. So please, cut the crap. I get it, you and the coach don't get along. Why not avoid each other? I know I'm quoting Belichick here, but do your job.
The other day was also the 61st anniversary of Jackie Robinson playing major league baseball. We need more men like him in the world, to hell with just sports. He was a brilliant and stoic man, quite a few of todays people could learn quite a bit from how Jackie handled himself. A study has come out very recently stating that the percentage of blacks has gone down to 8.2% of players. I wondered why, and apparently Mark Kriegel did, too. A very good read, something I never thought about, but maybe that's why we all get dusty watching 'Field of Dreams'. Who knew? All I can say about Jackie Robinson, other than I've seen his plaque in Cooperstown, is that it will be awfully amusing for me to try to explain to my kids or anyone's kids for that matter, that Jackie couldn't play for awhile because of the color of his skin. If Branch Rickey hadn't noted the man's character, I can't imagine how much longer it would've taken to get a black man in the major leagues. I am planning on going to KC in a couple of months, I bet you anything that not only do I plan on watching some baseball and eating some BBQ, I'll spend most of one day at the Negro League Baseball Museum. I think it's definitely worth checking out.
In news no one ought to be surprised by, Miguel Tejada is closer to getting that AARP card than he had originally said.
That's all for sports, for now. In case anyone was curious, I've done a few open-mic nights, they weren't great, but they weren't this bad.
And lastly, for fun, I present to you a fine website, hot chicks with douchebags.
Have a good Friday!!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
a few ideas
So, did a bunch of watching baseball yesterday, and I've decided a few things..
the TBS announcing team of Buck Martinez and Chip Carey ought to be played to torture inmates in Guantanamo Bay. There, I said it. Do all these clowns go to the same school to learn how to talk thru the nose??? Just terrible. At least while watching the Yankees/Sox last night I got to listen to Jon Miller, and he's a damn fine announcer. Yesterday afternoon, I got to flip between Cubs/Phillies (on TBS with those 2 horrific announcers), White Sox/Tigers on WGN, and eventually the Rockies/D'backs on the local channels. Now, I think the local guys are a little dumb at times, but at least there's a legit banter and play off each other. Even the White Sox game wasn't horrible. I'll be honest, I usually can't stand their call, mostly when they play the Red Sox, because I can hear them being homers. But that's what they get paid for.
Martinez and Carey are supposed to be national announcers, and I'd rather hear nothing from their telecasts other than the chatter of the ballpark. Their voices go through me, they bring nothing to the game, and Martinez over-analyzes every stinkin' pitch. Can't imagine why he couldn't make it as a manager (cue the sarcasm!).
As for watching the Red Sox and the Yankees over the weekend, I've got a definite gripe about Saturday's game...I couldn't watch it!!!! No one in Denver could. Why??? Because the Rockies were on Fox, and it was a nationally split audience. So I got to be one of the few people in the country that was forced to see the Rockies/D'backs, because it was nationally televised, I was in that market, and Major League Baseball has some archaic rules when it comes to weekends and showing games. Thanks a bunch. Can someone just punch Bud Selig in the groin 9 times for me?
But I did get to watch the game between the Yanks & Sox last night. Gee, lucky me. Am I the only person that wouldn't mind Dice-K getting lost along the Mass. Pike for awhile? I swear, he's the anti-Christ on the hill. And I'm supposed to root for him???! I can't remember yelling at a winning pitcher like I've wanted him dead before. I just can't. In case anyone who reads this knows someone that can get in contact with Mr. Matsuzaka, please pass along this message: "Hurry the hell up already!!!!!!!!" I can't believe that Sox management, nor Terry Francona or pitching coach John Farrell told him to step it up already. It was 46 degrees at gametime last night. If your defense is cold because you're knitting a small sweater between pitches, they tend to get cold, too. Seriously, if I ever find out that the Sox could've traded Dice-K and a dozen cases of baseballs to the Twins for Johan Santana, I may be forced to renounce my fan-hood of them. Work fast and change speeds, how hard is that? Not very, and it's worked for numerous pitchers 10 times better than him.
If you know anyone from Seattle, in Seattle, or a Sonics fan, give them a hug today in person, over the phone or via IM/email, as last night was probably the last Sonics game ever.
I was going to write about how impressed the Thuggets were last night, even with Kenyon Martin getting T'd up in the first 3 minutes of the game, but guess who got busted for DUI last night? Nice work, All-Star.
As for the game, if JR Smith would play like this every night and keep it zipped up, he'd be an early favorite for 6th man next year....really. He had 18 in the 1st half last night, and it was quite impressive. Still not my favorite player, never will be, but that kind of effort could make Enver (get it, no 'D'-I know, lame) a tough out in the 1st round of the playoffs.
In case you missed this over the weekend, Oklahoma St. football coach went on a rampage after a game and damn near went after a reporter for writing an article about QB Bobby Reid. Like Paul Harvey says, "and now, for the rest of the story." I thought it was interesting.
I was going to write about some of the early entries into the NBA Draft, but Jeff Goodman at FoxSports already did it, so read this instead. And let me say 'Buh-bye' to Donte Greene from da 'Cuse. Your athleticism will be missed, your shot selection, not so much.
I'd like to file this under, "That Bitch is Crazy", but after reading this, I think Alicia Keys honestly believes this crap. Hey honey, wanna know what else is a conspiracy theory? Global Warming? Ask Al Gore, but make sure you ask all the other scientists who state that it's a garbage theory. Typical White People? Ask Barack Hussein Obama about that one. Guess you don't want white folks buying up your albums anymore, huh? No problem. Mariah's album is coming out soon, and I hear it's going to tear it up. You won't need anymore of my money, so you don't have to get it. Way to insult a large part of your audience.
And lastly for the day, I just read that Jessica Simpson's sister Ashlee not only got engaged recently, but is now expecting. What the hell ever happened to a good old-fashioned BJ?? These so-called celebrities have so much money, but not the common sense to wrap it up? I know that there are some single moms out there, and I even know 2 that are a little older than me, but that's kind of the point, they are a little more prepared for it. Way more prepared than a 23 year old Ashlee Simpson or a 17 year old Jamie Lynn Spears. Honestly, for the sake of our humanity, these stupid girls need to stop procreating and learn to get on their knees. You'll hook a man that way, too. I know, I'm one of them.
I'm out, happy Monday!
the TBS announcing team of Buck Martinez and Chip Carey ought to be played to torture inmates in Guantanamo Bay. There, I said it. Do all these clowns go to the same school to learn how to talk thru the nose??? Just terrible. At least while watching the Yankees/Sox last night I got to listen to Jon Miller, and he's a damn fine announcer. Yesterday afternoon, I got to flip between Cubs/Phillies (on TBS with those 2 horrific announcers), White Sox/Tigers on WGN, and eventually the Rockies/D'backs on the local channels. Now, I think the local guys are a little dumb at times, but at least there's a legit banter and play off each other. Even the White Sox game wasn't horrible. I'll be honest, I usually can't stand their call, mostly when they play the Red Sox, because I can hear them being homers. But that's what they get paid for.
Martinez and Carey are supposed to be national announcers, and I'd rather hear nothing from their telecasts other than the chatter of the ballpark. Their voices go through me, they bring nothing to the game, and Martinez over-analyzes every stinkin' pitch. Can't imagine why he couldn't make it as a manager (cue the sarcasm!).
As for watching the Red Sox and the Yankees over the weekend, I've got a definite gripe about Saturday's game...I couldn't watch it!!!! No one in Denver could. Why??? Because the Rockies were on Fox, and it was a nationally split audience. So I got to be one of the few people in the country that was forced to see the Rockies/D'backs, because it was nationally televised, I was in that market, and Major League Baseball has some archaic rules when it comes to weekends and showing games. Thanks a bunch. Can someone just punch Bud Selig in the groin 9 times for me?
But I did get to watch the game between the Yanks & Sox last night. Gee, lucky me. Am I the only person that wouldn't mind Dice-K getting lost along the Mass. Pike for awhile? I swear, he's the anti-Christ on the hill. And I'm supposed to root for him???! I can't remember yelling at a winning pitcher like I've wanted him dead before. I just can't. In case anyone who reads this knows someone that can get in contact with Mr. Matsuzaka, please pass along this message: "Hurry the hell up already!!!!!!!!" I can't believe that Sox management, nor Terry Francona or pitching coach John Farrell told him to step it up already. It was 46 degrees at gametime last night. If your defense is cold because you're knitting a small sweater between pitches, they tend to get cold, too. Seriously, if I ever find out that the Sox could've traded Dice-K and a dozen cases of baseballs to the Twins for Johan Santana, I may be forced to renounce my fan-hood of them. Work fast and change speeds, how hard is that? Not very, and it's worked for numerous pitchers 10 times better than him.
If you know anyone from Seattle, in Seattle, or a Sonics fan, give them a hug today in person, over the phone or via IM/email, as last night was probably the last Sonics game ever.
I was going to write about how impressed the Thuggets were last night, even with Kenyon Martin getting T'd up in the first 3 minutes of the game, but guess who got busted for DUI last night? Nice work, All-Star.
As for the game, if JR Smith would play like this every night and keep it zipped up, he'd be an early favorite for 6th man next year....really. He had 18 in the 1st half last night, and it was quite impressive. Still not my favorite player, never will be, but that kind of effort could make Enver (get it, no 'D'-I know, lame) a tough out in the 1st round of the playoffs.
In case you missed this over the weekend, Oklahoma St. football coach went on a rampage after a game and damn near went after a reporter for writing an article about QB Bobby Reid. Like Paul Harvey says, "and now, for the rest of the story." I thought it was interesting.
I was going to write about some of the early entries into the NBA Draft, but Jeff Goodman at FoxSports already did it, so read this instead. And let me say 'Buh-bye' to Donte Greene from da 'Cuse. Your athleticism will be missed, your shot selection, not so much.
I'd like to file this under, "That Bitch is Crazy", but after reading this, I think Alicia Keys honestly believes this crap. Hey honey, wanna know what else is a conspiracy theory? Global Warming? Ask Al Gore, but make sure you ask all the other scientists who state that it's a garbage theory. Typical White People? Ask Barack Hussein Obama about that one. Guess you don't want white folks buying up your albums anymore, huh? No problem. Mariah's album is coming out soon, and I hear it's going to tear it up. You won't need anymore of my money, so you don't have to get it. Way to insult a large part of your audience.
And lastly for the day, I just read that Jessica Simpson's sister Ashlee not only got engaged recently, but is now expecting. What the hell ever happened to a good old-fashioned BJ?? These so-called celebrities have so much money, but not the common sense to wrap it up? I know that there are some single moms out there, and I even know 2 that are a little older than me, but that's kind of the point, they are a little more prepared for it. Way more prepared than a 23 year old Ashlee Simpson or a 17 year old Jamie Lynn Spears. Honestly, for the sake of our humanity, these stupid girls need to stop procreating and learn to get on their knees. You'll hook a man that way, too. I know, I'm one of them.
I'm out, happy Monday!
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Wrong again
I'm thinking this is starting to look like Not My Year! I can't pick a game to save my existence. I thought last night's game would come down to coaching, and it did. Nice work by Kansas' Bill Self, fouling and putting Memphis on the line. Way to make them earn it, or in this case, lose it.
All props to Kansas for winning last night. They won that game fair and square, I have no complaints on officiating (Other than Ed Hightower making sure he got some face time), it was a very good game. My observations on the game go like this:
Very nice to see KU keep pounding it inside. They had a size and more importantly depth than Memphis and kept going to it. Very good coaching on post position and how to hold the spot.
Did Jim Nantz really say, "Rock Chock Champioship"? Ugh. I'm starting to get to that point in my life where I can do without the announcers. Rarely are these guys bringing anything to the table that I'm not well aware of. Even the so-called 'casual fan' knows what's going on. And if they don't, email, IM or call me. Better yet, bring over a case of beer and watch me swear at the TV, that alone is usually worth the price of admission. Another note on the call of the championship game last night, could you guys talk about Memphis at the FT line a little more? Not sure if that horse is dead yet, but I think I just saw it twitch...hit it again!!
I absolutely loved the frenetic pace at certain points during the game, especially out of the gates in the 2nd half. Not a lot of points scored, but a lot of speed and pretty darn good transition defense.
Was Roy Williams wearing a KU sticker on his shirt????? Dude, what the hell? I thought he'd jinx it. Tell me you didn't either, and it's clear you're a liar. Stupid Huckleberry Hound needs to go away, he's never going to win the big one. I know, he won a title in 2005, but that was with someone else's recruits. This win belongs to Bill Self. Let him have it and enjoy it.
I stated earlier that this came down to coaching, and here's what I mean. Self kept his team calm and collected even when down 8 with a few minutes to go. It took Calipari until about 11 minutes to go in the game to finally notice something that Billy Packer was damn near screaming about the other 29 minutes of regulation...that being that when someone went to set a screen for PG Derrick Rose, he'd get doubled. How does it take a D-1 coach that long to see it? All you needed was 2-3 possessions to figure out what Kansas was going to do. Only after seeing it every time down the floor did Memphis stop setting screens and coincidentally that's when Rose started scoring.
Another coaching note, why did you allow Mario Chalmers even the chance to get off his tying shot in regulation? 10.8 seconds left coming off a made free throw, and up by 3. I've seen this scenario debated, and I've even argued about it with others, but this newer theory works a whole lot better than letting someone take a tying shot. Chalmers didn't get the ball until around 4 seconds to go....so why not foul the other guy dribbling the ball up the court and let him take 2 FT's? He'd have to hit the first, miss the second on purpose, then you'd have to have someone rebound and/or tip in the purposeful miss. That's a lot of things that have to go right for that scenario to happen.
And while quite a few pundits will state that the reason Kansas won and Memphis lost last night will be all about free throws, I'm going to go the way of shot selection. Some of the Tigers shots towards the end were a little confusing to me. Why shoot a 3 down by 5 with a minute to go? Eh, what do I know?
Who's going pro?-So far all that have announced are Jerrod Bayless of Arizona and Eric Gordon of IU, that I know of. Bayless will be a better pro, Gordon should look at his namesake, Ben Gordon, and realize that's as good as he's going to be in the pros right now. Why not stay another year under new coach Tom Crean? He coached Dwayne Wade, so he might know something about stud 2-guards. As for Bayless, I'm not really sure why he's leaving. He might be a top 12 pick, but with coach Lute Olson coming back, along with Chase Buddinger and the recruiting class U of A has coming in, those Wildcats would be looking pretty good going into next season.
As for Hansbrough, I think I've officially changed my position on him. I now kind of feel bad for the kid. He has swept the player of the year awards, and I think with good reason. He averaged a double-double and was on the #1 team in the nation when the regular season ended. When his PG went down, he stepped up. I really could care less if he's white, or if he'll ever do anything in the NBA. I get that a whole lot of kids will be better than him in the pros, but what about now? There are only 3 other players that should be in the discussion of player of the year with 'Psycho-T' (by the way, lamest nickname I've heard in forever), and those are Michael Beasley, Derrick Rose and Kevin Love....and they're all freshmen. Hansbrough didn't have a chance vs. Kansas, in case you missed it. It wasn't his fault, either. Kind of hard to do a whole bunch when you're double-teamed on both ends for the whole game. Credit Kansas for having the bodies to do it. Also, credit UNC coach Roy Williams for not having his team prepared, even remotely. It was 40-12 at one point in time in that game....this is the national semi-finals, here!
The Basketball Hall of Fame announced its nominees for induction yesterday, and I must say, I'm kind of surprised by one of the people that's going to go. Dick Vitale. Really? So, if I get on TV and rant and rave like a moron, kiss a couple of asses I could go in, too? I've never loved Dickie V, and now more than ever wish I had a different feed than his on ESPN telecasts. I think he's a horrible announcer, however, I will save him this; if he is to go in as a contributor to the game, I will have no issue with his induction whatsoever. I've seen him speak on TV, he's quite a motivator, he truly does care about the game.
As for some of the other inductees, Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing will go in together, and that seems about right, but I get this funny feeling that Ewing doesn't belong. Not sure why, maybe because I never saw him dominate, and in comparison to Olajuwon, it's not even close. Ewing doesn't have that one big moment, either. Not a definable play to his career, unless you count Jordan spinning baseline and dunking on him. In the case of Olajuwon, it was all about the abuse, at least as far as I'm concerned.
Congrats to Adrian Dantley for getting on the docket, he was one of the best undersized forwards we'll ever see. Not sure if he'd hold up in today's game, but who cares?
NFL rule changes-the hair issue got tabled. Thank God. No one cares. The best part was how many people screwed up the reason it got brought up. It was brought up by Carl Peterson, GM of the Kansas City Chiefs. Why? Because one of his players, Larry Johnson, got a personal foul called after tackling Pittsburgh Steeler S Troy Polamalu by his hair. What everyone keeps screwing up is that while the tackle was completely legal, the picking him up after the tackle by said mane isn't. The only rule change that I can seem to figure out is that from now on all facemask penalties will be 15 yards. There will be no more 5 yard incidental facemask penalty. Keep that in mind come September.
Sox Home Opener-Starts in a few minutes, and the rings are sweet..the bling's the thing!
Thuggets coaching and shot selection..it's a theme!! If anyone has watched the Denver Thuggets, you'll know how sorry they truly are. They couldn't stop a Special Olympic team from scoring. And yet, as I was reading my Sunday paper, some pundits think that Marcus Camby is a lock for Defensive Player of the Year. Did I miss something? Denver lost at home to Sacramento without Ron Artest or Brad Miller! Mikki Moore had like 30!!! And then the next night they lose to 17 win Seattle. Granted, Kevin Durant is a stud, but name 2 other players, quick! You can't. And yet, there coach George Karl stands there, arms folded over gut, smiling like an old guy with dementia at Chuck E. Cheese, just happy to be there. My complaint about shot selection isn't so much about the shot as it is who's taking the damn shot. Vs. Sacramento, Carmelo Anthony had 47 points, and was abusing people, so who took the last shot? JR Smith, who was shooting a whoppin' 1-8 from the field. Brilliant. Against Seattle, in a tie, who takes the potential winning shot? 'Melo or Iverson...nah, why would you want 2 guys in the top 10 in scoring the league to take that shot? Let Kenyon Martin take that 3, much better decision. I hope the Thuggets do make the playoffs, and then have to play the Lakers in the 1st round. It will be beyond comical to watch Kobe Bryant and Lamar Odom tool on the Thugs. In case you're curious, I won't stop calling them that until both Smith and Martin are gone. They are nothing but cancers to the team and game of basketball.
I went to the Rockies home opener, but I've got a big complaint, and I'm not the only one out here in the Mile High City. Apparently, in order to bleed their new fans completely dry, the management of the Rockies decided this year that in order to buy opening day tickets, you'd also have to buy tickets to another game in the series over the weekend. What kind of jack is that? Not only did they pull that little stunt, they managed to spread out winning the 2007 NL Championship into a 3 day festival. Opening Day was player intros, Saturday was the unveiling of the NL Champ banner, God-Awful placement and all, and Sunday was the ring ceremony. Are you out of your minds? You know, people would've gone to watch baseball, you animals. Oh, and how come teams like the Red Sox can manage to do all of that, remember some members of the '04 Championship team and let Bill Buckner toss out the first pitch today???? Between the playoff ticket fiasco and this gem, no wonder people call you a second-rate organization.
Someone else thinks Barry Bonds needs to be playing baseball...like-now!
A quick shout out before I get to some news....I've recently found that Dunkin' Donuts coffee is being sold at Costco, and I have only one response after screaming out a glorious "Hell Yeah" -delicious. There is nothing better. Starbucks sucks donkey balls.
Now for some news:
A security guard in Wisconsin was fired from his job at Target after stopping a 16 year old girl from stealing Tequila. First, they sell booze at Target in Wisconsin?? Second, why did he get fired? Because he doesn't have the authority to stop someone from shoplifting. Uh, then what the hell is the point of having security there? Now I have yet another reason to not shop at the bullseye...dumbass corporate policy. Way to see the forest thru the trees, clowns.
In keeping up with politics, here's a group of people that deserve a slap. I could care less how much money oil and gas executives and companies make. What no one talks to these people about is profit margin.
Yet another story about a peaceful person that practices the religion of Islam. Yo, Cabbie...or not. I think I'd catch the next one, with the guy who has too many incense holders in his cab. You make the call, I'm all set.
And here's an unintended consequence to banning smoking. I love when the government tells us what we can and can't do. Just you wait until I get into office. A ton of restrictions on freedom of choice will be lifted, that I can assure you.
So, I've come across this story in various forms today, and it's all disturbing, to me at least. 8 teens are accused of attacking another girl. Now, I give credit where it is due. The girl who was attacked father has come out and said she wasn't perfect. Whatever the case, no one deserves this type of beating. What shocks me is she doesn't stand up for herself. I'm not sure if she's afraid of the group, but I don't think I'd take shot after shot, eventually I'd either leave or come out of the corner swinging. That's what I was taught. Have we made everyone soft in this country? This whole thing is a little disturbing, but no one deserves this, and I can only hope that the local DA throws all these clowns in jail. Of course, my favorite part is the parent of one of the supposed villians, "not my kid". Yes Bitch, your kid.
If I was this lady, I'd have a good mind to have a movie marathon every night over my apartment where all we ate was chili, baked beans and cheese. Of course, washing it down with cheap beer. Wasn't it Shakespeare that said, "first, kill all the lawyers"? I concur, William, I concur.
Hey Fatty, you're hurting the donkey!!! Okay, read this and don't laugh, I dare you.
That's all I've got today, enjoy the rest of your Tuesday!
All props to Kansas for winning last night. They won that game fair and square, I have no complaints on officiating (Other than Ed Hightower making sure he got some face time), it was a very good game. My observations on the game go like this:
Very nice to see KU keep pounding it inside. They had a size and more importantly depth than Memphis and kept going to it. Very good coaching on post position and how to hold the spot.
Did Jim Nantz really say, "Rock Chock Champioship"? Ugh. I'm starting to get to that point in my life where I can do without the announcers. Rarely are these guys bringing anything to the table that I'm not well aware of. Even the so-called 'casual fan' knows what's going on. And if they don't, email, IM or call me. Better yet, bring over a case of beer and watch me swear at the TV, that alone is usually worth the price of admission. Another note on the call of the championship game last night, could you guys talk about Memphis at the FT line a little more? Not sure if that horse is dead yet, but I think I just saw it twitch...hit it again!!
I absolutely loved the frenetic pace at certain points during the game, especially out of the gates in the 2nd half. Not a lot of points scored, but a lot of speed and pretty darn good transition defense.
Was Roy Williams wearing a KU sticker on his shirt????? Dude, what the hell? I thought he'd jinx it. Tell me you didn't either, and it's clear you're a liar. Stupid Huckleberry Hound needs to go away, he's never going to win the big one. I know, he won a title in 2005, but that was with someone else's recruits. This win belongs to Bill Self. Let him have it and enjoy it.
I stated earlier that this came down to coaching, and here's what I mean. Self kept his team calm and collected even when down 8 with a few minutes to go. It took Calipari until about 11 minutes to go in the game to finally notice something that Billy Packer was damn near screaming about the other 29 minutes of regulation...that being that when someone went to set a screen for PG Derrick Rose, he'd get doubled. How does it take a D-1 coach that long to see it? All you needed was 2-3 possessions to figure out what Kansas was going to do. Only after seeing it every time down the floor did Memphis stop setting screens and coincidentally that's when Rose started scoring.
Another coaching note, why did you allow Mario Chalmers even the chance to get off his tying shot in regulation? 10.8 seconds left coming off a made free throw, and up by 3. I've seen this scenario debated, and I've even argued about it with others, but this newer theory works a whole lot better than letting someone take a tying shot. Chalmers didn't get the ball until around 4 seconds to go....so why not foul the other guy dribbling the ball up the court and let him take 2 FT's? He'd have to hit the first, miss the second on purpose, then you'd have to have someone rebound and/or tip in the purposeful miss. That's a lot of things that have to go right for that scenario to happen.
And while quite a few pundits will state that the reason Kansas won and Memphis lost last night will be all about free throws, I'm going to go the way of shot selection. Some of the Tigers shots towards the end were a little confusing to me. Why shoot a 3 down by 5 with a minute to go? Eh, what do I know?
Who's going pro?-So far all that have announced are Jerrod Bayless of Arizona and Eric Gordon of IU, that I know of. Bayless will be a better pro, Gordon should look at his namesake, Ben Gordon, and realize that's as good as he's going to be in the pros right now. Why not stay another year under new coach Tom Crean? He coached Dwayne Wade, so he might know something about stud 2-guards. As for Bayless, I'm not really sure why he's leaving. He might be a top 12 pick, but with coach Lute Olson coming back, along with Chase Buddinger and the recruiting class U of A has coming in, those Wildcats would be looking pretty good going into next season.
As for Hansbrough, I think I've officially changed my position on him. I now kind of feel bad for the kid. He has swept the player of the year awards, and I think with good reason. He averaged a double-double and was on the #1 team in the nation when the regular season ended. When his PG went down, he stepped up. I really could care less if he's white, or if he'll ever do anything in the NBA. I get that a whole lot of kids will be better than him in the pros, but what about now? There are only 3 other players that should be in the discussion of player of the year with 'Psycho-T' (by the way, lamest nickname I've heard in forever), and those are Michael Beasley, Derrick Rose and Kevin Love....and they're all freshmen. Hansbrough didn't have a chance vs. Kansas, in case you missed it. It wasn't his fault, either. Kind of hard to do a whole bunch when you're double-teamed on both ends for the whole game. Credit Kansas for having the bodies to do it. Also, credit UNC coach Roy Williams for not having his team prepared, even remotely. It was 40-12 at one point in time in that game....this is the national semi-finals, here!
The Basketball Hall of Fame announced its nominees for induction yesterday, and I must say, I'm kind of surprised by one of the people that's going to go. Dick Vitale. Really? So, if I get on TV and rant and rave like a moron, kiss a couple of asses I could go in, too? I've never loved Dickie V, and now more than ever wish I had a different feed than his on ESPN telecasts. I think he's a horrible announcer, however, I will save him this; if he is to go in as a contributor to the game, I will have no issue with his induction whatsoever. I've seen him speak on TV, he's quite a motivator, he truly does care about the game.
As for some of the other inductees, Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing will go in together, and that seems about right, but I get this funny feeling that Ewing doesn't belong. Not sure why, maybe because I never saw him dominate, and in comparison to Olajuwon, it's not even close. Ewing doesn't have that one big moment, either. Not a definable play to his career, unless you count Jordan spinning baseline and dunking on him. In the case of Olajuwon, it was all about the abuse, at least as far as I'm concerned.
Congrats to Adrian Dantley for getting on the docket, he was one of the best undersized forwards we'll ever see. Not sure if he'd hold up in today's game, but who cares?
NFL rule changes-the hair issue got tabled. Thank God. No one cares. The best part was how many people screwed up the reason it got brought up. It was brought up by Carl Peterson, GM of the Kansas City Chiefs. Why? Because one of his players, Larry Johnson, got a personal foul called after tackling Pittsburgh Steeler S Troy Polamalu by his hair. What everyone keeps screwing up is that while the tackle was completely legal, the picking him up after the tackle by said mane isn't. The only rule change that I can seem to figure out is that from now on all facemask penalties will be 15 yards. There will be no more 5 yard incidental facemask penalty. Keep that in mind come September.
Sox Home Opener-Starts in a few minutes, and the rings are sweet..the bling's the thing!
Thuggets coaching and shot selection..it's a theme!! If anyone has watched the Denver Thuggets, you'll know how sorry they truly are. They couldn't stop a Special Olympic team from scoring. And yet, as I was reading my Sunday paper, some pundits think that Marcus Camby is a lock for Defensive Player of the Year. Did I miss something? Denver lost at home to Sacramento without Ron Artest or Brad Miller! Mikki Moore had like 30!!! And then the next night they lose to 17 win Seattle. Granted, Kevin Durant is a stud, but name 2 other players, quick! You can't. And yet, there coach George Karl stands there, arms folded over gut, smiling like an old guy with dementia at Chuck E. Cheese, just happy to be there. My complaint about shot selection isn't so much about the shot as it is who's taking the damn shot. Vs. Sacramento, Carmelo Anthony had 47 points, and was abusing people, so who took the last shot? JR Smith, who was shooting a whoppin' 1-8 from the field. Brilliant. Against Seattle, in a tie, who takes the potential winning shot? 'Melo or Iverson...nah, why would you want 2 guys in the top 10 in scoring the league to take that shot? Let Kenyon Martin take that 3, much better decision. I hope the Thuggets do make the playoffs, and then have to play the Lakers in the 1st round. It will be beyond comical to watch Kobe Bryant and Lamar Odom tool on the Thugs. In case you're curious, I won't stop calling them that until both Smith and Martin are gone. They are nothing but cancers to the team and game of basketball.
I went to the Rockies home opener, but I've got a big complaint, and I'm not the only one out here in the Mile High City. Apparently, in order to bleed their new fans completely dry, the management of the Rockies decided this year that in order to buy opening day tickets, you'd also have to buy tickets to another game in the series over the weekend. What kind of jack is that? Not only did they pull that little stunt, they managed to spread out winning the 2007 NL Championship into a 3 day festival. Opening Day was player intros, Saturday was the unveiling of the NL Champ banner, God-Awful placement and all, and Sunday was the ring ceremony. Are you out of your minds? You know, people would've gone to watch baseball, you animals. Oh, and how come teams like the Red Sox can manage to do all of that, remember some members of the '04 Championship team and let Bill Buckner toss out the first pitch today???? Between the playoff ticket fiasco and this gem, no wonder people call you a second-rate organization.
Someone else thinks Barry Bonds needs to be playing baseball...like-now!
A quick shout out before I get to some news....I've recently found that Dunkin' Donuts coffee is being sold at Costco, and I have only one response after screaming out a glorious "Hell Yeah" -delicious. There is nothing better. Starbucks sucks donkey balls.
Now for some news:
A security guard in Wisconsin was fired from his job at Target after stopping a 16 year old girl from stealing Tequila. First, they sell booze at Target in Wisconsin?? Second, why did he get fired? Because he doesn't have the authority to stop someone from shoplifting. Uh, then what the hell is the point of having security there? Now I have yet another reason to not shop at the bullseye...dumbass corporate policy. Way to see the forest thru the trees, clowns.
In keeping up with politics, here's a group of people that deserve a slap. I could care less how much money oil and gas executives and companies make. What no one talks to these people about is profit margin.
Yet another story about a peaceful person that practices the religion of Islam. Yo, Cabbie...or not. I think I'd catch the next one, with the guy who has too many incense holders in his cab. You make the call, I'm all set.
And here's an unintended consequence to banning smoking. I love when the government tells us what we can and can't do. Just you wait until I get into office. A ton of restrictions on freedom of choice will be lifted, that I can assure you.
So, I've come across this story in various forms today, and it's all disturbing, to me at least. 8 teens are accused of attacking another girl. Now, I give credit where it is due. The girl who was attacked father has come out and said she wasn't perfect. Whatever the case, no one deserves this type of beating. What shocks me is she doesn't stand up for herself. I'm not sure if she's afraid of the group, but I don't think I'd take shot after shot, eventually I'd either leave or come out of the corner swinging. That's what I was taught. Have we made everyone soft in this country? This whole thing is a little disturbing, but no one deserves this, and I can only hope that the local DA throws all these clowns in jail. Of course, my favorite part is the parent of one of the supposed villians, "not my kid". Yes Bitch, your kid.
If I was this lady, I'd have a good mind to have a movie marathon every night over my apartment where all we ate was chili, baked beans and cheese. Of course, washing it down with cheap beer. Wasn't it Shakespeare that said, "first, kill all the lawyers"? I concur, William, I concur.
Hey Fatty, you're hurting the donkey!!! Okay, read this and don't laugh, I dare you.
That's all I've got today, enjoy the rest of your Tuesday!
Monday, April 7, 2008
really quickly
I'm taking Memphis tonight...I just think that Kansas has overshot its team, but I was very impressed with the JayHawks on Saturday night, and not so impressed with Roy Williams coaching. Roy, it's called a Timeout, try it sometime next season. I'll get more into how this wasn't Tyler Hansbrough's fault at all tomorrow, or tonight after the game.
I think this will be a great game, but in the coaching matchup, I like Calipari.
I think this will be a great game, but in the coaching matchup, I like Calipari.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
ugh, and other real news
So I forgot to keep updating my NCAA tournament picks over the weekend. Believe me, I could sit here and lie to you and tell you that I would've picked all winners, but that would be a bigger lie than Roger Clemens has been telling us. More on that in a couple of paragraphs.
So, has anyone seen the D-1 All-American team listing that came out over the weekend? I have to say, what a crock, what a sham. Not overall, mind you, but here's the list, and you'll definitely know where I stand on some of this stuff.
1st Team:
Tyler Hansbrough, F-UNC
Michael Beasley, F-Kansas State
Chris Douglas-Roberts, G-Memphis
Kevin Love, C-UCLA
DJ Augustin, G-Texas
2nd Team:
Luke Harangody, F-Notre Dame
DJ White, F-Indiana
Roy Hibbert, C-Georgetown
Shan Foster, G-Vanderbilt
Stephen Curry, G-Davidson
3rd Team:
Chris Lofton, G-Tennessee
Darren Collison, G-UCLA
Derrick Rose, G-Memphis
Eric Gordon, G-Indiana
Brook Lopez, C-Stanford
Are you nuts?????!!! DJ Augustin got tooled on in a mano-y-mano game on Sunday against Memphis and Derrick Rose. Rose ought to be a top 5 pick. There, I said it. He's the best in college hoops, and he flat-out killed Augustin, holding him to 4-18 shooting. I know this is college, but Memphis lost 1 game all season, and they've made it to the Final 4.
I've also got a serious beef with Roy Hibbert even being mentioned as an All-American. What did he do that was remotely impressive all season, other than be tall? Brook Lopez deserved 2nd team over him, and I can name 3 Centers in the Big East that tooled on Hibbert, but apparently him being a preseason pick means that he has to be picked.
The last pick I have a serious issue with is Chris Lofton. If you'd like me to name 5 other Guards better than him, I will. I can score 18 a game, too, if you allow me to jack up 20 shots with at least half of them being behind the arc. Get real. I also can't stand that no one from Drake or Butler get any love on this damn thing. At least Stephen Curry made it, and then made everyone look like a punk in the tourney.
Kansas, what the hell? Yes, you over there cheering for the Jayhawks. Seriously, do you feel comfy about playing UNC on Saturday? Good, because you're about to get rolled. Talent-wise, you're on par with anyone in the country, but I saw something this past Sunday vs. Davidson, and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one. You don't play to win, you play not to lose. It's a recurring theme on this blog, because it's something I can't stand! You beat a team that was much less athletic and smaller in stature than you by 2. Why Stephen Curry gave the ball up with 6 seconds to go is beyond me, but I can't even fathom that he had a chance to beat you. You were outcoached and outplayed, severely. And watching your Coach, Bill Self, damn near shit himself in slo-mo was beyond hysterical. Quite frankly, I didn't think you deserved to win that game, and I have a funny suspicion that UNC and POY Tyler Hansbrough are about to mop the floor with you.
More on college hoops, interesting article on IU hoops in the latest ESPN the Mag. Also, 2 members have been dismissed from the squad. If you add DJ White and (potentially, er, probably) Eric Gordon, that's 4 players that got serious minutes could be gone. Sad to see how that program crumbled under a few hundred cell phone calls from former head coach Kelvin Sampson, breaking NCAA rules. That team 6 weeks ago had the look of a potential Final Four team. Seriously, if you look at Sampson's last 2 games as head coach, the Hoosiers waxed Michigan State and Purdue.
**Breaking News**: It looks like IU will be hiring Tom Crean of Marquette.
News, including the WTF? portion, which is always a good reason to either think about buying a firearm or smacking someone.
Here in beautiful Colorado, we have some lovely punk-ass kids who think that this is okay to do. As for me, I'm glad this isn't my Mom or neighbor. If it were either, I'd drive around the town with her in the car until she said, "Them!". And then, let the beating begin. How are you going to beat up an old lady? Wicked tough. Put another tick by the side of my FUTATY Program (FUTATY stands for Foot Up The Ass of Todays Youth). Oh, 2012 can't come soon enough. This qualifies as WTF, in case you were curious.
Pamela Anderson says no to marriage? Who gives a rats ass? Sorry, this may not be newsworthy, but I read that this morning, and had to make sure my coffee wasn't laced with NyQuil. Someone told her they were engaged and she responded with a 'sorry'. Are you kidding me? Look, I wouldn't tell Pam anything other than, "Hey, nice tits" or "saw your video, you shoulda done porn", other than that, who cares what this bimbo says? I know, this person shouldn't have said anything to her, but then to reply with that because you're horrible at picking mates? Hey Pam, here's a thought, straight out of left field...maybe marriage isn't for you, hmmm? I figure once you get divorced twice and then have your 3rd marriage annulled, maybe you ought to try dating for awhile. Waddya say, huh? I bet some fan-boy will give your old, tired, Hep C filled snatch the ol' runaround. Although, I'm thinking that if you want someone as well hung as former hubby Tommy Lee you'd better go the porn route, because I don't think he's what can be considered average. Oh, one other quick thing for you before I move on to my next topic...shut your trap and close your freakin' legs, it stinks out both ends. No one cares about your thoughts on people getting married. Getting advice from you on nuptials is like me giving advice on hair care. Go away for awhile, puh-leeze.
In other news, I know I've mentioned this story before, about the teenage girl who committed suicide and MySpace may have been involved. Well, MySpace was the vehicle, now we get to hear from someone who was driving. Anyone else want to go down to Missouri and smack the snot out of this buffoon? Way too cavalier for me in the comments. To all my friends that have kids, please keep your eyes out for parasites. To even have a remote hand in this episode is beyond the pale for my taste. After reading this, I could only think of one word for this person, "Classy".
Shillary is comparing herself to Rocky Balboa....read that again, I'm not making it up. This crap writes itself sometimes, I swear to God. I'll give that dyke one thing, she shouldn't quit. Yes, I called her a dyke. Prove to me otherwise. Her marriage is a sham, she's married to a rapist, at worst, and cheater, at best. Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner there. Back to this giving up garbage. There are two Senators, Leahy of Vermont and Dodd of Connecticut, that are telling Hitlary to quit. Look here, Hill, I can't believe I'm going to say this, but I'll back you up on this one. Don't you dare quit. First and foremost, look who's asking you to quit. Really, take a good long look. Vermont ought to just cede from the Union (and as President, I will happily let them do so, but I'm taking all the maple syrup and weed first-come on, a man has his priorities), and Leahy can lead the charge to attempt to become a part of Canada (trust me, you don't want those stinky hippies, either). And Dodd, he got waxed on the Democratic debates by both you and Hussein Obama (that's his damn name, get over it). Next, why should you quit, because you're down right now by a few percentage points? It's April 1st! The DNC will be coming to Denver in August. Plenty of time to berate your opponent on his bat-shit crazy pastor. Stick around Shillary, if only for the humor factor.
Oh, a little note on the DNC coming here in Denver. Since the Dems will be coming here, there are plenty of companies being approached by the Teamsters to oust their unions and have the Teamsters take over, or even worse, become a union shop. Nothing would delight me more than to have more of this gorgeous state become Unionized. Know why? Once that happens, I guarantee you more businesses high-tail it out of here faster than you can say 'Hoffa'. I know for a fact that one of my former employers will not allow unions on-site. I'd laugh at anyone who tried to get me to a union shop. Get Bent. And I'd leave, too. Hello, Wyoming, or Montana, or Idaho. Don't care, so long as you're not a union state like Massachusetts, Illinois or Michigan. Those states are all doing great, huh?
Clemens and Congress. In case anyone has missed this little news item, certain members of Congress has a petition or memo that is stating that they believe Roger Clemens was honest during his testimony on the Hill. Great, a bunch of people in Congress, well known for their honesty (cue the sarcasm!) believe in Roger Clemens, another bastion of truth. This is too good. Since I'm originally from New England, can I remind you why he left the Red Sox, pretty please? It was so he could win a championship and be closer to Houston. Check a map, and I'll assure you that Boston is closer to Houston than Toronto. Oh, and Boston won a division 2 years before he left Boston and finished 11 games ahead of Toronto in Clemens last season in Boston, 1996.
And this is how you become leader of a team and a locker room. Well played, Mr. Cutler.
I know he's making the rounds on the talk shows and radio, but can anyone issue an apology to Jose Canseco? He may be a maggot, or slimy, or even sleazy, but if it weren't for his first book, Juiced, then we would have never gotten the Mitchell Report. I love that I get to hear how bad of a person Jose is, and I may even agree with that statement, but I haven't heard all of those attacking him and his first book make any apologies. So Jose, I hope you're spot on with this new book, and I really hope some reporter from Boston sticks it to A-Rod and asks him if he schtuped your former wife, along with taking steroids. Oh happy days are here again.
Lost in all of this new baseball season, the Mitchell Report, that debacle in Congress with Clemens and Brian McNamee, I haven't heard a whole bunch about Barry Bonds. He's not on a roster. He was 2nd in the majors last year in OPS, and yet no one wants to sign him. Look, I get it. He's a pain, he's too much in the locker room, he's a distraction, he can't field. Uh, has anyone heard of the DH? I can only think of a couple of guys that DH that would be better than Bonds. Ortiz, Hafner, Thome, Giambi and Sheffield and Thomas. There...that's it. That leaves quite a few teams in the AL that could use Bonds smack dab in the middle of their lineups. So why not sign him, this I don't get at all. Come on, I know he's old, but the guy would get on-base almost half the time..like a team couldn't use that.
Lastly, I know a lot of people don't care about this last topic, but it's something near and dear to my heart, and it's my blog, so too bad. Last night marked the end of the 36 year career of Ric Flair, The Nature Boy, from professional wrestling. That's older than me, and I'm pretty sure Ric is somewhere near his mid-50's. There were tears shed, and I'm pretty sure that they were real. Ric's good, but you really can't fake that kind of sincerity. Ric won a ton of championships, but more importantly, he entertained millions of people. I am one of those people. I know, I know, wrestling is fake, blah, blah, blah. Not necessarily. Wrestling is predetermined, but the bumps and bruises are very real. Not only that, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching Ric style and profile all these years. Ric, thanks for so many years of laughter, and for teaching every kid that in order to be the man, you gotta beat the man!
So, has anyone seen the D-1 All-American team listing that came out over the weekend? I have to say, what a crock, what a sham. Not overall, mind you, but here's the list, and you'll definitely know where I stand on some of this stuff.
1st Team:
Tyler Hansbrough, F-UNC
Michael Beasley, F-Kansas State
Chris Douglas-Roberts, G-Memphis
Kevin Love, C-UCLA
DJ Augustin, G-Texas
2nd Team:
Luke Harangody, F-Notre Dame
DJ White, F-Indiana
Roy Hibbert, C-Georgetown
Shan Foster, G-Vanderbilt
Stephen Curry, G-Davidson
3rd Team:
Chris Lofton, G-Tennessee
Darren Collison, G-UCLA
Derrick Rose, G-Memphis
Eric Gordon, G-Indiana
Brook Lopez, C-Stanford
Are you nuts?????!!! DJ Augustin got tooled on in a mano-y-mano game on Sunday against Memphis and Derrick Rose. Rose ought to be a top 5 pick. There, I said it. He's the best in college hoops, and he flat-out killed Augustin, holding him to 4-18 shooting. I know this is college, but Memphis lost 1 game all season, and they've made it to the Final 4.
I've also got a serious beef with Roy Hibbert even being mentioned as an All-American. What did he do that was remotely impressive all season, other than be tall? Brook Lopez deserved 2nd team over him, and I can name 3 Centers in the Big East that tooled on Hibbert, but apparently him being a preseason pick means that he has to be picked.
The last pick I have a serious issue with is Chris Lofton. If you'd like me to name 5 other Guards better than him, I will. I can score 18 a game, too, if you allow me to jack up 20 shots with at least half of them being behind the arc. Get real. I also can't stand that no one from Drake or Butler get any love on this damn thing. At least Stephen Curry made it, and then made everyone look like a punk in the tourney.
Kansas, what the hell? Yes, you over there cheering for the Jayhawks. Seriously, do you feel comfy about playing UNC on Saturday? Good, because you're about to get rolled. Talent-wise, you're on par with anyone in the country, but I saw something this past Sunday vs. Davidson, and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one. You don't play to win, you play not to lose. It's a recurring theme on this blog, because it's something I can't stand! You beat a team that was much less athletic and smaller in stature than you by 2. Why Stephen Curry gave the ball up with 6 seconds to go is beyond me, but I can't even fathom that he had a chance to beat you. You were outcoached and outplayed, severely. And watching your Coach, Bill Self, damn near shit himself in slo-mo was beyond hysterical. Quite frankly, I didn't think you deserved to win that game, and I have a funny suspicion that UNC and POY Tyler Hansbrough are about to mop the floor with you.
More on college hoops, interesting article on IU hoops in the latest ESPN the Mag. Also, 2 members have been dismissed from the squad. If you add DJ White and (potentially, er, probably) Eric Gordon, that's 4 players that got serious minutes could be gone. Sad to see how that program crumbled under a few hundred cell phone calls from former head coach Kelvin Sampson, breaking NCAA rules. That team 6 weeks ago had the look of a potential Final Four team. Seriously, if you look at Sampson's last 2 games as head coach, the Hoosiers waxed Michigan State and Purdue.
**Breaking News**: It looks like IU will be hiring Tom Crean of Marquette.
News, including the WTF? portion, which is always a good reason to either think about buying a firearm or smacking someone.
Here in beautiful Colorado, we have some lovely punk-ass kids who think that this is okay to do. As for me, I'm glad this isn't my Mom or neighbor. If it were either, I'd drive around the town with her in the car until she said, "Them!". And then, let the beating begin. How are you going to beat up an old lady? Wicked tough. Put another tick by the side of my FUTATY Program (FUTATY stands for Foot Up The Ass of Todays Youth). Oh, 2012 can't come soon enough. This qualifies as WTF, in case you were curious.
Pamela Anderson says no to marriage? Who gives a rats ass? Sorry, this may not be newsworthy, but I read that this morning, and had to make sure my coffee wasn't laced with NyQuil. Someone told her they were engaged and she responded with a 'sorry'. Are you kidding me? Look, I wouldn't tell Pam anything other than, "Hey, nice tits" or "saw your video, you shoulda done porn", other than that, who cares what this bimbo says? I know, this person shouldn't have said anything to her, but then to reply with that because you're horrible at picking mates? Hey Pam, here's a thought, straight out of left field...maybe marriage isn't for you, hmmm? I figure once you get divorced twice and then have your 3rd marriage annulled, maybe you ought to try dating for awhile. Waddya say, huh? I bet some fan-boy will give your old, tired, Hep C filled snatch the ol' runaround. Although, I'm thinking that if you want someone as well hung as former hubby Tommy Lee you'd better go the porn route, because I don't think he's what can be considered average. Oh, one other quick thing for you before I move on to my next topic...shut your trap and close your freakin' legs, it stinks out both ends. No one cares about your thoughts on people getting married. Getting advice from you on nuptials is like me giving advice on hair care. Go away for awhile, puh-leeze.
In other news, I know I've mentioned this story before, about the teenage girl who committed suicide and MySpace may have been involved. Well, MySpace was the vehicle, now we get to hear from someone who was driving. Anyone else want to go down to Missouri and smack the snot out of this buffoon? Way too cavalier for me in the comments. To all my friends that have kids, please keep your eyes out for parasites. To even have a remote hand in this episode is beyond the pale for my taste. After reading this, I could only think of one word for this person, "Classy".
Shillary is comparing herself to Rocky Balboa....read that again, I'm not making it up. This crap writes itself sometimes, I swear to God. I'll give that dyke one thing, she shouldn't quit. Yes, I called her a dyke. Prove to me otherwise. Her marriage is a sham, she's married to a rapist, at worst, and cheater, at best. Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner there. Back to this giving up garbage. There are two Senators, Leahy of Vermont and Dodd of Connecticut, that are telling Hitlary to quit. Look here, Hill, I can't believe I'm going to say this, but I'll back you up on this one. Don't you dare quit. First and foremost, look who's asking you to quit. Really, take a good long look. Vermont ought to just cede from the Union (and as President, I will happily let them do so, but I'm taking all the maple syrup and weed first-come on, a man has his priorities), and Leahy can lead the charge to attempt to become a part of Canada (trust me, you don't want those stinky hippies, either). And Dodd, he got waxed on the Democratic debates by both you and Hussein Obama (that's his damn name, get over it). Next, why should you quit, because you're down right now by a few percentage points? It's April 1st! The DNC will be coming to Denver in August. Plenty of time to berate your opponent on his bat-shit crazy pastor. Stick around Shillary, if only for the humor factor.
Oh, a little note on the DNC coming here in Denver. Since the Dems will be coming here, there are plenty of companies being approached by the Teamsters to oust their unions and have the Teamsters take over, or even worse, become a union shop. Nothing would delight me more than to have more of this gorgeous state become Unionized. Know why? Once that happens, I guarantee you more businesses high-tail it out of here faster than you can say 'Hoffa'. I know for a fact that one of my former employers will not allow unions on-site. I'd laugh at anyone who tried to get me to a union shop. Get Bent. And I'd leave, too. Hello, Wyoming, or Montana, or Idaho. Don't care, so long as you're not a union state like Massachusetts, Illinois or Michigan. Those states are all doing great, huh?
Clemens and Congress. In case anyone has missed this little news item, certain members of Congress has a petition or memo that is stating that they believe Roger Clemens was honest during his testimony on the Hill. Great, a bunch of people in Congress, well known for their honesty (cue the sarcasm!) believe in Roger Clemens, another bastion of truth. This is too good. Since I'm originally from New England, can I remind you why he left the Red Sox, pretty please? It was so he could win a championship and be closer to Houston. Check a map, and I'll assure you that Boston is closer to Houston than Toronto. Oh, and Boston won a division 2 years before he left Boston and finished 11 games ahead of Toronto in Clemens last season in Boston, 1996.
And this is how you become leader of a team and a locker room. Well played, Mr. Cutler.
I know he's making the rounds on the talk shows and radio, but can anyone issue an apology to Jose Canseco? He may be a maggot, or slimy, or even sleazy, but if it weren't for his first book, Juiced, then we would have never gotten the Mitchell Report. I love that I get to hear how bad of a person Jose is, and I may even agree with that statement, but I haven't heard all of those attacking him and his first book make any apologies. So Jose, I hope you're spot on with this new book, and I really hope some reporter from Boston sticks it to A-Rod and asks him if he schtuped your former wife, along with taking steroids. Oh happy days are here again.
Lost in all of this new baseball season, the Mitchell Report, that debacle in Congress with Clemens and Brian McNamee, I haven't heard a whole bunch about Barry Bonds. He's not on a roster. He was 2nd in the majors last year in OPS, and yet no one wants to sign him. Look, I get it. He's a pain, he's too much in the locker room, he's a distraction, he can't field. Uh, has anyone heard of the DH? I can only think of a couple of guys that DH that would be better than Bonds. Ortiz, Hafner, Thome, Giambi and Sheffield and Thomas. There...that's it. That leaves quite a few teams in the AL that could use Bonds smack dab in the middle of their lineups. So why not sign him, this I don't get at all. Come on, I know he's old, but the guy would get on-base almost half the time..like a team couldn't use that.
Lastly, I know a lot of people don't care about this last topic, but it's something near and dear to my heart, and it's my blog, so too bad. Last night marked the end of the 36 year career of Ric Flair, The Nature Boy, from professional wrestling. That's older than me, and I'm pretty sure Ric is somewhere near his mid-50's. There were tears shed, and I'm pretty sure that they were real. Ric's good, but you really can't fake that kind of sincerity. Ric won a ton of championships, but more importantly, he entertained millions of people. I am one of those people. I know, I know, wrestling is fake, blah, blah, blah. Not necessarily. Wrestling is predetermined, but the bumps and bruises are very real. Not only that, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching Ric style and profile all these years. Ric, thanks for so many years of laughter, and for teaching every kid that in order to be the man, you gotta beat the man!
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