Oh my gosh, Carl Pavano is on the DL!!! Where have we seen this before? Oh I know, the last 2 years!!! I cannot believe they didn't put something in his contract about the amount of games that he must play. Cashman did nothing to protect the damn team! And, if that isn't bad enough Mussina is on the DL too where Wang has been the whole season. Just to add insult to injury, Mariano gave up a walk off homerun! This is madness. I know its early, but the pitching is atrocious and if the likes of A-Rod and Jeter don't score an obscene amount of runs the Yanks could very well end up in the bottom of the league. I guess $195 million doesn't buy what it used too!
Today the league was honoring Jackie Robinson's breaking the color barrier. Several players wore the #42. The Dodgers vs the Padres was the marquees game and maybe it was just a coincidence but there were about as many black players on the Dodgers today as there were back then.
Kobe scored 50 again and secured a playoff spot for the Lakers. He was very efficient going 18-25 from the field. He's the best, but I'm sure you know that by now.
Tim Duncan got ejected for laughing while on the bench. I don't know what to say about this.
Joe Johnson and Speedy Claxton will miss the remainder of the season. I figured as much I mean there are only 2 games left. Speedy wasn't much help when he was "healthy". I personally think we need to cut our losses and let his ass go. They are going to have to pay him anyway, but I'd feel better if we didn't have to see him on the bench in a suit.
The Magic clinched a playoff spot. I doubt they'll make it out of the first round, but playoff berths make fans happy.
Meanwhile, the Pacers were eliminated from playoff contention. Maybe Rick Carlisle will be available to coach the Hawks. I know he isn't the biggest of names, but he got a team in the playoffs that missed 3 of its 4 best players for much of the season because of suspensions. We haven't been able to get into the playoffs under the best of circumstances. He obviously has something.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Hawks vs Cavs live blog (in case you weren't able to watch)
My Hawks are about to take on the Cavaliers right now and even though we are fighting for a top 3 pick, I kinda want us to beat Cleveland. They'd stay in the 5th seed and have to play the Heat. This is my dream first round series because it would guarantee either the Heat or Cavs would be eliminated in the first round. I dislike both of these teams so that would bring me great joy! It's 9-0 in favor of Cleveland right now so it looks like our hopes of getting a top 3 pick are very much still in tact!
Josh just busted Lebron's nose! He's actually bleeding. Why am I laughing? That is so not funny! Haha. Lord knows that nose of his does not need to get any bigger!!! If they weren't in a dog fight with Chicago for that #2 seed they'd probably pull his ass for the rest of the game! Lebron keeps shooting 3's, he must be practicing for late tie game situations. I love his new NBA commercial when he hits the game winning jumper while no one is guarding him. Everyone lambastes him when some "inferior" talent is guarding him and he doesn't drive to the hoop. Well, he made everyone look like fools. In the commercial he showed that he won't drive to the hoop even if no one is guarding him! He clearly has something against lay-ups when the game is on the line this year. Cleveland is leading by 12 right now. I'm happy and sad all at the same time. The "King" has 16 already. Could he give us 50 tonight? We shall see. Lebron just got a steal and pulled up for a jumper. Josh was back with him, but still. A jumper? Come on Lebron. You can tell how small we are when Donyell Marshall starts driving to the hoop and posting people up. We're now down by 18. I don't think we'll be playing spoiler tonight, but that's okay. We're still in the running for that #1 pick! Bring on my fan crush Kevin Durant! The starters are on the bench right now for Cleveland. They're shooting like 80% for the 2nd quarter. Our defense is stout! The Cavs fans just booed loud as hell when Josh was at the line. I bet Josh hasn't felt that much hostility from fans since he last played at Philips. Cavs by 21. Our offense is still flowing like it has much of the year. The point guard dribbles the air out of the ball then starts passing it with about 7 seconds left ultimately leading to a shot clock violation. Who says our players aren't improving under Woody? They've obviously learned consistency because they've been doing this shit all year. April 17th can't get here soon enough. Bob just said we haven't scored in the past 3 minutes. I'm surprised, it seems like longer! Shelden Williams couldn't score if he were inside the basket. The "King" has just checked back in. We can't even make layups. This isn't news, but its still troubling. We can't rebound either. Cavs by 26 and it ain't even half time yet. We went 6 minutes 45 seconds without scoring. We may not have 30 points at the half. I don't think I'll be able to stomach the rest of this game. The Hawks players must be in "Bermooda" as Charles would say. 56-28 at the half. Game is back on, we're now down by 30 its still early we could come back. I have to applaud Steve Smith and Bob Rathburn for remaining so positive throughout the season. No one would have blamed them if they just lost it at any point during the season. I mean they could have literally thrown off the headsets, kicked chairs, turned tables over and stormed out of several arenas in disgust and no one would have questioned them. They are troopers! Shelden just scored his second bucket. Lebron's free throw shooting is atrocious. He doesn't just miss, he MISSES. We haven't won a road game since February. Anthony Johnson has got to HATE the Dallas Mavericks for sending him to Atlanta. Bob Rathburn just said its getting worser and worser. He was joking, and it was actually funny as hell! Woody just took a timeout. We're down by 31. He looks defeated just as he has all season long! I know no one wants to be fired, but damn either Woody or the Atlanta Spirit has got to say Uncle this summer. They just showed Joe Johnson highlights from when we beat Cleveland earlier in the year. I miss Joe. Drew Gooden has got to cut that ridiculous patch of hair off the back of his head. Shot clock violation. We have to be leading the league or are very near the top in those! Lebron just hit a fade away jumper, although it looks like he's fading away every time he shoots a jumper if you ask me. Why is he always scowling after he makes a basket? What do you have to be angry about at that point? The Cavs are leading by like 30, if we were the Knicks Mike Brown would have to seriously consider taking Lebron out. He wouldn't want to risk him getting a hard foul. Lucky for him the Hawks players aren't dirty enough or tough enough in general to give hard fouls. Josh busting Lebron's nose was more Lebron's fault than it was Josh's. Lebron's at the line, he makes the first one and the second one. The lead is now 35. This is gross. When this game is over it will look like the Cavs played suffocating defense, but trust me the Hawks offense has been abysmal at best. Lebron just shot an air ball from damn near half court and he had plenty of time left. I guess he's still practicing for those late tie game situations. 85-55 at the end of 3. 12 more gut wrenching minutes left then this will end. The Cavs have 24 assists to our 8. When the Cavs miss free throws they miss em! None of that roll in and out type stuff. We're talking back iron clankers. We just successfully stopped a fast break. I'm impressed since we've not been able to do that all year. It's not because we never have anyone back, its just that normally we don't foul hard enough to stop the other team from scoring. Scott Pollard is in the game, so you know Cleveland is whipping our ass! We just had two layup attempts and neither one of them managed to hit the rim, shot clock violation. I'm gonna find out if we lead the league in those. Damon Jones is in the game that definitely lets you know how over it is. He's apparently not talking anymore. Who says God doesn't perform miracles anymore? There's a good chance we'll lose this game by 40+. Shelden has 12 points. Steve and Bob are still super positive even though they've had ample opportunity to rip the players to shreds. Lesser men would have seized that opportunity by now. Our worst lost this season was only by 27 points. I'm actually quite impressed by that, I just knew we'd lost by at least 30 a few times this season. We certainly will tonight. Royal Ivey has played more minutes in this game than he has in all the other games combined this year. I don't know if that's true, as a matter of fact I know it isn't but it seems like it. Daniel Gibson just hit a 3 and Lebron was on the sideline holding up the "Hook em Horns" sign. The Buckeye fans have to be outraged! 2 minutes left Cavs lead by 38. Anthony Johnson is setting up our offense. That whole scene is laugh out loud funny! If the Cavs get to 50 wins Larry Hughes gets a $2 million bonus. If Damon Jones is the best looking guy the NBA has to offer, then the league is in serious trouble. If he's the best shooter in the NBA, then the league is in serious trouble. If he's the best anything in the NBA, the league is in serious trouble. We won't lose by 40, there's something to be said for that. "at least we didn't lose by 40" there I said it. 110-76 is the final. At this point in the season do you even bother giving a post game speech? You feel like you were at the game after reading this, don't ya?
Josh just busted Lebron's nose! He's actually bleeding. Why am I laughing? That is so not funny! Haha. Lord knows that nose of his does not need to get any bigger!!! If they weren't in a dog fight with Chicago for that #2 seed they'd probably pull his ass for the rest of the game! Lebron keeps shooting 3's, he must be practicing for late tie game situations. I love his new NBA commercial when he hits the game winning jumper while no one is guarding him. Everyone lambastes him when some "inferior" talent is guarding him and he doesn't drive to the hoop. Well, he made everyone look like fools. In the commercial he showed that he won't drive to the hoop even if no one is guarding him! He clearly has something against lay-ups when the game is on the line this year. Cleveland is leading by 12 right now. I'm happy and sad all at the same time. The "King" has 16 already. Could he give us 50 tonight? We shall see. Lebron just got a steal and pulled up for a jumper. Josh was back with him, but still. A jumper? Come on Lebron. You can tell how small we are when Donyell Marshall starts driving to the hoop and posting people up. We're now down by 18. I don't think we'll be playing spoiler tonight, but that's okay. We're still in the running for that #1 pick! Bring on my fan crush Kevin Durant! The starters are on the bench right now for Cleveland. They're shooting like 80% for the 2nd quarter. Our defense is stout! The Cavs fans just booed loud as hell when Josh was at the line. I bet Josh hasn't felt that much hostility from fans since he last played at Philips. Cavs by 21. Our offense is still flowing like it has much of the year. The point guard dribbles the air out of the ball then starts passing it with about 7 seconds left ultimately leading to a shot clock violation. Who says our players aren't improving under Woody? They've obviously learned consistency because they've been doing this shit all year. April 17th can't get here soon enough. Bob just said we haven't scored in the past 3 minutes. I'm surprised, it seems like longer! Shelden Williams couldn't score if he were inside the basket. The "King" has just checked back in. We can't even make layups. This isn't news, but its still troubling. We can't rebound either. Cavs by 26 and it ain't even half time yet. We went 6 minutes 45 seconds without scoring. We may not have 30 points at the half. I don't think I'll be able to stomach the rest of this game. The Hawks players must be in "Bermooda" as Charles would say. 56-28 at the half. Game is back on, we're now down by 30 its still early we could come back. I have to applaud Steve Smith and Bob Rathburn for remaining so positive throughout the season. No one would have blamed them if they just lost it at any point during the season. I mean they could have literally thrown off the headsets, kicked chairs, turned tables over and stormed out of several arenas in disgust and no one would have questioned them. They are troopers! Shelden just scored his second bucket. Lebron's free throw shooting is atrocious. He doesn't just miss, he MISSES. We haven't won a road game since February. Anthony Johnson has got to HATE the Dallas Mavericks for sending him to Atlanta. Bob Rathburn just said its getting worser and worser. He was joking, and it was actually funny as hell! Woody just took a timeout. We're down by 31. He looks defeated just as he has all season long! I know no one wants to be fired, but damn either Woody or the Atlanta Spirit has got to say Uncle this summer. They just showed Joe Johnson highlights from when we beat Cleveland earlier in the year. I miss Joe. Drew Gooden has got to cut that ridiculous patch of hair off the back of his head. Shot clock violation. We have to be leading the league or are very near the top in those! Lebron just hit a fade away jumper, although it looks like he's fading away every time he shoots a jumper if you ask me. Why is he always scowling after he makes a basket? What do you have to be angry about at that point? The Cavs are leading by like 30, if we were the Knicks Mike Brown would have to seriously consider taking Lebron out. He wouldn't want to risk him getting a hard foul. Lucky for him the Hawks players aren't dirty enough or tough enough in general to give hard fouls. Josh busting Lebron's nose was more Lebron's fault than it was Josh's. Lebron's at the line, he makes the first one and the second one. The lead is now 35. This is gross. When this game is over it will look like the Cavs played suffocating defense, but trust me the Hawks offense has been abysmal at best. Lebron just shot an air ball from damn near half court and he had plenty of time left. I guess he's still practicing for those late tie game situations. 85-55 at the end of 3. 12 more gut wrenching minutes left then this will end. The Cavs have 24 assists to our 8. When the Cavs miss free throws they miss em! None of that roll in and out type stuff. We're talking back iron clankers. We just successfully stopped a fast break. I'm impressed since we've not been able to do that all year. It's not because we never have anyone back, its just that normally we don't foul hard enough to stop the other team from scoring. Scott Pollard is in the game, so you know Cleveland is whipping our ass! We just had two layup attempts and neither one of them managed to hit the rim, shot clock violation. I'm gonna find out if we lead the league in those. Damon Jones is in the game that definitely lets you know how over it is. He's apparently not talking anymore. Who says God doesn't perform miracles anymore? There's a good chance we'll lose this game by 40+. Shelden has 12 points. Steve and Bob are still super positive even though they've had ample opportunity to rip the players to shreds. Lesser men would have seized that opportunity by now. Our worst lost this season was only by 27 points. I'm actually quite impressed by that, I just knew we'd lost by at least 30 a few times this season. We certainly will tonight. Royal Ivey has played more minutes in this game than he has in all the other games combined this year. I don't know if that's true, as a matter of fact I know it isn't but it seems like it. Daniel Gibson just hit a 3 and Lebron was on the sideline holding up the "Hook em Horns" sign. The Buckeye fans have to be outraged! 2 minutes left Cavs lead by 38. Anthony Johnson is setting up our offense. That whole scene is laugh out loud funny! If the Cavs get to 50 wins Larry Hughes gets a $2 million bonus. If Damon Jones is the best looking guy the NBA has to offer, then the league is in serious trouble. If he's the best shooter in the NBA, then the league is in serious trouble. If he's the best anything in the NBA, the league is in serious trouble. We won't lose by 40, there's something to be said for that. "at least we didn't lose by 40" there I said it. 110-76 is the final. At this point in the season do you even bother giving a post game speech? You feel like you were at the game after reading this, don't ya?
Friday, April 13, 2007
Hawks (of course) Roy, Rumors, Pacman Reggie
So the Lakers suck right now! They lost again tonight and they really might fall out of the playoff picture all together! Bless their hearts!
The Hawks lost tonight. Yay! It was fan appreciation night and for the 10 or so fans that stayed, I'm sure they felt appreciated!
The Nets clinched a playoff spot tonight. Does it really matter at this point. I'd be shocked if they win more than 2 games in the postseason
Barry hit 2 home runs tonight. He's only 19 away from passing Hank. Go Barry!
The D Train gave the Braves all they could handle tonight.
Roy Halladay pitched 10 innings as the Blue Jays beat the Tigers. Most managers don't have the balls to leave their starter in past 9. I applaud them.
ESPN is reporting that Greg Oden's dad said he'll enter the draft. Talk about spreading rumors. Why in the hell don't we just wait for him to hold the damn press conference in a week or so?
Pacman Jones says he doesn't understand why the Commish suspended him for the whole year when he's yet to be charged or convicted and at this point I have to agree with him. He does need some type of reigning in, but I just don't think you can make an example of him when he's not been found guilty by the justice system. However, I do find it hard to believe that he's ALWAYS in the wrong place at the wrong time and he NEVER has any involvement when something bad happens. Hey maybe it is just a coincidence! He's going to appeal, but I honestly don't see why considering the Player's Union president doesn't seem to disagree with the Commish and hell the Commish is going to be the one to hear the appeal! This is what I like to call a waste of time!
The Rutger's women have accepted Don Imus' apology. That's really not news.
Oh, one more thing, Reggie Bush settled the law suit that agency filed against him. I guess he really did take the hundreds of thousands of bucks they said they gave him. He can kiss that Heisman goodbye, Vince should have won it anyway! It will be interesting to see how the NCAA punishes USC. They HAD to know something was going on! They'll probably lose a couple of scholarships, but oh well. If they just paid these "student athletes" they wouldn't have to worry about these such things.
The Hawks lost tonight. Yay! It was fan appreciation night and for the 10 or so fans that stayed, I'm sure they felt appreciated!
The Nets clinched a playoff spot tonight. Does it really matter at this point. I'd be shocked if they win more than 2 games in the postseason
Barry hit 2 home runs tonight. He's only 19 away from passing Hank. Go Barry!
The D Train gave the Braves all they could handle tonight.
Roy Halladay pitched 10 innings as the Blue Jays beat the Tigers. Most managers don't have the balls to leave their starter in past 9. I applaud them.
ESPN is reporting that Greg Oden's dad said he'll enter the draft. Talk about spreading rumors. Why in the hell don't we just wait for him to hold the damn press conference in a week or so?
Pacman Jones says he doesn't understand why the Commish suspended him for the whole year when he's yet to be charged or convicted and at this point I have to agree with him. He does need some type of reigning in, but I just don't think you can make an example of him when he's not been found guilty by the justice system. However, I do find it hard to believe that he's ALWAYS in the wrong place at the wrong time and he NEVER has any involvement when something bad happens. Hey maybe it is just a coincidence! He's going to appeal, but I honestly don't see why considering the Player's Union president doesn't seem to disagree with the Commish and hell the Commish is going to be the one to hear the appeal! This is what I like to call a waste of time!
The Rutger's women have accepted Don Imus' apology. That's really not news.
Oh, one more thing, Reggie Bush settled the law suit that agency filed against him. I guess he really did take the hundreds of thousands of bucks they said they gave him. He can kiss that Heisman goodbye, Vince should have won it anyway! It will be interesting to see how the NCAA punishes USC. They HAD to know something was going on! They'll probably lose a couple of scholarships, but oh well. If they just paid these "student athletes" they wouldn't have to worry about these such things.
Hawks, Imus, Lakers, Johan
It's been a while since I've been here so I guess I have a little catching up to do. First of all, the Hawks suspended my boy J-Smoove for 2 games because he got into it with "Coach" Woodson during their overtime loss to um, I really can't remember who they played at this point it doesn't matter anyway. I'm glad they suspended Josh, what the hell is he thinking about trying to win games at this point in the season? If we don't get one of the top 3 picks it goes to Phoenix and that would be horrible!
The Thrasher's had their first ever playoff game, they lost. But the funniest event of the night was when they put some of the Hawks players on the jumbotron and the crowd booed. Damn that hurts!
Kevin Durant decided to go pro, bless his heart. He needs to eat something! I do still have my fan crush on him so I hope we get him!
The NBA season is too damn long, just thought I'd throw that out there.
Don Imus got fired for his remarks about the Rutger's women's basketball team. He called them "nappy headed hoes". He says shit like this all the time, but I guess they've just had enough. He'll probably end up on satellite radio somewhere.
The Falcon's signed Joey Harrington as Vick's backup. Wow.
Dice K made his Fenway debut which was much hyped because he was going against Ichiro. He pitched pretty well all things considered, he only gave up 3 runs. Unfortunately King Felix shut down that Red Sox offense. He had a no hitter through 8 innings. His fast ball was consistently in the high 90's all game long.
The Laker's are now playing for their post season lives. Just last week the only question was whether they'd be a 6th seed or a 7th. They blew a 17 point lead to the Clips despite Kobe scoring 50 and they are now only a game ahead of them . They are in real danger of missing the playoffs all together, but the way they are playing they'll probably get knocked out in the first round anyway.
Mike Mussina will miss his next start for my Yankees. Dammit we're old and getting older! Our pitching was already suspect and now with Mussina being questionable I just don't know where we'll go. The Twins need to go ahead and give us Johan. We're going to get him anyway! If Barry Zito got a $100 million contract then Johan deserves at least $150 million and the Twins wouldn't dare. We would!
Pacman Jones was suspended for the 2007 by the new Commish. I have a lot to say about this, but I'll touch on it later.
The Thrasher's had their first ever playoff game, they lost. But the funniest event of the night was when they put some of the Hawks players on the jumbotron and the crowd booed. Damn that hurts!
Kevin Durant decided to go pro, bless his heart. He needs to eat something! I do still have my fan crush on him so I hope we get him!
The NBA season is too damn long, just thought I'd throw that out there.
Don Imus got fired for his remarks about the Rutger's women's basketball team. He called them "nappy headed hoes". He says shit like this all the time, but I guess they've just had enough. He'll probably end up on satellite radio somewhere.
The Falcon's signed Joey Harrington as Vick's backup. Wow.
Dice K made his Fenway debut which was much hyped because he was going against Ichiro. He pitched pretty well all things considered, he only gave up 3 runs. Unfortunately King Felix shut down that Red Sox offense. He had a no hitter through 8 innings. His fast ball was consistently in the high 90's all game long.
The Laker's are now playing for their post season lives. Just last week the only question was whether they'd be a 6th seed or a 7th. They blew a 17 point lead to the Clips despite Kobe scoring 50 and they are now only a game ahead of them . They are in real danger of missing the playoffs all together, but the way they are playing they'll probably get knocked out in the first round anyway.
Mike Mussina will miss his next start for my Yankees. Dammit we're old and getting older! Our pitching was already suspect and now with Mussina being questionable I just don't know where we'll go. The Twins need to go ahead and give us Johan. We're going to get him anyway! If Barry Zito got a $100 million contract then Johan deserves at least $150 million and the Twins wouldn't dare. We would!
Pacman Jones was suspended for the 2007 by the new Commish. I have a lot to say about this, but I'll touch on it later.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Dammit NBA regular season, Coach Rob, Tiger
The NBA regular season is too damn long! I may have mentioned this before, but it's worth mentioning again. The Wizards lost Caron Butler days ago to a broken hand, now Gilbert has a sprained knee. It's unclear how serious it is, but from the looks of it, he could miss some serious time. Dirk missed a game after hurting his ankle a couple of days back and so on and so on. I'm not saying these players wouldn't have gotten hurt anyway because injuries do happen. But, I bet teams and fans would feel a hell of a lot better if they were getting hurt in playoff games as opposed to regular season games. The league makes enough money and they can afford to shorten the season. They don't care about the wear and tear they are putting on these young men! 82 games is just absolutely unnecessary! They could shorten it by about 30 games and still accomplish the same goals. It shouldn't take 82 games to let over half of the teams in the league in the playoffs anyway. What good is the Player's Union? Someone else has to feel this way!
Hall of Fame coach Eddie Robinson died. I can't sit here and wax poetic about him because he coached for 50 years and I'd only be passing along stories. I only knew of his name and some of his impact until he died. He was apparently a great man.
Barry went deep tonight! He's 21 away now!
My Yankees didn't play today, they got rained out. Oh well.
The Master's starts soon. I'm going to go out on a limb and say Tiger will win. I know this is a stretch, but I'm a risk taker!
Hall of Fame coach Eddie Robinson died. I can't sit here and wax poetic about him because he coached for 50 years and I'd only be passing along stories. I only knew of his name and some of his impact until he died. He was apparently a great man.
Barry went deep tonight! He's 21 away now!
My Yankees didn't play today, they got rained out. Oh well.
The Master's starts soon. I'm going to go out on a limb and say Tiger will win. I know this is a stretch, but I'm a risk taker!
Monday, April 2, 2007
Gator Bait, Opening Day, Michael Smith
The SEC is baaaaallin! We knew they had the best football players, but now they are taking over in basketball too! Damn. Florida beat Ohio State yet again to win yet another National Championship. Those Buckeyes must be having nightmares about Gators at this point. The game managed to stay entertaining even though I never got the feeling that Florida was ever in danger of losing. Greg Oden was a beast, but none of the perimeter players could hit a shot. They were trading 2's for 3's and you can't win like that! OSU has a decent team and if they stay together one more year they could make it back to the championship game and probably cut down the nets. I don't think they'll do it because the millions of dollars that awaits them might be too tempting. Either way, Florida is the best team again and they might have 5 or 6 first round draft picks. My personal favorite is Corey Brewer. Every time they needed a big play it seems like he was right there to make it for them. He seems to have a toughness about him. It's an intangible, but it could be invaluable at the next level.
I'm so glad we don't have to listen to Billy Packer and Jim Nantz again any time soon. Those two...........
Baseball is officially underway and boy my Yankees are going to have to average about 8 runs a game to give themselves a legitimate chance to win games this year. I just have a feeling our pitching will be a problem.
Curt Shilling got lit up today! Yay! I guess now we see why the Red Sox were a wee bit hesitant to give him that big extension. Meanwhile the Red Sox lineup made Gil Meche look like Roger Clemens up there. He was knocking em out left and right! I hope they lose all of their games!
D Wade practiced today, he should be ready for the playoffs bless his heart. He may regret this decision. While I don't think players will intentionally try to hurt him, I know they won't go out of their way not to hurt him. He better be careful when he drives into the paint.
On a totally unrelated note, I like Michael Smith of ESPN. I don't know why, but he's about the only football personality I genuinely don't mind listening to. I like Around the Horn better when he's on there as well.
I'm so glad we don't have to listen to Billy Packer and Jim Nantz again any time soon. Those two...........
Baseball is officially underway and boy my Yankees are going to have to average about 8 runs a game to give themselves a legitimate chance to win games this year. I just have a feeling our pitching will be a problem.
Curt Shilling got lit up today! Yay! I guess now we see why the Red Sox were a wee bit hesitant to give him that big extension. Meanwhile the Red Sox lineup made Gil Meche look like Roger Clemens up there. He was knocking em out left and right! I hope they lose all of their games!
D Wade practiced today, he should be ready for the playoffs bless his heart. He may regret this decision. While I don't think players will intentionally try to hurt him, I know they won't go out of their way not to hurt him. He better be careful when he drives into the paint.
On a totally unrelated note, I like Michael Smith of ESPN. I don't know why, but he's about the only football personality I genuinely don't mind listening to. I like Around the Horn better when he's on there as well.
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Stay in School
Wouldn't it be great if Kevin Durant and Greg Oden stayed in college another year?? Everyone is just so sure they will be the #1 and 2 pick and they definitely deserve to be whenever they decide to make that jump, but they should wait. They sound like they really like being in college so they just stay. There's something to be said for not wanting to grow up as fast as the NBA will require them too. I know there are millions of dollars at stake, but the money will be there. Have you seen some of the money teams are giving away to players? All you need to do is make sure you show your ass in a contract year, then someone will most certainly pay you a King's ransom for your services. Anyhow, I'd like to see them stay just because it would really make this year's draft interesting. What if teams really are tanking in order to get the services of these two men. It would serve them right if they stayed in school. I'm not saying teams are losing intentionally, but let's just say there have been a lot of "out indefinitely, season ending injuries" occurring of late. It just doesn't seem like teams are all that hesitant to sit their guys for the remainder of the season. I don't know what these guys will do, but I hope they hold onto to their youth for a little bit longer.
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