Saturday, May 17, 2008 - Trouble in the Big Apple.

-So why can't the NBA fire the Atlanta Hawks' scorekeepers when pretty much the same thing happened, but three times in the last two years.
-I must admit, I'm a closet LA Sparks fan. Candace Parker's debut game statline: 34 pts 12 reb 8 ast.
-Charles Barkley estimated that he has gambled away $10 million dollars over the years. To which he stated: "Do I have a gambling problem? Yeah, I do have a gambling problem, but I don't consider it a problem because I can afford to gamble." Good point, Chuck.
-If you think Floyd Mayweather has chops, check out the youngster Pretty Boy Bam-Bam.
-A little tension among NY Mets' players, as Billy Wagner has called out his teammates for playing hooky after games, specifically Carlos Beltran, Luis Castillo and my boy Carlos Delgado. Race is not the key here folks, laziness however, fits the bill to a tee.
-Portia de Rossi is set to wed Ellen DeGeneres (that's right, the dancing talk show host). To which the world responded, "Her?".
-If Kenny "the Jet" Smith leaves the TNT crew for the Knicks, I for one, will miss his charisma and on-air personality. The TNT crew are only rivalled by The Best Damn Sports Show Period guys, in terms of entertainment value.
-Is Evan Longoria of the D-Rays good or what? Big time props to Andrew Friedman, the GM of the Devil Rays for locking him up.
-David Stern recently made comments regarding the "fancy pyrotechnics" at the beginning of games. I share the same sentiments, the player introductions have become too circus-like and over-the-top for my liking. I'm only 18 years young, for your information.
-the MLB is on pace for 1,000 less HR's, Mitchell Report anyone?
-The LA Angels will have their hands full during interleague play - hosting the Braves and Mets at home, and then flying out to face another tough team, the Phillies.
-The Cleveland Indians starters racked up 44 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball. Good for baseball fans - bad for casual baseball fans.
-Cleveland Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson is out with a shoulder-injury. As the rest of the NBA fans around the world are thinking, is it really that significant to mention? The kid's a one-hit wonder/flavour of the week from last years playoffs. Did Soft Cell ever bust out another hit after Tainted Love? Not quite.
-Does anyone actually watch Off The Record with the obnoxious host Michael Landsberg? I will admit to being a huge Pardon The Interruption fan, making an attempt to follow the show everyday (or downloading the podcast) and my blogging style is clearly, heavily influenced by the show.
-Sign of the Apocolypse: If you're a 49 year old who goes on the internet and pretend to be a teenager, just to break a 13-year old girl's heart (for your own amusement), you're a total loser.
-Speaking of losers (kidding of course), the Orlando Magic players are saying they're the better team than the Detroit Pistons. How hard did you laugh after reading that? I take back my previous comment.
-"I'm sorry, you just fired a mother of four over a [$0.16] Timbit" -Nicole Lilliman, Tim Hortons' former employee.
-Good night Canada! (and wherever else my other readers are from)