Monday, December 29, 2008 - Winning isn't Everything?

-My internet has been down, but as the old saying goes, "down but not out".
-Best name for Andrea Bargnani so far, BarKwame. I, for one, have not fully given up on this kid, but I just can't see him reaching his potential in Toronto.
-If you were ever to visit a website on this blog, it should be this one: type in www.0and16.com into your browser. And in a move that shocked no one, the Lions have fired Rod Marinelli.
-You've got to be wondering what the Steelers were thinking playing Ben Roethlisberger after knowing that he's been taking a beating all year. For Pittsburgh's sake, let's hope the concussion isn't too serious.
-For anyone who cares about hockey, the Canadian World Juniors crushed Kazakhstan 15-0 yesterday. Is a lame Borat reference necessary?
-In what is most likely a first for a Scott Boras client, Mark Texeira had been offered more money ($185 million from the Washington Nationals) and took the Yankees offer which was $5 million less.
-Here's a scary stat:The combined win percentage of MLSE teams being the Leafs, Raptors, Marlies and Toronto FC (totalling the most recently completed or season in progress) is .383 nearing the end of '08.
-Tickets for the six Los Angelas Kings home games in Jan. (some in the lower bowl) can be purchased for a mere $11.50, against good/high-profile teams such as the Ducks, Devils etc, at that.
-The Lakers ended the Celtics' 19 game winning streak on Christmas Day at the Staples Center. Is there anyone in the world who thinks these two won't be back in the NBA Finals this year?
-The elephant in the room for the Yankees is where will Derek Jeter play when his defense inevitably goes from mediocre to terrible? With Mark Texeira in the mix, no chance first base is an option.
-Brett Favre is contemplating retirement, but this time around, I'm thinking not a whole lot of people care...
-Tampa Bay Bucs' Greg White has legally changed his name to Stylez G, White.
-Wayne Rooney did a little Christmas shopping this year totalling just half a million Canadian dollars.
-In what was a great year for sports, AskMen.com has compiled a Top 10 Sports moments of 2008, and one could make an argument for a couple of other great sports moments.

Sunday, November 23, 2008 - Personal

-Early Sunday start for the Toronto Raptors as they host the Celtics at the ACC. Props to Jin from Raptorschat for the inspiring graphic.
-Quirky fact of the day: Manchester United's Gary Neville's father's first name is Neville.
-The New England Patriots are 6-0 in games where they have won the coin toss, and 0-4 in ones that they did not.
-Not nearly as hyped as the Superbowl, but Canada's own Grey Cup kicks off tonight - Canadians can watch the game online.
-Wendel Clark Night is a huge rip-off of the Yankees' Jason Giambi mustache promo. And retiring the jersey of a blue collar fan favourite, c'mon, who's next Tie Domi? Just for that, I'm glad the Leafs lost. And how fitting it was, that they used the song Dream On to go along with the "highlights" of #17's career.
-P.J Carlesimo was fired by the Oklahoma City Thunder after a dismal 1-12 start for the newly named franchise. I guess you could say he "choked".
-Michael Vick put family pets in rings with pit bulls and "found it funny" when they would get seriously injured according to a witness. This man is just seriously disturbed.
-Idiot(s) of the day goes to the students tossing snowballs at the Notre Dame football players in the game against Syracuse. And it didn't just stop there, the tools started to throw them at the NBC cameramen and even the county police officers. How on earth do these jackasses get into college?
-Stephon Marbury "refused" to suit up when the Knicks were with all but seven players after the big day of trades, according to Mike D'Antoni, but Starbury has a different take on the story.
-Terrell Owens is standing by his criticisms of the Cowboys' offensive schemes and how adjustments haven't been made to adapt to teams. Toss up: who's the bigger problem to their team at this point, T.O or Ocho Cinco?