Thursday, November 13, 2008 - Roger and Mindy

-When asked whether he thinks the Red Sox would have won the World Series if Manny Ramirez had stayed, David Ortiz said, "Probably...I'm not going to lie to you, probably." but at the same time, knew it was his time to go.
-Dwight Howard's stat line 30 pts, 19 boards, 10 swats - albeit, against the OC Thunder.
-Lou Piniella of the Cubs, and his successor in Tampa Bay, Joe Maddon of the much improved Rays were named the top managers of '08 in the MLB...no surprises here.
-UNC star and reigning national player of the year, Tyler Hansbourough is said to be out for the team's season opener against the Tar Heels.
-Seeing as there aren't enough reality t.v shows these days, Mindy McCready is meeting with ABC network execs to pitch "Mending Mindy". The show will no doubt milk the Roger Clemens romantic past angle.
-Tony Romo is ready to return to the Cowboys - just in time for the 'Skins game.
-The Raptors' weakness at the wing position really became apparent in last night's game against the Sixers, with Anthony Parker and Jamario Moon both packing enough bricks to build another arena, and although playing 30 minutes, Jason Kapono finished with just 3 shot attempts. Gerald Wallace, anyone?

PTI: Big Finish For November 12, from 'Melo to Obama, talk about a promotion!

Monday, July 7, 2008 - Bust-a-nut?

-In his interview with Jim Rome, David Ortiz stated that he is part of the group of people who think the Tampa Bay Rays are in fact, the real deal, and will do well in the playoffs.
-After being upset by New Zealand, Team Canada had five players scoring in double-digits in their bounce back victory against Lebanon, the final score being 100-68 in the finale of the Jack Donohue International Classic
-Arizona Diamondback's catcher Chris Snyder suffered a busted nut, or a broken testical...well, you can scratch off that idea for a Mythbusters episode.
-reports are indicating that the Milwaukee Brewers have won the C.C Sabathia sweepstakes. Still doesn't sound right.
-After almost five hours of epic tennis action, Rafael Nadal becomes the first man to win both the French Open and Wimbledon since tennis great Bjorn Borg, defeating Roger Federer and ending the latter's grass court winning streak at 65 matches.
-With the recent signing of Chris Duhon, it looks like the Knicks will be parting ways with "hometown hero", Stephon Marbury. I don't say this often but, a step in the right direction for the New York Knicks.
-the Tampa Bay Lightning's Dan Boyle has agreed to lift his no-move clause. Pay attention Leafs - you might learn something.
-According to Sports Illustrated, the normal stride length for a pitcher is 77% to 87% of his height. Giants' pitcher, Tim Lincecum's stride is 129%, which is about 7 1/2 feet. Talk about your classic freakshow, and I say that in the nicest way possible...
-Congratulations to the Atlanta Dream, of the WNBA, for notching their first franchise victory against the Chicago Sky - never an easy task for an expansion team, in any sport for that matter.
-In a special showing of Pardon the Interruption, Michael Wilbon's response to the "best game of the year"? Suns-Spurs, game one double overtime [117-115] victory by the Spurs. Hard to argue against that particular game - even though it's not even a candidate for the ESPY.
-Line of the week, "I'll piss in his hand, if he wants. I really don't care, because I'm not worried about anything."- Pat Perez, on the PGA Tour's new drug-testing policy.
-Transformers star Megan Fox appears to be "opting out" and remaining a free-agent.
-In cased you missed this bomb of a video, lead singer Josh Homme of QotSA just ripping apart a fan at Norwegian Wood 2008 (warning - some crude language).
-And finally, in local Canadian sports news (Northern Ontario specifically) congratulations to Taylor Milne of Callander/North Bay, ON - as he will be packing his bags to compete in the Olympic Games in Beijing next month.