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!

Sunday, August 24, 2008 - Redemption

-Tiger Woods is closing in on the $1 billion mark by 2010. Come the same year, teen actress Miley Cyrus will be worth that much. Funny how things like this work out sometimes.
-Manny Ramirez compared coming to LA from Beantown, to having "20 lbs less on my back". On a completely different note, a story surfaced that Man Ram "forgets" to tip the boys that provide him with necessary services, and his teammates pitch in to pay for him.
-Angel Matos gets the jackass-of-the-week award after his kick to a referee's face after getting disqualified in the taekwondo bronze medal match. Can you say lifetime ban? Give his coach one as well.
-A private research group said that Fantasy Football will cost U.S employers close to a total of $9.2 billion this year, due to time being wasted. While they feel that if they ban all sports-related websites, this could lead to reduced morale and loyalty. A catch-22 for them, it would seem.
-2:30 a.m tip-off time for the gold medal game between Spain and the U.S. Yours truly watched the first half (too tired to finish the game) and the Spaniards were hitting big shot after big shot to keep the game within range of an upset. Close game at the end but USA is back on top of the basketball world.
-Still on the topic of Team USA, there's an article on SI.com comparing the 1992 Dream Team to this year's, and how the '92 team would squash the Redeem Team. Thank you, Captain Obvious. The team's starting line-up had Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, and a couple of other HOF'ers. Oh, and coming off the bench, some guys named Larry Bird and John Stockton etc...
-"There is no deadline for the investigation." for the Chinese gymnast scandal, meaning this will more likely than not continue even after the Olympics are over.
-An article raised the thought of Usain Bolt playing in the NFL. Well he's got the speed, and a heck of a lot of it, but he would have to learn to catch and be willing to get-hit hard on occasion for it to work.
-John Mayer and Jennifer Anniston are splitsville, after 4 months - hollywood equivalent to 4 years.
-Katy Perry was once a Christian singer. So how does one go from singing gospel songs to oh-so-catchy lesbian kiss ones? A total 180.

Sunday, August 3, 2008 - I've Got 99 Problems...

-When asked whether Manny Ramirez was aware that #99 was symbolic of another player in the sport of hockey (and coincidentally one who played in LA at one point) - Man-Ram shrugged it off, saying he knew nothing about hockey. General unwritten rule of sports tells you not to choose a couple of specific numbers, regardless of particular sport, but I guess that's "Manny being Manny", whatever that means...
-On the BS Report with Bill Simmons podcast, Danica Patrick revealed that her dog's name was Ricky Bobby. She also said that she received a speeding ticket a short time ago, for clocking over 17 of the limit. She told the officer that she was a race car driver, and knew what she was doing. To which he replied,"I don't know who you are, and I don't care."
-an 84 year old man from Quebec biked more than 800 KM from his home to Montreal so he can catch a plane to Beijing. This is his 12th time doing this.
-EA Sports chose Brett Favre to be on the cover of Madden 2009 - coming out in August. He will be wearing a Green Bay Packers uniform.
-Manny Ramirez stated that he feels like he will play in LA for the remainder of his career (not very likely). Gotta love it when players use that cheezy line, especially before even playing one game with their new team.
-Team that made the best move before the trade deadline? LA Angels picking up Mark Texeira. Great teams don't wait for other teams to make moves and react, they make the risky moves and make others react to them. And Texeira and Guerrero just sounds a heck of a lot better than Izturis and Guerrero, don't 'cha think?
-Adam Jones has decided that he's changed his mind, and that everyone can go back to calling him Pacman, instead of Adam or Mr. Jones. Not that anyone cares, or even considered his first request...
-In the epic (and well publicized) battle of the beards, Deshawn Stevenson outlasted Drew Gooden and finally won the bet.
-Cowbell Hero blows Guitar Hero out of the water.
-Link of the day: add Ron Artest to your Myspace! (and listen to him Crank That - remix).

Thursday, July 31, 2008 - Texas Three Step

-Manny Ramirez has really been speaking his mind lately...with latest rants such as, “The Red Sox don’t deserve a player like me" and “During my years here I’ve seen how they have mistreated other great players when they didn’t want them to try to turn the fans against them. The Red Sox did the same with guys like Nomar Garciaparra and Pedro Martinez, and now they do the same with me. " Seems like Man-Ram is certain that his future in Beantown is done.
-Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in the slammer. For some odd reason, I feel that something's missing.
-Time Magazine has chosen Lebronze as the cover model, as well as naming him the #1 athlete to watch during the Beijing Olympics. Whatever happened to the old adage of 'respect is to be earned, not given'?
-Blue Jays' catcher Greg Zaun has publicly requested a trade. Don't leave expecting to be missed...especially considering Rod Barajas is a much better player than Zaun.
-Kobe Bryant played a 1-on-1 friendly with Memphis Grizzlies' rookie O.J Mayo and afterwords said that he's got the whole package. Jerry Colangelo stated that "Kobe completely shut him down in the beginning, but the longer they went, the better Mayo got."
-The Yankees have acquired Pudge Rodriguez for Kyle Farnsworth...
-ESPN.com ranked the Pittsburg Penguins as the #1 team in the East, with the Toronto Maple Leafs ranked second last in the conference.
-The Raptors have signed Will Solomon and he will play behind Jose Calderon and Roko Ukic. I could be wrong but this may be the first time in NBA history that a team will play three former Euroleague point guards. This signing will also be the last off-season move of Bryan Colangelo, as he was quoted as saying simply, "That's it,"
-Ron Artest will be teaming up with Yao Ming, Tracy Mcgrady et al, in Houston to form another one of the many "big threes" in the NBA.
-J.P Ricciardi said that A.J Burnett is now off the market
-A nice article called NBA meets MBA. It's nice to know that at least some players are conscious about their post-playing careers...
-Just a little too much time on their hands, maybe?

Friday, July 18th, 2008 - Saudi Prince to be crowned Fantasy King?

-Tickets for the last game at Yankee Stadium against the Baltimore Orioles are going as high as $65,000.
-Things are heating up in the Manny Ramirez debacle. Manny has publicly stated his displeasure with the franchise - telling the Boston Herald that he is "tired of the ----, where they tell you one thing and behind your back they do another thing". He also stated that he has no issues with walking away from the team, if the team chooses to let him walk.
-What a comeback for Team Canada against Korea the other day. Huge three-pointers in the dying minutes by Rowen Barrett and Jermaine Anderson.
-On the Fan 590, Leo Rautins said(paraphrased), "if you're not eating lunch with the team, you're not acting like you're a part of the team". So for that reason, you cut Team Canada's best player? A tad ridiculous if you ask me, especially considering Team Canada isn't exactly a cesspool of talent at the moment, and can't really afford to pull this (overly) "tough love" bit.
-Today's game, Croatia crushed the Canucks, 83-62...game-over for Team Canada - and here's hoping Leo gets the axe.
-Former Japanese baseball sensation Hideo Nomo has retired from the game. For those not aware, he was pitching for the Kansas City Royals this season.
-Rampage Jackson has been taken in for mental health evaluation, for his recent behaviour - something Mike Tyson should have recieved many years ago. So much for being a born-again Christian...
-Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is a Saudi Prince obsessed with Fantasy Football, and is looking to challenge YOU. Sign up today for a chance to win a ticket to the Prince's crib.
-No clue why the Dallas Mavericks wouldn't agree to a Josh Howard for Ron Artest deal. Dirk, J-Kidd and Artest would form a real formidable big three, possibly even strong enough to compete in the ever tough Western Conference, because at this point, as talented as the Mavs roster is, they could realistically finish seventh or eighth this year.
-I bet you're wondering if anyone else has come close to Dan Uggla's brutal ASG performance (0-4, 3 K's, 1 GIDP, 3 errors). Well for his position, Pete Reiser was the only guy to come close to such an "Uggla" performance, his statline: 0-4, 2 K's, 1 GIDP, 2 errors.
-A hunting shop owner is basically offering to pay Brett Favre $25,000 dollars to come back to the Packers.
-The Barenaked Ladies have backed out of a children's concert sponsored by Disney - due to Steven Page's latest cocaine arrest, most likely worried that they would tarnish Disney's "squeaky-clean image".
-Video of the day: Spelling Bee 2008: Numb-nut?