Friday, October 31, 2008 - Brian Scalabrine is special.

-Idiot of the week: Jeff Kent (as much as I've come to respect the guy). Just pure ignorance, on his behalf. I'll just let the LGBT that make up the Dodgers fan base speak for themselves on the issue.
-the 76ers delivered the Knicks their first blow-out in the D'Antoni era.
-For sale, A-Rod's apartment.
-Mark Texeira, Manny Ramirez and Ben Sheets wasted little time filing for free agency, in a list that will quickly expand in due time.
-I would rather see Jason Kapono shoot one behind the arc with two players contesting, than anything driving to the cup.
-Someone tell Gregg Poppovich to shave, the Santa look just isn't him.
-Word on the street for the services of my boy, C.C Sabathia is that the Brewers are looking to send a cheque worth $100M his way.
-Andrea Bargnani is going to be making a lot of haters eat a tonne of crow - this is just the beginning.
-Phillies tickets were selling for 3k on Stubhub. Incredible.
-Never thought I'd hear this, but the New York Knicks have cut a guy named Patrick Ewing. Right before the season too - good thing the Knicks front office aren't superstitious...
-Forbes ranked the Toronto Maple Leafs 1st in overall value for the third straight year, income wise. If you think that's a lot, to put in perspective, the average NFL team is worth $1 billion.
-And the survey says...Bill Belicheck is among the most and least desirable coach, according to current players in the NFL.
-This stuff is gold. "Coming off his best year as a pro in 2004 where Scalabrine played 22 minutes a game while averaging 6.3 ppg., and 4.5 rebounds, Ainge saw an opportunity. Ainge was able to sign Scalabrine to a five year, $15 million deal, narrowly outbidding the Los Angelas Sparks."
-A look into Juwan Howard's Ipod - You're Beautiful by James Blunt.
-Cole and Chase are so cute. The Phillies' colours are go well with their eyes.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - Pacman Likes Him Some Hooters

-U of T defeated U of Waterloo in CIS football to end their drought of 49 games without a win. Now that's a long losing streak.
-An article titled Vincent Lecavalier hopes to be ready (for the regular season), for his ridiculous contract's sake, he better be...
-B.J Ryan sure knows how to make the end of games interesting doesn't he?
-I swear that I didn't see the NBA.com headline about Patrick Ewing Jr. with the same cliche.
-Michael Phelps will be making a cameo in a future episode of one of the better shows on television, Entourage. The show returns September 7th - note to self, get HBO.
-KC Royals GM is promising major changes before next season's spring training. I think we, and all 10 of the Royals' fans, have heard that line one too many times to deem it credible at this point.
-Roy Halladay was one of four pitchers to take 4 games from the boys in pinstripes at Yankee Stadium in their stadium history.
-Canadian Jamaal Magloire has signed with the Miami Heat, hoping to revitalize his hurtin' NBA career - and get back on track with help from Dwyane Wade, Michael Beasley and Shawn Marion. Side bar, two Canadians on one roster, is that a first?
-Where was Pacman Jones at the time of when he was reinstated? A Hooters restaurant.
-According to this guy's blog, the name of the Oklahoma City team will be the Thunder. The other choices for the team name were equally brutal, I mean the Marshalls? Even the Raptors are a better team name.
-Video of the day/week - classic PTI moment with Phil Jackson, commenting on the then recent Kwame Brown trade...

Saturday, August 30, 2008 - Name Game

-We're not letting you play anymore because you're too good, you don't speak English, and now because you're a girl. What's next, you have to be hetero?
-Patrick Ewing Jr. will be playing for the Knicks next season after being traded from the Rockets. Like father, like son.
-The Bengals' Chad Johnson has officially legally changed his name to Ocho Cinco.
-Ray Allen is having trouble selling his old house in Seattle, trimming the price down to $5.2 from $6 mill.
-The Jays-Angels deal involving David Eckstein is at a standstill, as other teams have joined in the discussion. The Red Sox, Rays and Dodgers are reportedly interested in Eckstein's services as well.
-Steve Nash has a differing opinion on the Suns' plan of resting him to keep him fresh for the playoffs, saying that the Suns might not be good enough to afford resting him 10-12 games. But they really have no choice, with Nash, 34, playing a tonne, 81 of 82 games last year with an average of just under 35 min. a game.
-Jose Reyes' 6 steps to successfully hitting triples.
-Barack Obama says that he prefers the White Sox over the Cubs. To which Ozzie Guillen replied, "He has to be our president.", but wouldn't vote for him just for that reason.
-Bryan McCabe is reportedly going to be shipped to Florida (along with his big contract) in the next few days after agreeing to waive his no-trade clause.
-The MLB's replay central room is 18 by 24 feet with so many computers and television screens that it is said to resemble NASA's Mission Control room.
-Sadly, Canadian Matt Stairs is no longer with the Blue Jays, best of luck to him in the future, be it with the Phillies or whomever. A prospect by the name of Travis Snider has been called-up. The guy's been tearing up AAA ball, so here's hoping this he will turn out to be the one and only bright spot (player wise, I didn't forget Cito) for the Jays this season.
-Forbes ranked the top paid television hosts today, no surprise with Oprah claiming the top spot - followed by the usual suspects, Howard Stern, Letterman, Leno, Judge Judy, Dr. Phil etc.