Probably the most frustrating part of professional sports lately has been hearing about selfish athletes and their problems with the law. It's pretty pathetic that Roger Goodell has to have meetings with Pacman Jones and Chris Henry to give them the "why did you do that" talk. How about instead of giving these guys 5th and 6th chances to behave we start suspending them for entire seasons, or better yet, banning them from the league. If they want to go out and violate substance abuse policies and personal conduct policies then they obviously don't care enough about the game to continue playing in the league. Chris Henry knew about his meeting with Goodell on Tuesday and was stupid enough to get his car impounded and subsequently arrested on Monday. If that doesn't spell out jackass, then I don't know what does. He is a waste of talent and a waste of a contract that could be going to a deserving player. These guys know that they can get away with anything, so they just keep on violating policy after they have been warned countless times. If they haven't gotten it by now, then they're never gonna get it. Time to get tough Goodell and show us that you actually want to clean up the league and get away from being the National Felons League.
Long live sports,
DG2
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Saturday, March 24, 2007
The Elite? 8
After the round of sweet 16 games I am left excited yet very depressed at the same time. Is anyone else out there sick and tired of teams blowing 20 point leads to 1 seeds. I mean Tennessee makes sense, they live and die by the three. But USC, I can't explain it, they owned UNC the whole game. Then it happened, the turn around, or what I have come to refer to it, The Tyler Hansbrough gets all the calls comeback. I mean I haven't seen anyone get that many calls since Paris Hilton's cell phone number got released on the internet. The best was watching him back down Gibson and throw his elbows around then toss them into the air and suddenly Gibson got called for a hold. Then after 3 quick and horrible fouls on Gibson, he was forced to sit with 10 minutes to go and USC up 15. USC continued to abuse UNC's terrible one on one defense off the bounce and then after a few baskets for UNC, the Trojans ripped apart (no pun intended). They started taking handoffs at the arch and chucking bad shots and stopped penetrating. Then, after falling behind by 6 with 3 minutes left they force UNC to miss and drive down and do what? SHOOT A BAD 3. If they had simply drove and dished or drove and got 2's they would have tied and possibly won.
My Pick Still Alive,
How bout the Hoya's. Amazing game tonight. I mean, Green hits an amazing clutch shot through a double team and quite possibly a foul, yet all CBS covers after is how he walked, they zoomed on his pivot foot dragging prolly 2 inches while he gets mugged yet still hits an incredible bank shot in the clutch. Can't media just allow the game to show and stop searching for controversy. For the last 2 years everything is about what wasn't called and how the refs blew the game. In some cases it's obvious (Oregon/Oklahoma Football), but in a sport like basketball with under 5 to go you can't let the refs take the game away from the players. They've done it enough this weekend. They let Memphis win on what should be a no call under 10, they put Vandy on the line to go up with 6 left on Georgetown and almost cost the Hoya's on another no call. Lay off CBS, and enjoy the madness.
10 days....
Can you smell it, the sweet smell of grass in the air. The taste of peanuts in your mouth and the toughness of the bleachers on your ass. That's right, baseball season is just 10 days away. Here's to a steroid free, season of good games that will take us well into October, well if you are a Yankees fan that is.
Final Thoughts,
Josh McRoberts what are you doing? Honestly, you were a lotto pick last season with JJ and Sheldon, but you fell off the map this season. You had an amazing season for a player but could have taken over more games. I know you will be a good pro but it'd be nice to see you stay and develop even more. And what's with websites talking of Gerald Henderson being on the brink of going pro? No way, that'd be a huge mistake. Other notes for college..
OJ Mayo needs a Dad, before he becomes Marcus Vick
Wright (UNC), showed he should leave tonight. He lacks defense but is a freak athlete, perfect for the no d league.
The 1 Year Rule still sucks, it takes away from mid majors and prevents colleges from recruting players that would burn them after a year. That is all.
Drug Free is the Way to Be,
DG1
My Pick Still Alive,
How bout the Hoya's. Amazing game tonight. I mean, Green hits an amazing clutch shot through a double team and quite possibly a foul, yet all CBS covers after is how he walked, they zoomed on his pivot foot dragging prolly 2 inches while he gets mugged yet still hits an incredible bank shot in the clutch. Can't media just allow the game to show and stop searching for controversy. For the last 2 years everything is about what wasn't called and how the refs blew the game. In some cases it's obvious (Oregon/Oklahoma Football), but in a sport like basketball with under 5 to go you can't let the refs take the game away from the players. They've done it enough this weekend. They let Memphis win on what should be a no call under 10, they put Vandy on the line to go up with 6 left on Georgetown and almost cost the Hoya's on another no call. Lay off CBS, and enjoy the madness.
10 days....
Can you smell it, the sweet smell of grass in the air. The taste of peanuts in your mouth and the toughness of the bleachers on your ass. That's right, baseball season is just 10 days away. Here's to a steroid free, season of good games that will take us well into October, well if you are a Yankees fan that is.
Final Thoughts,
Josh McRoberts what are you doing? Honestly, you were a lotto pick last season with JJ and Sheldon, but you fell off the map this season. You had an amazing season for a player but could have taken over more games. I know you will be a good pro but it'd be nice to see you stay and develop even more. And what's with websites talking of Gerald Henderson being on the brink of going pro? No way, that'd be a huge mistake. Other notes for college..
OJ Mayo needs a Dad, before he becomes Marcus Vick
Wright (UNC), showed he should leave tonight. He lacks defense but is a freak athlete, perfect for the no d league.
The 1 Year Rule still sucks, it takes away from mid majors and prevents colleges from recruting players that would burn them after a year. That is all.
Drug Free is the Way to Be,
DG1
Thursday, March 22, 2007
long time coming
Hey all! Sorry it's been awhile. Another crazy week of work, but it's all over today. I promise to update tomorrow.
Quick Thought,
Syracuse's Miracle Run at an NIT championship sadly ended today. There are no word's to describe how upset I am. Maybe everyone will stop talking about the snub. If you were truly snubbed, you'd have won and shown you were the best team left out. Now it's up to Clemson, Miss St, Air Force (great ending tonight), and West Virginia to prove who got snubbed. I mean, that's all the NIT is about now a days anyways, right? Just showing you are the best team left out?
Another Thought,
How pathetic is the NBA. The eastern conference is going to put in possibly 3 teams with losing records in the playoffs. Yet the same teams in the west continue to dominate. So much for a salary cap and different teams winning every year.
Stay Strong (w/o HGH)
DG1
Quick Thought,
Syracuse's Miracle Run at an NIT championship sadly ended today. There are no word's to describe how upset I am. Maybe everyone will stop talking about the snub. If you were truly snubbed, you'd have won and shown you were the best team left out. Now it's up to Clemson, Miss St, Air Force (great ending tonight), and West Virginia to prove who got snubbed. I mean, that's all the NIT is about now a days anyways, right? Just showing you are the best team left out?
Another Thought,
How pathetic is the NBA. The eastern conference is going to put in possibly 3 teams with losing records in the playoffs. Yet the same teams in the west continue to dominate. So much for a salary cap and different teams winning every year.
Stay Strong (w/o HGH)
DG1
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
HGH, it's what's for breakfast
The breaking story from SI.com and the recent fallout from those affected by their release of names on the HGH purchase list has me quite bothered. The list included various WWE wrestlers who did purchase HGH for their personal use (what other use would there be?). The WWE released a statement regarding the issue and many people commenting on the issue were surprised and disappointed that professional wrestlers would use HGH. My question is how the hell did you think they got that big? They are on the road almost every day of the year and somehow still manage to have muscles bulging out of their forehead. Who are they really trying to fool? I was under the impression that everyone knew that a solid percentage of wrestlers took steroids. I guess I should also break it to those who were surprised that wrestling is fake, there is such thing as a mafia, awards shows are political, and referees are sometimes paid off. BUT shhh, we don't want too many people to know. What ever would happen if people knew that professional sports and the entertainment industry are in it for the money?
Here's a thought: These huge men with muscles that seem to take over their whole body, oiled up skin, and hairless bodies, white teeth, and perfect skin are not natural. Nobody actually looks like that without a little help. It's a business people. It's a business where the toughest, best looking, and most charismatic individuals succeed. Tell me you've never heard of Hulk Hogan and the legendary Hulkamania. You think at his age it's possible to look like that without some help. Let it go, it's not like they're actually competing. It's all scripted and all staged. Let's focus our energy on people that really matter, like professional bowlers. They seem to be getting too many strikes lately, and last week I think I saw one guy shatter a pin....
Oh, sorry. I guess I was just taking a page out of the NFL's steroid policy page of ignoring it until it goes away and then rewarding it for having a great season despite being suspended for using steroids. If you're not familiar with the Charger that I'm referencing, then just look it up. That is if the NFL hasn't shredded the documents on the whole thing yet....
Long live sports,
DG2
Here's a thought: These huge men with muscles that seem to take over their whole body, oiled up skin, and hairless bodies, white teeth, and perfect skin are not natural. Nobody actually looks like that without a little help. It's a business people. It's a business where the toughest, best looking, and most charismatic individuals succeed. Tell me you've never heard of Hulk Hogan and the legendary Hulkamania. You think at his age it's possible to look like that without some help. Let it go, it's not like they're actually competing. It's all scripted and all staged. Let's focus our energy on people that really matter, like professional bowlers. They seem to be getting too many strikes lately, and last week I think I saw one guy shatter a pin....
Oh, sorry. I guess I was just taking a page out of the NFL's steroid policy page of ignoring it until it goes away and then rewarding it for having a great season despite being suspended for using steroids. If you're not familiar with the Charger that I'm referencing, then just look it up. That is if the NFL hasn't shredded the documents on the whole thing yet....
Long live sports,
DG2
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Cinderella, where are you?
Personally I loved how close some of the games were during the first round. Some of them were painfully close for many bracket watchers. However, if you look at the bracket of 32 now you'll notice something that we haven't seen in a number of years. (I'll give you a hint: Those little numbers next to a team's name are actually mean something this year.)
Take a long hard look at the bracket and notice the lack of any true upsets in the first round. With the exception of a few 8-9 and 6-11 games, there was a lack of that team that really came out and surprised everyone with a statement win. Say what you will about VCU over Duke, I just feel like it lacks that George Mason feel from last year.
Most experts warned about upsets featuring Oral Roberts, Holy Cross, Illinois, Old Dominion, and Long Beach State. However, most of these games weren't even close. Without some kind of upset that notable fans would recognize, most office pools will be won by some nobody who knew how to hit "print" and then knew how to write a name on a line. If you simply pick the higher seed in every bracket thus far you would be doing fairly well. By the looks of ESPN.com you would be doing better than 50% of participants in their pool. Odd...
I'm not saying that Winthrop or VCU won't emerge from this weekend, but judging by the first round it doesn't look good. Looks like Cinderella goes home early this year, those floors are pretty dirty...
Long live sports,
DG2
Take a long hard look at the bracket and notice the lack of any true upsets in the first round. With the exception of a few 8-9 and 6-11 games, there was a lack of that team that really came out and surprised everyone with a statement win. Say what you will about VCU over Duke, I just feel like it lacks that George Mason feel from last year.
Most experts warned about upsets featuring Oral Roberts, Holy Cross, Illinois, Old Dominion, and Long Beach State. However, most of these games weren't even close. Without some kind of upset that notable fans would recognize, most office pools will be won by some nobody who knew how to hit "print" and then knew how to write a name on a line. If you simply pick the higher seed in every bracket thus far you would be doing fairly well. By the looks of ESPN.com you would be doing better than 50% of participants in their pool. Odd...
I'm not saying that Winthrop or VCU won't emerge from this weekend, but judging by the first round it doesn't look good. Looks like Cinderella goes home early this year, those floors are pretty dirty...
Long live sports,
DG2
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
More Tears, Different Story
Ok, this is gonna be short for the next few days (with the exception of a tournament post before thursday morning). Sorry, I have a busy week of school. In response to that special feelnig about Long Beach State, unfortunately it's not baseball. Considering the LBS Dirtbags (self proclaimed and adapted nickname) is a very solid California College when it comes to college baseball. They're even responsible for producing Jeb Weaver (a strong candidate for last year's AL ROY) but I wouldn't bank on them in the tourny.
The Tears of Orange,
Syracuse Fans, I'm surrounded by them and for the last few days that's all I've heard. This doesn't necessarily mean I agree with the field, but please stop. I know you've had the same non-conference schedule for the last 31 years and you found a way to get in. However a lot has changed in those 31 years. First off, since your Championship in '03, you have began to lose some of those games in your weak non-con schedule. However, you got in with the automatic bid and your players playing with a passion at the end of the season that they lacked all year long. This year however, your hood rich team rested on it's laurels and didn't get the bid and didn't come through consistantly all year. Beef up that schedule or sweet the non-con games and then you can cry if you get snubbed. And stop saying you won't watch, cause you aren't fooling anyone. We know you'll watch, it's the only thing on tv for the next month.
16 over 1,
How sweet was the Albany game last year against UConn. Since it was on St. Patrick's Day I don't really remember much, but the pieces I do where amazing. Perhaps this is the year, doubtful, but if it does, let's just hope it's over UNC.
Word Association,
Georgetown - championship
GWU - flip the W and you have an M (GMU). Their spot makes this easy
Wisconsin - trouble with only Tucker and no help
Oregon - on fire from three
SIU and Butler - former cinderella's now high seeds due to be upset
Duke - could suprise if they toughen up like that stretch when they started out 7-0
Final Thought,
Anyone see that commercial on CBS tonight for the tournament. That makes me excited.
March on,
DG1
The Tears of Orange,
Syracuse Fans, I'm surrounded by them and for the last few days that's all I've heard. This doesn't necessarily mean I agree with the field, but please stop. I know you've had the same non-conference schedule for the last 31 years and you found a way to get in. However a lot has changed in those 31 years. First off, since your Championship in '03, you have began to lose some of those games in your weak non-con schedule. However, you got in with the automatic bid and your players playing with a passion at the end of the season that they lacked all year long. This year however, your hood rich team rested on it's laurels and didn't get the bid and didn't come through consistantly all year. Beef up that schedule or sweet the non-con games and then you can cry if you get snubbed. And stop saying you won't watch, cause you aren't fooling anyone. We know you'll watch, it's the only thing on tv for the next month.
16 over 1,
How sweet was the Albany game last year against UConn. Since it was on St. Patrick's Day I don't really remember much, but the pieces I do where amazing. Perhaps this is the year, doubtful, but if it does, let's just hope it's over UNC.
Word Association,
Georgetown - championship
GWU - flip the W and you have an M (GMU). Their spot makes this easy
Wisconsin - trouble with only Tucker and no help
Oregon - on fire from three
SIU and Butler - former cinderella's now high seeds due to be upset
Duke - could suprise if they toughen up like that stretch when they started out 7-0
Final Thought,
Anyone see that commercial on CBS tonight for the tournament. That makes me excited.
March on,
DG1
Niagara tears flowing like the Falls...and others that should take a barrel ride
Please Niagara fans, stop crying about having to participate in the play-in game in order to actually face Kansas in the NCAA tournament. What exactly was on your resume that makes you feel like you should have deserved an actual seed? Let's review, shall we:
Conference record: 13-5
--Good, but 3 key loses were by a total of 35 points. Two of which came to the same team (Fairfield) who finished 13-19.
Non-Conference record: 9-6
--Not bad, but who exactly did you play? Buffalo, Binghamton, and La Salle to name a few. I know that you can't blame the players for scheduling, but if you want respect you have to prove that you deserve it. Losing to cellar dwellers of other conferences doesn't exactly boost your reputation.
I'm not saying that you don't deserve to make the field of 65, because I think that automatic bids for Conference Tournament Champions is a great idea and makes the tournament as exciting as it is. However, if you want to make some ground and impress some people beat Florida A&M tonight, and keep the Kansas game later this week within 25 points.
Moving on...
Penguins fans can FINALLY stop crying about maybe (possibly, almost, we're serious, blah blah blah) losing their team. Throughout this whole sob story I have not heard many fans from the Steel City speak up about their team. I guess they lost interest somewhere in between losing Mario Lemieux as a player, and then having the worst team in hockey for multiple years which allowed them to build their team. Let's evaluate that one for a second. Here is the reward for a few shitty seasons:
Sidney Crosby (100+ points back-to-back seasons)
Evgeni Malkin (front runner for the Calder Trophy this year)
Jordan Staal (7 shorthanded goals already this year)
Marc Andre-Fleury (a solid young goaltender)
Yeah, looks like those few sub-par seasons were terrible. Now you have a team that is finally back in the playoff picture, if not in the running for one of the top seeds. I guess mediocrity eventually pays off. Too bad some teams sadly stay afloat out of self respect instead of bombing the rest of the season and getting really really good draft picks. (Note the intense sarcasm)
Well, that's all for today (I think). I'm off to watch Sabres/Pens and Niagara/Fl. A&M tonight. Good luck filling out those brackets. I have a good feeling about Long Beach State. (I'm sure you've never heard of it either)
Long live sports,
DG2
Conference record: 13-5
--Good, but 3 key loses were by a total of 35 points. Two of which came to the same team (Fairfield) who finished 13-19.
Non-Conference record: 9-6
--Not bad, but who exactly did you play? Buffalo, Binghamton, and La Salle to name a few. I know that you can't blame the players for scheduling, but if you want respect you have to prove that you deserve it. Losing to cellar dwellers of other conferences doesn't exactly boost your reputation.
I'm not saying that you don't deserve to make the field of 65, because I think that automatic bids for Conference Tournament Champions is a great idea and makes the tournament as exciting as it is. However, if you want to make some ground and impress some people beat Florida A&M tonight, and keep the Kansas game later this week within 25 points.
Moving on...
Penguins fans can FINALLY stop crying about maybe (possibly, almost, we're serious, blah blah blah) losing their team. Throughout this whole sob story I have not heard many fans from the Steel City speak up about their team. I guess they lost interest somewhere in between losing Mario Lemieux as a player, and then having the worst team in hockey for multiple years which allowed them to build their team. Let's evaluate that one for a second. Here is the reward for a few shitty seasons:
Sidney Crosby (100+ points back-to-back seasons)
Evgeni Malkin (front runner for the Calder Trophy this year)
Jordan Staal (7 shorthanded goals already this year)
Marc Andre-Fleury (a solid young goaltender)
Yeah, looks like those few sub-par seasons were terrible. Now you have a team that is finally back in the playoff picture, if not in the running for one of the top seeds. I guess mediocrity eventually pays off. Too bad some teams sadly stay afloat out of self respect instead of bombing the rest of the season and getting really really good draft picks. (Note the intense sarcasm)
Well, that's all for today (I think). I'm off to watch Sabres/Pens and Niagara/Fl. A&M tonight. Good luck filling out those brackets. I have a good feeling about Long Beach State. (I'm sure you've never heard of it either)
Long live sports,
DG2
Sunday, March 11, 2007
the man behind the mask.....or should I say baby
Thoughts before the NCAA Bracket comes out....
It's currently halftime of the ACC Final and I have to point out the two types of players there are in basketball. There is the player that plays for his school, has heart, makes no excuses and gives his all. Then there is the cry baby that makes excuses for poor play and whines about everything. Today's ACC Final is a perfect display of both. For NC State you have Engin Atsur who is playing with a bumb hamstring, making zero excuses for being slowed down and still keeping his team in it with a far superior UNC team. Then there is Hansbrough and the mask. If I have to hear or read a quote from him one more time about how the mask bothers him and how much he hates it I may vomit. It's a fucking mask, deal with it and play, stop crying. For being the proclaimed "Crazy T" you should certainly be used to being banged around and bruised up. Or are you a fraud white boy from suburbia that's never gotten in a fight and has a short fuse based on your complete and udder lack of toughness. The weakest people are always the ones with the shortest fuses. Try wrestling for an entire tournament with a mask on after breaking your nose the night before. Try playing a sport that you are really constantly banged in the nose and your opponent can do it to you on purpose witout being criticized. Then, try winning all of your matches and taking first. Then you can really be considered a tough guy, I wrestled with such a tough guy in HS and let me tell you, that's the real crazy. Getting the blood vessels in your nose cauterized so you don't bleed. Grow a set, pull out the tampon and fucking play you tool. If i was playing against you, I'd make sure to make legal contact with your nose all night to get in your head. You want to beat UNC in the tourny, play physical with Hansbrough and make him cry like the little girl that he is.
Humorous Dickie V moment,
Probably the most amusing thing of today was Dickie V talking about UNC freshman Brandon Wright and how special he is. Then he continues on about how after a few years in school he'll be legendary and an All-American. Honestly Dickie V, stay in school? HA! They are UNC FRESHMAN! They only go to school for one year, leave for the pros because Roy Williams is a terrible coach for building chemistry and can't keep them in school, and contiune on to be flops. Honestly, does any coach in the last 5 years have a lower graduation rate than Roy Williams? Congrats on winning your National Championship with Brad Daughtery's players who he got to stay in school and be a real team. There has yet to be a college that one the National Title with a group of individuals and not as a team. That's why my pick for this year is.........
revealed later!
DG1
It's currently halftime of the ACC Final and I have to point out the two types of players there are in basketball. There is the player that plays for his school, has heart, makes no excuses and gives his all. Then there is the cry baby that makes excuses for poor play and whines about everything. Today's ACC Final is a perfect display of both. For NC State you have Engin Atsur who is playing with a bumb hamstring, making zero excuses for being slowed down and still keeping his team in it with a far superior UNC team. Then there is Hansbrough and the mask. If I have to hear or read a quote from him one more time about how the mask bothers him and how much he hates it I may vomit. It's a fucking mask, deal with it and play, stop crying. For being the proclaimed "Crazy T" you should certainly be used to being banged around and bruised up. Or are you a fraud white boy from suburbia that's never gotten in a fight and has a short fuse based on your complete and udder lack of toughness. The weakest people are always the ones with the shortest fuses. Try wrestling for an entire tournament with a mask on after breaking your nose the night before. Try playing a sport that you are really constantly banged in the nose and your opponent can do it to you on purpose witout being criticized. Then, try winning all of your matches and taking first. Then you can really be considered a tough guy, I wrestled with such a tough guy in HS and let me tell you, that's the real crazy. Getting the blood vessels in your nose cauterized so you don't bleed. Grow a set, pull out the tampon and fucking play you tool. If i was playing against you, I'd make sure to make legal contact with your nose all night to get in your head. You want to beat UNC in the tourny, play physical with Hansbrough and make him cry like the little girl that he is.
Humorous Dickie V moment,
Probably the most amusing thing of today was Dickie V talking about UNC freshman Brandon Wright and how special he is. Then he continues on about how after a few years in school he'll be legendary and an All-American. Honestly Dickie V, stay in school? HA! They are UNC FRESHMAN! They only go to school for one year, leave for the pros because Roy Williams is a terrible coach for building chemistry and can't keep them in school, and contiune on to be flops. Honestly, does any coach in the last 5 years have a lower graduation rate than Roy Williams? Congrats on winning your National Championship with Brad Daughtery's players who he got to stay in school and be a real team. There has yet to be a college that one the National Title with a group of individuals and not as a team. That's why my pick for this year is.........
revealed later!
DG1
Bend it like Beckham...Break it like Artest...
It's probably about time that I post something in regards to soccer, seeing as the sport has consumed my life for the past 17 years. Beckham not only signed the most lucrative contract in US Soccer history, but will be showcasing his talent on US soil come this summer. I know that here in America soccer is viewed (as Robin Williams so elegantly put it) as "football without pads" or "an interesting sport for damaged people." However, soccer is the fastest growing sport in the country and one of the most popular sports in the world. Just look at the World Cup for case in point. The World Cup received little to no attention from the major sports networks prior to the US hosting the tournament in 1994. But, only 12 years later ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC combined to show every single match from the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The ratings were phenominal considering popular opinion that "soccer doesn't matter." Well folks, if soccer truly did not matter then you wouldn't know who David Beckham is, you wouldn't know about the World Cup, and you certainly wouldn't have millions of people in this country alone dedicating hours per day to the game.
Now on to a ridiculous story. Ron Artest. Now while I shouldn't even give this waste of space a second of my time to write about him, I find myself needing to vent. I guess I don't see the attraction in these self-proclaimed "bad boys" of professional sports. Artest is a waste. Regardless of the numbers he puts up, he's a waste. The fights, the controversial interviews, the off-court problems...bottom line he is truly a nothing. When will this country wake up and stop loving reality TV and soap opera drama. Sports are falling farther from where they should be, and farther from where they were even 10 years ago. What happened to the good guys getting the attention (ie, the late, great Joe DiMaggio)? Why do we posterize and fall in love with TO, Randy Moss, and others of the like? I'm making a plea to true sports fans everywhere to stop supporting these queens. There's no place in sports for it, at least not in the ones without pom-poms and skirts.
It's 6 a.m. and I'm posting...Long day...
Long live sports,
DG2
Now on to a ridiculous story. Ron Artest. Now while I shouldn't even give this waste of space a second of my time to write about him, I find myself needing to vent. I guess I don't see the attraction in these self-proclaimed "bad boys" of professional sports. Artest is a waste. Regardless of the numbers he puts up, he's a waste. The fights, the controversial interviews, the off-court problems...bottom line he is truly a nothing. When will this country wake up and stop loving reality TV and soap opera drama. Sports are falling farther from where they should be, and farther from where they were even 10 years ago. What happened to the good guys getting the attention (ie, the late, great Joe DiMaggio)? Why do we posterize and fall in love with TO, Randy Moss, and others of the like? I'm making a plea to true sports fans everywhere to stop supporting these queens. There's no place in sports for it, at least not in the ones without pom-poms and skirts.
It's 6 a.m. and I'm posting...Long day...
Long live sports,
DG2
Friday, March 9, 2007
Thoughts to start the weekend
Few thoughts to touch on today...
First Thing,
I will agree with DG2 on the Willis deal. Nothing made me happier than rolling out of bed at around 12pm the other day to see that the Bills pulled the trigger. Everything that was said before is true to me as well. Then, around 6 hours later it hurt to see michael smith saying the biggest disappointment this offseason was the Bills. It hurts to hear that but it is kind of true. We had a solid year and started off hot this offseason by answering our biggest needs (O-Line). Then, we let a lot of core players go; Clements needed to go, so did Willis, but Fletcher is solid (although undersized). I'm not disagreeing with the moves, cause I am not a GM (yet), but I am just anxious to see what is in the future this offseason (Donte Stallworth neone?)
Painfully So,
I will be the first Bills fan to reach out and say congratulations Tom Brady. I don't care how much my friends hate him, I can not help but look up to him, just not for football. I mean honestly, he is pulling off a Shawn Kemp and I love it. First Bridget Moynahan, who is definately one of the hottest 35+ women today (Kelly Preston reigns supreme) and now knocking up the second hottest Victoria Secret Model (behind Adrianna Lima) Gisele Bundchen. Say what you will about him on the field, but off it, the man is an idol to adolescent young males around the world.
Answer to DG2,
In the coming months the few readers we don't have are going to be able to get a view of the differing views of your new favorite bloggers. Got to love baseball season, especially when it heats up and we start going at it. First order of business, I love the Yankees, but reader beware, don't dare call me a bandwagon fan. The A Rod news is well accepted in Yankee nation. It's about time A Rod spoke his mind and stopped acting like a child. Who cares if you love Lou, everyone has their first, ha ha, and we know you are ours for the next year. All I can say is let's hope the venting and not trying to be the Model Citizen in sports will allow you to gain some self confidence and start to realize you are the best player in baseball.
Final Thought,
See 300. Great movie, totally not sports related but still, best movie since Gladiator in that genre (Gladiator still rains supreme).
Until Next Time (and a better closing line),
DG1
First Thing,
I will agree with DG2 on the Willis deal. Nothing made me happier than rolling out of bed at around 12pm the other day to see that the Bills pulled the trigger. Everything that was said before is true to me as well. Then, around 6 hours later it hurt to see michael smith saying the biggest disappointment this offseason was the Bills. It hurts to hear that but it is kind of true. We had a solid year and started off hot this offseason by answering our biggest needs (O-Line). Then, we let a lot of core players go; Clements needed to go, so did Willis, but Fletcher is solid (although undersized). I'm not disagreeing with the moves, cause I am not a GM (yet), but I am just anxious to see what is in the future this offseason (Donte Stallworth neone?)
Painfully So,
I will be the first Bills fan to reach out and say congratulations Tom Brady. I don't care how much my friends hate him, I can not help but look up to him, just not for football. I mean honestly, he is pulling off a Shawn Kemp and I love it. First Bridget Moynahan, who is definately one of the hottest 35+ women today (Kelly Preston reigns supreme) and now knocking up the second hottest Victoria Secret Model (behind Adrianna Lima) Gisele Bundchen. Say what you will about him on the field, but off it, the man is an idol to adolescent young males around the world.
Answer to DG2,
In the coming months the few readers we don't have are going to be able to get a view of the differing views of your new favorite bloggers. Got to love baseball season, especially when it heats up and we start going at it. First order of business, I love the Yankees, but reader beware, don't dare call me a bandwagon fan. The A Rod news is well accepted in Yankee nation. It's about time A Rod spoke his mind and stopped acting like a child. Who cares if you love Lou, everyone has their first, ha ha, and we know you are ours for the next year. All I can say is let's hope the venting and not trying to be the Model Citizen in sports will allow you to gain some self confidence and start to realize you are the best player in baseball.
Final Thought,
See 300. Great movie, totally not sports related but still, best movie since Gladiator in that genre (Gladiator still rains supreme).
Until Next Time (and a better closing line),
DG1
Not even a few hours later...
Chris Simon. This name may not sound familiar to most, but to Sabres fans in the 90s it meant the long haired tough guy who was always giving Rob Ray a good fight. Now, the 5 time suspended player, finds himself in the middle of yet another problem. Simon used his stick as a weapon Thursday night to seek revenge for a hit thrown at him 5 seconds earlier. He cracked Ryan Hollweg in the neck with his stick without giving it a second thought. Now we wait for the NHL to hand down a ruling on the hit that would be considered assault outside of the rink. If it were up to me he wouldn't play again this season. There's no room in this sport for that kind of action...
Long live sports,
DG2
Long live sports,
DG2
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Run Willis Run...Right Into On-Coming Traffic
Probably the best thing to happen to Buffalo since drafting another TEAM nightmare, the Bills finally dealt with Willis in the only way that they should have. While I think that losing a former first round pick for a 3rd, 7th, and 3rd next year is probably not the best deal, it's better than losing him for nothing next year. As a season ticket holder it was frustrating to no end to feel the energy of the other players and the stadium as a whole, and then have him sulk around like a school girl bitch. I'm glad that we're closing the chapter on such a lack luster player and Baltimore can give him $40 million any day. I felt like he wasted our time and never truly gave us 110%. He may go on to be a pro bowler one day, but his east-west running, poor passing game play, and lack of explosive long runs have frustrated me to no end. Good luck in Baltimore Willis, maybe next they'll move YOU to Toronto. The CFL is always looking for another Ricky Williams.
Moving on...
Let's stop talking about A-Rod. I'm a self appreciating Yankee hater, but I don't like seeing a player ruin a team. If you love Lou so much, then go play for Lou. If you think he's a good coach, then say it and leave it at that. If you're sad that you and Jeter broke up, then stop talking through the media to him. Stop ruining baseball and allowing the media to turn it into Donald vs. Rosie or an episode of "The View." Please, we've had enough already.
Moving even further...
If you use steroids, then you're a cheater. Enough said.
Final word...
Hockey is a violent sport. Probably the most demanding sport of all. I love hockey. I love it for the hitting, the goals, the fast action, the ridiculous saves, and the intense playoffs. However, I have a problem with the late/unfair hits. There is no glory in hitting a defenseless player. Cam Janssen's hit last week was completely intent to injure. His 3 game suspension is/was a joke. It made Neil's hit on Drury look like a love tap (in reality Drury's hit was ridiculous). The NHL needs to step up and send a message to those who are ruining the game. The Sabres lost Drury for a week on a hit that never should have happened. Bertuzzi was taken to court over his punch, granted it was far worse than these two, but the bottom line is that there is no place in this sport for men (and I use that term loosely) who want to injure. Please Bettman, start protecting your players because you won't let the inforcers do it afterwards.
Long live sports,
DG2
Moving on...
Let's stop talking about A-Rod. I'm a self appreciating Yankee hater, but I don't like seeing a player ruin a team. If you love Lou so much, then go play for Lou. If you think he's a good coach, then say it and leave it at that. If you're sad that you and Jeter broke up, then stop talking through the media to him. Stop ruining baseball and allowing the media to turn it into Donald vs. Rosie or an episode of "The View." Please, we've had enough already.
Moving even further...
If you use steroids, then you're a cheater. Enough said.
Final word...
Hockey is a violent sport. Probably the most demanding sport of all. I love hockey. I love it for the hitting, the goals, the fast action, the ridiculous saves, and the intense playoffs. However, I have a problem with the late/unfair hits. There is no glory in hitting a defenseless player. Cam Janssen's hit last week was completely intent to injure. His 3 game suspension is/was a joke. It made Neil's hit on Drury look like a love tap (in reality Drury's hit was ridiculous). The NHL needs to step up and send a message to those who are ruining the game. The Sabres lost Drury for a week on a hit that never should have happened. Bertuzzi was taken to court over his punch, granted it was far worse than these two, but the bottom line is that there is no place in this sport for men (and I use that term loosely) who want to injure. Please Bettman, start protecting your players because you won't let the inforcers do it afterwards.
Long live sports,
DG2
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
NCAA FollowUp
Well, looks we have had no views so far, but that's not gonna stop me from posting. I my respect has increased today for someone new. Finally some sports writer has come forward on the Duke/UNC melee and has put it in plain view (taken from cbs.sportsline.com)
"No Coach K Kool-Aid for me. Not anymore. He's a great coach and recruiter, but is off-the-charts manipulative. He's eerily insightful, yet able to see no evil when the mood strikes. I'm not a Coach K guy. There's my bias. I admit it.
Which makes me an incredibly credible person to say this:
Gerald Henderson doesn't deserve your scorn, because he wasn't trying to hurt Tyler Hansbrough.
Coach K? Scorn him all you want. That seems to be his goal."
- Gregg Doyel, CBS SportsLine.com National Columnist.
My first matter of business is to of course thank Gregg. Finally someone has come out and said that it wasn't a dirty play. I myself am biased as a Duke fan, and that lowers the value of my opinion in my circle of bandwagon UNC/Syracuse Fans. Or as I like to call them, Regional and Jordan fans, the latter being those who know nothing of college basketball or UNC. As Gregg and myself both say, watch the video. TiVo is a great invention, rewind and watch in slow mo. Henderson was pissed, I'll grant that, but in no way did he intend to harm Hansbrough. Hell you can even see he had his eyes firmly closed and did not once change his course of swat. He was going up to make a statement with an exclamating block. Any one who has played pick up ball knows nothing is better than swatting someone and then being able to scream. Henderson was trying to save face and swat the shit out of a Hansbrough dunk. Imagine how the collision would have looked if the ball didn't come out, an event that Henderson didn't even notice since he had his eyes closed.
Coming Soon - NFL free agency views and NCAA Tournament predictions and reactions
- DG #1
"No Coach K Kool-Aid for me. Not anymore. He's a great coach and recruiter, but is off-the-charts manipulative. He's eerily insightful, yet able to see no evil when the mood strikes. I'm not a Coach K guy. There's my bias. I admit it.
Which makes me an incredibly credible person to say this:
Gerald Henderson doesn't deserve your scorn, because he wasn't trying to hurt Tyler Hansbrough.
Coach K? Scorn him all you want. That seems to be his goal."
- Gregg Doyel, CBS SportsLine.com National Columnist.
My first matter of business is to of course thank Gregg. Finally someone has come out and said that it wasn't a dirty play. I myself am biased as a Duke fan, and that lowers the value of my opinion in my circle of bandwagon UNC/Syracuse Fans. Or as I like to call them, Regional and Jordan fans, the latter being those who know nothing of college basketball or UNC. As Gregg and myself both say, watch the video. TiVo is a great invention, rewind and watch in slow mo. Henderson was pissed, I'll grant that, but in no way did he intend to harm Hansbrough. Hell you can even see he had his eyes firmly closed and did not once change his course of swat. He was going up to make a statement with an exclamating block. Any one who has played pick up ball knows nothing is better than swatting someone and then being able to scream. Henderson was trying to save face and swat the shit out of a Hansbrough dunk. Imagine how the collision would have looked if the ball didn't come out, an event that Henderson didn't even notice since he had his eyes closed.
Coming Soon - NFL free agency views and NCAA Tournament predictions and reactions
- DG #1
Monday, March 5, 2007
NCAA Weekeend in Review
Dumb Guy 1
ok this is fucking ridiculous. i've been a big NCAA fan since i was 5. and i'm sick and tired of fucking writers bashing duke this year. we get it, they are bad. everyone knows it's a down year for a program that has been as consistent as them. it's about fucking time people start giving coach k a hand for the job he has done. any other coach in the league would have been lucky to go .500 overall let alone in the stacked ACC. I cant stand people like chad forde who act amazed at the mediocraty. the sad thing is, they are 22-9 (8-8) and still in the top 25. only three more losses than UNC and Florida with a far inferior team. i wish i could put this somewhere that matters. maybe i'll email bill simmons' mail bag. but i take the challenge of praising a coach who can consistently be good and take a bad team to a good record and a high NCAA tourny seed. why does everone hate duke? what did they do to you? is it cause there are a bunch of smart white kids that dont act like thugs, or just the fact that they are good.
now, who's fault is it for the fall in elite programs and inconsistency in college hoops today? the NBA, that's who. it's the "league's" fault that no program will be dominant ever again. especially one that has such high academic standards. either don't have an age rule, or make it 2-4 years. you are taking away the experience to build a team relationship for these kids. they skip that part and go on to the NBA to be "me players" and ruin the NBA.
College:
Jordan, Wade, Shaq, Magic, Larry Legend, Bill Walton, Hakeem, Kareem, Kidd, Chris Paul, Steve Nash, Carter, Jefferson, Agent Zero (i could go on for days)
No College: Kobe, LeBron, KG, T Mac (only three high profile players)
with a very few on the rise and i could spend days thinking of more.
so my message to you david stern is let the kids go pro, who cares if they are not ready. it's not the out of high school kids giving you a bad image david stern. it's the thugs that you have playing in your league. work on fixing that, but dont ruin the only good part of basketball left. The NCAA. I dont speak on this as a duke fan, i speak on this as a college basketball fan. i know no one will read this, but for those that do how many of you can honestly say you ENJOY watching the NBA for the whole season or even for a whole game. please, if you do, let me know, u are truely one of a kind.
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Dumb Guy 2
I guess the sad part is that SportsCenter, and other programs of the like, give coverage to the NBA as though it is a far superior sport than others. The NHL is far more exciting and a good goal (which is rare in hockey) is better to watch than a routine dunk (which is every few plays due to the NBA having a 'no defense' policy). Basketball has little to no real contact (excuse Gerald Henderson's elbow), which makes for weak highlights. We get it, a ball goes in a basket. However, it happens so frequently that it gets boring. Hockey has far less scoring and is in constant action. Basketball has timeouts more times than not, and out-of-bounds plays every few seconds. Hockey is fast paced and continual action with 1 timeout per team (rarely used) and 4 TV timeouts per period. Oh, and when's the last time a hockey player went out on TV and demanded a lucrative contract or was seen driving to the arena with excessive jewelry or driving a "pimped out" car. Hockey players are humble because they speak with their talent, not through their agent or their clothing line or their "statement dunk" or their temper tantrum for ticky-tack fouls or...I think you can see where I was going with that. David Stern needs to grow a set, start enforcing some real rules, and bring basketball back to being enjoyable. The NHL revamped their league when it was in a lull, time to actually earn your paycheck.
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That's it for today folks. Hope you enjoyed and leave comments. If you didn't, oh well we don't give a shit.
Thanks,
2DG
ok this is fucking ridiculous. i've been a big NCAA fan since i was 5. and i'm sick and tired of fucking writers bashing duke this year. we get it, they are bad. everyone knows it's a down year for a program that has been as consistent as them. it's about fucking time people start giving coach k a hand for the job he has done. any other coach in the league would have been lucky to go .500 overall let alone in the stacked ACC. I cant stand people like chad forde who act amazed at the mediocraty. the sad thing is, they are 22-9 (8-8) and still in the top 25. only three more losses than UNC and Florida with a far inferior team. i wish i could put this somewhere that matters. maybe i'll email bill simmons' mail bag. but i take the challenge of praising a coach who can consistently be good and take a bad team to a good record and a high NCAA tourny seed. why does everone hate duke? what did they do to you? is it cause there are a bunch of smart white kids that dont act like thugs, or just the fact that they are good.
now, who's fault is it for the fall in elite programs and inconsistency in college hoops today? the NBA, that's who. it's the "league's" fault that no program will be dominant ever again. especially one that has such high academic standards. either don't have an age rule, or make it 2-4 years. you are taking away the experience to build a team relationship for these kids. they skip that part and go on to the NBA to be "me players" and ruin the NBA.
College:
Jordan, Wade, Shaq, Magic, Larry Legend, Bill Walton, Hakeem, Kareem, Kidd, Chris Paul, Steve Nash, Carter, Jefferson, Agent Zero (i could go on for days)
No College: Kobe, LeBron, KG, T Mac (only three high profile players)
with a very few on the rise and i could spend days thinking of more.
so my message to you david stern is let the kids go pro, who cares if they are not ready. it's not the out of high school kids giving you a bad image david stern. it's the thugs that you have playing in your league. work on fixing that, but dont ruin the only good part of basketball left. The NCAA. I dont speak on this as a duke fan, i speak on this as a college basketball fan. i know no one will read this, but for those that do how many of you can honestly say you ENJOY watching the NBA for the whole season or even for a whole game. please, if you do, let me know, u are truely one of a kind.
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Dumb Guy 2
I guess the sad part is that SportsCenter, and other programs of the like, give coverage to the NBA as though it is a far superior sport than others. The NHL is far more exciting and a good goal (which is rare in hockey) is better to watch than a routine dunk (which is every few plays due to the NBA having a 'no defense' policy). Basketball has little to no real contact (excuse Gerald Henderson's elbow), which makes for weak highlights. We get it, a ball goes in a basket. However, it happens so frequently that it gets boring. Hockey has far less scoring and is in constant action. Basketball has timeouts more times than not, and out-of-bounds plays every few seconds. Hockey is fast paced and continual action with 1 timeout per team (rarely used) and 4 TV timeouts per period. Oh, and when's the last time a hockey player went out on TV and demanded a lucrative contract or was seen driving to the arena with excessive jewelry or driving a "pimped out" car. Hockey players are humble because they speak with their talent, not through their agent or their clothing line or their "statement dunk" or their temper tantrum for ticky-tack fouls or...I think you can see where I was going with that. David Stern needs to grow a set, start enforcing some real rules, and bring basketball back to being enjoyable. The NHL revamped their league when it was in a lull, time to actually earn your paycheck.
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That's it for today folks. Hope you enjoyed and leave comments. If you didn't, oh well we don't give a shit.
Thanks,
2DG
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