Very interesting two week span recently - lot's to contemplate personally and in the world of sports. There's a lot that happened, which I didn't anticipate at all, so I've been in thinking mode, so to speak. Apologoies for the delay.
First off - Andy Pettite is a rat, simply put. Instead of saying, I did it, he concocted this elaborate story: I only used HGH twice for rehabilitation, and by the way, this other guy used it a lot more than me. Fine, you're religious, but instead of implicating your best friend while testifying under oath, why not just take the 5th when asked about Clemens. The best part: "I hope we are still friends." Um, you shattered his career numbers and Hall of Fame credentials, and you want to be friends?
Manchester United followed up with a thrilling destruction of Arsenal, 4-0 at home, for the 5th round of the FA Cup. They followed up by tying Lyon 1-1 in the UEFA Cup. Why? They just beat the best team in the Premier League, Arsenal, without Giggs, Ronoldo, or Tevez, and then with those players winning, they tie a team from the French league? This is why I don't bet on soccer games.
UCONN's 10 game streak was snapped, thanks to Vanderbilt. Apparently they don't believe in making free-throws when it counts. Incidentally, Vanderbilt took out #1 Tennessee last night, so CT fans can feel a little better.
Duke and UNC are both beatable. So is Memphis (Tennessee anyone). Georgetown is sloppy. Texas plays in a weak conference, and so does Wisconsin. This March Madness will be a lot more difficult to predict than people anticipate. Needless to say productivity at work, and in cleaning my apartment, will suffer.
Nick Saban's response to one of his players robbing two Alabama students at gunpoint: "We have off-field issues to deal with." You mean, issues besides leaving the Dolphins in the middle of the season to coach at Alabama?
Did anyone else catch Ron Artest's recent comments about trying to explain why no team traded for him, "They were looking for government cheese and I'm Kraft." OK.
Colt Brennan supposedly put on 22 pounds before the NFL draft. Why? He's a projected 6th round pick now after Georgia dismantled Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl.
Hillary Clinton continues to blow her campaign, because she is about as charismatic as scratching a chalk board with your finger nails. All Obama has to do is sit there while she talks, and it has nothing to do with her being a woman at all. I wonder how Bill feels: I'm the man and always was, or damn, I don't get to go back to DC.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
Curt "I Cry in my Car" Schiling is apparently done for the season. Happy Days are here. Such a corrageous warrior, right? The true embodiment of Red Sox grit and determination, you say? Does that also include knowing about your injury, and managing to close an $8 million contract after the season ends? Maybe that highlights the stupidity of the Red Sox in signing him again. Supposedly he can't even shake anyone's hand, but his alternatetive training will supposedly allow him to start by mid year. I'm sure we will read about all about it on his blog. Since he claimed Clemens should return his Cy Youngs because of steroids, perhaps he should return his contract, to which he was signed when he undoubtedly knew about his injury.
If your faint of heart, then don't watch the replay of Richard Zednik having his carotid artery slashed by his teammate's skate in a freak accident. Truly frightening, and the amount of blood left on the ice makes it unbelievable he didn't die. And hockey isn't a brutal sport, right?
February is of course the pivotal month in college basketball, where hopes and dreams are created, and where puffed up teams are exposed as having ranks far exceeding where they really are. (caugh, caugh) Kansas, Georgetown, UNC anyone. Kansas not only lost to Louisville, they were beaten outright by Texas last night. Georgetown stole a game last night against Villanova, because the ref decided to call a foul on Nova with 1 second left, in Georgetown's own backcourt. I'm not quite sure what the ref was thinking.
UCONN continues with 7 in a row, and Wednesday they dismantled the Irish. Sadly, its been too long since UCONN returned to the big dance as threat (going back to the Ben Gordon and Oakafor days). The Big East is so stacked, its ridculous. Marquete, Georgetown, UCONN, Syracuse, West Virginia, Louisville, Pitt, and Notre Dame. No other conference in College Basketball comes close. People claim Memphis will win it this year, or Wisconsin or Indiana have a shot, but honestly, those teams haven't faced the top of the Big East yet, and Memphis barely beat UCONN in the second game of the season - play them now and see what happens. Thabeet is averaging 25+ a game. Outside of the Big East, the ACC is second in terms of strength of schedule, though Duke can be handled if a team takes away their 3 point shooting (as in they have no big man). People should begin to pay attention to Flordia, who is playing well right now. They won't make it past the Sweet 16 this year, but look for them to upset someone big in the tournament.
I liked Bobby Knight's resigning in mid-season, and then going on ESPN to sing Happy Days are here again.
In case you were wondering, I watch ridiculous amounts of college basketball, in addition to soccer.
Manchester United $&@# the bed against Manchester City, losing 2-0, and it happened on the 50th anniversary of the Munich disaster, where 8 players were killed when the team plane failed to take off in Munich. Arsenal, of course, won - expanding their lead at the top of the table.
The Patriots have a great offseason ahead of them. They can look forward to renegotiating Randy Moss's contract, as well as a Congressional Hearing centered around their video taping efforts. I wonder how many commercials Brady will appear in, now that its rumored they filmed the walkthrough of the St. Louis Rams prior to the 2002 Superbowl.
Roger Clemens's trainer now claims he injected Clemens's wife with HGH. I wonder who else he injected with HGH, perhaps Don Zimmer or Joe Torre? Why can't someone inject me with HGH? I like to see my tax dollars at work. The media isn't reporting positive progress in Iraq, or the real reasons for the impending recession, but instead are focused on sitting two men down in front of a congressional panel to discuss steroid abuse 7 years ago? Did Clemens take roids? Yes, probably. Does it matter? No, not really. Most of the league is on steroids, and they still don't test for HGH. More importantly, exposing Clemens as a liar accomplishes what? Though, I do admit he brings it on himself - Um, Petite misheard me, I didn't mean I took steroids, it was misunderstood. What??
If your faint of heart, then don't watch the replay of Richard Zednik having his carotid artery slashed by his teammate's skate in a freak accident. Truly frightening, and the amount of blood left on the ice makes it unbelievable he didn't die. And hockey isn't a brutal sport, right?
February is of course the pivotal month in college basketball, where hopes and dreams are created, and where puffed up teams are exposed as having ranks far exceeding where they really are. (caugh, caugh) Kansas, Georgetown, UNC anyone. Kansas not only lost to Louisville, they were beaten outright by Texas last night. Georgetown stole a game last night against Villanova, because the ref decided to call a foul on Nova with 1 second left, in Georgetown's own backcourt. I'm not quite sure what the ref was thinking.
UCONN continues with 7 in a row, and Wednesday they dismantled the Irish. Sadly, its been too long since UCONN returned to the big dance as threat (going back to the Ben Gordon and Oakafor days). The Big East is so stacked, its ridculous. Marquete, Georgetown, UCONN, Syracuse, West Virginia, Louisville, Pitt, and Notre Dame. No other conference in College Basketball comes close. People claim Memphis will win it this year, or Wisconsin or Indiana have a shot, but honestly, those teams haven't faced the top of the Big East yet, and Memphis barely beat UCONN in the second game of the season - play them now and see what happens. Thabeet is averaging 25+ a game. Outside of the Big East, the ACC is second in terms of strength of schedule, though Duke can be handled if a team takes away their 3 point shooting (as in they have no big man). People should begin to pay attention to Flordia, who is playing well right now. They won't make it past the Sweet 16 this year, but look for them to upset someone big in the tournament.
I liked Bobby Knight's resigning in mid-season, and then going on ESPN to sing Happy Days are here again.
In case you were wondering, I watch ridiculous amounts of college basketball, in addition to soccer.
Manchester United $&@# the bed against Manchester City, losing 2-0, and it happened on the 50th anniversary of the Munich disaster, where 8 players were killed when the team plane failed to take off in Munich. Arsenal, of course, won - expanding their lead at the top of the table.
The Patriots have a great offseason ahead of them. They can look forward to renegotiating Randy Moss's contract, as well as a Congressional Hearing centered around their video taping efforts. I wonder how many commercials Brady will appear in, now that its rumored they filmed the walkthrough of the St. Louis Rams prior to the 2002 Superbowl.
Roger Clemens's trainer now claims he injected Clemens's wife with HGH. I wonder who else he injected with HGH, perhaps Don Zimmer or Joe Torre? Why can't someone inject me with HGH? I like to see my tax dollars at work. The media isn't reporting positive progress in Iraq, or the real reasons for the impending recession, but instead are focused on sitting two men down in front of a congressional panel to discuss steroid abuse 7 years ago? Did Clemens take roids? Yes, probably. Does it matter? No, not really. Most of the league is on steroids, and they still don't test for HGH. More importantly, exposing Clemens as a liar accomplishes what? Though, I do admit he brings it on himself - Um, Petite misheard me, I didn't mean I took steroids, it was misunderstood. What??
Monday, February 4, 2008
Trans-Atlantic Hopper
If I could revert back a moment to mention some recent activities - in a sense, return to the ways of my former blog. But this instance is worth it.
Recently I had the good fortune to go to Europe, and travel to the self of England, France, Brussels, and London. The trip was amazing, a once in a lifetime deal. I think i functioned on three hours of sleep during the day, when I was working (sorry, this wasn't a personal trip, but the office did pay for it). I'll spare the debauchery of the earlier stages of the trip, and will instead focus on the London jaunt.
After a great dinner at Goucho's, which ended at 12:00 in the night, I managed to ditch my coworker, and set out reach Fabric - which is supposed to be the best electronic club in England, and which supposedly has one of the best systems in the world. Only problem, when I arrived there, there was no line, and nobody eager to get in. So I went across the street where all of the people were waiting to go into a place, and after twenty minutes and twenty pounds, I was in. Turns out, this place was Turnmills, one of the most famous clubs in the world. Its closing in March because they lost their lease, which makes it even all the more cool that I went there.
There were eight rooms with different DJs, and needless to say, the "recreational" activity was out in plain sight. The music was fantastic, and I took probably close to hundred pictures, and meant some great people. My grand plan was to stay up all night, because we (my coworker and I) had a 9:00 AM flight from Heathrow, which meant we had to leave our hotel at 6:00 AM. The people who came to the club were amazing, and as a guy I can say the girls were great. Nothing like Pacha or Crobar in New York, or even Cielo or Stereo. I was totally shocked, and when I told my friends the next day about it, after a neverending flight I slept through while sweating, they were like, yeah dude, duh. On the way to the airport that morning, my coworker noted I looked sick, and asked if I had slept. My ears were ringing still, and would for the next few days. Even though I was miserable on the flight, that night in London amazing, and I'll never forget it.
Why relay this? Because when I returned from this trip, everything that had transpired in the news -election, sports, media - had not registered. Moreover, it felt like everything had occured months ago. The only news I noticed was that Keith Ledger died while I was gone. I felt very disconnected when I returned.
But watching the Giants win the Superbowl, at an amazing apartment on 5th Avenue, and then going out in the Village with 10 friends was just amazing. I haven't seen the city like that since the Yankees last won in 2000. My favorite part about it - watching the Patriots lose. I hope Brady is fined for refusing to shake hands with the Giants. What a $*&@#*#. I went to school in Maine, and for four years I had to hear about how great the Patriots were. Not only did they lose in the second biggest upset in Super Bowl history (only the Jets beating the Steelers surpasses last night), but its also come out that they were taping the walkthrough of the St. Louis Rams before the Super Bowl 6 years ago. They've been cheating the whole time, and Brady can now wipe that grin off of his face, as can the "family oriented" owner of the Patriots. Now if only the Jets can do the same thin...Not. It was then that I knew I was back in my hometown.
Though, some interesting developments have occured recently. UCONN knocked off Marquette, Cincinatti, Indiana, Louiville, and Pitt all in a row, ensuring a birth to the tournament and demonstrating they can beat anyone when they are firing on all cylinders.
David Beckett was denied his 100th start for England, by virtue of his former Real Madrid manager, Fabio Capello, excluding him from the national team. History repeats itself, as it was the same manager who benched him at Real.
Manchester United sits on top of the Premier table, though their February showdown with Aresnal for the 5th round of the FA Cup will be the match of that tournament, given they tied in the 91st minute of their last matchup.
Roger Clemens changed defense strategies, and decided is agent should release pages of statments detailing why his performance improved after age 40. Among the facts included - "less travel time with the teams," and "decreased spring training time." No mention was made of his "injections of B-12," according to him.
Talk about blowing one's foot off, the Twins blew their leg off, by dealing away Santana to the New York Mets (???) for four prospects. If they had acted last month, they could have picked up Phil Hughes and Milky Cabrera. Ouch.
On a related note, its been so much fun listening to Mets fans like Joey from Queens rant and rave in the Deli each monrning about they have the World Series won already.
Recently I had the good fortune to go to Europe, and travel to the self of England, France, Brussels, and London. The trip was amazing, a once in a lifetime deal. I think i functioned on three hours of sleep during the day, when I was working (sorry, this wasn't a personal trip, but the office did pay for it). I'll spare the debauchery of the earlier stages of the trip, and will instead focus on the London jaunt.
After a great dinner at Goucho's, which ended at 12:00 in the night, I managed to ditch my coworker, and set out reach Fabric - which is supposed to be the best electronic club in England, and which supposedly has one of the best systems in the world. Only problem, when I arrived there, there was no line, and nobody eager to get in. So I went across the street where all of the people were waiting to go into a place, and after twenty minutes and twenty pounds, I was in. Turns out, this place was Turnmills, one of the most famous clubs in the world. Its closing in March because they lost their lease, which makes it even all the more cool that I went there.
There were eight rooms with different DJs, and needless to say, the "recreational" activity was out in plain sight. The music was fantastic, and I took probably close to hundred pictures, and meant some great people. My grand plan was to stay up all night, because we (my coworker and I) had a 9:00 AM flight from Heathrow, which meant we had to leave our hotel at 6:00 AM. The people who came to the club were amazing, and as a guy I can say the girls were great. Nothing like Pacha or Crobar in New York, or even Cielo or Stereo. I was totally shocked, and when I told my friends the next day about it, after a neverending flight I slept through while sweating, they were like, yeah dude, duh. On the way to the airport that morning, my coworker noted I looked sick, and asked if I had slept. My ears were ringing still, and would for the next few days. Even though I was miserable on the flight, that night in London amazing, and I'll never forget it.
Why relay this? Because when I returned from this trip, everything that had transpired in the news -election, sports, media - had not registered. Moreover, it felt like everything had occured months ago. The only news I noticed was that Keith Ledger died while I was gone. I felt very disconnected when I returned.
But watching the Giants win the Superbowl, at an amazing apartment on 5th Avenue, and then going out in the Village with 10 friends was just amazing. I haven't seen the city like that since the Yankees last won in 2000. My favorite part about it - watching the Patriots lose. I hope Brady is fined for refusing to shake hands with the Giants. What a $*&@#*#. I went to school in Maine, and for four years I had to hear about how great the Patriots were. Not only did they lose in the second biggest upset in Super Bowl history (only the Jets beating the Steelers surpasses last night), but its also come out that they were taping the walkthrough of the St. Louis Rams before the Super Bowl 6 years ago. They've been cheating the whole time, and Brady can now wipe that grin off of his face, as can the "family oriented" owner of the Patriots. Now if only the Jets can do the same thin...Not. It was then that I knew I was back in my hometown.
Though, some interesting developments have occured recently. UCONN knocked off Marquette, Cincinatti, Indiana, Louiville, and Pitt all in a row, ensuring a birth to the tournament and demonstrating they can beat anyone when they are firing on all cylinders.
David Beckett was denied his 100th start for England, by virtue of his former Real Madrid manager, Fabio Capello, excluding him from the national team. History repeats itself, as it was the same manager who benched him at Real.
Manchester United sits on top of the Premier table, though their February showdown with Aresnal for the 5th round of the FA Cup will be the match of that tournament, given they tied in the 91st minute of their last matchup.
Roger Clemens changed defense strategies, and decided is agent should release pages of statments detailing why his performance improved after age 40. Among the facts included - "less travel time with the teams," and "decreased spring training time." No mention was made of his "injections of B-12," according to him.
Talk about blowing one's foot off, the Twins blew their leg off, by dealing away Santana to the New York Mets (???) for four prospects. If they had acted last month, they could have picked up Phil Hughes and Milky Cabrera. Ouch.
On a related note, its been so much fun listening to Mets fans like Joey from Queens rant and rave in the Deli each monrning about they have the World Series won already.
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