What else could possibly go wrong in 2009 on Lake Erie?
C.C. Sabathia and the Indians stumble out of the gates in the ultra-competitive AL Central and quickly lose any playoff hopes. Cliff Lee puts together a Cy Young year but a inconsistent C.C. is shipped out with a massive payday looming in the offseason. Then he proceeds to put up ultra-Cy Young numbers in Milwaukee, willing the Brewers into the postseason.
The Browns expect big things coming off a 10-6 season (7-1) at home. They are on national TV six times (3 MNF, 1 Thursday Night, 2 Sunday Night). But now, with five weeks left, head coach Romeo Crennel and GM Phil Savage may be lame ducks. Cleveland is 2-2 on national TV and have handed the World Champion Giants their only loss. Hell, they're undefeated (2-0) on Monday Night. But they are 4-7 overall and reeling. If it's not the defense (three straight games blowing leads of two touchdowns), it's the offense (losing 16-6 at home to the lowly Texans.
Oh, and the snow is coming down in record amounts.
Thank God for the Cavaliers. They are in first place in their division and Lebron is leading the league in scoring. But even the golden child is not immune. The power-playing New York Knicks have already begun clearing space to add Lebron in the summer of 2010. That gives the Cavs less than two years to win a championship that the city so desperately wants, no...that it so desperately needs.
The most inept city in the history of sports is about to add to its own legacy of failure and near-misses. "Lebron Was Here"
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Mike Vick Doesn't Want to Kill Your Family Dog
Michael Vick was back in the news today, as he played guilty to state dog-fighting charges. This plea doesn't carry much significance, except it means maybe Vick will get out of jail a little earlier than expected or whatever. His sentencing really isn't all that important. What is important is how this man is being treated by a bunch of holier-than-though critics who enjoy having the chance to judge someone without feeling badly about it. Let me give you a few examples:
John Kincaid (sp) of the Buck & Kincaid Show on 680 The Fan (great show, tune in everyday) maybe a very snide comment--in a way only he can--when mentioning the Vick news today. He mentioned the fact that Vick may now get out of prison early and moved to a halfway house.
"I hope that house isn't in my neighborhood, Buck. My family has a dog."
That remark was classless, unnecessary and totally out of line. This is the type of remark that should not be voiced by someone reaching thousands of listeners. It is pretentious, sarcastic and insulting.
Also, there is show about the Michael Vick "Rescue Dogs." I mean, really? And now they have wines that feature the faces of all 23 or so "Vick rescue dogs." Seriously? This is bordering on cruel and unusual punishment. It is essential a "dog"pile of people trying to stick their face/name/voice into the Vick condemning party. The guy screwed up and he is paying dearly for it. Have you ever made a mistake? Does it feel good to be reminded of it at every turn?
Michael Vick did some things that may be unforgivable. This is a given. But the man has also lost work, money, friends, property and any sort of security. He has gone from the top of the world to the very bottom. He has no one to blame but himself.
But here is a few things people do not consider:
1) Thousands of people in this country and millions around the globe, participate in dogfighting (this doesn't make it right, it is just a fact; Vick didn't come up with the idea of torturing puppies for his amusement).
2)Thousands, if not millions of dogs are killed each day (you can call it "put-to-sleep" if you want, but until you've felt lethal injection we will call it what it is).
3) Pitbulls are not like poodles, bulldogs, terriers, collies or retrievers. They violent by nature and are often bred to be even more so. Pitbulls can and have KILLED children.
These three things are indisputable facts. I am not saying that they justified Michael Vick's behavior in any way whatsoever. They are just facts that people seem to conveniently dismiss as the condemn Vick.
John Kincaid (sp) of the Buck & Kincaid Show on 680 The Fan (great show, tune in everyday) maybe a very snide comment--in a way only he can--when mentioning the Vick news today. He mentioned the fact that Vick may now get out of prison early and moved to a halfway house.
"I hope that house isn't in my neighborhood, Buck. My family has a dog."
That remark was classless, unnecessary and totally out of line. This is the type of remark that should not be voiced by someone reaching thousands of listeners. It is pretentious, sarcastic and insulting.
Also, there is show about the Michael Vick "Rescue Dogs." I mean, really? And now they have wines that feature the faces of all 23 or so "Vick rescue dogs." Seriously? This is bordering on cruel and unusual punishment. It is essential a "dog"pile of people trying to stick their face/name/voice into the Vick condemning party. The guy screwed up and he is paying dearly for it. Have you ever made a mistake? Does it feel good to be reminded of it at every turn?
Michael Vick did some things that may be unforgivable. This is a given. But the man has also lost work, money, friends, property and any sort of security. He has gone from the top of the world to the very bottom. He has no one to blame but himself.
But here is a few things people do not consider:
1) Thousands of people in this country and millions around the globe, participate in dogfighting (this doesn't make it right, it is just a fact; Vick didn't come up with the idea of torturing puppies for his amusement).
2)Thousands, if not millions of dogs are killed each day (you can call it "put-to-sleep" if you want, but until you've felt lethal injection we will call it what it is).
3) Pitbulls are not like poodles, bulldogs, terriers, collies or retrievers. They violent by nature and are often bred to be even more so. Pitbulls can and have KILLED children.
These three things are indisputable facts. I am not saying that they justified Michael Vick's behavior in any way whatsoever. They are just facts that people seem to conveniently dismiss as the condemn Vick.
Late Georgia Tech BBall Preview
Things could be bumpy early on this season as things look to be back to "normal" for the ACC. Duke and UNC are back on top for good it seems.
Don't know if you have kept up recently so I will fill you in...
Senior PG and defensive star D'andre Bell is out for the year due to injury. G Lewis Clinch is out until 2009 due to academic ineligibility. Sophomore Moe Miller is a very talented PG but that is literally it at the position. Already in an early preseason game, Hewitt has turned to a pair of Freshman walk-ons to use as back-ups for the position. Yikes.
It has got to be all about the frontcourt. Senior Alade Aminu is good, but Sophomore Gani Lawal is super talented. Zach Peacock is back as a junior, which means there is experience, but he may be used in the three spot often because of the lack of depth in the backcourt. Seven foot Sophomore Brad Sheehan also looks promising, too.
You probably won't be wondering where the scoring will be coming from. Can Moe Miller develop into the classic Tech scoring PG? Lawal scored 30 in the first exhibition game, can he be a consistent threat inside? Maybe Freshman preseason All-America G Iman Shumpert can prove a solid scoring presence fresh out of high school. Also, Sophomore G Lance Storrs didn't get much playing time early on in the ACC schedule last year, but came on late as an outside shooting option and a solid perimeter defender.
The schedule will not prove much help early. Before playing UGA at home on January 6, Tech will have to play Vanderbilt at home and at Pepperdine, USC and Alabama.
Bottom line: No more Anthony Morrow, Jeremis Smith or Ra'Sean Dickey. Hurts to lose Jeremis, but it may prove that Morrow and Dickey may have just been holding the Jackets back.
Bloodbath IV: Human Pregnancy
You know what I've found makes me uncomfortable? Pregnant women.
I don't know what went down last March or April I guess, but there are at least a half dozen women in this building that are just super-pregnant. I don't like being around them or passing them in the halls. I mean, there is like a little monster in there, it just doesn't seem natural.
The whole idea reads like a cheesy 80s horror flick:
Kids at a summer camp recklessly engage in unprotected sex only to find that each promiscuous girl has been inhabited by a lethal virus that slow turning into a little monster inside them, only to burst out in a bloodbath nine months later!
I guess it is just one of those things that God decided either a) in a hurry, b) under the advice of his failure older brother who never moved out of the house, or c)during an all night drinking/bong binge with Zues and Poseidon.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Not so groundbreaking research...
You may or may not have heard the news about this recent study some social scientists in Chicago discovered.
An AP story being run is labeling this as "groundbreaking" research. The study links graphic graphic (sexually) television shows to teen pregnancy. It points at shows that talk about sex or show sex, I think they name "Sex and the City."
First of all, is this really that groundbreaking? I mean, really, did this surprise someone?
I totally think these shows are trash and I can believe there is some significance, but not that much. It doesn't take into account the fact that the teens likely to watch this show are the ones already more likely to get pregnant IRREGARDLESS of what shows they are watching.
I guess the point is, why can't people get a hold of their children without blaming someone else? Or the point could be, why is someone using money to conduct studies on crap like this when it serves zero purpose? Or why the hell is someone getting paid to write an article on it?
Good grief.
An AP story being run is labeling this as "groundbreaking" research. The study links graphic graphic (sexually) television shows to teen pregnancy. It points at shows that talk about sex or show sex, I think they name "Sex and the City."
First of all, is this really that groundbreaking? I mean, really, did this surprise someone?
I totally think these shows are trash and I can believe there is some significance, but not that much. It doesn't take into account the fact that the teens likely to watch this show are the ones already more likely to get pregnant IRREGARDLESS of what shows they are watching.
I guess the point is, why can't people get a hold of their children without blaming someone else? Or the point could be, why is someone using money to conduct studies on crap like this when it serves zero purpose? Or why the hell is someone getting paid to write an article on it?
Good grief.
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