Necessary Roughness

Basketball- "It's not interesting until the home team loses a game" I don't know who the first person to utter those words were but they are an idiot. What does that even mean? Let's look at using the latest example. The Los Angeles Lakers won the first 2 games of the finals at home then traveled to Orlando for game 3. If the home team would have lost that game then the series would have been at 3-0. That is the opposite of interesting. It makes the Lakers virtually unbeatable with 2 home games still to play and the Magic are lame ducks just waiting for the season to end. If the home team never loses then you are looking at a game 7 guaranteed. What more could you ask for? Congratulations Lakers. By the way Shaq how does Kobe's ass taste?

Flock of Seagulls wins game- As terrific as the motion picture Major League is not even Rick "The Wildthing" Vaughn could redeem the city of Cleveland in my eyes. Two-seasons ago the midges swarmed the field and cost the Yankees in my view, the series, by pestering Joba Chamberlain into submission. They still come out and pester the players this season, however an even worse side effect has transpired in response to this. The local avian community has shown up on a daily basis to feast at the all you can eat buffet of insects. Last week one of the birds basking in the outfield soaking up some mid-day was struck with a line drive that would have ended up in the glove of outfielder Coco Crisp. Instead the bird got the game winning RBI and walk off win. Not funny. Just ask Pedro Cerrano. Cleveland just keeps reaping the benefits but it is simply unacceptable for wildlife to affect the outcome of a proffesional game. They should suspend play until the field is clear and the MLB should fine them for delaying the progress of the game.



Leaf- Somebody wants Ryan Leaf? You heard correctly, unfortunately it's not an NFL team, or a college team, or high school or Pop Warner. No. The former NFL Draft pick is a wanted man in the state of Texas by the authorities, who have issued a warrant for his arrest on 9 drug indictements. Don't remember Ryan Leaf? Here is a video recap,
This video was taken the day after he put up the following stats on the KC Chiefs.
1/15
4 yards
6.7 completion %
0.3 YPA
0 TD
2 INT
2 Sacks
Oh that Ryan Leaf....

OchoCinco- This is somewhat disappointing. Last week Chad Ochocinco posted pictures of himself sporting new facial tattoos. The state of Florida on the left cheek, two crosses on the right, and of course an OC right between the eyes.

At this point my excitement could not be contained, the guy just keeps getting more interesting. However as it turns out the whole thing was a hoax and Chad could not keep it going. This was a let down but anytime someone can play tricks on the media is a plus in my book

Vick- I don't know what's going to happen here. Someone will sign him. You can be sure of that. What will be the reaction? I'll tell you what it should be, excitement for a new offensive weapon. What will likely happen however is a maelstrom of protests from the jerk-offs at P.E.T.A. Get over it. He did his time you can't harass the guy for the rest of his life. Looking at the big picture, what he did wasn't so bad. He didn't rape anyone, pistol whip a kid at McDonald's (see: Marcus Vick), or go on a murder spree. I love dogs and I am not trying to down play his horrible activity, but it could have been worse. I can't wait for whatever team he plays for to unveil their new "Wild Dog" formation. What too soon?
Nascar- How is NASCAR still operating? GM is bankrupt. Does this mean the government is financing NASCAR? Not to mention they spend close to a billion dollars on gas alone There's no joke here. What the fuck?

Calhoun's wild ride- Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun went for a little charity bike ride Saturday. Calhoun, 67, finished the 50-mile Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride, spoke to the media and then collapsed. It turned out he broke six ribs when he hit a pothole and fell during the race. This is the same man who was hospitalized and missed two games during March Madness due to exhaustion. Who let him on a bicycle?

What the Buck?- Why in God's name would anyone want to hear Joe Buck unless Fox was forcing him down your throat in order to watch a goddamn ball game? This is the same guy that admitted on air during a live broadcast that regular season baseball bores him. Great that ought to make these next 6 innings fly by with a guy that could care less, don't even get me started on McCarver he deserves his own piece. By the way his first guest is Brett Favre.