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Golf Needs More of This
MIguel Angel Jimenez hit a trick shot by banking the ball off a wall at the British Open yesterday. He has no chance at winning but he will probably be talked about more for this shot than the winner unless Tiger Woods pulls it off.
I think its safe to say that golf needs more stuff like that shot. These players are pros, Im sure in practice rounds they take funky shots that either pay off or don't. Players who don't have a chance in hell of winning on day two or three of a tournament should do more stuff like this, take a chance, wow the crowd. At the very least it makes it interesting for the fans and I'll bet it draws more casual fans like me out of the woodwork.
It reminded me of Tin Cup, he may not have won but he took center stage for taking a chance:
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JUST SIGN THE DAMN CONTRACT!
This is why I am becoming less and less interested in pro sports. Tomorrow, Lebron James will waste 59 minutes of everyones life for what should take him one minute to do, sign himself an NBA contract that will make him more money than most of us will see in a lifetime.
Sure, the proceeds are going to charity for what ever this spectacle makes but if this is where its going with star athletes signing with teams what is next? Charging admission at the arena of the team signing him for everyone who gives a shit to come watch him live sign his name?
Give me a break. The money should be enough, get it over with and stop wasting an hour of what could be a Thursday night baseball game on ESPN. I fault the media for hyping it up to the point that they agreed to do this crap.
How full of himself is he that he feels he is head and shoulders above any other NBA star, past, present or future that he deseves an hour of primetime to sign his name. If he is doing this, I honestly hope he at least does the honorable thing, show some loyalty and stay with Cleveland. Show you are different and sign with the team that gave you your shot in the NBA.
As far as the primetime crap, its just that, crap. I feel sorry for the desparate fans who tune in to watch this piece of garbage sign his name to an ungodly amount of money. I get the news conference after doing it, I understand that, but I don't get the whole him using an hour to make his decision, which he has probably already made but like all ego maniacs, he'll milk for the entire hour.
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Top 5 Pro Athletes in Buffalo History
Yesterday I was listening to Bulldog on WGR 550 and he was talking about putting Dominik Hasek's jersey up in the rafters at HSBC Arena and I completely agree. What I didn't agree with was the Dominator being though of as one of our top two pro atheletes in Buffalo history. The other brought up was OJ Simpson which may be considered but I have a major disagreement with both of them being top two.
Here is my top 5 pro athletes in Buffalo Sports:
1. Gilbert Perreault: He played from 1970 to 1987 in a Buffalo Sabre jersey, number 11 and leader of the French Connection and never played anywhere else while he was in the NHL, He is ranked first all time in goals, assists and points as a Buffalo Sabre and all time in NHL history ranks 37th in goals, 25th in assists and 31st in points. His totals were 512 goals, 814 assists for a total of 1326 points. No Sabre current or past has bettered those numbers in a Sabre uniform and I'm tempted to say that in the era of free agency no one ever will. Gilbert Perreault "The Tap Dancer for the Buffalo Sabres"
2. Bruce Smith: How easy is this pick? Bruce was the most gifted athlete the Bills have ever seen and to me that includes OJ. When Bruce was here wearing a Buffalo uniform he was the most dominating force on the Super Bowl defenses and you'd be hard pressed to say that they go to four Super Bowls without Bruce. He had 171 sacks in Buffalo, a stat that may never be broken. He made the defense around him better just by being there. 3. Dominik Hasek: He had a slinky for a spine. The Sabre teams of the 1990s were average teams with the greatest goalie in the world. Nothing sums up Hasek better than RJ: 4. Jim Kelly: Before Jim Kelly set foot in Buffalo they were a 2-14 mess, Kelly brought leadership to a team that desparately needed a leader and he would start as a Bill and retire a Bill and to this day we are still looking for his replacement as the franchise quarterback. Watch Kelly pick apart the Dolphins in the last two minutes with no timeouts. 5. Pat LaFontaine and Alexander Mogilny; They weren't together here very long and had injury problems but when they was here and was healthy they may have been the best players the Sabres ever saw. They had instant chemistry especially in the Mogilny 76 goal season that is and will probably always be a franchise record.Not Watching Woods
The hupe has been ridiculous surrounding Tiger Woods and I feel bad for even writing about the fact that I will not be watching it and posting it on here because it gives him more exposure, but at least Im giving him the right exposure, negative.
I hope its not just me who has been watching this thing unfold apalled at how the media, especially CBS has played this thing perfectly and for all intents and purposes it will end up being a big cash grab no matter how many press conferences or apologies Tiger Wood's gives, its all about the almighty dollar.
The "Apology" was an absolute joke. Who cares if he ever apologized to the media and fans, he did absolutely nothing to hurt us.....wait I said "us"....I meant them because I have honestly never been a big Tiger fan, just a casual observer presenting an unbiased point of view. What he did hurt him and his family. Sure it said a horrible message to kids, but with good parenting we explain it to our kids and that end is taken care of and really if your kids are looking up to this guy as any more than a great golfer then your kids are counting on him for too much before or after this incident. He plays golf, he doesn't save lives, hes not the president of our country and he isn't a teacher, those are the people who are our heros.
He should have apologized to his wife, family and to himself, for being an idiot and a cheater. What he is not in this however is a victim, he is not addicted to sex and for that matter, even if he was...what human being out there isn't addicted to sex, he did what he did willfully, its not an addiction to want to and to purposefully sleep with beautiful women. Hes a loser is what he is, a loser in life who couldn't keep his wank in his trousers despite having a hot wife he could have when ever he wanted.
So in comes CBS and hypes the shit out of this weekend, the sponsors are back, Tiger is back....like he went any where. Last time I checked Tiger finished the golf season last year did he not? He hasn't been away from the game for longer than a typical offseason, its the first big tournament, yet fans and the media are treating this like he hasn't played in three years.
CBS has hyped this thing up to the point where its a friggin cash grab for them, its trickled down to every media outlet to the point where its headline news everywhere and for what? For some great golfer who is a loser at life and we are celebrating the return to his livelyhood like he is some great hero for being a victim.
Folk's, Tiger is not the victim, his family is for putting up with his crap and his fans for believing in and watching this weekend and buying into the bullshit hype that is Tiger Woods.
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Yankees Suck
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Why The Hype?
I don't get it. I honestly don't get why Tiger Wood's apology or his comeback is such a big story. Humble Howard had this on his website today:
"TIger is back for the Masters. Yes Black Heyzoos returns and all is right in golf. That sound you just heard is the PGA tour sighing... "Howard is not the only one. I read this today off of the Huffington Post, it was CBS's President Sean McManus saying that this would be "among the biggest events of the decade"
Whoa there Sean and Howard and the rest of those who think Tiger is still god....hes not.
Maybe McManus wants it to be the event of the decade but why should it be? Its a great golfer to be sure (I will not take that away from Tiger Woods) but a shallow and average human being at best returning. He doesn't deserve the hype hes getting.
I agree the initial story back in November was huge. No doubt about it, No one saw it coming. But since then the media has been pulling such a reversal of opinion and most of us (me not included) have fed off this media blitz hook, line, and sinker. First it was how bad Tiger is, then the apology.
HA! The apology, which I didn't take the time to write about it because I didn't think it was worth the time, but Ill say it now. Why in the world was he apologizing to the media or his fans? He did nothing wrong to his fans or the media did he? Its his wife that deserved the apology and why did he do so long after the initial event? Why wait? Because he knew the media shit storm would surround the damn thing and hype it all up, get everyone talking and bait everyone's breath who gave a damn for his eventual return.
So, here we are his return and no shit CBS's president wants the ratings to be among the highest of the decade, hes the president of the network that carries all the major golf events.
The fact is this is a guy who cheated on his wife with multiple women which makes him no better than any other guy who has ever cheated on his wife. Hes a great golfer as an athlete, but a scumbag in life. Why are we celbrating this? Why are we hyping this? The media should be ashamed of themselves for the reversal of attitude on this. It should be like any other day in golf and just broadcast it withou all the hype. Besides, its not like he went far...he finished the season last year did he not? Its been about 6-7 months since everyone saw him play last. So big deal.
Im looking at it this way, if he cheated on his wife whats to say he hasn't cheated on golf? He was tied to that steroids doctor was he not? Maybe it wasn't proven but hey, with what he has done in his home life, every other aspect of his life is in doubt too. Hes not innocent anymore and he certainly doesn't deserve the hype and attention he will get at the Masters.
Championship On The Ice, Doesn't Make Celebration On Ice Right
Yesterday the Canadian women's hockey team won gold and deservedly so, I am not writing this to take anything away from their victory, I am however, writing this to state that the way the Canadian women chose to celebrate was and should have been an embarassment to their country.
Smoking cigars and not just drinking, but underage drinking on the ice after the awards ceremony was not the way to do it. Not when there were still journalists around and even if there weren't underage drinking is underage drinking.
Toronto Mike and other readers on his site felt otherwise. That what the Canadian womens hockey team did to celebrate was okay.
The celebration should not have spilled out onto the ice where whether there were fans in the building or not, they could have potentially been seen by fans or a kid and how would you explain that?
Even big league, professional athletes take it into and keep it in the lockerroom after championships. And lets be clear right here and now, underage drinking is underage drinking, it doesn't matter if you are from Quebec and come to New York to drink, when you get to New York if you are 19, you are shit out of luck if you want to drink because the drinking age is 21.
Here are some of the blinded comments made by Toronto Mike and other Canadian readers:
From Toronto Mike:
"Here's my opinion on this... These women just won gold, defeating their arch rivals in a hard fought game. If they want to crack open a beer and smoke a victory cigar after everyone's left, I'm okay with that. They deserve it, and it's pretty much standard after winning a championship. Ideally, the 18-year old would abstain so we can avoid this nonsense, but damn... 18 is the legal drinking age in Quebec. I hate the fact we have to apologize for this. We won. I'm proud of these women."
So what example are these women setting for younger girls?
Another from Toronto Mike:
"BBM, you're missing a key detail. Everyone had left the arena. All spectators were gone. All that remained were a few journalists, who did what journalists do, and took pictures. They did not crack open a beer and light up a cigar in front of kids or fans or during live television coverage."
Here is a comment that agrees with me on the issue, bad idea to celebrate on the ice yet not taking anything away from the victory.
McNulty writes: "There is a time and a place for these things. Partying on the ice wasn't a good idea. Having the arena empty mitigates the idea but it still just looks bad. I am not taking away anything from their victory, it was hard fought and deserved."
I don't mind the celebration but if it involves booze and cigars do it in a more discreet fashion. The Olympics have to maintain a clean image, if it were a pro game I don't think anyone would bat an eye lash. I did however question the cigars, for a sport that requires cardiopulmonary endurance like nobody's business these girls were puffing away quite readily.
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No Shit Sherlock
Mark McGwire coming out and telling everyone he was on steroids today was just the biggest load of "no shit" I have ever heard. Its about 10 years too late Mark.
This should seal his fate as a Hall of Fame candidate, make an example of him. Just like Bonds, A-Rod and Clemens should all have to buy tickets to go into the Baseball Hall of Fame, sho should McGwire.
Him admitting to steroid use is like Sarah Palin admitting she is dumber than a box of rocks.
The best part was listening to Tony Clark and John Kruk try to stick up for McGwire. Happy that it came out? Give me a break. John Kruk should make the Hall of Fame at this point and Tony Clark probably did them too.
McGwire said he regretted playing in the steroid era....that he wished he never played in that era, yeah will I wish I was born a billion dollars but I can't control that now can I? Like the Era he played in made him do it, its only slightly better than hiding behind religion, like God works in mysterious ways....what ever. You cheated, it was you who mad that decision not the era you played in. McGwire is a douche bag. The best part is, he lied to us for 10 years. So now we are supposed to have a big pitty party for him?Category: Sports
Brit Hume Has a New Job
Brit Hume has a new job apparently on Fox News: Spiritual Advisor. I hear the gig pays pretty well too, about the same as a news anchor for a TV station that likes to masquerade as a news network thats balanced and fair or whatever they call their crappy brand of informational spewage.</p>
Brit is advising Tiger to convert from his current faith: Buddhism to Christianity because as Hume says: Buddhism just doesn't offer what Christianity does.....right.
Here we go again. This is why I can't stand conservative christians, they think their shit doesn't stink.Mark Sanford anyone? What was his faith? anyone? Bueller?.....Right, it was Christianity....Where was Brit on that one?
Im so sick of christian right wingers pushing their faith on those who either A) don't believe in religion or B) believe in something else. Brit will just stir that pot right back up with his comment because most of that sect watches Fox News religiously, no pun intended.
Religion is not a means to control ones actions, that is being weak minded if you think that your religion will guide your actions. The only one who can control their actions is you. Brit, you have just shown the world where your head is,
Tiger didn't stray from his marriage because of his faith, he strayed because he choose to, it had nothing to do with Buddhism or Christianity or any other set of beliefs. If thats the case lets start recommending something different for the dozens of republican, so called christian politicians who have gone astray Brit.
Lets see, I say Mark Sanford converts to.....Mormonism, that will allow him to include both his wife and his so called soul mate and will allow him the options that he needs.
