Here we go again...

Doesn’t anyone remember what happened the last time a baseball game ended in a tie?

That was one of the worst moments in the history of baseball. Why have the chance of repeating that every game? Why are the commisioners of this World Baseball Classic only letting games go into the 14th inning? Baseball isn't a game where there should be ties. Baseball is one of the most boring sports to watch. I’m sorry if you love baseball, It’s true, it IS boring. The only baseball I watch is the playoffs, and that's because it's exciting seeing a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 18^th. By not even allowing that, you are essentially dropping baseball down to the boredom level of soccer. And that’s not good. Let them play until they win. There should be only two rules in baseball… No Crying, and no ties.

Life's Unfair...

According to this test (the NFL Combines Wonderlic), I am 8.3 times smarter than Vince Young (I scored 9/9, which is equivalent to 50/50. He scored 6/50). It's pretty sad... not that I'm that much smarter, but that he'll be making at least (and most likely way, way, way more than) 8.3 times as much money as I will be making my first year out of college.

I still love you though Vince. Thanks for making me that $1000 on the Rose Bowl buddy.

"Fuck the World Series. Our goal is to finish top 3 in the NL West."

"We want to win it this year," the Yankees owner said Wednesday. "We're going after it."

NO SHIT! An owner saying his team wants to win the World Series? This is fucking crazy! I’m sure no one else had ever done that, everyone else’s goal is just to sit on their fucking asses and do nothing all year. "Fuck the World Series; we just want to finish in the top 3 of the NL West."

Shut the fuck up Steinbrenner. Obviously you want to win the World Series. That’s like me saying I want to win the lottery. It’s obvious I want to, but it’s not going to happen.

You have the best team that money can buy. You are paying these players $300 million dollars. And you know why you won’t win…

A-rod is a cancer to every team he has been and will be on. And he will not win a championship. Ever. God won’t let him.

The Infamous All-Star/Olympic Break Predictions…

No one listened to me when I predicted Calgary/Tampa Bay two years ago, and no one listened to me when I said the Mighty Ducks were going to make it three years ago. So blow me off as some crazy asshole again if you wish. But as far as I’m concerned, I’m batting 1.000 with these predictions…

Some one from the Northwest Division will play for the Stanley Cup. Argue with me all you want. Tell me how the Red Wings have the best record in the NHL. Well, here is all I have to say to you…

Yeah, that's Ponch...

You know why Detroit has the best record? It’s because they are in the shittiest division in hockey. I will give Nashville some credit; they are actually proving themselves this year. However, look at the other three teams Detroit plays the majority of their games against; St. Louis, Chicago, and Columbus, the three worst teams in the West, and three of the five worst teams in the whole league. Any team can rack up 83 points when 35 of them come against those three teams.

Now you will probably say “the first place team in the Northwest is 10 points behind Detroit.” That is true. And it is because the Northwest division has to play the Northwest division for half of its games. When you have four of the best teams in hockey in the same division, there is not going to be one real winner or one real loser in the group. All the teams will win about the same amount, and lose the same amount. So while Detroit is off parading about how they can beat the St. Louis Blues (Whoopty fucking doo), Colorado is just hanging in there battling it out with the toughest competitors in the sport, and still staying on track to make the playoffs. Right now four of the five teams from the Northwest would make the playoffs. Minnesota is barely two games back from that #8 spot. All five teams could legitimately make the playoffs, and I guarantee at least four of them will. Just as the “Frozen Four” was all WCHA teams last year in college hockey, I predict a Northwest Division only Western Conference semi-final. Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton, and Vancouver.

As for the East, Philadelphia is going to win. Carolina is Carolina, the Rangers are the Rangers, and the Dominator could be out that rest of the season. There is nothing more to say.

Stanley Cup Finals – Calgary (or another Northwest team) vs. Philly

The Champ - The Flyers are going to win it all

Every single one of you whining, complaining bastards, Shut The Fuck Up.

Keep mouthing off, and this is going to start happening off the ice...

What is the theme of this Olympics? Lets show the world that we are sore losers and bitch and moan about everything? Shut The Fuck Up! (As a time saving mechanism, I will now refer to this as STFU). Mike Modano, STFU. Chad Hendrick, STFU. Bode Miller, STFU. Every single one of you whining, complaining bastards, STFU.

Mike, I love you. As much as I HATE the Dallas Stars (I’m from Denver, the only thing I hate worse than the stars are the Wings and the Raiders), you have been one of my favorite players since you were back in Minnesota. You
know why? Because you didn’t bitch and moan when you lost a game. You didn’t complain to the world when you guys got beat by the Red Wings in the playoffs. It’s because you lost to a better team, with better chemistry, and you knew it. Did you ever think that it’s not entirely the US’s fault? That maybe the UNDEFEATED Finnish team might be a little better?

Stop making shitty excuses, keep quiet, and enjoy your time in Italy. If you want something to complain about, you can take my four mid-terms next Tuesday, write my two 10-page papers that are due next Monday, and present my 10-minute speech next Monday night. I would gladly trade places with you.

You guys have got to be kidding me…

“He was rude to me because he didn’t congratulate me.”

“He is immature because he left me in the media room alone.”

What is this, second grade? You guys are Olympians. You are on the same team. It’s not like this is the Russians trash talking the US, or Czech saying they are better than Slovakia. This is two grown men cat-fighting about nothing. I understand that not everyone likes each other. I have disliked many people I have had to work with. I have disliked many people I had to play (hockey) with. What it comes down to, however, is even with that dislike, we had to work together. We had to at least pretend we liked each other, pretend to get along, so we could get the job done.

In case you weren’t aware, Shani Davis won the men’s 1000 meter speed skating. Chad Hendrick finished in 3rd place. Hendrick got pissed off, and didn’t congratulate HIS TEAMATE on his Gold medal win. Davis complained (publicly), and now this is the top story on Sports Center. While there are other smaller details, such as Davis doesn't want to skate in a different race, they are besides the main point.

The whole situation is completely uncalled for. It doesn’t matter that he beat you Chad. It doesn’t matter if you are pissed you didn’t win. This is your teammate. You are representing the United States of America, in the Olympics, the biggest event in the world. And Shani, handle it like a man. Don’t complain to the media and create a huge controversy that overshadows everything that is going on. You two don’t like each other, fine. Keep it to yourselves, don’t make it seem like our country is represented by a bunch of whining little girls.

Show Some Respect

There are times when rushing the court is completely unnecessary. When a #4 team (Villanova) beats a #1 team (UConn), there should be no rushing of the court. A #4 team should expect to win every game, no matter who they play. Tonight's game in Upstate New York is a great example of when rushing the court may not be the best idea. A decent (7-6 in the Big East, the toughest conference in college basketball) Syracuse team barely hangs on and beats a highly over-rated West Virginia team. While it was 'Cuse's only win over a ranked team this season, it didn't merit such a celebration.

West Virginia has been lucky this year... In every sport. The Big East is AWFUL in football, which is the only reason they even made it to a BCS game. And luckily they ended up against Georgia, who shouldn't have been their either. West Virginia was like the winners of the NL West, the best of a batch of horrible teams, but because of the way the system is set up, they still ended up in a big game.

They had a decent start in hoops as well, but have lately slacked off, losing 4 of the last 5. For 'Cuse, being that 4th team to win shouldn't be that exciting. Syracuse is annually better than West Virginia. The Orange should expect a win in every game against WV, every year. A win should be celebrated with a "Yeah, we knew that would happen." NOT a rush of 10,000 people to the floor. By rushing the court, it shows that the Syracuse fans didn't expect to win. Duke fans never rush the court when Duke wins. No matter whom they play. They expect to win every game. A win is nothing to them. 'Cuse fans need to realize that just because 'Cuse isn't playing how they should be, doesn't mean that every single win should be the greatest thing ever. Show your team some respect. Show them you know they have what it takes. Just by showing up at the game, the players know you support them, they don't need all the fans on the court acting like it's the most amazing thing ever to happen. Don't act so surprised when you actually win a game.