Thursday, July 7, 2011

It's Coming Casey, No Escape

I know I have been off an on lately, but my job become a little more demanding and we just had the holiday so I’m a little slow.

The whole country is angry about the Casey Anthony verdict and who can blame anyone? The whole way this thing went down stinks. This woman did not report her two year old missing, was out partying and not showing any concern, and has been a compulsive liar throughout. However, due to the fact the state couldn’t show how the murder happened or couldn’t prove anything, this woman is walking free. Don’t blame the jury, as I read one of their accounts of what is was like in there, and this is what it says…

"I just swear to God ...," said the juror, who spoke to a reporter on condition of anonymity on Wednesday. "I wish we had more evidence to put her away. I truly do ..."

So having said that, Casey Anthony walks free, and Caylee Anthony’s body is still dead, but her spirit is in heaven with God.

I normally don’t get affected by events and what not, but when I see pictures of little Caylee, it makes me feel a whole array of emotions.

I feel angry that someone can do this to a little girl. Especially considering I have two little girls who I could never hurt, and if anyone tried to hurt them, there would be hell to pay.

I feel so sad that this little girl doesn’t get the chance to grow and learn and share memories with a normal family that doesn’t include many of the things we have heard in the last month.

I sat there shaking my head over the celebration by the attorneys and the gall of Cheney Mason flicking off everyone who saw them in the restaurant. Do you guys have the decency to celebrate your “victory” in private? I don’t get lawyers. How do they go to sleep at night?

But I’ll tell you, every time I see that little girl, it makes me want to hold my little girls tighter. They are so precious to me, and when life is so fragile it makes you want to protect them even more.

This trial reminded me of a few things. One justice is not fair all the time. Two there is the 1% chance that Casey Anthony did not murder or have anything to do with the murder, and that her father really did freak out because of the pool accident. Therefore, I think we should state our peace and move on.

However, 99% of me says she has a hand in it. Whether she did it herself or someone helped, her behavior tells a different story than the one her lawyers told. Yet, there is one thing you cannot escape and that is the judgment of God. She will have her real day in court soon. And the penalty this time will be eternal damnation, not just sitting in a cell waiting for an injection to take the pain away. No, if you murdered an innocent child, let a lone your own, the man upstairs will have something to say to you, and there will be no TMZ, Twitter, Nancy Grace, or whoever to chronicle it for you. No one to make money off of it as so many have done. No one to point the finger. The justice will be served and will be done, and you’ll bet another selfish young lady who will learn the error in her ways.

I Like the White Sox: I'm Tired

Well guys, I really don’t know what else to say. I like you have watched this season in shear disbelief. The team should be doing much better than they are, but something is not working. The team has a guy who has hit 40 home runs consistently, but this year he can’t even make it into the 20’s. The team has a guy who may be the answer to the quiet offense, but we have yet to see him play in the biggies. I don’t know about you, but quite frankly, I’m tired.

1-I’m tired of seeing great pitching performances being wasted. Danks should have 8-10 wins by now, Thornton should have 2 or 3 of his loses, and Sergio Santos should have saved that game the other night. Although there is the occasional misfire on defense, the offense on this team is baffling and I don’t know why our team can’t hit the ball.

2-I’m tired of watching Alex Rios and his lack of energy and focus. This guy could have caught two balls that barely went over the wall, but if he would have at least made a true attempt, I wouldn’t be so angry. Yet, this guys body language and movement tells me he’s happy to be making the money that he is thanks to some douche bag in Toronto who thought he was worth a king’s ransom, and he could care less about what guys and gals like you and me think.

3-I’m tired of seeing this lineup getting tinkered with every day. Alexei was fine in the two hole, why did Morel get moved up in the first place? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Sure Alexei had some issues, but damn man, doesn’t everyone on this fricking team? Why does Dunn consistently bat third now? Yes, you want pitchers to throw to Konerko, but they were pitching to him anyway. Maybe if the team did their damn jobs and played baseball, Ozzie wouldn’t be playing Othello games on the field.

4-I’m tired of Paul Konerko being passed up as an All Star two years in a row when he has been the solid rock of this team. Especially this year when the game is in his backyard in Arizona. The guy ranks high in home runs and RBIs this year as well. What did Paulie do to everyone to not earn this? And furthermore what’s with the dumb marketing slogan, Paul Star? What the hell is that?

5-I’m tired of seeing AL Central opponents get the best of the Sox. Woo hoo, we beat up on the Cubs, we swept the Red Sox, none of that means shit if we can’t beat the teams in our own division. And the best part, we can’t even beat the team in last place of our division with no name pitchers. Sigh.

6-I’m tired of seeing Adam Dunn. I want to cheer for the guy, but he can’t hit. He needs to get counseling, hitting coach, steroids, whatever. This guy needs to hit the ball damn it.

7-I’m tired of seeing the passive aggressive bullshit relationship between Ozzie Guillen and Kenny Williams. I think their bullcrap has spilled over to the team, and maybe that’s the issue. I don’t know. Maybe I’m reaching. Move Viciedo up someone. Bench the players who aren’t making it happen. Stop blaming each other and work together.

I’m tired guys. I know the theme here is redundant, but I had to put some of my thoughts here in writing. The team I love more than any other team I cheer for is really disappointing, disheartening, frustrating, baffling, mind numbing, etc, etc. Sure they are only four games or so back, and if they get their shit together, they can do this. However I am really starting to believe hope is lost. I will stand by the White Sox for the rest of my life no matter what, but I am really starting to think this season can be lost. I don’t know about you, but all in means putting your chips in when you think you have a good hand. Problem here is those pocket kings that Kenny was holding don’t mean much when you see one five, a three, a two, and two aces on the board, and the guy across from you has the other two aces in his hand.

Let’s go White Sox. Don’t let me go to sleep.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

I Like the White Sox: Concerned

So I have to talk about the White Sox again. Not that this is a bad thing, as I enjoy talking about the White Sox. However, I believe that things are a bit hairy right now and I have seven concerns. Perhaps, you guys can help address them.

1-First off, Larry. Nice job on how you handled Daily Herald report Scot Gregor. He tried to, as all reporters do, pass you off as a kid in mom’s basement writing about baseball, and I believe you held your own and told him what time it was. Very good. On a side note, I would like to say that I have been a member of South Side Sox now for quite a while (and have been keeping up with Sox Machine forever), and some of the things said by the members here make me proud to be here. Although I write quite weird and crazy stuff and try to contribute in my own special way, I think you guys rule. You guys make great arguments, remarks, statements and posts that help me understand baseball better, and you guys are funny as hell. Even when I get ripped on. However, I wanted to get to the point. I like Larry’s theory, but quite frankly the whole he said, she said bullshit between Ozzie and Kenny is getting old. If you both believe he’s ready, and in one ear I hear Kenny saying “if the manager isn’t ready for him, I have too much respect to bring him up now” and in the other Ozzie says “just tell me who to send down and when to play him and I will.” You know I feel like a tweet from Oney is on the horizon here for some reason. I, as a fan am getting tired of the passive aggressive bullshit between two grown men. And if I am getting tired of it, I can assure you some people in the clubhouse are as well. Does this have anything to do with some people struggling? I don’t know. However, if you pull the veil off, I really do believe they could be posturing for the July date. If Gregor can remember anything, wouldn’t he remember how much of a ball buster Scott Boras is if given the opportunity?

2-OK. I am getting tired of all the excuses people are giving Adam Dunn. Yes I have heard he played in the National Leauge his whole career, he has never been on a competing team, he was lazy over the winter, he’s not used to being a DH, etc, etc. Let’s talk about that for a moment shall we. About the National Leauge, I can think of a couple of guys who went from National to American and have bat under 200 like Dunn. Both Miguel Cabrera and Adrian Gonzalez (who are far superior to Dunn) came into the AL, and their performance hasn’t dropped. They have stayed pretty consistent with numbers they were putting up in the NL. And Gonzalez is in the toughest division in the AL mind you. Cabrera has actually improved his numbers as he goes. Dunn was brought to the Sox for his high number of HRs and walks. He is on pace to finish the year with 20 home runs if lucky. That is less than half. When he has a glove, he definitely can’t play OF, but he always could hit. I just want to see the guy produce. I am sick of excuses.

3-I keep hearing “the Ranger” on the Score talk about why we shouldn’t get rid of Juan Pierre and his money. Juan Pierre this year has done nothing and the money itself has gotten pissed away already. Ozzie seems to want to defend him all the time and talk about how there are guys who have done worse. Be that as it may, but Juan Pierre is owed $8.5 million for this year, being his last. Dunn and Rios (who are doing worse than him) are owed a lot more than that over many more years. Pierre anyone can agree is the easiest person to cut ties with to bring Viciedo up.

4-Alex Rios, you are my daughter’s favorite because she is 3. If she were 10 years older, she would yell at me that you were still on the team. Every time I want to give you the benefit of the doubt, you give me reasons to not. Give Ozzie two points for benching you. And we’re stuck with this frickin shit for 3 more years is it? Well gee, rape me gently with a chainsaw.

5-Johnny Danks, you are the man and you’re going to the DL. Life really sucks. This means Jake Peavy must go to bulldog form instead of pit bull form. We can only hope Johnny gets better, and Jake doesn’t injure himself drinking a cup of Gatorade or throwing a pitch, or whatever.

6-Another question for you guys, is AJ Perzynski going nutty? Calls out Floyd, speaks to Peavy in the tunnel…is he getting tired of all the drama that our wonderful Chicago media speaks of.

7-And finally, how do you rate this team compared to the last 2 years? I see way too many similarities and its getting old.

Final thought: I feel like as a fan, I am confused and frusturated. Sure the Sox are only 5 games back or so, and 4 games under, so all hope shouldn’t be loss. But you keep hearing about all the drama listed above, and it only puts gas on the fire.
Quote of the day: “To suggest the White Sox would purposely keep Viciedo in the minors due to a contract issue immediately tells me you don't know how this team does business.
The Sox aren’t the Pirates or the Marlins or the Royals.”-Scot Gregor.
Yeah well Scot ever think about covering those teams? Might suit your shitty attitude better pal.

Monday, June 27, 2011

"Hold Up That Fucking Cubs Shit"

Yep. Those were the famous words muttered by Patti Blagojevich, the wife of the former governor of Illinois who if not careful, may get a “Rod” somewhere he won’t like. Although the sentencing hasn’t been handed down yet, it’s reasonable to assume Rod Blagojevich may be going to the slammer.

Yes you had your appearances in silly ass plays. You had your little radio show on WLS AM. You always quote Elvis because you’re a douche bag, and you got to ride on the co-tails of real celebrities on Donald Trump’s overdone reality show as well. You were shaking hands outside of the courtroom like you were campaigning to get back into Springfield. The problem was, your voters were the jury in the courtroom, and they were not impressed. No jurors held things up this time. It was guilty mother fucker guilty.

And to top of it all off, you’re a Cub fan. Let this be a lesson to all Cub fans, nothing good ever happens to them. Their team loses, and sometimes they do too. I’m kidding. Don’t get all sensitive on me you stoners. And if you want to laugh here are the phone calls transcribed.

Amway, here’s what we have for today.

Uno-TO on the DL permanently? Hmmm. When you hear the words “Dr. James Andrews” it usually is the kiss of death. No more drama, no more wondering what team will he be on next, no more popcorn, is he really done? I don’t think so, but we’ll see what happens if and when the season starts.

Due-Atlanta moved their hockey team to Winnipeg. And then the hockey team called themselves “the Winnipeg Jets.” Yeah, that’s never been done before.

Tre-Rumors were buzzing Friday about how O.J. Simpson was going to confess to murdering Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman to Oprah Winfrey. Then rumors circulated that Goldman’s Dad was going to be on TV again, so Oprah’s people shot it down.

Quattro-Stan Bowman, who is the son of Scott, but really sounds like the father decided to detonate more pieces of the Chicago Blackhawks 2010 Stanley Cup Final squad. Troy Brouwer, gone! Brian Campbell, gone and back with Dale Tallon. Get ready to hear more Blackhawk fans cry, “oh no, they’re blowing up the team.”

Cinque-Did you know a Cub fan took me off Facebook because of last week’s article? You Cub fans, this is your fan base doing something drastic because I disagree with the way Tom Ricketts has handled his time owning the Cubs. I believe he should have threatened to move them out of town, if money is a problem when it comes to moving the team out of town. To any Cub fan, or anyone else who wants to de-friend me, I say DEFRIEND THIS BITCH!!!!!

Sei-What’s it going to take Adam Dunn? What do we have to do to get you to hit the ball? I don’t think I have ever seen the cell go crazy when a guy gets walked until this past weekend when I saw the baseball peeps cheer for you very loudly for walking. You need to figure it out.

Sette-Back to Blagio, I love this comment…

I’ve got this thing and it’s fucking golden, and, uh, uh, I’m just not giving it up for fuckin’ nothing.

He can use that one again to describe his ass before he gets into the clink.

Pinsiero finale: Best show on TV you may be watching or not, TRUE BLOOD. The season just kicked off yesterday, and HBO was nice enough to add another episode to the HBOGO/On Demand feature they have. I highly suggest you check out this show. Of course you should check out seasons 1, 2, and 3 before you go here. They are most certainly worth you time.

Citazzione del Giorno-“I don’t know what’s going on with Mauer. He didn’t put a sign down for a breaking ball. It was fastball, fastball, fastball,”-Jose Mijares, Twins reliever not happy with the pitch selection superstar sideburn extraordinaire Joe Mauer was calling for. And you all thought A.J. v Peavy was bad. Please!

Peace until tomorrow guppies.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Dolphins Kick Ass: S#!t People Say

Well Dolfans, I haven’t written here in a while. So I thought I would. I want to let everyone know who is a fan of the Phins in Chicago, I am trying to get a meetup/party or something like that for Monday Night Football. Yes it will happen, yes there will be a season, and yes I am going to do this. It may be my house or a local joint somewhere near. I am in the Algonquin/LITH/Huntley area, so if you are interested, let me know and we’ll hook it up.

Now, I am quite anxious for the season to start because we need to get some free agents on the team, and yes of course, find the person who will challenge Henne for the QB job. I am behind Henne 100%, but I want to see him at his best and a QB competition may do that for him.

Anyway here are seven of the most ridiculous things I have heard in the last six months regarding football and the Dolphins.

1-Stephen Ross flies out to California to interview Jim Harbaugh only to keep Tony Sparano-Look goofy, we love your orange carpets and you addiction to finding more and more celebrity minor owners for the Dolphins. It’s so cute. However, this was by far one of the biggest embarrassments for the Dolphins since 2007. I am with many people and getting behind Tony because what he went through, no one should have to go through. I also hope it motivates him to win big, but there is the effect of apathy it might have as well.

2-Let’s get Kevin Kolb. How many draft picks will this guy cost along with a house, car, boat, and plane? How much do we really know about him? If Vick didn’t emerge as he did, would the youngster step up to the plate? Quite frankly I think the talk of Matt Flynn is pretty crazy as well, but at least he had a great game against one of the elite teams in football, but what has Kevin Kolb done that has earned him all this praise. Why do we find random players in football and decide they will be the cream of the crop or the next great player to fill the huge shoes of a superstar who was on the team before?

3-Ryan Mallett and the “payback” the Dolphins are going to get. Did his Dad read the book “He’s Just Not That into You?” He should. The Dolphins saw someone who they wanted more. I don’t know if they have that much faith in Henne to fill the needs at running back and wide receiver/kick returner, but they did. Get over it. You’re on the Patriots which means you will most likely become a superstar, and Dolphin fans everywhere will point to Wes Welker, Sammy Morris, and anyone else they can think of who went to the Patriots and became great after they left South Florida.

4-Let’s give shout outs to coaches who lost jobs thanks to us-Tyrelle Pryor most likely drove one of the many vehicles he had thanks to his “hook up” for that press conference with Drew Rosenhaus. He gives Jim Tressel a “shout out” and half ass apology for causing him trouble. If you want to apologize and you feel you had something to do with his problems, then be a man and a professional about it. Don’t sound like some asswipe who’s calling into Eddie and Jobo trying to get all your buddies to hear you on the radio.

5-Can someone tell Rex Ryan he’s not Nostradamus but possibly Harold Camping-Year after year we have to hear this guy with his predictions for his wonderful Jets. And earlier this year, here he goes again:

"Last year I thought we'd win it. This year, I know we'll win it,"

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Go eat a sandwich and shut up already. Yes, you have proven you’re not a fluke coach, but you’re still an asshole. Sorry. And you’ll be wrong again. Oh, and the Dolphins will beat your team again too.

6-Let’s cut Brandon Marshall due to his wife stabbing him-First off all, you don’t just cut one of the top 5 receivers on the team because his wife stabbed him. You wish him well and hopefully he gets better. Will he cooperate with the police? Eventually. May he get suspended, perhaps. However, you didn’t see the Steelers cut Ben Rothlisberger. They tried to stay afloat without him, succeeded, and then he came back, and they went to the Superbowl. Character concerns are valid, but what a guy does on the field is what counts, and furthermore, can you really label Marshall a character concern when he was attacked? It may have been in self defense, but after the story of his wife coming back to the house two weeks ago, I am starting to believe not.

7-The lockout will be over next week-I can’t believe how many people want to make false reports so they can be the one who broke the news of the lockout being over with. Look, I thought when it came to the news, it’s more important to be accurate than first. If you’re the first person who botched the story, you’ll be known as being not credible which is a tag you don’t want as a journalist. I, like everyone, am tired of the lockout and want to hear the words “lockout over” as much as anyone. However, what I don’t want is a bunch of tools giving me wrong information, getting me excited over nothing. Let’s just end the speculation and report the lockout ends when it actually happens. This isn’t like free agency. That kind of speculation is fun. This is just crap.

Final thought: I can’t wait for the season to start and see who the Dolphins pick up to compete with Henne. It is going to be too late for a veteran QB to learn the system, but Pennington was signed pretty late into the offseason, and he helped win a division championship. Anything is possible. GO DOLPHINS!!!

Thursday, June 23, 2011

I Like the White Sox: Cut Cub Fans Slack

So a wise man who many like me feel is not wise and should have been bounced off the Apprentice like weeks 1-5 Meatloaf said “two out of three ain’t bad.”

And I guess that holds true with the fuzzy loving festivities known as the Crosstown Classic, Cup, Windy City Series, whatever; its Sox vs Cubs damn it. The Cubs threatened 2 nights in a row to win; but Sergio Santos denied them the opportunity along with some other great bullpen performances.

Yeah, I know. We all find many reasons to hate the Cubs and the parasites that follow them that they call fans, but today I am going to do something different. I am going to list seven reasons why the hate isn’t worth it anymore. Why the Cub bashing is getting old?

1-You look at their fans, and quite honestly they are all like puppy dogs waiting for a new owner to come and adopt them and save them from the boredom of Save-A-Pet. The problem is that dog is the one no one wants. However, that faithful puppy believes day in and out that someone is going to bring them home.

2-Their park is a dump. Peter Gammons said so himself. The ivy is rotting, the roof is falling down, and the statues are getting vandalized. The Cub fans are like sitting in a toilet where they never can relieve themselves, but are stuck on it, while everyone else has no problems with regularity.

3-Every player that comes to play for the Cubs eventually leaves if they’re any good, and stays if they suck. Chances are their guaranteed a no trade as well especially if they walk through the door reeking of greatness which ends up being fake. So if they’re good and start to suck, you’re stuck with them.

4-They haven’t won a playoff game in almost 10 years. Most Cub fans wonder if it’s even worth it to watch them in the playoffs anymore.

5-Did you know that 40% of Cubbie kingdom didn’t even know that the Sox would be their opponent the last three days? Sure they got all hyper when they won that one game, but the Sox took care of that one pretty quick eh?

6-Ron Santo died not seeing the Cubs ever win a world series, and many Cub fans fear they will suffer that same fate so no need to care about them anymore. This is a token argument the typical Cub fan uses when arguing with a Sox fan about who’s a better team. The good old attendance card. Apparently someone burned that one this year huh guys?

7-People who cry at baseball games really have issues. There is no crying in baseball.

Yes I know this whole article was to talk about why we shouldn’t bash Cub fans anymore due to the fact they're pathetic and all, but ended up bashing them anyway. What can I say, next to Sox baseball, making fun of the Cubs and their fans is a great past time. Sorry. Go Sox!!!!!

Thursday, June 16, 2011

I Like the White Sox: One Fricking Run, That's It

And now to expound on second half’s post from yesterday. In the “sort of” words of Harry Doyle (I changed one sentence)

“One run. One God damn run is all they got.”

Yes one run. One fricking run kids. And how many did we have. Zero!!!!! That is one less than yesterday. Actually we did get only one run. The entire series!!!!

The whole team is injured. Mauer, Morneau, Kubel, Span, tatermasher...all injured. We could have split this series, but no once again the Twins win again. We are subjected to watch Minnie and Paul jerk each other after a nasty Cuddyer home run. Why couldn’t that guy get injured? Oh wait, it won’t matter. So I am just going to spew lots of venom here.

1-The Twins should have a “fan gets to play LF night” every time they play the Sox. They will look just as good as all the no name guys who the Sox played today. The fan gets to keep his Twins jersey.

2-Isn’t there a coffin under home plate there at good old Target Field? It’s the ghost of Harmon Killebrew haunting us. He’s trying to sleep and every time A.J. hits his shoes with the bat, he ends up waking the old bastard up.

3-To this clown Jesse S who is calling the police, or calling the CIA, or calling his mommy; the only thing I can think of is Kirby Puckett had some sort of relations with your family so therefore, I can see where you take exception. How come he didn’t get buried under home plate if he’s such a great guy?

4-Back to the whole Target thing, I will never shop at Target again until the White Sox win a series against these crapwads. And I used to be a good customer Target. Well not anymore. You take your bull’s eye and shove it somewhere.

5-Joe Mauer I guess is holding a press conference shortly. What? You telling everyone you’re coming back? Who frickin cares what you do sideburn boy? Why don’t you find a lake to jump in with you catchers gear on? Go try to catch a shark.

6-Ron Gardenhire, go become Santa Claus at Santa’s Village. That would be a more beneficial job to kids everywhere, especially the ones who are Sox fans. They think you’re a cranky old man who kicks our ass all the time. They don’t like you. Become Santa and they just might like you.

7-Jim Thome, can you please leave the team? The last thing I want to see is you hit number 600 in a Twinkie uniform. This is disgusting.

Final thought: I HATE THE TWINS! And the sad thing is, I have to hate the Cubs less when they play you. That makes me puke. Now I have to favor the Cubs thanks to you pricks.

Mark Buehrle deserved better today. We fans deserve better than this. Twinkie Town is probably laughing at us right now. Adam Dunn says “oh too bad about the weather I can’t wait to hit there.” Yeah, well neither can we. Wait I think he did get a hit today. Good for you donkey!!!! OK I’m pissed. Gotta go.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Mavs Go to Sunset With Rings, Heat Goes to Drawing Board

Well that hurt. However, he we are. So let’s take a looksie here:

1-First off I would like to thank everyone from Peninsula is Mightier for allowing my posts here. I know sometimes I go overboard, but that’s what makes me me. I am not about to change. For all the people who RECed me and had good things to say thank you. I appreciate it. I think David does a great job here, and many of you that contribute give me good insight. Being an “official” Heat fan for a year, I learned a lot. Thank you.

2-To the Dallas Mavericks, congrats to you. You guys played your asses off; not only in the finals, but the entire playoff run that you guys had was something to marvel at. You came back against teams, forced overtimes, and beat the defending champs. I can say it’s nice to see guys like Nowitzki and Kidd get rings. Now, the two of you can ride off in the sunset and let the Miami Heat drive the car. But before we put the car in R and pull out of the lot, some things need to be addressed.

3-Lebron James needs therapy. Bottom line. When this guy is at the top of his game, there is no one better actively. If Lebron played in the fourth, made free throws, did less facilitating, this series would be much different. When it comes to the BIG moment, he folds like a tent. He did it against San Antonio a few years ago, he did it this year. I am not sorry he is on this team, nor am I sorry he is one my favorite players. He needs to also come down a few levels and learn how to be a killer, not a bully, on the court. He needs to learn “the Chicago way” as depicted in the Untouchables. When someone uses a knife, you use a gun. If they put one of yours in the hospital, you put one of theirs in the morgue. I really think Lebron needs to focus on the game and not himself as a product for Nike and everyone else. Once he does that, look out world. He will be the terror that everyone here dreams about. I think he needs to spend the offseason working on his game mentally, and taking inventory in whether he wants to be a name brand, or a kick ass basketball player. We already have one icon in Miami who never won a title, we don’t need another.

4-D-Wade is a class act. He was the one who was hated less, and for good reason. He came alive in these finals like no one else. He just didn’t have enough help. We have seen what this team does when D-Wade and Lerbon are clicking. They need to draw up that plan for next year.

5-Chris Bosh gets a bad rap. The man wears his heart on his sleeve. I have new respect for him after these playoffs. He played his ass off, and gave maximum effort. I wish he was more involved in the game, but unfortunately, everyone was taking off point because of the game plan that Dallas used. It’s a shame that people give this guy crap all the time, but I really do think Chris Bosh showed many people during the playoffs why he was a part of this equation. He may have missed blocking Dirk’s layup in game 2, but he did so much more positive throughout the series that people should have more respect for him.

6-Many players stepped up and the question is who will be back. I really want UD and Miller back, as well as James Jones, Rio, and Anthony. Everyone else is fair game for trading as far as I’m concerned.

7-And as for all the fans from other cities who hated on the Heat for months, hope you are all happy with the result. While your teams were sitting at home, the Heat was in the Finals. Sure they lost, but as far as New York, your ass didn’t even get past the first round. Chicago, your superstar couldn’t close against the Heat. Boston, you can get on the horse and follow Kidd to the sunset. Cleveland, hell why even worry about Cleveland? Your city is a fricking toilet. Why the hell would Lebron want to spend another day in your garbage dump of a city is beyond me? Dan Gilbert is an ass. Period. He had to make a tweet yesterday. You failed to make moves for Lebron to stay. Here is a comparison that’s fair between Michael Jordan and Lebron James. Michael Jordan had a management staff that would get players for him. Michael Jordan’s team’s owner wasn’t a douche bag (although some will argue with me on that), and Michael Jordan’s fans in Chicago are good people (other than there bandwagon behavior the last two weeks and Cub fans, but hey what are you going to do? Kidding.)

Final thought: The thing that has bothered me this series is too much hatred. It’s OK to hate teams. Everyone hates the Yankees, Red Wings, Lakers, Celtics, Steelers, Patriots, etc. And mainly it’s because they win. Yes I know the Heat were cocky. Yes I know the Heat had a celebration to announce the three players. However, the real story should be how the Dallas Mavericks won the championship. The way the post game was handled last night was a joke. Too much time was spent on the fact the Heat lost, not the Mavericks win. Even Rick Carlisle commented “enough with the Lebron reality show. How about what these guys did?” I think the Heat will learn a lot from this, and will come back stronger and wiser next year. Lebron James will get his ring. So will Chris Bosh. They will do it. Let’s hope a deal can be reached between the NBA and the players and it doesn’t break these guys up.

I jumped on, and I’m not getting off no matter what. I am proud of what the Heat accomplished this year. Not bad for a team just getting together with tons of new faces. Imagine what they will do in the future. The Heat will be back, find a center, make a decision about Spo, and be back next year.

Quote of the day-“At the end of the day, all the people that was rooting on me to fail, at the end of the day they have to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today. They have the same personal problems they had today. I’m going to continue to live the way I want to live and continue to do the things that I want to do with me and my family and be happy with that.”-Lebron James

Friday, June 10, 2011

No Cuban WERE NOT DONE YET!

OK I sat, I thought and now I am going to do it.

Yes Dallas has the momentum. Yes, their shooting last night was sick. Yes Dirk has been a monster. Yes Lebron hasn’t done shit in the fourth quarter. Yes, the Miami Heat let the lead get away in game 2 and gave away game 4.

However I am still picking the Heat. I am sticking with the Heat. And I am telling the Heat; get your crap together men. You need to win this.

I have seven thoughts about where we are now.

Uno-Everyone wants to call Lebron a quitter. And then some people want to call him the next Michael Jordan. Well Michael Jordan quit too. Thanks to Colin Cowherd for bringing this up. Let’s make a list on everything Michael quit on…

• His team in 1993
• His marriage
• The Washington Wizards

Yeah Michael is so noble so no one wants to bad mouth him, but everyone piles on Lebron. Lebron this, Lebron that. Man to hell with that. If Lebron is for real he proves it on Sunday and then again on Tuesday. If not, then I guess Charles Barkley and the rest of the world is right and the Heat get what they deserve.

Due-Dwyane Wade returned from the locker room and if the Heat won, that’s all you would hear about. We had to hear about Dirk Nowitzki’s fricking finger for game 2 and his illness for game 4. How come we don’t want to talk about that? Because Dirk has become America’s sweetheart. A video was released of D-Wade and Lebron poking fun at Dirk about his sickness and American is saying “oh my God. I can’t believe it. How unclassy.” No, you want to know what’s unclassy, media outlets saying some guy from Orland banged Lebron’s girl. Rashard Lewis says he didn’t do it. Why is it everything is about Lebron?

Tre-Mike Bibby has no business being in the starting 5 anymore. Get Chalmers in there. With Chalmers, Joel, CB, D-Wade, and Lebron, I feel better about that than Mike Bibby who has been silent for the Finals.

Quattro-Someone needs to take down Jason Terry. Sure he is backing up his crap right now. Yo Heat players, are you going to let this clown make a fool of you guys and not show up for games 6 and 7? At least the fourth quarter.

Cinque-A lot of Bulls fans are making a lame ass joke saying they asked Lebron change for a dollar, but he only gave them 75 cents because he doesn’t have the fourth quarter, including Ozzie Guillen’s kids. Well, you can take that 75 cents, and use it at a bar after asking a bunch of people for more money for one beer, and watch the Heat win the next two games. By the way chumps, how does it feel knowing you could have been there, but the Heat are, and you aren’t, suckers? I guess since you are all Maverick fans now it doesn’t matter right.

Sei-Everyone wants to talk about how arrogant the Heat are. Let’s go back to douchebag JET again. He tattooed the Finals trophy on his arm, and the Dallas fans are wearing shirts that sport the Finals trophy saying “our time is now” or some crap like that. Yeah, Heat fans, who Barkley refers to as the worst since he talked trash and everyone in Miami let him know how they felt about it, are so cocky.

Sette-And don’t forget, this team broke many franchise records this year. They defied the odds. The teams that beat them in the regular season are both out on their asses. Dallas you are hot right now, but heat usually cools down. Sunday night the comeback begins.

Final thought-Look guys, are you going to let the haters win? Will we have to listen to more idiots on TV talk about how the Heat failed? I don’t want to hear that, and I know no one at PIM wants to hear that, and I sure as hell know everyone and anyone in Miami doesn’t either. You came to south beach, declared yourselves champs. Now prove it. Shut everyone down. Find a way to contain Dirk. Pull a Bynum on Barera if you have to (no don’t do that, I’m fired up). Do something so the next time Terry pulls his arms out and flies like an airplane, he is signaling to everyone he is flying home for supper with his momma because he lost and couldn’t get it done. Shawn Marion didn’t do much when he was with the Heat, make him pay for it. Riley expects greatness, give it to him! The fact you guys are on game 6, one game from elimination is horrifying. Win this one guys. Do it for Johnny man! Do it for him!

Don’t ask who Johnny is because I don’t know. I am full of piss and vinegar and want so badly to see the Heat win this thing. Us against the world. Just bring it!

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Remembering the Shine of Stanley

A year ago, where were you?

I was in my bedroom watching game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, and in OT Patrick Kane shot a puck towards the goal. It’s didn’t look like it went in, but Kane threw his helmet off and started celebrating. The Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup. Amazing!!!!

I remember when I first cheered for the Blackhawks, I was in 8th grade. Players like Dirk Graham, Jeremy Roenick, Chris Chelios, Ed Belfour, and Denis Sarvard were on the team and they made the playoffs, only to be eliminated by the dreaded Minnesota North Stars. However, the Hawks would make the finals the next year, to be swept by a greater Lemieux than we had and lose. From that point on, the Hawks would make the playoffs a few more years, and then the team was broken up. Everyone went their separate ways and eventually Tony Amonte was our favorite. However, due to the policies and cheap ways of “dollar” Bill Wirtz, many of us fans became disinterested. Some Hawk fans stayed true to the team; however I am sad to say I wasn’t one of them. Life’s distractions took me out of the box.

Then Wirtz passed away, and it was announced Rocky was going to take over the team. I said to myself, sure I can get on board with this. When they talked about home games on TV, Pat Foley returning, and WGN broadcasting more games, I then said, OH I DEFINITELY CAN GET ON BOARD WITH THIS.

When Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane were drafted, this was the beginning of a new era in Blackhawks hockey. The days of as cheap as possible were gone. We were entering a new day where all that we needed to accomplish was “one goal.” In 2008, when things changed, I was on board from that point on as I found my fandom for the Hawks returned. The game of hockey changed a lot and I had lots of studying and catching up to do. I went to my former morning partner Tim Vandertuuk over at WKRS (when I was producing Libby’s show) and asked him as many questions as I could. Yes, it was time to get my game face back on.

I remember how sad and defeated I was when the dreaded Red Wings took down the Hawks in the conference finals. I knew that we were headed in the right direction and was confident we could do it. The next year, after sitting through a tough series with Nashville, entertaining hockey as usual with the Canuckleheads, and a surprising sweep of the Sharks, we finally were there once again. Almost 20 years later, headed to the Stanley Cup Finals.

It was so amazing to see the Hawks win it. When Marian Hossa came to the Hawks, I adopted him as one of my favorites because I knew how good he was with the scumbags and the Pens. But he never won it. Seeing him get the cup first and hoist it over his head will always be one of my favorite sports memories. Hossa finally got his cup. Third time was the charm.

I remember watching the parade on TV. Kaner was so blitzed.

I remember being on Second City Hockey and how everyone was going crazy.

I remember the cup came to my hometown of Elk Grove Village since John McDonough himself lived that way.

I remember Duncan Keith getting his teeth knocked out but remained a force to be reckoned with.

I remember Chris Pronger stealing the puck, but losing the trophy.

But most of all I remember hearing the roar of the old Chicago Stadium returning once again.

I really wanted the Hawks to destroy the Canucks this year in the playoffs. Coming back and making a game 7 out of it was nice. However, beating them in said game 7 would have been much better.

Seeing the Sox win it all was awesome, but the Hawks was different. I saw two of my favorite teams win championships in my lifetime.

I hope to see you guys win again. Thank you Chicago Blackhawks. Happy anniversary.

Lebron's Moment

Well the weather outside is frightful, and it’s not snowing. Onward…

Uno-The Bruins win again! Yes! Keep it up boys. Eliminate those Canuckleheads. They play dirty and Luongo’s undees are too.

Due-Juan Pierre, I really can’t defend you anymore. Your poor fundamental baseball skills in left; and your inability to steal as many bases as you did last year have stopped me from doing so. You’re on you own pal. Good luck. Play better; Team mates like Sergio deserve to win games like last night.

Tre-It sounds like the NFL lockout may be coming to a close. Coaches were told to take vacations now, because July could get really busy. Please work it out guys. Football is fun, and we fans want to see the Dolphins win. As a matter of fact, speaking of the Dolphins, from Ricky Williams:

I'd love nothing more than to finish my career winning a Super Bowl with the Dolphins, but that's gonna take some cooperation from others.

Well someone needs to cooperate. Ricky needs to retire with the Phins, and of course win a Superbowl with them as well.

Quattro-Speaking of the Dolphins, you had reports saying Plaxico Burress was gaining interest from them, now the Miami Herald reports the Dolphins have absolutely no interest in him. I think there should be some. Three reasons, one Plax is a great WR, and you have two unproven rookies in Marlon Moore and Roberto Wallace. I would say Plax definitely replaces them. Two, think about the depth he brings. Marshall, Bess, Hartline, Gates, and then Plax. That is a sick corps of receivers. And third, no one knows how this Brandon Marshall stabbing soap opera is going to play out. There could be a conduct violation, and I believe Plax would fill in for Marshall nicely. However, it’s not my team, I just root for them.

Cinque-Now let’s get into tonight. Tonight will be the defining moment of the Miami Heat. Tonight will be a huge step towards becoming a dynasty or laughing stock. The last game in Dallas has two outcomes, Dallas going on the road with one game to win to solidify Dirk Nowitzki’s legacy, or Miami heading home a step away from the championship they prophesized back in the summer.

Sei-Deshawn Stevenson was on Jim Rome’s show talking about how Lebron checked out on game 4. We all know by now Jason Terry called Lebron out as well. The media, many fans, analysts, Cavs fans…everyone is calling out number 6. So an open letter to Lebron comes next.

Sette-Lebron, I know you have had difficulty in the past. People have talked about you since the first day you landed in South Beach. You need Wade, you’re joining his team, you want to be Robin, stop crying. Blah blah blah. Barrack Obama did a PSA about finding the moment. Tonight Mr. James is your moment.

It’s your moment to silence the critics and bring the series back to Miami with the Mavs in the coffins.

It’s your moment to score 28+ points to erase the anguish of the “disappearing act.” You know what you need to do, you said so yourself.

It’s your moment to show everyone why you and D-Wade are the two man wrecking crew as advertised, with CB backing you up, you cannot be denied.

It’s your moment as it was against Boston, when you exorcised the demon that’s plagued you for years.

It’s your moment as you made the real miracle comeback against the Bulls in game 5 of the ECF. What Dirk did was nice, but 12 points in 3 minutes. Sorry Dirk, you lose on that one too.

It’s your moment to make the fans of Cleveland barf in the toilets of the divey bars they inhabit.

It’s your moment to tell America you are here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and you’re all out of bubble gum.

It’s your moment to announce you have arrived to the NBA Finals 2011 fashionably late.

And most importantly, it’s your moment to win that championship and bring it to South Beach.

It’s your moment Lebron, live for it my man! We all believe in you. D-Wade believes in you. Your coach believes in you, and I really do think most importantly, you believe in you. Throw that powder in the air, and let’s line dance right through the Mavericks dreams and give them nightmares that Mark Cuban’s money will not end.

It’s your moment number 6. Game 5. One game. Win and go home and take the next one, and you can tell the world whatever you like.

We’d like to see F You, but you’re too classy for that.


Pinsiero finale: I find myself holding on to things that don’t matter, or are in the past. I need to stop. I ask God to help me, and I will try to be positive.

Citazione del giorno-““Who the hell is Kim Kardashian? Who are these people and why are they famous and why are they advertising things and being asked their opinions about things? I just don’t understand what these people did to be in a position of having everyone ask their opinions about stuff. If there’s something about her personality or something that she’s accomplished or her philosophy on something — but beyond that I don’t understand what’s happening.”-Edie Falco

Let’s go Heat. Win dis thing.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Someone Needs A Kick in the Ass

Perhaps I should include 8 items in my blog today to pay tribute to my guy in Miami.

Uno-Lebron, dude! You have got to do better my man. 8 points in a final game with a guy who has the talent you possess is bad, but 9 points for the entire series in the fourth quarter is unacceptable. I think you know that, and I hope to see improvement tomorrow night. Instead of giving generic ass speeches in the tunnel about how everyone needs to bring their A game, why don’t you think about bringing yours slapass?

Due-If you want to get your teeth kicked in, I beg you to compare Dirk Nowitzki’s performance to the one Michael Jordan gave in the 1997 Finals against Utah. Some people were saying that last night. Some people are morons too.

Tre-Well, Jason Terry. You talked the talk, and walked the walk. Bravo to you sir. But I would still have that lazer ready. You’re going to need it soon.

Quattro-Phil Humber; this guy is unreal. He was an afterthought for the White Sox organization, and he is now doing the job that you paid Jake Peavy to do, at a fraction of the price. Peavy is on the DL again. Groin pull this time. I am beginning to think Kenny Williams suffered an injury of common sense or lack there of.

Cinque-Tiger is going to miss the US Open. Managers of Perkins, hide your waitresses. Tiger will be spending a lot of free time.

Sei-Tyrell Pryor, the man who once was a QB at Ohio State, has too many cars, and now made money for signed jackets and merchandise, has decided to leave the university and declare himself ready for the NFL draft. How declare yourself for prison buddy? This whole Ohio State story is becoming more and more disgraceful everyday.

Sette-And top Cub fans, don’t worry you get to play the White Sox soon. How fun will that be?

Pinsiero finale-Someone was telling me that when you buy alarm systems for the home, you have to pay a permit fee in some suburbs. Why is it whenever you do something to better yourself or the environment, you end up paying a lot more for it. For instance, to get a Hybrid car, it costs $10000 more to do so. Organic produce is more expensive. Organic milk is expensive. MY veggie items are expensive. No wonder we’re a nation of fat ass slobs. No one can afford to be environmentally conscious or healthy anymore.

Citazione del giorno- "We understand it's a golden opportunity. Game Five we come here and we play as well as we did tonight, we execute a little better down the stretch, we give ourselves a good chance to win, and go home and be able to close out."-Lebron James.
Yeah you better bounce back buddy! South beach and a few others are counting on you.
M

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Fire, Sexting, Prison, and Other Golden Greats

So are you ready for the freakshow? Let’s do it kiddies.\

Uno-The Boston Bruins whooped the shit out of the Canuckleheads last night. Apparently, Vancouver couldn’t get their teeth into a 3-0 lead due to some great goaltending by Tim Thomas. Sure the Canucks tried to take a player out due to a bad headshot, but they had to chew on the fact they received a 5 minute major and most likely more discipline from the league, even though biting people is OK. In fact, Boston players are asking for the Canuckleheads to bite them. Great final so far. Go Bruins.

Due-Plaxico Burress was released from prison and thanked everyone for their support. Thank for support? Dude, you shot yourself in the leg. You kind of put yourself in this position. It’s not like you were in the hospital getting well. No, you were in jail because you broke the law. You should have just said, I’m happy to be out. Now don’t shoot yourself again, stoner.

Tre-So I guess Carlos Zambrano apologized to Carlos Marmol for blowing his second save on Z’s dime. Why? Big Z was right on. It’s really sad everyone needs to apologize for telling the truth.

Quattro-USC had their national title from 2004 striped away from them due to all the recruiting violations and shenanigans that took place. Some call Pete Carroll a Seahawk, but as far as I’m concerned he’s an eagle and he flew like one as Steve Miller once said. I haven’t heard his name thrown around for this. Reggie Bush lost his Heisman, the team lost the championship, but how is Carroll held accountable? It’s unfortunate. And the sad thing is the team is chirping about how they won the title. Matt Leinart says:
"People can say whatever they want but we still played every game the way we had to … no one will ever be able to take that away. I've talked to a lot of people I played with on those teams and we all say the same thing. Everyone who knows football knows we won those games and we won the title."
You know what dude. Either work on being a real NFL QB, which you still haven’t proven to be, or sit in your hot tub with the beautiful babies. Otherwise, shut the hell up. You may have won the games, but you violated the NCAA rules which mean no trophy to show for it. Now go get Ken Wisenhunt a sandwich, kid.
Cinque-We all remember the Brett Favre scandal with Jenn Steger and him texting pictures of his privates. Well apparently Representative Anthony Weiner has been texting pictures to porn stars, strangers, etc and he is very sorry about it, now that his wife and America have found out about this. I need to ask, women…do you get turned on when guys send you pictures of their penis? Because quite frankly, I can’t see that. Especially when its middle aged men who you have never met, or have little desire to meet. I can’t see myself sending pictures of myself to any woman, much less my significant other right now. It’s pretty dirty and sleazy if you ask me. However, I’m just a well schooled altar boy so maybe I’m in the minority here.

Sei-Shout out to Brent Lillibridge on the White Sox. Never knew you had it in you kid to kick some ass. Nice grab in center yesterday. You make it easier to see guys like Alex Rios, and Adam Dunn get benched. They should get benched and be forced to give up their salaries. These guys are both batting under the Mendoza line, and can’t find a way to fix it. Guess what guys? It’s not early anymore. Production is needed and demanded. Figure the shit out guys.

Sette-And now it’s time for stupidity theatre starring Mavericks bench star who likes to tattoo trophies on himself Jason Terry. Jason, what kind of nugget do you have for us today?

Jason Terry has struggled mightily against LeBron James' iron-curtain fourth-quarter defense, so Terry took the fight to James after Monday's practice with this challenge: "Let’s see if he can defend me like that for seven games.”-From ESPN article written by Jeff Caplan.
Well first off, my young friend tonight is game 4 so there are 4 more potential games left if you’re lucky. Two, if the Heat kicks ass and three if they don’t. So considering he has kicked your ass in three games defensively, I think you’re a little shortsighted friend. Secondly, you are gasoline; Lebron is fire, which usually will end up in an explosion. Let’s just see what happens Jetboy.

Pinsero finale: A lot of talk has been about Lebron James being the best basketball player, even better than his airness himself. Mr. Michael Jordan. And it all comes from Scottie Pippen. Look, no one is a bigger fan of Lebron than me. But Scottie, come on man. First he needs to focus on winning the championship this year. Then we need to see what he does in the future. He is 26 years old, so there is plenty of time for him to catch up to Michael. And furthermore, I am sick of hearing the bullshit about how Lebron couldn’t do it alone, so he left Cleveland. Michael was given a great supporting cast, from Scottie to Horace Grant. They signed guys like Toni Kukoc (The Bulls), Steve Kerr, Will Perdue, and of course hall of famer Dennis Rodman. The Bulls knew what was needed for Michael to excel. He was the man, and once he got that supporting cast, he kicked ass. Dan Gilbert never did that for Lebron. He got him a broken down Shaquille O’Neal and that’s about the best he could do. Lebron had to fight every night just to squeak by victories. Michael is the best, but Lebron is on his way to becoming great in his own right.

Citazione del giorno-“Whoever came up with the slogan for the Peace Corp “It’s The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Love” obviously never had children.”-me last night while making diner.

See ya!!!!! Game 4 tonight, go Heat!!!!!

Monday, June 6, 2011

You Take My Eye Out, My Shot Will Put Your Lights Out!!!

So guess what? It’s Monday. Time to rock this bitch.

Uno-White Sox, White Sox, White Sox, when can you make us 100% energized about the team. You sweep the BoSox in Boston, but then drop 2 out of 3 to the Tigers who are in the division and are about to take first place. I guess the team to beat has been named. Do you think it might be too much to ask to hand Miguel Cabrera a tequila bottle and call a cop when he leaves the park? Guy is fricking killing us.

Due-Anyone who thought Federer had a chance against Nadal on the orange clay was smoking some whacky shit? Doesn’t everyone know that the French Open is Nadal’s house?

Tre-The Pistons just fired their coach who’s name escapes me at the moment. The city that the Pistons play in also escapes me at the moment as well. Probably because I am pissed at that city for producing a good baseball team.

Quattro-Zambrano’s pledge for peace ended. And here is the money quote:
“We are playing like a Triple-A team. This is embarrassing. Embarrassing for the team and the owners. Embarrassing for the fans. Embarrassing, that's the word for this team. We should know that Ryan Theriot is not a good fastball hitter. We should know that as a team. We should play better here. We stink. That's all I've got to say."

So yeah he called out his teammate Carlos Marmol after Marmol blew a save again for Big Z. Yeah, Zambrano picked the wrong moment to say it. And yes, certain writers are going to write ridiculous bullshit like this one, and this one, and that one, but hey I am all for him coming to the South Side. One thing that Cub fans need to know is he has been one of the bright spots of your bad season. And quite frankly who gives a flying crap what Jim Hendry does, quite frankly he has put this team in the ground, and the little choirboy fan who bought the team didn’t make it right at the beginning of the season like he should have.

Cinque-I didn’t get a chance to comment on this due to my Heat piece last week, but Shaquille O’ Neal thanks for making us laugh and giving us some highlights to remember. Wasn’t much of a Heat fan or basketball fan back in 06, but was very happy to see them win it all, and that was the first time I paid attention to the man known as Flash, or Dwyane Wade.

Sei-Which brings me to the next point, D-Wade keeps playing like he has been playing in the finals, he is going to be Finals MVP. It is becoming a battle of will between him and that big goof on the Mavs. Keep on balling Wade.

Sette-And finally, on the topic of the Heat, don’t poke people in the eyes. You can get hurt. Just ask Chris Bosh as he put the game winning shot in, while Jason Kidd had to watch it go in. Boo-yah mofo!

Pinsiero finale-It was such a great weekend as I spent it with my children. Anyone who doesn’t know, I have been working a part time job for the last three months and since Vic found work, I was able to leave and I am so excited about my children. I thank and praise God every day for the wonderful two daughters I have.

Citazione del giorno-And this moment was awesome on Sportscenter:

Hannah Storm: How does it feel making the game winning shot in your hometown of Dallas?”

Chris Bosh: I didn’t even think of that. I want to thank you for telling me.

HS: Now that you know, how does it feel?

CB: It’s cool.

Miami Herald writer compared Chris Bosh to another South Florida favorite, Ricky Williams (who happens to be one of my favorite players and I can only hope the Phins bring him back, but they probably won’t). In fact, check out the article. Good stuff.

Talk to you all tomorrow.

Friday, June 3, 2011

Confessions From the Bandwagon: Epic and Fickle

So guys? W-T-F happened? You said no celebration, no champagne, no streamers; apparently no sense either. Well, today I’m going to speak from the heart. No seven item format today.

Why are you trying to take threes when the game could be over? Why are you trying to put on a clinic on field goal shooting? You had them beat, could have shut the door, but didn’t because why? You could have fouled Dirk with one foul to give, but didn’t. You could have had anyone but Bosh covering him, but didn’t. Woulda, coulda, shoulda. Now what are you going to do about it?

As you know, the Dallas Mavericks are everyone’s favorite team since last week. Never in all my life have I seen so much hatred spewed upon a team as I have seen the Miami Heat endure since last summer. All they did was come together to win. All these comparisons to the Yankees are idiotic. The Yankees sign people for gobs of money, these three took less to play together, and to help bring some role players to the team. Lebron James is one of the most unselfish players as he spreads out the ball when he has to, and takes the killer shots when he is able. Yet, everyone piles on this guy about how much of an egomaniac he is. Why? Because ESPN and Nike are polishing his knob. So what? If anyone had these two courting them all the time, they would happily take the money and run.

No what this has to do with is that 5 cities in America felt like they had a chance to bang the hottest girl in high school and got rejected, and that hot girl left her loser ass boyfriend to better herself. Everyone feels jilted. Chicago, New York, Dallas, New Jersey, Los Angeles; so all these cities have teamed up in a futile exercise in hatred along with the big toilet bowl known as Cleveland to let Lebron James know he’s a bad guy. Living in Chicago, I can tell you it is a hostile environment here. If I hear one more Bulls fans talk about the officiating, I’m going to find a real bull and dress the punk in red and watch them run like they were in Spain. Dan MacNeil, a host on 670 The Score said it best. He thinks the hatred from Chicago fans comes from the fact that back in the nineties, everyone complained about Jordan getting all the calls because he was Jordan. Well, now Chicago doesn’t have the superstar anymore and they are getting a taste of what every city in America was complaining about back then. Interesting theory.

Can it be said that the Miami Heat do things a little over the top at times? Sure. However, when you are as good as Lebron and D-Wade, why are you not in your right mind to be over the top? The Mavericks definitely gave the Heat a wake up call last night that they needed. The Miami Heat have to be reminded no matter how invincible they have looked in the last 5 games before last night, they are human, and can be doomed to fail if they let up. Last night, instead of taking the ball to the basket and scoring the majority of points in the paint, which is what they are good at, they decided to put on a 3 point clinic, which they missed the majority of shots.

This is being heralded as an “epic comeback” and everyone has now forgotten that the Heat came back from behind 12 points against the Bulls in half the time the Mavs came back. I’m sorry, I just don’t buy that. You were down by 15 at 6:00 and you did what a good team does, you found a way to get back in the game, and try to win and succeeded. Good for you. If the Heat did that, that’s what they’re supposed to do, but since its Dallas, it’s epic.

Now here’s where the trio can show us if they’re for real, or a zero. Can they bounce back after such a deflating loss? Can they show everyone they learned something from this game? Or will it be like last year when Lebron laid down against the Celtics after allegedly finding out a team mate was knocking boots with his mom? That would be a reason to depress anyone, and no one really wants to bring that up. It’s all about Lebron is the quitter. He can’t close. The Heat are reverting back to 9-8. Blah blah blah. Bitch bitch bitch. STFU for reals people.

I believe the Heat have found that killer instinct, and now’s the time to prove to everyone you have it. You go to Dallas, get out on that floor, and assassinate that offense. Play the great defense we have seen for the last few games, and destroy them. America is waiting for you to screw up so they can laugh, point, and criticize. Even the morons in Cleveland have a “Cavs for Mavs” campaign going on. One thing the Heat have been great about is silencing the clinics, and only three games stand between the Heat and the fun goal of silencing all the haters, but the main goal is very simple. Bring that championship to South Beach and get the dynasty started.

Sure the world may be a better place because the Heat lost last night, but can we count on the end of the world if the Heat wins it all?

No, but I think Cleveland will move itself to Lake Erie like their football team did to Baltimore in the middle of the night.

Let’s go Heat!!!!

Thursday, June 2, 2011

I Like the White Sox: I Want My Shot

Chuck Woolery always said “back in two and two” when they went to breaks at Love Connection. Well if you’re a Sox fan you’re saying “we’re back in five and five.” And after the tough road trip that our boys wearing black just went through, five and five is pretty fricking good. Although they could have taken 2 extra in Toronto, just remember to tell yourself, it’s Toronto. Bad things happen there for the White Sox.

Anyway as we count down the days until we get to beat some National League ass,(they are the shot I refer to in the title) I thought I would put together a little list of the seven National League teams that invoke some kind of feeling from me. So feel free to comment on some of the teams that make you happy or sad, or ecstatic or mad, or indifferent or glad. I feel like I can do a commercial about this crap.

1-St Louis Cardinals-I love a team that has fans who rip on the Cubs worse than we do. In fact, you have to admire the St Louis Cardinals for many reasons. One, they have two premiere superstars on the same team with Pujols and Holiday. Two, their pitching staff (when healthy) is unbelievable. Three, I can’t think of a team who won the World Series with less wins than them, and they beat the Tigers on top of it all. And always remember, Mr. Buehrle may finish his career there, so it’s always nice to have a backup team in the NL to cheer for.

2-Cincinatti Reds-Doesn’t their mascot scream out big time d-bag? I don’t know what it is about the Reds I don’t like. Perhaps Pete Rose was on the team for so long, and I have never been a fan of his. Could it be because they won the 1919 World Series because our players had an arrangement with the mob? Maybe because their logo is unoriginal because they stole it from the Bears. Then again, why should I care? I’m not a Bears fan. OK I know. It’s because they’re in Ohio, and if anyone can tell me anything good about Ohio besides Cedar Point and the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, I will give you a prize. I have to agree though.

3-Philidelphia Phillies-So their fans are a bunch of morons that want to kill Santa or something like that, but you have to marvel at this team. I can’t think of the last time I saw a pitching rotation like that, but what makes me smile even more is how Cliff Lee turned down the Yankees to join them.

4-Houston Astros-I don’t know about you, but that poor excuse of a ball park means the Astros should automatically get beaned by Tomatoes. Who the hell puts a hill in the middle of center field and some silly ass train in a ballpark? And isn’t the pitcher related to A-Rod. Can’t trust him.

5-Los Angeles Dodgers-I can’t believe how high ticket prices are in Glendale because of this team. First, you move to LA from Brooklyn. So you made everyone in New York pissed. Then your fans beat up people, so people in LA are pissed, and you raise ticket prices at a Spring Training facility, so Chicago gets pissed. How can one team piss off the top three major markets?

6-Florida Marlins-Anyone who knows me knows I root for two teams out of south Florida, and when it comes to the NL, I can’t think of any team I like better. And if you’re a Sox fan, you should feel the same way. Every time the Cubs try to take their talents to south beach, the Marlins remind them they don’t really have any. NLCS 2003, an event so wonderful in Chicago sports history that ranks way behind the World Series win by the White Sox, but just is fun to watch every time. The Marlins have won two World Series in the short time they have been in existence and somehow they always find ways to have competitive teams with small payrolls. You have to admire that.

7-Chicago Cubs-I think this goes without saying but seriously screw the Cubs. Especially with all their nonsensical fans who apparently forgot that the Sox won their World Series a few years ago, unlike them who were a century ago. They are the sheep that are hypnotized by the ivy, and the prehistoric scoreboard. I guess it’s kind of cool they’re not going to games, but now their ridiculous owner is trying to get public money to fix the park. Let me tell you something Tommy boy, if I want to rehab a toilet, I will start with my own. Just tear the place down, and send the Cubs to Iowa where they belong. I can’t even begin to think of more reasons why I hate this team. I’m sure I will write about them for cross town weekend.

There are more, but these were the ones that came to mind. If you have any, please state your reasons below. Thanks for reading.

A Day Late and A Few Dollars Short, Spare Change Anyone?

Ola. Ciao. Come stas? Come stai?

Uno-Did you see that Jim Tressel resigned? I see a bad moon rising in Buckeye Nation. Too many cars? Too many tattoos? And frankly who cares about merchandise for tattoos? This is kind of silly don’t you think. Tressel thumping his salami like its his bible because he doesn’t know what to do. I remember the outcry of anger when these guys that were suspended played the bowl game this past year. I guess karma always wins doesn’t it.

Due-Pray for Gary Carter. He has brain tumors, but he seems to be OK for now. He was one of my favorites on the Mets. I watched the Mets a lot in the early 80’s and when they went on to win the championship. The Sox were way out of it, and I had WOR TV which showed all the Mets games.

Tre-The Appeals process comes to a halt this week. We can only hope for football to open back up for business. The Dolphins have lots of work to do with free agency.

Quattro-The fake Sox losing two in a row at Fenway to the White Sox. Loving it like Mcdonalds baby.

Cinque-Back to the Sox, that fat fuck Jenks hopefully will get a chance to pitch against us. We’ll clobber him.

Sei-Oh Dirk, you hurt your middle finger. Well, that’s too bad because I still have one, and I’m sticking it up at you.

Sette-Tell me the Miami Heat aren’t the most amazing team ever. Three more wins until that dynasty is born baby!!!!

Pinsiero finale: Lebron James is my hero. That is all.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

A Village Brought Back to Life

Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend.

Remember to take a moment to think about all the people who made it possible for you to enjoy freedom.

Anyway I spent my Memorial Day doing something I thought I would never do again. Two of my favorite childhood memories were going to Santa’s Village in East Dundee, and Kiddieland in Melrose Park. Santa closed its doors in 2006, while Kiddieland closed last year. Very sad. Being a father now, I couldn’t wait to take my children to these two placed as I loved them growing up. Well, this Memorial day, Santa’s Village reopened as an Azoosment Park, and I was ecstatic.

I will list seven things that are awesome about this and it will serve as an informational purpose to you dear reader. You can use this info and be forewarned what to expect at the classic park.

1-This park is gearing more towards little kids. Perhaps 2-12 year olds, which was perfect for Jersey and Avery. Jersey loved it! If you are looking for the bigger rides like the Galleon, Tarantula, Skyliner; don’t be disappointed when you don’t find them. . Three rides that they should seriously consider bringing back are the fire engine, the bumper cars, and the skyliner. We’ll see what happens. One of the employees says that the owner is trying to buy the Racing Rapids property and turning that into a bigger kids area.

2-For all you that want bigger rides, the Tilt a Whirl and the Balloons, two original favorites from Santa’s Village are back and in full swing. I almost tossed my cookies on the TAW because we went twice. They also are building not the Galleon, but a different pirate ship that they adults can enjoy. Plus, a small dragon roller coaster as well.

3-Old Mcdonald’s Farm is back for the most part, but it’s not called that. You can feed goats and lambs, plus ride the ponies. They also feature huge turtles outside of the farm. Plus, where the Skee Ball building was, is not an aviary with little parakeets you can feed. Jersey kept trying to pick up the birds so you will have to keep an eye on the little ones. It was pretty cool. They are also constructing a deer park when the Sleigh ride used to be, and they are working on a sleigh/carriage ride.

4-Kiddieland rides “The Whip” and “The Midge O Racers” are back, so you get a little taste of Kiddieland with this park. Jersey says the Whip is her favorite. They also have a little size Ferris wheel, as well as a mini swing ride. Plus, they have handcarts the kids can ride on in a small circle where the Snowball used to be. The Snowball if I’m correct is in Utica at Grizzly Bear’s Resort. I haven’t heard of any talk to bring it back, but you never know. I spoke to one of the employees there who said they might bring back more Kiddieland rides or similar to that.

5-Another Santa’s Village favorite, the Star Jets are back. The parents can ride on it with their kids, which is really cool. All the buildings are still there. No North Pool or Weather Rocks though which is kind of a bummer. They do not have a working arcade yet either. I am sure as the season goes on, they will try to find a way to fix these small problems.

6-When you come to the park, either plan to go outside or bring a picnic. The prices are reasonable but it took them a long time to bring food up, plus its amusement park food which usually isn’t the greatest. Speaking of price, $16.50 is not a great price to get into the park, so try to find anyway you can to save a couple bucks. For now, due to novelty reasons, it’s not a big deal. Everyone is excited about the park being opened, so we can live with the price for now. However, once they get done adding more rides, it will be well worth it, but they will most likely raise it.

7-They still have the game alley by the Polar Dome Ice Arena. It’s just a shame that pretty much all of Coney Island has been turned into a Paintball field. It looks like fun if you’re into Paintball.

All in all, it’s a good start to bringing back a staple in Chicagoland history. I was pleased by the experience and Jersey definitely loved it. I think Avery liked it too, but she couldn’t really tell me. She liked the animals, and seemed to like the Whip. While she was on the ride, she looked a little nervous, but when we tried to take her off of it, she cried.

I have seriously been contemplating doing a documentary on the park, where it is now, where it was, and breaking down the sale and what went wrong in 2006. If anyone has any film and video skills and would be interested in helping out with this, please contact me.

All in all, check it out if you get a chance. You’ll be glad you did.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Confessions From the Bandwagon: The Mood Has Changed

Well gee I feel much better now. Yeah I know last time I posted here, I was all angry. Hell I didn’t even remember what I wrote, but guess what? We can all laugh about that now. We can all say “remember when Taj Gibson dunked on D-Wade and all the Bulls fans thought they had this.”

Well now we can say, “have what?”

The revenge tour continues on. First the Boston Celtics lose after defeating us 3 times over the regular season, now the Chicago Bulls, who everyone felt the need to remind us that they beat us three times during the season. Everyone had to bring up “crygate.” Even that big dummy Charles Barkley said the Heat are whiners. Well as Dan Lebatard asked (and I can’t wait to see what this crazy bastard does for this past series) “stugotz Shaq Fu, how do you spell Fu?” Well F U you too Bulls fans. F U you too Barkley. And F U haters. However there is one more stop left on the revenge tour and more importantly, the title. Do you guys remember this crap…

"LeBron has every right to go wherever and do whatever, whatever team he wants to. Going to the Heat was his choice, those guys working together. I don't even have a problem with the three of them working together, as long as they follow all of the NBA rules, which I think they did.
"Where I think LeBron made a mistake, was in how he did it. I don't even have a problem that he had the TV show. But it turned out to be the largest public humiliation in the history of sports. He humiliated the organization, he humiliated the state of Ohio, the city of Cleveland. All of a sudden he became a bad guy, he lost a billion dollars in brand equity, give or take a couple bucks here or there. . . ."

Those are the words of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Who then initiated a tampering investigation just days after that. This idiot got on the microphone after the win over OKC and stated “we’re not done yet.” You’re right. Somehow your silly ass team will lose four games.
So I want to address seven haters one at a time, and talk about how positive things are.

1-
“Big boys don’t cry. But if you’re going to cry, do it in the toilet where no one sees you.”-Phil Jackson.
Yeah Phil you’re right. They just commit flagrant fouls, and rip off their jerseys when it’s over. By the way, didn’t those crybabies beat the crap out of your lousy Lakers this year? Christmas comes to mind especially. And Santa instead of dropping coal in your stockings mistaking them for toilets.

2-
"When they're on the court together, they're terrible. Him and D-Wade don't complement each other. They're somewhat the same type of players, 'Bron and D-Wade. . . . Both of those guys need the ball, and they don't shoot the ball like Ray Allen. That's why they're having trouble scoring in the half-court, because they can't get a rhythm, because one of them is dominating the ball. That guy might be getting off, but the other guy [isn't].”-Tracy McGrady.

And I will bet anyone my house that Tracy Mcgrady will be one of the first mofos in line to play with the Heat next season.

3-
“ Host Rick Kamla started to discuss the loss to the Trail Blazers and noticed that Webber had his hand on his face, pretending to cry.
"Chris, are you okay? Do you need a hug?" Kamla asked.

"No, I'm fine. I'm just misty-eyed," the former NBA forward replied.”

Wow Chris, while you fab five buddy is going down on DUI charges, your other one is winning a championship. So sit behind your silly looking desk and keep up trying to be funny. The only thing that’s funny about you is your career in the NBA. Now cry about that jackass, and continue to witness greatness.

4-
paulpierce34: It's been a pleasure to bring my talents to south beach now on to Memphis
paulpierce34: I told Wade I will **** his mom like how my man D. West did his mans. That’s why I got ejected"


Paulie boy you are so slick with that Twitter of yours. Did you tweet that you got owned? Did you tweet that Lebron killed you and your 2 friends? Did you tweet that the Heat are on the way to the finals? Did you tweet that you crapped in your pants? You probably don’t know how to spell all of that.

5-
"No one cares about the Miami Heat. ... We just want you to play better, stop whining, stop sitting at every press conference like someone killed the family pet. It's annoying. You guys came out there jumping on stage like idiots, said, 'We are going to win five championships.' You brought all this stuff on yourself. So don't get on TV and act like the world owes you anything.”-Charles Barkley
Well the city of Miami cares about the Miami Heat, and many of us fans outside of south beach do too. Who we don’t care about is you baldy mcswingy? Learn how to pick basketball games, swing golf clubs, and live in the glory of never winning a championship no matter how many teams you switch to chump. Didn’t you leave Philly to go to Phoenix to win a title hippo?

6-
But even then, as they’re scuffling, there is a sense of calm about these Bulls. You could see it all night, and then they came out even more comfortable in the 3rd quarter. The Bulls had better pacing all night….they simply know they’re the better team. They walk, and play, and act, and talk, like they know they can beat these guys. And The Heat, well, they have some tendency for panic in them. The pressure is on them.-Matt Spiegel, host on 670 The Score who proclaimed “how easy this was going to be” on air.
Spiegel also performs in a band called Tributosaurus and does ads for the bank of America. His next live read will be “I walked down Michigan Av and just used my Bank of America Smartphone account to pay off all the Heat fans I bet with, and I get all this done just before my next show where I play Boy George and sing Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?”

7-And I save the best one for last, so Carlos Boozer how do you feel about the Heat?
“Asked about facing Miami’s Big Three, he responded, “They have two great players in D. Wade and LeBron. We look forward to the challenge.’’-Sun Times, Joe Cowley.
Well gee whiz gym bag boy, loved your line in the playoffs. So you put 26 points up in game 4. You put in 26 minutes in game 5 and came up with 5 points. You should have stayed in Utah buddy, because this Chicago media is going to eat you alive. In the mean time Chris Bosh is playing for a championship. Get comfortable and watch pal. Preparation H may help you with the welts.
So yes the Miami Heat has moved on. And remember my last post, all those Facebook messages I got. Well they were a little different this time…

"Congrats to your boys, unfortunately they will DESTROY Dallas. Bulls just didn't have enough weapons at the end of the day, I don't like the taste of humble pie..."
"The Heat took advantage of poor play by the Bulls and bad officiating. Congrats."
"Oh go suck a d--k..anybody that paid any attention to this series could plainly see that LeBron James was sucking each and every refs d--k before each game. Hell he didn't even clean his face off good enough tonight for pete's sake. You could totally still see some on his left on his face which was obviously from one of the officiating crew, if not from all of them. Lol "
“It must be nice for such a long suffering Heat fan like yourself... Oh wait... You've only been on that bandwagon for like 8 months. Hard to take your Heat fandom seriously."
"TODAY, yes the BULLS lost it in the end however, the BULLS are a momentum type team and these refs all series long killed any kind of momentum the BULLS were gaining. And this isn't only coming from BULLS fans.. Even the announcers, Reggie Miller, Steve Kerr, and the boys on the set ALL have said the officiating has been AWFUL! It was so obvious even STEVIE WONDER could see it!!!!!! Again, Props to Miami for assembling a team of 2 Superstars and an All Star PF. That's what it took to make it this far. I hope Dallas takes it to them! Now lets see Lebron stop Dirk! Dirk aint 6'2". He's 7'0" with a deadly jumper and 3 pt shot."
"MOVE THE SOX TO MIAMI AND EVERYBODY WILL BE HAPPY!!!! GO MAVS!!!!!!!"
Funny how things change in a week or so huh guys? Just so you guys know I posted every recap of games 2-5 on my page, and ended the night with Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust.” I guess I can see where some of the immature anger came from. No one had an issue with me jumping on a bandwagon when they won the three regular games, now it’s a problem. LOL!

In the meantime, we have the toughest test yet. A very powerful Dallas Mavericks team with a 7 foot monster who can shoot. This team defeated us twice in regular season but that’s over with. Now its time. Four more games! Four more games! Go Heat.
Once again I would like to thank everyone here for being welcoming to me. Especially my friends over at the Phinsider. We need to see the Phins do this too!
Thanks and GO HEAT!!!!

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Melting A Rose

Yo coffin is packed ready to be closed. Can the Miami Wade funeral services be called upon tomorrow night?

In the meantime…

Uno-The Cubs beat the Mets, big deal. What was the thing that tickled me was Carlos Zambrano was a pinch hitter. You know there is something wrong if you need a pitcher to be a pinch hitter. However, Zambrano has proven to be a worth while pinch hitter, so applaud the man for the crazy move.

Due-I am getting tired of hearing about Arnold Schwarzenegger and his love child and how the husband of the mother didn’t know he was the baby. Who cares? Wasn’t he like a huge slut when he was “pumping iron?” Why is this a shock to anyone? Let’s move on please.

Tre-Hines Ward won Dancing With the Stars? Man that sucks. Anytime a Steeler does something good I cringe, because they are just not normal good people. In fact, James Harrison called the NFL morons for making a rule that teams will get fined for flagrant hits. If you want to kill someone, go into a different sport asshole.

Quattro-And now a new tweet from Chad Johnson (Ochocinco):

I talked to this guy last name Riley and he informed me the Heat will win it all
Yeah he knows what’s up.

Cinque-Stan Mikita has cancer of his mouth, but doctors say he will be OK. Get well Stan!

Sei-The White Sox won a very strange game last night. I still don’t know why the game wasn’t canceled. There was a frickin tornado possibly. But good thing they didn’t because Q hit 3 home runs, and Donkey hit one too.

Sette-And finally did you see the greatness that is Miami Heat basketball. They shut down the Bulls yesterday and Lebron did a great job containing Rose. It was so excited I was up jumping up and down. Wade was sleepwalking during the game for the most part, but he came alive in the end.

Pinsiero finale-Yes the Heat have done a great job of shutting the Bulls down in the 4th of the last three games, however don’t ever think anything comes easy. They have 48 more minutes to close the door to their season and move on to the finals. Advice here is, never take your opponent for granted no matter what.

Citazione del giorno-“Everyone has bones, germs, and imagination.”-My daughter Jersey.


See you later.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Come in the Kitchen and Take the HEAT, and Burn!

So October 21st old man? Man, your parents have any children that lived?

Uno-Can this Sox team ever and I mean ever give Johnny Danks so room to breathe? This guy pitches his balls off and gives you quality start after quality start and yet the most amount of runs the White Sox have scored with him on the mound is 2. That’s just sad man. Just too sad.

Due-Although I hate the Cubs, you can only hope Marlon Byrd is OK after taking that shot in the face. That’s just ugly.

Tre-The White Sox stand 5 games under, and 10 games behind the Indians. However, the National League is coming and here is a list of teams we have. The Cubs, Nationals, Diamondbacks, and Rockies. I expect a problem with the Rockies. We also have a nasty road trip right now as we get Toronto and Boston as well. We get the Twins, Tigers, A’s, and Mariners in between. The Indians stole one from Boston last night, and have two more with them, as well as the Rays and Jays. However they will get the Rangers, Yankees, and Twins and get the Giants, Rockies, Pirates, and Reds in interleague. We can realistically catch these guys by All Star Break. Time to go all in you stone rods and get on top. Their interleague is slightly more difficult than ours.

Quattro-Tampa Bay, you’re killing me man! Don’t let these Bruins take it. The worst thing we can see is a Bruins v Canuckleheads Stanley Cup Final. Then again, two years ago it was Pittsburgh v Detroit two years in a row. I guess it could be worse.

Cinque-Chad Johnson (or Ochocinco) is a Twitter warrior, but does anyone know why he was on a bus going to St Louis on “judgment day?”

Sei-Joakim Noah gets hit with a $50,000 fine for calling a fan a “slur.” Kobe gets hit with a $100,000? What gives? Officials take more precedence than fans. I think we see officials take more money than fans in the past haven’t we?

Sette-And finally tonight, Heat vs Bulls. I am nervous about this one because the Bulls are a desperate bunch right now. They are going to play hard. I don’t want to see the Heat let up for a minute. They need to end this tonight. It is harder to win 3 in a row than 2 for the Bulls. The Heat have the advantage don’t lose it fellows.

Pinsiero Finale-On Sunday night, I thought we might get hit with a tornado. There was a warning around 7:45 PM, and there were reports the tornado would touch down in Huntley. Little did I know, a small town known as Joplin, MO would be destroyed by a massive twister. My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Joplin. Pick up the pieces or your homes and your lives. Good luck.

Citazione del giorno (new)-“They should have relied on God and not me. Family Radio is not in the business of financial advice."-Harold Camping on people who spent money on billboards to spread his claim of the end of the world on May 21, 2011. He says that day was a spiritual judgment on the world and it will now end on October 21 as he originally said. Give it up mister.

See you tomorrow.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Post Rapture Highlight Show

Well I’m here are you?

I guess the world didn’t end on May 21 as predicted by some people. So here I am writing another blog and I am sure this one will piss some people off.

So let’s rock and roll…

Uno-First I want to touch on my column from Friday, which some people enjoyed and thank you. I do not hate these people who predicted the end. I do not hate Harold Camping. I just feel that it’s a shame that people turned their lives upside down, along with their children which I find completely reprehensible, due to the “equations of a scholar.” Camping speaks later today. We’ll hear what he has to say.

Due-To all Bulls fans and anyone else who has hated on Chris Bosh, who’s hating now? Can’t play? He put 30 points up in game one, and was the mJp player of the game last night. Chris Bosh just owned your ass. Better make a quick adjustment.

Tre-Today Mike Mulligan was talking shit about a fan in Florida who decided to call in, along with the assumption that Dwyane Wade is too slow and not playing well. Haters gotta hate, but this hype thing is no hype. The Miami Heat are for real. Nervous about tomorrow’s game. Let’s do this.

Quattro-Blackhawks signed Corey Crawford to a three year deal. Nice work. Crawford has shown himself to be a promising goalie for the future.

Cinque-Speaking about hockey; I guess the Sharks have some pride and wont allow themselves to get swept. You can win more than one you losers.

Sei-Joaquim Noah, suspend him for a game. He shouldn’t be talking to fans like that.

Sette-White Sox are making some great movement but Cleveland is still in front. We need to play them a few more times. Come on White Sox.

Pinsiero finale: Saw Ray Lewis today on Sportscenter and he said the only thing that is stopping the labor negotiations is the egos of men. Although I think he has a screw loose when he’s on the field, which probably is a good thing for a linebacker, I think he is a well thought out honest individual. I enjoy his one on one interviews. The one thing he said in the beginning is the most important thing is the kids love. When kids love you, everything else makes sense. I am glad I have two wonderful kids who are so excited to see me when I come home from a tough day at work, and I truly agree with him on this one.

See you later.

Friday, May 20, 2011

Oh yeah!!!!

Today is a sad day as Randy "Macho Man" Savage passed away. The man was one of my favorite wrestlers growing up.

I will always remember three matches with Macho Man.

-Wrestlemania III vs Steamboat
-Wrestlemania V vs Hogan
-His steel cage match vs Diamond Dallas Page

He was an unbelivable talent and I met him once. He was a nice guy.

One of the all time greatest no question.

Macho, walk that aisle. God's waiting.

My Birthday Present From God Himself?

Today is a special post for many reasons. One, it’s my birthday. Two it’s my 100th post. And three if you want to believe an 89 year old quack, my last post. In case you haven’t heard, and I touched on this briefly last week, Judgment Day takes place tomorrow at approximately 6pm. Jesus will come back and the world will burn and be gone within 5 months.

Now I don’t mean to frighten anyone, I am only telling you what THIS MAN is saying. He has some allies. First I will present you with all their points of view. Keep in mind most of these pretty much fall under the same umbrella.

http://www.familyradio.com
http://www.wecanknow.com
http://www.ebiblefellowship.com

Now I would like to give you some opposing viewpoints by other people as well…

http://www.bible.ca
http://www.realtruth.org
http://www.cultwatch.com/HaroldCamping.html

I tried to find some that are easy to follow. In fact the bible.ca site has a Twitter page and will be tweeting from Jerusalem on 5/21.

When you hear news like this, it is easy to get alarmed, anxious, and panicked. The truth is, when I first heard it I was like huh? I thought the end was 12-21-12. The truth of the matter is as you may have read is the same bible that guarantees Judgment Day takes place this weekend also says this:

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
That is Mark 24:32. The bible verse everyone is pointing to refute this claim. The same bible that guarantees that tomorrow will be the beginning of the end.

Can the world end? Sure. It can end at any given time. We are living in an unstable world my friends. We seen our share of natural disasters in the last ten years, we have heard the words nuclear weapons muttered when speaking about the middle east, Korea and China. Many still say that the huge following of Barrack Obama resembles the antichrist movement that we read about in Revelation. This world is unstable. As I spoke last week, I believe we are more aware of world wide events thanks to the thousands of news source available to us, as well as the internet and social networking. This is why few haven’t heard of Harold Camping (the 89 year old quack) and his failed 1994 prediction. He went back to the drawing board like Wyle E Coyote and came up with tomorrow. He is the president of Family Radio, which is a huge media conglomerate in the Christian community. The problem is many Christians don’t agree with Camping’s date setting and some of the other things he preaches as well.

So tomorrow at 6pm the Earthquake should start in New Zealand. Then it will spread throughout the world according to these people when it is stated now only in the book of Mark, but various other places no one knows the hour or the day.

This is why if you heart is with Jesus, it doesn’t matter. Jesus has been a role model in my life for many years, and I am a firm believer that he died to save us all. I believe in good versus evil, and also believe in karma. I can’t say I am affiliated with any religious organization because I find myself questioning many faiths. I can’t tell you’re getting saved or not. It’s not my place to, it is only Gods. All you can do is do well in life, treat people right, and be willing to accept God’s gifts and the ultimate gift of a man who paid the price to save you and everyone else.

We do have troubled times, and we have our problems. For a man such as Harold Camping to come out and convince everyone of this, and scoring a nice crowd of people willing to sell their homes, quit their jobs, even relinquish their savings to put more warnings of the great earthquake that will be coming tomorrow is sad. Many say things like this give Christianity a black eye. I would tend to agree with that, along with some of the judgmental crap some of them spew. God teaches us not to judge as he is the judge. Hey it’s in the bible:
“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.-Matthew 7:1-5

And if you a less is more type person:

“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven”-Luke 6:37

Let’s say this happens. May 21 hits the earthquake hits, people go missing. I’m ready. I wish my kids had a chance to do some more fun things and I would love to have the chance to watch them grow up, but who’s to say that doesn’t happen in the kingdom of God?

However, when May 22 comes and many are still here, especially those who gave up everything to let us know of the impending doom. What is Harold Camping going to say to them? Will he take the millions of dollars his radio empire made and help these people get on with life? Will he find jobs for all of those who quit them to support his cause? Will he go on another episode of “Open Forum” and take a call from an angry “follower” who has just informed them that their family is living on the sidewalk after selling their house? And most importantly, will he apologize for being a false prophet for the second time in 20 years?
The answer will be most likely no, and that will be the same if you were to ask me if the end of the world is tomorrow.

Then again, you can’t worry. You can only hope that many of the deceivers stop.

“And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.”-Matthew 24:3,4

If they don’t, well they won’t be able to deceive Jesus. He better than that playa.

Peace be with you, and pray to God to help us all to take his gift of life and do good things with it. Cherish your family, be kind to your friends and neighbors, and always remember who Jesus was, and the impact he had on all of those surrounding him, and think of what you can do to help that spirit shine on.

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