Some Superbowl Points

Let’s nail down 7 things in football today, shall we?

1-Joey Porter obviously doesn’t want to be on the Dolphins anymore. Coach Tony Sparano says he keeps all player issues in house, but unfortunately Peezy thought it would be so cool to go on the Jim Rome show and offer these nuggets:


"I won't accept it no more, you know what I mean? I accepted it last year because I'm a team guy. I just want to play, have fun and win football games."
``When you're winning, all of this stuff is (swept) away. But after seeing how last year went, asking me to come back and play that role again, I can honestly say I won't come back to do that. I can't be happy about coming back playing that role.''
(when asked about being traded)
"I mean, it would just kind of be the smart thing to do. `Why keep a guy there that you want to make a role player? You're paying me enough money as a starter. So why pay me all that money and make me a role player"
"If you make me a role player, it's saying you really don't want me, right? I mean, I just gave you 17.5 sacks last year."

Role player? Who the hell asked you to be a role player? People just wanted you to show up and it took you like 11 weeks to do that against Carolina. You didn’t get those 17.5 sacks two years ago, not last year. You only got 41 tackles and 9 sacks, so how many this year? I think the scoreboard at Foxboro says it all. If you want to leave dude, go! Don’t let the door hit you where the good lord split you pal!

2-Mike Martz, who many thought would be the Bears offensive coordinator, now, gets that title. After all the posturing, rejections, and silly ass crap that took place over the last month, Mike Martz will be the OC. He wanted the job, but put on the side for months, Mike Martz will be the OC. He met Jake Cutler for dinner in Tennessee, and now, Mike Martz will be the OC. Does he make the Bears better? I’m not sure, but what I do know; Mike Martz will be the OC of the Chicago Bears. I have a feeling this dialogue duplicates Lovie Smith when Jerry Angelo brought up names of candidates for him.

3-Look, I’m tired of listening to everyone bash the Pro Bowl. It is what it is. A game designed to celebrate the achievements of many of the superstar players in the NFL. The ratings were decent. There were some bright moments in the game. Matt Schaub played well and justly deserved the MVP. It isn’t a game that means anything, much like all the All Star games in sports, with the exception of MLB because of the silly home field advantage stipulation. If you people all talk about making it mean something, perhaps you can use the same rules of play (no sacks, no blitzing, etc) and play the game in the middle of the year like every other sport does. That way, its light contact, its fun, no one gets hurt; it’s all fun and games. Just my opinion.

4-This no cap situation for next season can get hairy, but I just found out today that the eight teams who were in the playoffs have special provisions against signing new free agents, which means Jerry Jones, no free agents for you. However, Dan Snyder still will be in the mix for that. This will be a huge opportunity for your Bears and my Dolphins to get better. I find myself nervous about this year coming up, but it could be like cowboys and indians. Lots of dealing, lots of money. I just hope it doesn’t lead to a lockout in 2010.

5-A few nuggets on the Superbowl. First, I don’t see the Saints winning despite star defensive end Dwight Freeney possibly not playing. Peyton Manning has the experience and the skills to win any game he wants. The two he loss, he didn’t make that decision to lose. I believe the Colts could have run the table. This game, if the Colts win, will trigger the question “is Manning the greatest QB ever?” Does 2 Super bowl wins give you that along with all the records he’s broken? I will leave the debate to you.

6-And on the other side, the New Orleans Saints would love to upset the Colts, as I would like to watch them do it as well. Not that I have any hatred for the Colts, but I just appreciate what the Saints have done this year. I like Sean Payton, and Drew Brees. Payton is a local boy from Naperville as well. However I would like to point out that a Superbowl win for the city of New Orleans, will be fun, but not beneficial. You will not see another 100 house pop up due to a Superbowl win.

7-And finally, once again, I picked the Colts, but I’m cheering for the Saints.

Enjoy the Superbowl.

They're Just Kids, Man!

This is the story of a couple of young men. Some who were a couple of good time Charlies in Vancouver, and one who’s devoted to his faith. For some reason, the media wants to pile on both of them. For the life of me, I don’t get it.

Let’s start with the boys in the limo. The Chicago Blackhawks Kris Versteeg, Patrick Kane, and John Madden had a good time with a couple of young ladies in the back of a limo in the wild streets of Vancouver, BC, Canada. They had crazy sunglasses, shirts off, and drinking. We don’t know if anything happened or the boys just screwed around being nutty. Being in Canada does make you nutty. Sometimes in a good way. The only problem with what happened; one of the girls thought it would be fun to take pictures, and they ended up on the internet.

Lets be frank here, the Blackhawks rule hockey right now. The franchise has gone through one of the biggest turnarounds in sports history. You have one of the best offenses in the game. They’re for lack of a better word, rock stars. People want to hang with them, and I’m sure some young ladies in the old BC would love to hang with the best thing going in hockey right now. I don’t know why Kaner sits there in his underwear. I don’t understand what’s up with those glasses Versteeg has on. What I do know, with the exception of Madden, they are young boys.

Boys will be boys, and everyone wants to make a big deal of this, why? Perhaps here in Chicago, no one knows who the Bears new coordinators are, and that story gets older than Chris Chelios everyday. I am sure worse shit happens in other places. At least we didn’t see the boys make it rain and punch strippers in the face. They’re not waving handguns in the locker room. The youngsters aren’t shooting needles in their buttocks in toilet stalls. They’re just some young punks having fun. Sure John Madden has a wife at home, and he’s flexing for the camera. Perhaps he’s drunk. We all have done dumb things when that happens. You know, get drunk. I once woke up with a rhino when I got drunk. Just kidding.

Then there’s the other end of the spectrum. Tim Tebow and his good family values. It seems many want to attack the young man for his belief in God, and family. He has always been a target of criticism, and it sure doesn’t make a hell of a lot of sense to me. However, he’s taking a beating now for being the spokesperson for Focus on the Family, a Christian based organization that does work for goodness. Yeah they suck. Anyway, Tebow will be speaking on a pro life commercial on Superbowl Sunday and many people say that there’s no place for this type of advertisement on “the new holiday” of America. Well, for one it’s Sunday, the holy day of rest, so it has all the right to be there. Just kidding.

In all seriousness, throughout all the ads for Go Daddy where you can supposedly see Danica Patrick naked or whatever, all the ridiculous beer ads, why not have a message of Goodness? Sure, some people may be pro choice, well get your organization to do a pro choice ad on Superbowl Sunday. Point being, Tim Tebow is a young man who comes from a family that does amazing things, all being good and just. The boy shouldn’t be attacked for his beliefs. People accuse of trying to push an agenda down everyone’s throat, but what better day to express your message, than the one day us fat, lazy, Americans watch more TV than any other day.

The boys in the limo from the Blackhawks, and Tim Tebow are not what’s wrong with society. What’s wrong with society is that is passes judgment on a young man trying to do good, and a couple of kids just screwing around behind closed doors. It’s a shame that camera phones are everywhere nowadays. Perhaps society should take a picture of itself, and hang it on the wall, and walk away, like when stupid things like this come up.

HDH: OZZIE and NADY want to coach the BEARS and get FAVRE as QB so the BLACKHAWKS can go to THE HALL with TEBOW

So call me Mr. cranky pants because I’m in a shitty mood people.

1-First off congrats Ozzie Guillen. You single-handedly sent one of the best DHs in White Sox history to the enemy. Jim Thome now plays for the dreaded Minnesota Twins and will get paid the very expensive salary for one year of $1.5 million. I’m sure he would have taken less to play here, but no. Ozzie wants DH by committee. Jim Thome wouldn’t have gotten enough at bats. Come on Ozzie, that’s horseshit. Just admit that Thome doesn’t fit into your master plan. He would rather have two guys take on the DH role that have .650 OPS between them, one hasn’t bat over .250 in three years, and the other has had back surgery twice. Yes that would be Andruw Jones and Mark Kotsay. I guess he’s betting that Quentin, Rios, and Ramirez all return to top form. As far as Jim Thome goes, the man who was my friend is now my enemy. Prepare to be struck out by the White Sox pitching staff, who will have to be the ticket to October baseball this season. Please Kenny, tell me you’re not done yet.

2-To the Cubs, yes you signed Xavier Nady. Congrats to you as well. You have gone from a sucky team, to a less sucky team. I am so proud of you. Now, all you need is a pharmacist in the dugout to give Carlos Zambrano some Zoloft when he blows up again, a waterboy when the team gets mad at the Gatorade machi…scratch that. We wouldn’t want the poor lad to get hurt.

3-The Chicago Bears can’t find any coordinators. Everyone they interview, or attempt to interview decides to stay with their current team, or go join the Raiders. It’s a sad state of affairs when someone would rather work for the old, frail, and crazy Al Davis, rather than your “storied franchise” that has people lining up around the block to work for, at least Lovie Smith made that comment earlier in the month. “How are we going to convince someone to come here to coach the Chicago Bears, our offensive positions, defensive positions? Believe me, people will want to come here.” Oh yeah Lovie. They’re all sitting in their case at Hallas Hall waiting for Jerry to show up to get the job that they will lose in one year.

4-Brett Favre, you got your ass whipped on Sunday. You were beat up, picked off, and made to look like a fool. Who throws a ball when they have room to run for 5 yards or so? Brett does. Why? Because he is the king of the NFL. I seriously hope retire this time. If you’re not going to retire, then please make the decision in the next few days. I don’t need my Sportscenter infiltrated by your bullshit on a yearly basis. Sure, you’re the ironman. You’re the legend. You’re the immortal number 4. Do be a bitch. Make your decision early. If you come back, great. If not, spend time with that wife of yours who would like you home to do the dishes for once in your life.

5-On Sautrday night, I felt depressed due to the Vancouver Canucks drumming of the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1. What a piss poor effort. By then I find out they’re riding around Vancouver in a limo with their shirts off and other weird shit. If this happened before the game on Friday, well that explains a lot. I am sure everyone on the team applauds the actions of these stoners. I would also like to include that it’s a good thing a limo took them around town, because we’ve seen how Patrick Kane deals with cab drivers.

6-Andre Dawson will be wearing a Montreal Expos hat when he enters the Hall of Fame. Yeah, that’s right Cub fans. The Expos were a great team for one, and two, the hall doesn’t want the Cubs or Ron Santo. Go ahead Cub Fans, bring up Fisk. He had one of the biggest moments in the playoffs as a Red Sock, hence the real he went in as a Red Sock. And ofcourse, Ron Schueler screwed him over as well. I am sure Fisk had a hand in that. Now, he’s an ambassador for the White Sox, and has no idea what that means.

7-And finally, former Florida QB Tim Tebow will be doing a spot for Focus on the Family, a religious group that opposes abortions. The spot will be a pro life stance with Tebow as the spokesperson. Apparently all these womens groups have been protesting the spot. Sure it’s OK for the racy spots to air, but when it comes to killing a life, that’s crossing the line. I think Focus on the Family has the right to express their views regarding the issue, like many womens groups who welcome the practice of killing embryos for whatever reason they may have. If Tim Tebow feels this strongly that he wants to talk about it on an ad during the Superbowl for thirty or sixty seconds, God bless him. Good thing we live in America, where free speech rules.


Honorable mention: Allen Iverson=All Star???? LMFAO!!!! I think the All Star committee needs to get some PRACTICE!

And that’s me today. Enjoy yours.

M

Win or Die!!!

It worked for P Diddy back in 2004 didn’t it?

Vote or die! Good times.

So in 2005, it was “win or die trying.”

Now it’s up to the Chicago White Sox to play to save their manager.

Ozzie Guillen said it loud and said it proud. Jim Thome, you’re not needed in the south side. And I am sure I hear the sound of some Sox fans applauding. Yeah, Jim Thome, he clogs bases, he’s too slow, and he’s getting old. Let me ask you guys something. The little DH parade that Ozzie’s leading, who on that float is younger and better than Thome? I mean “younger and better” at the same time.

We talked about this last week for a little bit. Andruw Jones has not cracked .250 in the last three years. This isn’t the 90’s where Jones was a great all around player with Atlanta. No, after he left them he joined the Dodgers where his bank account and belly blew up. Mark Kotsay had a great year with the Sox last year, however he’s had back surgery like Thome and hits for average not power, something you want out of a DH. And of course there’s the all mighty Omar Vazquez who can’t play when the team is getting blown out because it would be insulting. He’s much older than Thome. (Well maybe not much). In other words, how can you have DH by committee and send Thome away, when your committee doesn’t match up? Flexibility works, but you need better players than what Ozzie has to work with.

Although I love Thome, I am not entirely opposed to sending him away AS LONG AS THERE’S ANOTHER OPTION. So far, I don’t see one. The problem with Ozzie’s plan is that he is trying to fix a house with toy tools rather than craftsman. And furthermore, isn’t Kenny the one who’s supposed to get the food, while Ozzie cooks the dinner? Kenny Williams wanted Thome back here, so shouldn’t he be back here? Since when does the manager tell the GM what he wants to do? Maybe Kenny wants Ozzie to learn a lesson about roles. Maybe Kenny might be setting up Ozzie to take a fall, because he rocks the boat. Maybe, maybe, maybe. Let the conspiracy theory talk begin. Point being, Kenny picks the players and needs to tell Ozzie to sit down and let him do his job.

Ozzie made his decision, and now he must live with it. He let Jim Thome go, and now possibly to a divisional rival. It would make me sick to see the gentleman masher hitting balls over the wall at the Cell in a Twins or Tigers uniform. I am sure it would make you sick as well. Perhaps using him a small role here on the south side would have one, kept him off rivals teams, two, given us better offensive production, and three, kept a fan and player favorite around to keep spirits high.

So if the White Sox truly love the wizard of Oz, they need to win this year, otherwise I believe he’s a goner. This is his team. The team he wanted. The team he designed. They must perform. If this team’s record is under 500 by all star break, I think Ozzie will be done. Kenny Williams didn’t spend all this money to get guys like Jake Peavy and Alex Rios so Ozzie could fuck things up in his infinite wisdom. If Rios works out, and Q returns to form, this conversation means nothing. Sure, Ozzie’s philosophy on the DH is flawed, but if the players step up, who gives a shit about rotating DH or not?

We as Sox fans are very afraid. I think that’s why we have all this hate mongering towards Ozzie and everything. We look at his plan and see little or no sense in it. The players that you are picking over Thome are worse than Thome. Collectively or by themselves. We are going into this year gambling. Gambling that the starting pitching is going to carry the team into October. Gambling that the defense will improve. Gambling that Carlos Quentin, Alexei Ramirez, and Alex Rios will display the potential to become the players they were a couple years ago. Yes sir that Ozzie Guillen sits at the table with Doyle Brunson pushing his chips all in holding a flush, ace high.

Let’s just hope that Doyle doesn’t come up with the boat, or Ozzie will be on leaving the south side.

The Superstar and the Super Team

And then there were two. The two teams that it should be.

Yes, the Jets looked great in the first half didn’t they? However, they ran out of gas. Peyton Manning showed the Jets what it means to play the Colts with starters in the game. Pierre Garcon shined brightly, and the Colts defense made big plays. The Sanchise and that big dummy Rex Ryan got their traps shut for the rest of the year.

Brett Favre in all his infinite glory had a hell of a year. He led his team to the NFC Championship, but after a big hit, threw two picks. One at the end of the game with :19 left. And then there were the 5 fumbles before that as well. This game wasn’t what I imagined it to be, but nevertheless, it sure was fun. Watching the Saints win it made me smile. That city has been through hell, and they have something special to celebrate.

This story has the ending it should. The two teams that almost went perfect this year. The number one seeds. The clash of the leaders. This Superbowl coming up gives us the idea that in the NFL, the little engines that could have run out gas. It takes a special kind of D to stop the high flying passing game. This league has become a passers paradise, and although running the ball works, the age of the 2 minute drill lives on.

So for the postseason, I am 4-6 for picks. Both of mine came in this week, but I will be under 500. I guess I can pick the Pro Bowl, but why waste time?

One thing I know about the Pro Bowl, the AFC in my opinion is superior to the NFC. However, many thought this time since it’s a week before, things would changes with the “superstar game” of the NFL. Nope, people still pulling out. It doesn’t matter where you put it. Hawaii, Miami, Alaska; many players don’t take it seriously obviously. Perhaps it’s a fun time, but you can go to Chuck E Cheese’s and have a fun time as well. My pick will be AFC 24 NFC 14.

As far as the Superbowl goes, I honestly am stuck. Both teams have an unbelievable quarterback. The defense on both teams has been strong. You have so many people to throw to on each side. However, as much as I want the Saints to win, the Colts have been here before. Peyton Manning can execute the 2 minute drill better than anyone. I do like the Colts offensive line better than the Saints, and no, Peyton isn’t going to throw the game because dad played QB for New Orleans. It will be a great game, and it’s very hard for me to pick a winner. Indianapolis 31 New Orleans 27, but I just want to be on record that I am cheering on New Orleans to win this one.

It has been an entertaining season, although I wish the Dolphins could have done better than they did. However, with a new defensive coordinator, some draft picks, and the mind of Bill Parcels, we should improve dramatically.

In the meantime, let’s enjoy what promises to be a wonderful Superbowl.

Time for the Big Guy to Come Back Home

As we get ready to begin the baseball season (and I am very excited about that), the White Sox look like a bad ass team. The starting pitching on paper looks strong, the infield should be better than last year, Quentin hopefully will be healthy and return to 2008 form, and I like the Jenks, Thornton, Putz combo in the pen. However, I like many Sox fans, have one issue. It’s a small one, but could lead to a big problem.

This whole rotating DH thing, yeah, I’m really not liking it. Sure if you had some reliable help, maybe. I don’t know if Mark Kotsay can be the everyday first baseman, with Paulie stepping back to take DH duties. Andruw Jones? Sure strong start to last year, but ended with .214, and hasn’t hit past the .250 mark in the past three seasons. You can’t trust a guy like that to be your DH. Back to Kotsay, sure he hit .278 last year, and seems like a good contact hitter. However, DH=power, not average. You want your DH guy to have pop, and I don’t mean Pepsi or Coke either. Quentin DHing? Yeah, but he has shown improvement in the outfield and I for one thinks he should stay out there. Otherwise, Jones becomes an everyday player. Don’t know about that shit.

So, there’s JD and Jim Thome. The two guys we let walk away. Well, Thome didn’t walk, Kenny sent him to Hollywood. Now, both guys seem to be having trouble finding a new home. Rumors have Dye going to the Padres or the Cubs (eek); and a few teams have shown interest in big Jim, but reports say the Rays are the only team that we know about.

Jermaine Dye still thinks he can be an everyday outfielder/possibly first baseman. The Sox aren’t buying. However, Jim Thome. Hmmm. I think Thome may be an option. Will he be aiming for number 600? Of course. I would love to see that in a Sox uniform. That’s just the Sox fan in me talking. However, who do we have on this team that can hit for power? Paulie? Well last year he got started right away, unlike the last few years before that when we’re all waiting around until July for him to start knocking balls out of the park. AJ? Well, he’s OK. However, I don’t think of AJ as “the power guy.” I think he brings a lot to the table with his batting. However if you want someone who will give you 30 to 40 home runs and lots of RBIs, Jimmy is your guy.

I have heard many people say that Jim Thome is the “most selfish player on Earth” because he wants to reach 600 home runs. Who the hell wouldn’t? It’s a hell of an accomplishment and a short list? However, he wants to do it with the Sox. People talk about speed, speed, speed. Thome isn’t the fastest guy on the planet, but I do see him hustle and occasionally take an extra base on a base hit. However, the important thing here is when guys like Pierre, Ramirez, and Beckham get on base; Jimmy will be there to drive them in. He’s a dependable hitter and I can remember on many occasions how his long ball or clutch hitting has bailed out the Sox in the 8th or 9th inning when they were behind 2-3 runs.

Look, he’s a great guy for the organization. His teammates love him, we love him, and he does strike out, but he makes up for it with some timely hitting, and those clutch home runs. If you’re like me, you will always remember his homer in the tiebreaker versus the Twins in 08 and one of the biggest moments of Sox baseball. Since not too many teams are going after the big guy, perhaps he will come to the White Sox for a low price, which takes any element of risk out of the equation.

I think we owe it to ourselves as Sox fans to get behind this move, and welcome the “gentleman masher” back to the south side with open arms.

HDH: NOLAN ditched MCDANIELS for OZZIE because TIGER had JD over to watch HOCKEY and REMEMBER things

Here we go…

1-First I would like welcome Mike Nolan to the Dolphins as the new defensive coordinator. This man brought the Broncos defense some spunk. In 2008, they were ranked 29th, and when Nolan joined the team, they shot up to 8th so I trust he knows a little something about defense. So thank you trifecta, let fun times happen in the NFL and with the Dolphins in 2010.

2-Secondly, I would like to thank Josh McDaniels for, well, just being himself I guess. I mean who wants to work with this guy. Apparently no one. Cutler left the building; some coaches are gone, and little TO looking for a new home as well. Now, Brandon Marshall may just be available at the right time for the Phins who are looking for that number one receiver. Perhaps, Josh McD shouldn’t act like number two…receiver, I guess I blew that one.

3-I heard that the Guillens are planning on doing a reality show. You don’t have to look far. Go to the dugout at the Cell. That should suffice. In other words, Ozzie don’t do it man!!!

4-Tiger Woods has proclaimed that he’s a sex addict. Many don’t buy it, however I for one do. When you go to Perkins to order up a grand slam, and they don’t serve that there, I believe you’re a sex addict. Especially when you take notes from Sideways and have the same result except I don’t think Tiger left his wallet at the girl’s house when her husband came home.

5-Rumors continue to circulate that White Sox World Series hero Jermaine Dye may be staying in Chicago, just on the wrong team. Wondering what you think about it? Me. I try not to. I don’t think I can be mad at JD. He’s trying to prove he can play OF everyday. Man needs to work. I will always be grateful for JD and all his contributions to the White Sox and wish him well, as long as he doesn’t join the fucking Cubs.

6-I love the fact that all these sports stations love to talk hockey now, and all these closet hockey fans call. I am waiting for the day when someone schools the hosts on their ridiculous commentary on hockey on air. Topics like, if the opposing team doesn’t have a lot of shots on goal; which goalie is the more dominant? When will Marian Hossa pick up the pace? The Blackhawks need to keep it up, or the Nashville Predators will catch them. How about that road trip? Come on guys, be more compeling. Props to Dan Mcneil. He makes hockey talk compelling.

7-And finally, condolences to the family of Gaines Adams, a defensive end on the Bears who died at the young age of 26 due to an enlarged heart. Sure, he wasn’t one of the Bears that you read about, but he’s young, a family has lost him, and I heard about it. Therefore, Godspeed.

That’s all for now. Talk to you all soon.