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2007-02-11T20:19:00.000-05:00

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Sports: This makes me laugh

2007-01-07T21:39:00.000-05:00

I'm glad I'm not a Cowboys fan. This would make me sick.

Sports: Play offs

2007-01-07T19:58:00.000-05:00

With the Eagles winning, at least I picked 3 of the 4 winners right. A lot better than I did last year.

Sports: And they are friends again

2007-01-07T19:07:00.000-05:00

I wonder if Belichick would have hugged Mangini if the Pats lost? Guess we will never have to know.

Colts vs Chiefs

2007-01-06T17:53:00.000-05:00

Who is this Colts Defense? Since when could they stop the run?

Chiefs can't hate themselves too bad. Their offense hasn't made a 1st down yet this game and they are going into half time only down 9-0. Things could be a lot worse. If not for two picks, I'm sure things would be a lot worse.

Hopefully the Chiefs can make a few adjustments in the 2nd half and start putting up some points. At the very least score enough to cover the spread.

Sports: NFL Play off Predictions

2007-01-05T08:27:00.000-05:00

Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts

Both teams have limped into the play offs. After started 9-0 the Colts finished the year 12-4. 12-4 sounds like a good record, but that means they went 3-4 in their last 7 games. That's not the way I'd want to go into the play offs. The Chiefs only got into the play offs because 4 other teams, that would have been ahead of them, all lost. Sure the Chiefs had to win to get in, and they did, but I don't consider them going into the play offs on a high note.

The Colts can't stop the run, which is why they went 3-4 in their last 7 games. The Chiefs on the other hand have arguable one of the top 3 running backs in the league. I think the Chiefs will run wild on the Colts and control the clock. Sure the high powered offense of Indy will still put up some points, but not enough to beat the Chiefs. In the end, Ty Law will have a big interception in the 4th quarter to seal the game for the Cheifs.

34-28 Chiefs win.

Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks

Neither team is going into the play off strong either. The Seahawks won their division by default, because every one else in the NFC west stunk it up this year. The Cowboys at one point had the NFC East division wrapped up and were considered the best team in the NFC, but that has changed drastically. After Tony Romo's hot start they have floundered, losing their last 2 games going into the play offs. Seattle at least has an excuse for only finishing 9-7. Their two best players have been hurt for most the year, Shawn Alexander and Matt Hasselback. Both players are completely healthy and that should be the difference in the game.

I expect Tony Romo to struggle in his first play off game and throw a couple of picks and fumble the ball at least once. A healthy attack of Shawn Alexander along with the 12th man of Seattle will be too much for the Cowboys to handle.

31-17 Seattle wins

New York Jets at New England Patriots

It is no shock that I am a Patriots fan, so I maybe a little biased. But I give credit to where it is due. The Jets came into Foxboro and beat the Patriots 17-14 back in week 10. Patriots didn't play their best game and they had a bunch of people out with injuries, but that is no excuse, they still should have won the game. And that is what they will do Sunday, Patriots will win.

Since Belichick took over the Patriots, they have not lost twice to the same team in the same year. And that streak will continue. Belichick got embarrassed when he lost to his former protege in week 10, he will not let that happen again.

28-7 Patriots win.

New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles

The NFC East was a wreck this year. After 8 games, the Giants were 6-2 and were arguably the best team in the NFC outside of the Bears. After a huge collapse the Giants finished the year 8-8 and limped into the play offs. The Eagles on the other hand were left for dead after McNabb went down for the year with an injury. Garcia took the Eagles on his back and the players played their hearts out for him and they ended up winning the NFC East and are the hottest team in the NFC going into the play offs.

After 3 years in the league Eli Manning should be further ahead than he is. The trade with the Chargers is turning out to be a colossal mistake. Phillip Rivers is twice the QB Eli is not to mention the steroid monster Shawn Merriman that the Chargers took with the 1st round pick the Giants gave up. But that is a whole nothing discussion.

In the end, Manning will throw a pick late in the game, much like his older brother will, to seal the game for the Eagles.

17-14 Eagles win

Sports: What and who wasn't juiced in the 90's?

2007-01-04T10:26:00.000-05:00

Not only was everyone in baseball juicing, now they are saying the baseballs were juiced during the 1998 season.

A company that uses computer imaging claims baseballs had a larger rubberized core and a synthetic rubber ring in 1998, including the ball Mark McGwire hit for his 70th homer.

Universal Medical Systems Inc. said Wednesday that with the assistance of Drs. Avrami S. Grader and Dr. Philip M. Halleck from The Center for Quantitative Imaging at Penn State, it took images of 1998 baseballs.
"Examining the CT images of Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball one can clearly see the synthetic ring around the core - or 'pill' - of the baseball," UMS president David Zavagno said. "While Mark McGwire may or may not have used illegal steroids, the evidence shows his ball - under the governing body of the league - was juiced."

The record books just didn't stand a chance in the 90's did they?

I am sick of hearing about the juicing of the 90's though. I really am. I just don't care anymore. All I care about is what they are doing to fix the problem and I think baseball has done a good job trying to fix steroid abuse.

Sports: OUCH!

2007-01-04T01:37:00.000-05:00

It started off good but ended very bad.

41-14 is all I have to say.

Sports: Have the Redsox signed their closer?

2007-01-04T01:05:00.000-05:00

At first look the Joel Pineiro signing doesn't look like it. But if you analyze the signing carefully, you can see that he has 1 career save.

Pitcher Joel Pineiro has reached preliminary agreement on a one-year deal for a guaranteed $4 million with the Boston Red Sox, multiple baseball sources said Wednesday.
The contract is contingent on Pineiro passing a physical exam later this week, the sources said. The deal includes a player option for 2008 and $2 million in performance bonuses based on games finished, according to The Associated Press.
Pineiro, who pitched exclusively as a starter during his last four seasons with Seattle, is expected to work out of the bullpen for Boston. He could be given a chance to compete for the team's closer's job in spring training.

I don't particularly like the signing, but $4 million in this market isn't much at all, so this might be worth the risk. And this is what ESPN insider said about his fantasy value.

The contract reportedly includes $2 million in performance bonuses based on games finished, which suggests that the Red Sox consider Pineiro a contender for their vacant closer's job. The righty's deal also contains a player option for 2008. He must pass a physical for the contract to be finalized.

I just might have to draft him, in one of the last rounds, in my fantasy drafts.

Thoughts: When liberals attack liberals

2007-01-03T23:01:00.000-05:00

Stuff like this makes me laugh.

House Democrats tried to unveil their lobbying reform package today, but their press conference was drowned out by chants from anti-war activists who want Congress to stop funding the Iraq war before taking on other issues.
Led by Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a slain soldier, the protesters chanted "De-escalate, investigate, troops home now" as Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., began outlining the Democrats' plans to ban lobbyist-funded travel and institute other ethics reforms. The press conference was held in the Cannon House Office Building in an area open to the public.

Emanuel finally gave up trying to be heard over the chants, and retreated to a caucus room where Democrats were meeting.

This is what happens when you go to bed with the devil. These are the people that helped elect you and if you don't do exactly what they want they will protest you. Pretty sad that it has already happened this early.

Sports: Saban takes the Miami job

2007-01-03T11:10:00.000-05:00

I guess competing with Bellichek and Mangini was too much for Nick Saban, that or he just wanted a butt load of money.

Nick Saban has accepted an offer from Alabama to coach the Crimson Tide and left the Miami Dolphins on Wednesday, two weeks after declaring "I'm not going to be the Alabama coach."

I'd have a hard time turning down 10 years $35-40 million. I know Saban is a great coach and this brings Bama back into the national lime light. I guarantee you Bama will win a National Title within the next 3-5 years.

But I know I'd never hire him for any job I was offering. There is no way you could count on this guy sticking around. He just stays long enough until he gets a better offer.

Sports: Yankees becoming fiscally responsible

2007-01-03T09:18:00.000-05:00

Well that is if this source is true, that the Yankees will be trading Randy Johnson by weeks end.

The Arizona Diamondbacks expect to complete a deal with the New York Yankees by the end of the week to bring back pitcher Randy Johnson, a high-ranking Diamondbacks official familiar with the negotiations told USA TODAY.

The clubs have agreed on the package of players the Diamondbacks will send to the Yankees, according to a club official from each team — two minor league pitchers and a major league reliever.

The deal has not been completed because of money issues, including how much the Yankees will pay toward Johnson's $16 million contract in 2007.

The Diamondbacks official also said they would like to sign Johnson to a one-year extension that would be a pay cut from his '07 salary, as well as restructure the $40 million deferred payments the left-hander is owed from his 1999-2004 stint with the team.

I think this is great for the Yankees, unfortunately, but very stupid for the Diamondbacks. The Yankees won't give up Randy for nothing, so I'm sure the Dbacks will have to give up some decent prospects if not a major league ready player in the deal. And for what? A has been who is on the wrong side of 40 that has a bad back and no knees.

If this goes through, I can see the Yankees throwing $20+ million at Roger Clemens for a one year contract.

The Yankees rotation has a good chance of being better than the Redsox.

1. Chien-Ming Wang
2. Roger Clemens
3. Andy Pettitte
4. Mike Mussina
5. Carl Pavano (if healthy)

Actually in 2nd thought, that doesn't look that impressive. So I guess I'm worrying for nothing. They would be better with Roger than with Randy, but either way, it is an old beat up starting rotation.

Sports: How does this guy keep his job?

2007-01-03T08:48:00.000-05:00

The Detroit Lions are a NFL's worse 24-72 since Matt Millen has been in charge, but yet he will be keeping his job.

Detroit Lions general manager Matt Millen said Tuesday that quitting is not an option he has considered despite criticism of the team's dismal performance in his tenure. "I'll never quit," Millen said in an interview with a small group of reporters, including The Detroit News, which posted some of his comments on its Web site. "I can't do that. I don't even consider that.
"It's the way I'm made."
Asked why he wouldn't quit, Millen replied: "You're given a job, regardless of what it is. You keep on working and trying to get the thing done."

With all the coaches, and GM's for that matter, who get fired if they don't perform in a couple of years, it amazes me that Matt Millen still has a job. Any one else with his performance record would have been fired years ago. What he has over Mr Ford's head I don't know.

That is the only thing I can think of, he must be black mailing the owner.

Sports: Bowl Weekend

2007-01-02T08:48:00.000-05:00

I admit I am not a huge college football fan. I've watched a few Notre Damn games and Michigan vs Ohio State but other than a few big games I haven't watched much at all. That was until this weekend. I was flipping through all the games yesterday, mostly because there was nothing else on and I had the day off from work.

USC killed the Michigan Wolverines, 35-18, in the Rose Bowl. This is a perfect reason why college football needs a play off system. Michigan only lost by 3 to Ohio State who will likely win the National Title and USC beat Michigan pretty handily. I would have loved to see a Ohio State/USC game. But I guess we never will know what could have happened.

The game of the day was Boise State nearly beating the Oklahoma Sooners, 43-42, in the Fiesta Bowl. This is another reason why there needs to be a play off system in college football. If Ohio State happens to lose to Florida, Boise State will be the only undefeated team in Division 1 football. Do I think Boise State would win the play off system, probably not, I don't even think they would beat Oklahoma again if they played next week. But anything could happen, that's why they play the games.

But Boise State versus Oklahoma was by far and away the best college football game I've ever watched. It had everything, come backs, great plays, and more amazing plays. Boise State went up 14-0 quick and I thought it was going to be a blow out. But Oklahoma fought back and tied the game in the 4th quarter. With a 1:26 left in the game, Boise State got the ball back after Oklahoma tied up the game only to throw an interception that got returned for a touch down. Which put Oklahoma up 35-28. With a minute left Boise State drove down the field and on a 4th and 12, or something close to that, Boise State threw a short pass that turned into a hook and ladder for a touch down to tie the game and send it into overtime. Than in over time, OK scored a quick touch down to take the lead, but Boise State came back and scored another TD on a 4th and 2 or 3. But instead of just tieing the game, they went for the win and ran the Statute of Liberty play and run into the end zone with an easy two point conversion for the win.

Sports: NFL Weekend

2007-01-02T08:33:00.000-05:00

What a weekend, we finally have all the play off spots all set.

Unfortunatly the New York Giants won Saturday night, so they clinched the last play off sport in the NFC so that rendered all the other games useless. After they won, all 6 play off spots were clinched. And when the Cowboys lost to the pitiful Lions the Eagles by default clinched the NFC East. If I were the Lions I would have lost on purpose just so I could get the number 1 pick. Now they screwed themselves out of Brady Quinn.

The AFC was all but set coming into this week. Both the Jets and Broncos were 9-6 and had easy games to clinch. The Jets followed through with a 23-3 romping of the Raiders, who will now take Brady Quinn with the number 1 pick. But the Broncos couldn't hold up their end, they got embarrassed by the 49ers at home losing 26-23 in overtime. Which is sad, considering I thought they were the best team in football after they beat the Patriots earlier this year.

Which the Broncos losing the Chiefs got in beating the Jacksonville Jaguars 35-30. Now all the play off seeds are finally set in stone.

This weekend we will have:

Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts
New York Jets at New England Patriots

Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles

Predictions coming later this week.

Sports: Matsuzaka In a Redsox Jersery

2006-12-30T20:36:00.000-05:00

Looks good to me.

Sports: Aubrey Huff signs

2006-12-30T20:28:00.000-05:00

Another person I would have wanted on the Redsox signed today, Aubrey Huff. Who agreed to a 3 year $20 million deal with the Orioles.

The Orioles have reached agreement with free-agent utilityman Aubrey Huff, the Baltimore Sun reported Saturday, citing several industry sources.
The offer is believed to be for three years and $20 million, the newspaper reported.
Huff, a 30-year-old left-handed slugger, is expected to take a physical next week in Baltimore.
"All that is left is a physical and dotting the I's and crossing the T's," one source familiar with the negotiations told the Sun.

Sports: Should Merriman be NFL Defensive player of the year?

2006-12-29T15:19:00.000-05:00

Jason Taylor of the Miami Dolphins doesn't seem to think so.

Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor says the candidacy of his likely chief rival for NFL defensive player of the year, Shawne Merriman, was tainted by a four-game steroid suspension in November. "

You really shouldn't be able to fail a test like that and play in this league, to begin with," Taylor said Wednesday. "To make the Pro Bowl and all the other awards, I think you're walking a fine line of sending the wrong message."
Merriman, who plays outside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers, has denied he's a steroid cheat and blamed his positive test on a tainted supplement.
"A performance-enhancing drug is, obviously, what it is," Taylor said. "You enhance your performance by doing that. You fail that test, I think it's not right, it's against the rules and ultimately I think it's sending the wrong message to the youth in America and the people who look at this game not only as entertainment but also to learn lessons from it."
When told of Taylor's comments, Merriman said he tries to be a good role model, adding he has taken his punishment for the positive drug test.

I happen to agree with Taylor, I don't think if you cheat and get caught you should be rewarded with Player of the Year honors.

And this just goes to show you how big of an idiot Merriman is...

"If I wasn't having the kind of season I'm having, this wouldn't even be a conversation," Merriman said.

Well no shit sherlock. If you didn't cheat you wouldn't have 16 sacks this year. If you didn't cheat you wouldn't be this good and you wouldn't be up for Defensive Player of the Year.

I'd defiantly give him the Just Shut Up Award from Mike and Mike in the morning.

Sports: Remanding Free Agents

2006-12-29T10:54:00.000-05:00

There are a few guys left that I wouldn't mind the Redsox taking a flier on.

Troy Percival
Eddie Guardardo
Matt Herges
Dan Kolb
Aubrey Huff
Roger Clemens (if he comes back?)

The top 4 guys are all former closers and the Redsox need bullpen help more than anything. Kolb had 35+ saves 2 years ago for Milwakee and fell apart when the Braves traded for him. Herges closed for half a season or so for the Giants a few years ago and had moderate success. More so than most of the relievers already on the Redsox Roster. And it wasn't that long ago that Eddie Guardardo was known as Everyday Eddie. I don't know if any one of those guys could close or even be effective in Boston, but for a cheap incentive laden contract I wouldn't mind seeing how they performed.

As for Aubrey Huff, I think he is a good utility player that can play 1st, 3rd, and the corner outfield positions moderatly well and has some pop in his bat. With our injury prone outfielders I wouldn't mind having him as insurance. Who knows what Manny is going to do now that we didn't trade him. I hope he will play and give us his normal 300 Ave 35+ homers and 110+ RBIs. But if he decides to shut it down, I'd like to have someone who can platoon with Willy Mo.

Sports: Zito to the Giants

2006-12-28T13:36:00.000-05:00

This surprised the hell out of me. I fully expected a bidding war between Texas, Mets, and the Yankees for Barry Zito. But he just signed a 7 year deal with the Giants for $126 million.

Barry Zito is staying in the Bay Area with the San Francisco Giants.
ources told ESPN's Peter Gammons that the former Oakland A's pitcher has agreed to a seven-year, $126 million contract with the Giants.
The deal includes an $18 million option for 2014 and a complete no-trade clause, a source told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick.
If Zito pitches 600 innings over the last three years of the agreement, 400 innings over the last two or 200 in the final year of the deal, he can either exercise a player option or opt out of the contract.
Zito is scheduled to have a physical Friday, and the Giants planned to announce their agreement with the three-time All-Star later in the day. His decision to sign with the Giants first was reported on MLB.com.

I understand why Zito signed with the Giants. He loves and lives in the Bay Area. So when you can get $126 million you mine as well do it in a place you are familiar with and already enjoy.

I didn't expect the Giants to be a player with any of the big named prospects after they resigned Barry Bonds. I thought they would just make a butt load of money this year off Bonds while he chases the home run record and start fresh next year going after free agents.

Good for the Giants though. Sure they over paid for Zito, but he is still a good starter and I love the fact that he won't be pitching for the Yankees next year. No chance at that now.

Now I wonder if the Yankees will trade away Randy Johnson, if I were a better man, and I am, I'd say Johnson will be pitching in the Bronx again next year now. Either that or Cashman has already called Roger Clemens.

Sports: No Redsox news to report

2006-12-28T10:39:00.000-05:00

The big question on my mind is what is going on with JD Drew? I haven't squat since he failed the physical the Redsox gave him. I'm glad he failed it because I thought 5 years $70 million was way too much for someone who will spend half the time on the DL. So what could be going on?

Are the Redsox just sticking it to Scott Boras because of the Matuzaka negotiations? This is highly unlikely. As much as Scott Boras is a douche bag, sticking it to Boras would be a bad idea for the Redsox as he controls much of the top talent out there in baseball. The Redsox would lose out on too many of the top level performers if they piss off Boras.

Are they giving into the fans? I've never seen the Redsox Nation in such an uproar over an off season move. Most, if not all the fans including myself, hated this signing. But again, I don't think Theo and Company sign or don't sign players based on what the fans want. At least not to this extent. I think he proved that in 2004 when he traded away one of the most beloved Redsox Stars in Nomar Garciapara.

I think they are just having a hard time agreeing to guaranteed numbers. If Theo can sign JD Drew to a shorter contract year wise and for less guaranteed money with a lot of incentives I'd be ecstatic. I think JD Drew is a great player when healthy, but I don't trust his health. I don't know how MLB contracts work with incentives, but if the Sox sign him for a 3 year $30 million contract with option years in he gets so many at bats per season with enough incentives in home runs, RBIs, Runs, and at bats to make the $14 million a year if he meats or exceeds the marks I'd be more than happy to have him.

Sports: And let the leaking begin

2006-12-27T17:18:00.000-05:00

The Feds have received all the names of MLB players who tested positive for preformance enhancing drugs dating back to 2003. I love this, I think this should all be public information anyways. If you do the drugs, you should be blacklisted and everyone should know it.

The names and urine samples of about 100 Major League Baseball players who tested positive for performance enhancing drugs three years ago can be used by government investigators in their probe of steroids in sports, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
The government's perjury case against Barry Bonds could be bolstered if the slugger's name is among those who tested positive. The San Francisco Giants slugger has been the target of a perjury investigation since he testified before a grand jury that he didn't knowingly ingest performance enhancing drugs.
Investigators seized computer files containing the test results in 2004 during raids on labs involved in the Major League Baseball testing program the previous year.
The samples had been collected by the league in 2003 as part of a survey to gauge the prevalence of steroid use. Baseball players were told the results would be confidential, and each player was assigned a code number to be matched with his name.

Let the leaks start in 3...2...1

Sports: Top 10 MLB break out stars for 2007

2006-12-27T13:23:00.000-05:00

Lets hope their number 1 pick is right.

1. Daisuke Matsuzaka, 26, RHP, Red Sox. Go ahead and scrounge for all the reasons why Matsuzaka might struggle in his first year in the majors: longer season, one fewer day off in between starts, better hitters, language and cultural transitions, etc. I'll take his stuff any day. Matsuzaka is a young version of David Cone, a superb blend of power and guile who cannot be defined by one go-to pitch. He will be a nightmare for teams to face the first time around and not much easier thereafter. And at 26, he's just entering his prime. Over his last two seasons, for instance, his strikeout-to-walk ratio was 5.1:1. He's good for a minimum of 15 wins and a 3.50 ERA.

I hope they are right. I am banking on Matsuzaka winning 15-18 games this year with a sub 4 ERA.

Sports: Some Yankee News

2006-12-27T11:17:00.000-05:00

The Yankees are taking offers for Randy Johnson, who if I were Brian Cashman, I would trade in a New York minute. The Dbacks have showed interested and made an offer, but the Padres have reportedly made a better offer for the Big Unit.

The San Diego Padres have made a more attractive offer for Randy Johnson than the Arizona Diamondbacks, but the Yankees will trade Johnson only if they consider it a good baseball move.
"Unless it's a deal (the Yankees) really want, there's not going to be a trade," said a baseball official familiar with the Yankees' plans, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitive nature of discussions.
According to the baseball official, Johnson -- who has a full no-trade clause -- asked the Yankees to look into moving him closer to his Phoenix-area home but did not demand a trade or indicate he would be unhappy to come back to New York for the final year of his contract. The Yankees then agreed to look into the possibility of trading him.
"There's no urgency," the official said, stressing it would not be a salary dump.

If the Yankees are succesful in trading Randy Johnson they will pursue Barry Zito.

While the Yankees continued engaging multiple teams in trade talks about Randy Johnson yesterday, they also came up with a possible option to replace him in their starting rotation: Barry Zito.
According to a baseball official familiar with the Yankees' thinking, if the Yanks are able to complete a trade involving Johnson - they have talked to the Diamondbacks and Padres, among others - they will investigate what it would take to sign Zito, the best starter left on the free-agent market.
If the Yankees' interest in Zito becomes serious, it would put them in direct competition with the Mets, who have been interested in the 28-year-old lefty all along.

I can't wait to see the bidding war between the Mets, Rangers, and Yankees for Barry Zito. I'm sure Scott Boras has already had multiple orgasms just thinking about it.

NFL Playoff picture

2006-12-26T09:05:00.000-05:00

With 9 out of the 12 spots set for the NFL playoffs, there are still many different scenarios for week 17.

In the AFC the Jets and Broncos lead the Wild Card race with 9-6 records. They control their own destinies. If they win they are in. If they lose, another team could squeak by them for the last wild card spot. I think both the Broncos and Jets will win and get into the play offs.

The NFC is a little trickier with 5 teams at 7-8 all vying for the last wild card birth. My hope is that Bret Farve and the Green Bay Packers can make it in with an 8-8 record, but I doubt that will happen.

Giants vs Redskins

The Giants have the easiest match up this week, at least win-loss wise. The Giants have been in control of their destiny this whole season, and they have blown it. They started 5-2 and should have coasted to a division title, especially with all the talent on the NY Giants. I don't know who is to blame, the couch, Eli Mannins, Tiki Barber, or the media. Either way they should beat the Redskins and make it into the play offs.

Packers vs The Bears

This game should be a give me for the Bears as they are arguably the best team in the NFC. But they have already clinched the #1 spot and home field advantage through out the entire play offs. So they have nothing to gain from playing their starters and only injuries to sustain.

Panthers vs The Saints

The Panthers are much like the Giants, a huge disappointment. A lot of people picked them to make it to the Superbowl this year. I didn't think the Saints would go anywhere this year and have surprised the football world. But just like the Bears they don't have anything to play for either. They have the #2 spot clinched and can't surpass the Bears. The Panthers should win this game too.

Falcons vs the Eagles

The Falcons are up and down more than most hookers. They are just that inconsistant. They are one team that no one wants to play in the play offs because of Michael Vick. Both teams need to win here and I just think the Eagles are the better team and are playing for the NFC East division against the Cowboys.

Rams vs the Vikings

I really don't know much about either team, as they both aren't that good. The Vikings have a good run defense and the Rams have a good pass offense. I saw the Patriots pick apart the Vikings pass defense earlier this year and I expect the Rams to do the same. Rams win.

NFC East Champs?

2006-12-26T08:05:00.000-05:00

After the Giants started off with an impressive 5-2 record and after that there was talk that the Cowboys were the best team in the NFC. So with that who will be the NFC Champs? With the Eagles beating the Cowboys last night they have control of the NFC East.

Who would have guessed the Eagles would be on top of the NFC East after week 16? Especially after McNabb went down with a season ending injury. Not me.

With a win next week or a Cowboys loss they will be the NFC Champs.

Either way they clinched a play off birth.

Patriots Clinch the AFC east

2006-12-25T22:57:00.000-05:00

I was getting a little nervous about the Jets catching the Patriots this season, but with the Patriots beating the Jaguars yesterday I won't have to worry about the Jets any longer. Well not unless we meet them in the Play offs.

I've heard this before

2006-12-25T22:51:00.000-05:00

Only thing time things are reversed. Now the Diamonbacks are trying to trade for Randy Johnson from the New York Yankees.

In the past week the Arizona Diamondbacks have offered a package of players to the New York Yankees in exchange for Randy Johnson, a baseball official said.
In need of starting pitching -- and a marquee name that will draw more fans -- the Diamondbacks have offered a package of at least three players, including a major-leaguer. They would also want a 72-hour window to negotiate an extension with Johnson, who is owed $16 million in the final year of his contract. The Yankees, according to the official, don't want to pick up any of Johnson's salary.
Johnson, 43, spent six seasons with Arizona and won four Cy Young Awards before being traded to New York in January 2005. At the time, Arizona was looking to shed payroll and bring in more youth.
Johnson had a full no-trade clause back then, as he does now. And it's believed that if the Yankees were to move him, Johnson would prefer to be closer to his Arizona home.
According to Johnson's agent, Alan Nero, the left-hander has not requested a trade.
"Randy would listen if the Yankees brought something to him," Nero said. "But that has not happened. I don't know what they're doing. It's still speculation as far as we're concerned."

Randy isn't the picture he used to be and I don't understand why the Diamondbacks would even want him. But if I were the Yankees I would trade Randy Johnson in a heart beat.

Thoughts: The country should take notice of this small town

2006-11-14T15:21:00.000-05:00

A small town in Maryland has made English the official language of the town.

English is now the official language of this central Maryland town of 5,000, after the Taneytown City Council approved a nonbinding resolution, deciding against a charter that had drawn complaints from civil rights groups and residents.

"This issue is not, I repeat not, about giving up your native tongue," said Councilman Paul Chamberlain, Jr., the resolution's sponsor, after Tuesday's vote. "All we're asking is if you become a U.S. citizen, please speak English. There are two reasons: one, you can have greater opportunities to realize the American Dream, and two, so that we can communicate."

The official and only language of the United States should be English.

Sports: National Leauge Cy Young award winner

2006-11-14T15:16:00.000-05:00

I thought, and still think, Trevor Hoffman deserved the award. But as it turns out, Brandon Webb is the 2006 Cy Young Award winner.

In reality no one in the National League deserved to win as no one had a stand out year. I don't see how someone with only 16 wins can win the Cy Young award, but I guess that is why I don't get a vote on them.

Sports: Hopefully this isn't true

2006-11-10T15:13:00.000-05:00

According to ESPN sources Redsox may be the top bidder for Daisuke Matsuzaka.

The Boston Red Sox may have posted the top bid for the right to negotiate with Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka, according to Major League Baseball sources.
There has been no official announcement, and the Seibu Lions, Matsuzaka's team in Japan, have until Tuesday to accept or reject the high bid.
But, according to officials monitoring the bidding, the Red Sox bid may be between $38 million and $45 million.

And that is just for the rights to negotiate with him. That is fucking crazy. I can't believe the Redsox wouldn't pony the extra money to sign Derrick Lowe or Johnny Damon, but they will bid between $38-45 million just for the rights for someone they might not even sign.

If this is true and if the Redsox sign Matsuzaka he better win the Cy Young award and better bring the Redsox another World Championship. Otherwise there is no way anyone is worth that much just to negotiate with Scott Boras.

Thoughts: Iraqi forces arrest Al Qaeda leader

2006-11-10T08:12:00.000-05:00

Al Qaeda may have won Tuesday with the Democrats taking over the House and Senate but they lost their leader last night.

Iraqi security forces said they arrested the head of an Al Qaeda cell in a western Iraqi city on Friday, as the U.S. military announced the deaths of two soldiers and a Marine.

State television, meanwhile, said the speaker of Iraq's parliament, Mahmoud al-Mash'hadani, was to travel to neighboring Iran on Friday to attend a conference of Asian parliamentarians.

Iraqiya TV didn't say when al-Mash'hadani was due to arrive in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and calls to his office and the parliamentary spokesman rang unanswered on Friday, a public holiday in Iraq.
cting on a tip-off, soldiers descended on a building in the city of Rawah, 275 kilometers (175 miles) northwest of Baghdad, where they arrested local Al Qaeda commander Abu Muhayyam al-Masri, whose name is a pseudonym meaning, "the Egyptian," a Defense Ministry official said.

Aides Abu Issam al-Libi, or "the Libyan," and Abu Zaid al-Suri, "the Syrian," were also arrested among nine other members of the cell, said the official, who asked that his name not be used because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

Capturing any Al Qaeda members is a big deal, but nabbing the leader should be a huge deal. But I'm sure the liberal media won't report this as widely as they should.

Thoughts: New chairman of the Republican National Committee

2006-11-10T08:05:00.000-05:00

After the Republicans took a thumping this past election the RNC will ask Michael Steele to head the RNC.

Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman, whose party just lost both chambers of Congress, will leave his position in January, and the post as party chief has been offered to Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele.
"It is true," Mr. Mehlman told The Washington Times when asked about reports last night that he would resign. "It's something I decided over the summer. No one told me I needed to. In fact, folks wanted me to stay."
Mr. Mehlman said he "told the White House over the summer it was my decision" to leave the RNC post, "win, lose or draw."
Also last night, Republican officials told The Times that Mr. Steele, who lost his bid for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, has been sought out to succeed Mr. Mehlman as national party chairman. Those Republican officials said Mr. Steele had not made a decision whether to take the post, as of last night.

I like this move for the Republicans. Michael Steele ran a good campaign, although he did come up a little short. Hopefully Michael Steele will take the Republicans back to their conservative roots and bring us back to the glory land in 2008.

Thoughts: What happened to three strikes and your out?

2006-11-09T08:47:00.000-05:00

This has to be at least the third time, if not more, that Cindy Sheehan has been arrested. There comes a point where you just have to put her away for good.

Activist Cindy Sheehan was arrested Wednesday as she led about 50 protesters to a White House gate Wednesday to deliver anti-war petitions she said were signed by 80,000 Americans.
The Berkeley, Calif., woman, whose son was killed in Iraq more than two years ago, was arrested along with three other women on the sidewalk outside the White House gate, said Lt. Scott Fear, a U.S. Park Police spokesman. They were charged with interfering with a government function, he said.

Before she was arrested, she joined the protesters in hailing the outcome of Tuesday's elections and chanting "Stop the War" outside the gate.

"It was taking too long for them to decide whether to accept them or not, so we just delivered them," said Sheehan, who waited about 15 minutes with other protesters before tossing the petitions over the fence.

Cindy Sheehan is a disgrace to her son and to all the troops. She should be ashamed of her self. I really don't think she even cares about her son, all I think she cares about is her own personal goals. She is using her son's tragic death as a way to accomplish her goals.

Sports: Monday Night Football

2006-10-29T22:48:00.000-05:00

Patriots are taking on an under rated Minnesota Vikings team tomorrow night. I expect a very close game, but in the end I predict a New England victory.

Final Score: 24-17

Thoughts: Build the fence

2006-10-26T12:20:00.000-04:00

President Bush signed a bill to build the fence on the border to Mexico.

President Bush signed a bill Thursday authorizing 700 miles of new fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, hoping to give Republican candidates a pre-election platform for asserting they're tough on illegal immigration.
"Unfortunately the United States has not been in complete control of its borders for decades and therefore illegal immigration has been on the rise," Bush said at a signing ceremony.
"We have a responsibility to enforce our laws," he said. "We have a responsibility to secure our borders. We take this responsibility serious."
He called the fence bill "an important step in our nation's efforts to secure our borders."

About fucking time.

Sports: I was right

2006-10-13T18:38:00.000-04:00

Steinbrenner is trying to kill his players. After Corey Lidle's tragid death 2 days ago, Arod's plane had some troubles of its own.

CBS 2 has learned that a private plane carrying seven passengers, including New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, has skidded off a runway in Burbank, Calif.

It is believed no one was injured.

The incident came two days after Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle was killed, along with his flight instructor, in a high-rise crash in Manhattan.

Stay with CBS 2 and wcbstv.com for more on this developing story.

Sports: After getting all four division series games wrong

2006-10-13T15:59:00.000-04:00

I was afraid to post my Championship Series picks. Although in my head I did pick the Tigers over the A's and the Mets over the Cards.

I think the Tigers will win in a sweep and the Mets will win in 6.

Now I probably just cursed both the Tigers and the Mets. Only time will tell.

Thoughts: Why we can't trust liberals to national security

2006-10-09T19:12:00.000-04:00

Because this is how they think.

Liberals like Ted Turner don't even know what side they are on. He speaks what most liberals think.

Sports: Pads vs Cards game 4

2006-10-08T20:30:00.000-04:00

Game just started. Pads have bases loaded with 1 out.

My question is, why did the Cards start Chris Carpenter on short rest when they are up 2-1 in the series?

And why didn't the Pads start Jake Peavy when they are down in the series 1-2?

If the Pads win today, they will be the obvious favorite tomorrow with Peavy on the mound, against Jeff Weaver. Even though Weaver pitched well at Petco in game 2.

We will just have to see what happens.

Sports: Top 10 Yankee chokes

2006-10-08T20:16:00.000-04:00

This made me smile.

1. Yanks complete biggest choke of all time (2004)
Bill Simmons has only used the phrase about 1,561 times in the last two years: "the worst collapse in playoff history in any sport."
On the morning of Oct. 17, 2004, the Yankees woke up with a 3-0 lead on the Red Sox, poised for a sweep after a 19-8 thrashing of the Red Sox at Fenway Park the night before.
Four days later, the baseball world woke up to a Yankees-Red Sox rivalry that would never be the same again.
What happened to that powerful team with a $185 million payroll? Well, in case you've forgotten, here's a quick recap: David Ortiz, Dave Roberts, David Ortiz (again) Curt Schilling's bloody sock, Johnny Damon's grand slam, and the ultimate demise of the "1918" chant.
Oh, yeah, and the 2004 Yankees go into the history books as the biggest flop of all time.

Sports: So who gets fired first?

2006-10-08T15:10:00.000-04:00

It sounds like Joe Torre will be given his pink slip. And replaced by Lou Pinella.

Heads were likely to roll after the Yankees were eliminated from the postseason by the Tigers, but the opening odds were on Alex Rodriguez going first, not Joe Torre.
According to the New York Daily News, however, the popular Yankees manager will be fired unless he decides to resign first to save face. Sources told the newspaper that former Yankees player and manager Lou Piniella will be owner George Steinbrenner's choice to replace Torre.
Newsday reported Sunday that Steinbrenner would like to fire Torre, but that no decision has made just yet, according to several people familiar with the situation. The Long Island-based newspaper said Yankees officials were expected to meet to discuss Torre as early as Sunday, with Piniella the likely favorite to replace Torre.
In a public statement he issued Sunday, Steinbrenner made it clear that he was not happy with the playoff results, calling them a "sad failure."

Steinbrenner is stupid to fire Torre. He is a great manager and I'd love for the Sox to fire Francona and hire Torre. I think Torre would whip this Sox team into shape and bring them back to the glory land.

While we are at it, why not trade Manny for Arod? Neither wants to be on their team and I think Arod will come back to form when he starts playing short again.

Sports: Now that the Yankees lost

2006-10-07T19:52:00.000-04:00

And are out of the post season.

I wonder who the Boss is going to fire first? I'm sure he can't be any to pleased with a $200 million team going no where in the play-offs.

Sports: My play off predictions aren't looking so good

2006-10-07T16:55:00.000-04:00

None of my teams I picked are winning their series. How could I have been so wrong? I guess that is why they play the games.

In a positive note, I picked the Yankees to beat the Tigers, but the Tigers are up 2 games to 1. Now in game 4, Magglio Ordonez just hit a solo homer to put the Tigers up 1-0.

Lets go TIGERS!!!!

That is the one series I am glad I picked wrong. I am still not counting out the Yankees with there awesome line up.

Sports: Play off predictions

2006-10-02T09:01:00.000-04:00

Detroit Tigers Vs. New York Yankees
Yankees in 4 games

Minnesota Twins Vs. Oakland Athletics
Twins in 3 games

LA Dodgers Vs. New York Mets
Dodgers in 5 games

San Diego Padres Vs. St Louis Cardinals
Padres in 4 games

New York Yankees Vs. Minnesota Twins
Twins in 6

LA Dodgers Vs. San Diego Padres
Dodgers in 7

WORLD SERIES

Minnesota Twins Vs. LA Dodgers
Twins win in 7

Sports: End of the year awards

2006-10-02T07:50:00.000-04:00

My mid-season awards.

AL Most Valuable Player: 1: Justin Morneau
2: Derek Jeter
3: David Ortiz

AL Cy Young Award Winner: 1: Johan Santana
2: Chien-Ming Wang
3: Roy Hallady

AL Rookie of the Year: 1: Justin Verlander
2: Jonathon Papelbon
3: Francisco Liriano

AL Manager of the Year: 1: Ron Gardenier
2. Jim Leyland
3. Joe Torre

AL Comeback Player of the Year: 1. Frank Thomas
2. Jim Thome
3. Curt Schilling

AL Biggest Surprise: 1. Detroit Tigers
2. Twins overtaking the Tigers for 1st place

AL Biggest Disappointment: 1. Boston Redsox finishing 3rd
2. Cleveland Indians

NL Most Valuable Player: 1. Albert Pujols
2. Ryan Howard
3. Alfonso Soriono

NL Cy Young Award Winner: 1. Trevor Hoffman
2. Roy Oswalt
3. Brandon Webb

NL Rookie of the Year: 1. Dan Uggla
2. Josh Johnson
3. Ryan Zimmerman/Hanly Ramirez

NL Manager of the Year: 1. Joe Girardi
2. Willie Randolph
3. Bruce Bocky

NL Comeback Player of the Year: 1. NOMAH
2. Edgar Renteria
3. Carlos Beltran

NL Biggest Surprise: 1. Braves finally losing the division
2. Cincinnati Reds

NL Biggest Disappointment: 1. Chicago Cubs
2. Atlanta Braves

Sports: Best team in football?

2006-10-01T22:36:00.000-04:00

After watching the Patriots crush the Bengals, it is hard to argue against them. There defense stopped an extremely high powered offence lead by Carson Palmer, Chad Johnson, Rudy Johnson, and TJ Houshmamdzadeh.

The Pats offense looked like total crap the first 3 weeks this year, but seemed to be clicking on all cylinders tonight. There is no doubt in my mind, if the Patriots stay healthy, they will be winning their 4th Super Bowl in 7 years.

Sports: Please say it isn't so

2006-10-01T10:51:00.000-04:00

Roger Clemens was named as a performance enhancer abuser in an affidavit by a former teammate.

Roger Clemens, one of professional baseball's most durable and successful pitchers, is among six players allegedly linked to performance-enhancing drugs by a former teammate, The Times has learned. The names had been blacked out in an affidavit filed in federal court.

Others whose identities had been concealed include Clemens' fellow Houston Astros pitcher Andy Pettitte and former American League most valuable player Miguel Tejada of the Baltimore Orioles.

The discovery ends four months of speculation surrounding the possible identities of Major League Baseball figures whose names were redacted from the search warrant affidavit filed in Phoenix on May 31. The document was based on statements allegedly made to federal agents by pitcher Jason Grimsley, who has since retired.

Grimsley, a journeyman relief pitcher who played on several teams, including the New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles and the Angels, acknowledged using steroids, amphetamines and other drugs, investigators said in the document. He also implicated a number of former teammates, but the names were blacked out in copies of the affidavit made public in June after investigators used the warrant to raid Grimsley's house.

A source with authorized access to an unredacted affidavit allowed The Times to see it briefly and read aloud some of what had been blacked out of the public copies. A second source and confidant of Grimsley had previously disclosed player identities and provided additional details about the affidavit. The sources cooperated only on condition of anonymity.

I really hope this isn't true. I really hope Clemens, more than just about anyone, has never used steroids or any other performance enhancing drugs.

Sports: Play off drama

2006-09-29T10:30:00.000-04:00

Wow this is all just crazy.

Last night the Tigers lost early to the Blue Jays opening up the door for the Twins, if they won, to gain a share of the AL Central top stop. The Twins were down 1-0 with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th only to have Joe Mauer hit a game tieing homerun. Then in the bottom of the 10th they won it with an RBI ground rule double from Jason Barlett. The ball would have been caught any other time, but all out fielders were playing in because of the situation. With the Twins winning and the Tigers losing, they now share the AL Central lead.

The NL is were the real story is at. I still can't get over the Cardinals choke and the Astros resurgence. Out side of the Mets enormous lead, I thought the Cards had the next safest lead. No way in Hell a team can blow an 8.5 game lead with just 2 weeks left to play. But I guess I was wrong. With the Cards losing to the Brewers last night and the Astros beating the Pirates there is only a .5 game separating the two. With only a hand full of games left I really have the feeling the Astros are going to pull this amazing come back off. I for one would not want to face a rotation of Clemens, Oswalt, and Petitte in the post season. They will be a force to reckon with.

As for the NL west, both the Dodgers and Padres won so nothing has changed there. Either way I think both teams are making the play offs. The Phillies lost last night so there chances of winning the wild card are slimmer and slimmer. The Phillies would have to win the rest of there games just to stand a chance of making the post season. With only a few games left a 2 game deficit is a lot harder to make up.

Sports: Mets are screwed

2006-09-28T22:45:00.000-04:00

No way in Hell the Mets will win in the post season with out Pedro. And now it looks like Pedro is out for the whole post season with a torn tendon in his calf muscle.

Pedro Martinez is out for the postseason after an exam Thursday showed the New York Mets ace has a torn tendon in his left calf muscle. The Mets, who won their first NL East title since 1988 with Martinez battling injuries most of the season, won't have the three-time Cy Young Award winner at all in the playoffs.
Martinez returned to New York after getting knocked around badly in his final start of the regular season Wednesday night, a 13-1 loss to Atlanta. An MRI showed a tear in the left calf - different from the right calf injury that recently put him on the disabled list for a month and was thought to be his major concern.
"He did mention (Wednesday) that he felt some pain in the other leg," general manager Omar Minaya said Thursday night during the finale of a three-game series in Atlanta. "The bottom line is he's not going to be available."
Martinez will need four to six weeks to recover from the final setback of an injury-plagued season. Surgery will not be required.

The Mets might be able to pound the ball past the first round, but I don't see anyway they can win a 7 game series with piss pour pitching. A healthy Pedro was there only change they had to winning it all in my opinion.

Sports: National League Play off pitcher

2006-09-28T10:46:00.000-04:00

Houston won again last night in 15 innings, which makes an 8 game winning streak for the Astros. But unfortunately the Cardinals snapped there 7 game loosing streak last night and squeaked out a win against the Padres.

Now with the Padres loosing to the Cards and the Dodgers winning the Dodgers are only a game back of the NL West leading Pads. And while the Dodgers were beating on the Colorado Rockies the Phillies kept pace in the wild card beating the Washington Nationals in 15 innings.

Talk about close and meaniful games in September.

With 5 or 6 games left anything can happen. Even though the Cards have been sliding hard lately, it is still hard to blow a 1.5 game lead with only 6 games left. If Houston did happen to win the NL Central it will be one of the best come backs in baseball history. I for one will be rooting for the Astros to concur the Cards.

With the other races, I like all 3 teams, but would like to see the Dodgers in the play offs this year, especially considering they basically have half the 03 Redsox players, including the manager, on the team.

Thoughts: If the Saudi's can do it why can't we?

2006-09-27T15:00:00.000-04:00

Saudi's are planning on building a fence on their border with Iraq to keep the Iraqis out.

Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with plans to build a fence to block terrorists from crossing its 560-mile border with Iraq _ another sign of growing alarm that Sunni-Shiite strife could spill over and drag Iraq's neighbors into its civil conflict.
The barrier, which hasn't been started, is part of a $12 billion package of measures including electronic sensors, security bases and physical barriers to protect the oil-rich kingdom from external threats, said Nawaf Obaid, head of the Saudi National Security Assessment Project, an independent research institute that advises the Saudi government.
The ambitious project reflects not only concern over terrorism but also growing alarm over the situation in Iraq, where U.S. forces are struggling to prevent sectarian violence from escalating to full-scale civil war between that nation's Shiite majority and Sunni minority.
All of Iraq's neighbors, including the Saudis, fear the violence could spill over the borders and threaten their own security.
Saudi leaders worry about Sunni extremists returning home to wage war on the U.S.-allied monarchy or Shiite militants trying to stir up trouble among the Shiite minority.
The fence would do little to stop the flow of militants into Iraq because most are believed to cross from Syria, Jordan and Iran. U.S. and Iraqi officials have long complained about Saudi extremists joining insurgent groups in Iraq, but say they mostly go through Syria.

Now why can't we do that to keep the Mexicans out of the US?

Sport: Great baseball story

2006-09-27T08:48:00.000-04:00

As early as a week ago everyone thought the Houston Astros were left for dead. They were down 7+ games with only 2 weeks left in the season. Now after the Astros have won 7 in a row, including a 4 game sweep over the Cards, they are only a 1 1/2 games behind the Cards for the NL central lead.

With 6 games left for the Cards and 5 games left for the Astros I am rooting for the Stros to make the play offs. I thought Roger Clemens made the wrong decision signing with the Astros when at the time the Astros were way out of the play offs and at the time everyone thought the Redsox had a strangle hold on the AL East crown.

I guess he knows better than we do.

Lets go Astros!

Thoughts: Senator belittles Global Warming

2006-09-27T08:37:00.000-04:00

Good for http://epw.senate.gov/speechitem.cfm?party=rep&id=263759"> James Inhofe.

I am going to speak today about the most media-hyped environmental issue of all time, global warming. I have spoken more about global warming than any other politician in Washington today. My speech will be a bit different from the previous seven floor speeches, as I focus not only on the science, but on the mediaÂs coverage of climate change.
Global Warming -- just that term evokes many members in this chamber, the media, Hollywood elites and our pop culture to nod their heads and fret about an impending climate disaster. As the senator who has spent more time speaking about the facts regarding global warming, I want to address some of the recent media coverage of global warming and HollywoodÂs involvement in the issue. And of course I will also discuss former Vice President Al GoreÂs movie ÂAn Inconvenient Truth.Â
Since 1895, the media has alternated between global cooling and warming scares during four separate and sometimes overlapping time periods. From 1895 until the 1930Âs the media peddled a coming ice age.
From the late 1920Âs until the 1960Âs they warned of global warming. From the 1950Âs until the 1970Âs they warned us again of a coming ice age. This makes modern global warming the fourth estateÂs fourth attempt to promote opposing climate change fears during the last 100 years.
Recently, advocates of alarmism have grown increasingly desperate to try to convince the public that global warming is the greatest moral issue of our generation. Just last week, the vice president of LondonÂs Royal Society sent a chilling letter to the media encouraging them to stifle the voices of scientists skeptical of climate alarmism.
During the past year, the American people have been served up an unprecedented parade of environmental alarmism by the media and entertainment industry, which link every possible weather event to global warming. The year 2006 saw many major organs of the media dismiss any pretense of balance and objectivity on climate change coverage and instead crossed squarely into global warming advocacy.

I couldn't agree more. I'm sure in 5-10 years the same wackos talking about Global Warming will be talking about Clobal Cooling. They don't understand that the Earth warms and cools from year to year.

Thoughts: I've been calling Clinton a lair for a while

2006-09-26T08:22:00.000-04:00

Condi Rice is calling Clinton a lair now.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday accused Bill Clinton of making "flatly false" claims that the Bush administration didn't lift a finger to stop terrorism before the 9/11 attacks.
Rice hammered Clinton, who leveled his charges in a contentious weekend interview with Chris Wallace of Fox News Channel, for his claims that the Bush administration "did not try" to kill Osama bin Laden in the eight months they controlled the White House before the Sept. 11 attacks.
"The notion somehow for eight months the Bush administration sat there and didn't do that is just flatly false - and I think the 9/11 commission understood that," Rice said during a wide-ranging meeting with Post editors and reporters.

How do you know when Clinton is lying? When he moves his lips.

Sports: What a shocker

2006-09-25T21:57:00.000-04:00

The Redsox lost again. Come on, lets shoot for 3rd place.

Holy crap I was half joking, but Toronto is really 1/2 game a head of the Redsox.

Sports: The Madden Curse

2006-09-25T21:14:00.000-04:00

Never bet against the Madden Curse. I'm sure Shaun Alexander will think again about going on the cover of Madden Football.

The Seahawks' insulation from the recent hex of Super Bowl runners-up has a crack. League MVP Shaun Alexander has a broken left foot and will be lost to the Seahawks for at least a couple of weeks.

I just hope no Patriots players want to be on the cover of Madden 08.

Sports: Scary thought

2006-09-22T21:37:00.000-04:00

Julian Tavares has been the Redsox best starter over the past month...scary huh?

Thoughts: Perfect idea

2006-09-22T09:15:00.000-04:00

Hezbollah supports are set to have a rally victory.

housands of people packed Beirut's bombed-out suburbs for a rally Friday at which Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah was expected to deliver a "landmark historic speech" about his group's weapons.

Nasrallah will outline "prospects for the next stage in Lebanon" and address international calls for his group's disarmament, as well as the deployment of UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon, which for years has been controlled by the militant group, Hezbollah spokesman Hussein Rahhal told The Associated Press on Friday.

The U.N.-brokered cease-fire that ended fighting between the guerrillas and Israel on Aug. 14 calls for Hezbollah to eventually be stripped of its weapons, but Nasrallah has so far been defiant.

When they are rallying, why don't we bomb them? Take care of two stones with one bomb.

Sports: Santana loses twice tonight

2006-09-21T21:53:00.000-04:00

How can Santana lose twice in one night? Well I'm going to tell you why.

With the Redsox up 6-0 in the bottom of the 8th at the moment, I'm going to assume, yes I know that is a BIG ASSUMPTION on my part, that the Sox are going to hold off the Twins and win this game. So that is loss number 1 of the night for Santana, which really isn't that big of a deal, the Twins still have a solid lock on the wild card and are still right behind the Tigers for the AL Central lead.

The big loss for Santana, in my eyes, is the MVP race. Up till tonight I had Johan Santana #1 in my MVP ballot. This lose knocks him out of the race in my opinion. It is hard enough as it is to win the MVP as a pitcher and quite frankly, Santana had to be perfect down the stretch to win it. I really thought he would win the rest of his games, as he is a great pitcher down the stretch. Something like 33 and 4 now since the All-Star break in the last 3 years. That is pretty fricken good.

Speaking of the MVP race, I think Big Papi has remade a case for himself tonight. Hitting Redsox homerun record 51 and 52. It is hard to vote against a player with 50 plus homeruns and 13o plus RBIs. I am finding it harder and harder to vote against David Ortiz.

Thoughts: Bush said at least one right thing today

2006-09-21T21:50:00.000-04:00

Bush is 100% correct, if the democrats regain Congress they will raise our taxes.

President George W. Bush charged on Thursday that Democrats would raise taxes if put in control of the U.S. Congress, turning to a familiar campaign theme as he seeks to stave off Republican losses in November.
"If they get control of the House of Representatives, they'll raise your taxes. It'll hurt our economy. And that's why we're not going to let them get control of the House of Representatives," Bush said.

Despite all proof that lowering taxes spurs economic growth and actually creates more government revenue liberals will still raise our taxes when elected to office. They know the higher the taxes the more control they will have over the masses.

Thoughts: Hey wackos! Please explain this to me?

2006-09-21T21:45:00.000-04:00

According to you environmentalist wackos we humans are responsible for global warming. According to you we are warming the ocean and that is causing ocean levels to rise. Then please explain to me why scientists are saying the oceans have cooled down in recent years.

Despite the long term warming trend seen around the globe, the oceans have cooled in the last three years, scientists announced today.
The temperature drop, a small fraction of the total warming seen in the last 48 years, suggests that global warming trends can sometimes take little dips.

I'll be waiting for an explanation. Facts always get in the way of the church of liberalism.

And of course MSNBC has to put their liberal bias into the news story.

In the last century, Earth's temperature has risen about 1 degree Fahrenheit (0.56 degrees Celsius). Most scientists agree that much of the warming in the past 50 years has been fueled by the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities.

Most scientists don't agree that humans are causing global warming. Just most scientists you liberal asshats talk to. Liberals love diversity, unless that includes conservative view points.

Thoughts: What they really meant to say

2006-09-21T14:30:00.000-04:00

The auto industry is calling Californians law suit a nuisance.

Industry groups slammed the state of California for suing six US and Japanese automakers for their alleged contribution to global warming, the first such legal fight in the United States.
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, the trade group representing global automakers in the United States called the action a "nuisance" lawsuit.

"Automakers are already building cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles, and every single auto sold in California is approved by the State of California before it goes to the dealer's lot," the Alliance said in a statement.
"Today's autos are 99 percent cleaner than a generation ago," it added. "Automakers are now selling more than 45 models of alternative fuel autos, including hybrids, ethanol-capable vehicles and clean diesel autos, and many more models are in development for future introduction."
California's attorney general on Wednesday said the federal government and automakers had failed to act in response to the crisis of global warming which is fueled by vehicle emissions.

"Global warming is causing significant harm to California's environment, economy, agriculture and public health. The impacts are already costing millions of dollars, and the price tag is increasing," Attorney General Bill Lockyer said.

So how I doubt that is what they are really thinking. What the really meant to say was "FUCK OFF!"

Thoughts: I'm so sick of California

2006-09-20T16:13:00.000-04:00

California is suing 6 car manufacturers because they believe they are responsible for global warming.

California filed a global warming lawsuit on Wednesday against Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and three other automakers, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have cost the state millions of dollars.
State Attorney General Bill Lockyer said the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Northern California was the first of its kind to seek to hold manufacturers liable for the damages caused by their vehicles' emissions.
The lawsuit also names Chrysler Motors Corp., the U.S. arm of Germany's DaimlerChrysler, and the North American units of Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd..
It also charges that vehicle emissions have contributed significantly to global warming and harmed the resources, infrastructure and environmental health of the most populous state in the United States.

I hope Ford, GM, Toyota, and the other 3 tell California to shit in a hat.

Sports: The Astros can score when Clemens pitches

2006-09-20T16:11:00.000-04:00

It's 4-0 Astros in the 6th with 1st and 2nd and no outs. Clemens might actually get a win.

Sports: My Twins won again

2006-09-20T08:08:00.000-04:00

This time it was against the Redsox. With their win last night the Twins are only a half game behind the AL Central leading Tigers, it is only a matter of time until they over take first place.

Thoughts: More global warming debate

2006-09-20T07:57:00.000-04:00

I thought all scientists agreed that humans are evil and we are causing global warmning? If that is the case why do I always see these stories?

Global warming is happening, but humans are not the cause, one of the nation’s top experts on hurricanes said Monday morning.
Bill Gray, who has studied tropical meteorology for more than 40 years, spoke at the Larimer County Republican Club Breakfast about global warming and whether humans are to blame. About 50 people were at the talk.
Gray, who is a professor at Colorado State University, said human-induced global warming is a fear perpetuated by the media and scientists who are trying to get federal grants.
“I think we’re coming out of the little ice age, and warming is due to changes to ocean circulation patterns due to salinity variations,” Gray said. “I’m sure that’s it.”

Gray’s view has been challenged, however.
Roger Pielke Jr., director of the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado, said in an interview later Monday that climate scientists involved with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that most of the warming is due to human activity.
“Bill Gray is a widely respected senior scientist who has a view that is out of step with a lot of his colleagues’,” Pielke said. But challenging widely held views is “good for science because it forces people to make their case and advances understanding.”

Thoughts: What's next?

2006-09-16T11:23:00.000-04:00

California is now the 4th state to ban cell phone usage while driving.

California will become the fourth state in the country to ban motorists from holding cellphones while driving under legislation Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he will sign into law today.

The governor's office said Thursday that the signing will take place in Oakland, ending a five-year campaign by Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) to outlaw one of the most common distractions of California drivers.

If you ban cell phone use, what's next? I'm sure eating while driving is more distracting. What about smoking? How soon to they ban radios in cars? I just hate when big brother tells me what I can and can't do.

Thoughts: The Bush I like

2006-09-15T13:39:00.000-04:00

George Bush has been kicking conservatives in the balls for the past few years, but now he is starting to be the President I voted for. If nothing else, I still believe he is a good war time President. Bush is doing a good job forcing Congress to pass the terrorism torture bill.

President Bush prodded Congress to pass two bills that the administration says are essential to fight the war on terrorism and proposes strategies for interrogating and trying enemy combatants.
Bush answered questions at a late-morning news conference in the Rose Garden.
"We will work with members of both parties to get the bills out of congress," Bush said. "We need the legislation because the Supreme Court has recently ruled that military commissions must be specifically authorized by Congress."
The session with reporters comes one day after Republicans led the Senate Armed Services Committee in rejecting Bush's proposal for interrogating and prosecuting terrorism suspects. The dissident group, led by Sen. John Warner, R-Va., said Bush's approach would jeopardize the safety of U.S. troops.
"It's unacceptable to think there's any kind of comparison between the behavior of the United States of America and the action of Islamic extremists who kill innocent women and children to achieve an objective," said Bush, growing animated as he spoke.

The Supreme Court made this country less safe by telling Bush he had to follow the Geneva Convention while dealing with the terrorists. I don't agree with the Supreme Court's decision as these aren't soldiers from a sovereign nation, they are scum who, if necessary should be smacked around to get information to save American lives. But if we have to follow the Geneva Convention there needs to be a clear definition on what the interrogators can and can not do.

Sports: Wow! I guess I really am not paying attention

2006-09-15T13:35:00.000-04:00

I didn't even realize the the Sox and Yanks were starting a 4 game series tonight. I haven't been paying much attention to the Sox now that they completely suck. I guess there is always next year.

Hopefully Schilling is right, that Theo and company won't spare any expense to build a winning team in 2007.

Thoughts: This sounds pointless

2006-09-07T16:17:00.000-04:00

Bush to appoint Clay Aiken to the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.

Thoughts: Terrorist plots foiled

2006-09-07T10:05:00.000-04:00

And liberals say we aren't any safer under President Bush.

- In 2002, officials disrupted a plot by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, to crash hijacked airplanes into targets on the U.S. West Coast.

-In mid-2004, officials discovered a plan to bomb urban targets in the United Kingdom.

-Terrorists involved in a well-advanced plot to attack targets in Karachi, Pakistan, were detained in the spring of 2003.

-A plan to use hijacked commercial airplanes to attack London's Heathrow Airport was disrupted in 2003.

-A plot to attack ships in the Persian Gulf was foiled in late 2002 and early 2003.

The list goes on and on.

Sports: God damnit

2006-09-06T21:27:00.000-04:00

Former Redsox prospect Annibal Sanchez has thrown a no hitter. First no hitter since 2004 I believe.

I think I want him back.

Sports: Tougher drug testing for NFL?

2006-09-06T18:12:00.000-04:00

Well the new Commish wants there to be.

The NFL and its union are discussing strengthening their drug program to keep pace with the increase in the number of performance-enhancing substances and the efficiency of masking agents.
Commissioner Roger Goodell, in his first news conference since taking over for Paul Tagliabue last Friday, said Wednesday he has been discussing the problem with Gene Upshaw, the head of the NFL Players Association. Among the topics discussed were increasing the number of tests and perhaps the number of substances tested.
But Goodell, who has been the NFL's chief operating officer the past six years, noted that the review is nothing new: The union and the league review the drug testing program annually. The NFL currently makes approximately 10,000 random tests annually for performance-enhancing drugs to about 2,000 players.
"I think we've got a lot of great experts who will be able to work with this," Goodell said. "We've always been at the front of the line in drug testing and I think we will continue."
Goodell touched on a number of subjects, taking in most cases the same positions as Tagliabue -- not unexpected given that he's been on the job for less than a week and was Tagliabue's No. 2 man for so long.

Good for the NFL and good for Roger Goodell. Hopefully baseball follows the NFL. I would love to see players tested for HGH along with steroids.

With all the younger players like Ryan Howard, Albert Pujols, and David Ortiz putting up numbers like that are, I want to know for sure that they are 100% clean. My blind trust can only go so far now a days.

Thoughts: Crude oil at lowest level since May

2006-09-06T18:07:00.000-04:00

I hope this trend continues. Gas is between $2.58 and $2.65 around me now and I'd love to see it closer to 2 bucks a gallon. If this trend continues my wish just might come true.

Oil fell a dollar on Wednesday to the lowest level in more than three months as robust U.S. inventories at the end of the summer driving season further dulled bullish sentiment.
U.S. crude futures dropped $1.15 to $67.45, the lowest since May 22 and more than $10 below the record hit in late July on geopolitical worries and expectations for an active hurricane season. Brent crude dropped $1.14 to $66.95, also well below its August 8 peak of $78.65.
"We're not hyperventilating over Nigeria, Israel or Iran. We've run out of adrenaline and what we're left with are inventories that are higher than a year ago and a hurricane season that has been more fizzle than sizzle." said Tim Evans of Citigroup Global Markets.

U.S. crude inventories are around 6 percent higher than a year ago and the surplus is likely to widen dramatically due to the absence of a damaging hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico.
Last year's Hurricane Katrina slashed more than 6 million barrels from commercial crude inventories leading into early September after the powerful storm toppled offshore rigs and destroyed undersea pipelines.
Analysts polled by Reuters estimated that crude supplies eased last week by 1.3 million barrels, while stockpiles of distillates like heating oil, jet fuel and diesel built by 1.3 million barrels.

Of course one bad storm or one Islamofacist acting up in the Mid East and we will see the price soar.

Thoughts: 11 ways for a GOP victory in 2006

2006-09-06T18:03:00.000-04:00

Too bad Newt doesn't have a chance running for President in '08. He would be the perfect conservative candidate if not for all his bagage.

I still love his ideas.

Make English the Official Language of Government. The House should pass a bill making English the official language of government, abolishing multilingual ballots and reaffirming that new citizens should be required to pass a test on American history in English. The Rasmussen poll reported that support for English as the official language was 85%. The Zogby poll had it at 84%. Why do Republican leaders find it so hard to side with more than four out of every five Americans? How many liberal Democrats who currently assume they are unbeatable would suddenly have a hard time explaining a series of votes against English to their constituents? Remember, at 85%, there are no anti-English congressional districts no matter what the elite media says.

Control the Borders. The House should pass a narrowly focused bill to ensure that the United States can control the border. The current Senate bill is a disaster. It is impossible to pass a "comprehensive" immigration bill in the next two months. The American people overwhelmingly want the borders controlled and every act of terrorism reminds us that having the borders uncontrolled makes us more vulnerable to attack. The House should immediately pass a border-control bill and conservative Republican senators should move every day to bring it up in the Senate. Let Democrats and elitist Republicans block controlling the border and make that a referendum test for Election Day.

Keep God in the Pledge. Congress should take two steps to preserve the right to say "one nation under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, a right which is supported by 91% of all Americans. The American people feel deeply that our Declaration of Independence is correct in saying that each of us is endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights. Beginning with the Supreme Court's 1963 decision outlawing school prayer, the courts have waged a 43-year assault on the core values of American liberty. It is time to return to a balanced Constitutional system. There is no Constitutional case for five lawyers' on the court being a floating majority for a permanent Constitutional Convention.

The American people would rally to the elected branches' taking steps to rebalance the Constitution. First, the House should pass a bill suspending the recent federal district court decision in California outlawing the words "one nation under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. Second, the House should pass a law blocking the Supreme Court from reviewing the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance (a power of the Congress expressly granted in the Constitution).

Require a Voter ID Card. The American people overwhelmingly support (85% in one poll) having a voter id card so we can be sure only legal citizens are voting. Passing a bill to require this in all federal elections would be a big step toward more honest elections.

Repeal the Death Tax, for Good. The American people have consistently supported the total repeal of the death tax and the House should simply pass it once a week and attach it to various Senate bills to force the Senate to deal with it again and again. Let liberals explain why they oppose something that more than 70% of the country favors.

Restore Property Rights. The American people are deeply opposed to local politicians' being able to seize a citizen's home or business. The Supreme Court's Kelo decision on eminent domain is one of the most unpopular in recent years and is also one of the most dangerous. Anyone who knows the history of local government corruption in America knows it will not be long before some corrupt developers engage some corrupt politicians and this power is exploited at the cost of most Americans. Members of the Black Caucus have been among the most vocal in pointing out that it is poor people who will be the most victimized so rich developers and greedy politicians can make the money off their homes and businesses. The House should pass a powerful bill returning the constitutional law to the pre-Kelo rules and blocking the Supreme Court from reviewing it.

Achieve Sustainable Energy Independence. The country is eager for a straightforward new energy strategy for national security, environmental and economic reasons. The combination of $3 gasoline, watching Iran, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Russia get more of our money, and concerns about the environment come together to require real change. The House should meet that need. Starting with Rep. Jim Nussle's (R-Iowa) bill on renewable fuels, adding to it clean nuclear power using new technologies that are safe and produce little waste, developing more clean coal solutions, investing in a conversion to a hydrogen economy, incentivizing conservation, providing tax credits so the auto industry can invest in the new technology and new manufacturing equipment needed to produce revolutionary new vehicles, creating the tax incentives to build the distribution system for biofuels, hybrids, and hydrogen, providing deeper tax incentives for radically better cars (imagine a substantial tax credit for cars exceeding 200 miles to the gallon of petroleum through a combination of E-85 or biodiesel, hybrid use of electricity and hydrogen), and a bill to create state flexibility in exploring off shore with a 50% split in revenue so state legislatures and governors would have an incentive to develop environmentally sound methods of exploration and production.

Control Spending and Balance the Budget. The House should pass new budget legislation to control spending, leading to a balanced budget in seven years (the length of time we gave ourselves in the Contract with America and which led to the first four balanced budgets since the 1920s), with special focus on programs liberals will fight to increase spending. Let the country see who is really committed to smaller government with lower taxes and who is committed to bigger government with higher taxes.

Tie Education Funding to Teacher Accountability. A major result of the No Child Left Behind legislation has been the clear revelation that a number of schools systems are crippling and destroying children. When the Detroit school system only graduates 21% of entering freshman on time, it is clear the children are being cheated. The American people strongly support reforms designed to save the children. The first step would be to insist that federal funds only go to school systems which require teacher competency and accountability. A clear choice between those who want to save the children and those who want to save the bureaucrats would mobilize the country in favor of dramatic education reform.

Defend America From the Irreconcilable Wing of Islam. Terrorism is a real threat. Congress should hold hearings on the recent terrorist activities in Canada, the U.K. and Morocco. The House should move bills that strengthen our security from terrorists with increased powers for surveillance, an overruling of the disastrous Hamdan decision and a series of other steps.

Focus on Iran and North Korea. The American people are very prepared to believe we face extraordinary threats from a nuclear North Korea and an Iranian regime actively seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Any actions in Iraq need to be recast in terms of their impact on Iran. A weak America in Iraq will be unable to stop Iran. Stopping Iran is potentially literally a matter of life and death. Congress should hold hearings on the scale of the Iranian and North Korean threat, the statements of their key leaders and the requirements for action to replace these dictatorships before they succeed in killing millions of Americans. The Santorum Iranian democracy bill should be forced out of the Senate in the context of these threats. Everything about Iraq should be debated within this larger and much more dangerous context.

Sports: I forgot what this felt like

2006-08-24T11:59:00.000-04:00

I wasn't sure if I'd ever experience this feeling again this year. The feeling of watching the Redsox not blow a game and actually win. But miraculously the Redsox managed to beat the Angels last night 4-3. And of course I stayed up to watch the whole game.

Hopefully there is more to come, but I fully expect the awful bulpen of ours to blow many, MANY, more games.

Thoughts: Redsox trade for a left handed bat

2006-08-17T10:26:00.000-04:00

Redsox aquired the 2002 Rookie of the Year from the Blue Jays. Hinke hasn't played much this year, but hopefully he can get some quality at bats this weekend against the Yankees.

Holy crap I'm alive

2006-08-17T10:00:00.000-04:00

Just in time for the 5 game series against the Yankees this weekend.

Seeing that this series is at Fenway, I'm predict the Sox take 3 of the 5 games and leave Monday with a 1 game deficit to the 1st place Yankees.

So when do the Pats play?

Sports: Damn, I miss interleague play

2006-08-06T22:33:00.000-04:00

Since going 16-2 in interleague play the Sox have gone a stagering 15-16.

We need a winning streak, stat!

Sports: Midseason Awards

2006-07-10T08:27:00.000-04:00

AL Most Valuable Player: David Ortiz
AL Cy Young Award Winner: Roy Halladay
AL Rookie of the Year: Jonathan Papellbon
AL Manager of the Year: Jim Leyland
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Jim Thome
AL Biggest Surprise: Detroit Tigers
AL Biggest Disappointment: Cleveland Indians

NL Most Valuable Player: Albert Pujols
NL Cy Young Award Winner: Brandon Webb
NL Rookie of the Year: Josh Johnson
NL Manager of the Year: Joe Girardi
NL Comeback Player of the Year: NOMAH
NL Biggest Surprise: Cincinnati Reds
NL Biggest Disappointment: Chicago Cubs

Sports: Redsox win another one

2006-06-30T08:19:00.000-04:00

So how many in a row is this now? Oh ya that's right, with the win last night the Redsox have won 12 games in a row. Even though it has been against the National League, who are god awful, it is still very impressive. Schilling won his 10th game and Papelbon had another scoreless 9th inning for his 24th save. And if anyone watched the game or saw the highlights, Coco Crisp made a catch for the decade, diving while running towards the fence to make the catch.

The more impressive streak, well I guess I'd rather have the winning streak, but what ever, it is still impressive. The Sox played another errorless game and have now tied a MLB record and surpassing the American League record with 16 consecutive errorless games. That just tells you how good the Sox defense is. This is the best defense I've ever seen out of the Boston Redsox.

Sports; 2006 MLB Allstars

2006-06-29T08:31:00.000-04:00

American League

Catcher: Joe Maurer
1st Base: Jim Thome
2nd Base: Jose Lopez
3rd Base: Mike Lowell
Short Stop: MIguel Tejada
Left Field: Manny Ramirez
Center Field: Vernon Wells
Right Field: Ichiro

Starting Pitcher: Johan Santana
Closer: Jonathon Palpelbon

National League

Catcher: Michael Barrett
1st Base: Albert Pujols
2nd Base: Chase Utley
3rd Base: David Wright
Short Stop: Jose Reyes
Left Field: Alfonso Soriono
Center Field: Carlos Beltran
Right Field: Carlos Lee

Starter: Pedro Martinez
Closer: Tom Gordon

Sports: Redsox gave Pedro a night he won't forget

2006-06-29T08:25:00.000-04:00

On his return to Fenway, Pedro got hammered. The Redsox shelled Pedro with 8 runs through 3 innings. OUCH!

Holy crap, I thought I was watching the Twilight Zone last night. Alex Rodriguez actually hit in the clutch with a 2 run walk off homer. Granted it was against the Braves who can't buy a save. But it still counts as a walk off homer.

Sports: Papi does it again

2006-06-27T09:04:00.000-04:00

After writing a story yesterday about how good Papelbon has been, he ended up giving a homer to Chase Utley in the top of the 9th. But don't fear Redsox fans because we have David Ortiz who had another game winning hit last night.

Is there anyone in baseball more clutch than David Ortiz?

Thoughts: Disgrace to America

2006-06-27T08:51:00.000-04:00

How any one can support John Murtha is beyond me. He is a traitor to this country. He is the worst kind of scum there is. How can any logical person think the US is the most dangerous country to world peace. Last time I checked the United States does more to solve world peace than any other country in the world.

American presence in Iraq is more dangerous to world peace than nuclear threats from North Korea or Iran, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., said to an audience of more than 200 in North Miami Saturday afternoon.

Murtha was the guest speaker at a town hall meeting organized by Rep. Kendrick B. Meek, D-Miami, at Florida International University's Biscayne Bay Campus. Meek's mother, former Rep. Carrie Meek, D-Miami, was also on the panel.

War veterans, local mayors, university students and faculty were in the Mary Ann Wolfe Theatre to listen to the three panelists discuss the war in Iraq for an hour.

I really can't believe, well I guess I do believe it, with everything else Murtha and his ilk have said over the past few years, this really doesn't shock me, but it should. No public officals should believe that the United States is the worst country in the world.

Murtha should resign this minute and hide his head in the sand like an ostrich. Anyone who would still vote for this man should be publicly shot too.

Thoughts: Rush needs help getting it up

2006-06-27T08:47:00.001-04:00

Rush Limbaugh was detained at an airport for having a bottle viagra.

Rush Limbaugh was detained for more than three hours Monday at Palm Beach International Airport after authorities said they found a bottle of Viagra in his possession without a prescription.
Customs officials found a prescription bottle labeled as Viagra in his luggage that didn't have Limbaugh's name on it, but that of two doctors, said Paul Miller, spokesman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

A doctor had prescribed the drug, but it was "labeled as being issued to the physician rather than Mr. Limbaugh for privacy purposes," Roy Black, Limbaugh's attorney, said in a statement.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement examined the 55-year-old radio commentator's luggage after his private plane landed at the airport from the Dominican Republic, said Miller.

I can understand why Rush wants this to be a private matter, I'm sure this will be all over the weekend news shows.

It must be tough getting old. I hope I won't need viagra at Rush's age, at least not till I'm into my 70's.

Thoughts: Rush needs help getting it up

2006-06-27T08:47:00.000-04:00

Rush Limbaugh was detained at an airport for having a bottle viagra.

Rush Limbaugh was detained for more than three hours Monday at Palm Beach International Airport after authorities said they found a bottle of Viagra in his possession without a prescription.
Customs officials found a prescription bottle labeled as Viagra in his luggage that didn't have Limbaugh's name on it, but that of two doctors, said Paul Miller, spokesman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

A doctor had prescribed the drug, but it was "labeled as being issued to the physician rather than Mr. Limbaugh for privacy purposes," Roy Black, Limbaugh's attorney, said in a statement.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement examined the 55-year-old radio commentator's luggage after his private plane landed at the airport from the Dominican Republic, said Miller.

Thoughts: Thank you unions

2006-06-27T08:45:00.000-04:00

Unions are really helping out General Motors.

General Motors will on Monday disclose details of one of most dramatic corporate downsizings in US history, exceeding a key target of its turnround plan and accelerating the demise of the privileged American car worker.
Rick Wagoner, chief executive, is expected to announce that about 30,000 workers – more than a quarter of GM's blue-collar US workforce – have taken up its offer of early retirement and severance packages.
Almost all will leave by the end of the year, achieving in a few months what the company had set out to accomplish over more than two years.
A total of 50,000 workers or more is set to leave the industry over the next few months.

If it weren't for unions a lot more people would still have there jobs. That and maybe new cars wouldn't cost an arm and a leg.

Sports: Female tennish is going to take a hit

2006-06-26T11:33:00.000-04:00

They are banning skimpy outfits.

KILLJOY tennis chiefs have outlawed skimpy outfits at this year’s Wimbledon, which starts today.

They want spectators to keep their eye on the ball, not on the athletic figures of the gorgeous female players.

So they have issued a strict new dress code banning gear deemed too sexy or low-cut.

That means a bevy of babes must cover up. What a glaring fault — especially when you check the form of stars like former champ Maria Sharapova.

Now I have absolutly no reason to watch female tennis, not that I had much reasons to before.

Sports: Papelbon is in pretty good company

2006-06-26T11:00:00.000-04:00

Not many pitchers have pitched better than he has this year.

Jonathan Papelbon is just the second pitcher in the last 40 years to allow one run or less in his first 38 innings of one season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The other also was a rookie: the Dodgers’ Fernando Valenzuela allowed one run in his first 52 innings of 1981. . . .

If he keeps up this pace, I wouldn't be surprised to see him win Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young award. Only one problem standing in his way, Fransisco Liriano, who is have a fantastic start to his rookie season too.

Sports: I want a manager like this

2006-06-26T10:17:00.000-04:00

Watch this melt down on video.

How funny is this?

Sports: Clemens made his debut last night

2006-06-23T08:25:00.000-04:00

Only problem for Roger, Francisco Liriano out dueled the Rocket. I"m not really shocked that Liriano out pitched Clemens, at this point I think Liriano is the better pitcher. Liriano just might be able to win the Cy Young award this year if he keeps this pace up, he is that good.

Thoughts: And liberals wonder why we hate the Kyoto Protocol

2006-06-22T16:29:00.000-04:00

If we signed it we would be the only ones following it because every other country lies.

MANY governments, including some that claim to be leading the fight against global warming, are harbouring a dirty little secret. These countries are emitting far more greenhouse gas than they say they are, a fact that threatens to undermine not only the shaky Kyoto protocol but also the new multibillion-dollar market in carbon trading.

Under Kyoto, each government calculates how much carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide its country emits by adding together estimated emissions from individual sources. These so-called "bottom-up" estimates have long been accepted by atmospheric scientists, even though they have never been independently audited.

Now two teams that have monitored concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere say they have convincing evidence that the figures reported by many countries are wrong, especially for methane. Among the worst offenders are the UK, which may be emitting 92 per cent more methane than it declares under the Kyoto protocol, and France, which may be emitting 47 per cent more.

Thoughts: Why the left is more afraid of global warming

2006-06-22T14:30:00.000-04:00

Well basically because we on the right don't blame the liberals like the Democrats blame the Republicans.

Here are six more likely explanations:

-- The Left is prone to hysteria. The belief that global warming will destroy the world is but one of many hysterical notions held on the Left. As noted in a previous column devoted to the Left and hysteria, many on the Left have been hysterical about the dangers of the PATRIOT Act and the NSA surveillance of phone numbers (incipient fascism); secondhand smoke (killing vast numbers of people); drilling in the remotest area of Alaska (major environmental despoliation); and opposition to same-sex marriage (imminent Christian theocracy).

-- The Left believes that if The New York Times and other liberal news sources report something, it is true. If the cover of Time magazine says, "Global Warming: Be Worried, Very Worried," liberals get worried, very worried, about global warming.

It is noteworthy that liberals, one of whose mottos is "question authority," so rarely question the authority of the mainstream media. Now, of course, conservatives, too, often believe mainstream media. But conservatives have other sources of news that enable them to achieve the liberal ideal of questioning authority. Whereas few liberals ever read non-liberal sources of information or listen to conservative talk radio, the great majority of conservatives are regularly exposed to liberal news, liberal editorials and liberal films, and they have also received many years of liberal education.

-- The Left believes in experts. Of course, every rational person, liberal or conservative, trusts the expertise of experts -- such as when experts in biology explain the workings of mitochondria, or when experts in astronomy describe the moons of Jupiter. But for liberals, "expert" has come to mean far more than greater knowledge in a given area. It now means two additional things: One is that non-experts should defer to experts not only on matters of knowledge, but on matters of policy, as well. The second is that experts possess greater wisdom about life, not merely greater knowledge in their area of expertise.

That is why liberals are far more likely to be impressed when a Nobel Prize winner in, let us say, physics signs an ad against war or against capital punishment. The liberal is bowled over by the title "Nobel laureate." The conservative is more likely to wonder why a Nobel laureate in physics has anything more meaningful to say about war than, let us say, a taxi driver.

-- People who don't confront the greatest evils will confront far lesser ones. Most humans know the world is morally disordered -- and socially conscious humans therefore try to fight what they deem to be most responsible for that disorder. The Right tends to fight human evil such as communism and Islamic totalitarianism. The Left avoids confronting such evils and concentrates its attention instead on socioeconomic inequality, environmental problems and capitalism. Global warming meets all three of these criteria of evil. By burning fossil fuels, rich countries pollute more, the environment is being despoiled and big business increases its profits.

-- The Left is far more likely to revere, even worship, nature. A threat to the environment is regarded by many on the Left as a threat to what is most sacred to them, and therefore deemed to be the greatest threat humanity faces. The cover of Vanity Fair's recent "Special Green Issue" declared: "A Graver Threat Than Terrorism: Global Warming." Conservatives, more concerned with human evil, hold the very opposite view: Islamic terror is a far graver threat than global warming.

-- Leftists tend to fear dying more. That is one reason they are more exercised about our waging war against evil than about the evils committed by those we fight. The number of Iraqis and others Saddam Hussein murdered troubles the Left considerably less than even the remote possibility than they may one day die of global warming (or secondhand smoke).

That and we on the right fear much more important things than global warming.

Sports: I think we found our selves a starter

2006-06-22T10:54:00.000-04:00

Last night John Lester won his 2nd game. But he just didn't win, he totally dominated the Nationals. Lester pitched 6 innings gave up 1 run while striking out 10 batters. I don't think we need Clement or David Wells anymore, we have John Lester. Like always Seanez and Tavaras sucked it up give up 1 run each. Manny Delcarman shut down the Nationals in relief, I think we need to give our young guns more of a shot coming out of the bullpen.

Thoughts: WMDs in Iraq

2006-06-21T23:39:00.000-04:00

I still think they exist as does unclassified documents from Iraq.

Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.) announced Wednesday the finding of over 500 munitions or weapons of mass destruction, specifically "sarin- and mustard-filled projectiles," in Iraq.

Reading from unclassified portions of a document developed by the U.S. intelligence community, Santorum said, "Since 2003, coalition forces have recovered approximately 500 weapons munitions which contain degraded mustard or sarin nerve agent. Despite many efforts to locate and destroy Iraq's pre-Gulf War chemical munitions, filled and unfilled pre-Gulf War chemical munitions are assessed to still exist."

According to Santorum, "That means in addition to the 500, there are filled and unfilled munitions still believed to exist within the country."

Reading from the document, Santorum added, "Pre-Gulf War Iraqi chemical weapons could be sold on the Black Market. Use of these weapons by terrorist or insurgent groups would have implications for coalition forces in Iraq. The possibility of use outside of Iraq cannot be ruled out. The most likely munitions remaining are sarin- and mustard-filled projectiles. And I underscore filled."

Of course I doubt this will be reported by the drive by Media. Anything that might help the Republicans will be surpressed and you will only be able to find it in the "alternative media."

Thoughts: I can't wait to see what moonbat replies to this

2006-06-21T23:35:00.000-04:00

This is sad when ABC has to create its own news.

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Makes me sick, it really does. Can the media get anymore liberal?

Sports: Hopefully this cast off is as good as the Royals cast off

2006-06-21T15:41:00.000-04:00

The Redsox have aquire Jason Johnson who was just released from the Indians.

The Boston Red Sox obtained pitcher Jason Johnson on Wednesday, a day after the right-hander was designated for assignment by the Cleveland Indians.

The Red Sox, beset by injuries to starting pitchers, gave up a player to be named or cash for Johnson, who is 1-8 with a 7.38 ERA in his last 10 starts.

Johnson, signed in the offseason after two years with Detroit, is 3-8 this season and has allowed 10 homers and 108 hits in 77 innings.

Three Red Sox starters -- right-hander Matt Clement and left-handers David Wells and Lenny DiNardo -- are on the disabled list.

Hopefully Johnson can pitch as well as Kyle Snyder did after the Royals released him. More pitching the better, hopefully a change of scenery can change the way he has been pitching this year. So far so good with Snyder.

Sports: The White Sox manager is getting himself in all sorts of trouble

2006-06-21T15:39:00.000-04:00

Last week he yelled at a kid for not beaning Hank Blalock when he told him to and this week Ozzie Guillen is calling a columnist a "fag."

On Tuesday to reporters, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen referred to Chicago Sun-Times columnist and Around the Horn contributor Jay Mariotti as a derogatory name for a homosexual.

Angry with a recent column by Mariotti critical of Guillen's handling of recently demoted relief pitcher Sean Tracey and upset with Mariotti with columns of the past, Guillen said to reporters when referring to Mariotti before Tuesday's game with the Cardinals, "What a piece of [expletive] he is, [expletive] fag."

Open mouth...insert foot.