Posts Tagged ‘MLB’
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Tuesday, March 29th, 2011Recent Episode of The War Room
Saturday, March 26th, 2011
The Phillies finally paid Charlie Manuel!
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011Get Off The Sauce: The Miguel Cabrera Saga
Friday, March 11th, 2011
I have a serious beef with the shenanigans of Tigers 1st basemen Miguel Cabrera…and I’ll be brief. I don’t know his problems, and I’m not here to judge. But what I do know, is that in this world of second chances, if he escapes this one unscathed, he’ll be working on chance #3. In October 2009, he went on a drinking binge that led to an early morning altercation where he hit his wife. He then credited counseling for helping to fix his life, said he was done drinking alcohol, and later expressed his desire to become a better husband and father.
As we all know, recently, he was at it again…after three months of rehab prior to last season no less…but the capper in this debacle is that while being pulled over while ALREADY DRUNK, he had the audacity to pull out some more booze and continue drinking while the damn cop was questioning him. Excuse my broken English, but…“WHERE THEY DO THAT AT???”
Mug Shot
I’m gonna need for Mr. Cabrera to start acting like he plays a game for a living that he’s had a ball playing all of his life for free. I’m also gonna need for him to realize that he’s earning $20 Million plus PER YEAR to play his beloved game. So Miguel…stop acting like a richard-head, put down the damn sauce, and get your doo-doo together. That’s all I gotta say.
Most Recent Episode of The War Room
Friday, February 25th, 2011
Greatest Quarterback of All-Time 01/27/2011
Friday, January 28th, 2011An “All-Star” Caliber Experiment: The New NHL Format
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
I’d just like to take a minute give kudos to the NHL for their “outside the box” thinking in regards to the format of this weekend’s NHL All-Star Game in Raleigh, North Carolina. This isn’t the first time that they have tweaked the format of their All-Star EXHIBITION game. The NBA, NFL, and ESPECIALLY MLB should all take note. Though it is my opinion that the NFL has the worst all-star game in professional sports, I singled out Major League Baseball because they TOTALLY dropped the ball when they made the results of an exhibition game the determinant for home field advantage in the most important set of games in the entire sport.
Over the years, the NHL has experimented with several different formats such as East vs West, USA vs the World, etc. This year’s format may be the most interesting one yet from a fan’s perspective, and most of the excitement will take place before the first puck is ever dropped.
The fans have voted in 6 “starters” (3 forwards, 2 defensemen, 1 goalie) from both conferences. The NHL then selected another 36 All-Stars, which will give each team 12 forwards, 6 defensemen, and 3 goalies when the teams are eventually set. That pool of 42 players then nominated 6 of their peers to serve as captains for the two teams (1 captain and 2 alternates for each team).
Tomorrow (Fri, Jan 28) at 6pm, a televised Fantasy Draft will be held on the NHL Network, where the captains of each team will select their perspective rosters, with the order determined by a coin toss. Then on Sunday (Jan 30), the selected teams will do battle. I personally think this is a great format for and All-Star EXHIBITION. Can you imagine if the NBA had a pick-up All Star Game? Can you imagine if the NFL Pro-Bowl……..nevermind…….I don’t know what it will take for me to ever be interested in the Pro-Bowl again. However, my advice to the other professional leagues is…TAKE NOTES…and remember, in the words of my Homie Duke from Rocky IV…”THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN EXHIBITION!”
"Throw the damn towel!!!"
My Thoughts on The Lock Outs
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011In The War Room I have been known to talk a lot of trash about people and I have received tweets and messages on The Book where people have called me a hater, and some have even said I don’t like anything. To quote the great poet Common “If I don’t like it I don’t like it don’t mean that I’m hating”!
At any rate instead of talking about what I don’t like, I have decided to talk about what I am thankful for in sports. I am thankful for David Stern and Roger Godell.
David Stern in my opinion is the greatest commissioner in all of sports. He transformed the NBA from a league full of angry drug addicts to an international game with many stars and memorable moments.
Roger Godell or as I sometimes call him King Roger or Dumbledore has taken control of the league and held players accountable for their actions both on and off the field. I respect him for that and I wish Bud Selig would grow some Gonads (No Mendenhall) and run his league with the same enthusiasm and stern hand.
I love both the NBA, and the NFL, but I am worried as both leagues are facing an impending lockout. Stern and Billy Hunter as well as Godell and Demaurice Smith need to make sure this doesn’t happen. I understand it is not that simple and I understand that changes need to be made, but no one wins if there is a lockout in either league. Especially the fans; the ones who pay their salaries.
If there is a lockout please don’t try to appease us by giving us scab players or any kind of shortened season. Trying to watch the NBA without the star players is like trying to watch Sanford and Son when Fred was on vacation in Saint Luis and Grady was the main character. No one wants to see that MR. Stern!
The same goes for the NFL. I do not want to see any scab players! Please no! That is like watching Martin Episodes where Gina wasn’t on the show. It was still Martin but it just wasn’t the same without Gina!
Don’t become like that jabroni Bud Selig who refuses to let Pete Rose in the hall of fame but allows his locker rooms to rival the biggest pharmacies in America when it comes to the availability of drugs. This idiot allowed a baseball strike, cancellation of The World Series, and allowed an all-star game to end in a tie. Bud Selig runs Major League Baseball as though he went to the Enron School of Business.
The bottom line is you guys have done a tremendous job running your leagues and now it is time to make sure you don’t throw it all away. Do whatever you have to; to make sure the fans have our Football and Basketball. If you do I personally promise to pay for you’re over priced NFL Sunday Ticket and NBA package.
I’m Nice!!!
