Michelle Wie amusement, since I haven't laughed at her clown-like sideshow in a long time...
Wie withdrew from the Ginn Tribute on Thursday after shooting 14 over par through 16 holes, aggravating a wrist injury that sidelined her since January. After Wie bogeyed the par-4 seventh, the 17-year-old star (WHY THE HELL DO THEY CALL HER A STAR?) from Hawaii told an LPGA tour official: "We're not going to play anymore."
Wie wore bandages on her wrists during the round and said her withdraw was because she "tweaked" the injury and not because of an LPGA rule that bans nontour members for the year if they shoot 88 or higher. Wie was two bogeys from that scenario when she stopped.
Round highlights:
- Wie's round included a 10 on the par-5 third hole, when her first drive hit a parked car and rolled down a roadway drain. After her provisional tee shot went way left, Wie's third drive landed in the rough and she went on to a quintuple bogey.
- Wie drove into a pond on the 11th for a bogey.
- She hit a tree with her tee shot on the next hole and made double bogey.
- On her first par-3, the 14th, Wie landed in the woods right of the green. She chose to re-tee and again went right. A chip and two putts later, Wie had made a triple bogey.
- Wie's problems continued on the par-5 16th as she pushed her drive into clumps of grass. She took relief about 80 yards behind her ball for yet another bogey.
"I had issues with my wrist," she said. "Shooting 88 is not what I think about." Surely you don't expect us to believe that!?!
5.31.2007
Random Thoughts on A Conversation at Starbucks
Man: You should come diving with me.
Woman: Nah, I got certified a few years ago, but I did not enjoy it.
Man: That seems to happen to a lot of woman divers. I don't know why...
Me: Maybe because you can't talk non-stop while diving...
Woman: Nah, I got certified a few years ago, but I did not enjoy it.
Man: That seems to happen to a lot of woman divers. I don't know why...
Me: Maybe because you can't talk non-stop while diving...
5.29.2007
The Worst, the Best and Just PlainSports
I am really un-interested in the whole dog-fighting thing. It should be stopped, period. If Vick is involved, he should be thrown out of the NFL. SI has a big article on what is going on for those interested. Be warned, the details are not pretty.
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This weekend had two phenomenal lacrosse games. First, Duke beat Cornell 12-11 in the second semi-final and the right to play Johns Hopkins. After being down as much as 10-3, Big Red came back and tied the game with 17 seconds left! Duke wins the face off and as time wound down, Matt Greer put the ball in the net. Time remaining: 0:03.
The title game was just as exciting without the last second heroics. But it was the Blue Jays up 10-4 at the half and Duke coming back. Duke was poised for another Cinderella like ending, but the blistering shot with 9 seconds left was kicked away (yes, kick save!) by the Jays goalie. Final Johns Hopkins 12-11.
But hats off to Duke. Given the total crap they went through with the false allegations of rape, the spinelessness of the Duke administration and faculty, cancelling their 2006 season and the scrutiny they were under this year, it is truly amazing what they accomplished.
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The CONCACAF Gold Cup starts next week after a US-China warm-up. Comments and analysis to follow. This is Coach Bradley's first real competition as permanent head coach, so it will be interesting to see how the players respond.
Of course, this is just a warm-up for Copa America later this year...
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This weekend had two phenomenal lacrosse games. First, Duke beat Cornell 12-11 in the second semi-final and the right to play Johns Hopkins. After being down as much as 10-3, Big Red came back and tied the game with 17 seconds left! Duke wins the face off and as time wound down, Matt Greer put the ball in the net. Time remaining: 0:03.
The title game was just as exciting without the last second heroics. But it was the Blue Jays up 10-4 at the half and Duke coming back. Duke was poised for another Cinderella like ending, but the blistering shot with 9 seconds left was kicked away (yes, kick save!) by the Jays goalie. Final Johns Hopkins 12-11.
But hats off to Duke. Given the total crap they went through with the false allegations of rape, the spinelessness of the Duke administration and faculty, cancelling their 2006 season and the scrutiny they were under this year, it is truly amazing what they accomplished.
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The CONCACAF Gold Cup starts next week after a US-China warm-up. Comments and analysis to follow. This is Coach Bradley's first real competition as permanent head coach, so it will be interesting to see how the players respond.
Of course, this is just a warm-up for Copa America later this year...
Despicable Acts of Cruelty
Michael Vick has been identified by a confidential source as a dog fighting "heavyweight". A prominent figure who brings quality dogs and a ton of money to bet and move around the event. That is despicable. He SHOULD go to jail, but who knows what will happen if he is convicted, since he's a famous athlete. Fame = minimal culpability. Others will take the fall for him. He won't do time. And if any "normal" person has seen any footage of 2 poor animals tearing each other part, pretty much to the death, the loser whining and writing in agony, ripped and bleeding, torn and broken, like I have, and feels no emotion at that, then you are without a soul. This is a HUGE button push for me, simply cruel to good hearted dogs who have been raised to die horribly. Just once, I'd like to take the "promoters" and put THEM in a cage and have THEM fight TO THE DEATH. See how they like it. Enough on this, it makes me physically ill.
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If anyone missed the NHL Stanley Cup Finals game 1 yesterday, you missed quality hockey. And you're a worse person for it. It did NOT disappoint - heavy hitting, fast play, missed chances, buried goals. Everything that Tilam hopes hockey is about as opposed to the regular season "goon fest" as he calls it. Little chippy play too, which is always good for the fan. :)
Tilam and I have blasted Michelle Wie time and again for her LACK OF accomplishments, and we (or at least *I*) constantly root against her on the PGA because she's nothing more than a sideshow, as bad as that sounds. But HERE is a young lady that deserves our cheers and hope. Good luck MacKinzie!
And in the world of high priced asswipes, flagrant demonstrations, selfish promotion, there is a hero who, tragically, gave his life to become so. Farewell and godspeed, Marquise Hill, rest in peace, your sacrifice saved the life of another. One person is alive because of your gift...
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If anyone missed the NHL Stanley Cup Finals game 1 yesterday, you missed quality hockey. And you're a worse person for it. It did NOT disappoint - heavy hitting, fast play, missed chances, buried goals. Everything that Tilam hopes hockey is about as opposed to the regular season "goon fest" as he calls it. Little chippy play too, which is always good for the fan. :)
Tilam and I have blasted Michelle Wie time and again for her LACK OF accomplishments, and we (or at least *I*) constantly root against her on the PGA because she's nothing more than a sideshow, as bad as that sounds. But HERE is a young lady that deserves our cheers and hope. Good luck MacKinzie!
And in the world of high priced asswipes, flagrant demonstrations, selfish promotion, there is a hero who, tragically, gave his life to become so. Farewell and godspeed, Marquise Hill, rest in peace, your sacrifice saved the life of another. One person is alive because of your gift...
5.24.2007
An Old Warrior
I attended the burial of my Uncle yesterday. My Uncle and I were not close as he lived in the Virgin Islands and did not seem to time his trips to my home state of Connecticut based on my schedule. But he was one of those great Uncles - young, handsome and an absolute rapscallion. Married a very pretty women, tended bar and, overall, led a life that a 13 year old thinks is very cool, until he grows up...
He was also a Vietnam War vet and many of his troubles have been blamed on his war experiences: both combat and non-combat, if you get my drift. He joined the US Army in 1968, qualifying Jump School with the 101st Airborne. He was a recipient of the Army Commendation Medal w/"V" Device, the Vietnam Service Medal w/4 Bronze Service Stars, a Parachutist Badge, and a Combat Infantry Badge.
He died young (age 60). As he was divorced, childless and without a will, the family decided to have him buried in a military cemetery in Connecticut.
Now let me say that I hate funerals. Really hate them. This is because of my own awkwardness regarding the situation: what do you say to someone who has lost a loved one? "I am sorry"? "He/she is in a better place"? Nothing seems adequate. Yesterday was different.
The day was beautiful and the cemetery was solemn and dignified with rows of white marble headstones neatly in formation. The two marines assigned to the burial were great treating the family with respect. My father asked me to read my Uncle's commendation letter to start things off and you could tell that this was unknown to most of the two dozen or so attendees. When I read that my Uncle's actions were a credit to "him, his unit and to the tradition of the United States Army", the emotion was palatable.
The folding of the flag was next with an accompanying 9 gun salute. The tri-folded flag was presented to my father as the family scion with a sharp salute and my father then turned and presented the flag to my Uncle's ex-wife. In the background, trumpeter unseen to any of the attendees, "Taps" was played. I can not convey the sense of higher purpose prevalent in this ceremony. It was beautiful and moving with a nobility not often found today.
My Uncle spent many years bucking the system and fighting the man. Later in life, he seemed to reconcile with friends and family in a meaningful way. I know he did not look fondly back on the Vietnam War (no surprise) and also did not think highly of the Army, but I think just maybe he looked down on the cemetery yesterday and came full circle on his military service also.
God Bless You, Uncle Peter.
He was also a Vietnam War vet and many of his troubles have been blamed on his war experiences: both combat and non-combat, if you get my drift. He joined the US Army in 1968, qualifying Jump School with the 101st Airborne. He was a recipient of the Army Commendation Medal w/"V" Device, the Vietnam Service Medal w/4 Bronze Service Stars, a Parachutist Badge, and a Combat Infantry Badge.
He died young (age 60). As he was divorced, childless and without a will, the family decided to have him buried in a military cemetery in Connecticut.
Now let me say that I hate funerals. Really hate them. This is because of my own awkwardness regarding the situation: what do you say to someone who has lost a loved one? "I am sorry"? "He/she is in a better place"? Nothing seems adequate. Yesterday was different.
The day was beautiful and the cemetery was solemn and dignified with rows of white marble headstones neatly in formation. The two marines assigned to the burial were great treating the family with respect. My father asked me to read my Uncle's commendation letter to start things off and you could tell that this was unknown to most of the two dozen or so attendees. When I read that my Uncle's actions were a credit to "him, his unit and to the tradition of the United States Army", the emotion was palatable.
The folding of the flag was next with an accompanying 9 gun salute. The tri-folded flag was presented to my father as the family scion with a sharp salute and my father then turned and presented the flag to my Uncle's ex-wife. In the background, trumpeter unseen to any of the attendees, "Taps" was played. I can not convey the sense of higher purpose prevalent in this ceremony. It was beautiful and moving with a nobility not often found today.
My Uncle spent many years bucking the system and fighting the man. Later in life, he seemed to reconcile with friends and family in a meaningful way. I know he did not look fondly back on the Vietnam War (no surprise) and also did not think highly of the Army, but I think just maybe he looked down on the cemetery yesterday and came full circle on his military service also.
God Bless You, Uncle Peter.
5.22.2007
Party at the Vick House: Korean Dinner After!
Clinton Portis gives new meaning to the phrase "backwards-ass country black". And gives the true measure of his intelligence with following MENSA worthy comment:
"I don't know if he was fighting dogs or not, but it's his property, it's his dog," Portis said. "If that's what he wants to do, do it. I think people should mind their business."
When told that dog fighting is a felony, Portis replied, "It can't be too bad of a crime." Citing he was from deep back woods Mississippi, he stated "I know a lot of back roads that have the dog fighting if you want to go see it."
Here's a CLUE. It's a FELONY you frikkin' moron. Looking it up in the dictionary, which is something you're obviously not familiar with, give us "One of several grave crimes, such as murder, rape, or burglary, punishable by a more stringent sentence". That means it's a SERIOUS crime, and AGAINST the law, and you GO TO JAIL for it.
Just goes to show you that athletic prowess has NOTHING to do with and NO COLRRELATION with intelligence nor common sense. It just boggles the mind...
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Steroids in MLB. I have always been both a forgiver and comdemner of juiced baseball players. On one hand, steroids don't make you better able to hit a pitched baseball, which is still IMHO one of the, if not THE, toughest things in sports (next to Tilam beating me at golf and getting any married woman to play pelvic ping-pong). So from that standpoint, steroids are a worthless investment.
However, steroids DO make warning track power 3 row home runs, and THAT is the big issue here. 20 more feet from the warning track is a round tripper, so high flies will travel over the fence easier than they would if you had not done the sauce.
Then again, the difference between hitting a ball 385 feet to dead center and 405 feet over the wall is probably a millimeter on the bathead, steroids don't help you align that better.
Conversely, if you're off that millimeter and you DO steroids, then it's a home run.
See? I can debate myself all day...
Jason Giambi. Hmm, what to say about him. Well, he's already admitted to using 'roids, but he swears that he did not use them after signing the Yankee contract, which is all of a sudden in doubt. And now the Yankees are going to consider voiding the contract with Giambi if it's found that he did do 'roids after signing with New York. Again, as with Barry Bonds (unfortunately), unless something is PROVEN, you can't accuse and act upon speculation. I'm NOT in favor of voiding the contract of Giambi now for stuff he did a few years ago. Water under the bridge.
Oh, and Bud Selig, it's UNFORGIVEABLE that you don't plan on being there when Bonds breaks Aaron's career MLB home run record. Sure, he's at the center of the BALCO investigation. Sure, we have testimony that he did performance enhancing drugs. BUT YOU HAVEN'T PROVEN ANYTHING. And this is a significant record, and you SHOULD be there. I've always thought you were an asshole anyway, now that you no longer own the Brewers they are doing well, but this is an honor in baseball you need to recognize. If Bonds is proven to have done drugs later, react as you will. But to have accusations that are basically unproven guide you conduct, makes you a big asshole. I don't like Bonds much, and I believe he's done "something", but without proof he's another baseball player who will break a record, and you owe it to the GAME to be there, regardless of your personal feelings towards Barry and his alleged drug use.
I thought we were innocent until proven guilty?
"I don't know if he was fighting dogs or not, but it's his property, it's his dog," Portis said. "If that's what he wants to do, do it. I think people should mind their business."
When told that dog fighting is a felony, Portis replied, "It can't be too bad of a crime." Citing he was from deep back woods Mississippi, he stated "I know a lot of back roads that have the dog fighting if you want to go see it."
Here's a CLUE. It's a FELONY you frikkin' moron. Looking it up in the dictionary, which is something you're obviously not familiar with, give us "One of several grave crimes, such as murder, rape, or burglary, punishable by a more stringent sentence". That means it's a SERIOUS crime, and AGAINST the law, and you GO TO JAIL for it.
Just goes to show you that athletic prowess has NOTHING to do with and NO COLRRELATION with intelligence nor common sense. It just boggles the mind...
*****
Steroids in MLB. I have always been both a forgiver and comdemner of juiced baseball players. On one hand, steroids don't make you better able to hit a pitched baseball, which is still IMHO one of the, if not THE, toughest things in sports (next to Tilam beating me at golf and getting any married woman to play pelvic ping-pong). So from that standpoint, steroids are a worthless investment.
However, steroids DO make warning track power 3 row home runs, and THAT is the big issue here. 20 more feet from the warning track is a round tripper, so high flies will travel over the fence easier than they would if you had not done the sauce.
Then again, the difference between hitting a ball 385 feet to dead center and 405 feet over the wall is probably a millimeter on the bathead, steroids don't help you align that better.
Conversely, if you're off that millimeter and you DO steroids, then it's a home run.
See? I can debate myself all day...
Jason Giambi. Hmm, what to say about him. Well, he's already admitted to using 'roids, but he swears that he did not use them after signing the Yankee contract, which is all of a sudden in doubt. And now the Yankees are going to consider voiding the contract with Giambi if it's found that he did do 'roids after signing with New York. Again, as with Barry Bonds (unfortunately), unless something is PROVEN, you can't accuse and act upon speculation. I'm NOT in favor of voiding the contract of Giambi now for stuff he did a few years ago. Water under the bridge.
Oh, and Bud Selig, it's UNFORGIVEABLE that you don't plan on being there when Bonds breaks Aaron's career MLB home run record. Sure, he's at the center of the BALCO investigation. Sure, we have testimony that he did performance enhancing drugs. BUT YOU HAVEN'T PROVEN ANYTHING. And this is a significant record, and you SHOULD be there. I've always thought you were an asshole anyway, now that you no longer own the Brewers they are doing well, but this is an honor in baseball you need to recognize. If Bonds is proven to have done drugs later, react as you will. But to have accusations that are basically unproven guide you conduct, makes you a big asshole. I don't like Bonds much, and I believe he's done "something", but without proof he's another baseball player who will break a record, and you owe it to the GAME to be there, regardless of your personal feelings towards Barry and his alleged drug use.
I thought we were innocent until proven guilty?
5.18.2007
Ruff Life
Again, this is something I will never understand. God has given you talent and opportunity and you just throw it all away. Even when you get a second, third and fourth chance, you keep on throwing it away.
I am not sure what it is. I don't think it is a race thing (white and Hispanic athletes also do it), but WTF is he thinking?
I have mentioned on many occasions that the NFL generally produces "good" characters (as oppose to the nuts of the NBA). But there are exceptions...
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In other news, Floyd Landis' doping hearing got more interesting. Greg Lemond revaled that he was sexually abused as a child and that Landis' manager threaten to reveal that information if Lemond testified against Landis. Now, Lemond is a total asshole, but WTF. What are these people thinking?
* * *
Jason Giambi has admitted to using steroids. Is anyone surprised? Of course, now that the Yankees pitching has settled down, the bats have gone quiet. Good news is they are back in 2nd place, the bad news is that they are 9 1/2 back and the Red Sox are paying .700 ball. (Is it time to Panic? No, let's wait to see how the Red sox do after the All-Star break - Ed.) But at least there is finally harmony in the clubhouse. Oh, wait.
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The Girls are 5 - 0 (7 - 2 as split squads) and generally dominating. As a coach, you definately enjoy these seasons more then the 0 - 5 seasons. I have seven of my 11 girls going for all-stars, but it was funny to watch my girls (who are competeing against their own grade and the next grade up) struggle against the bigger, older girls. They did well, but there were 60 eight and nine year olds trying out for about 33 slots. And, as is usual, the Top 10 are pretty obvious, the Bottom 10 probably apparent, and the remaining 40 girls are all good and very close in skills. I think I am more nervous then they are...
I am not sure what it is. I don't think it is a race thing (white and Hispanic athletes also do it), but WTF is he thinking?
I have mentioned on many occasions that the NFL generally produces "good" characters (as oppose to the nuts of the NBA). But there are exceptions...
* * *
In other news, Floyd Landis' doping hearing got more interesting. Greg Lemond revaled that he was sexually abused as a child and that Landis' manager threaten to reveal that information if Lemond testified against Landis. Now, Lemond is a total asshole, but WTF. What are these people thinking?
* * *
Jason Giambi has admitted to using steroids. Is anyone surprised? Of course, now that the Yankees pitching has settled down, the bats have gone quiet. Good news is they are back in 2nd place, the bad news is that they are 9 1/2 back and the Red Sox are paying .700 ball. (Is it time to Panic? No, let's wait to see how the Red sox do after the All-Star break - Ed.) But at least there is finally harmony in the clubhouse. Oh, wait.
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The Girls are 5 - 0 (7 - 2 as split squads) and generally dominating. As a coach, you definately enjoy these seasons more then the 0 - 5 seasons. I have seven of my 11 girls going for all-stars, but it was funny to watch my girls (who are competeing against their own grade and the next grade up) struggle against the bigger, older girls. They did well, but there were 60 eight and nine year olds trying out for about 33 slots. And, as is usual, the Top 10 are pretty obvious, the Bottom 10 probably apparent, and the remaining 40 girls are all good and very close in skills. I think I am more nervous then they are...
5.16.2007
2 Woofs, a Yip, and a Woof
Well, the Michael Vick case just keeps getting more interesting...
Now, despite the fact that Vick has said that he was rarely at the Virginia house he owned where officials have found evidence of dog fighting and that he never took part in the practice, investigators don't agree. Kathy Strouse, the animal control coordinator for the City of Chesapeake in Virginia which is investigating the case at the Smithfield home, has spoken with individuals who can "put Vick on that property" during matches. Saying she is "very confident" that Vick will be tied directly to the dog fighting on the property, Strouse has challenged Surry County Commonwealth attorney Gerald Poindexter to bring charges.
But Michael Vick is famous...
"I'm not going to be a party to a witch hunt," Poindexter said, according to the Journal Constitution. "This [process] will not be driven by people who hate Michael Vick, love Michael Vick or people who love animals."
What the hell is this guy smoking? Make no mistake, something really bad was happening around that house, a house that Vick owned but "left to my family members and cousins". I call bullshit. Lately, reports regarding his involvement in the operation keep surfacing.
- Police conducting a drug investigation at the end of April raided the Vick-owned house and reported finding dozens of dogs, some injured and emaciated
- Investigators also discovered items associated with dog fighting, including veterinary supplies, blood-soaked carpeting, treadmills used for training and tools used to pry apart a dog's jaws.
- Sports Illustrated reported on its Web site on Thursday that two friends of Vick said the QB knew about the dog fighting operation at the home.
- WAVY-TV in Norfolk reported that clerks at a store near the property said Vick bought items such as syringes typically used in dog fighting.
But make NO mistake, this is about protecting your local famous athelete. This is about protecting the sterling (?) image of Surry County, VA, that it is not some back woods redneck shithole where people play banjos and watch dog fighting. More to come, but now, as you look at the Vick family, you begin to realize that the dickhead younger brother Marcus is not the exception, but the rule; and now, apparently coming to light, big bro Michael is the same way.
Now, despite the fact that Vick has said that he was rarely at the Virginia house he owned where officials have found evidence of dog fighting and that he never took part in the practice, investigators don't agree. Kathy Strouse, the animal control coordinator for the City of Chesapeake in Virginia which is investigating the case at the Smithfield home, has spoken with individuals who can "put Vick on that property" during matches. Saying she is "very confident" that Vick will be tied directly to the dog fighting on the property, Strouse has challenged Surry County Commonwealth attorney Gerald Poindexter to bring charges.
But Michael Vick is famous...
"I'm not going to be a party to a witch hunt," Poindexter said, according to the Journal Constitution. "This [process] will not be driven by people who hate Michael Vick, love Michael Vick or people who love animals."
What the hell is this guy smoking? Make no mistake, something really bad was happening around that house, a house that Vick owned but "left to my family members and cousins". I call bullshit. Lately, reports regarding his involvement in the operation keep surfacing.
- Police conducting a drug investigation at the end of April raided the Vick-owned house and reported finding dozens of dogs, some injured and emaciated
- Investigators also discovered items associated with dog fighting, including veterinary supplies, blood-soaked carpeting, treadmills used for training and tools used to pry apart a dog's jaws.
- Sports Illustrated reported on its Web site on Thursday that two friends of Vick said the QB knew about the dog fighting operation at the home.
- WAVY-TV in Norfolk reported that clerks at a store near the property said Vick bought items such as syringes typically used in dog fighting.
But make NO mistake, this is about protecting your local famous athelete. This is about protecting the sterling (?) image of Surry County, VA, that it is not some back woods redneck shithole where people play banjos and watch dog fighting. More to come, but now, as you look at the Vick family, you begin to realize that the dickhead younger brother Marcus is not the exception, but the rule; and now, apparently coming to light, big bro Michael is the same way.
5.07.2007
Joie de Vivre
As the world community gets smaller, the importance of things happening abroad grow. A very important thing happened this past weekend: an adult was elected to lead France.
Now I enjoy calling the French surrender monkeys as much as the next bloke, but there are two things to keep in mind. The first is the the common Frenchman is no more like the French politician as I am like Harry Reid. So while I agree that Chirac "est un Ver" I don't attribute his failings to the common Frenchman.
Second, we need a strong and vital France as much as we need a strong and vital England, Australia, Germany, Japan, Canada, Mexico...you get my drift. To a certain extent, it is MORE important. The French have had a nasty habit of dealing with unsavory regimes and going around the US and UN sanctions. Why? $$$$ A vibrant economy will take some pressure off of the French multi-nationals to make deal with such regimes simply for the money.
The problems the French face are tough, but not insurmountable. The solutions require the nation to take some risks, but Sarkozy seems to have been very up front about that and still won walking away. But if he can break the unions, revive the economy and give the French a boost of confidence, France can be a formitable player on the international stage. With the Brits flagging, Germany content and Japan tied up with North Korea, the US needs that right now.
Now I enjoy calling the French surrender monkeys as much as the next bloke, but there are two things to keep in mind. The first is the the common Frenchman is no more like the French politician as I am like Harry Reid. So while I agree that Chirac "est un Ver" I don't attribute his failings to the common Frenchman.
Second, we need a strong and vital France as much as we need a strong and vital England, Australia, Germany, Japan, Canada, Mexico...you get my drift. To a certain extent, it is MORE important. The French have had a nasty habit of dealing with unsavory regimes and going around the US and UN sanctions. Why? $$$$ A vibrant economy will take some pressure off of the French multi-nationals to make deal with such regimes simply for the money.
The problems the French face are tough, but not insurmountable. The solutions require the nation to take some risks, but Sarkozy seems to have been very up front about that and still won walking away. But if he can break the unions, revive the economy and give the French a boost of confidence, France can be a formitable player on the international stage. With the Brits flagging, Germany content and Japan tied up with North Korea, the US needs that right now.
5.02.2007
Maybe He has Changed...
Now this is interesting...
Brady restructures his contract to get Moss under the cap.
Moss tears up his $9+MM contract AFTER the trade and gets $3MM up to a possible $5MM.
Maybe, just maybe, Randy has had an epiphany.
Brady restructures his contract to get Moss under the cap.
Moss tears up his $9+MM contract AFTER the trade and gets $3MM up to a possible $5MM.
Maybe, just maybe, Randy has had an epiphany.
5.01.2007
A Rolling Stone Gathers No...
Moss. Bill Simmons' comments are funny and dead-on. Favorite line: Brady to Belichick, "COULD YOU GET ME SOME HELP PLEASE! THERE'S A CHANCE MY EX-GIRLFRIEND PULLED THE GOALIE ON ME THIS WINTER, COULD YOU THROW ME ONE EFFING BONE HERE!" "Pulled the Goalie"?! I nearly pissed myself.
I think Moss is thinking two things: One, there are more important things then money. He will never post HoF numbers in Oakland nor will he ever win a Super Bowl in Oakland. Both are quite possible in New England. Two, there is nothing more important then money and I will be worth nothing in two years if I stay in Oakland. Sooooo, where do I go? I need a top quarterback; a deeper receiving core and an offensive line that will give said QB time. And I want to put up numbers in the play-offs. Hmmmmmm.
Count me as optimistic this is a good move for New England and Moss.
Quinn. Two words: Eli Manning. No one wanted to make that mistake again.
Russell. Good fit in Oakland. He needs a year, but won't get it. The question is is he the next Randell Cunningham or Drew Bledsoe.
Landis. Is there reasonable grounds to believ..Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I love to bike, but I hate TDF politics. The French were going to strip him of the title because he is American.
Yankees. Tom Verducci says they are done. We will see. True Yankee fans see April through September as pre-season ball. Let's talk again in October. They are 5 games below .500, but it is very early.
My Girls. Are 3-0 (5-0, if you view split squads as separate games) for the season and are looking pretty solid. This is my last season with this group of kids, so I am hoping to run the table. The games have been relatively close, but we really have not been threaten yet. We are lucky, we have 4-5 very good players who are very good, but our younger girls (first graders) make our team. It is clear that we have a much stronger young squad then the other teams. Normally, you are happy that the youngsters don't mess up too badly, but we have girls who really contribute.
I think Moss is thinking two things: One, there are more important things then money. He will never post HoF numbers in Oakland nor will he ever win a Super Bowl in Oakland. Both are quite possible in New England. Two, there is nothing more important then money and I will be worth nothing in two years if I stay in Oakland. Sooooo, where do I go? I need a top quarterback; a deeper receiving core and an offensive line that will give said QB time. And I want to put up numbers in the play-offs. Hmmmmmm.
Count me as optimistic this is a good move for New England and Moss.
Quinn. Two words: Eli Manning. No one wanted to make that mistake again.
Russell. Good fit in Oakland. He needs a year, but won't get it. The question is is he the next Randell Cunningham or Drew Bledsoe.
Landis. Is there reasonable grounds to believ..Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I love to bike, but I hate TDF politics. The French were going to strip him of the title because he is American.
Yankees. Tom Verducci says they are done. We will see. True Yankee fans see April through September as pre-season ball. Let's talk again in October. They are 5 games below .500, but it is very early.
My Girls. Are 3-0 (5-0, if you view split squads as separate games) for the season and are looking pretty solid. This is my last season with this group of kids, so I am hoping to run the table. The games have been relatively close, but we really have not been threaten yet. We are lucky, we have 4-5 very good players who are very good, but our younger girls (first graders) make our team. It is clear that we have a much stronger young squad then the other teams. Normally, you are happy that the youngsters don't mess up too badly, but we have girls who really contribute.
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