The Patriotic Cheater, A Boston Predator

For a year now the sports world has been talking about the investigation of the biggest cheaters in the NFL. I know that the majority of American football fans can agree with me in saying that I am sick and tired of hearing about the case. Let it go Arlen. You cannot tell me that you have nothing else better to do than to annoy America with this case. We know the Patriots cheated, they paid for what they did. All of the Patriots' wins will be in question for the rest of time. But the thing that makes me the most annoyed is the the amount of attention Walsh received. He played his part in the cheating, but I could not help to get the feeling that he was just trying to get more and more attention and the media gave it to him. Hey Walsh go back to golf or whatever it is you do and leave the sports world alone, we are all tired of you.

Manny Ramirez could possibly be one of my favorite MLB players of all time. Not only is he one of the best hitters my generation has ever seen, but his interviews always leave me scratching my head and wondering what he means. A week or two ago I was watching Boston Redsox highlights on ESPN, and I was left speechless. It showed Manny make an over the shoulder catch, then jump up onto the wall, gave a fan a high five and threw the ball to second base to complete the inning ending double play. I was left in pure awe and all I could think was, only Manny. Recently he has joined the 500 home run club. Yes, he has been in the league for 15 years, and most peoples' careers start going downhill as they get older, but not Manny. He seems to be getting better leaving most MLB fans impressed. Manny will keep bringing joy to MLB fans on and off the field for many more years to come.

The Unknown 600th, the Bell Tolls in Cleveland, and the Endangered Penguins

Hello reader,

This is my first blog post ever. I was inspired to do this blog by Jim Rome's show Rome is burning. I admire his ability to speak his mind good or bad and the way that he tells it like it is. I am a college student and an athlete. I love sports and they have always been a part of my life. I especially enjoy talking about my view on them. This blog will have tons of different topics, and new ones as they come up. Feel free to give input about the blog and your views. I have a treat for you guys today, since it is my first entry I'll be covering three topics today. Enjoy.


I was watching Mike and Mike in the Morning today on ESPN. One of the topics covered completely blew my mind and left me completely baffled. I'm not a sports guru i cannot tell you every stat for every player in every sport, but this story caught my attention fast. Ken Griffey Jr. is one home run away from having 600 career home runs. A fellow teammate, Adam Dunn, made a statement in an interview saying that Ken should get a lot more attention than he is getting and I agree. This stat is completely mind blowing, but when, not if, he gets this milestone he will be only the 6th player to accomplish this amazing feat. We may not see another player reach this milestone in our lifetime, especially as we enter the post steroid era, or so we hope. Yet this story is not on top of our newspapers, it is not being talked about in every single sports TV program, but Ozzie Guillen's latest rant is all over ESPN and is praised. Why is this? Is it because athletes acting up or the latest rumors on their love lives is more important? No, I do not believe that is the reason. The reason he isn't getting as much credit for this amazing feat is because he is a great player on not so great of a team. He would be getting all the credit in the world if his team was in first. He would be on every sports station on radio and television non stop, but he isn't. Show Mr. Griffey a little more credit. Everyone should know about this awesome feat. I grew up watching this remarkable athlete and I would like to say congratulations Ken I'm paying attention maybe after you do get number 600 the rest of the world will give credit where credit is due.

Going into this year's NFL draft I was not excited at all. As a Browns fan all I had to look forward to was a 3rd round pick. When Beau Bell's name was announced I flipped off the television. A linebacker? Are you kidding me? We need corners and you draft a linebacker? But as I read on about Beau I began to get excited. Some experts labeled this guy as one of the hardest hitters in the draft. As I continued to read I found out why he was 3rd round pick. He has a learning disability. Too many teams thought it was too big of a risk. But as former teammate from UNLV Eric Wright, who is also with the Browns, began to relax my worries when he said it really didn't affect him when it came to know his plays. Quote me on this statement, take a picture whatever, I don't care, but Beau Bell will be a play maker, if not this year then years to come. He will work wonders for this Browns defense. Which shouldn't be a problem because he is looking at a good amount of playing time since Andre Davis's production falls after every season.

I have never been a hockey fan, at one time I even hated it. This was out of pure ignorance, I had never watched a game. I figured it would be boring watching a puck slide back and forth down a rink and occasionally into a goal. Until I forced myself to sit down and watch game one of the Stanely Cup Finals, after PTI made a huge deal out of it and I actually really enjoyed it. It is hard hitting and very suspenseful. I have made an effort to watch every game. I'll definitely be watching a lot more next season. It appears after last nights game the young guns of Pittsburgh just refuse to give up to the more experienced juggernaut Detroit Red Wings. What a stunning finish to game 5. Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh's goalie, had 55 saves in that game. Wow only 3 goals on 58 attempts that's very impressive, maybe it is impressive enough to put a spark into this young team and motivate them to make this a great series.