Please? Just 1 out of 100? You can cut the drama with a knife.

Well guys it has been about nine months since I posted anything on here. I have been very busy, but now I found time to start it back up again.

It is that time of the year again, everyone has a bracket filled out and are watching the tournament closely. Today has had some really close calls, but I am not talking about a nine versus an eight seed. No, I'm talking about one versus sixteen. Every year the people want it and every year they have been disappointed. As of today, the number one seeds of the past have beaten the number sixteen seeded teams 100 out of 100 times. Are you kidding me? Not one sixteen seed has beaten a one seed out of 100 games? But, today was almost magical, almost is the key word here. Pittsburgh went into their match up with Eastern Tennessee State too confident and the overlooked Eastern Tennessee State gave the one seed all they could handle. I was hoping and I was praying, but i just didn't work out. Although I enjoyed the game it just wasn't going to happen this year. Morehead State gave Louisville a run for their money as well, at least for one half. Sorry, sixteen seeds maybe next year!

This next topic I have really been excited to talk about. The big drama in Denver with the quarterback Jay Cutler and new Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels. What a mess I do not know where to begin with this one. So apparently Jay Cutler came straight out and requested to be traded. Apparently he was a little upset with McDaniels for trying to sign Matt Cassel. Jay, your job was never in jeopardy you are a pro bowl quarterback, not to mention only 25 years old. Why would you want to leave the offense that is built around you? But, now there are crazy rumors spiraling around with three team trades and such. Like Cutler to Cleveland for Quinn and Rodgers or how about Cutler to the Jets, Quinn to Denver and Cleveland gets a few picks. First of all, Cleveland has two quality starting quarterbacks why go for a third? Second, Rodgers was by far the best defensive player Cleveland had last year so he is not going anywhere. If Cleveland does trade a quarterback it certainly won't be for another quarterback. Hey Jay why don't you stop whining, work out a deal with your new coach, do your job, as in leading your team and winning because you will get paid regardless. How about just being happy with that?

Grab your rocking chair cause your retired, A dead battery, Crispy Brawl

Two of the best linemen I have had the honor of watching play several times, are retiring from the NFL. Jonathan Ogden, arguably one of the best left tackles in the game is the first to retire. I strongly believe that to have a good offense one must have a good tackle. I believe this is the most important position on offense. With a tackle you have a side to run to and for the QB to roll out to. He has been a very reliable player over the years and hasn't had an injury ravaged career. He was on the 2001 Super Bowl XXXV championship Ravens team. The offensive success the Ravens enjoyed that year and the years after would not have been possible without this incredible lineman. Farewell Ogden

The other lineman to retire is Micheal Strahan. The most exciting defensive lineman in the NFL. He has a likable personality on and off the field. He is leaving the league at the perfect time with a super bowl in his back pocket, all possible goals he could reach have been accomplished I mean he does have the single season sack record with 22.5 in which he set in 2001. I believe we will be seeing a lot more of him because he is great with interviews and is good with people in general. Look forward to seeing Strahan as a newscaster in the future.


Indiana Hoosier former basketball coach Kelvin Sampson is looking at 5 infractions and 100 illegal phone calls to his players that he will have to meet with the NCAA committee about. This is probably one of the most ridiculous things I have ever seen at the college level. Is it just me or is it weird that a fully grown man uses his cell phone more than a junior high school girl? There is a difference between being a good coach and being concerned to the point to where you are hurting your team. The best part of this story is that he kept texting the players after he was fired from the coaching job! But I do not feel bad for this man, who I feel bad for is the players he recruited at Indiana. I couldn't imagine getting drafted by a coach I really liked and seeing him get fired during the season. I'm sure none of them would have put any thought into going to Indiana if they knew their coach would get fired for being a creep. Absolutely terrible. I got an idea for you Kelvin put down the phone and do your job. Which your aren't obviously doing if you need to make 100 too many phone calls to your players.

Have any of you seen the bench clearing fight between Coco Crisp and James Shields after Shields had just hit Crisp with a pitch. (If you haven't seen it I posted it below this post.) Did anyone find it as enjoyable as I did? As an Indians fan I loved seeing Coco get rocked and continue to take blows from his back. He is a traitor to me and I do not see how he had the right to charge the mound. He purposely tried to slide into a second baseman cleats first in an attempt to hurt him a day earlier. Coco you had it coming to you and maybe next time you will think twice before you storm the mound again. I mean you are only 6'0 foot 180 lbs. I can guarantee you will get folded like an envelop every time.

Do Your Job or Go Home, What Brown Can't Do For You

NFL athletes are getting paid millions to play a sport and yet they can't seem to stay out of trouble. Cedric Benson is the first name that comes to mind. The Chicago running back has been arrested two times in the past month. Are you kidding me? Has he been hanging out with Pacman Jones or what? The first time he was caught driving a boat drunk and was with his family,but most people let it slide because he was supposedly getting harassed by the cops. All that forgiveness was gone when he got a DWI. Is it that hard to stay out of trouble? We hear so much about players getting arrest, involved in shootings, etc. We never hear of players like Braylon Edwards, Payton or Eli Manning or LT who don't get in trouble and who also give children a good person to look up to. Another thing that drives me nuts is when players don't show up to OTA's, mini camps or even practices. Travis Henry was just kicked off the Broncos a few days ago for not being "committed." Reality check Travis, this is your JOB, you get paid for this. Granted you are an above average running back in the NFL, but that doesn't mean you just show up when you feel like it.


Belmont, the last leg of the triple crown, was today. Everyone in America including myself was rooting for Big Brown to complete the triple crown. Most people including Big Brown's trainer made it sound like it had already won. Sure Big Brown had a bad hoof, but he looked like he simply didn't want to run today. I'm not a big horse racing fanatic, but I will have to admit I was left disappointed. It would have been nice to see this happen since it hasn't happened in over thirty years. Yet another phenomenal horse falls one race short. Thanks for the run Big Brown, but it looks like we will have to wait for the next horse to separate itself from the pack and make its own run at the triple crown.

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.