Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Mindy McCready???? What's Next???

So good ole' Roger Clemens is back again lying about anything and everything he possibly can. Now, it's an affair with ex-country star Mindy McCready. What can he possibly lie about next?? First the juice, then being at a Jose Canseco party, then the entire congressional hearing happened, and now he's lying about having a 10 year affair?
And you know you can absolutely not make this stuff up. I always compare things like this to Apollo 13. Great movie. Very emotional. Do they make it back? Do they skip off the earth's atmosphere and get lost in space forever? The only way this is a good movie is the fact that it's true. If it was made up in some struggling writers' mind, it would be a horribly unbelievable tale in which they all make it back safe in the end.

This can't possibly be made up. Everybody who was mentioned in the Mitchell Report has basically come clean. They've all admitted that "...yes, I did in fact, get caught cheating..." on some level or another. Throwing this on top of Clemens' denial, throwing his wife under the bus, and now finding out that he's been cheating on her for at least a decade, and again lying about it, is simply amazing.

And another reason why this story has to be true? Mindy Freaking McCready is telling the NY press that, "...Yes, I did in fact have an affair with Roger for the better part of 10 years..." So, I'm thinking, just like everybody else, who has some sort of brain capacity, that he's guilty as guilty gets. Not only in this, but everything else he's accused of. At this point, people could start making shit up about him and everybody is going to believe it.

And the funny part, not really, funny ha-ha, but more, funny sad, is that McCready was apparently addicted to Oxycontin, arrested, put on probation, found guilty of violating her probation, and found not guilty of a drunk driving arrest. Nice work Roger, I'm going to throw out there that you probably ruined this girls' life in the process too. Good people. And at this point if he comes out and says that he didn't get her the Oxy, who would believe him? Not me.

I wonder how that congresswoman feels now that asked him what uniform he's going to wear into the Hall Of Fame? Idiots...

And on a similar note, I caught an episode of A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila tonight. First of all, the people that are trying to win are just out of their mind. Right up there with the girls that are on the Bret Michaels show, probably worse. Secondly, why do these people really want to be with this Tila Tequila. Her only claim to fame is this horrible MTV show and some myspace/YouTube videos. Just doesn't make sense in my head?? And lastly, one of the "contestants" is a high school football coach. He's on the show acting like a complete, drunken, jackass. I have a feeling that the school he works at is going to have a few words for him after this show is over. Probably along with his coaching career.

Anyhow, that's about it for tonight. HBO is finally showing some reruns of The Soprano's. This makes me forget all about Tila.

Monday, April 28, 2008

Another Rainy Chicago Day

I've missed some things over the last week.

The Browns had a pretty uneventful draft since they traded all of their picks. Which is fine with me. I think Shawn Rogers and Cory Williams are better than anything else they were going to get out of the draft. But apparently the MLB that they got from UNLV is pretty solid. So good for them. Not sure why they got another TE in the 5th round, but I've decided it's not a good thing to second guess Phil Savage these days, so I will not.

As for the rest of the draft, I just don't get it. I watch a solid share of college football and I could not tell you the positions or schools of half of the first round. I just don't get it. Especially in a year that the Browns first pick is in the 4th round, I really don't care. Not to mention the Day 2 coverage. I think it's the worst TV on TV. and this is a bad time for TV. I actually having the threat of having Mel Kiper talking really makes the draft that much more unappealing.

The Indians are starting to play some good baseball. CC figured out that he does actually have to show up for the games in order to pitch. So this is good. They're presently in 2nd place, 2.5 behind the Sox for the division lead.

I would like it to be known that the D-Rays are leadin the AL East. Wouldn't it be a wonderful thing if they made the playoffs and kept both the Yanks and Red Sox out?? I'm not going to hold my breath, but that would be a good day!

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Saturday Afternoon Roundup


It's a beautiful Saturday afternoon and I get to sit around the house and clean. How exciting, I know. But I'm golfing for the first time this season tomorrow. And I'm really looking forward to it. So I don't feel so bad about not really getting out of the house today.
The NBA playoffs started today. The Cavs and the Wizards are on now. Whatever.

The Indians still suck. Cliff Lee is off to a real solid start, so is Westbrook. And if I'm not mistaken, those were the 2 question marks going into the season. Whevever CC and Fausto would like to start pitching, that would be great. But you know, no rush. It's not as though the AL Central is the best league in baseball or anything. So, whenever you guys are ready. After all, combined you did win almost 40 games last year. So I hope you didn't work too hard over the winter to get ready for the season.

Have you seen the first episode of The Real World Hollywood??? I am really not sure if I'm going to be able to watch this whole season. The people that they have for the show is just amazing. The guys are something else. A roided up Johnny Bravo. A guy that's a bigger douchebag than Adam from Paris, he's already told 2 of the girls that he's all into them. They've been there 2 days. A guy who is just, "that guy that fills the last spot". And a guy that was chosen off the internet that appears, from the first hour of the show, to be the biggest ass MTV has ever had on any of their shows. And that's really saying something. This guy makes Puck look like a pretty cool dude. Think of all the Sweet 16s, True Lifes, Made, the dating shows. This guy takes the cake. And the girls. There's the southern belle that doesn't know her left foot from her right. The hot girl that seems pretty well rounded. And the stripper that has serious anger issues and a warrant out for her arrest. Yes, you read that right. Stripper. Arrest warrant. Anger issues. Should be an amazing season!

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Browns Get A MNF Date!

They're getting 3 MNF games to be exact! This is 3 more than they have had since the Browns came back to Cleveland in 1999. This is great news for a franchise on the upswing!

Although they didn't make the playoffs last season, because they should have won when they had the chance, and Indianapolis decided to send it in against the Titans, but their future is looking real bright. Derek Anderson developed into an excellent Quarterback. Braylon Edwards is emerging as one of the top 5 wideouts in the league. And this includes getting his ego under wraps. Winslow is working to become the TE he was supposed to be before he tried out for the motorcycle circus. The O-Line came together in a big way last season.

The only question mark is going to be the defense. If they come together this season like the Offense did last year. They can be a very dangerous team! They are going to be a very exciting team to watch!

So, they've got their limit 5 nationally televised games this season. They've got week 2 at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Sunday night against the Steelers. Week 6 Monday night against the defending Champion Giants, again at home. A Thursday night meeting with Denver in week 10, in Cleveland. Then they travel to Buffalo for a week 11 meeting on Monday night. And their last nationally televised game will be in Philly for a Monday night matchup in week 15.

This is huge news for this organization. Look at where they were last season at this time. All of the question marks?? Is Braylon going to get his head screwed on straight? Can Winslow play with his surgically repaired knee? What's going to happen to the O-Line?? Who's going to play QB? Are we going to be able to put a Defense on the field. I believe my prediction for the Browns last August was 4 victories.

So the fact that the NFL is putting quite a bit of stock in the Browns is saying alot for what Phil Savage and Romeo Crennel have done over the past 2 years. Very exciting outlook on the shores of Lake Erie!!

Closing Time????

We've been able to figure out a couple of things about the Indians in this early season.

1. CC Sabathia thought that since he won the Cy Young last season, batters were going to just lie down at the plate and "fear the Cy Young Winner." Well, this certainly hasn't happened, not even close. Actually, he's having more problems finding the plate than anything else. So far he's 0-2, his only no-decision came when he gave up 7 runs to the White Sox opening day when the Indians were up 7-0. ERA is up to 11.57. His cupcake intake must be through the roof too.

2. Fausto Carmona, Cy Young contended in 07, walked 8 batters in 3.1 innings the other night. The only performance that was worse in the history of the Indians was when Clarence Wright walked 8 in 2.2 innings, in '03. If you don't remember Clarence Wright there's probably a good reason for that, it was 1903 when he walked 8!!! Fausto almost broke a 105 year old record!!!!


3. Borowski is finally on the DL. Hopefully he'll not earn his closer job back when he gets healthy. It's just painful watching this guy pitch. Doesn't matter if they're up 1 run, 3 runs, 6 runs... He always seems to make things interesting. Best case was for him to get hurt, the Indians are forced into putting somebody else in that role and Borowski can figure out his problems in therapy.

4. Hafner still can't see the ball. He's got 14 Ks and 14 hits. He has to be making more contact than this. In the couple of games that I've seen, he's not swinging at strikes. He's swinging at 2-0 curveballs down in the zone. He's swinging at a fastball out of the zone on 3-1 and then watches a fastball on the inside part of the plate go by for strike 3. This just isn't the Travis Hafner of 2 years ago. He was feared, he is not now. Looks to me like he's putting too much pressure on himself, trying to hit the bases empty grand slam everytime he's at the plate. He's guessing too much. He needs to get back to whta he did in the past. See the ball, hit the ball. Get back to the basics.

5. We need Victor in the lineup. Peralta just isn't getting the job done hitting behind Hafner.

6. We need some help in the outfield. I think Gutierrez will be good, eventually, but they need another big bat out there. I don't think Delucci and Michaels are going to get the job done. Gutierrez is good hitting in the 9 spot, but they need another bat for the middle of the lineup.

7.Garko is hitting the ball pretty hard. This is very important!

8. Grady Sizemore is the best defensive CF in baseball.

9. The bullpen is horrible. Can't blame Borowski for the loss last night. 2 nights in a row the bullpen blew wins against the Red Sox. And a quick look at the standings puts the Indians at 5-9. For a team many picked to go to the Series, this is not a good start.

The season is still young, plenty of time to turn things around. Maybe you can blame the cold weather?? Who knows, excuses are not what they need right now. Good baseball is what they need right now.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Yeah, I've been pretty lazy


Well, maybe not lazy, I have been ridiculous busy. I'm trying to balance 2 jobs and dealing with health insurance problems. I think I've spent more time in the last month trying to get my health insurance issues resolved than actually finding a new job. Absolutely miserable.
World B. Free was one of the great Cleveland Cavs. One of my earliest memories was watching him at the old Richfield Coliseum. He was coming down the court on a fast break, no defense in front of him. He pulled up at the 3 point line and drained the 3. The Coliseum went nuts.

But, I've missed quite a few things. One of those things I haven't missed it a Detroit Tigers win. I guess a $140 million payroll gets you 0-7. I'm sure they're going to get things turned around, they're too good to keep losing, but that's just horrible.

The NCAA season ended with a bang. Actually a 3 pointed that's going to go down in history as one of the biggest clutch shots ever. What a great final game, as long as you weren't a Memphis fan. Back and forth, lots of athleticism, great basketball, just a great game. Considering the Saturday night games, the Championship sure made up for it.

One Shining Moment was great! As usual.

UNC being down 40-12 or whatever it was. Coming back and getting it down to 4 points, and then losing by 20. What an emotional roller coaster for Carolina fans??

My fantasy baseball team had possibly the worst week in the 9 year history of the Big 10 Units. I had 6 starts and between them they could not even muster up 25 combined points.

CC Sabathia sure doesnt' look like a Cy Young winner? He's been terrible early this season. Along with pretty much everybody else on the Indians. Hafner has more Ks than hits. Peralta is terrible. Victor is banged up. The Outfield is in shambles. Delucci is terrible. Michaels is worse. Carmona has been the lone bright spot. And I guess Westbrook put together a real nice start last night. They're 4-5. With the team they have, there is no way they should be 4-5. And Borowski is awful. They're going to need to find a new solution for the back end of the pen.

And a final note, I had to fax 5 pages to my new employer. I went to FedEx Kinko's. The total bill was $9.67. Yes, that's right, $9.67 for faxing 5 pages. 5 fucking pages, almost $10. I will never set foot in a FedEx Kinko's again.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Opening Week!

I've been ridiculously busy these last couple of days. I haven't had much time for the blog. And apparently Pikus and Reynolds haven't either. No real surprise there.

The Indians have opened the season 2-0 against the garbage of the AL Central. CC sure didn't look like a Cy Young winner on Monday, but Fausto sure did. 7 innings, 1 run. Solid outing for a very cold night in Cleveland. Game 3 of the series is this afternoon, hopefully the Tribe can get a nice sweep of the Sox to start the season. Westbrook is on the mound for the Indians.

Victor pulled a hammy in opening day. I really think we're going to need him to play more 1st base this year. Shoppach is solid behind the plate but we're going to need him to hit. Taking Garko out of the lineup to let Victor play first is going to be tough to replace.

The whole lineup is hitting right now. I think that's more of a function of the BP Buherle threw to the Indians yesterday than anything else. It's a little deceiving to see that they're nearly hitting .400 as a team so far... But Sizemore and Cabrera each had 3 hits yesterday and Hafner added 2. This is real good for Hafner after the dismal October he had last season.

And one last Indians comment. Sometimes I just hate Cleveland fans. Why do they insist on booing Jim Thome every time he comes up to the plate. He was one of the greatest Indians on some of the greatest Indians teams. Management couldn't come up with the money so he left to go to Philly. Get over it!!!! It makes me sick to hear the boos coming from the crowd when he's comes up. Makes me sick!
4 #1 seeds in the Final 4 for the first time ever!! The 4 best teams throughout the season have made it to the final weekend. Why people are in such an uproar about how terrible this tournament has been is beyond me. Call me crazy, but aren't the #1 seeds supposed to make it to the final 4? Aren't they #1 seeds for a reason?

Anyhow, Pedro Martinez is out for another 4-6 weeks. No real surprise there.