I disagree

This Big Three...


Will NEVER be as good as THE Big Three...


Even When they bring home one of these...


There will never be another Bird, Parish and McHale...period. I love KG, Allen and Pierce, but they will never be THE big three...ever!

The "Big Three"

This Big Three . . .

Will never be as good as The Big Three . . .

Until then bring home at least one of these!

Do you know what I dislike strongly?

You don't? Well, I will tell you. Devil Rays fans. First, they will always be the Devil Rays. ALWAYS! I will not change what I call them because some second class owner, who refuses to spend money on this team, says that I should. Now, that is out of the way, I hate their stupid fans. I do not hate the team. But I hate their fans.


I have watched the last few games against the Sox and where did these people come from? All of the sudden not only do they have actual fans, not people from the northeast who retired to Florida and want to watch baseball, but extremely obnoxious fans. People who think they know what they are talking about. People who cheer for the DEVIL Dogs, even though they are wearing a Red Sox shirt underneath their BRAND FREAKING NEW Devil Rats shirt. (I am not kidding, they actually showed someone like this.) This kind of stuff makes me very, very, very frustrated.

The end.

Not only is it NOT bad...

But it is the correct response! Only a true baseball fan would have those thoughts when one of the worst players on their team gets hurt. In fact as soon as I read your blog, I automatically made a list of the players on the Red Sox that I would would cheer if they got hurt. It ended up being a lot shorter than I thought, but here it is:
Mike Timlin (I do not care what he meant to the 2 World Series teams, he is awful NOW!)
Javier Lopez (A Waste, a complete a utter waste)
Julio Lugo (Although he is playing much better. I guess I would not cheer, I just would not be sad)

So, that is a naturally and correct response. Now maybe the Dodgers will start to score some runs.

Is it bad . . .

Is it bad that I cheered when I heard this story this morning?

"Los Angeles Dodgers OF Andruw Jones (calf) left the game against the Colorado Rockies Friday, April 25, in the fifth inning, due to a strained left calf, according to the Associated Press. The initial injury occured during the bottom of the third inning, when Jones fouled a pitch off his calf and did his best to walk off the pain. He returned to the outfield in the top of the fourth inning, after being checked out by a trainer, but his lack of mobility prevented him from catching what turned out to be an RBI double by OF Scott Podsednik. Jones was replaced in the game by OF Matt Kemp."

Congratulations on not being Content

Over the years we have seen many beautiful women compete in sports. By "beautiful" I mean drop dead gorgeous! The prime example of this was Anna Kournikova.

Kournikova was not only beautiful, she was a very talented tennis player with a very high ceiling. When she came onto the scene at the 1996 US Open people took notice at her foot speed and aggressive baseline play. But, wow, she was a blond bomb-shell from Russia that was just about every man's fantasy.

Photographs of her scantily-clad form have appeared in various men's magazines, including more than one SI Swmsuit Issue, FHM and Maxim. Kournikova was named one of People's s 50 Most Beautiful People four times, was voted "hottest female athlete" on ESPN.com, and in 2002 she also placed first in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World. She also appeared in the steamy music video for Enrique Igesias' song Escape. There was no doubt about it . . . Kournikova was HOT!

While she was getting all this fame and notiriety for her beauty and sex appeal, she was considered one of the biggest sports flops and even the most overrated athele of all time. Why, well after over 400 matches, Kournikova has never won a title. That's right . . . no career victories. A total sports disappointment.

But, last Sunday, one of my greatest concerns about another beautiful athlete were put to bed. Danica Patrick will not be another Anna Kournikova.

Danica burst onto the Indy Racing League (IRL) scene with a bang in 2005. Throughout that season she competed well, she won three poles and was the only woman to ever lead a lap at the Indy 500, but it looked like she was going to be an pretty good driver, but popular for other things.

Like Kournikova, Danica did a sexy spread for FHM magazine. She had a number of great endorsement deals and like Kornakova, she appeared in a music video (Jay-Z's "Show Me What You Got").

Because she kept competing well but not winning, I thought that she was all hype. Then this February, I was sure she was the next Kournakova when she did a four page spread for the SI Swimsuit issue. Even Celebrity Deathmatch got into the comparisons when they had the two fight in 2007.

But last Sunday all that changed. Last Sunday, in her 50th race, the 26 year-old took home the checkered flag by winning the Indy Japan 300. This pretty face became the first woman to ever win a IRL race. She proved everyone wrong, including me.

I hope that Danika Patrick's win will push woman's sport forward, at least stop the damage that Kournikova has done.

So congratulations Danica on not being content on just being a sex symbol.

What's the Big Deal with the O-Line?

It will probably be a rare occasion that either of the Carter Brothers write about the NFL, especially the NFL Draft; but there are a few things that I want to get off my chest.

First let's talk about the draft in general. The NFL Draft has turned into nothing but a television show, as proven by the NFL not allowing the Rams to start negotiating with who they might pick now that the Dolphins have the deal done for the first pick over all, Jake Long (Left Tackle, Michigan). They want the 10 minutes of suspense and build up that ESPN and the NFL Network are going to give to every single pick, through seven rounds on Saturday and Sunday.

I know that ESPN has done a great job making the NFL "America's Game," but I do find this a bit silly. Trust me, I love booing every Jet draft pick. My brother constantly reminds me that the Jets past on Dan Marino in 1984 and Matt Leinert in 2006 (this stinks since the Jets are without a QB). There are the crazies that go to MSG and will tune into this event, but I would rather read about it later. I get embarrassed for guys like Brady Quinn (he is dreamy) and Aaron Rogers who go to New York only to slip and have everyone in America watch them as they get passed on by team after team. But, thanks to ESPN, people love it.

Yesterday on the radio, Mel Kiper, Jr said that people love the NFL draft because you can see the effects of it immediately (within two or three years). I think that is probably true. It isn't the case with baseball and hockey, since those leagues have the minors. Rarely does an NBA rookie have that kind of impact, said Kiper. Oh really, LaBron, Paul, Wade, Magic. While the NBA draft is televised, it isn't hyped like what will happen this weekend.

I know that you think that I am a NFL hater, but I am not. I just think that it is over done and baseball is much much better!!!

But this post is not meant to bash the NFL draft, but to applaud the Miami Dolphins on their selection of Jake Long with the first pick (I know I am a Jets fan and I hate everything that the Dolphins do, but I am trying to look at this without my usual bias).

I have heard a number of people, whether it is on the radio, around the office, or in the paper question why a club would use the first pick in the draft to take a left tackle. They want to know why they would not take a QB (since the BYU's Beck didn't look too hot last year) or a RB (Darren McFadden is on the board) or even the two defensive studs up there (Glenn Dorsey or Howie Long’s kid, Chris ). Why a left tackle?

In my opinion, outside the quarterback, the left tackle is the most important position on the football field. He literally has the quarterback’s back. When the QB sets in the pocket he has to rely on that left tackle to make sure that he doesn’t get blind-sided in one of those fantastic sacks where it looks like the QB is going to break in half. If you have a good offensive line, especially a left tackle, you give your QB more time and the ability to be successful, without this, your offense is useless, you should just punt of first down.

I think that Jake Long is the right way to go for the Fish. I think that this will give Beck the opportunity to either rise up or fall flat. Last year, without any protection, he didn’t even have time to think about a three step drop.

I am sure everyone in the world will be sitting in front of the TV to watch Kiper and his FANTASTIC hair this weekend talk this all to death. Enjoy, I’ll be at the ballpark, watching the Lord’s game.