Instant replay?

The time has finally arisen. Next week general managers from all around Major League Baseball will deliberate whether or not they should implement instant replay into games for the upcoming season. (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3092628). Personally I think it is about damn time they did adopt instant replay. Major League Baseball should have implemented instant replay as soon right when NFL did. There have been way to many close calls in games. Even more importantly many games have been decided by bad calls. Just by one bad call, teams can loose a slot in the playoffs or even a shot at the Wild Card. Remember the Wild Card Playoff between the Rockies and the Padres? The Rockies left fielder Matt Holiday supposedly touched the home plate underneath Michael Barret's cleat. When I looked at the instant replay there was no sign of him touching the seat therefore the run should not have counted and maybe the Rockies should not have advanced to the playoffs and eventually the World Series. This shows that instant replay would be a great and important addition. So many plays in baseball can be justified in one simple replay. MLB should take advantage of this opportunity to adopt instant replay. As I said before the NFL has used it and has had tremendous success with it. Major League Baseball might as well follow the trend of the highest grossing sport in America. MLB get to it.

Go Joe Go

Joe Torre is by far one of the greatest managers ever to grace baseball evident by his .600 playoff winning percentage, going to the playoffs 13 out of 26 seasons managing, 4 World Series, and a 114 win season. This great manager walked away from his home for many years the New York Yankees when he was offered a pitiful contract, an essential slap to the face, to manage the Yankees for one last season. To everyone’s surprise a rumors started circulating that the Los Angeles Dodgers are actually pursuing Torre to be their next manager (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3088105). I think that Joe should definitely give the Dodgers a shot. I believe that with Joe’s managerial skills he could turn the Dodgers into a contender and possibly even win a World Series in his first year there. I also think it is the kind of move that would be perfect fit for Joe. First off he does not have the media circus that is New York seeping down his throat every minute, the Dodgers have the talent and the leadership, money to add valuable players to the team (maybe even Mariano River and Jorge Posada, or g-d for bid A-rod), and he would have the whole backing of the organization including former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda. Joe could manage any way he wanted with out having the owner or really anyone else breath down his back because the Dodgers have a great amount of respect as well as everyone else but the Yankees for Joe Torre. Plus the fact the Dodgers are reportedly willing to shell out about five million dollars a year for Joe to manage. I really think Joe should go to LA and just kick it and be the manager everyone knows as one of the greatest managers of all time.

Finally Something Good

Over the past week many people in the Southern California are including the San Diego Charges has to evacuate their homes to major wildfires (http://sports.aol.com/story/_a/lt-other-chargers-padres-among-wildfire/n20071022190609990015). Due to the overwhelming amount of people having to evacuate their homes the NFL and the San Diego Charges have really have tried to lend a helping hand. In spite of all the negativity surrounding sports, although the wildfires are terrible, it is really great to here some positive things. For one the San Diego Chargers opened up Qualcom Stadium so that 15.000 evacuees could stay there even though the Charges have a home game t this upcoming week against the Houston Texans. Another good deed was that the Arizona Cardinals let the San Diego Chargers use their facilities so that the Charges could practice and prepare for the upcoming game. I really would like to applaud the NFL for their participation and the way they are handling this situation. Although this comes from a negative event, it is really good to here something positive. I for one am happy because I am tired of the negativity surrounding sports. I know the media leans toward negativity most of the time, but here the media should be praising the NFL. In the end I really hope this turns out to be the turning point in the NFL and even all of professional sports. Look how New Orleans bonded this country and sports together. Hopefully it could happen again and resume the once impossible positive path.

I have a dream.... Kobe will be traded

I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest possible trade in NBA history.
Eleven score years ago, a great basketball player, in whose basketball we stand today was drafted in the NBA. The momentous decree came as a great beacon of light of hope to millions of high school basketball players who had been strongly discouraged to go right from high school to the pros. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
But eleven years later, this player is not free. Eleven years later he is still a Los Angeles Laker hoping to secretly to be traded. Eleven years later, Kobe lives on a lonely island of hate from his management. Eleven years later, Kobe is still wants to be traded and still finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to encourage the trading of Kobe Bryant.
In a sense we have come to Los Angeles to make a trade. When Kobe was first drafted he set up as the savior of the franchise.


Jerry Buss should trade Kobe Bryant. There has been constant talking about Kobe Bryant being traded including the latest new of Jerry Buss still trying to negotiate his trading along with Kobe “clearing” out his locker (http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Bryant/Bryant_bio.html). Enough of this, Jerry you need to pull the trigger and pull it now before it gets even more out of control. I think the Lakers owe to Kobe after all he has done for him. Jerry needs to stop being selfish right now and just get the job done.

Here Comes the Money

The time is approaching rapidly. In an estimated 40 days Alex Rodriguez will be able to decide whether or not he opts out of his remaining 3 year 81 million dollar deal with the New York Yankees http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3055752. Reportedly Alex’s agent Scott Boras thinks that Alex will get an astounding 30 million dollars a year. There is one rumor circulating that Alex might even get part ownership of the Chicago Cubs if he were to sign there. Personally I have had enough of this money war. I feel as though Alex resembles everything that is wrong with money in America. There is no way on G-d’s green earth that any athlete should be getting paid thirty million dollars. This is absolutely outrageous. This just encourages the fact that Americans love money, and the more money the better. That’s all of what most athletes want is money. What ever happened to just playing for the love of the game. Granted Alex is almost year in and year out MLB’s best player, but it does not help the fact that he has never won a world series and is horrendous in the post season. The man is 0 for 38 with runners’ lifetime in scoring position in the playoffs. There is no way that constitutes for 30 million dollars a year. That amount of money is ridiculous and should be spent on something more constructive like issues in society like the poor and hungry. You could help a whole lot of causes with 30 million dollars. Enough is enough. The ridiculous amount of money given to players needs to stop now before it gets out of control. Sorry A-rod its just not what the society we live in needs whether you want that money or not.

Mr. Stern

Poor David Stern. First little known referee from Lehigh Tim Donahue ruins the credibility of the NBA and every game that he has refereed and now highly profiled coach Isaiah Thomas of the New York Knicks has been ordered to “pay 11.6 million dollars to a former team executive who endured cruel insults and unwanted advances from the coach.” (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3046010). I think that was the last straw the broke the camels back for David Stern. This has probably been the worst year Publicity wise for the NBA. David Stern when he first came in the league the NBA was on a downward spiral and he then did an incredible job to vastly expand the NBA. You just can’t happen to help feeling bad for the guy because none of these issues have involved him specifically and yet he still gets blamed for them because he overall represents the league. Although David Stern is trying extremely hard to repair the image I believe that he needs to take stricter action against Isaiah Thomas to make an example out of him to send a message to everyone in the NBA that negative behavior will no longer be tolerated. I also believe that David Stern should go and talk to Roger Goodell of the NFL and see how he handled all the negative situations that went on in the NFL to gain knowledge. Overall I believe David Stern needs to lay down the law and show everyone who is boss just like he did when he first started out in the NBA.

One for Mcnabb

Are white quarterbacks in the NFL more scrutinized then black quarterbacks in the NFL? According to Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Donovan Mcnabb they are. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3025308). Donovan told interviewer of the HBO series “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” James Brown, that "There's not that many African-American quarterbacks, so we have to do a little bit extra, because the percentage of us playing this position, which people didn't want us to play ... is low, so we do a little extra." I definitely believe Donovan’s statement is right on the nose. I know the media of Philadelphia is one of the toughest around, let alone the scrutiny of the fans are tough on anyone, but I remember when Ty Detmer was the starter for the Eagles and the scrutiny he faced is nothing compared to what Donovan has gone through. Ty use to throw about three interceptions every game and everyone seamed to have the attitude of “typical Ty,” and just seamed to accept him as he was. Now a days, when Donovan throws for three touchdowns and three hundred yards the first words out of the medias mouth are almost always: “what happened with that mistake in the (blank) quarter?” Even In comparison to other players, you really never see other white quarterbacks who are Donovan’s counterparts getting scrutinized. Last year Brett Farce had a terrible year yet he was rarely scrutinized let alone any other white quarterback. Michael Vick and Daunte Culpepper seam to get scrutinized for the little things just like Donovan Mcnabb. I believe Donovan was right to put the issue about black quarterbacks being scrutinized more then white quarterbacks out there and as a result he might of change how minorities are judged from now on.

Professional Eligibility

“With the fifth pick in the 1999 NBA Draft the Toronto Raptors selects Jonathan Bender out of Picayune High School.” Where is Jonathan Bender now? At the end of the 2006 season in which Jonathan was injured for the third consecutive season, Jonathan retired due to chronic knee problems. So what does Jonathan have to fall back on because he can no longer play basketball? Nothing. Why? Because Jonathan Bender never graduated or attended college. Due to the fact that athletes going into the pros are not always guaranteed money and financial stability for life, college athletes should complete their higher form of education. Due to the face Jonathan did not obtain a college degree he will go from making a couple of million dollars a year to less then forty thousand dollars a year. Even with all this evidence, several coaches are trying to push the NCAA to revise all of its professional legibility requirements especially college football eligibility rules. http://www.fanblogs.com/ncaa/006988.php
I think that the push for the revision of college football eligibility rules is a terrible thing, especially when it comes to the game of football. Football is a grown man’s sport and therefore college football players must develop their bodies as much as possible so they can prepare themselves for week in and week out pain and anguish. Unlike the NBA where the occasional straight-out-of high school basketball players do not make it, football players are more susceptible to injuries. In the NFL and there is a greater chance athletes careers will end shorter thereby leaving them unemployed. Currently to become an Professional Football Player a college football player must finish his junior year to become eligible for the NFL draft. I believe this order should remain so if a college football player’s career does not pan out they can be prepared for the real world. Lets face it… Who really wants to be the next Jonathan Bender?

Mr. Russel

“Mr. JaMarcus Russell how does it feel being the number one overall pick and playing for the Oakland Raiders?” The fact of the matter is JaMarcus Russell could not possibly answer this question. This is due to JaMarcus Russell not signing a contract because he is holding out for more money. So far one week of the NFL regular season has passed, JaMarcus has still not signed a contract making his hold out one of the longest hold outs by a rookie in recent NFL history since 2002 when Left Tackle Brain McKinnie of the Minnesota Vikings held out for eight weeks. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=30088250) Everyone on the outside looking in is thinking, “is JaMarcus crazy?” Personally I think he is. JaMarcus is looking to get a reported eight dollars more then second overall pick Calvin Johnson. Even though JaMarcus is negotiating with one of the cheapest and stingiest NFL owners of all-time in Al Davis, JaMarcus does not deserve that much more money. I firmly believe this because Calvin Johnson was by far the best pick in the draft and the only reason JaMaracus went ahead of him was because the Oakland Raiders need a quarterback more. I believe that should be more motivation for JaMarcus to have gotten signed earlier. JaMarcus is now just being selfish when it comes to the money he wants. There is no way he is going to get or is deserving of eight million dollars more then Calvin Johnson. Bottom-line: JaMarcus needs to get his butt onto the sidelines and into the game or he will have missed his shot.

Overpaid I

Mace is a teacher. He teaches mathematics at William Penn High School in Wilmington, Delaware. Mace consistently puts in eight days at school, then when he gets home puts in an additional two hours. This consisting of putting up with 120 students, grading their assignments, and going to meetings and seminars to improve his teaching abilities. For the amount of work that Mace does, people would consider him to make at least six figures. The fact of the matter is that he gets paid in the low end of five figures. On the other hand, you have Stephon Maubary, who is according to foxsports.com making 14.625 million dollars while working a grand total of 5 hours a day while using his g-d gifted abilities shooting a basketball through a hoop. I am not saying it does not take skill to put a basketball through a hoop at a consistent bases it just does not seams as demanding as a teachers job on a consistent bases. In addition, Stephon Maubary works maybe six months a year while Mace works nine sometimes ten months out of a year.
From an athletes perspective, even though Stephon does get paid immensely more then Mace, Stephon has no benefits package while Mace has a very good benefits package. This is a big disadvantage to Stephon because playing a physical sport constantly wears your body down and he needs the extra money he makes to pay for all of the medical expenses that he and his family has. Another fact is the fact Stephon can only play basketball around eleven years while Mace can continue teaching for around forty years. I think to make up for the disadvantages of both the average teacher and the athlete, teachers should get paid more, and athletes should get paid less but a benefits package should given to the athletes.

Boring and Writing Don't mix

When I first think about writing I think about the blank page that i have to fill up with my thoughts. To tell you the truth, I find it a bit overwhelming. I feel as though the page(s) is like a shield that I can not write anything down on, as though the page were to absorb the words that I have wrote down. So from this sense I really do not like writing. Another reason why I do not like writing is because most of the papers I have to right are not interesting, and when you write about something that you are not interested in time seams to stop. Its kinda of like walking in desert and searching for water, it never ends. The never ending part really does get me because I have a very bad attention span and I get impatient really quickly.

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