Weekend Sports News

It's the dog days of summer so the pickings are a bit light...


This is better than working at Burger King!
How sad is it that this is the highlight of a sports summer in Cleveland? According to a writer for the Arena Football League, it doesn't get any bigger than this? Seriously? Maybe he is talking about the players...not having to work at BK this weekend. Oh what the hell, Go Gladiators!

"Smell my shoe, smell my pits!"
This guy went crazy...if you were on his team what would you think of him today?


This Week's Most Obscure World Record Goes To...
We are in Olympic season, so there will be a lot of these coming in the next two months. This week's master of the obscure is Yelena Isinbayeva, owner of the women's world record in the pole vault. Does anyone know who the previous record holder was? Sorry, Paris Hilton is not the answer. How obscure are you when more people know the name of the person who won the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest than you, a proud world record holder?

"Excuse me, Big Brown, have you seen Floyd Landis?"
Shocker, another rider has been thrown out of the Tour de France because of performance enhancing drugs. That brings to mind this question - is Viagra considered a performance enhancing drug? If so then maybe Travis Henry should be taking notes...

"Has anyone seen my bag of Doritos?"
Well, he finally may have passed Shawn Kemp as the most stupid professional athlete of all time. Travis Henry has tested positive for marijuana...again. Maybe his frequent bong hits finally caused permanent short term memory loss? Perhaps he had forgotten that his career was on the line? Maybe that is why he always forgets to wear a condom? That is the only way I can explain the fact that he has fathered 9 children with 9 different women. Maybe he likes getting presents on Father's Day?

Lunch Reading - 7/11/08

Some things I read over a leftover chicken sandwich today:

- Obama Loves Nascar Fan!
Does Obama really think that Nascar fan is going to appreciate this? Seriously, his campaign has too much money if this is what they are deciding to do with it.

- Glenn Beck, "What's right with America?"
This could be one of my favorites from him in a while, click here. Some of my favorite points that he makes are:

With no help from our government, Americans gave a record $306 billion to charities last year alone. We give twice as much as the next closest country and, relative to the size of our economies, we give 1,000 percent more than the French.

It's not just the wealthy who are generous. Two-thirds of American families making under $100,000 a year give to charity. Compassion is ingrained in our culture like no other.

We love our country. World Values Survey found that 77 percent of Americans are very proud of their nationality. That puts us in a first place tie with the Irish. Australia was next and no one else was really even close.

Enough politics, lets have some fun on a Friday afternoon. Here are some of my favorite commercials ever!

- MJ, the King of All Ad Men


- A close second is Tiger Woods. Tiger Trap Rocks!


- Tiger Juggling (this is real, no CGI!)


- Whassup!


Back to work!

T. Boone Pickens Saves America?

As I was watching CNN the other night a commercial really caught my attention. Have you seen it? It looks like a political ad, an ad about saving our country from the grips of foreign oil.

Well, I logged on to take a look and I have to admit that I am fascinated by what I saw. Until now the only thing I knew of T. Boone Pickens was that he tried to woo Bill Self away from Kansas with all of his money after Self won the NCAA Hoops title in April. Come to find out the guy has made a fortune in the oil business and now has some serious thoughts on how to help this country out of its current oil crisis. You have to take 5 minutes and watch this video:



For more information on the Pickens Plan, CLICK HERE.

He makes a compelling argument on how to save this country $300 billion PER YEAR on foreign oil. An argument like this will get a lot of people's attention. Some things to consider here:

- I find it odd that this plan is more than either presidential candidate has put forth. His tv ad is compelling and his solution is tangible. I hope McCain and Obama are paying attention.

- I am not naive, T. Boone stands to make a lot of money off of this solution but atleast he is proposing a solution!

- The best part is the very end. A sound clip rolls and T. Boone says this is not the end all be all to the problem. He recognizes it is only a bridge to the more permanent solution that is needed. That being said, it is a 20-30 year bridge which is more than anyone else has presented.

There is too much here to discuss in one post so I am going to think some more on it and revisit this again in the near future. In the meantime, I am a T. Boone supporter!

Morning Coffee

Here are some things to browse while you drink your morning coffee:

- Jesse wants to cut Barack's nuts off!



As if Obama isn't going to have a hard enough time getting people who are undecided to sway his way, Jesse Jackson has now said he wants to cut his nuts off and he is one of Barack's biggest supporters! Hot mike or not, caught by suprise or not, Jesse felt this way and said it so it makes me wonder what else he thinks about "The Chosen One".

- McCain Highlights His Differences with President Bush
John McCain is attempting to walk the tightrope here. He needs to perform a delicate dance in order to win all of the GOP votes plus the majority of undecideds. He needs people to know he is not going to give them a third term of George Bush as Obama so often says but he also needs them to know he is a staunch Republican who agrees with W from time to time. It will be interesting to watch it play out.

- Battle of the -Ism's: Ageism vs. Racism
According to this new poll age is the bigger issue in this election as of today than race. I have to tell you, even though I lean GOP I am very proud of our country here. It is nice to know that the color of ones skin is not as large an issue in the publics eye as the age of that skin! All of the years of racial tension, all of the hard work done by so many African-Americans to fight for equality, it appears to have paid off. Age should be a more important factor in this race for the White House, it speaks to how someone can effectively do their job while the color of the candidates skin does not. Either way it is an -ism of some kind, but I think this poll is 100% correct.

Now back to work!

Lunch Reading - 7/9/08

Here is what I read at lunch today:


- Celebrity Homes For Sale, Will Accept Offers
As most regular Americans know, the economy stinks and there is a housing slump. You know we are in trouble when rich celebrities are feeling the pain and are having a hard time making payments on and selling their mansions. Do you feel sorry for them? I don't, they made their excessive beds and they need to sleep in them!

I don't know if this is connected to the above story, but Phil Mickleson's house is for sale as well. Here is the listing and as you can see he is accepting offers. In care you are REALLY interested, here are some more pictures of his mansion.

- No More Smoking Jokes Sen. McCain
Attention John McCain, Iran has lots of missles and they aren't scared to use them. I read the following on CNN.com from Gen. Hossein Salami, commander of the Revolutionary Guard ground forces, "We want to tell the world that those who conduct their foreign policy by using the language of threat against Iran have to know that our finger is always on the trigger and we have hundreds and even thousands of missiles ready to be fired against predetermined targets." John, you are trying to sell yourself as the SAFE candidate, the one who will protect us from crazy nations like Iran. Please be careful making jokes at their expense!

On that happy note, back to work!

Sports Shorts

A very full morning of sports stories today:

- This is a landmark moment that will effect both college basketball and the NBA. One of the most talented high school seniors in the country will officially skip his freshman year of college and play in Europe for one year, then opt for the NBA Draft. The NBA has attempted to force high school players to attend college for one year and nobody had really challenged it until now. This new route will be difficult, leaving the USA as an 18-year old to play abroad for a year, but it could lead to many more top shelf prospects considering the same thing. This will be interesting to watch.

- You have to respect someone who wants to work for himself and that is what Tony Stewart is about to do. This is huge news in the world of Nascar and a move that could be hard for other stars to duplicate.

- Finally, I really feel for the L.A. Clippers. If anyone knows what it feels like to be a sports organization from Cleveland it would be them. If any group of fans has the same level of disappointment as Cleveland fans, it is Clippers fan.

Back to work!

Morning Coffee

Some quick morning reading for you today:


- The Olympics isn't just about the games this year, it's also about the power of the internet. This is a quick but fascinating read for anyone who is addicted to the web. Who would have thought the games would wind up being a "billion dollar research lab" for NBC.

- How'd you like to be paid $.14 per day to use the toilet? I know it sounds funny but it really is sad that this has to happen.

- Professional athletes are not all selfish millionaires, they can actually do good deeds and even save lives from time to time.

That's it for now, back to work!

Lunch Reading

Some things that caught my eye at lunch today:


- So long C.C.! Another said day to be a Cleveland fan. Yet again a star leaves this troubled city and all we get are minor leaguers in return. The four new Indians better step it up, they will always be known the guys we got for a Cy Young winner.

- How long before Obama blames McCain for somehow grounding his plane.

- Speaking of Obama, do you think his ego is taking over? You know he can fill it, he better hope it doesn't rain...or snow!