Well it is time for some random crap-ed-ness-icity-ness.  Yeah, I think I just made up the biggest word ever.  Let's go.

 First I will start off by saying that Bloggers Around the Horn will not return this week, as I am crazy busy.  Plus it was meant for only when ATH is bumped from the air, and this week it will be on each day.  The next time Around the Horn is off on a Friday, it will return however.  Onward...

Have things gone from bad to worse for the Tampa Bucs?  The last 3 weeks, the defense has been crap, the running game non-existant, and passing game also weak.  Now quarterback Chris Simms is now out indefinetly after a spleen injury.  Now, their QB is a rookie in Gradkowksi, and the amazingly average Tim Rattay, who is average at best.  They likely will be at the bottom on the division.

Odell Thurman is an idiot.  Last year, with a 2nd round pick, he came in and had a great rookie season for the Bengals.  He had 106 tackles, 5 forced fumbles, and 5 interceptions, certainly great numbers for any linebacker, espically a rookie.  But because of drugs this schmuck is ruining a promising career.  He already started the year with a 4 game suspension for violating the leagues substance abuse policy, which is already stupid.  Now he's been charged with drunken driving, which is even stupider.  This guy needs to wake up, and realize he is throwing his life away.  And for what?  Alcohol?  What a jackass....

Ken Griffey Jr. is now 10th on the all time home run list.  A great accomplishment, but does anyone wonder how much higher up this guy would be if he could have stayed healthy?  Also, unfortunatly for Griffey, he played in the "steroid era." and because of that, he will be among those labeled a juicer, when there is not any proof he ever did anything.  It's a shame that those players who were clean the last 10 or so years will be labeled cheaters just because others did.

 
The Louisiana Superdome re-opens tonight, which is truely remarkable.  But the question is, how long will the Saints stay in New Orleans?  It's a sad question to ask, but a reasonable one, as owner Tom Benson wanted to move the team before the Hurricane.  Los Angeles would certainly make him more money.  It would be a heartless move, but lets be real, the Almighty Dollar runs all...

Which makes me add, I hope the NFL doesn't add any teams.  Right now, the 4 teams in 8 divisions system works perfectly.  Adding a team would off balance the schedules among other teams, so right now I want to see 32 teams.  If LA gets a team, it might be a relocated franchise...and unfortunatly it might be the Saints.

So Jeremy Shockey is running his mouth again.  It's amazing that if Terrell Owens would have said what Shockey said, the media would be talking 24/7 about it and calling T.O. the biggest douche on the planet.  Yet Shockey can rip his coaches, and it doesn't get too much attenion.  A shame.

Seemingly everyone is already shooing in the Yankees to be in the World Series, but do people forget about the Tigers and Twins?  Sure, the Yankees lineup is better, but I don't think anyone would say that the Yankees pitching is better than the Tigers or the Twins.  Just food for thought.

The NHL regular season will be back soon, which unfortunatly few people notice.  Hockey really is an exciting sport, but the league is mis-ran.  For one, the games are on OLN, which 1 out of every 2000 people basically have.  It's hard for anyone to watch your product, yeah that's smart.  Also, isn't it supposed to be Canada's sport?  Why are only 6 of the 30 teams in Canada?  And why do some cities like Anaheim, San Jose, and Columbus have teams?  The league has been horrible managed, and it's a shame, because it's an exciting sport.  It is a total sham that poker gets more TV time on sports networks then a true sport.  A total sham...

THAT'S ALL I GOT