While most people are unfamiliar with Charlie Casserly and only know him as the general manager who passed over Reggie Bush, his story of NFL success is a good one, and gives hope to many. 

His resignation today, as stated by John Clayton, had nothing to do with drafting Mario Williams.  Apparently it was something that had been brewing for a while and all along he had planned to leave after the draft.  The guys of NFL live described him as a good "soldier" for the Texans.  Now he is looking to obtain a job working for the NFL front office in New York.  Not to bad for a guy that started off as an intern working under George Allen of the Redskins.   

Although I completely disagree with his choice to draft Williams over Reggie Bush (it could go down as one of the worst draft blunders in history) anyone who can work his way up from intern to general manager of two seperate teams, is someone I look up too.  With the dream of cracking into the world of sports any way that I possibly can, I have always thought about Casserly and how he made it. 

One day maybe I will be in Charlie Casserly's shoes.  Although if I am, I will be sure to draft Reggie Bush. 

(I Just want to say, this is the third time I have had to write this, for some reason I keep losing my train of thought and click on to another website and then of course I lose all that I have typed.  It's getting a little rediculous.)

Is Carlos Lee...

After tonight's game in which he hit a home run, doubled to deep left center and then scored the winning run, he is hitting .293 with 15 home runs, 28 RBI's and 27 runs.  He is trailing only Pujols in home runs, who somehow has hit 17. 

Although the above title may be a little exaggerated, he has proven he can consistently hit for average, power and in the clutch.  Tonight's double to deep left center in the top of the tenth was hit off of Trevor Hoffman, a future Hall of Fame closer, not to shabby.  If the Milwaukee Brewers are unable to hold on to Carlos Lee, some big time teams will come calling, and Lee could blossom into a superstar.  While the Brewers have a very good and young team, he may not receive the exposure in Milwaukee that he would receive as a Yankee or Red Sox.  However, I feel if Carlos Lee wants to really become a superstar, he should stay in Milwaukee and help turn that franchise into a dominant one.   

Carlos Lee may not be the third best player in the game yet, but it is something that may not be too far off.  He is definitely no longer just a quiet superstar(see post below.)

After tonight's disgusting outing by the Los Angeles Lakers, the arguments of Kobe Bryant shooting too much and not involving his teammates can be thrown out the window.  Right along with the 3-1 series lead they had after Kobe buried the game winning shot. 

Early on in this series the Lakers used team basketball and the triangle offense to take games from the Suns.  However, it was that same mentality tonight that got them run off the court and back home to Los Angeles.  All of the starters not named Kobe Bryant missed most of the shots they were hitting in the first 4 games, and allowed Phoenix to blow the game wide open early on. 

Phoenix scored 30 points in the first quarter and were hot right from the start.  This is nothing new as it is what they did all series long.  What the Lakers had been doing, was slowing the game down just enough to stay in it, by moving the ball frequently and making open shots at the end of the shot clock.  Tonight however, their shots weren't falling and they looked exactly like what they are, the youngest team in the NBA.

The dominance in the paint that had been there was gone.  With Kwame Brown missing easy jumpers in the paint and Lamar Odom driving to the basket and either missing a shot or making a bad pass, the Lakers had no chance to knock off the Phoenix Suns in game seven.  Everything that Phil Jackson tried, failed, and the game turned in to a blowout. 

Kobe Bryant was criticized for shooting to much and not involving his teammates, but tonight.....He proved he has to score 35 a game for the Lakers to truly be successful.