If you don't already know Heath Ledger died on Tuesday. The cause of death is not known as of yet, but people seem to think it was either a drug overdose or an accidental overdose. Just wanted to talk about this because I read in an article that the Westboro Baptist Church is planning to protest his funeral/memorial service because he played a #### cowboy in a movie and that would be "saying God is a liar and being #### is ok". I disagree with their reasons for protesting. If they didn't like what he was doing then they should have protested his premieres. Any person who has ever had a loved one die knows that it is disrespectful to the family and to his daughter to protest.  Maybe he did do something you didn't approve of, but it doesn't mean you should punish the family for something that he did. If there is nothing I can say to keep them from protesting than I would wish that they would do it in a classy fashion, where they are at a safe distance that they don't upset the family and interupt the rememberance. One last thing I would like to say that I know what the family is feeling right now. Last week I lost my grandfather and this week has not been an easy one. I'm so sorry that they have to go through this. I imagine it's a lot harder because he didn't get to live a full life. Anyways, I believe every human being should have a chance to love and be loved and people who think otherwise can keep their opinions to themselves (because you'r not gonna change my mind).

Later.......

I've never been more ashamed to call myself a baseball fan. I grew up with a father that loved the sport so much that he would never miss a game and he used to write down everything that happened in the game. Now it seems he is losing his love for baseball. He still watches an occasional game, but it's not the same. He told me once that he recognized the same passion for baseball in me and he once had. So what happened? The sport has changed. Baseball might not return to its original state that once was so admired by people all over America. Baseball has begun to lose fans because of their recent identity it has created for itself. Whatever happened to playing the game the right way?! Steroids has changed the sport and in many ways tainted it. We no longer consider someone to have a natural talent, we now just accuse people of cheating and using performance enhancing drugs. Continued reports claim that a significant number of baseball players are using steroids (but many seem to contradict each other). Yet the people who have never tested positive are the ones most associated with the scandal. The controversy has also put a cloud over the playoffs. Just hours before game 7 of the Red Sox and Indians game an article was published accusing the Indians organization of buying "nearly $25,000 worth of HGH and syringes" (Ken Rosenthal). Even more problematic is the fact that George Mitchell, head of an independent investigation committee on steroids for MLB, is associated with the Red Sox organization. Yet he stands by his statement that he did not leak any information to the media. Draw your own conclusion on the matter, but just the fact that the commissioner of baseball would allow a man in the Red Sox organization to be the chairman of steroid's investigation should raise red flags. No matter who released the news that steroids were being purchased it should never have been during the playoffs. If people truly cared about the game they wouldn't taint the playoffs with damaging news. No one knows if the independent investigation had prior knowledge of who was purchasing steroids and chose to leak the information to undermine the opponent. One thing is certain, MLB should be worried if anyone could have possibly used this information against any opponent. The point is that MLB needs to change its system on dealing with steroids, who they appoint to special committee’s, and work on their image issue. Perhaps you think the game has not changed or you disagree with my reasoning, but I stand by my belief that we are no longer going to see another person with the natural ability like Ted Williams.

As many of you know NASCAR is in California this weekend for the race at Fontana. So as usual events were taking place to promote the race, which managed to start rumors (Hollywood style) that spread faster than wildfire. It was reported that Paris Hilton was spotted chatting with NASCAR pretty boy Kasey Kahne at Les Duex. Hilton then apparently whispered in his ear and then kissed him. Even that wasn't enough for the heiress after she was photographed with another driver, Denny Hamlin, at a NASCAR event held at The Avalon. Apparently miss Hilton has run out of men to get cozy with in Hollywood and now has gone on a NASCAR driver rumor spree. Whether Hilton really did kiss Kahne is up for debate and no one knows if Denny or Kasey like her.

I know that many NASCAR fans (including myself) have been horrified by the news, but let me know what you think about this newest development in the racing world.

To see the article on this rumor go here:

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/08/30/n
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What the hell do people mean when they throw out the word "aggressive"?

It seems that when ever a driver in NASCAR feels th need to ram someone out of the way he is called "aggressive". One driver who has been talked about lately is Juan Pablo Montoya who talked about respect in NASCAR on the new ABC show in primetime. He defines aggressive as a driver using his car as a weapon other wise the guy is just racing you hard. Well it seems that Juan Pablo has been way too aggressive because other drivers in NASCAR have been complaining about his driving style and have responded to his driving by showing him how drivers retaliate in this series. Maybe Juan got to used to having people throw themselves at his feet, but he has to understand that to get respect you must earn it. Being the best driver in F1 and IRL isn't going to do much for a guy wanting to get his feet wet in NASCAR. I have nothing against the guy, but if he's going to race people hard he has to learn to get it in return. NASCAR is considered the best series in motorsports where the best drivers come to prove themselves, but the greats did it with class and dominance (not by pissing the best in the sport off). He is no longer the best in the field of 43 cars and he has to understand that there are 42 other drivers that are as talented as he is. The point is that he has to learn to give and take. When he doesn't have the best car he has to let those who do pass. Making enemy's is not going to win him 7 titles, but a bunch of DNF's courtesy of Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart. If he is as talented as people think then he should let his talent do the talking and not add fuel to the fire by mouthing off to reporters once the race is over. Hey even Dale Earnhardt knew when to turn off the intimidator side of himself.

Tell me what you think about aggressive driving or Juan Pablo Montoya.