Lately, I don't have enough time to put into writing full blown topics on sports news so here are a few of my thoughts on varioius topics. I tend to do this on Sundays, hence the title, Sunday Socal Rants:
A-Rod: Why is his "hah" thing such a big deal? Yeah I know its Bush league, but did that really cause the third baseman to miss the catch? When I see an NBA game and all the fans behind the basket waving things to distract a player at the charity stripe, this seems so trivial. If you ever attend an NCAA game and hear fans yelling and screaming at opposing players then you will see how meaningless this really is. It sounds like some of you should go root for Gonzaga or some other Catholic school where taunting is outlawed.
Dale Earnhardt: Is he really that good of a driver that people are making all this fuss over landing him on their team? Hendricks Motor Sports doesn't want him and that should tell you something. Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Tony Stewart are all better drivers and even guys like Mark Martin have performed better over the last few years. I think it's mostly name recognition because wins certainly are not a factor in wanting this guy or you would choose 10 other drivers for your team.
LeBron: I would not bet against the Cavs when they play the Spurs this week. Of course, I still think the Pistons are cursed by having Flip Saunders as a coach and then bringing on one of the most unlucky players ever in Chris Webber. The Pistons never stood a chance and will never win another NBA title as long as Flip is at the helm. LeBron is the real deal and belongs with the big boys. Hopefully this is just one year of many to come and in the future the East will be a battle ground between the Cavs and Heat for supremacy.
NHL: Does anyone really care that the Ducks and Senators are playing for the Stanley Cup? I have seen zero on the major networks and I don't even know who is carrying the games on the TV. It should be a big deal, but it isn't. Of course the US is owning Canada again in what is essentially a Canadian sport. Sorry Dan!
Roger Clemens: He is now scratched from his first start because of some tightness in his groin. Geez, I get tightness in my groin every time I see Sharapova serve a tennis ball. I think it is all a ploy so that Roger can get his first start against the cellar dweller Pirates. He is sure to get a win against them, but oh how sweet it would be if the Buccaneers could somehow steel that game away from the Rocket. I have a feeling this is the deal that will eventually cost Brian Cashman his job.
French Open: Almost as bad as hockey but we do still have one lone American contending. Serena Williams advanced to the quarterfinals, but then again does anyone really care. Since Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi left center court, I just can't get into tennis. As much as I like Andy Roddick, the Americans don't have anyone that can stand toe to toe with Roger Federer. Of course we do have the Williams sisters, but tennis is only 25% of their life, and you just can't win forever when you are not dedicated to your sport. No matter how dominate you once were, the Williams sisters are finding out they can be beaten.
Floyd Landis: He doesn't stand a prayer in his arbitration meeting. With a manager trying to black mail Greg Lemond, any appeals chance he had is now shot. The guy cheated and we are about to see the first Tour de France title ever stripped, stripped from an American. Somewhere, I think Lance Armstrong is smiling because he is just so lucky it wasn't him. Armstrong is the Barry Bonds of cycling. He never tested positive, but was he really clean?
Hank Aaron: No one wants to say it, so I will. Aaron is a very bitter old man. The guy is a legend and an ambassador for the game of baseball. He went through hell breaking Ruth's record and he should know better than anyone what Barry is going through. He should attend the game or at least make an effort to attend. Also, he should publicly support Bonds as he approaches his record. Aaron probably used "greenies" which are not only illegal but are also on MLB's banned list of substances. If they are not performance enhancers then why are they banned? They do allow players to get up for games and perform and if Aaron used them then his record is just as tainted as Bonds. Get real Aaron and become a stand up guy. Bonds will break your record and you can look classy or petty. Which one is it going to be?
That's all I got for now, but I am sure I will start fuming over something else this weekend. I have graduation ceremonies this week as well as baccalaureate services today so I might not respond to any comments that quickly, but feel free to leave your opinions below.
"LeBron is the real deal and belongs with the big boys. Hopefully this is just one year of many to come and in the future the East will be a battle ground between the Cavs and Heat for supremacy."
Don't forget about Chicago Socal.
Do you think the Bulls have a shot at winning the East next season or do you think it will be a two horse race between the Heat and Cavs?
on hank aaron- there is a difference between getting death threats for being black and breaking the record and getting booed for cheating. you cannot compare the two. where do you get this info that aaron probably used greenies?
Last edited by JoshQPublic on June 3rd at 8:59 AM.
Hoff, Chicago will be a force, but they are lacking one dominant player. They may draft one or FA, but the real race is the Heat and Cavs.
Josh, read the biography and here is a quote from another source,
9.) Aaron hit 40 home runs with 96 RBIs and a .301 batting average in 1973 as a 39-year-old in his 20th professional season. In his autobiography “I Had a Hammer,” written with Lonnie Wheeler in 1991, Aaron admits to having experimented with “greenies” (amphetamines) while suffering through a rough stretch at the plate in 1968.
lets not allow yourselves to be played by the media. the whole issue with Aaron and racism is severely overstated. OK: he got death threats for being black. Barry gets them for simply being Barry. no one was actually going to try and take a shot at Aaron. if a mob had wanted him dead, no amount of police officers was gonna stop them. death threats used to be a way for losers and anti-social types to vent frustration. they could plan and scheme in their mother's basement all year and when the show came to town not a shot was ever fired. bombing a car is a simple as running speaker wire from one end of the car to the other. trust: when racists want black people dead, they go and get them... and they dont send you advanced notice, either. at the same time that Aaron was 'suffering' from death threats in his million dollar home, other blacks were getting dragged out of their homes in the middle of the night. i get pissed every time i hear about Aaron's 'troubles'. its #### that the average person eats up like caramel popcorn. its intriguing. also, no one wants to be the troll that asks for proof. well, here i am, Mr Aaron, show me evidence that someone did something other than write you some #### love note. was Aaron lynched? did i miss him getting chased thru the forest by hounds and guys in white hoodies?
be assured, Barry is getting death threats. but with todays tracking software, few people are dumb enough to send him letter bombs. today, flamers and potential death threat authors simply log into their favorite site and blog.
who takes Hank Aaron lightly? Me. i'm
Last edited by demonicume on June 3rd at 10:17 AM.
Demon, agreed. So do you think Aaron should attend? I do within reason. If he should give back to MLB as others are often being asked to do, he should try within reason to attend.
Last edited by socalsportsfan on June 3rd at 1:32 PM.
Thanks Marty, but you are not a rat??? Did I miss something?
Underage, why do you talk in the third person? "We care" Sounds like someone else I knew named Dusty. He often wrote in the third person. Just curious, do you hear voices in your head or do you always write from that perspective?
Socalsports ......... A-Rod's got no real problems as such. People are questioning his antics onfield ? Less we forget what about many of the players off the field antics ? Steroid use and many other unsundry undertakings ! Hell we've even got a baseball player in the Tampa Bay area , whose just been given a slap on the wrist by the legal system for threatening his now estranged wife. All he did was to send her a text message and a picture of a hand gun. And these supposed paragons of virtue are worried by A-Rod's onfield play. At least he wasn't spitting in the face of an opposing player or an official. And what of Piniella's own flare up with an official ?
Marginal outcry , a fine and a four game suspension. No real harm done !
Two new recent posts up under the tophatal guise. I'm Skip Bayless And I Purport To Be A Reporter Come Sports Journalist !
And then there's I'll Say What I Mean And Mean What I Say Does That Sound Right Hon ? If you've got the time have some fun whilst reading both posts.
And for good measure as I know you like the female form, there's Marginally Less Talented Than William Hung But At Least They're Better Looking Than Him ! Chimin'out .
