So it is a rain delay for game two of the Yankees vs. Tigers post season battle. But have no fear ESPN is here... to... praise the great Derek Jeter. That is right every second of rain delay gives us one more second to praise the great Jeter. Seriously name one bad thing about Derek Jeter? ONE? And no looking eerily like Lance Bass doesn't count.
EERY. The only other think not to like about Jeter was his friendship with A-Rod, but now that they are teammates he hates Pay-Rod as much as the rest of us. I guess you could say Jeter is evil because he is a product of the Evil Empire known as the Yankees, but the fact that he wasn't just purchased for a couple hundred million at a local Phillies/A's garage sale is refreshing enough to not hate him for being a Yankee. He is a Yankee not a disloyal Mariner turned Yankee.
I hate the Yankees but have realized that Jeter has worn down my hatred. He has just been too consistent, too good, and too much not too nice and not too a-holeish at the same time. He is a genuine superstar. Not a wannabe loved by everybody or need the attention guy. He gets his attention the old fashion way. By coming up huge in big time moments.
It makes you wonder if he is a fairy tail. Is Jeter just a figment of our imaginations? Do we think he is clutcher than he really is? Do we just see the crazy flip toss along the firstbase line to Jorge Posada and the diving catch into the crowd so many times that his clutchness is burned in to our mind?
Is he really just a good player living off a few huge moments?
Well the awnser is no. He really is THIS clutch. Whatever it is that made Jordan, Ali, and Pele great... well Jeter has that something. Sure his is surrounded by the best money can buy but he remains the best of the best. He is the best player on the best team in baseball. He has World Series rings laying around his kitchen. And last night he added another game to his legendary status. His Jeterness went 5 for 5. Only the 6th ever to get 5 hits in a playoff game and only the 2nd ever to get 5 hits in only 5 at bats. If that is not enough he went ahead and made the 5th hit a home run to go with a couple doubles and a few runs. Speaking of runs.... 84. That is the most postseason runs by any baseball player ever, it is also how many postseason runs Jeter has. Speaking of hits... 147. That is also the most hits in the postseason by any player and once again the same number that Jeter has. This Jeter guy also has a knack for hitting a homer at a rate per at bat that is half of what it is in the regular season. Love him or hate him Derek Jeter is this good. Only rain can mostly stop Derek Jeter.... mostly.
Something about living in Seattle and watching the Mariners drown in last place in the worst division in the American League just really builds up an appetite for football.
I love the Seahawks and the Huskies football teams, but the great thing about football is that I can watch any team and be pumped about the game. Last night I channel surfed between the Beavers pummelling of Eastern Washington on FSN while Seahawks were running all over the Raiders on NBC! The games really didn't matter one was OSU vs. EWU and the other was pre-season. BUT IT WAS FOOTBALL!!!
So much better than watching the Mariners lose a real close baseball game in the regular season. I love baseball. I even try to go to the desert and catch Spring Training. But when the season is over I am not shedding any tears and when my team is losing I start daydreaming of football real soon. Football is special. Hell I am not even sick of hearing about TO drama yet.
You don't get up early on Saturday to watch college baseball teams from all over the country play all day.
If I started singing "Are you ready for some baseball" at work during a regular Monday, I am pretty sure everyone would just stare at me. But we will get up Monday morning smiling on our way to work knowing that after the long day a football game between two teams we most likely could care less about are going to play each other. Its football.
I have tickets for the Washington Huskies vs. super power San Jose St. The two teams combined for a total of 5 wins last season. OUCH!! I can honestly tell you I have been thinking about this game every minute of every day all week. I have been losing sleep to see a couple of under achieving teams go at it. Sure it is the season opener and I have hope for drastic improvement from last season, but really I am just fired up to see college football.
Conversely I went to the Red Sox vs. Mariners game last week. Good game. M's won!! But the only time I thought about that game was on my way to it and I was wondering if I was going to be able to find free parking? I did. I have a small car. Saves gas and usually finds free parking.
That is the difference between football and baseball. One we enjoy because we are sportsnutts. The other we can barely live without.
Outstanding citizen, leader, and humanitarian Albert Belle sentenced to three months in jail.
Why?
He loved too much. Some may say it is weird to use your money on expensive GPS tracking devices in order to know wherever your ex-girlfriend is at all times. I say that is true love.
Some say it is childish to call your ex-girlfriend and hang up everytime she awnsers. Is a childs heart not the purest?
So what he showed up outside her house and followed her all over the country. I know of some very rich musical artist who made a lot of money singing things like "ain't no mountain high enough to keep me away from you," Then when someone actually shows that kind of fortitude and love and what do they get? Three months in jail. What is this world coming to?
I just hope his ex-girlfriend is proud of what she has done. I hope she sleeps well at night. Will see if she comes crawling back to the charming Albert after no one else pays her so much attention.
As for Belle. Jail didn't keep Mary Kay Laterno away from her beloved I doubl it will slow down Belle.
Once again an American owns the Tour De France and once again everyone is trying to take him down. It happened to the great Lance Armstrong everytime he won the Tour and he to this day is hasseled by the naysayers. Now they are after Floyd.
So what he failed his test and had incredibly high levels of testosterone? He naturally has high levels of testosterone.
So how come he never had naturally high testosterone before this? We don't know but we know for sure that when they test the backup he will be found clean and innocent.
Well how come the backup showed he had synthetic testosterone? Its all Politics. I could sit here and argue semantics forever!
Wait that is not an awnser!?! Ok fine he was tired. Don't you know when you are fatigued you produce ridiculously high levels of testosterone and then blow by all the bikers around you. I mean come on! Everybody knows that.
Floyd Landis is INNOCENT. If you don't believe me just ask him... or his lawyers or wait for the B test to come out and prove the believers right and the critics wrong.
Wow just finished watching the All-Star game and have some questions for fellow viewers.
Was the pre-game really two hours longer than the game?
Is David Wright really that cool?
Did it seem like the Bud Selig show to you?
Can Vladimir Guerrero hit any pitch out of the park?
Were you as surprised as I to see Ichiro hit the suck cycle? - strike out, ground out, pop out.
Were you just waiting for Bud Selig to say "this Bud's for you"
Did the award ceremony make you want to buy a Chevy Avalanche?
At any point during the game did you think that the National League had a glimmer of hope of winning this time?
Are you like me and tired of cheering for your home team and just want to embrace your home league? AL kicks tail. I am so proud to be an AL fan.
Do you think Bud Selig is trying to launch an acting career with all of his face time?
Were there really award interruptions every other inning?
Did you just have the tv on and were just kind of paying attention but mostly not and never really even saw one pitch?
Do you feel closer to Bud Selig?
Do you find it strange that Bronson Arroyo was the 8th best pitcher on the Red Sox but is actually PLAYING in the All-Star game for the National League?
Did you know that Bronson Arroyo is also in a band?
Is Bud Selig the greatest commisioner ever?
Is Bronson the greatest acoustic guitar player alive?
HE IS BACK!!! Not only back to playing baseball in the Independent leagues but back taking down the MLB. Mafia Legion of Baseball. That is right. Jose Canseco is playing baseball and investigating the MLB. Opening our eyes to the evil that Bud Selig is up to. Canseco actually called the MLB "the mafia."
Crying about being blackballed and all the protection of big names and blackballing of Cubans that is still active in the Majors.
All I know is that after I read Juiced, everyone Canseco accused either got busted, mysteriously lost tons of weight, retired, got injured, or just plain dissapeared. The man speaks the truth.
Save our National pastime Canseco. You are our only hope.
Ok buckle your seatbelts and enjoy the best list in the history of the planet. Its going to be a bumpy ride full of excitement and controversy, but ladies and gentlemen here it is your top 10 sports derrieres.
10. Derek Jeter I am no Yankee fan, but lets be honest, no shortstop has made as many hardcore baseball fans out of once uninterested moms, sisters, girlfriends, and wives. Jeter's moneymaker not only brings in the fans but brings in the rings. One clutch derriere starts this list off.
9. Mia Hamm Americans are hesitant to embrace two things in life - soccer and women's sports. This didn't stop Hamm from becoming a major American sports icon, leading U.S. women to World Cup glory and snagging herself a shortstop of her own. Jeter has the rings but Nomar's got Mia's ... Hamm.
8. Danica Patrick Ever been on a long road trip? If you have you know that as the miles pile on your bumper gets tired and sore. With that fact in mind it is even more amazing that Danica rides on against the men's top Indy racers. It is only a matter of time until Danica and her trunk find themselves toughing out a victory lap against the boys.
7. Cecil and Prince Fielder I guess a homerun swing really is all in the jeans. Prince can thank his dad for inheriting a rump that blasts out the long balls. This new booty might not even have to take the family "Field" trip to Japan.
6. Nancy Lopez It is not a pretty site but this old school rump shaker gets a birdie for consistency and sheer mass.
5. Maria Sharapova Unlike another bombshell blonde tennis star, this girl actually wins. It is a good thing too, because when you win, we all get to stare... I mean watch you play alot more matches.
4. Shaquille O'neal You thought that Kobe and Wade were the sidekicks that helped Shaq get four rings. Wrong. The only sidekick Shaq needs is his Diesel fueled mid-rear engine.
3. Ronaldo It takes a powerful behind to get the President of Brazil calling to find out how much excess meat your hauling. But that is exactly what happened withe World Cup's all-time leading scorer - Fat Ronaldo. While the world worries about the size of Ronaldo's butt, his coach just keeps playing the superstar and watching his butt... kick!
2. Serena Williams When Serena and her kuzunga are in full-effect they are the most unstoppable force in the history of women's tennis. Serena's booty is so mighty it makes J-Lo's bon-bon shake. Even the US Army knows where Serena is hiding her weapon of #### destruction. Congrat's Serena you own the number two spot on the list and the numer one amongst all the women.
1. Charles Barkley The "Round Mound of Rebound" carved out a Hall of Fame NBA career with a "mound" that could box opponents twice his height. This tank #### provided power, balance, and surprising hops. Sure Barkley's derriere had a great NBA career, but what is more impressive is that it also following that success with another successful career. Barkley is now making good dough talking out of his butt. Now that is one talented derriere.
Round 3 all my dear sportsnuttz. Buckle your seatbelts cuz you are about to go for a ride. HA HA! Here are the lovely topics thought up by the Ryan Seacreast of blog contest's meestah detroitsports himself.
1. Which athelete do you idolize the most and why?
2. If you could live with only 1 sport, what would it be and why?
3. Of these four people, Wayne Gretzky, Hank Aaron, Joe Montana, or Michael Jordan, who do you think made the biggest impact on his sport?
1. My truest awnser has already been blogged about here on MAy 26th. You can read it by scrolling down a couple blogs. But since I do not want to submit old material, here is my next choice.
Satchel Paige. I don't know much about him since I was not alive when he played, but what I do know is astonishing. He was an unstoppable force in the #### leagues posting records such as 21 straight wins and 64 consecutive scoreless innings. Unthinkable stats. He played year round not like today's 200 inning weenies, and even famously pitched in 29 games in one month. He pitched year round traveling to the Carribean leagues during the #### League off-season. He had one goal in mind and that was to pitch in the Major Leagues. The showman not only overcame racism but was pitching at age 42 and had an ERA of 2.48 in his first season with the Indians and in his 6 seasons had a career ERA of 3.29.
Joe Dimaggio considered him the "best and fastest pitcher I ever faced."
I can not imagine the trials Satchell went through to accomplish his goals. But I can and do admire both the physical and mental strength he must have had to accomplish what he did.
Paige is a hero and Hall of Famer in every since of the word(s).
2. Soccer. Not only am I a firm believer that the World Cup is the greatest sporting event in the history of sporting events. But it is also the sport I am best at. So instead of being lousy at golf or below average at basketball I think I will go ahead and live a life of being good at soccer.
The negative is I would not be satisfied with just MLS so I would have to get Dish TV so I could watch the foreign leagues.
If it is just what sports I would want to just watch. There is nothing like the NFL. Sacks, endzone dances (hopefully), breaking tackles, cheerleaders. Football is the most entertaining sport in my book.
3. Michael Jordan. Not only did he change basketball but the landscape of sports media as we know it. He is his OWN BRAND. His logo is known around the world. The NBA is a billion dollar industry. High schoolers can sign 90 million dollar shoe deals before even stepping on an NBA court. The NBA and basketball as a whole went from a niche sport to being one of the most popular sports in the world.
Tony Parker, Dirk Nowitzki, Emanuel Ginobili, Yao Ming, and more are in the NBA because Michael Jordan was a global super star. He not only had the biggest impact on his sport but a massive impact on marketing, media, world relations, and all sports.
He also improved relations with the universe. Lets not forget Space Jam. "His Airness" played against aliens for goodness sakes. Jordan truly did change the are galaxy.
Alright ladies and gentlemen my millions of readers worldwide. the Sportsnutt is in round 2 of Detroitsports incredibly prestigous writing contest. A load of topics this time around. Tuff tuff questions.
1. If you could take away any sport which one would it be and why.
2. You could go into the past and meet with someone who would it be?
3. If you played in a sport, what postition would you want to play at?
1. My first thought was to give hockey the axe. Why? Well I can't say I missed it while it was gone last year. But the Miracle Ice was special, this postseason has had may madness upsets, and I loved playing roller hockey as a kid.
Then I realized this might have to be an easy one. POKER. If there was no poker than there would be NO poker on TV. Which is what I really hate. I don't hate playing poker I just hate the poker television invasion. I wan't to WATCH action on ESPN or FSN not a fat guy in sunglasses debating for 15 minutes whether or not he is going to call.
2. This is an easy one. See I have a whole game plan thought out. I figure if I can go into the past then I probably have the technology to bring whoever back into the future with me. So here is my plan. I will get my sports agents liscense. You can get one online for like $1000 bucks. I will get some pictures of honey's way hotter than Delilah. I will go back to Bible times and meet Samson. You know the guy with the long hair that tore apart a lion with his barehands and could destroy villages all by himself.
Then I would show him some pics of potential Delilah replacing chicks to get him to sign a contract with me. Take him back to the future and imagine the possiblilities. You thought "Bo knows everything." Imagine Samson. He would make Bonds look little, Ray Lewis look gentle, and Ron Artest look normal. I am talking about a multi-sports mega star.
Think of the advertising dollars I would make alone. Johnny Damon didn't cut his hair for a season or two. Samson didn't cut his hair ever. I am talking Billion Dollar deals. Drew Rosenhaus and ol BoreASS will feel broker than broke compared to me. I won't need any other clients so I will seem like the nice gentle Jerry Maguire type.
"Samson help me, help you."
The best part of this idea is in the end I am going to STICK it to the YANKEES. After a few years will go for the gusto. A multi billion dollar guaranteed deal with the Yankees. Samson will show up with a fresh new hair cut and suddenly not be able to pick up a bat. I can't wait to see the BOSSES face when that happens.
3. My favorite sport is soccer. I play in some local leagues and get the joy of scoring goals and such. So even though that was my first choice I thought. Nah I am already decent with that. Lets just be happy with my ability to play at a good high school level. If I am going to play any position I want to be an NBA small forward. Fast high flying 6'8 super athlete. I will dunk on fools and laugh at normal people that are my (REAL) height. I will work harder than most of the lazy NBAers making my mix of atleticism and work ethic a near impossible force to stop. I will rally hard to get on the Cav's so I can ride the coattails of Lebron to a number of NBA titles. And then when he retires and the next Lebron comes along I will get myself air time by saying how much better the next Lebron is than the old Lebron was at that same stage.
The hottest pro spouse is right here.... KA BLAMM - O
First before I even tell you who's wife this is lets just judge the hotness factor. This is not your protoypical barrell chested blonde athlete wife (not that anyone is opposed to that very respectable tradition). This is an exotic golden beauty. She gets points for not only being fine, but for standing out amongst the many hot athlete wives. I got to give Greek super model Aleka Kamila 10 out of 10.
Now if this is not enough to get your vote. Her husband will REALLY put her over the top. This lady is the wife of none other than bugly ol Peja Stojakovic. One of the uglier players in the NBA. This isn't Ray Allen or Tom Brady's wife. Not Jeter or A-Rod people. Peja friecking Stojakovic. Even if he is a millionaire this girl is Barry Bonds steroid pumped home run ball out of his league.
This pale, goofy toothed, hair parted in the middle mug is married to that rocket bodied beauty above. It is MAD-NESS!!!!! Props to Peja. He is my hero.
2. I should definetely be in the next round because every good contest needs a little controversy. And since I was not invited in the contest nor responded anywhere near the deadline. Who better than ME should be in this contest. And if you are still questioning just scroll back up to that Peja's wife.
So now that it is almost all said and done are you impressed??
Just last year when Bonds came back from that knee injury and starting bombing baseballs over the fence in late September I was impressed!!!
Now that he has hit 714 I am as unimpressed as anyone could be with 714 homeruns. I have talked and blogged about Bonds as much as the next person. Trying to get a grasp on this whole thing. I have joked about the roids, jeered Bonds, and cheered Bonds. But until today I did not know whether or not I would be in awe or just "oh he did it" about number 714. Maybe 715 or some other Bonds hit will change my perspective. But for now I am not impressed.
I doubt anyone was unsure or unimpressed with any of Ruth's 714.
How many of Bonds homers have I been impressed with. 73. Now I wonder if that was 73 too many.
This sportsnutt is unimpressed. Now the rest of you nuttz.... ARE YOU IMPRESSED???
Barbaro suffers a tragic fracture in running of the Preakness.
Barrett gives Pierzynski a wake up punch.
9 games in a row without a homer for Bonds and we all knew it was coming, but you couldn't help but hope it never would. Now the chase for Henry Aaron's record begins. We can only hope it stands. Aaron's is the most legit record of them all anyway. No roids, not an all white league, Aaron did it clean and against the best. Josh Gibson homers in the #### league are as legitimate as Ruth's in the white league and Bonds on roids. So all I can hope is that Aaron hangs on.
Watching the Preakness was tough. And not just because I lost money on an office pool. I had Bernadini and paid extra for Barbaro and traded dini. My trade seemed to curse Barbaro and I feel very bad about it. Nothing worse than seeing such a beautiful horse pull up lame. Sad. I hope he does not become glue and can make a glorious comeback studding.
Good luck Barbaro!
Then what about that punch Michael Barrett threw. At first glance I thought it was WAY uncalled for. But after a few takes he probably gave Pierzynski what he deserved. AJ tackled Barrett AFTER he dropped the ball, then SLAMS the plate and then while heading to the dugout gives Barrett one last dip of the shoulder. IF I was Barrett and had just been mowed I might have socked AJ too. I think he will get about 30 games but I hope he gets less. AJ will probably get 5 to 10, but I would like to see him get 10-15. I think all pro sports need to start punishing the instogators more. Ben Wallace got 5 games in the famous Palace brawl and he created the WHOLE thing. And I am a Pistons fan!
Anyway a pretty good brawl. Should make for another interesting game tomorrow.
Bonds I hope you struggle to hit 715.
Barrett good luck with a small suspension.
And Barbaro I hope a long life of great sex is ahead of you.
So what kind of power does this girl of Albert Belle's got going? She must be the most fly toxic honey out there cuz Belle can't get over her. Gets busted for stalking with the GPS on the girl's car. Following her all over the planet. Now my boy Belle is on the bell. Calling the girl and hanging up non stop. So the girl tells the cops and they trace the calls and bing #### boom Albert Belle busted for stalking again!!! HA HA HA!!!
Man you telling me a rich ex athlete can't find another girl. He is just sprung on this one. The lust of his life. Belle is a crazy man. From the corked bat, reporter bashing, trashing sinks, the rehabs, fan chasing, nutty talking, and now full time stalker.
One of a kind. He doesn't even know his name.
90 Remember Joey Belle. Joey changed his name to Albert after a year in rehab.
91 Then he becomes Albert and tossed a ball at fan for heckling. good aim though hit him plunk in the chest.
93 mound charging. A zillion DNP CD for "lack of hustle." Bar fights in May of 93.
94 Back to the corked back you got to give props to ol Jason Grisley for crawling along the ceiling to switch Belle's corked bat with Sorrento's - too bad the bat was a different color and said Sorrento. Still that is a BOY man. That is yo dogg busting the spider man to save your ace.
95 Halloween ol Albert chasing some kids in his car for being egged. This guy can not get out of trouble. Nothing too major though. Its always the edge of awful.
96 SI's photographer Tony gets jacked by a baseball Belle tossed. "accidental say Belle." 5 game suspension in June for a forearm shiver
"he was in my way"
Then of course losing 50 K for gambling.
97 gives the fans the bird. Skips BP and the All-Star game workout, sits out HR derby, and then shocked that he was sat during the AS game.
98 The best part is AFTER all of this the Orioles give him a 5 year 65 MILLION dolla deal. OH yeah lets make THIS GUY the highest paid O in history.
99 Belle gets in a shouting match with skipper Ray Miller... couple days later Belle gets suspended the first suspension for Bell in a MIRACULOUS stretch of 392 games.
00 First injury of his career sat out 20 games. The rest is history.
Feb. 06 GPS stalking
May 06 Phone call stalking. I just hope this girl is stupid fly.
Anybody watch the Bonds on Bonds eps? I tuned in for the first three and found them rivetingly boring. It was contrived, uninteresting, and yet I didn't want to miss any of it. The entire steroids issue is fascinating. JUICED Canseco's book of lies that all came true. Read it and loved it. Its the Foul Ball of our time - Jim Bouton must be proud.
*714 Bonds........ You got to asterisks these guys. Once Selig's exhaustive PR/investigation of Bonds turns up with what we all already know - he is pumped with more muscle building drugs than a herd of future Big Mac burgers- you darn well better put the ol * next to his record and do it to Mcgwire and Sosa too.
Is Bonds chase bad for baseball? Probably but I got to say I watch every at bat they update. I am tuning in to see him break the record, see who gets the ball, how much it sells for on ebay, etc. etc. etc. I am interested in the entire STEROIDS chase. I am sick of it and GLUED to it at the same time. I am like baseball in that way a very confused transition period.
As far as the Babe... the gr8 Bambino, sultan of swat, the man the myth the legend. His record had already been broken by aaron and it didn't put a scratch into his legend. The Babe will always be the greatest homerun hitter that ever lived even if he wasn't. Thats the beauty of legends.
JC
Me personally, have never considered myself a fan of BB. Always respected his game, but never considered him one of my faves. Perhaps cuz I always considered Griffey, Jr as my #1 athlete in sports, and Bonds never had the charisma or pure joy for the game as Junior.
That being said, I don't HATE on the man. Why single out Bonds among a generation of juicers?!? He is NOT the only one deserving of an asterisk. So what that he's about to pass up the legendary Babe? Is there any other record in any sport where we pay so much attention to being #2 in the history books? No one even knows who is #2 behind Wilt's 100 points, or Joe D's 56-gm hit streak. So no one will make a big deal of someone finishing runner-up to those hallowed marks. No need to make a big deal about 715 until the man approaches 755...and I just don't see that happening.
Haters all need to get a life. Stop hating someone as if he's the only guilty individual. Blame the system, blame MLB for pretending ignorance. Don't hate the player. Hate the game.
is married to that rocket bodied beauty above. It is MAD-NESS!!!!! Props to Peja. He is my hero.
