Thursday, February 14, 2008

February 14 update

On Wednesday February 13, 2008 Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee testified in front of The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. It was great political theater and made for great TV on a snowed in day. After watching this hearing, I have more questions than answers. Who was telling the truth? I have to say that Mr.. McNamee was more credible, not by much though. If Andy Pettitte was such a friend to Clemens why did he not tell him of his HGH use? Why did Roger Clemens trust Brian McNamee so much? McNamee is not a medical doctor and is not licensed to give drugs. He is a PhD and not a MD. Why did Clemens not look into this? This will continue as the Justice Department has stated an investigation.

The most over-rated event of the year is the NFL Pro Bowl. Who cares about the Pro Bowl, it is at the end of the year after the Super Bowl. The NFL should get rid of the game, still have teams but have them compete in skills events like the quarterback challenge and the linebacker challenge. The conferences would still compete against each other with the NFC VS. the AFC. Like I said before, the skills competitions are the best part of All-Star weekend. Speaking of All-Star games, this weekend is the NBA All-Star game. Saturday is the Slam Dunk contest and the 3-point shootout. It also includes the skills challenge that has become a fan favorite. One star to watch Saturday is Rudy Gay from UCONN in the Slam Dunk contest. Should be fun.

Also this weekend is the 50th Daytona 500. This year should be quite interesting in NASCAR. The most poplar driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. from Dale Earnhardt Incorporated, the team his dad built to Hendrick Motorsports. . Tony Stewart’s (my guy) team moved from using Chevrolet’s to using Toyota’s. All the teams are using new safely improved bodies on all tracks this year. The end of the race is always fun.

Talk to you in a few weeks, I’M off to San Diego, California on business.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

The Super Bowl aftermath

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I don’t believe what just happen! I’M still in shock that the Pats lost. I’M not going to blame the coach or the Pats players. Full credit to the Giants and Eli Manning for having a great game plan and while their defense put pressure on Brady all through the game. The Pats usually score on the other teams mistakes and they did not this time. I’M talking about the one interception that Manning threw. Also, a key mistake that they did not take advantage of was, the too many players on the field penalty late in the game. This penalty gave the Pats a first down deep in Giants territory.

What a game! This was the most watched Super Bowl of all times and the second biggest event in TV history. 97.5 Million people watched this classic. It had all the ingredients of a great game: a tight contest with a thrilling finish and of course the Pats going for the undefeated season. This was the best Super Bowl probably in my lifetime. To bad the Pats could not win but it was not their day.

In other sports news, on Monday the winningest men’s coach in college basketball, Bob Knight has resigned from Texas Tech. Knight was known as much for being a brilliant coach as he was for having a fiery temper. Knight will be best remembered as the coach at Indiana from 1972 to 2000 when he got fired for choking a player. He also had a love hate relationship with the media and the referee’s. He is also infamous for throwing a chair during a game. Love him or hate him you have to respect him for never breaking a NCAA rule. He also always had a high graduation rate. He did win 3 national championships, an Olympic Gold Medal and 902 career victories. His 1976 NCAA championship team went undefeated, a feat no team has accomplished since. He is the all time best coach and his fans and the media are going to miss him. I’M a little surprised by timing of this announcement. Texas Tech has 10 games left in the season, so why leave midway through the season? His mantra is “My Way” by Frank Sinatra, so I guess he did it his way.


Jamie