Tossing a simulated game...since it's been four years it may take a few rehab starts to find a groove....

It may be slightly dirty laundry now, but a little detergent/winning can clean that up, and as a result I am welcoming in Randy Moss, and mini-Albert Haynesworth into the fold for the Patriots.
There is no moral compass in professional sports, you bring in guys who you think can help you win, while hoping they don't completely embarrass the franchise. If Bill Belichick thinks these guys can get the Pats back to the Super Bowl then I'm all for it.
I do hope one offensive lineman obliterates our own African-American Michael Flatley just once on a block early in the season so we can get all the de-cleated jokes out of the way.

Which brings me to my next point, and I'll take feedback from the reader(s?) on this one, what are you supposed to do in a football brawl? Hockey players take their helmets off, and don't usually have facemasks anyway, baseball and basketball players don't wear pads and can rumble around for a bit. But in all honesty the intensity of the moment takes over and you want to win the fight on a football field what do you do? Use your most dangerous appendage on their most vulnerable spot. The end result; cleating someone's calf.


With that out of the way we need to break down more important issues with this guy. Such as, licensed or not who feels the need to take a handgun with them to their 6am workout? Last I checked Miami was not Spanish for Ramadi.
What illicit activities are you involved in that leaves you suspicious enough that someone is waiting for you in the parking lot?

All across New England next August will be the same phrase..."With the first pick in the 2007 (Insert comical acronym) Fantasy Draft, the (insert funny/borderline offensive team name) select, Tom Brady, quarterback New England Patriots.


It's all been downhill for the Yankees since Mr. Wilhelm left to become a scout for the Mets, they were able to survive a year or two without Wilhelm, and Costanza, but the dearth of a farm system can be blamed on the loss of such key personnel, and the inability to replace it.

There is nothing better than a 17inning game involving Vin Scully behind the mike, especially as I learn more about Ramon Valdez in innings 12-17 than I know about much of my extended family. However on Monday he was as much a casualty as both starting catchers from the marathon game, as much to my chagrin I tuned into a Dodgers home game, only to discover another voice (in this case Charley Steiner) polluting my ears.
Steiner is excellent, but when you anticipate Scully, everyone else sounds like Joe Morgan.

There was a neat feature in the Herald the other day in which all the Celtics talk about what they plan to do in the offseason to get better.
Noticeably absent was Doc Rivers, who at no point has ever said I need to coach 'em up better, or some variation of that cliché.
In any event there was one that scared me most and it was Gerald Green's response about paying pickup games to improve his defense. At least next year we'll be able to pinpoint exactly what his problem is, and where it stems from.

Seeing Greg Oden announce for the draft made me feel a little special inside, as I hope my lone voice, shouting "no more years" at the Alamodome last month may have made a difference. I also informed him from a great distance how good he'd look in green, but that got more than a few odd stares down in Republican country.
I will now attempt to not think, read, or talk about him for the next 20 days, and just try to let it happen, then again that didn't really work in high school with all the girls I though I had a chance with.

So seriously, was the elder DeOssie in charge of writing his kid's name down on the birth certificate, or did he just hand that off to Smerlas to take care of? At what point, and by whom was it discovered that little Zak was missing a C in his name?

I wasted 5 hours on the first round of the draft Saturday, and honestly I have nothing to really say. It was fun to watch, but analysis seems futile.


I want to care about the NHL playoffs, I really do. I have even a vested rooting interest, anyone playing Buffalo. I have also gone out of my way to check channel no. 62 each night the past couple weeks. But it never stays in the regular rotation, TNT, NESN, all the baseball package channels, and mindless click to ESPN, but invariably I always miss the good hockey stuff.
ESPN, I beg you, resurrect this sport and force me to pay attention by putting it on one of your 27 channels, and consistently leading Sportscenter at 6pm with it. Remember the motto of the Ocho, "if it's barely a sport we'll cover it."

Worst opening round of the playoffs in NBA history. (Mavs/Warriors excluded) I wish those damn JV games would start at 6 or 7, so the varsity could play at 930 allowing me to watch and still sleep at a reasonable hour. TNT I'm looking in your direction when I blame the fact that NBA games are now nearly as long as baseball.
Not only does the East suck, but it's boring as hell to watch.

There is the distinct possibility, that one of the following three teams will be participating in the Western Conference Playoffs...The Jazz Rockets, or everyone with a soul's personal favorite the Warriors.

Alex Cora is awesome, but having Remdog tell me how fundamentally sound he is every single time he ties his shoelaces properly is one prime reason for not wanting to see him in the every day lineup.

I'd like to thank Hideki Okajima for fixing a flaw in my softball mechanics, all this talk about him looking directly at the ground made me realize, that's exactly what I do. Anyways, problem now solved, and it's amazing how much easier it is to throw strikes when actually looking at the target the whole time.

I'll be honest I don't know how long this will last, but with my hopeful impending departure from the world of professional writing, I'd like to keep some outlet, and this seems like the place to do it. As I become more "web page" savvy I'll try to make this not look like a blank screen with some writing on it, but for now this is the deal.