Friday, August 22, 2008

Where are Craig Sager's crazy suits?

Watching the U.S. play Argentina, there's not a whole lot to analyze. Team USA is absolutely dominating every aspect of the game and with Manu Ginobli being hurt, Argentina's gold medal hopes are about to be crushed.

Even though the game is boring, I want to know where are Craig Sager's crazy suits? He wears them all the time while reporting for the NBA and I think NBC should have allowed him to bring his eccentric wardrobe to Beijing. The polos they force every sideline reporter to wear are boring and I think his suits would liven up the broadcast. Without his suits, Sager turns into just another annoying sideline reporter. (Wouldn't that purple blazer make the blowouts easier to watch?)

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Usain Bolt is really fast

In case you didn't know or haven't heard, Usain Bolt is the fastest freaking human on earth. He's destroyed both the 100m and 200m dash world record. In those races he's been clocked at speeds of nearly 30 mph!! If he ran in a school zone he'd get a speeding ticket. Some team in the NFL has to bring this guy into training camp and turn him into the fastest receiver in the league.

If you have been living under a rock though, click here.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

This week in %$@! stupid...

The Cincinnati Bengals re-signed wide receiver Chris Henry and officially confirmed that they do not under any circumstances want to be taken seriously as a professional football organization.

The Bengal's say this move comes out of a depletion of its wide receivers. I say it's a move in extreme stupidity. As a Steelers fan, I love seeing the Bengals turn back into the Bungles but even this seems a little hard to take. Watching the Bengals run into character issues on a regular basis has been incredibly entertaining but this move makes the Bengals seem as if they can't get out of their own way.

Just because their receiving corps is a little low right now does not mean Cincinnati has to flush their principles down the toilet. I, like everyone else, thought the Bengals were finally cutting ties with everyone that was holding them back but this signing is a giant step backward.

In case you're not familiar with Henry's situation, he's been arrested five times since being drafted by the team in 2005 so it's not like he hasn't had a second chance (or third or fourth). If you're the owner of the Bengals, how can you seriously consider bringing Henry back with all the crap he's done over the years? He's a good receiver, but no where near being good enough to put up with his antics. He would have to play like Jerry Rice in his prime to even think about keeping him around.

As an organization, how can you think people will take you seriously if just months ago you proclaimed to everyone that you were cleaning house and only accepting high character guys? Do you think you're fans are stupid? You have to if you think people can just ignore what Henry's done and act like nothings happened.

I'm glad I'm a Steelers fan because I couldn't take putting up with such a joke of an organization. Have fun looking up at the other teams in the division this year.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

USA!! USA!! USA!! (and other quick thoughts from the Olympics)

  • If Michael Phelps gets his 8 gold medals in Beijing, he has to be put in the same category as Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan and Lance Armstrong as the best athlete in his respective sport. (He also owes Jason Lezak a Ferrari)
  • If I had 6 months of training, I could compete in the dressage portion of equestrian. For those who don't follow the sport, here's a synopsis: all you have to do is hop on a horse, put on a top hat and trot your horse around some sand for a few minutes. That's right, they actually give out medals for this.
  • There's no way the Chinese girl gymnasts are as old as the government says they are. The Chinese really gave their age away when they drank juice boxes and ate orange slices between routines.
  • This US Men's Basketball team is focused and ready to win gold. From all reports, they're doing and saying all the right things off the court. All this team needs to do is stay focused and play hard (so far so good) and the gold medal is theirs. When this group of talent decides they want to play well, no one in the world can beat them. (see: Greece and world-champion Spain)
  • The color commentators for gymnastics need to stop praising the Chinese so much (they're good, we get it) and over-analyzing every single mistake in the competition, especially from the US.
  • Is it just me or is the music before commercials during USA basketball games from the late 90's NBC broadcasts of the NBA? It'd be awesome if it was, that's the best theme music from any NBA broadcast. Either way, here's a link to nostalgia.