Guess What Bitches, I’m Back
Back after my 3 week tour of Europe, Asia, and the Sub-Continent. Okay it was not that luxuries, it was in gyms across the southeastern United States working basketball camps, and getting in a little golf. I have been hounded recently about my lack of posts recently, sorry a-holes sometimes I just don’t have time. In my travels and three week hiatus I have encountered some strange and intriguing things: Strippers, midgets in SHEETZ, over-sized black men, teenage girls locked in a college dorm, and naked 63 year old man whom I call boss (Darby & Mark you know what I’m talking about)!!
All in all it was a much needed break from the day to day grind of entertaining all you schmucks. There are a piss load of posts that will be forth coming this week. July is a great time for me to air all of my grievances, it is my Festivus. You will be wowed with my tails of a high school girls basketball camp, my lust for strip clubs but my always feeling out of place, more movies reviews, the baseball mid season awards and wrap up, the NBA Finals recap (below), and of course my thoughts leading up to, during, and after the NBA draft, the most overrated single event in the history of sports (Included in the Draft coverage is my exclusive interviews with UNC Tar Heel prospects Marvin Williams & Sean May).
Some important things have happened over these three weeks, most notably the up and down season of my beloved New York Yankees and the NBA Finals. As predicted on this site almost a year ago the San Antonio Spurs won their 3rd title in 7 years and 2 out of the last 3. This team knows how to win and there are a few reasons why. First, they have Tim Duncan; this guy is great anyway you slice it. Secondly, is Many Ginobili. They put up a graphic about what this guy has won over the last 5 years and it was unbelievable. All he does is win championships, including 2 NBA titles and a Gold Medal over the last 3 years. I predicted last summer that the signing of Brent Barry would put the Spurs over the top to winning the championship. Now Dan and I have debated the merits of that statement, but I guess what I meant was Barry was the type of player that Spurs always get and need. They have their stars but then they round out their roster with quality veterans, guys like Barry, Robert “Big Shot Bob” Horry, Bruce Bowen, and Nazr Mohammed. Barry played great in certain stretches during the playoffs, and times when he wasn’t doing the job then it was Bob Horry who was doing it. The Spurs understand what kind of team and what kind of players it takes to win. I believe Horry may retire this season and Mohammed is a free agent but the Spurs will find the right guys to give themselves another run at a title.
Now let’s talk about the Yanks. This team still lacks a pitching staff worth a damn. I was against most of their moves all winter long in regards to their pitching staff. Josh knows my feelings on Carl “Big Fly” Pavano (he has only given up 18 HR’s this season) and Mike Mussina has been on a steady decline over the last 3 seasons. Randy Johnson’s ineffectiveness is a mystery; this guy was virtually unhittable last season. And the experiment that needs to end is the Sean Henn project (his ERA is only 11.12 and hitters are batting a poultry .360). Bernie “Double Play” Williams need’s to be put out into the pasture, and he can take Tony Womack, Tino Martinez, and Jorge “Pop Out” Posada. All this being said they are only 5.5 games out. And I know Marty Met and Danny “Hojo” Price will come on here with there Met haters attitudes and slam the Yanks because they won 2 out of 3 in the Bronx this weekend, but last time I checked the Metropolitan’s are firmly in last place. The Yanks are fine, there is still a lot of season to go, and they are showing some signs of life. They will be right there in the thick of things for a quality center fielder at the trade deadline and down the stretch in September.
The NBA Draft Preview Issue will be out late Tuesday afternoon. Be sure to check back before you turn on the draft!!
All in all it was a much needed break from the day to day grind of entertaining all you schmucks. There are a piss load of posts that will be forth coming this week. July is a great time for me to air all of my grievances, it is my Festivus. You will be wowed with my tails of a high school girls basketball camp, my lust for strip clubs but my always feeling out of place, more movies reviews, the baseball mid season awards and wrap up, the NBA Finals recap (below), and of course my thoughts leading up to, during, and after the NBA draft, the most overrated single event in the history of sports (Included in the Draft coverage is my exclusive interviews with UNC Tar Heel prospects Marvin Williams & Sean May).
Some important things have happened over these three weeks, most notably the up and down season of my beloved New York Yankees and the NBA Finals. As predicted on this site almost a year ago the San Antonio Spurs won their 3rd title in 7 years and 2 out of the last 3. This team knows how to win and there are a few reasons why. First, they have Tim Duncan; this guy is great anyway you slice it. Secondly, is Many Ginobili. They put up a graphic about what this guy has won over the last 5 years and it was unbelievable. All he does is win championships, including 2 NBA titles and a Gold Medal over the last 3 years. I predicted last summer that the signing of Brent Barry would put the Spurs over the top to winning the championship. Now Dan and I have debated the merits of that statement, but I guess what I meant was Barry was the type of player that Spurs always get and need. They have their stars but then they round out their roster with quality veterans, guys like Barry, Robert “Big Shot Bob” Horry, Bruce Bowen, and Nazr Mohammed. Barry played great in certain stretches during the playoffs, and times when he wasn’t doing the job then it was Bob Horry who was doing it. The Spurs understand what kind of team and what kind of players it takes to win. I believe Horry may retire this season and Mohammed is a free agent but the Spurs will find the right guys to give themselves another run at a title.
Now let’s talk about the Yanks. This team still lacks a pitching staff worth a damn. I was against most of their moves all winter long in regards to their pitching staff. Josh knows my feelings on Carl “Big Fly” Pavano (he has only given up 18 HR’s this season) and Mike Mussina has been on a steady decline over the last 3 seasons. Randy Johnson’s ineffectiveness is a mystery; this guy was virtually unhittable last season. And the experiment that needs to end is the Sean Henn project (his ERA is only 11.12 and hitters are batting a poultry .360). Bernie “Double Play” Williams need’s to be put out into the pasture, and he can take Tony Womack, Tino Martinez, and Jorge “Pop Out” Posada. All this being said they are only 5.5 games out. And I know Marty Met and Danny “Hojo” Price will come on here with there Met haters attitudes and slam the Yanks because they won 2 out of 3 in the Bronx this weekend, but last time I checked the Metropolitan’s are firmly in last place. The Yanks are fine, there is still a lot of season to go, and they are showing some signs of life. They will be right there in the thick of things for a quality center fielder at the trade deadline and down the stretch in September.
The NBA Draft Preview Issue will be out late Tuesday afternoon. Be sure to check back before you turn on the draft!!
3 Comments:
Fuck the Yanks!!! God forbid the have a terrible season! The baseball world must come to an end. People make such a huge deal over the Yanks struggles, why? The writing has been on the wall since Paul Oneil retired. There's nothing GS can do now, and guess what??? They'll be even worse next year. Huge contracted guys will be another year older and worse. You want the Yanks to turn things around??? It's not going to be buy signing 3 of the top FA in the offseason. They gotta deal Posada NOW, gottta deal Mussina NOW, gotta deal Matsui NOW, gotta deal Gordon NOW!!! Live with the fact you will miss the playoffs this year, grab a bunch of AA and AAA prospects for these guys and add a few FA's in the off season. Bernie will be gone, Kotsay will help. Sign Ramon Hernandez to catch and the team will still have the major peices intact to build on.
As for the Mets, they are cursed, but at least fun to watch...until the bullpen gets a hold of the game!!
Hey, Sean May and Luther Head coming off the bench next year for the Nets is going to be HUGE!!!!!
So, if the pitching is the problem, which it obviously is, why are the Yakoffs so concerned about getting a center fielder. Last time I checked, Bernie wasn't the one giving up a walkoff bomb to Brian Roberts. He also didn't throw a bunt into the dugout, allowing the tying run to advance to third and not recording the out that the Orioles were giving to you. Just imagine what will happen when GS is gone, and his tow truck driving son-in-law is running things. Get used to third place.
I forgot, Mets are still in the cellar
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