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Life With Ryan Leaf

Oh how the mighty have fallen. I use the term "mighty" extremely lightly. Ryan Leaf was mighty alright. Mighty good at throwing interceptions and mighty great at being the top bust in NFL Draft history. It takes a good amount of suck in one's system to do the things he does. Just when you think the dude couldn't top his level of infamy, he goes ahead and does it. I'm nominating Ryan Leaf into induction of the "Tyson Zone". Bill Simmons, if you're reading this, put him in the "Tyson Zone". You know you want to.

If you haven't heard yet, a warrant was issued for Leaf in Texas. He's being charged with "one count of burglary to a habitation, seven counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and one count of delivery of a simulated controlled substance".

Pretty harsh charges if you ask me.

All I'm saying is that this is a sad story. It doesn't get much worse than Leaf's situation. For the rest of his life he will be known as the guy who epically failed in the NFL. And for an equally epic blow up in the locker room. Has this guy had plenty of chances to turn his life around. Absolutely. Does he deserve another chance? Probably not. But he does need to get in his mind that life is too short to screw up just because life has dealt us a bad hand. You may lose this hand but it doesn't mean you can't come back and win the next. (Oh God, I'm using an extended metaphor about life. I promised myself I wouldn't do this in the blog.) Truth is that Leaf does get some sympathy from me. I wouldn't exactly compare myself to this guy but I have made a few mistakes in the past few weeks. Things that I regret but can't turn back now. From the aspect of making mistakes, I guess me and Mr. Leaf have a few things in common. I just refuse to get charged with burglary or even do anything that would risk me being charged with anything. Period. I want to see Leaf turn his life around.

I can't say I've been to jail or experienced anything close to Ryan Leaf's life but in the short life I've lived so far I've had times in my life where the outlook seems bleak and dark. You just gotta use that to fuel your passion and overcome the demons. For every dark moment in life, you'll have an equal or greater shinning experience or experiences.

Seeing as Vick just got released from the Falcons, I could say the same exact thing about him. Actually I will. You can re-read the above and just replace Leaf with Vick.

I wish the best of luck to Michael Vick and Ryan Leaf in the future. Just cause these guys play(ed) pro football in the NFL doesn't mean they can't screw up a few times. They're human.

I totally agree with Vick being reinstated into the NFL but that's a topic for another post.

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And...You've probably already seen this but it never stops being funny.

That's it for today. I'm done.

Meet me in Hollywood, It's going down.

So it begins tonight. The 2009 NBA Finals.

The NBA Finals, the only sport without a semi-cool name for its championship. The NFL has the Super Bowl, baseball has the World Series, Hell, hockey, the zombie sport that won't completely die when you think it should have, has the damn Stanley Cup! Are you serious! And the best the NBA could come up with is the NBA Finals? +2 to the NBA for half-assing and unoriginality. I bet they came up with the name the same way Family Guy comes up with episode ideas. I'm petitioning David Stern to come up with a new name, like the the Basketball Extravaganza Championship sponsored by EA Sports. Okay, that name sucks but you get the point. Get sponsor names in the championship, like The Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi.

What the NBA Finals does have going in its favor: the trophy. The Larry O'Brien Trophy to be exact. That right there is dope. The dude who designed the trophy is a genius. The way I see it, I'd rather have the Larry O'Brien Trophy on top of my fireplace, while I'd rather have a NFL Super Bowl ring. The NFL knows how to pimp out a ring.

And now to the actual series. The unemployment line got longer last week when then Magic won the East. The creators behind the Vitamin Water and Nike LeBron/Kobe commercials should join the thousands of Americans filling out applications at Burger King. So it's going to be Orlando/L.A. Who would have thought that. Well, not David Stern. Regardless it's going to be a good series and these teams play their cards right, it might be a great series. A memorable one.

Orlando is basically facing LeBron West, a team with a superstar and a supporting cast (and I use the word supporting lightly) that isn't exactly Pippen and Rodman. So this series shouldn't be too different from what the Magic just went through. Only differences: 1)Kobe knows what he's doing on the big stage and 2)The Magic have have to do it in front of Jack Jack Nicholson. I know, Hollywood adds extra pressure. With that said...

I'm taking Orlando for their first NBA championship. They have a better outside game than the Lakers. If Orlando starts a 3 point shootout with them, I don't know how long the Lakers would be able to last. Right now, it's a toss up on how long the series will go. Van Gundy will find a way to lose a game, and Kobe's always that x-factor. My gut feeling is Magic in 6. I won't be surprised if it goes to a Game 7. Magic win regardless.

First post as an official writer lol.

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Had to get that out the way.

Sports talk.

Baseball - Sucks, it isn't a sport. LA Dodgers all day cause I like their history and Detroit Tigers cause they have a dope black pitcher and I have like 2 or their hats cause its a D.

Football - Saints all day, the defense it being picked up. NFC - Saints, AFC - Texans. Chad Ochocinco isn't gonna do shit next year unless palmer can PALM the ball off the bench, ya dig? I say Chris Johnson will be leading rusher and Andre Johnson leading reciever. Brees leading passer, duh.

Soccer - Barcelona all day.

Tennis - Nadal all day. He's got swag, and is endorsed by Nike out the ass, like a black athlete.

Basketball - Shaq comes out to support the Lakers, lol. He's fucked either way. I feel kinda bad for him. Magic take it in 6, though. Screw Barack's pediction.

Feels Like A Combination of Pardon The Interuption and Around The Horn.

To quote the quirky Woody Paige, "Why do I always have to straight you guys out?"

I forgive Rhys for he knows not what he does. I know where he's coming from. I was in his shoes long, long ago, in a time called 2003. A time before Boston won championships left and right. I know how it feels to support a loser team filled with lovable losers. It's cool. Cleveland is the new Boston circa 1918-2003. Emotions are high. Rhys has never known what it feels like to support a winning team. Give it time, Rhys. You'll get there. At least he never had a curse on his team. Always hold out for the Browns, right Rhys? All you need is hope. And change. It worked out for Obama. I don't see how it won't work out for "Believeland". That's all they have left, isn't it, belief.

Doucet trying to be all cool advertising and what not. Let me go a step further. Get at that new single, "Dizzy". Hottest track for summer '09. Hands down. http://www.zshare.net/audio/604371574b125d21/
And another thing. I'm above blog disrespect. I don't partake in such shenanigans. I'm more mature than that. I won't stoop down to their level. I won't fight back against Rhys. I've been through worse.

I'm not even going to respond to Gabbie. Even though she didn't make a post that was relevant or made sense, it was still cute. Especially her little crush on Zac Effron.

Screw You Juan

It's Doucet.

I have no current beef with you, but I feel like blog disrespect is what's hot on the streets... the E-streets. Na'mean young? Earl.

Last night, LeBroom showed me that he had a little bit of talent in the 4th. Of course, he's no Dirk or Kobe but he did show a wee bit o' promise. If only his team didn't suck balls in the playoffs, ha-ha to you.

I personally enjoyed how Dwight Howard went Juggernaut in OT and demolished the puny defenders of Cleveland.

Other than that, screw the Nuggets.

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And with that, I leave you.

Fuck you Juan

Alright, Juan. You have awakened the sleeping bear. This is Rhys, dammit. I will apologize later for this but I'm in a tense mood under the certain circumstances.

So I stayed up into the depths of night to watch my beloved Cavs instill hope throughout the whole game. Throughout LeBron's free throws, throughout Dwight Howard's mild domination as he fouled every big close to him but the refs neglected to call his 6th foul. I even had hope when LeBron hit the fadeaway 3 as Orlando systematically hit free throws in overtime. I even thought the last chance shot with 3 seconds left was going in. I couldn't sleep afterwards because of dissappointment and anger.

Now to Juan. I usually brush off your petty Cleveland biased remarks coming from a moderately blind Boston fan. But hey, it was just a simple request for equal representation for Reggie, Gabbie, and myself. You didn't have to throw that LeBron in a Knicks or Jets jersey. That crossed the line my friend. Hey at least KG got some bonding time with Tom Brady being injured. I really wish Boston beat Orlando, so then last night would have marked a Cleveland sweep. But I digress.

All I can hope for is for Cleveland to take care of business at home, and Howard pick up another technical so he is out when the series goes back to Orlando. Then Cavs win 7 at home again.

And readers enjoy!

YO GUEST WRITER UP IN THIS JOINT!

hello all you readers out there! im not completely convinced that there are actually any of you.. but juanton told me that his page has over 300 hits, so i guess i should believe him for now.

anywho, so im gabbie. i am the 4th (and COOLEST) member of the sports corna', and the only female member i might add. and i have fought to be accepted by my male comrades, even earning provisional manmenship!

enough about me. lets talk about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. man... those are the shit. do you like crunchy or smooth peanut butter? personally, i like smooth because its much easier to spread on the bread. i usually go for extra jelly because too much peanut butter dries out the sandwich and makes it stick to the roof of your mouth. and with a tall glass of milk... DELICIOUS! the all american sandwich.

now before i wrap this up i have to mention my hubby, zac efron. when i cuddle up under the fuzzy blanket that has his face printed on it, brush my teeth with the toothbrush that displays his figure, or write in my 3 zac notebooks, i just feel so content. one day he will kick that skeez vanessa hudgens to the curb and i will move in on my territory. until then, i guess i will just have to settle for writing in this blog.


UPDATE: juanton pacheco is a dirty rotten liar and this has only received 203 hits.... most of which were probably from him refreshing the page

I'm Back Like Blink-182

I'm holding off the steroids post for a later time. I'm still working on it. In the mean while, let me bring up one of the better bands in the past decade: blink-182. Probably the main reason why I'm holding off on the steroids post is because blink-182 is pretty much the only thing I have going for me currently. The release of their tour dates is seriously the only think keeping me sane right now. By the way, blink-182 serves as great release therapy whenever you're feeling down, especially songs off Take Your Pants Off And Jacket. Well actually every blink-182 album offers good release therapy, but that's besides the point. This really isn't the time nor place to express bitterness. It's like I'm turning into Doucet when it comes to being bitter. I guess it's not that bad.

Back to blink-182. From a talent standpoint, the facts are the facts, they kinda suck. They're so way they will ever be on the level of Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, or any of the other greats in the rock world. But still, they're easily one of my favorite bands.

Why?

They speak the truth. Although simplistic, many of their songs hit home. When you're feeling blue and in the dumps, they have songs for that: Don't Tell Me That It's Over, Dammit, Adam's Song. Those songs speak to me whenever I feel like shit. In all honestly, it's easier to relate to this kind of stuff than a stairway to heaven. When you need a few laughs, they certainly have that covered: What's My Age Again?, Family Reunion, and the always awesome Blew Job. They have songs that will leave your sides aching from laughing so hard.

I grew up on blink-182. They're the first band I got into. They're were a mainstay in my young life. The trio of Mark, Tom, and Travis will always be a part of my life. I can see myself 80 years old in a wheelchair still rocking out to Peggie Sue and Anthem, Pt. 2.

Despite the hardships of life and the way life twists and turns around your high expectations, music will always be there. Blink-182 will always be there, even if they were to break up again. Summer 2009 is quickly approaching and you can certainly expect to see me at a few concerts during the upcoming rising temperature of the summer. Many things in life haven't shaped up in ways that I've planned or expected, but Summer 2009 with blink-182 is the exception. I plan and expect for this tour to be the best time of my life, hands down. Of all the things that I've lived and experienced so far, blink-182 reunited and going on tour tops every single one of them by far.

And for your listening pleasure, the return of blink-182. By the way, this song is really hitting home. Well, I guess this is growing up.

Lots of Plugs, Lots Of Music

It's good to see that Brett Favre reads my blog. How do I know this? He followed my advice. As of right now, I resend my statement that inferred Brett Favre is childish. In this moment in time, I believe Brett Favre when he said that he is staying retired. At this very second, I feel Brett Favre is the best quarterback ever. For today, Brett Favre is retired.

On to what really matters right now: new subject matter. New material has been few and far between lately. I've been really struggling to create a blog based around some current shenanigans. The entertainment world has been slacking the past few weeks. Is this a good thing? For once it's not. In a time where I was hoping that Miley Cyrus might get pregnant or Lindsay Lohan would get charged with possession of a mountain of cocaine, Kiefer Sutherland is charged for headbutting. Really? Is this the best that I can do with right now? I really need to start watching The Soup again. This is pathetic. The best I can do right now is something with Miss California. Yeah...about that...

How about music?

I was talking to Randall. Before I go any further, I told him that I was going to plug his candidacy for Prom King, and here it goes: Vote Randall for Prom King! This dude is a genuinely great dude. He has an amazing sense of humor and word on the street is that he is a wizard on the dance floor. Randall deserves to be Prom King and will destroy the competition. Since apparently Tha Sports Corna isn't on the same level yet as 38pitches.com or blogmaverick.com, I can still do this sort of plug. But yea, back to music. I was talking to Randall when he brought up a great point: Top 40 music sucks.

I looked at the top songs on iTunes. More specifically, I concentrated on the top 40. I know it's not the same as the official Top 40 but it's more up to date. Don't get me wrong, pop music is cool. I understand that such music is created and targets to appeal to as many people as possible. What I don't understand is how people's taste in music sucks. Why do people still listen to Soulja Boy? The dude has 2 songs in iTunes top 20 songs!?!? The dude has no flow. I just can't wrap my head around how Soulja Boy is ahead of better talented rappers such as T.I. or Biz Markie. Soulja Boy can't tell a story like Biz Markie can.

At first glance it might look that Green Day might be a nice change in pace with the Top 40. Wrong. Green Day has released some nice stuff in the past but their newest single "Know Your Enemy" is so overplayed in the sports world. I swear, I can't watch any sporting event without hearing "Know Your Enemy" as a transition from game to commercial, or vice-versa. The thing that annoys me the most is that the song sounds eerily similar to another Green Day song "Jesus of Suburbia" with a poppy mix fused into it. That's just wrong. Green Day reminds me of Brett Favre.

I feel that music today has hit a small lull, kind of like a weak draft class in the NFL, NBA, etc. With music recently, there isn't a particular song or artist that I can see being remember in the long term for their great ability, talent, and superstardom. That's how I judge a draft class, by the legacy the people in that draft class leave. You look at the 2009 NFL Draft Class, and overall, it is nothing special. You look at the 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers Draft Class. Legendary. Hall of Famers left and right drafted that year. I haven't seen a large amount of "Hall of Fame" songs or artists lately.

But it's always nice to have a few guilty pleasure songs.

I feel the need to have at top 5 right now. Something about music.

Send some ideas for a top 5 in a future post. I'm trying to get the readers more involved. Questions and email, like a mailbag of some sorts would also work. I'm still messing around with the blog, seeing what works, what doesn't work. Let's add more of a personal touch to the list of random topics to hit and discuss, eventually. Not like anyone would care about what goes on.

Final shots.

• Celtics v. Magic. Game 3. Prediction: Celtics in a close one. Win by 5, if that.
  
• Some how I'll bring myself to catch some Red Sox vs. Rays series. Rematch of the 2008 ALCS. Which reminds me, I need to do a steroids post. Why is it only baseball getting caught? I'll discuss that.
• I'm in a mood for promotion. Look out for an up and coming blog: Da Info Line. By the way: Adi, you owe me for this. The well established Step Ya Blog Game Up is always a good read.
  
• I'd add a personal touch for the end. Exactly one week to prom. It's going to be vicious. I'm so pumped! All white tux = official. A great date doesn't hurt either =]