The Debate Is On.

I've really been trying to stay away from this topic for the past 48 hours or so but sometimes you just have to go head on about things.

4th and 2.

Those words will haunt Belichick for a while.

They shouldn't.

I'm going to try and be as non-bias as I can about this but it was the right call. Don't tell me Belichick was arrogant. That he was just being cocky and thought he had the win in the bag.

He did what any half-decent coach would do: Put the game in Brady's hands. Unless you're the '85 Bears, you're always going to depend on Brady to give you the W ahead of the defense. Any defense. For 45 minutes, the Patriots D played as solid as it has in a while. Then the defense suddenly remembered that it was the nursing home that it is and got tired.

Tired D + Peyton Manning = TDs. And in this case it also equals a win.

If the Pats were to punt the ball, there was a good chance that Peyton would rally the Colts down the field and get the touchdown they needed. Just ask Miami. He doesn't need much time to score a touchdown.

However, Peyton can't score TDs if he's on the sideline. Belichick knew this. The Pats have rolled the dice on 4th down a few times this season and have been successful for the most part.

Why not go for it again? Make it, and the Colts are no longer undefeated.

Belichick shouldn't even be getting the blame for the lose.

Officiating was really sketch throughout the whole game.

The refs shouldn't get the blame either.

Blame Lawrence Maroney. If he doesn't fumble on the goal line, and the Colts recover for a touchback, this debate wouldn't even be happening. The talk of the town would be the Patriots closing in on 2007 form, (I perfer 2001, or 2003, or 2004. But that's just me). Maroney cost the Patriots the game. No doubt in my mind. He fails.

The First Quarter Is Over.

With the first four weeks of the NFL season over, we can get a clear idea of which teams are at the top of the class and which ones really need to go to the UFL. You know, that one league with the four teams? The league where Vick really should have gone to jumpstart his football career instead of playing back up to McNabb AND Kevin Kolb.

A tiny sidebar. Let's get real here. The Wild[Dog] offense isn't gonna work in Philly. Although Vick may be the perfect player to do this, Andy Reid isn't the perfect coach to make the plays for it. Offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg isn't gonna do much either. In case you forgot, he coached the Lions. His record as Lions' head coach: 5-27. 'Nuff said.

Alright, so back to the top. Here are what Tha Sports Corna Top 5 looks like:

Picture Courtesy of ESPN.com

5. Minnesota Vikings

Brett Farve just won't leave. He showed everyone on that he can still perform, even on the big stage. And for people saying that they're sick and tired of Farve. That's BS. We all know it. As much as we hate to admit it, we damn love the drama this guy brings. The Brett Farve Show is the male version of Gossip Girl, Desperate Housewives, and the entire Oxygen network combined. The Packers/Vikings game was ESPN's most watched broadcast. We can't get enough Farve. It's true. It's true. And the Vikings defense was out for blood. They damn near killed Rodgers. Jared Allen was...well...I have no words to describe his play on Monday Night. All I can say about him is that he just took the title of best defensive lineman away from Dwight Freeney.

Courtesy of MVN.com

4. Indianapolis Colts

The elder Manning brother had doubters heading into the season, saying that he was in the decline. Not true. His ability to manage the game has allowed him stay at the top of his game. No one can argue against Manning being one of the smartest players on the field. He reads an offense like he's reading The Cat in the Hat. Their defense is their achilles heel. The Colts proved that they could win a Super Bowl with offense rather than defense but this is ridiculous. Their defense is something you'd expect from the Chiefs. If they want to add a 2nd ring to their collection, they have to tighten their play up.

Courtesy of ESPN.com

3. New Orleans Saints

We all knew that the Saints were going to be a great team. Not many though, thought that they would be undefeated going into Week 5. New Orleans have the best offense in the NFL, although Brees hasn't been in top form in the last two games. In the past two games, he hasn't thrown a touchdown. Since Pierre Thomas has returned, the running game has been revitalized, a breath of fresh air. The only question mark is the defense. They have been allowing way too many passing yards. The run defense has been solid though.

Courtesy of ESPN.com

2. New York Giants

The only reason the Giants are ranked higher than the Saints is because of their defense. They have been allowing about 100 yards less passing. Look at the two offenses, and statistically they are mirror images. The game between the two teams next week will easily The Game of the Week, if not the season, despite Eli's injury. That's where it all lies right now. Manning. Looking at the injury reports, there is little Eli can do but to suck up the pain. It's an injury that's easily going to affect him for the rest of the season. Facing the Raiders this Sunday, they can afford to give him a bit of rest. It's the Raiders.

Courtesy of ESPN.com

1. Denver Broncos

That's not a typo. The Denver Broncos. A team that was a laughing stock last year. A team that fired Mike Shanahan. The Mike Shanahan that worked with one of the best quarterbacks the world will ever see. And then, replaced the future hall of famer with a rookie 33-year old coach. And not only that, but they ended up trading their "quarterback of the future" for Kyle Orton. Everyone thought that they were going to repeat their 6-10 performance at the best. We all were wrong. The Orange Crush is back! 4 games and they only allowed 26 points. Orton has yet to throw a pick, and everyone is forgetting Shanahan's name. Despite not playing top-nouch competition (Cincy, Believeland, The corpse of Al Davis, and America's Joke), the record speaks for itself. Denver has been playing great all-around.

If gonna rank the top 5 teams, might as well rank the bottom 5 teams.

T-32. Kansas City, Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns, St. Louis, Carolina Panthers

Yeah, The Lions aren't in the bottom 5. They have a glimpse of promise, which is not saying much.

Back to these "teams". I only need two words to analyze them. Just two words.

THEY SUCK.

Alright, just a bit more detail.

It hurts to watch these "teams". Do I need to bring up the Panthers vs. Cowboys Monday Night game? Don't make me. I don't want to relive that. It pains me to even think about thinking about it. These teams have no hope. They are what I call the anti-Obama.

(Disclaimer: This is not a reference to George W. Bush and his administration, a presidency that was believed by some to be the worst ever. It is a reference to President Obama's hope. These teams have none, hence anti-Obama.)

I will honestly be surprised if these teams combined reach 10 wins. Until the culture changes, the suckiness is here to stay.

You Guys Need To Chill

Photo courtesy of Yahoo! Sports

So by now everyone knows that the Lions beat the Redskins, ending Detroit's 19-game losing streak. So the Redskins fans of the world are crying
their eyes out, ashamed they follow what people now consider "The Worst Team in the NFL".

Alright 'Skins fans, let's get something straight: losing to the Lions doesn't really mean much, regardless if you won, you still kinda suck. The team was a field goal away from being 0-3.

C'mon, let's be real here. The wide receivers have been fairly inconsistent. Don't give me none of that "Santana Moss crushed Detroit and had 178 receiving yards" crap. I didn't say they can't have their moments, I'm just saying they aren't the most reliable group of guys. Just be thankful they aren't at Ted Ginn, Jr. level.

Portis hasn't been getting the job done either. In three games, the most he rushed for in a single game was 79 yards. Against the Rams. Let's be honest, their D is weak. Without going on ESPN or whatever, not many people could name a single dude from the defense. I struggled to remember Chris Long. That's not gonna cut it.
And the Lions basically shut down Portis in that game. 42 yards on the ground. Really?

Your defense has 4 sacks and 1 pick. Washington faced Jake Delhomme Version 2 in Marc Bulger and a overrated rookie QB. Both teams with weak offensive lines.

No.

By the way, firing Jim Zorn wouldn't solve the problem. The team has made many coaching changes through the years recently, it hasn't done much to help the team's success. Don't blame Zorn too much. And plus, at the pro level, the job of a coach is sometimes overrated. At this point, it's mostly a player issue.

Only Jason Campbell has been resembling anything of success on the team. With a better receiving core, he'd probably have more touchdowns. His only mistake is that he holds on to the ball too long. Of the two 'Skins games I've seen, the O-lines gives Campbell a decent amount of time to throw. If receivers aren't open, he has to be more proactive.

The Lions are a better team than people are giving them credit. They aren't a good team. Not by a long shot, but they've improved. Although the changes in the coaching staff or personnel probably haven't done much of a difference, except firing Matt Millen, the Lions have something to prove: Not to be the league's laughing stock. After an offseason to let things sink in, they realize the shame and despair that goes with being winless.

Detroit doesn't have much to look forward to. Financial problems have decimated their hope. The citizens of Detroit have nothing to look forward to. Let them have this win. They need it.

Back from Hiatus

I'd like to take this time to apologize to our four and a half regular readers of the blog for not keeping up with it and well, to be honest, being lazy with it. I promise to be more consistent with Tha Sports Corna, starting now.

I'd also like to announce the launching of a Sports Corna Twitter Account. Here at Tha Sports Corna, we adapt to all forms of communications and websites on the interwebs. We also have a new email account thasportscorna@gmail.com Feel free to tweet and/or email us with any comments and questions. Who knows, enough questions and what not and we'll have to jock Bill Simmons' idea and have our own Mailbag.

With that out of the way...ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages. I just have one question. Are you ready? Internet, I said, ARE YOU REEEEAAAADDDDY?!?!?!?!?!

Let's start the re-launching of Tha Sports Corna with last night's Monday Night Football. Colts vs. Dolphins. Land Shark Stadium.

Let's be honest here, both teams' defenses were not impressive at all. Not only did Miami show-off the now legendary Wildcat offense, but the Colts had no idea how to even think about stopping it, let alone a standard run formation. At the same time, the Miami defense were just mere obstacles the Colts had to hop over to get touchdowns. First play of the game: Colts score on a 80 yard pass to Dallas Clark. The Colts didn't need to have the ball for an extended time, because they just needed a few plays tops to score.

The Dolphins' offense was close to perfect last night. Then Miami reminded us who they had behind center: Chad Pennington.

Pennington isn't a horrible quarterback. He's one of the most accurate passers in the league. Problem is that his accuracy doesn't extend beyond 30 yards. Not to pile on Chad but he doesn't exactly possess leadership qualities. And in the off-chance that he does; he doesn't exactly make them public, now does he?

The Dolphins didn't choke or anything. They played a great game for all 60 minutes. Sure they could have squeezed more time out of the clock in their last scoring drive, and sure they had some minor time management issues in the last drive of the game, but that's because Indy had Miami right were they wanted them. No one could have seriously though Chad Pennington could have engineered a game winning drive. It's just not in him. As great as the Dolphins' run scheme was, it's close to impossible to win a football game if you're dependent on the running game if you're down to one possession. You need some sort of reliable passing game in a two minute drill.

I don't blame Ted Ginn Jr. for the loss (although it was his ball to catch, I mean he did have BOTH hands on the ball).

The thing with Miami's offensive scheme is that it doesn't match up. You have a speed receiver in Ginn. He can spread out a defense with his God-given agility. The thing is, you can't do that when your quarterback doesn't have the arm strength to throw a ball beyond 10 yards. Greg Carmarillo isn't gonna cut it either. TE Anthony Fasano is a nice option. He did have a decent breakout year in 2008. But there are still some question marks about him.

That being said. The Colts aren't completely washed-up. Miami is a draft away from contending in the AFC. And oh yeah, Plax is in jail.

THIS BLOG AIN'T DEAD, BITCHES.

Ok, less talk football, K? K.

Where the fuck did the Broncos D come from? Amirite? Odom has 7 sacks so far this year and a strong pass rush only makes the legendary secondary's job that much easier.

Where the fuck did the 49ers come from? Ok, we knew Gore was a stud, but who thought that they'd be able to win games?

As of now, the best players in each position (as far as I'm concerned) are


QB - Drew Brees
RB - Chris Johnson (AP fumbles, CJ amazes)
WR - Andre Johnson (arguable, I know. But Andre doesn't have the QB that Colston or Fitzgerald have)
TE - Tony Gonzalez
CB - Charles Woodson
LB - Ray Lewis
DL - Antwan Odom

Team Defense - Jets
Team Offense - Saints

John Wall

Who the hell is Ricky Rubio?

SCREW YOU JUAN ITS FOOTBALL TIMEEEEE

My key players to watch this season are Miles Austin and Chris Henry. Two recievers that are highly slept on in a league that skeets itself over any running back that looks promising. I mean, I know Palmer's quite biased but he started calling Henry "Little Randy Moss".. That is a very bold statement, but if he even delivers half of Palmer's promise he'll show to be a great reciever.

My idea of the biggest flop this season? Stafford, hands down. He wasn't even that great of a college QB, the lions just needed a new face to make the fans happy. Not that I disagree with the move... but in the long run, it WONT work out. They need an O line first. Just ask Carr.

A team I see on the uprise: The Chiefs will definitely be much better than they were last year, and considering that they were a good team that just lost a lot of games last season.. I'd be filled with promise if I was a fan.

Superbowl contender - The Bears. If you need me to explain that, plz leave now.

Too Much Football?

So I'm trying to see what else is happening in the sports world other than Mark Buehrle's perfect game. Which by the way, I congratulate Buehrle on. He's an underrated pitcher who's been having a great season before the perfect game today. Big props also are needed for Dewayne Wise. Buehrle owes Wise everything after saving the perfect game with the play of the year.

Anyways, I'm surfing ESPN to get my hourly fix and I see that t he NFL Draft is expanding to 3 days.Before clicking on the story, I'm thinking to myself that they're actually going to increase the amount of rounds. The draft is excruciatingly long as it is. The teams on top of the draft board know who they're going to draft. The fans know who's going to be drafted. No reason why the first round needs to be 10 minutes long. If teams want to set up a trade, they have plenty of time before the draft to talk things out. I think 7 minutes are enough to hammer out details. A 7 minute time limit per pick in the first round works out. I had half a mind to personally call up Commissioner Goodell and complain the hell out of him. I was ready to start a Facebook group, write multiple posts on Serious Intertainment and Tha Sports Corna, make trending topics on Twitter, the whole nine yards. Keep in mind, all this is going through my mind before actually clicking on the link.

Then I actually click on the link and see the story.

Excerpt from ESPN.com "Commissioner Roger Goodell notified teams Thursday that the draft will be spread over three days in 2010, running Thursday, April 22, through Saturday, April 24.

In addition, the first round will start in prime time at 7:30 p.m. ET." The same story continues to say that the second and third rounds will be held on Friday, while the fourth through seventh rounds are for Saturday.

This isn't that bad of an idea actually. I can barely watch the entire first round, let alone the rest of the draft. Spreading the draft out like this is like having an extended bathroom break in between the different sections of the draft. This country as a whole doesn't have the best attention span. If you really expect for NFL fans to watch 2 full days on the NFL draft continuously, you have another thing coming. It's easier on the brain to watch three 3-hour chunks of the Draft than serving us two 6-8 hour servings. Ever since coming into the league, the Commish has been bring switching things up in the NFL. And it's been working. Keep up the good work.

Finally, Juan P. has come back to...Tha Sports Corna

18 days. 18 long days without a Sports Corna post. Let me explain myself first. I was in Massachusetts for 12 of those days. Sure I had internet connection up there but I had a lot of catching up to do. As much as I wanted to blog, there was little time. Second of all, I've been putting most of my resources to www.randallallday.com. A cute little project created by Doucet, Kyle, and yours truly. Peep it. And third, I still feel like I'm catching up on all the news that has happened in these past 12 days. Right when I'm caught up, or at least feel caught up, more shit keeps happening. Most eventful June EVER.

Anyways, here's just a few thoughts on recent sporting events.

The Seattle Supersonics, The OK City Thunder, whatever you want to call yourselves, they're a dumbass team. YOU PASSED UP RICKY RUBIO!?!?!?!?! As my Sports Corna counterpart, Doucet, pointed out, Rubio is the best. Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, Ricky Rubio. Could you imagine that team. Well apparently neither could the Thunder.

Speaking of Rubio. The T-Wolves are also idiotic. First you don't resign McHale back as coach. Obviously the man knew what he was doing and he was beloved by the main core of the team, if you can call it a core. But then you draft another point guard in addition to Rubio. Now Rubio is gonna bitch back to Spain and you wasted/missed out on a great talent.

The Red Sox are 7-3 in their last 10 games. I like that. Despite inconsistencies from Dice-K, or more like consistently bad outtings, the Red Sox are still in first place. Once Smoltz starts to get his rust off, they're going to be that much better. Their roster is that deep that a player of Dick-K's status can be missed without major repercussions.

That's it for now.

The future of the NBA.

first player born in the 90's to get drafted into the NBA. Rubio aka the pat white of basketball ALL DAY.

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.

One more thing, in order to appeal to the non-sport audience.



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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 =]
  

Myself

When I say something is happening, I deliver. I bring to you 1/3 of "Tha Sports Corna": Rhys. Give it up for his blog debut.

I am Rhys. Most of the time, I am awake, the rest of the time, I am asleep.

I am mildly offended by the lack of representation of Doucet's and mine fanhood/paraphanelia. I don't know how to spell paraphanalia.

But ya, let me break down my city: LeBron. Not only does he lead our basketball team to supremacy, he gives hope to football team. But with ManKok we already have hope.

But anyways, random shit.

This is actually myself.

Back In Purple?

Time to start off, with an apology. So there has been some backlash concerning our guest writer a few posts back. It is difficult to fathom the hate I've been getting. And it wasn't even about Reggie, it was about how I apparently bashed him. The people actually responded positively to him. People felt I might have been a bit too harsh with some of my comments and I listened. My comments regarding Dirk Nowitzki were unnecessary and uncalled for. Saying that Doucet raps better than he writes was just wrong of me. His rapping and writing is on the same level. Those "Editor's Notes" throughout the post were...Who am I kidding? Those were funny. Did I go over the line? Possibly. But you have to admit, it incites a few chuckles in people. I'm pretty sure I covered all the bases with that.

It's safe to say that the whole "Summer of Favre" soap opera annoyed the crap out of America last year. Well apparently someone signed Brett Favre to do a sequel of the "Summer of Favre". We're doomed to relive this whole thing again. It's not so bad this year. The sequel of "Summer of Favre" is one of the few exceptions where the sequel is better than the original, like Spider-Man 2. This year there's the revenge factor. (Insert evil revenge music here.)

Seriously, Brett Favre must have a serious vendetta against Green Bay. You would think that a Super Bowl Champion would have tougher skin than this. Brett, come one, you left the Packers out to dry last year. You more than anyone should know that the quarterback position is the most vital position in sports, let alone football. Winners in the National Football League have stability under center. Without a quarterback, you're going nowhere. Look at San Francisco. Alex Smith wasn't the answer and it set back the franchise a few years. Right across the Bay in Oakland, they haven't had a decent soul leading the offense since Rich Gannon. The Raiders can only hope to become a .500 team by 2020 at this point. Then you have your Steelers. Big Ben might not be the most prolific quarterback out there. He's nowhere from being the smartest guy out there. He's certainly not flashy, but he gets the job done. You can count on him. 2 rings. Brett, understand that the NFL is a business. If you weren't going to be reliable to the organization and surround the team with question marks, there was no point to keep you around. And plus, it was about time they put Rodgers in. The world saw that he could play.

And the whole revenge factor. Not to say that it's going to make the Brett Favre sage interest, because it is, but it is also childish. Let things go. The NFC North is full of childish quarterbacks: Jay Cutler acted as childish as Brett did before being traded to Chicago, Matt Stafford is a rookie, making him a child in NFL years, and Sage Rosenfels has the quarterbacking ability of a young child. Well, at least Brett would fit right in back in the NFC North.

This is a way to end the post for today. Is it bad that I can't stop watching this? Rick Ankiel goes hard. At least he didn't suffer any serious injury.

God Hates Boston

So, there's a lot to get to, and little time. Let's get it started with the lead off topic for today.

Guest writers.

Because of Doucet, I have had countless hits on the blog. And by countless I mean somewhere between 20-30. And by Doucet I mean myself because I gave the dude a chance. Through my math, I have singlehandedly increased the traffic to the blog by 33%. Great progress, if I do say so myself.

Really. I'm glad that people are attracted to such a great gimmick as guest writers. Like I said before, we'll get some guest writers from time to time. We'll see where this takes us.

Celtics.

I'm not one to brag but I did see this coming. The Bulls are a good team, don't get me wrong. They have most of the parts of becoming a yearly playoff team. They have a talented point guard in Rose. I saw the guy in a few games last year, and he cleared showcased his talent then, and he did it now. I wouldn't say that Rose carried the Bulls throughout this series but there's no way the Bulls would have made it past 4 games without him. As far as the others on the roster go, Gordan was always underrated. By default, he's exceeding expectations. He's still a talented player. I still feel he can step up to the next level.

This one is to Joakim Noah. You are soft. Don't try and act tough by fouling Rondo. I understand you might have felt the need to retaliate and I'm cool with that. Don't try and act hard though. You are not clutch. You have been overrated since your days at Florida. You don't have the leadership intangibles to be a successful big man.

And now to Round 2. I'm holding out hope for a Round 2 upset of the Magic. Yeah, if the Celtics win, it's an upset. I'm flipping between Caps/Pens and Magic/Celtics, and the Celtics are playing surprisingly sluggish. They are wasting too much energy keeping up with the Magic's shooting game. It's just not going to happen. As paradoxical as it sounds, the Green would have a better chance of pounding the Magic in the paint; they would conserve more energy doing this. Even if they never went to a single overtime against the Bulls, playing 7 games just takes such a toil on the human body. And the Celtics just have something about them that most teams don't. They put the most effort into minute of every game.

It's nearing towards the end of the 3rd quarter. 74-55, Magic. This is what happens when you try to complete in a shoot-off against the Magic. Advantage Magic. No doubt about it. I'm actually surprised that it is this close. It doesn't help that the TNT commentators are trying to give me false hope.

Hockey.

I can never say that I am a huge hockey fanatic. I probably won't ever be one. I've always had great respect for the game, regardless. The Caps/Pens rivalry, well okay, the Ovechkin, Crosby rivalry is helping me get deeper into the game. These past two games between Washington and Pittsburgh have been excellent, a treat to watch. The play by these two teams have been out of this world. And the save by Varlamov! I have no words to describe that.

And the Celtics are still giving me false hope. 82-73 Magic, 8:25 left. Keep in mind that Stan Van Gundy is the coach for the Magic. This would explain the semi-collapse. When you put it that way...the Celtics have a slight chance to beat Van Gundy. Who am I kidding? Magic 1-0. No doubt.

Back to hockey.

This may sound blasphemous but Ovechkin/Crosby is the second coming of Bird/Magic. On a side note, I've heard people call it Bird/Magic and Magic/Bird but I've never heard anyone mention Crosby/Ovechkin, only Ovechkin/Crosby. They are both skilled players, and from an outsider's perspective, respect both of them. I give Ovechkin the edge. He's a better shooter, and more charismatic. Crosby reminds me of A-Fraud. Not the cheating, just the personality. Crosby polarizes people more than Ovechkin. Plus, I feel Alex the Great is a better nickname than Sid the Kid. I call him Ovie though. It sounds cool.

The Celtics are down 6? Why must they toy with me. Too good to be true.

Down 4 with 1:43 and counting!?!? Is there a specific reason why God likes to mess with Boston, not the Celtics, just Boston in general.

The flu.

Swine flu is a farce. People need to stop freaking out. I understand the viruses are scary. But the media just needs to chill the hell down. Not that big of a deal, but a great source of jokes. I mean, I was running out of Britney Spears material. In all honestly, calm down. Even if the Swine Flu lived up to the hype, think about it in a good way: there would be a better chance of Bin Laden dying, if he isn't already dead. The only bigger bust out there than the swine flu is Ryan Leaf. Yeah, that Ryan Leaf.

God hates Boston and I hate JJ Redick. Okay, not true, he's too bad of a basketball player for me to hate him.

Did I just hear Dwight Howard say he came up with his wrestling name: Black Magic? I'm stopping hear. No way to top that.

Famous First Words

For those who don't know, the concept of "Tha Sports Corna" it was created by yours truly along with two other guys: Reggie Doucet and Rhys Tucker. Since I didn't tell them right off the bat about using "Tha Sports Corna" name for the blog, I kind of owe it to them to guest post on the blog. It's not like they had a choice anyway. Who else but the internet would want to listen to these two talk about the Mavs and the Cavs. Both these fools are always bitter about their sports lives.

Seriously though, both of these guys are genuinely good people. They know what they're talking about. Look out for the occasional guest post from Doucet and Rhys.

And with the first guest post in "Sports Corna" history, allow me to introduce you to a guy who needs no introduction. The man, the myth, the legend:Doucet . Rhys has his hands tied at the moment and I don't want Doucet thinking I'm a racist. We'll try to get Rhys in by the next post, hopefully.

With no further delay...what I'm I thinking? I need to say a few words before handing it off.

• I want to say the Joakim Noah is a punk. He got lucky. He's soft.
  
• Chicago isn't clutch. They're a young team. All of the overtimes in the world won't prepare them for Game 7. Game 7 is always a different animal to conquer. It's like none other in the sporting world. The only thing that can give you the slight edge in Game 7 is experience. Advantage Celtics. Other than that, you never know what will happen.
• Dirk Nowitzki is soft. Even more soft than Joakim Noah. At least Noah knows how to win.
• Matt Ryan>Pat White

And now, "Tha Sports Corna" debut of Doucet. For real. As a disclaimer, Doucet raps better than he writes.

So,

Hello, America.. and rest of the internets. My name is Reggie, but you can call me Doucet (Dew-Set). I'd say I'm a pretty avid sports fan these days so from time to time, I'll guest post in order to put a lil 'flava' into this blog. (Editor's Note: This blog puts a lil 'flava' into Doucet).

Back to the title, fuck the celts' and the bulls. (Editor's Note: No homo).

This series makes me want to throw up more than... Iunno... watching someone else throw up.

I hate it. Two suck-ass teams suckin ass on the court for a whole game sucks to watch, but when they come to multiple overtimes in these suck-ass games... I feel like renouncing the sport as a whole.

One overtime, ok, sure... good game. But when a series has 3+, clearly there's some suck-assedness going around.

No shutouts like in a regular series, nope.

I put money stating that whoever makes it past this series get raped in the next round. (Editor's Note: Similar to what Dwyane Wade did to Dallas in the 2006 NBA Finals).

That is all.

Time To Switch Things Up

After the life changing experience I had yesterday, I thought I should focus on that rather than sports, though I'll touch on a few things before heading into the feature presentation. Feel free to skip the next few paragraphs.

This might have been one of the most uneventful NFL Drafts that I can remember. The talent just wasn't there this year. There are plenty of good football players, but there isn't anyone with that "It" factor. Mark Sanchez sort of hits upon it but barely.

Draft winners: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles
Draft loser: Oakland Raiders (I feel this one is fairly self-explanatory)

And the rivalry continues. Sox and Yankees. Their past two games have been extraordinary on an entertainment level. In the long run, these games mean very little.

And now, your feature presentation: The Rescue.

So, my boy Charles got me into the whole Invisible Children thing. Once I heard about the atrocities in Northern Uganda, it changed everything. To hear about little children being abducted from their homes and families just sicks me to the core. I had helped with a book drive held at school in conjunction with the Awareness Club and Invisible Children, I had attended a benefit concert, and I had told everyone with ears about what's going down in Uganda. Still, I felt like I wanted to do more. Then came my chance. The Rescue. A world wide event held in 100 cities to help rescue the child soldiers of Joseph Kony. This was my chance.

Yet there was one tiny problem. There was no way I was getting permission to stay overnight in front of the Capital Building. There was no getting around that. It just wasn't happening. Was it all over before it started?

But when you think it's all over, it's not over.

Not going just wasn't an option. So I did what I had to and lied. Despite what I did, I knew there was no way of staying the whole night, but just going was just as good. I know God will forgive me for lying to my parents, but I just had to go. For the record, I told my parents I was hanging out in Fredricksburg for the day. (I don't understand how that was okay but doing something for the greater good isn't.)

Once I got to D.C. it was amazing! There were so many people there. All of them will the same goals in mind: to save the child soldiers and get Joseph Kony. The excitement in everyone's eyes and in there body language shows the power of numbers to make a point, to send a message loud and clear.

Soon after the march from the Ellipse to the Capital Building began. We split ourselves into groups and each group tied a rope to their hand to represent the child soldiers. I'm not gonna lie, it was a lofty walk through the streets of Washington, but well worth it. The march alone helped spark awareness in so many people wondering "What the hell are all these kids doing?".

"We're changing the world. That's what the hell we're doing?"

Everyone there was so friendly. It was in awe to see so many people in one place. It was incredible. The speakers that showed up motivated everyone to such a degree, from Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy to an actual leader in Uganda. They spoke with such emotion and truth. It was surreal, to say the least. And you could not ask for better weather until...

It was around 8:30 and the sky was covered in darkness. You could feel it in the air that something was coming. Then lightning struck. You could see it back in the distance. It was intense. For the next few minutes. You could vaguely feel some rain drops. Except for the lightning in the background, there were no large eminent signs of anything huge. Then, suddenly, like a sign from the heavens, the rain started pouring down, getting everyone wet. And what did we all do, we got together around some bongos and started chanting in unison. If mother nature was testing us, then she did a bad job at it because we weren't leaving. Well, eventually I HAD to leave, but that's beside the point.

We can easily make a difference in the world. No doubt about it. The experience I had at The Rescue I won't forget. It was well worth it lying to my parents. Not that I promote lying and deception. But I do promote to help change what's wrong with the world. In the United States, we are lucky not to have world hunger, child soldiers and a plethora of other social issue. It is our job to help in whatever ways we can. These last few hours have sparked something new inside of me. With the right mentality and spirit, the world is destined to turn darkness into light.

Support Invisible Children

Happy Patriots' Day

I'm aware that I said I wasn't going to make the blog a daily thing, but it's Patriots' Day, and I couldn't resist.

For my Virginia peeps, I really don't want to going into detail about what Patriots' Day is. All you need to know is that the Red Sox have an 11a.m. game on this day, and the Boston Marathon is held on Patriots' Day as well. Any other questions, then just go ask a teacher.

Back to the blog...

So, today is shaping up to be one of the best Patriots' Days in a while. You gotta love it when the Red Sox play and basically every other game is rained out. The Red Sox won 12-1 against the O's. Let me just dwell on that for a while. 12-1, Boston. I know I was ready to jump off a bridge a few days ago, but that was before the Sawx completed a four game sweep. Granted it is Baltimore, but they're a fairly hot team right now. Brian Roberts is setting up to have a career year. Adam Jones seems much more comfortable in center field compared to a year ago. He's adjusted to Camden Yards. Nick Markakis is quietly having his break out year. It's not a team that is bound to scare teams, but easily a team that has Tampa Bay potential. But who cares about the Orioles?

Let's talk some Sox. For pitching 5 innings, Masterson looked brilliant. Of course he had the stuff to go another inning or two, but Tito knows that this kid is the future. He has great potential in the bullpen, but if we ever needed an extra pitcher we know where to go. The more the season goes along, the more I feel that Buchholz needs to get traded. He's a great pitcher, hands down. Did Boston rush him? A little bit, but he's on his way. It's just that he isn't Boston material. Masterson just has a calmer demeanor on the mound. The Red Sox just shouldn't rush into the trade though. Just wait until the Blue Jays fall back to reality and get exposed for the true team they are. In a month or two they will be selling off players like Bank of America shares on Wall Street.

If the whole trading Buchholz thing doesn't pan out. Boston is still good. Or maybe Masterson and Buchholz can switch positions. Masterson can become the starter and Buchholz can be the reliever. Seems like a good idea.

It's been 4, maybe 5 years since I've actually been able to watch the Boston Marathon. I miss it. I know it's just a bunch of people running, but wouldn't it be a great idea to nationally televise the Marathon. ESPN shows poker and cheerleading for crying out load! You would think they would want to invest in an actual sport. Believe it or not, but the marathon makes for some great TV. I know that an Ethiopian won the race this year, but historically the Kenyans are some crazy people. They run like no one's business. It's a treat to watch them just run 26.1 miles in about 2 hours and make it seem like they're walking the dog. And it's always cool to watch people do things we can't. Isn't that the reason we watch sports? Because 99% of us can not do what most pro athletes do. Even baseball. I'm issuing a challenge to anyone who can hit a 94 mile fastball, or a crazy knuckleball. It's not as easy as it seems.

The Celtics need to win tonight. Plain and simple. It's still hard to fathom the Celtics losing to a team that has a sub .500 road record. The lack of KG is not an excuse. This team knows better than that. If they lose tonight, then they can just give up repeating as champions. I won't have doubt that they will beat Chicago, should they go down 0-2, which they won't, but playing a physical first round will put them at a difficult disadvantage that they won't be able to overcome, no matter who they play.

How did Derek Rose play the way he did in Game 1? A rookie. A rookie point guards. Point guards are the equivalent of defensive tackles in the NFL. It takes them a while to get accustomed to the big leagues. Just a year ago, this guy choked in the National Championship against Kansas. He had a better team around him, and was on a bigger stage. Obviously more people watch the NBA Playoffs, but you can't argue that Game 1 of a first round matchup is a bigger stage than the NCAA National Championship.

So, apparently the Boston Bruins are a 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. And there's breaking news that they are up 2-0. That's cool, I guess. I don't mind or frankly cares who wins the Stanley Cup. I like hockey, but I don't associate myself with a particular team. It would be nice to see the Bruins win to prove that Boston is the City of Champions, but I could care less if they lose. Still, it would be cool to see all three Boston teams win on Patriots' Day. It might be a magically day like Patriots' day to revive my passion in hockey and in the Bruins. Crazy things happen on days like this.

A Classic Corna

I just feel the need to post one of my old newspaper columns up here, my most recent to be exact. This is hands down, the best column I've written for the newspaper. It was written to make a point. I don't know if anyone noticed the point, but life has been a bit easier since this was published, so I don't know. The main reason for this post is, well, it's been a slow sports day. I realize it's only 12:40, but still. If anything worth while happens, I might just make another appearance. By the way, don't get too used to a daily post, unless I get bored.

And now, the feature presentation:

Life is like being a part of the Los Angeles Clippers organization.

Now take a moment to let that settle in. No worries, I’m not going anywhere…

So you thought about it and it’s probably the silliest analogy you have ever heard. I wouldn’t be surprised if you though Forrest Gump could come up with a better one. However, there is more truth in it than you think.

Let’s start of closer to the top of the food chain, with a Mr. Mike Dunleavy, Sr. For those who don’t know a thing about the Clippers, a) count your blessings and be thankful and b) Mr. Dunleavy is the current coach and General Manager of the Clippers. Dunleavy has been around for a bit as a coach but recently entered the realm of general managing. This is his first year as the guy in charge of player personal. Nothing against him, but to use a Bill Parcells reference, Dunleavy can cook the dinner, but he doesn’t know how to buy for the groceries(Editors note: The Parcells clip begins at 0:43). As GM, Dunleavy brought in new ideas to change the Clips from a disgrace to losing team. With common sense nowhere to be found, it’s safe to say that Mr. Dunleavy is on a crazed power trip.

Back to life. I think it wouldn’t be a stretch to think that most people have experienced their own personal Mike Dunleavy, Sr. It’s pretty sad how power can corrupt people. Power also creates a certain type of tunnel vision. Imagine a Ferrari F50 driving at 150 mph in a tunnel. The car swerves back and forth to avoid traffic, causing major accidents. The driver can’t even see the mass chaos behind it because the car lost its side-view mirrors a long time ago. Especially when your everyday Mike Dunleavy tries to juggle multiple things at once, the effects can be more disastrous than the turmoil in the tunnel.

Then you have your teammates, more specifically Ricky Davis. Ricky Davis is the shooting guard for the Clippers. Despite having great skill and talent, his selfish and arrogant qualities overshadow all of that. Davis would do anything, and I mean ANYTHING to pad his stats and ego. Exhibit A: During a game when Davis was a rebound away from a triple double, he purposely missed a shot on his own hoop in order to get the rebound. To be very blunt, Ricky Davis is known to be a cancer on teams.

Now I am willing to give up my future college admission that everyone knows a Ricky Davis, at least to a degree. Ask anyone, working with difficult people is…well difficult. In many cases, a Davis-esque person will also have multiple faces to them. Not only are they selfish, but they appear to be on your side, your team. If it’s any consolation prize, the Ricky Davis’ of the world never win anything. Just ask Mr. Davis how many trophies he has in his home.

So far life sounds very cynical with Mike Dunleavy and Ricky Davis, but you are forgetting the most important part of any organization, even one as crappy as the LA Clippers: the fans. To be a Clippers fan, one has to be very dedicated be a fan, let alone go to the games. Most people would stop believing in the Clippers, but the true Clippers fan always has hope that the team might actually win two playoff series!

If you haven’t figured it out by now, the Clippers fan is like the few actual friends we have. Like Clippers fans, true friends are few and far between. Also like fans, friends can’t always be around during the dismal times, but friends have the ability to turn everything around. On days when Mike Dunleavy is riding his high horse again, and Ricky Davis decides the create havoc in the locker room, the sight of the fans on game day just reminds everyone why we actually get up in the morning.

Follow Me To The Corna

For those who know me, it's no secret that I want to become a sports journalism someday. It's also no secret that that journalism game is ending faster than my Celtics' chance to repeat. I was always hesitant about blogs. I always recognized the power of the blog, but never though it would take anyone far. After being introduced to Club Trillion, I changed my perception. Blogs are the future, like it or not. I might not be anchoring Sportscenter anytime soon, but hopefully this is a step in the right direction

Now that's out of the way. Let me take you to the corna. It's time the world sees the true world of sports. How it really is. The way I see it. Seeing as this is the pilot blog. I'm putting everything out there. In my humble opinion, I'm going to revolutionize the blogging game. Call me Brock Lesnar because I AM the next big thing. Okay, not really but a guy can dream. In future posts, you will see subject matter all over the place. Obviously sports will be my ace pitcher, but a good rotation needs more than just Jon Lester. You need a strong bullpen. That's where pop culture and that good stuff comes in. I'll sprinkle some of that like Spongebob uses "sentence enhancers" just to spice things up a little bit.

So here we go...

N.Y. Yankees-4, Cleveland Indians-22.
I still don't understand how people still praise Ching Ming Wang at all. The guy can't strike anyone out. To be successful in the Majors, you need pitchers that get batters out. Career strikouts for Wang-282. 2007 Jake Peavy-240. Career starts for Wang-99. 2007 starts for Peavy-34. What happens when you can't get hitters to strike out? They get on base. What happens once they reach the bases? They usually end up scoring. Let me give Mr. Cashman and Mr. Giradi a little lesson on Sports 101. When you get outscored, you lose. Epstein FTW.

Turnaround is fair game.

Boston Celtics-103, Chicago Bulls-105 OT.
Yeah, I know I can pull out the injury card. The Big Ticket, Garnett, wasn't playing but if he was the Selts would have won. Hell, there wouldn't even be an overtime. But what kind of Celtics fan do you think I am? Plain and simple: The Celtics lost the game and the Bulls won the game. They actually got a win over the Green in the playoffs. The great MJ couldn't do it, but of course a rookie point guard could come in and give a Stewie Griffin beatdown to Boston. There's still hope though. Maybe Ray Allen can actually drain a basket, let alone a 3. Maybe The Truth will realize that the game of basketball actually starts at the first quarter. And maybe, just maybe, Big Baby Davis can find some Sparknotes on how to play power forward. Here's hoping the Celtics draft Mark Titus some day.


Time for me to once again become a disillusioned Red Sox fan.
We don't need Dice-K. Three starts isn't too bad. We can deal just fine. Buchholz to kick it into overdrive. Best young pitcher of all time. Beckett to be suspended for 6 games. Let's just have Justin Masterson pick up the slack. He's unhittable. Lowrie might be out for the season. It's cool. Julio Lugo is on his way ba....WHO THE FUCK AM I KIDDING?!?! Our glowing aura of hope is Lugo? Theo, if you're out there. Trade Buchholz for Halladay. Bring up Daniel Bard. NOW! Abandon ship. Time to jump off the Tobin!

Then again, I shouldn't be giving Epstein any advice. In Theo We Trust. He hasn't let us down yet.

And on that note:

Get well soon, Danny Ainge.