If I were an owner, I would fly down to Australia during the off-season and just get as far away from the media as possible. I would bet that nobody predicted Joe Torre would win 4 out of 5 World Series in his first 5 seasons.
Last year, do you remember Zito or Dice-K? Zito was a bust in his first year, and Dice-K was inconsistent. I still can't believe the Red Sox paid 60 million to have Dice-K for this season. Still, with pitching so thin, who could they have paid 60 million to pitch like Dice-K? They say money can't buy happiness.
Who's this year big time winner in the sweep stakes? Just this past NBA off-season, Rashard Lewis got a gazillion dollars from the Magic. The numbers just kept going up. It started at or around 90 million, and before it you knew it, the total ballooned to 110 million++.
I still can't believe that this happened in the NBA, where cap dollars are so important. To be honest, it probably also shocked the 29 other GMs in the league. Why would the Magic put such a strangle hold on their franchise by paying Lewis the mega bucks?
That's why I keep going back to Zito and Soriano from last year. These guys are borderline A+ free agents. Not in the class of Guerrero, and he didn't get the megabucks because the owners temporarily had less money to spend that year. If Guerrero went free agent 2006, he would have gotten 100++ million dollars.
A-Rod gets arbitration
This move is brilliant by the Yanks. If A-Rod can't get the mega bucks that he's seeking, he can always resign for 25 million, one year deal with the Yanks. I doubt that it'll happen because team X will fall in love with A-Rod's potential marketability and his potential quest for 800 homers. It wouldn't surprise me if they find a clever way to pony up 300 million dollars. It could happen that in order to make the numbers work per year, team X may go 12 years for 25 million to get to 300.
Of course, in this scenario, the Yanks will get two extra compensation draft picks. Who knows who the 2007 draft picks will turn out for the Yankees?
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Celtics: No NBA logo on pants
No NBA logo on Celtics pants.
I've already blogged about this earlier about my disatisfaction with the NBA logos appearing on all the shorts. It's unnecesary and takes away from the NBA logo that's already on every jersey.
Well, it seems like the Celtics agree with me. I watched one of their games on HD and couldn't find one shot that even looked like the Celtics have the NBA logo on their shorts. I'm pretty happy that I saw this. I didn't know that any team had the choice in this NBA logo on shorts.
I was watching the Rockets @ Mavs game on TV and can comfirm that both teams definitely have the NBA logo on their shorts. So far, I can't think of any other example other than the Celtics.
For sure, I've seen the logo on the Suns, Lakers, and Raptors, so I've assumed that they are on all shorts and have now stopped bothering to look for them.
I've also seen games with the Magic, Sonics, Wizards, Heat, Pistons, and Jazz and can't say with certainty that they all have the logo on their shorts. I bet they are there though, just for the record.
I've already blogged about this earlier about my disatisfaction with the NBA logos appearing on all the shorts. It's unnecesary and takes away from the NBA logo that's already on every jersey.
Well, it seems like the Celtics agree with me. I watched one of their games on HD and couldn't find one shot that even looked like the Celtics have the NBA logo on their shorts. I'm pretty happy that I saw this. I didn't know that any team had the choice in this NBA logo on shorts.
I was watching the Rockets @ Mavs game on TV and can comfirm that both teams definitely have the NBA logo on their shorts. So far, I can't think of any other example other than the Celtics.
For sure, I've seen the logo on the Suns, Lakers, and Raptors, so I've assumed that they are on all shorts and have now stopped bothering to look for them.
I've also seen games with the Magic, Sonics, Wizards, Heat, Pistons, and Jazz and can't say with certainty that they all have the logo on their shorts. I bet they are there though, just for the record.
American Gangster CD by Jay Z
Oh man, WTF.
Usually, any hiphop review that's written within your first 45 minutes of owning the CD is probably not that accurate.
So here's my first 45 minute review.
Okay, I've actually heard the whole CD 2.5 times through today. I'm on my 3rd time around and it's not that great. I mean that in the nicest sense. I expect Jay-Z to do something great with his CDs and this one just really ain't that great. You get me?
What I'm saying is that it's not bad either. Just average. I can't find one song that jumps out and makes me wanna click repeat.
With his last CD, Kingdom Come, there were easily 3 songs that I liked. Kingdom Come, Show Me, and 30 something. I know, everybody's favorite 3 are different.
I'm not sure about the choice of some of the throw backs. Like I am a big fan of Beastie Boy's License to Ill. But that song with Lil' Wayne Hello Brooklyn 2.0, I'm just not digging. What's up with Lil' Wayne doing on this song anyways? I thought he was from N.O.? At least get somebody from Manhattan if you want to go out of borough.
Usually, any hiphop review that's written within your first 45 minutes of owning the CD is probably not that accurate.
So here's my first 45 minute review.
Okay, I've actually heard the whole CD 2.5 times through today. I'm on my 3rd time around and it's not that great. I mean that in the nicest sense. I expect Jay-Z to do something great with his CDs and this one just really ain't that great. You get me?
What I'm saying is that it's not bad either. Just average. I can't find one song that jumps out and makes me wanna click repeat.
With his last CD, Kingdom Come, there were easily 3 songs that I liked. Kingdom Come, Show Me, and 30 something. I know, everybody's favorite 3 are different.
I'm not sure about the choice of some of the throw backs. Like I am a big fan of Beastie Boy's License to Ill. But that song with Lil' Wayne Hello Brooklyn 2.0, I'm just not digging. What's up with Lil' Wayne doing on this song anyways? I thought he was from N.O.? At least get somebody from Manhattan if you want to go out of borough.
Amare's bulky knee
I'm a little surprised to hear about Amare's bulky knee. I saw him in the Suns first regular season game at Seattle and he looked pretty good to me. He had that explosiveness in his first step that I hadn't seen since the 2005 conference finals against San Antonio.
Then, came the game the next day against the Lakers. I honestly didn't see anything wrong with Amare. To be honest, the whole Suns team looked out of whack. Like I said in the previous post, the Suns couldn't hit open shots. The Lakers mini twin towers of Turiaf and Bynum totally dominated the inside. One thing about those guys is that they are long and tall. It takes some muscle to get an offensive rebound against them.
There's word on espn.com that he's going to miss his second game this season, tonight at Bobcats. I would definitely be worried if I were the Suns. This means that his swollen knee hasn't gotten better after 3 full days off. Even though Amare's had multiple surgeries the past 3 years, I thought that he was finally over it after playing in all 82 regular season games and every possible play-off game (minus the one game suspension).
I forgot where I read this, but somebody mentioned that the Suns are probably second guessing themselves for not trading Amare to get KG. I don't know if KG would have really fit in with the Suns. He's primary game is not the spot up 18 foot jump shot (although he does have a good shot from that range).
Then, came the game the next day against the Lakers. I honestly didn't see anything wrong with Amare. To be honest, the whole Suns team looked out of whack. Like I said in the previous post, the Suns couldn't hit open shots. The Lakers mini twin towers of Turiaf and Bynum totally dominated the inside. One thing about those guys is that they are long and tall. It takes some muscle to get an offensive rebound against them.
There's word on espn.com that he's going to miss his second game this season, tonight at Bobcats. I would definitely be worried if I were the Suns. This means that his swollen knee hasn't gotten better after 3 full days off. Even though Amare's had multiple surgeries the past 3 years, I thought that he was finally over it after playing in all 82 regular season games and every possible play-off game (minus the one game suspension).
I forgot where I read this, but somebody mentioned that the Suns are probably second guessing themselves for not trading Amare to get KG. I don't know if KG would have really fit in with the Suns. He's primary game is not the spot up 18 foot jump shot (although he does have a good shot from that range).
Saturday, November 3, 2007
What happened in Phoenix?
I'm still shocked from what I saw in the Lakers @ Suns game tonight. The Suns couldn't make any shots, and the Lakers made all theirs. Simple as that. If they play again 10 times, I bet the Lakers wouldn't win more than 1 more game. Real fluke.
I thought that Kobe played a really bad offensive game in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. He kept on forcing the issue and in one sequence in the late 2nd quarter, I think he missed a bad shot, turned it over, and then almost turned it over for a 2nd time before the refs called a late 3 second defensive technical on the Suns. It was a good call, however, the refs gave the Suns a total of 6 seconds before the whistle was blown.
Raptors @ Nets. This one was played at the Izod Center. WTF. Got to do some google-ing on that. Miracle shot by Bosh to end the 2nd Quarter. Kidd made a horrendous pass with 1.7 seconds left right into the hands of Bosh, who was behind the half court line. Bosh just flicked it and it went in.
I thought that Kobe played a really bad offensive game in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. He kept on forcing the issue and in one sequence in the late 2nd quarter, I think he missed a bad shot, turned it over, and then almost turned it over for a 2nd time before the refs called a late 3 second defensive technical on the Suns. It was a good call, however, the refs gave the Suns a total of 6 seconds before the whistle was blown.
Raptors @ Nets. This one was played at the Izod Center. WTF. Got to do some google-ing on that. Miracle shot by Bosh to end the 2nd Quarter. Kidd made a horrendous pass with 1.7 seconds left right into the hands of Bosh, who was behind the half court line. Bosh just flicked it and it went in.
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