Random Musings from the Sports World

Welcome to New York, Curtis
As I'm sure you heard if you care about baseball, the Yankees, Diamondbacks, and Tigers engaged in a little menage a trois this past week which resulted in the Yankees getting CF Curtis Granderson from Detroit. To get him, they gave up Austin Jackson, Ian Kennedy, and Phil Coke. I love the deal. As far as the players we gave up go, I don't mind losing Phil Coke. He was good last year, but tailed off towards the end of the year and didn't have a good playoffs, and with Damaso Marte dominating at the end of the season, we have our lefty out of the bullpen. Kennedy I don't care about giving up either as he was a head case who most likely was never going to get a shot in our rotation anytime soon anyway. And while Jackson is arguably the organization's top prospect, at this point, he's just that: a prospect. Ideally, he turns into what Curtis Granderson is now, so why not get Granderson already in his prime? Granderson has the potential to hit 40 homers in Yankee Stadium, drive in 90-100 runs, score 100 runs, and steal 20 bases. Plus, he'll plays a great centerfield. Yes, I know he has trouble with lefties. But it's not like teams are rushing to throw lefties against the Yankees, with guys like Derek Jeter, A-Rod, Mark Teixeira in the lineup - all good hitters against lefties. Also, the AL East really only has one dominant lefty in the division not on the Yankees: Jon Lester. Great deal for the Yanks.

Flozell Adams is a Bitch
I used to think that Brian Dawkins was the dirtiest player in the NFL, but this year has drastically changed my opinion. I still hate Dawkins, but a new player have moved to the forefront of my shitlist: Flozell Adams. First, in week 2, Adams got beat by Justin Tuck (as usual), so he tripped him, which resulted in Tuck landing awkwardly on his shoulder and tearing his labrum. He also tried to trip Osi in that game. Bitch. Then this past week when the Giants broke out the brooms and swept the Cowgirls, Adams took a cheap shot at Tuck at the end of the first half, decking him from behind when he wasn't looking. Bitch. If you're going to hit a man, at least look him in the face. Then when the entire Giants team came at him, he stuck his hand in Mathias Kiwanuka's eyes. Bitch. After the game, when told of Tuck calling him a "dirtbag" to the media, Adams said, "He's a nobody." Hey Flozell, why don't you go see that nobody, because he's got a big, shiny piece of jewelry to show you. Bitch. I also CAN NOT BELIEVE he wasn't suspended by the NFL. A fine means nothing to these rich bastards, Roger. Unbelievable. BITCH.

The Steelers Offensive Line is Shit
And not only this year, but they were last year, when they won the Super Bowl. But because they won the Super Bowl, the Steelers hierarchy was fooled into thinking that they were actually a good unit, which is completely false. They sucked last year. Scotty, a Steelers fan, agrees with me. So some of them were signed to extensions, which was obviously a bad idea, because I am watching them get owned at this very moment by the Cleveland Browns. Yes, the Cleveland Browns. Who are 1-11. I think I am witnessing one of the worst performances by an offensive line I have ever seen. Big Ben has absolutely no time to throw the ball. He looks like he just fell off a motorcycle while traveling at high speeds without a helmet on. It's a feeling he's familiar with, I believe.

The World Cup Draw! Was last week...
So I'm a week late in my analysis, SUE ME. The Americans were drawn into Group C with England, Algeria, and Slovenia. Like everyone else, I think it's a great draw for us. England is obviously the favorite in the group, and we'll have a chance to send a message early because we play them in our first game. But they are England, and it will be incredibly difficult. Algeria and Slovenia are two of the World Cup's lesser-regarded countries, which is why the US is favored to get through the group, but they shouldn't be taken lightly. Algeria beat a very good Egypt team in a do-or-die playoff for the last African qualification spot, and Slovenia is a very good defensive team that is very tough to break down. But hopefully the Americans can move on, and we can make some noise and make up for our shit showing in 2006. U-S-A!