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Trick’s Heisman Ballot Candidates

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Trick

He's Got the Pose Down, Now He Just Needs a Defense

The Heisman Trophy ceremony is a little over two months away and after five weeks of football there have been a lot of players to eliminate their names from contention will some dark horses from the beginning of the season have thrown their name to into the proverbial fire for the prestigious award. So let’s take a look at my candidates so far this season in no particular order. 

Those Gloves should win their own Heisman Trophy

Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama: You have to start any potential Heisman list with the defending champion (it’s a felony not to due so in Alabama). Ingram of course missed the first two games of the season and many thought that automatically eliminated his chances of pulling an Archie Griffin and winning the trophy twice in his collegiate career. However, after three games played Mr. Ingram has compiled 355 yards rushing to go along with six scores. Since the Crimson Tide is likely to play in the SEC Championship game No. 22 will have his chance to impress the voters one last time and increase his numbers. However, Ingram is gonna have to be spectacular the rest of the way to make up for his missed games. I think he will need to average 130 yards per game the rest of the way and won’t be able to have any 47 yard games like he did against Florida. 

Terrelle Pryor, QB, Ohio State: The “No. 2″ team in the land has it’s own contender for the bronze trophy in Pryor. The Buckeyes have of course made quick work of all of their opponents, but struggled a little bit against Illinois last weekend. Pryor has been the whole offense for Jim Tressel as he leads the team in passing (I would hope so) as well as rushing with 373 yards on the ground. Pryor has 16 total TDs including a receiving touchdown to go along with several memorable moments including a 66-yard score against the Fightin’ Illini, a game in which Pryor returned from injury to avoid the upset for the Buckeyes. If Pryor leads OSU to an undefeated season he will most definitely be in New York for the ceremonies because he will have to carry the team the whole season and I think he has the best chance of winning. 

Denard “Shoelace” Robinson, QB/Michigan’s Whole Team, Michigan: If the trophy presentation were today there is no doubt that Robinson, Michigan’s do everything QB, would win the award. He has nearly 1,000 yards rushing after only five games and 15 total TDs. Shoelace has done everything for Michigan to keep them undefeated against a weak-ass schedule since their defense plays as if its has eight players on the field. If Robinson is to win the Heisman, the Maize and Blue are going to have to go 10-2 for the year and I don’t see that happening. With four games against currently ranked opponents (No. 17 Michigan State, No. 15 Iowa, No. 20 Wisconsin, and No. 2 Ohio State) remaining the rest of the way it is unlikely they reach double-digit wins. Throw in a game at Happy Valley and I see Michigan going 4-3 the rest of the way. The last two times a player won the Heisman on a team that lost three games in the regular season was Tim Tebow in 2007 and Ricky Williams in 1998. In those years, both of those players set records with 55 touchdowns, while Williams broke the career rushing yards record. Technically, Robinson could rush for over 2,000 yards and throw for 2,500, but he would have to keep the same pace for his stats against tougher opponents.

Cam Newton, QB, Auburn: Everyone has been drooling over Robinson in the Heisman race, but the best chance for a Heisman winner to come from the state of Alabama for the second-straight year might be Auburn’s Cam Newton. Newton has already led the Tigers (War Eagles) to comeback victories over South Carolina and Clemson behind his 17 total TDS (12 passing, 5 rushing). The Tigers are 5-0 on the year and have three-ranked opponents the rest of the way with a showdown with No. 1 Bama at the end of the year. Newton, who was Tebow’s backup at Florida in 2007, has the defense around him to keep the Tigers undefeated for a little while longer, but at times Auburn has been stagnant in the opening quarter and has nearly cost them games. With games against Arkansas, LSU and Alabama still on the horizon, the Tigers can cost Newton a Heisman Trophy and themselves another great season if they continue to sleep through the first quarter. Personally, I see Auburn falling to an unranked opponent in the near future so I don’t know how good of a chance Newton has at winning in December. 

That would be one goofy looking Heisman winner

Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State: Everyone either has jumped on the Broncos train or has bashed them this season it’s one or the other, but their is no denying the Broncos talented QB as a Heisman contender. Last season as a sophomore, Moore threw 39 touchdowns to lead Boise State to an undefeated season and that’s not even the impressive part as Moore only threw three interceptions in 431 pass attempts. True this came against weaker opponents than the previous teams have played but so far this season, Moore has 11 TDS, 1,069 passing yards and 1 interception in four games. You might say that Boise State’s opponents are weak an dhe will stack up yards against the weaker teams to boost his chances of winning the Heisman, but I counter that with 288 yards passing and 3 TDS against Oregon State and another 3 TDs against Virginia Tech. If you continue to say that Boise State’s schedule is weak not only will I agree with you but also show you this poll that shows the Broncos strength of schedule ranks 38th, that’s tougher than Ohio State (99th), Oregon (57th), Auburn (77th) and Michigan (62nd). This will change throughout the season, but one could argue (Me) that Moore has been the most impressive QB against a tougher schedule than both Newton, Pryor and Robinson. However, the one thing that will prevent Moore from contending for the Heisman is this whole BCS deal that everyone seems to make a big deal about as the last player to win the Heisman not from a current BCS school was Ty Detmer from BYU. 

LaMichael James, RB, Oregon: Twice this season, James has gone for over 200 yards rushing coming against Stanford and cough, cough – Portland State — cough, cough. Despite missing the first game of the season, a 72-0 soul-crushing blowout of New Mexico, James is averaging just over 175 yards rushing and two touchdowns per game. What is helping, James is obviously Oregon’s high-octane, EA Sports 2009 NCAA Football on PS3 offense. The Mighty Ducks have scored no lower than 42 poitns in a game this season and have hit 65+ points twice already. They aren’t likely to hit that plateau again except for maybe Washington State, who has the 116th ranked defense, this coming weekend. James can continue to put up yards and TDs in the Pac-10, which is known for not knowing the definition of defense, but the whole East-Coast bias does come into effect as besides the USC trio (duo) of Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart and *Reggie Bush* no one on the west coast has won the Heisman since Marcus Allen in 1981. 

So there it is my Heisman Trophy Ballot as of today. It will most likely change greatly between now and then but fell free to let me know who I left off the list.

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An Odd Day in Baseball History

Posted on September 23, 2010 by magicfanatic

Sept. 23 is an odd day in baseball history, a day associated with events that were once celebrated. On Sept. 23, 1998, Jose Canseco, the godfather of the steroid era, became the first member of the 40 home run-40 stolen bases club. Nine years later, the Seattle Mariners broke the single-season record for most home runs by a team. They hit 264 home runs that year, a record that still stands today.

Both of these events were celebrated as late as five years ago. Today, they are both laughable. Think about that ’97 Mariners squad and how many home runs 264 really is. The 2010 Yankees, who have the top offense in the league, have only hit 186 this year in a park that has been ridiculed for being so homer friendly. Six Mariners hit over 20 home runs in ’97, including A-Rod and Griffey of course.

This is a record that will stand for a very long time. Now that we are past the Steroid Era, I doubt we’ll ever see a team hit over 260 home runs. It’s just not supposed to happen.

On that note, you know what else probably won’t happen again? A 40-40 season. Why? Because it’s not supposed to happen, it’s just not natural. Someone who slugs 40 homers should not be able to be quick enough to steal 40 bases. There have only been four 40-40 seasons, all of which happened in the Steroid Era. Three of the players are known steroid abusers in Canseco, Rodriguez, and Bonds (Sorry Barry). The other, Alfonso Soriano, has taken a big dip in value since the league began to crack down on steroid use.

So far this season only Carlos Gonzalez and Joey Votto have hit at least 30 home runs and stolen 15 bases. Both players’ seasons have been considered MVP worthy. I’m not going out on a limb by predicting this will never happen again.

It’s events like this that have ruined the magic of spectacular baseball numbers. If somebody posts astronomical numbers now, we roll our eyes instead of appreciating greatness. Jose Bautista, a player nobody expected to perform at a high level, reached 50 home runs last night. If Bautista reached that total the honest way than hats off to an amazing performance this season.

Unfortunately, I just can not believe that he did this without the help of performance enhancing drugs. For years we were fools to think these numbers could naturally be reached year after year. I refuse to be fooled again, which prevents me from taking Bautista seriously.

I hope that Bautista can maintain his power over the nest few seasons. If he takes  a slight dip over the next three years but still posts somewhere in the neighborhood of 35 HR’s, I’ll believe that this was simply a great year. If he falls off the face of the Earth or worse, hits more home runs, I will not accept him as an honest player regardless of drug tests.

It’s sad that this is the point of view an average baseball fan has, but it is the world we live in today.

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No Fun League? Not If Braylon Edwards Has Anything To Do With It

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Trick

Everyone’s favorite one-year wonder of a professional wide receiver, Braylon Edwards, was busted late Monday night for a DWI in Manhattan after police reported that he was stopped because the windows of his Land Rover were too tinted aka Braylon was riding dirty. Of course once the NYPD Blue started to talk with Edwards they realized that he was a bit tipsy and had a B.A.C of .16, twice the legal limit.

This puts No. 17 in a nice line of New York wide receivers that have had a run-in with the Po-Po including the Giants’ Plaxico ’Shoot Myself in the Leg While Wearing SweatPants’ Burress, who is currently serving time, and Santonio Holmes also of the Jets, who had several encounters with the Cops while playing for the Steelers.

I’m not trying to tell Braylon and other wide receivers around the league to not have fun because I certainly would if I had that kind of cash, but I’m just saying, “Hey, Don’t Be So Freaking Stupid.” The Jets offer essentially a sober driver for their players when they go out partying, but of course he didn’t use it. Why you may ask? Because Edwards doesn’t learn from his mistakes.

Take for instance a night in March 2009, when Edwards was in South Beach with then teammate and fellow wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, Donte Stallworth. The two were out drinking and having a good time and then Stallworth later that night killed a pedestrian while drunk at the wheel. Most human beings would take that as a wake-up call, but obviously Edwards didn’t at least not for more than a year.

Another instance that Edwards didn’t use the best judgement behind the wheel of the care came in August 2008, when he decided to play a game of Need For Speed and was clocked at 120 mph, or 193.12 kilometer per hour for those metric fans, in a 65 zone. Not that it’s that big of a deal, but it shows the Edwards might not be the brightest of the bunch when it comes to driving an automobile.

Hold onto that baby, Braylon

Of course Edwards also had his encounter with some of LeBron James’ boys in Cleveland last year and allegedly punched one of them, which led to the struggling Edwards being traded later in the month. I’ll give him a break on this one because this instance boils down to bad timing.

Had Edwards maybe waited about eight more months after James decided to take his talents to South Beach and then punched James’ friend or even James himself he would be praised as a hero for giving King James a five-finger slap, but that was when LBJ23 was beloved by the Cleveland faithful and Edwards was dropping so many passes he wasn’t allowed to hold babies.

Early on Tuesday, Jets coach Sexy Rexy Ryan announced today that Edwards will play in New York’s next game at some point, but will not start, however don’t expect Edwards to see too much time in the near future as Mr. Roger Goodell will surely frown upon Edwards actions and will strike down upon him a nice little suspension probably two to four games.

So what I’m saying to you Braylon (because I’m sure you are going to read this and become a changed man) is one that you’re an idiot and the fact that you are paid millions of dollars to occasionaly catch a ball is ridiculous and two is that you should do as Budweisier tells you to do if your going to drink, drink responsibly. That is all.

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Monday Night Quarterback: College Edition

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Trick

The top team in the nation might not survive the SEC this year

Three weeks into the 2010 College Football season and what have we learned? Well mostly the same old lessons. The SEC is good (minus Ole Miss), the ACC and Big East are weaker than a six-year-old boy, Boise State and TCU will be BCS-Busters and every other BCS Conference in mediocre.

For tonight I’m only going to talk about the SEC because let’s be honest no other conference has earned my attention yet. The most impressive team has been the defending national champions, Alabama, as they have cruised against inferior teams clobbering Duke and San Jose State and beating a quality Big Ten team in Penn State. They of course were without Heisman Trophy winner, Mark Ingram for the first two games and didn’t miss a beat as Trent Richardson is really freaking good. Ingram might be out of his title defense, but he can still power the Crimson to a repeat if he and his running mate remain healthy. The Tide could have a slip-up during the season as they face one of the nation’s toughest conference slates squaring off with five-ranked SEC teams. 

Tebow to Brantley hasn't been going so smoothly

Moving over to the second-best team in the SEC last season, Florida, has been less then impressive in their first three games with slow starts in all three contests. Of course, the Gators took down their annual rival, Tennessee, but the Vols are weak this year and everyone knows it (just ask Oregon). The Gators are technically having to overall their offensive scheme as they transition from the Tebow to Brantley era, but I know one town in the SEC that hopes that transition takes one more week.

The most surprising team in the SEC so far has to be South Carolina, who on the legs of Marcus Lattimore, have rode off to a 3-0 start. Of course we have seen this before from the Gamecocks, they get off to a fast start and then fall off later in the season and that is very possible this season as Cocky must face four ranked teams the rest of the way and have five road games. With Spurrier using Lattimore a zillion times a game, their prized freshman might not hold up the entire season, but thus far they have been a pleasant surprise for those in Colombia or Cola as the natives call it.

As for the rest of the conference, Ole Miss losing to Jacksonville State and Vanderbilt is embarrassing although the Commodores defense did look impressive at times holding Jeremiah Masoli rather tame during the game. LSU continues to confuse people in Baton Rouge with Les Miles running the show, while Arkansas offense awoke from its second-half slumber against UGA to hold on for the road win. Kentucky has yet to face a SEC opponent, but will get a nice test over the next few weeks as they face three ranked SEC teams in the next four weeks.

This jersey can be yours for $1,000 and a four-game suspension

I take great joy in seeing UGA struggle early without A.J. Green and are 0-2 in the conference which really opens up the chase for second place in the eastern division. With Tennessee and UGA in down years, the gate is open for Kentucky or South Carolina to sneak in and go to a January bowl game. Wishful thinking maybe, but don’t be surprised to see one of those two teams in the Outback Bowl or Capital One or both.

Vanderbilt got a big victory over the past weekend ending a 10-game SEC losing streak, but it came at the hands of the newest worst team in the SEC, Ole Miss. So take that victory with a grain of salt. Mississippi State apparently still plays football (who knew) and are 1-2 after dropping the last two games against Auburn and LSU. Speaking of Tigers, Auburn has barely survived in their past two games with the Bulldogs dropping their chances of winning the game and Clemson blowing a big first-half lead in typical Clemson style.

Talking a little bit about my Wildcats, they are 3-0 with possibly one of the easiest schedules in the non-conference as the teams they have faced are 1-8 overall with that lone win being Louisville over Eastern Kentucky and because of that weak schedule UK is the only undefeated team in the nation not to receive at least one point in either of the national polls. As much joy I take from my Wildcats being undefeated and halfway to bowl eligibility if they truly want to start to contend in the SEC they are going to half to up their non-conference slate, which won’t be happening anytime soon according to first-year head coach Joker Phillips.

Nonetheless the Cats head into the Swamp for a tough test against the No. 9 team in the nation, which can be a trap game for the Gators who are hopefully looking ahead to next week against Alabama. It might be wishful thinking that the Cats will beat the Gators, but UK’s offense can keep up with the Gators, but their defense has been suspect early on and will need to be near perfect for a W over the Swampies, which would be a great birthday gift for yours truly.

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Why Mayweather’s Comments Aren’t Shocking

Posted on September 15, 2010 by magicfanatic

(I know I’m late on this, but it’s been a while since I posted, I hope it’s still somewhat relevant.)

Floyd Mayweather has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Commenting on his arrest is probably unfair at this point, but it all started with a racist UStream rant over a week ago.

If I remember correctly, Mayweather called Manny Pacquiao a yellow chump and said he’d make Pacquiao cook him a sushi roll. Obviously the American public was not happy and pushed Mayweather to make a heartless apology.

I have to admit, Mayweather’s comments did not shock me the way it shocked the public. I also don’t view Mayweather as an overly racist person. I think the reaction to his comments reflects more on how far America has come over the last 100 years than it does on Mayweather’s feelings towards Asian people.

Anybody who has followed the history of American sports, especially boxing, should know that race has always been a publicity factor. Part of the drawing power of many famous fighters has been race. Jack Johnson and Joe Louis would have been among the greatest heavyweights regardless, but they would not be known as pioneers if it were not for their race.

Even today fighters use race to promote themselves. Dmitriy Salita would have never received a shot at Amir Khan if he was not Jewish just as Kelly Pavlik would not have been an immediate pay-per-view draw if he were not white. Even Mayweather has used his race to attract Americans to root for him (and against him).

Fighters and promoters have not been alone in pushing race in sports. The media has played it up for years and the public repeatedly eats it up. When the Carlisle Indian School played Army for the national title in 1911 (or 1912?) newspapers wrote headlines like, “Will Carlisle Scalp Army?”

I can go on and on with this but the point is race, religion and nationality have always been linked to sports. Athletes and teams that are not afraid of ruffling feathers have never been shy using race controversially like Mayweather did.

While hyping the Calzaghe/Hopkins match, Bernard Hopkins stood on a stage and proclaimed he would never lose to a white boy (he did). Is Hopkins racist against white people? Probably not, but it generated more attention for his next fight.

The difference between Hopkins and Mayweather is that Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe signed to fight almost immediately after he made his racial comment. For whatever reason, Mayweather still will not step up and fight Paquiao. To me, avoiding Pacman is worse that using race to garner attention (that’s just the greedy boxing fan talking).

Should Mayweather have made the comments he made? No, but only because it makes him look like a bitch.

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Wait, What Happened…I Blacked Out

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Trick

The Sweater Vest is back and ready for action.

You know sometimes in life you have to cut away time from certain aspects of your life and I feel like I had to do that with Summer and Main this summer as I was in a journey for a new job. I made only three posts since the beginning of July and feel like I have left my throngs of followers down. Both MagicFanatic and I are now securely employed after some stressful times and thus I have made my triumphant return just in time for football season in what will be know as Year One after Tebow.

The season opens this Thursday with four ranked teams in action and is highlighted by No. 2 Ohio State hosting Marshall in what looks to be another successful campaign for the Buckeyes. They return their dual threat quarterback, Terrelle Pryor, and a good majority of the team that crushed Oregon in the Rose Bowl and despite being a Buckeye Hater, I think Ohio State has the best chance of winning it all this season as their toughest test will be in week two in a home game The U, but hopefully for the Buckeyes they won’t have to face a SEC school in the Bowl Games because we know how that always turns out. Look for the Buckeyes to cruise in this game probably winning oh say, 31-14.

No. 15 Pittsburgh and the Wanstache travel out to Utah to play the Utes in what has the making of a trap game for the Panthers. First of all, Wanstade is not a great coach and has proven that throughout his career with his inability to win the big game or a division title for that matter. However, the Panthers backfield is loaded with sophomore running back, Dion Lewis, who ran for a cool 1,799 yards last season. The Utes were 10-3 last season, but they are past their Urban Meyer days and have been trumped by their Mormon brotheren, BYU, as well as TCU and Boise State for BCS Busters in the past year. I’m taking Pitt to win in a close game, 27-24.

FAMU at No. 13 Miami. Wow, what a match-up. The only positive that could come from this game is if we see another brawl on the field like we saw a few years back against Florida International. YOU DON’T MESS WITH THE U!!! This is the year that Miami could possibly return to the hype that they undeservedly had early last season and put together a solid season in a weak ACC that is currently being run by Georgia Tech and the Triple Option of Paul Johnson. Hurricanes win big time, 41-10.

Final ranked game of the day is No. 14 USC at Hawaii. Everyone’s favorite a-hole, Lane Kiffin, has jumped ship from the hills of Tennessee to sparkling seas of USC and in turn will ruin two once-prominent programs. I personally love it as my hatred of the Volunteers is strong and USC I never really cared for with Pete Carroll. But despite USC being on sanctions and being a non-participant when it comes to Bowl Season in the next two years, they are still stacked with talent cause who wouldn’t want to play football in Southern Cali. Give me, USC 38-21.

So there you have it I’m talking all chalk on the opening day of college football and even though I don’t have cable yet despite the fact I have been in my new apartment for almost three weeks now, hopefully I can find a way to watch some football or else I might have to burn down Cox Cable Co. (Yeah That’s A Threat)

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State of 175

Posted on August 9, 2010 by magicfanatic

After a fairly long layoff, Fanatic is back. Shit’s been crazy in my world lately and it’s not getting any better. Hopefully I’m back for good but we’ll see.

Over the weekend Glen Johnson and Tavoris Cloud contested a hard-fought battle that could have gone either way. This coming weekend, king of the light heavyweight division Chad Dawson faces off against his most worthy opponent, Jean Pascal. For a brief moment, the boxing world is paying attention to a very weak division. I’ve been thinking a lot about 175 this week and I’m back to discuss.

Although Jean Pascal is Chad Dawson’s best match at this point, Glen Johnson has been referred to as the #2 guy in the division. Unfortunately, he’s already lost to Bad Chad twice. Until this past Saturday, Pascal was the only logical opponent for Dawson. To reach that status, all Pascal had to do was beat a mediocre Adrian Diaconu. Honestly, I thing he’s going to get raped this weekend.

Fortunately for us, a new contender has emerged. The gatekeeper tag is overused in boxing, but I think it fits for Johnson. He’s never going to beat Chad Dawson but he’ll probably beat most others. I thought he is a great match for anyone who thinks they are ready for Dawson. I felt Glen Johnson was the ultimate test for Tavoris Cloud.

I thought Cloud answered the test with flying colors. Johnson pulled out every trick in the book to beat Cloud but it wasn’t enough in the end. I scored the bout with Cloud winning by a point (I gave the final round a 10-10, I know that’s weak). He’s not as skilled a Johnson but it didn’t matter. He imposed his will on a better man and managed to claim a close victory. I couldn’t find a Youtube video of the fight, but there were a couple of moments where Johnson was on the verge of hitting the mat. Tavoris Cloud worked his but off and should be proud of his performance.

Cloud beat the man I consider to be the second best fighter in the division. Jean Pascal has been waiting all year for his date with Dawson and he’ll get it, but Cloud has proved to be the most deserving contender for Bad Chad Dawson. The problem…well…just watch the video below.

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Dear Diary, It’s Me Trick.

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Trick


Dear Diary,

It’s been a while since we last talked and I’ve got a lot of stuff to get off my chest.

Despite baseball being the only sport currently in action, the sports world is abuzz as the NFL gets set to get underway for their last season before the lockout, college football has been in the headlines for agents/runners and the NBA is still topsy-turvy because of King James.

First off I want to talk about “Fat” Albert Haynesworth. Haynesworth of course is the 100 million dollar defensive tackle that threw a hissy-fit this off-season because the Redskins switched up their defensive strategy when new head coach, Mike Shanahan, came to town.

Shanahan is of course famous from his John Elway days when he guided the Broncos to back-to-back Super Bowl titles, while Haynesworth is famous for stomping on some dudes’ dome. So obviously Haynesworth has the upper ground to stand on.

Albert doing the Nashville Two-Stomp

After skipping the off-season conditioning programs and “voluntary” workouts, Haynesworth shows up to camp over-weight and fails to pass the conditioning test in order to be allowed to practice. I don’t think anyone in the NFL thinks that Fat Al won’t play this season, but many believe that this disruption this early in training camp will be a hinderance to the Skins season.

Well they are wrong because the Redskins aren’t going to make the playoffs either way and Haynesworth will eventually pass the test before throwing another hissy-fit. Just watch out Shanahan you don’t want to be under this dude’s left foot.

Moving over to the collegiate game, agents and runners have been running rampant by throwing parties in South Beach (MagicFanatics Territory) and slipping some top prospects some benjamins under the table.

The NCAA of course frowns upon this and has invaded college campuses to talk to some of these future NFL players. Florida, North/South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Clemson have all played host to the NCAA investigators and the results are yet to be seen.

Dolla, Dolla Bills Ya'll

But let me say this; THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP THIS. Agents have been paying top collegiate players for years and it will never end because you can’t always watch over the players; this isn’t 1984 and Big Brother isn’t here. Players are going to get paid by agents, boosters and sometimes even coaches and some will get caught (I’m looking at you Reggie Bush), but most won’t so get over it.

The NBA isn’t my expertise and I don’t claim it to be, but I feel that I should throw in my two cents about Lebron and his “betrayal” of Cleveland fans.

Did LeBron betray the city of Cleveland by not returning to the Cavs? No. Did he stab Cavs fans in the heart by doing it on a hour-long special on the biggest sports network in the world? Absolutely.

Let’s get this straight. LeBron is an egomaniac as most NBA players are. They have been told all their life that they are the shit and everyone should grovel at their feet. So it should surprise no one that LeBron the most prized NBA free-agent ever wanted the biggest stage of all to announce his decision.

On that same note, I don’t know one free agent that would ever want to go play in Cleveland for owner Dan Gilbert. That dude is crazy and has some serious emotional issues when it comes to his workers. Take a chill pill dude and lay off the caps lock.

I guess thats it for now diary, try to stay in touch.

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Jersey Shore 2, Step Your Game Up

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Trick

Caddyshack, Jurassic Park, Grease were all classics; however, their sequels were actually used to torture prisoners at Guantanamo Bay — true story look it up. So when Mtv announced that it would be filming the Jersey Shore Season Two in Miami Beach, the city where everyday is like Mardi Gras, I was skeptical yet excited to watch the crew in action.

The first season was television gold that gave the nation a closer look into the guido and guidette lifestyle and a chance to see the sleeze fest that is the Jersey Shore. We had Ronnie going on roid-rages, the Situation doing his thing and J Woww having a huge set of personalities. America couldn’t get enough, myself included.

So there I was 40 minutes into the first episode and there was no partying, no fist-pumping, no knockout punches and no grenades. For a first episode, Mtv did a poor job of convincing me that they could produce a top-notch sequel. Sure Road Rules and Real World are still going on, but those were with new casts in new cities and this time Mtv was going into unchartered water with the same cast in a different city.

Yes, of course I was introduced to a new term (Landmine) which I will now add to my vocabulary, but come on I need my Guido fix and the first episode ruined my day. I mean couldn’t J Woww have at least just started a catfight with Angelina in that cab.

The plot of the episode was so scripted and boring that I believe it probably was written by Snooki. Here it goes; all the girls still hate Angelina and want to fight her, Sammi still likes Ronnie, Ronnie just wants to party, Vinnie is still irrelevant and Situation and Pauli D still have a bromance.

I’m not saying that JS2 can’t make a comeback in episode two, but I am saying it better step its game up before it I start watching Real Housewives of New Jersey to get my guido fix. You hear me Ronnie, go punch someone and stop hooking up with landmines!!! One shot kid, one shot.

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So Long George

Posted on July 13, 2010 by magicfanatic

I was pretty torn up this morning when I read George Steinbrenner had passed away. I didn’t sulk or cry, but it definitely put a huge damper on my day. I’ve never met the man in my life, but I still feel like I lost somebody.

Say what you want about delussional sports fans. I know I take this stuff way to seriously. I know that athletes, coaches, and owners couldn’t care less if I passed away. Still, sports fans as dedicated as Trick and I feel connected to these people. Regardless of my connection to George, I still feel saddened.

The fact of the matter is he’s responsible for a lot of great family memories for me. His Yankees brought my whole family together. It was the one thing we all agreed on (except for one aunt who roots for Boston, I never understood her). This wouldn’t have been possible if the Yankees were owned by Woody Johnson or James Dolan. Steinbrenner had resurrected the Yankees just in time for me to catch one of the greatest sports dynasties of the last 50 years.

I wouldn’t have rooted for the Yankees if they weren’t a good team. I know, it’s a bandwagon mentality. I was seven, sue me. Like every kid, I wanted to root for Griffey and the Mariners. Thankfully, the Yankees were good enough to help my father convince me to root for his team. The Yankees are the only connection I have to the state I was born in. I could care less for the Giants, Knicks, Rangers, etc.

The late 90′s Yankee Dynasty was a special time. Jeter, Martinez, Williams…that was a special team. Steinbrenner made it all possible because he’s always been daring enough to spend a large chunk of the revenue. It’s what made him the best owner in baseball. Say what you want about his attitude or his deep pockets, but every fan should dream of an owner like Steinbrenner. He knew how to build a club that was succesful competitively and financially.

I wish I could thank George for giving me something to share with my father and my grandfather. Hell, the Yankees are still the only way my mother can enjoy sports with me. I can’t say I remember the result of most Yankee games I’ve attended, but I remember the memories I’ve made with my family, friends, and fiancée.

I know I’m getting sappy, but the Yankees mean a lot to me. George Steinbrenner made it all possible. Rest in peace George.

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