Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Ramblings - 7/20

1) MLB trade deadline - Some interesting races shaping up out there and a couple big names being tossed around. Baltimore is reportedly going after Florida's A.J. Burnett which could seriously affect the East. Skankees and Red Sox have discussed minor deals (Yank's talking about Byrnes in Oakland, Red Sox just acquired utility player Graffanino from KC), but look for both to pull the trigger on big deals at the July 31st deadline. Who are they looking at? Red Sox are discussing JC Romero from Minnesota and Tom Glavine from the Mets (he grew up in Massachusetts and is a longtime Sox fan) and the Yanks have inquired about Jason Schmidt from San Fran. and Ken Griffey Jr.

2) White Sox - Can anyone stop them? Right now as I type they are 62-30 and hold a commanding 12 game lead in the Central. My prediction? They'll finish with 105 wins and get knocked out of the playoffs early, similar to what happened to the Mariners a couple years ago.

3) Super Agent? Although I don't always agree with Drew Rosenhaus, it was nice to read the story about him rescuing a drowning boy http://tinyurl.com/aukt3 I guess agents aren't all bad!

4) Michelle Wie - I like her. OK, I like her alot. I think she's talented and pretty darn cute for 15. I just don't feel women should be playing in men's tournaments. That is what the LPGA is for. When the LPGA starts letting men (or maybe in this case, teenage boys) play in their tournaments then the girls can start playing in the mens. Going along with this, how come women reporters are allowed to interview men in the locker room but male reporters are not allowed to go into women's? So you're saying women would never let their eyes wander but men would???? Ok, bad example, but you get the picture!

5) Tour De France - I'm pulling for Armstrong to win again, and with only a few stages left, he's pretty well wrapped it up. When he retires, this sport will once again go back to being barely mentioned here in the states as well it should be....

6) Calling Brown- No I'm not talking about UPS but Larry Brown. Can't wait to see him behind the bench in Madison Square Garden. It'll be good for basketball and I'm sure the NBA will play it up big time. Expect to see the Knicks on NBC every Sunday afternoon this winter.

7) Time For a Brew - Good news for all us Patriot fans, as it looks like Tedy Bruschi will be back playing this year after suffering a stroke back in February. Hopefully he's not pushing it too much, as along with being a great player he's also a devoted dad and husband and his health needs to come first. ***** EDITORS NOTE******** Looks like I jumped the gun on this one! http://tinyurl.com/93fp8


8) Naive or is something going on? So she just decides to let him take topless photos "for himself"...... Come on, something must have been going on between them. Where are these women, and how can I get them to let me photograph them? Apparently in Russia.... http://tinyurl.com/dln6t

9) Link of the Week - The man's my Governor...... http://tinyurl.com/a7y64

Until next time,

Bill

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