Phillip Rivers for MVP, and another thing...

I find the NFl to be borderline comical at times. No other league is as self congratulatory and seemingly fearful of actually entertaining fans, and like The Canadian Music industry they are even more fearful of new comers, individual thinkers, or non-conventional players. I mean look at Daunte Culpepper; he is only 3 years removed from a 4700 yard, 39 TD season, in which he broke DAN MARINO'S mark for combined yards by a QB, yet he couldn't find a job? Kurt Warner has done nothing but virtually dominate the league yet every year, whomever his coach is, he tries to replace him with some highly touted rookie who is supposed to be the next big thing. So far, he has ended up with his job back each time and once again he is back in the Super Bowl. Why no love? Well in Warner's case, he came form nowhere and in my estimation NFL "experts" have no room for people to fly under their radar. It calls into question their genius status and opens the "who else did we miss" can of worms. Very unsettling if you make your living telling people how it is. 

This season, my favourite player has been given the cold shoulder by the NFL's collective braintrust. That man's name is Phillip Rivers and the league owes him a huge apology. Here is why: ALL he does is win! OK, so this San Diego had to win 4 straight to make the playoffs...Done! Was it Rivers' fault they were 4-8? Of course many would be quick to point the finger, but in 4 of those games, he turned the game over with less than a minute left and a lead only to watch his porous defence cough it up. In another we all saw the famous Ed Hocheley call where he essentially decided he wanted Denver to win so he ignored a fumble that the whole world saw and changed a rule to support his error. That looks more like a 13-3 season than an 8-8, but who am I, right? He is no Brett Favre or Donovan McNabb. Those guys are warriors, right?

Speaking on McNabb, what is the big deal with this guy? Does he have naked pictures of EVERYONE of influence in the NFL? He is constantly raised up on this pedestal of being able to win the big game when it matters, 1-5 career mark in Championship games, and a loss in HIS ONLY Super Bowl appearance be damned!!!! Now he is throwing his defence under the bus as not having come through against Arizona...I guess he forgot that while he was laying eggs and getting benched the D kept HIS SEASON alive. Philip Rivers is 15-3 career in December and January (.833 pct), McNabb is 34-20 for a .629 winning percentage. McNabb lost 4 NFC title games and a Super Bowl and is labeled as an all time great, whereas Jim Kelly lost 4 Super Bowls (meaning he won 4 COnference Championships) and is forever known as a loser.

Can anyone tell me why McNabb is held in such high regard while QB's with better numbers, better winning % and who have never blamed defeat on their teammates are labelled as having bad attitudes (Rivers) and losers (Kelly).

Perhaps the NFL should take the blinders off...

TIgers gearing up baby!

As the winter meetings unfold, I am getting a bit excited about the TIgers yet again. What frustrates me is that as I read about the exciting news, I am stunned by how ignorant other posters are...

Many focused on the picture of Carlos Guillen that was used...and they were truly pathetic so I had to comment....

"The comments are about the picture? You are all very sad..especially the loser who wrote, Not naked or a girl...Thank God I am not you...you sound soooo bloody lonely...

Since this is about the Tigers and not all of your pathetic social lives, great moves all around. Inge is better than Carlos at 3rd...Laird is a real catcher who wants to catch and Guillen is awesome anywhere. HUGE upgrade from Renteria and his minor league arm and 95 year old Pudge. Cry all you want about me insulting Pudge, I know he is a legend and household name, but so is garbage and it stinks when it gets old as well! (J. Cornette)"

Honestly, please stop regurgitating whatever you read online..use it to come up with your own analysis. DOn;t end up like Joe Morgan, who is so self absorbed he cannot even grasp what he witnesses first hand if it does not jive with his narrow view of baseball and is perhaps to afraid to accept the truth, or perhaps it is simply bull headed-ness. Whatever it is, he is a joke

Sports fans in the internet age

I just want to comment on some of the fans who post on MLB.com. Currently I am reading a post about the Yankees plans to sign CC Sabathia and have to admit, I am really sad for the state of things. Why? Well...

1. Can some of you not have 1 original thought? Repeating over and over again how the Yankees should trade for Jake Peavy is like saying that someone should plug the hole in a sinking boat. You are not a baseball insider for stating the obvious, in fact you look like a bunch of mindless idiots as you have all foregone grammar, spelling and the English language...

"... Make a Push ON TEX OR GET MANNY POWER" wtf does that mean? Can you not simply write in English?

"...AJ HELL GET HURT IN 009 WHEN HE DOESNT HAVE HIS BEST STUFF IS LIKE YOU WATCHIN IAN KENNEDY TROWING NOT PITCHING" This is incredible! Sorry if you wrote this, but you are an absolute moron!!!! Seriously, punctuation is an amazing thing, you may want to try it!!!

Stop believing everything you read! AJ Burnett is garbage and he only shows up in contract years. He barely had a winning record while in Toronto and the second he was able to piece together a good year, he walked, expecting more money...he is like a teacher..not serviceable for years on end, and once he is, he expects immediate financial returns. He essentially stole $15 million from the Blue Jays yet would he offer some of it back for his mediocre performance? Of course not! So why do you feel  you deserve more for having 1 good year out of 4????? The Yankees can have this piece of garbage..enjoy!!!

What is most troubling is that these fans are giving up on Ian Kennedy and Phil Hughes without even giving them a fair chance...had Glass man Wang and Joba not totally sucked last year perhaps he would not have been counted on to hold it together. And yes Yankee fans Joba Chamberlain is garbage! Deal with it! For such a passionate bunch you are really ignorant about talent! Booing A-Rod for hitting .350, driving in 120 and hitting 35-45 homers a year while you support Giambi? You have got to be kidding me...somebody needs a collective reality check.

You are not getting Texeira, nor Sabathia so I hope you enjoy another year without the playoffs..and seriously, learn to read critically. Do not just blindly follow whatever talking head you happened to read this morning!

How greedy can teachers get?

OK, so once again I am reading about how the teachers union are unhappy with their wage and are threatening to go on strike...my first reaction is to wonder why we condemn athletes etc for being greedy and striking yet we just blindly throw money at teachers whenever they cry. My second is to ask why do teachers need a union anyways? I mean what other profession do you only have to work 66.7% of the year and earn a full years salary? What other job affords you the time off to be with your family or to develop your skills by taking courses. Further, upon completing these courses, the board has to give you a raise, no question asked. If I were to spend my money on a course in enhance my skills, my boss would thank me profusely, but it would be a cold day in hell before he simply handed me a raise. in fact, he'd probably laugh if I even suggested it. 

Now we are in the throws of a huge economic crisis, yet almost like clockwork, the teachers union is at it again. At this point I just want to say how sad I am that even teachers I respect on other levels have bought into this ridiculous propaganda that tells they they are worth more than others. Are you serious? 

So if you are so deserving of this massive wage increase, please, tell me, where is the money coming from? 

How do you justify “deserving” more while everyone around you either loses jobs or takes significant paycuts? You can hardly be surprised that people are pissed off at the greed being demonstrated 
Lose the hard work rhetoric. It is insulting and makes you all look like whiners; by using this as leverage you are insinuating that nobody else works hard. 

Stop with the teachers get no respect junk- I respect you as much as I respect Doctors, Garbage men, retail workers..anybody who takes pride in their work because what you do is of no more value than what anybody else does and to claim it is is completely self righteous and arrogant. EVERYBODY’s role is equally as important because without them society would not function properly…get off your moral high horse. 

There are giant head sized holes in walls of classrooms, yet you do not care to fix that stuff…yes, you getting a HUGE raise prevents the board from spending money where it is ACTUALLY needed. 

NEVER EVER complain about parent’s roles in education anymore. I was always of the mindset that parents are responsible for the downfall of the education system, however I now realize that it is the greed of the teachers, demanding more while giving less that cause these impoverished parents taxes to go up (Yes teachers, these are the people who are directly affected by your greed..the bureaucrats and upper class people have LAWYERS they pay to get them out of paying taxes, while the lower end have no loopholes and cannot afford to pay lawyers to find them.) As a result they get hit harder because it is this money that the government counts on to cover this wage increase. 

Finally, how embarrassing is this- city workers, and government bureaucrats agreed to a wage freeze because the ECONOMY IS IN BAD SHAPE..you guys refuse to do that, instead are holding the government ransom, threatening yet another strike…and the only people who suffer are the parents who will be forced to pay out more in taxes to help you enjoy your cushy lifestyle and also for Daycare because they will have to work while you are on strike, so someone has to watch the kids. Merry Christmas you greedy buggers!!!!!!