tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:36:47 +0000An alternative view to sportshttp://jfishsports.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (J Fish)Blogger185125Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-1499250204501374655Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:36:00 +00002009-11-05T20:24:37.153-06:00NFLother sportsMLBThere are two circumstances where sports crosses over into life. The first is when a tragedy occurs. Think of George W. Bush's first pitch after 9/11, the first game Virginia Tech played after the massacre, etc. The second is when the troubles the rest of us have reaches our beloved superstars. Not in a Mike Vick/Plaxico Burress sort of way either. I mean, how many of us have murdered dogs or http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/11/good-badass-ugly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=CoonNsMgVlk:n9diw32louQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=CoonNsMgVlk:n9diw32louQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=CoonNsMgVlk:n9diw32louQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=CoonNsMgVlk:n9diw32louQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-3956589578987536079Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:21:00 +00002009-11-03T00:47:33.252-06:00NFLLosing, in fact, has never been a good thing. Well, unless you're discussing virginity. But I'm talking about sports, and losing in sports is the worst thing you can possibly do. You can cheat, lie, murder dogs, whatever. Just don't lose. Especially now.As a Chiefs fan, I know my team will not win a championship this year. That's fine, it happens. But I find myself growing more disinterested in http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/11/no-time-for-losers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=h3d-MMk3i9U:Ad8wClvzTDc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=h3d-MMk3i9U:Ad8wClvzTDc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=h3d-MMk3i9U:Ad8wClvzTDc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=h3d-MMk3i9U:Ad8wClvzTDc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-6148173236084741181Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:24:00 +00002009-10-28T23:54:22.901-05:00MLBIf there is one big secret amongst writers, this is it: we don't like to work. We wanted to be writers so we didn't have to get a real job. So naturally, your common sports writer will take the easiest road possible, not the one less traveled. We claim our predictions before research, trying to find stats that backup our words. We write books before the ending is clear.This is basically what Alexhttp://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/10/two-books-of-alex-rodriguez.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=jcJfXCVqO3U:NcATwYkxUy8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=jcJfXCVqO3U:NcATwYkxUy8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=jcJfXCVqO3U:NcATwYkxUy8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=jcJfXCVqO3U:NcATwYkxUy8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-4695696324178304780Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:07:00 +00002009-10-15T18:42:30.170-05:00NFLDamn it all. I'm going to talk about Rush Limbaugh again.As we all know by now, Rush has been cut by Dave Checketts' group bidding to buy the St. Louis Rams. Hey, it was bound to happen. Joining this news in the "completely obvious" department was the inevitable Limbaugh quotes that followed.You know, that this was "Obama's America on full display". What does that even mean? To me, it means one http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/10/free-speech-for-dumb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=tgQ6OWVxSGM:aeAKGm_LUtU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=tgQ6OWVxSGM:aeAKGm_LUtU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=tgQ6OWVxSGM:aeAKGm_LUtU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=tgQ6OWVxSGM:aeAKGm_LUtU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-2086633753167108692Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:21:00 +00002009-10-13T11:15:19.086-05:00MLBGame Two between the Twins and Yankees had fantastic drama. A-Rod gets the monkey off his back and ties the game in the ninth. Mark Teixeira hits the game-winner in the bottom of the 11th. Baseball should be loving this, right? Unfortunately, at the top of the 11th, Joe Mauer's double that was called foul left a big black mark on the series. As have some questionable calls at first, and the http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/10/big-brother-where-art-thou.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=KxtXJrHwEFY:NYtvgCgqzpY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=KxtXJrHwEFY:NYtvgCgqzpY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=KxtXJrHwEFY:NYtvgCgqzpY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=KxtXJrHwEFY:NYtvgCgqzpY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-1645213551743160445Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:28:00 +00002009-10-09T17:00:29.970-05:00NFLWhen I first heard that Rush Limbaugh was trying to become part owner of the St. Louis Rams, the first thing I thought was the same thing about half this country thought: hell no. First off, let me make clear that this is not really political. I don't care about left/right qualms. Limbaugh is 51% insane, 49% opportunist. This is not debatable. Anyone who listens to him for anything more than http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/10/vote-for-rush.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=ogbHDsHFA1w:V5ODeP709n0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=ogbHDsHFA1w:V5ODeP709n0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=ogbHDsHFA1w:V5ODeP709n0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=ogbHDsHFA1w:V5ODeP709n0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-3970623644969116116Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:58:00 +00002009-10-02T00:29:19.374-05:00other sportsYou'll have to excuse me, because this column is more political than sports related, but the Olympics are technically sports. Well, some of it. And President Obama has been taking a lot of heat about his campaign to get the 2016 Games in Chicago. Not just from the usual suspects - Hannity, Limbaugh, etc. - but from the sports community and really, the entire country. Nobody seems to want the http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/10/just-say-no-to-olympics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=5XKUzijpwA8:0NzCGu2ykTo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=5XKUzijpwA8:0NzCGu2ykTo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=5XKUzijpwA8:0NzCGu2ykTo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=5XKUzijpwA8:0NzCGu2ykTo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-3834046708491300132Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:34:00 +00002009-09-30T11:01:22.805-05:00MLBIn Kansas City, as the Royals' season winds down (as it has been since May), the talk around town is how the franchise needs success not to hold onto current fans, but to insure that the younger generations grow up in baseball culture. I was born a few months after the Royals won the World Series - I have never seen good hometown baseball, and neither has anyone of my generation. I'm still a fan,http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/09/royals-im-not-lovin-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=7OloXxOeUnU:hmIogBpylUs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=7OloXxOeUnU:hmIogBpylUs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=7OloXxOeUnU:hmIogBpylUs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=7OloXxOeUnU:hmIogBpylUs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-774860524471956999Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:39:00 +00002009-09-24T23:16:41.675-05:00NBAWhen LeBron James left the court after the end of the Eastern Conference Finals, refusing to shake hands or even saying a word to the champion Orlando Magic, the first thing that came to mind was: this reminds me of Michael Jordan. In June, I wrote, "I think it's clear that if Michael Jordan was playing in today's game, his legendary competitiveness would be chalked up to thuggery and selfishnesshttp://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/09/when-lebron-james-left-court-after-end.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=pUBuejT4sU8:pA0nklAJTnE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-6885322263103690723Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:11:00 +00002009-09-22T01:18:53.025-05:00NFLSports fans are a fickle bunch. Tony LaRussa gets railed for swapping pitchers too much, but Grady Little was run out of Boston for leaving his pitcher in too long. Fans boo when the home team punts on fourth-and-one, but become Monday Morning Quarterbacks when their team goes for it and fails. Even when changed is called upon for decades, once the real change happens, they panic like rednecks http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/09/you-cant-always-get-what-you-want-part.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=B0DF7r80YYs:cAaUVjEoA6E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=B0DF7r80YYs:cAaUVjEoA6E:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=B0DF7r80YYs:cAaUVjEoA6E:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=B0DF7r80YYs:cAaUVjEoA6E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-146238770396658932Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:37:00 +00002009-08-20T16:36:52.359-05:00NFLThere's a scene in "Gladiator" where Russell Crowe's character, Maximus, yells to the Colosseum crowd, "Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?" Then after throwing down his sword and spitting on it, the crowd chants, "SPANIARD! SPANIARD!" Maximus seems shocked by the power he holds. It was a prominent moment of the movie, and it's also a metaphor to what the fan/player http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/08/where-have-all-gladiators-gone-part-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=4danOEH45YA:prBhfNsMBtw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=4danOEH45YA:prBhfNsMBtw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=4danOEH45YA:prBhfNsMBtw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=4danOEH45YA:prBhfNsMBtw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-3210949345094940563Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:07:00 +00002009-08-20T10:12:27.180-05:00NFLI am not civilized. I am an animal who craves blood, sweat and tears. I believe in the supreme nobility of warriors. I would've fit in nicely in ancient Rome, sitting in the gallery shouting at slaves killing each other in the name of entertainment. Wine would soak my lips, I'd be in heaven. It is why I became a football fan.We hear analogies between America and Rome all the time. The Empires. http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/08/where-have-all-gladiators-gone-part-one.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=-wBLWlA8jQ4:QReRc_GryPE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=-wBLWlA8jQ4:QReRc_GryPE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=-wBLWlA8jQ4:QReRc_GryPE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=-wBLWlA8jQ4:QReRc_GryPE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-7170320102012049702Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:42:00 +00002009-08-14T11:47:25.262-05:00NFLI was sitting on my couch Thursday night, slightly hungover and irritable, watching the Cardinals and Steelers game. Actually, I was just looking at the game. The meaninglessness of preseason added with decreased energy from the night before put me in the mindset of not wanting to do anything. So I sat there, mostly thinking about whether or not I like Jon Gruden.Then it happened. Mike Tirico allhttp://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/08/will-it-be-sunnier-in-philadelphia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=aPfpKYi-k_o:c8ahwS7-4HE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=aPfpKYi-k_o:c8ahwS7-4HE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=aPfpKYi-k_o:c8ahwS7-4HE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=aPfpKYi-k_o:c8ahwS7-4HE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-5741677838378475974Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:06:00 +00002009-07-15T19:57:26.669-05:00other sportsUFC 100 may have been watched by millions, but I was not one of them. Loyalty to boxing may be to blame. But there seems to be a simple reason for the MMA hysteria. It starts with a number. We are obsessed by numbers. When you're 39, you have free range at booze, drugs and loose women. But once you turn 40, apparently it's time to settle down and get old. Hey, you're over the hill, right? If a http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/07/100-down-way-too-many-to-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=-Lw3Nw2m1dA:A5WmgnY1RUQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=-Lw3Nw2m1dA:A5WmgnY1RUQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=-Lw3Nw2m1dA:A5WmgnY1RUQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=-Lw3Nw2m1dA:A5WmgnY1RUQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-8706223073588938562Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:56:00 +00002009-07-08T20:53:39.664-05:00NFLother sportsNBATwittering during games, protecting your image, tabloid deaths and bashing Americans. Yeah, I got a few thoughts.No FunChad Ochocinco is getting on my nerves. You want to putt the football with a pylon? OK. Create your own Hall of Fame jacket? Fine. I don't really care. But now he wants to use Twitter during games. This has gone too far.It's one thing to be the class clown, the joker. But is it http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/07/where-is-my-mind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=g_jo9PCpNeQ:N4MJRlLqzWg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=g_jo9PCpNeQ:N4MJRlLqzWg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=g_jo9PCpNeQ:N4MJRlLqzWg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=g_jo9PCpNeQ:N4MJRlLqzWg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-5487470263708559241Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:19:00 +00002009-07-06T14:17:21.242-05:00other sportsThis past Independence Day weekend got me thinking. While most people were consumed with the Steve McNair story, I started wondering about Wimbledon. And soccer. And Phil Mickleson. And Rocky. Let me explain.See, this weekend was a microcosm of what I call the Trophy Era, which is our current state of giving the kid who struck out four times and made two errors the same hardware as the kid who http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/07/summer-of-morality.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=6G9WMqv1QWA:WO4EqdUcqS0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=6G9WMqv1QWA:WO4EqdUcqS0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=6G9WMqv1QWA:WO4EqdUcqS0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=6G9WMqv1QWA:WO4EqdUcqS0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-7610385283812944853Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:36:00 +00002009-06-26T18:02:11.947-05:00I'm going to take a break from sports for a second to talk about what everyone else is talking about - the death of Michael Jackson. Only, it isn't the end of his life that has people so upset, rather, it's the death of his resurrection. Michael Jackson, the child star and King of Pop, has been dead for a while now. In his place we were given Jacko, the freakshow plastic man who slept with http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/06/why-we-are-really-saddened-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=IWeX_MH1d_8:Sq-we5Qr0gg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=IWeX_MH1d_8:Sq-we5Qr0gg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=IWeX_MH1d_8:Sq-we5Qr0gg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=IWeX_MH1d_8:Sq-we5Qr0gg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-3217953597977318810Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:47:00 +00002009-06-24T19:23:53.935-05:00other sportsWhat prisoners of the moment we are. Wednesday's big news was that the USA soccer team beat #1 Spain 2-0. It was the headline for the websites of ESPN, Sports Illustrated, FOX Sports and Yahoo Sports. Everyone was talking about it. My question is, um, why? Last time I checked (and I check every so often), nobody in this country cares about soccer. We don't play it and we don't watch it. So why http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/06/win-against-spain-means-nothing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=sKSntNZ6M90:wNtCaGp45N0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=sKSntNZ6M90:wNtCaGp45N0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=sKSntNZ6M90:wNtCaGp45N0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=sKSntNZ6M90:wNtCaGp45N0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-6821973818957445022Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:34:00 +00002009-06-19T23:04:49.566-05:00MLBI hate reality television. It is a commercialized, over-produced lie wrapped in a nice, advertised bow of truth. The Bachelor isn't really looking for love. Survivor contestants probably check their Facebook off camera. But the illusion of reality sells, and what drives the market is a world that is much better - and simpler- than real life. Only, in reality shows, when the real world rears its http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/06/sports-isnt-reality.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=Jy5NnFi3_R8:LScOObicBkU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=Jy5NnFi3_R8:LScOObicBkU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=Jy5NnFi3_R8:LScOObicBkU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=Jy5NnFi3_R8:LScOObicBkU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-801960780422740079Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:30:00 +00002009-06-19T12:25:42.412-05:00MLBBaseball is again down in the dumps, thanks to the "news" that Sammy Sosa roided it up. So here are a few ideas that could fix America's Pastime.1. The league with the best interleague record gets home field advantage for the World Series.Enough with the All-Star game being the deciding factor. It's an exhibition game, which is supposed to be fun, not matter. Who wants to see two players on sub-http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/06/fixing-baseball.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=Tx8A3wfOWvc:x1ssR8sEBzY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=Tx8A3wfOWvc:x1ssR8sEBzY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=Tx8A3wfOWvc:x1ssR8sEBzY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=Tx8A3wfOWvc:x1ssR8sEBzY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-4594962399930531302Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:57:00 +00002009-06-17T23:42:25.634-05:00NFLSomehow, minorities getting in trouble hurts caucasians the most. It's because of what I all Angry White Man Complex. AWMC is when the collective hatred of the pigmently challenged rallies everyone else against them in the name of bigotry. It's what happened in the cases of O.J. Simpson and Michael Vick, and it's dangerously close to happen with the Donte' Stallworth mini-drama.So, long story http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/06/donte-stallworth-is-not-michael-vick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=zAhyIiX0Oaw:t-rX8H7lc-E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=zAhyIiX0Oaw:t-rX8H7lc-E:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=zAhyIiX0Oaw:t-rX8H7lc-E:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=zAhyIiX0Oaw:t-rX8H7lc-E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-4258672709325944699Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:51:00 +00002009-06-16T01:38:04.838-05:00other sportsI am a gambler. I love the rush - the anticipation of every pitch, the excitement of a three-pointer and the hope of a missed field goal. Anyone who has ever placed a wager, whether it be a $5 bet on a Super Bowl coin flip or a $1000 roll on a craps table, will know from the very first time whether or not they are truly a gambler. I'm not proud of it, but I also am not ashamed. It's who I am and http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/06/its-time-to-legalize-gambling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=tsbKsIaCx_M:KX876BRZu_U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=tsbKsIaCx_M:KX876BRZu_U:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=tsbKsIaCx_M:KX876BRZu_U:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=tsbKsIaCx_M:KX876BRZu_U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-4444491079866246871Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:46:00 +00002009-08-02T18:02:29.484-05:00other sportsLife is full of many tough decisions, but picking your favorite sports team isn't one of them. Most of us were indoctrinated at a very young age, much like the kids in Jesus Camp. And like those kids, we too have our little rituals, warped thinking, extreme loyalty and a deranged enthusiasm for our sports teams. But I live in Kansas City. I only have three. For me, it's all about the Royals, http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/06/blind-faith.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=a19bn3WzHQI:9IItw_LsZ34:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=a19bn3WzHQI:9IItw_LsZ34:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=a19bn3WzHQI:9IItw_LsZ34:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=a19bn3WzHQI:9IItw_LsZ34:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-6621947176863558894Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:05:00 +00002009-06-10T23:53:03.321-05:00MLBIt is now time to comment on the infamous Raul Ibanez story. If you're not in the know, here's the short version: a blogger for Midwest Sports Fans wrote an article which happened to include a " what if?" about Ibanez's great start to 2009, and if it's possible that steroids could be the culprit. Well, after the post got some internet love, Philadelphia Inquirer journalist John Gonzales made the http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/06/raul-ibanez-steroids-and-media.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=E2X54GvGYRg:wKj6mzNNLOw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=E2X54GvGYRg:wKj6mzNNLOw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=E2X54GvGYRg:wKj6mzNNLOw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=E2X54GvGYRg:wKj6mzNNLOw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050889380479776960.post-2967739797785888508Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:19:00 +00002009-06-08T22:48:57.611-05:00NBAI'm starting to hear way too much about Kobe Bryant. I didn't think I would have a problem with it - after all, who didn't see Kobe Fest 2009 coming when LeBron was eliminated? But I wanted me some #24. I wanted to see him make his mark. But he isn't solely responsible for the Lakers' title hopes.Unless he goes for 81 points again, he is just another player on the court, albeit the best one. But http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2009/06/kobe-isnt-that-important.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J Fish)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=2X8p5jZViW8:PKH4vADO218:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=2X8p5jZViW8:PKH4vADO218:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=2X8p5jZViW8:PKH4vADO218:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?a=2X8p5jZViW8:PKH4vADO218:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JFishSports?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>