Garnett joins Paul Pierce & Ray Allen in Boston

Last season the Boston Celtics franchise may have thought they were back in the 1700’s in the American Revolutionary War as their season seemed to cause as much frustration as the Boston Massacre. It seemed as though a sequel would take place as the 2007-2008 season approached when the misfortunes hit the men in green in the form of the NBA Lottery. The Celtics were projected to obtain one of the top two picks and draft either Greg Oden or Kevin Durant. Fate would present the Celtics with the No.5 pick and the possible departure of All Star Paul Pierce who demanded the Celtics trade the No.5 pick for a veteran or trade him. General Manager and former Celtic Danny Ainge who was under an enormous amount of scrutiny then got a light bulb in his head and traded the pick for All Star Guard Jesus Shuttlesworth better known as Ray Allen. With Allen it appeared that the Celtics were back in the playoff picture in the deplorable Eastern Conference. Ainge was not done and perhaps secretly ran into an old Leprechaun from the Larry Bird era and was led to a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow because he pulled off the biggest trade in sports this season by acquiring future Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett for two potential stars, three mediocre players, and two draft picks. The move now has the Celtics one of the favorites in the East and gives them three men who average 20 plus points, are unselfish, and are very familiar with the N.B.A. All Star game. The Heat, Bulls, Pistons, and Cavs now have trouble! With Garnett, seven-time All-Star Allen and five-time All-Star Pierce, the Celtics upgraded their profile in a sports market dominated by the New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox. The question now is can this incredible production of talent translate to a Larry O Brien Trophy in June or did that leprechaun screw over the Celtics franchise and lead Danny Ainge to fools gold? Let the excitement or continued torments begin!

Special Tribute to Bill Walsh

I have put these two videos up as a tribute to Bill Walsh after he died at 75 today. Hope you guys enjoy these videos. One is of the Coors Light Commercial he did this year and the other is of an interview he did a few years ago enjoy. R.I.P. Bill Walsh.

R.I.P. Bill Walsh (1931-2007)

One of the greatest sports masterminds has passed away today at the age of 75 after a sturdy fight with the tedious disease leukemia. The man I speak of is Hall of Fame Coach Bill Walsh. Known for his acumen for x’s and o’s and drafting some of footballs best of all time, Walsh will be missed greatly. Walsh’s legacy consists of a gargantuan amount of success such as architecting the dynamic scheme that is the west coast offense and winning three super bowls as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. In fact, one can argue that the 4oers prestige would not be at the echelon that it is if it was not for Walsh’s contributions. Walsh was a man that knew how to discover and coach talent such as Joe Montana,Steve Young, Jerry Rice, Roger Craig, Ronnie Lott, Merton Hanks, John Taylor, and a whole slue of others. For his career Walsh compiled a 102-63-1 record and helped evolve quite possibly the greatest coaching tree in football with minds such as Mike Holmgren, Dennis Green, Ray Rhodes, Tony Dungy, and George Seifert. Although Walsh has not coached in a few decades and died today, his presence in football certainty has not and will not as several of today’s coaches such as Mike Shanahan, Jon Gruden, Brian Billick, Andy Reid, and Pete Carroll, employ the west coast offense he created in their schemes.

Put Bonds in Cooperstown

At 42 years old, Barry Lamar Bonds is considered an antique in the realm of sports. Even though Bonds has alienated several of my fellow sports companions, they and I should appreciate what he provided the game of baseball with for two decades, whether he used the juice or not.
For starters, before reports came out linking him to steroids, he was already a Hall of Fame-caliber player. During his time with the Pittsburg Pirates and his early years with the Giants, he had already won three MVP awards, which was tied for the most all-time. And if we look at the duration of his career he has won seven most valuable player awards. Yes count them. Seven of them. That's more than Michael Jordan, who many consider sports' ultimate athlete. And if anti- Bonds supporters still want to entice Bonds with the steroid cheater slogan, remember he was named Player of the Decade for the '90s by The Sporting News.

In addition, he is one of eight players, including his late father Bobby Bonds, to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases, displaying his meliorate game. Besides this, he has dominated defensively something he has not received much credit for by winning eight Golden Glove awards.

With all of these novel statistics, he should be a first ballot for Cooperstown, yet some voters on the Hall of Fame committee say that they will not franchise him in because of the steroid allegations. Hell, steroids do not give a person supernatural hand-eye coordination and ultimately do not make you Superman.

Voters, listen to me, the Hall has never been a museum for saints. It has racists, philanderers, players who used cork bats, spitters, and anything that they could get their hands on to have a significant advantage. So I say vote for Bonds. And while I might be a little off topic, get Pete Rose in too. I do not advocate steroids in anyway, shape or form, and do not want today's youth to feel the need to do so, but not putting Barry Lamar Bonds in Cooperstown and not giving him the credit he deserves is a slap in the face to the man, the game, and all of sports.

At the end of the day, the facts do not lie and that fact is that Bonds never tested positive for steroids. At 42 he could possibly hit 40 homeruns this season. Lets look pass the lackluster attitude and all the steroid rumors that have no evidence to support it and put the soon to be all time home run king in thr hall.

Analysis of the 2007 MLB All Star selections

Two Snubs that should be in Frisco Next Week

All Star games are about entertainment and allow fans to vote on the players who can best bestow them with this satisfaction. Sometimes these selections come at a price to pay, resulting in deserving players being left out of a reward.
With Americas favorite past time’s version of its stars amongst stars event next week at AT&T Park, a few rebuttals must be presented.
For starters, how can an American League All Star Team be assembled with Tigers’ slugger Gary Sheffield absent from the roster? Looking in this bird’s eye point of view, I’M 110% certain that no General Manage or Owner would say that Grady Sizemore, Alex Rios, or Carl Crawford is a more superior player than Sheffield. And if you tend to in the minority of fans who do not comprehend this, I must inform you quickly that facts don’t adorn results. For example, Sheff’s batting average of .290 ranks higher than any of the above mentioned players and if that’s not enough for you than ask yourself if any of those names have more homers than the 18 Sheff has blasted this season.
The other snub that discomposes me gratefully comes from the National League. How can a pitcher who has not given up a homerun in his last 69 2/3 innings of work be defrauded of A TRIP TO San Francisco? The fella I speak of is the Padres strong arm, Chris Young. Young has an ERA of 2.14 to go along with a solid 8-3 record that could easily be at least 11-0 if the Padres’ deplorable team batting average of .222 improved. Somehow the National League felt better equipped to have six closers for a game they have not won since Ozzie Smith was still playing.
At the end of the day the fans and Major League Baseball selected the appropriate representatives for the most part, however the snubbing of Sheffield and Young leaves me with a malodorous taste in my mouth.