Today we will attempt to entertain you with some short but exciting news from around the sports and entertainment world. Let's hope this works, if not we shall try to find another way for you to avoid work or the family. Please feel free to comment or e-mail me here. Thanks for reading and be safe out there.
Movies
I have been to 3 movies in the last week but I can only really recommend one to go see, Mr. Brooks. Kevin Costner is quite convincing as a serial killer. The only problem is he has been in so many of my favorite movies I was rooting for him the whole movie. Good flick with a nice cast. Big Daddy rates it a B+
Speaking of movies do NOT go see Knocked Up. This movie made Spanglish seem like a classic. It was so long I thought we were gonna see the kid graduate high school before she was ever born. The only thing missing in this movie was a Celine Dion soundtrack, Leonardo DiCaprio, and a sinking ship. Big Daddy rates it a D-. The only good thing was plenty of nudity.
The other movie was Shrek 3. We had fun taking the official grandkid of the Big Daddy Blog, Hailey otherwise known as Skitch. She enjoyed it and grandpa liked it ok too. It had some funny moments but did not bowl me over. Except for one scene with the donkey character. I won't give it away but it involves a high school locker and a well placed sign. Good Times!!! Big Daddy rates it a C+
Sports Shorts
On to the lifeblood of this blog, sports news and views.
Trent Green was finally traded to the Dolphins from the Chefs for a fifth round draft pick. Yes it's slow news this time of year for the NFL. What this means fantasy wise, not much. Kansas City is now left with a roster full of has beens and unprovens at QB. The Dolphins get an aging QB coming off major injuries. Draft with caution fantasy players. Remember you were warned here first.
Another Bengal was arrested this week. Like any of us are surprised. We just heard Marvin Lewis cracking wise at the media about how there have been no players arrested this year. I wonder what his excuse is now.
As I have said before I am tired of hearing about Michael Vick and the dogfighting scandal. Until they arrest him or clear him I am not wasting any more time on it. Let's move on.
Billy "Cold Feet" Donovan decided this week after 2 whole days on the job the NBA was just not right for him. He negotiated a termination of his contract with the Orlando Magic and is headed back to the University of Florida. Good luck ever wanting to go back to the league Chicken Little. I hope your little mini-dynasty keeps going for your sake. Well not really, as a UK fan I hope your team goes back to the dumpster you pulled them out of and our new coach routinely kicks your rear for years to come. I had better stop before I go on a full blown rant. I haven't taken my night time meds yet.
That's all for now folks I should be back Friday. Tomorrow is work and a trip to the in-laws for a birthday party for my mother in law. Should be loads of fun!! Don't forget to read my articles that have been published at the Associated Content site. You can get to them by clicking on the links on the right side of this page. Peace out!!!
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Weekend T.R.U
Hello gang, its time for another installment of the T.R.U. It has been a wild and wacky week in sports. Kind of unusual considering this is a traditionally dead period in sports news. Football is still a couple of months away from getting started which we all are counting the days. The NBA and NHL seasons are way too long. By this time if your team is out of the playoffs then who really cares. Next year for your team is right around the corner and they haven't even crowned a champ yet. So let's review some of the hot topics making headlines this week.
NBA Playoffs
The Spurs predictably cruised past the overmatched Jazz to make it once again to the Finals. They will meet either the Cavs or the Pistons. The only thing worth watching is the coming of age of Lebron James. He had a career defining game on Thursday night in the double overtime thriller. He scored 48 points, his team's last 25 in the game. Now all the talking heads and hype machine networks are putting him up there with all the greats. Not so fast my friends. This series is not over and if his team doesn't win tonight or a game 7 in Detroit, then his game 5 efforts will have been in vain. I think they will close it out tonight because Detroit is done. Look for Lebron to seize the moment and will his team to win again. Look at me going on about the NBA. I must stop now I am getting a nose bleed.
NFL News & Notes
The Michael Vick dog fighting story just keeps getting uglier and uglier by the day.There are now reports of informants coming forward to testify that not only was Vick a participant, but a major player in the dog fighting ring. If this is proven true then I feel no punishment could be harsh enough for Vick. He has been teetering on the edge of thugdom for a while. Things he has done have been covered up because the NFL has pushed him as the poster boy for the new breed of "athletic" quarterback of the future. It now seems as there maybe enough evidence to prove he was part of this amoral and totally disgusting activity. I don't think 1 year is enough. If proven guilty of these crimes I would be in favor of a lifetime ban, or at the least a 2 or 3 year suspension. It won't happen but it should. If any of us regular guys were caught doing this, we would be out of a job and spending many years behind bars.
Sad news about Patriots Marquise Hill this week. He lost his life in a drowning accident while riding a jet ski on a lake in Louisiana. He was not a starter but was a good backup defensive lineman. All indications are that the former LSU star was a good person and gave allot of his time and money to help with Katrina relief. The reports are he was not wearing a life jacket. Even though he was reported to be a good swimmer he could not resist the strong currents in the lake. I guess it may be true the good die young. People like Michael Vick and Pacman Jones seem to live forever.
MLB
As I have stated before wake me in September when baseball gets interesting. Right now all we hear is Yankees and Red Sox. By the way do they play every weekend now? Did I miss a meeting with the scheduling department where this was mandated. I am sick of hearing about them so I will not waste time writing about them. Someone should send a memo to MLB and ESPN that there are several other teams in the league now that are still playing baseball. I believe that has been forgotten. Not all of us are Sox and Yanks fans.
College Basketball
The Orlando Magic announced this week the hiring of their new head coach, Billy Donovan formerly of the University of Florida. Donovan says the lure of the NBA was just too strong to resist. Pardon me if I don't buy it. It was the lure of all those dead presidents that was too strong. He is the next in a long line of success stories of college coaches making it big in the NBA. John Calipari, Jerry Tarkanian, P.J. Carlesimo, Lon Kruger, Tim Floyd, Mike Montgermery, and Billy's mentor Rick Pitino are fine examples of how college success will certainly follow you to the pro level. One moment I have just been handed a memo from my research department. WHAT????? All those guys were flaming disasters and stole millions of dollars from franchises and repaid them with losing records. Yes folks we think Billy talked a good game about loyalty to UF while letting UK think they had a shot at hiring him. Oh he sounded good about not giving up what he he had built, blah blah blah. In the end he turned out to be a cash whore like all the rest. Again just like his mentor Tricky Rick Pitino who never saw a job opening he didn't like, or try to weasel an interview for it was all about the Benjamins baby. And the Magic are the next franchise to fall for it too. Don't believe me? Come see me in 3 years when the Magic are 20-62 and stuck with too many big contracts given to overrated former Gators, including the coach.
NBA Playoffs
The Spurs predictably cruised past the overmatched Jazz to make it once again to the Finals. They will meet either the Cavs or the Pistons. The only thing worth watching is the coming of age of Lebron James. He had a career defining game on Thursday night in the double overtime thriller. He scored 48 points, his team's last 25 in the game. Now all the talking heads and hype machine networks are putting him up there with all the greats. Not so fast my friends. This series is not over and if his team doesn't win tonight or a game 7 in Detroit, then his game 5 efforts will have been in vain. I think they will close it out tonight because Detroit is done. Look for Lebron to seize the moment and will his team to win again. Look at me going on about the NBA. I must stop now I am getting a nose bleed.
NFL News & Notes
The Michael Vick dog fighting story just keeps getting uglier and uglier by the day.There are now reports of informants coming forward to testify that not only was Vick a participant, but a major player in the dog fighting ring. If this is proven true then I feel no punishment could be harsh enough for Vick. He has been teetering on the edge of thugdom for a while. Things he has done have been covered up because the NFL has pushed him as the poster boy for the new breed of "athletic" quarterback of the future. It now seems as there maybe enough evidence to prove he was part of this amoral and totally disgusting activity. I don't think 1 year is enough. If proven guilty of these crimes I would be in favor of a lifetime ban, or at the least a 2 or 3 year suspension. It won't happen but it should. If any of us regular guys were caught doing this, we would be out of a job and spending many years behind bars.
Sad news about Patriots Marquise Hill this week. He lost his life in a drowning accident while riding a jet ski on a lake in Louisiana. He was not a starter but was a good backup defensive lineman. All indications are that the former LSU star was a good person and gave allot of his time and money to help with Katrina relief. The reports are he was not wearing a life jacket. Even though he was reported to be a good swimmer he could not resist the strong currents in the lake. I guess it may be true the good die young. People like Michael Vick and Pacman Jones seem to live forever.
MLB
As I have stated before wake me in September when baseball gets interesting. Right now all we hear is Yankees and Red Sox. By the way do they play every weekend now? Did I miss a meeting with the scheduling department where this was mandated. I am sick of hearing about them so I will not waste time writing about them. Someone should send a memo to MLB and ESPN that there are several other teams in the league now that are still playing baseball. I believe that has been forgotten. Not all of us are Sox and Yanks fans.
College Basketball
The Orlando Magic announced this week the hiring of their new head coach, Billy Donovan formerly of the University of Florida. Donovan says the lure of the NBA was just too strong to resist. Pardon me if I don't buy it. It was the lure of all those dead presidents that was too strong. He is the next in a long line of success stories of college coaches making it big in the NBA. John Calipari, Jerry Tarkanian, P.J. Carlesimo, Lon Kruger, Tim Floyd, Mike Montgermery, and Billy's mentor Rick Pitino are fine examples of how college success will certainly follow you to the pro level. One moment I have just been handed a memo from my research department. WHAT????? All those guys were flaming disasters and stole millions of dollars from franchises and repaid them with losing records. Yes folks we think Billy talked a good game about loyalty to UF while letting UK think they had a shot at hiring him. Oh he sounded good about not giving up what he he had built, blah blah blah. In the end he turned out to be a cash whore like all the rest. Again just like his mentor Tricky Rick Pitino who never saw a job opening he didn't like, or try to weasel an interview for it was all about the Benjamins baby. And the Magic are the next franchise to fall for it too. Don't believe me? Come see me in 3 years when the Magic are 20-62 and stuck with too many big contracts given to overrated former Gators, including the coach.
Friday, June 1, 2007
My Screen Debut
This is a video that my co-workers at Connextions submitted to Vonage. We were asked to do a spoof of a Vonage commercial. I was very honored to be asked to play a part. We had so much fun filming the parts that didn't make the final cut are probably funnier than the actual finished product. That is why they make blooper videos. Maybe Ray will put that on Youtube someday. For now here is the finished product. We are still waiting to hear if we won the contest and get a red carpet premier from Vonage. I know I am bias but I think we have this one in the bag. Let me know what you think....and now ON WITH THE SHOW!!!!!!!!!
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