The Young and the Dumb -BG

To start off I just want to briefly touch on this past weekend and then move on. The reason I don't want to spend a lot of time on it is because I frankly cannot put the pieces together. I cannot recap the game because I do not really know what happened. Cuse almost blew a 16 with 5 minutes left and should have lost, I do know that, but we didn't. College has not changed a bit and I cannot believe we used to do that, not just Friday and Saturday, but everyday. Everyone came back alive. I was going to say "almost" everyone, but I just spoke with Hagan and apparently he is still alive, so that should be everyone. Watch Fear and Loathing if you want to know why I was questioning his survival. Thank you to all the Delts who were such gracious hosts. Glad to see the house is back to normal and looking like shit. The new "tamed" look really was beginning to bother me.



I learned a three things while watching A-Roid bumble through that press conference. (1) A-Roid cannot act. That was the worst acting job since Mark Wahlberg in The Happening. Trust me it was that bad. I mean The Boras Group throws together this politician-esque speech, so easy that a blind kid could read it, he didn't even have to try. All he had to do was execute one simple acting move. After mentioning his teammates, the script read [Here you pretend to cry, make a couple sniffles, and couple streaming tears], and he failed. All he had to do is think about having sex with Madonna (or something equally as sad), that should be enough to make anyone cry. He couldn't do it. (2) A-Roid cannot do math and does not know his real age. He stated that in 2001-2003, he was a young 20-21 years old. He was actually 25-27. Really? You are giving us this phony press conference and you think we cannot do simple math? It doesn't surprise me though because I don't think anyone who is Dominican knows their real age anyway. Ask Miguel Tejada. And finally, (3) If you are a superstar professional athlete who just signed a 10-year $252 million dollar guaranteed contract, you are apparently young and dumb and probably should have not gone to the pros out of high school and gone to college. WHAT???? So you regret all the work that got you to that 10 year $252 million dollar contract? Weird. I'm so sick of hearing from this asshole. Also apparently he is gay and like she-male strippers, no joke.

The Bruins finally got a win a couple days ago against the Carolina Hurricanes f.k.a The Hartford Whalers a.k.a The Whale. Did you know they retired Glen Wesley's jersey? That would be like the Red Sox retiring Mike Greenwell's jersey. He was a solid player, popular with the fans, but to retire his jersey? I guess it is Carolina. Jake Delhomme might still have a shot, even after that atomic crap that he took in the NFC Divisional Playoff game. The thing about the B's is they have a very balanced attack. They can score, they play the best neutral zone defense in league, (with the possible exception of the Devils), they have great Goal tending, but they seem to go into these funks in their own end. Usually they are great in their own end and Chara should win the Norris, but they have these lapses where they are allowing teams to set up 5 on 5 and pepper Tim Thomas for consecutive shifts. This has killed them in some games. With teams like Washington, if you allow them to set up for a second, they will score and it could be the turning point in the game. But they have the most points in the NHL and would have home ice advantage throughout the playoffs if the season ended today. My only critique thus far, is they need KG type intensity all game long.

(Speaking of KG: Please tell me you saw him ruin Craig Sager. No, no, you BURN IT!)

A quick American Idol tangent. I do not like this year so far. I don't like the new format, there is a lack of any standout so far and there has been some of the worst performances I have ever seen. Now it is just the first week, but already my dreams have been crushed. This girl has been eliminated. Her rendition of "Everything Little She Does is Magic" was worse than AIDS. The good news for girls like Casey, is that if the whole swimsuit modeling thing doesn't work out, there is always porn. She wouldn't even need a name. Casey Carlson, I can see her and Evan Stone now. Danny Gokey, should be in the Top 5, that's all I know. Scott Macintyre, the blind kid, has got to wear sunglasses or get a haircut. The blank stare and the jew-fro haircut is giving me nightmares. Call me insensitive, but you watch him sing and tell me that's not just a little freaky. And he good too! and a great kid, so I keep watching him. Shades or a haircut? Who Ya Got?

That about wraps it up. Cuse plays Nova this weekend. C's return from the break tonight against the worst named team in NBA history, The Utah Jazz. And I am heading to NYC. Have a good weekend everyone.