Matthew

The NCAA & BCS are all about money, not about "student athletes". That's why I like pro sports, no one pretends it's other than the $$$$

Zero surprise about Bradley, what a jerk.

Jerry Jones has completely lost his mind by hiring Monte Kiffin defensive coordinator, what a stupid hire -- geesh, the USC defense was terrible under him. Maybe he thinks he hired Lane Kiffin, Jones is so totally out of it, it's amazing.

The way he played and the blind eye to concussions made it inevitable that he would suffer. Same as Dave Duerson, etc. I've always wondered what Bret Farve will be like in 10 years, he took a lot of hits....

It took forever to track these two down for a reasonable price, but the internet can be your friend at times. Gandalf Gandalf 2

To which Tim Lincecum is eternally grateful for that CBA!

Sorry Matthew but you are way off base on this. During that historic chase, a single solitary reporter took note of a bottle that was visible in McGuire's locker, I can't recall the name but I do remember that it was found to be a "steroid pre-cursor", adno something maybe? Anyway - McGuire got indignant about it and this writer got his ass handed to him by every other writer who said he was pissing on the parade. Also if McGuire was so open about 'what he was taking at the time' why did he essentially take the Fifth when he testified before Congress? According to Baseball's Steroid Era, the reason why McGwire "took the Fifth": Representative Tom Davis told the AP that McGwire admitted using steroids behind closed doors before the congressional hearing in 2005. McGwire tried to secure immunity, but after it was denied McGwire chose not to address "the past." Can't blame a guy for wanting to stay out of jail, and IMHO, the congressional hearing were a joke. Fine, how about my pointing out how off-base you are about McGuire acknowledging what he was taking during that memorable summer, or the incontrovertible fact that the one writer who took note of the bottle of steroid pre-cursor and wrote about it got viciously criticized for writing what he wrote? It wasn't just baseball that turned a blind eye - everybody did. And your assertion that McGuire was somehow up front about what he took or that what he took was public knowledge is laughable. Admittedly, I'm going off my memory, which at my age is dangerous, but it seems to me that I did read a number of articles where McGwire did talk about what he was using. I'm probably wrong, but I'm glad I can make you laugh though!

Interesting article that brings up a number of points that I agree with. The voters have spoken: No living soul will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year. The announcement that no players from this year's Hall of Fame ballot netted the 75 percent vote needed to gain enshrinement has triggered outrage in baseball circles, and will surely bring more of the same for the Hall and the people of Cooperstown. With the Pre-Integration Committee inducting three people into the Hall who've been dead for decades, upstate New York can look forward to something it hasn't seen in half a century: a Hall of Fame induction with no living inductees to honor. That's scary news for an institution that lost more than $2 million in 2011 and has posted losses in eight of the past 10 years. The voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America's inability to elect even one player into the Hall has raised one big question: Should the BBWAA be stripped of its voting power? Go through the long list of flaws in the process, and you start to wonder.

Sorry Matthew but you are way off base on this. During that historic chase, a single solitary reporter took note of a bottle that was visible in McGuire's locker, I can't recall the name but I do remember that it was found to be a "steroid pre-cursor", adno something maybe? Anyway - McGuire got indignant about it and this writer got his ass handed to him by every other writer who said he was pissing on the parade. Also if McGuire was so open about 'what he was taking at the time' why did he essentially take the Fifth when he testified before Congress? According to Baseball's Steroid Era, the reason why McGwire "took the Fifth": Representative Tom Davis told the AP that McGwire admitted using steroids behind closed doors before the congressional hearing in 2005. McGwire tried to secure immunity, but after it was denied McGwire chose not to address "the past." Can't blame a guy for wanting to stay out of jail, and IMHO, the congressional hearing were a joke.

Why should Bonds, Clemens and Sosa be punished for something that MLB encouraged them to do? Even when Bonds was going after Aaron's homerun record, Selig did nothing, absolutely nothing about these players, other than to make sure the baseball made all the money it could off of them. When McGwire & Sosa were doing their homerun chase after the labor strike, they were commended and hailed for "saving baseball", and McGwire was very open about what he was taking at the time, I remember reading articles about it at the time. So, I'm sorry, but for me, it doesn't make any sense to punish players, especially when nothing has been prove through testing, or even in the courts. I'm not saying that these three and many others did not take PED's, I'm saying that MLB turned it's back on the problem, and did nothing. Or another way to say all this: If these three are out of the Hall of Fame, then MLB better make damn sure that Bud Selig doesn't get in either!

The Lakers came soooooo close to pulling off a huge upset tonight, great effort, but just fell short. Amazing try though.

It's strange after all these years of hating the Cowboys, I've gotten to where I look forward to watching all their games. I think Tony Romo is the reason, I like him -- there, I said it, I. Like. Tony. Romo. Seems like a classy guy, who has all this talent, and then at the end, something always happens, and it blows up in his face. Have zero use for Jerry Jones, Rob Ryan (good riddance), Des Bryant, or even DeMarcus Ware. Romo, I dig for some reason, and I dig the Cowboys now, which I never thought would happen in a million years.

According to their Facebook page, My Bloody Valentine have finished mastering their new album, release date probably in the Spring. This could be very interesting and good, of course, it can turn out to be a total disaster also....

:party: Happy Birthday :party:

Lakers vs. The Spurs. Lakers playing with nobody on consecutive days. My reaction for this game:

Duck Dynasty. The first time watching this, and I'm not sure if I should be happy or appalled with this show. Are there really people like this in the world? It seems like they're in a completely different world than the one I'm in.

The methamphetamines are a major problem, and everyone knew about them since 1970, when Jim Bouton wrote openly about them in Ball Four. Completely off topic, but I remember how cool I thought that book was when I read it at 13, it was one of the funniest and most interesting book I'd ever read (of course at 13, what did I know...)

Yeah, I'm not sold on Morris as a HofF guy. For me, he's in the twilight zone of a very good player, but not great. There's a lot of players like that from the 70s & 80s -- Al Oliver (who no one talks about ever), Murphy, Dave Parker, Steve Garvey, etc. Speaking of Lolich, he was a very good pitcher, actually had over three hundred strikeouts in a year, and over three hundred innings in a year (which might never happen again). I always thought these "Team Hall of Fame" are a good idea for these players who weren't HofF caliber, but should be recognized none the less.

No one voted into the Hall of Fame this year, and Barry Bonds only 36.2% of the vote. I think Bonds is a total jerk, have no use for him at all, but he should be in the Hall of Fame. MLB made a lot of money off of him, and then to get so high and mighty and pure all of a sudden, it's total bs. Bud Selig is probably dancing for joy at the news....

Cowboys took a step in the right direction getting rid of Rob Ryan, I never understood how either of the Ryans get considered as good coaches, just a couple of circus clowns in my book (I don't think Jason Garrett is all that great either). Now if only they could get rid of GM Jerry Jones, they might have a real chance of improving.

I just keep my hands over my eyes when I watch the Lakers now, un-freakin-be-leivable.

New World Coming: The 1920s And The Making Of Modern America by Nathan Miller. A very interesting account of the 1920s, and how the contemporary world was foreshadowed by the events and culture of the 1920s. Enjoying this very much -- recommended if you're interested in this era.

Norv Turner & A.J. Smith fired in San Diego -- four years too late to do any good.

Volume 1, disk 2. The Best Of Daffy & Porky.

Goth Juice... powerful stuff, made from the tears of Robert Smith. That is such a fantastic line.