Is This the End of Golf? I Mean Tiger?

Golf, Tiger: same thing.

When Tiger Woods came back from the worst thanksgiving ever (except for Chandler Bing of course), there was skepticism about Tiger's return and that his personal trouble might affect him on the course. That might be the case as Tiger continues to sink in his career. He ended his worst event ever at the Bridgestone Invitational when he shot a 77 today and finished 18 over par. He tied for 78th out of 80 players. Tiger's shaky new life has affected very much as he has cut down on practices because of family. The PGA Championship is coming up and it seems like he is far from being a favorite to win the event. Is Tiger no longer Tiger? I hope so.

P.S. Golf is the most boring thing imaginable. The only other sport I would like to see less of is poker and that isn't even a sport. With Tiger slumping, people will care less about the game.

The Knicks are Still Talking to Isiah?

It was obvious that Isiah Thomas' time with the Knicks wasn't good at all. He had salary cap issues while there, a sexual harassment lawsuit, and a losing record for every season with the Knicks. The only ones that don't see these obvious flaws are the Knicks. The Knicks have actually contacted Isiah Thomas and hired him as a consultant. Thomas will still be at FIU as he will only give advice to Knicks GM, Donnie Walsh. Until this story came out, I thought the Raiders were the most dysfunctional team in the World. Why would still look for advice from a guy drove your franchise further into the ground? The fact that the Knicks still want something from Isiah Thomas is unacceptable.

DAMN YOU NOLAN RYAN!!!

I hate to curse at any hall of famer, especially Nolan Ryan, but I have to. Ryan's group has out bid Mark Cuban's group for the Texas Rangers. MLB has been running the team during it's bankruptcy and has done well with the Rangers before this auction. Nolan Ryan will now run the Rangers again. I am actually saddened by this news. While it is cool that a baseball great is now in charge of a baseball team, I wanted Mark Cuban to own the Rangers. OK, maybe not necessarily the Rangers but any team in Baseball. He's the kind of guy who always wants a winning product and, with no salary cap in baseball, you would've had that with the Rangers. Baseball needs more Mark Cubans in baseball to make things much more interesting.

P.S. And also to compete with the Steinbrenners in New York. DAMN IT!!!

A Look Back at Year One

Yesterday was my one year anniversary of my blog. One year of ranting about sports and complaining about things that are outside my control. I must say I do quite enjoy it. I look back and remember the good times: the Saints winning the Superbowl, Donovan's goal at the World Cup, Gilbert Arenas not learning about guns and sports from Plaxico Burress. But we must never forget the bad times: The deaths of many including Jon Wooden, The Yankees Winning the World Series, The fact that every ref at the World Cup was blind.

The Sports World must continue to move forward in making the games more fair: Adding instant replay to Soccer and Baseball, Putting a Salary cap in baseball, Getting rid of Al Davis. But I must look back at the original problem that I first blogged about: NO PLAYOFFS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL!!! How does the NCAA and the BCS allow this? After seeing the money grab of the schools this off season, you'd think they would be in favor of more games.

I even have another solution: Take the BCS conferences and have their champions play in their respective bowl games: the ACC to the Orange Bowl, the "Big 12" to the Fiesta Bowl, the "Big Ten" and "Pac 10" to the Rose bowl, and the Big East to play wherever they want. For the two spots remaining, take a couple of champions from the mid major conferences (based on a mid major poll if you have to) and throw them into whatever game you want. Play those BCS Bowl games and the winners face each other in a two round playoff. The Rose Bowl winner will face the Fiesta Bowl winner, and the Orange Bowl winner will face the Sugar Bowl winner. Basically West and East Title Games. Have those winners face each other in a West vs. East National Title Game. The season would still matter and the Conference titles would have more meaning.

P.S. Or just keep having a popularity contest to see who the so called National Champion or Prom Queen. Hope Nick Saban puts plenty of lipstick.

600th Disappointment

After 46 at bats and a long haul of media attention, Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th home run of his career. Eternity seemed to have gone by since 599 and A-Rod finally has the monkey off his back. But how should the sports world view this achievement? The answer is that this accomplishment will be tarnished forever and anything A-Rod does in the future will be tarnished forever. As a known Steroid user in the past, A-Rod has lost all prestige with his home run swings and his performance. Historians will always look at his achievements with asterisk and him as a player who was dirty.

P.S. Favre has stated that he will return if he is healthy. See, he already has a different mood.

The Boy Who Cried 'Retirement'

Does anyone actually believe this? Many sources are reporting that Brett Favre has told the Vikings he plans to retire. This is the third time in as many years that Favre has declared his retirement. Both times before, Favre has come back: once for the Jets and once for the Vikings. This can't be the end of Brett Favre. He loves the game too much and just doesn't want to go to Training Camp. He missed Camp last year and did great throughout the season and figures he can pull it off again. His so called retirements have become numb to the Sports World and no one will believe him unless Week 1 comes and he's not behind the center.

Training Camp Woes

The NFL Training Camps have brought on some interesting stories so far. One being the grudge workouts that Mike Shanahan has used on Albert Haynesworth because of his lack of cooperation during the off season and the his complaining about the new 3-4 defense. He has not been able to practice with the team because he keeps failing the harsh physical fitness test. Obviously Shanahan is mad at Albert and wants him put in his place. He may also want to make an example out of Albert to the rest of the team saying he's the one in charge. I wonder what Mike Singletary would've done. He would've added a hill to those 300 yard sprints.

Meanwhile, a couple of noted holdouts are happening during the camps. Darelle Revis is holding out for more money as he is not happy with his current contract. Revis is of course the best defensive player that the Jets have and Revis knows it. Then there is Ndamukong Suh who has yet to sign with the Lions as there are rumors he wants more money than Sam Bradford. One of Suh's agents, however, says they don't want more money than Bradford. Though not technically a holdout, it does raise some minor trouble for the Lions if they can't come to terms with Suh soon. As for Revis, good luck there. Revis wants to be the highest paid CB in the league and doesn't like the current offers from the Jets. This one may last a while.

P.S. Okay, maybe a mountain instead of a hill.