Random Thoughts of the Week

1. As much as I love to watch ESPN and SportsCenter, I cannot stand it when they report about stupid stories like Brett Farve coming out of retirement, Alex Rodriguez doing steroids in high school, Terrell Owens missing voluntary workouts. It reaches the point where I turn the channel because its the same story over and over and they keep on reporting the same stupid shit. Sports Guy Bill Simmons summed it up best in his column about how great the Bulls/Celtics series was:

Think of all the crap we deal with as fans. "Bulls-Celtics 2009" explains why we put up with every story about Clemens and Bonds and Michael Vick and Terrell Owens and everyone else who conspires to make sports less fun. On the same day of Game 6, a story broke that Alex Rodriguez was allegedly seen with human growth hormone. The story was digested and consumed in the same predictably brief cycle: Mainstream Web sites and blogs and message boards and sports radio first, then "PTI" and "Around the Horn," then "SportsCenter," then newspapers and magazines. You can either throw yourself into that cycle or look the other way. I am getting older. I just want to watch sports. I have trained myself to look the other way. This stuff clutters my brain, and not in a good way. I just want to watch sports. I just want to watch sports.

I'm just like Bill. I just want to watch sports. It's just too bad we have to put up with all that other crap. 

2. LeBron James is a freak of nature. After watching him single-handedly beat the Detroit Pistons in the 2007 Eastern Conference Finals I always knew he was destined to win a few NBA titles and MVPs.  He's already halfway there and I'm convinced he will lead the Cavs to their first NBA title this year. I was also convinced that at the when he becomes an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2010 season, he was certainly going to sign with the Knicks. If you haven't noticed, LeBron likes to be in the spotlight and the lights don't get any brighter than playing at MSG every night. But now I'm not sure New York will be his destination next off season. I could see Lebron building a dynasty in Cleveland (much like Jordan did in Chicago) and winning 4-5 NBA Championships/MVPs as a member of the Cavs. They scariest thing about him is he's only 24 years old and hasn't even reached his prime. 

Mark has a good post about Lebron's life off the court that I found to be interesting. Check it out.

3. I don't think Manny should be suspended for 50-games. Maybe 25 at the most. Hell, Rafael Palmero was only suspended 10 gamses. This a tough blow to Major League Baseball but I guess they had to show the general public that even one of the best hitters in the league was not above their strict drug testing policy.

4. Classic TV never gets old. I was flipping through the channels today and I saw Tom and Jerry on Cartoon Network. Well needless to say I had to stop and I literally watched the rest of the show. I felt like a kid again, it was great. Other TV shows from my childhood that I would definitely watch/have watched recently: Saved by the Bell, Step By Step, Family Matters, Hang Time, Bugs Bunny and Friends just to name a few. 

5. I can't believe I've been out of college for a year already. Depressing.