4 in a row.

After taking 3 of 4 from Houston on the road and another great game by Chad Billingsley, the Dodgers returned to the west coast to take the series opener against the Giants in San Francisco. Andre Ethier has been the man lately by homering in three consecutive games including an absolutely mammoth shot against the Astros on Wednesday that ended up in the right field upper deck. Overall, the bats have come alive this week and have scored 5 runs or more in three of the last four wins. This article was posted yesterday on dodgers.com and it didn't make me feel real excited about future possibilities. Why go back on a philosophy that seems to be coming together for the sake of one position player? Sure, we could use the help at shortstop, but why sacrifice the future of the team? If they end up going through with a trade it's almost certainty that Furcal won't be re-signed for next year. This looks to be another in a long line of disappointing trades the Dodgers have made in the last few years going back to the ridiculously retarded Paul LoDuca trade in 2004. Let's hope Nomar can make this a non-issue and stays healthy and plays well enough that a trade won't be necessary. And speaking of stupid trades, that deal with Tampa a couple of years ago looks better everyday. We sure could use Edwin Jackson in the rotation right about now.

Well, you certainly don't see this everyday.

Actually, the last time it happened was 16 years ago. The Dodgers won tonight 1-0 without scoring a single hit. That's almost unheard of. The funny part is that Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo, who pitched for the Angels, won't get credit for the no hitter because MLB rules state an official no-hit game occurs when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings. In a no-hit game, a batter may reach base via a walk, an error, a hit by pitch, a passed ball or wild pitch on strike three, or catcher's interference. So, there you have it. You won't find me shedding a tear that's for sure. As for the good guys, Chad Billingsley continues to churn out excellent starts and lead this depleted starting rotation. He's easily starting to become my favorite pitcher and turning out to be a real leader on this team. If any team is looking to trade for him they better be prepared to give up a lot in exchange. I'm looking forward to him pitching in a Dodger uniform for many years to come and hopefully some championships to go with it.

Add another banner to the Garden rafters.

After a less than spectacular start to the playoffs the Celtics got it together in the Eastern Conference Finals and was able to pretty much dominate the Lakers in the NBA Finals and win their 17th NBA Championship. It was a full team effort as everyone who dressed contributed in some way to win the title. I don't think I've ever seen defense played as well I saw it played by a team in the NBA. The Celtics absolutely suffocated their opponents and was able to throw two of the best players in the game off of their. One of those being the best player in the world and NBA MVP Kobe Bryant. I will say though that if Ray Allen had not been able to find his shot and catch fire like he did then the playoff might have had a different outcome. He played so well that he would've been NBA Finals MVP if not for the play of Paul Pierce.



And what about Paul Pierce? During the Finals he was the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Him coming back from his knee injury in Game 1 invoked images of Larry Bird getting hurt and coming back in the 1991 Playoffs vs. Indiana. Bird went on take over that game and win. Pierce did the same for this Celtics team hitting two huge threes and scoring 20 points for the game. Some questioned the legitimacy of the injury. Well, you can question that all you want, but you can't question the effect him coming back had on the team. It energized them and pretty much gave them a boost through the rest of the Finals. The only blemish for the Finals for Pierce was his performance in Game 3. If him and KG score for their average in that game then that series ends up in a sweep. I will admit I turned off Game 4 at halftime. I was disgusted by the lack of effort and intensity. Luckily for me, I turned back over to the game about halfway through the 3rd quarter and witnessed of one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. Needless to say, I will never give up on this Celtics team again.

Quiet Saturday morning...

I can't believe I haven't updated this thing since November. Anyway, I'll try to update it on a more frequent basis. So, I get up this morning to read that my Dodgers shutout those nasty Anaheim Angels 6-0 with a gem pitched by friggin' Chan Ho Park. Are you serious? This guy hasn't pitched that well in 7 years. Hopefully, he can keep it up as the starting rotation is woefully depleted. When Penny comes and Kuroda come back off the DL I say send Kershaw back down to the minors, because he needs work and is obviously not ready and give his spot to Eric Stults, who has pitched lights out in his two starts.

I was having some 24 withdrawals a couple of weeks ago since there hasn't been a new episode in over year and decided to give season 5 another look. As I watched I had forgotten how great that season really was. I would start watching episodes and I didn't want to stop because I wanted to see what would happen next. Watching season 5 also reminded me how awful season 6 was. I hope they can come back in January after the writer's strike wiped out last season and make the show as great as it can be.

I was just reading the last post I made in November and I'm thinking about bring those Bama football recaps back. As time consuming as they can be to do since the games run about 3 hours or more. I had a good time watching those old games and doing the running recap on it. It's just a matter of which games I decide to do and it'll also help pass the time during these slow summer months leading up to the new season.

That's all for now. I'll be back later with some thoughts on the Celts winning the NBA title and some other random topics.

Bama Rant/Recap

Alabama vs. LSU
November 9, 1991

Live from: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Your hosts: Gary Bender and Lynn Swann

Coaches: Curly Hallman for LSU and Gene Stallings for Alabama


1st Quarter: Bender starts the broadcast by letting us know that Danny Woodson has been suspended indefinitely and that Jay Barker will be getting his first start at quarterback. LSU is in their purple jerseys as this is before their most recent change back to the old tradition of white jerseys at home.
Starting lineups:

LSU Offense
QB Chad Loup
FB Leo Abel
TB Vincent Fuller
SE Todd Kinchen
FL Wesley Jacob
TE Anthony Williams
T Kevin Mawae
G Darron Landrey
C Frank Godfrey
G Ronnie Simnicht
T Bryan Madden

Alabama Defense
DE John Copeland
NT Robert Stewart
DE Eric Curry
LB Steve Webb
LB John Sullins
LB Derrick Oden
LB Antonio London
CB Antonio Langham
SS Stacy Harrison
FS George Teague
CB Mark McMillian

LSU gets the ball first to start the game and Loup gets murdered by Copeland which causes a fumble on the first play of scrimmage, but is recovered by LSU. LSU get some of the yards back, but ends up going 3 and out on their first drive. Brian Griffin is out to punt for LSU with David Palmer to receive for Alabama. Palmer fields the punt his own 11, makes one move at the 13 and he’s gone. He goes untouched for an 90 yd punt return for a touchdown. It was over before he got to his 35. It wasn’t even fair. An uncle who was at the game told me that LSU fans started leaving at that point and the game wasn’t even two minutes old. I wasn’t surprised. Bama leads 7-0 with 13:13 remaining in the 1st. LSU starts again on offense and benefits from a roughing the passer penalty on London on the first play. LSU can’t do anything with it and punts to Palmer who fair catches it. More starting lineups…

Alabama Offense
QB Jay Barker
FB Kevin Turner
TB Siran Stacy
SE Kevin Lee
FL Prince Wimbley
TE Steve Busky
T Matt Hammond
G George Wilson
C Tobie Sheils
G William Barger
T Jon Stevenson

Note: Stevenson is the big man on the line coming in at 285 lbs., while Sheils is the “lightweight” at 250 lbs.

LSU Defense
DT Clayton Mouton
NG Scott Wharton
DT Marc Boutte
LB Corey White
LB Ricardo Washington
LB Reggie Walker
LB Shawn King
CB Wayne Williams
SS Rodney Young
FS Anthony Marshall
CB Corey Raymond

On Bama’s second play Palmer goes in motion and takes a pitch for about 12 yards. I seem to remember that being one of Stallings’ favorite plays. Turner gets a handoff on a 2nd down play and rumbles 20 yards while running over two LSU defenders in the process. A facemask penalty added on makes it 1st and 10 from the LSU 13. The LSU defense stiffens up and Matt Wethington boots a FG to make it 10-0 Bama with 6:22 remaining in the 1st. LSU begins their 3rd drive, which is promptly killed by a holding penalty on the first play. It’s really scary how fast this Bama defense is to the ball. As soon as an LSU receiver catches it there are always two or three Bama defenders there to stop them. LSU goes 3 and out again. Penalties kill Bama’s next drive and Tank Williamson punts for the first time in the game. LSU looks to have something going as James Jacquet gains 14 on 1st down. Loup then hits Kinchen on play action for 20 more yards. Two plays later, Loup throws to Mike Garrett for 10 yards to the Alabama 15 and that’s where the 1st quarter ends. Alabama 10 LSU 0.

2nd Quarter: On the second play of the quarter Loup hits Kinchen who makes a GREAT catch for a 15 yard touchdown pass. Alabama still leads 10-7 with 14:14 remaining in the half. Chris Anderson returns the kickoff to the 25. A defensive holding penalty on 3rd down keeps the Alabama drive alive just shy of LSU territory. Derrick Lassic comes in and gains 8 on 1st down. Wimbley makes a diving catch at the 15 for an 18 yard gain. Kevin Turner continues to steamroll the LSU defense with another 10 yard run. Stacy finishes off the drive with a 5 yard run for the touchdown. Nice answer to the LSU TD. Alabama extends the lead to 17-7 with 10:21 to go in the 2nd. LSU takes over on offense and is intercepted by George Teague on the first play and he returns it to the LSU 39. You can hear the groans of apathy by the LSU “faithful.” A clip on the return backs it up to the Alabama 46. Barker fumbles the snap on 2nd down and manages to recover it. Alabama is able to convert a 1st down with a pass to Wimbley and convert another on a Kevin Turner run down to the LSU 32. He has 67 yds on 9 carries thus far. Not bad. In Shula’s offense he would’ve been used to help cover Capps’ ass. I keed, I keed. Next play sees Alabama called for a chop block and is backed up to the LSU 47. Alabama so far has committed 5 penalties for 66 yards. Ouch. Barker is sacked on 3rd and 15 and Bama is forced to punt. Loup connects with Kinchen again on 2nd down for 20 yards down to the Alabama 41. John Sullins is one big dude. Loup scrambles, avoids the entire Alabama front seven and hits Wayne Williams for about 10 yards, but is negated by an offensive facemask penalty. LSU tries a Utah shovel on 2nd and 33, but Eric Curry won’t have any of it and gets the tackle for a loss. Loup scrambles on 3rd down and comes up holding his right shoulder. LSU punts and Bama takes over at their own 27. Barker hits a 25 yard pass to Kevin Lee at the LSU 25 to get Alabama into field goal range with :09 to go. Wethington knocks in the 42 yard field goal to give Alabama a 20-7 lead at halftime.

3rd Quarter: I’m anxious to see how many LSU fans bailed at half. Surprisingly, it’s not that many. Turner currently leads all rushers with 73 yds on 10 carries. LSU kicks off and Anderson returns it to the 24. ABC flashes the final score of the ND/Tenn game, which show the Vols upset the Irish in South Bend 35-34. A stat shows that ND blew a 21-0 lead. I’m willing to bet there was some molesting of family members going on in east Tennessee that night. Anyway, Bama goes 3 and out on their first drive of the 2nd half. Jesse Daigle takes over for the injured Chad Loup at quarterback. LSU starts their drive inside Alabama territory at the 45. After a 9 yd Jacquet run, Alabama is called for offsides on 3rd down and gives LSU a 1st down. Stallings is pissed. Kinchen makes another great sideline catch for 9 yards at the Alabama 22. I forgot how good this guy was. Abel rumbles down to the 13 for a 1st down. Daigle throws it over the middle on 2nd down and it’s almost picked off by Sam Shade. LSU can’t make a 1st down and settles for a Pedro Suarez field goal to cut the lead to 10. Alabama leads 20-10 with 10:55 to go in the 3rd. Kickoff is returned to the 25. Stallings-ball is in full effect. After converting a couple of 1st downs the offense bogs down, which is topped off by an intentional grounding penalty on Barker. Bama punts and LSU takes over at their own 43. Mark McMillian drops a sure interception. Geez. The Bama defense stands tall (again) and LSU goes 3 and out yet again. A nice LSU punt goes out at the Bama 9 yard line. The LSU defense gets Bama to go 3 and out and tries to get the fickle LSU crowd back into it. Kinchen muffs the punt, but falls back on it. As quickly as they were cheering, the LSU fans are now booing again after an incomplete pass on 1st down. These people are insufferable. After a delay of game penalty, Odell Beckham carries it for 9 yards to the Alabama 40. Bama is forced to call timeout on 3rd down due to confusion with personnel. Stallings decides to vent his frustration on the nearest assistant which happens to be Jeff Rouzie. LSU goes for it on the 4th down. A HUGE hit by Teague on Beckham looks to have stopped them short, but an offsides penalty gives LSU the 1st down at the Alabama 30. I mean, Teague just leveled him. London seems to be the guilty party on the penalty as Stallings reads him the riot act as he comes off the field to sit for a bit. After a couple of runs by Jacquet LSU has the ball at the Bama 9. It seems the Alabama defense has been on the field the entire quarter. Langham makes a nice tackle at the 5 to save a TD. That ends the 3rd quarter. Alabama 20 LSU 10.

4th Quarter: On 3rd and Goal from the 7, Daigle rolls out, throws and is intercepted by Langham in the end zone!!! There were 3 white jerseys in the area. Lassic takes a toss on 2nd down for 12 yards to the LSU 36. Stacy carries for 13 more to the 49. Pound the ball and run that clock. Turner gets a couple of more carries and the ball is now at the LSU 34. Bama has 222 yards rushing so far. LSU is 0-8 on 3rd downs. LOVE that punishing Bama defense. LSU is called for pass interference on 3rd down, which would’ve forced Bama to punt. On 1st down from the LSU 25, Stacy get bottled up, changes direction and gains 9 ½. Man, was he shifty. How loaded were were at tailback at that time? On 1st down from the LSU 13, the handoff is mishandled and LSU recovers the loose ball. Dammit. LSU finally converts on 3rd down after a 9 yd completion to Kinchen on the LSU 38. Daigle then completes a nice pass to Scott Ray, who makes a diving catch for 22 yds. Daigle then hits Jacob across the middle on a crossing pattern and he takes it in for a 27 yard touchdown reception. Good job by the Tigers to take advantage of the turnover. 20-17 Alabama leads with 7:32 remaining in the game. The crowd has now been awaken from their day-long slumber to realize that they are now back in the game. On a 2nd down play, a facemask penalty gives Alabama a 1st down. Bama can’t seem to make any yards now, which brings a roar from the crowd after every play. On 3rd down Barker looks for a receiver and gets intercepted by Carlton Buckels at the Alabama 45. But the Alabama defense won’t lie down and tackles Jacquet for a 2 yard loss on 1st down. On 2nd down Daigle is sacked by Copeland for a loss of 5. On 3rd and 17 from their own 48 Daigle hits Kinchen for 16 yds. Kinchen: 7 catches 101 yards. This guy just seems to get lost in the secondary. Another offsides penalty on 4th and 1 gives LSU the 1st. 9 penalties for 99 yards. Double ouch. Daigle on option carries it for 12yards to the Bama 19. 3:15 remaining. LSU gains 8 yards on the next 3 plays and it’s now 4th and 2. 2:49 to go. Hallman opts to kick a field goal to tie it. Suarez on to attempt a 28 yard field goal and it’s….BLOCKED!!!! BLOCKED! Antonio London blocks the field goal! He got up there to block it, too. 2:39 to go, now. Bama has the ball now and converts on 4th and inches on a tough run by Turner. Turner then seals it with a 49 yard run on a 3rd down to give him his best game ever at Alabama with 142 yards rushing. Alabama wins 20-17!



Offensive player of the game: Kevin Turner
Defensive player of the game: Antonio London

A Family Reunion, new shows and much more...

RAW held it's "season premiere" last night with a mix of all 3 of the WWE brands and I thought it presented a very intriguing storyline with the 3 champions that will no doubt lead to a tag match at Survivor Series. I SO hope that DX buries Edge and Orton b/c I really couldn't give a damn about those two guys to begin with.

Since I am now working for an ABC affiliate I've had the chance to catch some of their standard fare. I hate to admit it because it's such a girl show, but I am now hooked on Grey's Anatomy. I will actually give credit to Meg for this one because I never would've even heard of the show had it not been for her. I have yet to catch Desperate Housewives. The jury is still out on this one, but as of right now I'm leaning towards no. The same goes for Lost. Everybody seems to think that this is the best show since sliced bread. I beg to differ, that honor goes to 24. Lost is on tomorrow night so if I'm not around to watch I'll at least DVR it and watch it later. Also, in attempt to rip off 24, ABC announced that they will air the last 15 or so episodes in a row. No matter what though, NONE of these shows hold a candle to 24. PERIOD.


Alabama plays Ole Miss this Saturday and I will be in attendance. The Tide is looking to win two in a row to head in to Tennessee week 5-2. I'm hoping the running game can get on track and hopefully put a decent amount points on the board because Lord knows we'll need the offense clicking when we head to Knoxville next week. Coach Shula announced today that Marc Guillon has left the team and that will make Jimmy Barnes the new backup quarterback.

Jack gets "Shanghaied."

Well, the 24 season finale has come and gone and was the fastest two hours of television I've ever watched. From Henderson getting plugged in the first half hour to Logan digging his own political grave it was a superb finale. I had this thought in the back of my head all season wondering why the Chinese haven't reared their heads. Had they not heard Jack was still alive? Had they forgotten? Obviously neither were the case as Jack was taken by the Chinese Ambassador and is on a freighter bound for China by the name of "Shanghai" which was doubly appropriate. So, what does season 6 have in store? We know Heller is still alive...will he arrange a rescue mission for Jack? Will Curtis lead that mission? Will Jack escape a Chinese prison and proceed to kick a billion Chinese asses? January can't get here soon enough.


I'll be back later with RAW thoughts.

24 Finale TONIGHT!!!

Yes, the season finale of 24 begins in approximately 10 min. and the anticipation is building. Who will die? Who will live?

From all the reviews I've read it seems Judgment Day turned out to be a good PPV. I was SHOCKED when I saw Rey retained the title and almost equally shocked when I read that the Undertaker was pretty much squashed. I glad to see that Benoit and Finlay got 20 min to put on a good wrestling match. All indications seem to be that was the match of the night. I could've swore Rey would lose the belt last night. But I still think he loses it in the next month or so. Apparently he has some injuries that need work and will require some time off. So, I think he drops the belt on Smackdown here in the next couple of weeks

2006 SEC CHAMPIONS!!!

Yes, I know it's been six months....


congratulations to Head Coach Jim Wells and the Alabama Baseball Team on winning their 14th SEC Championship! Tommy Hunter pitched a complete game and set a new school record for most wins by a freshman pitcher(9). Let's go on to Hoover and bring home an 8th SEC Tournament Championship! ROLL TIDE!!!

Tomorrow night is the two hour season finale of 24. If anything less than President Logan getting an ass-whipping from Jack happens tomorrow night it'll be a bitter disappointment. They already pissed me off when they killed Tony, don't ruin the finale. I have no clue what will happen tomorrow night and as far as I can tell it seems from just watching it seems as if the only characters coming back next year are Jack, Chloe, Curtis, Audrey and maybe Buchanan and Mike Novick. Looking to be a spectacular season finale.

What about RAW? It seems like they're building towards towards two things right now....A DX reunion and the return of ECW. Now, if they can manage to get out of their own way this will be best months of WWE TV in a LONG time. I'm looking forward to what they have planned for the summer months. BTW, if RVD does not beat John Cena at One Night Stand they better have the NYPD riot squad on standby because it could get ugly and fast. I would much rather see Van Dam beat JBL at ONS because Smackdown! is sorely lacking in main event face talent. Benoit will never see the top again because creative is retarded. Kurt Angle is wrestling on borrowed time. Rey Mysterio is injured and is just not believable as a top guy. The Undertaker is only there half the time and Batista is proving to be snakebit with injury. So, in my opinion, it would make sense if RVD challenges JBL after JBL beats Rey tonight for the title.

I won't see Judgment Day tonight, so I'll post my uneducated opinion based on posted results sometime tomorrow.

Wow...two in a row.

Well, RAW was a mixed bag last night. Looks like they're going in the direction of turning Shleton Benjamin heel and a feud with Shawn Michaels. Looks my post from 6 months ago may or may not come to fruition. Benjamin's career will probably depend on this single feud. If he brings the house down with HBK he'll be a huge star. If not, he'll be mid-carder forever. He won't exactly be main eventing by the end of the year, but this imminent feud with HBK will have him on the cusp. I've had high hopes for Shelton since he beat HHH and my hopes have been fading since he lost the IC title, but if this feud with HBK is anything like their match on RAW a few months back, we might be looking at a series a **** + matches and I'm not complaining about that one bit. Bischoff get fired yada, yada, yada and he'll probably be back in a couple of months just like everyone else gets fired.


Bama's in the Cotton Bowl vs. Texas Tech and personally I can't be more excited. It's a New Year's Day Bowl and it's one of the bowls with steep tradition. ROLL TIDE!!!

I'm really a slacker...

So, since I've posted last I've gotten a job with Discovery, moved to the DC area, Bama went 9-2 and beat Tennessee and overall life is pretty good right now. DC is pretty cool...it's cold up here though. It snowed the most I've ever seen it before...and living in Alabama for 27 years that's a lot. I want to update this more frequently so stay tuned. Later I'll be back and run down RAW from Monday Night and talk some Bama Football.

Yeah... I'm a slacker.

Well, it's been two weeks since my last post and not a lot has happened between now and then. 24 had an absolutely incredible season finale and RAW has been floundering the last couple of weeks. Hopefully, things will come around with the drafty lottery starting on Monday night. DCI also gets cranked up later this month and I hope to make at least one show this summer. If I do go to one it'll probably be the Pascagoula show even though the lineup this year is rather lackluster. I'll be posting the top 8 corps from last year and what they'll be performing this summer and give thoughts on each corps. I'm looking for big things out of the Cadets and SCV(my personal favorites) this year.

It's also the time of year that college athletics begin to wind down. The Alabama Baseball team is playing in the New Orleans regional this weekend and the Bama Softball team is playing the Women's CWS. Good luck and ROLL TIDE!!!

I bought a High Definition TV last weekend and it is well worth the money. Do yourself a favor and get one of these.

I need to update more often...

Yeah I know, it's been nearly 2 weeks since I've posted. I've been busy with work and I went out of town for a few days to recharge my batteries and hopefully I'll start posting more frequently, maybe everyday.

RAW sucked this week. They went through on the Lita turn. Can't say I was surprised, but I was definitely disappointed they actually did it. I can't help but feel that Vince is working us big time.

24 was awesome as always. Marwan managed to escape and Tony managed to get captured. If they kill Tony then no major character on that show is safe. Huge two hour finale on Monday and then I'll suffer withdrawals all through summer and possibly winter if FOX does the whole "non-stop season" againa next year.

Back tomorrow...

Review and Analysis for RAW and 24...

As good as RAW was last week it was just as bad last night. I was sooooooo looking forward to Benoit/Michaels next week, but instead I get Edge vs. Kane. Bleh. I can see the Lita turn coming a mile away to join up with her real-life man just as the ultimate F-U to Matt Hardy. Strange how it turns out like that, huh? Right. I did call the Hassan/Benjamin thing or what? If Hassan doesn't get the title at Vengeance it'll probably be SummerSlam, which is a shame on so many levels as Hassan couldn't carry Shelton's jock. That's a fact. I'm really doing backflips over the Trips/Batista feud. I mean come on, how long is this thing going to go? I'm this hoping it ends at Vengeance in Hell In A Cell, because this is just brutal. What can I say about Christian? This guy has just been off the charts this last month. Popular opinion is that he goes to SmackDown in the lottery and challenges John Cena for the WWE Championship. I won't argue with that. I say that they even take a gamble and put the belt on Christian maybe at SummerSlam or Survivor Series at the latest. If they do it at Survivor Series that'll have transition champion written all over it or maybe he'll actually go over at WrestleMania. That's still nearly a year away, so there's no telling what could happen.


24...

Wow, Wow and Wow. They are really going full steam ahead with these last 5 episodes. They catch Marwan, but the missile launches and Jack is now wanted by the Chinese government. It doesn't get any better than that. I like how Jack threw Audrey's "has anything you done today been right?" back at her. Yeah, if not for Jack your dad and your ungrateful rear end would be dead. Geez, the nerve of some people. Well, by the looks of the preview Heller's son had a hand in it after all. We'll see to what extent next week.

24 tonight and the Gold Rush continues...

We're coming down the home stretch with only 3 more episodes left in the fourth season of 24 as Jack is hot on the heels of Habib Marwan who is managing to stay a step ahead of Jack and CTU. Jack and Audrey are having major problems after Jack ordrerd a CTU doctor to divert his attention from performing surgery on Paul to a Chinese national who knows where Marwan is located. This ultimately leads to Paul's death and tirade from Audrey directed at Jack. Is it just me or is Audrey becoming a real handle lately? I mean, she knew about Jack's past and now she's acting all shocked as if she can't believe he's acting this way. Also, this "me me me" attitude she took when Paul died just made want to throw-up. Supposedly, she has the country's best interests at heart, but when it comes down to actually helping get ahead of the terrorists she folds like a cheap suit. I think Paul was somehow involved anyway but we'll see. The last two weeks have been great television and we will see if that holds up tonight. I'll have a review and analysis tomorrow or Wednesday.

Onto RAW....

The Gold Rush tournament to determine a new No. 1 contender for the World Heavyweight Championship continues tonight as Edge takes on Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit faces Kane. If Shelton Benjamin is not in the main event picture by the end of the year something is terribly wrong. We might be looking at 1/2 of the Wrestlemania 22 main event in Benjamin. He'll probably end up dropping the IC belt to Hassan in couple of months and probably kill his heat that's been building since Wrestlemania. There will probably be more hijinks with Triple H and Batista as well. So far Batista is flopping as champion and it's of no fault of his own. They're not allowing him to get over like he should and his crowd reaction is diminishing. If it were me I'd put the belt back on Benoit as he's more over and is obviously more talented. If him and HBK feuded over the title all summer you wouldn't get any complaints from me that's for sure. I'll have a review and analysis of RAW coming up tomorrow.

Opening Post...

Well...This is my opening post on my brand new blog and I 'm really looking forward to it. I'll try to post everyday with some thoughts about what's going on in the world. Mostly sports and TV, which is really what makes up my life right now. Sad, ain't it? I'll also be posting analysis on a message board I frequent called "The Quad" which is part of Tider Insider. You can find a link to it on this page. Well, it's almost time for Family Guy so I'll return later!