It has been widely reported in the past few days that the Eagles are working on a trade with Oakland to get Donovan McNabb off their roster. The only person not cool with this concept seems to be McNabb himself.
Donovan only has 1 year remaining on his contract, so seems like it is in Philly’s best insterest to re-negotiate with him so they can trade him away with more years intact. Not many teams would risk money, draft picks and the like on a guy they will only have for one season. It would be in Donovan McNabb’s best interest to put a trade approval clause in his contract, if he does re-negotiate.
The NFL draft is less than 3 weeks away with new QB talent looking ripe for the pickin’ too.
*sigh*
I dislike repeating information like this, but apparently Ben Roethlisberger is again being accused of sexual assault, according to TMZ.
Stuff like this does make me sad, you hope that these guys who are so successful are good guys. When negative stories like this come out about men, who so many look up to and admire for their talent and acheivement, it is just sad.
…vacation in Hawaii… with a gal who is more known than he is…
Kyle has time to be in Hawaii now since his St. Louis Rams finished the season 1-15.
I wasn’t very interested in the World Series this year, but congrats to the Yankees for spending enough capital that it finally paid off.
Anyway, as the people in NYC push and shove out of the ticker-tape parade route, the hot baseball talk is free-agency, pick-uped options, trades, and the McCourt divorce. Seems like the baseball writers will always find something to talk about.
Oh, there are also the charges that are yet to be filed against Tim Lincecum after he was cited for possessing some Mary Jane while in Washington.
The Dodgers season ended in the same fashion as last year, and plenty of the guys who don’t live in LA full-time hit the road instantly. Vicente Padilla went home to Nicaragua…
…and shot himself in the leg while at a shooting range according to KABC. It is also reported that Padilla will file for free agency, and then no longer be a player that the Dodgers need to worry about shooting himself.
Please be safe with your guns, rifles, shot guns, revolvers, pistols, etc. Just because you are at a shooting range, practicing responsibily, doesn’t mean you won’t get hurt.
The McCourt’s were a family who bought the Dodgers back in 2004; the team had suffered severe losses in the recent years leaing up to sale, so Frank McCourt put the team in his name. In the meantime, to prevent possible creditors from their assets, all of the properties the McCourt family owned were put into Jamie McCourt’s name.
After 30 years of marriage, Jamie has filed for divorce in the State of California where “irreconcilable differences” is all that needs to be claimed.
Besides wanting her job back, she was fired on Monday, Jamie would like the perks, too.
- travel by private jet
- 5 star hotel accommodations
- travel expenses – Unlimited
- business dinners 5 nights per week
- business lunches 5 days per week
- parking spots at Dodger Stadium
- flowers in the office
- making Dodger Legends available for events without charge
- provision of Dodger autographed items as requested for use in business and charitable activities
- hair and makeup for Dodger events
- access to team doctors for McCourt family members
- access to the owner’s suite for Dodger home games and non-baseball events at the stadium
- Tickets to All-Star games and playoff games — even if the Dodgers aren’t playing
- a pass to all National League games
Sounds like a great life… too bad they couldn’t wait until the season was actually over for the Dodgers before they began all this.
The HBO series Hard Knocks will be following the Bengals this pre-season. The Bengals stunk last season, yet have a great mix of characters… well, they have Chad Ocho Cinco.
I’ll get sucked in and watch like I always do… not sure if it is because I love football, or just like to watch everything that goes into getting geared up for the season. If I really wanted to go watch training camp in person, I could always drive to San Diego (Chargers) or Oxnard (Cowboys) but I would no be able to get the same access… yet.
I wonder if they will show the cool spots to hit up in the ‘Nati?
Shaun Phillips made TMZ today, never good if it is negative, with a interesting, uncredited report as to some alleged incidents in San Diego.
I won’t be unbiased, I went to Purdue, I knew SP; he was not one to provoke incidents, and was always quick to be the level-head to put the fuse out on a situation.
I’ll say cops are called to situations all the time, when nothing ever comes of it. Cops show up when your kids have a party and you are out of town, it doesn’t mean anything illegal happened. I trust that the surveillance footage of the bar will provide lots for all to see.
The NY Giants cut Plaxico Burress, which really shouldn’t be a surprise. Keep in mind, Plax was suspended for the final 4 games of last season after he shot himself in the leg while out on the town. And, he still hasn’t faced the music on the related gun charges.
Plax is due back in court on June 15. He will most likely cop a plea before then.
Michael Vick will end up skipping the halfway house and get to go home, provided he is electronically monitored and checks in with his parole officer. Apparently, there is not enough room for Vick to stay at a halfway house after his stint in federal prison runs out in Kansas.
He still has a few more months to serve, but I know I don’t want him back in my NFL. Vick’s contract runs through 2013 with the Falcons, who are doing just fine with QB Matt Ryan.
