After suffering an ankle sprain on the sands of Manhattan Beach, during a beach volleyball tourney over a week ago, I’m still a bit looped from the meds. I’ve learned that I should have taken more time off work like the doc said, I have some good friends to help me get around & laugh at my pain, and crutches aren’t that bad. I also learned that I’ve missed you all so much, and I can’t watch True Blood after dark while on meds.
AVP Dancers – Why? I was on the dance team in high school (Peninsula), and a Golduster (pom squad) in college (Purdue). I still do not understand the necessity of dancers or spirit squad types for 3 sports – Hockey, Baseball, and Beach Volleyball. For the AVP, the sport would be better served by screen printing “AVP.com” onto simple tanks & tees and tossing them to the crowd in between games. It may even be less expensive. Give me a call, I’ll help ya out.
NFL Hall of Fame Game – Loved the Titans uniforms but thought Vince Young looked one 3 & out from a breakdown. I love football, but the arrival of the NFL games says that summer is over, and that makes me sad. And yes, by using the punt fake for the TD, I don’t anticipate it to return for awhile if at all.
Tiger’s Roar – All Tiger said was that “I’m sorry John got in the way of a great battle” with regards to referee John Paramour advising both Tiger Woods and Padraig Harrington that they were on the clock. It was reported that Tiger was going to receive a fine, and this blogger and this news outlet ran with it. I *heart* when a “source” is cited. Tiger didn’t get fined, nor should he expect one. If anything, the PGA would owe Tiger.
Vick’s Rub – Michael Vick is still rubbing too many people the wrong way, and has not yet signed with a team. Tony Dungy, who I have much respect for, is Vick’s mentor during this repairing of image (that Mike has to accomplish, STAT) has stated that Micheal has about 5 teams interested in him. Here’s the thing… Vick has not been around football in 2 years. His last 2 seasons with the Falcons were not very productive, as defenses had figured out how to contain Vick and reduce his options. Why would ANY team take on a guy who hasn’t played the game in 2 years? It is a bad business decision to bring on a guy who hasn’t seen a locker room, conditioning coach, meeting room, or training table in one year, let alone two. I am not even talking about the PR nightmare Micheal Vick is, that is another topic. This isn’t about getting a guy who used to be the most remarkable athlete for player minimum… no, he would not start as a QB for any team, and you don’t even know for sure if he could be effective at the #2 or #3 spot. Vick needs to take a serious look at the UFL, and sign ASAP; not wait to be rejected by 32 NFL teams. He can say that he feels that he may need to prove himself as a player and that this venue under a seasoned coach is a great opportunity. Vick needs to be humble, remorseful, and charasmatic. Apparently we all can catch Michael Vick’s story on CBS’ 60 Minutes, Sunday, August 16th, 7pm ET/PT.
SportsNation? – Ionly learned of this show because I follow Kevin Love on Twitter, and you can follow me on Twitter too. Anyway, how am I not the West Coast correspondant?
