Best Superbowl Halftime Show Ever

Its needs no explanation. You know exactly what it is.......Other halftime shows aim to be half as good as this one was.

Say it aint Stro's......

With the Houston Astros being my 3rd favorite MLB team, I felt obligated to write about the recent hijackings from the Al Queda's (NY and Philly) of baseball. (I also promised a good bud of mine that I would). Yes, I understand that Oswalt requested a trade. But really? The Phillies? Oh, I'm sorry it's been a whole...9 months since you've made it to the world series?! Guess you just had to go out and add another ace to the rotation. I don't even have to get into how unfair that it is for Philly to go out and throw Happ and some no names at the Astros in return for Oswalt. And Houston even paid $11 million of Oswalts salary! WTF! Its like the hooker paying you! Then theres the Berkman thing. Its that time of year again when the Yankees come a' callin'. Throwing 2 no name pitchers to Houston that will probably never get out of Round Rock or sniff Minute Maid in exchange for the face of the franchise in Berkman. Now here's why this is stupid. Berkman knows he'll be back next season, Houston is home. As a matter of fact, he's planning on crashing on Pettites couch for the few months that he's in NY. So is New York really in that bad of shape? They already have Nick Johnson (virtually the same player minus being a switch hitter) coming back from the DL but they felt the need to add Berkman too? I hate how the Wal Mart of professional baseball adds another all star to the roster for a few months just to make a title run.....again. Just to let them walk the next season (just like Philly letting Cliff Lee walk 2 seasons ago). Good for the evil empires, bad for the league.

Yankees Starters:
C Jorge Posa
1B Mark Texiera
2B Robinson Cano
SS Derek Jeter
3B Alex Rodriguez*
LF Brett Gardner
CF Curtis Granderson
RF Nick Swisher
DH Lance Berkman

Phillie Top of Rotation:
Roy Halladay
Cole Hamels
Roy Oswalt

......I just threw up in my mouth. Sick.

The Killers Live at the Royal Albert Hall

This is why live concerts are so awesome. Look how pumped everybody is! It gives me chills to see everyone rocking out together. What a great show. I need to go to a concert ASAP!

Suck it up College Players.......

I'm hearing a lot about college players getting upset with not getting paid while they're in school for jersey sales, video game covers, etc. First of all, if you're good enough to have a jersey in circulation or to be on a video game cover at the ripe age of 20, then chances are that you're gonna be ok in the financial department in a few years. Secondly, YOU ARE GETTING PAID DUMB ASS! You're getting a free education at a top notch university with the free meals, books, and I'm sure the best dorm that the school offers. Not the P.O.S. I lived in at Texas State University (no disrespect Falls Hall, much love). Also, if chicks were currency, I'm sure you're filthy rich. Being on national T.V. most weekends with a few guest appearances on ESPN top 10 has to help with the ladies. So instead of b*tching about how you didnt see any benjamins from one of those nameless jerseys in the stands, just be happy for what you got.....a HOV lane to fame and fortune. Just stop being greedy and wait your 3-4 years to get rich instead of a lifetime like the other 95% of the world.

Oh yeah, that reminds me.....I got a letter today requesting that I turn in my bowling trophy from 2nd grade. The committee just found out that my day care gave me arcade money the day I bowled that stellar 84. They're erasing all my records. Those bastards.

Uniform Round-Up.....

Other than stadiums, there's nothing more classic about sports than the uniforms. So let me break down the CURRENT uni's out there and distinguish the brutal ones from the awesome. And a few "so-so's" mixed in.

Because being negative is more fun sometimes, lets start with the most brutal of the bunch (yes, these are in order from worstess to worst):

1. Atlanta Thrashers. Not only is this by far the worst name of a professional franchise, the uniforms are uglier than John Clayton. And NO, he's not my uncle.






2. Arizona Diamond Backs. Here's how I imagine the team meeting when this decision was made: "So listen guys, I know theres already a ton of National League teams with red in their unis, but what's one more right? Then lets take the most ridiculous font and put some crappy hip abbreviation of "Diamond Backs" on the jersey."





3. Toronto Blue Jays. For Pete's sake, you're a professional baseball team! How are these the new uniforms? Nothing special and the home jerseys have some weird blue jay morphed into a letter J. Give me Adobe Photoshop For Dummies and I'll have a better logo for you in the morning after I eat my Lucky Charms.



4. Tennessee Titans. Helmets Brutal, check. Titan logo stupid, check. Color Scheme something a Canadian Team football team would have, check. Its the Titans! You think a Titan would approve of this? Considering they carry swords, probably not.






5. Oklahoma City Thunder. "Which of these things is not like the other, one of these things just don't belong" (I hope most of you know that song). Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder? Not only do they have the worst logo of all time, but the colors are awfully close to #1 on the list. One of the options for team names was "Oklahoma City Barons" with Black, Gold, and White uni's. Who in that board room decided against that? I'll give you a hint, it was probably a woman! oh snap!!

HONORABLE MENTION: Jacksonville Jaguars, Florida Panthers, Sacramento Kings, Milwaukee Bucks, and St. Louis Rams.

Ok, that was fun. Now let's get to the classics. These are the top 5 uniforms in my opinion from the awesome-est to the awesome.



1. Oakland Athletics. Yes, they're in the Rangers division and Yes, their stadium is the 2nd worst in the league (I'll breakdown stadiums in a future blog, yay!), but these classic threads are the best in the biz. Haven't been touched since the late 80's. Why mess with perfection? Something about these uni's just makes me want to shoot up some steroids and write a book (Jose Canseco reference for those keeping score at home).


2. Dallas Cowboys. Biased opinion? Of course not! You don't become Americas team with average uniforms. The home jerseys are great, but those road blue's are a masterpiece. "Tony? You dont have anything funny or sarcastic to say about the Cowboys uni's?" I got nothing, just thinking about how awesome they are makes me get emotional. Give me a minute, Im actually getting emotional now. Talk amongst yourselves, I'll give you a topic, "Nicholas Cage in the Sorcerers Apprentice. End of a career?", go.



3. Pittsburgh Pirates. They may have the leagues worst record year after year, but at least they look good. Kinda like the guy that plays city softball and wears wristbands, under armor, and batting gloves but cant get it out of the infield.



4. Chicago Bears. Pure classic. I love the orange on blue and the socks are amazing. Too bad they destroyed Soldier Field with the brutal make over. When I think of the Bears, I think of Tecmo Bowl and destroying everybody with Walter Payton. Down....Set....Hut, Hut, Hut, Hut, Hut, Hut, Hut.





5. Los Angeles Lakers. As much as I hate to admit it, the Lakers uniforms are pretty awesome. The only team in the NBA who has standard colored jerseys for home games (except Sundays). But I still dont understand how these guys are world champions with Luke Walton, Jordan Farmar, Adam Morrison, and Sasha Vujacic on the team while the Mavs can't even beat a washed up spurs team. I guess Kobe and Phil Jackson really are that good.


HONORABLE MENTION: Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Blackhawks, Washington Redskins, Chicago White Sox, Boston Celtics, and Oakland Raiders.

Well, there you have it. This is my opinion on the best and worst uniforms in professional sports. If you disagree, chances are that you're wrong ;). If you're team or any others arent represented on this list, then you got yourself an average uniform.

How Steinbrenner helps me appreciate Dallas.......

Most of you know by now that George Steinbrenner (long time owner of the New York Yankees a.k.a The Evil Empire) passed away today following a heart attack. So of course ESPN is all over this and has made it a huge story considering that theres not much else to cover other than yesterdays home run derby. But what Im hearing is most about is how much he meant to the franchise, in both negative and positive ways. But when the ESPN analysts are asked to compare current owners to Steinbrenner, there's 2 names that come up most often; Mark Cuban and Jerry Jones (And Jerry Buss, Lakers owner but who cares about him). So 2 owners that are synonymous with doing whatever it takes to win and having a true passion for their teams are both representatives of Dallas franchises. No matter how bad its been the past 5 years with choketastic results, at least we know that we've tried.....

Just try harder......