Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
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I would wager to guess that most people who weren’t die hard Indianapolis Colt’s fans were rooting for the New Orleans Saints to win the Super Bowl. Nothing against the Colts. It’s just that most people have at least heard of “Naleans‘ “, the Mardi Gras, and the French Quarter. And even more people remember Hurricane Katrina and the devastation that it brought to that city. The images of dead floating bodies, people wadding through water up to people’s shoulders, people trapped on their roofs waiting for help, and the Super Dome that had become a defacto home for tens of thousands of people. The city is still trying to rebuild itself from the storm. So for a lot of people the Super Bowl “needed” to go the the Saints. And with the win, another thing happened. The Golden Boy, Peyton Manning, showed himself to be not quite the Role Model we all thought he was!
With 31 seconds on the clock and after throwing the interception that sealed the loss for the Colts, Peyton Manning left the field. He didn’t what has become a tradition, congratulating the winning quarterback on the field. The same tradition he was the beneficiary of just a few seasons ago. This “class act” and “all around good guy” refused to show humility and thank the winners. I guess Peyton decided to take advice from Lebron James and disrespect the game, the tradition, and the other team and not shake hands with the winners. Is this what our so-called role models have turned into, POOR SPORTS?
During the press conference after the game, he still refused to give the Saints the respect they deserved. He stated a few times that the Colts beat themselves. Not that the Saints played an almost perfect game. Both offensively, defensively, and on Special Teams. It was a TEAM EFFORT and the better team won. What is so hard about giving the winning team Props?
This is just desserts. Drew Brees should have won the MVP this season but it went to Manning. But the creator has a way of righting the wrongs of us mere mortals. Because the Saints won and Brees was named the MVP of the Super Bowl!
Personally, only the creator could have written this script. His plan was to take down one more false idols, reward the city of New Orleans for its pain, right the wrong of the league MVP, and give it to the true owner, Drew Brees. God is god, ALL THE TIME!!!
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If you are a basketball fan, Christmas was our day. there were FIVE GAMES on in one day. And for the most part, we were able to watch basketball from 9:00am until 9:30pm. And the only game that shouldn’t have been played being the Clippers against the Suns. The Clippers??? Who the hell wants to watch the Clippers? But I digress. the featured game of the day was the Los Angeles Lakers against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lebron against Kobe. Shaq back in Los Angeles. The two teams the league has been trying to wish into the finals. But it wasn’t the game that will be remembered by those who saw it. It is the fan revolt. Laker’s fans, used to getting BULLSHIT CALLS, especially at HOME, were mad because the refs let them play. And to show their displeasure, they threw the five-away foam fingers and some water bottles onto the floor . But what seems to have been missed in all of this is the FACT that the picture on the fingers is a GANG SIGN for Los Angeles!
I didn’t really look at the fingers as they were raining down from the stands. I was just GITTY that the Lakers were getting DEALT WITH, at HOME, on CHRISTMAS, for ALL THE WORLD TO SEE. It was a day later, after seeing the picture did I see the Gang Sign on the foam fingers. Here is a picture of the sign. The first picture is the original picture. The second picture turns to foam finger “right side up” so you can see EXACTLY what I am talking about. And here is the proof that this is an OLD SCHOOL gang sign for Los Angeles.
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I don’t know if this was a new promotion or what. What I do know, after working with at-risk gang members for over 5 years, is what the different gang signs mean. And that includes gang signs that are local, statewide, or national. And the the picture on the foam fingers passed out to thousands of fans, was indeed a gang sign!
I’d love to know what the thought process was in deciding to try and pass off a gang sign in a Los Angeles Lakers game promotion. And I would love to know which person, who surely didn’t create the hand sign themselves, decided to promote the Lakers as a gang. Either way, the past can’t be changed. And the fact remains, the Lakers got DEALT WITH on Christmas and the Promotion that had a gang sign on it went terrible wrong!
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As a basketball junkie and a card carrying David Stern hater, I find all of the hoopla (sorry, I couldn’t resist the pun!) about refs fixing games interesting. ESPECIALLY since it happened on Stern’s watch! But the fact remains, that most fans feel that refs have their favorites and that certain teams “get calls” and other teams don’t. And I do indeed believe that referees have made bets with players during games regardless of how big or small. I’m sure those people reading this blog are either clicking away or shaking their heads wondering if I have lost my mind. But I will show you video proof of this at the bottom of this post!!!!!!
I was a Laker’s fan until BLOBE fucked everything up with his selfishness. Don’t give a damn about him. He a punk BITCH and a RAPIST, who has been able to rehabilitate his reputation like nothing happened. He’s also a SNITCH! But that isn’t my point. The Lakers, Celtics, and recently the Bulls have always gotten calls. Certain players, Jordan, Bird, Magic, and Barkley to a lesser extent, have benefited from getting protected by the refs. And other players, Rasheed Wallace, Ron Artest, and Dennis Rodman, seemed to get calls that only the ref saw. Remember Rasheed getting a technical during the playoffs against the Lakers because he “stared at the ref!” Or what about Tim Duncan getting tossed from a game during the playoffs by Joey Crawford because “Timmy” was laughing! While sitting on the BENCH!!!!! From reports when this event occurred, everyone has said that Joey seemed (s) to have a problem with Tim Duncan.” HUH! How can anyone have a problem with Tim Duncan? He brings it every night and rarely complains. He is the Bjorn Borg of basketball! Crawford was fired for his actions and his refusal to control himself. He was brought back when Donaghy was indicted. That in itself speaks volumes!
Oh yeah, you thought I forgot about the proof huh? Naw, just waiting to the right time. I use to buy the Blooper and Dunk VHS tapes back in the day and watch them all the time. In the Sports Illustrated Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers tape from 1989, a ref makes this statement to Laker Norm Nixon with Magic Johnson looking on. He says to “Stormin Normin” something about a “steak dinner.” You can infer WHATEVER YOU WANT from this. But the truth remains, this sounds like some kind of BET TO ME! And this was caught on tape! There is no telling what goes on behind closed doors or when the camera isn’t rolling!
You can make you own conclusions as to what this means. But it sure sounds like a bet to me!
We sports fans may never know what the real truth is. Is Donaghy a “rogue referee” and a “liar” as NBA officials have stated. But for anyone to think that all refs are fair or don’t or haven’t bet on sports games that they have reffed is hiding their head in the sand! And this video proves that it happened. And Donaghy makes at least two refs that WE KNOW OF, who have placed bets on or during games!!!!!