I see my man A-Rod may have gotten his gal pal pregnant. Rumor has it that Kate Hudson is el pregnido, knocked-up, got a bun in the oven. Way to go A-Rod! Little Ms. Hudson is a smokin’ little number. Of course, this is ONLY a rumor…..just a rumor.
Okay, let’s get started with some real sports and today’s Fresh Take.
Why is Michael Vick the lead story on almost every sports broadcast these days? He’s just gotten out of the Pokey and had not taken an NFL snap in two seasons until last weekend. His fist full of snaps at the Linc on Sunday were not at all impressive going 0-2 in the passing game and adding a few yards rushing to pad his less than gaudy stats. Certainly not numbers to build an NFL franchise around or even masquerade as a true number two NFL QB. Why all the media nonsense? BECAUSE HE JUST GOT OUT OF PRISON. His quarterbacking abilities certainly don’t warrant all the media love but something about prison has all of us hanging on every word. Prison is interesting to all of us who have never been and really don’t ever want to go. Thanks for the lead story Mike.
Sunday, Brett Favre will take on his former team the Green Bay Packers during a Sunday afternoon showdown pitting two NFC Norris Division foes. Who are you pulling for, the renegade, gun-slinging cowboy who wanted it all his way or the stoic NFL franchise looking to turn the page after recognizing diminishing skills? I’ll be pulling for neither because I hate the NFL Norris Division. Go Eagles!
Where-o-where has Joba gone? Where-o-where could he be? Did you like my little jingle? It had to be better than the last hand full of pitching outings attempted by NY Yankees wannabe superstar Joba Chamberlain. Dude, this guy has been so bad, his manager and coaching staff called him down this week and let him know that his post season appearances this year will be slim and nil if he doesn’t tighten up. Two years ago, Chamberlain was the rising superstar in the Yankee organization but after a stint in the bull pen, Joba’s return train ride back to a starting role has fallen off the tracks. Will Joba right the ship before next week so he can be included in the post-season sware’ or will he just accept his mediocrity and grab a spot at the end of the bench?
NFL coaching rumors have heated up already with the Boys and the Skins vying for Mike Holmgren’s services. I love theses stories as they only serve to bait suckers like you and I into reading them. It’s Holmgren to Dallas or DC this week, its Mike Shanahan to Dallas or Carolina next week and its Bill Cowher to any other NFL city the following week. Admit it; we drink the juice because we crave it, got to have it. It’s almost like eating that last piece of New York style Cheesecake with strawberries. We can’t say no. There is no doubt the coaching carousel will be turning at year’s end and maybe even by mid-season, but who really knows this early in the year? Wade Phillips was rumored to be gone at the end of last year but that never happened. Eric Mangenius in Cleveland is rumored to be already out of a job three games into a new four year contract although he took over a disastrous football program. No way, no how. Not going to happen. So let the fun continue for the rest of the year but don’t drink too much of the Kool Aid. You may become a believer.
On a more serious note, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic and untimely death of Colorado Buffalo quarterback, Sal Aunese. Aunese died at the age of twenty-one from a rare form of stomach cancer that was diagnosed in the Spring before his senior season. A month after the diagnosis, Sal’s girlfriend and daughter of Buffalo coach Bill McCartney, gave birth to the son Sal fathered. By September, Sal’s condition had deteriorated to the point that everyone sensed the end was near. Sal expired on a September Saturday and out of his death, sprung one of the most inspirational and memorable sporting stories of my life. I can remember the letters “SAL” on the sleeves of the Colorado uniforms as the Buffalos navigated their way through the Big 8 and the entire season undefeated and were about to embark on Sal’s greatest football dream…..winning the Orange Bowl. The Buffs hung tough against the Fighting Irish but Notre Dame eventually prevailed, ending the hopes of the Colorado faithful and their dream season. Many of you “fortysomethings” probably remember the story as well. Good for you if you do. Aunese’s son, T.C. is a walk-on quarterback for the LSU Tigers. T.C. had a chance to visit Huskie Stadium this year, where, almost twenty years to the day, his dad’s teammates honored their fallen brother by pointing to the sky during a moment of silence.
And that, my friends is what is HOT in sports. Join us again for the next Fresh Take.
In between taking swipes at Tiger Woods and his nine, I mean eleven, man is it up to an even dozen women?!?, pundits are expounding on the annual December swoon that descends upon the Dallas Cowboys. Swoon, shwoon; I’m not buying it at all! Last season the Cowboys went 1-3 in December, horrible right? Of course all four of the teams they played were playoff teams and three made their respective Conference Championships. This year the Boys are oh and 2 losing to the New York Giants in the Meadowlands and the San Diego Chargers yesterday. Both teams were expected to contend this year and the Chargers are riding an eight game winning streak. On the horizon for the Cowboys are the 13 and oh New Orleans Saints in the Superdome which doesn’t look real good for the Cowboys either. Long story short, I look at the schedule the Cowboys are playing and don’t buy into the swoon theory.
