Sammy goes MJ and we owe a couple of teams a big Thank you.
Thought #1 - Retirement can be tough, especially for athletes. Some put on weight, some play golf, and some just disappear. Sammy Sosa may be working towards the latter of these options. Recently Sosa showed up in the news looking far more white than usual. Listen Sammy, I know you aren't working outside as much as you used to be, but you got to get out of the house some buddy. I mean mix in a walk or mowing you yard or something. The last thing you want to do is to go Michael Jackson on us and turn into a white 50 year old woman. Man you have fallen off, 10 years ago you were a cult hero and today you are best known for randomly losing the ability to speak English. You really don't need to add fading to invisible to your resume. Get outside, mix in some Frisbee golf or something man.
Thought #2 - We all owe Louisiana Tech a big thank you. Yeah they didn't beat Boise State on Friday night, but they came close and that should be enough to debunk any talk of them in the National Title game. I know we all love the thought of an underdog wrecking the traditional party, but realistically that's about as far as it goes. None of us really want to watch Boise play Texas or Florida. It's like watching your little brother play pick up basketball, you love to talk about that one great play he made against the 6' 5" guy but you ain't picking him up on your team. We love to talk about the little guy, but let's be honest, we aren't tuning in to watch them in January.
Thought #3 - We also owe a big thanks to Navy for beating Notre Dame, giving them their third lose and eliminating them from all the BCS talk. This is basically like kicking Lou Holtz in the crotch. Every week we listen as he claims that Notre Dame has the credentials to be considered amongst the elite of college football. Its ridiculous and now its over. By the way, do you ever think Dr. Lou might be the love child of Mr. Magoo and Simon from Alvin and the Chipmunks?
Thought #4 - Jose Canseco has come out and said he wants to fight Alex Rodriguez. Jose said he would beat A-Rod "to a pulp." Doesn't Jose remind you of that crazy cousin, who you purposefully do not invite to family events, but yet he always seems to show up? You know, you're all having a good time, then in walks crazy uncle Jose, he eats all the veggie dip, insults your grandma, and proceeds to dominate the conversation by rattling off his high school i stats. We all sit and listen, secertly just wishing he would head back to the local strip club and drink himself into his normal stupor. Please just stop talking Jose.