May 18, 2012

Alex the Great

Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez doesn’t appear to be cooling off any time soon. A-Rod hit his 13th and 14th home runs of the season last night in a 10-8 loss against Tampa Bay. Rodriguez tied Albert Pujols record for the most home runs in the month of April and it’s possible he could contend with the overall record of 20 in a month by Sammy Sosa. A-Rod is on absolute fire, but his 8-10 Yankees aren’t at all.

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No Crying Please

Andrei Kirilenko

Andrei Kirilenko was driven to tears Saturday after the Jazz lost to the Houston Rockets 84-75. He was crying because he didn’t get to play enough in the game. Andrei played only 16 minutes and scored a measly two points. Sloan said he stayed with Harpring in the game because he was playing considerably better than Kirilenko.

You are playing in the NBA and making $12.3 million a year Andrei…..suck it up and be a man!!!

NBA Western Conference Upsets

Every team in the NBA Playoffs has played one game now and for the most part it was straight chalk. As a matter of fact all the higher seeds won their first round game until the last two games of yesterday. Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony combined for 61 points and outlasted the Spurs 95-89 in San Antonio. The Nuggets won their first game against San Antonio in the 2005 playoffs too, but then lost the next four games to the Spurs who went on to win then NBA Championship that year. The Nuggets know this is only one game, but if they keep scoring like they did last night then we might have a big upset in the first round of the playoffs.

Denver Nuggets

The final game of the night was even a bigger surprise than the Spurs upset. It shouldn’t be since Golden State has owned the Mavericks by winning their last five coming into last night’s game in Dallas. Baron Davis poured in 33 points and Golden State made it six wins in a row against the Mavericks with a 95-87 victory. Stephen Jackson dropped 23 and Jason Richardson added 13 for the Warriors while Dirk Nowitzki struggled bad and ended up with 14 on the night. This is supposed to be the year for Dallas and this certainly isn’t a way to start off your quest for the NBA Championship.

Golden State Warriors

NBA First Round of Playoffs

NBA Playoffs

Are there going to be any big upsets in the first round of the playoffs this year? The first round series normally are yawners, but I am going to try and predict one that will surprise you. Let me know what you think!

I really really want to pick the Warriors over the Mavericks, but I just can’t pull the trigger. I am going to take the Nuggets over the Spurs instead.

Brew Crew is Back

Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers are first place in the National Central Division. They have won 7 out of their last 10 games. Can this be the year the Brewers really do something?

Possible SportsUnderground Sports Babe?

Jennifer Sterger

Should we add Jennifer Sterger to the mix? She works for CNNSI now and was found in the stands of a FSU football game a few years ago. I can’t imagine what anyone saw in her when they first caught her on camera in Tallahassee. ;-)

NFL Draft Bust Song Parody

This is good stuff!

The Evil Empire is Worth Serious Cheddar

New York Yankees

Forbes announced earlier this week the organization is now worth $1.2 billion. The New York Mets came in second at $736 million and the Red Sox third at $724 million.

Pacman Jones Open Letter

Check out the article below discussing Pacman Jones new promise to the Tennessee Titans, coaches, family and fans. He declared to all of them he is changing his prioritities by buying a full page ad in ‘The Tennessean’ Nashville’s newspaper. This is a complete joke and the only thing people should do with this specific page of the newspaper is use it to line their kitty box.

Article ***Pacman Jones makes a promise***

‘Old Man’ Oden Going Pro

Greg Oden

Greg Oden of Ohio State has ended all the speculation by announcing he is entering the NBA draft. Two of his Buckeye teammates Mike Conley Jr and Daequan Cook have also announced they are entering the draft, but won’t hire an agent.

Mark my word that Oden will go first in the draft this year. Durant may be the better play in the long run, but no team will pass up the chance of getting an instant star in the post.

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