From the yard

Sunday, October 28, 2007

I was sitting in front of my 437 inch, 13,058 DPI Plasma LCD HD Surround sound home theater sports pig viewing system last Sunday afternoon wondering why I am watching the Raiders and the Chargers while the game of the season is on in Dallas. Dick Enberg constantly reminded me that once this dog of a game is over we will cut you immediately to the Dallas-New England game. They should have cut to that game at 1:15 PM. Both games ended up being dogs. But then I reminded myself that earlier that morning Meg Ryan and then Gwenyth Paltrow, took off their tops within fifteen minutes before 7:00 AM during some no-name movie called Flesh and Bones. So what are you going to do, some days are like that.

When are we going to have the family Buss on a reality TV show? I mean is there any more dysfunctional and entertaining family in all of sports ownership? The good Dr. Jerry dresses like he is a lounge act in Laughlin and gets DUI’s with girls 50 years younger than him. Jeanne dates the team’s head coach and has stripped for Playboy. And if you took Jim Buss, put him in Lancaster, you would think he would know where to get Crystal Meth for sure! Nice job Jer, when the Kobe situation starts to quiet down, you lob a grenade into the mess on the first day of practice. Doc, you think anyone is going to care about you, your wacky family or the Lakers if you trade Kobe?

Trojan Nation, forget the wheels, where is the cart? All is not well in Troy. You should have hoped Cal would be unbeaten when you play them. UofA is awful and you played at home. Trojans will lose another. Release your hotel reservations in New Orleans, get your deposit back. San Diego is nice that time of year and that is where you are probably headed. The Rose Bowl will not want you either. Cal or Oregon will be in Pasadena.

With all the fall out on Joe Torre getting whacked, I was shocked to find out that Karl Dorrell actually makes more money than Grady Little. I am not a big fan of either but did anyone know that?

Why aren’t the Irish up in arms about Notre Dame being called the Fighting Irish? I can tell you if there were the Fighting Mexicans or the Fighting Pakastani’s, people would be upset. Once the pubs close, the Irish will get up in arms about this I am sure.

Rockies, hop on the band wagon, you did not go during the regular season with the stadium rarely over half full but you will all be there Wednesday night. They have beat Cy Young winners, righties, lefties, at home, on the road, hell the Snakes made them change their lucky road jerseys for the first game of the series, because they could, and they still thumped them! Game 5 of the World Series is on Monday October 29 and the Bronco’s will be hosting the Packers for MNF about 1 mile away. I think waiting eight days to play the first World Series game will be their death knell.


The Indians are going to lose to the Sox in Boston. Any team that would have Josh Beckett’s ex-girlfriend sing the National Anthem right before he gets set to pitch a critical game 5 at the Jake, deserves to lose. That is just wrong, right guys.

Bobby Knight, Dean Smith and Billy Donovan are the only coaches who also played in the Final Four as players. Knight and Smith won as players, so there Billy. My Bruins will be back there this year and hopefully you are in Gainesville watching on your big screen and mine is probably bigger so double there!

Before we all cry for Joe Torre, he was the highest paid manager in baseball by double the next closest guy. Even if accepted the paltry $5 million that the Yankees so disingenuously offered him this year, he would make $1.5 million more than the next highest paid, the always, affable Lou Pinella.

To anyone I offended about the winning the breastage lottery last Sunday morning, I was a surprised by the event as you might have been by my comments. For the five guys I know area headed to Blockbuster, Flesh and Bones.

Tony from the yard……