Random Thoughts

Can someone please shut Stephen A. Smith up? Why does he need that middle initial anyway. Is it just to separate him from the the other Stephen Smith's of the world or does it have a meaning? Or is it just there because it makes his name seem more professional or eloquent, such as John F. Kennedy, John C. Riley, George W. Bush or Peter J. Shuey? And why does he constantly have to be so damn brash and outlandish? He practically screams into the camera and comes off as completely arrogant and way too demonstrative. In the words of the great "philosiphiser" Bill Walton..."tone it down big man! tone it down."

The Bellmont Stakes is today in a few hours. Guess I should put my money on Big Brown. He has some kind of robotic hoof today which should just make him faster. It'll be interesting to see how he runs the big track though. He's only run 5 races...sure he's a perfect 5-0 with no real competition but an injury and perhaps fatigue could keep us from seeing the first Triple Crown winner in 20+ years.

Speaking of Triple Crown what the hell is going on in Texas? Has anyone paid attention to Josh Hamilton? The former Devil Ray, crack/cocaine/heroin/alcohol addict, Cincinnati Red (in that order) is putting up huge numbers for the Texas Rangers. This is a guy who was banned from MLB and until last year hadn't played baseball in 3 years! Now he's with TX with incredible numbers....322BA, 17HR, 68RBI's. It's an unbelievable story with this kid. Some people don't like it others love it but you have to respect a guy for finally admitting his faults and doing something about it...

N.E.R.D. and Beck about to come out with new albums in the next few weeks...Hip Hip Hooray!!

Rick Reilly started with ESPN this week after many years with Sports Illustrated. Same brilliant writing different medium. His first article about his father is very moving and should be read by all. ESPN.com

#1 movie candy of all time...a tie between Reese's pieces and Dots...

What was with Paul Pierce the other night? I understand that it probably hurt and he was probably scared more than he's ever been, especially during the NBA Finals...but c'mon dude. He gets carried off (fine) and then wheelchaired (not fine) to the locker room only to come back like 2 min later and start bombing trey balls! It was like Curt Schilling and his ketchup packet in the sock trick a few years back. To make it even worse announcers and writers started comparisons with Willis Reed! Willis Reed completely tore a muscle in his thigh! He was playing on one leg! Not quite what happened to Pierce on Thursday.

And why do we have to drag the finals out soooooooooooo loooooooooong? The first 3 rounds had exactly 1 day between games. Then the Lakers and Celtics were done by May 30! They didn't start until June 5! And now we get 2-3 days between every game and the games start at 9:05 EST! I'm on the west coast so it doesn't bother me (except the fact that every Joe Laker fan has their retarded Laker flag flying from their car window, as their on their bluetooth, not paying attention to the road, sitting in traffic) but for everyone else in the country you've got to stay up til 11:30 to watch this stuff. I'm not even an NBA fan and it bothers me...

On another note...just found out that the "palm" tree in my backyard is in fact a banana tree as I first thought last year. It just took a year for the bananas to show up! I also would like to thank my good friend Reggie for his donation of a new dryer to accompany my new washer. No more laundromat!! And finally, my blog may be moving soon; we'll see. I don't want to jinx anything just yet. I'll keep you posted, but in the meantime keep checking in here and clicking the ads on the right of the page...Those are what keeps me going and hopefully get me to my next space! Thank you all....BYE!!!