Penguins Whine Like Wide Receivers!

One of the things in sports that bothers me more than anything else is when a wide receiver gets up and asks for a pass interference penalty.

Well the Pittsburgh Penguins do that as much as TJ Houshmanzadeh anymore.

Last night I watched the Caps/Pens game (which was amazing by the way) and at one point Evgeni Malkin fell down in the offensive zone. When he got up he put his hands up and said something to the referee.

SHUT UP MALKIN!

Just get up and skate to the other end and play hockey. Your team is turning into soccer players. Anytime you get bumped to the ice you want a penalty called.

And your captain....Sidney Crosby...is ridiculous. All he does is whine to the refs and linesmen ALL GAME LONG. During any stoppage in play he is talking to the guys in stripes. Have a conversation with your teammates instead.

During the playoffs the Penguins have whined about faceoff technique, hits, stick curves, penalties, and hats thrown on the ice. SHUT UP...PLAY HOCKEY.

This is a sport where you get cut, you get stitched up, and you get back to it. There is no sitting out because of a twisted ankle, sprained knee, or separated shoulders. And yet the Penguins whine like they are playing a match on a pitch in England.

It is sickening!

Are You Tired of Brett Favre?

Lots of people are tired of Brett Favre and this will he play in 09 saga. I am not. I think this is great.

I don't care if he plays in 09. And personally feel that if he comes back to the Vikings than that is absolutely unacceptable from a player who spent so many years building the rivalry between the Packers and Vikes.

But I like to hear all the discussion. It actually makes me laugh. Did Favre send xrays to the Vikings? What did he say to them? He says he isn't going to play, do you believe him?

It keeps the NFL in the news and it is better then hearing about other things in football like who the Patriots are going to sign or why the Bengals still suck.

I think it is great for sports betting.

And most of all....it is much more interesting than the NBA or MLB!

Manny Ramirez Suspended for 50 Games

Manny Ramirez was suspended for using a banned substance.

Is anyone still surprised about this stuff?

I admit that I was a little surprised but hearing more of the information there isn't a way to guarantee what Manny's intentions were. It wasn't steroids and he has passed multiple drug tests in the past few years.

So was he just lucky previously?

I don't know. I tend to believe people when they say something. I always give people the benefit of the doubt which sometimes gets me in trouble but it is who I am.

Personally I am like Ramirez. I know the Red Sox fans hate him and now most baseball fans are upset with him. But I still like him. I think it is good for a player not to take the sport so seriously that it turns into a job. Sure he pissed of the Red Sox by not wanting to play there and sitting out games but so what. Everyone is tired of the Red Sox and their fans.

Time will tell with Manny and if he used steroids or not. But I would say this to everyone...let a guy make his case before you determine if he is guilty.

The NHL Is Good and Bad Right Now

During what should be the greatest time for hockey fans and the NHL there is trouble brewing. If you have paid any attention to ESPN or the NHL playoffs you probably saw that the Coyotes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Well the league isn't happy about that because they have been giving the Coyotes money and working with them so that they could make the bills every month.

And to make matters worse the Coyotes owner was working behind the NHL's back to broker a deal to sell the team to a Canadian business man that Gary Bettman is not a fan of.

The best part of all this....this all went down as the NHL and Bettman were getting ready to sell the team to Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf.

So while fans and media could be focused on Capitals/Penguins and Ovechkin/Crosby we get distracted by this ridiculous scene.

Personally I don't care who owns the Coyotes. In fact why the hell is the NHL playing in Arizona anyway? For that matter why are they in Miami? Two of the hottest areas in the country and there are ICE hockey teams that have the goal of playing into June. I say close down both teams and turn the players loose into free agency.

OR do what everyone else wants to see and put another team in Canada. I don't know or care what would be the best option but having more Canadian teams can not be a bad thing.

Either way put this issue to bed right away and let's focus on the fight for Lord Stanley's Cup. You have the 2 most electric players in the league right now going head to head in the playoffs.

Let's focus on that!