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.

NFL Draft Talk and Other Happenings

I have been really busy of late and haven't had a ton of time to post here but with the draft coming up I figured I should say something.

So here it is....the GM Says:

1. Lots of talk lately about who the Lions will (or should) take with the first pick. I heard someone say that they shouldn't take Stafford cause the risk is too big. If he fails it will destroy the franchise. Really? Can it get any worse?

I really hate the idea of taking a quarterback #1 overall because they cost too freaking much and rarely pan out. BUT in this case maybe it makes sense. I mean if he fails is it really that big of a deal....they can't get any worse....

Can they??

2. Baseball is already getting boring. How anyone can sit there and actually watch a game is beyond me. Whether you are there in person or at home watching in HD it is brutal to watch without great conversation....and if you are having great conversation does the game really need to be on?

3. Someone asked me if I saw what was going on in the NBA Playoffs the other day. I responded with, "the NBA is still going on?"

4. But we did talk some NHL playoffs which has to be the best Playoff setup in sports. There are 2 tournaments that are better. 1 is the NCAA tournament (the first weekend at least) and the 2nd is the World Cup. The NHL Playoffs are great and there is so much action that you can't possibly follow it all.

I have watched at least 1 game a day since the start last Wednesday. My Capitals started slowly but are picking up their play lately and can tie up the series with a win tonight. And the Flyers are down 3 games to 1 which is almost like waking up on Christmas morning and seeing the presents under the tree. When they lose on Thursday and head home to Canada eh, it will be like opening the presents!


Is there anything else happening in sports??? I didn't think so.

MLB Ridiculous Blackout Rules

I have hated MLB's television blackout rules for a while now. In my area we are blacked out of Nationals, Phillies, Pirates, and Orioles.

Now honestly that isn't the worst since I don't really like any of those teams and 3 of them suck. BUT I am a Mets fan. Which means if Mets/Nationals is on ESPN at some point this season (unlikely I know) then I don't get it.

Why? I am not sure. Do they think I am going to drive my happy ass to NY or DC to watch one game? HELL NO!

Do they think I get all Nationals games on TV? I don't. Actually I don't get any.

But I understand that the chances of that happening are slim anyway. Mets/Pirates and Mets/Nationals is not going to be on TV very often.

What really bothers me about it is that I would love to watch an Orioles game every once in a while. And since they play the almighty Red Sox and Yankees they actually do appear on TV from time to time.

But guess what...I don't get to see those games. Why? Why can't I see Orioles games? I don't get a channel that shows them, so why not show them on ESPN?

See MLB just doesn't get it. Families aren't paying to go the ball games as much anymore which means there are kids that don't get to see teams play because they don't get their local station and they don't get to see them on ESPN.

MLB is not necessarily losing fans with the blackout rules but they sure aren't gaining new ones either.