Forrest Griffin vs Rampage Jackson: WTF???

Ok, I love Forrest Griffin. I love his heart, the man does not stop. So of course, when I heard he was going to fight Rampage for the title, I ordered it up on Pay Per View this past weekend. Invited over my MMA buddies, Joyce, Jimmy and William.

I ordered the high definition version so we could see every little detail. A case of beer and two pizzas later, it was time for the big fight. I was so nervous for Forrest that my stomach hurt. I was screaming and yelling and going crazy. Then they announced Forrest as the winner and new champion. I am not really sure how I feel about this. As I said earlier, I love Forrest BUT I wanted him to win it clearly, with either a submission or a knockout. To have it go to a decision was just not good. The fight was so very close. Forrest looked like his face has been smashed into a tree about 1000 times and Rampage looked like he had not been in a fight at all. I don't know about this...I mean to take the belt away from Rampage for a fight that was so close doesn't seem to make any sense to me.

I watched it a 2nd time on Monday night and felt a little bit better about Forrest's win but somewhere in the back of my mind I am wondering if this was a fixed fight. Everyone love's Forrest. He is the underdog we all cheer for. It makes for a great story for him to upset Rampage and take the title but I think it will be interesting when it comes time for him to defend the title. I hope he will be able to squeak out another victory and prove me wrong.

Superbowl Party Snack Ideas

The Superbowl is this Sunday and I am in a panic to come up with something fast and easy to make for my mini-Superbowl Party. I have already ordered up chips and salsa and was thinking of ordering pizza. Does anyone out there have any yummy snack recipes they could share????

My belly thanks you!

Long Time No Post...Auction Drafts

I am back!!! After a terrible move back to Missouri and getting settled, I am back up and running.
Going to participate in a fantasy football auction. This will be my very first auction so I need some tips...I can keep some players from the roster I took over from last year like Addai for $30 seems like a bargain...but just not sure how this all works. Anyone have any tips that could be of assistance??? $200 cap 12 team auction league.

MLB Predictions To Live By

With the baseball season quickly approaching, I would like to make a few predictions.

* The St. Louis Cardinals are considering installing a bar in their dugout so that Tony LaRussa can get his drunk on between the 1st and 4th innings.That way he will be sober to drive home by the 9th.

* Kerry Wood will injure himself in May while clipping his toenails. He will be on the DL for the rest of the season.

* KC Royals should hire either me or a monkey as their manager. Really could it get any worse??? Could a woman or a monkey screw up that team any more than they already are??? This is a team that at one time had Carlos Beltran, Johnny Damon and Jermaine Dye.

* NY Yankees will not make the playoffs. They have absolutely zero team chemistry. To make matters worse, a divorce has thrown the future of the team up in the air. Personally, I never would have turned over the keys to my business to a guy with the last name of Swindle, but that could just be me. I think Steinbrenner should hook up with his buddy Donald Trump and make a new reality game show out of this. Contestants will battle to be controlling owner of the Yankees when Steinbrenner is ready to step down. I would watch that show for sure! It could be similar to The Apprentice with the contestants performing challenges. Who can attend an owner’s meeting without falling asleep? Which contestant can come up with the best marketing slogan for the upcoming season? “Proving Daily Money Does Not Buy Baseball” is my entry.

* Dice-K will dominate. A Nerf version of the Gyro Ball will be sold at a Wal-mart near you. There will be a Gyro Ball sandwich. Dice-K will carry the Red Sox this year.

* Barry Bonds will break Hank Aaron’s home run record. Does anyone really care???

Here are my division winners. Write them down, they are gospel.

American East- This will be close but I am going to give Baltimore a slight edge over Boston to win this division. No I have not been drinking!
American Central- Detroit should win this even with the injury to Kenny Rogers. Cleveland could make them really work for it though.
American West- I have to go with the Angels here. I think Oakland could actually win it but I will stick with the Angels.

National East- Mets, Mets, Mets all the way.
National Central- Ok, I would love to pick my Cubs. But I don’t think they are quite there yet. So I am going to go with Milwaukee to win the division. That’s right, not the Cardinals.
National West- This division is a crap shoot. Draw a team out of a hat and they could win the division. But since I have to pick one I am going to go with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
World Series- I am picking the NY Mets to win the World Series. They will go 7 games with the Boston Red Sox (Red Sox will have a wild-card spot) and they will prevail.

There you have it! My predictions for the baseball season. Take em’ or leave em’.

MLB Update: Kenny Rogers

It has just been announced that Kenny Rogers will be out the next three months due to surgery for a blood clot. Update your fantasy baseball rosters.

NFL Update 3/23/07

David Carr has been released by the Houston Texans. The woes of the Texans cannot be placed on Carr's shoulders. The man had absolutely no offensive line to work with which hurt the running game tremendously, not to mention his body being sacked that many times. I hope Carr moves to a team that gives him a shot to start with a real offensive line so he can show what he has.

If I Were Joe Torre for a Day...

If I were Joe Torre for a day...the very first thing I would do is to resign as Yankees manager and tell George Steinbrenner to kiss my hairy ass. Does this jackass truly think I would not have at least five offers to manage other teams next year??? Does he think he can find a better manager??? I only led this team to a 97-65 record and a playoff birth even though two of my stars were hurt for a good part of the season. A copy of my letter of resignation:
Dear Mr. Bossman,
You are an idiot. You spent tons and tons of money on an amazing roster and still cannot make your way to a World Series title. Take a look at the Tigers roster...not even close to ours in dollars, yet they are going to the World Series while we will be sitting at home polishing the trophies from years gone by. Get a clue, would you????????? Baseball is a game of passion, not possessions. Quit buying players like you would buy up property...sometimes it just doesn't work out the way you would like it to.
I am going to move on to bigger and better things. Good luck trying to find another manager to put up with your crap. Don't call me next year when you are 40-122.
Sincerely,
Joe Torre
p.s. A-rod needs to be traded.