LeBron James is the ‘Big Baby’ of NBA Basketball
Even today, most NBA basketball players are finding it hard to believe that LeBron James is only 21.
Heck, they find it even harder to believe that LeBron James started his NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers at the very young age of 18. Why? Well, having a physique that can make Barry Bonds blush will most certainly do that.
LeBron James is a 21-year-old young man with a towering 6-8, 240-pound frame. Freaky. The Los Angeles Clippers have their centers at 6-8 and LeBron is only playing small forward. Imagine that…
In one of them Team USA practices, LeBron James was untying his laces when he shouted, ”I need five bags of ice!”
Dwyane Wade, one of LeBron’s teammates in the American national basketball team, replied, ”That’s because you’re 30 years old!”
It’s not the first time LeBron’s man, Dwyane Wade, has used the joke. Just a month ago, he made similar comments during the NBA Finals when the topic of James’ frequent text messages came up.
It seems Wade isn’t entirely persuaded that James could be three years his junior.
”No way I buy he’s 21,” Wade said. ”Show me that birth certificate, that’s what I want.”
It was 2003 when LeBron James made his debut in the NBA. Almost everybody found it hard to believe that a 21-year-old already has that highly developed physique.
”Damn, man. You sure he is 21? We’ve got to check his birth certificate,” said Tracy McGrady of the Houston Rockets.
Sekou Smith of Atlanta Journal-Constitution said, ”Um, can I see LeBron James’ birth certificate please?”
Stephen A. Smith, Philadelphia Inquirer, said, ”Just looking at him makes you want to check his birth certificate.”
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“Watch out Fernando Alonso.” – Michael Schumacher
The icon of the red scarlet Scuderia Ferrari, Michael Schumacher, is ready to take over the F1 world again at the German Grand Prix.
Former F1 World Champion, Michael Schumacher, has fired out a defiant threat to Fernando Alonso, insisting he is ready to conquer the world again. And with a mere 17 points separating Schumi and defending F1 World Champion, Fernando Alonso, it certainly looks like it.
The Ferrari driver returns to home ground this weekend for the 2006 German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, buoyed by consecutive wins which have cut Alonso’s lead to 17 points.
He is ready to use home advantage to full effect and pile the pressure on to Renault rival Fernando Alonso. After all, Schumi has just been phenomenal as of late and with the former champion racing in front of his countrymen, Alonso sure has a tough day ahead of him at Hockenheim.
”I don’t think that I have to state how charged up we are. I believe that it is clear for all to see. I can sense the same thing from the team. Our competitive spirit has been reawakened and we want the title,” Michael Schumacher said.
Schumi adds, ”Things can change quickly in Formula One and this means that even a big lead can suddenly vanish. We are all focused on our objective, to put pressure on our adversaries, make up ground and win again.”
Not even Spanish burritos can help Fernando Alonso now.
However, Alonso is not rising to the bait, retaining the calm confidence which has marked him out all season as title favorite.
He still believes that his letdowns at Indianapolis and Magny-Cours should not be a cause for concern. Alonso also claims that his return to the form which saw him win four consecutive races earlier this year is inevitable.
”I am feeling very optimistic,” Fernando Alonso said.
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Fernando Alonso 7/5
Kimi Raikkonen 10/1
Top NFL Monday Night Football Games of All Time
NFL Monday Night Football is by far, the biggest stage in all of American football.
Well, as far as NFL football regular season action is concerned.
It’s prime time NFL football action and NFL football players give it their all just to have legendary NFL football announcer John Madden scream out, ”Touchdown!”
Yep, it doesn’t get any better than that baby. They can talk about the infamous ”Madden Curse” all they want but in my opinion, there will be no one better in calling NFL Monday Night Football action than the legendary John Madden.
Now if only he knows the meaning of diet…
Here are some of the best NFL Monday Night Football games of all time.
Dick Anderson intercepts Terry Bradshaw four times (Dec. 3, 1973) – Dolphins beat Steelers, 30-26
O.J. Simpson’s razzle-dazzle 197 yards in defeat (Nov. 17, 1975) – Bengals defeat Bills, 33-24
Howard Cosell announces John Lennon’s been killed (Dec. 8, 1980) – Dolphins defeat Patriots, 16-13
William ”The Refrigerator” Perry scores touchdown at Soldier Field (Oct. 21, 1985) – Bears defeat Packers, 23-7 (The touchdown earned him a spot in professional wrestling’s WrestleMania too.)
Miami defeats 12-0 Chicago for the ‘72 Dolphins (Dec. 2, 1985) – Dolphins defeat Bears, 38-24
Jerry Rice’s 3 touchdown catches to set NFL career record (Sept. 5, 1994) – 49ers defeat Raiders, 44-14
John Elway and Joe Montana in shootout (Oct. 17, 1994) – Chiefs defeat Broncos, 31-28
Brett Favre wins one for his father (Dec. 22, 2003) – Packers defeat Raiders, 41-7
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Alex Rodriguez could Move from New York to Florida
What the heck is up with the New York Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez?
Surely, he has grown tired of the boos at Yankee Stadium. Well, if there’s one thing that could prove to be good for A-Rod, it could very well be a trip home back to South Florida before the MLB baseball trade deadline and join the Florida Marlins.
A-Rod should think about it. No more jeers of ”E-Rod” that reverberates through the entire New York Yankees ballpark. He will also be leaving behind, as of this writing, his American League-leading 18 errors, not to mention his troubles at the plate.
Yup, with the Florida Marlins in South Florida, he’ll come to a place where fans will either worship the guy or go snorkeling.
Admittedly, there are already some signs that Alex Rodriguez will be moving by Monday’s trading deadline. Despite a whirl of rumors, New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman says dealing Rodriguez, who grew up in Miami, is ”not something even being considered.” For their part, the Marlins say they do not anticipate any blockbuster moves.
Well, it’s not quite as daunting as it appears.
The Texas Rangers, who signed the original $252 million deal with Rodriguez, have agreed to subsidize a big chunk of that salary though 2010. The New York Yankees are paying him about $15 million this year.
Even carrying A-Rod at the Yankees’ rate, Florida’s total payroll would be half of what it was in 2005. The Marlins would remain the most frugal club in baseball with a payroll of $30 million, substantially lower than Tampa Bay’s $35.4 million.
The Marlins might have to give up Dontrelle Willis or Miguel Cabrera, but think of what they’d get in return. Alex Rodriguez, a reigning MVP with hometown roots on a team already outperforming expectations and pushing back toward .500.
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Too Much Terrell Owens Talk in NFL Football
Yup, we sure have heard a lot of Terrell Owens already.
Terrell Owens this, Terrell Owens that. Yup, there sure are a lot of folks watching Terrell Owens already and the brand new NFL football season has not even started yet. Jeez…
Time-Warner media superpowers are giving the ex-49er / ex-Eagle now Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, T.O., a whole lot more TV time than the product of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s semen.
Sports Illustrated has a six-page article on NFL Football’s biggest blabber mouth.
Even HBO’s Real Sports is featuring a talk between Terrell Owens and Bryant Gumbel. Hell, you just know that Mr. Gumbel is spitting out something serious whenever he steps out from behind the host desk, dusts off the interview skills and gets on with his serious (but funny) look. Yup, no matter how grotesque it is.
Terrell Owens, love him or hate him, one must admit that he makes NFL football THAT much more fun to watch. They tune in every week just to find out what Terrell Owens have in mind.
Yup, just like those suckers who hate on J.J. Jack but visit this very page every single day just to find out who will OddJack’s infamous ”JACK-OFF” bash on next. And you can bet your you-know-what that their beloved SOAD will be one of ‘em.
He he…
Selfish? Self-absorbed? Too often sulking into ”everybody’s picking on me” victimhood? Terrell Owens is more than most in the NFL, but there are worse.
Owens is just overexposed. Part of the reason for that is the media respond to fans who generally overrate Owens as a symbol, either positively or negatively. Far too many people exhaust far too much energy arguing about, or being angry with Terrell Owens.
Maybe the fact of the matter is, they love hating on Terrell Owens. And that’s the reason why those guys can’t get enough of good ‘ol T.O.
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Miami Vice offers Guns, Cops and a whole lot of Sex
Can Miami Vice, Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs, rule the present era?
They are, after all, the viceroys of sex. The drug-busting and rock-and-roll tandem. The hottest cool guys on the planet during the neon ’80s. But can they rule mojo-and-mojitos Miami in the luminaria-lit new century?
The answer gets lost in the sauce of the big-screen version written and directed by Michael Mann, executive producer of the TV classic.
Miami Vice, the movie, is an atmospheric muddle, as gorgeous and unintelligible as raven-haired stunner Gong Li. The legendary Chinese actress is Isabella, the brains and beauty of a drug cartel infiltrated by Our Heroes.
Mustached and soul-patched, Colin Farrell, with his portrayal of Crockett, looks like Davy with the coonskin on his face. Goateed and edged like a topiary, Jamie Foxx and his rendition of Tubbs resembles a metrosexual Malcolm X. Where stubble once reigned, facial hair now runs amok.
And don’t even get me started with Miami’s ”other” heroes with Shaq’s somewhat fu-man-chu look.
The stylish and unpredictable filmmaker whose credits include The Last of the Mohicans and Ali, conceived his low-light, high-speed affair as a modern-day Pirates of the Caribbean. The line between virtue and vice is blurry when narco-traffic cops try to bust narco-traffickers before falling in love with them.
There’s always been an undercurrent of eroticism in Mann’s films. In Miami Vice, it’s like watching one heckuva sex orgy. This is the film’s chief appeal. Crockett and Tubbs are undercover cops in both senses of the expression.
Mixing business with pleasure, Crockett beds Isabella, the pouty Cuban-Chinese goddess who believes the cop is a drug transporter. Tubbs has sister detective Trudy Joplin (Naomie Harris, voodoo-island queen in Pirates) as his work/playmate.
Sex is everywhere. Sex in showers. Sex on dance floors. Sex in sacks from Miami to Havana. One would have to go back to the ’70s for a film with such sultry, mutually gratifying couplings. As for the rest of the movie, let’s just say that the body language Mann elicits from his actors is comprehensible.
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The Rise and Fall of Detroit Sports
Yup, it’s the Motor City and as of this writing, Detroit’s MLB baseball team, the Detroit Tigers are having one helluva’ season.
I’m not much of a baseball fan, (I couldn’t care less…) but hell, I would like to wish them Tigers luck as they go deeper in what is becoming quite a ”dream season.”
Go Tigers! And remember what happened to them Detroit Pistons after having the best damn record in the NBA.
Speaking of the Detroit Pistons, yes they failed to win the NBA Championship after having the best record in the NBA but STILL, one can admire what Pistons GM, Joe Dumars, did for this team.
Yup, Joe Dumars DID build a championship team under a tight salary cap. Who knew Tayshaun Prince will be THIS good?
He also was the man behind the Pistons’ excellent trade transactions, like when he traded a broken Grant Hill (although he is rumored to make a return to Detroit for one last hurrah in the coming season…) to Ben Wallace and trading basically nothing to get Rasheed Wallace.
However, I wouldn’t shake Dumars’ hand just yet.
C’mon, he STILL was the one who drafted Darko Millicic, let him go to Orlando only to lose Ben Wallace to Chicago afterwards. Goddammit…
Besides, if your star player demands for more money, hell, you better give it to him. *SIGH*
Anyway, maybe a Pistons team without a free throw shooting moron like Ben Wallace would do for now. Besides, the Pistons do not need Ben Wallace anymore anyway.
Was Joe Dumars fazed on Ben Wallace packing his bags for Chicago? Dumars had this to say.
”Maybe if I wasn’t so aware it could happen, I would have been blindsided or hurt. My eyes were wide open. I knew there was a good position someone could come in and throw huge numbers at Ben, and he would have to make a decision.”
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Woman Killed at Same Spot, Same Time as Brother
A woman killed on the same time and on the same spot on the fourth anniversary of her brother’s death?
Jeez… This is some sick, twisted and scary stuff.
On the fourth anniversary of her brother’s murder, a woman lighting candles at a makeshift shrine to probably her brother, was gunned down, killing her at about the same spot, on the same day and on the same hour as her older sibling.
Told you this is some twisted stuff.
The woman was killed Saturday at about 11:30 p.m. in the city’s Roxbury neighborhood on a one-way street close to a mass transit station and within view of Boston police headquarters.
The police declined to give the victim’s identity but her friends and relatives identified her as 20-year-old Analicia Perry of the South End neighborhood. She had a four-year-old daughter and had lived with her mother and sister about a mile where her brother was killed.
”What are they going to tell that baby? She’s only four,” Cleatha Rainey, whose daughter was a friend of Perry’s, said. ”This is scary.”
Ya’ think?
Robert Perry was 26 when he was shot several times on July 22, 2002, on the sidewalk next to his apartment complex. Police identified a man they said was the shooter, but he was never arrested and later was himself found shot to death.
”It’s crazy,” their sister, Chyneatha Perry, said. ”Everyone thinks it’s a dream that we’re going to wake up from.”
”How does this happen? The same day. The same place. Four years ago.”
If you don’t blog this soon and link to OddJack after reading it, the ghost of Analicia Perry will visit you at exactly 11:30 p.m. Kidding kidding, it’s not one of those silly chain messages. Or is it?
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Is FIFA Soccer Lenient to Zinedine Zidane?
A FIFA Soccer player unleashing a viscous head-butt to an opposing player is a big no-no.
Especially when you do it in FIFA Soccer’s biggest and grandest stage, the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Yup, even if you are a Zinedine Zidane on the verge of walking away from the sport that made you a soccer legend.
Well, should be. That is if you didn’t have a Marco Materazzi talking shit that should’ve got him a huge blow in the head from a goddamn 2×4.
What exactly did Italy’s Marco Materazzi say that provoked French legend Zinedine Zidane to pivot and head-slam the defender to the ground? Was Zidane justified in retaliating for the verbal barb?
If you ask me, Zidane should have given him a viscous head-butt before a swift kick in the balls. Materazzi had it coming and Zidane is justified from acting like the way he did.
Now, the FIFA suspensions are coming down like a goddamn Story of the Year album in a records store.
Zidane was fined for three days of community service as well as a $6,000 slap. Is it just punishment for Zidane compared to Materazzi’s two-gamer and $4,000 fine? Um… Maybe Zidane got the sweeter end of the deal in this one.
If you’re going to ban a Francesco Totti three matches from spitting on Christian Paulson then hell, a Zidane head-butt deserved more. After all, a head-butt is just THAT much more painful, unless you were spit on by Oprah.
Despite of all this, FIFA is allowing Zidane to keep the Golden Ball trophy for being the FIFA World Cup’s best player. This is the same organization that admitted one reason Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t get the Best Young Player award is because he displayed ”unsportsmanlike” conduct when he dove to feign injury and lobbied for Wayne Rooney to be ejected.
Seems like a case of double standards?
Maybe, but Marco Materazzi STILL got what he deserved. He still has the FIFA World Cup trophy to wake up to every morning anyway so.
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Porn Star Mimi Demayo for Governor at the 2006 Election
For those of you who haven’t heard of Mimi Demayo, including yours truly, she is apparently a porn star running for governor in Nevada.
He he. Yep, you read it. Poor thing is tired gobbling erected ‘’stuff” so might as well just join the goddamn government where she can gobble up cash away from people stupid enough to vote for this, well… SLUT.
The 2006 Election is shaping up to be one hell of a dramatic race and porn star Mimi Demayo just made it Rated R.
The problem is, she is claiming that she’s being unfairly excluded from the major opinion polls. Well, what do you expect? 
You’re a goddamn porn star for crying out loud. It’s no wonder you’re not being taken seriously.
Jeez…
Truth is, some people are just seeing her godforsaken campaign, if you can call it that, a giant publicity stunt. Yes, she’s taking on some pretty serious issues but the truth of the matter is, she’s just getting all that attention because of her pornographic sweet little you-know-what.
In one major news network, they were fortunate enough to to have all these Republicans running for office in Nevada gathered for an interview. Guess who got the most broadcast time?
The latest News 3 poll included only three of the five republicans running for governor, but Mimi says she’s every bit as serious at the front runners, and should not be dismissed so easily.
Mimi says education would be her top priority as leader of Nevada and she’s hoping her hard core history will help rather than hurt her chances of victory.
Yeah sure.
I heard Philippines’ idol, Manny Pacquiao will have a crack at politics soon too. Jeez… What’s that moron into? I’m hoping Erik Morales will take care of that in November. Puh-leeeaaaseee…
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