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If you do, maybe you could bid on this girl to go with you.  Bids for this got out of hand and it seems E-bay has since removed the item from bidding.

Bears Fans Are Hot, Desperate  (With Leather)

Ok, I really tried to take up for Sean Salisbury, but now he leaves me no choice.  Salisbury, who has been under constant attack from the blogging community just doesn’t know how to let things die it seems.  Most of us here in what Salisbury considers some “alternate realm” listened to this audio and concluded that he did use the word “jew” BUT he didn’t mean anything by it.  Even Deadspin (Obi Wan to Sean’s Vader) kinda let things drop by saying…here’s the audio, you decide.  Story over.  No big deal, you accidentally used the word “jew”.  It happens, you were talking fast, and a different word than intended came out of your mouth.

Well, Sean couldn’t let it ride.  In a Chicago Tribune Article Sean said the following:

“I said crunch and chew. I don’t know where a Jewish comment would have any place in talking about a quarterback driving down the field. If a blogger heard what he wanted to hear, there’s nothing I could do about that. But I didn’t say anything remotely close.  People who know me know when it comes to religion, race, color, sexual preference, those things don’t matter to me.  At some point you’ve got to defend yourself. We’ve all made mistakes, but that wasn’t a mistake.”

Ok, now he’s asking for it.  No one heard what they wanted to hear.  We all heard you use the word “Jew” and didn’t feel it was a big deal.  Your character wasn’t being assaulted, you were being let off the hook for misspeaking.  It happens.  I suggest that Salisbury actually sit down and listen to the audio himself and see if he said anything “remotely close” to the word “Jew”.  Why not just admit you misspoke?  When you get SO defensive you start to seem a bit guilty.  No one is asking you to say you hate Jews or admit that you care about sexual preference….but you said the word Sean.  I’m sure this story is going to carry on even further now.  Yes, I believe the blogging community has it out for Salisbury….but not nearly as much as he has it out for the bloggers.  The great thing about blogging is the opinions of viewers/readers are allowed all the time, for all to see.  With venues such as ESPN you get your news from their homers and that’s just how it be.

Sean Salisbury Should Probably Relax A Little Bit  (Deadspin)

Sean Salisbury Audio  (Pro Football Talk)

Chicago Tribune Article 

Sean “The Greek” Salisbury  (GarageGabs)

A really great night in the NBA tonight-

Phoenix notched their 2nd 15 game win streak of the year with a 112-107 win over the Knicks. 

Miami got Shaq back, but still lost in OT to the revamped Pacers, 96-94.  Shaq only played 14 minutes and scored just 5 points on 2 of 6 shooting.  Hey, he still outscored Gary Payton!  The Pacers were lead by *cough* Troy Murphy’s 17 points and 12 boards.

Philadelphia moved to 8-12 without the “answer” after beating Cleveland 118-115 in double OT.  Philly put 6 guys in double figures including Rodney Carney with 18….WHO!?

Don’t look now, but Houston is hanging around in the West, despite the injury to Yao Ming.  Tonight Houston toppled West power San Antonio 90-85,  thanks to 37 points from T-Mac.  Tim Duncan was a beast in a losing effort with 37 points and 10 boards.

Paul Gasol wants to be traded and he really showed his value tonight.  Gasol put up 17 points, 13 boards, 12 assists and 2 blocks as Memphis upset Utah, 132-130 in OT.   This game was fantasy heaven as several players had monster nights:  Chucky Atkins 29 points, 15 assists, 6-10 3 pointers;  Carlos Boozer 39 points and 15 rebounds (on 18-24 shooting!); Mehmet Okur 27 points, 11 boards, 2 blocks, 5-7 from three; Deron Williams 7 points, 21 assists; and even Andre Kirilenko got on track with 18 points, 12 boards and 3 blocks.  This had to be a fun game to watch.

Sacramento got 36 points from Ron Artest to offset 36 points from Earl Boykins, to beat the Bucks, 114-106.

NBA Scoreboard  (ESPN)

I took in two games at the RBC Center this past Saturday. Honestly, I should have stayed at home. NC State lost to Duke, 79-56 and the Hurricanes lost to Tampa Bay, 6-5 in a shootout. Oh well. Figured I’d post a few photos of my day, and finish up with a quick video review of my 8 hour adventure in losing. I wanted to add that Martin St. Louis is perhaps the most pesky hockey player to every suit up. He is listed at 5′9″ but I really don’t think he’s a hair over 5′6″. He is super quick, and super deadly anytime he touches the puck. I wasn’t all that impressed with Duke overall, (State was just out manned and played BAD) but freshman guard Jon Scheyer seems awful smooth.

Here are some highlights lowlights.

I’m starting a new feature called “quick slants”. Basically news stories of the day that I don’t have time to do entire posts on, but want to give quick opinions on. Feel free to add.

Here goes:

Raiders Hire Kiffin: Somebody had to take the job. I really think Oakland is a bit to much for a coach with ZERO head coaching experience to take on. Lucky for Kiffin, things can only get better.

Garnett Suspended One Game: Didn’t get this one. You should be punished for INTENT, not if the punch lands or not. I realize, Carmello “restarted” a fight that had been settled, but Garnett should have gotten at least half of Anthony’s suspension. He tried to do the same thing that Anthony succeeded in doing…punch someone in the face.

Suns On Another Streak : Beat the Wizards tonight, and beat em bad. Steve Nash is starting to make a case for a 3rd MVP. I still believe that come playoff time, the Suns will go down.

Raiders To Make A Run At Vick: Fitting time frame for this to pop up huh? New coach in Oakland and Vick with his secret compartments. The rumor has Vick and the Falcons 1st round pick (#10) going to Oakland for….get this: Randy Moss, Jerry Porter, and the number 1 pick. Yeah, this ain’t happening folks, but it sure is fun to think about.

Iverson & Anthony Join Forces: Denver won their 5th in a row tonight, as they played just their 2nd game with both Iverson and Anthony on the court. Can they compete in the West? I think they can but not just because of these two guys. Why? The emergence of Steve Blake and the return of Nene Hilario. Steve Blake is the PERFECT compliment to Iverson and Anthony as an intelligent, pass first point guard who can stick the occasional shot. Watching him play 2 nights ago vs. Memphis (yeah, I know, it was Memphis) Blake was looking very “Steve Nashish”…yes, I know that is a stretch.  Nene Hilario just happens to be the perfect compliment to often injured Marcus Camby. If Nene Hilario can provide enough of a presence when Camby sits, Camby might just be fresh for the playoffs. A fresh Camby means a HUGE defensive presence in the middle for the Nuggets, which is number two only to guard play come the NBA playoffs.

Ok, at this point, I’m starting to feel bad for Sean Salisbury, a guy whom I previously didn’t care for.  First, he got hit with the whole penis picture thing.  Now, it appears he used the word “JEW” as he described Peyton Manning and the Colts overcoming adversity.
Here is what I think he said:

“No need to panic, we’ll nip, we’ll tuck, we’ll go, we’ll punch, we’ll jew,  we’ll do it all, and they nickeled and dimed em, and Peyton made the play when it mattered.”

Profootballtalk.com was kind enough to extract the actual audio, so you can listen for yourself.

I really don’t see the big deal.  I think he used the word “jew” but I don’t think he intended to.  I think maybe he meant to say juke….who knows.  Either way, I bet he gets fired for this.  ESPN is reporting that he said “chew”, so obviously, they are a bit worried as to the implications.  Seriously though, people always complain about living in such a PC world, and now we are ragging this poor guy to death.  I for one, am going to let up on Salisbury.  Everything reported about him has been pure speculation, he’s probably just a normal guy, just like the rest of us.  He obviously has a passion for football.  Good luck with this one Sean.

The Salisbury Audio: Decide For Yourself  (Deadspin)

If you haven’t heard, it appears Donovan McNabb has been a bit upset with the Eagles since his knee surgery. According to ESPN he has 3 gripes, one of which I agree with. Apparently, McNabb wanted to travel with the team during the playoffs, but he wasn’t allowed to because of a team rule. I agree with McNabb on this one, I think you make exceptions to all rules from time to time. This is a time where I would have made an exception if the guy wants to be with the team.

The other two gripes are just McNabb at his McVery best. According to sources that are “close to McNabb” (ummm, ok) he gets the feeling that many of his teammates prefer Jeff Garcia over him. Quite honestly, it doesn’t surprise me that this might actually be happening or that McNabb would be upset by it. I’ve been urging people to read Terrell Owens’s book T.O. for several months now just to get an idea of what kind of a heel McNabb is. Owens made it pretty clear that McNabb HAD TO BE the face of the Eagles. This latest report only validates Owens theory.

McNabb is also upset at how his mother is being portrayed by the media and by Eagles fans for comments she wrote in her blog: Evidently she said something to the effect of: watching the Eagles win without Donovan was “bittersweet”. Hey, Donovan, I totally understand you being upset at how someone in your family is being portrayed…but guess what? Your mom opens herself up to public scrutiny by

A. Appearing in commercials.

B. Having a blog where she discusses the Eagles. Yeah, I’ve got a blog myself, and I am open to public scrutiny as well. However, my opinion or commentary isn’t really all that important to anyone, as I am not related to any NFL stars.

So what happens in Philly? Not much, if they let McNabb go, they are insane. Jeff Garcia had a nice run, but he isn’t the future, past, or present of this team. They need to bring BOTH guys back, with McNabb being the starter, Garcia waiting in the wings.

McNabb isn’t the only person sounding off recently. Terrell Owens fired some jabs at departing Bill Parcells, comparing him to his grandmother:

“I am just hoping his retirement brings promise to what the team has to offer,” Owens said. “This past year was a big letdown. On paper we were as good as anybody we played against every week. The end result didn’t show that. Our play was not indicative of what we could have done. What we should have done. Hopefully, the owner will hire a coach to take the team to the next level.”

I’m no longer going to attempt to defend Owens. I think he is seriously blaming 2006 on Bill Parcells. Well, he might be right. Having known a couple of alchoholics in my life, Bill Parcells was what is called an “enabler” for Owens. Parcells, in his old age, allowed Owens to pretty much have his run with things, and it led to a pretty weird season. Just think, if Owens catches the easy TD vs. Washington, Dallas is seeded higher….honestly, I believe Dallas lost a couple games thanks to T.O.’s lack of catching ability. Not that I’ve ever pointed a finger at the guy, but if you are going to point fingers at coach…well, look in the mirror T.O. I can’t believe Owens thinks that coaching was part of the problem. If you are keeping score that’s Terrell Owens 1, Dallas Cowboys 0.

Cook County Judge John Moran granted a defense request Tuesday to allow Johnson to leave the state as he awaits trial on gun possession charges.

Wow.

You can’t play in other games Tank…but come Super Bowl time…yeah, you can go to Miami and play in the Super Bowl. Not only that, but you aren’t required to adhere to any curfew or other restrictions. The city of Miami is your’s for the pillaging my friend. Something tells me that Miami, and a guy with obvious gun issues doesn’t mix, but oh well. I’m sure this will tighten the spread by a point or so.

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ESPN is reporting that Lab Results conclude that Michael Vick’s water bottle did not contain drugs.  In the biggest sports story since the Terrell Owens overdose, Vick was suspected of trying to get a water bottle with weed in it into a Miami airport last week.

This new information leaves a lot of questions to be answered:

1. Does the police officer that determined the substance in the bottle smelled like sticky icky face any punishment?  I mean come on, seems like the police would know that they had better be sure in such a high profile case.  If I’m ridin around with my boys and someone hands me a bottle, sure, I would say….“Hey man, this smells like dope”.   However, you might wanna think twice about saying something like that if your comments are going to GO NATIONAL!

2. So, what exactly was in the freakin bottle?  This doesn’t change the fact that Vick had a water bottle with a secret compartment in it that he was a bit hesitant to part ways with. Of course, neither of those are crimes, but really….I’ve never had a need to carry around the old secret water bottle thing.  Is this just a case of the police dropping the ball?  Was their really some residue in the bottle, but to save face they said there was nothing?  Saving face because they didn’t inspect the bottle until after Vick had thrown it in a recycle bin.

3. Does Michael Vick really smoke weed?

If I were Ron Mexico Michael Vick,  I’d want to clear this mess up.  Something fishy is going on here.

    
I don’t have a whole lot to add to todays NFL Championship games.  I’ll have more spin on things tomorrow, I just wanted to get a quick results post in.
The Bears took advantage of 4 Saints turnovers to route the New Orleans Saints, 39-14.  Glad I didn’t stick with the Saints, they just didn’t have it this afternoon as the unthinkable has happened….Rex Grossman has led the Bears to the Super Bowl, well, not really.  Rex only completed 11 passes, as the Bears defense, run game, and weather dominated the Saints.

Well, America asked for it, and now you have received it.  Peyton Manning and the Colts are heading the the Super Bowl after a 38-34 victory over Tom Brady and the Patriots.  Honestly, I have to give it up for Manning, the guy was all balls in the 2nd half, leading the Colts back from a 21-6 deficit, and 32 2nd half points.  I still think the Colts got a slight gift on that last drive with the roughing the passer call that put them on the 11 yard line.  Only one very quick replay was showed, I have to figure that’s because of the intense man crush that the league and media has for Manning.  They didn’t want to taint his victory in any way.  Looked to me like a D-lineman sorta fell down and grazed Manning’s facemask with with his hand, but again, I only saw one replay.  I hope you are prepared for 2 straight weeks of Manning lovefest.