Roger That

Thursday, February 01, 2007

The recipe

I haven't heard one person on TV this week pick Chicago to beat Peyton Manning in the Super Bowl. So I like Daaa Bears -- 21-17 ...

... Big win for the Pistons last night over the Nets, 113-89. Maybe they can get a little momentum going now that C-Webb is feeling more comfortable. More on that in a few days. Two interesting point totals from the Nets game, though: Rasheed Wallace -- 0. Mikki Moore -- 20. When Big Mikki endured the teal years at the end of the Pistons' bench, I always loved when he would get into games. He was a high-energy guy, kind of like Jason Maxiell, and always lookin' to throw down with authority. Now you're telling me he's the leading scorer on a team with three All-Stars? How did we ever let him go? ...

... Rip and Chauncey are All-Stars again, and they both deserve it. Tay is an All-Star caliber player, too, I just think he'll have trouble being acknowledged as one officially because he doesn't score enough -- at least not with Rip and Chauncey in the backcourt. Actually, I kind of hope he never makes the All-Star team, just so that he and Rip and Chauncey can live on the hardwood together forever ...

... So Barbaro bit the dust. About frickin' time. I apologize for offending any animal lovers out there -- or any close personal friends of Barbaro's, for that matter -- but this horse grabbed more headlines than Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Mr. Ed combined. And for what? He won the Kentucky Derby, then he broke his leg. How many phenomenal young athletes have accomplished something big in their young careers, then drifted into oblivion? The same should have happened to Barbaro. After all, he's a mammal, just like us. (My buddies and I did, however, give him an R.I.P. toast at the bar the other night. In the process, I realized that I never wished for him to die, only to leave the headlines. Here's hoping he's coming down the heavenly stretch in the sky with the rest of the field in his dust.) ...

... Groundhog Day is tomorrow. Now I forget -- is it if he sees his shadow, we still have six more weeks of winter? Aww, who cares? TBS will undoubtedly be showing the movie "Groundhog Day" -- Bill Murray's second greatest role behind "Caddyshack" if you ask me -- so that's all I need to know ...

... Only 28 days until the Tigers' spring training opener versus the Phillies. I like the Tigs, 29-2. Who's ready?

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