Throw Down, Boy!

Saw a little bit of Tombstone on TNT a few days ago. Great line from that movie "I said throw down, boy". Kurt Russell to Billy Bob Thorton in the bar/gambling hall. Just thought I would start out with that.

I was captivated by the LiveEarth concert this weekend.I was together geeked about the great music, and the simple humor that overtook me as I am sure that folks like Madonna, Ludacris, The Black Eyed Peas and Fall Out Boy have no clue what Global Warminsg is, much less who Al Gore is. Nothing political here, I just hate it when celebs/musicians jump on board with a left-wing idea just because it will probably boost record or movie sales. For the record I think the environment is an important issue, one that shouldn't be divided into left and right.

The All-Star game was a little boring. Mike Young didn't get to play and that pissed me off. Carlos Guillen got to bat twice and play the field. When Guillen came up to bat in the ninth they should have pinch hit Young, or at least sent young out to play in the field during the ninth. Young saved the American League last year and in fact gave Leyland home field advantage in the World Series last year. He should have put him in. I remember in 1993 when the All-Star game was in Baltimore and Cito Gaston didn't let Mussina pitch in his home stadium. The next time the Blue Jays were in town the fans wore shirts that said "Cito Sucks". I think the same will be appropriate when the Tigers come to Arlington again.

Who's now? Wow can you think of a more stupid gimmick for ESPN to come up with than this? I can't think of anything less entertaining that this feature on SportsCenter. Actually yes I can. I think his name is Chris Berman.

Fantasy football is right around the corner. What is sad here is that I don't even think of it as football is right around the corner. I live in a fantasy world, and I am a fantasy girl.

Rashard Lewis signs a max contract? Ok lets see here. It's like John Hart is running the Orlando Magic. He got max money, isn't the best player on his team now (Dwight Howard), wasn't the best player on the team he left (Ray Allen and Kevin Durant) isn't in the top 5 of his position in the league, and has no entertainment value. What a joke. This could go down as one of the worst contracts in sports history.

Has anyone thought of how cool it is that the Boston Celtics have a guy named Ray Allen and a guy named Allan Ray on their team? That is crazy sexy cool. I can't wait to play Live '08 with that team. The commentators on the game will undoubtedly cause my Wii to explode within three minutes of tip-off.

Not a done deal yet, but there is a chance that I could add "Worked security at the 2008 Super Bowl" to my "About Me" section. Details to come.

Can't take credit for this, but Reggie Willits (whiteboy) and Howie Kendrick (black man) play for the same team. As well as Jacque Vaughan (American) and Tony Parker (French). They should be ordered to trade first names by Homeland Security.

While Pacman Jones is shooting up nightclubs, Mike Vick is having illegal dog fights in his living room. All the while Bron Bron is building a house with a casino in it. Is there any doubt that this will lead to one of the biggest sports disasters since Pete Rose. I'm guessing either Maurice Clarrett or Mike Tyson is King Jame's PR guy. He's from Ohio, hasn't he ever heard of Mike Conley Sr.?

That was just a few random thoughts from the mind of El Rictor, respond at will.