01 March 2009
Best Joke of the NFL Off-Season: Kurt Warner in the Hall of Fame
03/06/09 17:52 Filed in: NFL
During the oh-so-painfull to observe Kurt Warner
contract negotiations of the past few weeks, I have
been dumbfounded by hearing more than one commentator
say that "Kurt Warner is a future Hall-of-Famer".
Huh?
Here's a guy that has spent more than a decade in the NFL, and who has had four really good seasons. Four out of Ten. As a starting QB in the NFL, more than half the time his performance can barely be labeled mediocre. More like pathetic. In the four good seasons, his teams' total won-lost record has been 44-15. But, for the rest of his career, his teams' record with Warner as the starting QB stand at 13-29. THIRTEEN WINS AND TWENTY-NINE LOSSES. Over Six seasons.
He lost his job with St. Louis, he couldn't compete in New York, and he was handed back the starting job in Arizona when the Cardinals realized they drafted an oozing pile of brain surgeon goo in matt leinart. Granted, he played extraordinarily well for them, but, that was good season number four, out of TEN.
In some of those other years, Warmer compiled QB ratings in the 60s, 70s, and into the 80s, and had TD/Interception ratios the likes of 3-to-11, 6-to-5, and 11-to-9.
Maybe four fabulous seasons could possibly put a player into Hall of Fame consideration, if those composed pretty much his career, and if something monumental prevented the player from staying around, like a career-ending injury or death. But when what there is is an up-and-down career with high highs and even more frequent and lower lows, that guy shouldn't be allowed to polish the brass handles on the Hall-of-Fame door.
theHoundDawg
Huh?
Here's a guy that has spent more than a decade in the NFL, and who has had four really good seasons. Four out of Ten. As a starting QB in the NFL, more than half the time his performance can barely be labeled mediocre. More like pathetic. In the four good seasons, his teams' total won-lost record has been 44-15. But, for the rest of his career, his teams' record with Warner as the starting QB stand at 13-29. THIRTEEN WINS AND TWENTY-NINE LOSSES. Over Six seasons.
He lost his job with St. Louis, he couldn't compete in New York, and he was handed back the starting job in Arizona when the Cardinals realized they drafted an oozing pile of brain surgeon goo in matt leinart. Granted, he played extraordinarily well for them, but, that was good season number four, out of TEN.
In some of those other years, Warmer compiled QB ratings in the 60s, 70s, and into the 80s, and had TD/Interception ratios the likes of 3-to-11, 6-to-5, and 11-to-9.
Maybe four fabulous seasons could possibly put a player into Hall of Fame consideration, if those composed pretty much his career, and if something monumental prevented the player from staying around, like a career-ending injury or death. But when what there is is an up-and-down career with high highs and even more frequent and lower lows, that guy shouldn't be allowed to polish the brass handles on the Hall-of-Fame door.
theHoundDawg
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Why Have Announcers if They Ignore the Game?
03/05/09 20:56 Filed in: College
Basketball
In watching the UCLA/Oregon State game this evening,
I was appalled by the announcing.
I've come to expect that while action is going on on the court, the FOX Sports West Prime Ticket Blah Blah Blah Regional Sports Network Cable System Blah Blah cameras will be showing close-ups of players on the bench, coaches, and fans, instead of focusing on the court. But maybe even worse, during the first half of tonight's game, there were stretches of play, including one that had to go on for a good five minutes, where announcers Bill Macdonald and Don MacLean went on and on about the Oregon State team, coach Robinson, their new offense, their recent success, and more, TOTALLY IGNORING WHAT WAS HAPPENING ON THE COURT.
There was also a long segment of hype for the UCLA woman's gymnastic team, all the while the game was being played, with absolutely no mention of what was happening by anyone supposedly hired to ANNOUNCE the game to the viewers.
When the announcers actually returned to the GAME, there was virtually no recap of what was missed.
Let me add that this all occurred before UCLA took their commanding lead, and while the score was close.
Why bother to employ announcers when they cannot be bothered to actually pay attention to, and describe, THE GAME?
theHoundDawg
I've come to expect that while action is going on on the court, the FOX Sports West Prime Ticket Blah Blah Blah Regional Sports Network Cable System Blah Blah cameras will be showing close-ups of players on the bench, coaches, and fans, instead of focusing on the court. But maybe even worse, during the first half of tonight's game, there were stretches of play, including one that had to go on for a good five minutes, where announcers Bill Macdonald and Don MacLean went on and on about the Oregon State team, coach Robinson, their new offense, their recent success, and more, TOTALLY IGNORING WHAT WAS HAPPENING ON THE COURT.
There was also a long segment of hype for the UCLA woman's gymnastic team, all the while the game was being played, with absolutely no mention of what was happening by anyone supposedly hired to ANNOUNCE the game to the viewers.
When the announcers actually returned to the GAME, there was virtually no recap of what was missed.
Let me add that this all occurred before UCLA took their commanding lead, and while the score was close.
Why bother to employ announcers when they cannot be bothered to actually pay attention to, and describe, THE GAME?
theHoundDawg
nim-rod to Have Surgery - Will His "Cousin" Do It?
03/05/09 08:39 Filed in: Baseball
Word this morning is that nim-rod's hip (read "ass")
is sore and he needs surgery and will miss at least
the next ten weeks, which will include at least the
WBC, the rest of the grueling spring training
schedule, and hopefully much of the season.
'Roid medicos have said that a cyst like this is consistent with all those "roid" injections in the ass. Will his cousin actually do the surgery, like he did the injections, or will he just bring in the scalpels and band-aids, fresh off the streets of Santo Domingo?
Since I wrote about being unable to enjoy spring training, this is the second uplifting story to develop.
This video could have been shot in the scumstripes', or or the Giants', clubhouse:
theHoundDawg
'Roid medicos have said that a cyst like this is consistent with all those "roid" injections in the ass. Will his cousin actually do the surgery, like he did the injections, or will he just bring in the scalpels and band-aids, fresh off the streets of Santo Domingo?
Since I wrote about being unable to enjoy spring training, this is the second uplifting story to develop.
This video could have been shot in the scumstripes', or or the Giants', clubhouse:
theHoundDawg
Manny Is Signed - Let the Season Begin
03/04/09 19:46 Filed in: Baseball
| Well, it took an extra month from
when I said it should happen, but the deal is
done, and on the same basic terms as were on
the table then, and months earlier.
Months of aggravation for the fans, gamesmanship by Boras, and lounging by Manny. All just a ploy for Manny to avoid spring training? Can we enjoy spring training now? No, but the season looks a bit more promising. Rafeal Furcal Orlando Hudson Andre Ethier Manny Ramirez Matt Kemp James Loney Russell Martin Casey Blake Not too bad a lineup. The bench as well looks powerful, with Mark Loretta, Blake DeWitt, Juan Pierre, Brad Ausmus, Jason Repko, and Delwyn Young. Now about that starting staff ......... |
Manny Ramirez Dodger T-Shirt $21.95 |
theHoundDawg
We Should Be Enjoying Spring Training - Why Not?
03/01/09 15:54 Filed in: Baseball
We should be enjoying spring training -
seeing the prospects play above their heads, visions
of "This Year" in our heads, the thought of Opening
Day!
But we are not; at least, I'm not.
What am I thinking about?
The hole in left field and in the batting order, that may only be filled by paying out as much as $55 million over the next two years to the spawn of Scott Boras. The stigma of steroids that has totally eveloped baseball. Jim Bowden's resignation in light of allegations of skimming of bonus money from third world prospects. The scumstripes new rotation. The Dodgers no longer in Vero Beach. The Brad Penny-Larry Bowa he-said-he-said absurdity.
Some things are, however, as they normally are: Andruw Jones struck out in eight of his first nine abs with Texas and Milton Bradley is injured.
Somehow, that's just not enough to make it good.
theHoundDawg
But we are not; at least, I'm not.
What am I thinking about?
The hole in left field and in the batting order, that may only be filled by paying out as much as $55 million over the next two years to the spawn of Scott Boras. The stigma of steroids that has totally eveloped baseball. Jim Bowden's resignation in light of allegations of skimming of bonus money from third world prospects. The scumstripes new rotation. The Dodgers no longer in Vero Beach. The Brad Penny-Larry Bowa he-said-he-said absurdity.
Some things are, however, as they normally are: Andruw Jones struck out in eight of his first nine abs with Texas and Milton Bradley is injured.
Somehow, that's just not enough to make it good.
theHoundDawg