With the Spurs halfway to their 4th title in 9 years and 3rd in 5, they are on the verge of cementing a dynasty. With another Finals MVP, Tim Duncan will cement his place as one of the greatest players of all time. Duncan has been the major key to their 4 titles, but if not for the 96-97 NBA season would this have ever happened?

That year, David Robinson missed 18 games with a bad back. He came back, but 6 games later, he broke his foot and missed the rest of the season. The Spurs played like shit that season, going 20-62. With it, they landed the top pick in the draft, and took Duncan. No Robinson injury, no Duncan, no titles. So I ask you, has there ever been an injury better than this one?

Pitcher Mark Buehrle said if he was traded to the New York Yankees, he would call a team meeting the first day and let everyone know he would not be following Yankees policy and shaving his facial hair. ”I’ll make sure it’s put into my contract,” Buehrle said.

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/418946,CST-SPT-soxip08.article

Try telling that to The Boss, Mark. Look what he did to Mattingly. Yeah, screw you. You think you’re above everyone else. You are the biggest fraud ever (aside from Bonds). You accuse Dempster of doing the juice, you accuse Maddux and the great Johan of doctoring baseballs. You get lit up by the Rangers and accuse them of using a scoreboard to steal signs. Your team only made the playoffs in 2005 b/c you tried to kill Pronk. Your no-hitter was a fraud too. Hairston was safe!!

Mark Buerhle, his butt-buddy A.J. Pierzynski, and Barry Bonds are the only 3 players in MLB who deserve a 100 mph fastball to the head.

In baseball, more than any other sport, going to the all-star game is all a popularity contest. The game is rigged so bad, it’s not even funny. Linking home-field advantage in the World Series to the game is just plain dumb. Making it so that every team needs to be represented is just gay. And allowing the manager to pick the reserves is just lame, especially when you have a dick like Ozzie or Torre who make sure to rep every team and then stack it with their own players. And the AL dominates the NL every year. The game is no longer fun. And just for the record, here is my ballot:

AL:
First Base: Morneau, J., MIN
Second Base: Polanco, P., DET
Third Base: Lowell, M., BOS
Shortstop: Cabrera, O., LAA
Catcher: Mauer, J., MIN
Outfielder: Ordonez, M., DET
Outfielder: Swisher, N., OAK
Outfielder:
Write-in: Curtis Granderson

NL:
First Base: Lee, D., CHC
Second Base:
Third Base: Ramirez, A., CHC
Shortstop: Reyes, J., NYM
Catcher: Barrett, M., CHC
Outfielder: Beltran, C., NYM
Outfielder: Dunn, A., CIN
Outfielder: Soriano, A., CHC
Write-in: Ryan TheRiot

The Cubs are on the exact same pace as last season. It’s time to throw in the towel, and free Matt Murton. Jimmy Boy is a dope who has created this logjam in the outfield. Jacque Jones and Cornelius Floyd are dead weight. If Oakland had the chance to get Murton, they would pounce on the redhead. Anyone who is an Oakland guy is someone who ought to play every day. Boston uses the Sabermetrical ideas and they used them to draft Murton. Play the kid, you moron.

It would also be a good idea to start clearing some salary space for Big Donkey. Jones and Floyd need to go. There are teams who will be looking for them. Start looking Jimmy Boy. You got lucky with Dusty’s son. It won’t happen again, you dope. How about we do something about some of these players who are sucking? Ever heard of a concept called give a guy his dough and tell him to pack his bags, Jimmy Boy? It’s be a good concept to grasp. FIRE JIM HENDRY!!

Oh, and before I go, I’d like to thank Bruce Froemming for 35 years of screwing the Cubs and counting