The worst sports time of the year...

Unfortunately, I've neglected to post during one of the best times of the sports year (April/May/some of June) and now have resumed at one of the most boring and somewhat annoying times.

To ease the boredom, I've been watching some FIFA soccer. I really am getting into it, but I cannot STAND that South African instrument (whatever it's called) that they play in the background. I feel like I'm walking into a beehive instead of watching a football/soccer match. It's terribly frustrating, and I start to go nuts, and then completely lose focus on what's actually going on in the game. Is that the goal? I mean, are the South Africans trying to distract everyone so they win? Clearly, it didn't work today, and they lost to Spain. 

I'm trying to bum a way into the NBA Draft on Thursday. Not sure why. But I think I would like to be there. Maybe I just want to catch a glimpse of Ricky Rubio. Maybe. I don't usually think athletes are attractive, but wow. Yeah. I want the Knicks to trade up for him. It won't happen, but a girl can dream about having Ricky Rubio in her city, right?

And I digress...

I honestly have no idea who anyone is going to draft. I'm not going to sit here and even try to guess, cause its too crazy. Teams all lie, and if you don't actually see the workouts, who even knows? I've learned from the Raiders never to guess, ever, who anyone is going to draft. I've lost too many times at draft drinking games trying to guess who's going next, then I get too drunk to comprehend the rest of the draft. So none of that this year. 

Yes...that's what I said. Draft drinking games. You heard me. Try it sometime if you haven't. It's a doozy.

Still upset about LeBron not getting his ring this year. And all I have are those ridiculous puppet commercials to console me. 

So yes, I've been frequenting Twitter more lately, trying to find myself a following. It seems to be going well. If you aren't already following me, or you know someone who could benefit many times daily from my various sports fan tweets, check out www.twitter.com/throwlikeagirl.    

Now go watch My Morning Jacket on Austin City Limits. Cause that's what I'm doing...

This is mad!!

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I hope you are at least mildly amused. 

Hey, Mel Kiper...how much did you pay for that hair?

Seriously. His hair is ridiculous. And there is no way its real. He must have paid a nice doctor a pretty penny for it.

There is also no way that Don Banks' Mock NFL Draft on Sports Illustrated is real either. Just kind of silly. There is no way Crabtree goes #7 and Stafford goes #10 after Sanchez. Granted, I was not at the Combine to watch it firsthand, but from what I read, his throwing was erratic and overall, not impressive. Plus, he had Sanchez going at #8 to Jacksonville, which I wouldn't do. I would give Garrard another chance, he's really not that bad.

It also should be very interesting to see what happens to Jay Cutler. Apparently, he and McDaniels just can't get along, which should make for fun trade prospects and draft decisions, I think. McDaniels really shot himself in the foot with that one. I also don't agree with those who think that Cutler should "stop whining." From how it sounds, McDaniels completely stabbed him in the back. And how could you not be upset when that happens? Cutler is the future of that team. If you saw a Broncos game, you would realize that its actually the defense that loses the games. Although Cutler has not actually won anything, I'm sure he'll get there eventually. At this point, its not looking like it will be with the Broncos.

Looks like there have been a few college basketball games on in the last few days. Only a few. I actually was very lucky to attend the second half of Tuesday's games of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden. I saw Notre Dame and Seton Hall win. Neither game was particularly close, but it was great to be there to see it live. Since I was raised a Seton Hall fan (even though no one in my family has ever gone there) it was nice to see them play and win. Unfortunately, that did not last very long as Syracuse knocked them out Wednesday. Regardless, I enjoyed the win. The Nova/Marquette game ended like I never would have predicted; closely. It was not even close for 3/4 of the game, and Marquette gave it the old college try (pun intended) but it was just two points and some defense too little. The rest of the week should be exciting too. Although, Pitt better pull this one out, because I want to see them go further. It makes for better games. And I'm all for Big East domination in the brackets, so a one-seed for them would be great.

I am thoroughly enjoying the Baylor/Kansas upset. Not a big Bill Self or Kansas fan in general, and plus I love upsets and Cinderella teams. Looking forward to tonight's games; Mizzou/TT and UConn/Syracuse. Thank goodness for DVR.

And of course. My favorite athelete ever; T.O. Is there a hint of sarcasm there? You decide.
T.O. has thrown yet another hissy fit like a preschooler for his own number. As Wilbon brilliantly stated on PTI, T.O. only knows the words "me," "my," "mine," and "I." It's just always about him. And the sad part is that the Bills gave into his immaturity like parents who just give in to their children to make them shut up. Learn discipline, Buffalo! Learn to discipline your new child. It's tough in the beginning, and he will be unhappy, but he has to learn that there are consequences. (For the record, I teach preschool students, and I have to tell myself the same things in dealing with them. I think this proves that Terrell Owens is actually a preschooler in an adult's body). Thank goodness Hardy gave up his number so quickly, otherwise we would have had fodder for weeks of T.O. bitching and whining "That's MY number" and the water works would begin yet again. Maybe suicide? You never know with this one.

I also believe the Mets would benefit from having Pedro Martinez back. If no one signs him in the next few days, I absolutely think they should go for it. If its one thing the Mets need improvement in, its the pitching department. Mainly bullpen additions, of course, but I think Pedro still has some useful juice left.

As far as Jonathan Papelbon's scathing Manny comments...I have this to say: I cannot listen to or trust anyone who dances like Jonathan Papelbon does. Seriously. I know you all have seen that dance. Anyone who either watches ESPN or goes on YouTube has seen that footage. I am not that quick to trust anyone who can make that big of a fool of themselves dancing.

And for my final rant. Will everyone please just calm down for a second about D-Wade's game-winner the other night? It was impressive. I can't take that away from him. But I'm not really sure it was the best play in NBA regular season history. Devin Harris' half-court shot against Philadelphia was a more impressive shot itself, I think, and he even almost had the ball slapped out of his hand as he was shooting. I understand Wade stole the ball and took it down the court, but I'm not sure that you could qualify it as the "best ever." Just my two pennies.

And as I am publishing this entry, Pitt loses to West Virginia, and I'm sure many disappointed fans will be unloading their tickets as we speak.

And now I'm off to sing my cover of the most famous Go Go's song, Big East style; We Got Thabeet. And you can all laugh at my awful attempt at a joke and I will go hide while you do so.

Sorry I've been away so long...

To the millions of readers that are waiting on pins and needles for updates to this blog,

You don't actually exist. And if you do, you're crazy.

Love, Jennifer


Anywho, seriously. I'm sorry I've been so absent. I've been stressing about my eminent free agency that started at 12:01am this morning, waiting and planning for my 7 year deal for $100 million. Oh no wait...that wasn't me? How silly I am.

But seriously. Papers don't write themselves and exams don't take themselves. Wouldn't that be nice? But that's where I've been. I'll manage my time better next time.

Wow, so much to talk about. Not sure where to begin. I guess I'll start with NFL Free Agency. Heard Tony Kornheiser complaining about Albert Haynesworth on PTI today. He has no clue what he's talking about. Yeah, his contract is huge, and I'm forced to hate him for the next seven seasons due to the fact he plays for an NFC East rival, but he was the top free agent. It didn't come out of nowhere. Whatever, I never listen to what Kornheiser says anywhere about anything. I think he's still in a funk cause he's coming to terms with the fact that he doesn't have Brett Favre's ass to kiss all the time during every broadcast from now on. Oh wait, he never knows what he's talking about. He's delirious. Never mind.

Gotta love the ESPN Free Agent tracker. J.J. Arrington to the Broncos; interesting. I'm glad the Giants resigned Carr, he's a great backup. And of course they could not lose Jacobs. Not surprised about Kerry Collins staying with the Titans. Bart Scott to the Jets? Surprise of a lifetime. Not. Fred Taylor to the Patriots; oh boy. That's going to be a force to be reckoned with. Gibril Wilson has had two consecutive amazing off-seasons. He was guaranteed $16 million from the Raiders, got cut (that's probably a blessing for him), and then got another guaranteed $8 million from the Dolphins. I would love to have his agent.

Michael Vick, when he comes back to the NFL (which I'm none too pleased about), will be a Raider. You heard it here first. I predict the future.

Now...is Manny just being Manny? Or is this a whole new monster? (I hope the Mets sign him) I'm not even sure what "Manny being Manny" is anymore. It's come to mean so much craziness, quite frankly I'm tired of it like I'm tired of A-Rod and his shrunken...head? Oh no, wait. That grows when you do steroids. You know what I meant.

Allan Iverson is no longer in the starting lineup for the Pistons. I mean, he is kind of injured, but still. Seems so strange.

And to the Manny Ramirez of basketball (minus the talent), Stephon Marbury is a Celtic. Did anyone see the video of that guy who found Stephon at a bus stop in LA and decided to film his conversation with him? They even did a little improv comedy. Pretty funny. Maybe Stephon should stick to his day job...whatever that is now.

I am also quite excited about the NFL Draft. Can't wait to see where Matt Stafford goes. I know he's going to be a great quarterback. People don't realize it now. But again, like I said, I see the future.

I think I'll stop there. I could continue writing about how my bracket this year is going to be exponentially worse than it usually is as I have not been paying near enough attention to college basketball as I should be if I want to win some money this March. Mama needs a new pair of shoes and she's got bills to pay, so I should probably start catching up on that.

My phone is ringing. I hope its the Dodgers calling to offer me that $45 million deal...because I would gladly take it.

Well, I wish Blake Griffin had played more in the Texas-OU game tonight. Because judging by the way things have been between the two schools, OU is going to swear up and down that they are actually the better of the two and deserve more even though they lost, and I'm sure they'll use Griffin as their excuse. Not looking forward to hearing about it.

OU: Texas beat you. In basketball this time. Grow a pair and deal with it.

At least college basketball uses an actual, legit ranking system (take note, BCS).

And in other news, I am ridiculously excited (and surprised at my high excitement level) for the Kanye West VH1 Storytellers that premieres next Saturday. Should be great if he doesn't claim he's Jesus or Nelson Mandela or something (wouldn't put it past him). I guess I love him like girls love bad boys who abuse them. He is cocky and puts me down and claims he's the best I'll ever have, and I hate that about him, but I just can't bear to leave. So basically, I guess it'll end up on my DVR. And thanks for bearing with that non-sequitor.

Breaking news!

I have been blessed with a new, one-hour, radio show on Marymount Manhattan College's Griffin Radio! Thanks radio gods!

Apparently, I get to do anything I want. So, I'll be doing a wide variety of sports news, opinions, rants and raves, and of course, taking the public's calls and comments. Bring it on! Of course, I'll probably throw in some real current events news, just to be legit, but who needs that when you can bitch about T.O. for an hour? (Well, it won't be all T.O. bashing, but it will most definitely be addressed). I can also have guests! So, yeah. Should be a real adventure.

I will post more on the times and dates of the shows, and how to reach me and the air!

And if you're near a television, tune into the Lakers/Hornets game, it's exciting! And the CP3/Kobe match-up is captivating.

That's Amar'e...

Mr. Stoudemire is out for eight weeks...the rest of the season.

With a detached retina. Ouch. My grandma had one of those. It's not pleasant.

So what's in for the Suns? They were a definite playoff contender. Will they even get there now? And what awful timing with this year's trade deadline barely in the history books. Or maybe that was intentional. Apparently, the injury did happen before the trade deadline, as it's being reported on ESPN. It's awfully convenient to have this be "breaking news" when it happened well over 24 hours ago. Could there be something to that?

While Stoudamire is an incredibly driving force for the Suns, he is not their only scorer. I think they definitely have a shot to make it to the playoffs. Their talent pool is deep enough to give them enough scoring presence to put up a fight for a playoff spot. I believe Nash will definitely step up and score when he needs to, and he can always feed the ball out to others. No one is saying this is not a devastating loss for Phoenix, but don't count them out yet.

I guess there seems to be something unlucky in the air for players thought to have been traded this season. Tracy McGrady and his knee, Tyson Chandler not passing his physical, and now Amar'e Stoudamire. What's up with that?

In other news, I'm really impressed with Anquan Boldin. He apologized for his ridiculous sideline blow-up at Todd Haley and said he was willing to re-sign with the Cards. Personally, I would rather him be traded to the Giants next season for selfish reasons, but that's for another post. The Cards have a lot on their hands, having to re-sign Kurt Warner (which I highly advocate), franchising Karlos Dansby and dealing with J.J. Arrington who becomes an unrestricted free agent. But if the Cards can resign Boldin, they should for their sake. Q is a great reciever.

I think his repentance shows a form of class you don't see among many wide recievers in the NFL. It's somewhat refreshing. You'll never hear T.O. or Ocho Cinco apologize for anything. Hard to believe he is also represented by Drew Rosenhaus, given his client list. But I could also be naive right now. This could be a Rosenhaus ploy to get the most money for Boldin on whatever team possible. But for now, I would like to think that he truly means what he's saying. I guess we'll see what happens.

Over and out. Until another NBA player goes half blind.