BOXED OUT


I, along with many, have minimal interest in boxing. I can't blame the sport itself though and here's why. It's just lack of talent, plain and simple. The boxers today are less than entertaining and not nearly as big as boxers of the "golden ages" of boxing. I would love to experience the boxing times of Muhammad Ali or Joe Louis and George Foreman. I slightly remember the Mike Tyson peak but obviously Tyson didn't pan out to be the "next great boxer" that he was supposed to be when he started. We need someone in boxing that golf received when Tiger Woods dominated courses. Golf hit a solid dry spell between Jack and Tiger, but once Tiger emerged, golf received record-breaking ratings and attendance. Boxing needs that and they need it fast. They're losing money and most importantly, thanks to Ultimate Fighting, fans.

KEEP UP WITH THE WORLD!

It has been a while since I have lashed out towards the sports world and with this blog, I have decided to make myself the butt of ridicule. One of my least favorite things, though there are many, are sports bloggers that cannot keep up with what's going on in the world of sports. I am not a hypocrite, I think I deserve this. If you are going to choose to have blogs as part of your life and dedicate that blog to a strong passion of yours, it should be easy enough to WANT to write one! To even start a blog, one must have a bank of ideas to begin with otherwise what's the point of starting a blog. So how about sports bloggers just take five minutes to jot down some thoughts and keep up with it! It's not that hard and I have learned this, as with many lessons in my life, the hard way.

GET SOME GLASSES!

What is going on with NBA officiating right now? I mean, there are times that I feel like I could have gotten a call right when the refs didn't, but usually I just doubt myself and back off. That happens no more. I am very sure of myself when I think an official is incorrect because it happens way too often and then scrutinized on a national scale. A lot of the NBA refs come from a program in Pennsylvania. Someone needs to re-think that schools accreditation. I'm getting sick of thinking I can do their jobs better and it actually being true! I'm a Celtics fan. A Celtics game in which they have both won and lost, could have been closer one way or another with a correct call or seven. It's becoming sub-par and to the point where I think NBA commissioner David Stern, needs address it and address it rather quickly before anyone gets hurt, including the refs. There is only a matter of time when the fans, players and team staff gets physical and more involved. All I ask, OPEN YOUR EYES!

STOP THIS MADNESS AT ONCE!


Parody (par-uh-dee) n. - Any humorous, satirical, or burlesque imitation, as of a person, event, etc. I also know this to be known as the NCAA Basketball Tournament. But wait! The tournament hasn't even started yet and the polls are causing an uproar. There has been more number one seeds this college basketball season than Curt Schilling blog entries. UNC, Duke, Memphis, Pitt, UConn, Michigan St, who is going to this tournament? Is it even going to be any one of those teams? Doubtful. If the regular season is any inclination of what the tournament might have in store, it could get ugly. I'm frankly getting nervous. I'm racking my brain over how I can possibly be comfortable in filling out my bracket this year. How can you put any confidence in ANY of the top, oh I don't know, 15 teams? I haven't ever wanted to NOT fill out a bracket and I have always raised my nose a little higher after I fill out a bracket. This year, thanks to parody, I might have to fill out my bracket as the tournament goes along and just laugh at the "experts".

TOTALLY (NOT), DUDE!

Living in Maine requires alot of patience and tolerance when it comes to weather and more specifically, snow. I don't mind snow, but I become sick of it after, oh about, 6 or 7 months of it. People in this state try to turn snow into a positive; they hit the mountains. These people that go to the terrific Maine mountains do this sport called skiing, or for some, snowboarding. I call it suicide, my personal opinion. Listen, I've tried the snowboarding and skiing thing and I just don't get it. You go up to the top of a mountain, you strap your feet into a piece of hard plastic in which, unless it breaks, you cannot escape. So even if you're falling to an inevitable death, you better pray that your expensive skis or snowboard snaps in half so you can live. I do enjoy watching professionals on TV because they know what they're doing and the chance of them dying are slim to none. Maybe I hate it because I am slightly less than successful in my many attempts at a mountain sport. I also enjoy feeling safe which snowboarding or skiing does not allow me to have. Do what you have to do to make yourself feel alive, but for me, I'm going to stick with breathing.