Stopgap Alert!

The Patriots should be going after Thomas Jones, since he is going to be released by the New York Jets. Jones rushed for over 1400 yards and 14 tds in 331 attempts last year for the J-E-T-S. Talk about the perfect one to two year filler for the Pats. Yes, he is a bit older. But, he still has the wheels and he is reliable.

Maroney sucks. Taylor sucks! Faulk is great for his age, but he is no starter. Thomas Jones will give you that much needed veteran support in the backfield. Sign him, and then be on the lookout for a replacement in one year.

Where Are They Now?

Thought I would take a look to see what some Boston sports personalities of the past are doing now....

DREW BLEDSOE


Bledsoe has become sort of a renaissance man since retirement in 2007. Bledsoe currently lives Bend, Oregon with his wife and two kids. He has become involved in several different business ventures. He owns a wine vineyard near his hometown of Walla Walla, Washington and plans on releasing his own premium wine called Doubleback within the next year. He also owns a premium coffee roasting company called “11 Rosters” in Oregon and started a private investment called Bledsoe Capitol Group. If these businesses are run anything like his career, they will start off fast and then fade into mediocrity.

PJ STOCK


I liked Stock. He seemed like a good guy and a hard worker. But it always bugged me that Stock was exactly the type of player that kept the mindless Bruins fans returning to the stands even though their teams stunk. It was like, "Yea we lost 6-2 and are 12th in the conference, but PJ Stock beat the crap out of some guy. Worth the price of admission!"

Anyways, apparently an eye injury forced Stock to retire from professional hockey in 2004. Since then he has been up in his native Canada working in the sports media. Currently, he appears on a morning radio show for a classic rock station CHOM-FM in Montreal.

DAN DUQUETTE


I always thought Duquette got a raw deal here in Boston. He goes down in the Red Sox sports history books with some of the bigger losers like Buckner and Calvin Shiraldi. But he made some great moves bringing in Pedro, signing a nobody in Wakefield, drafting Nomar, as well as pissing off Clemens so much that he took up the Roids eventually leading to the destruction of the Rockets’ career and personal life. Sure, the Red Sox finally took the next step after Duquette was fired, but I think that had more to do with a new ownership willing to spend on free agents than Theo being such a better GM.

Duquette’s life since leaving the Sox has been somewhat up and down as well. There was some news coverage when he appeared in a Western Mass community theatre’s production of Damn Yankees in 2007. Since then he has had some failures while owning local independent baseball teams, as well as a doomed attempt to open an Israeli baseball league. Currently, Duquette still lives in Massachusetts and owns the Duquette Sports Academy in Hinsdale, MA.

And I've saved the best for last....

DAVE MEGGETT


Meggett played for the Pats mostly during the Parcells years. At the time that he played most New England fans weren't that up on football and wondered why this third down back wasn't getting more carries. Anyways, he was Kevin Faulk before they had Kevin Faulk.

Before we get into what he is doing now, lets run down his off the field rap sheet while he was still playing and see if you can pick out a theme here. In 1990, he was arrested for trying to pick up a hooker in Baltimore who turned out to be an undercover police officer. In 1995, he was accused of assaulting his girlfriend but charges were dropped. In 1998, he was arrested for robbing and raping a Toronto prostitute but charges were again dropped. This incident led to his release from the Patriots and ended his NFL career.

In 2001, he was arrested in South Carolina for raping a woman he picked up at a bar. The prosecutors didn't charge him with the rape because his accuser was drunk. In 2006, he was charged in North Carolina with sexual assualt of his girlfriend. They gave him probation for this one. Must have been really serious. In 2008, he was arrested in South Carolina again for raping a 17 year old woman. And finally, while those charges were pending, he was arrested again for sexual assault in January of 2009. I have no clue where Meggett is right now, but if he is not in jail then he's probably sexually assaulting someone.

Hats Off To The Americans

It was a hell of a game. The Americans played much better then I thought they were capable of. To beat the Canadians twice on their soil is a tough task. The fact they did it once and nearly did it a second time is remarkable. The 2014 Olympics should be terrific as these current teams are filled with young talent.

NFL Screwing Around With Overtime

ESPN is reporting that the NFL is looking into ways to improve overtime. But here's the catch: its only for playoff games. The league wants each team to get an opportunity to score in the extra session. If Team A gets a field goal then Team B will then have a chance to tie the game or get a touchdown and get the win. If Team B successfully kicks a field goal the game will be tied and the two teams will continue playing.

The NFL does just about everything right...except for this. First off, there is no way you can have different overtime rules in the regular season and then the playoffs. It just doesn't make much sense. It works for hockey mainly because you can't have teams playing until 2am on a Wednesday night and then play again the next day. But the NFL doesn't have that issue. They don't need to have two separate overtime formats. Keep the rules consistent between the regular season and the playoffs.

I am not the biggest fan of the overtime system now. Too many teams win on the first possession. I don't like seeing games determined by a coin flip. But I am not sure how the NFL can fix the issue. They could try to implement the college football overtime format but tweaking would be needed. You can't start the Colts at the 25 yard line and look to the defense and say "Good luck." I am sure the brain trust employed by Roger Goodell can come up with something better then a goofy system in which teams could theoretically trade field goals all night long.

Thanks to Big Kase for the link

5 Reasons These Olympic Games Were Great

With the Winter Olympics from Vancouver about to wrap up, I would like to say that I was very impressed overall with the quality of the games. Sometimes I find the Winter Olympics to be a tad boring, but this time I was impressed. Here are the 5 reasons why the Winter Games were great:

5) Fantastic figure skating. Gotta say it, guys! The figure skating was much better than what I ever remember. South Korean's Kim Yuna kicked ass in the two programs. She beat out her main rival Mao Asada (both women are beautiful by the way), to win the gold. She skated two perfect routines from what my trained eyes tell me. And the bronze winner, was the Canadian girl whose mom died on the day of her 1st skate. Amazing stuff! And on the guys side, Evan Lysacek edged Evgeni Plushenko. Plushenko was so pissed, that he jumped up on the gold platform right before the medals were handed out...and then on his website he wrote that he was awarding himself the platinum medal. Unreal. I can't believe this is figure skating.

4) All the big-time US athletes are winning. We went into the games talking about Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White, Apolo Ohno, Seth Wescott and we had forgotten about Bode Miller. They all won big-time. Vonn, White, Wescott and Miller all won golds! Ohno won about 100 medals. It's always nice when the big boys come out to play.

3) The crashes. The crashes never fail to disappoint, but this year they seemed better (not counting the one tragic and unfunny luge crash) than in years past. Now, let's not touch upon the death in the luge, the day of opening ceremonies. But what about women alpine skiers falling out of the gate? Ruining their olympic dreams in about 3 seconds? How can you look your coach in the eyes after that kind of mistake? What about the Koreans crashing into each other during the last turn of a short track event? They would have won silver and bronze if they just kept it together.

2) Bob Costas. Have you ever seen somebody better at what they do? Costas is great, and he keeps me entertained throughout each night. He is a great storyteller, a fantastic interviewer, and he makes me interested in dumb sports like curling and bobsledding. He is the best. We here at The Juke salute his efforts. If he wants to write for our blog, we would certainly like to interiew him. But, he will need to post more than three times per week to keep up with Man from the Chair.

1) Hockey! The best sport in the olympics, and it was by far the best hockey North American's have seen in some time. The US team has been great, and the Canadian team hasn't looked back since their initial setback against the States. This gold medal game will be one for the ages. The Canadian's waxed two opponents after falling to the US, now they get another chance at them. Anybody scared? Put Tim Thomas in net and let it fly! Is this as good as 1980? How do I know, I wasn't even born then.

Sorry Ass Celtics Lose To Nets

Have you ever seen a championship team in this town play down to their opponents? Not only play down, but lose on a consistent basis to bad teams. The answer is no. Yet, the Celtics, an apparent championship caliber team, have been doing this all season. Guess what, they will not win the NBA title. Good teams don't do what they are doing. Good teams do not just wait for the playoffs to start. Championship teams win big during the regular season, and then finish it off in the postseason.

Think about the Patriots championship teams. 11-5 in 2001, and they dominated the last few months of the season. The next two Patriots winners were 14-2, they never stopped. The Red Sox were on a wildcard mission in 2004, and were clearly the best team in 2007. They had great regular seasons, and they didn't crumble on a consistent basis.

The New Big 3 have won a title in Boston, and they led the Eastern Conference throughout that championship season. They finished with the best record, and then grueled to a title in the postseason. This Celtics team is not the same. The Celts fell today to the 6-52 New Jersey Nets...at the GARDEN! They trailed NJ by 18 in the game. It was disgusting. This is not the first time the C's have performed like this, either. Notable losses this year include:

2 days ago against Cleveland. They had a double digit lead, then lost by 20. An over 30 point swing in this one.

Feb 10, lost a double digit lead to the Hornets.

Feb 7, had a double digit lead over Orlando, and were outscored by 25 in the 3rd.

Jan 20, the Celts allow Rodney Stuckey to score 27, and Charlie Villanueva to score 19 in a pathetic loss to Detroit. The Celts had an 8 point halftime lead, but lost to a team that featured Cris Wilcox, Jonas Jerebko and Ben Wallace in the starting lineup. Sad sad sad.

Dec 28, the Golden State Warriors come back from an 18 point 1st quarter deficit to beat Boston. Monta Ellis blows up for 37. Nice defense.

Dec 27, Baron Davis hits a buzzer beater to put the Clippers in the win column! We are losing to the Clips? Jesus.

Dec 18, the 76ers come into the Garden and win. Willie Green has 16? The Celtics outscored by 12 in the 2nd half.

And this is far as I can go without throwing up. The Celtics won't win it this year. For some reason, they allow big leads to slip away. They can't rebound, although they have a better interior post team than they had during their championship season. They can't hold leads, although they are jumping out to huge cushions. We aren't talking about losing 4 point leads, this is double digits night after night. This team will not turn it around once the playoffs start, so don't sit on your couch night after night thinking that the best is yet to come. This is their team, and it is not going to change. When is the NFL Draft? I am sick of basketball.

Pushing For The Playoffs

Merrimack beat Maine last night 6-3 and has now moved up to 7th place in Hockey East. The Warriors are just one point shy of moving up in the standings and earning home ice through the first round of the playoffs. The Warriors have not made the Hockey East playoffs since 2004 and have never had home ice advantage. Merrimack has only advanced once in the tournament, a 1998 upset win over Boston University.

Freshman phenom Stephane Da Costa had one goal and three assists. Senior captain Chris Barton added two goals. The Warriors have set the home mark of 11 wins, the most in school history. This is also the first time since 1996-97 that Merrimack has earned a win against all Hockey East opponents. Following the game head coach Mark Dennehy said “We have some very resilient and intelligent players in our locker room. Our senior class has been through a lot [of tough times] .”

The Warriors will be at home again tonight to face Maine in the second game of the series. Puck drops at 7:00pm.

Sports Ultimate Top 10 Lists

I was bored, and typed in top 10 celebrations of all-time into Youtube. I did this because of the Canadian women celebrating like animals. Once at youtube, I was given several great options of top 10 sports moments from different categories. Here are some of the top ten videos I found interesting. I give credit to ESPN, as most of the clips are from their site.

Top ten most unsportsmanline moments. Great to see Izzy Alcantara again:


Top ten premature celebrations (video quality could be better). Also, good to see that Plaxico Burress wasn't an idiot from day 1:


Top 10 hockey celebrations. This one is great, but the music sucks. Either way, it is worth a watch. I had some great laughs. Frigging Sean Avery:


Top 10 football celebrations. I forgot about Morton's worm routine:


Top 10 animals in sporting events. No explanation needed:


Top 10 own goals. I don't see how #1 was worse than #2. The player in #2 got murdered over his own goal. Don't mess with Colombian soccer:

Ranking The Running Games

Recently we had some discussion over running backs that the Patriots might be interested in. I stated that the Pats have three mediocre RBs and every other team has two good RBs in their early 20s. Well I might have been exaggerating there somewhat. But I still believe that the Patriots not having little talent at the running back position while the rest of the league in general is so rich in talent at that position is pathetic. The lack of any ability to run in games when it mattered was a huge factor in Brady's troubles last season. So I thought I'd throw this list together of where I think the Pats running game currently matches up with the rest of the league. This is for next season going forward and of course this list could change somewhat after the draft and free agency.

1. Minnesota- Adrian Peterson, Chester Taylor
2. Tennessee- Chris Johnson, Lendale White
3. Carolina- Jonathan Stewart, DeAngelo Williams
4. Dallas – Marion Barber, Felix Jones, Tashard Choice
5. Baltimore- Ray Rice, Willis McGahee
6. Miami- Ronnie Brown, Ricky Williams
7. Arizona- Tim Hightower, Beanie Wells
8. New Orleans- Pierre Thomas, Reggie Bush, Mike Bell
9. San Fransisco- Frank Gore, Glenn Coffee
10. St. Louis- Steven Jackson
11. NYJ- Shonn Green, Thomas Jones
12. Atlanta- Michael Turner, Jason Snelling, Jerious Norwood
13. NYG- Ahmad Bradshaw, Brandon Jacobs
14. Green Bay- Ryan Grant, Brandon Jackson
15. Chicago- Matt Forte, Kevin Jones
16. Cincinnati- Cedric Benson, Bernard Scott
17. Kansas City- Jamaal Charles, Kolby Smith
18. Pittsburgh- Rashard Mendenhall, Willie Parker
19. Buffalo- Fred Jackson, Marshawn Lynch
20. Denver- Knowshon Moreno, Correll Buckhalter, Lamont Jordan
21. Cleveland- Jerome Harrison, James Davis
22. Indy- Joseph Addai, Donald Brown
23. Washington- Clinton Portis, Ladell Betts
24. New England- Laurence Maroney, Fred Taylor, Sammy Morris
25. Houston- Steve Slaton, Arian Foster
26. Philadelphia- Lesean McCoy
27. Tampa- Earnest Graham, Carnell Williams, Derrick Ward
28. Oakland- Darren McFadden, Michael Bush, Justin Fargas
29. Detroit- Kevin Smith, Maurice Morris
30. San Diego- Darren Sproles(Questionable to be back), Michael Bennett
31. Seattle- Julius Jones, Justin Forsett

Bring On Canada!

I want Canada. I want the American team to beat Canada again to win the gold medal in their own building. Let the women have their gold, no one cares. The American men will send a shock wave through our neighbors to the north and it will be awesome.

So go ahead and destroy Slovakia tonight. At least the Canadians will get a silver medal.

Just Chicks Celebrating

What is going on up there in Canada? Underage drinking and cigars on the olympic ice? That's just a typical celebration for the Canadian women's hockey team. Last night they celebrated their 2-0 win over the US in style, pounding Labatt Blues and Molsons. For quality alone, I hope they were smoking Olivas and not the kinds you pick up at the register at a liquor store. At one point, apparently, the Canadian women pointed to the zamboni, saying they wanted to drive the machine around the ice. Classless. Typical Canadian trash. You don't see any US based teams celebrate so ridiculously!

Going For Gold

The United States Men's hockey team will be playing Finland today at 3pm. The winner of the game will advance to the gold medal game and play Canada or Slovakia. I am really surprised the men's team has advanced as far they have. When the rosters were announced I thought Canada, Slovakia, Sweden and the Russians all had better teams. Its nice to see that USA hockey is back on the map.

In my opinion nothing would be better then to beat the Canadians again on their home ice. To watch their fans sob with painted red and white flags on their cheeks will be great. The Americans have shown grit and passion to overcome for the skill players that they don't have. The Canadians have the names on their roster but so far they haven't played with heart.

And if the Americans don't win, maybe we'll just award ourselves the platinum medal. After all, it is better gold.

Celtics Are Done

Sorry C's fans, but it's true. The window for winning another NBA Championship with the Big Three is officially over. Somehow the Celtics got old real fast. I swear I can hear KG's knees creaking through the TV. Without a healthy Pierce and Garnett the Celtics are going nowhere. Cleveland is obviously the team to beat in the East, followed by Orlando and Atlanta. The NBA might as well fast forward the season to June when we can watch the Lakers and Cavs go at it in the NBA Finals.

Celtics Should Look Into Ilgauskas

Zydrunas Ilgauskas was traded to the Washington Wizards, and now he has been bought out by the Wiz. He is now an unrestricted free agent, and I imagine the Celtics don't have much of a chance to bring him in. If the Celts wanted Z, they would most likely have to shift some money around. The Celtics would need also need to get rid of some of their trash in order to bid for Z. Sheldon Williams, Brian Scalabrine and Marcus Landry are a few names that come to mind. That being said, the chances that Boston can do these things are quite slim. Z's presence in the post, however, would certainly be a helpful thing for a team that often gets beat on the glass. Z can also shoot, so he would be able to spread the floor if he was on the court at the same time as Kendrick Perkins. The Celtics should make a run at him, but most likely they won't be the team that wins the Ilgauskas sweepstakes.

Wes Is Getting Well

Wes Welker underwent knee surgery just three weeks ago after suffering a devastating injury in the final game of the season in Houston. A league source said that the receiver "is doing very well" but his status for the first game in September is still unknown.

The Patriots need Welker perhaps more then any other player not named Tom Brady. His 120+ catches and his versatility made for a great season. I've never seen a guy get hit as hard as Wes does and still manage to get up after every play. And despite missing a few games earlier in the season he remained relatively healthy while posting crazy numbers. Welker is the perfect definition of a Patriot. He does his job, isn't flashy but is damn good at what he does. I can't wait to see him play again in 2010.

Russia Blows, From Ivan Drago to Alexander Ovechkin

Great sound from 'Ovechkin' after the game. I want to shake the hand of whoever made this video. It's too bad Russia didn't show up, because now the US is on line to play Canada once again. After watching last night's game, I don't feel comfortable playing a rematch against the Candians. I look forward to catching the finals between US/Canada on NBCs 6th best station. NBC will be showing ski jumping, MSNBC will have ice dancing, CNBC will have curling, etc...I can't believe last night's huge hockey game was on CNBC. It took me twenty minutes to find it.

J.D. Drew Annoys Me

I don't know what it is about J.D. Drew but he annoys me. Every time something comes up about him I just think "Why did the Sox even sign this guy?" News came out yesterday that he underwent shoulder surgery last month. Nice work J.D., the season has been over since October but you decided to wait four weeks until spring training to have an operation. Smart thinking. I hope that rehab went well.

But now we have music to my ears... sort of. Drew is talking possibly about retiring after the 2011 season. And I'm fine with that, but I'm not fine with what he said. Yesterday he told reporters, "Do I stick around for a year or two more? Do I finish up strong and see where I'm at? That'll be an on-going battle during the last year of my contract, for sure." It sounds to me like he isn't even motivated to play anymore. "Do I finish up strong?" Well yes, I and the rest of the Red Sox Nations prefer that you did.

I don't know whats going on at Lansdowne Street but the Red Sox have a lot of players that are turning me off from them. Nancy Drew is an under-performer. Dice-K has been nothing but negative for over a year now. Varitek refuses to call it quits and Papelbon has talked about playing for the Yankees.

Remembering Mosi

The following is a post from a former player of Mosi Tatupu at King Philip and a viewer/commenter of the Sports Juke.

"I never had the privilege of playing for one of Mosi's good teams, I was at King Philip for the beginning of his tenure. The KP program was terrible when he got there. We were slow, under-sized, and had no knowledge of how to win a football game. I would like to tell you that he changed that right away, but my class was hopeless, and I was part of the problem. So much a problem that I quit on my team half way though my senior season.

Most coaches would never forgive a player for doing what I did. A senior who quits is gone next year anyway, so let him go. But that winter while I was running track, Mosi sought me out while I was warming up for an event. He was very interested in where I was applying for college. He was interested in whether I was going to play football or not. Even after I expressed concerns that I might have been too small for the college game, he told me I should definitely play. And he told me that if I needed him to make some calls to college coaches, all I had to do was let him know and he would be happy to do so. He really had no reason to be so helpful to me, I certainly made his job more difficult.

Obviously there are former players out there that he played with or coached that could tell more inspirational stories than that one. However, I think the thing that everyone who knew him will tell you is, if you were his teammate or if you played for him, he had your back. He would go out of his way to help his teammates on and off the field. And even if you did not think you were deserving of his help, he thought you were.

Rest in Peace Coach T.

My heart goes out to the Tatupu family.

Brades"

Eddie House Tribute Video

A bit late on this, but here is the Eddie House tribute video from last night at the Garden.


You have to love the hustle and determination of House. I also think the Celtics are going to miss his ability to hit the three on a consistent basis. He was the best pure 3-point shooter (Ray Allen is old) that the Celtics had, and now he is gone. We will miss his big shot ability in the postseason. Hopefully Nate Robinson can make up for this loss with some big shots of his own.



Mike Gorman with the call. I love how the crowd is cheering 'Eddie, Eddie,' and MG doesn't even stop reading his script.

The Current Biggest Idiots In Boston Sports

3) Randy Moss - He was honest, but I think he was a bit out of line when he spoke out this week. "If they want to give me a new contract I would entertain that, but I don’t really think that I’m going to be a New England Patriot next year. So, I’ll play this year out and then look for whatever the future is next." Couple that with the fact that he says the Pats 'don't pay' and also remember that he fails to try in every game. The positive, he led the NFL in receiving tds this year.

2) Vince Wilfork - Crying this whole week about his contract. Wah, wah, wah. I am only going to get paid the average of the top 5 paid players at the position for the 2010 season. Cry me a rio. Wilfork is going to get paid well this year, and the franchise tag is part of the NFL. It always makes me laugh when players get 'disrespected' when an NFL team follows the economic rules of the league. It could be worse for Wilfork, he could be Richard Seymour. Seymour was just slapped with the franchise tag from the Oakland Raiders.

1) Dice K Matsuzaka - Dice K is an absolute fool of late. Not only did he lie about his injury from last year, but is he already semi-injured this year. He said he might be injured because he worked so hard to come back from last year's injury. He also said, "I feel like I have a pretty high pain tolerance...I definitely don't want to make the same mistakes that were made last year, so right now, I think it's important for me to talk about my condition and share that with the team in as much detail as possible." You are an idiot Matsuzaka.

"Going into my fourth year here, I think that this was my best offseason in terms of preparation," Matsuzaka said. He then said, "Aside from this present situation, it was a good offseason for preparation." God I hate him. Have I said that before?

Stat Boy Makes An Ass Of Himself

We knew ESPN couldn't care less about hockey but we atleast thought their talking heads new a little bit about the sport. Here, Around The Horn host Tony Reali shows just how little he knows about the NHL during a discussion about NHL players being involved in the Olympics. Reali's reaction at the end is sort of like my reaction when no one got my Al Davis reference last week.

By the way, it took me 40 minutes to figure out how to transfer this video from my IPOD nano, to the computer, then onto Youtube so I could embed. So hopefully it was worth the hard work.

David Patten? Really?

Not exactly the off-season signing I was hoping for. Don't get me wrong, I love everything Patten did for the Patriots but this just doesn't seem like its going to do anything. He is 35 years-old and his better days are long gone. The Patriots don't need another short receiver. A big, physical receiver that can compete for balls across the middle of the field is what this team needs.

This signing seems eerily similar to the Joey Galloway situation. People are going to get wet in the pants over it and then realize after the first game that this was a bad idea. Honestly, I will be surprised if Patten survives cuts through training camp.

Ouch

Tommy: Richard, do I have a mark on the back of my head? It really hurts.
Richard Hayden: Nope, nothing. I thought I hit you on the shoulder.
Tommy: My shoulder doesn't hurt very much, but my head does.
[points to huge bruised area on back of his head]
Tommy: Right here. Not here or here so much. Right here.
Richard Hayden: Nope. Ship shape! Waitress, can I get that shrimp cocktail I saw in the glass case?
Helen: Yep. And you, what can I get
[pauses and looks at Tommy's face]
Helen: Jesus, what happened to your head?
Tommy: I knew it!

Come Celebrate 40 Years Of Mediocrity!

"SPECIAL INVITATION - 40th Anniversary Celebration of the 1970 Bruins Stanley Cup Victory
March 18, 2010 | Budweiser Legends Club, TD Garden | Post-game - 1:00 A.M.

On Thursday, March 18, 2010, the Boston Bruins will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the 1970 Stanley Cup Championship.

As a Cybear member, we invite you to an exclusive post-game reception, where you will celebrate this special anniversary along side members of the 1970 Bruins Stanley Cup Team as well as the current Boston Bruins Roster.

Members of the 1970 team confirmed for this event include Bobby Orr, John Bucyk, Gary Doak, Ken Hodge, Eddie Johnston, Don Marcotte, John McKenzie, Derek Sanderson, Dallas Smith, Rick Smith, Fred Stanfield and Eddie Westfall in addition to coach Harry Sinden and trainer Dan Canney.

Tickets are available to you until March 1st at a discounted price of $250 per person. There is a 4 ticket maximum per order. Space for this special event is limited and orders will be fulfilled on a first come, first served basis. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Boston Bruins Charitable Foundation* and Boston Bruins Alumni Foundation."

Are the Bruins trying to play a joke on me? As if I don't get enough shit from my friends for being a Bruins' fan, now the actual team is trying to get me to celebrate the 40th anniversary of winning the Stanley Cup. Talk about pathetic. Is Peter Chiarelli going to show up and tell me I've been punked? I can't think of anything worse then celebrating a championship that occurred fourteen years before I was even born. It's the absolute definition of mediocrity. And having a parade for a player that won the Cup with another team.

Memo to the Bruins: if you win the Cup this year I will celebrate. Any thing else is a joke.

Van Pelt Freezes During Bryan Westrbook Prank

Now, this caller sounds like he is a 60 year old man. He definitely does not sound like Bryan Westbrook. Either way, Scott Van Pelt got rocked by this call. His reaction is hilarious. This is the type of reaction Man from the Chair would have if he was hosting ESPN. Imagine looking right at the camera and saying, "Hi!" Now that is funny. I bet you his radio co-host and former 1510 The Zone host Ryen Russillo would have said something better than "hi!"

RIP Mosi

Former Patriot running back and King Philip football coach Mosi Tatupu passed away yesterday at 54. Tatupu is also the father of Seattle Seahawk line backer Lofa Tatupu. The cause of his death is not known.

The American Samoan born in Hawaii was drafted in the 8th round from USC. Tatupu played 13 seasons for the Patriots. He was an earlier version of Kevin Faulk; used for his blocking skills and in short yardage situations. In 1986 Tatupu was selected to the Pro Bowl as a special teamer and was named the Special Teams Player of the Year.

He was a fan favorite and even had his own cheering section known as "Mosi's Mooses." Frequent viewer and commenter on the Sports Juke, Brades, played for Tatupu in the mid-90's at King Philip and may be sharing stories with us later on.

Don't Suspend Kornheiser

I mean, what can you call a girl these days without getting into trouble? Tony Kornheiser gets suspended for a couple of weeks for making fun of Hannah Storm. He said an outfit Storm was wearing during a broadcast was "horrifying," and he also remarked that it looked "like she has sausage casing wrapping around her upper body."

What's wrong with that? A sausage casing remark gets you two weeks? What is ESPN going to do without his witty remarks? I will admit that he is semi-funny when ripping other people on the show. Let him run wild on PTI and his radio show, and don't try and censor him. That being said, boot him off of the ESPN football broadcasts because he bites.

Any Interest In LT?

Last week I commented on how Ladanian Tomlinson was one my least favorite players. But now that the ex-Charger is a free agent, I wouldn't mind seeing the Patriots make a move towards the veteran running back. The Patriots could benefit from the cap-less season by signing LT to a one-year deal. His stats are on the decline and after nine years of service in the NFL, LT has most likely seen his better days. But the signing would certainly require Belichick do some thinking and move the plethora of players that the team has at that position.

I think the Pats would be wise in keeping Fred Taylor and Kevin Faulk. While I like BenJarvus Green-Ellis and Sammy Morris I don't think either player really has an extended role here. The Patriots should try to narrow their running attacks to two or three players; a runningback-by-committee just isn't cutting it. And what about Lawrence Maroney? If he never wears a Patriots uniform again I will be happy.

But would it be worth it to sign LT for just one year if it meant moving so many other players? Should the Patriots get rid of Maroney et al for just one season out of Tomlinson? I think they should. The Patriots can always draft a RB with Oakland's high pick next year and replace Tomlinson after he leaves. I think the benefits outweigh the risks.

Welcome To The Franchise (Tag)

The Patriots have placed the franchise tag on Vince Wilfork. It's great that they kept him but I am concerned with what the aftermath will be. Will free agent be hesitant to come to New England if they fear they won't get paid? Probably. Will Vince stay with the Patriots after next season? Maybe.

Dwight Freeney said that he didn't mind when the Colts tagged him because he knew the negotiations were going well for a new contract. Perhaps if the Patriots can work out a deal with Wilfork the big guy won't be as angry and "disrespected."

Miracle On Ice: Lost Call

A somehow lost call of the Miracle on Ice game has been discovered and is now on Youtube. Its the radio from ABC's Curt Chaplian. Is call isn't nearly as good as Al Michaels' "Do you believe in miracles?" but I still think it captures the excitement of the event.

Who Wants To Be Chris Drury?

This guy is like the Forest Gump of sports athletes. So lets go over his wikipedia biography here. In 1989, as a 12 year old kid he pitched a complete game shutout in the Championship of the Little World Series for Trumball, CT. Flash to 1995, where he wins a National Championship with Boston University in his new sport of hockey. In 1998, his senior year at BU, he wins the Hobey Baker Award. The next year he wins the Calder Trophy (Rookie of the year in normal sports), playing for the Colorado Avalanche. In 2000, he wins the Stanley Cup while still on the Avalanche. He has played in the 2002, 2006, and now, 2010 Winter Olympics, where he scored a goal yesterday. I think the surest bet that Team USA Hockey will win the Gold is that Drury is on the team. Also like Gump, he probably has gotten to meet all the Presidents as well.

I tried to think of some other athletes that have been so prolific in sports in their lives. Yea, there are some basketball players who probably come close. Maybe Michael Jordan being that he won National Championship at UNC, many championships with the Bulls, and an Olympic medal in 1992. Magic Johnson accomplished those feats as well. But have they won Little League World Series? I don't think so. Jordan sucked in baseball as we all know. And Drury isn't as nearly as renowned as those guys, even within his own sport.

Wallpaper Of The Week

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With my computer officially out of commission I am stuck posting wallpapers that I made a few weeks ago. That means a lot of Bruins stuff until I get Photoshop back. This wall was requested by Kyle. For any requests please email us at sportsjuke@gmail.com

NBC SUCKS

Fuck you NBC and Directv. NBC is showing skiing on tape delay and my Directv package apparently gets every other channel in the world except MSNBC. So instead of watching USA vs Canada in what is the most anticipated event in the Olympics, I have the options of wathching "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" and other pointless shows. I feel like I am back in the 4th grade when I missed Peter Forsberg's shootout goal and all my other non-hockey friends said it was the greatest thing ever.

A Team Of Freaks - The Denver Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets are ugly. These guys don't look like people you would want to run into walking down an alley at night. I nominate the Nuggets for greatest number of tattoos per capita in the NBA.

Carmelo leading the charge with some nice arm tattoos. If his left arm wasn't covered, you would see plenty more.

This guy is classy all the way around. Kenyon Martin pissed me off when he was with the Nets, now he upsets me with the Nuggets. Thank the Lord he doesn't have too many years left.

The Birdman. Chris Anderson looking good, and I love the color he put on his tattoos. He also goes with the spiked hair and headband. Bad ass. Too bad he doesn't even start.

J.R. Smith is a bonehead on the court, and apparently makes bonehead decisions in the tattoo parlor.

Chauncey Billups has pussy tattoos compared to his teammates.

Yet, the Nuggets are led by this guy.

Female Streakers

Just browsing the internet for streakers...came up with this site. A bunch of nudie girl streakers. Some of the women are gross, some are not. This is what sports bloggers look at when they are bored. After this site, I randomly googled some streakers. Here are some good ones:

Video quality isn't great, but watch the last security guard take a tumble at Fenway.


Doesn't go well for this guy at Fenway.


This might not be real, but it is funny as hell.

Cut That Skin Off - Don't Ban Circumcisions

It always peaks my interest when a lame story is on the front page of the Herald. This time, it is an article about banning circumcisions of newborns. Some have called it 'genital mutilation', hahaha. The article is funny enough, but even better is the name of the doctor that is pictured in the article. Check out this part of the story: "Dr. Marvin Wang and nurse Donna Mearn prepare 1-day-old Kevin Irmer for a circumcision at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children. Dr. Wang gives patients anesthesia for the procedure."

Dr. Wang working on circumcisions. This is almost as bad as this doctor, who is an OB/GYN in Fairfax, Virginia. His name: Dr. Harry Beaver. No joke. Paging Dr. Beaver, Dr. Harry Beaver.

Merrimack Dominates UMass Amherst...Again

The Warriors showed up on NESN tonight, winning their 2nd road game of the year. This time, they took down the Minutemen in Amherst by a final of 3-0. It didn't look great for The Mack during the 1st period, getting outshot 13-5, yet they went into the 1st intermission in a scoreless tie. They were again outshot in the 2nd period, but Merrimack took advantage of a breakdown in the Amherst defensive end, leading to a great cross ice pass to 4th liner Ryan Flannigan for the GW goal. They put in another goal in the 2nd on a power play...pretty standard for this team this year. Over 25% on their power play. In the 3rd, Stephane Da Costa put in his 14th of the year to bury the Minutemen. Joe Cannata picked up his 1st shutout of the year, stopping all 42 Amherst shots.

Merrimack definitely had the better opportunities in this game, but they didn't control play. That is a little concerning if they do in fact make the playoffs. Merrimack has been outshot in nearly every Hockey East game since they began play in the D-1 conference, but this year they are finding a way to win. Unfortunately, it is tough to win in the playoffs if you get outshot by 20 every night. Hopefully they can turn this negative part of their game around, before they take on one of the conference's top seeds.

Sad End To An Olympic Dream

Could Have Had Damon For $500,000 More

Johnny Damon signed with the Detroit Tigers for $8 million dollars today. This is the last time I will say this, but the Sox should have signed Damon for 1 year at $8 million, compared to signing Mike Cameron for 2 years at $15.5 million. Seriously, this is the last time I talk about this travesty of a move by the Red Sox. Damon is miles ahead at the plate, and his unreliable arm would be hidden in left field. Let's remember, his arm was unreliable when he helped the Sox to their 2004 World Series title. But hey, Theo wanted defense and nothing more. Well, he's got it!

Stat Line Of The Year, Antawn Jamison

Antawn Jamison was just traded to the Cavaliers, and participated in his first game with his new team last night. Now remember, playing with Lebron James should make things easier on Jamison, right? Here's his line from yesterday:

0-12 shooting, was blocked five times and shot two air balls. His +/- on the night was -17.

The Cavs fell to the Bobcats 110-93. Yikes.

Warriors On Fire In Hockey East, NESN Game Saturday

Could the Warriors get back into the Hockey East playoffs? They are in position after tonight's 4-1 win against Umass Amherst at Lawler Arena. Currently they hold the last playoff spot in Hockey East, and are in line to play UNH in the playoffs. The Warriors already have a win against the Wildcats this year, so the playoff series could be quite interesting. Couple that with the fact that UNH always chokes, and this could REALLY be fun.

More info on Mack's weekend series, this taken from Hockey East Online: " Joe Cucci (Melrose Park, IL) netted his first collegiate hat trick, as Merrimack improved to a nation's best 11-2 at home with a 4-1 win over #18 Massachusetts Friday night in front of 2,281 fans at Lawler Arena.

Merrimack (12-15-1, 9-11-1 HEA) and the Minutemen (16-14-0, 11-12-0 HEA) conclude their season-series Saturday night at the Mullins Center at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised live by NESN.

The win, coupled with a Vermont loss, moves Merrimack into eighth place in the Hockey East standings, one point behind Lowell for seventh place.

The Warriors are unbeaten (3-0-1) in their last four, their longest Hockey East streak since 1999-00. The win is Merrimack's ninth in Hockey East, its most since 1996-97. "

Celtics Resting Up

The Celtics played back to back games in both LA and Portland, and won them both. The cherry on top is that they will be fresh when they play their next game Sunday at Denver. They will then be home on the 23rd against the Nate Robinsonless Knicks and the no-more-win-streak Cavaliers come into town on the 25th. Boston could go on a big run here, and they will be able to point to Ray Allen's performance against the Trailblazers as the reason why.

Allen went off for the second straight game, as he went for 24 on Thursday against the Lakers. Against the Blazers, Allen scored 21 points, and was on the court to put Portland away in the 4th quarter. The Celtics lead was cut to single digits in the 4th, but Allen hit 2 3-pointers and a 2 over a 3 minute span in the 4th. It turned a close game into a blowout. And with Allen the only member of the Big 4 (I include Rajon Rondo now) on the court during the 4th, the rest of the Celtics stars got some much needed bench time.

KG only played 21 minutes, and played only 26 in LA. Pierce played 26 minutes, Perkins 25, and Rondo checked in with 31 on Friday. Allen took the bullet, playing 37 minutes. He stepped in and saved the day. And good for the ESPN announcers, they acknowledged that Allen's play in the 2nd half saved Boston's legs. Figure this: Marquis Daniels, Tonly Allen, and Rasheed Wallace all played more than KG. That is a very good sign.

This was almost an unnoticeable feat by R. Allen. He helped his team out more than any average viewer would see. The Celts will now be fresh for their upcoming tough games, and don't be surprised if they stretch this 3-game winning streak to 5, 6 or even 7 if they can get by Lebron and the Cavaliers.

Quote Of The Day

"We all love him, as a golfer and as a family man"

-Ben Crane on Tiger Woods


(Ben Crane is a fellow golfer...just for all of you who dont know. I also want to make clear I am not mocking Middle Man Mike with this post)

Are People Watching The Olympics?

Serious question: Are people actually tuning in to the Olympics. I have been watching but mostly with disappointment. I have no idea whats happening in half of the events (like curling) and the other half I watch waiting for a big crash (like downhill skiing!). I've decided that the Olympics is merely a big publicity stunt to showcase the world's most ridiculous sports. I'll use the biathalon as an example. Who was the guy that decided cross-country skiing could be improved upon if we added shooting to it? I don't really see how the two are connected.

Then there's speed skating on the short track. This event requires no skill except to not fall down. Apollo Ohno earned a silver medal when the two skaters in front of him took each other out. Way to go Apollo, you earned it! I will give the event some credit; it is great for crashes and wipeouts.

The event with the most spectacular crashes is downhill skiing. I was cheering and clapping every time a skier's dreams were dashed as she slid 500 yards down the mountain on her back, crashing through gates and signs with shit flying everywhere. It's like Nascar but with less protection.

But even with the allure of dreams being cut short and years of training washed away in seconds, the Vancouver Games still can't hold my attention. I need the Bruins on tonight, the Sox against the Yankees tomorrow, and Patriots training camp to start Sunday. The Olympics just doesn't satisfy my sports fix.

Tiger Woods Apology Video

Oh man, this was ugly to watch. Tiger should have just come out and said, "My only mistake was that I was married. I am a man, I lust after women. From now on, I will not sin because Elin and I are getting a divorced. I am free to act like the primal beast that I am. Finally, I will come back to the PGA at Bay Hill, and I am going to win!" Every man in America would be on his side. He would be the greatest bad ass golfer of all-time (is there such thing?). He would have a crowd similar to the one that followed Happy Gilmore. There would be bikers, in the woods, off the final green, having sex. I should be his PR rep. Enjoy his apology, and enjoy the transcript of his press conference.

The Difference Between Fans Of The NBA And NHL

Since the beginning of time fans of the NBA and NHL have not meshed. Its like oil and vinegar. Generally speaking, the NBA fan hates hockey and the NHL fan hates basketball. This Boston sports blog will tell you why the NHL has the greatest fans.

Most fans fall in love with a sport when they are young. We remember signing up for tee-ball, our first practices, and the time we got our first goal. But playing the sport of hockey doesn't come easy. With the limited number of rinks and the high demand for ice time, games and practice time came at a premium. From the time I was seven years old until I was about eleven, nearly all of my games were played at 6:00am at a rink that was over 30 minutes away. I had to get to the rink early enough to put my equipment on which forced me to wake up at 4:30am every Saturday. As I got older my games and practices were moved to 10:00pm in the middle of the week. I would often get home at midnight and wake up for school six hours later. To play hockey you must truly love it. Hockey weeds out those that can't take it; its survival of the fittest.


Then you have the kids that played basketball growing up. They would hop into mom's minivan and drive around the block just in time to hit the court for their 10:00am game. They get a trophy even if they came in last. Afterwards they would go out for pizza and share a big picture of root beer at Papa Gino's. This weekend tradition made basketball fans into pussies. As they grew up they went to Celtics games to be seen. They sit courtside with their Blackberry's in one hand and their car keys in the next, hoping to leave by the start of 4th quarter so they can beat traffic. They pretend to relate to the lives of KG and Paul Pierce. They struggle to remember the names of the retired numbers in the rafters. When the Celtics run finally comes to an end these same fans will replace their Celtics tickets with Boston Symphony Orchestra tickets. Weekends will be spent at the Museum of Fine Arts and interacting with book clubs while commenting on the grapes in their wine.

Unfortunately hockey has produced the best fans by accident. The lack of a national television contract and poor media coverage forces the hockey fan to stay involved on their own. It's suddenly not "cool" to like hockey. I can't turn on SportsCenter hoping to catch Bruins' highlights or seeing Ovechkin's crazy goal from the night before. I have to research it. I have to log on to message boards, hockey blogs and Canadian websites to get my hockey fix. It isn't always easy, and this makes the fans that stick around hardcore. Hockey fans pursue the game because of their love for it.


Hockey fans are much more passionate about their sport than NBA fans. We live and breathe hockey. We play pond hockey when the lakes first freeze. We build rinks in our backyards. We go to games with our jerseys on our backs, beers in hand and scream as loud as we can when the home team scores. Sure, we have the smallest following, but its a group of people that are united with their love for the game that make hockey fans the greatest spectators in North American sports.

5 Reasons Why The Sox Will Beat The Yankees

5) The Red Sox will play better team defense than the Yankees. The Sox have gold glovers at 1st, 2nd, 3B, CF and have pretty damn good players in RF and LF. The only weak spot positionally for Boston is behind the plate. The Sox are showing a philosophical switch - they have lost some power, but replaced it with excellent defense. Mike Cameron will be a huge defensive addition, and the Sox probably feel very lucky to have a player of Jacoby Ellsbury's caliber in left.

4) Can't believe it, but New York has holes in the lineup. Nick Swisher and Nick Johnson are two that really stand out. They are both decent hitters, but are they meant to play 150 games? Chances are Johnson will get hurt within the first two months, and then what are the Yankees going to do in the #2 hole? Swisher is a tough out with a great OBP, but he has only hit over .250 three times since 2004. On the one hand, yes he grinds it in the box, but he is also a liability in the field. Will New York really trot him out there for an entire season if he looks worse than all other right fielders in the game? What about Brett Gardner in left? Talk about unproven. From the little we have seen from Gardner, it looks like he is all defense and a poor bat. He hit .270 last season which is okay, but he only hit for a .280 average in 3 seasons at class AAA. Are the Yankees crazy to think that he can really improve to a .300 hitter? I should hope not. If things go wrong for NY, they could be left with holes at #2, #8 and #9 in their lineup. And just for fun...we haven't mentioned that Jorge Posada is older than dirt, so if he goes down than the Yankees will need to find a #5 hitter. Certainly a ton of question marks in this lineup.

3) The Red Sox can run. Doesn't seem like a big deal now, but they have set themselves up to win a lot of 3-2 ballgames. Running will be a big deal for them this year. Ellsbury could steal 70, Cameron can fly, Pedroia is as smart as they get on the bases and the new additions of Beltre and Scutaro will account for double digit steals apiece. Drew is very wise on the bases, and Youkilis is more nimble than most 1st basemen. Their only problem spot is at DH, and no team has a DH that can run. Ask the Texas Rangers. Look for small ball to be in the Red Sox plans for the first time in a while.

2) Bullpen. Not the back of the pen, because we know Mariano Rivera is the greatest closer of all-time (minus the huge choke in game 7 of the 2001 WORLD SERIES!). But, the Red Sox have an advantage because they have a bullpen that knows their roles. That is a key factor in a winning team. Pitchers know where there spots are throughout the game. The Yankees don't even know if Joba will be in the pen. The Sox bullpen, on the other hand, features a great young talent in fireballer in Daniel Bard. He is countered by Hideki Okajima, a guy who is exactly the opposite of the youngster. Okie is deceptive, changes speed, and will never blow you away. Yet, he can make you look foolish. Then the Sox have a plethora of options in Ramon Ramirez, Manny Delcarmen, Boof Bonser, and Wake or Dice K.

As for the Yanks pen, this is taken from NY Baseball Digest -Locks: Mariano Rivera, Damaso Marte, David Robertson, Alfredo Aceves and either Phil Hughes or Joba Chamberlain.
Competition: Boone Logan, Chad Gaudin, Sergio Mitre, Edwar Ramirez, Jonathan Albaladejo
Nobody scares me after Mariano. Good luck bridging the gap after your #3, 4, and 5 starters bail early.

1) Depth of the rotation. The Red Sox are 6 men deep (that is if I am putting Dice K Matzuinjured on the list). Their starting 5 is probably the best in the league with Lester, Beckett, Lackey, Buchholz and Matsuzaka/Wakefield. They have young guns in Lester and Buchholz, established veterans in Lackey, Beckett and Wakefield, and a potential great wildcard in Matsuzaka. They are deeper than the Yankees, with the pinstripes going with CC, AJ, Pettite, Javier Vazquez, and Phil Hughes/Joba. Vazquez seems like a waste to me, as we have already seen (i.e. 2004) that he does not have what it takes to pitch postseason ball in the Bronx. Pettite can barely get through 5 innings, and Phil Hughes is unproven. I would much rather have the horses that Boston has compared to the question marks in New York's rotation.

For those reasons, this Boston sports blogger expects Boston to come out on top over the New York this season. My early prediction, Red Sox 96-66 Yankees 94-68

Bill Walker, We Hardly Knew Ya

It's now official...and it's very sad to see Bill Walker go. Doubly disappointing to see J.R. Giddens gone. Details of the deal: Eddie House, J.R. Giddens and Bill Walker to New York in exchange for Nate Robinson and forward Marcus Landry. Robinson will be a hell of a lot of fun. Great energy, handles the ball well, and scores consistently.


Not only is that a great video above, but how funny is it that Yao got hurt. He's as injury prone as Dice K. Maybe Yao was faking because he was embarrassed that he was stuffed by a midget.

As for Landry, he had a big year...back in 2007...in college...playing for Wisconsin...
Watch this jam. Great slow motion voice on this video:

Bring Deion Back

Time to bring back Deion Branch to the Patriots receiving corps. Reports have it that New England would be interested in the former Super Bowl MVP if he is released by Seattle. Branch remarked on his relationship with his former club: "I still talk to Tom to this day...You never lose that relationship with guys, especially when you do something special, which is what we did in my first four years in New England. I still talk with half of the team. To this day, I still talk with half of the guys that were on the team with me. It’s a special bond. For us to reunite, I don’t know. I would probably be crying at the press conference, if it happens."

The GM of the 'hawks said he is not going to release Branch, but we can take that with a grain of salt. If he is available, expect the Pats to make a big run at him. New England looks for reliable, not flashy, wide receivers, and Deion Branch is certainly one of those guys.

I would love a corps consisting of Randy Moss, Wes Welker, and Deion. That would probably be the top 3 trio in the league. Additionally, imagine if the Patriots went nuts and signed a released Branch, traded their 2011 1st rounder for Anquan Boldin, and made a trade for Julius Peppers. Bam! I think I just solved all of the Patriots problems. Unfortunately, I imagine my plan might backfire due to salary cap restrictions. Or maybe we just throw caution to the wind and plan on this somehow working out due to the uncapped year to come. If I were GM, I think my plan would put the Patriots over the top.

My Top 10 Hated Athletes

As Boston sports fans we have had our fair share of rivalries. With the recent success of the local teams these rivalries become more intense and our hatred for the opposing players grow. With not much going on in the sports world outside of Vancouver, I bring to you my top five most hated athletes.

Honorable mention:
Chad Ochocinco
Jorge Posada
Curt Schilling (but I loved what he did in '04)
Carey Price
Vladamir Guerrero
Ron Artest
Sasha Vujacic
Joey Porter

10. Brett Favre: God damn, can this guy just retire already? I was so disappointed when he threw the INT to New Orleans because I knew it would be another off-season of Favre retirement speculation. I was hoping more than anyone that he would win a Super Bowl so he could retire to Mississippi. And his Wrangler jeans ads suck. Does anyone actually wear those things?







9. Mike Ribeiro: Nothing gets me angrier then watching some one fake an injury. If you weren't mad when you saw Ribeiro writhing on the ice in the 2004 playoffs then laughing minutes later, well you have no soul. And of that doesn't do it for you, then maybe this will.


8. Ben Roethlisberger: Nearly everything about "Big Ben" annoys me, even his last name. I hate just about everything involving the Steelers, so the leader of the team gets no exceptions. He is overrated, runs like he took a dump in his pants, and Steelers fans think he is a god. He can't drive a motorcycle and his Super Bowl performance against the Seahawks was laughable.




7. Ladainian Tomlinson: Could this guy be a bigger fraud? Every year we are told to watch out for San Diego and that LT is the best. Apparently he doesn't like playing in January. One of the top runningback's in the NFL has yet to carry his team through even a deep postseason run. Remember in 2007 when he sat on the bench in the AFC Championship game while the Chargers lost to the Pats? Even Maroney wouldn't pull that shit.





6. Terrel Owens: Talk about a guy that's a lot of hype with not much to show for it. He has ruined every team he has been on and his ego gets in the way of the fact that he isn't that good anymore. His cravings for attention are tiresome and boring. Popcorn, sharpies, pom-poms and suicide attempts are just the norm for T.O. Bills fans, still like having him on your team?




5. Peyton Manning: The only real reason I dislike Peyton is because the Colts are the Patriots #1 rival right now. Lately he has played great against the Pats and even had two amazing comebacks. I think his ads aren't funny and I think his stats are inflated because he plays in a dome. But LOVE his face when he throws an interception. Is brother is a douche too.



4. Kobe Bryant: The Lakers star has to be one of the cockiest players in sports. He always has that stupid grin across his face. Kobe's whiny attitude when Shaq was with the team was annoying. SportsCenter forced us to listen to debates of "Is this Kobe's team?" I'm also afraid he may rape me one day.



3. Alexi Kovalev: The former Canadien and now Senator has traditionally been a Bruins killer. He skates around with girly long blonde hair flowing in the wind. He is physical when he wants to be but is notorious for faking two injuries in the playoffs. This is another athlete I hate because of his lazy and whiny attitude.



2. Lebron James: Perhaps the most "it's all about me" athlete in all of sports. I hate him and his fanboys who get excited when he throws powder in the air before games. How cool! His act of pretending to take pictures of his teammates is awful. The media coverage on him is overbearing. I have been sick of Lebron since his days at St. Vincent-St. Mary High school. How long until he retires?




1. Alex Rodriguez: I feel like an explanation here isn't needed. His lips are blue, he dated Madonna, he isn't made for October, and he slaps like a girl. Oh yeah, and bonus points to Jeter because Derek hates him too.