I'm going against the grain of all the bleeding hearts out there (Too bad, suckers), but I don't have one single damn iota of pity for Eddy Curry. We all know the sordid details emerging of what his life is, but how many freaking times are we going to be subjected to the endless sob-stories of another poor-but-talented inner-city kid who makes it big but is too weak-minded to get through the peer-pressure of the 'hood? Wake up and smell the toilet: This guy is only 26 and already has six kids with more than one woman and in spite of his mega-millions (that he never earned, mind you) he still falls into debt, out of shape, out of favor and into all kinds of trouble off the court. If he put half the effort into his game that he puts into his tattoo collection and keeping his cornrows lined up he'd be a perennial All-Star. The undeniable fact is that Eddy Curry is nothing more than a perennial lowlife who's financial success wasn't enough to sharpen his wits and get him out of the gangsta mentality. No pity. None. Zero. Zip. Nada. Whit. Jot. Get it? Got it. Good. Let's move on...
Probably the single biggest reason for Joe Torre's success during his managerial career was the respect and trust he earned from his players, particularly by a Yankee locker room full of the highest -paid athletes in sports. Torre was a genius in handling those massiv
e egos. He almost never aired out his troops in the media and has always been a major-league class act. All of which makes this new book of his quite surprising. If it's Torre's revenge for the way the Yankees treated him after one of the most successful managerial terms in the most successful franchise's history, then he's dropping to the same level of childishness that Steinbrenner and Sons have the corner on. On the other hand, considering the obnoxious way they lowballed a future Hall-of-Fame manager just to show "how much they want to win," it serves them right. However, this whole thing could come back to bite Torre on the azimuth. After the book hits the streets will Torre still have the trust of his players if they know he could very well right another book about them some day?
As for Super Bowl ExCell3.....In all honesty, I've never been less interested in what has long since been the most over-hyped event since...well, ever. It rarely lives up to the billing, and the game itself has the single most powerful opponent that no other sporting event in the world has to deal with: The commercials. Now that's pressure. And with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals not the best teams in the NFL (Granted, there are feel-good stories galore with these clubs), there isn't much there to interest me. In the end I'll have turned the TV on (after the national anthem) and watched the game for the most basic of reasons. I'm a sports fan, and I like to sit down and watch a good football game. And not that I care about such things but don't be too surprised if the ratings aren't up to snuff. So, in that spirit: LET'S GO.....game....?
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Oh, well... G'bye now.
Probably the single biggest reason for Joe Torre's success during his managerial career was the respect and trust he earned from his players, particularly by a Yankee locker room full of the highest -paid athletes in sports. Torre was a genius in handling those massiv
e egos. He almost never aired out his troops in the media and has always been a major-league class act. All of which makes this new book of his quite surprising. If it's Torre's revenge for the way the Yankees treated him after one of the most successful managerial terms in the most successful franchise's history, then he's dropping to the same level of childishness that Steinbrenner and Sons have the corner on. On the other hand, considering the obnoxious way they lowballed a future Hall-of-Fame manager just to show "how much they want to win," it serves them right. However, this whole thing could come back to bite Torre on the azimuth. After the book hits the streets will Torre still have the trust of his players if they know he could very well right another book about them some day?As for Super Bowl ExCell3.....In all honesty, I've never been less interested in what has long since been the most over-hyped event since...well, ever. It rarely lives up to the billing, and the game itself has the single most powerful opponent that no other sporting event in the world has to deal with: The commercials. Now that's pressure. And with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals not the best teams in the NFL (Granted, there are feel-good stories galore with these clubs), there isn't much there to interest me. In the end I'll have turned the TV on (after the national anthem) and watched the game for the most basic of reasons. I'm a sports fan, and I like to sit down and watch a good football game. And not that I care about such things but don't be too surprised if the ratings aren't up to snuff. So, in that spirit: LET'S GO.....game....?.
Oh, well... G'bye now.
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