The team by team draft analysis has proven to be a more weighty task than anticipated. It's finals, give us a break. Anyhow, in the past few days, numerous, important stories have developed; stories that cannot be ignored.
- The Blogosphere is a twitter due to last night's Costas Now. Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights, flipped out on Will Leitch, editor of Deadspin, and condemned all blogs. Now, I have met Bissinger. He is a nice enough guy, as long as you are complementing his work. The man clearly thinks very highly of himself. I have not met Leitch, but I am fairly certain he is not an arrogant douche. Obviously there are crappy blogs on the interwebs, but Deadspin is not one of those. Ken Tremendous, aka Mose Schrute, of the Fire Joe Morgan Blog, put it best; to condemn the entire medium of blogging based on some garbage is as absurd as condemning all books because Ann Coulter is a giant idiot (I'm paraphrasing obviously). Tons of "old" media folks make similar arguments, and truly, it serves to make a lot of smart people look like idiots. Blogger Solidarity!
- Sean Avery ruptured his spleen. You may recall a similar fate befalling Chris Simms a few years back. The Rangers are down 3-0, so him being out for the year is seemingly irrelevant, but hopefully he will be alright. All indications are that he will be, but he had a freaking heart attack because of this, so it is a bit frightening.
- Roger Clemens had an affair. Normally, I would not care, because tons of professional athletes have shady deals going on, but this story is important for two reasons. First off, it reflects poorly on his character, especially because he denied it, despite the country singer who he reportedly slept with confirming the allegations. This is relevant because his entire defense against Brian McNamee is based on character. More importantly, Mindy McCready, the singer/ lady of note in this case, was 15 years old at the time that this affair began. Roger, on the other hand, was older than that. This would fall under the statutory rape law, which last time I checked, was a major crime. Double Uh-Oh for Clemens.
- Speaking of statutory rape (how often does one get to type that?!), Demetrius Bell was drafted in the 7th round of the NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills. His father? Karl Malone. Bell and Malone have had limited contact, and when they did meet, Malone was evidently a real asshole. Now Malone has fathered his fair share of kids, but this is not news. Shawn Kemp and Travis Henry could probably start their own country with all of the illegitimate kids they have. What is relevant is that Bell's mother was evidently 12 or 13 years old when she gave birth to Demetrius. This means that Malone, who was in college at the time, is clearly guilty of statutory rape. It is one thing to be an asshole and a non-existent father, but to father a child with a 13 year old is completely unacceptable. I may be alone in this feeling, but statutory rape should probably be a bigger deal than Josh Howard's pot habit, or even Steroids. That's just my opinion.
- Currently, Liverpool and Chelsea are playing an awesome soccer game, for the right to play Manchester United in the Champion's League Final. Now, I can't stand MLS Soccer, and I hate that ESPN tries to make me care about it. But Champions League Soccer is not only watchable, but fairly entertaining, and this game even more so. Check it out for sure. the final is May 21st, mark it down.
Until next time, be safe, and try not to sleep with minors.
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