What Should the Cleveland Indians Do?

In 1915 Cleveland's American League Baseball team needed a new name...They had been known as 'The Naps" in honor of their player-manager, Napoleon Lajoie...Look him up, he was a helluva ballplayer...There was a contest and the winning submission "Indians" was sent in by a fan that said it was in honor of former Cleveland Spiders player, Louis Sockalexis...Sockalexis was a Penobscot Indian, born in Maine on a Penobscot Resevation...For the Spiders Sockalexis played 66 games in 1897, batting .338...He became an alcoholic and in 1898 only appeared in 21 games, batting .224...His career ended after only playing in 7 games in 1899...He spent the rest of his days as a drifter and died in Maine...

That's the history lesson of the name...

Last week after more pressure was put on the Washington Redskins to change their logo and name...The Cleveland Indians ownership jumped forward and said they were actively looking at a name change...In recent years, they have pushed out the classic Chief Wahoo logo and have locked onto the very boring and lame "Block C"....

 As an outsider, who doesn't give a fuck about the Washington Redskins and who's a white guy, I would think the name "Redskins" is much more offensive then the logo...I always thought the logo was solid...Unlike the Indians, smiling, red-faced cartoon character...But if the name goes, obviously the logo goes...

I get Redskins being offensive...And for a long time I fought against the idea of Indians as a term and a team name as being offensive...And I wasn't alone...I did a few polls on Twitter, asking if The Indians, The Braves and The Blackhawks team names were offensive....

But I looked up some shit, did a little studying and well, it's not cool...Now back in 1915 it was a common term...People didn't no all the details of treaties broken by the U.S. government and well, it was a pretty racist world...Yes, even more racist then the one we are living in now...So, while I have so many memories wrapped up in the Cleveland Indians, I won't fight the change...I'm in...Now...Don't fuck the change up!

Ideas so far have sucked...Naps...No, did that all ready and it was dumb then too...Fellers...STOP! How lame and unoriginal is Cleveland...Stop naming after people...The Browns are already named after Paul Brown, and it's stupid name...Yes, Bob Feller was a Great Indians pitcher and War hero...But no...

The Rockers...No...The Cleveland WNBA team did that...Cleveland is obsessed with promoting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the city's History with music..But it's corny and lame...

Blues is also suggested...It was the name of the Cleveland National League baseball team from 1879-1884...

Blue Sox...Jesus like MLB needs another franchise named for a color of socks...Holy fucking stupid!

Buckeyes...This was the name of the Cleveland Negro League team from 1942-1950...I don't like the name Buckeyes but the history is a nice touch...But then you have to worry about Trademark and Licensing issues with Ohio State...

Cuyahogas...Ugh...Cuyahoga County is the county Cleveland is in and is named for the Cuyahoga River...It's a Iroquoian word, meaning "crooked river"...The Cuyahoga River world famous for catching fire twice, thanks to pollution! No, no, no, God no!

Spiders...This is a very popular one...Many fans are onboard with this...Reaching way back into Cleveland's Baseball History...The Spiders was Cleveland's professional baseball team name from 1887-1899...There are a shitload of logos and uniforms mocked up already.... 

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Buzzards...One of Cleveland's biggest radio stations was WMMS, "Home of the Buzzard!" Clevelanders love their pride and history and Rock and Roll and this reaching for that again...Seems like there would be serious legal wrangling's for this one... 


Crows...This one surprised me...There are plenty of Crows throughout Northeast Ohio...There is an ominous feel with crows...Then you have the movie "The Crow"...Dead dude taking out his vengeance on people...






Honestly, right now Crows is my frontrunner...Maybe because I'm in a dark mood and want to watch an old movie with a dead guy killing a bunch of evil mother fuckers from Detroit....


Whatever The Cleveland Indians do...Don't fuck up this decision!

Patrick Kane Won't be Charged for Rape

Erie County District Attorney, Frank A. Sedita announced this morning that he will not be bringing charges against Chicago Blackhawks star, Patrick Kane...Here are the key reason's Sedita pointed to, for why he won't be filing charges...

— There are significant material inconsistencies between the complainant’s accounts and those of other witnesses.

— The DNA results lend no corroboration whatsoever to the complainant’s claim of penetration, a required element of proof for a rape charge.

— The physical evidence and the forensic evidence, when viewed in tandem, tend to contradict the complainant’s claim that she was raped on Kane’s bed.

— Although Kane has exercised his constitutional right to remain silent (which prohibits questioning by law enforcement), he has made no known incriminating statements to any civilian, nor has he engaged in any conduct consistent with a consciousness of guilt.

Also, earlier this week, Kane's accuser signed a “Non-Prosecution Affidavit” signifying that she is no longer willing to continue with a criminal prosecution...

Through this whole investigation I have stood my ground that Kane's accuser was full of shit, at least on some level...When news broke that her rape kit showed no DNA from Kane below the waist, but jizz from two other men, I was 99% confident she was full of shit...When her mother tried to commit fraud with that whole bullshit evidence bag story, and Sedita debunked it all, I was 100% sure this chick was a liar...

For the record, while my view has been "pro-Kane," we at You Gab Sports did reach out to her and her father, offering an interview, to get their side out there...Clearly they turned us down....But the offer is still open.

Connor McDavid Out Long-term

The Edmonton Oilers and the NHL got some bad news...Superstar rookie, Connor McDavid will be out, "Long-term" with an "apparent upper body injury"...That's what was being said late last night....

The injury occured as McDavid was driving towards the goal and was run into the boards...



Official word of what the injury is, will be disclosed later today, but all speculation and rumblings have it being a broken collarbone and that McDavid will be put on the Long-Term IR...

How long that term will be is unknown...He's young, healthy and strong...He'll recover quickly...But the Oilers may also take their time and not rush the rookie phenom back...

Like I said, this is bad news for the Oilers...Bad it's bad for the NHL too...Through 13 games McDavid had logged 5 goals and 7 assists...The NHL and it's TV partners were looking forward to two McDavid vs. Crosby match-ups this month, the first being Friday...Plus McDavid and the Oilers versus the defending Cup Champion, Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday...

I wish the kid a speedy recover, and hope the long-term isn't too long...for the good of hockey and my fantasy team...

The Patrick Kane Case has Gotten Stranger

I was watching for updates on the Kane investigation...Yesterday I saw reports being leaked out about Kane's accuser's rape kit...While DNA from Kane was under her fingernails, and on her shoulder...(where it was alleged Kane had bit her)....There was no DNA from Kane in her genitals...BUT...There was DNA from two others in her genitals....Semen from two others, but not Kane found in her rape kit...

That news had all those who thought the alleged victim was trying to setup Kane for a big pay-day, buzzing...While I wasn't buzzing, I did have my feeling that things about her story didn't paint her in a good light...Then I saw that the attorney for the accuser was going to have a press conference today...So, I held off on posting anything, to see what was going to come out of this press conference...

Well, Holy breaking news batman!

Here is what the accuser's attorney had to say...






What!  The victim's rape kit, evidence bag was ripped open, and stuffed in her mother's door...

I get the attorney being pissed that his unnamed client has been getting bashed, but all the things put out there made it pretty easy not to trust her story...Yes, we hear about "Rape Culture" and how victims are attacked...But the other side of "Rape Culture" is the innocent guy getting his life ruined because she was looking for a money grab, or just felt bad about herself after a night of drinking and taking ecstasy...(which her social media said she had done)...It was easy to look at what was out there, and not trust her...But then news like this breaks, and now there are some serious questions....

Questions for Kane and those around him...Questions for the DA...Questions for the police....

The Hamburg Police Department put said in a statement today about the bag after Eoannou’s announcement, “In regard to the information conveyed today by Mr. Thomas Eoannou, the Hamburg Police Department will cooperate with any authorized investigation regarding the handling of evidence and the procedure of such. That said, The Hamburg Police Department has documentation that unequivocally demonstrates that it’s handling of the evidence and the integrity of it’s chain of custody of evidence in this case is unassailable. As is policy with active investigations, there will be no further comment regarding this situation.”

The Erie County Commissioner of Central Police Services, John Glascott said,

“All evidence related to this case that was given to Erie County Central Police Services by the Town of Hamburg Police Department is accounted for and remains in its original packaging in the possession of Erie County Central Police Services, This includes the evidence in the rape kit and the packaging itself. This evidence has been analyzed and reports of that analysis sent to the appropriate agencies.”

So the shit is all accounted for, but some how the rape kit evidence bag ended up in the door of the alleged victim's mother's house....I honestly don't know what to think...Could all the fucking liars in the room please stand up!?!  Some one is full of shit!  Is it the police? Is it Kane? Is it the accuser? Her mother?  Her lawyer?  yeah, I went there...I'm not ruling anyone out...

It was leaked that she had DNA and semen from two other guys in her rape kit, but not from Kane...And boom suddenly we have evidence tampering...Who is doing the tampering?  

Without a doubt there needs to be a major investigation of this entire case...All sides need to be thoroughly looked into...This is mess, and going to become a nightmare for the Chicago Blackhawks and the NHL...Besides whoever up there in Erie County who is turning the dirt...

Could Patrick Kane be Traded?

Up to this point, there has not been any resolution to the Patrick Kane rape allegations...There has been much rumor and speculation, but no charges filed against Kane yet...But that hasn't stopped much of the media painting him as rapist...And the Chicago Blackhawks have remained pretty quiet about it all as well, but have made it clear they are ready to move forward with or without Kane no matter what the outcome...

Without seems to be a very big possibility, innocent or guilty....Chicago Sun Times reporter Mark Lazerus is reporting that "at least five teams have contacted the Blackhawks," since the investigation surrounding Kane has started...Clearly, there are teams not very concerned with the allegations...

There have been rumblings that the 'Hawks have been unhappy with Kane's partying...They were unhappy about the 2009 incident with a Buffalo Cabby...They were pissed about his Cinco de Mayo partying in Madison Wisconsin in 2012...And they weren't pleased during this year's Stanley Cup celebration when Kane announced he was going to "act the fool"...

Funny how they love his on ice performance, a key part of 3 Stanley Cup teams...A Conn Smythe performance in the 2012-13 Stanley Cup run...An elite NHL winger...They love his on ice performance so much that he walks into the 2015-16 season with a 8 year, $84 million dollar contract...

What is that old saying?   "You gotta take the good with the bad!"

26 year old Hockey superstar likes to party...Not a huge shocker...And it hasn't screwed up his game...Yes, there is this Sexual Assault cloud over his head now...But there are no charges...And based off of what SPORTS MOCKERY is reporting, I don't expect there to be any charges...

I don't blame any team for talking to Chicago about a deal for Kane...They're frustrated by his off-ice shit...And they still need to clear some cap space...I'd snatch him up in a heartbeat...Does he show some bad judgement? Sure...Does he get paid to put points up? Yes...Does he put up points?  Yes...Is he paid to not drink, and not pick up ladies? No...And there is hope he can learn from this recent headache....

I won't blame Chicago if they move Kane...They could land a good haul, and free up some salary cap space...And they can feel good about standing on some type of moral ground by running a 26 year old, booze swilling, horn-dog out of town, claiming to not want the distractions...

What's next for this saga?

Is Patrick Kane Ready for the NFL?

Yes, with Patrick Kane being investigated for "sexual assualt" or Rape, I managed to throw in a dig at the NFL for all their CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR...

Chicago Blackhawks star winger, Patrick Kane is being investigated for a possible sexual assualt...Although Hamburg, New York police chief, Gregory G. Wickett tried to dance around the question, telling The Buffalo News, "We can neither confirm nor deny the existence or nonexistence of a criminal investigation until such a time as a person is charged with a crime," 

The possible incident is reported to have occurred last weekend...Neighbors of Kane have told the Chicago Tribune that police arrived at his lakefront home Sunday night...Several officers were seen entering the home with flashlights...At least one plainclothes officer was taking pictures outside...


NHL group VP of Communications, Frank Brown said,  "We are aware of the police investigation and are following developments,"


The Chicago Blackhawks said in a statement, "We are aware of the matter and are in the process of gathering information. It would be inappropriate to comment further at this time."


This isn't the first time Kane has been in trouble with the law...In 2009 he and a cousin plead guilty to disorderly conduct, after an incident where a Buffalo taxi driver was roughed up over $10...

No charges have been filed yet...It is just at the investigation level...

The 4-time All-Star, and 3-time Stanley Cup winner, signed a $84 million contract extension last Summer, that kicks in this coming season.

Monday Moaning

Now that's some motivation to workout!  Although, if she was at my gym, I'm not sure I'd be working out the areas that need it most!

But I'll get back to exercise in a minute...

After last week, I thought I'd be done covering major NHL moves, but I forgot what a financial pinch the Chicago Blackhawks are in...There was a lot of talk that 33 year old F- Patrick Sharp would be traded, and it finally happened Friday night...Sharp who has been a leader on and off the ice during this run of the Blackhawks that has brought 3 Stanley Cups...Benefiting from Sharp's experience and skill will be the Dallas Stars...Along with Sharp, Chicago also sent prospect D- Stephen Johns...In return the Blackhawks get D- Trevor Daley and F- Ryan Garbutt...with this deal, the 'Hawks also free up $2.5 million per year for the next couple years...

First off, clear cut winner in this deal is Dallas...Experience, skill, grit, leader, 3 rings...While Johns is a prospect, he's a prospect who could possibly find his why into the lineup this coming season at some point...

Dallas fans may feel they have gotten weaker/thinner at D, the truth is, Daley was forced into playing as a top-pair defensman...He isn't that...He isn't a D-man who should be going against another teams top line always and racking up more then 22 minutes a game...He'll be better off in Chicago...I predict his production will go up...

Dallas should look at making a move (signing or trade) for a veteran D-man...33 year old Johnny Oduya (spent last 3 and a half seasons with Chicago) is the top free-agent D-man left out there, with Chicago trying to figure out a way to get him back...Buffalo is also trying to make a push for him...

Garbutt is a 29 year old grinder/agitator...He throws a lot of shots on goal, but only racked up 8 goals in 67 game last year...He's a 29 year old version of the Blackhawks 23 year old pest, Andrew Shaw...There are rumbling in Chicago that they should look at moving Shaw who is making $1.5 million right now, compared too the $900,000 cap hit Garbutt brings...

Dallas knew Chicago was in a tight spot...The whole NHL knew it...It's a salary cap world, and you aren't going to win trades, when you are making solely to free up cap space...And I'm not even sure the 'Hawks will break even on this one...

- Moving on....The MLB All-Star game is upon us, and Monday night is the Home Run Derby...MLB loves pushing this every year, and they have tweaked it this year in hopes that it won't start boring us...This year they participants are setup in a single elimination, bracket format...

Here's my prediction...The Final will be Bryant vs. Frazier...And Frazier will make the hometown fans proud...Who do you got?


- Now I mentioned something about exercise...Oh, yeah, that lovely lady up top...Yes, she could motivate me...

But recently my wife has motivated me as well...We're both overweight...We've watched a couple movies about health and food, and started buying as much organic stuff as possible, which is expensive as fuck...We've been having a juice for two meals a day...Fresh, organic fruits and veggies, juiced...Mmmm, delicious! They aren't gross, but it's been tough cutting some of the crap out...And yes, I've been hitting the exercise bike every day, and plan on mixing in more exercise during the week...I may checkout the local fitness center, to see if they have any trainers like that hottie up top...So far my wife has lost 10 pounds in two weeks...I've lost 5...

- Last week when the story/video of Florida State QB De'Andrea Johnson hitting a female in a bar broke, it got me thinking...What was happening there?  What did she say?  What did he say?  Why did she take a swing at him first?  A lot of times when these things happen, those types of questions aren't asked...I'm not saying it's okay to hit women...It's not...If that was my daughter, I'd kill the prick...Right now they'd be searching for the bits of his body...So, I'm not saying she deserved to get hit...But we don't know really know all of what happened...And all these thoughts got me thinking about an epic Bill Burr bit...






There's some food for thought....Food....Mmmm...That's it for now, gotta hit the bike, instead of eating a bag of chips!

Have a week.

Monday Moaning

I decided to bring this one back by popular demand...

I'll start with this nonsense...Some little white bitch decided to spend her life pretending that she was black...And this past week Rachel Dolezal's  parents ratted her out finally...It seems to be making big headlines because she's a NAACP leader...She is quoted as saying to her detractors, "I don't give a shit what you guys think, I consider myself black!"

Personally, I don't think it's a big story...I think it's kind of silly...Now, I'm not black, so maybe there is a level of upset, or offended-ness that I just don't get, but I see this as a nonsense story that the lazy media picks up on and runs wild with...You know, like that Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner bullshit we have been enduring...SO this chick is pretending to be black...I don't think it's as bad as this...

Former Florida Governor, and Republican Presidential Candidate, Jeb (holy fuck another) Bush, listed himself as Hispanic in 2009 on a voter registration form...Good ole Jeb's brother and father served as President, whose family has been found to have strong ties to British and other European royalty...Hispanic my ass!

But worse then that, it's actually a felony to put false information on your voter registration paperwork...Of course, he got a pass...If you or I did that, we'd be fucked, but I guess since he's a politician, we just assume he's a cock-sucking liar...It doesn't matter, because didn't you hear, Bruce Jenner has tits!

-A few days ago, I posted this video of a Ronda Pearson going off on Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers and the city council...





Well, earlier in the week Weiers had made an offer to the public, giving someone the chance to tase him, if they could raise $10,000 for a local charity...After Pearson's rant went viral, a crowd funding campaign was started to get her the shot at tasing this prick...But they came up short, until a last minute, annonymous donation kicked in Multiple thousands to get Ronda Pearson another shot at th mayor....Here it is...




She showed concer for him afterwards, because she's classy...But you could see a bit of a smile there too!

-Monday night, Chicago and Tampa Bay square off in game six of the Stanley Cup Finals...The Blackhawks are up 3-2 and have a chance to win it at home...Honestly, I have no idea what to expect...Every game has been close...Both teams have played great defense...The strangest thing is that Tampa Bay has looked like the better team through most of the series, but the Blackhawks experience is paying off, as they keep finding a way to win...My suggestion...Watch and enjoy...

-I can't fill you in on the NBA...I'm one of only a few people in Cleveland that doesn't care and isn't watching...I'm sure Uncle B.O.B. will be able to fill you in on those Warriors and their 3-2 series lead....

-Saturday afternoon, my wife went and did some shopping with the girls...So I took the boy to the art store...He had $40 dollars and wanted to get some clay...He's been out for a week or so...So, he loaded up a basket with the clay he likes to use...We grabbed a set of tools to use with his clay...I got some "Play Doh" for Molly, and a set of ear buds for my Mom...I set up an ipod for her to have while she's sitting through her chemo...We go to checkout, and BOOM! $92.00...I then realized just how many packs of clay he grabbed...

But fuck it...It's what he does...He loves it and is good at it...We spent a bunch for all the fees for our oldest to be in band at school...Then the Summer Honor Band, Christmas Honor Band, and Honor Jazz band...plus the guitar I traded for her clarinet...This is also how I justified it to my wife...She agreed...

Here are his first couple things he made...

Bonnie Bunny...

Foxxy Pirate...

He even has their mouths somehow hinged so that they can open and close...The kid blows my mind...

-Now, I started with that fan favorite image, in a classy black and white...But I figured, I throw in the color version just in case you like it a little dirtier...

Have a week...

Monday Moaning

Yep, I could use a nice cold beer!  First off, I had a few things earlier this week to say about something that happened to my son...This LINK will take you to the second of two posts, it also contains a link to the first post...

So yeah, after that I wanted a drink or two...Then the New York Rangers went and lost game 7 to the Tampa Bay Lightning...I was having fears all throughout this series...The Rangers have been known for their speed and team defense...Problem 1...They play defense first...If they get a lead they just play all defense, and will only take a offensive chance if it come from a defensive breakdown from their opponent...Problem 2...The Lighting had the speed to match (if not better then) the Rangers...

There was a lot of complaining about the play of Rick Nash, which drives me crazy...He plays the system that he is in, and his defensive play was exceptional...And in 7 games against Tampa Bay, he had 7 points...That's not horrible people...What was horrible was the play of Martin St. Louis...From the moment the trade of Ryan Callahan for St. Louis was discussed, I hated it...Trading your captain for a guy 9 years older...It was ridiculous...And it showed...St. Louis looked nervous and uncomfortable whenever he had the puck on his stick...He was noticeably slower...Not good when you've made your name being one of the faster guys on the ice...His play was horrible...Callahan meanwhile played his normal gritty fashion just days after having his appendix removed...

Big Money defenseman, Keith Yandle, brought in at the trade deadline sucked...His defense was bad, and the offense he was suppose to bring, he must have left in Phoenix...He played his best game defensively in game 7, having to pick up the slack, as shutdown defenseman, Ryan McDonagh saw less ice-time because he had been playing the last few games with a broken foot...

There were some complaining that the injury of Mats Zuccarello in the Washington series had amajor impact on the team...Listen, I love how Zuccarello plays...He's a small, fast, feisty, gritty player, who has come into his own the last couple years...But if losing him is going to kill your Championship hopes, then you have bigger problem...The Rangers decided to let Defensman Anton Stralman walk after last year, and he walked right into Tampa Bay, and had great season, and his defensive play against his old mates was outstanding...The Rangers have been dead-set on keeping D-men Marc Staal and Dan Girardi, and Stralman's play proved they made the wrong call....The Rangers have grossly overrated Staal for years...And Girardi just looked tired through this series.

While I bash my team, I have to give proper credit to the Lighting...They played excellent hockey...They have a great eye for talent as Ondrej Palat who was a force, was drafted 208th overall in 2011, and line mate Tyler Johnson was an undrafted free-agent...So far in the playoffs, Johnson has 12 goals and 9 assists in 20 games...Kid is killing it...

Thankfully, Saturday night the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Anaheim Ducks...It's bad enough a city like Tampa Bay is in the Stanley Cup Finals, but if it was a California versus Florida Final, that would just be sacrilegious!

As for the Finals, I think Chicago is a better team...More talent with the likes of  Toews, (best captain in the game) Kane, (insane talent and skills) Keith and Seabrook, (defensive studs and minute eaters) Hossa, Sharp, Saad, Bickell, Vermette, and more...I think Lighting Goalie Ben Bishop is better then Cory Crawford, but Crawford has been there before, and has a Cup under his belt...Chicago have been also been playing with pretty much 4 defensemen...That could bite them in ass if they can't feel comfortable mixing a couple other guys in there...Tampa Bay on the other hand seems to keep their legs fresh, dressing 7 defensemen...I think it will be close, but I'm going with Chicago.


-So, now that I got that hockey stuff out of the way, I'll move back into some personal stuff...About a month ago I took a chance on a new job offer...It was a "mom & pop" Italian place...The offer was good, and the plans and goals the husband laid out in front of me were very exciting...I had very high hopes for this career move...When I got in there I was saddened to find out they were using premade, frozen meatballs...Premade, frozen gnocchi, raviolis, tortellini, no in house made pasta...There were a number of little frustrating things, including I was training a new staff, without even knowing all I needed to know...Like how to make the house Red Sauce (which was actually homemade and delicious)...There was no recipes and no one showing me anything...I received a number of compliments on the food from the staff and guests as I was just winging it (doing it my way)...The couple of staff members who weren't new were telling me, "it's gonna get better, you're gonna make it better."  That's a nice thing to hear, yet slightly alarming...

After some time, I felt the need to discuss changing stuff like the frozen shit, and writing out recipes with the wife...She ran the actual restaurant, and these were things her husband and I discussed...The talk didn't go well...Her saying "You better think about the choice you made." I left frustrated and upset...I called the husband, and he was not receptive to me, saying he "wasn't going to choose between me and his wife." I wasn't looking for  a choice, just for them to get on the same page, and then we can work it out from there...

I got home and a was a wreck...Added to this, just days before we found out my Mother has Stage 4 Cancer...My wife and I talked for a while...We decided I would quit...My Mother was our primary sitter...She watched Molls every day that we were both working...Picked up the kids from school on those days...Got them started on homework, and has a major part of all of our lives...She was starting Chemo right away, and putting Molls in Daycare for a fuck-ton of a money didn't seem worth it...

I had felt like I had missed out on the last year to year and half of the older two kids lives...I had felt like a shitty father...So, for right now I'm Mr. Mom...(but looking to pick up some part-time hours)...Cooking, doing the dishes and laundry, taking care of stuff with the kids, and getting to a park with the kids as much as possible...I've a had a great time with Molls, and she's come back a bit to being Daddy's little girl...I feel like my son and I are reconnecting...My oldest is 13, she likes me and helps, but she's a bit bot crazy right now...But I'm happier then ever, and working on becoming the best wife I can be...(yeah, my wife and I joke and call me the wife...I like to cuddle after sex too!)

It's been a crazy, rocky few months...I'm terrified about what's going on with my Mom, but for everything else, I feel positive that things are going to work out alright...Hopefully her health will too...

For all the things that have been going wrong, I'll close with this....






Have a week!

Monday Moaning...A Day Late...Again!

 

 

So, My week went a bit sideways last week, and shit kept getting screwed up all weekend...So, I'm a little late posting....This one will be very short and very sweet, as I just haven't had the time to do all I want to...

Last week I posted a awesome story that involved St. Louis Blues winger, T.J. Oshie, and I said I was going to try to keep mixing in positive stories from sports, because so much of we get is the negative...This week we stay with Hockey, because Hockey is the shit!

This week we have the story of Cammy, and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith...





Like I said...Very short and Very Sweet...

Have a week.

Monday Moaning

 

Ain't that the truth!  Might be what the Chicago Blackhawks are saying to the LA Kings...The 'Hawks have taken a 2-0 lead on the Kings and will now head to LA to play games 3 and 4...Chicago's speed and skill has shown some weaknesses in the Kings game...And Goalie Johnathan Quick who has been so impressive through the playoffs, suddenly looks very human...I expect the Kings to take one game at home, but the way this series looks, I think it may be over in 5...That would be good for me since months ago I was saying Chicago would be in the Finals...

In the East, Boston went up 1-0 after shutting out the Penguins...Pittsburgh seem unsure of their goalies, and they got out of their own game, and tried to get physical with the Bruins...That's not a battle they're going to win...

And of course, where there is Penguins forward Matt Cooke, there is contraversy...Cooke who was a decent, player with some skill, at some point decided to be a shithead and make his career all about trying to injure people...Cooke started with knee shots...Then moved up to head shots...So when he called for this penalty Saturday, no one should have been surprised...




Yet, Penguins fans were unhappy...Odd...Later, the Bruins Brad Marchand made a similar hit on James Neal, and Boston fan didn't seem to get up in arms about the call...But it was the reaction from a Pittsburgh fan...A Pittsburgh citizen, that really caught people's attention on the internet...Meet Jordan Kuruc...

Wow!

I have said some awful shit to people online...Hell, I've said awful shit to their face...But this douchebag didn't seem to get why people were so mad about this tweet...And then when he apologized, and deleted it, he expressed the reason he felt bad was because "a kid died" in the bombing...This douche just couldn't get why people turned and attacked him on Twitter...Then, come Sunday he began to enjoy the role...Saying how he "Always wanted to be a heel in the WWE."

Jordan Kuruc felt bad that "a kid died" in the Boston bombing...Imagine this Jordan...You're a little girl...Ha! he does look like a bitch...Anyways...You're there, the bomb goes off...Your brother dies...Your mother suffers severe head trauma...Oh, and you lose your leg...Just imagine that...That's just one little girl's story...Now can you get why people are pissed...You got your 15 minutes for being a total fucking asshole...

I'm a dickhead, and I wouldn't have said that about a hockey game...Especially defending a piece of shit like Cooke...I want to wish pain and suffering on Kuruc....You know, like some awful shit...Like him and everyone he loves, get AIDS....But screw it...I'll rise above...You're fucking asshole, and everyone knows it....Oh, and thanks for giving me another reason to hate you're asshole city!

In other Hockey news, The New York Rangers fired their coach, John Tortorella...His abrasive style wasn't going to last much longer, even if the Rangers did beat the Bruins...Torts had his guys, and they bought  into his system, and style he wanted them to play...Those that didn't, were bounced...Yet, he still found ways to shit all over the guys he had...The only people that got more shit were the media...So, this is why you hear no one arguing against his firing...He's a good coach...But shitting all over grown men is going to get old quick...I'm surprised it took as long as did before the players had enough...

But I have another question...Why is GM, Glen Sather not on  the hot-seat...He's been with the Rangers for 13 years...He's had 6 coaches...The best the team has done is getting to one conference final...Now there is talk that he is looking at two of his old boys to be the next coach...Wayne Gretzky, who's first stint as a head coach wasn't a very good one...And Mark Messier...Messier's only coaching experience is coaching his son's pee-wee team...Yes, the fans would love it...Sure, some players might get a thrill out of it...But I don't think it's a good move...This team needs a proven coach...Not a couple of old super stars who are missing the spotlight...

-As for my weekend...It was pretty uneventful...Friday I was suppose to meet some old friends out for drinks...Sadly, I fell asleep with Molls while I was trying to get her down...

Saturday we had a baseball practice...The team is coming along well...Then we relaxed at home...Pizza, hockey, and a jam session...

Little Beeze finding the Groove...

Molls was a heck of a band leader...

That's it for now...Oh, and say hello to our NEWEST member...

Have a week...

The Beeze.

Monday Moaning

 

Well, I hope everyone had a good Valentine's weekend...I'm sure it wasn't as much fun as it would have been with these two!  But hey, we can dream...

Sunday was billed as Hockey Day in America...They've been trying to hype this for a few years now, and I'm glad...Hockey, not just the NHL does not get the coverage and respect it deserves in the media...And while NBC aired 3 games and talked about the true spirit of Hockey, and the love of pond hockey, it was college hockey that got the closest to pond hockey...

Sunday #12 Notre Dame and #3 Miami (Ohio) squared off at Soldier field for some nice cold, outdoor hockey in the "Hockey City Classic"...

Now we've gotten use to the NHL's Winter Classic, which was lost this year...In these out door games, ice is always an issue...But of all the games, this one seemed to have some real pond hockey ice...The ice rough, slow, and snowy...All that favored Notre Dame, as Miami is a team that relies on their excellent team speed and stretch passing...Notre Dame pulled out a 2-1 victory...

But the Hockey wasn't done there...After the Irish victory, rivals Wisconsin and Minnesota laced them up, as the "Hockey City Classic" was a double-header...

The 18th ranked Badgers topped the 2nd ranked Gophers 3-2...I know I'm in a minority here, but if you're not following college hockey, you're missing out on some great hockey, and a great atmosphere...We often talk and hear about the atmosphere around college football and basketball...That same great atmosphere surrounds hockey as well.

And since I'm talking about hockey...If you aren't paying attention to the NHL, you're missing out on something impressive...So far, in this shortened season, where every game is going to matter so much more then ever before, the Chicago Blackhawks have a 12-0-3 record...They haven't lost a game in regulation...They've earned at least a point in the standings, every game...They've done it in both ends...Lots of offensive skill, but also rock solid defense, and excellent goaltending...This is the team to beat...if you can...

In the News of Useless People, Shitty Country singer Mindy McCready killed herself Sunday...McCready had one successful album...But became more well known for having an affair with Roger Clemens, that started when she was 15...Struggling with drug abuse, and depression, she attempted suicide multiple times, including while pregnant with both of her kids...She finally got it right this time...Hard up for money/attention she released a video of her banging some dude and talking about banging Clemens...She also did a stint on Dr. Drew's celebrity rehab....Boy does that guy suck...At least half the people on that show relapse, or die...

I'm talking about this because it's the last thing I saw before I started writing...Saw it on a facebook link from Buzzfeed...I felt the need to drop my two cents in...

"People are saying "so sad" and "how could she do that to her kids"....I say GOOD! She was useless to this world and her kids. She was on drugs when pregnant....she tried to kill herself when she was pregnant...she never truly cared about them...they're better off without her."

Of course, people didn't like this, and how judgemental I am, and decided to inform me that I was the awful person, not this shitty junkie...One women wrote this to me...

"that's a lot of judgement from a person who gets all there info about a person from the news. Do you know anything about celebrity or the public eye? Harsh words and full of judgment. Not nice. People like you are who probably fed her drug abuse and led her to such pain. I would only say this, not nice. Truly a gross statement. Look in the mirror ..................perfect?"
So I came back with this...

"No, I'm not perfect...But I'm not a junkie either...Nor have tried to kill myself multiple times...Mindy however did....Don't try and blame me because this gash couldn't handle celebrity...She put herself in the spotlight, not me...I didn't feed her drugs...Don't put this on me...I call it like I see it...She didn't care about her life or her kids...The world will be better without her being a drain on society...Yeah, I judge...FREEDOM...It's awesome!"

Then a women named Carrie Parker called me an "asshole" and a "pile of shit"...

So I said,

"So Carrie Parker, you are free to judge me, but I'm not allowed to judge this dead junkie...Typical"

Then I was called "ignorant, insensitive, unenlightened, dense...fool!"  who sickens people, while Mindy McCready was called a "poor tortured soul."

So I said, "She tortured herself...All the help is out there to be had...It's a matter of wanting the help, or just wanting a check from reality TV to get your next fix...You dolts can hate me all you want...It sickens me how you people prop up a dead junkie who didn't give a damn about her kids and try to tell me I'm a bad person."

There were a couple people on  my side...One woman saying, "If you can't handle life, don't create life twice."  Damn right!

The thing is, we spend way too much time giving a shit about celebrities...It's stupid...But even worse is giving a shit about the ones who weren't good people...Weren't much of a celebrity...And didn't even want to live...I feel  like an asshole giving this much time to this twat who didn't give a damn about her kids or herself...But maybe it will help us see that we just waste too much time on these ass-hats!

That's it for now...Have a week...

The Beeze.

Monday Moaning

I heard there was some soccer talk going on...Apparently there was a big game between the U.S. Men's team and Mexico in California on Saturday...Now there were a few things that happened that surprised people...The U.S. had a 2-0 lead...SURPRISE! The U.S. lost that lead...NOT A SURPRISE! The U.S. lost 4-2...NOT A SURPRISE!

But the one that has many people surprised has to do with the attendance...Of the more than 93,000 people who paid to see this game, 80,000 were there to support the Mexican team...Me: NOT SURPRISED! It was at the Rose Bowl...There's a big Mexican/Hispanic population in California...People in the U.S. don't care that damn much about soccer...There should be nothing shocking about this...How often do Americans show up in big numbers for Soccer...Especially when there is a perfectly good Saturday to be had...Why blow it on soccer!?!

Then I heard some one say the Women's World Cup is starting...Why do they keep trying to push soccer...Knock it off, we don't care! Unless all the chicks looked like Rosie up above there...But they don't, so knock it off!

In some Hockey news, The Philadelphia Flyers decided to finally spend money on a high-priced goalie...But to do so they had to move a couple of key players, shipping Mike Richards to LA, for young "talent"...So of that talent overrated...Win for LA...

Then they traded Jeff Carter to Columbus for Jakub Voracek and a couple draft picks...I didn't mind the draft picks because this year's draft was filled with high-end talent...Voracek is talented and was starting to click with Rick Nash...But Carter finally gives Nash a quality Center to play with...So maybe will call this one even...

Then the Draft happened, and the trading got Wild...Starting with the Minnesota Wild trading Defensman Brent Burns to San Jose for Devon Setoguchi, Charlie Coyle, and the 28 overall pick...

The Chicago Blackhawks who have been battling Cap trouble since winning the Stanley Cup last year, traded overpriced D-man, Brian Campbell for player(s) to be named...And traded Troy Brouwer to the Capitals for their first round pick...

Now that everyone is asleep, let's get to the good stuff...

Friday my Mom took the Little Beeze to get his hair cut...He wanted a Mohawk that would look like a shark fin, but the Mrs. said no...He got it cut nice, and they gave him some goop so he could spike up the middle for a fin when he wanted to...

So Saturday morning he was trying to goop up his hair, and it wasn't working well for him...So he got pissed, got his scissors from his pencil pouch, and started chopping...Then he showed my wife...He was afraid he was going to be in trouble with me, but all I could do was laugh at his crooked, jacked-up hair...

Sunday I took him to get it fixed...He wanted to go totally bald, but I knew the Mrs. wouldn't like that, so we left a bit of hair on his head...What do you think?



Sunday I took my new favorite picture of Molly, while feeding her dinner...



Molls is a big Music fan, like all of us in this house...When she's up late I test different stuff out on her...She's becoming a fan of Coltrane, Portishead, Paul Westerberg, and Billy the Kid...So this week we'll end with Billy's latest video...




Have a week!

Later, The Beeze.

The Hump Day Hits

I'm posting this later then I wanted to, but that's the breaks...It's still Hump Day for a few more minutes, so here we go...

I've always been a huge stand up comedy fan...There has been talk for years that Carlos Mencia is a joke thief...Besides the fact that he is playing a character on stage...He's not really the Mexican he says he is...But Larry Cable Guy isn't really a cable guy either...There are countless examples on YouTube of Mencia stealing jokes...Then I saw a documentary called "I Am Comic"...In it Mencia admits to stealing jokes...If he was trying to be sarcastic, it didn't work, because his haters believed every word of it...

How about this example of him ripping a classic Cosby bit....

Here he is ripping off the late Sam Kinison...

And now a bit from Mind of Mencia, that is clearly ripped from the late, and great George Carlin...


Mencia should be beaten within an inch of his life...And I'm not joking...He's a piece of shit, and since he admitted it, in front of a camera, he will most likely be getting sued...

Now in Hockey news...The Chicago Blackhawks have started dumping some salary...They have to do it, but Blackhawks fans can't be happy about the first name they're seeing moved...Dustin Byfuglien, along with Brent Sopel, Ben Eager and Akim Aliu are headed to Atlanta for for the Marty Reasoner, Jeremy Morin, the 24th and 54th overall picks in this years Draft...They're gonna miss Buff!

Now before I go...On this Hump Day evening...Or when ever you read this...Which of these fine asses would you most like to hump?

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Let me know what you think...

Later, The Beeze.

The Blackhawks Just Won the Stanley Cup...Now What?

Congratulations to the Blackhawks and their fans...And thanks for taking care of those dolts in Philly!

Yes, The Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup last night...But a word of advice...Don't waste too much time celebrating...Chicago, you've got a lot of work to do before your title defense...

Now you may be asking, "Beeze, what the hell are you talking about?'

I'm talking about the Blackhawks being in serious salary cap trouble...What you think you can lockup Kane and Toews, Keith, and sign Hossa to a 12 year deal and everything will be okay...Not gonna happen Johnny!

First the 'Hawks have to find a way to unload that horrible contract they gave goalie Cristobal Huet...He's on the books next year for $5.625 million...WHAT?!? If they some how manage to dump that piece of crap, they will have only $4.8 million to try and keep this thing going...First they have to worry about restricted free agents like goalie Antti Niemi...You know, they guy who's been playing instead of Huet...Forwards Andrew Ladd and Ben Eager, Jack Skille, Colin Fraser, and defensemen Niklas Hjalmarsson, and Jordan Hendry...

If they do dump Huet somehow, they'll have to look for a solid backup, unless they actually feel safe with another young goalie backing Neimi who can be shaky at times...So most likely, Chicago will have to move a player or two...Possibly Bolland, Versteeg, or even Sharp, to free up some money and fill holes...The Blackhawks put together an excellent team...Great drafts, and some nice free agent signings...A great mix of talent, speed, skill, physicality, defensive awareness, but it's going to be hard trying to keep it going for more then a year or two...

Later, The Beeze.

Monday Moaning

Sorry for posting so late...As some may know, blogger was down for a large number of random people, but it looks like it's back up and working now...So here we go...

The above picture shows how I was feeling Sunday after too much Dortmunder...I was afraid I would feel the same today...For another reason...Today was 1st ultrasound day, and I've been having an uneasy feeling that there may be twins growing inside my wife...Luckily there is only one child in there, and everything looks normal they say...You know, as normal as an alien life form growing inside your wife can look...

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Now, let's get to some sports...

This past week I planned on posting on a couple topics, but I got side tracked by Jim Joyce being a dolt! Then of course Bud Selig was his typical self, and unwilling to do the right thing...I've gone off on this topic on a few other blogs in their comment section, so I'll try to stop beating this dead horse...At least until I get pissed at baseball again...

Speaking of dead horses...Okay so no horses died at the Belmont Stakes Saturday, but I wouldn't have been broken up if the ones in my losing trifecta, ended up at the glue factory...The winning horse was Drosselmeyer...Both the Derby winner, Super Saver, and Preakness winner, Lookin At Lucky, were not in the race...Ice Box and First Dude were the favorites...Ice Box shit the bed...First Dude, and his stupid name finished 3rd, and Fly Down, who I had a few bucks on, came in second...The Belmont didn't have much hype, and wasn't a thrilling race, with the exception of the final stretch...

In other news, Brad Pitt has joined the board of directors for a U.S bid to get the World Cup in either 2018 or 2022...Let me first start by saying...WHO CARES! This is America...If you play soccer as a kid, some high school coach will convert you to a sport that people in this country actually care about...Second, Brad, why don't you and that big-lipped, gash wife of yours, go adopt another kid, from another country, hire a couple more nannies to take care of it, so you two can get back to bad movies...(yes, I know he's had a few good ones, but I chalk that up to the writer and director!)

For the record, no matter how much ESPN want to hype this World Cup crap...I'm not watching...I'd rather head down to Sully's and watch the paint dry!

Now to more important shit...Sunday night the Chicago Blackhawks took a 3-2 series lead over the Flyers...I hope they can finish Philly off...The Flyers have shown some serious grit throughout the playoffs...Also, Niemi, the Chicago goalie...Holy shit does that kid have some holes in his game...He's often out of position, and spends more time on his knees then a $20 hooker! No matter which teams wins the Cup this year, the winning goalie my be the worst to win the Cup...Which I guess says a lot about the talent and depth on both teams...

But I have to say it has been an exciting and entertaining Stanley Cup Final...I hate to give the Flyers any credit...I can't stand that prick Pronger, never have...And I think I have made my feeling known about Philly over the years...But in case you don't remember, or this is your first time reading me...When it comes to Philadelphia, my feelings are similar to Bill Burr's...




In the NBA Finals, the Celtics evened up the series at 1 game each...Holy shit Ray Allen was one fire in the first half, wit 27 points..He finished with 32...I was paying more attention to the hockey of course...Now the series goes back to Boston for 3 games...I hope the Celtics take all 3, but I expect them to have win it in LA...

Last week there was a lot of talk about LeBron James staying in Cleveland...Him saying Cleveland is the front runner...Talk of Chef Michael Symon offering to cook dinner LeBron and friends and family once a month if he stays...First, that's just silly! Second, Symon isn't even the best chef in Cleveland...He's an overrated douche!

Now as for "the King" staying in Cleveland...Well I know the Cavs hope so...I'm sure LeBron is the main reason for Mike Brown and Danny Ferry being out of work...But I doubt that, and chef Symon's famous mac-n-cheese are enough to keep him in the Cleve...

Last week I shared some of my favorite tweets from the week on twitter...This week I'm going share just one twitter account...All the tweets are basically the same...But some one taunting BP like this cracks me up...

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Since I'm on the oil spill topic, here's a link to a site that puts the spill in an interesting perspective...

http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/

Now, before I leave, I have a question to ask...Which is worse? Waking one of your children by celebrating a 13th inning walk off home run while playing MLB The Show...Or...From bumping uglies with the wife?

There's nothing like your 8 year old daughter walking in on you and saying, "Excuse me, I can't sleep." The next day she told my wife, "I thought I had a dream that you were riding daddy like a horsey?" No, that was no dream, and thank you for killing the mood!

I get my T-Ball team and first practice Monday...We'll see how that goes!

Have a great week...

Later, The Beeze.