Monday, July 12, 2010

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Friday, April 23, 2010

Another A-rod story

So here's another story about A-rod doing something idiotic. He apparently ran back from third to first and crossed over the pitcher's mound.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Dallas-Braden-blasts-A-Rod-for-breaking-unwritte?urn=mlb,236110

There are some things that baseball players try to avoid such as walking on the foul line between innings. In my opinion the pitcher's mound has always been a sacred place reserved usually just for the pitchers. Its also a slightly raised, so its difficult to walk on, unless you are purposely digging in to throw. Most players don't accidentally cross the mound, and if they do they should apologize. Its disruptive and disrespectful of either team's pitcher.

I'm sure Mariano would have the same reaction if an opposing player tried the same thing in the 9th inning of a game. A-rod just proves he's classless and selfish. He really needs to watch Jeter more.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Baseball Season is here

Baseball season is back again! For some reason, it seems to me that the baseball off-season is really short compared to the other sports. Maybe its because our minds are taken over by football in December, January and February. Of course, baseball teams and players make a lot more money than other sports, so its a good thing they have 162 games!

There is some news on the social network, I have found out that Ning will be charging all its customers, so I will need to figure out whether to move to a new system, create my own system, or pay Ning. Ning is okay but I never really liked the layout. I might have to play around with it more to determine if i want to stay with it.

I think a social network is only successful if it facilitates interactions between its users. I think this could be done with a strong messageboard platform like vBulletin, but that limits the flexibility for custom design for advertiser interaction. I'll have to do some more research.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Saints win Super Bowl!

Wow, what a game! I was hoping the Saints would win and now I'm happy. I thought that it would either be a blowout with the Colts winning, but if the Saints could keep it close, they could have a chance to win.

I think the Saints won with gutsy coaching decisions, like the onside kick, defensive game plan, and offensive aggressiveness. I didn't like the Colts and I liked them less when they gave up on their perfect season, and I think that Coach Caldwell was too conservative and afraid to attack and win the game. He was playing not to lose the Super Bowl, instead of playing to beat the Saints.

On the flip side, the Saints knew they had to go all out, take risks, gamble in order to have a fighting chance to win. It worked out for them and Coach Payton. I'm not sure if Caldwell can bring the Colts back to the SuperBowl unless he gets more aggressive, but he's a rookie head coach so he might be willing to adapt, otherwise Payton Manning will force him out for someone new. This could be similar to what happened to the Raiders and Coach Callahan's two seasons.

I think the Saints will stay competitive for the next few years. Reggie Bush will probably take a pay cut because he's not a franchise player, but he sells jerseys so maybe it balances out. I didn't realize New Orleans was such a small market and that moving to a new city was such a better option, but it looks like they will stay there for a long time, with the govt and NFL subsidies, and the Super Bowl location in the next few years. Congratulations to the Saints! What a great game and a great win for the city! I'm sure Archie Manning is happy!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Saints and Colts go to Super Bowl

I would have liked to have seen the Jets beat the Colts, just because I think the Jets going to the Super Bowl would be an exciting story. I would have more respect for the Colts if they didn't give up so easily on their perfect season. Even if they win the Super Bowl, their fans will always wonder what if. The Colts have a strong rivalry against the Patriots and they would have gotten the upper hand if they managed to have an undefeated season and super bowl.

I was glad the Vikings lost primarily because Favre is kinda annoying and if he were to actually win the super bowl, it would have been the biggest story for the next ten years. ESPN would place it in the top ten greatest superbowls of all time and it would be endlessly talked about including his on and off retirement. The madness needs to end. (I'm a Bears fan so I might be biased against Favre)

I congratulate both teams and I hope to see the Saints win it all. It would be pretty cool for such an underdog franchise. Even though Reggie Bush is over-hyped, he is a good role model and fan favorite.