The Blue Workhorse

That’s right folks, we’re hitting the road. As of Thursday night/early Friday morning, half of the staff of this site along with three other companions will be on the road for half a day as we travel to New York City (well, technically we are staying in New Jersey).

Why drive 10-15 hours? Why travel to New York?

It’s actually quite simple: the hallowed grounds of the “House that Ruth Built” - Yankee Stadium.

We’re headed up for the final three games (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) of the Yankees four game series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (yea, I struggle to write that out every time…it was so much simpler when they were the California Angels).

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It was the same for Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas, Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Jerry Rice, even Patrick Ewing, and it will be the same for Brett Favre if he plays for anyone not known for having Cheeseheads in the stands.

There is something that just doesn’t feel right about picturing Babe Ruth in a Braves uniform or Jordan in a Wizards jersey. And the same is the case for longtime Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor in his new Washington Redskins’ digs.

However, besides looking unusual in a Redskins’ helmet, Taylor’s presence has created a weird awkwardness. It is nothing Taylor can be blamed for, but it is instead all in a name. His last name to be exact.

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Leave it to the WNBA to provide what is sure to be the most overblown sports story of the week.

Several people asked me throughout the course of the morning whether I had seen the “brawl” between Candace Parker and some other WNBA player, who still is not relevant enough for me to remember her name on any of the sports highlight shows.

The buzz was enough for me to actually spend my valuable time on the internet for video of WNBA footage. Big surprise, what I saw thoroughly disappointed me.

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Our friend James over at NE Patriots Draft asked us to participate in his “Sports Blog NFL Power Rankings,” and naturally, we jumped at the opportunity to show off our advanced abilities at ranking teams (or something like that).

James has each person’s rankings listed and something interesting that each person had to say. Needless to say, however, our rankings are a little bit different than the other 4 blogs that participated.

Here are our rankings and below are what we had to say about some select teams:

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In the Sunday Sports Selection series, we showcase a sports-related product (gadget, book, film, equipment, etc.) that we have enjoyed and think you may find of interest as well.

Before he was Ali, before he was Hitch, before he was Hancock, and before he battled robots, sharks, and aliens for the last time, Will Smith was a mysterious golf caddy by the name of Bagger Vance.

Bagger Vance came out of the middle of the night to help local Savannah golfer Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon) find his game and play in a two-day tournament against all-time golf greats Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen in the 2000 movie The Legend of Bagger Vance.

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In an unthinkable move, the Green Bay Packers have granted Brett Favre his release — a move general manager Ted Thompson just recently claimed the team would not do. Why the change of heart from the organization?

The Packers agreed to conditionally release Favre. The iron man quarterback’s release from the team he has spent 16 years with was contingent upon conditions set forth by Green Bay.

The main condition of the release was the list of possible destinations for Favre. The list included 15 teams, none of which had a winning record last season. Not included were any of Green Bay’s NFC North rivals or teams that would be considered favorites to compete for the NFC title this season.

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Most of this comes from a comment I made when Sports Dawg wrote on An Opinion On Sports about expanding the All-Star rosters after Clint Hurdle and Terry Francona nearly had to use David Wright and J.D. Drew as pitchers due to a limited number of innings available from the All-Star pitchers.

Sports Dawg isn’t the only one to make the suggestion as I’ve heard a lot of people talk about expanding the rosters because “now the game counts.”

However, I have to respectfully disagree.

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As I flipped the channel to FOX at about 8:00 pm, I had no idea that tonight would be one of the most intriguing All-Star Games in recent memory.

With the great opening ceremony linking the former greats with the present stars, I had a feeling this might be a special night and a special game.

The only thing that surprised me about the opening ceremony was the Steinbrenners brought the ceremonial game balls in a brown paper bag. C’mon guys, you’re the Steinbrenners, you can do better.

Before I get to the game:

5 quick reasons I hated the All-Star Game

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