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February 19, 2005FROZEN IN TIMERob: The NHL finally announced that the players and owners were
too far apart in their negotiations and cancelled the rest of the
NHL season. There actually did look to be a glimmer of hope towards
the end, as the players conceded to a salary cap, but at a higher
number than the owners would agree to. In the end, the players and
owners were $7 million apart. You'd think they could've just split
the difference, but I guess there was more going on there than I'm
aware of. While I'm sad that there will be no hockey this year,
in some respects, I'm relieved. It was seriously getting hard to
come up with new things to say about the lockout. I mean, you can
only say, "The NHL's on ice," so many times. Jeff: I thought we were talking about those mini-batting helmets full of ice cream or nacho hats. I don't think I could eat a real hat, but it would probably depend on how it's prepared. I'm sure that douchebag Bobby Flay could cook one up and make me want seconds. ALOHA MEANS GOODBYERob: Is there any worse all-star game in all of sports than the
Pro Bowl? I understand why they have to have it at the end of the
season, but having a meaningless exhibition game right after the
most important game (even if it's usually not the most interesting
game) of the season is a bad move. Who the hell wants to watch that?
I think they should move the Pro Bowl to the beginning of the season,
and select the guys they think will be good in the coming year.
I didn't watch the game, because I forgot it was on and that it
existed, but I hear Peyton Manning won MVP. Good for him. The other
thing that sucks about having the Pro Bowl after the end of the
season is that the Colts and Steelers on the team have to share
a locker room with six Patriots. That has to kind of blow. The Patriots
are probably the last guys Peyton Manning wants to think about on
a Hawaiian vacation. SPRING IS IN THE AIRRob: As the NFL and the NHL come to a halt, Major League baseball starts up again. The four sweetest words in the English language (after "Sure, I'll do anal") are "pitchers and catchers report." And it really couldn't come a second sooner for Red Sox and Yankees fans. This off-season, the ancient rivalry has ratcheted up from intense and heated to shrill and irritating. Sure, some fans who don't live in the Northeast may think they crossed that line a long time ago. Rush Limbaugh: Those liberal elitists don't understand that mainstream America cares more about homeland security and the Cubs' rotation than they do about stem cell research and whether or not Randy Johnson will buzz one up and in on Johnny Damon to open the season. Rob: Nevertheless, it's nice to have baseball back. I can't wait
for the daily heartwarming stories about the non-roster invitees. Peter Gammons: Understand, that was strictly a business dinner. There's no reason to be hard on me. Hard on. Rob: I'm always torn on Griffey. I love to see great players play well, but it does keep getting funnier every time he gets hurt. GATOR AIDRob: Mike Greenwell is pissed. In 1988, the Gator had his career
year. He should've been MVP, except that Jose Canseco also had his
career year and he won the award. Now that Canseco has admitted
using steroids, Greenwell thinks that the MVP trophy should've been
his. Obviously, no one thinks that you should be able to retroactively
rescind someone's MVP for steroid use. Seriously, that's way too
much work just going through Barry Bonds's awards. I do feel bad
for Greenwell though. He can certainly comfort himself that his
life worked out a lot better than Canseco's, but in a very good
but unmemorable career, an MVP trophy might have been nice. Jeff: Greenwell said he wanted that MVP award because it would have been worth millions in salary during his next contract negotiations. I guess the fact that 1988 was by far his best season and he wouldn't have come close to earning that extra money wouldn't have bothered him that much. It sucks to peak at 24, but there's no need to rob the Red Sox for it. DREW THE SHORT STRAWRob: Can't say we didn't see this coming. Drew Bledsoe is officially into the part of his career where the once great quarterback starts bouncing around to different teams, holding a place while a younger quarterback learns the ropes. Kurt Warner: It's all in God's plan. Drew Henson: Mr. Bledsoe, nice to meet you. Rob: Drew Bledsoe gets unfairly tagged as the guy who was holding the Patriots back, just because when he got injured the Patriots took off under Tom Brady. I still think that in Brady's first year as a starter, Bledsoe was the better quarterback. Of course, history has largely proven that Belichick made the right decision in going with Brady. The way I'll remember Bledsoe is as the best decision a football team ever made, when they chose to draft him instead of Rick Mirer. Peyton Manning: How soon we forget Ryan Leaf. Jeff: I don't think there would be as many female Patriots fans
if that were the case. And I wouldn't be as blinded by jealousy-fueled
hatred whenever we discuss that beautiful motherfucker.
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