Mavs and Spurs

I watched most of this game last night and I really felt that the game itself was never in question. The other thing that I thought was that I love team stability. I love rooting for teams where I don't have to ask myself if the head coach should be fired (i.e. A & M). That's the feeling I get from Avery, he's the kind of coach who I could envision being around for a really long time. I think it's pretty rare that a coach can simply walk over to the bench and coach the way he has. I still don't always agree with his in-game substitutions, but that's really minor and that's why you have Del Harris.

I think that's why I don't put much stock into the game on Thursday. I don't doubt its importance, however, I do not think that it's the end of the world if the Mavs get blown out. Right now, it's just a game that the Mavs need to stay ahead in the standings. Let's not forget that Van Horn, Harris and Howard all sat out last night. When's the last time that a team could sit a starter and two key role players and not really have to worry about depth? I think it's been a while.

A sample Wunderlic (via Sturm).

From our favorite Cowboys Blog:

"– The Texans are considering swapping picks with the Jets. Newsday claims a proposed deal could have Houston move from 1 to 4, gaining DE John Abraham in the process. The Jets could then select USC QB Matt Leinart.

The move makes some sense from a points perspective. The top pick is worth 3000 points on a draft value chart. The fourth pick is worth 1800 points. The 1200 point difference is equivalent to the 12th pick in the first round.

Abraham was taken 13th overall in 2000.

The article also claims that Leinart is the hot QB, with the Jets, Saints and Titans all having serious interest in the 2004 Heisman winner.

— The Boston Herald mentions Cleveland, Dallas and Miami as possible landing spots for Patriots OLB Willie McGinnest. Not surprisingly, those three teams run 3-4 defenses and are coached by members of the Bill Parcells/Bill Belichick coaching fraternity. McGinnest has stated his desire to stay with New England.

If Dallas were to acquire McGinnest, it would be a case of better late than never; Jerry Jones tried desperately to trade up in the 1994 draft and select McGinnest, who Jones saw as a replacement for Charles Haley. Jones had a deal worked out with the Rams that would have sent WR Alvin Harper to St. Louis for the 5th overall pick. Parcells scuttled his plans by selecting McGinnest with the 4th pick.

— New England feels confident it can re-sign K Adam Vinatieri if a new CBA is worked out this week.

— The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that free agency will be delayed one to two weeks so teams can reassess their salary caps after the expected CBA extension is ratified this week."

Drew Henson has an online journal.

NFL Draft stuff.

Soriano is a kinda crazy.

EDIT: I created a Flickr account so if you want to post pictures of us then let me know and I'll email you the Yahoo ID and password.

Chuck Norris FOREVER!

I think this is all of them. Thanks Cody for turning us on to one of the funniest bits in the history of ever neverending time place?

Click here to have Chuck roundhouse kick you into submission!

Pac Man

Gangsta Names

Ever wondered what your gangsta name would be had you happened to choose that avenue? Then here is the place to go. You can also get your taxi driver name and pirate name there.

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The Agony of Greggo

I have always loved this video and I could never figure out how to allow someone else to host it and have it available for everyone to relive, again and again. I bring to you the "Agony of Greggo". To set the story, we were all getting together for the NFL draft (which also happened to be Tony's bachelor party) and it was the Cowboy's pick. As you may or may not know, that year both Kevin Jones and Stephen Jackson both fell into the laps of the Cowboys and they could have taken either one of them, but the Cowboys thought better of it and decided to trade out of the first round completely.

By the way, I absolutely love the different reactions of both J-Five and Greggo. Priceless.

Faith Hill

I don't know what it is about Faith Hill that just makes my pants go completely crazy, other than the fact that she is perfect. I feel like we have this special bond. There were two people placed on this earth for me, Faith and Landy. Faith's road took her to a different place so we weren't really able to get to know one another. If we would have, I think I could have swayed her to being my love slave. She's knows I'm out here, she's just not a risk taker. But I love her anyway. She will always be my #1 on the hottest hots list, but Kate B. is running a very tight second right now. We should look into putting that list together.

T-Storm is Neil Patrick Harris

I don't know if anyone watches this show, but if you do then Neil Patrick Harris' character and T-Storm are one in the same person. For the Halloween episode he showed up as a fighter pilot. Granted, it's not genius, but it is something that T-Storm would do. You have to watch the show to understand and it is intended to be a compliment because his character is funny, and by the way, I will also understand if I am on T-Storm's list of people to kill.

Here is his character's blog (it's not the highest humor, but it's okay):

WINTER OH! - LYMPICS

Apparently, not many people have been watching the Winter Olympics taking place right now in Torino, Italia. At first I found this disturbing: Whatever happened to patriotism, international camaraderie, or appreciation for unprecedented feats of athleticism? I flipped on the flat-screen, looking for answers and dramatic Alpine shots of hard-bodied snow bunnies slathering one another in full-bodied olive oil.

What I found, however, was a collection of unidentifiable humanoids shuffling around in unflattering space suits, masking their mugs in goofy helmets and competing in events that seem designed to paralyze the presumably-attractive participant from the gazongas down. If these world-class athletes are truly engaging in athletic feats of international camaraderie, as I certainly would be were I bunking down in Olympic Village, then no sign of it whatsoever is making it to air. Hmm, I wonder why ratings are down?

Below are a few proposals that will no doubt increase viewership, improve morale, and add some much-needed heat to these Olympic games.

HOT TUBBING: Like snowboarding, this phenomenon has grown from a pastime to a full-fledged Olympic-caliber event. Today's great hot tubbers are getting naked, getting relaxed and getting it on with the focused energy of professional athletes, as they attempt to pass the torch underwater and avoid embarrassing bubbles.

BOOBSLED: What, besides anything, would be more exciting than watching a four-man bobsled team sliding down the track? How about a topless, eight-milkshake toboggan team that makes every jostle and carom a cause for celebration? I've got a really tasteless chapstick joke that could go right here… (HINT: they're topless, it's cold, and they're moving fast).

FIGURE RATING: A sport to determine, once and for all, which nation produces the world's hottest women. An international team of judges using sophisticated computer equipment will award points for technical and aesthetic merit. Unlike Figure Skating, participants MUST be biologically female, fully-developed, and over the age of 18 by the time of the games, or at least within spitting distance if they're like, super hot.

ICE POLE-DANCING: This bastard cousin of figure skating would be re-energized with an infusion of techniques from fine burlesque, introducing a pole in lieu of the "male" "dancer." Extra points awarded to dancers who pull off the difficult "nipple lutz" or, I guess, pull anything off.

IGLOO CONSTRUCTION: How do they make those things?

BIATHALON: Just a shout-out to the one Olympic sport that needs no augmentation. I could watch the bi's athaloning all night long. I do propose, however, widening its scope to include the bi-curious-athletes as they tend to be hotter, pound for pound.

I Went With Maverick Colors

Nadine Velazquez from My Name is Earl. Watch it.

After much thought I decided to go with green and blue, Maverick colors. Since we are in that season and there's no reason that the color theme cannot change once football season hits then I think we're golden.

By the way, why haven't Dantastic and Tony and Greg and Stephen joined in the phun? Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about the three-way we're having here, but I'd like to think that some other people would have some things to add that might be interesting.

Linkys:

True Hoop links all of the NBA trades (not that you care).

Good article on the combine and a little on Marcus Vick.

Just 2 Guyz:

Orange Links

How do all of you feel abou the orange Links? I was thinking that it was difficult to figure out where the link was in his story. So I changed it. If you hate it I'll change it back. Tell me what you think.

Contract of Wifely Expectations

You guys need to check out this story. This guy tied his wife up and made her sign this contract when they got married. There is no denying the guy is sick, but I think he's on to something. The contract itself is about 6 pages and it's not realy clear when I try and post it so I'll just give you the link and a little excerpt from the contract. Kind of sick, but a lot more genius. Check this out.

Wifely Expectations Contract

Hygiene & Self-care:

You will shave every third day which includes underarms, chest, legs, and pubic area (navel to anus), all areas are to be completely clean shaven. Above your vaginal slit you may have a patch of pubic hair in any shape, that must be centered above your vaginal slit, it will measure no greater than 2.0"x1.0", and will maintain a hair length of less 1/3".

During My Time you-
WILL NOT:

1. Argue about anything with me or to me
2. Complain about anything to me or about me
3. Cry, sob, whine, or pout
4. Sigh, moan, sulk, or otherwise show displeasure or unhappiness
5. Raise your voice at or to me
6. Be condescending to, or about me
7. Ask for anything from me or for me
8. Be distracted from me, by other things

During My Time you-
WILL:

1. Be subservient, submissive, and totally obedient
2. To do what you are asked, when you are asked, exactly how you are asked
3. Be cheerful and adoring towards me
4. Be close at all times, unless otherwise told to
5. Perform any and all sexual acts, excluding anal penetration and/or ingestion of cum, when told to.

And there is so much more greatness. Go to the link.

Paris Hilton and Cowboys News

Paris Hilton (may not be safe for work).

This is from Cowboys Blog:

Offense
RT — The question is simple. Does Dallas see Rob Petitti as the long-term option, one who could be ready late this coming season or in 2007? If so, the best options are Jason Fabini and Tom Ashworth, in that order. Fabini missed six games in ‘05 and is rehabbing a torn pectoral muscle. That’s usually not a career-threatening injury but it could drive his price down. He’s been a LT for the last six seasons but played RT in ‘98 and ‘99 and should be a good fit there. He’s higher rated than Ashworth, because he’s a better run blocker.

If Dallas isn’t sold on Petitti, it might spend the big money on Jon Runyan. He’s the oldest of the bunch, being one year older than Petitti. He’s a true RT. The issue is cost. It’s worth noting that both he and Fabini had identical grades in ‘04.

TE — I’ve read nothing on Dan Campbell recently. At last report he was waiting for Dallas to contact him. His rating is what you would expect from a backup TE. There are few better options, most notably San Diego’s Justin Peele. The problem I see is that nobody on the market stands head and shoulders above Campbell. If the Cowboys are dragging their feet on Campbell, they may be leaning towards TE in the draft; it’s one of the deepest positions this year.

OG — Andre Gurode gets a surprisingly high rating. Dallas has pushed harder to resign Gurode than Campbell and this might be why. He’s the one procrastinating here, waiting to see if he can land a starting job elsewhere. He’s top priority in the re-sign department, at least on offense.

K — The pecking order goes Adam Vinatieri, Mike Vanderjagt, Josh Brown and Ryan Longwell. Brown’s scouting report describes him as the best kickoff option but a “streaky” field goal kicker. After 2005, streaky is out. If New England doesn’t tag him, I think Dallas makes a run at Vinatieri. Otherwise, I’m sticking with my prediction of Longwell.

FB — The top three options are Mack Strong, Fred Beasley and the soon to be cut Jerald Sowell. They all grade out within a point of each other. Strong is the best lead blocker. Sowell the best on the perimeter. He’s the most versatile, lining up at FB, H-back and in the slot. He’s got the best hands of the bunch. His profile reads like Richie Anderson’s, before Anderson wore down. Sowell should get a call when the Jets release him.

I predict Dallas pursues Longwell, Sowell and Fabini. Tight end becomes a draft priority.

Defense
DL — I see no action unless the team moves either LaRoi Glover and/or Greg Ellis.

LB — Jacksonville’s Akin Ayodele gets some love from the posters. I’m not as bullish on him. He rates only slightly better than Scott Fujita, whom Dallas wants to re-sign. His rating is identical to 49er ILB Derek Smith’s, the epitome of a dependable, league-average LB.

Like RT, much depends on the Cowboys’ faith in Kevin Burnett. If he’s the answer, then a modest signing like Smith makes sense. He’d be a steady inside presence who takes the pressure off Burnett’s rehab from an ACL tear.

Ayodele doesn’t make sense to me because OLB is an impact position in a 3-4. Baseball analysts for years have identified the corner outfield positions, first base and third base as high offensive positions. They’re less vital defensively, especially the corner OF and 1B, so you try to find the biggest bats for those spots. A good glove, single-slapping .300 hitter is actually detrimental to your team if you play him at first, when other teams are fielding 40-homer mashers there.

I see Adoyele as a Mark Grace-type LB. Dallas needs an Albert Pujols-type, who can get double digit sacks and nullify tight ends. That’s why we’re keeping an eye on John Abraham. He’s the big hitter. Otherwise, it’s the draft for this position, because the LB class is loaded this year.

FS — A need, but the pool doesn’t look so deep. Pittsburgh’s Chris Hope is young and improving. Beyond him, there are guys with question marks. Will Demps grades well, but he played SS in Baltimore. Will he be a good fit at FS? And how is his rehab from a leg injury proceeding?

Corey Chavous offers another option but I’ve read two scouting reports the past week that say he’s wearing down from punching above his weight at SS. He’s apparently lost some speed, which is not a good sign for a guy you would sign to play in deep centerfield.

I’ve written that free agency economics suggest Dallas will fill the FS spot with a veteran. But that assumes there are quality candidates. I don’t see any sure things beyond Hope, and he’s stated his desire to re-sign with the Steelers. If he does, this may be another draft priority for Dallas, since the safety pool is again deep.

Prediction: I’m going to say Dallas signs only one defensive free agent, going with a dependable role player like Smith.

Strangely enough, this leads me to speculate that Dallas will not take an OL on day one unless of the Winston Justice, Jonathan Scott duo is on the board in rounds one or two. (I’m waiting to see what the medical tests on Marcus McNeill say.) Otherwise, I see OLB, TE and FS in some order. Those are three of the deepest, if not the three deepest positions this year. They complement Dallas’ needs nicely.

Texas Rangers - Top 5 Minor League Catchers

5. Alberto Martinez (19 years old; .307 / .342 / .347 @ Low-A Clinton; UFA from Venezuela, 2003)

Out of nowhere, Alberto Martinez entered the picture on July 9, when he suddenly appeared in a Clinton LumberKings box score. What was remarkable about that was that Martinez, then only 18 year old, had one pretty ordinary season with the DSL club and a grand total of six games with the Arizona Rookie League club under his belt at the time.

Martinez, a big kid listed at 6'1", 200 lbs. but who is actually a bit bigger than that, resembles Rod Barajas (heavy in the lower half and very slow). He is unlike his fellow Latin American catching prospects Cristian Santana and Manny Pina in that he is far less athletic than that pair and his bat appears to be a bit more refined than his defensive tools.

Few 18 year olds see th! e Midwest League and those that do are usually considered to be among the jewels of an organization’s prospects (only two other 2005 LumberKings, Michael Schlact and Eric Hurley, were teenagers). So it was especially noteworthy that Martinez began his Low-A career by hitting safely in nine of his first ten appearances. And he kept it up. Martinez finished the MWL season by hitting safely in eight of his last ten regular season games, posting multiple-hit efforts in four of them. In 21 MWL appearances overall, Martinez hit in 17 of them.

Defensively, Martinez allowed seven passed balls in his 21 appearances (Kevin Richardson allowed three in 56 games at Clinton), most if not all of which came on sinkers and tumbling changeups from Michael Schlact or Kea Kometani splitters. Thus, he needs to improve his blocking ability. Martinez has a plus arm and pop time that belies his otherwise slow feet: "that kid will nail runners all day" says one pitcher who work! ed with the young Venezuelan.

Observers were encouraged by his improvement during his short stay in Clinton and credited him with a strong work ethic and plus makeup. He already has good command of English and fast-developing aptitude for calling a game.

2006 Projection:

It was a small sample to be sure, but hitting in 17 of 21 games is impressive nonetheless. If he can refine his defensive game, Martinez could become a prospect. He figures to return to Clinton where he should spend the entire season.

4. Manny Pina (18 years old; .247 / .356 / .306; UFA from Venezuela, 2004).

The Rangers signed Venezuelan Manuel Pina as a 17 year old shortstop with a big arm in 2004, and just over a year later, he was a catcher, rated as the 12^th best prospect in the Arizona Rookie League according to B! aseball America who reported that "his defensive skills—notably his arm—already have been compared to a young Ivan Rodriguez" whom he resembles physically.

His plus arm is augmented by quick feet and a very quick release. BA reports that his "pop times to second were consistently in the 1.8-1.9-second range." "Pop time" is the time that it takes for the catcher to get the ball to second base from the moment the pitch hits his mitt. A 1.7 pop time will earn an 70 or 80 on the 20-80 scouting scale. In his prime, Pudge’s pop time was routinely in the 1.6 to 1.65 range. Pina’s times are already major league-average.

Pina shot to the AZL in his first pro season and put together a .247 / .356 / .306 season that included one huge month (July: .357 / .455 / .429) and one bad one (August: .171 / .318 / .171). He appears to be a more disciplined hitter than very young Latin American players are expected to be and he doe! sn’t strike out much. He led the club, taking eight for the team in spite of getting just 85 at-bats so I suspect that he stands on the plate in an attempt to get that Pudge-line plate coverage. Pina’s splits were essentially even.

2006 Projection:

Pina is a strong makeup guy who is mature and confident. The Star-Telegram’s Kat O’Brien noted his "commanding presence" when she met him at the Rangers new Dominican academy in February. He already speaks English and earned high marks for his handling of the little Rangers pitching staff. He figures to stay back in extended spring training where he’ll await the beginning of the NWL season in mid June.

3. Mike Nickeas (23 years old; .202 / .263 / .302 @ Double-A Frisco; Rangers 5^th rounder, 2004)

Unfair.

Mike Nickeas, less than a year ! removed from his last collegiate game, was asked to make a three-level jump from short season Spokane to Double-A Frisco and it wasn’t pretty. The one time all year that Nickeas got on much of a roll (hitting in 10 of 12 games at the end of May), it ended with a six-week stint on the DL after a foul ball broke his hand.

Through it all–through a season in which he reached or exceeded the Mendoza line for all of three days–you would have never known that Nickeas was struggling so horribly at the plate by watching him on the diamond. The young man who was selected to Team USA in both high school and college "for his outstanding makeup more than his physical skills" according to Baseball America, never took his problems at the plate behind it (or to the dugout, or anywhere else).

Nickeas earned the highest possible marks from his pitching staff and Rangers brass for his all-around defensive game and his ability to ha! ndle a staff.

The Georgia Tech alum and two-time nominee to the Johnny Bench Award watch list slipped to the fifth round in the 2004 draft and the Rangers–badly in need of quality catching prospects–were thrilled to tap him and send him off to Spokane where he had an outstanding season before wearing down late in the season with a .198 / .311 / .308 performance in 91 August at-bats after hitting .323 / .432 / .581 in 93 July at-bats.

His 2005 season was abysmal offensively, but an extreme optimist (such as your truly) would allow for the possibility that Nickeas was on the verge of a breakout at the end of May when he hit safely in 10 of twelve games, and just rounding back into form after recovering from a his broken thumb as the season came to an end. After all, he did .360 over the season’s final ten games before going on to slaughter Arizona Fall League pitching with a .425 / .468 / .675 performance against some of baseball’s best pitching prospects.

Both club officials and the Frisco pitching staff have nothing but the highest praise for Nickeas as a game caller and his defensive skills are solid all the way around.

2006 Projection:

Nickeas will return to Frisco and should spend the entire season there, with an August promotion to Oklahoma a strong possibility if he breaks out in the Texas League like I think he will. The price tag on Rod Barajas continues to rise and it isn’t likely that the Rangers will continue to pay for the privilege of having him around, so they need Nickeas to step up and become an option waiting in Oklahoma should anything happen to Gerald Laird in 2007. Call it a hunch, but I think Nickeas is going to have a monster year for the RoughRiders.

2. Cristian Santana (16 years old; DNP in 2005; UFA from Dominican Rep! ublic 2005)

It’s a lot to ask of a 16 year old who has never appeared in an official professional game to live up to the Pudgito hype that has been cast upon him, but everyone’s got a burden to bear that that’s the one that Cristian Santana gets. It didn’t have to be that way. He probably could have flown under the radar for quite a long time, but the Rangers seem to want everyone to know about Santana and they are transparently gleeful about having this kid under contract. Though perhaps I shouldn’t, I take this to be extremely significant.

Signed by the Rangers for a reported $350K after fielding offers from the Red Sox, Cubs, Braves, Yankees, Mets and others, Santana–who is represented by Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal--chose Texas in much the same way that blue-chip high school football recruits choose their schools: he felt loved. "They paid a lot of attention to me," he told reporters after working o! ut at Ameriquest Field last summer. "The treated me very well."

Uniquely gifted athletically for a catcher, some of the other clubs who pursued Santana wanted to move him to center field where his plus speed, quickness and arm strength would play, but the Rangers will leave him behind the plate where he feels most comfortable and where he has played all of his (admittedly short) life.

Santana’s primary assets are reportedly his quick hands and feet and an above-average arm. While participating in fall instructionals (where he was the youngest participant), he evoked the image of Pudge by throwing behind runners leading off first base.

2006 Projection:

Given his youth, expect him to debut in the DSL. We’ll be following that club much more closely this year.

1. Taylor Teagarden (22 years old; .281 / .426 ! / .635 @ short season Spokane; Rangers 3^rd rounder, 2005)

Everyone agreed that the top two collegiate catchers in the 2005 draft were USC’s Jeff Clement (selected third overall by Seattle) and University of Texas star Taylor Teagarden. Clement was ostensibly the better hitter while Teagarden was the superior defender. But consider this: In the summer of 2004, both played on Team USA (hitting with wood bats) and Teagarden outhit Clement (.309 to .275) and outslugged him (.473 to .435) and by all accounts, Teagarden rated as a first round talent.

For the Rangers to have scooped up Carrollton, Texas native Teagarden in the third round last June was the equivalent of giving themselves a second first-round pick and arguably delivering the best all-around catcher in the draft.

Teagarden fell to the third round largely because of his agent, Scott Boras. Some clubs refuse to deal wit! h Boras at all and others won’t draft his clients because of the risk that they might not be able to get them under contract. But the Rangers stepped up to the plate, signed Teagarden to a bonus that was a third more than any other third rounder received ($725,000) and sent him off to short season Spokane for the final month of the NWL season. Once there, the argument that Teagarden would not be much of a hitter as a pro gained traction...for a week.

Through his first seven games in Spokane, Teagarden went 1-20. Seven days later, his season average was up to .282 and five games after that, he was hitting .339.

Teagarden finished his professional debut season with a line of .281 / .426 / .635, hitting seven homers and driving in sixteen runs. Oh, and he finished that season with a league championship...three months after winning an NCAA National Championship as a Texas Longhorn.

While Teagarden was among the ! league leaders in whiffs per at-bat (32 / 96), he balanced that negative by frequently drawing bases on balls. His 23 freebies were just three fewer than Junior Mayberry took all year, and Mayberry had nearly three times as many at-bats. The right-handed Teagarden didn’t hit much against lefties in limited opportunities (.158 in 19 at-bats), but he actually seemed to be even more selective against them (.467 OBP).

A technically sound catcher with great footwork, a plus arm and quick release, he’s considered by most to be ready for the big leagues defensively right now. A.J. Pierzynski he’s not. Teagarden is a quiet leader who has been described as "shy," but he is admired by his pitchers.

Teagarden did not finish strong, going 4-20 in the playoffs after finishing the season 7-26 in Spokane’s final ten games including a 1-11 slump in the final five games of the regular season. However, he was reportedly very impressive ! in instructionals, showing good power to all fields.

A dominant pitcher in his early teens, Teagarden gave it up due to an arm injury and he finished 2005–a year in which he won two championships and became a wealthy young man with a bright future on the team he cheered for as a kid–by undergoing Tommy John procedure to cure long-term wear-and-tear. A quick return to action is expected.

2006 Projection:

The Rangers feel that Teagarden may be ready to hit at the beginning of the season and could be back behind the plate late this summer. Look for him to begin his season (whenever that is) as Bakersfield’s DH. If Mike Nickeas can break out in the Texas League and earn a promotion to Oklahoma, Teagarden could see action in Frisco before the end of the year. Missing time behind the plate won’t hurt him as his defensive game is already big league quality. If he continues to hit like he did last summer, he could be! ready for prime time at some point in 2007.

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M.J. Hindman

newbergreport.com

Dancing With the Stars Fineness

Stacey Keibler might have something to say about all of this.

Two Guys Just Having a Good Time . . party over here.

Texas Tech Recruiting Class

Once again, from the Dallasnews Recruiting Blog.
Grading the Red Raiders

Today's segment focuses on the Red Raiders:
Final grade: B+
Why?: I know some Aggie fans will disagree with me but I just like the Tech class better than A&M's. Granted, maybe it's because I saw several of these guys play. The top skill players -- Baron Batch, Jamar Wall and Michael Crabtree -- are great prospects alone. But Tech really strengthened things on the offensive and defensive lines, especially if ex-Euless Trinity tackle Ofa Mohetau makes it into school.
Best prospect: Carter athlete Michael Crabtree shot up the state rankings with good reason -- he is going to be a college star. He will switch over to wide receiver, following the lead of current Tech receiver Robert Johnson. He has the size (6-3, 190) and speed to fit right into Mike Leach's offense. Crabtree might help Bobby Knight's team too.
Sleeper: Plainview's Jamar Wall is the one player that Tech coaches can't rave enough about. if you've seen video of Wall, you can tell he has a knack for breaking the first and second tackle.
Pressure is on: Daniel Johnson, DB, Houston Spring Woods. If he can get his test scores, this is a top-15 player in the state.

American Idol Fine Ass-ness?

If there is a wonderful God out there, please let one of these nice young ladies win American Idol so we can all watch them grow and develop into nice pieces. Thank you.

Texas A & M Recruiting Class

This was found at the Dallas Morning News Recruiting Blog

"Grading the Aggies

I thought we could take one look back at the 2006 recruiting season. Since SportsDay doesn't hand out grades any more for recruiting classes, we'll hand out some unofficial grades:

Today's segment focuses on the Aggies:
Final grade: B
Why?: Basically for two reasons. The Aggies lost out on Skyline LB Michael Morgan to USC and they lost South Grand Prairie speedster Malcolm Williams to Oklahoma because he wanted to go to a program he can win in now.
Best prospect: The most obvious one is Klein Collins RB Michael Goodson, but my pick is Haltom LB Anthony Lewis. The Aggies need help at the position immediately, and Coach Dennis Franchione basically said at his signing day press conference that Lewis already has the "physicalness" to play college football right now.
Sleeper: Samuell's Cornell Tarrant gets my vote. Watch his video and you can see that Tarrent is willing to run between the tackles. At 5-11 and 185, it will be interesting to see how this translates at the next level.
Pressure is on: Michael Goodson. There are going to be high expecations for the top running back in the state. With the Aggies trying to get back in a bowl game, a lot of fans are going to look to Goodson as the savior."

Who Wants More Chuck Norris? ME!!!!

Waterseal, I need you to post the other Chuck Norris emails for us. Greatness like that shouldn't be bottled up and on a shelf somewhere. Share with us. Please. You complete me.

As a teen Chuck Norris impregnated every nun in a convent tucked away in the hills of Tuscany. Nine months later the nuns gave birth to the 1972 Miami Dolphins, the only undefeated and untied team in professional football history

Chuck Norris is 1/8th Cherokee. This has nothing to do with ancestry, the man ate a fucking Indian.

If you look in a mirror and say "Chuck Norris" three times, he will appear and kill your entire family... but at least you get to see Chuck Norris

It's the Stetty and Puppy Dog Blue Show

I really don't think there's any doubt that all of us love Dirk. The question of course, is he transcendent? Is he the type of player that has changed the game? I know that we hear about Garnett, Duncan and Kobe, but are they any more or less special than Dirk? I heard Cooperstein talking about Dirk and his point was that Dirk is putting up his average every single night. I don't think that there's a player out there that does this on a night-in and night-out basis. The other point is that there is really no comparison to Dirk from a historical perspective. I know that people like to compare him to Bird, but he's so much more athletic than Bird, but Bird was a better passer.




Another excellent article on the Cowboys.

A pretty solid Maverick's blog.

Egotastic is a pretty good celebrity website, but the guy who writes it and I are on the same page about a number of things
1. Ashley Simpson does look weird.
2. Scott Stapp and Kid Rock were in a sex video.
3. Madonna is not that great.

Gordon Keith is really funny and you should read his work.

Czar of the K-Town Shizzle

Top 10 Ranger Minor Leaguers By Position

I didin't think anyone would actually click on the link, which is why I posted the entire article, nevertheless, here's some more:
Top 10 Outfielders
Top 10 Infielders
Top 10 Pitchers

Like Father, Like Son

For all of you that are having babies, I want to go ahead and apologize now. All indications are that the Hetmers might very well be having a boy. If this is the case, I will encourage him to hit whatever he can while he can. Don't worry, I'll teach him to put a sock on it. Until he realizes it doesn't feel as good, then he will just impregnate all of your daughters and each of you will have a little bit of Stetty blood in your family. The world will be a better place.

Started With a Bang and Ended With a Wimper

What happened to that great American goof-off spirit I've heard so much about? Are all of you tellling me that all of you were so darned busy that you could post a link or a picture? Are you all going to let the "man" not let you post pictures of Heidi Klum and Molly Sims? You are all better than this. Think of the children. Think of the children.

David Hasselhoff is so awesome that if you go to this link you might not have any awesomeness left.

"The Shocker"

Looks like JJ is a fan of the "Shocker".

Mrs. Simpson (now working hopefully)

The last link was bad, try this. And keep your hands where I can see them.

Your such a bad girl!

Happy, Happy Valentines Day!!!

Should we change the name of the blog?

Good Times

I was lucky enough to go to a basketball game with T-Storm and these are some of the picutres that were a result of that game.

For those of you who are new, welcome and I hope that this is a roaring success. If you have any questions please ask. It seems that Chris has a pretty good handle on how this thing works (it's not rocket science).

Linkys:

Roger Staubach has a blog (via Bob Sturm).

Spring training is almost here, Rangers update.

Cowboys' shopping list, special teams.

True Hoop shows that Tyson Chandler is a good guy.

How to Link to Sites

Chris, you are doing a wonderful job, however, whenever you are trying to post a link, you first copy the link location. You then highlight the text that you want the link to appear. Then there is a tiny icon where you post that looks like a little green Earth with two chain links. You click on that icon and then paste (ctrl-V) your link into the little box. I've fixed your previous link, which lead to microsoft. I think someone is trying to brainwash us.

Edit: That's a crappy link. Booo!

Very good my man, I understand. I'm a rook too so go easy. The link worked last week, I don't know why it wouldn't now. What a tease that Chet is!

By the way, is there any way you can adjust the settings so that the comments show if we want to make one instead of having to do an actual post for everyone to see? Look into it nerd.

Loves.

Mrs. Simpson

This is so wonderful, and it's working again. I'm guessing it will post the link on the right side of the page. Enjoy, forever.

Make Mrs. Simpson shake it!

Blackjack Cheat Sheet

For all of you blackjack enthusiasts. Stay, hit, double down. It's all there. Not that I have really put a lot of faith in this exact one, but the idea is concrete. If most people would play this way, there would be a lot more big winners Mikey!

From "FINE" to "FUNKY"

What happened here? This used to be the absolute hottest young woman in the world and now we have to deal with this? What have we done?

I really hope people buy into this

I think this is a great idea. I'm obviously not a veteran blogger but I'd like to join the party. I'm guessing that those of you who don't have quick and frequent computer access will be phased in slowly. Tonight will be my initiation so I'm going to try some different things. We'll see how that goes. Baby arm.

Answer the poll and get give.

It's Alba Time!!

Fantasy Football Website

I'll start things off, here's a fantasy football and NFL draft site.

What About A Kaufman Fantasy Football Blog?

So here's what I'm thinking. This will be a place that everyone can visit and post. If you have problems posting then let me know, but I don't think you'll have any issues doing that. I think it will be a good. Let me know if you want me to change part of the appearance of the blog. I can also set up a flickr account (which I can explain later) for photos.