A lot of things have happened in the world of sports in the last couple of weeks so I think an update is in order.
First of all, let's talk about assault to other people. What in the wide world of sports is going on all of a sudden with punching people in the face? We have Metta World Peace (the artist formerly known as Ron Artest of the Lakers) elbowing James Harden of the Oklahoma City Thunder in a game last Sunday. That's obviously the biggest case of disrespect these days. And how is that suspension not more than seven games...oh wait, I know why it's not. David Stern was NEVER going to rip a key member from one of the NBA's big franchises for two whole rounds. That would have been too good to be true. World Peace should be glad that David Stern is the commissioner of this league.
Next, we have Alfonzo Dennard from my alma mater, Nebraska, punching a police officer. What disgusts me more than anything about this is Nebraska has become the early 2010s version of the Miami Hurricanes, except this group of underachievers has no significant titles to show for it. And Dennard should feel lucky if that punch doesn't cost him in the upcoming NFL Draft.
And so much for that World Series hangover...the Texas Rangers are picking right back up where they left off last year. What's stunning so far is how well their pitching has done after a few changes. The move of Neftali Feliz to the starting rotation as well as the addition of Yu Darvish has paid huge dividends so far. We all know they can swing the sticks, so it's going to be how far their pitching can take them. It's anybody's guess if the current pitching staff wins them the World Series this year but so far they are off to a good start.
And this New Orleans Saints thing is out of control. Now we have New England Patriots-like espionage stories going on? All I can say is when it rains, it pours, and it's pouring on the New Orleans Saints right now.
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