Just saw the news, Tiger Woods will be back next week at the Accenture Match Play! Great news for the sponsor (Accenture), his sponsors (Nike, Gatorade/G, Buick, etc), and of course TV and the PGA. I am getting goosebumps writing this - is Tiger the reason for all this recession? We'll know soon enough if he was the reason. People love Tiger - he's not the typical underdog that people love, he's America's hero, and I'm sure in the next few days, this news will start to take over from all the A-Rod steroid scandal, the Economy/stimulus woes and all the greedy investors out there. Or maybe not. Either way, get ready to watch some golf this spring.
So, I'm thinking that $4M/year is way too much for a punter. The Oakland Raiders just signed Shane Lechler to a $16M, 4 year extension. Granted, he's been on my one Fantasy team two years running, but $4M to punt the ball a few times a game - I know he's been an integral part of the Raiders game the last few years because their offense is so bad, but still. What's next? $15M for a Cornerback? Oh wait, Al Davis just authorized that for Nnamdi Asomugha - 3 yrs $45.3M. Though he's worth it as probably the only true "shutdown corner" in the league, I can see Drew Rosenhaus right now on ESPN in a few weeks asking for $10M for Lito Shephard - "Leeetoe". What recession? Al Davis, when is he retiring?
It's just about Tourney Time - get ready, we'll be ramping up in the next 3-4 weeks with conference championships. The field is so wide open this year, it should be a good NCAA tournament time - who will win? Oklahoma, NC, Duke, Pitt, UConn, Memphis, Davidson?
Utley seems ready to roll down in Clearwater. Says he thinks he'll be ready for Opening Day - don't forget we have the World Baseball classic that delays everything by about a week. Just want to again point out that the Phillies are 2008 World Phucking Champions - boy how I wish Hines Ward would have said something like that at the Steelers celebration. We'll see what 2009 brings, hard for them to repeat, but I'll take another Division Championship. What a month for sports mid-March to mid-April will be with WBC, NCAA, Spring Training, NBA ramping up and of course The Masters.
Around the Balls - just wanted to throw that in, nothing else to add.
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