FanNation - The Republic of Sport

1st Down-

You can't call yourself an athlete if you compete in horseracing. Charles Barkley will tell you that's a fact. An animal is not an athlete either, and a jockey is just Bob Costas trying to be famous. Sometimes a thesaurus doesn't work.

2nd Down- David Beckham is the new John Lennon. Exiled from America. Let's face it. Soccer is an international riot, a competition where fans are most careful of their safety, and Beckham was part of the economical crisis because he was being paid too much to do nothing...and Posh's kids. There's a saying like father like son and this says it best...

By the Way, Governor Corzine called, New Jersey wants it blowout hair back.

3rd Down- Stop telling me the Yankees will be the best team in the offseason. C.C. Sabathia belongs to either the Dodgers or Angels in California. As a longtime Yankee fan, C.C. Sabathia belongs to a National League Team just like Cynthia Rodriguez needs to a stripper so that she can win A-Bucks back.

But that will be unlikely since she had so many kids, her uterus fell out and her stomach has become a beer belly, while Shame-Rod is spending his money on another Miami condo. And please, for god's sakes, stop with this Madonna ****. She is way too famous to marry a dirt-bag. At least Guy Ritchie has talent and class. Bottomline, C-Rod may be a ****, but A-Rod is an **** in life and not just money.

Lastly, 4th Down- The Rangers are not the best team in hockey right now. Please, 13 games into the season and 21 points overall ahead of every team? It's too **** early to say they'll be holding the cup for the first time since 1994. Make no mistake, they are a good team that has played above expectations. But so have San Jose, St. Louis, Minnesota, and of course, Detroit. Now I know New York would love to bring back a championship. Everyone has seemed to be anxious since the Giants won the Super Bowl. Expecting is not everything. Just ask Jim Leyland and Simba's fallen army of Tigers. Money doesn't buy everything, unless you are A.) George Steinbrenner and B.) The Detroit Red Wings front office. Who cares if the Red Wings of 2002 had so many stars. Yzerman, Federov, Shanahan, Robitaille, Murphy, Hasek, Lidstrom, Chelios, Larionov, Hull, and Scotty Bowman. That team was bleeding Yankee money. However, that was a team with good chemistry. So if the Rangers have good chemistry, we could see them go deep. But so what if they have the best record in hockey? The Quebec Nordiques of 1995, with Joe Sakic and Owen Nolan, had the best record, but they were beaten in the playoffs. Winning is only good if the will to prepare is more important than the will to win. And that's the bottom line.