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Are You Ready For Some Football?

So admit it. I bet you thought this day would never come fast enough?

Think back. Last time we talked "Football" - it was a cold night in February and someone by the name of David Tyree caught a ball of his helmet on his way to a NY Giants win over the NE Patriots in the Super Bowl.

But, now after several long-suffering months of (heaven to bid) NO FOOTBALL--- guess what, Football Fans...ITS BACK!

That's right- Summer Training Camps are in full swing and the dog-days of summer "2-a-days" are back.

This Time ... I Enjoyed it

A few years back, after suffering an embarrasing loss-- Major League Baseball, along with broadcast partner- FOX, termed the phrase- "This Time, It Counts".

The marketing platform was to symbolize, that the long-standing All Star Game, would immediately be elevated from a simple exhibition game to a game that termined Home Field Advantage in the World Series.

The reaction since that 2002 rule has been mixed, to say the least. Most siding with the notion of how ridiculous the notion was- that the league who won the mid-season All Star Game would be the league to recieve a 7th and deciding game in the fall classic.

Something Else

so NY gets to be the capital of the sports world again-- even if for just one day.

Tomorrow, the MLBers will be on display as they first parade down broadway, then showcase their skills in the anual All Star Game.

But here's a question to think about on the eve of the mid-summer's classic...

would baseball be better off doing something else during the break.

Like how about just the Home Run Contest-- just add more contestants? or Pitch, Hit and Throw competition.

No Mis-Print Here

Somebody pinch me! i must be dreaming!

This morning i checked the standings in the AL East and saw a mis-print atop the division. It didnt say NY Yankees...It didnt say Boston Red Sox.

It said the Tampa Bay Devil Rays-- uhm, i mean the Tampa Bay RAYS.

Yes, that's right- the RAYS from Tampa.

No matter how you look at it... you do need to look at it twice!

As we turn the page on the first half of the baseball season- one story-- and truly, just one story...stands out as "The story of the first half" .. and that story is the baseball team from Tampa.

Arrested Development

It reads like a Who's Who of NFL Football...

Or, more like a Pro-Bowl Roster of Stars...

But, let me read you a list of NFL Players who have all been in the news of late (actually-- all since the Season ended back in Feb) - and you tell me what these fellas all have in common? Ok?

Bears RB- Cedric Benson-

Lions Safety- Kalvin Pearson- 

Colts WR- Marvin Harrison- 

Vikings T- Bryant McKinnie-

Bengals WR- Chris Henry-.

Give Up?

Well, my friends, this distinguished list of 5 NFL players have ALL been in trouble with the law!...