Baseball time

Man who is excited for baseball season besides me? I figured you would also be hype for the start of one of the greatest games ever invented. I cannot front my teams success adds to my excitement for the start of the season.

Even though my Phillies are getting hit early by the injury bug I like their chances to win around 100 games and also get back to the World Series. Yeah I know the road to the Series will be harder this year because teams will get up to play the Phillies EVERY night and also because three straight trips to the Series is VERY hard. However I love the Phillies lineup. They have an American League lineup but they play in the National League. What does that mean? That means there isn't an easy out on the lineup. The 1-8 hitters can knock it out the park or get on base every time they are up to bat.

But what about the rotation? Man listen TWO WORDS...ROY HALLADAY! Do I need to say it again? ROY HALLADAY. He is by far the best pitcher in baseball and he has one of the best work ethics in baseball and it appears to be rubbing off on Kid Cole, J.A. Happ, and Kyle Kendrick. Thats four pitchers right there that I feel can win 12-18 games this season.

However I have to be honest, the bullpen scares me a little. This "new" injury to Brad Lidge is a little bit of a blower to me. I would love to see the Phillies try and trade for a closer before the deadline. Possibly trade Jayson Werth to a team that has two closers or that may be out of it, since it appears that Dominic Brown is ready (plus they will most likely lose Werth after this year anyway) to show what he can do in the Majors.

Regardless of what moves this team makes during the season, they appear to have all the ingredients to make this 2010 season a special one. I am off to Washington DC to see Halladay take the mound for the first time as a Phillie. Should be an awesome game and an awesome season.

Pole dancing

So I know my bloggs are usually more on the "this person pisses me off" vibe but um I do not have any problems with a story I read on the NY Daily News website.

There is a rumor going around that in the 2012 Summer Olympics in Rio Pole Dancing may be an event during the Olympics. UM I am all for it. I would imagine that almost every man I know will make sure they watch that event. Don't get me wrong we all know that it's not going to be a "Girls Gone Wild" type of an event, but it will allow a lot of men (and some women) to fantasize about a wild night they had or want to have at a strip club.

Man I can see it now, team Jamaica trotting their Pole Dancing team out to compete against the United States in a track like outfit during prime time TV. WOW! Wouldn't that be a cool event? I mean men will not be the only people that tune it because Pole Dancing appears to be the hot thing for ladies that want to get in shape.

I have no idea if the event will actually be apart of the Summer Olympics, but all I know is I am excited and will make sure I tune in!

So I vote YES to Pole Dancing in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Sad day

It's an extremely sad day when a fan of a player wakes up to reports that he is taking a turn for the worst. Steven A Smith reports that Sixers great, Allen Iverson, is on a fast path down the wrong street. At first I did not want to believe it but then I realized how close those two guys appear to be and that most likely what he is reporting is true.

Allegedly all the gambling and all the extra curriculum stuff Iverson likes to enjoy has started to catch up with him. Smith has said that Iverson needs someone close to him that actually cares about him to step up and try to slow down this train wreck.

It's very sad because Iverson at one point in time was a top 5 player in the NBA and now finds himself becoming a spectacle/side show! But these problems appear to be bigger than just basketball. His daughter is sick (although it remains a mystery as to what's wrong with her), his wife of over 8 years (she has been with him from day 1) has left him, and the one thing he is good at (basketball) appears to not be an option.

Man this is sad! Real sad! As a fan of Iverson I could care less if he plays ball ever again. Don't get me wrong I enjoy watching him play the game but I am more concerned with his well being than his NBA career. I honestly hope someone is able to help him. Maybe his college coach can help him because he seems to of had the most impact (positive) in Iverson's life.

I have no idea what it's like to lose a wife, or to have a sick child. But I do know it's not a good thing. As a humanitarian I wish him luck and pray that he gets help. If not I fear that one of the next stories we will read about him will be one remembering his life.

Please Iverson get help!