What I've Learned--the No Context Version

Some nights it's choosing between blogging, watching sports or sleeping. Sports has been winning lately.

NBC's John Madden retires. It was time.

The Yankees should fire Joe Girardi like the Corleones got rid of Pauley..."Grab the connolis, drop the gun."

I've been watching baseball for 30 years. This Yankee bullpen, save for Mariano, is probably the worst version I've seen. Even during the Stump Merrill years, the bullpen of Steve Howe, John Habyan and Steve Farr, was the strength of the team.

Although two starts does not a Cy Young make, I have to admit: I was wrong about A.J. Burnett.

Are they still playing the college basketball playoffs?

It's hard to believe that pirates still exist outside of Pittsburgh. But that captain proved courageous...That's the guy we all should emulate. He and that Sullenberger fellow--you know the Hudson River pilot.

CBS's Masters Leader Board went seven screens deep on Sunday apparently trying to fool casual golf fans that Tiger still had a chance. While we're on the subject, don't you just hate the hushed tones and reverence thrown at the feet of Augusta National? Come on people. It's a golf course. Nothing more.

The Washington Capitals are scary offensively with their sharp breakout passes and fancy stick-handling. Alex Ovechkin is just a great hockey player--although I can live without his hysterionics everytime the Capitals score. Enough Alex. Act like you been there before.

Jose Theodore's soft goals last night are bound to stay with him at least the rest of this playoff series. Surrendering those soft-goals in the playoffs? They have a way of staying with you like luggage. Go ask Detroit netminder Chris Osgood who tarnished his reputation after surrendering bad playoff goals.

Rangers color-man Joe Micheletti sure sounded awfully prescient when he said that the Capitals power play corps might get tired if they continued to log the full two minutes each power play. Sure enough, on his third period goal, Brandon Dubinsky went by his man who at this moment in time is stil looking for his jock.

Visit the new Yankee Stadium? I'd love to...after BHO approves me for bailout funds.