Political World

Today I will take a change of pace and steer away from the world of sports. Instead I will focus on the political spectrum and the major news going on in the world of politics. John McCain has basically wrapped up the Republican Presidential nomination since every major Republican nominee has withdrawn with the exception of Mike Huckabee. McCain has a major shot to win the presidency as he fits the stereotypical president. Now I'll shift to the Democrat side with the intense battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Obama has won ten straight contests over Clinton and she is reeling. She needs to come back very strong in the next two in Texas and in Ohio. Many political analysts believe that Clinton is hanging by a thread and if she doesn't do extremely well in the next two contests her chances will be slim to none. Personally I believe Obama has the inside track to the nomination and will be a very strong candidate for the presidency if he gets the nomination.

Wide World of Sports

Today my blog will not focus on one sport but just a range of different things going on in many sports. First I will touch on the NHL which I rarely touch on. The New York Rangers last night were up 5-0 in the middle of the second period. This is a huge lead in hockey and practically always the game is basically over. Well the Montreal Canadians came back to tie the game in the third period. After a scoreless Overtime period the two teams went to a shootout. The Rangers couldn't even score in the shootout and wound up losing the game. This made history as this comeback from 5 goals down is extremely uncommon.
Tonight in the NBA will be Shaquille O'Neal's first game with the Phoenix Suns. He has been sidelined with injury but something tells me he wouldn't miss the game unless he was severely hurt. The Suns will be taking on the Los Angeles Lakers, which is Shaq's former team and he left in a bad way bashing the Lakers other star player in Kobe Bryant. I will be watching this game and many people are looking forward to the meeting between Kobe and Shaq.

News on the NBA Front

So very busy weekend for the NBA. Obviously the NBA All-Star Game alone attracts a massive amount of people but to tell you the truth people enjoy the two nights more than the actual game itself. On Friday night they have the Rookie vs. Sophomore game which is always entertaining and many fans really enjoy to watch the future talent in the NBA. Saturday night which is my personal favorite contains the Skills Challenge, the 3-Point Shootout and the Slam Dunk Contest. The Skills Challenge is very underrated in my opinion and is very enjoyable. The Slam Dunk Contest this year was extremely entertaining with a young star tickle me elmo in Dwight Howard showing his incredible talent with some great dunks. Dwight Howard made some dunks that nobody else ever could make and this is going to make the NBA a lot of money. Also on the NBA front is the news that Jason Kidd will finally be traded to the Dallas Mavericks. This instantly improves the Mavericks and I expect them to a major contender in the playoffs if the trade is finalized.

Oh Roger...

Today my blog will focus on the recent cheating scandals going on in the MLB and the NFL. Roger Clemens and Roger Goodell are both directly involved in these scandals.

First is Roger Clemens, please advise being a Mets fan I am extremely biased towards Roger Clemens already. We all know the famous incident during the 2000 World Series when Roger Clemens through at Mike Piazza's head and then threw the splintered bat at him. Well according to the Mitchell Report released in December Roger Clemens was on steroids while as a member of the 2000 New York Yankees as well as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. So since we mostly assumed he was on steroids like Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, and Jason Giambi our tax dollars are hard at work investigating this meaningless cause. So his accuser Brian McNamee and Roger Clemens were in court last week to attempt to decipher the situation. Basically nobody believes Clemens and I think he is lying and guilty and should be thrown in jail for perjury.
Now we get to Roger Goodell who is the commissioner of the NFL. First came Spygate and how the New England Patriots secretly were stealing New York Jets signals during the first game of the regular season. Allegedly he destroyed the tapes for no apparent reason and this angered a senator and thus more tax dollars were wasted under this stupid investigation. Next are more allegations that the Patriots cheated but this time was back in the 2001 Super Bowl and they taped the St. Louis Rams practices. And now Goodell apparently promised money to the wife of the a paralyzed man hurt by troubled player Pacman Jones. This woman has publicly stated that they received no financial help from the league and is very upset.

NBA Trades

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3226203

Some new news on the NBA front with major trades going on in the last couple of weeks. Two top NBA stars were traded to major playoff contenders in the Western Conference. Pau Gasol was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers from the Memphis Grizzlies for Kwame Brown, Aaron McKie and Javaris Crittenton, the draft rights to Marc Gasol and first-round picks in 2008 and 2010. My analysis of this trade is that Memphis simply waited too long to trade Gasol. Over the summer they had better offers from the Chicago Bulls and didn't pull the trigger. Now they got a bust of a former top 5 draft pick and two future picks that are sure to be late in the first round. The Lakers are now a major threat and an instant Finals contender.
Next was the biggest trade in the NBA in the past few years. It brought Shaquille O'Neal from the struggling NBA worst Miami Heat to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks. I think that Miami got a great deal out of Shaq who hasn't been the same since they won a couple years ago. They got an all-star player and a decent backup for Wade. On the other hand I understand that Shawn Marion wanted out of Phoenix but they could have gotten a better deal for him instead of getting an aging overpaid Shaq.

Giants Win Super Bowl

Well I have to give the New York Giants kudos for winning the Super Bowl. Although I am a New York Jets fan and was torn by who to root for as I hated both teams equally. I thought Eli Manning would have no chance against an experienced defense and I was wrong. The Giants played well and played tough on defense and this led to the win. Their defensive line got intense pressure on Tom Brady and he was forced to rush his throws thus causing many badly thrown passes and a lot of incompletions. Congratulations to the Giants and Eli Manning who finally showed his true colors. It must be nice to be Archie Manning to have two sons who have won Super Bowls which is the highest plateau in all of football. It is a great day for The Manning family.

Johan Santana

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3227403
After making many met fans nervous for the past 73.5 hours, Johan Santana and the New York Mets came to terms on a record breaking deal. The deal which was just announced 30 minutes ago is for seven years and 150.75 million dollars. It must feel nice to wake up in the morning and know all you have to do is pass a physical to make 150 million dollars. The MLB had to grant an extra two hours past the original 72 hour window they were given so the two sides could continue negotiating. It must feel nice for his agent too who just made 15 million dollars after his 10% cut. It is a good day for met fans knowing that they have the best pitcher in baseball for the next seven years.