Hello Gabbers and Happy Mother's Day to all of your special mates, hope their day is special. I really find it rather interesting that this is my lead into my weekly blog, but I felt it only appropriate to wish your wives a great day. Since I always work on Sunday's at the store, I will miss out on most of the fun of this particular day. But life is good as the Mrs would say. I thought I would start my weekly rant with some "Uncle Ted," a great spokesperson for hunters and fisherman around the world.

This Michigan made rocker, is a great advocate and teacher to all of us about the do's and don'ts of hunting, hell I remember one time he blew up a blazer on his show to prove a point about how dangerous explosives are. But anyway, where the hell is the prolific Tiger's offense? I mean I realize they are playing the Athletics, but there are guys in the minors who have better batting averages than some of these jokers that are in the starting lineup right now......

How can Dombrowski and Leyland justify him still being with the club after dumping Inge a couple of weeks back. This boy is hitting .124 and doing nothing at the plate whatsoever, they could have got the same results out Inge. But I guess that's what happens when you are the teacher's pet, you get the extra chances that no one else gets.

How about Josh Beckett missing a start, then going out to his local golf course. Must have had an early Tee time the next day. He got his ass lit right up, and then fired f-bombs at the press after the game. What class, no wonder no one wants him the Red Sox have tried and still can't give him away. 

Now that he is returning in time for game 7 Saturday night, will it be enough to save the Laker's from an embarrassing loss to the Nuggets, or will it be another explosive offseason in Laker land? Since when did Magic Johnson become the spokesperson for the Laker's, calling for the firing of Mike Brown, and trading Gasol, Bynum and the rest of the team if they lose? This team is not good enough to win a championship anyway, they do not have a deep enough bench and getting rid of Derek Fisher was an awful mistake one that they could regret as soon as this evening.....

With all this being said, Taylor and Noah were being their typical selves while I was at work today driving their mother to the brink of drinking or even something worse. But that is a typical weekend around here, the kids are being themselves. Sometimes its nice to have a 40 hour a week job, with a variety of different hours. That is why I wish my wife a very happy Mother's Day, because of all things she is the reason I do the things I do, I would not trade her for the world after nearly 12 years of marriage to her. 

I off to do what good husbands do, keep their kids in line and try and finish some classwork before I hit the sack for another busy day at work....

Well boys its another Sunday, and I was not really sure what I wanted to talk to you about this week so I thought I would start you out with a little music instead. I kind have been out of the sporting life a bit because of my classes, but what I have noticed is this......

If the Tigers are going to win the Central this year, their bullpen had better wake up soon. Their mister automatics of last year Benoit and Valverde can hardly get anyone out when they come into games. There have been a number of games already this year that the starters have handed over to them, and they have came out with a no decision because of these two idiots screwing them out of it in the 8th and 9th. WAKE UP, the season is now a month old there is no excuse for your mediocre pitching anymore......

My oldest daughter has decided to walk the aisle on the 24th of November, I am not really sure about this all I know is that I hope she truly knows what she is in store for once this happens. I am really happy because she has met a nice guy, but they are no more ready for marriage then I was 12 years ago. But no one ever really is, are they?

Happy Sunday morning Beezer, hope you enjoy this video as much as you have enjoyed watching the Rangers and Indians play.......

Well unless the Tiger's wake up or in fact if the owners do not wake up the only thing that is going to rock in those arenas and stadiums will be the chorus of boos from the fans they suckered into paying high prices to attend those games.

Sure the Lions made the playoffs, had a lousy draft. The Pistons stunk the Palace up for most of the season, but I will give them the benefit of the doubt due to the injuries they suffered early in the season which caused them to start slow. The Wings are getting old, and need a influx of youth into their team this gradually adding them into the mix has to speed up before their window of opportunity closes. The Tigers, well their the Tigers, Leyland still sucks as a manager and Dombrowski as a GM, but they will get contract extensions as always in a couple of months and we will be forced to watch them screw up another regular season and off season every year since 2006. Makes you wonder if they will ever leave Detroit, or do they have secret lifetime contracts that no one is aware of in the state of Michigan?

Oh well, as I continue to watch the Tiger's blow leads, at least I can change the channel and watch NASCAR or something else. Oh wait, can't even do that lately been working my ass off over the past month getting ready for a remodel that will be starting next month.......

Anyway, Have a great week and thanks for reading my post....

Not that I think it matters much to most of us around here at the Gab, but now the NBA is without 3 marquee players for the entire season. Bet David Stern never seen that coming when he forced this season upon them after the lockout ended. Duncan, Howard and now last years MVP Derrick Rose are all out due to injuries probably or least most likely to have been caused by the wear and tear of this season. I do not fault the Bull's coach for playing him despite the lead, because he has done it all season. I fault the commissioner for probably costing the Bulls their best chance at winning an NBA championship since Michael Jordan was there. Way to hand it to the Heat, they should waltz through the Eastern Conference now the Bulls were there only true competition that would have kept them from winning that conference again......

WTF Rondo, you must really want out of Boston after the season is over. I could see if you were 20 points down, and you pulled that crap. But you were only down 4 and your team never scored  another basket after you were tossed. Come on man get your head out of your ass, and think!!!!

So this is what happens during the 7th inning stretch at Oriole games, a head-first slide after a drunken run around the bases being chased by the cops. Hope it was worth his evening in the drunk tank......

I know that this is dated material, but it supports my argument that they should allow fighting back in the sport. Plus this was kind of fun to watch. Makes you wonder after the Flyers-Pens series if the new millennium version of the Broad Street Bullies have returned to Philadelphia?

And this is what a good fight does for me when I attend hockey games, gets me all pumped up and is one of the reasons I love the sport......

And not to rain on anyone's parade, but this might be the only highlight during their series. It is going to be a rough road for the Rangers if they want to win the Cup, all the series including the finals are going to be very physical. I wish them well now that the Wings are eliminated.

Thanks for reading  my post.....

Well it wouldn't be an appropriate blog, without me mentioning the release of a long time favorite player of mine yesterday by the Tigers. He was the last player from that 43-119 team, that did not have much of a chance to win because they were loaded with AA and AAA players and did not stand a chance against anyone that year. The question remaining in my head, is how the hell did Ryan Raburn survive not being sent to Toledo? But as all things go, they must end sometime and it was time for Brandon to go, hope someone picks him up that needs a great defensive player, who may not hit for average but pick everything hit his way.....

It leads me to this, back in the 70's it was acceptable for a position player who could play his position but not hit for average the Tigers had Aurelio Rodriquez and Eddie Brinkman as examples. Couldn't hit there way out of a wet paper bag with a hole and a road map to get their asses out of that bag, but when you hit a ball their way you may as well headed from the batter's box back to the dugout, because you were out nearly every time. Every team has their Brandon Inge's, and they deal with it because they know what he lacks at the plate he makes up for by saving them runs out on the field with their glove. Brandon will be sorely missed by the Tigers and my daughter Taylor, she was his Tiger when she was 3 and learning about baseball.

Thank you Ben if this was truly your last game as a Piston, I really enjoyed coming down to the Palace and watch you play.  You understood your role as a Piston, and were a major reason they brought a title back to Detroit in 04' Your fans wish you would stay another year, but understand that its time to watch your children grow up. The Pistons will be fine, because from the looks of the kids coming out of college this year, they will find your replacement for many years to come.

Dear Metta World Peace:

No offense, but I remember when you were a member of the Indiana Pacers and went into the stands one evening at the Palace and assaulted some fans. Sorry my friend I do not believe the sincerity in this apology, because I have seen your ignorance before first hand.

When and who will you snap on again, and then claim it was an accident and make it all better? Did David Stern forget about the incident at the Palace a few years back, if he had remembered you may have been suspended a whole lot longer than 7 games, or the first round of the playoffs if the Laker's get lucky enough to get by without you on their bench. I guess that is the benefit of playing for the Laker's and not the Pacer's, because you were suspended a whole lot longer than this for what you did that night.......

I just did not come here today to slam and rip World Peace, I wanted to show you a soft side that came from his site about his daughter's battle with cancer. It shows there is a human side to this man, and may explain his anger but still is no excuse for his actions.........

I was going to talk about the NFL Draft today, but I am still puzzled by the Lion's first pick Riley Rieff. Can he run the ball up the middle, cover a wide receiver going deep and going over the middle? I think not, he may plug a hole on the offensive line but he will not help cover up the Lion's real weakness, their defensive secondary. I will leave it at that for the moment......

Not to rub it in, but the Stanley Cup finalists are now both sitting at home watching the playoffs on television. I give the Capitals and Kings credit, they played two great series and the Caps got a great goal in what turned out to be a great series to watch on television. The Wings sucked badly during their series against Nashville, but Rinne was the real reason they are also at home, he outplayed Jimmy Howard the whole entire series. I guess I am not much of a fan of the Flyers and Pens, but I am glad that Sid the Kid and his team of crybabies are gone, and I do not care much for the Flyers so I hope someone takes care of them in the next round. 

My buddy told me once that its not a hockey game unless there are fights, and he was pissed off when the NHL tried to eliminate them from the sport entirely. The sad part is I actually agree, I believe half the stick and elbowing to the heads causing the concussion issues are caused by the NHL not letting the players take out their frustrations on a player that pissed them off. I believe they should let them get it out of their systems, because most of the time they do not fight a second time anyway. It does not really slow the pace of the game down, it adds to the entertainment value especially if the fight is a good one. He also hates the 4 on 4 and shootout at the end of overtime, he believed in 5 on 5 and sudden death overtime 20 minutes or until a goal is scored. No points for losing in overtime or shootout, because why should a team be rewarded for losing? Bring back Center Ice and the two line pass, so that teams like the Penguins can cherry pick and score easy goals. Make the goalies fair game if they come out of the crease, and eliminate that blue patch that protects them. If you notice, they use their sticks as well as the position players on opposing players in front of the net and should not be protected like they are the superstar players most goalies aren't in the first place. Finally, stop protecting the superstar players like they are Gods, and make them fair game also. They seem to get penalties called by the refs if the opposing team touches them, if you make them accountable for their actions then maybe players like Daniel Sedin will not swing his stick or take liberties on others. He clearly got what he deserved, and a few years back he would have got the crap kicked out of him and the other player involved would not have been suspended for getting his revenge.....

As I close out my blog, I will say one more thing get rid of the Designated Hitter. The reason the pitchers are getting away with intentionally hitting opposing batters in the American League is there is no course of retribution other than the opposing pitcher hitting a member of their team which normally results in a ESPN highlight the next day. When I was growing up, if you threw at a player you had better put catcher's equipment on because Tom Seaver or Nolan Ryan was going to bust your ribs the next time you batted.....

Thank you for reading my post, hope you enjoyed my rants and raves...

Well guys since we last spoke a couple of weeks ago,  a lot of things have happened in my life including forgetting to schedule my Sunday blog on Saturday night. My friend passed away on the 11th, and we had his funeral Monday. Not a great week, but at least I can say I made it. I was wondering something though, what the hell has happened to the Boston Red Sox this year? As in Detroit, a big lead disappeared right before Bobby Valentine's eyes and with that pitching staff he has in place right now he had better get used to it........

I know most of you are Sox fans, and to tell you the truth I would be worried also. I have noticed that most of the starters have been pitching pretty good, but still a little on the inconsistent side. But your bullpen has been absolutely awful. There really is no excuse for blowing a 9 run lead by any team in baseball. But especially a team that is supposed to be challenging for their division crown.....

Hats off to the Texas Ranger's hitters in the first inning yesterday, they made him look like a high school pitcher. First 7 batters reaching base, and I believe it was 11 of the 14 batters he faced before Leyland mercifully took him out. I honestly have never seen anything like this, the Tigers were lucky they did not score more  than 8 runs in that inning, it was like they knew what was coming and hit everything in site......

Thank God for the reigning MVP and Cy Young award winner from last season, at least he could slow the Ranger's bats down enough to earn a split. 

Congrats to Philip Humber for pitching the 21st perfect game in MLB history, wasn't the prettiest or most effective 96th pitch but it got the job done. 

Finally before I go, hats off to Pekka Rinne, he played one hell of a series against the Wings in the first round. I could not believe some of the saves he was making when the Wings actually got a shot on goal. He was the reason they won, and if he can keep this up Nashville will go a long ways in the playoffs this season.......

Thanks for reading my post, sorry it was a little late.......