Welcome to the tantrums where Uncle B.O.B. laughs at the fact that you find the most common sense when it comes to current events coming from, you guessed it, the Comedy Channel.  Yes, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert make far more sense than all of the news outlets combined.

MLB.   St. Louis is an incredible organization and what their pitchers did to Colorado on Friday and Saturday - somebody better call the cops.  Going 47 batters before giving up a hit?  How ridiculous is that?  I've never even heard of that.

San Francisco Giants went 4-3 this week, struggling w/Philly then taking three out of four from Atlanta.  A bit disappointing of a week and the relievers are starting to drop like flies with Affeldt out on the DL, now Casilla hurts his right knee.  Nevertheless, they are still two games up in the NL West over Arizona.

Oakland A’s had a horrific week going 1-6 at Cleveland and Seattle.  Lots of day to day injuries and shuffling the lineup.  Pitching is killing this team, and the hitting is starting to revert back to last season.  Shake yourselves Oaktown.

NHL.   So far so good for me and the NHL Playoffs.  San Jose advances and gets LA in the second round, the Frenchies got smoked, and the Islanders threw a scare into those dirty Penguins.  But you really gotta look at Toronto and say nice job boys.  Nobody expected this.

Ottawa/Pittsburgh should be fun...as should San Jose/LA. 

NBA.  Steph Curry is incredible, and every time you throw dirt on the Warriors, they come strong.  Now the series is even at two and the Spurs are struggling hard.

Looks like Memphis is gonna beat up a weakened OKC team, Chicago is looking to play football, and Carmelo Anthony is shooting way too much.

NFL.  Tim Tebow’s NFL career is over, but not in a way that he ever envisioned.  No team wants to take a chance on a guy because of “the circus” that surrounds him and that’s a shame because despite a lot of talk, he has the ability to help a team.  When he looks back to wonder “what happened?”, I would suggest to Mr. Tebow that he did a horrible job in stopping the press from being so obnoxiously douchy when it came to him.  He should have cut it off quickly and succinctly, perhaps taking a note from Shane Falco in “The Replacements” and say, “Talk to player X, he’s the real hero…” – don’t give the media anywhere to go with that.

Considering Titus Young’s behavior as of late, I can only imagine what kind of crap he got away with up in Boise.  Dude must figure his NFL career is DOA because this dude is going Pac Man all over the place.

Golf.  Is Golf so desperate for press that we have to hear about Tiger getting liquored up and falling down some stars at “the boom boom room” and having some contrived (and sissified) bullshit stirred up with Sergio Garcia?  How stupid is this???

Speaking of Sergio Garcia - toughen the hell up son.  If Tiger is that far in your dome that it affects your play on the links, get off the course because you've got bigger problems.

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Guys, before I get started on the regular sports, I gotta take time here and vent my outrage about what happened in Utah.  To the family of 46 year old Ricardo Portillo, my heart is heavy with grief for what you are going through, and what you will continue to go through. 

Ricardo died because he was reffing a rec league soccer game and a player that didn't like a call slugged him.  Taking a man's life over a game that would have been forgotten about 30 minutes after it ended?  What has happened in our society when a punk goes out and does this?  The State of Utah had better go hardcore on this and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law and punish the assailant just as hard.  This 17 year old needs to be tried as an adult and punished like one. 

When and where does this crap end?  What is it going to take for society to be disturbed enough to start taking control back from these little snot nosed punks?  When did it become OK for juveniles to act out like this?  It's time for we as a society to demand respect and accountability from our youth.  Dammit, we are the bosses, not the kids.  It's time to bring back much stiffer punishments rather than moddy-coddling. 

Lastly, why on Earth would anybody want to be a sports official?  Sports is gonna have a problem down the line if nobody wants to do the job of an official, an admittedly tough job.

Welcome to the tantrums where Uncle B.O.B. is sorry to hear that the Minnesota Vikings cut Punter Chris Kluwe and in typical Kluwe speak, he tweeted "So long Minnesota, and thanks for all the fish."  We here in Gab-land love Kluwe for his outspokenness and refreshing honesty.  Whether or not you agreed with his takes, at least you have to respect Kluwe for taking a stand and sticking by it.  Let's hope my man catches on somewhere else. 

MLB.   So I thought I’d look to see who was the hottest team in MLB right now and was surprised to see it was the Detroit Tigers at 8-2 over their last ten games.  But who the hell woke Cleveland up, winning six in a row until Minny got 'em Sunday?  Beeze should be celebrating that Cleveland made it to Cinco de Mayo over .500. 

San Francisco Giants went 6-0 this week sweeping Arizona and the Dodgers and mostly in the comeback type in close games.  Pablo Sandoval is hitting .331 on the season.  Unfortunately, Brandon Crawford has tanked at the plate.  Brandon Belt is coming on strong and Madison Bumgarner has a 1.55 ERA.  Man, if Cain can start coming around like he did last night in seven innings, it's on!

Oakland A’s went 4-2 and took two of three from both the Angels and Yankees.  Not only that, this is happening when the team is going through some injuries.  Cespedes is picking up some of the offensive load and the A's are ranked #1 in MLB in runs scored - a far cry from last season.  Problem is Texas is running red hot right now and Oakland's pitching is struggling...

NHL.   Henrik Sedin, you are a punk.  You punch Logan Couture in the face just after a faceoff against the guy?  Then that same guy you jaw jacked scores a goal just ten seconds later.  How stupid are you?  Then he adds an elbow to the head on a dead play?  What the hell?  The NHL Sheriff needs to come down on Sedin before a serious injury occurs.

Speaking of which, #76 for Montreal is a little punk instigator too.  Good on the Senators for layin the wood.

Lots being made about Ottawa calling a time out w/17 seconds left in their 6-1 win over Montreal.  While at first I thought it was bush, I got to thinking, maybe the coach was telling his players not to do anything stupid because the series still has to go on and they don’t need to get suspended.

NBA.  Joey Crawford the ref takes a lot of heat for his heavy-handed approach to dealing with players, but I'm not gonna bash him for his performance in that Clipper/Grizzly Game Six.  If anything, he should have tossed both Blake Griffin AND Matt Barnes as well for overall douche-baggery and shit-stirring.

I’m celebrating that fact that a lot of the floppers are gone from the playoffs so now we can watch basketball being played straight up.

Speaking of floppers and whiners, I come to Chris Paul.  I love how folks gloss over his schtick and now are saying he'll stay a Clipper.  I don't believe that for a second.  This cat is gonna end up the starting Point Guard for the LA Lakers next season. 

I was one of those who thought Miami was gonna steamroll the East, but as I look, Miami don’t want none of Chicago, then they have to face the winner of that war between Indy and NYC.

Could we see the mother of all nightmares for the NBA, Memphis winning the West?  The NBA must be freaking the hell out with three of the smallest markets (San Antonio, Memphis, and OKC) fighting it out in the West, and no LA to bail them out after the first round. Man, they gotta be praying for Golden State.

Out West, I’m gonna enjoy San Antonio/Golden State.  There’s a lot of folks who think the Spurs should win this easily, but I believe anything can happen if Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson get hot.  As for Memphis and OKC, with Westbrook out you just don’t know about the Thunder but then again if they go deep, it could teach Westbrook a valuable lesson.

CFB.  So ESPN partners w/the SEC for a new network at the same time they have the rights to the college football playoff?  Yeah, this whole thing will be completely above board (Sigh!).  Think I'll be paying even more attention to D-2 Football in the coming years, even after my son graduates. 

This thing is gonna be even more corrupt than the BCS and the AP/UPI rankings of yesteryear combined!  This is gonna get real ugly real quick and if I was the Big 12 and Pac 12, I'd start looking to form my own governing organization and get out of the NCAA. 

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Welcome to the tantrums where Uncle B.O.B. had a question come to mind yesterday – who is a better basketball player, Dwight Howard, or my 22 year old “Middle B.O.B.” whose post moves (footwork and strength) were far better than his last night???  That chick still has it, and is far more mature than Howard.  Good job Baby Shaq.

MLB.   Rough week for the boys in Northern California this week.

San Francisco Giants went 2-5 last week, losing the last two to the Zonies, then went to San Diego and must have went on a Tijuana bender because they got swept outta Petco.  Nothing positive to talk about here.

Oakland A’s also went 2-5 and didn’t look particularly well doing it.  At least they’re gonna get Cespedes back soon, who was doing pretty well in Sacramento at AAA.

NHL.   Hey Hockey guys, can I ask a stupid question here?  How the hell is Minnesota not an NHL hotbed in terms of being a traditionally good franchise?  They’ve got the support.  How the heck did they end up the #8 seed and draw #1 Chicago in the first round?

Now I know most of you are gonna yap about Boston/Toronto in round one, but that isn’t even a matchup.  I’ll watch San Jose/Vancouver.

NBA.  That seismic shift you heard about in Southern California yesterday?  That was the stampede of Laker fans running to the retail outlets to trade in their Laker gear for Clipper gear.

Just so you all know, I watched my daughters rec league team of women play and their play was FAR more entertaining than what the Lakers put out on the floor last night!

Y’all know how I feel about Stephen A. Smith, but I can’t argue with his take that “Superman” got tossed on purpose rather than play it out til the end.  It was the move of a gutless coward.  Do you all think that Howard could thrive in a situation like San Antonio where Popovich could slap some sense into him?

NFL Draft.  I’m one of those losers who had the draft on in the background while I was trollin the net, and I chose to listen to the NFL Network because I respect Mike Mayock and his opinions.  I had hoped that Rich Eisen had gotten rid of his ESPN tendencies, but his constant going back to Geno Smith and the Jets was nauseating.  Mayock was right in his very public exhibition of frustration regarding the subject being continuously brought up.  If he could have gotten away with it, he would have told Eisen to STFU!

Florida State was absolutely shitty last year – an embarrassment.  So what does it say about Jimbo Fisher that the NFL is swallowing up his talent – 11 players – more than any other school were drafted.  With that talent, they should have been playing for national titles, but no...they lose to NC State.  Dammit Seminoles, shake yourselves! 

Forget winners and losers, that doesn’t come for three years, and I heard too many “experts” proclaim “Incomplete” when assigning grades to each teams draft participation.  

Hey Geno Smith, I’m sorry for what you are about to endure.  Hey Tim Tebow, congratulations, you got out of the cesspool after only one year.  Now do the right thing and go to Canada to learn how to be a better QB.  No more drama, if you're serious about continuing your NFL career, go up to Canada and learn.  The league starts in a month or so anyway.

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Welcome to the tantrums where Uncle B.O.B. is channeling his inner Jeff Foxworthy this week when I say “If you’re working out at the gym, and a wild turkey comes up to the front door of the gym, you might be a redneck.”  Yep, that’s exactly what happened.  I’m working out and everybody in the gym stops to get their cameras out and take a pic.

Yeah, while I am raging about the events that unfolded in Boston, and horrified by what happened in Texas and the mid-west (floods), I think we need a damn diversion, and maybe sports will help.  Let’s get to it.

MLB.   If the Playoffs were in April, Pittsburgh would dominate.  Did they really dominate Hot-lanta?  Hey Detroit, thanks for laying down against the Angels!  Dicks!

San Francisco Giants went 4-3 this week with a win at Wrigley, then got smoked by the Brew Crew in Milwaukee, and then came back home to sweep San Diego.  Zito and surprisingly Lincecum had great outings this week, but at 12-7 they are sitting 1.5 GB Colorado in the NL West.  Colorado?  Meanwhile one of their relievers Jeremy Affeldt goes on the 15 day DL with a strained right oblique, but Sergio Romo already has 8 saves.  Good thing the bullpen is strong.  Brandon Crawford continues his strong start at SS and the Kung Fu Panda himself has the team lead in RBI’s with 16. 

Oakland A’s came back to Earth this week going 3-3.  They started out with a three game home sweep of Houston, they flew cross-country to get swept by Tampa.  That sweep cost them the lead in the AL West, falling 0.5 GB Texas for the lead.  Across the board, their stats are solid, so my guess is that the Tampa sweep was a blip on the radar.  Hey Boston and Houston, thanks for Jed Lowrie who right now is hitting .394 with 14 RBI with Coco Crisp is still doing real well leading the A’s with 5 HR, but only 4 SB, which he needs to bring up.  Dammit, Brett Anderson hurt his freaking ankle, but at least it was the only injury this week.

MMA.  As a general rule, I don’t watch, but I thought I’d give it a try Saturday Night on Fox.  Well, I came in late when the Frank Mir fight was on, and he got owned by a guy who simply hugged him on the fence.  Wasn’t a good start, but then I got to the last match and there was a lot of action, though the guy who won proposing to his girl after the match was pretty freakin cheesy, not to mention his win was kinda iffy. 

NBA.  Some of you guys know my attention has been diverted because of the ongoing fight to keep the Sacramento Kings here and not move 'em to Seattle.  Mostly have twitter wars with the entitled a-holes who bitched just five years ago when their Sonics got ripped from them and sent to OKC.  Now they have no problem rippin' the Kings out of Sac.  Let me say this:  If this was only about keeping the Kings in Sac, as much as I love 'em I wouldn't have cared, but it's about jobs and fixing our town and the jobs it can create in a downtown that has nothing.

David Lee waited eight long years to get to the playoffs and in the very first game there he tears his hip flexor and is out?  The only legitimate rebounding and inside threat for Golden State?  Major, major advantage Denver.

Tim Duncan is so good and he has four rings.  Why is it that he never gets talked about with the reverence that Shaq does?

NFL.  Draft time.  Now, nobody seems interested and I get it, no big names or anything.  But watching my share of football, I’ve learned that you win or lose games on the lines, in the trenches.  This particular draft will solidify or kill franchises in the years to come, moreso than with drafts that have “name” players.

I don't agree with Warren Sapp a whole lot, but in this case, he's 100% correct.  Tampa, what the hell are you even remotely thinking trading for that malcontent Darrelle Revis?  $16 mil a year?  This guy is a walking complaint more concerned about cash than about playing ball and you’re gonna expose your young impressionable team to this?  He's gonna bitch in a year and hold out for $18 mil a year.  Good luck Bucs, when your players start to develop and demand Revis like money, whatcha gonna do?

Hey Felber, I hope your Ravens weren't counting on Rolando McClain to help y'all out on defense.  This idiot got arrested YET AGAIN in Alabama.  Look, I know its his home and he has every right to go there, but at what point do you just plain stay away from place when you got a freaking target on your back by the local po-po?

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Welcome to the tantrums where Uncle B.O.B. is raging about the events of yesterday in Boston.  To the victims and their families, it seems cliche, but I pray for you and I hope that you can find peace down the line.

To whoever did it, you are nothing more than gutless cowards and karma is coming for you!  I am not a religious person by any means, but I do believe in my almighty.  I pray that you are found and dealt the same amount of pain that you have inflicted.  Screw this moddly-coddling bullshit, and eff the psychobabble, change the rules of the game and drop the hammer on these bastards!  Find whose funding them and nail their ass too.  Send a message that this stops now before others get the idea that shit like this is OK.  Bring back the firing squads and electric chair and televise it live.

Oh, and before I forget, to those who took to the net and to Fox, and to PMSNBC, less than hour after the bombings to cast blame, be it on the President, or to try to score political talking points?  You are the most ignorant people in the world and you do not have the common sense that everybody was given as a child.

MLB.   Those Atlanta Braves are incredible, and doing the Nationals in their yard was something I wouldn't have expected, especially considering how badly Uggla is hitting.

San Francisco Giants went 6-1 this week, but that should have been expected against the Rockies and Cubs, but the funny part is that the NL/MLB rankings don't bear out their good start.  They broke out the lumber this week and had some surprising heroes for many of the games.  Seems like they're riding Hunter Pence for all he's worth at this point.  Barry Zito is dealin' hard and hit bat is doing just as well.

Oakland A’s went 4-2 for the week, and looked fantastic against the Angels (Sorry Doug!) but then ended the week like a damned MASH unit after Friday Night with Cespedes and Crisp going down.  It damn sure looked like a coincidence that the two losses were post-injuries and against Detroit.  The A's called up lots of players from AAA Sacramento, and they need to do something about Jarrod Parker who is at this point nothing more than a gas can.

The Masters.  The tournament this year was a mess between the penalties and the weather, but damn if the end of the Final Round Sunday wasn't awesome.  The young up and coming good looking Aussie vs. the old fart who looks like one of your foursome at the local links Argentinean trading shot after incredible shot.  I continue to argue that Golf is more than just Tiger Woods and I fail to understand why Golf can't or won't capitalize on it.  Look, I know Golf is boring, but it does draw in the marginal viewers during the Sunday rounds of the majors and there is a lot of talent out there.  

Oh yeah, Freddie Couples at age fifty-something is inspiring.  To continue to stay in the top tier of golfers in Augusta two years running?  That's incredible.

One last thing about the Masters and I'm out.  Caddie Stevie Williams, you aren't the show, and if its true that you rolled up on Tiger after your boy Scott won and said "Congrats on 4th place" as has been alleged, then you are even more of an ass than I gave you credit for.  Hey Stevie, caddies should be seen and not heard you douche.

NBA.  Kobe Bryant going down in a heap was bad juju man.  Despite all my hatred of both the Lakers and the man, he is a great player and the only one who kept that damn drama fest on track this season.  And yet the drama continued when both Golden State and San Antonio, both with excellent chances to knock the Lakers out of the eigth seed, both lost tight games.  Talk about havin' all the karma...

Nate Robinson was somewhat creative in trying to steal a tip.  At least I thought it was funny.

NFL. Getting closer and closer to the NFL Draft and this particular one has been the one that is receiving about the least amount of interest.  That can only mean that either the talent quotient is bad or it's more of a draft that features a lot of line players, which if that is the case, each and every team could use that.

Speaking of which, with the recent trend of more mobile QB's, why in the world is everybody so fixated on running a 3-4 defensive set with a zone scheme?  Wouldn't a 4-3 with a blitzing LB be a lot more effective to contain those type of QB's?  They are freaking torching defenses...

The talent race in the NFC West is heating up.  This time Seattle signed Antoine Winfield, a strong veteran that might be able to help keep those young mouthy secondary players egos in check.  Look for the 49ers to make more moves during the draft.

CFB.  A lot of people have been wondering why Minnesota cannot step up to the plate with the rest of the Big Ten in Football, including me.  Minnesota has the Twin Cities all to themselves and from what I understand by state law all other colleges with sports programs can play at no higher level than D-2.  How can they not take the talent that exists there (trust me, I've seen it, I know its there) and make their program better?  I might have an answer:  Look at their OOC schedule.  UNLV, New Mexico State, Western Illinois, and San Jose State?  What, playing Minnesota State or North Dakota State a little too challenging?  Yeah, that’ll get you ready for Ohio State and Michigan.  Hey Minny, might be time for you to look at teams like Iowa State, Missouri or Kentucky, or that level. 

ALRIGHT GABBERS, I'VE SET THE TABLE WITH DIFFERENT TOPICS, LET'S GET TO GABBIN'!!!

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Welcome to the tantrums where Uncle and Mrs. B.O.B.  had an amazing, AMAZING time in Reno last week.  Too Bad that our cash had such a good time, it wanted to stay. 

MLB.   

San Francisco Giants went 3-3 against the Dodgers and St. Louis, who just pretty much dominated them.  Seems like Hunter Pence and Pablo Sandoval have started out real well with the stick.  Matt Cain was solid in his Dodger but got destroyed at home against the Cards not even getting 4 IP, giving up 9 ER on Sunday.  Oops!   Getting slightly concerned about the bullpen…

Oakland A’s went 5-2, the five wins being consecutive up through Sunday and have scored between six and nine runs during the streak.  Jed Lowrie is on a tear, hitting .476 and blazing through every conceivable offensive stat.  Pitching is doing fairly well, but it was against Seattle and Houston, so this week should be a little more interesting. 

Golf.   Hey Gabbers, its Masters week coming up so that means that we will be subjected to constant Tiger Woods updates.  Screw it, Let's go Bubba Watson!  I just love the Sunday round and absolutely LOVE the course.  I’m a hack, but add playing “Amen Corner” to my Bucket List.

March Madness.  Louisville/Michigan?  Who cares?  Didn’t catch the Saturday games, but I heard that Wichita State blew a big lead, and that Louisville might have been getting the benefit of the doubt from the zebras in the last 13 minutes?  Anybody got any insight?

Oh by the way, now that Michigan is back in the Final Four, can we PLEASE stop talking about the "Fab Five"?  I mean really, what did these guys do other than bring discredit upon Meeeeeeechigan?  Enough is enough from these guys.

NBA.  Mark Cuban is always good for a quote, this time talking about considering drafting Britney (if that's her real first name) Griner.  Ah, who am I kidding, I would LOVE to see her try out.

There are Rumors of discontent in the Clipper locker room.  What is it with drama in LA?   Ah hell, who cares, they swept those dirty douchy Fakers.

Damn if the Nuggets didn’t get brutalized with their injuries.  Losing Gallinari for the season with an ACL tear is bad enough, and now Ty Lawson is injured.  Really bad timing for a team who I thought could surprise and come out of the West.

The Knicks go on a 12 game winning streak and now ESPN wants to know if we have changed our minds about Carmelo Anthony, as if having a good season in New York washes away his previous douchebaggery.  Hey ESPN, the answer is HELL NO!

NFL.  I’m hearing that a group of gay players might be planning to make a stand and come out together - GOOD!  Let’s end this shit right here and now, come out, announce, and get back to what I care about - PLAYING FOOTBALL!  But after that, I don’t want to hear about whose gay and whose straight.  I care how they perform on the football field, that's it!!! 

CFB.  There’s a bit of a stir being made about Auburn and academic fraud, recruiting violations, smoking weed – in other words, status quo.  Memo to those who are "shocked":  It's college and big time sports, how can you possibly be so stupid?  So let’s see what the NCAA does about it.  That’ll be the only entertaining thing about all this.  There will be faux outrage and demands to clean things up, but in the end nothing will be done.

Compare that garbage to the good that occurred in Lincoln, Nebraska during the Red/White spring game in front of many thousands.  Y’all know the details:  seven year old Jack Hoffman battling brain cancer got the call to hit the field and take the handoff.  He went 69 yards on a handoff from Taylor Martinez to score the TD for the Red squad.  Every time I want to throw my hands up and be done with CFB, I see something like this and I get excited all over again.  I'm not ashamed to admit it, I almost cried, especially when he crossed the goal line and all the players from both sides hoisted him up on their shoulders in the end zone!

Hey Little Man, we love you out here in California.  Stand tall and kick the (bleep) out of that Cancer and go on to be a big time FB player.  I want to see you on my TV in about 11 years or so playing for the Huskers!  By the way Nebraska, this kid showed some speed - keep him and don't let one of those dirty SEC recruiters get ahold of him...

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Welcome to the tantrums where Uncle B.O.B. wants you to know that today is my 25^th anniversary!  Mrs. B.O.B. has put up with my stuff for 25 years of marriage and a few years before that.  Like Lou Gehrig said:  “I am the luckiest man in the world”.  Hey Mrs. B.O.B., I love you!

So this afternoon, we are off to celebrate, B.O.B. style – we’re gonna spend a few days in Nevada at a very nice suite!  While she wins big on the penny slots and I give it all back and then some.  I'm pretty sure I'll be off the grid until Thursday...

MLB.   We’re here boys and girls. It’s springtime and the Boys of Summer are now home and playin for real. April 1^st, where each teams sentiment is just like John C. Reilly said in For Love of the Game: “We don’t stink. Right now, we are the best team in Baseball!”

Mrs. B.O.B. and I will be hitting a Giants game at ATT Park next Wednesday 4/10 vs. Colorado.  It's a day game and we are gonna enjoy the day in SF.  But what I personally am really looking forward to is enjoying a nice summer evening game at Raley Park here in Cracktown. 

As for the Giants, they start off with the filthy stinkin Dodgers in that sewer known as Lower Alabama for three then have four games at home (three with St. Louis, then one against Colorado). 

Meanwhile, those Amazin’ A’s start their season off by hosting Seattle for four, then they go to Houston for a weekend three game series.  Still feels weird to see Houston in the AL West.

A few off-the-wall thoughts for the 2013 season:

AL East:  Can the teams get far enough ahead of the Yankees before their bats come back?

AL Central:  Can the White Sox put together a decent run to scare Detroit?  How long before Minny has a firesale and who ends up with Josh Willingham?

AL West:  Can the A’s win the season series against the Angels again?  Will the Astros match the 62 Mets?

NL East:  Can Philly make one last run with this group?  Where will Miami trade Giancarlo Stanton to (why do I get the feeling the Bronx)?

NL Central:  Why is nobody talking about St. Louis?  Who will Pittsburgh help at the trade deadline?

NL West:  Will Arizona pull out a surprise run and outperform the Dodgers?  Can San Diego get some pitching to give them a fighting chance?

March Madness.  Well lookie here…we’ve got Syracuse/Michigan and Louisville/Wichita State.  Wonder how insufferable Felber will be if Syracuse takes this?  Eff that, you know what's really funny about the Final Four?  No ACC, and only one Big Ten team (and the one who nobody thought would get there).  Meanwhile the Big Least, in their last hurrah as currently constructed gets two teams into the dance and stands a real good shot of having an all Big Least Championship Game.

NBA.  See the pattern with this league?  The NBA can't get anybody interested in product on the floor, so they go here.  Check out the examples:

I had to laugh because the ultimate floppers, the LA Clippers, couldn’t win a game in regulation at Dallas because Nowitzki pulled the mother of all flops on Blake Griffin, who hit an absolutely unbelievable shot which didn’t count cause he got called for an offensive foul.  Hey Clips, karma kicked you square in your nuts!

Lakers got two wins this past week with major help from the zebras.  But here's how far they've fallen:  The games the zebras helped in were against Minny and Sacramento and the NBA owned up to Minny about screwing up.

Miami not only pulled San Antonios chain with that no show act for LBJ and Wade, they ended up beating the Spurs too!

NFL.  Carson Palmer – what is it with this guy and drama?  In fact, does this guy even understand the meaning of the word TEAM?  Oakland is in the mother of all financial crunches, and he refuses to cut his salary to help the team?  And now he wants to play for a contender?  Hell, the way things are going, the Raiders are going to have more dead money than salary for players on the team.  News Flash Carson, you weren’t that good of a QB in the NFL to begin with…that's why you're gonna end up on your back in Arizona and not in a good way...

By the way, what is it with this holding USC QB’s in such high regard.  Somebody please tell me when the last time a USC QB was any good in the NFL.

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Welcome to the tantrums where Uncle B.O.B. is struggling with his new years resolution:  to stay positive and stick with what's going on on the playing surface. 

I was going nuts Sunday morning trying to come up with something original to yap about when my car radio saved me. I was driving from my wife's work to a school team meeting Sunday Morning (about an hour) when I was trapped in my car with the only radio available being ESPN's absolutely horrid Mike Lupica Show.  Now we all know this cat is the stereotypical self-absorbed NYC biased windbag, but he took it to a new level.  The subject he stole from me - who is your all-time starting five in the NBA:  He goes with four names (mostly 90's players), then comes back with "because he needed three point shooting":  Dave DeBusschere.  Now we know how this tool keeps his job!  Ass-clown!

MLB.   The LA Dodgers losing Hanley Ramirez for a while due to a broken thumb?  This after the Crankees have been decimated by injuries?  Wonder how long before the union and media wants to shorten Spring Training (based on the injuries of course)?

Golf.   Speaking of Windbags, here come the talking heads talking about how Tiger Woods has returned.  Great.

March Madness.  I must've been on crack when I made my bracket predictions. 

Well folks, I guess Florida Gulf Coast is the VCU/Butler of this years dance.  Next up, those dirty stinking Gators.  Hey Florida, this team that you blew off when they wanted to scrimmage you?  They beat Miami!  Are you taking them serious?  You all know I'm a homer for the underdog in the dance, and if the Eagles beat the Gators, it'll be more than worth it to watch those bandwagon Gator fans going DJ Stewie Scott with "You see wha-ha-happened was..."

Indiana/Syracuse sounds like a good matchup with the winner looking at a date with Marquette/Miami

Out west, those lucky Suckeyes have a date with Arizona while Wichita State is gonna face LaSalle.

Finally in the Midwest we have some good matchups with Louisville/Oregon and Michigan State/Duke. 

I swear to God, how many more upset minded teams are going to give higher seeded teams back the game?  Davidson did everything absolutely right for 39 minutes, only to take their foot off the gas in the last minute and Marquette went all "Reggie Miller on the Knicks".  Damn!

Temple, what the hell were you thinking?  You're down one and there’s 45 seconds left, so what brilliant defensive strategy do you come up with?  Here’s a free piece of advice…DON'T LEAVE INDIANA (OF ALL TEAMS!!!) WIDE OPEN FOR A THREE BALL!!!

UCLA.  Sunday, UCLA fired Ben Howland and everybody is wondering what went wrong with UCLA.  Pretty simple:  The quality of the recruit they bring in is horrific and from what I'm gathering, they were allowing inmates to run the asylum.  Now Howland is a solid coach with a good pedigree whose previous stops had no history of this, so I have to believe that this is an issue related to the Athletic Department. 

NBA.  Do I like how the current roster of the Miami Heat came into being?  Absolutely not!  But even the biggest haters gotta sit in wonder after this team runs off 26 in a row.  Now I get the take about who have they beaten and they'd be right, but if we went strictly by that, why haven't similar dominant teams ripped off streaks like this?  It is tough to get this many in a row. 

The NBA has something special and it doesn't even realize it.  It's coming together very nicely in the Mile High City, but where are the props for the Denver Nuggets who've won 15 in a row after running off 9 in a row earlier in the season.  Trust me folks out West, you don't want none of Denver in the playoffs.

NFL. How does Chicago try to low ball Urlacher?  But then again, he’s been getting hurt a lot, and from what I understand, he’s lost his speed.  I guess at this point, his greatest asset would be his leadership.  Interesting to see where he ends up.

Bernard Pollard to the Titans.  Hmmm…

I heard that Dumervil signed with Baltimore.  That'll help those crab cake eatin bastards, but...

Ed Reed to Houston?  Does that help the Texans?

Hey Raider Nation, you lost your second best weapon, Shane Lechler, YOUR PUNTER.  Oops, your bad...

Uh oh NFL, you had better be worried.  Dez Bryant is staying focused and keeping quiet this off-season.  Too bad Tony Romo can't keep his yap closed.  Hey Tony, stop talking, your team hasn't done shit - you haven't earned the right to roll out to the nearest mic in March and say that Dallas has some surprises for folks this Fall...

Evidently, those folks who represent the star haven't heard about what Vega$ believes.  According to them, Denver and SF are sitting at 7-1 odds to get to the Super Bowl.  Hey Cow-patties...you're sitting at 25-1.  Vegas makes money for a reason which tells me that the positive vibes coming out of Happy Valley might be more hype.

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Welcome to the tantrums where Uncle B.O.B. has a warning/announcement for all you Gabbers:  Mrs. B.O.B. will be taking one of my spots in the bracket challenge.  Oh its real, its damn real!   

CBB.  I put the over/under of Gabbers calling in sick on Thursday and Friday at three!  Enjoy that crazy day because it will be crazy for sure. 

You know, I rail on the media a hell of a lot, and with good reason.  Saturday just pissed me right the hell off.  ESPN crying about the Big East being no more really was over the top.  Look, I know it’s a great league and this isn’t hate, but where is all the sadness about the Western Athletic Conference?  They’ve been around for 50 freaking years…

Hey Florida, how did Ole Miss' ass taste?

I’m glad the dance is finally here.  I have absolutely no arguments with the selections this year (and that’s rare), and to those yapping about Gonzaga being a #1?  You’re stupid.

I wonder if Duke or North Carolina had won both the regular season and ACC tournament this season instead of Miami, would they be relegated to a #2 seed?

Speaking of stupid, we come to UCLA’s Shabazz Muhammad, who I’m gonna regloss as “He Hate Me”.  He told everybody who would listen that UCLA wasn’t allowed into the dance because the NCAA has it in for him.  Nah, it couldn’t be that UCLA basically sucks and play in a subpar basketball conference like the Pac 12, it’s because the NCAA hates him. 

NHL.   I don’t know about you all, but I really like watching HNIC.  They seem to be so balanced – no buffoonery, just simple talking about Hockey on a Saturday Night.  Hey suits in the States, take note...

NFL.  On Wednesday NFL Network because while on the air, somebody was very loudly referring to “effing Belichick” off camera view.  The comments are allegedly attributed to Warren Sapp.  Look, I’m a guy who throws the F-bomb way too freely so it pains me to say this but Warren, have a little respect dude.

Somebody was yappin about Detroit being the greatest show on turf.  Uh, has anybody taken a look at Atlanta's offense?  And now they add Steven Jackson?  True he's older, but he'll add yet another much needed weapon...

Hey 49ers, where the hell are you in FA?  You let Dashon Goldson go (the only decent d-backfield player) and pick up a Ram scrub to replace him?  Wake the eff up!!!

San Diego Chargers, what the hell are you doing?  From what I can tell, nothing other than picking up Danny Woodhead, and Spanos, I hear the comments coming from San Dawg, the fans are getting restless.  Whatcha gonna do?

The Donkeys snuck in and got Welker, but lost Dumervil due to an unprofessional game of chicken with a clueless agent?  Then from what I can tell, the Donkeys didn't address the D-backfield.  Doesn't necessarily mean bad things because the AFC West is so freaking bad, the Donkeys can sleepwalk through the regular season and they're in the dance come next January.

Oh, and rumor has it that Dumervil has been talking to Baltimore?  Baltimore has Dumervil fall into their lap on a fluke?  Lucky bastards...

Seattle picks up Avril and Minnesota gets Greg Jennings? 

Meanwhile in the AFC East, New England is treading water, but Miami is coming (despite their loss of Jake Long).  No, I'm not saying Miami is ready for prime time (AFC is pretty locked in with the dominant teams), but I can see them improving this season - no playoffs, but they'll give teams fits.

YOUR THOUGHTS???

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Short and sweet, if you get a chance to hit Phoenix in the Springtime, GET HERE!!!

This past weekend was incredible downtown.  The World Baseball Classic, the Phoenix Suns and Coyotes, and many Spring Training games were all going on simultaneously and it was organized, clean, and fun.  No obnoxious aholes, just plenty of fun for everybody. 

Great food and shopping everywhere, and unbelieveable atmosphere.

The Phoenix Suns are amazing.  It's great to see what PROFESSIONAL ownership can achieve, and what they do to make the customers experience at U. S. Airways Center a great one is amazing.  From mariachi bands in the concourse, to drum corps with cheerleaders dancing, and a guest appearance by the one and only Tommy Lasorda in plain view of rabid fans, it was crazy.

Y'all saw the picture of Jerry at Alice Cooperstown, go.  Yeah, it's quite simply a sports bar, but allow yourself to go check it out.  Food is good and the atmosphere was fun.

Spring Training is nothing short of phenomenal.  70 degrees and not a cloud in the sky and the food was fantastic!  Brewers Stadium in Phoenix was literally in the middle of a neighborhood.  I swear half of SF was down here rooting on Los Gigantes and they were well behaved, as were the crazy but vocal Milwaukee Brewer fans, who were class acts and told us exactly where to go hang out, which included a bar run by midgets (Story to follow).

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