I had wanted to write a long indepth analysis/commentary on two specific sports stories. One was the resignation of Terry Ryan, other was the Patriots being busted for cheating.
Sadly, life (both work and non-work) have gotten in the way. As they have for much of this year.
Look for me to increase my SP output a bit this fall as I hopefully will find a bit more time to entertain you with my witty repartee.
So, quickly… Ryan…Out. Wade touched on this yesterday. Today\’s Sid says it\’s been in the works for awhile now, and I actually believe that. If you caught any of Ryan\’s appearance on the Chad Hartman show yesterday, you\’d believe it too. He sounded like a man who just doesn\’t have the passion anymore. What I found most telling was his comment of what he\’ll miss the most is the feeling of being on a team that is headed to the playoffs. That doesn\’t bode well for the Twins. Maybe Ryan doesn\’t see the Twins getting back to that level anytime soon… and honestly, I don\’t blame him. He knows more than anyone that ol\’ Monty Burns isn\’t going to spend the cash to keep talent on the team to make a significant run.
I\’m sure Ryan\’s replacement will do a fine job, as he has been in the organization for over 20 years, but I think Ryan\’s feelings (or lack thereof) is far more telling of where this team is headed.
Second is the greatest coach of all time* (*you believe this only if you\’ve drank more paint thinner than a Sconnie at Lambeau) Bill Bellichick. I think it\’s hilarious that he was caught cheating against the Jets. If you\’ve read Halberstam\’s book, you know what a psycho Bellichick is, and I can see him wanting to get every advantage he can over any team, especially one coached by one of his pupils. Of course the SG is in denial over the whole thing. This IS a big deal. I agree, you don\’t start putting astrisks after their SuperBowl victories, but I would have liked a bit of a stronger punishement… especially since the league knew this was going on for a long time now (they had sent several memos out about this, and rumor has it that the Pats are well known for doing this). I hope Mangini made this happen just to get back at Bellichick. That\’d be great. Anyway, my other point on this is I wonder how wide spread this is. You knew there had to be a reason coaches everywhere started covering their mouths when they send signals in.
Anyway, that\’s all I got for now. I\’m off to Duluth this weekend for the Inline Marathon (of course it\’s not mE who\’s doing it). Have a great weekend.
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