30 Copyright 2009, CBSSports.com http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/5817153 en-us I constantly have random ideas or observations about sports or other interesting topics that run through my mind that should be discussed with others, yet they quickly escape my memory if they are not recorded. Hopefully these ideas will entertain, stimulate similar topics of conversation, create alternative ideas and add to the enjoyment of the site. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:17:30 EST http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/16069238?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/16069238?source=rss_blogs_MLB After watching the home run derby last night, I came to the realization that Josh Hamilton has ruined all home run derby's from here on out. His 23 homeruns in the first round of the 2008 Home Run Derby, makes every other performance seem down right ... Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:46:27 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/16069238?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/16054191?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/16054191?source=rss_blogs_MLB Did anyone else pick up on the subliminal message sent out by Roy Halladay when asked about his interest in a trade? His response was, "I'd rather hit (in the national league) than have to face (Derek) Jeter, A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez ), (Hideki) Ma ... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:05:20 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/16054191?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15975196?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15975196?source=rss_blogs_General In case you were too busy stuffing your own face this weekend on the Fourth of July, you might have missed American professional eater, Joey Chestnut, claim his third consecutive hot dog eating championship. The hot dog eating competition is conside ... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:31:57 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15975196?source=rss_blogs_General http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15951961?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15951961?source=rss_blogs_NFL Last week, I did a piece on gumball football helmets that we all enjoyed collecting as children that have now become collector's items and sell for thousands of times their original value. This week, I thought it would only be fitting to cover anothe ... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 9:53:51 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15951961?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15933681?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15933681?source=rss_blogs_MLB I have always wondered how the Cincinnati Reds received their name and after last night, it's quite clear because the Philadelphia Phillies gave them a good ol' fashion butt whoopin'. The Phillies tied a club record for most runs in the first inning ... Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:21:43 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15933681?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15837601?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15837601?source=rss_blogs_MLB With construction finally under way for the Marlins new ballpark, the team has also announced that it will change the capacity from 37,000 to 100. The change is part of an aggressive attempt by upper management to sell out more games and make the sta ... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:50:09 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15837601?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15833078?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15833078?source=rss_blogs_NFL Do you remember those tiny football helmets in the gumball machines that were frequently seen when walking out of Publix or any other supermarket when you were a child? Of course you do, because whether or not you collected the helmets, you always co ... Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:40:51 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15833078?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15819432?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15819432?source=rss_blogs_NFL I don't understand why the Lions would even consider sitting Matthew Stafford to begin the season. I understand that he is their franchise quarterback but that is even more of a reason to throw him into the fire. For most teams this would be a bit mo ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:00:17 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15819432?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15797256?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15797256?source=rss_blogs_NBA With the Timberwolves' 5th selection in the 2009 NBA Draft, Ricky Rubio, not making an appearance at the Timberwolves' post-draft press conference, it is apparent that this will be an ongoing issue. Along with the statements that Ricky is receiving o ... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:04:42 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15797256?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15788081?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15788081?source=rss_blogs_MLB Despite the victory today, MLB is thinking of forcing Washington to change its team name to Bad News Bears. Even though they are not in danger of finishing the season with the worst record in in MLB history, which belongs to the Cleveland Spiders in ... Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:59:16 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15788081?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15767338?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15767338?source=rss_blogs_NBA Did anyone else find it odd that the Knicks simply purchased the 29th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft on Thursday from the Lakers for $3M? I mean, I can't really blame the Lakers since they just won a championship and don't really need more player ... Sun, 28 Jun 2009 3:46:03 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15767338?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15739407?source=rss_blogs_Soccer#comments Soccer http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15739407?source=rss_blogs_Soccer I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but since the last blog I wrote urging the U.S. team to add wild animals to their team to make the competition fair, they have been on fire. Basically I talk about how much the U.S. Soccer team sucks and they ... Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:59:13 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15739407?source=rss_blogs_Soccer http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15714038?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15714038?source=rss_blogs_MLB A while back, a certain sports network had the discussion of who the greatest current athlete is. Names like LeBron James, Michael Phelps, Lance Armstrong and Terrell Owens were thrown around, and I can't quite remember who won, but in my opinion, no ... Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:34:29 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15714038?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15700479?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15700479?source=rss_blogs_NFL With the Jets' interest in estranged wide receiver Plaxico Burress growing, team management is considering adding a clause in his contract which will force him to wear bullet proof sliding pants while on the field and bullet proof pants when attendin ... Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:13:18 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15700479?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15685048?source=rss_blogs_Golf#comments Golf http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15685048?source=rss_blogs_Golf As I watch the U.S. Open on a Monday, it just doesn't seem to have the same feel. To me, there is just something special about winning a major on Sunday. Not that the winner of this year's U.S. Open will care what day it falls on, but as a fan I woul ... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:13:27 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15685048?source=rss_blogs_Golf http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15662651?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15662651?source=rss_blogs_NFL That's a good question and I'm not quite sure I have the answer. So what is the best thing to do when you don't have an answer? Make up a word. That means they cranly. All of them. What am I talking about? Australian Rules Football players and rugby ... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:15:18 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15662651?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15649022?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15649022?source=rss_blogs_MLB Since steroids are actually illegal now in baseball, the Yankees have built a new stadium to apparently help increase the amount of homeruns that fly out of their ballpark. We have all heard about the ridiculous rate at which homeruns are flying out ... Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:14:30 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15649022?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15632555?source=rss_blogs_Soccer#comments Soccer http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15632555?source=rss_blogs_Soccer After the U.S. soccer team was embarrassed by Italy last week and Brazil today , FIFA released a statement allowing the U.S. team to add wild animals to its roster. After the statement was released, the Wildlife Foundation recommended the top athlete ... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:18:49 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15632555?source=rss_blogs_Soccer http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15614798?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15614798?source=rss_blogs_General Has anyone else noticed a striking resemblence of two popular radio/talkshow hosts on a certain unnamed network to Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street. Both duos are extremely well liked, love each other despite arguing at times and look astonishingly ... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:20:32 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15614798?source=rss_blogs_General http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15610794?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15610794?source=rss_blogs_General So with the wonderful job of dealing with censored messages on Friday night, that meant only one thing...I needed to find a good movie to keep myself entertained. After doing that unenthusiastic search that everyone does through their friend's dvd co ... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:46:10 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15610794?source=rss_blogs_General http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15595869?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15595869?source=rss_blogs_NFL The new head coach of the Denver Broncos, Josh McDaniels is doing an amazing job...if he is hoping to destroy one of the most storied NFL franchises in only one year. Thanks to my inside sources, I have acquired a checklist of Josh McDaniels' goals f ... Tue, 23 Jun 2009 1:12:54 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15595869?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15492753?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15492753?source=rss_blogs_MLB From the end of high school, through college and the years thereafter, I have been to my share of bars and clubs and would like to think I have a pretty good grasp of what is and isn't appropriate to wear, keeping in mind the type of bar or club, the ... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:14:50 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15492753?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15372984?source=rss_blogs_Women's NCAA#comments Women's NCAA http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15372984?source=rss_blogs_Women's NCAA June is here, and yes that means that Summer is also here along with a relentless amount of rain in South Florida, but what it also means is that the time has come for me to engulf myself in the wonderful world of Women's College Softball. Yes, I kno ... Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:14:57 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15372984?source=rss_blogs_Women's NCAA http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15135967?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15135967?source=rss_blogs_MLB Last week I broke down the 10 best names currently in baseball and this week I promised to do the same for the 10 worst. Over the years, there have been some names in baseball that I am not even sure I can type for this blog, so I am going to keep my ... Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:50:29 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15135967?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15015934?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15015934?source=rss_blogs_MLB I have always thought that sports provided us with some great and not-so-great names, with baseball carrying the cream of the crop. There have been some spectacular names that have come from America's Past Time like Mookie Wilson and Rollie Fingers. ... Thu, 14 May 2009 11:50:03 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/15015934?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/14892726?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/14892726?source=rss_blogs_NBA As sports fans, we all marvel at the skills portrayed on the court, field or ice and tend to idolize certain players whether they are 20 years older than us or 30 years younger than us. Many of us live for a certain sport and bleed the colors of our ... Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:57:14 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/14892726?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/14757037?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/14757037?source=rss_blogs_NFL As much as I live for the NFL Draft, it's tough for me to say that I'm glad it's over. When the draft is actually going on, I can't get enough of it. Even as a little kid, I can remember recording every pick that was made on my own draft board and cr ... Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:13:15 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/14757037?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/14525703?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/14525703?source=rss_blogs_NBA So here I am on a Wendesday and I find myself one day away from winning my first ever fantasy basketball championship with a 210 point cushion in the championship match-up. I really didn't even want to play as I am not the biggest NBA fan to begin wi ... Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:05:34 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/14525703?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/14425362?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/14425362?source=rss_blogs_NFL Apparently the important people in charge of organizing this inaugural NFL Mock Draft suffered a massive trauma to the head on the day I applied to represent the Dolphins since I was actually accepted. Let's take a look at why they thought I was qual ... Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:09:13 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/14425362?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/14318315?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/14318315?source=rss_blogs_General The day has come. The day every prankster and joker lives for and dreams about all year long. April Fools' Day is upon us. This day is like Halloween for all the women that can't wait to dress like a ....well, you get the idea. However, this day is n ... Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:12:06 EDT http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5817153/14318315?source=rss_blogs_General 100 http://images.cbssports.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://finsince82.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/5817153 100