I was looking at Chuck Greenberg's wikipedia again to find out that his son goes to Ohio U.  Apparently he's in my year and my major.  there's only about 17,000 people at the school, so most people know most people or at least heard of them but Ive never heard of him.

But anyway, I thought it was interesting that Greenberg was the reason that the Penguins are still in Pittsburgh since he helped make Mario Lemieux the majority owner after the team was in debt to him.

Obviously, everyone knows that he has supposedly been successful with his minor league baseball team..

But I think this makes the Rangers instantly a small market team, with the payroll seemingly not going any higher than it is now.  I guess I'm just used to owners that have the money to spend and are willing to spend.

 
Am I the only person that is scared that this might turn into another Jeffery Loria situation?  I could see Greenberg try to turn this into a money opportunity like many owners do. 

Its just interesting that he has no ties to Dallas or anything Texas related.  He is a huge Penguins and Steelers fan..  Does a Dallas sports team have any meaning to his wealth or is it just another thing in his Greenberg sports portfolio?

I guess we have to wait and see, but the facts don't look promising...

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I've been pretty annoyed lately...  All I hear about up here is how amazing the Reds are these days..  I could really care less.. I'm sick about hearing about Joey "Vottomatic" And how Mike Leake is the second coming of Jesus...

But anyway... I've actually been following the Rangers very closely.  I lost my interest for baseball for awhile and I'm glad its back.  And because the Mavs suck so bad...

But anyway...  Can I just say that Vlad is the best Rangers signing in the past 10 years?  I have always respected the guy, and having him on your side feels so good..  He is seriously just amazing in every way..  I love him...

Colby Lewis?  Damn..  How come hes doing so good lately?  Weird how the back end of the rotation is actually the front end of the rotation in reality...

I'm hoping that Strasbourg pitches in Cleveland the 13th like he is supposed to.. I am looking forward to watch this guy pitch.  He's probably going to suck now...

If I could bang any guy in the world, I'd bang Vlad...

No thats a lie, still Dirk...

Ohio U. Makes the tournament after winning the Mac title being the lowest seed and having a 7-9 conference record.  Thank god for automatic bids.

Look for me on TV on the selection Sunday show allllllllllll dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

What are you looking forward to most on this selection sunday?

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Derek Holland grew up close to where I go to school which I didn't even realize...

That is until a few months ago I was at some backyard mermaid party with my roommates drunk friend that was going around calling every girl he saw bitch.  But anyway, I saw this guy with a Texas Rangers hat.  And so I went over and asked him why the fuck he had a Rangers hat on.  Apparently, that guy and a group of the guys with him went to high school with Derek which I thought was interesting especially when I was drunk.  But anyway, it was interesting to hear about Derek from people who really know him and grew up with him.  It was interesting to hear that he wasn't even highly touted in high school, being a number 3 starter.  But it was interesting to hear he made a 180 with a pitching coach in college.  Its interesting how much of a difference an instructor can make with a player.

Moral of the story was that the guy that I was talking to was a weirdo and he wouldn't stop talking to me and telling me his life story...

Congrats to SMU on the great bowl win, this is a huge push for that program that has the makings to be a top 25 team year in and year out...

Its interesting that the 1980's scandal had that much of an impact on that program, and pretty much messing up that program for 25 years...

Its actually pretty interesting how rigged NCAA football really is still these days.  It shouldn't be a surprise about the USC running back getting caught with a Range Rover.  This is way to common these days, athletes and cars.  I know for a fact a dealership in Austin gets away with giving away cars to players because the players "work" for the dealership.

And I have had 1st hand seeing to consiracy.  When I went to the University of Tennessee to watch a game I remember walking uptown about an hour after the game and I was on an end of a street and just starring at this brand new Cadillac Escalade and glance up and see a few football players in it...  And the Lane Kiffin rebuilding era continues...

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I actually have been thinking about who the best Dallas athlete of the deacde has been for months.  And its not that hard at all to know who that is....

Hands down its Dirk, and by the time he finishes playing I have no doubt he will be the bet DFW player ever to play.  I know I do but I think we all take him for granted...  Not only is he a great guy, but the guy has enough will to fill an entire roster...  We do not know how great of a player we have, and they always say you never appreciate something until its gone. 

I can honestly say Dirk is the most down to earth sports star that I have ever known of.  This is a guy that has more class than any athlete I have ever seen.  I think we can all learn one or two things from his statute...

More than anything I want more in sports, I want Dirk to win one.  Because if anyone deserves it, he does..

The Rangers havn't really had a "that guy" this decade.  You could say Michael Young but his leadership is dismal and he really hasn't been a chemistry guy..

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So I went to the Cavs game to watch them play the Mavericks, not a good idea...  I was in a perfectly good mood until I watched Lebron act like a little cry baby for 3 hours.  You know what?  I could be in the NBA if I was aloud to stop my dribble a step behind the 3 point line and carry the ball for the layup.  And I bet even a few of you could, maybe even Dirkatron.

But seriously, these Cleveland fans are ridicules.  I guess I was pissing this guy off in from of me by clapping in his ear every time the Mavericks scored.  He had an Ohio State hat, so obviously he was a Dousche canoe...  Well he kept on getting pissed off at me and finnally he turned around one time and said "Jason Kidd is a fag", right when he said that Jason Kidd nailed a 3...  Who got that last laugh?

Know what I hate more than Lebron and the Cavs?  The city of Cincinatti.  Can you think of a bigger dump than that city?  Becasue there isn't one...  They have a few sources but thats about it..  But every single person that lives in Cincy is a slimy cheapscate trying to rip you off.  They are the type of people that don't tip at restraunts and don't say please or thank you.  I was about to punch a hole through my concrete wall today when Cincy came back against Pitt...

Speaking of cry babies, how much of a joke is Tim TREbow?  He's such a peice of trash.  Him and his slut nugget girlfriends are jokes.  He's one of those rich kids thats a saint when things are going good but when he doesn't get his way he crys and kicks things until he gets his way.  Hey, TREbow, have fun playing Cincy in the sugar bowl ;)

Speaking of college football, lets talk about the BCS "should there be a playoff system?"  Hell to the no!  I heard a VERY good comparison when I was in Tennessee watching the University of Tennessee football players drive around in their new escalades.  But thats a differn't story..

Well anywhoser, the comparison was a little about like the playoff being like a socialistic thing.  No wonder Obama wants it eh?  Haaaa ya well thats a differn't story..

Well I'll tell you why...  So you can't handle where your ranking is so the underdog who isn't that good should be able to try to hang with the big dogs?  Those small schools should have the chance just to get owned by the Florida's and Texas'?

I mean common, there isn't a true way to find a national champion unless you played EVERY single team in the nation, which is a crazy thing to think about but it is the truth...  The bowl system is good enough, strength of schedule should be the determining factor..  Look at the TCU and Boise State's of the world.  They made their programs legit by hard work and now their on the national stage. TCU looks to play in the National Championship if Texas loses...

The point is stop trying to take the easy meal tickets way out and actually work for where you get.  Example?  Cincy..  If you go undefeted next year and beat Oklahoma then you deserve the national stage.  Work for what you get period.  Isn't that what this country founded on?

What about this Notre Dame thing?  Its funny that anyone even cares..  Oh so they were good like 30 years ago?  Its cool that they have all the money in the world to throw around?  Thats cool I guess, but your program is pretty much dead and way overhyped by ESPN.  Thats about all you have going for you...  And great move by the Athletic Director deciding not to play in the bowl game..  Sounds like a buch of whiny ass rich people that only play in the good bowl games.  Shouldn't the players want to play and try to win a bowl game?  I guess there commitment should be reevaluated.  And Weis, nice.  They fire you with 5 years left on your contract, have fun with that extra 18 million dollars to play with you double D's.  Maybe you can spend a few of those doll hairs on some implants.  Go big or go home, right?  You too Mangino.. 

What about Tiger woods?  I always knew there was something too perfect about him...  I actually like him more now, he was the most boring athlete before this came out.  Now I find out you take Ambien before you bone your girls other than your wife?  Come to think of it, your wife is better looking than those other slut nuggets....  wow great job you nut job.  And I know you aren't sponsored by Buick anymore but damn...  Do you really have to drive the biggest rival of the car that you sponsored all those years?  Seriously? 

Lets be honest... Adam J. Morris hates fast speedy guys and this is no exception...  Draft time a few years ago he joined the hate wagon to this guy and everyone followed...  Everyone but me...  I love fast guys, they turn me on...  But everyone was like "please don't draft him, hes a bust!"  WRONG!  He is now our leadoff hitter less than 2 years removed from that draft..  He has exeeded everyones expectations, including mine..  Please apologize to this young gent, I bet his feeling are hurt with all this hate..  Too bad hes's our leadoff hitter and hitting like .350.....

So please show him love, this guy is a true stud of a talent and we are blessed to have his talent on our team.  Join me to proclaim him a great player and a great Ranger for years to come..

P.S.  Never drink 3 4 loco's becuase I did and its not a good story....

P.S....  Never let a freshman girls in highschool drive you home when you are wasted, because like 2 did and I was about to slap then it was so annoying...

P.S...  Never redline a truck, especially if its not yours...  I think I blew out my friends transmission in his truck because I was like going 95 in it and redlining the shit out of it....

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So as you all know, Roethlisberger has been accused of sexual assault by a casino conasuir.  ESPN has chosen not to cover the story at all which is strange to say the least. 

If this girl was hot at all which she isn't, I would believe ever second of it..  But the thing is, she looks like someone took a 2 by 4 and hit her head with it for like 7 days, and then threw bricks at her face for like 5 days.

The thing is, Ben Roethlisberger is a womanizer, allegedly.  He doesn't care about them, as long as he gets a nut, allegedly. 

Now I heard a story about him a few months back and a story about him hooking up with a girl.  Take it or leave it, I am seriously not lying about this.

So the story goes that one night Ben hooked up with this girl.  They did whatever and when they were finished Ben gets up reaches in his pocket and gives the girl a few coupons to Arby's and walks out.

That is a true story, and I would not make that up.

But anyway, is this sexual assault story true?  ehhh I mean it would be more believable if she was an 8 instead of a 2...

But who knows, when Ben wants a nut he wants a nut...

What do Ya'll think?  Is this women full of it?

Who the fuck does this guy thing he is?  What does he do for that newspaper? 

Heres a quote from some article he had about "glue guys"

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"Here's my vote for the local glue guys:

Cowboys: Bradie James
Rangers: Marlon Byrd
Stars: Stephan Robidas
Mavs: Jason Kidd"

Before anything, nice length for your explanation for why you picked these guys...  You know, its good you didn't just throw out names and not backing up what you said...  Its not basic journalism or anything....

First of all, the fuck is he talking about glue guys for?

Second of all, Marlon Byrd being the Rangers glue guy?  Um no?

Jason Kidd is the Mavericks glue guy?  Does that mean every NBA point guard is their respective teams "glue guy"?

I am just so fucking thankful for everything he contributes to...

Today on the DMN blog?

"The addition of Shawn Marion is good. The loss of Marcin Gortat and Brandon Bass is bad.
The Mavs have improved, but not enough to make a difference in the Western Conference."

Thanks chief, the shit you bring to the table is so good it just makes me want more and more...  OMG, please give me more.

NO, fuck that, what is this shit that he throws out there?  I could contribute more with my fucking head up someones twat than he does. 

He throws out the obvious, and then just screws it all up somehow.

No wonder the newspapers are in such deep shit, they have these guys that work for them.

Well its official, Jason Kidd has resigned with the Mavs in a 3 year deal...

In other news, it is said that Marion is likely to end up in Dallas from Toronto that would include Stackhouse in the deal going to Toronto...  Marion is a beast, bring him in here...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4310011

I feel like this helps us compete against the Lakers...  And if we can get a shooting guard in here, we will be a legitimate contender.  Remember, Shan Foster is on the Mavericks Summer league team...  Remember that name.

A lineup that includes Kidd, Dirk and Marion is called a 3 headed monster....

Jason Kidd just signed a 3 year deal with the knicks.  What does this mean for the Mavericks? 

Who is our new starting point guard..

JJ Barea is it right now...  We can't even win 40 games with that...  He's a good backup, but not a starter...

Whats Cuban going to do?  It seems as though he's not into spending the money anymore at all, I think he gave up..

So if Barea is our starting point guard going into the season, then we know this organization is done?

"Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Quincy Carter got a brand new uniform this morning -- a brand new orange jumpsuit.

Carter was just charged with drunk driving and misdemeanor marijuana possession stemming from a traffic stop in south Texas around 2AM.

Cops say Carter failed to use his turn signal -- and when they pulled him over the former NFL wash-out had bloodshot eyes and was slurring his speech. Carter was arrested and taken to Hidalgo County Jail.

Cops say the 31-year-old's blood alcohol level registered at 0.14 -- almost twice the legal limit in Texas.

Carter has since posted $1,000 bail and was released a few hours ago."

I want to be just like Qunicy when I grow up, he's a baddass.

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There is nothing worse than an Ohio State fan.  I go to Ohio University, and everyone seems to be Ohio State fans...  This pisses me off like no other.  If you like OSU that much, then go to the state school.  Its not that hard.

So anyway, ofcourse I was going to go watch the game at Buffolo Wild Wings to watch it with all the OSU fans.  I went with a few friends of whom were rooting for Ohio State.  I was THE ONLY Texas fan in this huge room of about 300 people watching the game.

Texas starts off the game pretty slow which shuts me up the first half.  When Texas starts getting rolling along I start clapping and such and a bunch of people start glaring at me.  This is a free country , right?  I think I am aloud to root for my team.

So this starts getting personal.  The one thing good I can say is some of those girls looked really hot in those Ohio State jersey's but thats all.

When Ohio State scores with 2 minutes to go, this one guy that was staring me down the entire time acts like he is at his wedding and flings his girlfriend or wife around like its the happiest day of his life...  I laugh....

Long story short I was pissed.  But I knew Colt had it in him to come back.  As he marches down the field, I see the OSU fans get quieter and quieter as I get louder and louder.

Texas scores, I go crazy which didn't go over very well with everyone there.  This one skate board punk comes over to me and says...  "If OSU loses and you are still there after these 16 seconds on the clock, I'm going to beat the shit out of you".  I said good, I'm staying to watch the award ceremony.  He walks back and watches as the clock runs out...

I hold the hook em horns up high...

I stand at the front door and scream at the TOP of my lungs "FUCK OSU!"

Everyone gets quiet as I walk off.

You think they will mess with me?  Nobody messes with me

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/26/sports/ncaafootball/26recruit.html?_r=3&ref=sports&pagewanted=all

This is a MUST READ article by the New York Times about the best defensive player in texas high school, and his trail of being recruited by big time programs. He talks about the schemes they play and some of the dirt that these programs don't want you to know....

""""""Along the way, McFarland was wined and dined. He visited the house of the president of Oklahoma, where he was promised a spot in the prestigious President’s Leadership Class. He rode in a Hummer stretch limousine in Los Angeles. He attended parties, including one in Dallas, where he said there was free alcohol, drugs and young women taking off their clothes."""""

""""He said he saw everything from flat-screen televisions in Texas Coach Mack Brown’s bathrooms to L.S.U.’s recruiting hostesses sitting on the laps of prospects.""""

""“I will never forget the excitement amongst all participants,” McFarland wrote. Alcohol was all you can drink, money was not an option. Girls were acting wild by taking off their tops, and pulling down their pants. Girls were also romancing each other. Some guys loved every minute of the freakiness some girls demonstrated. I have never attended a party of this magnitude.”""""

"""""Of the four universities, L.S.U. made the worst impression. After the Tigers lost to Georgia, 52-38, on Oct. 25, McFarland, his mother and his grandmother attended a catered meal at the home of Tigers Coach Les Miles.

“He was very dry,” Adams said of Miles.

Adams was further turned off by L.S.U., she said, when she saw hostesses sitting on the laps of recruits."""""

"""During the trip, Adams said, she asked Brown about the Obama slur, and was told that the player had to be dismissed because the F.B.I. had become involved.""""

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After Texas beat Baylor that weekend, McFarland and his mother ate dinner at Brown’s home. Flat-screen televisions were in every room, and there were two outside.

“Whose house do you like better, Bob Stoops’s, Les Miles’s or mine?” Adams recalled Brown saying.""""""""

""""Yet he worried what an Oklahoma degree would mean for landing a job in Texas. He also thought that the Longhorns offered him the best education and that Austin had the most entertainment.""""

"""""Will Muschamp, the team’s defensive coordinator and designated head coach-in-waiting, called until Adams finally talked to him at her son’s request. He tried to patch things up about the earlier phone call in which she was told she could not talk to Brown. He also explained that Texas had probably sent more letters and e-mail messages to her than to any other recruit’s parent.

“He was acting like he was doing me a favor,” Adams said. “You’re recruiting my son. I feel sorry for them if they’re saying they haven’t had that much interaction with any other recruit’s family. I feel sorry for those families. I really do.”""""""

""""While at McFarland’s house, Stoops offered to set the table for dinner and helped carry in ribs and potato salad. After a second serving of ribs and some peach cobbler, he sat on the couch with McFarland and his grandmother and watched the movie “Beauty Shop,” starring Queen Latifah and Alicia Silverstone.""""""

""""Allegations from the report upset her because she said she had received numerous offers of gifts in exchange for her son to attend Texas. She said she did not believe that Brown or anyone officially with Texas was involved or had any knowledge of the enticements.""""

""""Earlier this month, a former classmate called Adams and asked if she would coax her son into attending Texas. If so, a banker had promised the former classmate any type of loan.""""

The article makes Oklahoma look pretty good overall and UT, LSU, and USC pretty shady. 

Makes Mack Brown look like a complete jackass, with details about the TV's in bathrooms and bad mouthing other big 12 coaches.

LSU looks terrible, using "hostesses" to persuade the recruits.

And USC wining and dining him with luxury to persuade him.

But anyway, very interesting read into life in recruiting

Brian Giles is being sued for 10 million dollars by his ex wife saying that he battered her and forced her to have the misscarrage..

http://sports.aol.com/mlb/story/_a/bbdp/ex-girlfriend-sues-giles-for-10-million/279706

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/22825103/vp/28297104#28297104

The NBC video shows him in a club pulling her hair and punching her in the face as she falls onto the ground.

This is sad news.  This has been allegedly happening since 2002.

He allegedly hit her and threw her down stairs while she was pregnant..

She didn't just have one misscarrage because of his abuse, but two misscarrages.

Remember, This is a felony.  And he didn't do it just once, but twice...

He should be locked up.

A few things I have to talk about....

The Rangers team chemistry has taken a major hit this offseason.  As the regulars know, I am a huge team chemistry fan.  I think it is what makes a team take it to the next level.  Before last season, the Rangers had no team chemistry.  Then Milton Bradley came in and I think really meshed this team and taught them how to have fun.  He was the best thing to ever happen to this team in so many ways.  The other guy that might be suprising is Gerald Laird.  He was the goof ball of the team, the guy that was always having fun.  This next years team might take a huge hit this next year now that all fun is gone.

Who is going to replace this?  Michael Young?  Hah.

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The next thing is I was wrong about that Jason Kidd trade.  Well shit....  I am wrong, we should not have traded our point guard of the future for a 35 year old baldy...  Yes, Jason Kidd has been pretty good this year, but that does not exclude the fact that Devin Harris is having an even better season making a big name for himself with a team not called the Mavericks.

Tonight, he dropped 41 points on us making us look silly as his team completely obliterated the Mavericks scoring 127 points.

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Third and Last thing....

So I was at Macy's looking at suits and this guy was helping me out to find a pinstripe suit.  I was looking at some and he told me none of those would fit me because of my height.

Long story short, I had a little selection to choose from.  He showed me this one suit and said "A mavericks bench player named Bass came in and got this one" .  I was like sweet, I'm getting this one.  Not to mention it was 50 percent off.

Still early, but gets 140 million plus.

Sucks for the Yankees, its great that he did good in the NL and all, but the AL is an entirely diferen't league.  This is the biggest contract for a pitcher ever, he is the wrong guy to give it to.  This is a guy that has weight issues, and hasn't shown he can control those urges with Gerald Laird.

His weight problem won't get any better living in New York...  That is the land of the foods, his mouth is already watering.  Cheesesteaks, steaks, cakes, ice cream, grease...

You name it, they have it.  Not good news for Yankees fans.

CC Sabathia doesn't care about winning, he cares about feasting...

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Last year, I got BLASTED for saying JJ Barea is a beast.  Everyone told me he was trash and he will never be anything...  Well JJ Barea is carrying the Mavs this season...  Not only did he have the game winner against the Clippers...  But he had 22 points tonight and 16 in the 3rd...  He carried this team..  He has been one of the only consistencys for us this year.

I also got blasted for liking Antione Wright, I said he could be a very good player...  Well he is now a starter for us, he has consistenly showed he can be a 20 point scorer down the line for us.  He is AMAZING..

JJ and Antione for life, represent....

Adam... JJ is a beast, no?

This is part III of the Juan Dominguez series.  If you have not yet read the other entries, please read in order for this post to make sense...

http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/5/25/535997/the-real-juan-dominguez

http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/6/6/546978/juan-dominguez-the-true-un

Life in the Dominican Republic does not come easy, nor does baseball.  Making a life of baseball is everyone's dream, few make it.  In Juan's case, he already made it to the highest position; the MLB.  He just failed to stay. 

After playing in the MLB, he returned back the Dominican Republic with no money as his family spent it all.  His family had been known to show up in times of his life when he had money and disappear when the money was gone.  His childhood was anything but healthy; he had no real role model and had to basically grow up on his own.

Juan struggled with depression throughout his life, including his stay with the Rangers.  His missed meetings were interpreted by the Rangers in the wrong way; he was viewed as a "head case" and immature.  The truth was that he struggled with severe depression, language barrier, and no one to talk to.

After life back in the Dominican for a few years, it seemed that Juan was back on track.  This is about the time when I last posted an entry about Juan Dominquez.  Juan was back in winter leagues, getting lots of attention by MLB scouts and gaining his confidence and velocity back.  Most importantly, he felt good again.  His depression was being treated and his life was changing.  He was forming a bond with his new born son who when asked if he wanted his son to play baseball, he responded by saying he wanted him to "be a pitcher like me".

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Dominguez was serious about returning to the MLB.  This did not work out as numerous scouts told him they could not fit him on any of their rosters.  The most notable teams were the Marlins and Nationals.

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A few independent leagues showed immediate interest.  They were willing to take him on right away, but the situation did not fit.  These teams were located in remote small cities in Texas and Nevada.  Juan’s previous problem was isolating himself when he was in the MLB which brought him even more depression.  Being placed in a small U.S. city not knowing anyone making less than 22k proved not to be a good situation for him.

Juan did not want this situation for himself, he said no to independent league.  This proved to be his downfall, since no MLB team was willing to take a risk putting him on their roster.  His options were running out, and this is when his anxiety and depression came back.

Juan realized his baseball career may be coming to an end.  He is approaching his late 20’s, and no team wanted to take a risk with him.  Baseball is all he knows how to do, this is the only thing he has ever done.  He has no education to have a real job or training of any sort.  This is when he sank into deep depression once again is his young life.

Juan had been living with Mr. Santos this entire time.  Juan did not have any other place to stay, he had no money.  Mr. Santos was kind enough too paid for his food and for him to live.

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One day Mr. Santos noticed that Juan was gone.  All Juan’s stuff was gone and so was Mr. Santos’ camera.  Mr. Santos soon found out that Juan had left for good and stolen his camera; Juan had retreated to his previous ways. 

The truth is Juan had gone back to drugs; he was back to living on the streets and feeding his severe depression and unhealthy lifestyle. 

The truth is the one thing that Juan loved and the thing he knew best was ripped from his hands, and he didn’t know how to deal with it.

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This is the first that anyone has heard about this story in the U.S., just like the previous entries.  This truly is a sad story, it just shows the hardships that many Dominican’s have in the MLB.  It is tough for someone of a different language and culture to have to adapt by themselves while performing in the best baseball league in the world.

If there is one lesson to this story, it is to be thankful for those around you.  It’s not about money, its having family and those around you to fall back on you in hard times.  As this story shows, many people don’t have that luxury.  Don’t take advantage of this comfort, treat those around you as you would want to be treated.

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In my SASM 201 class, we had a lesson on the one and only Mark Cuban.   We talked about the ways he has made a positive impact on the Mavericks organization.

Herzberg's Two Factor Theory of motivation

Motivation factor: This means the ways you motivate your employees to be able to move up the ranks in the organization. Also recognition for your achievement, and interest in the job.

Hygiene factor: Salary/ Working conditions.

Cuban is a prime example of both of these factors. He motivates his employees to do their best, and makes them interested in his job. 

The hygiene factor is an interesting one, because Cuban does this perfectly.  Not only does he have flat screens and gaming systems in the players lockers, but he does nice gestures to the other team.

He doesn't put out the crappy visitor towels in the visitors locker room, he gives them the nicest, softest towels out there.  He knows they will be stolen, but this gesture engraves in the back of the mind when they become a free agent.  

Will that gesture alone make them sign with Dallas?  No.  But small things do count.

My professor made a GREAT comparison to Cuban.  Daniel Snyder of the Redskins is the same type of owner who is willing to spend money and is very outspoken.  He just hasn't had the same type of success as Cuban has.

This is the part which made me mad in class.  People said that Cuban was responsible for making the Mavericks a world class organization.  I quickly got involved and asked a few simple questions.

Who traded for the draft rights For Dirk?

Who convinced Dirk to come to America?

Who traded for Nash and Finley?

Who made this Dallas offense exciting and fun to watch?

Don Nelson

And I knew AJM would be proud of me for standing up for the greatest coach of this teams history...

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We had a speaker series for the Sports Management program on Friday.  This just made me even happier that I came to Ohio University.  The people that come out of this program are beyond amazing.  Not only did Jeremy Fulley( the most respected Athletic Director in the country out of Florida) and the assistant GM from the Giants, but countless people from the sport industry.

The people they chose from the speaker series were only 2-4 years removed from the program.

One of the speakers I saw was a girl who just two years removed out of the undergraduate program, she is the head of sponsorship for the Lake Eerie Monsters.  She was with the Cleveland Cavilers but switched over when Dan Gilbert bought the Monsters.  She said something very interesting.  You job should include three factors.

-Something that you can be the best in the world at.

-Something that fuels your engine.

-Something that you love doing.

The other speaker that stood out was the marketing director for National City Bank.  He was just the man involved in signing a multi million dollar dead with the Detroit Pistons for the official sponsor.  So whenever you see a pistons logo or name, it will say "presented by National City Bank".  He is doing this type of stuff at the old age of 30.  This deal happened 2 days before he spoke.

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This is what I love about this school.  The professors are the best in the business.  One of the newer ones is David Ridpath, who was a assistant athletic director of Marshall when Randy Moss, Bryan Leftwhich and Chad Pennington came through.

He is now suing the school for a million dollars.  He was told to keep quiet when they were giving athletes such as Randy Moss grades for doing nothing, and he went forward.  The NCAA decides to keep quiet about what they want.

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Ive been pretty busy lately, I am a team manager for the basketball team which I think is a great opportunity for me.  With Ohio not a big time program, I am able to really get involved in this program since they don't hire all these different positions.  They rely on the team managers more than other big time programs.

Listening to John Groce in practice every day is amazing.  If you don't know who that is, he was the assistant coach for Ohio State.  He was like their offensive coordinator in a way, and got credit for brining in Greg Oden and Mike Connolly. 

His offense is like the Phoenix Suns exactly.  they do drills that Steve Nash does exactly and talks in terms of their players all the time.  I think he is a genius, and won't be surprised when he is taking a big time job in the next few years.

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This stuff is keeping me pretty busy lately, but I like being busy. 

Its probably good so I am not bothering everyone on this board all the time like the good old days.

But I hope everyone is doing as good as a Rangers fan could be!

"Wright, the Texas A&M product considered the “bright spot of camp’’ by coach Rick Carlisle, has obviously earned rotation minutes. Wright, who came to Dallas in the Kidd trade, isn’t locked into the first-team job by any means; there will be a temptation for Carlisle to rely on a more “known quality’’ like Jason Terry and Jerry Stackhouse.

But. … we can hope, can’t we? Wright is 6-7, is athletic, is a finisher, has handles, can play a little defense and has been working on his shot. Stack and Jet off the bench would make that group special. And one or both of them might still be on the floor at game’s end.

But an injection of something different from years past at the 2? Worth a shot."

His line for the night?

9 points (4-4), 4 assts, 3 steals and 3 boards.

Wright is a guy I have always liked, and thought he was the bright spot in the Jason Kidd trade.  I said last year that we will look back and say that Wright was a HUGE steal in that trade...

Does Dallas finnally have a legit SG?

Why yes.

Who does this guy think he is?

First of all, he owes his soul to this organization for sticking with him through his complete shit play and his injuries. 

"I don't know what happened last year," Arias said. "I want to forget about last year."

You don't know what happened last year?  Lets start with you measly body getting injured like it always does.

I'm reading this DMN article about this guy and it is making me sick. 

"It's my passion to play shortstop," Arias said. "But I'll play anywhere."

Ok, do I also need to remind him how many errors he had at shortstop?  Yeah, like 6 high fives worth.  IN AA.

"Maybe one day I'll play every day with another team," Arias said.

Oh, its nice to know you are so dedicated to this organization that you are already thinking about where you are going to play next.

Ive never liked this kid, he thinks he is so cool because he was part of the A-Rod deal.  Know what?  Well I have news, you are a nobody Arias, A nobody.

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Alright, you know how my wallet and stuff got lost?  I called them and told them to send me a new card which they did.  They gave me a new pin and so I went to the ATM and the pin didn't work.  I stood there doing it like 20 times getting more and more angry.  Then I was doing it again, and the damn machine ATE the card and said that the bank requested that it take it.  I get pissed.

So I started a chase account here, which is good because I was getting annoyed paying 6 dollars every time I use an ATM machine here(no Bank of America's here)

The people at chase are pretty slimy, all hidden fee's and shit.  I avoided all this stuff, but banks are slimy people.

Walmart pisses me off.  They think they are so slick with their 6 dollars an hour salary, they think they have power.  I went with a few people at 4:30 in the morning and want to ride the electric wheelchairs or whatever.  So we start riding them and they start yelling to stop.  I'm like no, I'm going like 1 mile per hour I think you can walk over here.  They come over and tell me to get off.  I say no, I am a paying customer and we are the only people in the store so its not that big of a deal. 

Then the other night, I go with different people and I start throwing balls around.  My friend throws one at one of the signs that hangs from the ceiling over the frozen food section and the sign falls.  I see this guy with a few people cracking up, and I'm like "hey that guy looks familiar".  My ex is like "thats our sociology professor".  I start cracking up, our professor is 24 years old and looks like your typical frat guy.  Its just funny because I didn't recognize who he was at first.  Well anyway, I go up to the front of the store and get confronted by these walmart employees.  They are like "hand over you alls balls".  I was like "no, I'm buying this".  Long story short, they got pissed.  They know I hide balls all over the store whenever I go which is like everyday.  Those people hate me there, I don't care though. 

Who are they?

Who be me?

Thats what I thought.

Not only is the NBA getting a hit from the donaghy scandal, but now there is worry about keeping their stars in the U.S.A.

Carlos Delfino, Bostjan Nachbar, Carlos Arroyo, Jorge Garbajosa, Earl Boykins and Juan Carlos Navarro

What do all of these players have in common?  They left the NBA to play overseas for more money.  Why is this?  there is no cap where they are playing.  Some of these owners overseas are  some of the richest people in the world. 

They are willing to drop 40 or 50 million a year on players such as Lebron and Kobe.  Would Kobe and Lebron consider that?  Definite yes.

When Kobe was asked if he would go overseas for the right amount of money, he responded "You can't turn down $40 million (a year), I don't care who you are," Bryant said. "If someone turns down 40, I'm beating them up."

Lebron was also all ears when asked if he would go elsewhere in 2010, as he said "I haven’t been offered that, I haven’t talked to anybody," James said. "It’s just rumors?" When I asked him if he liked hearing them, he smiled and said: "I like hearing good rumors, not bad rumors. That’s a good rumor."

D Wade was also asked the same question when he responded "They throw 30, 40, 50 million a year at me? I can't turn that down," said Heat star Dwyane Wade, a free agent in 2010.

The thing is that overseas owners are willing to pay the dollars to get world class superstars on their teams, these owners are some of the most powerful men in the world.  How can Kobe or Lebron turn down 50 million a year when the most they can be offered in the NBA is 20 million?

So is this the end of the worldly status of the NBA?  The power is already switching, can Euro basketball get bigger?  The fan base is there, and it can only get bigger if they bring in American superstars. 

Former Mav Pops Mensu Botsu is a fan favorite as they chant his name every game and treat him like a god. 

How would Kobe Bryant or Lebron James be treated?

Boston Globe

Arizona Republic

New York Times

Dallas Morning News

ESPN.com

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_yankees_rodriguez

Another example of open marriages not working.

This comes just a few months after the birth of their newborn.

This is what happens when both spouses cheat on each other.  Recently, Cynthia has been seen with Lenny Kravitz in Paris holding hands.                                                   

A-ROD DOES NOT HAVE A PRENUP, SUCKS TO BE HIM RIGHT NOW.

NEW YORK - Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez and his wife have split less than three months after the birth of the couple's second daughter, according to a report in the New York Daily News.

The story on the newspaper's Web site comes amid reports linking Rodriguez to Madonna. Rodriguez refused to address the topic on three occasions Tuesday, once saying "no" when asked if he had any comment.

Yeah, so I'm at summer school.  Drove three days to get here, stopping at Bedford, Arkansas and Lexington, Kentucky overnight to get here.

I drove through Kige Ramsey's hometown Bowling Green, Kentucky, went around his college of Western Kensucky university and looked at the town. I wish I knew where he lived so I could drop in and say yoyoyo.

So, we had to drive through all these hickish towns to get to the place, which pissed me off.

But I basically got dropped off in a secluded town 4 states away from my hometown to a place I know nothing about, and have no idea where anything is.  But it was like a wakeup call to me, I have been secluded in "the bubble" my entire life, this is a entirely different setting... Like a 180, not a 360 you idiot Jason Kidd.

So of course all I care about is the babes.  And let me tell you, these girls are not nearly as hot as the chicks from Texas.  And let me tell you, I am pissed.

So I am walking around the dorm doing hell knows what and this group of girls won't leave me the F alone.  And right now you are probably saying, why wouldn't you want girls following you around?  Well they weren't hot, ok?  I can't get away from them, they follow every step of the way.  After like an hour and a half, I go to my dorm room, and guess who follows me?

Point is I could have had them if I wanted.  But I DO NOT lower my standards.  Do they know who I am?  Do they know my status?  Thats what I thought.

About 30 percent of the people in summer school are Asian. 

So I see these two hottie Chinese girls sitting in the lobby( I am usually not attracted to Asians), so I go over and say what up.......  They start talking Chinese to each other, and I'm just about ready to punch a hole in a wall.

Classes haven't even started yet, I can't find the hot chicks and its pissing me off.   I knew girls in Texas were hotter than other girls in the US, but not by this much margin.

What is pissing me off a lot as well, is there is nothing to do right now.  Every thing is closed right now.  Recreation center, stores and everything.  Don't think I'm going to the library.

Hopefully everything picks up when the classes start, because I am pissed!