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Only in Chicago, does shit like this happen.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn spearheads an initiative to get "low level" prisoners out of jail early to save tax payer dollars.

The top basketball player in the history of the city sues the two most prominent grocery chains for trademark infringement.

And the Chicago Bulls, the franchise that basketball player's team (which may explain why he owns a different one), blew a 35 point lead to a team that's 13-14.  Are you kidding me?

Sure the Bulls have sunk to many lows over the last month.  They won one game during their annual circus road trip, beating the Sacramento Kings at home.  The same Kings they let put back into the game last night.  Let alone, the 10 out of 12 they lost when half of those games were lost by more than 20 points.  And let's not forget about the loss to a team that only won one game so far this season, the New Jersey Nets.   

However, this one takes the icing off the cake.  At half time, the Bulls led 79-44.  You felt like the game was just about over, but nope.  The Bulls once again found away to put themselves on the front page in front of the Bears who obviously have bigger problems.  The Bulls shot 2 for 10 in the fourth with nine turnovers.  The last team field goal scored by Kirk Hinrich with 10:15 left on the clock for the game. 

And in the end, there's Vinny Del Negro with a very depressed look on his face.  And another gem comes out of his mouth.

"You're always trying to find ways to do a better job, and this one stings. But players win games. You have to execute. We got a little complacent, and they jumped on us. It's me; it's the coaches; it's the players; it's everybody.'' 

Come on Vinny.  As the captain of the ship, you need to keep your team focused.  You need to keep them in the game, and you and many of the players said that your team lacks defense.  Oh no, my fine feathered friend, your team lacks spirit, heart, and testicular fortitude as Mick Foley used to say all the time.  Your team makes me laugh in a bad way.  I really wanted to watch the Bulls this year, but now, I just can't.  I just will watch Monday Night Football games that have no rhyme or reason to them.  Like the Giants playing the Redskins, actually I think the Redskins weren't playing.  Jason Campbell really sucked last night.

Bottom line, the Bulls need to do something.  Tonight they go to New York to play the Knicks.  And then on Thursday, it's Christmas Eve.  It's that wonderful time of year.

Wonder if someone gets sent on a permanent vacation again?   

 

Note: This is my weekly column for my website www.hiimmichael.com.  Check it out when you have some time.

They tried.  They almost succeeded, but then there's pick number three, a bogus call by a ref, and then a kicker who knows how to knock it down puts it through the uprights and boom the Dolphins season over, just like that.

I am sure many Dolphin fans would argue with you that its not.  Two more games remain at home against Houston and Pittsburgh.  The Dolphins would have to win both of them, but need teams to help them out.  Before we get to that, let's take a look at yesterday.

First play out of the gate; a miraculous interception by Vontae Davis ran back for 26 yards.  This should have been converted into a touchdown, but the struggling offense settled for a field goal.  This happened two more times, while Vince Young nailed receivers Justin Gage and Nate Washington for TDs.  One thing the Dolphins need to learn how to do is close.  Field goals don't win games, they let you tread water.  Also, someone needs to remind the team that there's four quarters in a game.  Not three, not one, FOUR!  We saw them play for 3 against Indy, 2 against New Orleans, 1 against Tennessee.  In order to win a football game, you must play four quarters.  This happens way too much this year.

Furthermore, last year, the Phins had the least amount of penalties in the AFC and quite possibly the league.  This year they have committed 71.  The discipline may have been lost somewhere.  The penalties and the turnovers lost them this game.  If you want to flame Chad Henne, go ahead, but remember this guy's young and has 11 games experience in the NFL.  Sure, that OT pass sucked big time.  Yet, this same QB helped close the gap in the 4th.  This same QB has come up with some spectacular drives this year.  This QB may be greatness in the making, at least we hope so.  Ricky Williams needs to learn how to hold a football again.  Congrats on making over 1,000 yards this year, but learn how to hold a ball.  4 fumbles in 2 games, absolutely unacceptable.  You're still my guy, Ricky.  Love what you have done this season! 

Then there's the defense.  Note to Gibril Wilson, go back to college.  Learn how to tackle, learn how to cover, in fact just learn how to play football again, because apparently something went wrong.  Jason Taylor played well, and looked like the JT of the old days.  Vontae Davis, keep up the hard work.  Vince Young had lots of time to throw in the first half, and he took advantage.  Maybe the Phins were too worried about Chris Johnson, and focused on him more than Young.  I heard about Channing Crowder crying about how it's harder to beat 17 Titans over 11 because of officiating.  When you make plays, and figure out a way to dominate a game, bad calls by refs don't always matter.  The Dolphins didn't find a way to do that this time.  You can bitch about officials all you want, but at the end of the day 6 penalties and 4 turnovers don't win you the game.

So here we stand at 7-7 tied with 5 other teams.  There are two games left, and we play two of these in Miami.  We need God to be on our sideline to get into the playoffs.  Denver losing helped a little bit, but we need more teams to lose.  Its unfortunate that the Phins could have avoided all of this with a win against Buffalo and finding a way to close out Tennessee.  Sure the penalty against Cam swung the hammer the Titans way, but the poor play before the 4th is what really gave it to the music city mofos. 

Do I hope the Phins can do it?  I'm kind of split.  If we don't, we get a higher draft pick. If we do, we shut up lots of naysayers like Deion Sanders.  As some of you know, I have turned a lot of hatred towards him the way he popped the Dolphins balloon on NFL Total Access.  If you don't know the story, the scenario had balloons with the logos of the different playoff contenders, and the ones who the four morons hosting the show had surviving and making it in, the balloons would be moved to the side, the ones who didn't would be popped.  Neon Deion ran right up to the Phins balloon, popped it, and didn't even say why.  It's just the dismissive and arrogant way he did it that pissed me off.  Many people haven't given the Phins a chance this year due to their schedule.  Yet, if you told me that this team would be contending for a Wildcard or even division title after beginning the season at 0-3 with the tough road ahead of them, I would tell you to put down the crack pipe.

Back to Deion.  In order to forget the events of this past weekend, I have invented a game called "Pee on Deion."  In order to play, just print out the picture below, put it on the ground somewhere, preferably the grass or, maybe in the snow if you're from Chicago like me, unzip your pants, and just well, start going.  You get 5 points for the eyes, nose, or mouth.  Anything else is worth a point.  Do not pick up the picture afterwards.  It can get gross, even if it's your own urine.  I used this picture because only idiots have this big ass smile when they get arrested for stupid shit like "trespassing."  He did get arrested in Florida, which might explain the hatred towards our favorite team.  Why don't you go hate on the Bucs, Deion? Perhaps they can ram a cannonball up your ass.

That's all I have.  Let's keep things in perspective.  Our team keeps getting better, and they should be much better next year.  If they make it in, good for them.  If not, they will next year.  Perhaps, more pieces will be on the way to make our Miami Dolphins an elite team.

M

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Update: Changed title because matty enlightened me a little and tf thought I had a lisp!!!! 

OK, enough is enough!!!!

All the haters need to go to Alcatraz or something.  Just far away from here.

First, ofcourse my brother keeps talking about how crappy the Dolphins are.  This after he guaranteed the Pats would destroy them. 

Then on NFL Network, the show Total Access featured Rich Einsen, Steve Marcucci, Marshall Faulk, and that asshat Deion Sanders talking the playoffs.  They had all the balloons lined up with logos of the team.  They would move them to the side if they believed they had a chance, and then pop them if they didn't.  Sanders walks right up to the Phins balloon, and pops it.  No explaination on why or anything?

Then on Sirius Moving the Chains, the hosts said that Ricky Williams was too old to hold up the offense, and Chad Henne, although getting better every week was going to hit a wall this week in Tenn.  The secondary would take the game away from Henne.

This is the way we like it my fellow fans.  We love to be the underdogs.  We love to prove them wrong.

But damn if it don't piss me off along the way.

The Dolphins have proven to be one of the most resilient teams in football.  They don't go down easy.  They use the limited resources they have (rookie CBs, backup NT, starting QB and RB out for year, no true wide reciever) and still find ways to win games close.  In fact, they thrive on pressure.  They have won close games.  They are not an elitte team, but they are a scrappy young team ready to take on all comers.  Can't anyone at least give them a chance?

Mission 3W Continues!!!! Lets get this done to prove all these sorry ass experts and every one else wrong!!!!!

No matter what, if we lose a game, it doesn't matter what any of this says.

For now, Jax and Baltimore have tiebreakers over us due to conference records. 

Jax 6-3 Balt 6-4 Us 5-4

We need New England to lose a game in order to take the division.  As everyone knows, we own tiebreaker over Jest.

Next week we get Tennesse, which scares me.  Must find a way to stop CJ.  Then Houston who always finds a way to beat us, and finally Pittsburgh who I hope is totally depleted by then.

New England has Buffalo, Jax, and Houston

Baltimore has The Bears, Pittsburgh, and Oakland

Jax has Indy, NE, and Cleveland

Without a doubt we have the toughest road to the playoffs.  I believe that NE is having internal problems that may beat them, Balt has the division game vs Pitt that they might lose, and Jax has it tough as well but we need them to lose one more as well.

Here is a link I have been following for the playoffs and tiebreakers

I Like the White Sox will come back during the season, but for now here is my website column.  You can read that along with other craziness at www.hiimmichael.com

That and “I can’t give you a dollar if I don’t have fifty cents” may be two of the most popular quotes of White Sox General Manager Kenny Williams, the man who has been known to fly under the radar once in a while. Sometimes we love him, and sometimes we are left scratching our heads.

For instance, Chone Figgins was the supposed hot target of the Sox because he could lead off, play 3rd and right field. This man was supposedly too expensive. I think 4 years at 36 mil was affordable for a guy who fills two major holes in the lineup. What are we saving all our money for Podsednik? Is Thome coming back? What’s the deal here man?

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If you remember earlier this week, my comments were…

the Dolphins have something to prove. They’re the victims of embarrassment not because the Bills defense sliced and diced them like the Saints did to the Pats. They allowed themselves to get beat due to poor play calling, and letting a bad team stay in the game on their turf. The Phins had many opportunities to put it away, but they failed. Will they be looking at this game as a way to make up for a bad division loss, and erasing it with a magical divisional victory? You bet your ass. That’s why I believe the Phins can do it in south Florida against a battered New England Patriots team.

And magically enough, Tom Brady looked like Marcia, Marcia, Marcia.

In the beginning, we all thought more of the same. A 14-0 lead didn’t make things look well. I thought Larry King who was the guest of the boys in the booth was going to have a heart attack at one point. Yet, this Dolphins team showed everyone, all the nay-sayers, all the critics, all those people that said 2008 was a fluke year what they’re made of. Chad Henne has balls of steel, wide receiver Brian Hartline ready to do whatever you want him to, and Cameron Wake showed everyone why he should be a starting LB as he rushed Brady into throwing an interception to end the game to a man who was being slapped in the face by a pussy ass Matt Light last year. Yes, Dolphins vs. Patriots, always a fun game. Always fun to watch. Especially when our Phins come out on top. No matter how difficult.

After a devastating loss in Buffalo last week, Miami somehow bounced back and at a 6-6 record, they are tied with 4 teams (possibly 5 if Baltimore loses tonight). The rest of the schedule will be a tough one. All four teams they play are in the hunt for the AFC Wildcard as they get Tennessee and Jacksonville on the road, and the Texans and Steelers at home. This Sunday is the Jax game as other teams in the race, well having it easy is an understatement.

Pittsburgh goes to Cleveland

Detroit visits Baltimore

The Jets go to Tampa

Carolina goes to Foxborough

St Louis goes to Tennessee

Seattle at Houston

So saying that we have to win this Sunday is an understatement. Its very likely that all the teams we are competing with for the division and/or wild card are playing games they all should win. What’s more a win versus Jax will put us in a virtual tie against them for the wild card. All we can do is win out the rest of the way. If we run the table, then we have done all we can to punch a ticket into the post season.

However, let’s be honest for a minute here. The Miami Dolphins seriously ready for the playoffs? We saw what happened last year, but we have a quarterback that has the arm that CP10 did not have. This teams still rebuilding since 2007. After the schedule they played this year, who expected them to do as well as they’re doing? Not many. Can they get into the post season? I believe they may, but it’s unfortunate that they’re relying on the destiny of too many teams. It will be divine intervention if they make it.

Nevertheless, the Dolphins showed me something yesterday. They have heart. Now if they can get a few more components to make themselves a more solid team, we will be seeing Mr. Lomardi’s statue sometime soon.

In the meantime, let’s see them make the playoffs this year. That would be like…awesome!!!!

M

Hi guys.  I'm a Dolphins fan.  Yeah I know you guys beat us too.  Yet I loved the game last night and was so pleased at the humbled Patriots.  I wrote about it in my column and hope you guys can offer some feedback.  Thanks.  You can go to my site at www.hiimmichael.com to read more sports shit and other funnies.  I'm in Chicago so I talk White Sox, Dolphins, and Blackhawks.  Sometimes Bulls and Bears.  Anyway thanks for checking it out.

 Ladies and gentlemen, Monday night football this season has not been so slouchy. We have seen many great games. The two Miami games I thought were excellent, as well as the New England/Buffalo game, and who can forget the New Orleans/Atlanta game.

But last nights beating the Patriots (or gaytriots as I like to refer to them) by the New Orleans Saints was simply fantastic.

Forget about the fact New England may be one of my most hated franchises in sports, you simply watch how the Saints decimated the defense, it was absolutely amazing. I have never seen any team in this decade just embarrass the Patriots playing straight up man to man football. Sure the Phins did it last year, but they used the wildcat and no one in football saw that coming. What the Saints did last night was just pure football poetry.

Drew Brees the captain of the ship, 5 TD 371 yards and a passer rating of 158.1, looked absolutely stunning last night. When New Orleans made the first field goal of the game, and then New England scored the touchdown followed up by a Wes Welker 41yard punt return, I was depressed because I thought to myself, "here we go again, same New England high powered offense going to overpower the Saints." Boy was I wrong.

A play later, Mike Mckenzie, a cornerback who was last seen in a Saints uniform with a torn ACL, returned to the team just this past week to intercept a pass from Tom Brady intended for Randy Moss. This game was the tale of two interceptions. There was the one by Mckenzie which was the game changing play (which led to a TD pass to Pierre Thomas) and there was as Kevin Harlan excitedly exclaimed on Westwood One Radio "the dagger" by Darren Sharper. Drew Brees was blowing off fireworks, while we were sitting on blankets and watching the fireworks he provided. Brees hit five different receivers in his award winning performance. It wasn't that the Patriots D was that horrendous. It came down to the fact that Brees has great presence in the pocket and of course a great line protecting him. If you're a Saints receiver, he will find you, and by this, he exposed lots of holes in the Patriots defense.

Drew Brees said that his team looked up to the Patriots as the team they want to be. Now Brees, the captain of the team who might be able to close the deal and be the only other team since the 1972 Dolphins to run the table on the entire season. It will be Tom Brady looking up to him. Brees was his daddy all night long.

So what’s the footnote in all of this? Well two things.

First, let’s get to the minor point in my world. When Minnesota and New Orleans paths cross, it will be the game of the year, possibly the decade. These two teams evenly matched (except Favre’s the dinosaur who drinks lots of Gatorade or something). You have a great receiving corps on both sides, and perhaps the best pass rusher in football Jared Allen on the side of the Vikings. It will be the NFC version of Patriots v Colts.

And speaking of the Patsies, next week they make the trip to South Florida. One of two things will happen. The first, the Patsies will be angry and pissed off, and take it all out on the Dolphins destroying them by 3 to 4 touchdowns. Perhaps a win can lock up the AFC East for them as they’re done playing the Jets, and I wouldn't look to New England to go on a big losing streak. In fact in the last 7 seasons, it has only happened twice when they have gone back to back loses. Once in 2002 against Green Bay and Denver (bye week in between), and in 2006 against Indy and the Jets. Can it be done? Can the Phins topple the humbled Patriots? Belichick looked very choked, Moss didn't know what to say, and Tom Brady looked absolutely stoic. They all said that they weren't the team they thought they were. Perhaps has a little bit of confidence been shattered? Can the Dolphins capitalize on this?

Let's see; your main running back injured, nose tackle injured, two rookie corners, no main nose tackle, no play making wide receiver, just got beat down by the Buffalo Bills in the last quarter...I would have to say the Phins are David going up against Goliath.

But nevertheless, the Dolphins have something to prove. They’re the victims of embarrassment not because the Bills defense sliced and diced them like the Saints did to the Pats. They allowed themselves to get beat due to poor play calling, and letting a bad team stay in the game on their turf. The Phins had many opportunities to put it away, but they failed. Will they be looking at this game as a way to make up for a bad division loss, and erasing it with a magical divisional victory? You bet your ass. That’s why I believe the Phins can do it in south Florida against a battered New England Patriots team. At least I hope they can, because if they don't, it’s closing time.

As for the Saints, would I like to see them go undefeated? Well, they’re more likable than the 07 Patriots, but there's only room for one team in "Perfectville." Unfortunately, with the remaining games on the New Orleans schedule, Sean Payton and company might as well go to a U-Haul dealer and rent a truck to move in.

This is a column from my website www.hiimmichael.com.  Check it out if you get a chance.  There is a Dolphins reference towards the end, and I also hope you guys thought it was good so feedback is helpful.  Thanks.

Ladies and gentlemen, Monday night football this season has not been so slouchy. We have seen many great games. The two Miami games I thought were excellent, as well as the New England/Buffalo game, and who can forget the New Orleans/Atlanta game.

But last nights beating the Patriots (or gaytriots as I like to refer to them) by the New Orleans Saints was simply fantastic.

Forget about the fact New England may be one of my most hated franchises in sports, you simply watch how the Saints decimated the defense, it was absolutely amazing. I have never seen any team in this decade just embarrass the Patriots playing straight up man to man football. Sure the Phins did it last year, but they used the wildcat and no one in football saw that coming. What the Saints did last night was just pure football poetry.

Drew Brees the captain of the ship, 5 TD 371 yards and a passer rating of 158.1, looked absolutely stunning last night. When New Orleans made the first field goal of the game, and then New England scored the touchdown followed up by a Wes Welker 41yard punt return, I was depressed because I thought to myself, "here we go again, same New England high powered offense going to overpower the Saints." Boy was I wrong.

A play later, Mike Mckenzie, a cornerback who was last seen in a Saints uniform with a torn ACL, returned to the team just this past week to intercept a pass from Tom Brady intended for Randy Moss. This game was the tale of two interceptions. There was the one by Mckenzie which was the game changing play (which led to a TD pass to Pierre Thomas) and there was as Kevin Harlan excitedly exclaimed on Westwood One Radio "the dagger" by Darren Sharper. Drew Brees was blowing off fireworks, while we were sitting on blankets and watching the fireworks he provided. Brees hit five different receivers in his award winning performance. It wasn't that the Patriots D was that horrendous. It came down to the fact that Brees has great presence in the pocket and of course a great line protecting him. If you're a Saints receiver, he will find you, and by this, he exposed lots of holes in the Patriots defense.

Drew Brees said that his team looked up to the Patriots as the team they want to be. Now Brees, the captain of the team who might be able to close the deal and be the only other team since the 1972 Dolphins to run the table on the entire season. It will be Tom Brady looking up to him. Brees was his daddy all night long.

So what’s the footnote in all of this? Well two things.

First, let’s get to the minor point in my world. When Minnesota and New Orleans paths cross, it will be the game of the year, possibly the decade. These two teams evenly matched (except Favre’s the dinosaur who drinks lots of Gatorade or something). You have a great receiving corps on both sides, and perhaps the best pass rusher in football Jared Allen on the side of the Vikings. It will be the NFC version of Patriots v Colts.

And speaking of the Patsies, next week they make the trip to South Florida. One of two things will happen. The first, the Patsies will be angry and pissed off, and take it all out on the Dolphins destroying them by 3 to 4 touchdowns. Perhaps a win can lock up the AFC East for them as they’re done playing the Jets, and I wouldn't look to New England to go on a big losing streak. In fact in the last 7 seasons, it has only happened twice when they have gone back to back loses. Once in 2002 against Green Bay and Denver (bye week in between), and in 2006 against Indy and the Jets. Can it be done? Can the Phins topple the humbled Patriots? Belichick looked very choked, Moss didn't know what to say, and Tom Brady looked absolutely stoic. They all said that they weren't the team they thought they were. Perhaps has a little bit of confidence been shattered? Can the Dolphins capitalize on this?

Let's see; your main running back injured, nose tackle injured, two rookie corners, no main nose tackle, no play making wide receiver, just got beat down by the Buffalo Bills in the last quarter...I would have to say the Phins are David going up against Goliath.

But nevertheless, the Dolphins have something to prove. They’re the victims of embarrassment not because the Bills defense sliced and diced them like the Saints did to the Pats. They allowed themselves to get beat due to poor play calling, and letting a bad team stay in the game on their turf. The Phins had many opportunities to put it away, but they failed. Will they be looking at this game as a way to make up for a bad division loss, and erasing it with a magical divisional victory? You bet your ass. That’s why I believe the Phins can do it in south Florida against a battered New England Patriots team. At least I hope they can, because if they don't, it’s closing time.

As for the Saints, would I like to see them go undefeated? Well, they’re more likable than the 07 Patriots, but there's only room for one team in "Perfectville." Unfortunately, with the remaining games on the New Orleans schedule, Sean Payton and company might as well go to a U-Haul dealer and rent a truck to move in.