Barber and Williams Out?

What are the Dallas Cowboys thinking when they pull stunts like these? I understand its for the money and I am all for saving money…but do you think you could have done it with less productive players?  Now you are stuck with Tony Romo (which I think is just about the funniest thing I have ever seen although I appreciate the cheaper tickets this season due to the fact no one cares anymore) and Dez Bryant who always seems to be doing something.  My prediction for the Cowboys puts them in the playoffs but we all know how long the Cowgirls and Tony Uh Oh last in the playoffs.

Women’s Soccer is Back! United States Defies Ref’s Bad Calls.

The United States has finally come out from underneath Mia Hamm’s extremely large shadow.  This game is obviously going to go down as a top 10 game of all time in either Women’s or Men’s soccer.  It was not because the United States scored the latest goal in Women’s World Cup history and its not even because its the first time a 10 person team has come back to win in a knock out round.  It was because the referee’s could not have mad worst calls against the US and they still ended up winning.  I have to admit, I stopped watching the game after the second goal was scored by Brazil (I could not believe they did not call the offsides on that play).  I almost stopped watching it after they gave Hope Solo a yellow card (which by the way is almost never called in situations like that because there really wasn’t a rebound to get).  Marta was quoted as saying afterwards, “We didn’t deserve to lose, but that’s how soccer is.”  Look, I get that Brazil is all about soccer and babies are pretty much born with soccer balls and what not, but Brazil does NOT take their women’s sports seriously.  She can really think whatever she wants, but she lost about as fair and square as she could have in this kind of situation.  The point is, that the game should have been 2-0 at the end of the regulation instead of 2-2.  Abby Wambach scored a header goal with about 30 seconds left of stoppage time in the 2nd half of the overtime play yesterday.  It ended up being the latest goal ever scored in Women’s Soccer history.  The United States controlled the ball for the most part whenever they had even sides.  The funny part is that they still looked dominate even playing a player down. The United States can look forward to the

You didn’t think I would leave you hanging did you?  Of crouse not.  Here is the video of the final goal against Brazil.  

 

Rangers Fan Shannon Stone Dies in Stadium Fall

For the second time this season, a fan has died when trying to catch a foul ball at a Major League stadium.  We will warn you now, as the video will that the video might contain gruesome parts that may not be suitable for children.  The worst part about it in my opinion is that his kid saw the whole thing go down.  I am not really sure what to say about this other than we need to make these stadiums safer or post warning signs possibly or something.  The fact that two people have already died this season alone from trying to catch a foul ball is ridiculous if you ask me.

Michael Vick has offically turned his life around.

The comeback story of the decade has finally come to fruition.  It was the first time in sports marketing history that a company re-signed a player that had previously been fired.  Seriously, look it up.  This absolutely never happens…well I guess not until now.  Will Tiger Woods pick up his sponsors if he ends up turning his life around?  I think the answer to that question depends more on whether or not he can beat Jacks record.  Michael Vick is back because last season was his most prolific throwing season since he started in the NFL.   He ended the season with a QB rating of over 100 for the first time in his career.  He may have only run for under 700 yards, but that is still insane for a QB if you consider that Tony “uh oh” Romo has just over 400 yards for his career so far and Dan Marino finished his career with a total of 87 yards.   Some would say that this transition of his getting back into normal society has come “full circle” but I would argue that until he wins a Super Bowl or an MVP trophy its going to be hard to convince a lot of sports writers that he is completely back.  You would be remiss to think that this hype is not going to eventually get to a guy who was playing patty cake in prison just two years ago.  The point is that most people are looking at this as his welcome back into the ranks of the Elite but I could have told you that before he got out.  There really isnt much to do in prison other than work out and stay fit.  My next question honestly is where or not this opens up the doors for future convicted felons.  Are we going to just forgive and forget everything from now on?  Before Vick there was Kobe Bryant, Ray Lewis…so on and so forth.  Where do we as citizens and more importantly fans draw the line?  This is not about being black, white, rich, poor, or whatever, this is more about being a decent human being.  If you are going to set an example for our future, then set the example.  Here are some great Michael Vick commercials from the past.
This is a pretty good one.

Here is a short one

Here is my favorite one: