Paul Pierce Does It All

For those that were fortunate enough to have something else to do this morning -- like a root canal or rectal exam or something -- Paul Pierce co-hosted, if that's what you want to call it, with Mike Greenberg on the abaomination known as "Mike and Mike in the Morning" on ESPN Radio. And try as he might, Pierce kept effing up the "on ESPN Radio" line that always follows Greenberg saying "Mike and Mike in the Morning" as they head to commercial. Eventually Greenberg just did it himself while Pierce was laughing at something or losing his earpiece or whatever.

But my favorite (not really) part of the morning was when Pierce was asked what celebrities or athletes he'd like to meet and in telling his story about his dream meetings, he began it with this:

"I have an imagination...."

Yes, Paul, I bet you do. But I think you mean a dream or something like that.

Leave me alone, I'm tired.

What's Dumb, White and Can't Control Its Mouth?

I know this one...there are actually two answers- First it was Rory Sabatini and second, Rat Thief Goosen.



I know, I know, Ratief was being funny when he made his hilarious comments about Woods faking his knee injuries. I'll tell you, there is really nothing funnier than knee injury jokes...By the way J, you faked your knee injuries a few years back...The crutches and limp made it REAL convincing. See, that is funny.

Turns out, ole Faker Woods might not have been pulling everyone's leg...In fact, he was actually much worse than he let on. I've never torn my ACL like Tiger and J Money...but I have partially torn ligaments in my ankle. That was no picnic. My little injury put me in a walking boot for weeks. I've also had stress fractures in the same ankle...that put me in a cast.

Tiger Wuss

So, when I found out what Woods had played through to win the US Open, my man crush got even bigger for ole Edrick. The amount of torque he put on that knee each time he swung the driver was immense and has been talked about ad nauseum, but simply walking on that knee was an accomplishment in itself. Think about this- Woods walked about 23 miles in four days on a torn ACL and two stress fractures. That's gritty, I don't care which sport you play. Heck, some athletes can't even walk 23 feet even with no injury at all.

Tim's been really upset with all of the golf talk on our site in the last week. Well, with Woods out of all PGA events for the rest of '08, I'm pretty sure golf talk will generally subside around the US...Hope you're happy now Tim!!!

Sports Thoughts

Brawl in Boston
I always find baseball "fights" amusing...you know, at best, they look like a couple of middle school girls pushing and shoving, usually. Not tonight at Fenway. That melee was pretty nasty. Crisp had been brewing since last game...and before it erupted tried the old rope-a-dope tactic as he acted as if he was heading to first before charging the mound. Then, Shields from TB threw a haymaker (note: Shields probably didn't know that Crisp used to be a boxer) that Crisp avoided and then Coco was promptly pummeled by two or three Rays including Gomes who shot out of the dugout and was simply looking to get involved before being pulled off. That was probably not the most noteworthy fight of the game.

Maybe Manny was being Manny or Youkilis instigated it, but the two Red Sox got engaged in fisticuffs in the Sox dugout later in the same contest. That's not something you normally see from a team that seems to be hitting their stride. This could be pretty detrimental to the Sox as the season progresses if it's not smoothed over in a hurry.

Triple Crown?
I'm not a big horse racing guy...but I like seeing history being made in sport. I'm really rooting for Big Brown to win the third leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday...Heck, I might even tune in to see the race...Maybe.

Whaaaaaaaaaaaa!
I thought Dwayne Wade was acting like a school girl when he was taken off of the court in a wheel chair last season for a shoulder injury...I simply have to be just as critical of Paul Pierce's theatrics this evening during the game v. LA. Reminiscent of Scott Martin being carried off by Nemanja Calasan early last season for the Boilermakers, Pierce left the floor by being carried by teammates and sobbing...then of course, riding up the tunnel IN A WHEELCHAIR! Not long after, he was not only playing, but simply lighting up the Lakers.

I'm not saying he wasn't hurting, but the way it all happened seemed like it was a bit much from a veteran of Pierce's age.

Some Purdue News???
A friend of mine who stops by the site from time to time asked me why we haven't had any Purdue-related entries of late. Simple answer? Nothing's going on. Sure, there's speculation about recruiting in both basketball and football, but nothing really noteworthy. But, a nugget came out yesterday that was kind of interesting.

Joe Tiller sounded off about the Torri Williams situation saying that he's still not off of the team. He expounded a bit by saying that Williams has never been a bad teammate, uncoachable player or trouble maker in the locker room...he just hasn't been able to stay out of trouble. So, he thinks it best that he waits to see if Williams ends up in jail before making his final decision.

Alright, I can understand some of what he's saying. But, I'd argue that this lasez faire coaching style has been the bain of Tiller the last few seasons. Sure, it's been an entire year since we've seen any serious legal problems from our Boiler football team (hooray?), but this thing needs to be handled swiftly. Why? Well, from my perspective, repeat offenses and lawless behavior associated with Purdue's football team are pretty embarrassing to me as an alum and fan. Honestly, I don't care if he's not a problem in the locker room- his rap sheet tells you that he is one to society.