Sports Headlines and Commentary
March 4th, 2008 — Football - Pro
Brett Favre is rumored to retire today after 17 years of playing pro football. Now the question is, will he stay retired?
Quite frankly nothing in his past indicates this is permanent. He reminds me of Roger Clemens, just without the steroids, so far. I just don’t believe he can walk away just yet. It also strikes me as a bit selfish that he kept stringing along the fans and player of the Green Bay Packers and then ‘boom’!
March 3rd, 2008 — Baseball - Pro
This pretty sad. Yahoo! Sports seems to be doing everything they can to get Bonds off of his perjury charge.
Some guy named Craig Silverman who is a “Yahoo! Sports Analyst” — meaning he was willing to answer questions about the case, and it appears answer them the way Yahoo! wants them, I could be wrong, of course — has chimed in on the indictment.
He is claiming the government screwed up.
Even though the indictment was clearly flawed and was criticized by Ilston, going back to the drawing board could be a blessing in disguise for the government. Prosecutors routinely amend indictments until they get the charges just right in the eyes of the presiding judge. All of this pre-trial skirmishing is akin to arguing over the ground rules before a ballgame. Once the trial starts, it is time to play ball.
Wait, let me get this straight; it’s normal to amend the indictment? check. So wouldn’t that mean they are all flawed to begin with? check.
Now this same Judge “criticized” the amendment in this case. Wouldn’t that happen in ALL cases? since they have to get it to the liking of the Judge wouldn’t that mean they were criticized for not getting it right? Check!
However this Judge seems to be awfully concerned about her reputation. Could it be it’s a high profile case and she wants a gig on TV?
The judge wanted the public to read the transcript and recognize that she was correct in her criticism
I seem to recall that Judges were not supposed to be worried about things like that. Seems to me she is trying to influence the case.
The so-called Analyst goes on to impune the Prosecutors — he is a FORMER defense attorney, hmm wonder if he is biased — and all but call them incompetent. He also gives an incomplete reading of the “facts”.
These kinds of colloquialisms may be fine in everyday conversation, but precise questioning is a must in a grand jury setting where the only charge that might result is perjury against the witness. There are plenty of other examples of imprecise and inelegant questions in the transcript.
So in other words, the Government was running a sham prosecution. He doesn’t have the guts to say that, however that is what he is implying.
Truly sad that so many are so willing to push their agenda instead of enforce the law.
Tags: barry bonds, baseball, steroids, roger clemens, indictment,
March 2nd, 2008 — Basketball - College
Harvard appears to have made up it’s mind to win the Ivy League. It also appears to not care how it’s done. Harvard even interviewed a coach whose last team ended up on probation.
It is also because Harvard is willing to consider players with a lower academic standing than previous staff members said they were allowed to. Harvard has also adopted aggressive recruiting tactics that skirt or, in some cases, may even violate National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.
Harvard’s efforts in basketball underscore the increasingly important role that success in high-profile sports plays at even the most elite universities. In the race to become competitive in basketball, Harvard’s new approach could tarnish the university’s sterling reputation.
Tommy Amaker was hired by Harvard after being fired by Michigan where he was unsuccessful in getting the Wolverines to the NCAA tourney. He was successful at Seton Hall, his previous job. Many are questioning his tactics.
