Ricky Who??

So where have I been? Could say a vacation. Maybe been on overtime at the office? Well, I ain't telling. But I am back. So when I say Ricky, who am I talking about. Ricky Rubio, T-Wolve savior. The next Pistol Pete. Or maybe a Steve Nash clone. A guy that may never play for the Wolves.

Well everything is about money. This is no different. His Spainish team has him locked up for a couple years, and he does not have the dough to buy it out, and the Wolves can't help him very much to buy it out. So we are in limbo. Take time to look up the meaning of that word. Thats what we should call this team. The Minnesota Limbos.

Whats another 5 years in limbo.

Examining Tim Hardaway

I listened to sport talk radio as I drove about 250 miles by myself today during work. All of the hosts were in their politically correct mode as they continually pounded the bigot, prejudice, label on him. Sure, he deserved it. Really was bad to say. Then they didn't seem to accept his apology afterwards. Did Hardaway deserve to be pulled back and forth across the carpet for his remarks about hating gays?

I sometimes do not catch myself thinking from thinking that way. But then I catch myself and realize that it is not the person that I hate, it's the sin. Let me clear myself. I heard on Jim Rome's program, the interview with Don Ameche, who is gay. Ameche said that being gay "is not a disease." He also went on to say that being gay "is not a choice." I agree on the point that it is not a disease. I also say that alcoholism is not a disease. But I disagree on the second quote in that it is a choice. It is a lifestyle choice that one decides to take. Just as deciding to drink is a choice, and just as deciding to be a murder is a choice, deciding to be gay is a choice. We all have different character makeups that give us all different areas where we are given a choice. Some of these choices are meaningless, while some are big, glaring and troublesome. As a christian, I view homosexuality as a sin, because the bible says it is. So is drunkenness, killing, adultry and stealing. We all have the temptation for these things, and can choose to do them, or avoid them. They are sins. There are plenty of instances in the Bible where God say's if you do these things, you will pay the penalty, but if you follow what I say and not do them, you will be blessed. Enough said.

Fellow christians should not fall for this. Maybe Tim Hardayway was mixed up and really ment to say, I hate the sin. Thats where I have to catch myself. I hate the sin, but not the sinner.

Future of the Wolves

So how do you look at the T-Wolves as to the future? I know for a team that has battled a curse since before J.R. Ryder came up the pike, things may not look to rosy if looking at the Won-loss record. The history of their recent drafts since Kevin McHale has directed the ship has been dismal at best, and future draft choices have been somewhat mortgaged. K.G.'s big contract continues to hinder the makeup of the team. Bleak? You bet. Silver lining somewhere? Yes!

The fuse has been lit, and when the addition of a rebounding athletic forward to compliment K.G. comes, LOOK OUT. Four fifths of a potent lineup are in the begining stages to dominate the league for a minimum of 5 years. Enough has been written about Randy Foye to know he is going to be a keeper, and the point guard they have needed for since Stephen Marbury. Rashad McCants is the second piece that will help us to forget Wally whats his name. When his knee is seasoned, ALL STAR. Almost by accident, Mark Blount is the best center that the Wolves have had since, maybe, Christian Laettner. Then Kevin Garnett. Enough said.

One more player! Come on McHale, just pull one rabbit out of your sweater. Defy the odds. Get us a Mark Madsen type enthusiastic banger that can score about 15 a game and pull 12 rebounds. They are out there. Do your job.

Twins, Vikes and Wolves

Twins, Vikes and Wolves

Well it's been over a year since my last post and a few things have happened.

I now manage a grain inspection office in the same building as before, same equipment, same stuff. Visited Hawaii a couple of weeks ago and came back to -15 weather. Now to sports...

Twins signed M&M boys. Looks like the Twins will lock up their most important players, which will all but guarantee they will not have a losing season til at least 2012.

T Wolves still look like they have a curse upon them. The only shining spots from their dismal drafts, McCants and Foye, are still big question marks. Kevin McHale will never leave us until we do not have a 1st round choice until 2012, have 9 guys on the roster that can play the point.

And finally it looks like the Vikes are in need of a new QB. There is talk that T Jack won't cut it, so some are talking about piking up David Carr from Houston for a 4th or 5th round draft pick. Why not. I say it is would be to expensive to go higher in the draft to get the top qb in the draft. He has experience, and can he take a hit!!

Mike and me in the soup line.

As of Friday at 3:30 p.m. I have been standing in line for soup. You know, the pink kind. The State of Minnesota, run by Govonor Pawlenty, the privatization guru, finally put the grain inspection division of the department of Agriculture out of business. After about 109 years of testing grain and insuring that terrorists were not tinkering with the Wheaties that you may be eating, the Wonderbread you spread your peanut butter on, and the Tofu in your veggieburger, the plug was pulled. Oh, I only gave up 10 years there, but they were in my prime years. Now as I approach 50, where do I hook up with another gig. Wait a Minute!!!!!!

I don't have it so bad. The guy standing behind me is about 6 foot 8 inches, and he is obviously out of a job also. I bet I don't have near the feed bag bill that he does. I don't need near the fabric he does for clothes. And I don't need to fork out excess cash for a pencil like he has on the top of his ear. Wait a Minute!!!!!!

It's Mike Tice. Here I am rubbing elbows with Mike in the soup line. Go figure. Who would have thunk that we would both get the slip 2 days apart. Wait a minute!!!!!!!

Twins, Vikes and Wolves are all in disarray. Me and Mike, well, life stinks.

Gophers Blow, Vikes Blow, Send Spree Packing

Once again, the Minnesota Gophers have given fans a reason why not to buy season tickets. Local sportwriter and columnist Sid Hartman always whines about the attendance at the Gopher games, wondering aloud why they don't part with their cash, and watch some good entertainment. We do not want to see blowouts! It is no fun to watch the Gophers beat up on Bathroom-Cookman by 55, or watching them get cooked by Michigan State by 30.
We just want to see them win a big game, when they are GOOD, like they were supposed to be this year. But they consistantly lose the big ones, and we stay away.

And then the Vikes. Here we go again. Just like last year. We know now that they are going to lose 3 in a row. They are going to get snuffed by the Colts, and the Pack will show them after that. We might win one before we eat turkey on the 25th.

If Randy Moss means that much to our team, we are hurting. Big time. Just 3 days ago, Dante was in a race with nobody for the MVP. Melwelde was another slashing Chuck Foreman. This team is not a one horse team. Hope not.

And lastly, Spree could have signed with anyone during the off season, but elected to keep the 14.6 mil to play with the scrap of the heap Wolves. Now he says give me more, or trade me. To who? Nobody will pay him even 10 million. Who could you get for him? Let him come off the bench. Period. No longer part of the big 3. Ha!

Trade Sprewell

After licking my wounds of the Twins loss to the Yanks, it's time to get back to business. Let's start with the T-wolves. If Latrell wants to extend his contract, and wants it done quickly, which means he will at least get $16.4 million for 2005-06, trade him, after we see that Hudson is healthy, and when we see that Wally Szczerbiak means business and will be a permanent starter. Spree will be 35 and is getting more streaky with his shooting. We will already have a 36 year old in Sam Cassell, so let's not mortgage the future. We can get Eddie Griffin at about 10 years younger and about 12 million cheaper. Fred, Trenton, and the rest of the bench are fighting for minutes already, so let him fly.

The amazing Gophers beat hapless Illinois, 45-0. They did this before 45,000+ fans. Sid Hartman wonders why the fans do not come to the games. Well, if they would not choke for the big ones, the Michigan and Michigan State games, they would get them to come.

Just win the big game once.