Usher: A Little Scary

Ok..soo..umm..yeah...Usher..Cavs..so yeah even though this guy is one of our new owners this does not excuse him from being a lame 'musician' or whatever these pop artists are called now a days.   

check out this little ditty from Usher called 'Dot Com'  

audio

lyrics:

oooo I love the way you dirty type
I can take you home on escape
oooo I need your backspace in my life
thank god you don't have a flatscreen

please...baby I got to see you
and I really want to please you
so get on my laptop so I can download

online...I love the way you log on
we can do it all night
I'll make you dot com
baby if you sign on
I'm gon make ya light up
oo baby if you log on
I'll make you dot com

I wanted to link up with you baby at first sight
with you I get to use my f keys...yeah..
I can't wait to give you megabites
I got all the memory you need
let ma finges do the talking babe

please... baby I got to see you
I really want to please you
so get on my laptop so I can download

online...I love the way you log on
we can do it all night
I'll make you dot com
sign on
I'm gon make ya light up
baby if you log on
I'll make you dot com

oooo.. baby you want this I know
I can't wait to give you my harddrive
my moonlight...if it's alright
baby...ooh I'm always at your window
ready to shift and control you
if you want me to....say yes baby
say yes baby
say yes baby
say yes baby
got to say
ooo say yes baby
say yes baby
got to say yes
yes, say it

please..baby I got to see you
cause I really want to please you
so get up on me baby get up on me
(I really want you)

online....I love the way you log on (oh baby)
we can do it all night (we can do it all night)
I'll make you dot com
(I'm gon make)
sign on
(show you ...?)
I'm gon make ya light up (gonna make ya light up)
baby if you log on
I'll make you dot com (I'm gonna make you dot com)

online....I love the way you log on
we can do it all night
I'll make you dot com
sign on
I'm gon make ya light up
baby if you log on
I'll make you dot com

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Ok..well I don't really know what or how to feel right now..embarrassed, disgusted, dirty..geez I don't know but this better not play over the loud speaker at the Gund..

From the Archives

In honor of baseball season around the corner, I would like to share this blog I found while searchin the net. 

This comes from the Indians OF, Jody Gerut.  He kept the blog from his entrance in the league in summer 03 until spring 04.  It's not bad and as far as I know this has to be one of the first blogs out there from a professional athelete.  Either way, it's still cool to read about a world we will never know from the players point of view. 

Be sure to check out his entry on 3/25/04 titled 'Steroids: A Player's Perspective' as well as his first post on 7/25/03.

Also, it appears Milton Bradley had a blog, which only lasted about 3 entries until he was shipped to the Dodgers..

Keepin the Faith..

You learn a few things growing up in Ohio.   Well, there is the proper way to shuck corn or ride a tractor, but I am talking about a real learning experience here.  Like I referred to in my first post, growing up an Ohio Sports fan is a grueling rite of passage, but it teaches you one crucial trait…patience. 

From a young age, I slowly learned that my teams needed time to mature and become a contender.  I realized that every year when the Cavs or Browns or Tribe had a fire sale, it would take that much more time to build back the glory.   Patience is a virtue in which Ohio Sports fans know and accept.

This leads me to one of my best friends from home.  This feller, to put it lightly, does not have patience.  At an early age this kid was raised cheering for the enemy, which in my opinion is the cause of his confusion today.  While he continues to bash most teams Ohio, he is the first one to jump on the bandwagon once they show any sign of promise.  After the Cavs just lost 6 in a row, this kid proclaimed that we simply suck and aren’t gonna win the championship this year (while I definitely agree we aren’t bringing home a ring, that just can not be expected this year).  Also, I was just informed today that he even sold half of the tickets he has left for the season.  We were on a losing streak, it happens..  Every team goes through a slump (like the Yankees losing 4 in a row in the greatest collapse of all time..ahh) and a team needs to go through a slump in order to know how to fix the problem.  Team chemistry takes time.  It takes time to build up a team from a 17-65 record only 2 seasons ago.   It takes time to get all the pieces in play.   And it especially takes time when your leader is only 20 years old. 

My friend is the perfect example of a New York Sports fan.  I want a championship and I want it now.  In my opinion, those fans all deserve a nice white-gloved back slap across the face.  I mean if you demand satisfaction each year…that’s just pathetic.  Buying your way to the promise land is not the answer and I am glad for the past 4 years that formula has failed miserably for the anti-Red Sox. 

Patience…

As we all know our teams are going to experience heartache, but throwing away any shred of team pride at the drop of a hat is not the answer.  I admit it was hard to sit and watch the Tribe have an All-Star fire sale about 7 years back.  But this is the way of the beast and the only thing to do is look ahead to the future.  For instance, look at the Tribe now.  We have a younger team than most AAA clubs, but we have weeded out the good from the bad over the past few years.  We have a pretty solid 1-2-3 rotation and even some of the best young bats in the league (that you never heard of).  Or let’s look at the Cavs.  Like I said above, we won 17 games two years ago, last year we won 35 games, and this year we might win 45 games (hopefully 50).  It takes time to build a squad.  People need to relax and believe...

When I was 13 years old, I witnessed Jimmy Valvano deliver the greatest speech I will ever hear.  He made one thing clear – “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.”  While this quote referenced severe disease, I feel it can also be applied to life.  And on some miniscule scale..this can even refer to your favorite teams. 

To the playoffs..

Oh to be Young Again

First it was Miami, now Illinois.  As I am sure you already know the team which is taking a year off from the tournament just drove a dagger through Illinois’ perfect season.   The Buckeyes came back from 12 down to defeat the #1 team in the country on a last second 3 by Matt Sylvester.  Sylvester, who had a career high of 25, threw up one of the worst shots of his life on the possession before the 3, but represented well on the last shot of the regular season. 

good job white boy..

Illinois was trying to become the first Big Ten team in almost 30 years to go unbeaten in the regular season, but that all ended on a sunny afternoon in Columbus, OH.  Actually, the last team to reach the Dance without a loss was UNLV in 1991.  You remember that team..Tark, Grandmama, Augmon, Greg Anthony, and Hunt.  They were nasty.  So anyways, since the Bucks are chillin at home for the Madness, I have handed my faith over to Illinois to bring home the tournament.  Simply to hear Dicky V and others mention The Ohio State University all throughout the tournament as the only team to take em down. 

Today was a great victory for a Bucks team which has gone through a lot of turmoil since our 1999 Final Four appearance.  It seemed so easy for this team to fold up shop on the season, but just like another great man, they never gave up.  Boy, I wish I was in college again, just for one more day.  Just to rush that court at the end…what a feeling.  There is nothing better than seeing the spirit of college sports.  In Uncle Rico style, if it was only 1999 again and I was rushing the court every 4th game.  

Never Graduate..

The Times They Are A Changin

Well..it looks as though the coasts might have to take a backseat on this up and coming Midwest phenomenon.  As new majority owner of the Cavs put it, “I'm frankly tired of everything is California and New York, we're going to have exciting times here." 

Dan – let me be the first to say, while I don’t know how you’re going to do it, I do believe in you.   Your first move was pretty rock solid allowing a cheesy pop star to purchase part of your team.   I mean I feel sorry for my buddies who will have to sit in the Gund game after game hearing “Yeah!” every 3rd shot, but besides that I think this could be really tight for not only the team, but the city.  

I read a few articles how this Usher fella might steal the spotlight from the King…you kidding me...I won’t even comment on that.  But no matter what way you look at it, the Cavaliers entered a new era on Tuesday as Gilbert officially took command for a cool $375 million. 

A Douche Bag and a Money Bag(s)

So now we have two folks who have promised to "light Cleveland up like Las Vegas." That being LeBron on draft day and Gilbert on Tuesday.   Now, I think this Gilbert guy might actually pull something off here.  A totally new kind of owner and for the first time in my life, we finally have a Cleveland owner willing to spend some cashola.  I can’t even picture Cleveland as a major market down the road, but that would be awesome.  And like I mentioned in an earlier post, Jordan was largely responsible for reviving the once struggling city of Chicago, which in the long run is much more important than the rise of the Bulls. 

I also checked out a pretty cool article about Gilbert getting his first taste of the King face-to-face.  "It was the first time we really talked," Gilbert said. "He's mature beyond his years. He's a great guy who just wants to win. He's a highly competitive person and that made me feel real good."   Sounds good to me…

Another delight here is that Gilbert plans to offer LeKing a maximum contract as soon as possible, which the Cavs can do next summer.  Now, I know this doesn’t mean it’s a done deal, but things are looking good for Lebron to play out his days in wine & gold (or throwback yellow & wine or classic blue and orange). 

The new owner also intends to re-sign Z who is up for renewal after this season. "He wants to stay here, and we want him, too," said Gilbert. "I believe when two sides want something then it will happen. It shouldn't be a big problem."   Giggidy, Giggidy.  It’s all happening..I feel it.  We got LeBron, Z, Gooden, maybe McGinnis (if not, we got Snow), but still definitely need a Shooting Guard…come on Redd…remember 1999..Ohio baby. 

So we know this about the new (majority) owner:
-He won’t move the team
-He is going to capture LeBron as soon as he can.
-He is willing to resign proven talent (Z)
-He aims to revitalize the city
-And he is gonna put in a phatty new scoreboard

OH yes…
I am pumped and I hope your ready for some excitement cause it’s about to get nastier in the city above LeBron’s birth. 

Slow Mo...

check out this *cough* Oklahoma Sooners message board. 

some nice Photoshop on the dumb ass himself..

-I played 7 games in college football-

..idiot..

Ahh..It's That Time Again

The call came on a Saturday.  There was no answer as the alcohol and chili dogs from the night before spawned an afternoon nap.  But the message stated, “Burgoon – it’s that time of year again.  Here is the password and league ID.  Bye.”   Did anything else really need to be said?

As the years dwindle away and college buddies fade into real life’s shadow, it’s nice to know every year there will always be one constant which brings everyone together.  A time when joking about what happened at a college keg party while you were sleeping is once again open for discussion.  Even though you haven’t talked to these kids since the final out of last season, it doesn’t matter.  It’s Fantasy Baseball..welcome back reason for living. 

These days Fantasy Sports are getting out of control.  Fantasy Golf, now Fantasy NASCAR..are you kidding me?  How lame is that..  In my opinion there is only one true fantasy sport and that’s baseball.  Now, I know all you out there love football, because it only requires about 10 mins/week, but where is all the research, where are all the stats?  Fantasy Football is ok, but when you think about it, it’s mostly luck with very little strategy.   On the other hand, the game of baseball was built on stats.  Everything in the sport is tied to numbers…everything.  I mean come on...the idea of fantasy sports was built off the sport of baseball (you all know this right?).   In this fantasy sport you might actually want to play your slumping left handed hitter because of his stats vs. a particular pitcher, or the location of the game (Colorado *cough*), or even what part of the season your in.   In what other fantasy sport do you have to explain half the statistical categories to the new guy?  It’s fantasy time baby. 

Fantasy baseball requires time..I won’t kid you.  It’s not as easy as choosing who is less hurt..this fantasy sports requires research, thought, and even some calculations.  Fantasy baseball asks for your utmost determination and that’s why it’s amazing.  Everyone in your league is checking stats, watching Baseball Tonight, and above all, looking for that next Dontrelle Willis.  

As my old boss used to tell me, Fantasy Baseball was my smoke break.  She knew that while walking by my pod I might be sorting stats in my fantasy league.  And if you think about it..Fantasy baseball is that perfect break.  2 mins here..2 mins there.  It’s awesome.  There are just so many players per team and new kids are always being called up from the minors.  To be honest..it’s almost next to impossible to keep up with it all, but that’s the beauty.  It’s a daily activity.  Lineups need to be changed everyday and transactions are crucial.  There is always something to do..

Well…I hope I haven’t just cursed myself Madden style for my leagues this year, but I am psyched the baseball season as well as the fantasy season are soon around the corner.  Seems like only yesterday I was watching the Evil Empire crumble in the biggest choke in professional sports history.  Seeing New Yorkers cry, shut their mouths, and just walk always losers..ahh..

yes..they are crying..

So anyways, Fantasy Baseball is here..

Go LeTribe (and Nats)!