Today, the Deep Throat Informant revealed the sordid details of Tiger’s early exit from Sawgrass.
Deep Throat Informant – Tiger Woods – 2010-05-10
Air Date: May 10, 2010
Source: Internet Stream
A quick rundown of the questions that will be answered about the teams near and dear to fld’s heart:
1) Will the Cowboys make the playoffs?
2) Will the Frogs make the BCS?
3) Will the Irish make a bowl game?
3a) Will the Irish win a bowl game?
4) Will the 2008 Aggies equal the 2007 Irish’s 3-9 record?
Weigh in. Will add a jump soon.
Ed Werder from ESPN clarifies the safeguards the Cowboys have in place should Adam Jones be suspended by the NFL for his most recent off-the-field misbehavior:
The Cowboys sent a 2008 fourth-round pick to Tennessee and a 2009 fourth-rounder to acquire Jones this offseason. But the Titans had to give up a 2009 fifth-round selection if Jones missed any games because of a suspension.
Because in the NFL no team had ever traded for a player serving a suspension, the Cowboys made a fourth-round 2009 draft choice included in the trade conditional upon Jones being available to play the entire season if healthy.
At the time, the Cowboys were protecting themselves against the possibility Jones might not be reinstated for the beginning of the season, as well as addressing concerns that any misbehavior could result in disciplinary measures that would take him off the field.
I gotta say, I agree with T.O. The media is just killing him. Before the Eagles MNF game, they played an interview. It was obvious that he was being asked questions, but they were only showing his responses, not the questions being asked. They showed a clip where he was clearly asked about his relationship with McNabb. He answered it very well, not really criticizing McNabb, but still telling part of the story.
They cut back to the studio, and Keyshawn starts ripping T.O. because he won’t let go, and he is still talking about McNabb. Dude, when you ask a guy about McNabb, he is obviously going to talk about McNabb! It only makes it worse that the criticism comes from the one of the worst team players in the history of the NFL, who happened to be cut because of the arrival of T.O. I wish that someone would call him out one day. Honestly, how does this guy become the expert on how to be a team player?
Now, they are blowing T.O.’s comments about wanting the ball more out of proportion. Every great receiver wants the ball more!!! Did he complain when he got 2 catches in a win? No. He complained after a loss.
I hate to be a T.O. apologist, but it has been driving me crazy.
1. Jon Daniels has been vehemently (and correctly) criticized for some of the trades he has made as GM. But take a look at the last four major deals he has made and tell me if they don’t make you giggle:
Deal 1: Kenny Lofton to Cleveland for minor-league C/DH Max Ramirez (currently feasting on AA pitching at Frisco.
Deal 2: Mark Teixeira and Ron Mahay to Atlanta for C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, SS Elvis Andrus (next year’s shortstop, possibly), LHP Matt Harrison (just threw a no-hitter at Frisco), LHP Beau Jones and RHP Neftali Feliz (flamethrower currently playing for Clinton).
Deal 3: Eric Gagne to Boston for LHP Kason Gabbard, OF David Murphy and minor-league OF Engel Beltre (an 18-yr old freak – testimony here).
Deal 4: Edinson Volquez to Cincinnati for OF Josh Hamilton.
The man deserves to keep his job. I don’t care what anyone says.
2. A stab at what the Ranger lineup will look like circa 2010. This doesn’t even take into account what the Rangers might be able to get for Blalock or Laird, both of whom I’m assuming will be flipped, or some of the younger prospects, such as Beltre. I also wouldn’t be surprised if Daniels uses Milton Bradley as a trade asset this year to commit another Gagne-like heist.
C: Saltalamacchia, Taylor Teagarden, Max Ramirez
1B: Chris Davis
2B: Kinsler
SS: Andrus
3B: Young
LF: Murphy
CF: Julio Borbon (2007 1st rd draft pick)
RF: Hamilton
DH: Max Ramirez
I’m no good at projecting pitching. Someone else can take a stab at that.
Plan A (Offseason): in no particular order
Part I:
(Assume salary cap filler in all proposed trades)
Choice 1) Agree to a deal that sends Josh Howard to Charlotte (back to his home state) and Jason Richardson to Dallas
Choice 2) Agree to a deal that sends Josh Howard to Los Angeles and Corey Maggette to Dallas
Choice 3) Find some way to bring both Richardson and Maggette here.
Part II:
Choice 1) Re-sign DeSagana Diop as backup center (per db.com, he’s interested)
Choice 2) D-Lord from db.com’s suggestion: Sign Kurt Thomas as the backup 4/5
Plan B: The Trading Deadline
Suppose that the Mavs gear up for a final run. Now, further suppose that it doesn’t go well, and the team is lingering around the lower playoff spots in the West at the trading deadline, or just out of the money. If it comes to that, it’s time to sell high. And the first guy to go would have to be Dirk, as much for his own good as for the good of the franchise. The way I see it, there should be two priorities in a Nowitzki trade: 1) Trade Dirk to a team that has a legitimate shot to win a title in the following three years (before he passes his prime). He has been a great player and citizen here, and he deserves it. 2) Get a good-to-great young player to build around (preferably a 4) plus expiring contracts and draft picks in return.
Perhaps my bias gives me tunnel vision, but I believe the balance of power will continue to lie in the West, so I didn’t even give much thought to Eastern Conference teams. As I scanned the West, one team popped out at me. Here’s my proposal:
Dallas trades Nowitzki to Portland for LaMarcus Aldridge (good, young 4 to build around), Raef LaFrentz (large expiring, and Mavs pay the final year as punishment for signing him to the deal in the first place), other necessary filler, and first-round picks in 2009 and 2010.
I don’t know how the salary cap-ology of this would work out, but given the contracts of those involved, it should be close.
Dallas gets a young player in Aldridge (also a Dallas native and former UT player), cap relief and draft picks. Portland gets to put this on the floor every night:
1: Jarrett Jack
2: Brandon Roy
3: I won’t pretend to know who starts at 3 for them, and I’m too lazy to look.
4: Dirk Nowitzki
5: Greg Oden
Counter-proposals welcome in comments.
Oh ye masses of the unwashed, lend me now your ears, your hearts and your minds. I am here to tell of the great and glorious journey that will be legend in due tyme.
Ye know not, most of ye, that of which I speak. I will now tell you the tale of the mighty giant-killers, the Dallas Stars.
Seriously though, count me among those who stayed up deliriously until well past one in the morning on a Sunday night/Monday morning for the result of the Stars-Sharks series finale. If you have not been watching this playoff ride, you really need to. Let me be brutally honest – playoff basketball is fun, don’t get me wrong. When the Mavs were in it, I had a ball watching the entirety of games. However, you just plain can’t live and die with every shot. You know there are going to be runs, going to be peaks and valleys, and that the game will usually be decided in the last two minutes.
Someone told me that once, during the Mavs heyday, that they don’t care for the NBA playoffs, due to the whole “all you need to watch is the last 2:00″ thing. I laughed, thought it folly, and dismissed them with some offence taken.
Then I watched a real playoff game. Mind you, the Mavs playoff games were huge. But looking back, they were all at their height during… the final two minutes. Have you ever wondered why the euros are so into football (soccer to you and I)? I think I know now. At any moment in a game like that, there can be one mistake, one lucky bounce, one spectacular play that can swing the game and drive daggers into the hearts of men. That’s how I’ve been feeling watching the Stars. And in a game like Sunday night, it can go from enthralling edge-of-your-seat action during regulation, to sheer heart attack-inducing, take-your-breath-away human emotional madness. They have a great goaltender. They have cool beards (sometimes). They have a badass theme song recorded by local legends. And to top things off, they’re actually WINNING!
So watch the Western Conference Finals. Watch Stars-Red Wings. Get the nitroglycerin out for your chest pains, the inhaler for your asthma. Do it big with some burgers grilling and some Canadian beer. Watch it on HD if you like to complain about not seeing the puck. Get ready for some real action. And if you thought the last two minutes of a Mavs game was exciting, you may be in for the same during, oh perhaps, the last 69 minutes of any given quadruple-overtime thriller, living and dying with every shot.
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