New York Fans, Transgenders and Bad Contracts Galore!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAWWWWWWWWWWW!  LOOK WHO'S BACK!  Okay, but seriously, I've been slacking big time on the updating thing.  Stuff gets busy, sue me.  I know that you all have nothing better to do than check my blog on a daily basis (I mean, how else would you stay in touch with me?), but I'm ONLY ONE PERSON.  Cut me some slack.  Let's get into this already.

So last night, a ceiling panel fell from the top of Madison Square Garden and the stadium officials became concerned with an asbestos exposure, so they were forced to postpone the Knicks' home game against the Magic.  A logical conclusion to arrive at considering the links between asbestos and cancer.  Just people doing their jobs and ensuring the safety of the public and the players.  And everyone was greatly appreciative of the decision that was made because who wants to be exposed to a potentially hazardous material?  Wait, what's that?  New York fans were pissed off?  You've gotta be kidding me right?  Only in freakin' New York would this be an issue.  Yeah, shit happens guys and the game has to get postponed.  Everyone gets inconvenienced every once in a while.  They refunded every ticket for it's original price.  But that didn't stop a hoard of moronic loud-mouths from venting their frustration.  I knew that the Knicks organization was screwed up (they actually think Amare' will deliver them to the Promised Land (ironic given Amare's new found faith in Judaism)) but clearly the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Okay, so let me get this straight, a transgendered man can't play in the LPGA BUT a transgendered woman can play men's basketball?  I'm not even angry about this...I'm just confused.  This adds all kinds of wrenches to the separation of sexes when it comes to sports.  Oh yeah, and who can forget about the South African 800 runner?  I think I am just going to move on and avoid any transgendered subjects for a while.

Interestingly, I stumbled across this email from the 29 owners in the NBA sent to Michael Heisely, after the news about Mike Conley's extension broke.  Here's what it said:

"Dear Mr. Heisely,

Look, we think it is great that you consider yourself an NBA owner.  It's cute that you think Memphis is actually an adequate place to play a professional sport.  That's all well and good, but I don't know if you've heard or not, but we have this little thing called the Collective Bargaining Agreement.  Yeah, we're not surprised if you haven't, it is only one of the most important parts of being an owner.  Anyway, it is about to expire and we are in a precarious position.  We want to cut existing contracts, lower the cap, institute a hard cap and abolish guaranteed contracts.  We'll give you a second to contact your lawyers to see what those big words mean.  Okay, all finished?  The players say that we shouldn't get any of that because we aren't responsible when we sign players to contracts.  And, again you probably didn't notice, by signing Mike Conley to a 40 million dollar extension isn't exactly helping our case.  So let's make a deal: don't show up to the CBA discussions and for the love of God, DON'T RESIGN ZACH RANDOLPH TO THE MAX and we promise that you can keep your little toy in Memphis for a few more years.  Deal?  We're glad that we can all agree on this.

Sincerely,
Owners who want you dead."

Hmmm, a pretty blunt email if you ask me.  They make some pretty good points though.  Heisely might actually be dumber than your friend who thinks Ke$ha is a talented artist.

Alright, it's good to be back.  I'll probably post later today and tomorrow too, but then I am taking off for Italy for the weekend so there is a good chance I won't be able to post then.  I know you're all heartbroken.  Subscribe to my blog if you haven't yet!