What a WEEK!.

• Have you recovered yet?, I know i haven't. This has to be one of the weirdest weeks in sports for the month of march in awhile. So many things going down, where should i begin?, A-ROD, T.O., MANNY?. Well since i'm a native new yorker, we might as well start there with (A-ROD) the biggest lightening rod in sports. The yankees 2008 season ended in disappointment with the team failing to make the playoffs & rodriguez (albeit slightly) complaining of discomfort in his hip. Fast forward to april 2009 & the revalations about steroid use by a-rod in the early 2000's surface. That FIRESTORM engulfs the yankees as they arrive for spring training with questions again being raised about their prolific third baseman. The World baseball classic begins & you'd think the media's & fans focus would/should be on that event. It is, But not in the fashion they should be. Now!, the question comes into play... WHY would A-rod play for the dominican team when he in fact was born in new york & raised in florida?. That sets off another round of darts being thrown at this polarising figure. But wait!, it doesn't end there. A few days into the dominican team's practice, A-rod complains of that same hip that was bothering him back in september. SURPRISE!, he pulls out of the WBC. Much to the dismay of his dominican teamates who (again SURPRISE!) you begin to here whispers that they believe that this is a ploy of rodriguez to back out of his commitment to the team so he can appease his american contemporaries & supporters. Even after A-rod was initionally diagnosed with the torn lebrum, doubts ensued that he was JAKING it. Only after word begin to spread that he might miss some serious time with the yankees this season did that talk begin to die down. But across the new york air waves & some national too!, A-rod still was getting bashed for waiting to the last minute to have his injury addressed. A-ROD has his WARTS, but it seems that even when he's not LITERALLY at fault for something, he's at fault for SOMETHING. Not to be outdone in the spotlight however is none other than A-rod's fellow dominican new yorker, MANNY RAMIREZ. In one word, you can describe the calculated move ramirez & his agent scott boras tried to use on the dodgers...OOPS!. Now the working man realizes that the typical athlete & their agents are Oblivious to the current economic crisis. But How are you going to parlay what manny did in the second half of the 08 season (as great as he was) into a 4 year 100 million dollar contract with the dodgers?. Manny will be 37 years old when this season is in mid stream, & he's not the all around player that truly warrants that kind of consideration. Plus when you hear all of these CEO'S getting golden parachutes in the 10's of millions when the average family is losing their jobs & homes at an alarming clip, you have to wonder. does these agents have any clue to REALITY?. Then!, after manny does finally sign the 2year deal that the dodgers wouldn't (kudos to them) budge on, he states that due to the ravages of the economy, he's GIVING? L.A. the home team discount. You are making in excess of 22 1/2 million dollars a year for two years & you're giving a discount?. WOW!, I think we'd all like that kind of discount from people we employ. And for those who want to point out the 100 million dollar contract that Albert Haynesworth received from the redskins, keep in mind that nfl contracts are strucuted totally different than those of mlb players. While 100 million ducats sound plentiful & good for A.H., the contract is in actuality a 4 year 41 million dollar deal. steal, that's NOTHING to sneez at. the redskins now just have to hope BIG BOY continues to play like he did in the two years prior to his windfall & not like the first four before that!. watching PITT take it to UCONN... AGAIN!. Think jim calhoun might want to reconsider his non giveback now.? it seems his huskies are ready to give back their number one ranking. And this kid BLAIR!, he might not be that tall, (6'7) but i think we'll see him on the next level. Speaking of the redskins, does anyone there have my phone number? it's 770-573-#@&% . I have a WR i want to sell ya. He's going on 36 years old & he thinks he loves him some him. UNFORTUNATELY, It seems nobody else does. I figured the COWBOYS was going to cut ties with Terrell Owens, but to do it in such an unceremonious fashion took me by surprise. No big press conference from Jerry Jones. No bowls of popcorn to T.O. as a going away present. NOTHING!. Just goodbye. Now one would think that a boatload of teams would be chomping at the bit for his services; However, according to espn's chris mortensen, NOBODY In the NFC wants him. Saints HC Sean Peyton even went as far as to point out T.O.'s faults on live radio down in new orleans. Of course at some point someone WILL pick him up. I just find it interesting how that scenerio might play out considering the likelyhood that for the first time in his career, T.O.'s next team might come down to a choice that's VERY reflective of his personality.... Totally out of his CONTROL!.

POSTSCRIPT: As of 6:30 pm Terrell Owens signed a one year 6.25 million dollar contract with the BUFFALO BILLS. This took place saturday night 3/07/09. This deal was apparently the brainchild of 90 year old bills owner Ralph Wilson. FYI- T.O. doesn't face ANY of his former teams this upcoming season. He does however face rival Randy Moss... TWICE!.