How much does Diego Maradona love Argentina? So much, he skipped a meeting with his country’s President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after a brutal exit from the World Cup, and instead met up with this guy:

Needless to say, his contract as head coach of the Argentine National Futbol Team has expired. Guess who wants to pick him up.

I’m sure that the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the fans who side with him will comprehend this:

Y’all thought I was gonna write about Joe Lieberman…but NO!
Watching Germany kick the s**t out of Argentina was, thus far, the most enjoyable match I’ve seen, because it meant that Head Coach and DFC Maradona gets to GO HOME with his tail between his legs. Not before he took it out on the German Soccer Fans:

It’s too bad the English Soccer Hooligans weren’t there to back up their German brethren…as it is, Señor Maradona, why don’t you just go hang out with your DFC buddies in Havana!

UPDATE (2100 MST): Guess what! Someone made a World Cup Replica out of Cocaine!

Yes, Cocaine! I’ve got a great idea…give it to Maradona!

That’s because I found out that Diego Maradona, arguably one of the greatest soccer players in history (not THE greatest, mind you) and the Head Coach of Argentina’s World Cup Team, is an avowed Communist who treats Comrade Fidel as a god and hangs out with Comrade Chavez. Oh, and did I also mention his portrayal of George W. Bush as a War Criminal?
What a stellar choice of friends Maradona has. NOT.
So, if Argentina gets past the Mexicans, I’ll simply ask the Germans to boot them out in the next round!

HAT TIP: Rodan

Yeah, I heard about this blown call last night, costing Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a Perfect Game. It sucks. But them’s the breaks in baseball, which is still ruled by umpires who are all too human. The umpire apologized for his error; Galarraga accepted said apology, and the Commissioner of Baseball declined to reverse the call.
NOW we have Congressman John Dingell of Michigan (who is a Demo☭rat) introducing a resolution, urging Bud Selig to reconsider his decision. In addition, the Michigan Legislature, including Governor Jennifer Granholm, is getting in on the same. Don’t these politicians have something better to do…like solve the country’s economic situation?
I guess not.

One of my co-workers sent me this image. How apropos….

A legend among sportscasters has finally left us. Ernie Harwell, voice of the Detroit Tigers for 42 years, from 1960 to 2002, passed away last night at the age of 92, after an extended bout with cancer.
Needless to say, I miss him already…and have done so ever since he retired from broadcasting. I grew up listening to him on the radio, and when I worked at my hometown radio station a long time ago, my love for this man grew even more when he’d pronounce that the Tigers need “instant runs” or when a batter just “...stood there like the house by the side of the road” on a called third strike.
Fare thee and rest well, Ernie. We’ll carry on as best we can.

CROSS POSTED AT: The Blogmocracy

UPDATE (2110 MST): I couldn’t have said it any better…courtesy of Mike Thompson and the Detroit Free Press:

Here, check this out. The NBA couldn’t even spell the damn name right in the URL:

The Suns are taking aim at Arizona’s controversial new immigration law during the Western Conference semifinals. Phoenix owner Robert Sarver is outfitting his team in “Los Suns” uniforms for Game 2 against San Antonio. The game also happens to fall on Cinco de Mayo, a traditional holiday celebrating Mexican heritage and culture.

Whose tradition? It sure ain’t the Mexicans…they don’t even celebrate this date as a National Holiday. ¡Mierda del Toro!
And here’s what the jersey looks like:

I hope the Suns get booed mercilessly for donning these. By SUNS FANS.

I’ve been up since 0445. Let’s just say that since I don’t have to be at work for oh, another five hours, I like my sleep time. But I apparently didn’t get it today.
That said, here’s what’s on the wires:

LEVEL 400: I finally reached the 1,000,000 Experience Point level yesterday. I even got my wife to learn how to play and I’m having my Mafia help her out too!

HONEST GOLFER: This guy calls a penalty on himself! Do you know how rare that is these days?

JERRY RICE MISSES CUT: Not in Football. In Golf. That’s his new day job. You sure about that Jerry?

And it was FREE FOR ALL!

Both The Mrs. and I attended this monumentous event. We had a blast, we’re tired and beat up after having been up since 0600, but it was sure worth it…even though the Rattlers lost, 70-56.

Next Friday night at 1930 hours at USAirways Arena…the Arizona Rattlers return to action, hosting the Chicago Rush. The tickets are FREE!
So I went to a nearby NAPA auto parts store to score a couple about 40 minutes ago. Trouble was, they were already gone; the tickets were given away four hours earlier than they were supposed to be. So the guy out front gave us a local number to call, I called it, and the guy I spoke to said he’d mail us two, and I should get them either Tuesday or Wednesday.
At least NAPA made it right.

I find it ironic that a New Orleans Saint is whining about the recent NFL overtime rule change, where teams now get one poessession each, and if they are still tied after those, then it goes into Sudden Death.
Jonathan Vilma (who is a linebacker) sounds like a damn el cubo in accusing owners of making the rules change in favor of Brett Favre. OK, quit your bitchin’ and next season, kick their a** during regulation so you don’t have to put yourself through OT!

Got your brackets filled out? I do, actually, and so does my wife. My Final Four are Kentucky, Duke, Florida, and Michigan State. She also has Kentucky and Duke, but her other two are Ohio State and Syracuse. Should be Chinese interesting.
And in case anyone’s keeping track…Президент Оба́ма has given Kansas the Kiss of Death.
Let’s all have some fun now!

The Gold Medal game for Men’s Hockey begins in approximately one-half hour: Canada vs. the USA. One particular group of Fans have let the USA Hockey Team know that they support them all the way. In the words of General Manager Brian Burke:

“The real heroes in America don’t wear hockey uniforms, they wear police uniforms, they wear camo, they wear fire uniforms, and we want our players to understand that what we do is small potatoes compared to what those people do.”

Of course, neither Президент Оба́ма nor the Demo☭rats have ever understood this, and they never will.
GO USA!

UPDATE (1620 MST): Final Score, in OT: Canada 3, USA 2. What a game!

Here’s where things stand after fifteen days of competition, eh:

Canada should definitely be happy. After all, they have more Gold Medals than we do, so I’d say “Own The Podium” is a success, eh.