DUMB AND DUMBER

Their is no need for this movie to be re-made, because it could happen in the NBA in Los Angeles. The Sacramento Kings may be moving to Anaheim, CA. They want to leave a city that has no other sports team, a city who loves their kings, and move on down the coast to an already crowded house. You have the big brother who is the popular kid in school and everybody adores in the Los Angeles Lakers. Then you have the little brother that isn't so popular and just can't live up to big brothers expectation in the Los Angeles Clippers. Now an adoptive brother wants to move in.
The ridiculous part of the whole thing is this, in baseball New York, LA, and Chicago have 2 teams, but they are in different leagues. These 3 NBA teams are in the same conference and will play multiple times. Lets not forget that 2 of these teams play in the same building which is even more ridiculous. I mean Kansas City has a brand new arena with no pro team to play in it, Seattle would love to come back in, and why rip the hearts out of Sacramento leaving them no pro team. The other thing here is this, in LA most Dodger fans are in LA county and Angel fans are in Orange County. Both have been successful, not one is more dominant than the other despite what the fans say. But we are talking about the Los Angeles Lakers here. One, if not the most prestigious NBA franchise in the whole league, not just LA, the whole league. The Clippers shouldn't even be in that city, let alone to be allowed to play in Staples Center. Do you think the Knicks should share Madison Square Garden with the Nets? Didn't think so. Clippers are always in the Lakers shadows, they are the B team in town. So why would you move your franchise from Northern California to Southern California where the territory is already spoken for. Do you really think people in Anaheim are all of a sudden going to bail off the Lakers bandwagon to join the so called Anaheim Royals? I don't understand the logic here. Why does LA need 3 teams, when one is more dominant than the other 2 combined. Why not share the league in cities where there is no NBA.

Baseball Season Has Begun

So the 2011 Major League Baseball season is underway, and there is already some concerning storylines. Obviously the season just started, and there are many games to go, afterall a baseball season is more like a marathon than anything else. The Boston Red Sox woke up today and find themselves 0-5, when they are one of the most talented teams, so as a Cubs fan does that mean I shouldn't be worried yet as they sit 3-3? Difference is I know the Red Sox will be there at the end, they have a lot of talent, and started off slow last year. They can't be too worried, Baltimore and Toronto are tied for first in the East, the two doormats of the division. It is very early, and you can always tell when the Royals are sitting at the top of the American League Central. The Cubs find themselves in the middle of the pack of the Central. The good news is the Cardinals are struggling and are at the bottom. The concerning part is that the Cubs are 3-3 after playing two of the worst teams a year ago. On top of that, Cashner and Wells go on the disabled list already with Cubs traveling to Milwaukee for a weekend series. I want to see the Cubs get 2 out of 3 from the Brew Crew. I want to see Big Z bring it, and for Garza to continue to strike people out, but not give up all those hits. I wouldn't mind seeing the Dempster of 2009 either, so far he is throwing batting practice. Soriano is off to a nice start with 3 homers in 6 games, and Castro looks like mid-season form, and ready to bring it day in and day out. The biggest issue has always been consistency with hitting with this team. Soriano, Bryd, Pena, and Rameriz can all hit 30 homers a piece if they are consistent and healthy. I guess we will see if low expectations bring a looser ballclub or the same old Cubbies of high payroll and low production.