Tony Siragusa: Ohhhh my ears

I know this topic has most likely been written about many times before, but I figure it is now my turn to write about how bad Tony Siragusa is a sideline reporter for Fox.

While he was a good player, someone thought it was a good idea to give this guy a microphone and let him walk around the field letting us know stuff we already know or mindless dribble. The sad part is he does not do the things that normal sideline reports should be doing, get injury reports, sideline vibe and things not seen by the camera.

How to fix the issues? There is only one solution... Replace him. Usually I do not like to be this rash, but you are asking for trouble by keeping him on. Firing websites appear, blog posts are created, letters are written and when all else fails, people stop watching. The best example of this was with Sunday Night Baseball and Joe Morgan.

FOX, save yourself the trouble, help save my ears, stop the pain and let Tony go.

Rollercoaster Tycoon

I sit here playing Roller-coaster Tycoon and still enjoy this game after all these years. I guess the reason I enjoy it is because it is my escape from the world. It is so fake, it is escaping. I know it is only a game, but I enjoy the fake ride paid for by the fake people with the fake money. Well back to the game...

Baseball

When does baseball start again?

Winter

I know winter is coming when I have to put away the lawn mover and bring out the snow blower.

Taco's

If there is one thing I enjoy in life more than anything else, it is Taco's at El Mezcal.

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Facebook: A Game of Chess

I was thinking while on Facebook... How did it come to this? I sit here thinking what to post, who might see it, how it may be used, will the bishop take the knight and should I move my King... Oh wait I kind of drifted off there.... When I first signed I did not have to think. It was not this game of chess with every thought, picture and post. Now every post is checked and can be exploited if the wrong person sees or shares what you have wrote.

Facebook is a victim of its own success as everybody from friends to employers to information seekers use it as a one stop shop for get information against people who have something to lose. Now people that have past their college years now have to watch what they write or pay the ultimate penalties in life of losing their job, livelihood, family, ect.

Before Facebook, if you spoke something questionable, you could always say "You didn't hear me correctly" and life moves on. Now, with the way information moves so quickly, there is little to no time to retract a regrettable comment and since the comment gets stored away in the world of the internet, there is more risk than ever to no say anything. Nothing I have ever said has not hurt me if I have never said it.

So what did I post... Nothing

NFL in London? Think this one through

Another year, another game in London as New England played St. Louis and once again talk about putting a franchise overseas in London. This continues the thinking of expanding the game internationally for what the NFL thinks will make the sport an international game.

But one must think.... Is this the right move for the NFL? With the increased talk of player safety at all levels of the game along with some NFL teams having issues filling their home team stadium's, would the game hold up in the international sporting world?

As with any team that struggles in any sport, teams have issues getting people to attend the home matches. Putting a team in London means you have to compete with the national sport Soccer (or as they say Football). Overall, with the law of diminishing returns as the NFL loses it uniqueness to the British fans, less people will attend the games over the years with 8 home games a year. If this NFL team does not have a winning record, that will drive more fans away and all that will remain is the empty seats along with some worn out players that have to travel 3,500 - 5,500 miles for all roads games stateside.

Along with the above issues, there is one other thing to consider. How do you get the fans to attend your London NFL team instead of the established London Soccer teams? While most Soccer games in England are played on Saturday, there are a few "Good" games for Sunday. Who are the fans going to really care about? NFL or EPL? London alone has many winning established teams including but not limited to:

• Arsenal
• Chelsea
• Fulham
• QPR (Well... Maybe not a good team, but they are in London)
• Tottenham
• West Ham United

You also have to compete with some of the established lower level teams that would further draw fans away:

• Charlton
• Crystal Palace 
• Milwall
• Brentford
• Leyton Orient

With these issues present, the NFL should really question putting a team in Europe especially since the NFL has already had one failed venture with NFL Europe. Take care of your teams at home first, then think outside your domestic boarders.