Friday, December 7, 2007

Dolphins are still winless.



I started my blog a few months ago, and my first entry was discussing the Miami Dolphins 0-3 start. Coming into the season, i honestly thought The Dolphins would have a good team, but it turns out that they really don't. This is my 30th entry and the Dolphins are still winless, why? Here's are some reasons.

First, they are the only winless team in NFL. Second, the offense has been pathetic all season long. They are 28th league in points, averaging 16.3 point per game. Only San Francisco, Buffalo, St.Louis and Kansas City has less points per game than they do.

Also, they are 29th in the league in total yardage per game. The Dolphins are averaging 281.3 yards per game. So, what's wrong with the team this year, why are they struggling?

It's simple, it all started a few years ago when the Dolphins signed Daunte Culpepper, when they should've taken Drew Brees. Then, Ricky Williams got in trouble for failing his fourth drug test.

This year, Miami traded there best offensive player, Chris Chambers to the San Diego Chargers and also signed Joey Porter to a long four year contract. So I ask, is it the team that's horrible or is it the management of this team.

The Dolphins are struggles are coming from the front office. Unless they make some personal changes, this team will struggles for years to come.

This week, The Dolphins play the Buffalo Bills. Will the winless streak finally end, or will Miami continue on there losing trends. I personally think that Miami will lose again this week because they always struggle in December with the cold weather.

But once again, this is my last blog for my class and i really hope Miami wins.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

former Hurricanes Sean Taylor dies


Former Washington Redskin and Miami Hurricane Sean Taylor died Nov. 27, a day after he was shot at his South Florida resident. He was 24.

"Taylor died early Tuesday of a gunshot wound from an apparent intruder, a tragic end for a 24-year-old whose life was transformed by the birth of a daughter 18 months ago" according to ESPN.com news services.

We are talking about a brother, a father, a teammate and a leader. Given the name "The Grim Reaper" by teammate Lavar Arrington, this guy was simple was of the hardest-hitting safeties...period. Taylor was the 5th overall pick by the Redskins in 2004. He didn't get off to the start he wanted, but then year-by-year his game got better, and he became one of the fierest player in the game.

Many former players for the University of Miami were devastated with the news. Some included: former Hurricanes Jeremy Shocker, Willis McGahee, Clinton Portis, and Jonathan Vilma.

The U or the Hurricanes and Redskins lost a great football player but more importantly they lost a changed man. People began to see the change in him when his daughter was born. But now his daughter will grow up with him.

It's hard as a football fan to understand this lost, to me it's simply doesn't make sense. I question myself I know he's from tough area of South Florida, but really why was he there. He was robbed before in his place a few months ago. I know, if I would've gotten robbed, i would've been out of my place...quickly.

There are no suspect yet, to who robbed his house. But one thing for sure, is that when that person gets caught, he should pay heavily for his crime.

Saturday, November 24, 2007

The Miami Heat are cold.


The Miami Heat have a 3-9 record this year in there first 12 games. That's second, to the worst record in the eastern conference.

After there first 12 games, Miami finally won there first home game against the Houston Rockets. Miami won there first game against the New York Knicks, who have the worst record in the Eastern Conference. The Miami heat have only scored 100 points one time thus far, and they still lost to the Phoenix Suns.

So what's wrong with the Miami Heat. After winning the NBA championship two years ago and getting kicked out of the second round of playoffs last year, the problem with the Heat is simply one thing, inconsistency.

Too many turnovers and not enough scoring. Dwayne Wade miss the teams first 10 games, so a lot of the scoring was eliminated right away. But Miami did acquire a scoring
threat in Ricky Davis before the season began, but results on that trade has not benefited the team.

Now Wade is back and is playing the back court with Ricky Davis. This back-court could be dangerous but if only Shaquille O'Neal starts playing like Shaquille O'Neal.

Will the Heat turn up the heat or will they continue staying cold.

Joe Kennedy dead at 28-years-old.


A former Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland A's pitcher died early Friday morning. Joe Kennedy was just 28-years-old.

"After going to bed early, Kennedy woke up at about 1:15 a.m. Friday and collapsed as he was leaving a bedroom at the home of his wife's parents", Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said, according to The Associated Press.

Also, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue took Kennedy to Brandon Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, she said.

Kennedy was a seven year veteran with a 43-61 record. He pitched for several teams in the majors, which include: Tampa Bay, the team that drafted him, Colorado Rockies, Oakland A's, Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays.

"Kennedy made his major league debut on June 6, 2001 as a starting pitcher. He went five innings, earning a win against the Blue Jays", according to ESPN. He was a winner in his first major league start, but in his career, he was tough on the mound.
He was a competitor and a go-get-him type of player. When asked about how he would react when pitching to Barry Bonds, he said i will give him all i have.


The test to determined the cause of death is expected to take 6-8 weeks. Baseball has lost a great family man and ball player. Kennedy is survive by his one-year-old son and his wife

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Freshmans to look out for this year in college basketball

Its been a few weeks since the college basketball began...and its been surprising. Many of the surprises thus far have been the upsets and the play from freshman ball players. Some upsets this year have been Gardner-Webb beating Kentucky and Grand-Valley State beating Michigan State. But the real story right know in college basketball is the deep class of this years freshmens.

Lets take a look at some of the freshmens that are making noise in the college ranks. First off a look at Kansas State, Micheal Beasley.



Beasley, in leading the nation with 30 point per game and 20 rebounds per game. He can play three positions and poses a threat with his left-handed ball handling skills. He also plays an aggressive post game and can shoot the rock from the outside as well. Although the Kansas State haven't played big team yet. It will be interesting to see how he plays against a team like Kansas or UCLA. Overall he's been the most dominant freshman forward since former Wake Forest forward Tim Duncan.
One the of most suprising team in college basketball are the Duke Blue Devils. Coack K has never had a young team like the one he has this year, but it doesnt mean he doesn't have talent. Kyle Singler, an All-American leads the team in scoring with 15.3 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per game. This year the Blue Devils have won all three games by 20 points or more. The young Blue Devils are a fast up-down the court team, with high energy. They also play aggressive in the defensive end keeping under 65 points a game. Although youth is not suppose to be factor in a team, for Duke it has.


Memphis sharp-shooter Derek Rose. What a talent. This kid can flat-out play. Memphis return all there players from last year,you add this kid and you have to think the Tigers are the heavy favorite to cut down the nets. Rose in his first four games in college basketball he has scored 16 or more points. The team is 4-0 thanks to he superb leadership style, even though he's only 18-years-old. If i had to pick a player that will have the biggest impact on thier team. I would say that player would be Rose. Memphis is ready to take that step to becoming a championship team. But if Rose starts to slip of as a player, the team will struggle and will get bounce early from Mrach Madness.

Well...Look who might come back.




Are the headlines true, is Alex Rodriguez coming back to the New York Yankees. According to ESPN baseball analyst, Buster Olney, A Rod and the Yankees are nearing a 10 year $275 million dollar contract. What a turn of events.

Just a few weeks ago Rodriguez opted out of his Yankees contract to become a free agent. According to the New York Post, Rodriguez through other parties told the Yankees ownership that he wanted to discuss coming back to the team.

That's how it all began. Blogs started talking about A-Rod coming back so did the newspapers such as the New York Post and the New York Daily News.

When A-Rod opted out,the Yankees had 0 percent chance of coming back. Yankees ownership told Alex that if he opted out of his contract, they would not negotiate with him. Now the stage is set. Both ownership and A-Rod are discussing a contract that would keep him in pinstripes. If he signs now will the fans react? Or is this a set-up so that other A-Rod, to get other teams to bid as well?

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

College basketball is here...and so are the baby gators.

Al Horford, Corey Brewer and Joakim Noah each left a year early to enter the NBA Draft. So why are the Florida Gators college basketball team name "The baby gators".

Because nine of Billy Donovan scholarship players, five are freshmens and three are sophomores. Donovan has a well-built freshman class led by guards Nick Calathes and Jai Lucas, both who are McDonald's All-American. Also, joining the core is Alex Tyus, Chandler Parson and Adam Allen, who were all top 50 players in high school.

Although Donovan left The Gators to go to the NBA, he came back because he felt it was the wrong decision. If there's one thing Donovan enjoys doing is recruiting. Not only did Donovan had one of the best recruiting class this year, he's already in line to have the best recruiting class coming in next year.

According to scout.com Eloy Vargas, Kenneth Kadji and Allan Chaney have verbally committed to play for the Gators next year. Two of three players are rated in the top 25 in high school. Both classes combine will bring some excitement to the fans in Gainsville, but until then, Coach Donovan will have his hands full with a lot of young and raw talent.

One way or another coach Donovan kids will be dancing very soon. It will not take long for him to get his team back to where they were. The media and the fans are not expecting anything great from this team this year, but just like last year, no one expected the Gators to repeat, and they did.

Yes its a rebuilding mode, and what a class coach Donovan has coming in. But if coach Donovan wins a national title within the next three years, he would have exceeded everyone's expectations, including me.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Baseball season is over.. but Marlins offseason talk begin

The biggest questions surronding the Florida Marlins organizations are? Are they getting a new stadium? and Will third baseman Miguel Cabrera and starting pitcher Dontrelle Willis come back.

The baseball season is over, but the general manager meetings are on the way.

There's alot of trade discussions right now with top these two Marlins players. The organization informed the media as well as other clubs that these two players would be avaliable but only for the right price. Right price you ask?

Right price means young prospect that are lock into minimum contracts for the next four to five years. For example, if any team wants to acquire a Dontrelle Willis or a Miguel Cabrera someone would have to give up a Phillip Hughes or a Joba Chamberlien. Or maybe a Lasting Mileage and Carlos Gomez. While the Yankees are always given up prospect to get good veteran players, this time, they want to grow within the organization and spend money wisely on younger players for the future of the organization.

According to ESPN,

Good players are always in need, that's for sure. I'm not talking specifically about Cabrera or Willis or Dan Uggla or [Hanley] Ramirez," Florida president of baseball operations Larry Beinfest said, mentioning many top Marlins. "When you trade really good players, you want really good players in return. You want talent for talent.
Other baseball trade discussion involved the Yankees center fielder Johnny Damon and Chicago White Sox third baseman Joe Crede. Also, there are rumors of New York Mets going after free agent pitcher Carlos Silva.

We can't talk baseball without talking about the 300 million dollar man. Alex Rodriguez has kept quite since he opted out his contract. The questions in the meetings this week was who's interested. So far, in the two long days of meetings, no one was interested.

This is all the big news from the meeting thus far, i'll get back when i hear something new.

Monday, November 5, 2007

Joe Torre was introduced as the new Los Angeles Dodgers manager

In the field of the Dodgers staduim, Joe Torre was made the 8th Dodger manager in franchise history. Torre, will lead a franchise that will celebrate its 50th birthday in Los Angeles.

Torre brings exeptional experience into the Dodgers dug-out; 12 straight playoff appearences, 4 World Series championship, and over 1,200 wins.

Now, Joe Torre doesnt have the superstar players in L.A. than what he had in N.Y. But he still has a good ball club with young talent. Torre, gets to manage top prospects like James Loney, Matt Kemp and Andy LaRoche. He also has some experience players in Juan Pierre, Rafeal Furcal and Nomar Garciaparra.

But the questions is can Torre bring back together a team, that last season couldnt get along. Yes, he can.

If there is one thing that Torre can do is manage players. He was able to handle superstars like Alex Rogriguez, David Justice, Gary Sheffield, and Kyle Farnsworth. He brings great deal of knowledge to the game of baseball and he's also great with the media. In such a place like L.A., Torre will have no problem getting along with the media. He will have great sound bites for the L.A. papers just like he did in New York.

Even though i am a huge Yankees fan, i am extremely happy for Joe Torre and his new team. He deserves it and every Yankee fan should be proud of what Torre did. Don't be surprise if the Dodgers win the World Series within three years.

Miami Dolphins had a bye week... that's a good thing.

This week was a good week for pro Florida football fans, but not for Florida college football. South Florida and the Miami Hurricanes but lost this week to teams like Conneticut and North Carolina State. On the other hand, the 0-8 Miami Dolphins had a bye week this week. But many are wondering what's going on with them?

By the way, did anyone see the way Wes Welker has been playing? The former DOLPHIN has been one of Tom Brady's primary target. He's also a punt and kick returner as well. But ofcourse the Dolphins didn't resign him last season.

It seems that no matter what the Dolphins do, whether its pick up the wrong quaterback in Daunte Culpepper and not Drew Brees, who by the way threw for 445 yards and 3 touchdowns this week. i think its time to shake up things in the Dolphins internal everyday operations. Can the Dolphins organization be shaken up by The Tuna . Acccording to Yahoo sports writer, Jason Cole,

It makes a lot of sense that the Dolphins would be a job he'd be very interested in if it came open," a source close to Parcells said Friday. "But only as the GM. I don't think he'll ever coach again.


I'll tell one thing. Bring Bill Parcells would be a smart move in the part of the Dolphins. He knows football. He has taken teams that needed help, fix them and made them winners. He knows talent when he sees it. The one question on everybodys mind is can Wayne Huzienga give control to Bill Parcells. But like i said, these are just rumors.