In a follow-up to "Regers Rant" click on this link" to see where local radio host (DonJuan's Favorite) Dan Sileo has been suspended because he upset Tampa Bay's Owners the Glazer family.

Sileo said the team lost over $440 million in the Maddoff ponzi scheme and was trying to sell the team because of it. Well, the Glazers were not happy so they pulled their weight within the fledling local radio business and pushed for Sileo to be suspended because of his comments.

Once again, Rob.......Sileo is not looking at any immeninet jail time just losing a pay check because he opened his mouth and said something his bosses didn't like. Maybe his bosses did or did not care about what he said...but in a dying AM talk show market pissing off the big money of the only professional football franchise in the area probably is not a smart business move.....and thus his bosses had to act accordingly. Obviously, there were no racial, or homophobic overtones but the same premise as LJ being suspended for doing something the people whom cut his check don't like. Is this a violation of the constitituion or simply business people making business moves?

On a another note I am looking to the Dojo members to help me solve my own dilemma with Freedom? Freedom to watch TV that is. I am going to the UCF V Marshall game Sunday night at 8:15 and would like to tailgate. However, as you know the NFL game of the year is on at 4:15 when the unamed Prodigal son returns to Lambeau.

Is there any way to watch a game from the parking lot? I have a power source, but I don't beleive TV's work anymore unless they are plugged into a cable outlet. Is there any way to watch an NFL game on the Internet or someway to utilize a TV? I look to my Tech guru's to solve my dilemma. Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated.

So, I have a question that has been bugging me for awhile. Since when has it become such a heinous act to have an opinion about something? What ever happened to freedom of speech and freedom of expression in this country?

What I am refering to is the treatment of Larry Johnson and Carrie Prejean by the gay community and the treatment that they are getting by society in general for having certain opinions protected by their civil rights.

Whether you agree with the way Larry Johnson handled himself after another loss (I don't) I certainly think he has an inalienable right to say what he said. For a guy to possibly get suspended for the rest of the season for calling reporters a bunch of faggots is preposterous.

The same thing applies to Carrie Prejean for stating an opinion. (Let's face it, she signed her death certificate when she said that, no matter what the pageant officials said).

It is so hypocritical for gay rights groups to act this way. Supposedly, they stand for equal rights and equal opportunity for all. But this stance only applies if you agree with their stance. Disagree with their opinion and then suddenly you should lose your rights. This whole thing makes me sick.

I personally could care less what people do in the privacy of their own homes. Stick your dicks where you want to, I don't care. But when they force their views on people and act like it is a crime to not share the same views, it makes me less likely to ever vote in their favor again. As long as Larry Johnson is not a hiring employer descriminating against a gay person for a job, he should be allowed to say what he wants. That is the American way, for good and for bad.

What is the deal with those oversized Hemp Looking necklaces almost half of the Pitchers in the MLB wear?

When did this fashion accessory take off? And why is it so popular with pitchers?

These are questions I need answered.


And How come Every Yankee Fan thinks they know more than the Yankees highly trained, highly paid, and one time Manager of the the Year?

http://theproducers.weei.com/sports/boston/dennis-and-callahan/will-people-ever-learn/

The Debate has been raging in my head ever since I saw our schedule this week. The Win less East Coast Believers Church.

Do we continue the Cobra Kai motto of Strike First, Strike Hard, No Mercy on these poor just trying to spread the good word of the Lord church movers or do we take it a notch down?

My initial thought is to go at them full speed ahead. I am just not wired to let up in an athletic competition. I want to go all out or else it is not worth it. However, coming off our drubbing by our newest hated team THE Sharks....I feel like we should have a different perspective?

That was one of the ugliest games I have ever taken part of. And for Elliot, Spragues, and Regs I will spare the three of you any details. By the way....Sprague's I think You now lead the team in ERA after you conveniently were AWOL for the past game pulling your own Mad Dog Move.

Regardless, I believe it was more a matter of us playing not to lose and just waiting to get shell shocked which eventually happened. As, I have always said sometimes in life it's usually a matter of perspective. If you look for something hard enough you will usually find it. I think we were looking for a beat down and we were not our usual team because we were expecting an annihilation and that is what we got. Just like whenever you go out to dinner with a person of a certain religious descent........I mean a South Floridian.......I mean a food critic they are usually walking into the restaurant waiting to critique and break down the service and/or food.

Well, that food and or waiter does not have a chance in hell. Any place you go you can find something wrong......and if you look for it hard enough you will find it. This Cheese is not melted perfectly......My Lettuce is not green enough.....these fries are not crispy enough.....etc....etc...etc....I pounded my glass of water immediately when I sat down and the waiter took a whole two minutes before he noticed.....Brutal!

The same goes for sports. If you go into a game thinking we are going to get smoked, well the first thing that goes wrong just sets the tone and the game starts to implode. Did you ever notice in the old days that always happened to us? We would have that one inning where one thing would go wrong and then our collective heads would start to hang and we just expected a bunch of things to go wrong and they almost always did leading to that 11 run inning we would give up. How come we would give up all those runs in one inning and then hardly any the rest of the game? Well, Momentum can work both for you and against you.

Usually, we would come roaring back and gain our own momentum driven inning as well. I think once the Swami diagnosed this problem he helped us conquer that demon and his absence Friday may have lead to that, but that is besides the point. Maybe it was a lack of team community on the dojo and that is largely my fault for not perpetuating more discussions on the dojo. But we had no life from the get go Friday. I know the Sharks are the Sharks and we can hate on them all we want which is entirely debatable subject. However, do we remember that feeling this Friday and take out our anger on the Church group or play with empathy since we know how much that game sucked?

Personally, I thought we needed to loosen up and just try to have fun Friday and score a few runs and make small strides. However, the East Coast Believers have had happen to them every game this year what happened to us Friday. So, My question to the Dojo is do we go at them full force? Yes, it is their job to stop us. And, I felt the same way Friday. At first I wanted to make an errant throw that hit one of the Sharks but then I remembered I am a Man and it is my job to stop them not theirs to give in. But at some point enough is enough? But what is that point? That is my question.

I have a parking pass for Garage D for the Canes game. If any of you want to put anything (chairs, etc) in my car that you don't have to lug around tomorrow, bring it to the game tonight! Go Canes!

Is anyone buying this? The towels made me lose the ball? Keith's lord and savior Colin Cowherd is actually defending Holliday on his show today. He says it's a legitimate distraction. I don't know, this is a little hard to take. I would believe it more from a batters perspective but an outfielder, no. As soon as that ball is hit you know everyone stops waving until they see what happens with the play. It's the pause factor, as soon as the bat makes contact everyone holds their breath for a second, freezes and waits to see where the ball goes. The only way for there to be any kind of distraction is if everyone was waving their towels all the way through the play. And I find that hard to believe. Why don't we ban everyone from wearing white shirts as well? Absoultely ridiculous. Just man up and say you fucked up the play.