In General......

In general, I think there are a few issues that need to be brought forth.

So let me go on the same level and dance around the subject at matter.

When people blasphemously call out their so called "Friends", maybe even, "Best Friends", depending on where I stand in your case, I don't know, I think its pretty ridiculous. Well here is a response blog for you. So with that said, I don't know where my friendship will be in the distant future either.

When you spend all of your time trying to keep peace with someone because how they run off at the mouth to their, so called, "Best Friends", always saying, "Well fuck you then" or "Well, if you don't like it, you can get the fuck out of my house" or even this, "Well, I did this, and I don't care what you think about it." Last time I checked, you don't talk to friends like this. Then when someone calls you out about it, you can't see the wrong that you have done, or even more on how you are alienating your relationships with again, your so called, "Best Friends". When your main argument is, "Oh, well you guys do the same thing". Guess what? Your right to an extent. It is all cool to joke with friends and have a good time, but when out of no where you have the gall to talk to, again, your so called, "Best Friends", it the manner mentioned above, it is just uncalled for and show me that your priorities are mixed up.

Here's another thing! To constantly HATE on someone no matter what the circumstances are, has to be one of the worst things you can do. Especially when your hating on something that someone has, that you cannot even compete with? How fucked is that? To HATE on someone in this extent, is straight jealousy. When someone tries to give you props about something, and you twist it to a diss toward that person, and call them egotistical, these are fighting words my friend. Look in the fucking mirror before you throw out some shit like that, whether its a joke or not, or if it was meant that way, it doesn't matter. It was said that way.

I just cannot believe that people can stick their nose where it doesn't belong. Stay out of my personal fucking business, because you don't know the extent of shit, the situation or even for that fact, its not your place to even get an explanation!!!

I have had high hopes for you my friend. I have been there for you for everything. Even been like a little brother to me. But with your actions toward, your so called, "Best Friends", it has me second guessing about even associating with you.

Let me leave you with this my friend!

Think about this. Think about all your birthday parties and who exactly was there for you. Who actually got you something for your birthday. You spend all your time trying to please your lower tier friends. Those friends that show up for 20 minutes and drank the free beer, and those who say their on the way and never show up, that you actually forget who is always there. Who has spent countless nights doing shit just chilling with you, not using you for the parties you have thrown. It really makes me think that you are taking OUR friendship for granted.

I want you to not shrug this off. I want you to take this to heart and hopefully you can build off this and really make a change toward how you treat your, so called, "Best Friends". Because if you do not my friend, you will truly lose the friends that really actually care about you and not use you for shit like the others do.

Detroit Sports

Detroit Sports. Not a very good situation we have brewing here.

It seems like the only thing we have going for us is the Wings.

So first off, lets start with My Detroit Tigers. I know I am the worlds biggest fan of the Tigs, but I mean come on! Do something. So far this off season the Tigers have done just what they said they were going to do, and this disappoints me! Dombrowski sits up there and states that we are not going for any upper level guys this off-season. Which in turn, has proved to be true. We have added 2 mediocre defensive catchers, who cannot swing a bat. A sloppy starting pitcher via a trade with Tampa, sending a promising young left handed bat, Matt Joyce away. Not to mention that his defense was stellar. Adam Everett. Not to rip on the guy, he is a great defensive player, which is good, because God knows that Renteria sucked it up last year, but with Inge playing third this year, that means that the left side of our infield will be batting an average .210.

All I am asking from the Tigers are to go out and throw a little money toward a bullpen. I swear that if Fernando Rodney is our closer this year. I am committing suicide. I cannot watch another season where we blow 20+ games in the 7th inning or later. This is my suggestion for them. Go bring in Derek Lowe, so our starting rotation would be as followed;

1. Verlander
2. Derek Lowe
3. Gallaraga
4. Bondo
5. Edwin Jackson

That would leave out bullpen as followed;
Bobby Seay, Nate Robertson, Zach Miner, Freddy Dolsi (If he can stop blowing it), Fernando Rodney (as 7th inning guy), Joel Zumaya (Setup), CLOSER???

Ahhhhh, the closing role. Please, Please, Please bring in someone. I will seriously be happy with Trevor Hoffman, since DumBrowski traded Joyce for Jackson instead of Joyce for Putz.

But I have faith for the Tigers. As long as they find a closer. With all the power bats and great defense they have in line now. I think they could make a playoff push. I just wish they would trade Sheff to the Rangers for some more bullpen help and then sign my fav, Ken Griffey Jr. to play DH. But with Illitch screaming hes going broke, I don't see anything pricey going down.

Now lets move to the Pistons.

Ever since they have obtained A.I. from Denver for the heart and soul of our team, Chauncy Billups. I have seen a collapse. Now I don't watch too much basketball, but I follow the highlights enough to know a stupid move when I see one. How could you trade a clutch performer, in Billups for a proven cancer in A.I. Now I know A.I. can be a great player, believe me I know. But if your plan is to win Championships, how do you make that move? There is no way Detroit is getting past the first Round of the playoffs, this year. That's if they even make it.

All those stupid rumors about the 2 year plan. That is ignorant. For those that don't know what I'm talking about, the deal is, that in 2 years when A.I.s contract is up and so is RIPs. The Pistons are going to sign LeBron James. I'm sorry, but LeBron will not come to Detroit. He will do 1 of 3 things. Re-sign with Cleveland, go to the Knicks, or what I believe he will do, that no one else is talking about, I believe that he will go out west. Think about it. He is a BIG TIME celebrity and would fit fine with LA. I just see that happening.

Now if that was Joe Ds thinking. Waiting for LeBron. Then getting rid of Billups was a pretty stupid idea, and which this will probably make the Pistons look more like the Detroit Lions.

And that is my final topic.

The Detroit Lions.

I used to be the Lions biggest fan. Never missed a game. But after last year, I was done. Like a really bad break up. I parted ways. Even this pre-season when they went 4-0 and everybody was like uh oh, "You better watch out for those Lions!" I knew it was a fluke. First off, when you are playing in pre-season folks, its really not your objective to win. Now don't get me wrong, "You Play To Win the Game!" But it is really to evaluate and know what you have for the season. This is what got me. When your secondary is made up of washed up nobodies and never-will-bes. You have a major issue. Prime example; I had a buddy who was trying to tell me that the Lions were going to go 8-8. LOL. We argued everyday at work. Finally, I asked him., "Can you name me 1 person out of the Lions secondary? Without using the Internet." He then went on to name of people such as Frenando Bryant and a few other nobodies that were not on the team anymore. So finally, once I reassured him that our secondary was as weak as Dustin Diamond, he seen a little bit of the light. Get this! He does not talk Lions to me no more. Hmmmmmmmm. Whys that? Oh yea, there on the verge of going 0-16, which is what I call perfection. Oh, I mean, Imperfection.

But here are a few bright spots.

I like the defensive front of the Lions. Ernie Simms will be a Hall Of Famer. He is a good LB. I see Shaun Cody doing great things on the field in the future as well as Clif Avril. Give a little credit to the O-Line. They are starting to come together. I think? Oh well. Knowing that the Lions got the 1st overall draft pick in next years draft, I will leave it up to the Fords to mess that one up. Because realistically, that's who's running the team. Just sell the team to some smuck so they can attempt to turn it around. Because you are not doing anything. I am officially jumping on the Sam Bradford train for next year. No, No, No, not hoping that the Lions will draft him. Hoping that he will go back to school so he does not have a dreaded NFL career with the Lions.

But lets be a little more realistic. The Lions actually have a decent chance for next year. Not only do they have the 1st overall pick, they will also have the Cowboys 1st overall pick that they received in the trade for Roy Williams. I say we draft a nice young QB at #1 and use the other pick for a DB and not a WR!!!!!!! Then you can add another DB in free agency and your a playoff team. With a good coaching staff that is. If the staff does not change, you will be looking at another lousy team next year. Bring in Bill Cower. Although he will be in Cleveland next year. I just admire him as a Head Coach and would love to see him turn our team around.

That's it for my Detroit Sports Blog. Hope you all enjoyed.

Let me leave you with one onf the greatest Sports quotes ever.

"If Your Not First, Your Last!" ~ Reese Bobby

Reminiscing

Do you guys ever catch yourself reminiscing? I know I do.

Remember when life was care-free and money wasn't an issue and your biggest worries in life was not being able to stay the night at your friends house because you did something to piss of your mom?

I find myself reminiscing a lot here lately.

I would just love to jump into a Time Machine and take it back 10 years or so. Back when I was 13 and the joys of adulthood were not so overwhelming that you thought frequently that you cannot go on in day to day life. I miss the worry-less days, staying out all night playing television tag under the stars or playing with G.I. Joes in the front yard and making little contraptions for them. I miss gathering up all the neighborhood kids and playing baseball and full contact football, even though you would always leave with something that you thought was broken. I miss hanging out with all my best friends and talking like little boys do about little girls and then when they come around, you clam up quicker than White Supremacist in the middle of Harlem, and then bully the girls. I miss those short distance bus rides home, that actually seemed like hours on the way to and from school. Speaking of school, I miss going to school everyday and eating the terrible school lunches that were awesome at the time because mom did not pack you a PB&J with some Pringles. Recess, ah, Recess. Some of the best times ever. This is when you got to go wild as hell at school with hardly no adult supervision and cuss like a sailor and not get a "Whoopin" or get the dreaded bar of soap. Too an extent, I even miss getting bullied by the upper class men and then in turn bullying back the under class men.

I often catch myself reminiscing about my family situation as a child. Not to say that my situation right now is horrible, but what could have been different? Could I've not grow up wanting to kick my brothers ass everyday? Could I have developed a closer relationship with my dad? Would I have treated my mom a little bit different, and not put her through so much hell? And what type of life would I have now, if all of those things would have been different? Once again to reiterate, not that I would change my life a bit right now, But in the back of my mind, there is always that, "What If?" And could have any slight change throw off who I am today?

With all that said, I would not change who I am today in the slightest bit. I have learned never to dwell on the past, but to in turn, think about all the good things you have done and all the great people who have came into your life, some still here, some not and never-the-less, family will always be family no matter what. Even if you resent the ones that you love and that are near and dear to your heart. You will always forgive and forget.

So next time you are setting at your table, crunching those numbers and trying to make a dollar out of fifteen cents, thinkin you will never get those bills paid, just remember there is always that bright spot to look back on. Its called childhood.

Just when you think that you are down and out, God lifts you up and puts you back in the game.

Thanks for reading my first Blogspot post. And remember this;

"Life goes on, you gotta keep ya head up" ~ Tupac Shakur.