Super Tuesday

What?! Apparently, Super Tuesday is some political thing, but that won’t stop me from using such a timely, and catchy title for today’s bloggin’. Well it looks like this Super Tuesday is not just about politics, but also poor sportsmanship. In one form or another.

Our first poor sport is actual a tag-team duo, Tom Brady and Randy Moss have opted out of the Pro Bowl. Apparently, both have not only brusied egos, after loosing the Super Bowl, but they also have bruised ankles. The Brown’s Derek Anderson will replace Brady, and “Cinco Ocho” himself, Chad Johnson, will replace Moss. You can’t help but wonder if Brady and Moss would have made the trip to Hawaii, if they’d won the Super Bowl. It’s got to be hard for a athletic trainer to treat bruised pride. Way to be poor sports guys!

Our next poor sport is good old Bobby Knight. Knight retired midseason, leaving Texas Tech 12-8, overall, and 3-3, in the Big 12. Bobby was kind enough to stick around to break the 900-win mark, ending his career with 902 wins. Bobby’s excuse; “…the best thing for the long run for this team would be for Pat and his staff to coach these remaining 10 [regular-season] games". Incase you didn’t know, Pat is Bobby’s son. Pat Knight will take over with 10 regular season games left on the schedule, and at least one in the Big 12 Conference tournament. Way to stick in there Bobby! Bobby's not unfamiliar with quitting, and poor sportsmanship; 902 wins, a dozen or so head butts, one chocked player, one chair thrown, one battered student, and enough profanities to fill the swear jar a couple hundred times over. There’s a lot of talk about Knight leaving on “his own terms”, seems like Bobby did everything on his own terms, with out respect for others. Way to show what a poor sport really is Booby!

Our third “poor” sport is Roger Clemens. Clemens is testifying before congressional lawyers about his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs today. Yesterday, former Yankee teammate, Andy Pettitte gave sworn testimony on the matter. Unlike many other baseball players accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, Roger has decided to go with a self-righteous defense. "Roger is not going to take the Fifth Amendment," one of Clemens' lawyers, Rusty Hardin, said in a statement e-mailed Monday by spokesman Joe Householder. "He is going to answer the committee's questions truthfully under oath." Good for you Roger, I don’t know why anyone would think that you would use performance-enhancing drugs; after slumping for several years only to come raging back, a little buffer, I might add. No Roger, we’d never think you, or your old buddy Andy, would have “knowingly, and willingly” taken any performance-enhancing drugs. Way to show those poor sports an cheaters what being self-righteous is all about.

Our final poor sport is Didier Drogba, who is away from Premier League club Chelsea, on international duty in Africa at the Cup of Nations. The Ivory Coast striker was rumored to have won Africa’s Footballer of the Year, for a second year in a row. However, the award was to be awarded in Togo, and Drogba is currently in Ghana. Drogba has a quarter-final two days after the cermony, not to mention, his previous national coach reacently had a son die. Does this make Didier a poor sport? No. But, upon learning that the award was to be given to Frederic Kanoute, Didier kindly asked that he never be considered again for the honor. That’ll show ‘em Drogba! It’s your way or the highway, huh? Maybe Bobby Knight and Didier Drogba should start a mentoring school for children, they could call it “Why play well with others when you can throw a fit, or a chair”. Well maybe that’s a bit wordy for t-shirts. Anyways, kudos to Didier Drogba for temper tantrum of the week, and for showing what being a poor sport is all about.

Couple of quick notes:
The Capitals take on the Blue Jackets tonight, in Columbus. Come on Caps!

I can’t wait for Wednesday night, as Number two Duke takes on Number Three North Carolina. My family is from North Carolina, so I’ve been a Tar Heels fan longer than a Terps fan. I know, I’m conflicted. One thing is for sure, I hate Duke. (FYI. The lady Tar Heels played the lady Dukies yesterday, and won 93-76. I love the sound of that, even if it is women’s basketball.)