Weekly Wrap-Up

So, from the sports blog that brought you a list of man crushes before a list of its female crushes - ironically, "Crush" from "American Gladiators", the beautiful Gina Carano, would occupy spots #1-#10 - here's a wrap-up of things that piqued my interest this week in the world of sports:

Gregg Zaun may not have used performance enhancing drugs

The "I didn't put Jason Grimsley's name on the cheque and he immediately used it to buy steroids" gambling story just doesn't seem credible. However, unlike Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds, Gregg Zaun doesn't seem like a complete prick. The guy even volunteered to donate $2500 to charity for every runner he threw out during the 2007 season (I think this amounted to a grand total of zero dollars donated).

So here's where I stand with my Zauner fandom: the ball is completely in his court. I will start the 2008 season with a "tabula rasa" of sorts for Gregg Zaun ... his play will dictate whether he draws my ire, or my cheers.

Now you're probably thinking: Gretzpo, do you really believe that Gregg Zaun cares about losing a fan?

Yes... I do... I make up 25% of his fan base.

Dwight Howard Wins Slam Dunk Contest

Although the athleticism and skill of these athletes cannot be denied, one has to admit that the slam dunk contest has become a sideshow of sorts, with superman capes, birthday candles and mini hoops overshadowing the contest.

I mean... what's next? Putting a naked young woman on the rim and have her perform random sex acts on the athletes while they're up there?

I think I just came up with a reward challenge for "Roman's Empire"...

Ryan Newman wins Daytona 500

Despite being an avid Seinfeld fan, the amount of "Hello, Newman!" headlines I've heard on TV and read on the internet in the 2 hours since the race's conclusion proves to me that there's not a shred of originality left in the media. How about this:

"What's New - Man Wins Daytona 500" (swish)

Clearly my talents are being wasted as a business analyst for a mid level Canadian retailer.

Gretzpo