Well I always consider myself above the psychological laws of the human body. (For example, yawning is contagious..so I will purposefully control my attempts to yawn after someone else yawns because I refuse to be controlled by the Matrix.) Anyway, so the last time this happened in the bathroom, I thought to myself, I'm freakin sportsdude101...I can control this..this is all in my head..I can just pretend I'm not in the bathroom and I'll be fine..screw you Sigmund Freud..
...then I pooped my pants.
Just kidding...JUST KIDDING....but this brings me to the Lebron James story. This is what Lebron did to Cleveland. Lebron had to poop very badly and he tried to control it and hold it back. He did not tell Cleveland he was leaving until the very last second. He tried his best to control the situation. He held a 1-hour ESPN special to announce his decision. He promised the proceeds of the show to the Boys & Girls club in Greenwich Connecticut. (Like those kids need new country club memberships? F them, they're all rich, right?) Finally, he made a big mess. He shat all over Ohio, and it even spilled over into NY, NJ, LA, and the rest of the basketball world. What an idiot.
Think about how cruel this was to Cleveland. Lebron grew up in Ohio, went to HS there, played in the NBA in CLE for 7 years. Then there's speculation that he's leaving for Miami. It's all over ESPN. Why did Ohioans still believe he would re-sign? Because of that 1 hour television special. Why would he go on National TV just to tell Cleveland to F off? He can't be THAT dumb..but he was. He was cruel and heartless.
I'm okay with it though. At first I was a little angry, but now I have a new team to hate and root against heavily for the next 6 years. If they win? Well, they're all frontrunners and none of the big 3 was brave enough to take on the challenge alone. Congrats, aholes. There is no Michael Jordan discussion anymore. Jordan would have loved more to beat his next best competitor than join him. Lebron is a 6'8, 250 pound pussy.
George Steinbrenner and Bob Sheppard both passed away this week, at the ages of 80 and 99, respectively. Sad week for the Yankees, who lose their primary owner and their PA announcer, respectively. They were beloved by NY and their fans, bringing tough love and just a lovely, classic voice, respectively. They transcended NY, being famous for controversial tactics and an old school baseball mentality, respectively. I have great respect for both, and on a scale of 1-10, I will miss The Boss and The Voice 8 and 8.5, respectively.
Spain won the World Cup, but I was rooting for the Netherlands. Spain is racist remember? Spain basketball in Beijing '08:
Screw those ignorant losers.
Speaking of which, Rev. Jesse Jackson says Cavs owner Dan Gilbert was acting like a "slave owner" after his comments about Lebron. I didn't even want to acknowledge this crap because I think people like him just say these outlandish things to get in the public eye. But if Lebron is like a slave, then sign me up! $110 million over 6 years for playing basketball professionally with charter jets, limos, bling? Man, I feel bad for him..can we get a Slave fund set up for Lebron?
Anyway, the lasting image for the World Cup 2010 to me will be those annoying vuvuzelas. Here is the youtube clip of the week:
Vuvuzela guy cheers for everything:
Interesting Sporcle Quiz:
Billionaire Alumni per University
http://www.sporcle.com/games/BCNmania/usuniversitiesbillionaires
10/14
-jk
