Sports Alert!

Ok, I've been holding of on my sports posts because there were more pertinent things going on. However, my sports editor, Apu, has demanded that I get some more sports up here. So, I will group them together and try to make them quick:

Sportsline: France. The French authorities in charge of the Tour de France have recently announced there is no truth to the rumor that they have evidence of blood doping by Lance Armstrong. Why have they done this? Because they want their sport back. Lance threatened to race again next year if these allegations continued. The French (like they usually do) surrendered so that they could have a chance at winning this race in the near future. Way to go France!

Sportsline: New York. The Red Sox lost a 1-0 game to New York when the admitted juicer Jason Giambi hit a weak homerun over the right field wall. Here's my issue. Jason admitted to taking Human Growth hormone (HGH) which is something that MLB cannot test for right now. One of the reasons some players don't take HGH is because it takes some time to take effect. Let's see... Giambi was hitting .148 and about to be sent to the minors in June... 6 home runs before the All Star game, 14 after... hmmm. Looks like a delayed effect to me! This man has admitted to using it, is probably still using it and is still allowed to play. He and Palmiero belong in the same place: anywhere but on the baseball field!

Sportsline: New England. It is clear to me that the Patriots will three-pete. Why is that? You ask? I'll tell you. The first super bowl it was "we got no respect, no one thought we could do it and we did!" The second super bowl was "we got no respect, no one thought we could do it and we did!" The third super bowl was "we got no respect, no one thought we could do it and we did!" This can only work for so long. Well, they have a new mantra, a new reason to crush the competition and it goes further than "we got no respect, no one thought we could do it and we did!"

"The League doesn't want us to three-pete!" That's right, gentlemen, the Patriots believe that there is a conspiracy against them three-peting. "Why else would we have such a difficult schedule? And have you seen the Colts schedule? It is clear that the league does not want us to win our third super bowl in a row."

This goes beyond people thinking they can't. That is a passive stance. "We don't think you can." This is people working against them to try and prevent them from winning! This is an active stance "We will do what it takes to keep you from winning!" This will fire the Patriots up even more than before. Patriots go 16-0 and win their record breaking 3rd Super Bowl in 3 years. Do I hear a fourth?

Sportsline: Boston. The MLB MVP should come out of Boston! David Ortiz has single handedly won at least 10 games for the Red Sox this year. 17 of his homeruns have come late in the game (7th inning or later) to either pull the Sox even or give them the lead! He leads the Majors with RBI and is 3rd in the Majors (tied for first in the AL) with Home Runs! However, there are sports writers who will not vote for him because he doesn't play the field. They'd rather give the MVP award to players like Frank Thomas, Barry Bonds, and Mark McGuire. Players that lead the league in errors at their positions! So, because Ortiz does his job better than any other in the game, because he isn't in the field and isn't given the opportunity to lead the league in errors, he can't be the MVP. It will be a travesty if the Sox make the post season and Big Papi isn't awarded the MVP award!

And that's just my opinion!