Pacman & the Rays

I haven't had much time to write an entry lately, but I would like to weigh in on a couple of recent sports news items:

1.) So the NFL's biggest pariah, Adam "Pacman" Jones, has been kicked out of the league yet again. Well, I shouldn't say kicked out. To be fair, he's just been "suspended indefinitely" yet again.

Anyone who hasn't followed the ridiculous saga of Pacman clearly isn't a Titan fan. The Titan faithful are painfully aware of how quick that dope can wreck a team's P.R. efforts. I have a theory that part of the reason the Titans have been so successful this year is because they've purged the awful karma that was created by the Pacman the Pariah. Thank heavens that man is far, far away from the fine state of Tennessee!

Pardon me for laughing when Jerry Jones' win-at-all-cost approach blew up in his face compliments of none other than ol' Pac. Jones brings him to Dallas and assigns not one, not two, but FOUR bodyguards to follow Pacman around and keep him out of trouble. So how does Pacman respond? Why, he picks a fight with one of the bodyguards, of course!

The guy clearly has no self control. Let's put this in perspective. Everyday in this country, parents trust teenage girls to care for their young children. A 15 year-old-girl can handle a rambunctious group of kids. Yet, here we are, watching the fate of an adult man who is so out of control that his boss employed FOUR ADULT MALES to babysit him...and he still got in trouble!

Kudos to NFL commish Roger Goodell for not buying into Jerry Jones' lame attempts to pass off Pacman's latest brawl as innocent horsing around. SOMEONE needs to step in and show this guy the discipline that he needed many years ago before he reached this level of immaturity and irresponsibility. I believe in second chances, and maybe even third. But I don't believe in 15th chances.

2.) All aboard the Tampa Bay Rays' bandwagon! How 'bout them Rays?! I will openly admit I'd never watched a Rays game until three days ago, and in fact, I really don't follow baseball that closely, period. But alas, I can't help but chuckle at the way the Rays have run roughshod over the Red Sox in this ALCS. I'm officially interested in postseason baseball now, thanks to the team up I-4 West. And let me tell you, any team that can draw my attention to baseball in late October is doing something right.

EDITED at 11:11 p.m. -- YIKES! I think I typed too soon. Those pesky Sox have scored four runs since I made those last remarks, closing the gap to 7-4 in the bottom of the 7th. Come on, Rays! Don't make me look like an idiot!