NASCAR Drivers Aren't Athletes?

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Today I'm going to be discussing a topic that not a lot of people have a lot of opinions about. That would be if the NASCAR drivers are real athlete's? I would have to say that everyone who watches sports would have to say that they are not, but they aren't looking deeper into the sport. You people are in luck, because I am here to give you the facts and let you decide (while giving you my opinion).

This all came about when, former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb, said that drivers are not athletes. He was mainly talking about six time cup winner Jimmy Johnson. "He's not an athlete," said McNabb. "He sits in a car... What athletically is he doing?" This would have to be one of the most ignorant quotes I've ever heard. What is he doing? Try racing a hard-to-handle a 3,400 pound stock car at nearly 200 MPH in steaming hot conditions. Sprint Cup drivers also experience  incredible G-forces while inside the car, during the race. Not to mention the risk of injury if they should crash the car, while driving 400- or 500 miles over the span of three hours, give or take. Now tell me, do you think any regular Joe could do that off the street?

Johnson did respond to McNabb's quote. "Yes, I am an athlete, and so is every driver in one of these racecars. Even Tony Stewart, even though he's carrying a little (weight), he's an athlete." Johnson went on to say, "That's just fuel for his engine." To tell you the truth, I love Johnson's response to McNabb. He got to the point and he stuck up for every driver in the sport. To make matters better, for the side of racecar drivers being athletes, car owner Rick Hendrick also had something to say to McNabb. "I'd like to see McNabb come run the Boston marathon with him or swim the lake out here," Hendrick said, referring to Johnson's fitness level. "Guys like that don't know what they are talking about." I also like what Hendrick had to say about his driver. He also added in that Johnson wouldn't have been named Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press if he wasn't an athlete.

With the facts there, the comments by McNabb, Johnson, and car owner Rick Hendrick, and the award for Athlete of the Year it's clear to say is an athlete. The facts are there people, it's hard to say that they are not athlete's. My deffinition of what isn't an athlete is if you can take a normal average Joe off the street and do the "sport". Let's take Golf, for sake of argument, anyone can do that. They might not be that good at it, but you can take anyone off the street and they can make it through 18 holes of golf. Yes, I know, everyone is going to say " but they have to walk the course". Okay, that is true, and to that I say but their not carrying their bags, someone does all the "hard" work for them, and they don't even have to pick their own clubs. Given, they might not make any final cuts, but they would finish 18 holes of golf. If you cannot take anyone off the streets and put them into the sport, and have said person finish the event, then the person who actually does the sport is an athlete. Nothing else needs to be said.

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Issue With Sports at A Young Age?

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Now I know I haven't been posting anything for a while, but I am writing for another site as well. The site is www.fantasysportswearhouse.com and you can get the competitive edge that you need in your fantasy leagues from this site. I am going to be doing both from here on out as well, so no need to worry, I will be giving you everything you need about sports. So with that being said, let's get to today's topic at head.

It's come to my attention that a lot of parents, now a days, aren't letting their kids participate in sports at a young age. This just blows my mind that this is happening. Pop Warner football has lost 20,000 kids this year alone. That's way to high of a number for kids these days. Studies think it's because of the parents seeing all the injuries and they are afraid to let their kids play this sport. Studies have also shown that the injuries in professional sports, especially football, have increased since performance enhancing drugs became a big issue. Although one study said there was a huge decrease in football, no other studies have shown any significant increase from any other sport.

If kids aren't participating in activities at an early age, their chances of becoming active in criminal or drug related activities increases by a remarkable 76%. These adults need to realize that your influencing kids all over the world. Stop Performance enhancing drug sales! That's the real issue here. It's not that football at a young age is bad for kids, it's that if you don't teach them from a young age that if you want to get somewhere it takes hard work, not drugs. Everyone thinks that "oh it'll give me an edge over everyone else", and that couldn't be further from the truth according to these studies. These studies show that everyone who did it right and didn't take any illegal drugs or supplements aren't getting injured. It's that simple.

I know everyone knows that performance enhancing drugs do give you and "edge" over everyone else, but you have to think of the side-affects. Yes, it does make you bigger, yes, it does make you stronger, and yes it does give you an "edge", but what it also does is hurt your body by breaking it down to try and build it back up. If you are bigger, faster, stronger you do have a higher risk of hurting yourself. Because one thing it doesn't make bigger, faster, stronger, is your head. Yes, your mussels will grow and you will feel good, but one hit to the head and boom your out. I'm surprised it took me this long to hear about this to get it to you good people.

Know I do know there are some people out there that do it right, and this post is not meant for you. It's meant for everyone out there who's not looking at the facts and just looking at what it could do for them. Believe me, it does sounds great if that's all you hear about it. You mean to tell me there's something out there that will take me to the next level and I won't have to work any harder then I already am? Who wouldn't want to do that? But what you need to do is know that everything has Pro's and Con's. Just take a minute, sit down, and really take a look at these things.

If you don't believe me take a look at all the professional athletes who are getting suspended or fined and even kicked off of teams for taking these drugs. Now, if they were really giving you an edge why wouldn't they be legal? If they actually helped you, every professional sport would make them legal to take. I know it's so simple it's hard.

To take these kids out of sports at a young age is wrong. That's the message here. It's flat out wrong. Kids now a days all they want to do is sit in, play there Xbox's, PlayStation's, and whatever. They don't want to go out and get active. Now not only do they get involved with drugs, if they aren't in sports at a young age, but obesity grows as well. I don't think I need to go into that in this post, because that has been a issue for a long time. I'm not going to waste any more time with that. It speaks for itself.

The moral of the story is, get your kids out, get them active, and get them into sports at a young  age. There's nothing wrong with it, it will help them, and make them a better person in the long run. It shows them team work, and how to work well with others. I've always been a firm believer in sports at a young age. I've played sports my entire life, up until I graduated college. And I think I turned out just fine. I did it right, I didn't take any illegal drugs or performance enhancing drugs, and I rarely got hurt. Now I know it still can happen if you play a sport, you can get hurt. That's a fact. Nothing is going to stop your kids from getting hurt parents. Even if you keep them out of sports, they will find a way to hurt themselves. Trust me, it will happen. So all I'm trying to say is get your kids in sports and open  your eyes parents. It's not a sporting issue, it's a you issue. Look at the facts before you act.

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WVU Needs Late TD

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This past Saturday the WVU Mountaineers took on William & Merry and needed a late TD from a true freshman in order to get the win. It wasn't a bad game, but it wasn't a very good game for the Mountaineers either.

The game got started with WVU looking at 2 QB's to take over after the Geno Smith era has come and gone. In my mind it's clear who the true starter should be, but it's not my decision. Paul Millard looked solid in his first start with the Mountaineers as he threw a 69 yard TD pass to Ronald Carswell late in the third quarter to tie the game up aftet being down 10 to start the second half.

There were a lot of new comers for West Virginia in this game and they all did an outstanding job. Huston transfer Charles Sims ran for 120 yards and had a score to his stat sheet as well. Along with Millard it looks like WVU has some talent again this year, but needs to grow a bit as they are all young players.

One person who I was surprised didn't do better, was Florida State transfer Clint Trickett. WVU split the time at QB in order to see who they liked better to run the offense. Millard came in and completed his first 8 passes, and went a total of 19-25 with 237 yards with no interceptions. Trickett on the other hand, was really ineffective in this game.

WVU won the game 24-17, but the game shouldn't have been that close. If you ask me I wouldn't have taken out Millard until he made a mistake. He was playing way to well to take him out. I think if you leave Paul Millard in the game you win more convincingly. Instead, you switch QB's and the game becomes too close for comfort. I hope they don't make the same mistake nexy week against Oklahoma, because they won't have any room for error in this game.
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A Rod Latest

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There is more news on the latest in the Alex Rodriguez injury/biogensis case. It's looking like A Rod is going to make his debut in the majors this Monday against Chicago.

For more on this store read the link below.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/scott-miller/23013919/joe-girardi-arod-will-be-in-the-lineup-monday-night-if-activated via http://cbssportsapp.com

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Baseball Update

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A quick baseball update for ya, and what has gone on, prior to, and now that it's the first games back since the All Star break. There has been a lot that has gone on right before the break. Some good, some bad, but mostly bad for one team in particular. The team is not one I am to fond of, but non to less you never want anything bad to happen to anyone. That team would be the New York Yankees.

The Yankees have had one of the worst starts they have ever had. Injuries have plagued their team, and it just seems like if it can go wrong, it has gone wrong. Besides the injuries there's also the biogenisus scandal going on, which one player specifically is right in the middle of it. We'll get to that a little later, right now the injuries is what interests me the most.

The Yankees have had almost all of their stars go on the DL, some of which are still there. Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, these are just some of the names for the Yanks that are on the DL, and it's not looking good.  A Rod has been out all year and is finishing up his rehab assignments now, and Teixeira has been back for only a handful of games this year. The newest name to this ever growing list of injuries is Derek Jeter. Jeter has just been put on the 15 day DL with a strained Quad. He says it feels fine, yet he hasn't ran on it yet. So, I don't know how he can sit there and say it's fine, when he hasn't tested it out yet.

The next thing that really is hurting the Yankees is the Biogenisus scandal, that has A Rod right smack dab in the middle of it. He has already been caught before using PED's, and this will be his second offense. For second time offenders, it can bring up to a 100 game suspension, and that will crush the Yankees this season. They've only had A Rod for one game this season, and he only produced one hit, and had to be taken out before the game was over because he was have discomfort in his quad. There's only one other catch to this story, and that's Rodriguez might not just be suspended for 100 games, he could receive a life time band from the game of baseball for lying about using PED's.

To make matters worse for the Yankees, their first series back from the All Star Break, they get the Red Sox. A rivalry game that means everything to both these teams. The Red Sox beat the Yankees very easily by a score of 4-2. Doubront got the win, bringing him to a 7-3 record and is looking strong moving forward. Pettitte got the lose bringing him to 7-7 on the season and isn't looking good.

The scoring got started in the Bottom of the 1st inning when Ellsbury homered to right on a 1-0 count. After that Napoli was able to reach base for Gomes. Gomes hit a 2 run blast over the monster on a 2-2 count. Making the score 3-0 Red Sox. Another point wasn't scored until the Top of the 4th inning when Catcher Saltalamacchia committed an error, and Gardner was able to score. The next points were scored by the Yanks on a double to left from Stewart scoring Overbay. This was the Top of the 5th inning. This put the Yanks back in the game, but not for long. The Sox got yet another run, and the final run of the game, in the Bottom of the 7th inning on a single to right from Iglesias scoring Gomes. After that closer Uehara would come in and get his 9th save of the year and shut it down.

New York didn't need this game to go the way that it did. As of right now, based on the way they've played and how well the rest of their Division is doing, they only have a 7% chance of making the playoffs this year. This is very uncommon for the Yanks, they have been consistently in the post-season for the past 17 times out of the last 18 years. To make matter worse for the Yankees, the Pittsburgh Pirates have over a 90% chance of making the post-season this season, and they haven't had a winning record for a record breaking 21 straight seasons.

The Battling Buccos are having one of the best starts to their season in a long time. They've won more games in the first half of the season, then they've ever had  since 1996. In my opinion, they have a great team and everyone is doing their part, and helping this team to make a playoff run. There's only one problem with this, and that's the Division that they play in. It's one of the hardest Divisions in the Majors if you ask me. With the Reds, who are always a tough team, the Cardinals, who are always at the top of the Division, and the Brewers, who the Pirates just can't seem to beat, it makes it very hard to make the playoffs. But I'm not asking for a playoff birth this season. I'm asking for a winning season to break this streak of losing ones, as I'm sure every Pirates fan is wishing for.

This baseball season has been one of the most unpredictable seasons I've ever seen. With teams who shouldn't be up in the running for the playoffs, to teams who are always up there, being at the bottom of the Division. I can't wait to see how the rest of the season plays out, and will keep you up to date with everything that happens along the way.

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No One Can Talk To Hernandez?

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As I'm sure most of you know, former Tight end for the New England Patriots Aaron Hernandez, was arrested Thursday with first degree murder and 5 different gun charges. Now the League and Roger Goodell is stepping in.

Goodell is making it very clear to all the teams around the League, that no one is to talk with Hernandez until the Verdict is given. Also, if any team does talk to Hernandez, "before charges against him are resolved won't be approved without a hearing by Commissioner Roger Goodell." So no team will probably be talking to Hernandez until a verdict is given.

More bad news for Hernandez is that several endorsers have ended relations with him, and in my opinion he won't be getting any back once a verdict is given, provided he is found not guilty.

Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130627/teams-cant-sign-hernandez-without-hearing.ap/#ixzz2XTTjJwbB

If you ask me I don't think any teams will be talking to him regardless of the decision of the court. Most teams around the Leagues are trying to stray away from characters like that on their team, to keep away any unnecessary distractions to the team.

If, and only if, a team was willing to take a risk on Hernandez it would be the Oakland Raiders. the Raiders are known for having the "bad boys" on their team.

Everyone knows that there has been many players who have been arrested and let back into the league. Such players as Mike Vick and Plaxico Burress who were convicted and allowed back to play again, and still on NFL rosters. Vick with the Philadelphia Eagles, and Burress with the Pittsburgh Steelers. So there has been players to come back after a "bad time" in their lives.

This is a story I will be following very closely to see what does happen as far as Hernandez's conviction, to if he will be allowed to play again on an NFL team. I will be keeping you up to date as soon as I hear any information from any of my sources.

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Game 6 NBA Finals

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Tonight is a very critical game for both teams left in the NBA to be crowned Champions. Both the Spurs and the Heat are in must win situations, but for one team it becomes more critical to stay alive.

The defending Champion Heat are down 3-2 in the series as it returns to South Beach for a pivotal Game 6, and a must win situation for the raining NBA Champions. This is their third trip to the Finals in as many years, and are looking to repeat as Champions.

The Spurs pulled ahead by taking Game 5 from the Heat with a 114-104 Victory on Sunday Night in San Antonio, and there was one player that hasn't really shown up in these Playoffs. Manu Ginobili decided hey I'm in the NBA Finals, maybe, just maybe I should step up my game and go out and play like it could be my last game. Ginobili had 24 points with 10 assists in Sunday's game when during the entire finals he's averaged 7.5 PPG, that's not getting it done.

Ginobili went on record saying: "I'm being honest, I don't care about scoring 24, I was angry, disappointed. We are playing in the NBA Finals, we were 2-2, and I felt I still wasn't helping the team much, And that was the frustrating part."

Ginobili may have been angry, frustrated, disappointed, whatever you want to call it, but it was just one game. Given it was a big game, but it was just one game, they haven't won anything yet. They need to remember that the Heat haven't lost back to back games since January, and they went on that incredible 27 game win streak this year. The Heat are not a team to sleep on.

Neither team slept on the other, and it showed throughout the duration of this game. Tim Duncan came out big in the first half, and played like the former champion that he is. It wasn't quite enough to put the Heat out of this game for good. This game was so good that it had to go into overtime with Ray Allen hitting a big time  3 with 5.2 left to go in the game to send it into OT.

James had the 4th quarter of his life scoring 16 points, which is a career NBA Finals high for James, and it showed as the Heat were down 5 with 20 seconds left to go in the game. They were able to come back and tie the game thanks to strong play in the paint by Bosh to flip a rebound out to Allen for the game tying 3.

Overtime wasn't much different then the rest of the game, as both teams were playing as if it was the last time they were ever going to touch a basketball. The Defense, for both teams, was outstanding. If you are a big time basketball fan, someone who's never watched a game in your life, or just your casual fan as I am, this was a very exciting game to watch.

The Heat held a one point lead with 27 seconds left and they did everything in their power to make sure that they finished with the lead in tack. Ginobili, who was fantastic in the game on Sunday as well as tonight in game 6, committed the worst foul ever with 1.9 seconds left in OT. Now most would say that this should have been a foul on the Heat, and I saw nay. First off Ginobili took a bus to the hoop and should have been a traveling foul but instead Allen went to shoot two big free throws.

The game would end with 3 point hot shooter Danny Green getting the in-bounds pass with 1.9 seconds left and was rejected by Bosh as time expired. James would finish this game with his 4th triple double of these playoffs. James had 32 points 10 rebounds and 11 assists to help lift the Heat to force a game 7 on Thursday to decide it all.

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