New Paper Airplane Record!!

This is what happens in February when there is nothing going on in sports. We get paper airplane records set!

Joe Ayoob, a former QB for U.C. Berkley out in California has apparently thrown this paper airplane a whopping 226 Ft 10 inches. That shatters the former record held by Stephen Kreiger of 207 Ft 4 inches.

The clip is pretty cool to watch, especially for those of you out there, like myself, who loved to build paper airplanes when they were a kid. Hell, I still love to do it now.

Perhaps if Ayoob could throw a football this well, he'd be an NFL star right now. OR, maybe he is going to send this around to NFL teams and see if he can work an invite to training camp this season. I haven't noticed Andrew Luck or Robert Griffin III doing anything this spectacular.

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Not Much to Say

This is relatively non-sports day. NBA All-Stars, couple meaningless hockey games. Basically, not much.

But, I'll talk about the only non-sports day out of the whole year: The day after the MLB All Star Game. I believe that it is the only day the entire year that none of the 4 major sports or their college equivalents play. It is a day of reflection, regrouping, and preparation for the future.

Kind of like the Jewish Yom Kippur.

We'll be back tomorrow with some NBA picks and beginning on March 1 we will have some MLB team previews, fantasy baseball predictions, and some NCAA Basketball articles.

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Alex Rodriguez Offers' Lin a Place to Crash

Basketball Messianic figure Jeremy Lin has become famous over the last two weeks for his excellent play on the court, but also for his crazy living situations. He was sleeping on his brother's couch for a while, moved over to Landry Fields' place for a few nights and has recently finally found a stable living situation by renting David Lee's old apartment.

So it looks like Lin has finally found a stable place to shack up, but A-Rod has to throw a monkey-wrench into the situation.

"If he's still looking for a place to crash, maybe he can crash in my apartment." said Alex a few nights ago.

How Lin possible turn that down. A chance to live with one of the coolest guys out there right now, I don't think I'd rather stay anywhere than in Rodriguez's guest bedroom. Plus, have you seen A-Rod's girlfriend!! I'm sure she could set Jeremy up with a couple of her friends.

Here's a picture of Torrie Wilson - Alex's girlfriend - just to get your attention.

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2012 NCAA Announcers

We are getting close to the NCAA Tournament, the first one without the infamous Gus Johnson in quite some time. All in all, the announcers are similar to last year, with the dual-studio shows and Ernie Johnson and Gregg Gumbel splitting time in the main one. I'll post the listing here with some comments at the bottom of the page.

Jim Nantz and Billy Packer

Marv Albert and Steve Kerr

Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery

Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore, and Reggie Miller

Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel

Brian Anderson and Dan Bonner

Tim Brando and Mike Gminski

Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel

So with Gus Johnson gone, Harlan moves up to the #4 spot which means that he'll get to call 2nd weekend games. Harlan is great and could easily be a #1 announcer in the future. I really don't like that Ian Eagle keeps getting bumped for Marv Albert. Eagle is still up and coming, but he is very knowledgeable and simple. With him, it is about the game not about the announcer. Other than that, Brian Anderson joins the team this year and takes over Kvin Harlan's old spot while Harlan takes over Gus Johnson's. Of course, Lundquist and Raftery are reunited again. The two make for one of the most fun broadcasts you will watch for any sporting event and it is a pleasure every year to watch the two of them call the games every year.

As for the studio setup, it is the same as last year. Ernie Johnson and Greg Gumbel will trade off hosting the main set with Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Greg Anthony. Matt Winer will host the 2nd studio analysis along with Seth Davis and Steve Smith. For the Regional Finals and Finals coverage, Ernie Johnson replaces Winer in the 2nd studio and Greg Gumbel is the sole host for the main studio.

And that is that. I wish that Seth Davis would replace Kenny Smith in New York, but I'm sure that Smith will be much improved in year two. It doesn't really matter anyways because the main story is and will always be the students and the game, no matter who is covering the games.

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Kosher Hot Dogs at Citi Field

If you enjoy a good kosher hot dog and are going to a Mets game on Friday night or Saturday this season you are out of luck. The kosher stands will not be in service those times this season so as not to offend the religious Jews who observe the Sabbath and prefer that the kosher establishments be closed at those times as well.

To me, this makes perfect sense. The kosher stands are in place to accommodate the many religious Jews in the New York area who attend Mets games and want to enjoy some classic ballpark food. Since they won't be going to the games on the Sabbath anyways, then why have the eateries open, especially if it'll pose a problem.

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