Tuesday Sports

Kenny Rogers is done in Texas …

The Rangers still aren't sure if John Hart is returning as general manager, but they are certain Kenny Rogers won't be back as the team's ace.

It took less than 24 hours after the season ended for the Rangers to decide not to offer Rogers a contract for 2006. Rangers owner Tom Hicks said the decision was made after a "unanimous" recommendation from his senior management staff based on Rogers' midseason assault of a TV camera and its operator.

"We talked about the incident, how it was handled and what position it put the organization in," Hicks said Monday evening. "We just decided we did not feel comfortable in bringing Kenny back. He's been a part of the organization, off and on for a long time, but there was a strong and unanimous feeling that this was something that could not be repaired."

Lebreton responds to the news …

Yankess mad at Buck Showalter; except Brian Cashman …

Not every Yankee thought Showalter was out of line. GM Brian Cashman said he had no issue with the move and placed the blame squarely on his own franchise's shoulders, saying, "If we had won one more game, we wouldn't have to be worried about what anybody else did."

My playoff picks: Boston over Chicago; Anaheim over New York; St Louis over San Diego; Houston over Atlanta. Anaheim over Boston; St Louis over Houston. World Series: St Louis Cardinals.



Good to see Gabe in the middle of the fun at Fenway…

Here is my latest posting over at hockeybuzz.com Today's entry ...I size up the roster and stuff for the Stars...



Marcus Vick apologizes for being an idiot …

Early in the third quarter, the younger brother of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was caught on camera quickly extending his middle finger toward the stands after he was run out of bounds.

"I apologize for letting my emotions get the best of me Saturday," Vick said in a statement issued Sunday by Virginia Tech. "What I did was wrong and I am sorry. My goal is to be a leader of this team and do things the right way."

Love Marcus Vick, but he is abrasive...

Gil Brandt with a turnover fun fact …

Since 1995, teams that are a plus-one in turnover ratio have won 66 percent of their games. Teams with a plus-two have won 83.6 percent. Teams with a plus-three have won 91 percent.

Not so fast on making fun of the Aggies hurricane prevention …

By popular demand: Aggie Fight song as sung by “generic black guy” …You have heard it for years on BaD Radio, now own it yourself…

Packers update: Week 4 loss at Carolina

It is tough to say they are just awful, because they have been in every game and could easily make the case they could/should be 3-1. Of course, every team in the league can make this case, so they remain at 0-4. QB play was not a problem this time, but penalties and injuries are. After losing both guards to free agency, they lost their center Flanagan and left tackle Clifton last night to injury. RB Green, WR Murphy, and TE Franks joined WR Walker on the injured crew, too, so it looks like Favre will be out there by himself for a while. These are all nice excuses, but no one cares in the NFL, and the vultures are circling. Jim Bates is doing a decent job with the defense, as they seem to try to attack, but without playmakers, the best scheme in the world will not accomplish the mission. Next up, the San Antonio Saints on Sunday in Lambeau.

Packers are just dumb? …

The Packers are stupid. There's no other way to put it.

They have the lowest average Wonderlic score of any of the 32 teams in the National Football League, according to the Journal.

The Wonderlic Personnel Test is a standardized 12-minute 50-question problem-solving exam used by the league to evaluate players. Thousands of other businesses use it to measure applicants.

The players on the Packers' roster have an average Wonderlic score of 19.1, according to the Journal. They were just edged by the Arizona Cardinals, who averaged 19.2 and have started the season just like the Packers, 0-3. The Journal said 19.1 is the typical score for "hospital orderlies."

What does long-time Chargers expert Josh Lewin think of it all? Click Here …

Don’t look closely at this picture if you have a weak stomach.



Ouch.

And now, some e-mail:

Shall we congratulate Pedro Astacio and Chan Ho Park for possibly making it to the postseason?

Isn't it Ironic? Don't you think?

It's like rain, on your wedding day...

It's the free advice....nevermind

P1 Randy

Love it. Keep up the good work, Randy.

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Comments: Look Oprah is a big whip, but what is the difference between her and the NFL,NHL,NBA,and MLB all having big press announcements about how the gave 1 million dollars each? They are probaly worth at least 1000 times more and give a tenth. The 49ers are paying 30 million to players that are not even playing for them. They can not give a little more ?

I suppose the biggest difference is that I like sports, and don't like Oprah.