Greatness Today

We have absolute greatness in our midst today in the 1 o’clock hour. Roger Staubach will join us to discuss football and racing and life as Roger. We have had him in studio one other time in the history of our show, and I recall how wild the scene at the station was as everyone who works up there was scrambling for a chance just to see him or shake his hand.

There exist great athletes and super heroes. Around here, Roger is a super hero.

Staubach’s blog …

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I have no interest in kicking Marty Turco again this morning. I have it on record that I have grown to doubt him quite a bit in the last 60 days due to his lack of clutch play, which is just as necessary as having a mask on for a goaltender. Well, the last two games did not help his cause. The team looked like it had already congratulated itself on a nice season, and those are the times that Turco can bail them out from time to time. Well, Luc Robittaille’s goal that tied the game at 5-5 was just the opposite of that. It was a goal you would expect any 10 year old goaltender to stop, instead, there was enough room between Marty’s legs to roll a basketball through. Then, he compounds his poor play with taking a poor penalty. I am not sure if this team goes anywhere in the spring with this goalie’s steady hand on the helm…

Meeting time before everyone leaves for the Olympics …

Downside Marty showed up Sunday as the Stars went into the break with an ugly loss: 6-5 to Los Angeles at the Staples Center. In their biggest giveaway of the season, the Stars could not hold a 5-2 lead.

Defenseman Philippe Boucher called the four-goal collapse "embarrassing." Forward Brenden Morrow said the Stars were "pretty brutal."

"We haven't won squat, but we act like we've won something," forward Bill Guerin said.

Coach Dave Tippett called a postgame meeting to address the casual attitude of his club in this game and during Friday's 6-3 loss at San Jose. The Stars could not match the intensity of two opponents trying to get into the playoffs.

"We're trying to build a team that can compete in the playoffs," Tippett said. "You have to have the mental strength to rise to find ways to win. We didn't rise to that occasion."

It all revolved around Turco.

YES! The NFC won the Pro Bowl! …

Kevin Millwood is country …

The forest green Ford F-250 streaked with mud looks out of place in the same row with a Mercedes-Benz and a Lexus at the Sugarloaf Country Club.

Kevin Millwood, however, looks perfectly at home in his pickup and inside the country club.

The truck fits Millwood's upbringing. He is a self-proclaimed country boy from Bessemer City, N.C.

Asked to describe his hometown (population 5,119) during an interview at the Atlanta Marriott Norcross, Millwood looked around the lobby and said it was "about the size of this hotel."

Atlanta overwhelmed Millwood when he reached the major leagues with the Braves in 1997, even though it was only four hours from home.

Not much overwhelms Millwood now.

He has been an All-Star. He has thrown a no-hitter, led the American League in ERA, and has pitched in four postseasons.

"I'll go to war with him any day of the week, that's for damn sure," said Leo Mazzone, who was Millwood's pitching coach for five-plus seasons in Atlanta. "Kevin doesn't have any fear. Period. He's a country boy who loves to pitch."

It looks like Tony Stewart now has a solid teammate; Denny Hamlin with the Win in Bud Shootout …Burton and Gordon on Row 1 in the 500…

Chewbacca’s Blog …

David Hasselhoff is Hooked on a Feeling …

identify your NFL stadiums …

The following comedy is from Bag of Nothing.com …

A 23-year-old man was sentenced to more than a year in prison Tuesday on a sexual assault charge filed after he impregnated a teenager, then married her last spring when she was 14.

Read the article here.

2 Signs This Guy is an Idiot
1. At the age of 24, he got a 14 year old girl pregnant and tried to make up for it by marrying her.
2. He wore a NASCAR tie to court!

Read all about Timothy Treadwell …



Reader’s choice awards in FWST reward the Ticket …

Happy Monday.