[Sometimes its better to devote an entire post to a subject. Other times a line or two is all it takes. In those cases, its time for the cross legged mutant]

Wow, been so busy lately that so many sports stories have slipped through the cracks here. So with a snow day at hand, and a little beer to fuel the fire, let’s take some shots… and then I’ll blog about something…

- What in the name of Zeus’s balls is going on here? It’s super bowl weekend and the headlines are about models, Jessica Simpson, friggin’ boots, and something about pink underwear? I’m almost half-glad that we don’t get Fox with basic cable here in Pullman because the Super Bowl certainly ain’t about football anymore. For a pure sports guy like me (well, math too, but that’s not really cool to talk about), the Super Bowl has become insufferable.

- Well, the NHL All-Star game came and went… again, with little fanfare. Hell, I didn’t even know it was that time until I realized that the Sharks hadn’t played a game in more than three days. It it literally pathetic that there are fans like me craving some hockey and yet the NHL is so damn stupid they put their marquee games on the dame time as college bowl games and the damn Versus network, which I can only assume is a channel dedicated to the Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience.

- Bud Selig got a contract extension. Ha! And there were people out there that said that the Mitchell investigation was a fruitless effort. Hell no! I bet if Bud knew that weaseling out the back door of the steroids saga was as easy as putting Roger Clemens’s balls in a vice grip… well,… let’s just say Roger wouldn’t have had kids.

- Sweet merciful crap. A month ago, I got crap from a website I won’t name - not only did they totally misrepresent me, they also got the name of my damn site wrong - for saying that the Oakland A’s won the trade with Arizona when they sent over Dan Haren for 6 top prospects. Well, now that Johan Santana got traded for about half that, I’m waiting for an apology. I can’t feel sorry for the Twins though; they teased the Red Sox and Yankees to the point they got blue balls and decided to go home. That’s what happens when you try on the big boy pants before you’re ready.

I can’t believe this is the same GM that got Joe Nathan, Boof Bonser, and Francisco Liriano out of a surly backstop.

- Presidential hopefuls are weighing in on the Clemens saga? Seriously, you’ve got to be f*****g kidding me.

- MLB is asking neighbors of their umpires if they have holes in their bedsheets, secretly grow marijuana in their backyards, or if they have as many illegitimate children as Shawn Kemp. Yea, I suppose the umps are probably a little bit lonely without getting crapped on since October. My guess is that 3 months of no one spitting on you, cursing you out, or throwing bats at you can really make a guy forget about all the job perks.

-Former Ohio State basketball coach Jim O’Brien, who was fired and suspended by the NCAA for paying a recruit, will be allowed to coach again as of March 10th. “I am pleased that my 3 1/2-year battle with the NCAA has finally come to an end and resulted in victory,” - O’Brien. Ummm, how exactly was this victory? All they did was change the start date of his punishment? If that’s how he defines “victory”, I’m not so sure anyone’s going to be knocking down his door.