Thursday, February 02, 2017

Sporting Roundup

Man, God's Team of Righteous Angels in Blue with a Gushing Bullet Wound to the Chest (Man City's Official Name (They take a holistic approach to names.)) OWN West Ham this season: 5-0 not too long ago at the Etihad and Tuesday (CanNOT keep the fixtures straight.) 4-0 at Land Hammerhead Park. If City could play West Ham every match they'd be Galacticos. But they can't.

Kun Aguero had no role in Tuesday's match. Pep went with the youngsters: Leroy Sane, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling. But really, NO role for Aguero? C'mon, I don't buy that. There is no justification for it save "Pep's Way." Kun is 28, that's prime age, he's not 32. He is a former EPL Golden Boot winner and still one of the most lethal scorers on the planet. The rumors are Real Madrid will make a play for him this summer. Maybe he doesn't play with the ball at his feet to Pep's satisfaction. COME ON!

Speaking of not being able to play with the ball at his feets, West Ham, rumors are, will try to get Joe Hart from Torino. Pep's replacement of Hart, Claudio Bravo, plays the ball with his feet whilst the ball is in the back of City's net too often for moi's taste.

Manchester "Buccaneers" had one of those latter-day "Bucs" matches Tuesday against soon-to-be Championship-bound Hull. Zip-zip. At Old Trafford too. ManU's players are in need of a thorough, never-to-be-forgotten, scar-them-for-life (Hopefully, a short life.) ASS-BEATING! Even Ferguson's blow dryer treatment wouldn't do the trick unless it emitted gamma rays.

The Angels next match is Sunday, home to 17th place Swansea. When you look into Swans, you expect to see a sewer.

We are at the half point of the NBA professional short-pants basketball season and guess who leads the entire frigging league in minutes played? £.

That is inexcusable. It is mindless. The person responsible for working his workhorse to death from NOVEMBER THROUGH JANUARY!!!!!! is the John Wooden of Mistakeville, head coach Tyronn Lue. Wants to make sure there's no rust on the sterling come June, I 'spose. Or Lue could be an idiot. Either or. Tonight, Lueie had his college jersey retired at his alma mater, the noted basketball factory of Nebraska, "where I grew as a man and became who I am today." Good to know who to blame.

Pitt football hired an offensive coordinator. The day after National Signing Day. Good timing. Shawn Watson, twice fired, once from Nebraska, once from Texas, replaces the once-fired (from NC State, a move they regret but once and that is continuously.) painfully departed Matt Canada (O!).

Pitt basketball, once considered a sure-thing for the Big Dance, has now lost SEVEN straight games (shades of Jamie Dixon's 2011-12 Mystery of Pittsburgh season.) and is likely headed for the likes of the NIT or CBI. Dixon's replacement Kevin Stallings may be one-and-done at Pitt.