LONG B4 JETER- THERE WAS "THE MICK"!

Everybody is talking about Derek Jeter and rightfully so. 

He is one of the greatest Yankees ever and his historic MLB career is coming to and end, but long before Jeter donned the pinstripes, 

Mickey Mantle was the buzz in baseball and the Bronx. 

Mantle was the subject of a recent Bio.com mini doc and I was pleased to be included in the conversation. 

http://www.biography.com/people/mickey-mantle-9398023

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A MATTER OF TIME- PLAYING TIME!

Congratulations to Florida State University on their win over Clemson and on their handling of the latest

 Jameis Winston incident. 

The Seminoles won despite Winston being suspended for the Clemson game. 

Heck! The Tigers' kicker turned out to be FSU's MVP, 

(the Duck Dynasty crew gave a standing ovation to that first field goal attempt. It did everything but quack!) but the important issues is that Florida State finally figured out that the only way to get any player's attention, and make them realize the significance of their actions, is to take away precious playing time. 

Based on Winston's repeated lapses of judgment, the original half-game suspension was not enough. Hopefully, the full game suspension sent the message to all the FSU players that bad decisions carry serious consequences.

If coaches and administrators will spread the message that bad behavior, grade fixing, "looking the other way", and overall athlete entitlement will not be tolerated throughout the collegiate ranks and high school sports, we might not have to deal with as many major issues at the professional level as well. 

It has STOP and it has to START somewhere!

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NOT FUN!!

SPORTS IS SUPPOSED TO BE FUN!

The past week was NOT fun!

Can we please get back to FUN??

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WHO KNEW???

THE NFL DIDN'T KNOW?

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY DIDN'T KNOW?

T-M-Z DIDN'T KNOW 

THAT THE ELEVATOR VIDEO EXISTED

 OF RAVENS' RUNNING BACK, RAY RICE, 

KO-ing HIS FIANCE?

WE LIVE IN AN AGE OF SURVEILLANCE!

DID THEY THINK THAT HOTELS ONLY MONITORED

 THE OUTSIDES OF ELEVATORS?

COME ON NFL! 

YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER THAN THIS!

MEMO TO JANAY PALMER:

HOW COULD YOU MARRY RAY RICE AFTER HE BRUTALLY ASSAULTED YOU?

WHY WOULD YOU WANT THAT MAN(?) 

NEAR THE CHILD YOU SHARE?

HOW COULD YOU TRUST HIM?

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU??

BTW- THANKS TO RICE'S LAWYER, 

MICHAEL DIAMONDSTEIN, 

WHO TOLD THE ATLANTIC CITY PRESS, 

AFTER THE PUNCHING INCIDENT THAT ,

"We vehemently deny that Mr. Rice 

committed an aggravated assault."

THE VIDEO PROVES OTHERWISE!

We all knew what Rice did in that elevator,

but once you actually see it,

you will wonder

why he wasn't prosecuted and why the

 NFL suspended Rice for only two games.

Click the link and see for yourself!

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/09/08/video-of-ray-rice-punching-then-fiancee-in-casino-elevator-surfa/20958908/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmaing17%7Cdl2%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D526251

THE ART OF JOAN!!

We are fortunate to know people who make us laugh.

We are sad when their voices are silenced.

Like her or not, Joan Rivers made a lot of people laugh 

for a lot of years and she did it in her inimitable way!

She was clever, creative, controversial and cutting 

but she was never dull or uninteresting.

Here are some of Joan Rivers' classic jokes.

http://features.aol.com/video/joan-rivers-best-jokes-throughout-years?icid=aol|carousel|dl1