Another day...LT, Pete, and a silly thought or two

...full of traffic and fun in my fair metropolitan city. One good thing about today though is that I received a free oil change for my car when they took longer than 29 minutes. Now, I know that what I am about to say probably thousands upon thousands of people already thought but why 29 minutes? Did the even half hour or another minute really make that much difference? It reminds me of the scene in "Something About Mary" with Ben Stiller and Harland Williams in the car about 7 and 6 minutes abs. Did someone else already have 30 minutes and they one up'd that place? Wow, I really over analyzed that...

Moving on...X26QWYRYNGGQ.

So, the Flyers continue to get whipped in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I really didn't watch Hockey too much in the past but in recent years I find myself watching more and more. The playoffs seem to be very good every year and we have the pleasure of having some really great talents in the NHL at the same time. Ilya Kovalchuk, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Simon Gagne (best pure shooter), Danny Heatley, Alex Ovechkin, and many others.

One quick note from what I have seen in the playoffs to this point...San Jose is fast! They are running people off the ice right now, their forecheck pressure is outstanding, and outside of Pitt from the East I don't think that there is another team that can keep up. However, you never know what will happen and that is why they play the games. Another beautiful thing about sports; you never know what will happen when the puck drops, the ball is kicked off, or the first pitch is thrown.

In recent months I was one of the people hoping that they would stop talking about Tiger Woods however now I feel like his current streak of un-Tiger-like play is being pushed to the side. Tiger is not my favorite golfer but with that being said I could care less what he does with his own life. I feel bad for his wife but that is between them. I appreciate his talent but these things have a way of taking even the greatest champions and athletes out of their comfort level.

Oh, I almost forgot...Well done LT. I mean honestly, can we get this man out of the Football Hall of Fame? With all the things going on with Roger Goodell and his stance on punishing indiscretions that make the brand that is the NFL look bad, what can look worse??? How many times is this guy going to get in trouble before he makes the NFL take notice? Here is the thing too...I am not trying to get on my moral high horse but I think that this repeating or habitual offenses should apply to all NFL players past and present. They all have something still to do with the league and if I am not mistaken LT was just present at the draft about 2 weeks ago.

If this guy can stay in the NFL hall than Pete Rose can get in the MLB hall. LT was a great player but if we are comparing the two I don't think what Pete did and what the most recent thing LT has done are even in the same ballpark; heck, it's not even the same sport, literally. Crimes against children and women (or in this case both at the same time) have no place in society. Yet this man will keep his accolades because he no longer plays, or whatever other excuse they can come up with for him. Also, Pete was the greatest HITTER to play the game since Ty Cobb and Shoeless Joe. I was blessed to see Charlie Hustle in his prime and hope that I can see him enter the Hall. LT revolutionized the LB position but he doesn't hold a record even close to the stature of the hit record. Wake up NFL and MLB, remove LT, walk him out right through the under construction Brett Favre room and open the door for Pete.

As you can tell I love sports. Sometimes there is a feeling in me that I learned more between the lines than I did in college. All the people who played sports, organized sports, understand about business more than people give them credit for inside the walls of their offices. They teach leadership, team, bonding, psychology, attitude, work ethic, and many other things utilized in modern day business. I wish there more people who treated their business team like a sports team and I think efficiency, productivity, and moral would rise beyond beleif. Oh and by the way, just so I am speaking in business exec language that means more revenues and profits too.

Have a nice day...