Yessir it’s that time of year, and by ” that ” I mean the best. You got spring training wrapping up ( Word to Shelly Duncan and his spikes high slide ) and opening day just a couple weeks away. Then theres the NBA season coming to an end ( Talk about madness, how are the Rockets winning 22 straight, more on that in another post ) and whats shaping up to be one of the craziest most competitive playoffs in years if not ever, especially out West. Finally you got the best/ most exciting sporting event ever created the NCAA tournament aka The Big Dance bka March Madness. Walk wit me… »

* This is merely a tribute to the greatest TV show in the history of TV, and honestly is more for the people who haven’t seen the show or seen every last episode they ever aired. If my greatest accomplishment in life is making EVERYONE watch ” The Wire ” than I will die a happy man. There will be no spoilers in this post for those who have yet to see the finale or those who have never watched it, I hope here I can start to change your mind, as I think every person on earth should watch this show, as it is about much more than you can possibly image, ” The Wire ” is indeed real. * Walk wit me… »

Late last night, or early as hell this morning depending on how YOU look at it, marked the start of this year’s free agency market and as usual and even more so the biggest and most important moves are gonna happen immediately. Now more than ever teams are going to greater lengths to make sure they can re-sign their own quality free agents, leaving a smaller less talented pool of free agents available for teams to upgrade their squads, however if you have been following the story lines closely, this is something you already know. Hopefully though I’m a add a spin or 2 on somethings you might not have heard and or thought about. Walk wit me… »

Trades I do adore / put your stars on the block for expiring contracts / and holla at me when Lebron’s in a Nets uniform. Let me slow down a bit as I’ll get to that Lebron part in a minute but for now just

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So finally something worth talking about in sports not about Football ( hey cut me some slack I’ve been counting down the days to spring training since like week 6 of the NFL season, thanks Chad/Kellen ) and let me just tell you this is a really great week for NY sports teams, of which I am not a fan of. Of course I couldn’t be happier about this trade, really I couldn’t, OK maybe if the Yankees could of got him without giving up Melky or Hughes but I’d also be happier if those money trees I planted in my back yard would start growing. So let’s be real this is a wonderful thing all around, well probably not for the Twins so much but w/e w/e w/e. Walk wit me… »

So this morning I woke up and decided I need to have a nice big plate of Crow for breakfast. After all it’s one thing to pick against a team 2 even 3 times and be wrong, it’s a whole nother thing all together when you’ve been clowning said team all year and somehow they make it to the Super Bowl. Walk wit me… »

Who would of known waaaay back in week 2 that we would of had 2 rematches from that week deciding who travels to Arizona for the Super Bowl ? Heres hoping that the games are a little closer and more competitive than they were that week. Walk wit me… »

Seriously what exactly was with that defensive game plan last night Mr. Del Rio ? Let me see if I got this right, your playing against Tom Brady and what might just be the most dangerous offense ever and your game plan is to back off, apply zero pressure and give them everything short and underneath uncontested. Walk wit me… »

Well they damn sure are gonna need big games out of all 3 of them dudes in the picture up top, if we can even begin talking about this seriously. Walk wit me… »

Now thats a look of confidence. No not Eli’s face, my face. Its exuding with confidence because I bet my money against that look of eternal optimism. ( sarcasm people ) So yes I fully expect the BUCS to win today thats not to say it’s not possible that the Giants can win it’s just if they do it will be because they choose to run Brandon Jacobs 30 + times for 200 + yards and Eli doesn’t attempt more than 20, or even better only 15 passes. The Bucs biggest weakness is the Giants greatest strength, the Giants with Brandon Jacobs or even Reuban Droughns should be able to move the ball on the ground however lookout when Eli drops back to pass because the Bucs blitzes combined with their ball hawking secondary could and should lead to a very long day if the Giants keep going back to the Eli drop back. Now further complicating things for the Giants is the QB on the other team has had a bit of a history in beating the Giants in the playoffs, and this is probably the best team he has been on. Jeff Garcia is a pro’s pro you would never realize the guy is almost 38 years old. He moves around so calmly and smoothly and he very rarely makes a mistake or a bad throw and has the legs and where with all to dance around the pocket until he can find Joey Galloway or Ike Hillard ( seriously be ready for this Giants fans it’s gonna hurt ) down the field. The best part for him is he should only have to do this a couple times as they can also run the ball and run it effectively no matter who they are facing, the Giants rush D is good but not that good, and they can’t afford to load up the box and let Garcia dance outside to beat them. I know all you Giant fans are all ready planning for the Super Bowl but I’ve been telling you for weeks they can’t make it pass the Bucs, and the look on Eli’s face agrees with me.

Tenn. + 10 @ San Diego

I’m not gonna waste much of your time or my time on this one. Look they played a couple weeks ago with the Chargers needing overtime to pull out the W, not this week. Look for this game to be over early. By halftime I should have demoted this game to the little TV and finish up season 4 of The Wire to get ready for the season 5 premiere tonight cause lets face it who cares about football when we got The Wire coming back tonight. Look for a lot of L.T. early and often and be ready for big Jamal Williams to stuff any rushing attack the Titans attempt to put on. Only making matters worse is the fact that it appears they are gonna try and send Vince Young out there hobbled and I honestly think they have a better chance with Kerry ” I’ve seen the highest of highs and lowest of lows ” Collins. VY is still stuck running a one read offense, meaning he hikes the ball looks for one receiver ( he’s gonna be missing 2 of his favorites, Roydell Williams and Bo Scaife ) if that receiver isn’t there he tucks the ball and runs, if I know this even a team coached by Norv Turner knows this and the Chargers D is too good to get beat by something so simple.