NASCAR has lost one of its ambassadors of the sport when stock car legend Benny Parson passed away.   Benny Parson was part of the broadcasting team for NASCAR's coverage on NBC.  He was good at providing insight and explaining what a bump draft” was and the different pit strategies during the race.  He provided novices like me a way to learn the sport quickly.  Thanks to Benny I can talk NASCAR with best of them. As my co worker Dave recently told me “For a Gordon fan……..Sarge you are pretty good”   That means allot because Dave is a die hard Earnhardt fan who loves Johnny Cash. 

R.I.P Benny Parsons

It has been awhile since we have had a true baller in DC.  Gilbert The Great or Agent Zero has sparked an interest in Wizards and put DC back on the map as far as respectability when it comes to being a legitimate NBA team. I no longer see people wearing other teams’ jerseys or cheering for players like Kobe, Lebron, Carmello, A.I. or Shaq when they come to town. Nor do the Wizards promote other teams’ superstars just to sell tickets. 

We got Gilbert Arenas.  Although it is early, if he continues to play like he has been playing. Gilbert can be a MVP.  I been through the hard times. I’ve seen Moses, Chris Webber, Rod Strickland, “Never Nervous” Pervis Ellison Jeff Malone, Mitch Richmond, Manute Bol.Ben Wallace and my two favorite player of all time Bernard King and Michael Jordan come and go. I have never given up on the Wizards/Bullets.  Year after year the I have been disappointed  in the Wizards.

Not now.  

Go Wizards

After two gulf wars, three presidents, six promotions, many bad hairs cuts and push ups. I have hit my 16 year mark.  Many have asked me “Sarge are you staying in past 20?”  my response….. “Hell Naw Hero!!!”  Besides let Barbara Boxer’s grandkids put on the uniform. I am done in less than four.  (unless my Country needs me)

16 years and 80 pounds later!! I still look good. 

My pointed ears are not that noticeable anymore.  Message to Barack Obama,  I too was picked on about my ears. (Get over it)

Does the Florida Gators own the Ohio State Buckeyes or what?  First the Gators basketball whupped on Greg Oden and rest of the Buckeyes basketball team, now the football team totally beat the crap out of  Buckeyes’ football squad in what was a total blowout in the BCS National Title game.  Congrats to the Gators. 

Football season is over, it is all about basketball and my Tar Heels

Congrats to Rashad McCants, Raymond Felton, and Sean May for getting your Jersey at Carolina honored and put up in the rafters at the Dean E. Smith Center (Dean Dome) They have joined the likes of Jordan, Worthy, Perkins, Jamison, Cater, Ford, and Stackhouse (just to name a few).  The champs had persevere during the dark times and help restore glory back to North Carolina basketball.  They won the title back in 2005 (A game I still watch) against a great Illinois team.  A combined 7 players from both teams are current playing in the NBA to include the the three I mentioned and Marvin Williams who by the way left Carolina after his freshman year and would a Junior at Carolina if he stayed.  

Congrats to the Champs

Go Heels

(Credit InsideCarolina.com for photo)

Love him or hate Coach Bob Knight knows his stuff and he can flat out coach and teach the game of basketball. Now he has pass Coach Dean Smith as the all time winning coach in division one basketball.  As a diehard Tar Heel fan it was all about Coach Dean Smith and what he has meant to Carolina basketball.  Both coaches approaches to game are stark in contrast, nicknamed the General, coach Robert Knight uses a militaristic approach to coaching his young men. Coach Smith on the other hand took the low key method.  The only time I can recall seeing Coach Smith upset during a game was when he was ejected against Kansas in the 1991 final four semi finals.  Coach Knight on the other hand outbursts were legendary.  Coach Knight was Pattonesque and his players loved him for and remain loyal to him. Coach Smith, if I had to compare him to a General, I would use Omar Bradley. Gen Bradley was the soldiers soldier his leadership style was much different than Patton but just as effective. If I had any ounce of basketball talent to play at the collegiate level, Coach Smith would have been my first choice and Coach Knight would have been my second. Although coaches win games, it is the players that make it happen. Congrats to Coach Knight.  

Six years ago me and a group of my military buddies met James Brown at a restaurant in Augusta Georgia. The Godfather was eating and relaxing with a lady friend just minding his business. The Godfather was nice enough  to take a picture with us and sign autographs (which I have since lost) He never said more than two words to us but it didn’t matter. He just smiled and went back to eating with his friend and wave at us when we left.   One of buddies has that picture we took.  (So T-dawg hook Ol Sarge up with the picture will ya)

James Brown was the greatest entertainer of all time and clearly the hardest work man in show business.  Every Friday night pops use to play James Brown (Funky Good Time, Hot Pants, Papa Got a Brand New Bag, Please Please Please, The Big Payback).  Pops use to brag about how he saw the Godfather……………Guess what pops?  I met the Godfather

OWWWW I feel good

R.I.P James Brown

I was about two years old when President Ford became our 38th President.  It doesn't matter whether or not he was elected with a mandate by the American people, he held the Office that few had held and he served with honor, integrity and and restored a sense of dignity to White House.  I can not even imagine in this day and age how President Ford would have been able to lead our nation if the Watergate scandal would have happen now.  I ask my father how President Ford did it and he told me that like a Ford truck he was “built tough” and was able to handle that heavy payload. Now granted my dad is a General Motors man and he dislikes the Republicans as much as the Washington Redskins.  My dad did not have a bad thing to say about President Ford.    

Thanks Pops (How about your Cowboys)

No Ecoli scare here. However reading the long awaited Baker Report.  I suddenly got sick.   

So Kramer pays a visit to Don Jesse Jackson (The Rev) aka the self prescribe kneegroes de facto leader to ask for forgiveness.  Don’t get me wrong Kramer's diatribe was reprehensible but besides that.  I really don’t care nor give a damn about it.  The issue is between Kramer and the idiots who paid to see a washed up actor tell jokes.  I guess they figured that if they wanted to hear the ENword they would have just watched Def Comedy Jam and been cool with it. Or listen to a 50 Cent cd.  Me on the other hand Kramer would  have called me a niggard for being so damn cheap and refusing to pay and see his lame ass perform in the first place.

How can a fledgling team compete with a big market team to resign their top player? The answer to that question is…you can’t!  Soriano has gotten 136 million reason to play for the Cubs.  I knew the chances were slim for the Nationals to resign their super star. The Nationals made the right decision and I will still cheer for my Nats and for my boy Soriano except when he comes to the Ol’ dungeon called RFK stadium. Because it is all about the Nats and he will be the Enemy!!

The Nations are going to build a young and competitive team.  They will give two draft picks for Soriano so all is not lost.