Monday Morning Ramblings 2005, Issue XVIII

Mad stuff to discuss!

Who was that team dressed up in Pirate uniforms yesterday?! WOW! 16-2! It's like a team with offensive firepower came to the Bank One Ballpark! All kidding aside, it was a very impressive series in Arizona for the Buccos. I just hope they have some runs left for the Giants starting tonight.

Speaking of the Pirates, there was a very good editorial in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette over the weekend. It is definitely worth a read.

All this business with Ben Roethlisberger and the motorcycle surely is much ado about nothing. If this guy is dumb enough to ride without a helmet, simply because the law doesn't require it, that's his choice. In a rare display of creativity, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review had the best headline that I saw: "Ben to be wild". That's funny.

Don't get me started on the helmet law. Rendell totally through safety out the window in order to obtain votes from the bikers. In case you didn't know, only California has more registered motorcycle owners than Pennsylvania.

You've got to love the Kentucky Derby. The second biggest longshot in Derby history wins it while Steinbrenner's horse hits the wall in the stretch. Hey Big Stein, might not be that easy of a series against the Pirates come June 14-16 that you might have thought it would have been prior to the season. Any race that has a $2 superfecta pay over $1.7 million is alright with me. The Kentucky Derby is the best "win-all" race of the year, meaning hedge your bets by purchasing a win ticket for every horse in the field. A minimum bet is $2 so that's a $40 investment in Saturday's race, profit a little over $60.

Off to the Preakness, which I believe I will be partaking in again after a one-year hiatus a year ago.

I'm not crazy about sideline reporting in any sport but you have to be impressed with the work former jockey Donna Brothers does for NBC. On horseback, reins in one hand, mic in the other, feet in the stirrups; she makes it look so easy.

Go out and pick up Nine Inch Nails new CD "With Teeth". If you like the older stuff (Broken, Downward Spiral, etc) you will enjoy this. If you're more the downloading type, grab Love is Not Enough, All the Love in the World and Everyday is Exactly the Same.