My wife and I turned on the TV last night and not remembering the Olympics were still on swore we were watching a Saturday Night Live Skit.  Instead it actually was Olympic "ping pong".  Ping Pong is to be played in frat houses with cups of beer on the table not In the Olympics.  The announcer said that in China, who sweept the Medals, that these guys are celebrities who are married to models. I'm a little jaded about some of the activities that get called sport and are added to the olympics.  Does the rest of the world really believe that ping pong is a Sport?   

SNL should be writing their next skit about the insane intensity of Table Tennis.  I can see it now; it will be similar to the Martin Short/Harry Shear bit where they were synchronized swimmers and Short couldn't swim.  Hillarious!  

On a similar topic, does the U.S. have a chance in any track event over 400 meters?  The marathon looked like a little peoples convention.  They should have a seperate marathon for Continents other than Africa or if the athletes weigh over 100 lbs.  Those poor guys looked like they hadn't eaten in months.    

Give Jocketty Time!

Unlike Bowden and Krivsky the guy has done it before.  He obviously knows talent, understands player development ( started Arizona Fall League and Dominican Developmental League ) and already has a good relationship with ownership.  This team has been saddled with one-dimensional players who have no leader since Larkin retired.  In Jocketty's third full season with the Cards he produced a Divisional Championship.  Check the Pedigree below.

Walt Jocketty was hired as General Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals on October 14, 1994. When Anheuser-Busch sold the team following the 1995 season, the new ownership chose to retain Jocketty. He was instrumental in bringing new manager Tony La Russa, whom he had worked with in Oakland, to St. Louis.

During his time as Cardinal GM, the Cardinals compiled six National League Central Division championships (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006), two National League Championships (2004 and 2006), and one World Series Championship (2006). The Cardinals had seven straight winning seasons under Jocketty, including 100+ win seasons in 2004 and 2005. Jocketty has been named the Executive of the Year in MLB twice, in 2000 and 2004.

Dying man wants his remains to be mixed with ground bait, tossed in Huntspill River to enhance fishing for Buddies.

Jason Whitlock is one of the best sports writers in the Country.  He has great takes on the current sports issues and minces no words.  He believes the Bengals were crazy for not taking the deal offered pre-draft by the Redskins.  Any player going to the Redskins is bound to stink and never get a ring.