Choose Your Genre

A lot has happened since I last wrote here. I've tried to comment as little as possible about a couple quarterbacks joining their new teams, and it all seems like the drama goes on and on. It's a reality show that never ends.

Speaking of the reality shows, after finishing Fourth and Long, Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin decided he wanted more rand joined Dancing with the Stars. Man, I love the Cowboys, I'm a big fan of Emmitt but come on guys, enough already. In case anyone's thinking it, Troy Aikman will not join the others to have all three triplets join the show.

It's not uncommon these days for athletes to have their own shows. Michael Strahan stars in a new sitcom. T.O., as everyone knows, was in a couple reality shows over the summer and several athletes have gone on Dancing with the Stars. If you were to categorize individuals or teams as a type of show or movie genre, who would be what?

For example, it's a given that Owens would be a reality or soap-opera. Plaxico Burres would be a comedy, much like Dumb and Dumber except there is no Dumber. The quick play and dominating teams like the Patriots' during their super bowl years would be an action although the year the lost would be a drama due to the whole spygate factor.

The entire WNBA would be a chick flick. No action, really boring, no big names and not a lot of talent. Yeah, watching the grass grow or paint dry on the wall is a little more entertaining. At least it would make is seem like time has gone by a little faster.

You can't blame Michael Crabtree for not wanting to play for the 49ers but passing on $20 million is a different story. That's more money than most of us can ever dream of having. If he does hold out the entire year and reenter the draft next year, he's going to be rusty, never having caught an NFL pass. Yeah that's great experience. Who would want him by then? How do you know he's not going to do what he just did to San Fransisco? What type of genre would Crabtree be?

On a completely unrelated note, you'd figure a stadium that cost $1.2 billion would have no flaws. Even though it's nothing too huge, balls were hitting the scoreboard in the first game at the Cowboys new stadium. Evidently, if a ball hits the screen, the play doesn't count. It's a redo. That made me think about different scenarios in my head like, say the ball is blocked and it hits the screen anyway? Are they really going to take away the blocked punt?

The Rangers fell behind 4-0 early against the Yankees, built a 10-5 lead and let allowed the Yankees to score four more in the bottom of the 9th. The Rangers barely escaped with a 10-9 victory. The have their work cut out for them as try to catch the Red Sox or even the Angels.