SCATTERSHOOTING

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THE WORLD SERIES DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AS IMPORTANT AS IT USED TO BE . WHEN I WAS A KID THE WORLD SEEMED TO STOP TO WATCH THE GAMES .

I GUESS TOO MUCH IS GOING ON NOW FOR THE WS TO BE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION . TRUTH IS THE WORLD SERIES IS THE ONLY BASEBALL I HAVE WATCHED THIS YEAR .

I WAS A HUGH BASEBALL FAN WHEN I WAS YOUNG . I COULD NAME THE PLAYERS ON EVERY TEAM . AFTER THE 1964 WORLD SERIES I LOST INTEREST ,OTHER SPORTS TOOK OVER MY ATTENTION .

BUT I HAVE WATCHED THE GAMES THIS YEAR . SO CALLED GENIUS MANAGER TONY LARUSSA MAY HAVE JACKED UP HIS PITCHING ROTATION .

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A TEAM RECEIVE NINE WALKS & LOSE THE GAME ? THE BIG QUESTION IS WILL THE CARDINALS BE ABLE TO RE - SIGN ALBERT PUHOLS ?

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I AM NOT A NBA FAN . I DON'T CARE IF THEY EVER PLAY ANOTHER GAME . I WATCH THE FINALS EVERY YEAR BUT THAT IS ABOUT IT .

IT IS AMAZING TO WATCH GREED KILL THE GOLDEN GOOSE . THEY ARE GOING TO THROW AWAY THE WHOLE PIE FIGHTING OVER THE BIGGEST PIECE .

OWNERS & PLAYERS, IF YOU KILL YOUR GAME WHERE ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE THAT KIND OF MONEY ?


KOBE & LBJ COULD BE ASKING " WOULD YOU LIKE FRIES WITH THAT "? PEOPLE WILL BE SAYING " WOW THOSE VALETS ARE REALLY TALL GUYS ".

MY GOOD FRIEND & ROLE MODEL ,THE PHILOSOPHER FREDDY FENDER USED TO SAY " A LITTLE BIT IS BETTER THAN NADA ."

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THE MOST IMPRESSIVE REPUBLICAN SO FAR HAS BEEN HERMAN CAINE IMO . BUT HIS 9-9-9 TAX PLAN IS NOT FAVORABLE TO THE MIDDLE CLASS . WHAT I LIKE ABOUT HERM IS HE GIVES SIMPLE STRAIGHT - UP ANSWERS .

MICHELLE IS REALLY PRETTY BUT THAT IS ABOUT IT . THE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NO ONE IS HOME .

RON PAUL HAS SOME GOOD IDEALS BUT COMES ACROSS POORLY . HE LOOKS LIKE A MISSING PERSON FROM A RETIREMENT VILLAGE .

RICK PERRY MADE THE MISTAKE OF HAVING REAL CONVICTIONS . THE MEDIA WILL BEAT HIM TO DEATH FOR HIS CONVICTIONS WHILE NEVER GETTING A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM THE OTHERS ON THE ISSUES PERRY IS SPEAKING OF .

GETTING MITT ROMMEY PINNED DOWN IS LIKE NAILING JELL-O TO THE WALL .

ANYONE OF THIS BUNCH WILL HAVE A HARD TIME BEATING OBAMA AS WEAK AS HE IS . IS THIS THE BEST OUR COUNTRY HAS TO OFFER ?

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THE MISSISSIPPI GOVERNOR'S CONTEST WILL ANSWER WHETHER OR NOT VOTING IS BASED ON RACE . THERE ARE MORE BLACK VOTERS THAN WHITE IN MISSISSIPPI . BRYANT IS WHITE- DUPREE IS BLACK . IF THE VOTE IS ALONG RACIAL LINES MISSISSIPPI WILL HAVE A BLACK GOVERNOR .

WHO WOULD HAVE BELIEVED THAT 50 YEARS AGO ?

MEMPHIS STEVE COHEN IS A WHITE GUY FROM A MAJORITY BLACK CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT . MAYBE RACIAL SOLIDARITY IS VOTING IS NOT TRUE . WE WILL SEE .

THANKS FOR READING !!!!!!

JUST NOT TRUE

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FROM TIME TO TIME YOU HEAR THAT THIS COACH IS A GENIUS

BUFFALO CHIPS ! NO COACH IS A GENIUS ,NOT BILL WALSH OR NICK SABAN .

THERE ARE SOME SMART GUYS COACHING BUT NOT GENIUSES . THESE COACHES ARE SMART ENOUGH TO COMPLICATE THE GAME TO THE POINT THAT THERE ARE NOT 32 HUMANS WHO CAN PLAY QB IN THE NFL .

I THOUGHT A GENIUS COULD MAKE THE COMPLEX SIMPLE . SIMPLICITY IS A SIGN OF GENIUS .

A FOOTBALL GENIUS IS THE GUY WITH THE FASTEST PLAYERS . NO COACH ,NOT LOMBARDI OR BRYANT ,CAN CONSISTENTLY BEAT TEAMS WITH BETTER TALENT .

YOU WANT TO BE A FOOTBALL GENIUS .
#1. GET THE MOST TALENT YOU CAN
#2. KEEP YOUR SYSTEM AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE
#3. REP YOUR PLAYS OVER & OVER

KEEP YOUR PLAYS TO A BARE MINIMUM. YOU CAN'T HAVE MORE PLAYS THAN YOU CAN PRACTICE . USE PRACTICE TIME TO WORK ON PLAYS YOU RUN IN THE GAME . IF YOU RUN A POWER PLAY 50 % OF THE TIME YOU SHOULD SPEND 50% OF PRACTICE TIME WORKING ON THE POWER PLAY .

ALMOST ALL COACHES TRY TO DO TOO MUCH . THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT LESS IS MORE .

IN TRYING TO HAVE MORE THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING WELL . JUST HAVE 5 OR 6 PLAYS THAT YOU EXECUTE PERFECTLY .

REMEMBER GENERAL NEYLAND SAID " THE TEAM THAT MAKES THE FEWEST MISTAKES WINS" .

MOST COACHES WERE NOT THE BRIGHTEST BULB ON THE TREE . MOST OF THE WEIGHTS THEY LIFTED WERE NOT BOOKS .

ALSO THE HERD MENTALITY IS STRONGER AMONG COACHES THAN ANY OTHER GROUP . THEY ARE GREAT AT PLAYING FOLLOW THE LEADER . IF A CERTAIN OFFENSE OR DEFENSE IS POPULAR THEY ALL DO IT . GIVING NO THOUGHT WHAT THEIR PLAYERS ARE BEST SUITED FOR .

YOU CAN RECALL WHEN MOST TEAMS IN THE CONFERENCE RAN THE SAME BASE OFFENSE & DEFENSE . THEY ALL DID NOT HAVE THE SAME TYPE PLAYERS .

BUM PHILLIPS TOLD ME "FIT YOUR OFFENSE TO YOUR PLAYERS ".

IF YOU WANT TO RUN THE SPREAD ,START LOOKING FOR VINCE OR CAM . TO BE A GREAT I - FORMATION TEAM YOU NEED TO HAVE AN O. J. OR TWO AROUND .

TO BE A BIG TIME PASSING ATTACK YOU NEED A PEYTON OR A BRADY . THAT INDY - O DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK AS WELL WITH CURTIS PAINTER .

DON'T SEARCH FOR A GENIUS COACHING FOOTBALL . YOU WON'T FIND ONE . THEY ARE ALL IN THE LABS OR RUNNING HEDGE FUNDS . THE CLOSEST YOU WILL COME IS LIKE THE WIZARD OF OZ , JUST A PRETEND GENIUS .

THANK YOU ,THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!!!

CRAZY DADDY

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MAYNARD G. KREBS MUST HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE SPORTS WORLD WHEN HE USED TO SAY CRAZY DADDY IN RESPONSE TO DEVELOPMENTS .

THERE ARE MANY THINGS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS THAT DEIFY UNDERSTANDING .

HOW ABOUT CAL & R.C. PAYING BACK THEIR BONUS MONEY ? UNBELIEVABLE !

EVERYONE SAID THE CASE WOULD NEVER MAKE IT TO TRIAL SO WHY GIVE IN & PAY UP ? SIMPLE REALLY .

R. C. & CAL DID NOT WANT FACTS REVEALED ON DISCOVERY TO COME TO LIGHT . THAT IS WHY THEY BASICALLY PAID HUSH MONEY .
THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS DID NOT WANT THAT SPOTLIGHT EITHER . THAT IS WHY THE UNIVERSITY DID NOT PURSUE THE CASE .

THREE LAWYERS WORKING A VERY WEAK CASE WERE ABLE TO WIN A SETTLEMENT BECAUSE THE BOYS & THE UNIVERSITY DIDN'T WANT THINGS TO BECOME PUBLIC .

YOU WONDER WHAT THINGS ? REMEMBER , IT TAKES A LOT TO SHAME CAL .

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WHY DOES THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS KEEP ON PEEING INTO A STRONG WIND WITH FOOTBALL . THE TIGER PROGRAM IS NEAR DEATH & A REVIVAL DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY .

MEMPHIS NEEDS TO DROP TO A LOWER DIVISION & ESTABLISH A PATTERN OF WINNING BEFORE MOVING BACK UP WITH THE BIG BOYS .

THE TIGERS WILL NOT DO THIS DUE TO PRIDE & GREED . MEMPHIS CAN NOT STAND THE THOUGHT OF BEING IN THE FCS DIVISION .MEMPHIS NEEDS TO ACCEPT PLAYING AT THE LOWER LEVEL UNTIL THEY CAN BUILD UP TO THE FBS LEVEL.

GREED WON'T LET THE TIGERS GO. MEMPHIS IS CLINGING TO THE HOPE OF BIG MONEY FROM A MEMBERSHIP IN A BCS CONFERENCE .
YES , I AM STILL HOPING FOR A CALL FROM DEMI MOORE OR MINKA KELLY . EVERYTIME THAT PHONE RINGS I THINK SURELY THIS IS IT .

YOU SAY IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN . WELL I HAVE A BETTER CHANCE THAN MEMPHIS BEING INVITED BY A BCS CONFERENCE !

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AROUND THE SEC .
MISSISSIPPI STATE IS STILL PLAYING LIKE THEY ARE IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE . THE DAWGS DON'T APPEAR TO CARE .

TENNESSEE WILL START MATT SIMS AT QB FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS . THE VOLS HAD A DISMAL CHANCE IN THE NEXT 3 GAMES ANYWAY BUT THIS DOESN'T HELP .

CAROLINA PARTED WAYS WITH STEVE GARCIA . SPURRIER HAS HAD 23 STARTING QB'S IN 24 YEARS OF COACHING .

WHY DOES THE OLD BALL COACH HAVE SO MUCH TROUBLE FINDING A QUARTERBACK ?

THE PROBLEM IS SPURRIER IS STILL PLAYING QB . IN HIS HEAD ANYWAY . OLD STEVE WAS VERY GOOD IN HIS DAY . HE NEVER SAW A THROW HE DIDN'T THINK HE COULD MAKE .

SPURRIER WANTS HIS QB TO MAKE ALL THE THROWS STEVE THINKS HE COULD HAVE MADE .

NO ONE CAN MAKE ALL THESE PLAYS . STEVE COULD NOT EITHER . THESE GUYS CAN NOT LIVE UP TO THE IMAGE SPURRIER HAS OF HIMSELF .

COACH , STOP TRYING TO LIVE THROUGH THESE PLAYERS !

THANK YOU FOR READING !!!!!!

YEAR OF BATTLE

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A YEAR AGO TOMORROW, I STARTED A BATTLE WHICH IS ONGOING . I WAS FEELING SIMILAR TO MY HEART ATTACK OF 2003.

CHILLI PEPPER CARRIED ME TO THE ER JUST LIKE THAT TIME . I UNDERWENT THE EXAM & WAITED FOR THE RESULT .

THE ER DOCTOR SAID " YES, YOU HAVE SOME HEART ISSUES BUT THERE IS A GREATER CONCERN AT THIS TIME ". WORST THAN A HEART ATTACK - WHAT IS THIS BOY SMOKING , WAS MY FIRST REACTION.

THE DOCTOR BEGAN TO TALK FAST & USED SOME WORDS ENDING IN NOMA . I SAID "WHOA HOSS WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ?'

THE DOCTOR SAID YOU HAVE LEUKEMIA . THIS WAS THE OPENING BELL FOR A FIGHT THAT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY .

I TOLD CHILLI PEPPER , " I DON'T THINK I WILL GET TO GO HOME TONIGHT . I HAD NO IDEAL THAT THIS WAS DAY ONE OF A 68 DAY STAY . 19 OF THOSE DAYS WERE IN ICU .

TWICE THEY TOLD FAMILY THAT IF I COULD LIVE 48 HOURS I HAD A CHANCE TO PULL THROUGH . ORGANS & SYSTEMS BEGAN SHUTTING DOWN . I HAVE ALMOST NO MEMORY OF ANY OF THIS TIME . I HAD SEVERAL VISITORS THAT I NEVER KNEW THEY WERE THERE .

THIS I KNOW , 68 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL IS DIFFICULT . IF NOT FOR FAMILY , FRIENDS , & PRAYERS I WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT . BEING IN THE HOSPITAL OVER THANKSGIVING IS HORRIBLE .

MY FAMILY IS FEW IN NUMBER BUT MIGHTY IN FORCE . HOW CHILLI PEPPER HELD EVERYTHING TOGETHER IS BEYOND BELIEF. NOT ONLY DID SHE HAVE A JOB , A HUSBAND IN THE HOSPITAL , BUT SHE MOVED FROM ONE HOME TO THE OTHER . I NEVER RETURNED TO THE HOME WHERE WE HAD LIVED 24 YEARS .

ONE BROTHER IN - LAW CAME EVERY DAY AT LUNCH . HE WILL NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH THAT MEANT . I HAD SO MUCH FAMILY SUPPORT FROM EACH & EVERYONE PULLING ME THROUGH THOSE DARK DAYS .

I HAD MANY VISITORS , SOME I AM STILL NOT AWARE OF . SCHOOL PEOPLE , WORK FRIENDS , COACHES, PLAYERS , THE FARKLE TWINS , & CHURCH FRIENDS . TOO MANY TO NAME THEM ALL .

BUT EACH VISIT HELPED ME SO MUCH & I WILL NEVER FORGET ANY OF THEM . I JUST WISH I HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THEM ALL .

BUT THERE ARE VALLEYS THAT FAMILY & FRIENDS CAN'T GO WITH YOU . IT IS JUST YOU & THE LORD . JESUS WILL TEACH YOU MANY THINGS IN THE VALLEY .

YOUR PRIORITIES WILL CHANGE . SOMETHINGS WILL NO LONGER BE IMPORTANT & OTHERS CEASE TO MATTER .YOU REALIZE YOU HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME CHASING THE WIND .

I HAVE HAD 50 CHEMO TREATMENTS NOW & MY REPORTS LOOK GOOD . I HAVE ANOTHER BONE MARROW TEST NEXT MONTH .

I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR VISITS & PRAYERS DURING THIS BATTLE . PRAY THAT I WILL PUT THE EXTRA TIME THE LORD HAS GIVEN ME TO GOOD USE .

THANK YOU FOR READING !!!!!!!