Sheep.

I wonder if you recall the line by Eli Wallach in the Magnificent 7. When describing the Mexican villagers that he was fond of robbing, "If god had not wanted them sheared, he would not have made them sheep". This sound very much like the view the Chiefs have of Jackson County.
We as citizens of the community of Kansas City as a whole need to do our part to prevent Jackson county form again being fleeced.
Here's a question. Why are the Chiefs so concerned with gathering money to improve Kaufman stadium? Why do the Chiefs want the Royals to remain next door?
Is the Royals were to go elsewhere, Downtown, Johnson County, Blue Springs, anywhere else and the citizens of Jackson county came to realize what a good deal looks like, perhaps then the Jackson County tax base would obtain their own hired guns to protect their village.
How about we just stop it before it happens again. How about Jackson County stands up for itself.
DON'T BE SHEEP Jackson County.
Now the opposition has a motto.

MVP?

Isnt it obvious that Steve Smith should have been the most valuable player in the NFL. Did the Seahawks not just win a playoff game without him while Manning and Barber's teams lost with those players. Im sure some would say it was just one game but Steve Smith was most assuradly a large part of his teams victory as it appears he has been all season. I believe that his position is hurting his MVP chances. I wonder who was the last WR MVP?

I was 10 in 1988. #25 for the Jayhawks was the greatest thing I had ever seen. As Ive gotten older I learned more about the history of the game and I have seen more. The question I ask today is not whether or not Danny and Miracles remains in my mind the greatest performance in NCAA History. The question is whether or not lightning has again struck the plains. The line from KU @ Colorado. Is Brandon Rush's. Brandon Rush 33 5-11 7-8 1-6 0 17. The column at left marked with Zero is fouls. He also commited just two turnovers, even as he handled the ball in the second half much more often than he had at any other point in the season. Rush even brought the ball up at the point late in the second half. He had the point on several key late possesions, for two reasons, he was 7 of 8 for the night from the fould line and he made it impossible for the Buffaloes to get near him, much less foul him because he was able to drive straight past any pressure. Rush was "held" to 17 points on the night but all came in the second half. He missed every shot he took in the first half. He only took 4. I look for the bad stat and cannot find it. This team has a ton of young weapons. Any number of players can step up and get a bucket of points. 19 for Hawkins, 18 for Moody, Kaun, Wright, Chalmers, Giles, maybe even Jackson. Lots of skilled big bodies there. Plus two shooters on the bench. None of these players need to be pressured by any sort of scoring burden however. Dont force shots, dont turn the ball over, "manage the game" and let Brandon Rush handle it if the shot clock gets low. Self kept him on floor for 33 minutes. This is a lot. Rush plays almost every critical minute for this team. If the rest of his teammates fill out there roles correctly and play the game as if they were and NFL QB playing with a great defense, there will not always be 33 critical minutes a night.

The new year

I live in Kansas Ciy. This means that my football watching has been over for a few weeks. A few local teams in bowl games, but once K.C. gave it away in Dallas it was clear no local team would be playing for anything other than respect. No champions of anything, not even the anything "north".
So lets look at Baseball. Might as well start sooner since the Royals often finish sooner than other teams, meeting the magic number for elimination as if it was there goal all along. Bruce Sutter to the Hall of Fame? Not sure how Dale Murphy is keeps getting virtualy ignored. Back to Back MVPs. Remember? I do. I had his cards. And Beckett Baseball Card monthly delivered to my home. And Andre Dawson. Probably the early Hall of Fame caualties of the steriod scandal. The juice pushed career totals way up, and guys like Sosa and Palmero make us question whether 500 is a ticket in. Dawson finished with 438 bombs and Murphy with 398. They were absolutley two of the finest outfielders of the era, combining speed defense and power in a very 80s way, with doubles and soft hands. Dawson was a DHand the end ,hanging on to get over 400 in a time where that might have been enough to get to Cooperstown. Murphy retired to pride when he could no longer do what he had as a younger man. Both played the game with class and grit, but they lose to the numbers. And the tears I guess, somebody tell me how Kirby Puckett beat these guys in? Dave Winfield, Andre Dawson and Dale Murphy dominated the NL outfield at the turn of the 1980s. Winfield left San Deigo for the glitz of New York and stayed in the game through the 1995 season with Cleveland. His longeivity allowed him to pile up numbers. His 3000 hits make the 400 homer question moot. I have often thought of Winfield as a Jabbar-esque figure in baseballs hitory. The physical similarities are there, both being outsized mustachioed men.
Speaking of staches, how does the current view of the best first base stash of the nineties, Raphael Palmeiro, effect the historical view of Hernanbez and Garvey, the best of the eighties?
Next up KU basketball.