 - Superstars on ABC - The rule of thumb is to take a tv show/competition from the 70's and make it better in the new millenium so that you can begin to have cash delivered to your house in wheelbarrows. For some reason ABC has chosen not to follow this strategy as this show was about as fun as Lisa Leslie on the cargo net. Being a Cowboys fan, obviously Joanna Krupa was the highlight of the first show as she bitched out Terrell Owens for being a bad teammate but besides that the show was flat. You can't tell me that ABC isn't able to pull bigger 'celebrities' than Dan Cortese and the dude from Baywatch for this show. Get some athletes who actually want to be there, too. Anyways, while watching the show and complaining I actually came up with an idea for a new TV show that I would absolutely watch.
- Best Athlete on the Planet - Here is what you do. You film a tv show in February in a warm location and you lay $5 or $10 million dollars in cash on a table. Decide what ten physical activities it will take to decide who the best athlete on the planet is and you hold an open invitation for two weeks. Do not pay airfare or accomadation fees for anyone. If you want the money, show up. For that amount of cash don't you think everyone would come out of the woodwork to win it? Let's get these athletes actually competing instead of just heading to the Bahamas for a free vacation. Also, no men's/women's bracket for this competition, it's all for one. Go ahead in the comments with what physical activities should be used....
- Cubs vs White Sox - I can't remember the last time I cared less about these two teams matching up. I'm not exactly counting down the seconds until I get to watch two mediocre teams play for bragging rights to a city that is stuck with Cutler-mania.
- Peter Gammons and Peter King - I talked about Peter King a little bit in Paine's post but I'm also going to have to add Peter Gammons to the list of sportswriters who I just don't like anymore. This might actually be more of a reason why I don't like 'Baseball Tonight' much anymore, but I just feel like Gammons is mailing it in these days and while he is from Boston and spent most of his career covering the Red Sox, he's becoming a Red Sox Managment homer more and more every day. Gammons got into the Hall of Fame for a reason and it wasn't because he was kissing the butt of Theo Epstein. I used to love his two-minute Spring Training roundup's on SportsCenter but now I turn the channel whenever he is on tv.
- Donald Fehr Retires - Fehr was probably the most powerful man in baseball behind Bud Selig and that wasn't always a good thing. Fehr's job was to 'do best by the players' and he seemed to do that at time without a conscience. The guy did his job and it's a matter of opinion as to whether or not he was good for baseball. I say no. Some people are saying that Fehr retired because Sammy Sosa's name leaked and that actually takes me to another, albeit possibly larger point...
- The other 102 names - It's time that the 102 names of players who failed drug tests comes out. If I had time I would start my own site called releasethe102.com to build a fan-base and force the names out. I need to know because I need to feel like the game is cleaner now, even if it's not. I need to know because those who cheated need to be held out of the Hall of Fame. I need to know whether the last 15-20 years of baseball were a complete waste of time for me. Feel free to steal that idea or let me know what you think in the comments. I actually feel like Brian would do a great job at this if there were like 32 hours in a day.
- Golf - I'm heading out tomorrow for my one round of golf per year. This will also be my first sun burn of the year. Needless to say, I'm very much looking forward to it. | 
2008 Cubs Preview
Remember back in the day when 
I think that the gameshow Double Dare should be incorporated into your gameshow somehow.
If you can win all the physical challenges covered in whipped cream, then you deserve the money!
we'd have to have a female bracket for that to happen!
Goodness gracious, just watch the japanese TV show Ninja Warrior on G4. In terms of strength to weight ratio, balance, hand strength, agility and speed it is an awesome contest to watch. They do a women's bracket that focuses more on female physical attributes like balance, flexibility, footwork and so on. Both are really good shows to watch. The prize? There is no prize. People do it because they want to be the best they can be and this is a way to challenge and establish that. Freakin love that show. Does anyone remember Circus of the Stars?
I think Gammons is a reflection of what ESPN does best. They take one good thing, and market it and homogenize it to the point of no return and then just shove it down your throat until you can't stand the taste of your favorite food. SportsCenter sucks now. ESPN is like MTV. It used to be about the videos, now it is about cost/benefit analysis. Whatever is cheapest that makes the most is what we put on. Sell it to the lowest common denominator. The Beastie Boys (and Michael Jackson) MADE MTV and then MTV turned their backs on what they were trying to do. ESPN has done the same.
GO for the Hams dadgummit!!!!