FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONGS

Frosty the Dopeman...........................Roger Clemens

Jingle F___ing Bells.............Jerry Sloan (featuring Chase Utley)

I Didn't See 3 Ships Come Sailing In...........Stevie Wonder

Little Drummer Boy in my Bed...........Michael Jackson

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause and Madonna.......Spears' Kids

DERBY CHAMP

...not only was Lake a touchdown machine on his football team, and feisty point-guard on the court, but he is also the current 5th ward cub-scout pack Pinewood Derby champion.

RANDOM RANTS

...I never thought anybody could pull off the 8 gold medal trick like Mike Phelps. But as amazing as it was, think about this; It's all swimming! Why do they have races involving different strokes you can use to swim? Do we have races with people skipping, running backwards, or other ways to travel on land? Swimming competitions should be simplified down to trying to get from point A to point B the fastest way you can, no matter what stroke it is. The breast stroke? Backstroke? Butterfly? Come on. That's like Usain Bolt winning the gold in sprinting, crawling, and potato sack racing. Speaking of Bolt, that freak is the freakiest freak of all freaks.

...We recently took a trip to New York City to catch a couple baseball games before they close Yankee Stadium. I've never been there before and it seemed kind of surreal to me. I wasn't able to fully comprehend alot of stuff there, but we loved it. Here are a few quick observations of the place:
-people there are in alot better shape than they are here
-there are alot more young smokers
-it smells like poo

view from roof of Rockefeller Center

RANDOM RANTS....

...so I was a little off in my college football predictions. The Utes had an impressive season and deserve to go to a BCS bowl under the current guidelines. But having them in a BCS game while one of the top 3 teams in the big 12 gets left out seems wrong. Realistically they are the 12th to 15th best team at best and anyone who saw them play TCU knows the horned frogs are the best team in the conference, despite the final score. Brian Johnson is the best quarterback the Utes have ever had. Not that any of them would ever admit to it now, but isn't it funny that just last year Utah fans were calling for Whittingham to get fired? Immaturity, ignorance, hate.

...as for BYU, I can't help but thinking this is who they are. A team that can thrive in a weak conference and winning a few games against BCS conference teams that are down. But I can live with that and be happy. The Utes and TCU still can only beat them 1 out of every 3 years. As for Max Hall, that poor guy can't even pas gas without getting picked off.

...how about those Rays from Tampa Bay? I never would have thought they would go to the world series in my lifetime. It was good to see my boy Dick Vitale going crazy at one of their games. If I ever get stuck in a elevator, that would be cool if he was in there too.

...gas is only $1.69/gallon today. The next time I update this blog it will probably be over 3 bucks.

...NHL PREVIEW-who cares

...NBA PREVIEW-Lakers vs. Celtics, Lakers win

MY ALL-TIME REC-BALL TEAM

STARTERS
F Larry Bird
F Charles Barkley
G John Starks
G Ben Gordon
G Ben Springer

BENCH
F Adrian Dantley
F Kelly Mendenhall
C Manute Bol
G John Stockton

MY N.Y. YANKEE FAB 5

1. Don Mattingly
2. Paul Oneil
3. Derek Jeter
4. Mariano Riviera
5. C.C. Sebathia

All-Time All-Mormon Basketball Team

pf-Thurl Bailey
sf-Devin Durrant
C-Mark Madsen
sg-Danny Ainge
pg-Snoop Dogg