Ugh.

Because I wasn't that interested in listening to the Classic Games replay of the '95 SCF (though I admit that hearing Bettman say "The Hartford Whalers are staying put. New Jersey is going to move before they'd relocated!" was kind of amusing), I decided to flip over to ESPN radio.

I got there just in time to hear the guest host on Mike and Mike (Josh something?) say that Tiger Woods would be treated just like Barry Bonds when he got close to breaking Nicklaus' record. Which, quite frankly, just isn't going to happen.

It ticked me off a bit, and it's just annoyed me today, so I thought I'd write it out.

( Why this is bullshit. )

One other thing he said also bugs me, and I can't decide if I'm ticked at how cynical the guy's attitude is, annoyed that ESPN's letting him go off like this, or maybe just worried that both of them might be right.

"Every sport is being touched by drugs, right now."

I just don't see that being the case. I don't see most sports being a giant dope fest, regardless of what guys like Dick Pound want us to believe.

Maybe it's naieve, but I like my Pollyanna world where the majority of athletes are naturally gifted people who compete because they love the game and drive themselves to do better, without resorting to cheating.

Beard = Power?

I'm stuck at work for a bit longer, so here's a random thought.

Early career Alton Brown: Clean Shaven. Short hair. A bit nebbishy, but with great potential.

Episode I Obi-Wan Kenobi: Clearn Shaven. Short hair. A bit inexperienced, but with great potential.

Mid-career Alton Brown: A little facial hair, a little longer hair, great confidence and a rising star in his organization.

Episode II Obi-Wan Kenobi: Longer air, rocking the 'stache, rising up through the Jedi and well on his way to being a hero.

Current Alton Brown: Rocking the full beard, nicely done longer hair, pretty bad-ass and getting to do all the fun stuff, plus going out on the road for high adventure.

Episode III Obi-Wan Kenobi: Rocking the full beard, nicely done longer hair, bad-ass, etx etx.

Now, I'm not saying Alton Brown is a Jedi Knight (though I'm not saying he -isn't-, either), but it's kinda interesting.

Hell, watch the Iron Chef America or Feasting on Asphalt from this weekend. His beard/stache combo even looks just like Ewan McGregor's in Episode III. It's a little freaky.