Well OK. General Motors is facing scrutiny over faulty ignition switches. It appears they were a bit tardy in reporting the problem -- like 10 years worth. But new CEO Mary Barra has vowed to punish those that were responsible. So what did they do? Put a couple engineers on paid leave. Hey, when you want to send a strong message wrongdoing won't be tolerated -- nothing like giving the still unnamed scapegoats a paid vacation. Yeah, that'll teach em. Please.
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has yet to report for the team's voluntary workouts. Maybe that's why they call them voluntary. Yet yours truly still maintains the Lions need to off this guy, because he's another incident waiting to happen. They should trade him before the draft next month for another pick or two. If no other team is interested, just cut him and let somebody else worry about the salary cap nightmare he continues to present. Yeah, I know, he's supposedly a dominant force, and was even a team captain last year. But that doesn't outweigh his liabilities. Suh was easily neutralized last year by opposing offensive lines, and only a loose cannon coach himself, the recently fired Jim Schwartz, would allow such a bad clown to be a captain. With him or without him, the Lions aren't going anywhere anyway, so why wait for his next shoe to drop, on or off the field? Better to get something in return while Suh still has some value -- or at least save some big bucks better spent elsewhere in the future.
Uh oh. Bubba, pink driver and all, is leading the Masters again. Pretty sure Mr.Watson won it just a couple years ago, so I wouldn't look for him to exactly fold on the weekend. The other notable lefty, some guy named Phil, missed the cut. A couple triple bogeys at Augusta have a way of doing that sometimes.
The Detroit Tigers, whose bullpen has long been suspect, signed free-agent Joe Nathan for big bucks in the offseason, supposedly to be their "closer" to save the day, no pun intended -- well, maybe. Well, let's see. In four appearances, spanning a grand total of 3 2/3 innings, Nathan has given up 6 hits, 5 earned runs, issued 4 walks, and recorded 2 strikeouts. His ERA? 12.27. And all this for a measly $10 million a year. What a bargain. On top of that, now Nathan supposedly has a "dead" arm. Hey, the dude's 39 years old and his best days are long behind him. What was Tigers' GM Dave Dombrowski thinking when he brought this guy in? For every great move he pulls, like getting Miguel Cabrera, he seems to pull a bone-head like this one, or it taking him a few years to finally figure out the obvious. Brandon Inge couldn't hit, and he grossly overpaid for a one dimensional player like Prince Fielder.
My gosh, what has become of the Indiana Pacers? So dominant earlier in the year, and thought to be championship contenders, they appear to be totally collapsing in recent times with the playoffs looming soon.
On a much more positive note -- the old Harley fired right up again for another year of riding. God bless whoever invented trickle chargers for the winter months.
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