Carr Crash

Mike Singletary announced in the wee hours of the West Coast morning that Troy Smith will start at QB this Sunday against the Broncos. It took a whole 13 passes and less than two quarters for Singletary to realize that Carr was not the answer. Fans piled on Alex Smith for inaccuracy and chanted for Carr. They got what they wanted and then they saw that his beyond repair throwing motion makes Alex look like Peyton Manning.

Carr was a McCloughan signing (I am starting to see why the Niners fired him). Which makes me wonder why is he still on the roster? Troy Smith was new to the team and obviously the coaches are not as enamored with Nate Davis as fans are, but it sounds like they are even less so with Carr. Why keep him?

Now Troy Smith gets the start. He has some things going for him and against him. It can't get any worse right? Everyone raves about his intangibles. He did win a Heisman so he has skills. Although Heisman winning QB's don't exactly have a great track record in the NFL. Especially six foot, two hundred pound ones (Hello Eric Crouch). He also hasn't taken a game snap in two years.

One thing has been abundantly clear this year for the 49ers. It doesn't matter who is playing QB if the coaches continue to hamstring them.

Fall (asleep) Classic

Fox has to be pissed. Rangers vs. Giants. Really?

There is not a compelling story anywhere.

Rangers first World Series. Big Whoop.
Giants first on the West Coast. Who cares.
Josh Hamilton. Been there, heard about it.
Tim Lincecum. Yeah, he throws funny.

I can't stand Joe Buck anyways, but I am really not looking forward to him and Tim McCarver trying to fill a four hour game.

I thought the Rays/Phillies series a few years ago was about as bad as it could get but this is easily worse.

Here I Go Again

No this isn't a tribute to Winger. It's another, probably fruitless, attempt at keeping this blog going.

Couple things have happened in the last couple months since I last posted. You know, the NFL and NBA draft, NBA Finals, the World Cup. You know, just a few things.

I liked what the Niners did with their draft. Davis and Iupati are beasts and fit perfectly into what Singletary wants to do with his team. Mays is a high risk/reward guy, but to get arguably the best athlete in the draft in the second round, can't beat that.

The NBA playoffs were a let down, again! Lakers/Celtics? Really? It ended up being a much better series than I would have thought, but still totally uninteresting.

The Kings draft was good. I love the Cousins pick. Again high risk/reward, but he was arguably the best player in the draft and will only get better. I think New Jersey and Minnesota did the Kings a favor just like Oklahoma City and Memphis did last year. Think the Grizzlies and Thunder wish they had Tyreke now? I look at Whiteside as insurance. The Kings didn't need to go big again, but he's a defensive stud and if Cousins does go all Derek Coleman, they at least got one big out of the draft (assuming Whiteside doesn't go all Patrick O'Bryant).

I would love to see the Kings pursue JJ Reddick or Anthony Morrow in free agency. Add a Steve Blake to run the show from the bench and they have the makings of a good core.

So, some random short thoughts for now. Hopefully I'll be back soon for the ZERO people that follow my blog.

I Keep Saying This...

I really need to be better about posting here. I find myself thinking random sports thoughts through out the day and yet they never make it here or even to my Twitter. Not that it matters cause it doesn't look like anyone reads this anyways.

I could go back and review what in the sports world has caught my eye since November (yes it's been that long), but why live in the past.

With the 13th (and 17th) pick in the NFL draft...
The Niners two first round picks has got me following the draft even more than I would normally. My wish list is still Trent Williams and Joe Haden. I don't care that Haden was slow at the combine, cause his form was horrible. Last time I checked NFL players don't line up in starting blocks, so I could care less that he ran a slow 40. Put on the game film, he has not problems keeping up with the faster WR's in the SEC. Williams is a monster. I'd also be OK with Anthony Davis. One OT I am not sold on is Bulaga. I also am not a huge fan of all the CJ Spiller talk. Maybe in round 2, but you cannot use a first rounder on a guy to return kicks and back up Gore.

Attention K-Mart Shoppers!
K-Mart is gone. Can't say I'm surprise. Nocioni is not. I am a little surprised. I thought for sure a playoff team would have come calling for his bench toughness. I don't know what happened to Martin this season. I do know the guy was not going to earn his $10 million and this has clearly become Tyreke's team. It was time for him to go. I'll try and post another item later on the rest of the team post trade.

Are you ready for some football?
Sacramento once again has a pro football team. The UFL is brining the California Redwoods (easily the worst name EVER!) to Sacramento. I love it. Sacramento has always filled that niche football market. From the Surge to the Gold Miners it has worked. Sac State's stadium improvements will help the fan experience. Any you can't beat the price (most tickets are under $20). Now all they need are a name. My suggestions are the Sacramento Rush (until I found out there is some womans football league team that uses it) or the Sacramento Strike (as in gold, not whiney union employees).

Take me out to the ball game
Spring training has started. I am not a huge follower of the local big clubs. I am Braves fan for reasons that will take too long to explain here. I do follow enough to stay in the loop. The Giants seem to have the same problems they have had for the last five years. They can pitch, but who's going to score runs. I think far too much being placed on Pablo Sandoval. He had one decent year (not great, decent) and Giants fan's think he is the second coming of Barry.... oh, wait, I'm not going there. I think Giants fans are getting the hopes up.

But at least they are not A's fans, who can't afford to even have hopes. Their biggest signing, Ben Sheets, probably won't be on the team in July. The A's will get a bunch of prospects for him, which they will develop into high caliber players, who they will trade for more prospects... This leaves me asking two questions. Why are Oakland sports teams management so terrible? Why aren't the A's renovating Raley Field as we speak?

Have to throw in some Braves thoughts here. Jason Heyward and Tommy Hanson are going to be a studs. Hope the team can at least get Bobby Cox back to the playoffs in his final year. The farm system is pretty stacked, so whoever takes over should be able to make some noise in the years to come.

Ok, that's enough for now. I promise if people read this, I will do my best to update more...