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I personally think it’s fake. It’s not the best one I’ve seen, either. Worth sharing, though.

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Yesterday, the officials at Wimbledon used marksmen to shoot down pigeons to prevent them from dive-bombing on courts during the games. They state that this is their plan B method after using hawks to drive the pigeons away; according to Wimbledon spokesman Johnny Perkins, “The hawks are our first line of deterrent, and by and large they do the job”.

PETA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, expressed their grievances to the police and people in charge of the tournament and stated that Wimbledon’s behavior was “cruel and illegal” and that the killing of the pigeons by marksman was more of a first choice than a last resort. I can see where PETA’s coming from on this as they’re literally shooting birds out of the air that don’t deserve to die, but Wimbledon’s not going to take a lot of flak for this. This is just a short passing complaint.

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The word is that Major League Baseball will try to incorporate instant replay to determine debatable homerun calls in the Arizona Fall League, and if they have success, they will extend it to the Majors. I think that instant replay would be a great addition to baseball. There was one time I was watching a Red Sox game in which a play that was actually a homerun was determined not to be one by the umpires, and instant replay from the broadcasters showed that it was in fact a homerun and the umpires got it wrong. Things like this happen because let’s face it, these umpires are human. Sometimes they make errors about what’s a homerun and what isn’t as well as things such as whether the base runner made it to the bag before the baseman caught the ball. Things like this should be reviewable when a manager or player believes the call was wrong. Such debates would ensure the call was right or wrong and it would also prevent those very violent-looking arguments between managers and umpires. Sure, instant replay will slow down the game a little, but I’d rather spend a few extra minutes making sure something is right than making a game speedier with the chance of a bad call.

The MLB should give it a shot. I’d be surprised if they didn’t like it.

Sources: Boston Metro, SI.com (read article)

I found an article in the Boston Metro today (and I also found it on SI.com) reporting that the guard for the Knicks, Stephon Marbury, defended Vick and said that dogfighting is a sport. He even had the nerve to compare it to hunting. His words:

I think, you know, we don’t say anything about people who shoot deer or shoot other animals. You know, from what I hear, dogfighting is a sport. It’s just behind closed doors.

No Mr. Marbury. No. First of all, things that are hunted are sometimes eaten. Also, animals that people hunt are not pets. There are millions of pet owners who look at this dogfighting case in disgust, because dogs, unlike deer, are domesticated animals. They weren’t designated to be hunted down, they weren’t designated to be eaten, and they definitely weren’t designated to be put in death matches with each other. Two dogs biting the life out of each other has nothing on hunting; it’s worse. No one says anything about people who eat chickens, cows, and other animals, either, and guess what? They get shot too. Dogs just aren’t meant to be put through things like what Vick and his comrades put them through. There’s nothing else to say and nothing to justify. Now, to the second part of Marbury’s quote:

I think it’s tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down. I think he’s one of the superb athletes, and he’s a good human being. I just think that he fell into a bad situation.

It is tough, Mr. Marbury. But athletes, or anyone famous, for that matter, should know their status. People pay more attention to you when you’re famous. Hanging out with your old friends that do things as stupid and illegal as dogfighting is inexcusable. Vick is supposed to be a role model. Role models don’t do stuff like this. It’s definitely tough on him, and yes, he did fall into a bad situation. He could have very easily pulled himself about of it, though, and he should have. Now he’ll have to face jail time and all those pit bulls he bought are probably going to be terminated since they’re unsuitable as pets. He’s definitely a superb athlete; there’s no denying that. Good human being? Let’s see how many people think that now. I’m not one of them. He broke himself down. Now he has to face the consequences.

I have a question for Marbury: why is he even talking about this? Just hush and let justice do its thing. He pleaded guilty, okay? Doesn’t that tell you something?

Eric Gagne has been performing terribly lately. Ever since he’s been traded to the Sox, he has racked up a terribly high ERA of 15, giving up 14 hits and 10 runs (all earned) in a mere 6 innings through his 7 appearances. He’s only blown three saves this season, sure, but guess what? Two of those blown saves came this month, with the Sox, including the one last night against the Angels. I know it’s good to give a guy time to get into things, but look, the Yankees are 5 games back. We can’t have this guy blowing leads that much more often and just hope the Yankees lose. Clay Buchholz looked better than he did in his major league debut, and I swear Kason Gabbard looked pretty good too. I loved Gabbard and I’d much prefer him here as a solid starter than to have a closer who has proved himself but is currently doing terrible. I don’t need someone with such a nasty August ERA with the likes of my beloved Okajima, Papelbon, Delcarmen, and the works. Gagne needs to adjust quickly, or Gagne’s gotta go!

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