Pacman Signs One Year Deal With CFL Team

Cornerback Adam Jones, released by the Dallas Cowboys in February, has agreed to a one-year deal with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL, according to a SI.com report.

"It'll be a good experience for me to get back in game shape and compete and play football, which I like to do," Jones said, according to SI.com. "I'm real happy for the opportunity that's been given to me. Of course it's disappointing to me to not be playing in the NFL. But things happen and you have to adjust."ESPN

I hate Pacman, but if he can keep his nose clean and play well in the CFL, he could wind up in the NFL some day. He is only 25 years old, he's extremely athletic, he's just a shithead. If you remember Ricky Williams did this before rejoining the Dolphins, so anything is possible.

Top 25 Under 25: #21 Adam Jones

Yea, some people might be pissed that Adam Jones is rated higher then David Price, but this kid can flat out play right now...

This year his his break out year. He is currently batting .292 with 19 HRs and 65 RBIs. Not bad for a kid that is only 24 years old. If you know baseball then you would know that hitters usually do not find their stride until they are 27 years old. It is scary to think about what this kid is going to be able to do. He still needs to work on being more disciplined at the plate, but he is improving every year, and is a stud in the outfield, and can make a difference on the base paths as well.

He was originally drafted by the Seattle Mariners with the 37th pick of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. He was actually drafted as an shortstop and a pitcher. Yea....that is how much of an athlete he is. He decided that he liked playing everyday better, so he chose the shortstop. The Mariners needed outfielder bad, so they moved him out there and he hasn't looked back.

Jones was traded to the Baltimore Orioles along with left-handed reliever George Sherrill and minor league pitchers Kameron Mickolio, Chris Tillman, and Tony Butler for the left-handed starting pitcher Érik Bédard. What a fucking steal for the Orioles, who now have one of the best young outfields in all of baseball. Keep an eye on this kid, because he has not even come close to his ceiling, and we could be talking about an MVP in 2-3 years (if the Orioles ever become a half decent team).

Stephen A. Smith Thinks Pacman Is Bad For Black People

"I’m really ticked off right now. Because one of the things that I think a lot of people can’t say, but obviously I can say being an African-American, I don’t see too many white players getting into these kinds of situations."Smith outlined three years of "trials and tribulations" for A. "P" Jones and one major "second chance" given by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones."It’s entirely embarrassing," Smith said. "As an African-American, I’m really getting sick and tired of having to sit up here and give some kind of explanation as to why these guys find themselves in this situation."My last comment: White players are not finding themselves in these situations. We’ve got to start taking a look at ourselves."


But for the whole Stephen A. Smith comments. I can't agree more. A lot of these guys think that the hood is their life and still need to act like shitheads when they are making millions of dollars, the last thing these players minds should be to get into a fight when it is your seventh strike in the NFL. I know white people do a lot of stupid things as well (Matt Jones) but it seems like a lot of these troubled people have 50 cent, Game, TI or any other mainstream rapper as a role model rather than anyone who does anything productive. Instead of having street cred, I think it's time to just have credibility as a good person.

Red Sox Beat Orioles 7-4

Paul Byrd had another "Paul Byrd" outing, and the Sox beat Baltimore 7-4. In case you don't know a "Paul Byrd" outing is about 6-7 innings allowing 3-4 runs, and that's just what he did tonight going 7 innings allowing 4 runs on 7 hits with 4 Ks. The night did not start well for Byrd as he let up a solo HR to Adam Jones (just activated from the DL) in the 1st, but the Sox were able to battle back with 2 solo HRs (Varitek/Bailey). The Sox have to be happy that they are getting some offense from someone else other then Pedrioa (oh but he is still hitting). The lead wouldn't hold as Byrd let up another bomb and the Orioles tied it up 3-3 in the 3rd, and then eventually took the lead in the 6th off an Markakis RBI single. At that point it looked like the Orioles were going to take over the game, as very few fans have faith in this bullpen, but boy did they prove people wrong. The bullpen shutout Baltimore for the final 2 innings (Byrd let up his 3rd HR of the game in the 7th to my boy Kevin Millar), and the Sox lineup heated up scoring 4 runs in the bottom on the 6th. Pedrioa knocked 2 on the runs in with a 2 run single, and the Sox went of to win 7-4, which puts them 5 games behind Tampa Bay for the AL East lead, and 3 games in front of Minnesota for the Wild Card spot.

Paul Byrd got the win, and Papelbon collected his 35th save of the season.

-BMack

Bedard to Seattle

Erik Bedard was traded today to the Seattle Mariners for outfielder Adam Jones (who could be a stud), Chris Tillman, and 3 other prospects. I know some Sox fans were hoping to land Bedard, but let me tell you why this is not a bad thing, or maybe even a good thing.

FIRST this furthers the fact that Baltimore will suck for at least a few more years (which means more easy division wins).

SECOND is the fact that the Sox (even without Schilling have a solid pitching staff compared to the rest of the AL East. Buchholz (going to be a stud), Wake, Dice-K (Dave’s boy), Lester, and Beckett, are stronger than any of the other rotations. Look at the Yankees starting 5 as of right now are Wang, Pettitte, Mussina, Hughes, and Ian Kennedy (?).

THIRD reason is that this does not make Seattle a dominant team that the Sox need to watch out for. They are not very strong, and even with Bedard their rotation is nothing to get excited about. The only teams that I would be nervous about if I was the Sox (in the AL) are the Angles, Indians, and Detroit (who is stacked after the trade with Florida).

So everyone out there that is having an anxiety attack over Schilling, and the Santana/Bedard trade, cool your jets its not all bad. Let just all be little Fonzies here, and what is Fonzie? He's cool.

-BMack