Nomar Garciaparra, after 14 years in the big leagues, has decided to retire from professional baseball to become an ESPN baseball guru. But not after showing love to the team that showed him love.

Garciaparra, who was drafted by the Bo Sox in 1994, signed a one day deal with the Red Sox so he can retire saying he was a red sox player.

Now that is showing love and dedication to your team.

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After two weeks of amazing hockey that ended up with an overtime goal by Sidney Crosby to give the goal medal to Canada in the Winter Olympics, we arrived to a great stage in the NHL with the best teams in the league already thinking playoffs.

Crosby with just 22 years old has become a living legend after that goal against the United States, at his short age he has won a goal medal and a Stanley Cup already, the worst for the part for the opponents is that he looks in pretty good shape to repeat with the Penguins this year.

Pittsburgh is second in the East conference just behind the Washington Capitals but is hard to bet against the Penguins whenever the NHL odds listed them as favorites.

They own a four games winning streak including wins against the Rangers and the Sabres after the Winter Olympics break.

Also keep in mind Sidney Crosby lead his teams with 84 points meaning of course he is the go to guy for this offense.  He has scored 44 goals and 40 assists in 65 games played so far in the season, something that left no clue about who is the star of this team.

Consider that the next best player is Evgeni Malkin as he has 68 points result of 23 goals and 45 assists.

In addition the thing about this Penguins team is that they get unfired when they need to as Crosby an company seem to be money in the bank whenever the hardest games arrived in the schedule.

This week, LT of the Chargers said in an interview that he will not be returning to the San Diego Chargers. Although he has not been officially released, this shows the first signs that LT will no longer wear a San Diego uniform. Should the fans of San Diego be concerned?

No. And let me tell you why.

A few years ago, LT was the premier running back in the NFL. THE. PREMIER. RUNNING BACK. I personal think that in his prime, no one could touch what LT did. He holds the records for most touch downs in a season and made people look

But the past few seasons, LT has been less than par when it comes to getting the job done. He has been mediocre at best during the season, and well below par during the off season when it matters the most. If he plays during the playoffs, that is. One season, he decided that an “injury” would keep him from playing in that game. As I recall, the San Diego quarterback in the same game blew out a knee, wrapped it, and came back. That shows dedication for you.

So should San Diego be worried that LT is leaving? Not really.

Darren Sproles continues to have great seasons year in and year out. So giving Sproles the full time job will allow the Chargers that sharp run offense that they need in correlation with the amazing pass defense with Rivers and his receives. However, I do believe that the Chargers do need that bigger, stronger back from the short yardage type plays.

But that is just my opinion. I would love to hear yours.

First, let me say I know I am late on posting about this issue in the sports world. I try not to post the second something comes because I want to see how the story develops.

This issue posed a few questions in my head:

1) Should we care about Tiger’s, or any other athletes for that matter, personal life outside of sports? Sports are their job. It is like us getting all pissed about some CEO doing the same thing, right? I don’t think so. I have never heard a kid say “when I grow up, I want to be just like the CEO of Joe Blow company”. Ok, maybe a few kids want to be CEOs, but they don’t look up to and admire them like kids do professional athletes. By Tiger having an affair, in my mind, he is telling all those kids that have dreams and aspirations of being the next big thing thinking “Since I am big and famous, I could neglect my duties as a father and a husband because I am lonely and go cheat”. To me, yes, I think we should care about what Tiger and other athletes do in their personal lives because what they do trickle down to the youth of today, who are the future Tiger Woods of tomorrow.

2)Should Tiger lose his sponsors for this incident? YES. If I have a million dollar product like Gatorade and I have a high level athlete like Tiger sponsoring my product, I am very worried right now. Gatorade is a household name. It is not just for athletes. People of every walks of life walks into a 7-11 or any convenient store and if they are thirsty, Gatorade is a very viable option for them to drink. With that said, there are many people who hold their marriage vows to heart and the idea of cheating is absolutely repulsive (I am one of those people and damn proud of it). So if Gatorade is linked to Tiger, and Tiger is linked to infidelity, gatorade now is getting a bad name for their product.

3) Should Tiger be able to play professional golf again? YES. If you have read this are, 1) thank you and 2) you know my stance on what I think about people that cheat and cheating itself. However, I also firmly believe that people should be given a second chance. Should Tiger go about his business like nothing happened? Absolutely not! Some punishment I believe should be taken, both by the PGA and his sponsors. However, I do think he needs to be given the chance to start over again and prove to people it was a mistake. People are human. Humans make mistakes. Our greed and lust get the best of us sometimes. People need to be given a second chance to redeem themselves. I think Tiger should be given that chance, just like Michael Vick was given a chance.

I know not everyone will agree with me on this post, and as always, I welcome the discussions. Let me know your opinions on the questions about.

Whether you are a soccer fan or not (and why aren’t you if you are not?) you have probably heard of France’s hand ball against Ireland, knocking Ireland out of the World Cup. If you haven’t heard – Take a look:

Pretty obvious, right? Don’t get me wrong. Thierry Henry gets paid to win games. And when push comes to shove, he was doing what he does best (no, not cheating) winning a game. But when you make a statement as below:

you are bound to piss people off.

Here is the biggest thing that gets me: The stadium was pack. Millions of viewers saw the hand ball. The entire Irish defense saw the hand ball. And the line judges and the ref didn’t? I know you can’t go back and replay (although I think the Irish are hoping for that) – but FIFA can punished the refs for not doing their jobs which is calling a fair game. Herny is right, he isn’t the ref. He did what he gets paid to do. The refs get paid to call a fair game and that they did not. I think every single one of those refs should have consequences for the game.

But that is just my opinion. What is yours?

And just an FYI: After Maradona’s “Hand Of God” Argentina won the world cup. Is history going to repeat itself?

Days after Mike Vick returned to the NFL, Brett Favre must have felt left out.

After retiring again for the 2nd time, Favre again returned the NFL, this time with the Vikings. Favre said in a press conference that his arm feels good and he would like to play again.

I don’t know what makes Favre decide that he is playing, he isn’t playing, he is playing, he isn’t playing now he is. Maybe it is just to get attention. Personally, I think he should have left the game on the high point of his career. I think now he is asking to leave the game because he is hurt, or sucks. I think he will ruin his legacy if he tries to play again. I want to see Favre vs. Vick. That is a sportscasters DREAM!!

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You probably heard: Michael Vick is back in the National Football leauge with the Eagles. So many people are hounding him. PETA is pissed. Eagles fans are pissed. My question is WHY?

Let me ask you this: If you made a wrong choice (and I know you have) and you got caught, and did your time like a good American, wouldn’t you want the chance to prove yourself again in your career field? I know I would.

I am not saying the Vick did was wrong. It was horrific. BUT he did his time and never once tried to Paris Hilton his way out of it. LET HIM PLAY!

Vick as some strict rules on what he can and can’t do during the season per Roger Goodell. I personally, I think 2 years in prison has hindered his ability to play the game. Athletes at that level need to stay sharp all the time. A little drop in performance will make a HUGE difference.  I don’t think he will be the same M. Vick, nor anywhere close. But I like that the Eagles are giving him the chance to prove me, and the rest of the doubters, wrong.

Stay off Vick. Let him play. Let him prove himself. Once he fails, then ridicule his ability to play the game, not for what he did in the past. The past is done, over, el fin. Look forward to him as a football player and start critiquing that. I am not a professional analyst, but I know if I were, talking about his past is NOT MY JOB. Your job as an analysis (talking to you ESPN, ABC sports and MSN) is to ANALYSIS the game and the moves. So please, don’t talk about his past. Or if you don’t think he should play. Or if you agree with PETA. Talk about Vick’s inability to throw a football. Or the fact that he will not be able to outrun Shawn Merriman. But talk about football, PLEASE!

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Being from San Diego, I follow San Diego sports pretty closely. One story that is making headlines through sports is Antonio Cromartie’s $2,500 fine for knocking the food at the Charger park during training camp. Via Twitter.

This story seems funny to me. I know many professional athletes are using twitter and facebook to create a fan base, because having fans sell tickets, and selling tickets gets players paid. But teams are not quite liking the fact that players are putting butts in the seats. Chargers have actually banned tweeting from within the locker. Shawn Merriman (@shawnmerriman) posted that he found a loop hole in the agreement and he is outside the locker room.

This story has even made it to ESPN. Bill Williamson said that players need to be careful-Big brother is watching.

I really don’t understand why send a tweet is such a big deal. I understand that the teams want to maintain some form of control within their compounds, but Merriman has 40,000+ followers on twitter. Than fan base sells jerseys, tickets, and other items and keeps the organization running. To restrict it is to restrict the money flow. I understand that sports is not all about money, but if there were no fans, there would be no sports. If I owned a sport team, I would recommend my players, especially high profile ones, to get onto social networking sites and start chatting.  It creates a feel of “knowing” a pro player. It puts butts in the seat and money into the organization. Fining a player for tweeting is crazy!

Anyone that knows me knows I am a fairly big sports fan. But I am a purist fan. I hate everything that goes on with steroids and drug scandals and such. I think if you need to use drugs to enhance your performance, you are out of your league trying to play pro sports.

Every so often, a story will come in sports that lifts your spirits. Today,White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle threw MLB’s 18th perfect game in major league history. He was flawless. Out of the 27 people he face-he record 27 outs. He had big help from his team.

And then he recorded the final out and the celebration got under way. Watch his reaction. Watch his team. Listen to the announcer. You soon realize what perfection truly means in sports:

Will we ever see a perfect game again? Probably. But every single time it happens, it is a site to be seen. In a world that is marred by imperfections, you still are able to get a glimpse at what perfection looks like. Congrats Buerhle.