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      Gisele: Tom Brady is ‘very naïve, almost like a child’

      March 12, 2009 /

      Gisele BundchenJust when you think you know your super model girlfriend, she turns around plunges you in the back by saying you’re as naïve as a child.

      In the cover story of Harper Bazaar’s April issue, Bundchen says Tom Brady, her new husband, is “very naive, almost like a child.”

      “One thing that I thought was so amazing when I first met him is that he is innocent,” she adds. “He sees the world with colored glasses. He’s very strong and focused in his job, but he’s so sensitive.”

      Okay, so Gisele actually meant the comment as a compliment, but it’s still kind of funny to hear her call Brady naïve. If I were Brady, I’d pull Gisele aside and say, “Hey honey can you do me a favor? The next time you want to share a little insight about me to a magazine, could you not describe me as a weak-ass sissy pants? If you could just tell them how tough I am and what a huge…arm…I have? That’d be great…thanks.”

      NFL, Women

      Papelbon says Manny was a ‘cancer’

      March 12, 2009 /

      In an interview for the April edition of Esquire magazine, Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon said that Manny Ramirez was a “cancer” in Boston.

      “… So Manny was tough for us. You have somebody like him, you know at any point in the ball game, he can dictate the outcome of the game,” Papelbon is quoted as saying in the interview with Esquire’s Chris Jones. “And for him not to be on the same page as the rest of the team was a killer, man! It just takes one guy to bring an entire team down, and that’s exactly what was happening.
      “Once we saw that, we weren’t afraid to get rid of him. It’s like cancer. That’s what he was. Cancer. He had to go. It sucked, but that was the only scenario that was going to work. That was it for us. And after, you could feel it in the air in the clubhouse. We got Jason Bay — Johnny Ballgame, plays the game right, plays through broken knees, runs out every ground ball — and it was like a breath of fresh air, man! Awesome! No question.”

      Papelbon said the team got rid of Ramirez when they realized he was becoming a distraction for the team.

      “The beautiful thing about our team is, we don’t let anybody get above the team. He wasn’t on the same train as the rest of us,” Papelbon said in the article. “He was on a different train! And you saw what happened with that. We got rid of him, and we moved on without him. That comes from the manager, and it comes from guys like Jason Varitek and Tim Wakefield and David Ortiz. Nobody is ever going to be allowed to do that. Even a guy like me, just heading into my fourth year in the big leagues — if David Ortiz gets a little, you know — I’ll tell him what’s up! I’m not afraid to do that. I’m not afraid to put him in his place, because I think everybody needs that. And if somebody does it to me, I understand that. I most certainly understand that. Varitek tells me all the time, ‘Just shut up. Do what you’re supposed to do.’”

      This shouldn’t surprise anyone – Papelbon is just saying what fans and the media already believed about Manny in the first place.

      But let me play devil’s advocate for a second. If you’re Papelbon, why even say anything? I thought one of the unwritten rules in baseball is that whatever happens in the clubhouse, stays in the clubhouse? I know some players allow a little insight from time to time, but Papelbon comes off sounding like a showoff in this instance. The situation is done with – Manny is in L.A., so why dig up past issues? Papelbon is preaching that the Red Sox got rid of a major distraction, yet he just became one himself by shedding light on a subject that has been dead since Boston traded Ramirez.

      Not that they will disagree with him, but I’d have to believe that some BoSox players will be less than thrilled to hear about Papelbon’s comments.

      MLB

      Don’t plan on the Broncos trading Cutler

      March 12, 2009 /

      Fans in Minnesota, Detroit and Tampa have kept a close eye on the developing situation in Denver in hopes that the Broncos will eventually trade unhappy quarterback Jay Cutler. But I wouldn’t hold my breath if I were a Vikings, Lions or Bucs fan.

      It’s highly unlikely that the Broncos will trade Cutler at this point, even with the situation apparently getting worse by the day. Cutler may be upset with the way new head coach Josh McDaniels entertained trade offers for him two weeks ago, but the fact of the matter is that even if Denver wanted to deal the quarterback, they don’t have a good enough backup plan at this point to follow through with it.

      McDaniels claims that he listened to offers from the Patriots when it was reported that Denver, New England and Tampa Bay had talked about a three-team deal, but that’s only because Matt Cassel – McDaniels’ former QB in New England – was involved. Now that Cassel is set to become the Chiefs’ starting quarterback next season, it’s doubtful that the Broncos will move Cutler with no other intriguing options out there to take his place.

      One small, interesting rumor that has circulated on the web is that Denver loves the potential of Chris Simms, whom they just signed to a deal in early March. But the Broncos only signed him to a two-year, $6 million contract, which is barely the league-average for a backup quarterback and indicates that he might not even win the No. 2 spot on the depth chart. (Dan Orlovsky got more money to be a backup for the Texans, by the way.)

      Some people have subscribed to the thought that the Broncos could deal Cutler on draft day and then select their future signal caller in one of the first three rounds. But unless USC’s Mark Sanchez fell to them at No. 12 (which is a possibility), arguably no quarterback in this year’s draft would be ready to start as a rookie like Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco did last year. Prospects like Josh Freeman of Kansas State would be major projects and certainly wouldn’t be ready to be thrown to the wolves in his rookie season.

      The bottom line is that Cutler probably isn’t going anywhere because the Broncos don’t have any better options at this point. It would be incredibly unwise for McDaniels and the Broncos to deal a young quarterback that has already proven he has the tools to compete in the NFL. Cutler hasn’t won anything yet, but he obviously has more than enough talent to get the Broncos to the playoffs. Situations like this usually blow over at some point.

      NFL, Rumors & Gossip

      New Yankee Stadium to be antimicrobial

      March 12, 2009 /

      Apparently most of new Yankee Stadium will be koodie-free:

      The New York Yankees announced Wednesday the new Yankee Stadium will become the first antimicrobial facility in Major League Baseball.

      The system is a comprehensive process that kills illness-causing microorganisms, and continually inhibits the growth of bacteria, mold and fungi on any surface for up to three years, officials said.

      Areas of the stadium to be treated include the home and visiting club houses, locker rooms, training rooms, dugouts, showers, managers and coaches offices, weight-training areas and family lounge. Additionally, the team’s washable fabrics will be treated with FabricAid, Behar said.

      The SportsAide 1000 system is used by more than 1,200 high schools and pro franchises nationwide for several reasons, but most importantly because the water-based antimicrobial fights a wide array of microbial growth, said Craig Andrews, chief executive officer of CSG.

      No word yet on if the fans will benefit from the same antimicrobial treatment in the public areas.

      Well that’s convenient now isn’t it? The million dollar athletes don’t have to worry about bacteria, mold and fungi, but the poor bastards in Section 128, Row F will be just as exposed to germs as ever. Awesome.

      MLB

      Alabama’s Andre Smith could fall out of top 15

      March 12, 2009 /

      Alabama offensive tackle Andre Smith has done little right after being suspended for the 2009 Sugar Bowl by his former head coach Nick Saban for violating team rules.

      Along with Baylor’s Jason Smith and Virginia’s Eugene Monroe, Andre Smith was supposed to be one of the top tackles taken in April’s draft. But things went horrible wrong for Smith at the NFL Scouting Combine in late February as he measured 6’4” and 332 pounds (which is weight more suitable for a guard than a tackle), flat out admitted that he wasn’t in good shape and then mysteriously disappeared without working out.

      Several media outlets claimed that Smith’s interviews with prospective teams went “horribly” prior to his disappearance from the combine (which turned out to be a communication problem between him and his agent according to Smith) and some claim that he didn’t perform well at his Pro Day on Wednesday.

      Where Smith could fall on draft day is anyone’s guess. Given his talent alone, he could easily be a top 5 pick. But due to his roller coaster of an offseason, he could also drop into the bottom half of the first round.

      49ers beat writer Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee believes that San Fran won’t pass on Smith at No. 10, because they sorely need a right tackle and he also believes that head coach Mike Singletary could have a good influence on the young offensive lineman.

      But you can’t teach heart and desire and although Smith had an outstanding career at Alabama, he has done nothing to warrant being a top 10 pick in this year’s draft. In fact, if he is selected in the top 10, then maybe the scouting combine means even less than we all thought.

      College Football, NFL, NFL Draft

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