Comments on Survivor, The Apprentice, and Sports

Wow, what a night on TV last night.

Lets start with Survivor
Judd is a sore loser. Boy he was sure upset when getting voted out of the tribe. He claimed everybody lied to him and he never lied, playing the game on the straight and narrow. WHATEVER DUDE! Never lied. Ha! Let's see, the hidden immunity idol is on the ground (not!). He even got caught lying. And come on, I don't think any player can win survivor without some backstabbing and lying. And with his ass getting voted off, now everyone can see what a sore loser he is.

The Apprentice
Randall has it in the bag now. The only way Randall won't become the next apprentice is if some emergency happens in his family and he can't compete in the final task. After the entire losing team got fired yesterday, I can't see how Randall won't win. The other contestant (name escapes me) hasn't shown me that she can compete with Randall. Granted, Randall has been my pick all the way to win, and my sentimental favorite.

Twins
Well, the off season is starting to look interesting. Just today, the Twins traded for Luis Castillo from the Marlins, in exchange for two minor league pitchers, Travis Bowyer and Scott Tyler. I really don't know how good Castillo will be, but he was a solid (very solid) player for the Marlins. The problem is, I just don't follow NL teams so I can't determine how good he will be. And with rumors circulating about trying to acquire Mueller or Garciapara, I'm afraid that the Twins will let Jacque Jones go. If he does, let's hope he goes to his home town, so I can suggest a player for my mother to root for. And if the Twins manage to get Garciapara, you know I'm going to try to see a series this year. We really do need offensive help, and the twins have plenty of good young pitchers in the minors, so expect more deals made.

The one player I really would not want on the team is Piazza. I know he can hit, but really, getting just a DH. I think the Twins would be better off trying to get a good offensive player that can DH or play a position in the infield other than catcher. We've got a great catcher!

T-Wolves
How are these guys in First place in the Northwest? The Northwest must really be crappy these days. Hopefully the rumors of KG being traded to Detroit are totally bogus. Although, if it does happen, perhaps I'll be a detroit fan. When I first started paying attention to basketball, Detroit was my team. Thomas, Dumars, Sallie(sp?), Lambier (sp?), Rodman (when he wasn't a freak, just a little odd). Man I loved Rodman's game. Defense and Rebounds. In fact, Ben Wallace kind of reminds of the type of game I liked. Now with Detroit's new head coach (Yeah! Flip is coaching again), and the possibility of KG joining the team, I'd be crazy not to root for my old team.

Vikes
Still suck. But are getting better. Brad Johnson is making the respectable, just like the first time he was a back-up/starter for the Vikings. Hopefully Ziggy fires Tice (actually, does not offer him a new contract, as Tice's contract expires at the end of the season). I think Tice might be the worst head coach in the League. For now, I'm going to watch Payton and the Colts try to go undefeated (won't happen), and win the Superbowl (could happen, but something tells me it might not.) And if Payton doesn't win the Superbowl, at least he will still have the funniest commercials on TV (Can you sign this for my little bro? He's a huge fan of yours. De-Caf!) I just love those commercials. (And if you didn't know he was a profootballer, you might actually think Payton was one of those nerdy, fantasy football fans, like me.)