Well it really doesn't get any better than watching Kimbo Slice nearly punch a guys ear off his head as mixed martial arts came to primetime on CBS. That was just flat out gnarly. Kimbo turned James Thompson's ear into raw roast beef. Normally you'd think a guy named Kimbo wouldn't be that threatening but have you seen Slice. He is one of the scariest dudes I've ever seen. Reminds me of the old joke wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley....or a sunny alley.
I mean...the guy is pure muscle. He's built like a building and he's got one of those beards that reminds me of that magnet game we had as kids. You know the little red magnet pen and you could use it to manipulate the shards of magnet and color in beards or mustaches. His neck muscles are bigger than the biggest muscle in 95 percent of the populations body's.
How 'bout that Kyle Busch notching his 4th Sprint Cup win of the season and his 3rd win in the last 5 races. It's funny when you host a show for SPEED the drivers generally are pretty friendly and cool in the garage. Busch was always a little cold to me but I don't mind that because the kid's edgy with the ego but he backs it up. I also loved how Kyle handled the end of last year. All the hype with Junior replacing him at Hendrick and he was way classier than people thought he'd be. Towards the end, Busch wasn't invited to team meetings and that's huge on that team because those guys were tops last year and share alot of info. They really turned him into a black sheep at Hendrick and he took it like a man. There was one race towards the end of the season Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, and Kyle Busch were all contending ....Rick Hendrick gets on the radio and tells Kyle
"Alright let's not do anything stupid here. We don't want to wreck each other. If you've got a shot at it go ahead."
Translation....don't wreck him and get out of the way so we can win the championship because you are gone next year. Kyle wasn't thrilled with that message but he took it way more in stride than fans might have thought. People want to make a big deal out of Kyle outdoing Junior so far this year and that's true to some degree...271 points separate Busch in 1st from Junior in 3rd in the standings. But I learned something valuable from Darrell Waltrip at my days at SPEED. He said once
"No real driver cares about the championships...its about the wins man. You want to win every race."
Based on that philosophy, Kyle Busch is winning in a big way over Junior so far this year.
Congrats to my buddy Ryan Briscoe for winning his first IndyCar race in Milwaukee. I got to know Ryan because he dates my former co-host at SPEED Nicole Manske. He is a solid guy and one heck of a race car driver.
It's funny I went home for the Indy 500 last week and had to put up with all my friends telling me how bad he was...he's had some trouble prior to Milwaukee with banging up his cars....but there he was at the 500 closing in on a 2nd straight top 5 in the marquee race until he became infamous as the man who wrecked Danica and we all have that lovely image of a 5 foot nothing...hundred and nothing...girl stomping down pit lane after the Aussie.
After that happened, I had one of my good friends... whose opinions on IndyCar are valued... tell me Thomas Wreckter errrrr Scheckter would replace Ryan by the end of the week. Hmmm, I think not. Briscoe was drawing some heat by die-hards who questioned if he could handle top notch equipment.
There's the thought that he failed at Ganassi in his first Indy ride...but I contend Ganassi's equipment and set ups weren't what they are now....also keep in mind Briscoe had very little oval experience coming in. He's a terrific road racer, he very well could have won the American Le Mans series last year if team orders didn't keep he and Sasha Maasen from giving way to Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas. Most people don't realize he was racking up wins in that series against the higher class, higher horse power Audi R10TDI.
Back to the oval point quickly...Briscoe has had the honor of working with Rick Mears on honing those skills since he got a ride in the 500 last year with Jay Penske. Briscoe has a ton of respect for Mears and was able to notch his first win on the 30th anniversary of Rick Mears first open wheel win.
"Rick Mears is an amazing observer...probably the best I've ever talked with. He has watched me in practice, talked to me at length about lines in traffic and other things to keep an eye on. I've put alot of that stuff together and used alot of it today to win this race. Anything that Rick Mears says is important and this one was definitely for him."
Does anyone else find themselves watching way more of the women's college softball World Series than they should be. I bet it has nothing to do with some of the unbelievably hot pitchers. A dominant rise ball and looks great in baseball pants is a killer combination.
There's 8 billion games left in the baseball season so let's not get to jazzed about anything yet... but I will say the Cubbies on top June 1st for the first time since 1908 is interesting. Keep in mind 1908 is the last time Chicago won a World Series.... it's been 100 years....don't you think they are due?
Pinella has done an amazing job with that club. They wrapped up a perfect 7 game home stand beating Colorado 5-3. I like to mention this in the blog because if you watch ESPN you will only get Red Sox and Yankee information....and you'll probably get to stare at John Kruk's fat face or get to watch him striking out to former Gold Medalist USA Softball pitcher Michelle Smith 10 thousand times. Is it just me or does Krukie kind of remind you of the cookie monster?
I mean...the guy is pure muscle. He's built like a building and he's got one of those beards that reminds me of that magnet game we had as kids. You know the little red magnet pen and you could use it to manipulate the shards of magnet and color in beards or mustaches. His neck muscles are bigger than the biggest muscle in 95 percent of the populations body's.
How 'bout that Kyle Busch notching his 4th Sprint Cup win of the season and his 3rd win in the last 5 races. It's funny when you host a show for SPEED the drivers generally are pretty friendly and cool in the garage. Busch was always a little cold to me but I don't mind that because the kid's edgy with the ego but he backs it up. I also loved how Kyle handled the end of last year. All the hype with Junior replacing him at Hendrick and he was way classier than people thought he'd be. Towards the end, Busch wasn't invited to team meetings and that's huge on that team because those guys were tops last year and share alot of info. They really turned him into a black sheep at Hendrick and he took it like a man. There was one race towards the end of the season Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, and Kyle Busch were all contending ....Rick Hendrick gets on the radio and tells Kyle
"Alright let's not do anything stupid here. We don't want to wreck each other. If you've got a shot at it go ahead."
Translation....don't wreck him and get out of the way so we can win the championship because you are gone next year. Kyle wasn't thrilled with that message but he took it way more in stride than fans might have thought. People want to make a big deal out of Kyle outdoing Junior so far this year and that's true to some degree...271 points separate Busch in 1st from Junior in 3rd in the standings. But I learned something valuable from Darrell Waltrip at my days at SPEED. He said once
"No real driver cares about the championships...its about the wins man. You want to win every race."
Based on that philosophy, Kyle Busch is winning in a big way over Junior so far this year.
Congrats to my buddy Ryan Briscoe for winning his first IndyCar race in Milwaukee. I got to know Ryan because he dates my former co-host at SPEED Nicole Manske. He is a solid guy and one heck of a race car driver.
It's funny I went home for the Indy 500 last week and had to put up with all my friends telling me how bad he was...he's had some trouble prior to Milwaukee with banging up his cars....but there he was at the 500 closing in on a 2nd straight top 5 in the marquee race until he became infamous as the man who wrecked Danica and we all have that lovely image of a 5 foot nothing...hundred and nothing...girl stomping down pit lane after the Aussie.
After that happened, I had one of my good friends... whose opinions on IndyCar are valued... tell me Thomas Wreckter errrrr Scheckter would replace Ryan by the end of the week. Hmmm, I think not. Briscoe was drawing some heat by die-hards who questioned if he could handle top notch equipment.
There's the thought that he failed at Ganassi in his first Indy ride...but I contend Ganassi's equipment and set ups weren't what they are now....also keep in mind Briscoe had very little oval experience coming in. He's a terrific road racer, he very well could have won the American Le Mans series last year if team orders didn't keep he and Sasha Maasen from giving way to Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas. Most people don't realize he was racking up wins in that series against the higher class, higher horse power Audi R10TDI.
Back to the oval point quickly...Briscoe has had the honor of working with Rick Mears on honing those skills since he got a ride in the 500 last year with Jay Penske. Briscoe has a ton of respect for Mears and was able to notch his first win on the 30th anniversary of Rick Mears first open wheel win.
"Rick Mears is an amazing observer...probably the best I've ever talked with. He has watched me in practice, talked to me at length about lines in traffic and other things to keep an eye on. I've put alot of that stuff together and used alot of it today to win this race. Anything that Rick Mears says is important and this one was definitely for him."
Does anyone else find themselves watching way more of the women's college softball World Series than they should be. I bet it has nothing to do with some of the unbelievably hot pitchers. A dominant rise ball and looks great in baseball pants is a killer combination.
There's 8 billion games left in the baseball season so let's not get to jazzed about anything yet... but I will say the Cubbies on top June 1st for the first time since 1908 is interesting. Keep in mind 1908 is the last time Chicago won a World Series.... it's been 100 years....don't you think they are due?
Pinella has done an amazing job with that club. They wrapped up a perfect 7 game home stand beating Colorado 5-3. I like to mention this in the blog because if you watch ESPN you will only get Red Sox and Yankee information....and you'll probably get to stare at John Kruk's fat face or get to watch him striking out to former Gold Medalist USA Softball pitcher Michelle Smith 10 thousand times. Is it just me or does Krukie kind of remind you of the cookie monster?
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