Things that make you go "hmm..."

Rio Grande Sports Writer:
Gerald Salinas

Clash of the Titans
Hmm... so the Lakers and Cavs game didn't go explosive like I expected it to be, but lets keep in mind that this is just a regular season game, and thank goodness for that. Who would have know Kobe would get the flu and still played decent while being shown on the bench covering himself like it was below 20 degrees in there. LeBron didn't have a fantastic night himself, with quite possibly his worst shooting game in his career going 5 for 20 just finishing up with 16 points. When LeBron has a bad game, where is his team? I mean, come on, Lamar Odom getting 19 points and 17 rebounds just cause Kobe was out of the game does not mean the Lakers have no team. The Lakers victory gave them their 6th straight win on the road and the Cavs their first defeat at home giving them 23 and 1 record.

Say it ain't so
Hmm... Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod) testing positive for human growth hormone (HGH) back in 2003, and not just him but also 103 other players also tested positive. Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds, etc... have all tested positive and are in deep water. I still find it hard to answer the question "why would baseball players take any type of steroids?". Then again I'm not a baseball player so I can't come up with an answer. I don't believe this will affect A-Rod much, cause he did something the other players I mention did not do; told the truth. Saying he did take HGH from 2001 to 2003 and apologized, regretting his action. We tend to forgive players who say they're "sorry". A-Rod is a great player with multi MVPs and still a future hall-of-framer.

High in the water
Hmm... Michael Phelps smoking a bong. Yeah good job on your image pal, you were my hero. Should I go smoke a couple of trees? Maybe I'll win 8 medals in the Olympics. Dude, seriously I know you're young only 23 years old and a lot of 23 year-old kids smoke all kinds of things, but you are not a normal 23 year old you're Aquaman, a hero to the American people and a role model for kids. I would think you won't do anything stupid again but didn't you said that last time you got stopped for DUI back in 2003, how you learn your lesson and have grown up. Yeah I'm not buying it this time neither, should the American people? Your 3 month suspension from swimming is less than fair but at least you're being punish. Okay dude.

Get younger
Hmm... Why are the Phoenix Suns willing to trade Amare Stoudemire? Not only is he one of their best players next to Steve Nash he is one of the youngest. Why would you trade him? He has done nothing but improve year after year. Are they looking for more veteran players like Shaq who is getting way more minutes and touches, this offense seems to be going through Shaq now and forgot about Amare. The Suns need to get rid of Shaq and start finding new and young players and concentrate more on the fast transition team they once were before Shaq came into town. His time has been up and the Suns aren't going to go anywhere with him as the main player on that team. Steve Nash I love him the best point guard I've seen but his age is catching up to him he still has it but only if Amare stays.

Hmm... Not normal things you hear but hey, its sports where anything is possible. Sometimes things need to be left alone.