Kevin Garnett is simply amazing.  No current professional sports figure is as adept at alienating other players, teams and fans as this man.  According to CBS, Garnett is staying true to form:

After yesterday’s Lakers/Celtics game, both Yahoo’s Marc Spears and ESPN’s J.A. Adande tweeted that when asked for his autograph, Garnett told a Lakers ball boy “you’ve got a better chance of catching Bin Laden.”

If you’re desperately trying to take offense to the comment itself, don’t. There’s nothing wrong with it. It was clever, really.

But this is just another example of what a jerk Garnett is. I know you’re thinking, “Well, it’s the Lakers and the Celtics hate the Lakers.” No, it’s every team. Andrew Bogut tweeted about Garnett’s comment saying, “Little better than what he told one of our ball boys.” And having a couple friends that are ball boys in Oklahoma City, I have heard similar stories about Garnett telling off autograph seekers in a not nice way.

I guess it says something about Garnett not caring about image in any way, shape or form. Obviously, he doesn’t care what we think about him. I suppose that’s admirable in some weird way. It also says he’s a mean person to anyone that’s not a teammate, family member or friend.

Nothing really new.  Just another example of an over-paid player treating the rest of the world like it continues to owe him something.  And Garnett seems to be playing that role to perfection.  Hmm…I wonder if Larry Byrd ever acted like that.

[Source: freewebs]

With the Cardinals clinching the NL Central, Tony La Russa is preparing for his 14th trip to the postseason. La Russa is one of two Managers in Baseball history to win a World Series in the National and American League. He is also the only manager to win multiple pennants in both leagues.

La Russa took the Oakland Athletics to 3 World Series and his Cardinals have played in two this decade. He won 1 sereies with each of those teams, but he has also been swept in the World Series with each of those teams. The 1990 Reds swept the much more favored A’s, and the curse of The Bambino came to a crashing halt in 2004 when his Cardinals were swept by the Red Sox.

Still La Russa seems to get the most out of his talent, and again that talent includes Albert Pujols. Having the best player in Baseball helps, but having a pitching staff with Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright at the top of the rotation make this years Cardinal team a favorite to get back to the World Series. La Russa hopes to bring St. Louis it’s 11th World Series title.

I received this autograph from Mr. La Russa in 19 days care St. Louis Cardinals.

Herschel Walker has worn many hats in the public arena. From Football star to Olympic Bobsledder to competing against other celebs on The Apprentice.

Now at age 47, walker has signed a multifight contract with Strikeforce who looks to challenge The UFC for it’s Mixed Martial Arts audience.

Herschel, a longtime martial artist and sixth-degree black belt in tae kwon do who’s also trained in Muay Thai and Kenpo karate, has hinted at a possible move into MMA for the past few years.

“I’ve been training for several years,” Walker stated. “I would play college football games on Saturday and then compete in martial arts tournaments on Sunday after church. I’m now looking forward to opening up another chapter in my life and to competing in MMA.”

I received this autograph from Mr. Walker in 20 days care of his home address. While he is not yet a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Herschel Walker is a first ballot HOFer in the TTM autographing world.