Not in Hall of Fame News

Ron Simmons has been selected for the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame class, and we are very happy with this selection. Simmons wrestled mostly as "Faarooq" in the WWE, first leading the "Nation of Domination" faction in the late 90's and then spending the rest of his WWE tenure in a tag team with Bradshaw (who would later be known as JBL). Prior to that, Simmons was the first African American World Heavyweight Champion in WCW and was a college football standout at Florida State. Of note, this makes the third major post career accolade for Simmons as he is…

Okay, we know that Tim Wakefield is not a Hall of Famer, and will not escape the first year of eligibility on the ballot. With that said, we have a soft spot for good knuckleball pitchers, and Wakefield was certainly that. He retires with 200 wins, the bulk of which were with the Boston Red Sox. He was a one time All Star with a pair of World Series rings. It may not be Hall of Fame, but it is a solid career to us.

Today, we are saddened to learn of the passing of Hall of Fame Catcher, Gary Carter. The former Met and Expo was diagnosed with multiple brain tumors and sadly the man nicknamed the "Kid" was unable to conquer his greatest foe. Personally, Gary Carter was an early favorite of mine and the multi-time All Star will be mourned by many. He was only 57.

I wish I could say that this was a surprise but I don't that there is anyone who has watched the downfall of Whitney Houston over the last ten years that is shocked but the news of her passing. Whitney Houston seemed meant for stardom. With the look of a star, the voice of an angel and the poise of a seasoned celebrity, she dominated the Pop charts for years n the late 80's and early 90's. Everything she touched, turned to gold and as an artist who was not known for edgy material, there was really no reason to…

Ten years ago when Nipplegate happened, I missed it completely. I was at a friend's house with six other guys and we played poker through most of the Halftime Show. The women, came downstairs to watch the Halftime Show, but long story short, through twelve sets of unfocused eyes, Janet Jackson's left nipple was not seen by my pizza guzzling bunch. Yesterday, it happened again. This time I watched the game at home with my wife, who only wanted to watch the Halftime show. This time while watching, we again missed it, this time it was the extended middle finger…