Best
- Kobe Bryant- He took another step to making an argument for himself as the best player ever by winning his fourth NBA championship, most importantly his first without Shaq. So now that the monkey is off his back, how many more can he win? Could he surpass or tie MJ's 6 titles? I guess only time will tell. On another note, Kobe was awarded his first NBA finals MVP.
- Michael Vick- Michael did his time and then some. He spent 18 months in prison (Donte Stallworth spent less than 30 days for killing someone with his car when he was drunk and high, something wrong with this picture?) for charges everyone already knows and then served a suspension in the NFL after was reinstated into it. Tony Dungy, a well respected ex-football coach of the Colts, mentored Michael while he was in and when he got out of jail. Michael is playing for Eagles and has kept quiet, it seems like he has sincerely changed.
- Brett Favre- Yes, this was hard for me as a Packers fan but Brett, you did it again. If only
you were as good at deciding whether to retire or not each year as you are at actually playing the game, you wouldn't cause me so much stress each summer. This year is a different story for Favre, he has a running game in Adrian Peterson and a stout defense, instead of one or the other like when he was with the Jets and Packers. - New York Yankees- Another hard for me to admit. The Yankees made probably the
biggest monetary off season spending spree in the history of baseball, somewhere in the ball park of $400 million. They made it through A-Rod coming "clean", about three different times, with the public after reports said Alex had tested positive for steroids when the MLB was doing the "Experimental Testing" in 2003. All of this aside, the Yankees won their first world series since 2000, making Yankee's fans happy, for about a day.
Worst
- Jay Cutler: So you couldn't get along with your new coach, so what? Instead of being a baby and demanding a trade, couldn't you have just put your differences aside and give the guy a chance. Nah, let's try out the windy city. 16 weeks into the season and I'd bet he like to go back to Mile High. But I don't know if the Broncos would take him back, he's already accumulated 25 int, and 4 games with at least 3 int. Kyle Orton, Cutler's replacement, has thrown 17 TD's with only 8 int. Orton also has about an 18 point advantage in the QB rating. Checkmate
Tiger Woods: Tiger, you went from last year when you tore up your knee to this year when you tore up your marriage. It only took a car wreck, 13 women, and a tie to a doctor being investigated for bringing HGH into the country to completely fracture your image as an athlete and person. Christmas won't be coming this year either, as you lost over $200 million in sponsorship deals. But don't worry Tiger, you were voted by the AP the athlete of the decade, so it hasn't been to bad of a year, I guess? - Greg Oden: This seems like an annual thing to talk about. This guy may be one of the biggest busts not to be able to prove himself because every year, he gets hurt! He injured himself again this year and will most likely miss the entire regular season. This after last year where he missed a total of 20 games and right after he was drafted number 1 overall in 2007, he underwent knee surgery to miss his rookie season. Every true basketball fan wants the best for Greg in the future because of the talent he's shown when he is healthy.
- T.O.: Every year, I look forward to seeing you tear apart the new team and quarterback
you work with. And until now, you've never disappointed me. You've gone from calling Jeff Garcia gay, to calling out your next quarterback in Donovan McNabb, to doing crunches in your driveway while answering reporters, to finally ripping apart one of the most talented teams in the NFL in the Cowboys. But this year, you go to Buffalo, where most people didn't know had a football team, to play for the bills. And barring a blow up in the next two weeks, you've managed to go an entire football season without making news for a "bad" reason, for that I give you props, but it disappoints the side of me that loves hearing what bizarre thing your going to say next.
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