Mad Cal Weekend Sports Notes

Hockey
The Sharks are awesome. They will win the Stanley Cup this year. Patrick Marleau will win the Conn Smythe Trophy ( for playoff MVP). I might need to sell my car to get Sharks tickets for Stanley Cup round. Let me know if you want to go, but you'll have to drive.

Baseball
You thought George Steinbrenner owned the Yankees? Wrong. The Boston Red Sox own the Yankees. Pedro is a superstar. It won't be long before Yankee fans stop calling their third baseman A-Rod and start calling him A-something-else. No comment on the Giants.

Football
Teams that did well in this year's draft but still will suck when the regular season starts: San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons, and the Detroit Lions.

My thoughts on the 49ers draft picks:

Rashaun Woods WR - This guy scored 6 or 7 TD's in one game last season. That's more than any current WR had all season.

Justin Smiley G - Since we cut all of our O-line, good thing we got someone to play there, huh?

Shawntae Spencer CB - I stopped watching the draft before if got to him, but he sounds like a good player.

Derrick Hamiliton WR - Never heard of this guy, but he was probably a steal in the third round.

Isaac Soponga DT - Don't know this guy either.

Richard Siegler LB - Another guy I don't know.

Andy Lee P - I can't believe we drafted a punter.

Keith Lewis S - I just remembered that Bill LaFleur was our punter last year and am glad we took a punter. Can Lewis kick?

Cody Pickett QB - The 49ers picked a punter over this guy. That's not a good sign for Pickett.

Christian Ferrara DT - Another guy ranked lower on the draft charts than a punter. They should have drafted me instead.

NASCAR
Earlier this week, I took a Jeff Gordon Starting Lineup figure that was on my desk and put it in my car. This figure had him in the Pepsi outfit, instead of the usual Dupont colors. On Sunday in Talladega, Jeff Gordon and the 24 car win the race, with a special Pepsi paint scheme. Coincidence? I think not.