Delon's Report

April 9, 2012

 

It has begun! The baseball season that is. My grandfather's favorite sport is back in session. I find it interesting to look at where baseball left off last season like for instance, the Red Sox melting down in September to choke away the wild card.

 

This year they've picked up right where they left off getting swept by the Detroit Tigers to start the new season. Look I admit I am a Yankees fan but it's so early in the season that I don't really care about wins and losses, it's the way Boston lost that last game. The Red Sox were actually winning by three and manned up big time to choke away the three run lead in seven pitches! Way to snatch defeat from the hands of victory Boston.

 

 

Another team full of problems is the Miami Marlins. Marlins pitcher Mark Buehrle slices his thumb opening a jar of mayonnaise.

 

 

"I came in to make a sandwich and they said, 'You know we have people who can make sandwiches for you.' I said, I'm a grown man, I can make my own sandwich. It was just a complete freak thing."

 

 

"The ball sat right there, a couple of times I would move my thumb forward just thinking I don't want to rip it or hurt it even worse. Once I realized I'm all over the place, walking guys and hitting guys I said, screw it. I got to deal with it."

 

 

How do you have the talent to strikeout major leaguers but can't make a sandwich without injuring yourself? You know I shouldn't be shocked anymore, I mean we're only in April so there's plenty of time for more athletes to jack themselves up. 

 

 

I like when he says, "I am a grown man I can make my own sandwich." Apparently not dude. Then he says, " it was just a complete freak thing." What was Mark? Making a sandwich? Or getting sliced up by Miracle Whip.

 

 

Then you have Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen telling TIME magazine that he loves Castro and respects him for staying in power so long.

 

 

"I will apologize if I hurt somebody's feelings, or I hurt somebody's thought. I want them to know I'm against everything 100%. I repeat again, the way this man has been treating people for the last 60 years."

 

 

I love Ozzie, but what the hell is he talking about? If you are against everything 100% then why did you tell TIME magazine that you love Fidel Castro? If you're against everything dude does then why do you respect such a tyrant for staying in power so long?

 

Do you love him and respect him or are you against him 100%? Well Ozzie didn't hurt my feelings but he certainly hurt my thought since I now have a headache trying to figure this out.

 

 

The Marlins released a statement on Guillen's thoughts:

 

"There is nothing to respect about Fidel Castro. He is a brutal dictator who has caused unthinkable pain for more than 50 years. We live in a community filled with victims of this dictatorship, and the people in Cuba continue to suffer today."

 

 

Lets see opening day in baseball was April 5th and today's April 9th...yup we are right on schedule. Baseball players have been taken out or injured by ice packs, tanning beds, irons, watermelons, and now a jar of mayo. It would be hilarious if it weren't so sad.

 

April 4, 2012

 

Next month I am going to do something I haven't done since college. I will write a blog everyday in the month of May. It was sort of a dare by some friends and I think it's a challenge I will have no problem with.

 

The reason I don't write everyday is because there's just not enough time although I'd like to, I can't because I've become too busy. I'm busy with important life issues like scheduling vacation and trying to get onto the best island casino junkets errrr I mean worrying about tax day and when I will visit my relatives back east.

 

 

Enough about me, I want to talk about college basketball, specifically women's basketball. First of all congratulations to Baylor for winning. I would congratulate Notre Dame for getting to the title game two years in a row but they lost both games...ouch. Despite that fact, Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw had nice things to say about Brittney Griner..I think.

 

 

McGraw said, "I think she's one of a kind. I think she's like a guy playing with women. It's just there's so many things she can do that I've not seen a lot of women--well, really, you know, there's been some guards that had some skill like that. But as a post player, she's the best I've ever seen."

 

 

Uh Oh! No she didn't! Wow, "she's like a guy playing with women?" This is not another player or a drunk fan saying this, this is the opposing team's head coach! That is incredible that she would say that to a room full of media and of course she tried to take it back errrr I mean try to clarify her comments.

 

 

McGraw issued a statement through team sports information director Chris Masters. "I am disappointed that ESPN would so clearly take my comment about Brittney out of context. I would hope that it was clear to those in attendance at Tuesday's press conference that my comments were meant to be complimentary, and in reference to her style of play and her dominance in our game, nothing more."

 

 

"Any attempt by others to read anything more into that comment is wrong, malicious and incredibly insulting to Brittney, Kim [Mulkey] and the Baylor women's basketball program, and it's a poor attempt by some to try and take away from what was a well-played National Championship game. I have held, and continue to hold Brittney and the Baylor women's basketball program in the highest regard and I congratulate them on winning the title this evening."

 

 

So let me get this straight, you make the comments, the comments cause an uproar, so then you blame the media for the comments? Wait a second Ms. McGraw, just hold the hell up. You said, "She's like a guy playing with women" but if we repeat what you said then it becomes malicious and insulting? That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. 

 

 

By the way, ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz agrees with me. He said, "We aired Coach McGraw's comments from the post-game press conference in proper context. Many outlets were present and reported the story. Most importantly, none of this should take away from the tremendous seasons by Notre Dame and Baylor or the incredible championship performance by Brittney Griner."

 

 

Yeah it shouldn't take away from it but it did because this is what everyone's talking about. At least Brittney didn't take it personal. She said, "Definitely, I take it as a compliment", when asked whether she considered McGraw's comments a compliment. All I am saying is that if you make comments that you have to know can be misinterpreted then you should either own them or clarify your comments when you are making the original statement. Basically, take responsiblity for your own actions and stop blaming the media.

 

March 27, 2012

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but we're in basketball season now right? The world of college basketball is down to the Final Four with the so called "Civil War" between Kentucky and Louisville which is sure to be an instant classic. Then the other game that commentators have forgotten, Ohio State vs Kansas for the right to play for the National Championship.

 

 

The NBA is still going on with teams starting to make their moves to get into the playoffs. The Miami Heat have lost a couple of games and everyone's panicking but the Heat are one of those teams that can sort of throw a switch to get into playoff mode so I think they'll be alright. Kobe getting benched is another story.

 

Mike Brown has guts errrr I mean listen dude was coaching, that's why you hired him Mitch Kupchak. The players on the floor were scoring at will and playing excellent, why mess it up by taking a player out for another one...then again when that other player is Kobe Bryant aka your boss errrr I mean star player, that is a brave move to make.

 

 

The reason I'm wondering what season we're in is because all we've been hearing about is Peyton Manning, the Colts, the Broncos, the Jets, the Jaguars, and Tim Tebow. Speaking of Tebow did you guys see that hatchet job the NY Post did on Tebow's attire? First they hit him with a "captain of the God Squad" blast. Then they went after his suit calling it an, "imperfectly fitted, light gray two button suit, a blase textured pastel green tie and a snooze worthy white shirt."  

 

I like when they said it was "just an $895 off the rack Hugo Boss suit." Wow! I personally don't care what the hell Tebow wears I just want to know how many of Mark Sanchez's snaps he'll get errrrr  I mean how these two are going to coexist. Believe it or not, the NFL is in their off season and I often wondered how these guys spend their time off.

 

 

I was going to mention the Saints but everyone's doing that and besides it's too easy. Some players will hit up Spring Break and the club scene like that party animal Rob Gronkowski. Others will take their talents to Dancing with the alleged Stars, and Marshawn Lynch will be filming a western.

 

 

The Seattle Seahawks running back will be working  with Lee Majors, Edward Furlong, Gary Busey, and Margot Kidder. What Howard the Duck didn't want any of that? Was E.T. busy? This is what happens when Hollywood runs out of ideas, they rehash what has worked before, that's how we get to look forward to Top Gun 2...for the love of God don't do it! But they will, that's stupider than doing the Bourne Identity without Matt Damon...which they are.

 

 

The working title of the film is "Matt's Chance" and let's hope that doesn't remain the title. Marshawn, you just signed a $31 million contract with the Seahawks. You are the leader of Skittles nation. You're going Wild West with it? Worse than that you're going has-been with it? Well you know what, I'm sold! I just have to see Marshawn in a movie with the 'Six Million Dollar Man', 'Lois Lane', the crazy dude from 'Point Break', and that brat from Terminator 2...

 

March 22, 2012

 

As most sports fans know Wednesday was an incredible day in the NFL. Peyton Manning became the newest Denver Broncos QB, Tebow became a member of the NY Jets. In New Orleans, the Saints coaching staff were learning their fates. Commissioner Roger Goodell always talks about player safety so I knew the penalties would be stiff...and they were.

 

 

Saints head coach Sean Payton has been suspended without pay for the entire 2012 season. General manager Mickey Loomis got an eight game suspension. Assistant coach Joe Vitt was suspended for six games and the Saints have to pay a $500,000 fine and will forfeit its second round draft picks in 2012 and 2013.

 

 

Gregg Williams has been suspended indefinitely and Goodell will reevaluate his standing at the end of the 2012 season. There are 20 plus players also involved in "Bountygate" and they could also be punished by the NFL.

 

 

Roger Goodell said, "We are all accountable and responsible for player health and safetyand the integrity of the game. We will not tolerate conduct or a culture that undermines those priorities. No one is above the game or the rules that govern it. Respect for the game and the people who participate in it will not be compromised."

 

"A combination of elements made this matter particularly unusual and egregious. When there is targeting of players for injury and cash rewards over a three-year period, the involvement of the coaching staff, and three years of denials and willful disrespect of the rules, a strong and lasting message must be sent that such conduct is totally unacceptable and has no place in the game."

 

 

The NFL required all other teams to confirm to the league that they did not have bounty programs in place. Four quarterbacks that were targeted are named in the investigative report. Brett Farve, Cam Newton, Aaron Rodgers, and Kurt Warner.

 

Warner said, "I'm shocked like a lot of people, but not fully surprised. One thing we realize about the commish is this has been primarily from day one...he was going to protect our players. I am shocked at Coach Payton being suspended for a year and the various other things, but this is what Commissioner Goodell has done from day one. I love that he is trying to make statements to protect our game for the long-term."

 

 

Back on March 6th, Payton and Loomis issued a joint statement taking full responsiblity. "We acknowledge that the violations disclosed by the NFL during their investigation of our club happened under our watch. These are serious violations and we understand the negative impact it has had on our game. Both of us have made it clear within our organization that this will never happen again and make that same promise to the NFL and most importantly to all of our fans."

 

 

These guys are insane, they were told numerous times to stop running the program. Saints owner Tom Benson was warned and it has been reported that he instructed his coaching staff that if they were running such a program to stop and well we all know how that went. Everyone is weighing in on this story including Warren Sapp who says that Jeremy Shockey snitched on the Saints. Whether he did or not whoever "snitched" good!

 

It is unknow who St. Louis will get to replace Williams as the defensive coordinator. The Saints replaced Gregg Williams with Steve Spagnuolo who ironically got fired from the St. Louis Rams after an awful 10 - 38 record over three years. One more thing, can we please stop "gating" everything! Watergate was 40 years ago when a lot of us weren't even born so this reference will go over many heads. Enough already with "gate", the catchphrase should have something to do with the story, like in this case I wouldn't go with "Bountygate" I'd go with pure stupidity.

 

March 16, 2012

 

How crazy is the NCAA Tournament and March Madness? #2 Missou...gone! #15 Norfolk State showed them the door early. #2 Duke...gone! They just got embarressed by #15 Lehigh. Quick, where is Lehigh located? Doesn't matter because they're currently located in the second round. A #15 over a #2 has happened before but not twice in the same tournament and never twice in one day, we are witnessing history.

 

Believe it or not there's some history going on in the Major Leagues. The history of professional athletes jacking themselves up doing everyday activities. The latest victim is Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown. Brown had to be scratched from the starting lineup with a neck injury he suffered...wait for it...by falling asleep on the team bus!

 

Brown said, "I really don't know. I slept during the bus ride to Kissimmee, and then in Wednesday's home game, in the third at-bat, it kind of got worse. I don't feel it until I really start swinging. I feel it right in here (his throat) and in the back of my head. They don't think its a nerve thing, so that's good. I'm just taking it day by day."

 

Ridiculous, I could see if dude was a minor leaguer pulling a few hundred per game but dude's a multimillionaire, you mean to tell me he couldn't mix in one of those memory foam pillows from the sky mall? I know it's only spring training but you guys Are training in Florida where players are known to shower in Evian bottled water...allegedly.

 

Domonic Brown's not alone, earlier this month Rays pitcher David Price got neck spasms from toweling off! Price said, "I was drying my head off after the second inning. It happened to me two times before. I catch the back of my head and it pulls my head forward. I felt it in the back of my neck. It was spasming, there was a little pop and it spasmed up. It gets a little tight. I'll be all right."

 

You'll be all right? I'll be the judge of that, after all I never injured myself toweling off after a shower. It never ceases to amaze me, these guys are world class athletes yet complete morons off the field. Back in January I wrote about Dustin Penner who is a forward for the Los Angeles Kings who injured himself eating pancakes. In that blog I mentioned a few athletes who also injured themselves in idiotic ways. I won't name everyone on the list because I don't have all night and this list is growing constantly.

 

Who could forget... Steve Sparks trying to tear a phone book in half and he injured his shoulder as a result

 

Kerry Woods injured himself climbing out of a hot tub

 

White Sox pitcher Matt Wise cut his fingers on salad tongs

 

Dennis Martinez went legend after injuring himself throwing out watermelons

 

One of the all time classics...and again they're all pretty stupid ways to end up on the disabled list but  former Dodgers pitcher Joe Beimel who claimed to have cut his hands while reaching for a glass of water in the middle of the night only to drop it and break it and then he starts cleaning up the broken glass with the lights off...genius! Hey Domonic and David, welcome to the party...

 

March 15, 2012

 

March Madness is officially underway with the constant "upset alerts" and over analysis shouted at us. Hey bracket guy, because every office has one don't they, how's your bracket looking. Some of you are feeling pretty good about yourselves because so far you have the perfect bracket but most of you have brackets that are garbage because that team you had going to the Final Four got beat earlier Oops! Always next year.

 

The only thing worse than bracket guy is gambling bracket guy, the guy in Las Vegas laying down action on some team he never knew existed. The same guy who bets on high school and the little league world series you know the degenerates. Wow you know you're a bad guy if you're betting money on children's sports but if it's sanctioned then you can rest assured there's money on it.

 

With all that's going on in college basketball if I am talking about two former NY Giants getting into a verbal fight on "Twitter" then you know something incredible was said.

 

It all started when reports were surfacing about Jeremy Shockey wanting to return to the NY Giants next season. Amani Toomer reacted to the report about Shockey when he tweeted, "No!! Shockey I will never play4you again! he yelled at jerry Reese in 08. Let him keep his word. Bad teammate. Worse person."

 

Shockey responded to that tweeting, "Amani Toomer on Jeremy Shocker: Bad teammate, Haha. Well he was the lazy one that broke my leg!!"

 

Toomer rolled into the back of Shockey's leg during a 2007 game against the Washington Redskins. Shockey wasn't done, he then tweeted, "Yes, remember when his ex divorced him and he urinated on her clothes I guess he's the good person. Go get a bucket of rocks and start throwing them at your glass house."

 

Shockey then turned his attention to the NY media saying he never mentioned returning to the Giants. "It's funny how the Ny media still try's to make money off me! Can anyone find a quote from me on me wanting to play for the GAINTS?" Shockey tweeted.

 

Well these guys couldn't have majored in english with the hatchet job they both have done. Now I know "Twitter" only allows 140 characters per tweet but come on fellas, mix in a spell check. If Shockey is correct and he never mentioned a return to the Giants then I totally get his anger.

 

Although Toomer didn't tweet much he called Shockey a "bad teammate" and a "worse person" in public. Then Shockey gets personal with it bringing up dude's ex-wife and what he did to her clothing...allegedly. Ok so who won the argument? Shockey or Toomer? I know who lost, the english language.

 

March 13, 2012

 

College basketball fans, what is up! I know you guys are feeling it right now. If the grass is growing and the weather's getting warmer and we all simultaneously lose an hour of sleep, then you know that March Madness is here. This is my favorite time of the year in sports. Who will win it all, seriously no one knows this year. Hey bracket guy? Uh Oh! #1 seed Syracuse is without Fab Melo, dude just got ruled ineligible to play in the tournament, better change that bracket now. 

 

 

I love this tournament, the tournament of 64 teams not the cash grab errrr I mean play in games tonight and tomorrow before the real event begins Thursday. The NIT is going on right now. Has there ever been an invitation you dread receiving more than the National Invitational. Basically if you win that you're the 65th best team in the country because you weren't good enough for the NCAA Tournament.

 

 

Well I am writing about Georgia Tech who has kicked Glen Rice Jr. off the basketball team less than a week after a shooting incident outside an Atlanta nightclub led to criminal charges.

 

Head coach Brian Gregory said, "It's an honor and a privlege to represent Georgia Tech and be part of this basketball program. There are certain standards that have to be met both on and off the court, and there has to be accountability when those standards aren't met. I'm disappointed that we have to take this action."

 

Rice will remain at Georgia Tech and complete his academic requirements for the spring semester.

 

Gregory also said, "Glen has done well in school, and we want to make sure he finishes the semester strong, and then we'll assist him in any way we can with his next steps as a student-athlete."

 

Rice Jr. (son of former NBA star Glen Rice) led Georgia Tech in scoring and rebounding this season but had numerous disciplinary issues.

 

 

According to Atlanta police, an officer received a call of a shot being fired near a nightclub. The officer pulled over a Cadillac Escalade and received two handguns from inside the vehicle.

 

 

Student manager London Warren "had glossy eyes and the odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath" according to reports. He was charged with DUI. Steven Pryor was charged with discharging a firearm while under the influence. He claimed the gun went off accidentally while he was trying to remove it from between two seats.

 

 

Has there ever been a guy who has received more chances than Glen Rice Jr.? Guess four strikes and you're out right Georgia Tech? And I understand why, without this guy Georgia Tech couldn't beat half of the high schools in the country. Before I get any comments GT fans let me remind you of that 54-36 beat down you suffered against Miami, the same Miami that wasn't even good enough to get into the NCAA Tournament.

 

 

This is sad, but I honestly believe dude feels he's entitled. He's the son of a former NBA player, he was probably told he was the man all of his life. Hell he was the man at Georgia Tech and it all caught up with him. Yeah the police and the law are funny that way, they don't care how many triple doubles you average or who's son you are when it comes to busting caps and getting liquored up then hopping behind the wheel.  

 

Head coach Brian Gregory said that manager London Warren is no longer with the team either. Good luck rebuilding a program that finished the season 11-20.

 

February 27, 2012

 

It's the halfway point of the NBA season which means it's time to bring out the extremely tired and lame slam dunk contest, 3-point contest which I used to love when I was a kid, and of course the All-Star game. The showcase of the best players the NBA has to offer. Ahhh the atmosphere, the spotlight, the lack of defense that is the All-Star game.  

 

But this All-Star game was different from more recent ones. Sure there was a party atmosphere but the game slowly took on a more serious playoff like feel.  

 

Dwight Howard may have one foot out of the door in Orlando so when he took the mic to address the home crowd and profess his love it didn't seem authentic, some of the fans expressions were like yeah whatever dude.

 

 

After the West dropped 88 points in the first half, the East decided to play a little defense...uh no they didn't but they did start strong a little more and soon the lead went from 20 to 14 to 3 and what do you know we have a game!

 

 

Dwayne Wade must've thought it was June and he was in the NBA Finals as he hit Kobe with a hard foul that resulted in Kobe suffering a nasal fracture.

 

 

Wade said, "Yeah, I obviously didn't try to draw no blood, but I took a foul. Kobe fouled me two times in a row, so he's still got one up on me. But I'm glad that everything was cool and we got back to being competitive and having fun. Tonight he does what he normally does. He got 27. He's Kobe Bryant. He scores the ball. He's a tough cover. But it's great being a little piece of history. He's one of the best of all time. We will one day say we had the honor of playing against one of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball."

 

 

Dwayne, were you guarding Kobe or worshiping him? Easy Dwayne! Look it's one thing to have respect for a player but dude is still playing, you're talking like he's already in Springfield in the Hall of Fame. All I am saying is I don't think Patrick Ewing and John Starks ever showed Michael Jordan that much love in the press.

 

 

Then there's Lebron James. Kobe was guarding James at the end of the game, yup broken nose and all, dude was even daring Lebron to take that 3-pointer that would've tied the game but James made a horrible pass and it was picked off by Blake Griffin.

 

James said, "Yeah, he was telling me to shoot it. I saw my teammate open for a split second. When I tried to throw it late, that's what usually happens and it results in a turnover. Definitely, I wish I could have that one back."

 

Yes dude is serious, see I'm convinced Lebron doesn't get it at all, I mean listen to him. He doesn't want the last shot in the game that Kobe and Michael and all the greats live for. Lebron tied the record with six 3-pointers in the game yet at one point dude was inbounding the ball when they were down 3.

 

Do you think Kobe or Jordan would've been inbounding the ball with any game on the line, they'd act like they didn't hear the coach. Uh who won the Slam Dunk Contest again? Exactly, get rid of it already, maybe next year go with a game of horse or pig, it would be less ridiculous than what I witnessed.

 

February 23, 2012

 

J.R. Smith is a shooting guard with the currently 'Lin-sane' New York Knicks. Dude is a former Mc Donald's All American (he earned MVP in that game) and participated in the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk Contest which he lost to Josh Smith. He has played for the New Orleans Hornets, Denver Nuggets, Zhejang Golden Bulls (China), and currently with the Knicks.

 

Smith is a good player but his attitude often gets him traded and into trouble. The Zhejang Golden Bulls fined Smith $1.06 million during their season for missing practices. Golden Bulls General Manager Zhao Bing said that the team was enforcing a clause in Smith's signed contract and that the team warned him throughout the season.

 

Bing said, "This was the arrangement when he came to the team. Every practice we let him know. If he expressed to us that he wasn't going to come to practice, we'd tell him that in accordance with our contract, we're deducting money from your salary. And he'd always get back to us with, 'Whatever. If you're going to take it, then just take it."

 

It's that attitude right there that's the problem with this dude. I mean he's a good player which is why teams keep giving him another chance to play but when I heard that J.R. Smith was coming to the Knicks I was like uh oh! I love his quote, "If you're going to take it, then just take it." Who do you think you are Bill Gates? Didn't know you had bank like that J.R. and you might want to be careful with your money, I just did a report about Allen Iverson blowing through his millions.

 

J.R. has had his issues with car accidents and incidents. Dude had two accidents within months of each other in 2007 one of which he jacked up Carmelo Anthony's ride. The accident in June was more serious as both Smith and his passenger Andre Bell were ejected from a car and Bell was pronounced dead two days later. A grand jury declined to indict Smith but he pled guilty a few weeks after the accident. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail but 60 of those days were suspended on condition that Smith completed 500 hours of community service. The Denver Post reported that Smith was released after 24 days of his sentence.

 

To say this guy brings a ton of baggage wherever he plays is an understatement. His abstract must look like a phone book. Dude's license was suspended five times in eight months! The fact that he received two more speeding tickets and his license was suspended three more times after the accident that killed his friend is telling. 

 

I don't even have time to get into why he cancelled his 'Twitter' account, lets just say he was either writing to Blood gangs members or writing about Blood gang members...allegedly. 

 

The Golden Bulls finished their season 15 -17 and didn't make the playoffs which allowed Smith to come back to the NBA since he didn't have an opt out clause. He has a one year $2.5 million contract with the N.Y. Knicks that comes with a second option. Like I said J.R. and cars don't mix and only Los Angeles has more cars than New York City, here's to hoping he hires a driver or hails a cab in the future.

 

February 14, 2012

 

So I'm watching a couple of NBA games as I'm writing this and I've noticed they're not exactly playing in front of packed houses. San Antonio Spurs at Detroit Pistons might as well've been a dark game because it was played in front of tens of fans not thousands. I counted maybe a few thousand fans and I think that's generous. It was a good game too I mean at least Detroit tried to win. 

 

The Knicks did win their sixth game in a row and on the road no less, well they were playing the Raptors but it was actually a close game. If the Knicks make the playoffs I wouldn't be surprised, now if they actually win a game in the playoffs that would surprise me. Another thing that surprises me is an NFL player who gets paid millions to play a game is tweeting that the NFL Commissioner is being over paid. Dude is entitled to his opinion but when you express yourself on social media, you're also entitled to the backlash.

 

Backlash is what a former high school coach is facing after making a terrible judgement call. The Oxford Hills School District's football coach resigned after the backlash created when he posted a nude photo on 'Facebook'. Paul Withee was the football coach since March and beginning this school year, he was also teaching math and science at the middle school.

 

Superintendent Rick Colpitts said Withee meant to send the picture privately to his girlfriend but accidentally posted it publicly on 'Facebook' last Tuesday.

 

The photo was online for 10 minutes before Withee took it down, Colpitts said. According to Colpitts, it is not against school policy for teachers to be friends with students on 'Facebook'. The incident was reported by the parent of a student who had seen the picture. The school district had begun its own investigation, but Withee's resignation means that the investigation is no longer necessary.

 

First of all, what is he doing taking nude photos of himself? Why people send nude photos is a mystery to me especially after the Brett Farve debacle. More often than not sending nude photos is going to end badly. Look at this guy, it cost him his career because no other school is going to hire him.

 

Dude made a terrible mistake and the thing that athletes, actors, and everyday people in general need to know is that social media and the internet in particular is written in ink, there is no delete button because by the time you delete it someone else has grabbed it and they send it to their friends and then it's just gone, out of your control.

 

We've all sent a stupid joke or a message meant just for our girlfriends and you hit 'send to all' instead of 'reply' and then you're like noooooo! Then your boss gets it along with half of the office. Bottomline, stop taking pictures of your junk and posting it. I heard someone say before that 'Twitter' and 'Facebook' are like loaded guns because you can't unfire that bullet you send. You can't unring that bell once you hit publish and I'm amazed at how many people get caught up and end up apologizing for their words or actions.

 

The Paris Police Chief David Verrier said the department talked with the district attorney's office and decided not to press charges because this was an accident. So there's some good news I guess but like I said, dude's career is over because schools and parents are on edge and rightfully so. I just wrote yesterday about planet Sandusky errrrr I mean that case at that university that no one wants talk about. I'm not saying teachers shouldn't have 'Facebook' accounts but I am saying you might want to change the settings to private.