Musings 3.0

So...there are a few things on the docket today. I thought I'd throw a few links at you and some musings about each.
Let's get started!!

8th-grader Owen Groesser drained two 3-pointers last night in a middle school game. Wait--who cares? Well, nobody except the millions on Twitter and Facebook that hashtagged #GetOwenOnSportsCenter. Groesser is an average 8th grade student, minus the fact that he has Downs Syndrome. He is the teams' manager, and his coach put him in for the last 2 minutes of a half in his final home game. Groesser promptly drain not one-but TWO J's. Here is the link. Fantastic story.

The Upton brothers are reunited!!! Atlanta and Arizona pulled off a horrendously one-sided trade favoring the Braves last night. Atlanta got Justin Upton and a throw-in Chris Johnson (not the CJ0K. He's in the NFL) for 3B Martin Prado, SP Randall Delgado, and 3 minor leaguers. Yes, Prado is a excellent third-sacker, but the D-backs only get a year of him before he can bail via free agency. Delgado is a solid,  but not even close to spectacular SP who may only contribute to the rotation, not improve it. And I don't name any of the minor league players because I haven't heard of them, and therefore don't care. The Braves get 3 years of discount top-5 outfielder for not much in return. Thank you and see you in the playoffs. Here's an overview of the trade.

The Lakers lost again. Howard slogged along defensively-again-and left the game after apparently re-injuring his shoulder. Kobe pretty much summed up the Lakers' season with one play: Lakers steal the ball and Kobe is on a 2-on-1 fast break. Advantage: Lakers. Kobe goes up for the dunk...and gets totally rejected by Tony Wroten. Wait...who??? Oh, he's a rookie. Kobe gets up off the floor and throws his fist in disgust and yells at the ref, immediately drawing a technical. Sux fo ya Mamba...
Watch the highlights here. 
Quik reax: with the hot thing being stars splitting from small-market teams to play with each other (see the Celtics, Heat, and this year the Lakers), I have been waiting for-and been expecting-the one try to fail. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner. Would Dwight, Kobe, and Steve please step forward and receive your award!! This year's Lakers experiment blew up in their faces on a nuclear scale. It is sad watching players of the caliber of these three playing as lackadaisical ball as they are. They don't have a swiss-cheese defense; no, they have NO defense. Their offense can't keep up. Yes-a team that includes Superman, a Black Mamba, and a Hall of Fame point guard can't keep up. That's how bad this defense is leaking points. The NBA as of late hasn't really been known for defense, but this...this is literally fatal.

Finally--can we shut up about the whole Te'o debacle? I'm sick and tired of it. So he was a retard in his relationships and/or his "friend" was a total d**k. I don't think this should make as big of news that it has. ESPN complains that he's doing it to garner attention for himself. Well, with the amount of attention that they are giving him is only making the whole thing worse. He's had his 5 minutes of fame. Let's let the guy move on and play football--which is what he is good at.

And that's all I got.