Sophomore Slump...

Ahhh the sophomore slump. Or in this case the sophomore post. I refuse to cave into the widely held stereotype that the sequel hardly ever lives up to its predecessor. It appears the sophomore slump is so prevalent that it even has it's own page on Wiki, which refers to it as "an instance in which a second, or sophomore, effort fails to live up to the standards of the first effort." Now for those of you not familiar with Wikipedia, (but who isn't today??) having its

own page must mean the sophomore slump is a big deal right? Well not really but who cares. We all know it exists.

For example, I'll take some recent players who have endured or are currently enduring a sophomore slump. Remember Carnell "Cadillac" Williams. He was the NFL Rookie of the Year in 2005 and then his numbers dropped dramatically in 2006 recording only 1 touchdown. Then there was Emeka Okafor, the feel good center out of UConn. He won a national championship and then preceded to take the NBA by storm, winning...you guessed it--the Rookie of the Year honor but then falling victim to that sophomore slump bug again. Finally, Geovany Soto, currently the Cubs catcher and 2008 Rookie of the Year may be the worst example yet. He is only batting .217 with 9 homers and 27 rbis after clubbing 23 homers last year. As one of my favorite musicians, Jason Mraz, put it in one of his songs, "The sophomore slump is an uphill battle and someone said that ain't my scene." Well his second album wasn't as good as his first but I think that pretty much goes without saying...

Anyways, I feel like the world of deportes today is about as exciting as John Daly's paisley pants. Or is it the other way around? Only John Daly knows.

If there is one thing that excites me most about this week it might just be Michael Vick's appearance in Philadelphia's preseason game. We all know Philly has a fabulous reputation for fans....HA. City of Brotherly Love or City of Doggy Love? We shall soon find out.

Until tomorrow, Adios Amigos.

Maybe I did succumb to the sophomore slump after all. I swear it's not my fault. Maybe someone should just give Plaxico a gun in jail. Now that would make for some interesting news.