Daily Double - Ice and Asphalt Edition

1. Excellent move by the Nashville Predators. Peter Forsberg gives them an instant leg up on everyone in the Western Conference. Of course, the bigger question is will anyone actually go to the games? It is pretty rough when you have one of the best teams in the league and you still aren't drawing a crowd. I will admit that it doesn't help when ticket prices are so high, but come on Nashville.
   
   
2. "Gentleman start your engines." That's right, the Superbowl of Stock Car Racing is on Sunday afternoon. There is nothing Junior and I love more than crackin' open a bag of chips and a six-pack (who are we kidding, a case) of beer and watching guys go fast and turn left. It is a beautiful thing to behold. And I'm honestly interested to see how many more guys get caught cheating. Let's just say that Major League Baseball has nothing on NASCAR. You don't believe me? Well, how about Mike Bianchi?
   
   
   Don't get me wrong, I don't like people breaking rules, but this is NASCAR. The "sport" is about the closest thing you will find to Pro Wrestling. We are talking about a sport that was started by guys who were breaking the law. Now I know it is all commercialized now, and NASCAR wants to put on a good show for the suits, but I like my race car drivers to be a little crazy and cheating like mad. It makes the sport fun and interesting. Instead, nearly every driver coming up now is seemingly cookie cutter. That's why the mavericks are so appealing. I offer Exhibit A as proof:
   
   

   

   Now, who doesn't love a guy like that?