Here's the video from the race

I've been searching for this video for the past five minutes and I finally found it. Here's the video of Chad Johnson destroying Restore the Roar in the race, he also has a great interview talking about the possibility of doing more crazy stuff to help his favorite charity, "Feed the Children", he says he would love to spar with Floyd Mayweather Jr for a few rounds, going one-on-one with either Kobe Bryant or LeBron James and even race the top racer in Nascar for a few laps. Man, I love this guy.

Update: No, I haven't found another video, but I did find some pictures from today's event.






UPDATE #2: Ok, so here's the best video I can find....

What did I tell you....Chad Johnson beat a horse in a race

I believe it was just ten days when I posted that Chad Johnson of my Cincinnati Bengal's, was set to race a thoroughbred horse, you may also remember I said that he was going to kick that horse's ass and there would be no photo finish.

"We're about to see a man kick a horse's ass everyone, photo finish my ass, Chad is gonna make this horse cry."

Well the race was held today, at River Downs and the competition was set in hopes that the crowd would get to see a photo finish, so Chad was going to run 110 yards while the horse was set to run 220 yards. And to add more drama, I guess, the jockey, P.J. Cookey, was the same jockey on the horse that beat Chris Collinsworth in a photo finish back in 1993. Well unlike Collinsworth, my man Chad kicked the shit out of the horse, it wasn't even close as Chad won the race by twelve "horse" lengths.

Draped in black-and-orange silks emblazoned with No. 85 and “Ocho Cinco,” Chad Johnson eighty-sixed a four-year-old thoroughbred in Saturday’s showdown at River Downs.

Before a raucous Belmont day crowd of about 8,000 that Johnson fired up along the rail of the interior turf track as he warmed up, the Bengals Pro Bowl wide receiver beat Restore The Roar by 12 horse lengths and then called for a rematch this summer that would be more fair for the beast.

The horse, ridden by P.J. Cooksey, once the winningest female jockey of all time, ran about 220 yards, or a furlong, while Johnson had a 110-yard head start and ran one--16th of a mile.

It was Restore The Roar’s fourth race in a career known mainly for distance, and his first run on grass. Still, the result surprised many veteran horse observers.

“That is a very fast man,” said Cooksey, who beat Bengals receiver Cris Collinsworth in a photo finish in 1993. “Kudos to Chad. If we had the same start I’m not sure we still could have beat him.”

Johnson, of course, said he had it all the way. With all proceeds going to his favorite charity, “Feed The Children,” Johnson had a message for the NFL.

“Ray (Lewis), Ed (Reed), DeAngelo (Hall), you all saw that,” said Johnson after a quick appearance on ESPN. “We’re going to Arizona (site of the Super Bowl).”

So there you have it, straight from the horse's mouth, ok, I apologize for that it was pretty lame. I've heard rumors that Chad is going to be racing 100 midgets, but that's just rumors, I can't confirm or deny that one.

It's official, Salty is going to start

It is now official, According to David O'Brien of AJC.com and Mark Bowman of AtlantaBraves.com, Jarrod Saltalamacchia is in Atlanta and he will be making his major league debut against Freddy Garcia and the Phillies. Salty will be in the starting line-up as their catcher. Brian McCann and Brayan Pena are unable to play tonight, and luckily the Braves have an off day tomorrow so that will cushion the blow of not having McCann.
To make this day even better, it's Saltalmacchia's 22nd birthday today. He is he Braves’ top-rated prospect who is hitting .309 with seven doubles, six homers and 13 RBIs in 22 games for Double-A Mississippi, with 13 walks and 17 strikeouts. He has been rumored to be on a number of team's lists to try and trade for, including the Detroit Tigers who are looking for a top catching prospect. Here is Saltalamacchia's career stats since being the Braves number one pick in 2002.

The slugging switch-hitter known as “Salty” is at Turner Field today. Jarrod Saltalamacchia was recalled from Class AA Mississippi and will be in the lineup at catcher tonight against the Phillies.

I can't wait to see how he fairs, I really like him and I want to see how he hits against major league pitchers. Best case scenario is he kicks major ass and doesn't get sent down when both catchers are completely healed, I would love to see him learn to play first base so we can then move Scott Thorman to left field. That would give us one hell of a lineup. If he does hit well and we don't keep him up, that would mean the likelihood of him being traded for pitching help.

Braves re-sign John Smoltz!!!

News just broke on ESPN, that the Braves have re-signed John Smoltz. It is said to be for a 2-year $14 million. I'll update as soon as it is official.

UPDATE:

It's official now, ESPN's Buster Olney is now reporting that Atlanta Braves and pitcher, John Smoltz have reached an agreement on a new contract.

As part of the agreement, Smoltz will receive $14 million in 2008. The deal includes a vesting option for the 2009 season that automatically kicks in if Smoltz pitches in at least 200 innings in 2008. There also is a team option for 2010.

Financial details for the 2008 and 2009 seasons are not yet known.

I for one am beyond excited over this news, it turned what was a slow, boring, off-day into a joyful celebration that will inevitably result in me being arrested for public nudity after being tackled by the St. Louis Police. I can't wait!

UPDATE #2:

This is from AJC.com's David O'Brien,

Ya’ll didn’t really believe Smoltz would leave, did you? Never even a sliver of doubt in my mind. Andruw, that’s a different matter altogether. But I never believed any of the B.S. rumors about “friends” who said he was disenchanted with the Braves and tired of their low-ball offers and blah blah blah.

He’ll retire a Brave. Just like Chipper will.

Simply the greatest thing EVER

I was bored today so I decided to put out a casting call for tough guys to join my new fight club. And I was quite surprised by how many guys showed up with ninja skills far more superior then that of my own. I mean, I can roundhouse and scissor kick with the best of them but these guys, well I'll let you see for yourselves. I present to you, Jay's Super-Duper-Ultra Ninja Fight Club, SDUNFC for short.



Oh and here I am at a local hot-spot where I show off some of my purdy sweet moves. Towards the end I actually had a seizure but I played it off all cool and stuff.



Oh, don't act like you're not impressed.