You Gotta Love it Baby!!

After being the voice of the Utah Jazz since the organization was founded in 1974, "Hot Rod" Hundley will be retiring after tonight's game. He will be missed. He's only done radio broadcasts for the last few years, and I stilil miss him doing the TV broadcasts; his hair was always a little wild, as if he had been given a ride to the Delta Center on the back of a moped. It also often seemed like he'd had a few too many before the game and he NEVER let Booner get a word in. Nevertheless...he is one of the best in the business.

You'll recognize some of Hot Rod's famous sayings:

* “With a gentle push, and a mild arc, the old cowhide globe hits home.”
* “Yo-yoing”
* “Leapin’ leaner”
* “Hippity-hop”
* “Good if it goes!”
* “Frozen rope”
* “Belt-high dribble”
* “It’s in the ol’ refrigerator.”
* “Looking down the barrel”
* “...and the Mailman...Hammerdunk!”
* “Stockton to Malone!”
* “You gotta love it, baby!”

It just won't be the same next year without him! Good luck Hot Rod!

Breaking sports news...

So my family decided to fill out March Madness brackets for the first time this year. I've filled them out at work and school before but our family has never done it. We were trying to decide on a prize for the winner... Forty dollars is the grand prize. That's right forty big ones, smackeroos, sheckles, bread units, bills, Simoleons, etc. After two rounds, my mom is winning. She has several more points than anyone else. My mom, who doesn't care about sports AT ALL is going to get the forty bucks. My brother, my dad and I spent time researching our picks online and listening to sports radio and watching ESPN--what a waste of time! It looks like mom is going to be $40 richer next week--let's hope she doesn't spend it all in one place.