Steaming hot from the melting pot

Can you believe that no network will be showing Wladimir Klitschko's IBF Heavyweight title defense next month?
Granted Wladimir will be a heavy favorite against American Eddie Chambers,but Chambers has earned the shot with two solid wins over Sam Peter and Alexander Dimitrenko and this should be shown somewhere.
Instead the bout will be on Web only PPV.
Chambers is a far more live opponent than Vitali Klitschko's last title challenger,Kevin Johnson and HBO bought that bout......

Seems like Fox Sports has not been picking up all the Top Rank Saturday night shows to my dismay.
With the Direct TV sports package carrying regional sports channels from around the country,one would think that ONE of them would have carried last week's show with Giovanni Segura defending his 108 pound belt.
Too bad,but it appears that some networks will be carrying this weeks show.


Guess what?
In the interest of fairness for those of us on the right coast (directionally not,correct),we have our own Great Garbage Patch in the Atlantic Ocean!
It is not nearly as vast as the Pacific version,but we have one.
I cannot understand why municipalities are not more active in recycling plastics.
I truly believe people will recycle,if you make it as easy as possible for them.
It is the only planet that we have after all,doesn't it make sense to take care of it?

Some are bashing NBC for shuffling hockey to their cable networks,but I applaud it.
I would much rather see entire games on CNBC than chopped and taped coverage on NBC in between Ice Dancing and Curling.

A few quick notes on some recent additions to our preferred links.

My good friend,Brandon Siefken has started Japan Baseball News for those of you interested in the Japanese game.
Brandon's site is quite useful for the fan or just someone interested in possible future MLB arrivals from the island country.

Another friend has brought his insight to the blogosphere as Josh Bauerle has started Deep in the Q covering the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Josh might be occasionally be writing pieces here on the Cleveland Indians,which should help satisfy those of you that tell me that I give the Wahoos short shrift.
I also am hoping to get Josh for a interview on the Cavaliers before the playoffs start.

I finally linked up to Hockey's Future,which is the best hockey prospect site around.
The link takes you directly to the Devils page,but the site covers the entire league as well.

And a reorganization over at Buccos Forum as they are now the Pittsburgh Sports Tavern.
We are listed under the Pirates section,since we do not cover other Steeltown teams.