I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT!

"I want all of you to be listening to my "Crazy Chucky's Classic Country Corner" next week on 96.7 FM. At 2:50pm I will announce where I plan on eating lunch next Friday...."

I'm sure that if you heard that on the radio, you would stop all of your plans for next week, and rally around the radio to see if I was going to attempt to eat Mexican again. I mean, it's an important question, isn't it?

OK, You probably get where I am going with this. LeBron James announced on an hour-long ESPN special last night that he would be leaving Cleveland for Miami. Tune in to the channel that Chris Berman built, and you will see weeping, nail biting, people being taken off to jail in Cleveland because of their reaction. James is a hometown hero. They feel rejected. I get it...sort of. But, Emmitt Smith did not remain a Cowboy to the end....Joe Montana was a Chief when the clock struck zero....and Michael Jordan....Wasn't he in Washington?

Speaking of which, I don't remember such a tragic response when Jordan retired from the Bulls, where he won six NBA titles to James's......zero?

I chuckle a little bit about the theatrics of last night's announcement. One of the main subjects of disagreement between my wife and I is about Minnesota's Brett Favre, and his coy approach to whether he is coming back for a 20th season. You know what? If Brett wants to not answer the question until those hot and humid workouts are over....I'm not going to blame him. But, a one-hour special to announce where you are going to play....I hope this doesn't set a new precedent for how the free agent game is played, but I think it probably will.....

All of the experts are already engraving the 2011 NBA trophy to Miami. With Wade and Bosh joining the Heat as well, how can they lose? They have too much talent.....Well, yes and no. A little bit of history lesson comes from the 2000 Washington Redskins. They had won their division in 1999, but owner Daniel Snyder wanted more, and went on a free-agent buying spree like none before or since. The biggest of his acquisitions was Dallas CB Deion Sanders. With all that talent, Norv Turner couldn't get it to work on paper. How will this trio of stars handle not getting 25-30 ppg? That is the question. Miami has the talent, but there's a certain thing called ego that gets in the way. That's not a knock on athletes per se, as you could make that argument about semi-pro sports and music writers.

So...looks like it's going to be an interesting season in the world of the NBA.....By the way, if you are still interested in my lunch plans....If I have the money, I just might be found at Papa Kayjoes in Centerville. The tea....and the humble pie are both awesome!