Sky Hook.

Here at Garbage Minutes we're always fans of when former or current athletes show the initiative and intelligence to put their thoughts on paper.  Grant Hill did a fantastic job in this New York Times piece after the ESPN documentary The Fab Five aired.  Today Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote a little something on ESPN.com regarding the pending NBA lock-out.  Good for him.  Much more articulate than Tweeting something meaningless or just saying cruel and irrational things to a reported during a lock out like the Steelers James Harrison did with Men's Journal last month.

Stupid is as Stupid Does.

Fantastic piece from Norman Chad at The Washington Post about stupid things that still linger in sports.  The only thing he left off was the mid-air celebratory bump between athletes.  We're coming up on nearly a decade of wide receivers jumping in the air to bump into other receivers after a touchdown and power forwards doing the jump-bump with bench-warmers as they approach the sideline during a time-out.  Not that creative to begin with and very overdone this many years in.

Money Ball, Version II

Good read from Grantland about the evolution and transformation of the Cleveland Indians; an interesting study in keeping up with the playoff race despite the fifth lowest payroll in the league.  Best of all, Billy Beane isn't mentioned.

A Study in Continents

Some of the good pics from this week's photos on Sports Illustrated.com.

Exhibit 1) South America

Exhibit 2) Europe



3) North America  The United States of America

My Goodness, My Guinness

You know you're a popular winner in the golfing community, and especially in Ireland, when you're drinking a Guinness during your post-round interview...

Darren Clarke, 2011 British Open Champion

Too Much?

No wonder former Buckeyes QB Kirk Herbstreit moved his family from Columbus to Nashville to avoid the fans of his own alma mater...

Greatest Commercial Ever?

K-Swiss commercial (not for TV) featuring Kenny F. Powers.

Enjoy.