Weekly Scores(send them and I will post'em)

American 49 Braddock 23

Match started off at 145:

145 Randy Br major B 4 - 0

152 Rojas Br minor B 7 - 0

160 Troncoso Am pin B 7 - 6

171 Am pin A 12 - 7

189 Castillo Am pin A 18 - 7

215 Am min A 21 - 7

285 Chirino Am maj 25 - 7

103 Posada Br ff A 25 - 13

112 Am ff A 31 - 13

119 Harris Am pin A 37 - 13

125 Gabe Br maj A 37 - 17

130 Eric Br pin A 37 - 23

135 Perez Am pin A 43 - 23

140 Santibanez Am pin A 49 - 23

Coral Park JV Tournament

South Dade 4 - 0

Braddock 3 - 1

Cypress Bay 3 - 1

Southwest 3 - 1

Palmetto 2 - 2

Norland 2 - 2

Miami Springs 1 - 2

Coral Gables 0 - 4

Coral Park 0 - 4

Pool Matches

Braddock 60 Miami Springs 24

Miami Springs 45 Palmetto 36

Palmetto 37 Braddock 24

South Dade 51 Southwest 21

South Dade 65 Coral Park 12

Southwest 59 Coral Park 18

Cypress Bay 48 Norland 25

Cypress Bay 40 Coral Gables 27

Norland 30 Coral Gables 24

Another Classic Doom Ballad

This is DJ Dr Doom-Shizzle here on 88.8 “The Spider” spinning another

Ballad your way. So sit back, relax and enjoy this groovy little tune I
wrote but remember it is always more entertaining if you read along
with its melody in the back ground. Sung like Justin Timberlakes “Cry me
a River” here is;
Cry “B” a river
If it were your son
You’d send him their first.
But you didn’t know if he’d be allowed to go, no
So you took a chance
And made other plans
I bet your glad South Dade is a magnet school now, no?
You don’t have fake, an address now
You already know, he’ll probably get in
Now there is a chance, that coach B, will get twenty
And don’t it make you sad about it

If you really do want to be
Standing on atop thee podium alone
Then you better get mommy or daddy
To call B on the phone
He won’t refuse, you must have B confused with some other guy
All you hypocrites must learn, and now it’s your turn

To cry, cry B a river
Cry B a river-er
Cry B a river
Cry B a river-er, yea, yea
I know that they say
That some things are better left unsaid
It wasn’t like you all never re-cruit-ed too and you know it
(don’t act like you don’t know it)
All of these things people are writing
Keep messing with my head
(messing with my head)

But in all honesty
You’re all just two faced and know it, yea
You don’t have fake, an address now
You already know, he’ll probably get in
Now there is a chance, that coach B, will get twenty
And don’t it make you sad about it
If you really do want to be

Standing on atop thee podium alone
(All alone)
Then you better get mommy or daddy
To call B on the phone
(Call B on the phone)
He won’t refuse, you must have B confused with some other guy
(You’re just like B baby)

All you hypocrites must learn, and now it’s your turn

To cry, cry B a river
(Go on and just)

Cry B a river-er
(Go on and just)
Cry B a river

(Hypocrites go on and just)
Cry B a river-er, yea, yea, yea
Oh, No

They all want a ring
So I guess they’ll be leaving
Oh, No
They all want a ring

So I guess they’ll be leaving
Oh, No
They all want a ring
So I guess they’ll be leaving
Oh, No
They all want a ring
So I guess they’ll be leaving
You don’t have to say, you never did
(Don’t say you never did)
Everybody already knows, how you got himmm
Now there is no chance, you’re squeaky clean, you’ll never be
(No chance you’re squeaky clean)
And don’t it make you sad about it
Cry B a river
( Go on and just)
Cry B a river
(Hypocrites go on and just)
Cry B a river
(Hypocrites go on and just)
Cry B a river
(Coaches go on and just)
Cry B a river
(Parents go on and just)
Cry B a river
(Cause B’s already cried)
Cry B a river-er yea yea
(He ain’t gonna cry no more yea, yea)
Cry B a river
Cry B a river, oh
Cry B a river, oh
Cry B a river, oh
Cry B a river, oh
(cry B, cry B)
Cry B a river, oh
(cry B, cry B)
Cry B a river, oh
(cry B, cry B)
Cry B a river, oh
(cry B, cry B)
Cry B a river, oh
(cry B, cry B)
Cry B a river, oh
(cry B, cry B)
Cry B a river, oh
(cry B, cry B)

The Polls Close, The Results Are In

The results are in, and we have a tie…

It seems there were two equally disgusting and unethical practices according to the Lairs readers.

A distribution of 42% voted for believing that in fact using a fake address to gain entry into another school known as the “Brooks Ploy” is the most unethical practice one can undertake. I agree with this one, and yet it is the most oft used maneuver to get a wrestler in your school which does not belong.

Equaling the “Brooks Ploy” in matters of unethical behavior was the “Palmetto Method” the practice of fastening a Visine bottle to your genitals in order to cheat the hydration test and pass. Another 42% of you felt this was a blatant act of unethical behavior. I also agree with this one, it is a clear cut circumvention of a rule, regardless of your opinion of the rule itself, it is a rule.

The third most despicable act was the “Balmeceda Breach” where one purposefully defaults a match in the quarter finals to jump to the other side of the bracket for a favorable match-up and a better shot at making it to Lakeland. Personally I believe this is the most benign of unethical acts since there is clearly no set rule to prevent this from occurring, it is more an implied matter of coaches honor and the spirit of competition and so forth. Nevertheless, 15% of you felt it was the 3 most unethical act of the choices allotted.

The fourth most unethical act according to our readers was the coach following a wrestler to a school having previously informed his wrestler where he would be transferring too, otherwise known as the “Osorio Maneuver,” Again, I find this to be the next least benign breach of ethics, since technically it is not breaking any rules, I don’t even like the rule that a kids can’t follow his coach. Coaches put a lot of work into their wrestlers, and if they chose to move or are forced out, they should have the option of bringing their wrestlers along assuming the parents can provide transportation to and from the new school. I think Osorio played this one very smart and outwitted the establishment and their stupid and archaic rules. Still, 10% of you felt it was unethical.

The fifth most unethical thing to do was the Academic transfer to a private school from Magnet also known as the “Noffo Ruse.” I have a hard time finding anything wrong here either other than some recruiting implications that have never been levied. If a wrestler chooses of his own volition to uproot from a program and move to a private school, well I don’t see anything wrong with that at all. Only 9% of you felt that was unethical.

And finally the sixth most unethical thing to do is the magnet transfer after your freshan year otherwise known as the “Hankerson Ultimatum.” I would have put this one a little higher, I believe unless there are extenuating circumstances, athletes should remain at the school where they started their freshman year or lose a year of eligibility. Only 3% of you found this to be unethical, but I would have had it as third right after the “Brooks Ploy”

Thank you all for voting on this poll, and I look forward to your submissions for the next poll to grace the pages of the Spiders Lair.

This Weeks Scores

I don't know the scores, but I bet some of you out there do.


Post them here for all to see

Feel free to give a synopsis if you were in attendance.

M M A Event At The Triple A

On December 13th at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, the last two SOUTH DADE heavy weight champions, Daniel (The Gorilla) Perez and Eddie ( Barney the Purple Dragon) Boza will be fighting in an MMA card titled 'There Will Be Blood'

Don’t miss this event, come out and watch two of Dade’s finest devour the competition.

The New Poll Is Up

This poll was provided to us by one of our interested readers, and I though it would be a great poll to encourage discussion.

We are all aware that there are certain unethical maneuvers that take place year in and year out; some are more dastardly, others are more benign, but my interest is to see if there is a general consensus, and if some moves are determinedly more egregious than the rest.

I look forward not only to your votes but also to your comments.

We Have A New President

Obama wins in a land slide with 349 electoral votes to McCain’s 147.

On the Spiders Lair it wasn’t close either with Obama receiving 58% of the vote and McCain with 48%.

The most interesting part of the poll however was the 16% of voters who voted for McCain but stated with their vote that although they were voting for McCain they were of the belief that Obama would win. By contrast, only 1 person said that they were voting for Obama but they believed that McCain would win.

I will say that I also voted for Obama, not because he is black or white or young or for Change, or because I blame Bush or for the many myriad reasons that I have heard others quote. I voted for Obama because without looking at race, or the need for change, or the deficiencies of this extreme right leaning GOP, I truly believed in my heart that not only was he the best candidate with the best plan, and the best course of action to bring this country out of our tail spin, but because he seemed best prepared to deal with all the factions of political groups that all seek to enrich themselves no matter who it neglects.

The greatest country in the world has a new president, he is black, but he is also white.

He is rich, but he also knows what it’s like to be poor.

He is an eloquent speaker but he also knows how to listen.

For the first time in my history I have a president that I can actually relate to, who was not born of privilege, and who started out with nothing and made something. I have a president who stands tall on his own merits and not on the shoulders of his father or grandfathers, and who did not allow the obstacles placed before him by those unwilling, unable, or incapable of accepting someone who is different from hindering his need to be good, do good, have success, and feel the need to serve his country under those principles.

As for John McCain, I felt true sympathy for him; he is a great person, a great man, who I truly believe above all else loves his country with passion. Unfortunately his party let him down more than he let them down, he was pigeon holed by the GOP into what they believe this country is all about and unfortunately that was not the John McCain that many of us liked so much. The John McCain who spoke last night during his concession speech is the McCain that should have run for President, that John McCain could have had a chance.

Though this was not wrestling related, it was still a fun poll to have and it’s good to know that the readers of the Spiders Lair not only took the time to vote on this poll, but also that the readership of the Lair reflects the demographics and the diversity in this state and this country.

Good Bless the United States of America, without question the greatest country in the world.