Mike Weir captured the 2003 Masters Trophy after he hit a walk off putt.

Whenever you see a writer string together a collection of disconnected thoughts and present it as a "Random Thoughts" type writing piece it's usually a sign that the writer has a lot of material that couldn't evolve into its own focused piece. Readers, this isn't a bad thing. Instead of one big focused commentary you get a collection of mini commentary thoughts. Without further adieu, enjoy!

Player numbers and stats are so ingrained in the average sports fan's psyche that they could become a language of their own for sports fans to use. Michael Jordan is known as Mr. 23 (as long as you excuse that #45 hiccup). 3000 is a number that is synonymous with baseball hitting greatness. 50 is a number that immediately is associated with goal scoring prowess in hockey; either that or the age of Yankees reliever Jesse Orosco.

So here's an example of how sports numbers could be used in conversation:

"I'm turning Manny Ramirez today". "Oh, happy 24th birthday man!"

"How do I get to this landmark?" "Just take Route Mario Lemieux for about 50 miles and you'll see it."

"How much is that TV?" "It's Hank Aaron and Wayne Gretzky cents." "$755.99, that's a good price."

Has anyone seen this new KFC baby shower commercial? These friends throw this girl a baby shower and cater the party with KFC food. Throughout the commercial they use terms like "Real Friends", "Real Laughs", "Real Tears" and finally "Real Food", which is KFC's new slogan. I'm sorry but if your friends throw you a baby shower catered with Kentucky Fried Chicken food than that's "Real Cheap" and "Real Pathetic".

Why do ball players need to throw the ball around the infield after each out? How insecure are these guys? "Throw the ball to me. I need to touch it too." Do they forget what the ball feels like between outs or what?

	Wesley and the Canes pulled one over on the Leafs.

Glen Wesley was traded last season at the trade deadline from the Carolina Hurricanes to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2nd round pick. Carolina traded him because he was an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season and they didn't want to lose him and get nothing in return. A weird thing happened at the conclusion of the season; Wesley rejected the Leafs offer of a new contract and instead decided to test the free agent market, which saw him eventually sign with the Hurricanes again. So essentially Carolina loaned Wesley to Toronto for a few weeks and in the process acquired a 2nd round draft pick. My question is why doesn't this happen more often? What if Brian Leetch asked the Rangers to trade him to another team last year at the deadline with the shared knowledge between himself and the Rangers that he would immediately resign with the team when he became an unrestricted free agent? The Rangers would benefit by getting some talent in exchange for loaning their defenseman for a few weeks time. Wouldn't teams get better this way?

	I'm sure everyone would love to have an AHL in their life.

Wouldn't it be nice to have an AHL for everyday life? The NHL uses its minor league counterpart as a testing ground for new rules and rule enforcements. Based on the results, the NHL decides to rethink the idea or implement it in the league. Just imagine having someone that you could tell what to say or do something and based on the reaction they receive you could then decide if you should follow through on the action. This would be especially helpful for guys and their course of action with their girlfriends. You would be able to see the reaction ahead of time when you attempt to blow-off a night of watching a romantic comedy for a night of watching Monday Night Football with the boys.

The most overused term in sports this year has to be the "Walk off Homerun". It's the term used to describe a homerun by the home team in the bottom of the ninth or in extra innings play. It's called walk off because that's what all the players do when the homerun is hit; the game is over so everyone walks off the field. What if this walk off term translated to other sports? Would Mike Weir's bogey putt in the playoff hole at the Masters be considered a walk off putt? If a player hit a basket at the buzzer to win the game would that be called a walk off basket instead of a buzzer beater? Or in hockey I guess a goal in overtime would be called a skate off goal.

Anyone ever notice Boxing announcer Michael Buffer's smooth transition from non-Latino names to Latino names. I was watching a fight a couple of week's ago and I heard the following:

Now fighting out of the red corner…..Fitz "The Whip" Vanderpool" and fighting out of the blue corner……. Ferrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrocious Ferrrrrrrrrrrrrnando Varrrrrrrrrrrgas. This guys rolls his R's with the best of them. Useless fact: Did you know that Michael Buffer's younger brother Bruce is an announcer for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)? How do you live up to your brother's announcing fame? I guess it's like growing up and being Frank Stallone, Ramon Martinez, or Keith Gretzky.

	Secretariat knew how to live the retirement lifestyle.

What sport has the best retirement? Horse racing. Where else do you get to retire from your sport and become a full-time stud? As much as Ray Bourque and Cal Ripken are enjoying their time with their families and time on the golf courses I'm pretty sure it can't compare to the lifestyle that awaited Secretariat and Seabiscuit after their racing careers ended. Did I mention that these horses also get paid big money for their….errrrr…services?