First and foremost let me say this with joy in my heart... the Rangers won the pennant! Let me say it again because it feels so good... THE RANGERS WON THE PENNANT!!! Before any Yankee fan accuses me of being just a sore loser... YOU'RE GOD DAMN RIGHT!!! Why else would I subscribe to the mantra of "I root for two teams: the Red Sox and whoever beat the Yankees"?!?!?!?! I hate Alex Rodriguez with so much passion that I can barely acknowledge how talented he is. It's visceral and illogical yet completely real. As much as I love all the images of the Red Sox title runs in 2004 and 2007, my favorite picture of all time is Jason Varitek punching A-Fraud in the face. In close second is the close-up shot of him wearing those idiotic Bozo-like batting gloves slapping the ball out of Bronson Arroyo's hand in Game 7 of the '04 ALCS. I just think he's a total douche bag. It was also nice to see Mark "Droop Face" Teixeira limp off the field with a hamstring injury. Now there is a throwback player if ever there was one. A switch hitting all star first baseman who can barely talk about baseball in a post game interview, let alone formulate a thought, and looks like he is either constantly constipated or having a stroke!! I find it funny that so many NBA fans crap on LeBron and Chris Bosh for going to the Heat under the guise of not being able or willing to win a title on their own and be the man on their own team... yet every F@#%ING year that is exactly what every marquee baseball free agent does when they sign with the Evil Empire. I don't recall the analysts on ESPN crushing Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen like this in the summer of 2007. Did they? Did I just turn a blind eye? Either way, I guess I was unaware of two truths: 1) It only takes one superstar to win an NBA title and 2) No matter what the Yankees do, it's understandable and excusable. I feel sorry for Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera. While I am no Yankee fan, these three players are true class acts. They have thrived in the unimaginable brightness of the spotlight in the city that never sleeps for over fifteen years. It's a shame that management doesn't see the wisdom in growing their own talent and teaching the Yankee way of doing things anymore. Considering that A-Fraud and Droop Face make more than the than the whole Rangers lineup.. it might be time to change strategy.
The Pats beat the Chargers yesterday 23-20. This game clarifies the statement that whether you win by one or a hundred, it only matters that you won. It was ugly. It was painful. Even though Drew Brees threw four picks yesterday I can't help but think that Chargers fans must be wondering how they got stuck with Phillip Rivers. He seems more like the character Ali Larter played in Final Destination Clear Rivers. Maybe he should check himself into a ward where he can't hurt anyone else with his bad decisions. Norv Turner sucks as an NFL head coach. He was a great offensive coordinator. The only head coach in the NFL that should have less job security than Turner is that lumbering bag of monkey puke in Dallas. That being said, let me say this... people often call Belichick a genius, if he's a genius then I'm left to wonder if the definition changed. Fourth and one, ball on your 48 yard line, no time outs, two minutes to go and a three point lead is when you punt the ball and trust your defense to win the game. DIDN'T YOU LEARN ANYTHING FROM INDIANAPOLIS LAST YEAR?!?!?!?! Thank God the Chargers suck so bad that they saved your ass!!!! This team is 5-1, but they are a heart attack inspiring 5-1. Pats fans might end up drinking more to ease their nerves regardless of the outcome.
It seems that the NFL can't get out of its own way. On the same day that they announce a new policy that will suspend players for devastating hits, their website has stills of James Harrison leveling Brown's receiver Mohamed Massaquoi. I don't know whether it's hypocritical or capitalistic to seek profit from something that you just labelled excessive and illegal. Personally I don't care if games end in a tie or a blowout. And to be frank I don't really care about their safety either. The minimum salary for the NFL in 2010 is $325,000. That's what the fourth string guy makes!!! The starters are all millionaires!!! The argument for their outrageous salaries is that they can do things that ordinary people can't. Then I will apply it the opposite way, if they are superhuman then they should be able to take superhuman punishment. In the Marines my CO told us once "If you want to be safe then go sell shoes at Sears cuz we aren't in a safe f@#$ing business." In other words, if you don't like it then quit you whiny bitch millionaires!! I mean you all went to college after all right?! You should be able to get decent jobs with your degrees, right?!? Oh I forgot, the only thing you learned there was how to get away with just about any crime as long as an agent doesn't bail you out of jail!!!
Well if you are still reading this then you obviously have as much time on your hands as I do and if that's the case then you have my sympathies.
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