1. US soccer got screwed. Ghana, Czechs and Italy. Pool of Death!!! Hey-oooooooo! The US are the third-best team in the pool, despite being "ranked" #9 in the World Cup and ranked (no quotes) #8 worldwide by FIFA. And in case you were wondering, the Italians have already accused former German star Lothar Matthaus of tampering with the draw in order to screw Italy over. So it's a bad draw. I could see any outcome at all for any team. I could even see a four-way tie for first/second/third/last that's broken by goal differential. I think that's more likely than seeing any team in the pool go undefeated.
2. Colts can go 19-0 without playing certain starters. They're deep enough to win their last three w/o Edge and with Manning/Harrison for the first half only. Maybe give Freeney and the secondary the second half off also. Who knows. If the game's in hand, give the keys to the backups, otherwise keep going.
3. I officially root against the Heat again. Pat Riley... you have no shame. It helps that the old crew that I hated so much (Riley, Alonzo Mourning) are back, joined some truly despicable basketball players (Antoine Walker, Jason "White Chocolate" Williams). Sure, I like Shaq and Dwywyywyn Wade, but not that much.
4. Astronomers discovered a new planet recently... and it has work visa issues. Hardy har har.
5. Bananaman is thriving in San Jose. I'm trying not to freak out about it. He would never have done this for us, that's for sure, but I said the same about Roger Clemens' rediscovery after leaving Boston... if he'd stuck around, he would've struggled through fat-related injuries for the length of his career. Rocket didn't "get it" until he left. Just like Dumbo hasn't "gotten it" until now. But it was easy to loathe the Rocket for leaving the Sox... what's to hate about Joe? You can't blame him for being abused by the entire Bruins organization his whole career. Hatred isn't really an option. So that complicates things... he is a walking, talking, skating symbol of the Bruins' utter laughability, but I like the player while hating the symbol. Hopefully he'll pull his disappearing act in the playoffs again, cementing his Bledsoe/Nomar status and relieving the pressure on me.
2. Colts can go 19-0 without playing certain starters. They're deep enough to win their last three w/o Edge and with Manning/Harrison for the first half only. Maybe give Freeney and the secondary the second half off also. Who knows. If the game's in hand, give the keys to the backups, otherwise keep going.
3. I officially root against the Heat again. Pat Riley... you have no shame. It helps that the old crew that I hated so much (Riley, Alonzo Mourning) are back, joined some truly despicable basketball players (Antoine Walker, Jason "White Chocolate" Williams). Sure, I like Shaq and Dwywyywyn Wade, but not that much.
4. Astronomers discovered a new planet recently... and it has work visa issues. Hardy har har.
5. Bananaman is thriving in San Jose. I'm trying not to freak out about it. He would never have done this for us, that's for sure, but I said the same about Roger Clemens' rediscovery after leaving Boston... if he'd stuck around, he would've struggled through fat-related injuries for the length of his career. Rocket didn't "get it" until he left. Just like Dumbo hasn't "gotten it" until now. But it was easy to loathe the Rocket for leaving the Sox... what's to hate about Joe? You can't blame him for being abused by the entire Bruins organization his whole career. Hatred isn't really an option. So that complicates things... he is a walking, talking, skating symbol of the Bruins' utter laughability, but I like the player while hating the symbol. Hopefully he'll pull his disappearing act in the playoffs again, cementing his Bledsoe/Nomar status and relieving the pressure on me.
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