We're coming to intersting time in sports, one never seen before. NFL free agency and the MLB trade deadline are going to be at the same time. This has never happened b/c usually football gets done in April. Another thing going on is NASCAR free agents are trying to sign for their rides for next season so merchandise and sponsors can be lined up. This brings the question of the day up, what do you do when your team signs a guy you hate? Has it happened before sure I would guess it happens all the time, I for one disliked that Edgar Renteria was making 18 million a year from the Giants, did he pay it off with a World Series MVP, maybe but I still don't like that we had him. (Side Note, I still think Tim should have won MVP for the series, went toe to toe with Cliff Lee both games and beat him both times.) If you've been paying attention to facebook the last two days I've been in a discussion of a guy I hate Nyjer Morgan and my opposition says if he were a Giant I'd love him. I doubt it.
This matter was first brought to light by NASCAR, where Chris has been telling for month that Carl Edwards is coming to Joe Gibbs Racing. My dislike for Carl is not rivaled by anyone in NASCAR, he's mr. media, mr. backflip, mr. if I pay you back for wreaking me I may kill you. He's annoying when he wins, loses or gets a top 5. It's not a good situation for me. I already have to tire myself defending Kyle Busch against everyone because he drives for my owner, and if Denny doesn't win I want JGR to win a race. If this Carl deal goes through I don't think I can do that. NASCAR is a little different than team sports, your cheering for one guy, not a group of 9 or 11. Look at this way, I don't care for Miguel Tejeda, but he does something good I can be happy b/c he's helping my team win, in racing Carl wins in my eyes he's only helping himself. I can stand Kyle b/c he actually isn't wrong all that much (maybe I'm jaded, hell I know I'm jaded), Carl is douche bag in my eyes. So what do I do? Same as football or baseball, let's say someday the Skins get Eli, I'll cut my eyes out before I watch him. Let's say the Giants do get Morgan, my god I'll go crazy, that cock doesn't belong on a winner.
What do you do? Do you root for him? Do you root against him, that can't be good, if I hope bad luck on Carl in JGR stuff he'll cost us money and knowledge that could be used to help us get better. I'm actually lost on this, I can't stand Carl what if he drives for us? I'm actually reaching out here for help, let me know what you think, is team allegiance above athlete allegiance? Tell me what to do leave a comment. Also, tell me who the guy on your team right now you can't stand we all have them, that guy who's overpaid, maybe a little too cocky for your liking. For the Skins it's DeAngelo Hall the guy had one game last year that's it other than that I can't stand him, for the Giants it is Miguel Tejeda, when we signed him I knew it was bad news and he's only proved my point by being benched for a guy who's hitting .200 but can actually field a ball.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
NFL Lockout
Lots of talk about the NFL Lockout coming to an end soon. The owners like the deal the players don't. The longer this takes the better chance games get cancelled in the pre-season. The Hall of Fame game is already cancelled what could be next. Well I'm here to help ease your worries, as long as your a common fan, not some crazy guy who can name the whole depth chart down to the back-up punter and your only goal in life is to get the long snappers autograph to complete your team photo. I'm talking about common fans, people who tune in Sunday, watch the local news for team news, and the only reason you care about anyone but your team is fantasy football. If your that type fan here is a little help to ease your tension.
What the players and owners are fighting about now, we as common fans don't give a crap. What is the difference between 51 and 49 percent. Nothing in my eyes. I wish pro football were like politics, we don't like that these two sides are fighting over 9 billion and crying over every little penny, it's 9 billion freaking dollars. If it were politics next election we'd vote out the owners or players that are annoying us. I'd love nothing more than to vote Dan Snyder out of office in Washington D.C. All these players are crying on twitter that the owners tried pulling a fast one on them, shut up we don't care. It's been over 100 days get over it, your gonna cry over what the last guy on every roster is gonna make, that's where I'm mad, if your a stud you'll get paid no matter what, middle of the road just be happy to make some money.
To the beef of the matter these two sides aren't idiots and guess what the season will start on time. We'll have at least two pre season games and the coaches will have to make decisions based on what they see in practice, but like always about 35 spots on the roster are spoken for, and we as common fans only care about those guys, I mean what does is it matter if we make the wrong choice on the 3rd Tight End. I can't wait for the season to start so fantasy and gambling can begin, and don't worry it will, on time. This has been my stance the whole time two rich sides fighting over money in a recession, we should hate them for being greedy but of course when they suit back up we'll all be there worshipping their every move.
What the players and owners are fighting about now, we as common fans don't give a crap. What is the difference between 51 and 49 percent. Nothing in my eyes. I wish pro football were like politics, we don't like that these two sides are fighting over 9 billion and crying over every little penny, it's 9 billion freaking dollars. If it were politics next election we'd vote out the owners or players that are annoying us. I'd love nothing more than to vote Dan Snyder out of office in Washington D.C. All these players are crying on twitter that the owners tried pulling a fast one on them, shut up we don't care. It's been over 100 days get over it, your gonna cry over what the last guy on every roster is gonna make, that's where I'm mad, if your a stud you'll get paid no matter what, middle of the road just be happy to make some money.
To the beef of the matter these two sides aren't idiots and guess what the season will start on time. We'll have at least two pre season games and the coaches will have to make decisions based on what they see in practice, but like always about 35 spots on the roster are spoken for, and we as common fans only care about those guys, I mean what does is it matter if we make the wrong choice on the 3rd Tight End. I can't wait for the season to start so fantasy and gambling can begin, and don't worry it will, on time. This has been my stance the whole time two rich sides fighting over money in a recession, we should hate them for being greedy but of course when they suit back up we'll all be there worshipping their every move.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Bold Predections
We're nearing the trade deadline in baseball and the second half is heating up so I figured why not throw out some predictions for the rest of the year.
1.) The Pittsburgh Pirates will hold on and win the NL Central. They have pitching and timely hitting sounds like a team I know from last year. I like Milwaukee's offense, but not their pitching. I like St. Louis but something seems off. The Reds may turn into sellers in the next week, so maybe Pitt can keep this run going. Another thought, this isn't like Cleveland who got hot early and then have been coming back to the pack, the Pirates are gaining momentum not losing it.
2.) The White Sox will catch the Indians and Tigers to win the AL Central. As I type they are 4.5 games out of first. Ken Williams will make a deal for a hitter if Adam Dunn doesn't wake up. Also the bullpen market is wide open and they could make a move for some back end help. Ozzie is a great manager and gets the most from his guys I think this is a safe bet.
3.) Ubaldo Jiminez will be a Yankee. I think the Rockies are gonna sell and the Yankees need starting pitchers. This only makes sense to happen. If the Yanks can find enough prospects and maybe through in a pro player, like Brett Gardner or Nick Swisher this could happen.
4.) The Giants will get a power bat. We have no choice the offense is struggling and Pablo Sandoval can stay hot for only so long. Carlos Beltran is supposed to be a viable option but he doesn't have the power we need. I love our team right now and don't want to mortgage a the future this team won it last year and frankly if Tim, Cain, Vogelsong, and Madison can keep it up we won't need that many runs.
5.) The Cubs will be a farm team by the end of the year. Zambrano, Dempster, and Soriano are all gone. Carlos Pena may get moved as well. I think the Cubs have no choice but sell these guys and get something for them. For the most part they are all dissapointments, but have good trade value.
6.) Jose Bautista will hit 60 HR's. I'm pretty sure he's day to day right now but this guy kills the ball and is on a torrid pace. Besides Toronto has nobody else so if the dude hits a solo shot the game won't be changed.
7.) Prince Fielder will win NL MVP. Contract year, his team in the race, the guys get on in front of him. He's gonna put up huge RBI numbers and of course the dingers. The rest of the league is mostly pitching and Lance Berkman so not much competition I guess.
8.) The Phillies will NOT represent the National League in the World Series. Well duh of course I say that. I'm on record that I don't think their big pitchers have what it takes in the playoffs and last year we proved it against all 4. I like the Braves, Pirates and Giants pitching just as much so if they end up against each other those teams can shut down Phillies offense which is completely overrated. I mean Raul Ibanez is 45 or something yet bats in the middle of that order.
9.) The Rays will catch either the Yankees or Red Sox for the AL Wild Card. I'm record about the Yanks starting pitching, and the Red Sox are banged up. Besides, they'll play eachother enought that if the Rays get Evan Longoria going they'll catch one of these two.
10.) Prince Fielder will be a Yankee next year. I know that isn't till the offseason, but Prince will go there to DH b/c Jorge Posada is as good as gone. The Yanks will pay up and Prince will be a full-time DH the next 7 years.
11.) The Cardinals will trade Albert Pujols before July 31st. Yeah right I can't even back this up, but if it happens this would have to happen. In the next 11 days the Cardinals would have to lose a lot, the Pirates and Brewers would have to run away a little, and Albert would have to agree to go get a ring somewhere else and then come back next year as a Free Agent.
12.) The Giants win it all over the White Sox. I have no evidence to back this up, just what I think. We have the pitching let's do it again.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
The Annoying list
You ever watch something it just annoys the crap out of you. You have in movies, TV, magazines, friends, work, and of course sports. We're going to get into the sports things that just make me upset when I hear/see them. Let's get into it......
11) No double-headers in baseball, this past week the Giants and Cubs played 2 on Tuesday and during the late game they said Ernie Banks played 1/4 of his career games in double-headers, what happened to that. These days with pitch counts, bullpens, and injury prevention, not many double-headers get played. I wish they did, even if it was everyother Saturday play a day nighter, you could easily cut at least a week off the season if not more. Teams could adjust easily to the rules, in fact if you wanted expand the roster to 27 guys so teams could carry and extra fielder and pitcher, seems simple enough. Also, you could make more money in having events between the games so the fans don't have to leave, it could be a win-win for baseball, think about it. Besdides what's a good arguement against?
10) The Designated Hitter in baseball. By far the most annoying thing of interleague play and the World Series. The rules of the games are different depending on where the game is played, that's dumb. I of course being a Giants fan like when pitchers hit, and I think managing the game without the DH is harder. So a guy like Tony La Russa is a better mangager to me than Terry Francona, Tony has to worry about when he changes a pitcher when is he gonna hit, where Tito just can change the guy no reprecussions. Also, it let's guys hang on for too long, let's guys be one dimensional. I mean David Ortiz can barely play first that should be pretty easy, Jorge Posada is a washed up catcher, however keeps getting to play every day becasue he can still sort of hit. This all boils down to how can two leagues in the same sport have different rules, it's not like the Western conference in basketball has a deeper 3 point line than the East.
9) College Basketball players going one and done. A few years ago the NBA put in an age limit, making players be at least one year removed from high school to play. So guys go to school for one semester then basically leave. That wasn't a misprint I said semester not year. What happens is guys make sure they make grades for the second semester then check out and focus on basketball b/c they know there isn't a reason to stay onboard. I would like them to go to the NFL rules, where you have to be in 3 years before you come out. This would help scouting so much and guys like Greg Oden wouldn't happen as much. This rule also let's what Derrick Rose did happen, submit false test scores to the school and by time they figure it out your gone and don't have to worry about being punished, where the school catches hell.
8) People who dislike fighting in hockey. You ever been to a hockey game, there are cheap shots everywhere, guys take liberties constantly when the officials aren't watching. Hockey players tend to police themselves, take liberties with our best player, our best fighter will take liberties with your face. People who argue it's barbareck are dead wrong, if you outlawed fighting cheapshots would go up, and players would be getting hurt constantly. I like fighting and it should be allowed, on the other side of the spectrum, you fans who go to watch hockey for fights stay home, if that's all you want to see you don't need to show up and start chanting "less hockey more fights."
7) Idiots who argue, this could be used in a number of categories, politics and sports are the most common. I try to stay current with my sports, baseball, NASCAR, and football, and when people try to argue their points who don't know crap it makes you so mad. I understand if you just want to talk to talk, but think your dead right no matter what I say, your fighting a battle you can't win and I'm just never gonna talk sports with you again. This leads right into number 6
6) Blind fans. I don't mean to single out a certain fan base, but sorry I lived in Wisconsin almost my whole life, and those fans don't know talent from their asses. I know every year your good, every year you turn out a couple of guys, but your not a powerhouse, your a good big ten school that's it, Iowa is the same way, everyone in Iowa loves our 10-15 guys that are in the pro's. This isn't only true in college sports but in the pro's as well. Cubs fans are the worst at this they love all their guys but sorry half of them couldn't start for anyone else, and people do this a lot with young guys. You ever hear, he should be playing everyday, or he should be starting over that guy, well guess what, the coaches see these guys prepare everyday and they know who the better player is. Sometimes young guys have an advantage b/c nobody knows the book on them but eventually scouting catches up to them and they start to struggle. I myself can fall into this category sometimes, especially with this Buster Posey injury I'll argue to I'm dead that Scott Cousins had plenty of plate to hit. I think Chris Cooley is a top 5 tight end, and every year I think the Skins deserve at least 5 pro bowlers, well sometimes you can't help being a homer but when someone shoots you down at least take a second to look at their point and not just shoot it down b/c their rallying against your team.
5) The phrase "That's the way it's always been," dumbest arguement you can ever have, if we lived our lives that way then guess what no cars, medicine, or internet. That's the way it's always been. Just stop tradition is a good thing to hang onto but if something is better, like interleague play in baseball then the way it's always been isn't gonna work anymore.
4) Multi-team fans, I know this one is gonna hit pretty close to another writer on this blog. I cheer for my teams, Skins, Giants, Denny, and Hawkeyes. I do sometimes pick teams in the playoffs I'd like to see win, mainly b/c of who they're playing against. However, there isn't another team in baseball I cheer for or keep up. Same for football, it's the Skins that's it for me, nobody else. As I said sometimes in the playoffs I'll pick a horse to ride, but that's just who I think is gonna win, like last year I said I was on the Packer bandwagon. I wasn't cheering for them I just saw the way they played against Atlanta and went whoa, these guys are good and are gonna win it all. I'm not a packer backer, just who I thought was gonna win the Super Bowl. If your a fan be a fan of one team, and frankly how can you cheer for 2 teams what if they play each other, do you go well I like them more so go them. NO, if you like a team stick with them. You know people who cheer for two teams like say their home team and a traditional power, well when the home team get's good and traditional power starts to stink, all the sudden I've been with my boys the whole time. No you haven't, you cheered for good team while your team was down.
3) Announcers who can't admit a mistake/when they're wrong. Phil Simms is the worst of this he sees what he wants to see and can't admit when that isn't what happened. In general announcing as a whole is garbage these days, too many former players are doing color. They still hold grudges from their playing days. I wish they'd go back to media guys doing this but it'll never happen.
2) Fair weather fans. Is there anything more annoying? I don't think so. Who do you like now the Giants huh? Can you name the starting 9? No, you can't, how about the rotation? No, so what part of them do you like, the winning part? I've been a Skins fan since I was a kid, granted I can't keep up on them as much as I should but I know when we sign someone, when someone is hurt, and so on. When the playoffs start don't all the sudden start wearing your gear, or when the team is down for a long time, then get good start saying how you've been there the whole time, no you haven't. Like I said I've been with the Skins my whole life, we've been good like 3 years of that, I still cheer for them, and wear my gear.
1) Without further ado here it is the most annoying thing in sports, ESPN. WHAT, the network devoted to sports annoys you? Damn right it does. You know why everyone hates LeBron, b/c ESPN gave him an hour special to say where he was gonna play, he said I want to announce where I'm going ESPN says let's make an event out of it. Then they shove LeBron down your throat for a whole year. ESPN overdoes stories worse than soap operas and proffesional wrestling. You know why guys do stupid shit like change their names to Ochocinco and Meta World Peace because those guys know ESPN will slurp them up and put them on every show they have. In baseball all they care about is the Yanks, Sox, and Phillies. Football Jets, Cowboys, and Patriots. They put Chad 85 and T.O. on TV so much it makes people hate them even though their decent football players, same with LeBron, if ESPN hadn't shoved LeBron down our throats he wouldn't have the hate of most Americans. Another thing they do is give credit to their insiders on everything, Jay Glazer breaks a lot of news regarding the NFL, but Mort and Sheffty take credit for his stuff constantly. ESPN used to be cool, but now they break down one game 4 times a show and the rest of the sports world can suck it.
BONUS ITEM, the overated chant and court storming in college basketball. If you BFE university and you beat a traditional power go get some, but if your Louisville and you just beat number 1 rated UCONN, stay in your seats. Chanting overated at college players is also dumb, like they have any contorl on rankings, if your undefeated your gonna be ranked high that's how it is, it's mostly based on record. This is especially true when too top 25 teams play, stop it, your just as good as the other team, and your at home you should beat them.
11) No double-headers in baseball, this past week the Giants and Cubs played 2 on Tuesday and during the late game they said Ernie Banks played 1/4 of his career games in double-headers, what happened to that. These days with pitch counts, bullpens, and injury prevention, not many double-headers get played. I wish they did, even if it was everyother Saturday play a day nighter, you could easily cut at least a week off the season if not more. Teams could adjust easily to the rules, in fact if you wanted expand the roster to 27 guys so teams could carry and extra fielder and pitcher, seems simple enough. Also, you could make more money in having events between the games so the fans don't have to leave, it could be a win-win for baseball, think about it. Besdides what's a good arguement against?
10) The Designated Hitter in baseball. By far the most annoying thing of interleague play and the World Series. The rules of the games are different depending on where the game is played, that's dumb. I of course being a Giants fan like when pitchers hit, and I think managing the game without the DH is harder. So a guy like Tony La Russa is a better mangager to me than Terry Francona, Tony has to worry about when he changes a pitcher when is he gonna hit, where Tito just can change the guy no reprecussions. Also, it let's guys hang on for too long, let's guys be one dimensional. I mean David Ortiz can barely play first that should be pretty easy, Jorge Posada is a washed up catcher, however keeps getting to play every day becasue he can still sort of hit. This all boils down to how can two leagues in the same sport have different rules, it's not like the Western conference in basketball has a deeper 3 point line than the East.
9) College Basketball players going one and done. A few years ago the NBA put in an age limit, making players be at least one year removed from high school to play. So guys go to school for one semester then basically leave. That wasn't a misprint I said semester not year. What happens is guys make sure they make grades for the second semester then check out and focus on basketball b/c they know there isn't a reason to stay onboard. I would like them to go to the NFL rules, where you have to be in 3 years before you come out. This would help scouting so much and guys like Greg Oden wouldn't happen as much. This rule also let's what Derrick Rose did happen, submit false test scores to the school and by time they figure it out your gone and don't have to worry about being punished, where the school catches hell.
8) People who dislike fighting in hockey. You ever been to a hockey game, there are cheap shots everywhere, guys take liberties constantly when the officials aren't watching. Hockey players tend to police themselves, take liberties with our best player, our best fighter will take liberties with your face. People who argue it's barbareck are dead wrong, if you outlawed fighting cheapshots would go up, and players would be getting hurt constantly. I like fighting and it should be allowed, on the other side of the spectrum, you fans who go to watch hockey for fights stay home, if that's all you want to see you don't need to show up and start chanting "less hockey more fights."
7) Idiots who argue, this could be used in a number of categories, politics and sports are the most common. I try to stay current with my sports, baseball, NASCAR, and football, and when people try to argue their points who don't know crap it makes you so mad. I understand if you just want to talk to talk, but think your dead right no matter what I say, your fighting a battle you can't win and I'm just never gonna talk sports with you again. This leads right into number 6
6) Blind fans. I don't mean to single out a certain fan base, but sorry I lived in Wisconsin almost my whole life, and those fans don't know talent from their asses. I know every year your good, every year you turn out a couple of guys, but your not a powerhouse, your a good big ten school that's it, Iowa is the same way, everyone in Iowa loves our 10-15 guys that are in the pro's. This isn't only true in college sports but in the pro's as well. Cubs fans are the worst at this they love all their guys but sorry half of them couldn't start for anyone else, and people do this a lot with young guys. You ever hear, he should be playing everyday, or he should be starting over that guy, well guess what, the coaches see these guys prepare everyday and they know who the better player is. Sometimes young guys have an advantage b/c nobody knows the book on them but eventually scouting catches up to them and they start to struggle. I myself can fall into this category sometimes, especially with this Buster Posey injury I'll argue to I'm dead that Scott Cousins had plenty of plate to hit. I think Chris Cooley is a top 5 tight end, and every year I think the Skins deserve at least 5 pro bowlers, well sometimes you can't help being a homer but when someone shoots you down at least take a second to look at their point and not just shoot it down b/c their rallying against your team.
5) The phrase "That's the way it's always been," dumbest arguement you can ever have, if we lived our lives that way then guess what no cars, medicine, or internet. That's the way it's always been. Just stop tradition is a good thing to hang onto but if something is better, like interleague play in baseball then the way it's always been isn't gonna work anymore.
4) Multi-team fans, I know this one is gonna hit pretty close to another writer on this blog. I cheer for my teams, Skins, Giants, Denny, and Hawkeyes. I do sometimes pick teams in the playoffs I'd like to see win, mainly b/c of who they're playing against. However, there isn't another team in baseball I cheer for or keep up. Same for football, it's the Skins that's it for me, nobody else. As I said sometimes in the playoffs I'll pick a horse to ride, but that's just who I think is gonna win, like last year I said I was on the Packer bandwagon. I wasn't cheering for them I just saw the way they played against Atlanta and went whoa, these guys are good and are gonna win it all. I'm not a packer backer, just who I thought was gonna win the Super Bowl. If your a fan be a fan of one team, and frankly how can you cheer for 2 teams what if they play each other, do you go well I like them more so go them. NO, if you like a team stick with them. You know people who cheer for two teams like say their home team and a traditional power, well when the home team get's good and traditional power starts to stink, all the sudden I've been with my boys the whole time. No you haven't, you cheered for good team while your team was down.
3) Announcers who can't admit a mistake/when they're wrong. Phil Simms is the worst of this he sees what he wants to see and can't admit when that isn't what happened. In general announcing as a whole is garbage these days, too many former players are doing color. They still hold grudges from their playing days. I wish they'd go back to media guys doing this but it'll never happen.
2) Fair weather fans. Is there anything more annoying? I don't think so. Who do you like now the Giants huh? Can you name the starting 9? No, you can't, how about the rotation? No, so what part of them do you like, the winning part? I've been a Skins fan since I was a kid, granted I can't keep up on them as much as I should but I know when we sign someone, when someone is hurt, and so on. When the playoffs start don't all the sudden start wearing your gear, or when the team is down for a long time, then get good start saying how you've been there the whole time, no you haven't. Like I said I've been with the Skins my whole life, we've been good like 3 years of that, I still cheer for them, and wear my gear.
1) Without further ado here it is the most annoying thing in sports, ESPN. WHAT, the network devoted to sports annoys you? Damn right it does. You know why everyone hates LeBron, b/c ESPN gave him an hour special to say where he was gonna play, he said I want to announce where I'm going ESPN says let's make an event out of it. Then they shove LeBron down your throat for a whole year. ESPN overdoes stories worse than soap operas and proffesional wrestling. You know why guys do stupid shit like change their names to Ochocinco and Meta World Peace because those guys know ESPN will slurp them up and put them on every show they have. In baseball all they care about is the Yanks, Sox, and Phillies. Football Jets, Cowboys, and Patriots. They put Chad 85 and T.O. on TV so much it makes people hate them even though their decent football players, same with LeBron, if ESPN hadn't shoved LeBron down our throats he wouldn't have the hate of most Americans. Another thing they do is give credit to their insiders on everything, Jay Glazer breaks a lot of news regarding the NFL, but Mort and Sheffty take credit for his stuff constantly. ESPN used to be cool, but now they break down one game 4 times a show and the rest of the sports world can suck it.
BONUS ITEM, the overated chant and court storming in college basketball. If you BFE university and you beat a traditional power go get some, but if your Louisville and you just beat number 1 rated UCONN, stay in your seats. Chanting overated at college players is also dumb, like they have any contorl on rankings, if your undefeated your gonna be ranked high that's how it is, it's mostly based on record. This is especially true when too top 25 teams play, stop it, your just as good as the other team, and your at home you should beat them.
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