Got nothing better to do right now figured let's pound out a post. Let's get some thoughts of the last few weeks in.
So tired of the Dodgers, what their doing is incredible and I'll give them credit but it's not the playoffs yet and they haven't earned jack. On another note I'm not shocked by this at all when you spend 200 million dollars on a team you should be in first place.
Was home yesterday afternoon and saw AJ Pierzynski get tossed during a no-hitter for arguing balls and strikes after Yu Darvish walked a guy when he thought he had strike 3. After the ump called ball 3 I knew AJ was done and then Darvish walked the guy and AJ got up and started bitching right away. I know a little about baseball and umps and arguing balls and strikes is something you don't do. I saw a few analysts say the umpire can't toss him there, oh yeah he can. What AJ was assholish and he was attempting to show up the umpire, as a catcher in the league for over a decade he knows what he can get away with and what he can't.
Football is amping up, saw a few preseason games last week, still too early to get excited.
Can the Redskins take the microphone away from RG III already? Stop doing press conferences saying you want to play, we know you want to play. But you have go through the system first, gotta crawl before you can walk, and you gotta walk before you can run RG.
Johnny Manziel is an idiot. Who in their right mind thinks it's ok to sign 4000 things for dealers. You idiot wait till your out of school, side note if you sign 4000 things your not helping yourself out in fact you autograph is almost worthless now.
Brian Vickers was announced today as the full time driver for the 55 next year, well since he's the only guy who can win in that car good for him.
Tony Stewart was getting a lot of shit because he broke his leg in a dirt race last week. I for one am ok with him racing other races during the week as long as it doesn't effect him on Sunday, and since he's been doing it his entire career and he has 3 Cup titles I guess it doesn't effect him, so therefore keep it up Champ.
I'm heading to Kansas City in a few weeks to catch a Royals-Tigers game hope the Royals keep this mini-run their on up and we can see some pennant chase baseball while we're there.
I didn't see this, but I heard about Adam Jones getting a banana thrown at him San Francisco this weekend. If anyone thinks that moron represents the thoughts of Giants fans then they are crazy. I honestly can't believe a town that we all would think is the most open-minded city in all of America would have someone be so blatantly racist. It's sick and if I could apologize to Adam Jones on behalf of the Giants Nation I would.
That's it for this week just a short one today, as football heats up maybe the posts will as well. Twitter @derekbredeson give me a follow.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Monday, August 5, 2013
Loserville
Welcome to Loserville population 1. Since June 1st my 2 favorites the San Francisco Giants worst record and Denny Hamlin can barely finish a race. I haven't had much to write about since then and in fact I feel like these two things have the biggest reason to do with it. I've embraced losers in my days, the Redskins were a joke from 1992 till last year. However, for some reason this year I barely want to watch a race and if the last place Giants happen to be on I can barely watch since they're playing so terrible. I asked myself yesterday after Denny wrecked on lap 15 why I can't handle the losing this year and I came up with this post.
In the last 3 years I've been spoiled. 3 years ago Denny won 8 races, finished 2nd in points and has been a decent chance to win almost every weekend there is a race, except Daytona or Dega. The Giants obviously have won 2 of the last 3 World Series both teams being complete surprises. Last year the Redskins sold the farm got RG III he took them to a division title and the playoffs on a crazy winning streak to end the year. Now let's fast forward to now.
Denny had the accident in California that wasn't his fault. Hurt his back, missed some races, first race back he gets out of the car and it soon wrecks. That should've been a sign of things to come. I think since the end of May he has one top 20. The Giants were in the top of division at the end of May, since then worst team in baseball, with injuries and poor pitching piling up. I think the cherry on top of all of this is RG III coming back from having his knee rebuilt and the way things are going for me now I don't like his chances of making it this season.
Which brings me to the bigger question why all the sudden can't I handle the losing. I live among Cubs fans I should be able observe and learn from them. My best friend is a Dale Jr. fan he's been losing for years. I'm a self-admitted front runner and from my days as a kid the teams I picked were good, Michigan, Redskins, and Bulls. In fact first baseball game I can remember is the Giants in the World Series in 1989. But as I stated above I've dealt with losing my whole life so why now the problems. I honestly think it's the doom of the NFL season ahead of me, the Redskins have never had expectations and all the sudden they have some. I'm not excited at all for football. I haven't prepped for fantasy which I usually am by now. I think this RG III knee injury thing is really bringing me down and the unknown of his status if weighing on my sports watching. The fact my other favorites are underperforming doesn't help but I do feel fearing football starting is hurting me.
The Giants have shown some signs of getting out of this funk, the pitchers have been better than what they were just now the team can't score any runs. Worst part is this is basically the same team as last year, just missing Angel Pagan from the line up and Ryan Vogelsong from the rotation, both on the DL. They didn't trade any of the pieces at the deadline and sound like they want to make Hunter Pence a Giant for a long time, that'll help and whatever Tim Lincecum decides to do after the season I hope he comes back. I guess they can go for 3 in 5 years.
Denny on the other hand, for him the season is a total loss, he has no chance at the Chase. The team is trying their crazy set-ups in his car, hence why he can't finish races b/c his car is so jacked up. My only hope is he can win a race this season or maybe steal a few wins in the Chase. I hope he doesn't jack his back any more and can come back next year stronger.
I guess I'm starting to feel like a Cub fan, wait till next year blah blah blah. Either way I'll have to get over it and maybe remember the good times, I mean it wasn't all that long ago and the Giants are still the reigning champs. As football gets closer maybe I'll start writing more, in the meantime follow me on the twitter @derekbredeson and keep a close eye on the baseball races with all these suspensions things might get shaken up a bit.
In the last 3 years I've been spoiled. 3 years ago Denny won 8 races, finished 2nd in points and has been a decent chance to win almost every weekend there is a race, except Daytona or Dega. The Giants obviously have won 2 of the last 3 World Series both teams being complete surprises. Last year the Redskins sold the farm got RG III he took them to a division title and the playoffs on a crazy winning streak to end the year. Now let's fast forward to now.
Denny had the accident in California that wasn't his fault. Hurt his back, missed some races, first race back he gets out of the car and it soon wrecks. That should've been a sign of things to come. I think since the end of May he has one top 20. The Giants were in the top of division at the end of May, since then worst team in baseball, with injuries and poor pitching piling up. I think the cherry on top of all of this is RG III coming back from having his knee rebuilt and the way things are going for me now I don't like his chances of making it this season.
Which brings me to the bigger question why all the sudden can't I handle the losing. I live among Cubs fans I should be able observe and learn from them. My best friend is a Dale Jr. fan he's been losing for years. I'm a self-admitted front runner and from my days as a kid the teams I picked were good, Michigan, Redskins, and Bulls. In fact first baseball game I can remember is the Giants in the World Series in 1989. But as I stated above I've dealt with losing my whole life so why now the problems. I honestly think it's the doom of the NFL season ahead of me, the Redskins have never had expectations and all the sudden they have some. I'm not excited at all for football. I haven't prepped for fantasy which I usually am by now. I think this RG III knee injury thing is really bringing me down and the unknown of his status if weighing on my sports watching. The fact my other favorites are underperforming doesn't help but I do feel fearing football starting is hurting me.
The Giants have shown some signs of getting out of this funk, the pitchers have been better than what they were just now the team can't score any runs. Worst part is this is basically the same team as last year, just missing Angel Pagan from the line up and Ryan Vogelsong from the rotation, both on the DL. They didn't trade any of the pieces at the deadline and sound like they want to make Hunter Pence a Giant for a long time, that'll help and whatever Tim Lincecum decides to do after the season I hope he comes back. I guess they can go for 3 in 5 years.
Denny on the other hand, for him the season is a total loss, he has no chance at the Chase. The team is trying their crazy set-ups in his car, hence why he can't finish races b/c his car is so jacked up. My only hope is he can win a race this season or maybe steal a few wins in the Chase. I hope he doesn't jack his back any more and can come back next year stronger.
I guess I'm starting to feel like a Cub fan, wait till next year blah blah blah. Either way I'll have to get over it and maybe remember the good times, I mean it wasn't all that long ago and the Giants are still the reigning champs. As football gets closer maybe I'll start writing more, in the meantime follow me on the twitter @derekbredeson and keep a close eye on the baseball races with all these suspensions things might get shaken up a bit.
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