Get ready for EPIC-ness. #got

August 18, 2017 Filler

Greetings and salutations, people. Thanks for coming aboard (the boat). Let’s move.
Here is the deal. I am tired from work and want a decompressing Friday night at home before a very busy Saturday and Sunday. We are doing this one sentence style. ONE sentence per hook only. Because my work schedule has piled up, I won’t have another one coming most likely until I travel for work on Tuesday. I assume the release on Tuesday or Wednesday night will be a monster one. So, let’s get to this.
Plus, I might try and watch TWO movies tonight-got an underground favorites list from my co-workers.
An example of a cool event is when a coach improvs and tells a kicker at practice that if they make this 53 yard kick, they get a full scholarship…boom. http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/bowling-green-kicker-jake-suder-53-yard-kick-scholarship-video
Yes, I am still nervous about the Le’Veon Bell contract situation.
Just my two cents, but I get increased awareness in racial issues, and I get that the Red Sox were the last team to bring on a black player, and I get the old owner was a racist, but Yawkey Way is legendary, is public, and is related to a foundation that has given plenty to people of all races, so I say just let this sleeping dog lie and find other ways to show awareness.
It’s not a Confederate statue, and why don’t we rename every single item named after every single biased person ever…slippery slope?
Maybe we can ask DeMarcus Cousins about his thoughts, but I try not to publish curse words anymore in my blog.
You can argue any way you want about paying James Franklin close to $35 million in his new contract, but you, me, and most of the population did NOT expect the post Paterno negative bubble to become THIS positive this quickly.
I would say one of the times in life I get depressed about not focusing on ONE sport back in grade and high school is watching Ballers and watching all of the money flow mansion to mansion.
I would also say that my depression continues when I read about “pranks” of NFL players in a bill going from 26k to 3k, as 3k still sounds really expensive to me.
It might be my problem, but I dislike the focus of the new Ballers season on the Raiders move, and wish they would have stuck to being just a sports agent.
In case you missed SNL’s take on Charlottesville (and I didn’t know Tina Fey was there for one of my years). https://www.gossipcop.com/tina-fey-charlottesville-video-weekend-update-uva-unversity-virgninia-snl-watch/
Trying out the new golf clubs this weekend on the range, and I am excited since probably about 10% of my swing problems can be attributed to the fact that I am using clubs that were made before I was born.
Like when Spalding was Nike…
So, the new Raiders are Vegas sweethearts, and have the highest paid QB on the roster, but I guess Sean Smith would like to make sure that the OLD Raiders stay intact to a point with criminal activity.
We are all not from Philly and cheer injuries, but I assume subconsciously SOME of you internally celebrated that the Pats got ANY sort of bad news this week with their first draft pick in the draft this year, which happened to be not until the third round and they probably got like 50 additional picks for trading down.
I don’t remember a year where there were so many NFL QB battles SO in flux with guys you could make an argument for or against pretty easily.
Speaking of QB battles, the intriguing battle here in Denver heats up this weekend in a “game” that Paxton Lynch starts after apparently a MONSTROUS Thursday practice.
I am just sharing this because I live in Denver, the Rockies are hot, and I am mad that somehow I have attained two cats and no dogs.
Speaking of cats, the battle for the Cardinals Rally Cat is just such a stalemate, and not sure who is winning at this hour.
I think there is a 10 day quarantine, but got bored looking at headlines.
For you odd people who don’t watch Game of Thrones (REALY odd people), if you choose to NOT watch any episode thus far, and if you somehow ignored the hype on two episodes ago, know that THIS episode is going to be EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC.
I don’t cheat on peaking at leaked GOT info, but IF you have to, Deadspin helped out. http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/heres-everything-that-happens-in-the-latest-leaked-epis-1797907926
The game is going on right now, and I don’t have results yet, but if the Yanks Aaron Judge strikes out tonight, his epic HR season will also have the small asterisk of him ALSO being in the record books for most consecutive games with a strikeout from ANY position (pitcher too).
The WAY Chris Long became a white player speaking out on issues, was well calculated, perfectly received, and thoughtful and sincere.
There you go, Mr. Bennett.
I like players like Bennett because he is doing OTHER things off the field besides just sitting down on the field.
I think you know my stand is I respect what they are doing, but I think the flag means other things that needs to be stood for.
We saw the Lucas Brothers last night, and my favorite bit was about them saying they are one of ten active Limp Bizkit fans globally, and because God couldn’t have created such a horrible group since he is all powerful, they therefore can’t believe in God because both things can’t exist.
Their humor was street based, yet clever and intelligent as hell, and they even did a 5 minute bit on their favorite dictators.
They started the show pissed off that Newark, NJ was only ranked third in the year’s city violence.
If you are telling me that you aren’t being swayed by what we are hearing about the reception from teammates of Jameis Winston and forgetting about his dumb things in college, then you are lying.
KD says he won’t visit Trump if they are invited, and I am glad that he isn’t joining the already crowned winner for a change.
I know-that joke was weak-I made it up on the spot in stream of consciousness.
I won’t get into politics as I always back off from them, but I will pass along that my favorite Twitter guy asked a poll question to his 140k followers about whether Trump will lead us into A) civil war or B) world war.
Got my solar eclipse glasses, but unknown if my work activities the next few days will give me any bandwidth to actually go SEE it.
A visiting vendor brought a cheese plate and cookies, so Thursday was a really good day.
I forgot how much I loved Snickerdoodles when I was a kid…remember stopping by Miller’s on the way to grandparents’ place in Western PA.
Glad I went to Europe when I did, as I was right down the street from those Barcelona attacks when I was there for a couple of days…main way of travel was Las Ramblas.
You live in a vacuum if you HAVEN’T seen the Red Sox first pitch into someone’s nuts, but if not, I am here for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmqoFmRP82g
Seriously, be checking out Deadspin for your rotation in the Why Your Team Sucks column as it is always a GREAT reality check, and the Skins were on the clock today.
Of COURSE this happened against my lowly Phils. http://deadspin.com/wil-myers-steals-2nd-3rd-and-home-in-same-inning-1797915281
You non tennis will be hearing about this kid soon whether you watch any tennis or NOT. http://deadspin.com/frances-tiafoe-best-american-teen-gets-biggest-win-of-1797916972
I don’t hate Wade, but anyone else kind of hope they couldn’t negotiate a buyout and he had to end his career on the now lowly Bulls?
Floyd and Conor will use 8 ounce gloves and not 10 ounce gloves, so you are telling me that Floyd will be FASTER??????
Ha.
I believe that I already am bored with the whole Ezekiel Elliott suspension story.
Damn the show, damn it catching my interest when I am in the room and my wife is watching it, and dammit I don’t even see a window in our busy schedule in the next 5 days for us to watch the final two reasons/ tapes of that stupid 13 Reasons show.
I HATE that I care at all.
Sure, it isn’t the best business venture with the FOOTBALL team, but there are other sports and events at the venue, and not sure why everyone cares so much that Chick Fil A only has ONE Falcons game to sell to people…not like the booth costs them money to just sit there doing nothing.
The founder from Chick Fil A was religious…give them some slack.
I am more interested in trying their new chicken breakfast anyway.
I LOVE that James Harrison is fine with upstart TJ Watt possibly taking some playing time from him this season.
I can’t fault these guys, as if I climbed the Golden Gate Bridge, I would tell everyone and their mother. http://deadspin.com/youths-could-face-jail-time-after-climbing-golden-gate-1797989323
Everyone is excited about Texas starting its return to glory this year, and then Chris Simms gets lonely and talks about getting $100 handshakes from boosters…come on.
Since all of the other countries just have one team entered, do the other countries have to endure DOUBLE the amount of time for the LLWS during their prelims, or did America just start the tourney years ago and just say “send us one team”?
That’s it for today and this weekend. Hope you enjoyed or are at least more informed. Will I blog again? That is a CLOWN question, bro. Peace.
Talk to you Tuesday/ Wednesday for a long one most likely…
The theme? HAD to stick with GOT since I won’t talk to you until AFTER.