Only ONE more…damn.
Read it, don’t read it, I don’t care…just needed to get some things off my chest.
In no particular order of chronology or importance…
On the clock. Day rant. Speed version. Let’s turn and burn.
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1) Greetings and salutations, people. Thanks for joining me. Before I get started after a day “off,” this blog really never takes a day “off” when I have my co-blogger writing the quality stuff he has busted out the last two times out. Great stuff on the N-word issue, Gabe. Now to go back to my style and going forth with the lower quality, higher quantity rant style material.
2) Teams we KNOW are good enough but have nodded off during the season are making runs. They will be lower seeded scary teams that no one wants a part of. See Baylor, which most likely punched their ticket against Iowa State last night, and Oklahoma State, which is making a run at the needed time.
3) For the next ten paragraphs, let’s talk about the new replay rule in MLB. Just kidding.
4) Catch 22 and then some. LeBron wants to attend the Cavs’ jersey retirement of Ilgauskas. James means well, and I get they are legitimate friends. Don’t do it, LeBron. Whether you like it or not, YOU will command all of the attention on HIS day. Say, “thanks, but staying in Miami, friend.” Your wish is noted though, LeBron.
5) UVA went from 12 to 5 in the latest AP Poll. That is great. But either that is not a warranted jump or they are admitting they under-ranked them the last 4 weeks. I went there and am a fan, but think they come in at about #10. Their big Cuse win was immediately dismissed slightly when a bad Georgia Tech team beat them also. If they win the ACC tournament, maybe give them a #2 seed. Otherwise, I am happy as a Wahoo with a #3 seed.
6) In case you care, UCONN hasn’t lost on the women’s side. I don’t really, but wanted to report it in case you wanted to sit in a room by yourself and let that sink in. Take your time.
7) UNC barely survived against Notre Dame the other day back on the men’s side. Hello, people who join in the madness ONLY in March, THERE is one of your first round, big name exits if they play against an experienced ANYONE.
8) Yay. They are signing Jason Collins to another 10 day contract. We are all rooting for you, but something tells me you better get on the other side of 1.0 points per game if you want this dream to continue. We hope it happens.
9) The NFL is mulling over longer PAT’s. You guys need a freaking hobby when you sit at an airport alone and dream up rule changes. Play Candy Crush or something and stop messing with traditional rules where there is no real issue.
10) Let’s all join the Sixers coach in wondering if they will ever win again this year.
11) I am sad that there has not been a comeback in Pistorius jokes since the trial has rolled around. I promise to pass them on the best I can.
12) Steve Nash probably won’t return again this year rumor has it…and given the roster he has on that team, I am ballparking it might be the last time overall.
13) On a no sports night the other night (for Lindsey), I actually watched (I was doing other stuff on the couch) over 20 minutes of The Voice. I have not lost any sleep anxiously awaiting the next one, although I DO admit to looking up here and there.
14) LeBron had his 61 points the other night, and made us all the more clear that when his outside shots are falling, there is NOTHING anyone can do on the court or off to stop him from scoring whatever amount he feels like on that night.
15) One of the more efficient high scoring games in history overall by the way.
16) There was a murder in Aspen. ASPEN. If you have ever been to the town, you know how crazy that is.
17) Seinfeld did not have social media nor smart phones. What IF they had hashtags? http://www.buzzfeed.com/jacelacob/what-if-seinfeld-had-used-suggested-hashtags
18) My colleague, Anthony noted the obvious absence of #mandelbaum.
19) The Orioles have signed Johan Santana to a minor league contract. Dude is only 34 years old, and I feel like he is being signed at age 50.
20) Please feel free to REALLY state your mind about your ex-team, Ian Kinsler. I guess we can summarize there are no hard feelings and that you don’t make it a daily do to root for old teammates. 0-162. That is harsh.
21) Props to Astros Jon Singleton for coming out and talking about his addiction to marijuana. Maybe he should have been drafted by the Rockies or Mariners. Made it easier…or harder depending on how you look at it.
22) JR Smith’s brother was cut by the Knicks D-League team. I don’t know his stats, but one more JR Smith relative OUT of professional basketball is a good thing in my book.
23) Mike McQueary says he was also abused. I feel horrible for him, but can this Penn State thing GET any weirder?
24) The Florida Panthers made a HUGE move and picked up G Roberto Luongo. Strong move by a team with only one worse team in their conference.
25) By the way, kind of exciting locally. I noticed some Avs related tweets saying last night felt like a playoff game. True. Been a long time since this town was in the mix, and it is a fair weather TRUE hockey town (ambiguous, aye?), meaning people WILL go crazy if they end up in the mix.
26) You would think that the Niners record was reversed with all of this disharmony/ coach crap going on. Everyone just take a chill pill. You were the SECOND best team in the league last year from what I saw.
27) Props to Clemson football. Even with a HUGE UGA opener next year, they suspended FOUR players due to breaking rules for that game. Takes a class program to do that when football is life down there.
28) Note to rest of nation. A guy named Michael Frazier had ELEVEN 3’s last night for Florida basketball, and he is not their best player. What I love about that team is the addition of Chris Walker AND that they are playing better every game out.
29) Kind of like the traditional Louisville mold.
30) Let me know if you figure out if Brandon Browner is reinstated yet. Between ESPN.com and social media, I haven’t a clue.
31) Did Georgetown actually just give us a clue that they might make a late run at the tourney, or more likely did they TOTALLY just jack up Creighton finally getting a good tourney seed. I swear Creighton just went from a possible 2 seed to a 5 in one loss to Georgetown.
32) In watching the Michigan-Illinois basketball game/ rout, I have decided that the cheerleaders at Illnois are absolutely HORRIBLE looking.
33) If UNC survives the first round of the tourney, then UK won’t. Or maybe they should just play each other in an 8-9 game, so ONE of them gets by.
34) I can say without a doubt in my mind True Detective is the best show on television, but after watching the next to last episode, they have a LOT to get to in the last episode. Worried it will be cramped, but been so impressed thus far I trust them.
35) I woke up hearing Torii Hunter kissed an alligator on a dare on my way to work this morning. When I got to work, I looked up the picture. I pictured him at spring training down in Florida or wherever kissing a BIG alligator nearby the field outside. What I got was him kissing a BABY alligator with his mouth wrapped shut in a locker room.
36) So, I see the bipolar Browns CUT the receiver they just signed a year ago. The more things change, the more they stay the same in that town.
37) Sometimes they win, sometimes they lose, and sometimes their QB rapes a college chick, but overall the Steelers run a class organization. Happy they will NOT cut Polamalu apparently somewhat because of pure loyalty. Love it.
38) I am shaving my head for cancer research. Please see link above to give and I very much appreciate every single dime that comes in. First thing that Lindsey told me last night was “you DO KNOW you have a HUGE skull, right, before you do this shaving thing???” Thanks, girlfriend. LOL. I do have an oversized skull.
39) That is it. Hope you enjoyed or are at least more informed. Will I blog tomorrow? That is a CLOWN question, bro. Peace.