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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.  Double dose today.  Quick hitter because if I don’t,  it clogs up Sunday.  This would be a bonus clear the list and college picks rant.
2. First and foremost, baseball predictions. Depth , experience, and pitching on one side.  Give me the Cards in 5.  Just taking in the whole body of work on the other side and the total balance of the roster.  Give me the Orioles in 7 on the other side.  In addition, since I have no allegiance to any of these teams, Seinfeld has to come into play.  Go O’s.  Buck Showalter’s 1994 Seinfeld appearance gets my allegiance easily.
3. It doesn’t look like AJ Green will play this weekend. If I didn’t think that the Bengals at home vs. Carolina wasn’t a trap game before, I do now.
4. Using a term from The Jungle (thanks, Rome), I would like to put a moratorium on ANY A.P. trial news during the month of December.  Don’t let him ruin the football season more than he already has.
5. I don’t feel ready for the NHL season.   I just got totally entrenched in football.  Are they starting earlier?  Something isn’t right.
6. Hey, Klinsmann. Shut your trap.  Leave Donovan home during the World Cup.  Say what you want away from the mics.  But DON’T say you feel he could have done more in your opinion ONE day before his farewell.  You are right.  He could have.  Maybe if you would have let him play at the World Cup.
7. Alcohol problems, smalcohol problems, Matt. We need a kicked.  Signed, Lions management.
8. I see the Wizards are pulling a “Buffalo Bills.” The Bills got into fights in practice before the season to let us know the FIRE that was going on over there.  The Wizards are using that playbook and getting kicked out and suspended from PRESEASON basketball games. Four guys to be exact.
9. Nik Stauskas, you are now my favorite NBA player. Cool it with the mics, OK?  The white jokes will fly better…actually they won’t fly at all.    We know you are white, ok? Do some damage, call me, and then we will PR you.
10. The Gators are like the college version of the Jets as far as a circus…just with a little more winning.
11. Treon Harris might have had the accuser back off from her claims. He still shouldn’t be hanging out in that situation at 3am.  And there were TWO males and one chick?
12. AJ MCCARRON measurements, jaw width, and nose size. Nick Saban kind of looks like Huey Lewis.
13. I am sure that kids will listen to CJ2K about not playing RB as much as kids in the early 90’s listened to Keith Richards on MTV tell kids not to do drugs.
14. Dennis Leary-No Cure for Cancer quotes this brilliantly.
15. I am sure NO one at Michigan is noticing the solid success of Mr. Rodriguez these days.
16. Hey Blue. You had your chance at a big time coach.  Check the football media guide in 1984 from the Dayton Flyers.  Gruden said in ink he wanted to coach you all.
17. If I am Wade and Bosh, there are a lot of things I would like to do in life, but saying marginally distant remarks through the media while in town with LeBron James isn’t one of those things.  The sleeping dog thing.
18. My energy for fantasy football upkeep is EXTREMELY minimal. If someone gets hurt or arrested for hitting multiple kids and banned from team, THEN I check the waiver wire.
19. Flyers quality contracts. Pronger hasn’t played since 2011, will be getting paid until 2017, yet is applying for NHL jobs in the meantime.  http://deadspin.com/the-nhl-probably-shouldnt-hire-chris-pronger-whos-stil-1644029745
20. The first sentence of this article on Deadspin is really all I want you to read on this one. http://deadspin.com/colin-cowherd-is-right-african-americans-really-dont-w-1643940511
21. Imagine if you get fantasy points for negated TD’s. Percy Harvin would have THREE of those just last game.
22. I hope John Clayton takes care of himself. He is looking pretty biblical old, and I can’t imagine pregame stuff without him.  Take those vitamins, Professor.
23. Good job to the Detroit police for catching that laser pointer guy. No word on how many paid resources were being used for this investigation.  But maybe less resources than are tracking Calvin Johnson’s health.
24. I HOPE father knows best. Money’s dad says Pacquiao-Mayweather WILL happen at some point.    You have my attention.
25. Seriously, I know I joked about it earlier today, but it is really, really funny that JR Smith allowed his confusion of the triangle offense public.
26. Three words for you.   Rocker.  Survivor.  http://deadspin.com/john-rocker-made-an-ass-of-himself-on-survivor-1644496076
27. I think I covered Todd Gurley’s thing in today’s earlier rant. I would say the only thing that pisses me off about a young kid who averages 8 plus yards per carry, is leading the Heisman race, and gets banned, is Johnny Football finding a mic and saying he supports him.  Johnny, go talk with Ed O’Bannon, get a starting gig, and MAYBE then get a mic again.  Damn I hate him.  Or am jealous of him.  Or something.
28. Don Mattingly expects to be back for the Dodgers. Good luck.  Wouldn’t it be funny if a guy got fired for NOT taking out the best pitcher in the game?
29. In front of me, and somehow after I left the condo with it being 5-1, it is 5-5 in the ALCS.   Never, ever give up on a sports game.  Glad I made it back.  Lindsey went to the other room.  KC going extra innings?  Nah-lol.
30. The only thing I wanted more for Colts fans to turn off that Texans game is for the Texans to win the game and then talk to them at the water cooler.
31. I don’t talk at the water cooler. I just fill up and then leave.  I am an aloof sports guy colleague amongst my co-workers I guess.  Well, 75% of them.  I just wish everyone else at work would wear T-Shirts that say “25%, Filler.”
32. Kaepernick got busted for wearing Beats and not Bose at a press conference. The pinkness of them during breast cancer month got him sympathy, and I am assuming that Dr. Dre, worth $656 million at last count, paid him back.
33. I don’t even know who won the BYU-UCF game the other night. Coming clean.  I was watching the Arian Foster fantasy comeback.
34. Southwest Airlines says that they are special because ALL of their planes are 737’s and not “small” planes. Screw you, choose whatever seat you want airline, I LOVE small planes.
35. College Picks:  I like Marshall -24 over Middle Tennessee State.  I like Duke +3.5 at GTech.  I like UL plus 9.5 at Clemson.  I love Auburn minus 2.5 at Miss. St.  I kind of like Oregon minus 2.5 at UCLA, but not really.  I like Ole Miss plus 2 at Texas A&M.  I think I love Arizona plus 3 at home vs. USC. Is Miss +3 at home against Georgia been adjusted for Gurley suspension???
36. That is it. Hope you enjoyed or at least are more informed.  Will I blog tomorrow?  That is a CLOWN question, bro.
37. Sunday, people.  Full day off tomorrow.  Gym,Work/OU-Texas for my girl,  Gone Girl, La Fondue, and more football, people.