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Hiatus

Hello…thanks for still checking in! It seems odd to have a post entitled “Hiatus” when I haven’t posted in a couple of weeks, but I felt at least y’all deserved to know that it will still be a bit before anything really moves on here. Things have not been settling easily, though. Every significant […]

Thou Shalt Not Congregate for the Super Bowl

OK, I think the NFL (and I’m referring to “NFL Inc.” specifically, not the sport of football) has officially gone to the Dark Sidetm. The whole NFL Network vs. the rest of all other broadcast media debacle where the NFL says, “We OWN this sport; be lucky we let you show anything” should be reason […]

Disgusted

You know, throughout the Chargers/NE game, I always felt the Chargers were going to lose even while they were up by 3 then never trailed by more than 7-10 points. Why? Because you could see the inconsistency in their playing, the fly-by-your-pants style that won them big plays, but couldn’t deliver when it counted (like […]

Gameday and the Medblog Awards Radio Show

It’s gameday once again for my Green Bay Packers, this time for the NFC Championship and a trip to the Super Bowl. The New York Giants, proving themselves a team to take seriously in Dallas’ defeat last week, I’m afraid to say is too beat up and inconsistent to be a match for the […]

Team Hoyt

I’m not one to be easily emotionally affected by things, but this really got to me. It’s a video of a father who, though not a runner, got in shape to eventually compete in triathalons so his quadriplegic son can feel free, if only temporarily, from the wheelchair that imprisons him.

To see this […]

Soccer hostage

Right now Mexico is playing Iran in the opening games of the FIFA World Cup. They’re playing in Germany, but you think they were playing in the soccer stadium down the street, people are yelling so loud. As I was making a late breakfast, I noticed a lot of yelling and hollering from […]

Amazon Screws up AGAIN!!

It happened before, it’s happened again–Amazon.com needs to start hacking away at the dead wood that obviously draws a salary despite any semblance of best practices. This arrived in my inbox this morning:
From: Amazon.com

To: enrico@blahblah.com
Date: 3 Apr 2006 07:49:17 -0700
Subject: [placeholder for winning team] Wins the NCAA Tournament!
[placeholder for winning team] Wins the NCAA […]

Too lazy to tackle but you can dance?

If I were a coach in the NFL and I saw my running back or receiver slow down as they were crossing the end zone to be “cool” or “cute” the way the Chargers did today twice, I would have slapped that clown upside the head like a little bitch and said “Don’t you ever, EVER slow down on your way to the end zone…EVER.” I’d do the same thing with a batter slowing up at 1st base because he sees the shortstop field it and it seems an easy out. One never knows, and they have a job to do. It’s not like they’re working for minimum wage ya know.

To be fair, I was yelling the same thing at the Packers defense when they slowed up twice because an Eagles offensive player “looked” like he was going to score. If you’re close enough to dive, you may decide not to dive and I can respect that, but putting on the brakes well before the play is done is inexcusable.

On another subject, I was watching some college games today (I didn’t get to see Thursday’s sweet ass-whuppin’ UT put on A&M yet again) while cleaning up, and I noticed something was pleasantly missing: celebrating after every play. Useless celebrations after every play has long been a pet peeve of mine. If a defensive tackle flattens the quarterback on a sack, you betcha he’s gonna get up and pump his fist–that’s a special play. If a cornerback plucks a pass for an interception, runs, gets tackled and starts jumping up and down celebrating on his way back to the sideline, that’s expected. But when a wide receiver catches a normal pass or a running back picks up 5 yards, or a cornerback intereferes with a throw to his covered man, or special teams kick return unit stops the returner at the 30, that’s their job. That’s just another down, another good play. It doesn’t deserve a frickin’ pantomime of God-knows-what kind of epileptic contortions. Line up, get ready for the next play, and take your Dilantin if you have to.

arrgh!!! Damned 24 hour news media

I need sleep but I must vent!!!
I am a cowboys fans. I am the type that will tape the games and turn off TV’s to keep the score a “surprise” for later..
mock me if you must.
I tivo’ed todays MNF phil vs dallas. a

I was traveling back from work at the hospital tonight at 11:30pm mon. got in the car, turned it on

I had left it on espn radio that morning, so the radio turns back on when the car cranks.
I turned to changed the station, as my finger moved I hear the radio come to life, then the FIRST THING out of the speakers….:

“…. and so what do you think about that donovan mcnabb interception that won the come from behind game for the cowboys?….”

CRAP. too late

dammit, this medical stuff is a sacrifice!!!!!

Astros Lose

I knew the Astros would be the long-shot for the World Series MLB Champion, but I never EVER thought they’d go 0-4, losing two in-a-row at home. Backe pitched an awesome game…just outstanding. Lidge yet again came in and screwed up a good thing, allowing the only score of the night.

At 1 out at the bottom of the 9th, “The Catch” (as I’m sure it will be known for a long time) made by White Sox shortstop Uribe was the moment I think we truly lost the game. Not only did it deflate the team and the fans (mind you, we had the tying run on 2nd), but that was a spectacular, unbelievable defensive play where you simply give props and go, “Wow.” Not even foul balls three rows into the side seats are safe.

The Astros were just not as hungry. Other than a few fist-pumping moments by Backe and a few other ’stros teammates, the game, while an incredible effort by both teams, they just couldn’t get their offense fired up.

Until next April. Please, I hope Clemens stays another year for real.