Not observations about the bar itself, mind you, but...oh the hell with it. Roll the tape.
ESPN cut away from the Red Sox - Yankees game (nice 9th, Rivera) to show Barry Bonds' 700th dinger. As was the case when he broke the single season HR record, I was struck with the marked lack of enthusiasm among Bonds' teammates. The guy just became only the 3rd player in history to reach 700, and I'm pretty sure the announcers were more excited than his fellow players, and I'm pretty sure Bonds could give a shit.
I'd hate to be the photographer behind home plate who was jawing with the guy behind him at the time (watch the endless replays, you can't miss it) and missed his chance to capture the moment. Hope his paper wasn't counting on that shot.
On another MLB-related note, you'll forgive me if I have little sympathy for those Oakland mooks who instigated the whole Frank Francisco chair-throwing incident. Fine, Francisco shouldn't have lost his cool, but don't hold a press conference to let everyone know you bought season tickets over the opposing team's bullpen so you could carry on the "American tradition" of heckling and expect anyone to sympathize with you.
I'm no stranger to drinking during a game, but I've always tried to adhere to the guideline that you never taunt someone with any comments stronger than what you'd say to their face. Which explains why I've saved my best stuff for Don Zimmer and Tony Gwynn.
Hockey's another matter, but trust me, you can't hear anything on the ice anyway.
Anyway, the Buenos are idiots. Francisco is a petulant thug, and neither the A's nor the Rangers are liable to make any noise in the postseason. So let's move on to the important stuff. Namely, my fantasy football team.
I am in some serious deep diddly. I drafted Charles Rogers, and he went down last Sunday for the season with a broken collarbone. Again. I also drafted Stephen Davis, who is out 2-5 weeks with a knee injury. Of my two keepers, only Peyton Manning did anything right, since Deuce McAllister had what could charitably be called a sub-par game. I still managed to eke out a win in what ended up being the lowest scoring game in our league (56-53), but it's going to take some creative roster alignment to do well this week.
Hell, I may end up starting Lamar Gordon.
Finally, are there any Aggies out there (you know who you are) who are a little cheesed off that Greg Hill, the guy who bailed on the team to turn pro after landing the program on NCAA probation, is a college football analyst for FoxSports Southwest? How about the fact that he picked Clemson over A&M this week?
I mean, Clemson's going to win, but still.
The trick is to bring a buddy with you, get him drunk, and let HIM shout out the insuls. You can feed him choice lines - he'll be so happy that you're buying him another beer, he won't realize what you're up to.
As the folks on ESPN radio pointed out, seeing the Buenos calls to mind the episode of the Brady Bunch when Carol has a minor fender bender with the actor who played Uncle Fester, who shows up to court wearing a neck brace bigger than his head to try and draw sympathy.
Having the lawyer compare the situation to Abu Graib also lost them, oh, about a bazillion points.
I say that the only problem with this incident is that Francisco didn't throw the chair hard enough.
Hey Pete, Greg Hill's an ass and may his analyst career be as good as his picks. The Ags kicked Clemson's ass and despite a slow, horrible start against Utah, they looked good against Wyoming and Clemson. I don't know how the Ags will do with the rest of the Big 12 games, but I wouldn't count them out yet.
I don't know how the Ags will do with the rest of the Big 12 games, but I wouldn't count them out yet.
Talk to me again after Oklahoma State.
I say: start Lamar Gordon! He has some skills, as he demonstrated capably last year behind Faulk before he himself was hobbled, leaving Arlen Harris to do his dirty work. What else is that team gonna do, throw the ball? HA HA HA HA HA *sniff* ha ha. Yeah. Well. Ba chomp ba chomp ba chewy Chambers is an ok receiver when his QB can get him the ball. Here I have my doubts.
My team's doing groovy. Brady has a cush matchup, Mason and Branch should have good games, Marvin Harrison is always money, surely Deuce will come around, and I'm starting Rudi in hopes that Miami's run defense still sucks. This means I'm benching Chris Brown, which might not be so smart, but what the hell. I got EJohnson off the waiver wire, and Seabass should kick me a few points. I did a potentially silly thing and am starting the Lions D, because they're up against Houston and they're at home and we earn good points when the defense keeps the score low.
Here endeth the obsessive-compulsive ranting.