"The Red Sox can have their Nation. The Yankees have the universe."
"It doesn't matter to me," (in response to A-Rod's timing of his opt-out announcement)
"Where was Joe's career in '95 when my dad hired him? My dad was crucified for hiring him."
"I think the most important thing is whoever we hire, give 'em a chance because he's not getting the '96 Yankees. He's getting an even younger team or for the most part a team in transition. Give him a little while."
Ok, I hate Hank Steinbrenner.
Favorite World Series stat: Only 3 Red Sox batted below .300 (Manny, Pedroia, and Youkilis. Jacoby Ellsbury's nickname from here on is "Free Taco".
Colts/Pats is not anywhere near as overhyped as the Yankees turmoil with ARod and Torre. I am really looking forward to it.
America's Teams are in disarray. Think about it - NY Yankees lost their manager, their top player, and are in danger of losing much more. The Lakers' best player wants to be traded, but will reject a trade that would leave his new team barren of talent. (Interesting fact: Kobe is the only player in the NBA with a no trade clause). Notre Dame football (enough said). The only "America's team" that is in good shape is the Cowboys, but they have T.O. so that can turn negative quickly.
Zumaya injured his arm helping his family save things from their house and now he may be ready midseason. He has the worst luck. At least he didn't injure himself playing Wii again.
The Pistons are starting McDyess at center. That puts their starting 5 at an average age around 30. I am glad they got rid of Webber, but I hate this move. He is going to get worn down and will be ineffective come playoff time if he is injury free by that point.
Is the Pac 10 really good this year or are they all just very mediocre?
I am so excited for MSU/U-M. I feel like it is a chance to knock off that arrogant, more successful older brother that I never had. Will MSU ever figure out how to win conference games?
Colin Cowherd is broadcasting tomorrow afternoon from Eddie George's Grill.
Will someone freaking trade me for one of my running backs so I can get something out of them?
This has got to be the worst, most incoherent post I've ever made and I don't give a shit.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Ultimate Fantasy Draft
I am currently watching the Lions/Bears game... what a surprise to see Fox decided to show this! Devin Hester really is the key to the Bears.
I looked back at our Fantasy draft to see what kind of team I really could draft. Here's the sad news at what could've happened. In bold are the picks I did make.
1.Tom Brady
2.Brian Westbrook
3.Ronnie Brown/ McGahee/C Portis
4.Randy Moss
5.Braylon Edwards
6.Tony Romo
7.Dallas Clark
8.Marshawn Lynch
9.L Coles
10.Marion Barber III
11.Dewayne Bowe
12.New York Giants
13.Minnesota
14.Adrian Peterson
15.Jason Witten
16.Wes Welker
17.Derek Anderson
I looked back at our Fantasy draft to see what kind of team I really could draft. Here's the sad news at what could've happened. In bold are the picks I did make.
1.Tom Brady
2.Brian Westbrook
3.Ronnie Brown/ McGahee/C Portis
4.Randy Moss
5.Braylon Edwards
6.Tony Romo
7.Dallas Clark
8.Marshawn Lynch
9.L Coles
10.Marion Barber III
11.Dewayne Bowe
12.New York Giants
13.Minnesota
14.Adrian Peterson
15.Jason Witten
16.Wes Welker
17.Derek Anderson
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Music
Last year, I made a list of the best songs ever. I thought it would be silly to make another list like that, so I came up with the list of the most important songs in my life. Year by year, these are the songs that I connect with different events, moments, and feelings from my life. Everytime I hear each of these songs, it brings back memories.
1994 "Self Esteem" The Offspring - For Christmas, I received what the kids called a boom box and my first CD - The Offspring's Smash. My mom picked it out because that's what the guy at the store recommended (that store, most likely, was Tape World, which is kind of ironic because it was a CD). My favorite song was "Self Esteem" which is so appropriate because I had a ton of teen angst in middle school.
1995 "Lightning Crashes" Live - The first song I ever slow danced to. I felt like the coolest 6th grader because some hot 8th grader asked me to dance.
1996 "Glycerine" Bush - I don't know why, but this is the song I would most associate with middle school.
1997 "Seasons of Love" Rent - I first fell in love with Rent around 97. Since I can sing almost every song verbatim, I had to include it on this list.
1998 and 1999 - I swear I liked music then, but I really couldn't come up with anything memorable.
2000 "I Will Remember You" Sarah Maclachlan, "In My Life" Beatles - The two senior songs I had (The first was our senior song in Varsity Blues). I am cheating a little, since we graduated in 2001. I still remember getting choked up while singing both, which means it had a pretty big impact on me. Not so much the choked up part, but the fact that I still remember it.
2001 "Wish You Were Here" Incubus, "Thunderstruck" AC/DC - My favorite Incubus song. Plus, freshman year was lonely, so it's fitting. The one thing I loved most about freshman year, though, was football Saturdays. I miss the Thunderstruck entrance (I don't think they do that anymore). Stacey and I decided it is going to be our entrance music to the reception. I wasn't joking.
2002 "I Shall Not Walk Alone" Ben Harper, "Lose Yourself" Eminem - Another tie. The two things I will remember most about sophomore year is the 8 Mile premiere and working at the radio station. I discovered Ben Harper at the radio station - in my opinion he's the most underrated artist of the past decade... he's brilliant. I felt a great deal of independence sophomore year, so the song is fitting.
2003 "Fa Fa" Guster - The first time I really discovered Guster was Tastefest. Although FaFa isn't my favorite Guster song ("Demons" is), it was the one I remembered most from that day.
2004 "Jesus Walks" Kanye West - I feel like Kanye West was the biggest artist of the year. The song doesn't have any ties for me to 2004 - I just like it.
2005 "Don't Stop Believin'" Journey - One of the Lugnut's had this as their intro song. I made sure we played it every chance I had. It reminds me of the long summer days in the ballpark. Plus, I remember it shot up to the iTunes Top 10 just because it was on Laguna Beach one night.
2006 "Mike and Mike Podcasts" - Discovering this gem reinvented my mornings and got me through many boring days of postering campus. It may not be a song, but it was the most important audio to me in 06.
2007 - I really don't know yet. It may be too early to tell.
1994 "Self Esteem" The Offspring - For Christmas, I received what the kids called a boom box and my first CD - The Offspring's Smash. My mom picked it out because that's what the guy at the store recommended (that store, most likely, was Tape World, which is kind of ironic because it was a CD). My favorite song was "Self Esteem" which is so appropriate because I had a ton of teen angst in middle school.
1995 "Lightning Crashes" Live - The first song I ever slow danced to. I felt like the coolest 6th grader because some hot 8th grader asked me to dance.
1996 "Glycerine" Bush - I don't know why, but this is the song I would most associate with middle school.
1997 "Seasons of Love" Rent - I first fell in love with Rent around 97. Since I can sing almost every song verbatim, I had to include it on this list.
1998 and 1999 - I swear I liked music then, but I really couldn't come up with anything memorable.
2000 "I Will Remember You" Sarah Maclachlan, "In My Life" Beatles - The two senior songs I had (The first was our senior song in Varsity Blues). I am cheating a little, since we graduated in 2001. I still remember getting choked up while singing both, which means it had a pretty big impact on me. Not so much the choked up part, but the fact that I still remember it.
2001 "Wish You Were Here" Incubus, "Thunderstruck" AC/DC - My favorite Incubus song. Plus, freshman year was lonely, so it's fitting. The one thing I loved most about freshman year, though, was football Saturdays. I miss the Thunderstruck entrance (I don't think they do that anymore). Stacey and I decided it is going to be our entrance music to the reception. I wasn't joking.
2002 "I Shall Not Walk Alone" Ben Harper, "Lose Yourself" Eminem - Another tie. The two things I will remember most about sophomore year is the 8 Mile premiere and working at the radio station. I discovered Ben Harper at the radio station - in my opinion he's the most underrated artist of the past decade... he's brilliant. I felt a great deal of independence sophomore year, so the song is fitting.
2003 "Fa Fa" Guster - The first time I really discovered Guster was Tastefest. Although FaFa isn't my favorite Guster song ("Demons" is), it was the one I remembered most from that day.
2004 "Jesus Walks" Kanye West - I feel like Kanye West was the biggest artist of the year. The song doesn't have any ties for me to 2004 - I just like it.
2005 "Don't Stop Believin'" Journey - One of the Lugnut's had this as their intro song. I made sure we played it every chance I had. It reminds me of the long summer days in the ballpark. Plus, I remember it shot up to the iTunes Top 10 just because it was on Laguna Beach one night.
2006 "Mike and Mike Podcasts" - Discovering this gem reinvented my mornings and got me through many boring days of postering campus. It may not be a song, but it was the most important audio to me in 06.
2007 - I really don't know yet. It may be too early to tell.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
College Football
Before the season started, I made fun of Jesse "The Bachelor" Palmer for saying that he was excited for different team's chances at the National Championship, including South Florida. I called him a douche bag and I haven't seen him on ESPN since. So far they have beaten West Virginia and Auburn and later today, they will likely be announced as the #3 team in the country. Palmer is still a douche bag.
When I saw that Cal had lost, following LSU's loss earlier, I realized Ohio State was the number one team in the country. Then I got a huge grin on my face because I am convinced we will upset them next weekend. Here's why:
1. In 1998, OSU was favored to beat MSU by 24 at home. They beat every other team by at least 10 points. MSU ended up winning 28-24 in OSU's only loss of the season.
2. Dantonio is a Tressel protege'. He is going to have his team playing up for this game like you wouldn't believe.
3. The number one team has lost the past 2 weeks and this season has been full of upsets.
4. Nobody is giving us a chance. The media and the fans are looking past MSU; the team could too. Their schedule after MSU is Penn St, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan. On the news this morning, they started to discuss the National Championship game and listed the obstacles in their way - MSU wasn't one of them.
5. We're the number 15th ranked offense and 36th ranked defense in the country.
Then I came back to reality and realized why we will lose.
1. It's not 1998 anymore. Tressel is going to be drilling that into the players' heads this week.
2. Dantonio was also aware of MSU's history of losing the game after a big game and said he was going to have his players ready for that one. Fuck Northwestern.
3. The other upsets are going to have no effect on this game.
4. The players probably won't be looking past this game... see #1.
5. They're the number 1 ranked defense. Enough said.
Either way, win or lose, I am so freaking excited for next Saturday - MSU vs. OSU and a possible game 7 of the ALCS. Oh, and I guess I am kinda excited that you guys are coming to visit.
When I saw that Cal had lost, following LSU's loss earlier, I realized Ohio State was the number one team in the country. Then I got a huge grin on my face because I am convinced we will upset them next weekend. Here's why:
1. In 1998, OSU was favored to beat MSU by 24 at home. They beat every other team by at least 10 points. MSU ended up winning 28-24 in OSU's only loss of the season.
2. Dantonio is a Tressel protege'. He is going to have his team playing up for this game like you wouldn't believe.
3. The number one team has lost the past 2 weeks and this season has been full of upsets.
4. Nobody is giving us a chance. The media and the fans are looking past MSU; the team could too. Their schedule after MSU is Penn St, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan. On the news this morning, they started to discuss the National Championship game and listed the obstacles in their way - MSU wasn't one of them.
5. We're the number 15th ranked offense and 36th ranked defense in the country.
Then I came back to reality and realized why we will lose.
1. It's not 1998 anymore. Tressel is going to be drilling that into the players' heads this week.
2. Dantonio was also aware of MSU's history of losing the game after a big game and said he was going to have his players ready for that one. Fuck Northwestern.
3. The other upsets are going to have no effect on this game.
4. The players probably won't be looking past this game... see #1.
5. They're the number 1 ranked defense. Enough said.
Either way, win or lose, I am so freaking excited for next Saturday - MSU vs. OSU and a possible game 7 of the ALCS. Oh, and I guess I am kinda excited that you guys are coming to visit.
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