Hi Everyone!
We have made it to Hump Day, let's get down to business yo.
Daytime baseball which is increasingly happening on Wednesday as opposed to the traditional getaway day on Thursday is a glorious thing. With the widespread proliferation of the Internet (thanks Al Gore, you're the best) and smartphones (thanks Steve Jobs, you actually were one of the best) we are able to follow our favorite teams, fantasy and otherwise during the work day and really enjoy a bit of sunshine in what otherwise is a generally grey and mundane day. Spreadsheets, annoying requests and conference calls can easily be overlooked when you can follow the box score of your fave team at 3:15PM EST.
I will illustrate how the daytime baseball situation can be phenomenal -
1. The aforementioned Bartolo Colon (Mets starting pitcher) who whenever I see all I can think of is that his last name in English is essentially a portion of the large intestine responsible for a lot of filtering and pushing. Yes, I know I am disregarding the accent mark over the second "O" but still. Either way, I love it. Bartolo was picked up for 2 years at around $20MM, he is 41, 265lbs of ferociousness and basically throws only gas. It's beautiful! Sorry, it just is. He won 18 some-odd games last year, is kinda sorta at the tail end of his career and today....and today...he took a perfect game into the 7th inning against the Seattle Mariners. The Mets have one no-hitter (thanks Johan, much love) and zero perfect games. It would have been glorious but it wasn't meant to be...at least not today. Robinson "the jerk" Cano picked up a single off of Colon in the 7th. It's fine but dumb. He did throw a no-hitter in the minors while in the Cleveland Inidians org. So he has that going.
2. Moving over to a more semi-sports, semi-pop news story...does anyone in Giants nation think the signing of David Tyree is a bad idea. The Giants franchise is known for consistency, storied playoff runs and above all...class (aside from you LT, yes I know you're a Giants god, but still...classless) - http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24633397/giants-hiring-of-former-wr-david-tyree-already-causing-controversy David Tyree hates gays. I am not sure why, but he seemingly does. Hates the fact that they might get married and live in his neighborhood. He has been quoted as saying that, "same sex marriages will lead to anarchy". Yes, hoards of gay couples will unite and instead of just enjoying their marriages will pillage and loot the local countryside like a bunch of vikings. Makes all the sense in the world... I think the Giants need to revisit this one.
3. Other funny sports names that I promised in the post title - NFL player Marvin McNutt, Phillies pitcher A. Bastardo, R.A. Dickey or Rob A Dickey and this guy Cheeky Cox - http://quicklol.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/funny-sporting-names-1.png
4. Dinner is on it's way and I am starving. Been trying to get in beach shape for a trip to Florida later this summer, but I am starving! Bring on the meats and cheeses!!!
I hope you are all having a beautiful week and that if you have any questions or comments you post them in the fields provided.
There are 3 soccer games on tonight. Check out ESPN2 and NBC Sports. Man City, Tottenham, Toronto, KC...my team MANU...get involved.
And as always, Happy Watching!!
-Shaun
Can't forget the late race car driver Dick Trickle... what a name... may he RIP!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, one of the legends of racing and must be considered one of the top funny/awkward names in professional sports history. Great Call!! Thanks JRas!
DeleteI really, really hope the Giants are terrible this year. David Tyree is not a good sign.
ReplyDeleteAren't! I meant AREN'T terrible!
DeleteAs long as they aren't terrible, they can make the playoffs in the NFL. A few years ago the Cardinals made the playoffs with an under .500 record. Eli needs to step it up this year.
DeleteAs a positive i think that Rashad Jennings will be a Coughlin guy. Aka can block and doesn't let his QB get blind sided like David Wilson. He went to my high school and is a really good kid, so hopefully he will be a positive influence on the locker room. It is hard to root for the G-Men but i always root for Rashad.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting Craig! The part I like about the Jennings pick up is that it seems (at least for the time being) that he is getting the bulk of the first team snaps. He has averaged over 4 YPC primarily as a behind MJD and DMF (Darren McFadden for those of you out there scratching your head on that one) and I love when someone gets a chance to get out there and shine.
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