Thursday, October 28, 2004
Sign of the apocalypse?
| So the Red Sox won last night.....amazing run. On the brink of elimination in game 4 against the Yankees, down a run in the 9th inning facing the best post-season closer in baseball history. And they turn around to complete the most amazing comeback in baseball history. Then they follow it up by sweeping the best NL team by turning their best-hitting line-up into a bunch of confused swingers.
What scares me is that they defied the dreaded 86 year Curse of the Bambino on the same night as a total lunar eclipse. Coincidence? I don't know. But I will be hiding under my bed for a while just in case. |
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Selling out
This is one tradition that shouldn't have been touched. I can't look at the Michigan-Ohio State game in quite the same way now.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2004
An outside fan
I have to admit that I hate the Yankees. Can't stand them. I truly believe that Steinbrenner offered a huge contract to Drew Henson just because George is an Ohio State fan.
So it was awesome to see that the Yankees could possibly be serving up one of the biggest choke jobs of all time. I mean, the Boston Red Sox were down 3-0 having just given up a 19-8 game, facing the fact that no team before this week had ever come back to even tie a series after losing the first 3.
And I have felt Boston's pain with their baseball team. I was there last October when Aaron Boone hit the homer off of Wakefield to win game 7. That town lives and dies by that baseball team. The Patriots may be what Boston is proud of, but the Red Sox are what Boston lives for.
And the performance by Schilling has got to be one of the gutsiest of all time. His ankle was being held together by sutures for crying out loud. I think the viewing public was actually done a great service only seeing his bloody right sock. And if that thing snapped, it would have ended his career. Yet he was out there throwing for 7 strong innings. All because he made a promise to the team. Can't say enough about him.
One thing I do wonder right now: could this whole series have been rigged? I mean, the drama of the whole series, the history between these two teams is really making for great TV. And I would guess that tonight's game will grab huge ratings. Considering all of this, could it all be scripted just to boost baseball back up to it's status as America's national pastime?
Whatever the case, it's been a great set of games. This will be remembered no matter who wins. Although it would be much more enjoyable for me if the Red Sox come out the victors.
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So it was awesome to see that the Yankees could possibly be serving up one of the biggest choke jobs of all time. I mean, the Boston Red Sox were down 3-0 having just given up a 19-8 game, facing the fact that no team before this week had ever come back to even tie a series after losing the first 3.
And I have felt Boston's pain with their baseball team. I was there last October when Aaron Boone hit the homer off of Wakefield to win game 7. That town lives and dies by that baseball team. The Patriots may be what Boston is proud of, but the Red Sox are what Boston lives for.
And the performance by Schilling has got to be one of the gutsiest of all time. His ankle was being held together by sutures for crying out loud. I think the viewing public was actually done a great service only seeing his bloody right sock. And if that thing snapped, it would have ended his career. Yet he was out there throwing for 7 strong innings. All because he made a promise to the team. Can't say enough about him.
One thing I do wonder right now: could this whole series have been rigged? I mean, the drama of the whole series, the history between these two teams is really making for great TV. And I would guess that tonight's game will grab huge ratings. Considering all of this, could it all be scripted just to boost baseball back up to it's status as America's national pastime?
Whatever the case, it's been a great set of games. This will be remembered no matter who wins. Although it would be much more enjoyable for me if the Red Sox come out the victors.
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
A Chantastic weekend
This past weekend I went to Chicago to watch my fiancee run in the Chicago marathon. She did an amazing feat, not only finishing, but also finishing faster than her goal. She completed in in 4 hours and 6 minutes. Not only that, but she felt good enough at the end that she probably could have done it in under 4 hours. It tires me just thinking about it. Awesome job. Something to be proud of.
What made the weekend memorable for me was the opportunity to hang out with Mandy's family without Mandy. The only times I've ever hung out with them was when Mandy was around. This past weekend, I had separate opportunities to hang out with her parents and her sister while Mandy either rested or ran the marathon. I rode up with her parents into and out of Chicago. We talked about a lot of different things like on any road trip: work, politics, what Mandy was like growing up, where we're headed for in the future. It was a great bonding moment.
The bonding moment was much different with Mandy's sister. We got drunk. We went out to a bar with her friends, chugged beers and had a grand old time. She's a pretty fast chugger, too. It did feel a little weird because she kept on introducing me as her brother-in-law. Kind of strange to hear it out loud repeatedly. Plus, it ruined my game :)
And during the marathon, all of us trekked across the city trying to get glimpses of her as she persevered through the race. It was great. It really felt good to know that I'm going to be a part of such a nice family and that they are so welcoming to me. Now we just have to get that whole wedding thing out of the way.
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What made the weekend memorable for me was the opportunity to hang out with Mandy's family without Mandy. The only times I've ever hung out with them was when Mandy was around. This past weekend, I had separate opportunities to hang out with her parents and her sister while Mandy either rested or ran the marathon. I rode up with her parents into and out of Chicago. We talked about a lot of different things like on any road trip: work, politics, what Mandy was like growing up, where we're headed for in the future. It was a great bonding moment.
The bonding moment was much different with Mandy's sister. We got drunk. We went out to a bar with her friends, chugged beers and had a grand old time. She's a pretty fast chugger, too. It did feel a little weird because she kept on introducing me as her brother-in-law. Kind of strange to hear it out loud repeatedly. Plus, it ruined my game :)
And during the marathon, all of us trekked across the city trying to get glimpses of her as she persevered through the race. It was great. It really felt good to know that I'm going to be a part of such a nice family and that they are so welcoming to me. Now we just have to get that whole wedding thing out of the way.
