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20 August 2010
Hello? Is this thing on? It's been a few weeks (month) since I've written anything on here. After defending LeBron so eloquently for so long, I felt like I needed to take a break from writing to concentrate on other things... like defending LeBron on Twitter. I desperately need a hobby. Alas, it's Friday morning at work and I've already finished a crossword puzzle and a Sudoku (5-star!), so I figured I'd give some pre-weekend thoughts. It's kind of like when George Michael was going to get pre-engaged on "Arrested Development" except that it is not like that at all. Bullet points used for the reader's enjoyment and comfort.
College Football starts in less than two weeks. There's going to be an extra hour of College GameDay, for those of us who needed more Erin Andrews in our lives. I'm not complaining. However, I will be complaining about Rich Rodriguez all season long, until that cheating loser gets his ass fired. Members of the Rodriguez family should probably avoid the site (like that will be difficult) for the next few months. The StadiumDrives party to celebrate the opening Saturday of CFB will be epic as always.- The Little League World Series starts today. Did I go to a bar last weekend and ask them to turn on a LLWS Region Final Game? Yes, you're damn right I did. If I'm going to have to listen to a playlist of Culture Club, Bush, Kenny Loggins and Eminem... I'm going to find something to try and enjoy. You should really try and catch LLWS fever, it doesn't give you herpes. Plus, you can hear that "new" Jack Johnson song 47 times a day. "You, and your heart..."
- I still love LeBron. I've yet to figure out anything he's done wrong. I also love the double standard everyone has with the whole situation as well. Chris Paul is under contract and publicly said he doesn't want to play for the Hornets anymore, but he got a pass. LeBron was a free agent and went to play for another team and gets skewered. People are morons.
- I'm not convinced Reds fans actually like baseball. The only time I hear anything from Reds fans is when they get "slighted." When Joey Votto was correctly left off the initial All-Star team roster, you would have thought someone had murdered every Reds fan's mother. The newest thing that has Reds nerds up in arms is that Colin Cowherd said the Reds were a fraud or something on his radio show. The Reds beat writer even devoted a column to this subject. Then, Grubby's favorite Herald-Leader columnist, John Clay, tweeted, "Heard a little of Cowherd firing back at Reds fans this morning. Could the guy be any more arrogant?" I love this. Why wouldn't Cowherd be arrogant when all of these people who supposedly don't like him and think he's arrogant can't stop talking about him. Also, when did arrogance become the biggest crime in America? Has it superseded terrorism?
- Shawn Kemp Jr. didn't qualify academically at Auburn. Shawn Kemp's son not qualifying would be the least surprising sports story of the week if LeGarrette Blount hadn't punched someone at Titans practice.
- NFL Predictions if you care: Division winners: Patriots, Bengals, Colts, Chargers, Cowboys, Vikings, Saints and 49ers; Wildcards: Titans, Jets, Packers, Falcons.
- I can't handle UK playing basketball in the summer. Dealing with the UK mouthbreathers during the fall/winter is tough as it is, but this is out of control. I actually heard people saying that they would take Brandon Knight over John Wall. How dumb can these people possibly be? Brandon Knight may be a great basketball player at UK this season, but John Wall was the best NBA prospect since LeBron James! Take off the blue-tinted glasses, morons.
- What the hell is wrong with people from Europe? This is how a recent game between Serbia and Greece ended. Sadly, after the game they didn't all go and buy razors so they could shave for the first time (Brubaker's joke).
- TV this summer has been surprisingly great. You need to be watching Jersey Shore because it may be the greatest social experiment of all time. You need to be watching Bachelor Pad for the good looking women and because it is one of the most ridiculous shows to ever grace the airwaves. You need to be watching Entourage because Drama is about to be turned into a cartoon. You also need to watch the Little League World Series.
- It's the weekend, get off the computer. Summer is coming to an end, so go enjoy yourself. Reading sports blogs is for nerds anyway.
